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Locally Owned And Operated 2018 PILLARS OF PROGRESS We Recognize Local Businesses From The Oldest To The Newest. Inside Today’s Issue Council grapples with three old issues and have for some time. Take home vehicle In the past, the town has allowed employees subject to call back to take home a vehicle if they reside within a 15.8-mile radius of town, and policy, tobacco use within a 45-minute response time. However, Town Manager Shawn Utt told coun- and VuhVanagon cil he had allowed four employees to drive town vehicles beyond the 15.8-mile radius as part of a By MIKE WILLIAMS "pilot program" to gauge the overall costs related The Patriot to expanding to a "response time limit" vs. a "dis- tance limit." Pulaski Town Council grappled again Tuesday with three old issues - take home vehicles, tobac- Three of the four employees are police officers co use in town vehicles and VuhVanagon. and one is in administration. One of the police During Tuesday's work session, council all but officers resides in Woodlawn, while the other two WEEKEND WEATHER resolved the tobacco issue. However, the other live in Christiansburg. The administration SATURDAY SUNDAY two remain unsolved. employee also lives in Christiansburg. Most of Tuesday's discussion centered around The amount of miles being driven by town A chance of showers. Mostly Showers, mainly before 1pm. take home vehicles. vehicles irked at least two members of council. cloudy, with a high near 68. High near 67. Chance of precip- "How in the world can we justify to citizens Chance of precipitation is 30%. itation is 80%. In recent months, council has heard from at how one of our vehicles is being driven to Saturday Night - A chance of least one citizen questioning the practice of town Woodlawn 19,136 miles a year on non-town busi- showers. Cloudy, with a low Sunday Night - Mostly cloudy, employees - especially police officers - driving ness," asked councilman Jamie Radcliffe. around 57. Chance of precipita- with a low around 45. police cars to and from home and work. A couple Especially, he said, during the last four or five tion is 30%. members of council said Tuesday they hear more from citizens about the issue than anything else, See COUNCIL, page A2 At session’s midpoint, 40% of bills still alive By George Copeland Jr. and Irena Schunn issues like marijuana decriminalization and gun Capital News Service violence have failed, having never made it out of committee. RICHMOND - The Virginia General Assembly's Del. Rip Sullivan, D-Fairfax, criticized the GOP 2018 session has reached its midpoint, with more majority in the House for killing legislation such as than 1,000 bills passing between the House and his proposal to create a legal process to temporari- Senate, including potential changes to health care, ly remove the firearms of someone who, according criminal justice and transportation. to family members or friends, is a risk to himself or Senate Majority Leader Thomas Norment Jr., R- others. James City, was pleased with what his party has "These bills never received a subcommittee accomplished this session. assignment, let alone a hearing," Sullivan said. "From measures that will make healthcare more Tuesday, Feb. 13 was "crossover day," the dead- accessible and affordable, to meaningful legislation line for bills to clear their house of origin: to grow our economy, Republican senators have •Of the 1,609 House bills, delegates passed 589, been unified in their commitment to improving the or 37 percent. They now will be considered by the lives of all Virginians," Norment said. But more than 1,500 pieces of legislation on See HALF-WAY, page A2 Page A2 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 Council Blacksburg Rotary Club Continued from page A1 gift to boost childcare, years when taxes have been increased. look at different options and pick one," he said. Radcliffe said, according to mileage informa- Council will re-visit the issue with more data preschool for NRV kids tion presented by Utt, town vehicles are being from staff. driven outside Pulaski County on non-town busi- Council quickly approved - on a 5-1 vote - Thanks to Blacksburg Rotary a family of four earning 175% of ness to the tune of 69,732 miles. changes in the town's vehicle use policy pertain- Club's $10,000 donation to the the Federal Poverty Rate "How can we justify this," he asked again. ing to smoking and tobacco use that council Alliance for Better Childcare ($43,050) would have to spend Councilman Joseph Goodman echoed believes will likely result in phasing out tobacco Strategies (ABCs) scholarship 45% of their gross income to Radcliffe's sentiments. use in town vehicles totally in four to five years. fund, local working parents will access quality care for their "In talking with members of this council I think Changes involve making those vehicles pur- have the opportunity to access infant and preschooler. what I've been hearing is we don't want town chased after Jan. 1, 2018 to be considered tobac- high quality full-time early edu- This generous gift from the vehicles leaving Pulaski County without there co free. Those purchased after Jan. 1, 2013 and cation. Blacksburg Rotary Club will being a business need for it - like going to a con- where regular use of tobacco products have not The Blacksburg Rotary Club help children and families to ference or driving someone to the appropriate occurred will also be considered tobacco free. gave a $10,000 contribution to access quality childcare. This hospital," Goodman said. Vehicles purchased before Jan. 1, 2013, or ABCs' scholarship fund for supports both our local economy And, he added, in situations where it is justified those purchased afterwards and the regular use of preschoolers, Bridging the Gap. and the health of our community Goodman said permission from council should tobacco products have occurred will not be con- This large gift will serve as seed -- benefiting employers, parents, have to be gained. sidered "non-smoking vehicles." money to incentivize employers children and our childcare infra- Radcliffe said councilmembers cannot justify Clark said the changes will result in all town and individuals to build this crit- structure. to citizens how an employee can drive a town property effectively becoming smoke free in four ical fund for early education. Just how important is a good vehicle 19,136 miles in the course of a year on to five years. ABCs launched the Bridging the preschool education? Findings non-town business. Only Radcliffe voted against the proposed Gap scholarship fund in late from a continuing study of 4,000 "We cannot explain that to these people who get changes. 2017 to enable local 3 - 5 year children in Tulsa, Oklahoma these $90 a month water bills and taxes," Vice Mayor Greg East expressed concerns over olds to access quality early edu- show that high quality preschool Radcliffe said. "If we're ever going to get our VuhVanagon - the Volkswagen van lot along Lee cation and full-time childcare. has an effect that is powerful and budget in line, when do we start?" Highway leading into downtown. Ferne Moschella, President of does not fade out. Quality pre- Goodman said citizens who see town vehicles the Blacksburg Rotary Club, school dramatically narrows the outside the town limits might have questions. East said the issue has lingered since first stated: "It is a privilege for our disadvantage gap through to "But if they see them outside the county, they go emerging in 2009. While he said some progress Club to be able to support the middle school, high school and - to be blunt - 'what the hell are you people has apparently been made over the past 18 important work of ABCs. We even into college . doing,'" he exclaimed. months, he is concerned about possible environ- wish to recognize two Club Quality reliable childcare is "For as long as I've set here around this table, mental issues and any liability the town could members, Dick Bohlin and Doug also essential for our working it's the thing I've heard the most about. Since I face in the future from the issue. Smartt, whose initial donations parents and our local economy. first ran for council in 2010, it's what I've heard to the Blacksburg Rotary Fund at A Cornell University study the most about. 'Why do you guys (council) have "We still have the potential for seepage from the Community Foundation of found that the availability of police vehicles at the mall in Christiansburg,' peo- the 300 to 400 vehicles parked at the site. I want the New River Valley, made this high-quality childcare decreased ple ask. Other than water bills it's the complaint I to make sure we've got a good understanding with gift possible. As Rotarians, we employee absences by 20-30% hear the most about," stated Goodman. DEQ (state Department of Environmental are dedicated to doing good in and reduced turnover by 37- Police Chief Gary Roche, speaking in defense Quality) and that they bless all the plans," East the world and in our community. 60%. of the practice, said the problem lies with how said. Two of Rotary's stated areas of In a 2015 Washington Post often police officers are called back to work. focus are maternal and child survey, more than 75% of moth- "They're called back so much that we're at a "I'm starting to feel like maybe we're trying to health, and basic education and ers and 50% of fathers said they serious business issue if we can't bring them accommodate what has been illegal for over a literacy. What better way to had passed up work opportuni- back," Roche said. decade or better, and that is a junkyard. It's in vio- achieve this than by giving the ties, switched jobs, or quit to Currently, 24 police vehicles are being driven lation of state law and in violation of local code," youngest members of our com- take care of their children. home and back by officers. All the officers live in he continued. munity, and their families, a Employee access to high-qual- the county except for the three in Woodlawn and "I want to make sure we don't' end up kicking jump start on their education and ity affordable childcare increases Christiansburg, one in Staffordsville (Giles ourselves or tripping ourselves without having access to needed childcare?" the talent pool for recruitment, County), and one in Radford. fully vetted every angle. My biggest concern is In Montgomery County, 36% promotes retention and worker Five Public Works vehicles are taken home, what contamination (from vehicle fluids) is there of families with young children productivity and boosts the bot- with three going to Pulaski residences, one to and what could be there moving forward - and are economically disadvantaged tom line. Access to quality child- Dublin and one to Hiwassee. any potential liability," East said. and this number is even higher in care also creates higher earnings One engineering vehicle and two fire depart- other NRV regions. There is no for parents in the workforce, ment vehicles are driven home, all in Pulaski. Town Engineer Bill Pedigo said he had been in financial tuition assistance for increasing spending and tax rev- Two administrative vehicles are driven home - contact with DEQ, and that the owner of families earning more than enue that boosts the local econo- one in Pulaski and the other in Christiansburg. VuhVanagon has re-submitted plans and they are 150% of the Federal Poverty my. In addition, most important- In the end, councilman David Clark suggested being reviewed. Rate. ABCs has created a pre- ly, quality early education pre- council didn't have enough information to make a "He's addressed all the issues we had," Pedigo school scholarship/tuition assis- pares children for success in decision or set a policy Tuesday. stated. tance program to help working kindergarten and in life. "One of the dangers for us on town council is "All the vehicles are supposed to have been families who earn between Linda Capone Claussen, Chair making a decision on things we don't know drained of all fluids," Pedigo noted. 150% and 200% of the Federal of ABCs, commended the large enough about to be 100 percent certain we're Poverty Rate. Quality childcare donation: "Our whole communi- doing the right thing," Clark said. Makayla D Hudson of Dublin is unaffordable for many of our ty WINS with this generous gift "We've got to do something to fix this, howev- named to Clemson University working families. For example, See GIFT, page A3 er, and do it sooner not later," he added. President's List Roche pointed out that several employees have bought homes in areas based on the 15.8-mile CLEMSON, SC -- Makayla D Hudson of Dublin radius, and changing that would be unfair to has been named to the President's List at Clemson them. University for the fall 2017 semester. Goodman said that any change in policy would Hudson is majoring in Genetics. likely have to include some sort of "grandfather- To be named to the President's List, a student ing" for those employees. "Then we'll have to must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average. The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page A3 Half-way

Continued from page A1 Senate. would keep people who steal •Of the 994 Senate bills, sena- amounts under it from being tors approved 469, or 47 percent. branded as felons. The current They have been sent to the House threshold, implemented in 1980, is for consideration. one of the lowest in the country. Here is a rundown on the status Health care: HB 338 could of key legislation: open the door to Medicaid expan- Bills that have 'crossed over' sion in Virginia - an issue champi- and are still alive oned by Democrats but historical- Immigration: HB 1257 would ly opposed by Republicans. The require Virginia to follow the bill, which outlines work require- immigration laws set by the feder- ments for Medicaid recipients, al government, potentially pro- made it through the House in the hibiting so-called sanctuary cities. final days before crossover. The measure was briefly defeated Government transparency: in the House on a tie vote. But SB 592 would prohibit the person- then delegates reconsidered and al use of any campaign funds. voted 51-49 to send the bill to the Candidates guilty of converting Senate. campaign assets for personal use Education: HB 1419 would would be forced to repay the increase students' recess time at amount exploited to the State school "to develop teamwork, Board of Elections and could face social skills, and overall physical additional fines. fitness." HB 50targets "lunch- Prisons: Under HB 83, correc- shaming" by teachers - an unoffi- tional facilities would have to School Employee of the Month cial practice in which students ensure that female inmates have who can't afford or owe money for free access to feminine hygiene At its meeting Tuesday, the Pulaski County School Board recognized several employees and students. school meals must do work or products. The bill comes less than Susan Pennington has been selected as Employee of the Month. wear a special wristband or stamp. a year after Congress passed simi- She currently serves as a Para Professional in Kindergarten through Second Grade Special Needs class at African-American cemeter- lar legislation for federal prisons. Pulaski Elementary School. ies: Several bills would allow Bills that have failed for this Smith said Pennington has served Pulaski County schools for the past 34 years. She began in a multi-dis- qualifying groups to collect state session abled classroom for 9 years, preschool for 6 years and the Special Needs kindergarten class for the past funds for maintaining historically Bump stocks: A bill banning 19 years. She is caring and treats each child as if they are special. When there are concerns with the chil- black cemeteries in Loudoun the use of bump stocks - mechani- dren she makes the teacher and administration aware immediately. Mrs. Pennington is professional, works County (SB 163), Charlottesville cal devices that increase the rate of well with her colleagues, dependable and punctual. (HB 360) and Portsmouth (SB 198 fire of rifles - failed in a House Colleagues that nominated her say: and HB 527). Last year, the subcommittee. HB 41 was intro- "Susan is dedicated to her students and always willing to lend a hand to anyone who needs something. General Assembly approved such duced in response to the 2017 She always greets you with a warm smile and a 'hello'." funding for select Richmond shooting in Las Vegas, where 58 "Mrs. Pennington is the heart of Special Education at PES. She is never seeking attention or recognition cemeteries. Another proposal (HB people died and over 500 were for her stellar performance. She is always in the background, filling in the gaps that may arise. She is one 284) would cover every black injured. of the most reliable people I've ever met." cemetery in Virginia. Civil Rights: Attempts to ratify Medical Marijuana: HB 1251 the Equal Rights Amendment in would allow wider certification SJ 4, HJ 2 and HJ 4 failed to Building contract licensing course for medical marijuana usage, and advance beyond their original increases the amount of medical chambers. being offered at NRCC March 10 marijuana dispensed by providers Childbearing: HB 67 would from a 30-day to 90-day supply. have prohibited any employer in A course for those interested in entering the con- tures. Energy conservation: SB 894 Virginia from discharging an tracting field will be offered on Saturday, March Dr. Dan Trent, a licensed Class A building con- would establish the Virginia employee on the basis of pregnan- 10, at New River Community College in Dublin. tractor in Virginia, will conduct the course. He has Energy Efficiency Revolving cy, childbirth or a related condi- This eight-hour Building Contractor's Licensing over 20 years of teaching experience in public Fund. It would give no-interest tion, including lactation. The bill course is recognized by the Commonwealth of schools, at the community college level and in uni- loans to public institutions for was killed by a House subcommit- Virginia Department of Professional and versity settings. energy conservation and efficien- tee. Existing law applies only to Occupational Regulation's Board for Contractors. The course will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in cy projects. Its passage comes employers with 5 to 15 employees. Topics of instruction include laws relating to the 206 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin. The cost is after several bills focused on Tampon tax: Feminine hygiene Board of Contractors, state building codes and $198. expanding solar energy and cap- products will continue to be taxed underground utilities, types of licenses, qualifica- To register for this course, visit ping carbon dioxide emissions in after HB 152 died in the House. tions for contractors, standards of practice, ways to www.nr.edu/workforce, Classes & Programs, Non the commonwealth failed in the Marijuana decriminalization: avoid regulation violations, employment law, Credit Course Offerings and then search for the House and Senate. SB 111, which aimed to allow worker's compensation, taxes and business struc- class ID #8918. Transportation: HB 1539 and simple possession, was rejected in HB 1319 would create a reform a 6-9 vote by a Senate subcommit- commision for the Washington tee. HB 974, which would have Metro and provide more money legalized the possession and distri- Gift for mass transit in Northern bution of medical marijuana, also Virginia. SB 583 would raise the failed. Continued from page A2 motor vehicle fuels tax by 2.1 per- Mental health: HB 252 would of seed money. Children, Club for their support of one of childcare for their preschoolers, cent in the western part of Virginia have required at least one mental Employees, Industry and our many goals---affordable bet- please contact Bethany Mott at to fund improvements on health counselor for every 250 stu- Businesses-winning. On behalf ter childcare for our community. [email protected], call Interstate 81. dents in each high school in of the ABCs Board of Directors, To help hard-working local her at 540-49407175 or visit abc- Economic development: HB Virginia. HB 174would have we thank the Blacksburg Rotary families access high quality snrv.org 222 would offer tax breaks to established protocols for police companies that create jobs paying officers when communicating at least twice the minimum wage with individuals diagnosed with in certain localities. The localities autism spectrum disorders, intel- are mostly rural areas in southern lectual disabilities and develop- and western Virginia and along the mental disabilities. Chesapeake Bay but also include In a press release, Gov. Ralph Petersburg. Northam commended the General Criminal justice: HB 1550 Assembly's efforts, calling the and SB 105 aim to raise the 2018 session "the most productive threshold for grand larceny from period I have seen since I came to $200 to $500. The new limit the General Assembly in 2008." Page A4 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018

Donna Delores Wade Hall Kerney Lee Peak Donald Cecil Quesenberry Carolyn Lester Harvey Donna Delores Wade Hall, age 58 of Kerney Lee Peak, age 66 of Pulaski Donald Cecil Quesenberry, 88 of Carolyn Lester Harvey, age 70 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, February passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 Pulaski passed away at Highland Ridge Pulaski, died Saturday, February 17, 2018 17, 2018 at her home. at his home. Rehabilitation Center on Saturday, at Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center. Born April 14, 1959 in Radford she was Born April 3, 1951 in Max Meadows he February 17th, 2018. He was born on She was preceded in death by her parents the daughter of the late Riner Burtis Wade was the son of the late Ray Frealing Peak April 5, 1929 and was the son of the late George and Mary Lester and her Brother & Melva May Smith Wade. & Reathie Ellen Gravely Peak. His infant Lula Jones Quesenberry and Perry Ronnie Lester. She is survived by her She is survived by her son, Sanders Gray Rigney and three sis- Quesenberry. He was also preceded in husband Ferd Harvey of Pulaski, and her Children ters, Armeda Cressell, Maggie Ryan and death by his loving wife of 67 years, Betty two sons Mark McGhee and wife Nancy Tracy (Chuck) Doss - Pulaski Freda Hodge also preceded him in death. Joyce Quesenberry and his brothers. He is of Christiansburg, Michael McGhee and Bradley Hall - Pulaski He is survived by his survived by his sons; Donald Cecil wife Melody of Blackstone. Four Granddaughter Wife Quesenberry, Jr. of Barren Springs, Granddaughters, Felecia Burton, Chelsea Doss Eva Sue "Susie" Ratcliffe Peak - Pulaski Tommy J. Quesenberry of Dublin, and Michaela McGhee, Hazel McGhee and Brothers Children Curtis Wayne Quesenberry and his wife McKenzie McGhee and three Great Riner (Patsy) Wade, Sr. - Pulaski William Cecil (Treasa) Rigney, Jr. - Karen of Dublin: daughters; Judith Ann Grandsons William, Austin and Harless Phil (Lisa) Wade - Pulaski Draper Melvin and her husband Russell of Burton. A memorial service was held Sisters Lorrie (Jamie) Williams - Pulaski Maryland, Bonnie Jean Diffenderfer of Wednesday, February 20, 2018 at Seagle Patsy Blevins - Pulaski Grandchildren Meadowview, VA, Patty Quesenberry of Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, expres- Linda Lawson - Pulaski Amber, Amanda, Cecil III, Jessica and Pulaski, Margaret Crosier and her husband sions of sympathy may be made in the Kathy Hight - Dublin Dominic Mike of Dublin, and Wanda Hensley and form of donations to Broward Educational Nieces 6 Great Grandchildren her husband Allen of Fairlawn, and Wanda Foundation in care of the latest shooting Wendy Akers, Stacey Blevins, Jessica Jones of Dublin: Sister; Sylvia Rupe; 13 victims, 600 SE Third Avenue, Fort Lawson, Brother grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and Lauderdale, Florida 33301, or to the Nephews Alfred (Helen) Peak - Dublin 2 great great grandchildren. Funeral serv- American Diabetic Association P.O. Box Buck (Jessica) Wade Sisters ices were held at Seagle Funeral Home on 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312. Online Frederick "Shorty" Saunders Joyce Dean - Pulaski Thursday, February 22, 2018 at with Rev. condolences may be sent to the family by William "Skipper" Saunders Darlene Dean - Pulaski J.B. Shelton officiating. Interment fol- visiting www.seaglefuneralhome.com DJ (Casandra) Lawson Phyllis Dean - Wythe County lowed at Thornspring Cemetery. Our fam- Arrangements by Seagle Funeral Home, Justin Hight Memorial services were held Thursday, ily would like to thank the Highland Ridge Pulaski. Memorial services will be held Friday at February 22, 2018 at the Bower Funeral Rehabilitation center staff for all of their 11:00 A.M., February 23, 2018 in the Home-Chapel with Pastor Dan Lawson excellent care and compassion during his Bower Funeral Home-Chapel, Pulaski officiating. stay there. Online condolences may be with Pastor Mike Coleman officiating. To sign the online guestbook, please sent to the family by visiting www.seagle- The family will receive friends one hour visit www.bowerfuneralhome.com funeralhome.com Arrangements by before service time at Bower Funeral Bower Funeral Homes, Pulaski is han- Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski. Home. dling the arrangements for the family. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.bowerfuneralhome.com Bower Funeral Homes, Pulaski is han- Harmon William Jamison dling the arrangements for the family. Harmon William Jamison, aged 80, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at his home in Barren Springs, Virginia, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born to the late William Harry Jamison Greta Fern Brillheart and Valeta Dexter Jamison in Pulaski, Ralph Eugene Clark Virginia, on March 20, 1937. Harmon was Ralph Eugene Clark, 92 of Fairlawn, Morrell raised on a farm in passed away to his Heavenly home on Greta Morrell, 93, of Dublin, VA died Snowville, Virginia. Saturday, February 10th, 2018. on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at After leaving school, Emma Stoots Douglas He was born on December 3rd, 1925 in Commonwealth Senior Living in he became a truck Emma Stoots Douglas, age 86, passed Bland, Virginia, and was the son of the Fairlawn. She was the youngest of 11 driver and worked for away peacefully on Friday, January 26, late Luther and Ethel Clark. In addition to children born to James Walter and Gillie most of his life in 2018. Emma formerly of Doraville and his mother and father, he was preceded in Smith Brillheart in Dublin, VA. She was transportation. Snellville, resided at Arbor Terrace death by a brother, Randall Clark. predeceased by her parents, her husband, Harmon married Assisted Living in AWorld War II veteran, Ralph served in Harry F. Morrell, a daughter, Barbara Evelyn Dooley in Dacula. Emma retired the U.S. Army as a Private First Class Anne, and all of her siblings. 1974 and welcomed a from State Farm Jamison under General Patton in Company H, She is survived by her daughter and daughter, Grace, in Insurance Company 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Division. son-in-law, Jacqueline (Jackie) and John 1976, followed by a son, Wes, in 1978. He after 32 years of serv- A plaster contractor by trade and an Mason; 3 grandsons, Michael Mason owned his own trucking company and ice. After retirement, ordained minister, Ralph touched the lives (Karen), Matthew Mason, Andrew Mason worked with many drivers over the years Emma traveled the of many whose paths he crossed. He will (Tammy); and 3 great-grandchildren, before retiring in 2004. Harmon deeply USA as well as be greatly missed. Caroline, Thomas, and Rhys. loved the Appalachian Mountains, the New Europe. She enjoyed He is survived by his loving wife of 46 Visitation of friends will take place at River, and Claytor Lake. He enjoyed fish- her friends and was Douglas years, Bernita Sarver Clark. Ralph was the the Dublin United Methodist Church from ing, caring for animals, and NASCAR. always in the middle cherished father of Mark D. Clark of 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February Harmon was proceeded in death by his par- of fun activities. Emma was a devoted Pulaski, John D. Clark of Radford, Angela 27. The memorial service will follow ents, one brother, his beloved wife, Evelyn, member of First Baptist Snellville and C. Brown and husband Roy of Belspring, officiated by the Rev. Don Hanshew. and a sister. loved reading her Bible and sharing her Katrina D. Marcy and husband Jeremy of Graveside services will take place at the Survivors include his daughter and son- love for the Lord. Batavia, Ohio, and Luke N. Clark of Dublin Cemetery immediately after the in-love, Grace Jamison and Brad Coleman Emma was known as Grammy "to her 5 Fairlawn. He is also survived by his memorial service. In lieu of flowers, con- of Barren Springs and his son, the Rev. Wes grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. grandchildren, Matthew Clark, Marissa tributions may be made to the DES Jamison, of Silver Spring, Maryland. His She loved spending time with them as Clark, Kristen Edmonds, Noah Marcy and Backpack Program (c/o Dublin United sister and brother-in-law, Snowdeer and Jay was always looking for ways to spoil Savannah Marcy; step-grandchildren, Methodist Church, P.O. Box 577, Dublin, Peake and sister and brother-in-law Arleta them. Emma is survived by her son, Roy Logan Brown, Kayla Brown and Jacob VA 24084), the Dublin United Methodist and Doug Brown, both of Pulaski, also sur- Donald Douglas Jr. (Donna) of Buford Brown; his sisters, Louise Williams of Women, or the Dublin United Methodist vive. Three grandchildren and several and Annette Douglas Driggers (Dennis) Blacksburg, and Linda Knight and hus- Chancel Choir. nieces and nephews survive as well. He of Madison, Al. band Jimmie of Warrenton, North Arrangements by Stevens Funeral was deeply loved and respected by family, She was a native of Pulaski, Va. and a Carolina; and many other family and Home, Pulaski, VA. friends, and neighbors and will be sorely graduate of Pulaski High School. She was friends. missed. the daughter of the late Garnett and Willie Funeral services were held February 13, The family will receive visitors at Berea Mae Stoots. She is also survived by her 2018 in the Chapel of Riffe's Funeral Christian Church at 996 Berea Road in brother Williams Stoots of Pulaski. Other Service in Narrows with Pastor Eddie Wytheville, Virginia, on Saturday, February brothers and sisters preceded her in death. Kendall and Gary Lester officiating. 24, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The memo- A service of remembrance was held Burial followed in Sunrise Burial Park in rial service will follow at the church at 3:00 January 30 at Tom M. Wages Fairlawn with military honors. pm with the Rev. Amanda Hatfield Moore, Lawrenceville. Graveside services fol- The family was served by Riffe's pastor of Hillsville Christian Church lowed at North Atlanta Memorial Park. Funeral Service in Narrows, (540) 726- (Disciples of Christ), in Hillsville, Virginia, Tom M. Wages Funeral Services han- 2442, and online at officiating. Interment will follow at a later dled the arrangements. riffefuneralservice.com. date in a private family service at the Berea Christian Church cemetery. In lieu of flow- ers, the family requests that donations be made to the Berea Christian Church ceme- tery fund at 996 Berea Road, Wytheville, VA 24382. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.highlandfuner- alservíce.com. The family and Barnett's Funeral Home in Wytheville, Virginia, are in charge of arrangements. DEATH NOTICES

Curtis DeLeon Williamson, 68, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018. The Williamson family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com The Patriot

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Visit www.pcpatriot.com Each Day www.pcpatriot.com The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page A5 Serving the Budget Proposals Revealed On Sunday, February 18th, the disabled Virginians. It also allocates Ninth at House and Senate budget committees Ben $15.6 million to expand same-day revealed the budget proposals for the access to Community Service Boards 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 fiscal years Chaffin for behavioral and mental health serv- Energy and for the Commonwealth. Before the ices. Another important priority in the 2018 General Assembly Session con- budget is $15.1 million in new funding vened, the Governor introduced his 38th District to implement behavioral health support Commerce proposed budget. It is then the job of State Senator for diversion programs, CIT training, the General Assembly to amend the discharge planning at local jails, a tele- Committees are the engines that drive Congress. At proposed budget and craft the two-year mental health pilot, and a statewide the committee level, Members of Congress learn about fiscal plan for Virginia. increases the funding for the Virginia alternate transportation program for issues, carefully consider legislation, and conduct The budget is the most important Pre-School Initiative and invests new adults and children subject to a tempo- oversight to see what works in the Federal piece of legislation and the most money in Career and Technical rary detention order. For years, mental Government and what doesn't. important responsibility of the legisla- Education programs including funding health transport has been a large bur- Serving on the House Energy and Commerce ture. Since yesterday when the Senate for more teachers. den on our local law enforcement and Committee, as I do, means a busy schedule. We have a budget was introduced, I have carefully The Senate proposed budget pro- sheriff's departments. I have long broad jurisdiction that covers policy areas of great reviewed the budget plan. The Senate vides additional funding for several fought for a solution to this problem importance to average families. In my work on the proposal represents one of the most economic development initiatives that and am pleased to see funding to alle- committee, I look for ways to improve the lives and conservative budgets during my tenure will help rural areas in the viate this issue. livelihoods of Southwest Virginians and Americans in the General Assembly. The Senate Commonwealth. Eight million dollars Thank you for your continued sup- across the country. Finance Committee has advanced a in new investments is allocated for port. It is an honor to represent For example, a February 15 Subcommittee on restrained budget plan that will ensure broadband expansion to unserved Southwest Virginia in the General Health hearing with new Health and Human Services Virginia remains among America's areas. Rural broadband is essential to Assembly. Please do not hesitate to (HHS) Secretary most fiscally responsible states. The the economic health of a community reach out to me with your questions Alex Azar provid- proposal insulates the Commonwealth and for the quality of life of our citi- and comments during session. You can Morgan ed a forum to from federal action and provides stabil- zens. I am continuing to advocate for contact my office by phone at 276- Griffith encourage the ity over the next two years, while and work on new ways to provide 889-1044 or by email at Trump investing in the key functions of gov- funding to expand internet access in [email protected]. Be on Administration on ernment. Southwest Virginia. The budget plan the lookout for my weekly General priorities for Education has always been a top pri- also includes additional funding for Assembly Session update in your local 9th District health care in the ority of mine and I am pleased the workforce training programs through paper and on my Facebook page. If Representative Ninth District. Senate budget invests an additional the Virginia Economic Development you would like to schedule a visit to $565 million in public education above Partnership. Go Virginia, a program to Richmond, please let me know. My These hearings to oversee the executive branch are the previous funding level. The provide grant funding for economic office can assist with tours and setting vital to our system of checks and balances. Americans increased funding for education repre- development, continues to remain up meetings. need to know that their laws are being faithfully exe- sents a commitment I share to a funded in the new budget with a new cuted, and whether they need to be changed. But these healthy public education system in emphasis on rural job and economic The 38th Senatorial District includes hearings are also venues to seek cooperation. Virginia. The plan includes funding I growth. all of Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Many from both sides of the aisle probed Secretary fought for in the previous budget for Placing a priority on mental health- Pulaski, Russell, and Tazewell Azar's intent on dealing with the opioid crisis, and I rural schools that have experienced a care, the Senate budget plan funds 825 Counties, the Cities of Norton and made it clear to the Secretary that we must solve this loss in enrollment like the systems in additional Priority 1 Medicaid waivers Radford, and portions of Montgomery, problem working together. our region. The proposed budget also for intellectually and developmentally Smyth, and Wise Counties. I further asked Secretary Azar about telehealth, a valuable tool in rural communities. It can make a huge difference for people, and I have introduced bills that would increase its accessibility. Outdated reimburse- ment policies, however, are preventing telehealth from expanding. Secretary Azar pledged his cooperation with Congress in identifying barriers to access in the law that can be removed. I followed up with questions about neonatal absti- nence syndrome in newborns. HHS and states have worked together to address this problem, and I encour- aged him to continue looking for ways to cooperate with the states to deal with this problem. We've heard from a durable medical equipment sup- plier in Southwest Virginia who has problems with reimbursement rates in rural areas. Delivery of these important services and equipment obviously is more difficult in rural areas than in urban cities, and reim- bursement should not be the same if we expect our rural citizens to be properly served. A rule is pending at HHS that would improve this situation and help people like this supplier, who provides valuable servic- es, and I urged the Secretary to release the rule quick- ly. I was also encouraged by a hearing of the Subcommittee on Environment on February 14. While I am not a member of this subcommittee, I attended and asked questions because the topic, New Source Review (NSR) permitting, affects many businesses in Southwest Virginia. NSR developed from the Clean Air Act, which Yes, Throw A Parade required permission for owners looking to build or The Pentagon has confirmed that sign that the place of patriotism in modify emissions sources such as factories or power it is in the preliminary stages of our national life, and what that plants. The intent is to protect air quality, something no planning a military parade down patriotism should consist of, is a one opposes. However, the process has become so Pennsylvania Avenue -- one of Trump-era flashpoint. lengthy and burdensome that it deters some facility President Donald Trump's fondest Trump's critics tend to think patri- owners from updating their properties in ways that desires. otism itself is atavistic, or that its would actually increase efficiency and reduce emis- Trump was, understandably, locus should be only in our ideals. sions. impressed in a visit to France last Trump's patriotism is more ground- At a factory I toured in Southwest Virginia several July by the pageantry of the Bastille ed, and insists that we are a nation, years ago, there was a ramp up and over one part of a Day parade. The parade dates back not just an abstraction. conveyor belt and another part with a loop in between. to the 1880s. Nothing the United This is why a military parade The head honcho asked if I was curious about the con- States comes up with will match its once in a while is a healthy thing: veyor belt loop to nowhere, and I said yes. He resonance or its beloved, unifying there were big honking ones in We should be proud, not just of our responded that because the conveyor belt also was a nature. Washington and New York to cele- troops, but of our military as such. part of their Environmental Protection Agency-covered Trump's motivation for ordering brate the end of the Gulf War? We should be proud of our strength. emission system, they couldn't change the conveyor up a parade anyway is pretty obvi- The unsatisfactory outcomes of We should be proud of our weapon- belt without a lot of hoopla from the bureaucracy, so ous. He likes big, brassy displays, the Vietnam and Korean wars meant ry, highly proficient machines fash- they just worked around it instead of making their sys- and he gets a kick out of being the we didn't have parades to mark ioned by the most technically adept tem more efficient. commander in chief of the most those conflicts (we should have). society the world has ever known. When such a facility isn't growing in efficiency, it impressive military on the planet. But it didn't occur to anyone that it loses competitiveness, which is bad for competition. Still, we don't lack for reasons to was inappropriate or undemocratic Ideally, everyone would realize When a facility is a power generator, those ineffi- honor our military. The Pentagon to display military hardware. this. Once upon a time, we did. But ciencies mean higher rates for consumers. This state of has already floated the idea of a During World War II, there were now the best argument against affairs doesn't truly guard air quality or treat people parade on Veterans Day to mark the big military parades in New York Trump's parade is that it will fairly. 100th anniversary of the end of City, and self-propelled howitzers become a cultural-war flashpoint I've heard from people in the Ninth District affected World War I, an epic event by any drove by the New York Public and "the resistance" will try its in this way by NSR, and I introduced two bills to standard. We're also overdue to Library. Dwight Eisenhower's first utmost to ruin the affair. Just imag- streamline the permitting process. I came away from honor on a large scale the sacrifice inaugural showcased an 85-ton ine a protester in a pussy hat in a the Subcommittee on Environment hearing even more of our troops over the past 15 years atomic cannon. They broke out four Tiananmen Square-style standoff certain that we must act in a thoughtful, narrow way to in the war on terror. nuclear missiles for JFK's inaugura- with an M1 Abrams tank. improve permitting while protecting the environment. It's not obvious when it became tion. Meanwhile, on July 14, the As you can see, E&C has a lot on its plate. We have untoward or dangerous for the It's true that leaders of Russia, Bastille Day parade will in all likeli- more coming, such as hearings on legislation to United States to hold military China and North Korea exult in mil- hood come off once again without a address the opioid crisis. Some of these challenges are parades. Are we supposed to believe itary parades. But it's not military hitch. formidable, but I think we can work together to pro- that the integrity of American char- parades that make these regimes duce solutions that will be good for people in acter has depended on having no dangerous. Rich Lowry is editor of the Southwest Virginia and beyond. military parades since 1991, when The parade controversy is another National Review. Page A6 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018

Trinity Lutheran Church 2 Fifth Street, N.W. Pulaski 540-980-3624 The Rev. Terrie Sternberg trinitypulaski @gmail.com Sunday Worship 11 a.m. (Sept. - May) Sunday Worship 10 a.m. (June - Aug.) Bible Study: Wednesday, 12:30 www.trinitypulaski.org

Being Born Again A Life Changing Event It was the best day of my was transformed by the power my heart and life, and it felt like are called out of the darkness of entire life when I was born of God and given a new nature, I was walking on a cloud Teach Me sin into the marvelous light of again of the Spirit of God. fashioned after God's own because all of my heavy burdens Christ. It is when Jesus moves Being born again of the Spirit of nature. When the Holy Spirit of were lifted. I know we are not Your Word into our hearts and the devil God makes a life worth living. God moved into my heart and saved by feelings, but thank moves out. Before I was born again, my life life, I literally became a new God, there are some wonderful O Lord My greatest joy now is living had no meaning and no purpose. creature in Christ Jesus. All my feelings along the way after we Terry in harmony with the word and When God saved me, from that sins were washed away by the enter into God's family and McCraw will of God. As the Happy time on, I knew my purpose in soul cleansing blood of the begin to be blessed, prospered Goodman Quartet used to sing, life was to serve God and to tell Lamb of God, who taketh away and protected by God. "I wouldn't take nothin for my others about the power of God the sins of the world. I was marvelously changed ion of sin. It is when we pass journey now; I've got to make it to save all who come to Him When my heavy burden of from who and what I had been from death unto Life in all of its to Heaven somehow, although through Jesus to be saved. sin was removed, I felt different. into who and what God wanted positive forms; Life with Christ, the devil tempts me and tries to My old carnal nature was I got up from an altar of repen- me to be. Abundant Life and Eternal Life. turn me around; He's offered crucified with Christ Jesus and I tance after accepting Jesus into The love of God was shed Before I was born again, I everything that's got a name, all abroad into my heart, soul and thought that one day I would the wealth I want and worldly spirit. After being saved, I found need to be saved, so I wouldn't fame, If I could still I wouldn't that I loved others much more end up in Hell. However, I put take nothin' for my journey than before. Even those who off my soul's salvation until a now." before my salvation were at more convenient season. It didn't Many think that living as a odds with me. The love of God enter into my mind that a more Christian is a dull and boring changes us dramatically and the convenient season may never existence. Nothing can be far- Spirit of God gives us the ability come for me. Hell is filling up ther from the truth. I never real- to love even the unlovable. and running over with lost souls ly lived until I lived for Jesus. Jesus told Nicodemus, "Ye who put off their salvation until If you are reading this article must be born again in order to a future time and they have left today and you feel the tug of the enter into the Kingdom of God." this life in an unsaved condition. Holy Ghost pulling on the Being born again is a spiritual I am thankful to God that He strings of your heart, give in to birth. When we are born the first didn't give up on me. He kept His pleading and invite Jesus to time we are born of our earthly dealing with my heart to come come into your heart. And I parents; when we are born to Him for salvation and I am so guarantee you that it will be the again, we are born of God, our glad that I finally did. It's been best decision that you have heavenly parent. "Born once, die over 50 years now and I have made or ever will make. You twice. Born twice, die once" found that every day with Jesus can become a child of God Being born again is absolute- is sweeter than the day before. today. Your name can be written ly necessary in order to enter Being saved is the most won- down in the Lamb's book of Life into Heaven when this earthly derful experience anyone can today. You will enter into a life had ended. Another term for ever have. New life with Christ blessed experience with God being born again is being saved. Jesus is the most satisfying, that is more marvelous, more It is when we are saved from the most gratifying life anyone can wonderful, and more amazing guilt, penalty, habit and domin- ever possibly live. It is when we See MCCRAW, page A7 The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page A7

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Continued from page A6 than any other experience can ever be. of His blood, that it is sufficient to wash away every sin. We who are saved are saved by grace Romans 10: 9, 10 says, That if thou shalt con- through faith, not of works, lest any man should fess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt boast. Salvation is full and free to all of those who believe in thine heart that God hath raised him will believe in Jesus unto salvation. from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with Romans 10:13. "For Whosoever shall call on the mouth confession is made unto salvation." the name of the Lord, shall be saved." It's so easy to be saved. All one has to do is to If you are already saved, then I am sure you respond to the calling of God on their life, repent will agree that since you have come to know Jesus of their sins, believe in power of God to save all in the pardon of your sins, your whole life has who believe in Jesus; and believe in the efficacy changed for so much the better. NRCC offers six-part customer service series A six-part seminar series that goes beyond the Offerings and then search for the class ID number. basics of customer service, and instead provides The series schedule follows: opportunities to develop new skills and build on the Positive Attitudes Work: How to Keep It, strengths inside a team or company. The seminar Even When...: Wednesday, February 28, 1 to 5 series, sponsored by New River Community p.m., room 148 (Class #9018) College's Office of Workforce Development, will Workplace success and exceptional customer be held in the coming weeks. service begin with a state of mind. People typically behave in ways that align with their attitudes, The seminars, led by Dr. Robert Kenney, will be thoughts, beliefs, assumptions and expectations. held on Wednesdays at NRCC's New River Valley What people are thinking and feeling about work Mall site in Christiansburg from 1 to 5 p.m. can play a significant role in both individual and Registration is currently in progress for the ses- team accomplishments, including a person's ability sions. Each session is $125. to meet the demands of customers. Negativity can spread quickly through a team or organization, For online registration, visit www.nr.edu/work- force, Classes & Programs, Non Credit Course See NRCC, page A8 Page A8 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018

Hatcher Named Teacher of the Month At its meeting last week, the Pulaski County School Board recognized several employees and students. Timothy "TJ" Hatcher has been selected as the Pulaski Elementary Teacher of the Month. According to Rebecah Smith, Principal of Pulaski Elementary School, Hatcher joined the PES staff this school year as a first grade teacher. He has shared how much he really enjoys working with first grade stu- dents and the school. He has great rapport with his students and colleagues alike. Colleagues that nominated him say: "He goes above and beyond for not only his students but all children in the school. Very caring and loves to teach." "His classroom atmosphere is warm and welcoming, he has great classroom management skills, and his Chas ‘n Bill to perform at calm, easy-going demeanor has a very positive influence on the behavior and attitude of his students. Mr. Hatcher takes into account students' varied backgrounds and abilities, and is able to differentiate his instruction and supplement or remediate when necessary. Although this is his first year at Pulaski Draper Park fundraiser at Elementary, he has already become an integral part of our instructional staff. …" "TJ 's love for teaching is very obvious to anyone walking by his room. Students in other classes love him Pulaski Theatre March 9 even though they may not know him very well. …" And Chasity Lucas and Bill Bugg, III are 1st cousins and longtime musi- "… In the classroom he is using creative ways to engage all students and make learning fun. Outside the cal partners. They were both raised in the Dublin/New River area. Chas classroom TJ is eager to help his co-workers with anything … . TJ also coaches elementary aged kids after is a former Nashville demo recording artist, and Bill has been playing school. Mr. Hatcher is a blessing to our county and it is an honor to work with him."" music since he was 14. They both derive their musical inspiration from all genres of music. While growing up they were introduced very early to bluegrass, country, and gospel music. Like many other performers they got their start by singing and performing in churches and school One-day computer workshops to choirs. Their influences range from Dolly Parton and Alison Krauss to the 70's soul music of Sam Cooke and Al Green all include artists like Pink Floyd and Metallica. Their shows are a mixture of very diverse be offered at NRCC in March cover songs from all genres and include originals that they have written New River Community College will offer sever- in room 143 at the college's NRV Mall site in and are in the process of recording. Summed up very simply "There is al one-day workshops on Microsoft Office comput- Christiansburg (class #9028). definitely something for everyone to enjoy". So come on out on Friday, er programs in March. "Excel: Intermediate" will cover functions such March 9th to the Pulaski Theater from 7:00 -9:00 pm and support the "Access: Introduction" is an introduction to the as ranges, logical, date and text, sort/filter, subto- cause. Chas and Bill are donating their time and talents to the concert, relational database program, Microsoft Access. tals, tables, charts and PivotTables. PivotTables are so 100% of all proceeds will go towards building the shelter at Draper Students will learn to work with data in a table, used to analyze and compare large amounts of data. Community Park. Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door. form, query and report. This workshop is scheduled This workshop will be held Friday, March 30, from For more information or to purchase tickets, please see a Draper Friday, March 2, from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in room 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room 143 at NRCC's NRV Community Park Board Member or call 540-994-2453 email 143 at the college's New River Valley Mall site in Mall site in Christiansburg (class #9031). [email protected]. Tickets can also be purchased at the Pulaski Christiansburg (class #9033). Tuition is $115 per workshop which will prepare County Admin Office, Draper Merc, Martin's Pharmacy, and the "Word: Intermediate" will teach students to individuals for Microsoft Office Specialist certifi- Pulaski Visitor Center in Dublin. organize content using tables and charts, customiz- cation. ing formats using styles and themes. The course For online registration, visit www.nr.edu/work- will cover templates, building blocks, footnotes, force, Classes & Programs, Non Credit Course indexes and mail merge. This workshop will be Offerings and then search for the class ID number. held on Friday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. More information is available at (540) 674-3613. NRCC

Continued from page A7 resulting in higher staff turnover, vate, collaborate, produce and pro- tomers' opinions, regardless of absenteeism, low morale, distrust, vide better customer service. participants' formal authority. decreased productivity and resist- The Power of Influence: ance to new ideas or to change. Making a Difference, Part 1: The Power of Influence: Building Trust with Wednesday, April 4, 1 to 5 p.m., Making a Difference, Part 2: Customers and Coworkers: room 148 (Class #9020) Wednesday, April 25, 1 to 5 Wednesday, March 14, 1 to 5 Whether working with cowork- p.m., room 148 (Class #9021) p.m., room 148 (Class #9019) ers or customers, anyone's success This workshop takes influence Trust provides a sense of safety at work is affected by getting oth- to the next level by addressing and when customers trust a busi- ers' attention, convincing people how to deal with resistance and ness, customers feel a greater to seriously consider suggestions how to use communication to win sense of loyalty and see that busi- and influencing people to accept over coworkers' and customers' ness as a valued resource. When recommendations or require- opinions, regardless of partici- team members trust each other, ments. This workshop provides pants' formal authority. they are more likely to open up the foundation for powerful influ- Creative Problem Solving and share more ideas with each ence, by highlighting how to plan with Customers, Part 1: other, take appropriate risks, inno- to win over coworkers' and cus- Wednesday, May 9, 1 to 5 p.m., room 148 (Class #9022) Whether solving a customer's problem, an internal work-related problem, or a personal problem, one specific step-by-step approach tends to lead to a solution. This workshop provides the foundation for identifying how to fix what could be better.

Creative Problem Solving with Customers, Part 2: Wednesday, May 23, 1 to 5 p.m., room 148 (Class #9023) Whether solving a customer's problem, an internal work-related problem, or a personal problem, one specific step-by-step approach tends to lead to a solution. This workshop addresses how to encourage creativity and identify a solution.

808-3949 [email protected] www.pcpatriot.com SPORTS The Patriot • Friday, February 23, 2018 • Page A9 Most of the time the numbers add up, but not always In the world of college foot- ball, you should never antici- Locker pate major change. It's likely not good to even hope. Room Everybody has a favorite team for whatever reason, and that's great, however, Vanderbilt will Dan not be in the championship Callahan playoff in 2018 regardless of how much you wish it would be so. evaluating coaches comes into Talent and depth are the rea- play. How many games can you sons. Some schools, like Vandy, win as a coach if you are not can't even recruit some of the coaching the top players? top athletes because of their ele- Take the Big 10. Over the vated academic standards, and I past five years Ohio State, certainly would never encour- Michigan, Penn State, age them to lower those stan- Nebraska, and Michigan State dards. It always comes back to have averaged having the best recruiting. Georgia had a fantas- recruiting classes in the Big 10. tic 2018 class and was the solid Wisconsin's recruiting classes best in the nation. Ohio State over that five-year period have averaged out to the 37th best in Hokiesports.com was two, and Penn State, Virginia Tech’s Justin Robinson hits the floor to go after a loose ball during Wednesday night’s upset the nation, not very impressive. Oklahoma, Clemson, Miami, win over Clemson. Alabama, and all the usual So why has Wisconsin posted names topped the list of a 54-14 record in that time acquired talent. span? That's better than So, while most people might Michigan, Penn State, Hokies knock off Tigers feel that recruiting is over and Nebraska, and Michigan State. it's time to relax, take a break, It's called recruiting to your P.J. Horne's nine and in many respects, I try to step in front me because they're whatever, that's not the way it brand and coaching those play- points were part of a stay away from that every day. better at it than me at doing that works either. Unless it is an ers up. It is likely an indication We are not trying to think of more. NCAA mandated down time, that the player development at huge evening for the anything other than the next 24 "I've kind of just tried to help the process never stops. And Wisconsin over the past five Hokies' bench, which hours," Tech coach Buzz give energy to our guys. Same why am I confident that nothing years is superior to those other Williams said. "How we man- thing in the game tonight. Very is going to change in 2019? programs. outscored No. 15 age the next 24 hours emotion- little strategy. Not a lot of tech- Simple. The classes for the top Where Did the Hokies do Clemson's 19-0 in a ally, physically, mentally … nique. I thought we won the programs are already starting to Best? 65-58 victory that's going to impact Saturday. game because of energy, and I take shape. Virginia Tech came up a bit The same can be said for Friday. See TECH, page A10 And guess who's number short in its recruitment of offen- Hokiesports.com I've allowed our staff to kind of one? How about Georgia! The sive linemen and running backs, Dawgs already have seven com- missing out on some top BLACKSBURG - Justin mitments, four of them are 4- recruits down the stretch. That Robinson and Kerry Blackshear star recruits, and two are 5s. is why those two areas are a Jr. scored 14 points each to lift You need no further evidence must for the 2019 class. But Virginia Tech to a 65-58 ACC than that. Miami appears to be one area Tech didn't miss was upset victory over No. 15 back on the mark for good and the linebacking corps. The Clemson on Wednesday night at already has 11 players in the Hokies suffered heavy losses at Carilion Clinic Court. fold. Alabama will no doubt linebacker, but appears to have The win marked the Hokies' have a renewed effort and a top replaced that lost talent. third straight over the Tigers, five class. You can also toss in Dax Hollifield, 6-2, 236 old but more importantly, moved Ohio State. It should also be fashioned inside linebacker out Tech to 20-8 overall, 9-6 in the mentioned that Virginia Tech is of Greensboro was a big get on ACC. The Hokies have now off to a quicker start than usual the final day. The Hokies won six of their past eight and already has four commit- recruited extremely well overall games and moved into a tie for ments. Key for the Hokies in in that area of North Carolina. fourth place in the conference the next recruiting class will be The next highest rated line- standings with only three regu- offensive linemen and a tail- backer is Keshon Artis out of lar-season games left. back that can make a play. Oscar Smith and the top rated Tech also took a major step Sometimes it's coaching, not in state player signed by Tech. toward enhancing its NCAA #s: He's a 6-0, 227 solid package Tournament resume. Their win Want a very obvious example that could play inside or on the over the Tigers marked their why recruiting numbers do not perimeter. Then there was Ehjah third over a team in the top 10 dictate everything, there are See CALLAHAN, page A10 of the Ratings Percentage Index exceptions, and this is where (RPI) and their fourth top-50 win. "It sounds like such a coach, Page A10 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 Yankees name 2018 coaches; Ortiz new skipper and 2017 after coaching five sea- Tampa Bay Buccaneers from sons in the DSL. Olivares was 2015-16. signed by the Yankees as a non- drafted free agent in 1995 and The Pulaski Yankees open the played nine seasons in the 2018 season on the road with a Yankees farm system before three-game series against the playing six seasons in the inde- Danville Braves June 19-21. pendent Atlantic League. The Yankees will host the Strength coach Larry Adegoke Greeneville Reds Friday, June 22 and athletic trainer Manny Ozoa at Calfee Park in their 2018 home round out the 2018 field staff. opener. Flex tickets and season Ozoa has served as Pulaski's ath- tickets are available now by call- letic trainer the past two seasons ing 540.980.1070. Individual after joining the Yankees follow- game tickets will go on sale later ing a seasonal position with the this spring. Several Cougars shine during track regionals held in Lynchburg Pulaski Yankees photo 2018 Pulaski Yankees manager Nick Ortiz will be joined by coaches Gerardo Casadiego and The Pulaski County indoor Glass was 2nd. Francisco Leandro. track teams didn't come away In the girls' meet, the Lady from the VHSL 4A Region D Cougars placed 4th as a team 2018 to be Ortiz’s Pulaski Yankees pitching coach Championships held recently in behind Blacksburg, E.C. Glass, for the second straight season Lynchburg with any team tro- and Salem. second stint in Pulaski and his sixth in the Yankees phies, but they did have some The girls team got two first after making coaching organization. He previously individual champions and ath- place finishes and a second place served as the pitching coach for letes who will advance to the finish from junior Grace Boone debut here in 2016 the Yankees in the Dominican state meet. as she won two consecutive Summer League. Casadiego Senior captain Jake Winesett races - the 500 meters and the By BETSY HAUGH played over 10 minor league sea- won the 1,600 meter (1 mile) run 1,000 meters - and then immedi- Pulaski Yankees sons with the Expos, Yankees, in a time of 4:32 and also placed ately followed that up with a Rockies, and Orioles organiza- 3rd in the 3,200 meters, automat- close 2nd place in the next event, The Pulaski Yankees today tions. ically advancing to the state meet the 300 meters. Boone has quali- announced their 2018 coaching In his second season with the in both events. fied for the state meet in all 3 staff as assigned by the New Yankees, Leandro will join the Brody Fields was the other events. York Yankees. Nick Ortiz will the GCL Yankees West manager, Pulaski staff as the hitting coach Cougar regional champion as he The 4 x 200 meter relay team manage the advanced-rookie where he led the team to a 32-27 after spending 2017 in the same won the shot put with a throw of of Carrie Smith, Shanese Lewis, club in his third season with the record and third-place finish in role for the GCL Yankees East. 46 feet 2 inches. Madison Woolwine, and Kelsey Yankees organization. He will be the GCL Northwest Division. Leandro played three seasons of Several other Cougars also Arnold got a first place finish joined by pitching coach Gerardo After being drafted by the Red minor league baseball in the scored points for the team by fin- and automatically qualified for Casadiego, hitting coach Sox in the 34th round of the 1990 Tampa Bay Rays organization ishing in the top 8 in their indi- the state meet. Francisco Leandro, and defen- First-Year Player Draft, Ortiz after being drafted in the 24th vidual events. Shaun King The Lady Cougars also got a sive coach Teuris Olivares. played over 15 minor league sea- round of the 2004 First-Year placed 3rd in the 500 meters, 3rd place finish from Carrie The 2018 season will be sons with the Red Sox, Expos, Player Draft. which is an automatic qualifier Smith in the 55 meters, which is Ortiz's second stint in Pulaski; he Indians, Dodgers, Yankees, Olivares will serve as defen- to the state meet. R. J. Blevins another automatic qualifier to made his professional coaching Royals, and Cubs organizations, sive coach in his eighth season in was 4th in the 500 meters and the state meet. debut in Pulaski in 2016 after as well as in the independent the Yankees organization. He 8th in the 300 meters. Ryan Other team points included starting the season as a scout for Atlantic League. held the same position for the Smith finished in 5th place in the Shanese Lewis finishing 5th in the Yankees. Ortiz spent 2017 as Casadiego returns as the Staten Island Yankees in 2016 500 meters. Noah Whitlow the 300 meters and 7th in the 55 placed 4th in the 1,600 meters meters, Grace Jennings placing and 7th in the 1,000 meters. 8th in the 55 meter hurdles, Callahan Cade Compton was 7th in the Carrie Smith in 7th place and 3,200 meters. Levi Gray finished Kelsey Arnold in 8th place in the Continued from page A9 4th in the 55 meter hurdles and long jump and the 4 x 400 and 4 8th in the triple jump. Ajani x 800 relay teams both placing Adams out of Rock Hill, South Carolina and the you ever expect to clean up the mess? McCloud placed 7th in the high 7th in their events. Hokies beat the Gamecocks to get him. He's a bit jump. Chandler Dunnigan was The athletes and relay teams short at 5-11, but he's 231, and a well put together Transfer Discussion is Bad: 6th in the shot put. that have qualified for the state player. You’re hearing a lot about changing the transfer As a team, the boys finished meet will compete on February These three linebackers were ranked nine, 11, rules in college sports, and as usual, most of it is 3rd in the 12 school region. 23rd and 24th at Roanoke and 20 at their position in the nation, and it's an coming from basketball. The suggestion on the Blacksburg was first and E.C. College in Salem. outstanding group. part of some is that a player be allowed to transfer whenever he or she wishes and become eligible at Drop the Hammer: the beginning of the next semester at the new I've listened to sports commentators rail on school, and you can transfer two, three times, if Tech about how Louisville's athletes are being penal- you want, and do so without having to sit out a ized for something they did not do, and how season of competition. Continued from page A9 unfair it is. Sure, a lot of wins are gone, a nation- It's a horrible idea in this opinion. We're in the believe that will be the case if Clemson's 19-0, and it also al title is gone, some tv money is gone, and all midst of a wide-ranging investigation presently, we win tomorrow [Saturday]." added 13 rebounds and six that is just fine in this opinion. But it is not the and this would only add more dirt to the pile. Tech broke open a close assists. Freshman P.J. Horne led time for a bleeding heart. It's time to do some- Recruiting is in many ways a shady business, game midway through the sec- the way with nine points and thing of magnitude. especially in basketball, but just think what would ond half. The Hokies trailed 38- three boards. The penalty should be greater. Let us consider happen if athletes became available anytime 34 after Clemson's Marcquise • The Hokies' 34.5 shooting this sordid episode again, and if I were a recruit, another school wanted one. Reed hit a 3-pointer with 13:43 percentage was their worst of this would have discouraged me to stay away. Consider this. One school has a good backup remaining, but they went on a the season. Rick Pitino had his own personal sex scandal and quarterback. One school doesn't have one it is 10-0 run punctuated by Ahmed • Tech's five turnovers were his adventure into the world of adultery. Then happy with. So, they send recruiters to the other Hill's layup to take the lead for its fewest of the season. The there comes another sex scandal involving prosti- school's campus to recruit the backup quarter- good. Hokies committed six on two tutes, strippers, recruits, and coaches. It happens back. That is not farfetched at all. If this new rule The Hokies led by as many as other occasions. in a dorm right on the campus of Louisville! Then is passed, then athletes will be recruited their 14 with 2:33 left before the • Blackshear scored in double a representative from Adidas gives $100,000 dol- entire careers, however long it lasts. It would also Tigers put on a furious rally. figures for the first time in four lars to a recruit's father if he plays for Louisville. take control in many ways away from a coach. They used an 11-2 run to cut the games. Adidas of course furnishes uniforms for Maybe he's got a player who he has invest two lead to 61-56 on a 3-pointer by • Horne's nine points were the Louisville. It's a dirty business. years of work and time into, and suddenly he's Gabe DeVoe with 41 seconds most he has scored in an ACC Louisville should be stripped of its basketball gone. Basically, he has trained and spent time to remaining. game this season. program for three years, shut it down, no money, get a player ready to play for somebody else. It But Tech scored the next four • Devin Wilson's eight points no games, no nothing. If you don't handle such would create chaos. It would also further con- points - all from the free-throw were the most he has scored lack of character in such a manner, then how do tribute to the dirty side of college sport. line - with Blackshear making 3 since putting up nine in the of 4 and Chris Clarke 1 of 2, Hokies' win over The Citadel in which was just enough as the the second game of the season. Tigers missed three 3-pointers • Tech moved to 7-1 with in the final 30 seconds. Wilson in the starting lineup Reed paced the cold-shooting this season. Tigers, who now have lost three straight games, with a career- UP NEXT high 28 points, while Elijah Thomas had his eighth double- The Hokies return to action double with 12 points and 10 Saturday with the second of rebounds. Clemson shot just three straight home games, as 38.6 percent from the floor (22 they taking on a Louisville of 57). team that has lost two straight games. Tipoff is slated for 1 GAME NOTES p.m., and the game can be seen • Tech's bench outscored on CBS. The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page A11 Dillon drives #3 to victory lane in Daytona 500 From NASCAR Denny Hamlin, driver Austin Dillon passed Aric of the #11, races Almirola on the backstretch of the final lap in NASCAR over- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., time to win the 60th running of driver of the #17 and the Daytona 500. Dillon Ryan Newman, returned the No. 3 Chevrolet to driver of the #31 during Victory Lane in The Great the Monster Energy American Race 20 years to the NASCAR Cup Series weekend the man who made the 60th Annual Daytona No. 3 car famous - Dale 500 at Daytona Earnhardt - won his lone Next Race: Folds of Honor International Speedway QuikTrip500 Daytona 500. last Sunday. Dillon's triumph marked the The Place: Atlanta Motor first for Chevrolet's new Speedway Photo by Camaro ZL1 race car. It was the The Date: Sunday, Feb. 25 Jerry Markland/Getty Images second win for the 27-year-old The Time: 2 p.m. ET North Carolina native, who TV: FOX, 1:30 p.m. ET earned his first victory in the Radio: PRN, SiriusXM Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte NASCAR Radio Motor Speedway last May. Distance: 500.5 miles (325 He'll try to become the first laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 85), driver since Matt Kenseth in Stage 2 (Ends on lap 170), 2009 to open a season with con- Final Stage (Ends on lap 325) secutive wins in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (2 tal. Harvick has led more than p.m. ET on FOX). His best fin- 100 laps in four of his last five ish at Atlanta was an 11th-place races at the 1.54-mile quad- showing in 2016. oval. Last season, he dominated With the Daytona 500 win, the race, leading 292 laps Dillon earned a berth in the before succumbing the lead late Monster Energy NASCAR Cup in the race due to a pit road Series Playoffs. speeding penalty. In 27 career Atlanta starts, Bubba's Banner Day: Darrell Harvick claims one win, six top Wallace Finishes Runner-Up fives and 12 tops 10s. He has In His First Daytona 500 produced 10 of those top 10s in Darrell Wallace started his his last 13 appearances. first full-time Monster Energy Harvick's 97.0 Atlanta driver NASCAR Cup Series season rating ranks third among active with flare - placing runner-up in competitors. the Daytona 500. The showing Harvick's lone Atlanta win was the best by an African- came on March 3, 2001 in his American driver in the Daytona third career start. He drove the 500. It also marked the top No. 29 Richard Childress Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Racing Chevrolet to Victory Series performance by an Lane after replacing Dale African-American driver since Earnhardt, who passed away Wendell Scott's lone victory in three weeks earlier following an the 1963 Jacksonville 200. accident at Daytona. Wallace's historical weekend at the Daytona 500 was chroni- Keselowski Tries For Atlanta cled in the final two episodes of Repeat a new Facebook Watch docu- Brad Keselowski took advan- series titled "Behind the Wall: tage of Kevin Harvick's late pit Bubba Wallace," with the final road speeding penalty by pass- two episodes set to premiere ing Kyle Larson with six laps tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 22) left to win last year's Folds of at noon ET on the platform. Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta The driver of the No. 43 Motor Speedway. He'll try to NASCAR Racing Experience repeat on Sunday, one week Chevrolet for Richard Petty after wrecking out of the Motorsports placed sixth at Daytona 500. Atlanta in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race last year. In nine starts at the 1.54-mile track, Keselowski owns, one Happy In Hotlanta: Harvick win, two top fives, five top 10s Readies For Top Track and an 18.1 average finish. His He only has one win at 11.28 average running position Atlanta Motor Speedway, but at Atlanta ranks second in the recent track performance shows Monster Energy NASCAR Cup that Kevin Harvick will be the driver to beat in Georgia's capi- See NASCAR, page A12

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, poses with the winner's decal in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 60th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Page A12 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018

Photos courtesy of Jena Coalson, Pulaski County Library Book Buddies These youngsters are participating in the Book Buddies program at the Pulaski Library. Younger children are paired with youth volun- teers. They read books, do a craft activity and play together. The library plans to offer this program again on March 16 at 10 a.m. at the Pulaski Library. Those interested in participating may contact Coalson at [email protected]. Volunteers need to be in grades 6- 12. Pictured above playing Jenga are Campbell Ferrell and Caitlin Weil. Reading (above right) are Sydney Proctor, Amelia Cox and Madison Cooper. NASCAR Continued from page A11

Series. Cup Series starts. with five wins and a 105.4 driv- er rating in 26 starts at the 1.54- Blaney Leads Standings; Hometown Hero: Elliott Eyes mile track. He also has 14 top Readies For Atlanta First Victory In Backyard fives, 16 top 10s and an 11.0 Following Daytona Seventy-eight races into his average finish. Heartbreak Monster Energy NASCAR Cup The No. 48 driver won at Series career, Chase Elliott is Atlanta in consecutive seasons Ryan Blaney dazzled fans last still trying to break through from 2015-16 before Brad week by leading a race-high 118 with his first Monster Energy Keselowski ended his streak laps in the Daytona 500. NASCAR Cup Series win. last year. Although he believed he had Would there be a better place A checkered flag at Atlanta the best car, Blaney's shot at to do it than his home track - would tie him with Darrell winning ended on Lap 198 Atlanta Motor Speedway? Waltrip and Bobby Allison for when he got together with Kurt In two career starts at fourth all-time with 84 Monster Busch's No. 41 Ford, starting Atlanta, the Dawsonville, Energy NASCAR Cup Series off a 12-car wreck. He finished Georgia, native has finished wins. the race seventh. eighth (2016) and fifth (2017). Still, Blaney won Stage 2 and He placed 33rd in the Daytona Monster Energy NASCAR leads the Monster Energy 500 last week after an accident Cup Series Etc. NASCAR Cup Series standings forced him out of the race after entering Sunday's Folds of 101 laps. Keenan Thompson To Serve Honor QuikTrip 500. He holds Elliott has finished runner-up As Grand Marshal: Atlanta an eight-point advantage over seven times in his Monster native and comedy sketch actor second-place Joey Logano and Energy NASCAR Cup Series Kenan Thompson of "Saturday an 11-point edge on third-place career. Night Live" fame will return to Austin Dillon. his home city of Atlanta to serve Johnson Strong At Atlanta as the grand marshal for the Blaney hopes for better luck Atlanta Motor Speedway has Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta where he's finished treated Jimmie Johnson well Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 25th (2016) and 18th (2017) in over the years. Series race at Atlanta Motor two Monster Energy NASCAR Johnson leads active drivers Speedway. The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page B1 2018 PILLARS OF PROGRESS ATribute To Local Businesses Who Have Stood The Test Of Time, And Others Who Have Had The Courage To Make Their Start Page B2 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 What Happens When You Shop Local Here’s what happens when you “shop local.”

1. More of your money will be kept in your local economy

For every $100 you spend at locally owned businesses, $68 will stay in the commu- nity. What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national chain? Only $43 stays in the community.*

2. You embrace what makes your community unique

You wouldn’t want your house to look like everyone else’s in the U.S. So why would you want your com- munity to look that way?

3. You create local jobs

Local businesses are better at creating higher-paying jobs for your neighbors. When you shop locally, you help create jobs for teachers, firemen, police officers, and many other essential profes- sions.

4. You help the environ- ment

Buying from a locally owned business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for trans- portation and less packag- ing.

5. You nurture community

Local business owners know you, and you know them. Studies have shown that local businesses donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.

6. You conserve your tax dollars

Shopping in a local business district means less infra- structure, less maintenance, and more money available to beautify your community. Also, spending locally instead of online ensures that your sales taxes are reinvested where they belong— in your communi- ty!

7. You create more choice

Locally owned businesses pick the items and products they sell based on what they know you like and want. Local businesses carry a wid•er array of unique prod- ucts because they buy for their own individual mar- kets.

8. You took advantage of their expertise

You are their friends and neighbors, and locally owned businesses have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you. They’re passionate about what they do. Why not take advantage of it?

9. You invested in entrepreneurship

Creativity and entrepreneur- ship are what the American economy is founded upon. Nurturing local business en•sures a strong communi- ty.

10. You made your community a destination

The more interesting and unique you community, the more we will attract new neighbors, visitors and guests. This benefits every- one!

*Source: Civic Economics – Andersonville Study of Retail Economics. The Patriot • Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page B3

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www.pcpatriot.com 138 N. Jefferson Avenue Pulaski, VA 540-808-3949 2009-2018 9 Years SUPPORT THESE LOCAL PULASKI COUNTY BUSINESSES! The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page B5 Thank You For Supporting These Locally Owned Businesses. Always Remember To Shop Locally! Book sale set for March 2, 3 in Pulaski

Please join the Pulaski County Friends of the Library (FOL) as they kick off 2018 with their first book sale of the year. The two-day sale will take place on Friday and Saturday, March 2nd and 3rd at their Book Sale Store in down- town Pulaski, across the street from the Pulaski Library. Watch for the large bookstore sign! Hundreds of good used books, hardback, paperback, and children editions are avail- able for sale. Most hardback books sell for only $1 each, with paperback books for $.50 and most children's books for $.25 each or less. Most all of your favorite authors are avail- able for purchase. Many new unsold books of local Radford author, the late Jess Carr, will be for sale. This is truly a book lovers' treasure hunt for only $1 each. The Friday sale will run from NRRA photo 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and NRRA Donates Bench Made From Plastic Bags To Park on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The New River Resource Authority recently donated a bench (in honor of Mary Jem Tucker) to be placed at Randolph Park made from 40,000 The Friends of the Library plastic bags. The County of Pulaski expressed their sincerest thanks and appreciation to the New River Resource Authority for donating the are a non-profit community bench and their ongoing support of the community. The New River Resource Authority is proof that "Pulaski County is. . . making treasure organization whose main pur- out of trash!" pose is to support the many activities and programs of the Pulaski County Library System. Through the sale of Make Way For Generation Z used books, donated to the Friends, they are able to pro- While analyzing the character- free. Think about that for a to unprecedented levels. At one vide valuable financial assis- istics of the upcoming genera- minute. I would imagine that Down To time we were in awe of the mil- tance to the library system, tion, known as Generation Z, I when we think of Generation Z, lennials who could work off two such as the summer reading recalled a memory about my we are more drawn to the fact Business screens at a time. Lookout! Gen program. best friend in high school whom that they are also the first gener- Peggy White Z is working off five, according For additional information on had moved to the US from ation to grow up in a digital Pulaski County to Tim Elmore, "Six Defining the book sale or for an opportu- South Korea when he was 16. world where most Americans Chamber of Characteristics of Generation Z". nity to donate your books, His experience in school was rely on smartphones and social Commerce Gen Z is bringing a new please contact Lance Hudnall, quite different from what I had media. But, they have also dynamic to the world and we President and book sale coordi- been accustomed. As a matter of always lived with a constant need to embrace this next gener- nator at (276) 728-4626. fact, it was hard for me to grasp reality of violence that is all too Insider editor Libby Kane shared ation and prepare for the what he told me. often by young people and that this generation embraces changes. In other words, we While I was in school My day aimed at other young people. diversity more than any other need to keep up or stand aside. was filled with academic content Let's take a closer look at generation: 81% Gen Z, 69% Change is on the way! and socializing with friends; his Generation Z. They were born Millennials, 67% Gen X and Work hard, be productive and education experience included somewhere between 1996/1998 71% Baby Boomers, as cited in, above all else stay positive. learning military defense tactics, and 2010 and will outsize the 60 "Meet Generation Z: The millen- like how to properly fire a million millennial clan by one nials on steroids who could lead Call Us At weapon and how to defend him- million. According to Ryan the charge for change in the self. Scott, in the article "Get Ready US." 808-3949 This concept of schooling was for the Generation Z, they are This cautious generation has far removed from my world. "...a cautious group that steers never not known technology, a [email protected] Unfortunately, Generation Z away from risky behaviors and generation that is gaining the [email protected] may share a similar relationship more toward sensible careers reputation of taking multitasking to that friend's situation in the that are forged less by passion fact that this group has never and more by practical reali- had the luxury of being threat ties..." Additionally, Business Pulaski Library holding ‘Books Made Into Movies’ contest The Pulaski Library will be holding a "Books Made Into Movies" contest for youth, ages 13-18 during the month of March. Those who are interested can stop by the library for more information, call 540- 980-7770, or e-mail me at [email protected]. Page B6 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018

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808-3949 [email protected] Page B8 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 Scholastic Art Awards presentation Sunday at FAC The annual presentation of awards have recognized the Scholastic Art Awards for the vision, ingenuity, and talent of Southwest Virginia Region our nation's youth, and provided begins Sunday, February 25th, at opportunities for creative teens to 1:30 p.m. with a reception in the be celebrated. The Alliance is a Gallery of the Fine Arts Center 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the New River Valley at 21 whose mission is to identify stu- W Main Street, Pulaski. dents with exceptional artistic Presentation of award winners and literary talent and present will happen directly across the their remarkable work to the street at the historic Pulaski world. Theatre at 3:00 p.m. Through the Awards, students The Scholastic Art & Writing receive opportunities for recogni- Awards are presented by the tion, exhibition, publication, and Alliance for Young Artists & scholarships. Students across Writers. Since 1923, these America submitted nearly 350,000 original works this year in 29 different categories of art and writing. The exhibit is open to the pub- Debt and lic Monday thru Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. For additional information, income 808-3949 please contact the Fine Arts Courtesy of the FAC Center at 540-980-7363. Scholastic Media Graphic crisis Dear Dave, I received a call the other day BUSINESS AND SERVICE from a company saying it could negotiate the balance on my credit cards to a lesser amount. The caller also said they could DIRECTORY get me a zero-percent interest rate until the debts were paid off, and then the accounts would be closed. I'm kind of starting over TO ADVERTISE HERE • CALL 540-808-3949 again financially, because I sold a company I had run for almost 15 years, then got into real estate and lost almost everything. I'm making just enough to squeeze by, and my credit card debt totals $40,000. Would this be a good idea? Bill Dear Bill, No, this is not a good idea. You're looking at two major problems with a company such as this one. One, they will absolutely destroy whatever credit you may have. Their plan is to take your cash, and spend some time beating down the credit card companies until they agree to accept a lesser amount. Then, they use your cash to set- tle loans you will have - by that time -defaulted on. This will put you in a situation similar to fil- ing Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Stay Ask About Our Senior away from these people. Citizen Discount! You have an income crisis, in addition to a debt crisis, at this point. For starters, I want you to start living on a tight, written, monthly budget. I'm talking rice and beans, no vacations, and no eating out until you pay off this debt. Where your income is con- cerned, maybe you should con- sider getting back into the kind of business you ran previously for a while. Look for a manage- rial or supervisory position in that area, at least until you get back on your feet and save cash. Finally, cut up the credit cards, close the accounts, and put as much money as you can spare toward paying off that debt using the debt snowball system. Never go back into debt again! -Dave Dear Dave, My husband and I are in our forties. We have no children, and we bring home $95,000 a year combined. We're also debt-free except for our home. We owe just $10,000 on the house, and can take care of that in a few The Patriot - 808-3949 months. Would it be okay to rearrange the Baby Steps a bit, and pay off our home before get- ting serious about saving for retirement? Nan Dear Nan, I don't usually give folks any wiggle room when it comes to sticking with the proper order of the Baby Steps. But if you're that close to being completely debt- free, I don't see anything wrong with paying off the house first. Most people I talk to still have anywhere from $100,000 to $300,000 left on their mort- gages. This is a little bit different story, and you two are obviously managing your money well. Knock out that mortgage, and start pouring at least 15 percent of your income into retirement. You're going to love the feeling - and the freedom - that comes with being completely debt-free! -Dave * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best- selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 13 million listeners each week on 585 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and TO ADVERTISE HERE • CALL 540-808-3949 on Twitter at @DaveRamsey. The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page B9 www.pcpatriot.com

FYI: 239-9864. come! 4-H Camp Staff applications March 17 AmVets Post #50 meets every Following frontier now available Friday 4-H Camp Counselor In Training, Max Creek to hold Annual Egg AmVets Post #50 meets each Teen Counselors and Adult Hunt & Easter Celebration Friday from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. footsteps for fun at Leader Applications are ready Max Creek Baptist Church will Dinners sold at post. The post is and awaiting you. Stop by the hold it's annual Egg Hunt & located at 1018 East Main St., Extension Office to grab. Easter Celebration on Saturday, Pulaski. For more information Historic Smithfield Applications due no later than March 17 at 11 a.m. The event is 540-994-6006. Monday, March 12, 2018. Only intended for kids aged 11 and Stretching back to the colo- 23 teen positions available, 13 under. This is a FREE event. Pulaski Old Time Jamboree nial time frame, hundreds of female and 10 male. Applications There will be a minimum of A Bluegrass Jam session for play- thousands of Scots-Irish, reviewed as received, interviews 3,000 plastic eggs hidden around ers of all ages is held every German, Welsh, and other pio- awarded and positions offered. the church grounds in areas sepa- Thursday evening 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. neering families followed the For more information, contact us rated by age group. Hunts will be at the Pulaski Senior Center. Join Great Road into the western at Virginia Cooperative Extension released approximately every 15 the jam by playing an instrument areas of Virginia and beyond. Office, 540-980-7761, or pulaski- minutes until all age groups have or singing or just come by and Parts of the "Great Road" sys- [email protected]. gone. All eggs will have candy or enjoy the music. Call Dee Dean tem became known as the a prize ticket inside. There will be at 540-392-3555 for more infor- Carolina Path, Frontier Trail, February 23 a coloring contest with pre-filled mation. The center is located Fincastle Turnpike, and the Easter Baskets as prizes. There across the street from the post more famous Wilderness Road. Third Annual Coy Hill Pancake will be an Easter Story presenta- office. The section that brought many Supper to be held tion. Popcorn, hot dogs, and ancestors through the New Third Annual Coy Hill Pancake drinks will be served. Cowboy Church new ministry River Valley was known as the Supper will be held Feb. 23 from On the third and fourth week of Frontier Trail. With that bit of 4 -8 p.m. at Woodlawn P.H. March 30 each month Cowboy Church context history, Historic Church, 3874 Oak Grove Rd. For offers food bags to the elderly Smithfield is excited to information, call 276-728-2088. Good Friday Community and shut -ins. On these weeks, announce a new special event. (Donations Accepted) Service planned interested participants may come On March 18, 2018 from runners a step back in time feel. Good Friday Community Service by the church at 12 noon for pick 1pm-5pm, Historic Smithfield Smithfield wants to give the February 24 will be held noon on March 30 at up if able. Delivery is available if will be having its 1st Annual 5K participants an idea of what a First Presbyterian Church located necessary. Call Mike and Pat Frontier Trail and 1776 day in 1776 might have felt like, First Baptist Church to host at 408 N. Jefferson Ave., Pulaski. Thompson at 540-577-4923. Adventure Run. Smithfield as well as provide participants Gospel Jubilee Cowboy Church is located at 520 decided to have this event to with a fun, educational, and Come join us at First Baptist April 20 E. Main St., Pulaski (across from promote the wonderful histori- unique experience. Church, 220 Magazine Street, Downtown Exxon). cal sites along the perimeter of Those who register will be Pulaski on Saturday, February 24, Save the date for the "Those the property, which includes; the provided with a t-shirt, a post- 2018 at 5 p.m. for a night of giv- River Women's Conference" Pulaski Daily Bread in need of Preston cemetery, the overseer race meal, an awards ceremony, ing praise to God through song. Those River Women's Conference volunteers site, the 500-year old Merry a chance to tour Smithfield, and This Gospel Jubilee is sure to will be held April 20 - 22 at the Daily Bread is in need of servers Oak, the mill site, and many will get to participate in the bring some joy as we offer thanks Randolph Ave. United Methodist on several different days, so if other historical areas near the 1776 Fun Run! Do not miss the for all God has done for us over Church. Design Team members you can spare a few hours a week property. When people come opportunity to be a part of the the past years. Sponsored by the include Rev. Karen Black, Pastor you may contact Debbi Harrell and visit Smithfield, they do not 1st Annual 5K Frontier Run at United Voices of First Baptist, the of Randolph Ave. UMC, Marva (Director) at 980-2131 between get a chance to see all these dif- Historic Smithfield because you public is invited and if you cannot Hickman 540-250-1203 (Contact the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 ferent sites, or may not realize will have an experience that no attend, please remember us in person for the conference), p.m. Monday through Friday. what they are passing by if they other race will be able to pro- prayer. Jacinth Henry, Janet Johnson, do go and explore the property. vide you. Call 540-231-3947 or Cynthia Gladden, Yolanda Celebrate Recovery Support During the event, participants visit our website www.smith- March 1 Hunter-Bulls, Pamela Olverson. group at VHM will run the 5K along the fieldplantation.org then click the The church is located at 1607 Valley Harvest Ministries in Virginia Tech Cross Country visit tab and then the special Radford American Legion, Randolph Ave., Pulaski, 540-980- Dublin is now sponsoring a sup- course, which weaves through- event tab to access the registra- Harvey-Howe-Carper Post to 8775. With joy you will draw port group for people who are out Smithfield's property. While tion form that has all the infor- meet water from the wells of Salvation working through hurts, habits and they are running, there will be mation regarding the event. The American Legion, Harvey- Isaiah 12:3 hang- ups. The group meets each living history demonstrators Submitted by Jared Haga, Howe-Carper Post 30 will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. scattered along the historical Intern at Historic Smithfield on Thursday, March 1, 7p.m. at On-Going community Food will be served at 6:30 p.m. sites mentioned earlier to give from Radford University. the VFW Post Home at 102 Watts based activities: followed at 7 p.m. with a large St. in Radford. All veterans, men group meeting and then everyone Church Annex located at 4th and support group for friends and and women, are invited to attend. Group sets aside day each will divide into smaller groups at Jefferson St., Pulaski, Va. For families of alcoholics) meet every If Radford City Public Schools month to pray for County 8 p.m. The church is located at 1 more information, go to Monday night at 8 p.m. at the are closed on Thursday or Friday A group of citizens of Pulaski Harvest Place in Dublin. www.newrivervalleyna.org Pulaski Presbyterian Church of of that week due to weather, the County has set aside the 15th of America across from Magic Mart. meeting will be cancelled. For each month to fast and pray for Narcotics Anonymous AA: Contact number: 540-980-5233. further information, please call the county. The group asks that The NA group HOW meets each Alcoholics Anonymous meet 250-2283 or 239-9864. citizens who are of a like mind Sunday 6 p.m. at the Christ Monday at 8 p.m. (closed meet- If you would like to publicize please join them in their effort. Episcopal Church located at 144 ing); Wednesday (noon); and community activities (FREE of March 8 Washington Ave., in Pulaski. The Thursday at 8 p.m. (open meet- charge) please contact us by Solomon's Closet Clothing meeting is open to everyone. ings) at Pulaski Presbyterian email: [email protected] or Pulaski County Retired Bank Church of America across from drop by The Patriot newspaper Teachers to meet N.A. Principles before New and used clothing for chil- Personalities Magic Mart. For more informa- office at 138 N. Jefferson Ave., dren and adults. Requested dona- N.A. Principles before tion call 980-5233. Pulaski or call 540-808-3949. The Pulaski County Retired tion of $1 for 10 items. Clothing Personalities meets Thursday at 7 Teachers will meet on Thursday, donations, also accepted and wel- p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 6 Al-Anon - Pulaski: March 8, 2018 at come. The Clothing Bank is open p.m. at the First Presbyterian Pulaski Al-Anon Family Group (a Dublin Presbyterian Church, the second and third Tuesdays 10 Dublin, Virginia, at 11:30 a.m. a.m. - 12 noon. New Life Church for our annual covered of the Nazarene is located at 45 dish luncheon. The program S.Jefferson Ave., Pulaski. "History of Burke,'s Garden" will be presented by Elinor Farmer. Feeding America All retired school personnel are Distribution of fresh produce and urged to attend. baked goods at New Life Church of the Nazarene each Saturday March 13 from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (no charge) on a first-come-first- Sons of Confederate Vets, served basis. The church is locat- Stuart Draft Camp to meet ed 45 S. Jefferson Ave., Pulaski. Ruth's Harvest The Sons of Confederate Food pantry and boxes prepared Veterans, Stuart Horse Artillery for qualified recipients twice Camp 1784 will meet on monthly. Applications available at Tuesday, March 13, 7p.m. at the church office. New Life Ray's Restaurant, Rt. 221, North Church of the Nazarene is located of Floyd. Members of the United at 45 S. Jefferson Ave., Pulaski. Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) are also invited to attend. Adult Day Care and Fall Camp member Dana Jackson will Prevention Center hosts month- speak on "Local Confederate ly BINGO POWs who chose to go West and Adult Day Service and Fall participate in the Indian Wars." Prevention Center hosts BINGO If Floyd County Public Schools on the 4th Saturday of each are closed on Tuesday or month from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Wednesday of this week due to the Ruritan building on 4th and weather, the meeting will be can- Jefferson St in Pulaski. The build- celled. For further information, ing is located near Seagle's please call 1-216-233-8401 or Funeral Home. Everyone wel- Page B10 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 - Page B11

Like Us At Pulaski County-Patriot Page B12 - The Patriot - Friday, February 23, 2018 Criminal justice profs use experience to assist police By MAX ESTERHUIZEN ultimately improving the quality Radford University of life in the community. "The training is just the first Two criminal justice profes- step in making sure that everyone sors are using their significant in each agency is on the same experience working with police page," Rachel Santos said. "Once over the last two decades to they are trained, we then help implement Stratified Policing them develop specific crime and evidence-based crime reduc- reduction goals and a departmen- tion as well as improve commu- tal policy that outlines the roles nity engagement in local police and responsibilities of each rank, departments and sheriff's offices division, and unit for crime in Southwest Virginia. reduction. We have examples of With funding of $106,000 policies, products, and processes from the Virginia Department of from all the agencies we have Criminal Justice Services, worked with, so that departments Rachel Santos, professor of crim- do not have to 'recreate the inal justice, and Roberto Santos, wheel' but can tailor existing best assistant professor of criminal practices to their own needs. " justice and a retired police com- RU photo Phillip Berry of Milford, mander, have partnered with the Chief Don Goodman, Radford PD, Chief Ricky Arnold, Wytheville PD; Roberto Santos; Chief Delaware, is a Master of Arts Galax Police Department along Gary Roche, Pulaski PD; Chief Rick Clark, Galax PD; Rachel Santos criminal justice candidate and is with the Radford, Pulaski, and excited to be involved with the Wytheville Police Departments. implementation begins with pro- years." specific strategies that are most project and see how the Santos' The professors will implement viding training about what "It is an organizational model effective for place-based, prob- research is applied. a comprehensive initiative of works," Rachel Santos said. "We that provides clear structure and lem-based, and offender-based "I have learned about evi- training and technical assistance start with a seminar for chiefs, guidance to ensure all levels of problems in the community. The dence-based policing and based on the work they have sheriffs and their command staffs the police department are training walks the officers Stratified Policing in my class- done around the United States to expose them to proactive involved," he said. "Through the through separate approaches for es," Berry said. "And it will be and internationally for these four policing and community engage- model, proven crime reduction short-term and long-term crime interesting to see how research is departments as well as the other ment approaches and what the strategies are institutionalized and disorder problems, breaking translated into real-world appli- agencies in Southwest Virginia. most effective crime reduction into day-to-day police business, each down to describe the crime cation." Four Radford University crimi- strategies are. We then lay out just as answering calls for service analysis needed, the tactics that Berry said he is especially nal justice students, two graduate how to make these strategies and investigating crimes already are most effective and ways to looking forward to seeing how and two undergraduate, will also work in the police organization are." hold individuals accountable to the professors work with each be involved to see how what they through Stratified Policing." The seminar is followed by ensure the work gets done. agency to implement the model. have learned in the classroom Roberto Santos said that "we multiple six-hour training ses- Attendees from 11 police agen- The initiative began in applies in the real world of polic- have developed and implemented sions for all levels of the police cies and sheriff's offices have December 2017 and will contin- ing. Stratified Policing in a wide department that provides the already participated in the semi- ue through December 2018 with "Our systematic approach of range of agencies over the last 14 components and examples of nar and training. training and in depth assistance Once an agency sends its offi- occurring throughout the year. cers through the training, the pro- The Santoses hope to reach each fessors will work closely with police department and sheriff's each agency on site to tailor the office that serves the communi- approach to its crime and disor- ties in Southwest Virginia to train der problems, its organizational them on the current research and structure and its available best practices of proactive polic- resources. The goal is to make ing as well as provide hands on each agency more efficient and assistance to tailor and incorpo- effective in reducing crime and rate those practices into their cur- engaging with the community, rent crime reduction efforts. Fire damages vacant house The Pulaski Fire Department the house didn't help any with responded to a house fire call extinguishment," Kiser noted. Monday night just before mid- REMSI, Pulaski Police night at 808 Jackson Avenue in Department and Appalachian Pulaski. Power personnel also assisted According to Fire Chief with the fire. Robbie Kiser, fire fighters were The scene was under control at on the scene in four minutes. 1:17 a.m. and the department Kiser reported that the house was back in service at 3:40 a.m. was vacant and empty, and it is Kiser said the cause is still still unclear who the owners are. under investigation by the Fire "When we arrived, the house Marshal's office. was totally engulfed in flames as "Pulaski Fire Department the fire could be seen all across would like to thank all the agen- town," Kiser said. cies for their assistance with the The department responded fire," Kiser said. with two engines and 18 person- nel. Draper Fire responded also with a tanker and 4 personnel, and Newbern Fire responded with the air truck to assist in fill- ing air bottles. They also had 2 personnel respond. "The steep terrain around the 808-3949 home and the roadway in front of