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Jenny Martin / The Patriot The main sanctuary at the Pulaski Church of God lies in rubble following Tuesday night’s massive fire that also gutted the church’s old sanctuary. Probe of church fire underway By MIKE WILLIAMS attended the service, "hundreds of individuals from The Patriot the church and com- munity worshiped the Members of the Pulaski Church of God gathered Lord and were for services Wednesday night as usual. Only this reminded that, 'We time the building in which they worshipped was dif- are the church, not a ferent. building.'" Two of the three structures which had comprised Fire destroyed both WEEKEND WEATHER the Pulaski Church of God burned late Tuesday the newer and older night in a massive, windswept blaze which appar- sanctuaries, with only SATURDAY SUNDAY ently had started well before fire fighters were the church's Family called to the scene. Life Center and gym- The congregation gathered Wednesday at the nasium surviving rel- Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. empty Duncan Automotive building - just across atively unscathed. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Bob White Boulevard from the ruins of their Local residents wondered all day Wednesday Southeast wind around 5 mph Chance of precipitation is 60%. church. what had started the late-night fire. Likely that becoming southwest in the after- According to the Facebook posting of one who FIRE noon. Chance of precipitation is See , page 3 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Hurst selected as new school board chairman By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Architectural firm named

There's been a change at the top of the Pulaski for middle school project County School Board, and an architectural design vacancy on the board. He ran and won election to his firm has been chosen to begin the process of building first full term last year. a new combined middle school in the county. Upon being selected as chairman by the other Tuesday evening, Timmy Hurst, Draper District board members, Hurst said he had been fortunate to representative on the Pulaski County School Board, serve on the board the past two years. was unanimously selected as the board's new chair- "When I was first appointed, I said I wanted to be man for 2017. a good student of the board and learn as much as I Hurst replaces Ingles District representative Mike could of the workings of Pulaski County Public Barbour, who was selected by the board to serve this Schools. I feel like I've done an okay job with that," year as vice-chairman. Hurst was first appointed two years ago to fill a See HURST, page 2 Page 2 - The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 Gropman urges Huber Honored During Reception Radford to throw Many hand shakes, many hugs, and a few tears were shed at the ‘Hail Mary’ to County Administration Building Wednesday evening as the Pulaski County Board of lure Tesla to city Supervisors, County staff, col- leagues - past and present, fami- By MIKE WILLIAMS Tesla's new product, and thinks ly and citizens gathered in honor The Patriot Radford would be as a good a of Pete Huber's 31 years of serv- place as any for Tesla to build a ice to Pulaski County citizens, Sometimes football teams try a factory from which to manufac- and to celebrate his retirement. "Hail Mary" pass to win the game. ture the glass shingles. Here, Huber (right) gets well Such plays have little chance of "I believe Radford can be that wishes from former Board of success, but every once in a while, place," said Gropman. "Our Supervisors Chairman Joe they work and the team wins an foundry property needs some help Sheffey. Huber’s successor, improbable victory. and we need the deep pockets like Jonathan Sweet, takes over the At Radford City Council's Musk and Tesla have." duties of County Administrator meeting last Monday night, Gropman said his idea is to get next week. Councilman Robert Gropman the city and its people to start a suggested the city try a "Hail strong, consistent grassroots cam- Pulaski County photo Mary" to bring a major manufac- paign to sell Tesla on the idea of turer to Radford. coming to Radford. Gropman's target - Tesla. Gropman likened the idea to Tesla is an American automaker what happened in Roanoke when and energy storage company it lured the Deschutes Brewery to based in Palo Alto, California. Led the city earlier this year. by CEO Elon Musk, Tesla spe- According to Roanoke.org, cializes in premium electric vehi- Deschutes Brewery, the fifth cles. largest craft brewer in the United Gropman presented a short States, announced March 22 that it video showing Tesla's newest ven- will build an East Coast brewery ture - solar rooftop shingles made in the City of Roanoke. The com- of textured glass that transform pany announced it will invest $85 light into power for your home million on a 49-acre site in the and vehicle. Roanoke Centre for Industry & In the video, Musk tells Tesla Technology, where it will employ shareholders of his meeting with 108. the company's solar engineering The company conducted a two- team about the new solar roof year search of several states and product. According to the cities before deciding on Bloomberg, Musk proclaimed the Roanoke. The Roanoke Regional new product will cost less to man- Partnership began talking to ufacture, ship and install than a Deschutes in 2012 as part of a traditional roof. And that was campaign targeting the craft beer before the savings realized on a industry. homeowner's electric bill. Company officials noted how Gropman sees the merit in they had been "blown away" with how the community had rallied Hurst See RADFORD, page 4

Continued from page 1 Hurst said. He thanked Barbour for his service as chairman the past four years. After a closed ses- sion the board announced Hurst the selection of RRMM Architects of Roanoke as the architectural design firm it wants to lead in the selection of a site for a new com- bined middle school in the county. The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 - Page 3 fighters. "Public works, even the town Fire manager, the water plant guys came in because they don't work Continued from page 1 around the clock now. They were question won't officially be called in - because we were using answered for a few days at least. so much water - they came in to Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms make more water to keep the (ATF) personnel were on the tanks full. Public works … some scene Wednesday to investigate of our fire apparatuses needed the cause of the fire along with fuel. We were on the scene for 12 local officials, including Pulaski hours and fuel was an issue. Fire Marshal Todd Garwood. They came in and took care of According to Pulaski Fire everything," said Kiser. Chief Robbie Kiser, ATF's Kiser said the town's public involvement in the investigation works employees brought in is normal when a church - espe- excavators to lift parts of the cially a large church such as metal roof off the burning debris Pulaski Church of God - burns. so fire fighters could battle the "It's not that there's something blaze. suspicious," Kiser said. "It's just Also helping were REMSI, the the way they function." Pulaski County Sheriff's Office However, he stressed that and Pulaski Police Department. "we're all going in ruling nothing While water was an issue, out." wind was the worse problem. Kiser said Pulaski Police per- "It was blowing embers across sonnel will be guarding the fire the street. With the smoke, visi- scene 24 hours a day until the bility was really nothing. Once it AFT completes its investigation. started raining the wind stopped Kiser said the initial call of and that really helped," he said, possible trouble at the church noting that when the wind got came in at 10:52 p.m. Tuesday high some of the fire trucks "took night. some heat, but we protected "I had been at a meeting and them." had just gotten home. I was plan- Kiser said the blaze was one of ning to watch the 11 o'clock news those "hopefully once in a life- when the call came in," said time fires." It was, he said, the Kiser. biggest fire he had been involved The initial call from a passerby in fighting. "I helped fight the spoke of smoke in the area of the Farris dairy fire in Newbern and church. Kiser said the fire alarm it was big. But I can't recall being "tones" were set off alerting fire in a fire where we had 12 depart- fighters, and fire personnel head- ments involved. " ed for the area of the church. Kiser said both sanctuaries "When we got about halfway were destroyed, even though the there, a Pulaski Police unit old sanctuary is still standing, it arrived at the church and reported is not useable. heavy smoke. Two minutes later "We were able to save the we arrived on the scene and fire Family Life Center and gymnasi- was observed in the back of the Photos um. It was attached to the sanctu- sanctuary. By the time we got ary by a hallway - like a covered hooked up to a hydrant, fire Courtesy of walkway that was enclosed. We broke through the roof," recalled had crews in there keeping the Kiser. H.M. Kidd fire and heat off it. When the A stiff wind was a big factor in excavators got there we actually the blaze, Kiser said noting a sus- tore the walkway out," said tained 15 to 20 mph wind blow- Kiser. ing to the northwest from the He said no dollar amount had back of the church toward the been put on the loss yet, howev- front "pushed" the fire through er, ATF officials believe the loss the sanctuary. will be high - possibly over a "That played a big role in it," million dollars. he said. Kiser said the fire was out and Kiser was full of appreciation fire fighters were in the "mop for the support shown his fire up" stage by about 5:30 a.m., fighters during the incident - sup- staying at the scene until about port that came from other fire 10:30 Wednesday morning. departments, town employees, Through it all only one minor local businesses and even the injury occurred when a fire fight- Pulaski Church of God congrega- er cut his finger on broken glass. tion. Traffic was detoured away "We had a lot of help. There from the scene from the begin- were 12 fire departments there to ning until Wednesday afternoon. help our department. All the The detour didn't stop hun- departments in Pulaski County - Kiser. the winds pushing it - that's why trucks - one in the front and one dreds of onlookers from driving Newbern, Draper, Dublin, In all close to 70 fire fighters we went defensive on it. It was in the back. We called in all the throughout the day around the Snowville, Hiwassee, Twin were involved in fighting the way too unsafe to put men inside tankers to do a tanker shuttle to area in an attempt to see what Communities and Fairlawn - blaze. the church. We tried, but it was help to have enough water." was left of Pulaski Church of along with Barren Springs, Max Kiser said the Red Cross assist- too unsafe. Within 10 minutes we Kiser estimated between 1.5 God. Meadows and Radford which ed with food for fire fighters who already had a roof collapse in the million and 2 million gallons of Kiser said the community had sent its aerial truck. We had two worked the incident for some 12 back. If fire fighters had been in water was used to fight the fire. been great throughout the inci- aerial trucks - Radford and hours in all before returning to there they would have been "The aerial trucks use a lot of dent. "Lots of businesses sent us Dublin. Christiansburg also the fire house. trapped." water, maybe 900 gallons a food, water and drinks," Kiser came and staged at the Dublin "It had a head start on us," Kiser said water was a bit of minute," he noted. said. Fire Department to cover any He reserved special thanks for other calls that came in," said Kiser said. "With the head start, an issue for fire fighters as well. Kiser said he couldn't com- fire coming through the roof and "We were flowing so much mend town employees enough Bower Funeral Home which he water because we had two ladder for the support they showed fire said let fire fighters use their facility all day. "That was a big plus," he said. "I want to thank everybody - Bower, all the town departments, the fire departments - it took everyone to make this go the way it did," said Kiser. "I hate they (Pulaski Church of God) lost their building, but it [the fire] just got too much of a head start," said Kiser, who expressed thanks for the church's pastor and members for their support. The church's pastor, Travis Gore, posted the following on Facebook, detailing the loss: "First of all, let me say that I am overwhelmed by the outpour- ing of love that has been shown by so many. I wish I could respond to every text message, phone call and Facebook mes- sage that I've received. Please know I have read and listened to every one of them. I'm so grate- ful for all of you. The Family Life Center and gymnasium was spared. However, the other buildings were destroyed. Sanctuary, kids worship area, nurseries, class- rooms, restrooms and office complex are a complete loss. Please continue to pray for us. We Will Rejoice, We Will Rise and We Will Rebuild."

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The Patriot 808-3949 www.pcpatriot.com Page 4 - The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 Radford EMS gets LUCAS Chest Compression System devices in service in the county. Pulaski County "We have had very good results with them, and are very has two of pleased with the product," Hite said. "They are great for the the LUCAS patients and provide a safer envi- ronment for the EMS providers. I think this will be a great addition devices to Radford EMS and I'm happy By MIKE WILLIAMS they are getting one." The Patriot Radford Mayor Bruce Brown noted the $14,850 comes from Radford City EMS is getting a state "Four-4-Life" funds and new member, following action can only be used for EMS equip- taken Monday night by City ment, and do not involve city Council. funds. His name is LUCAS, and he's a pro at administering chest com- pressions during CPR. Actually, LUCAS isn't really a person. He's a life-saving machine. LUCAS stands for Lund University Cardiac Arrest System, and after an impressive demonstration at Monday's council meeting, city council approved an allocation of $14,850 to purchase a LUCAS device for the city. The LUCAS Chest Compression System is a device 808-3949 designed to perform chest com- Mike Williams / The Patriot pressions on a patient suffering Radford EMS Captains Aaron Wendland (above) and Jason Gifford give Radford City Council a cardiac arrest. While LUCAS is demonstration on how the LUCAS Chest Compression System works. at work, EMS personnel on the scene are freed up to perform out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is them down stairs. models being pneumatic and other lifesaving duties. 10 percent. The rate rises to 31 "Normally we can't do CPR operating off an air bottle. Today The chest compression system percent when EMS personnel or while getting patients out of a they are battery and AC pow- mounts in a matter of seconds on bystanders use CPR and defibril- house or a weird circumstance. ered. the stretchers used by the city's lators in places such as hospitals, LUCAS will do that while we're Wendland noted that EMS per- EMS crews. With a few adjust- malls and schools. moving and we don't have to stop sonnel in Christiansburg, ments and the push of a button, Wendland said LUCAS helps CPR while we do that," he said. Blacksburg and Pulaski County LUCAS goes to work adminis- EMS personnel with fatigue. LUCAS can be set up and already have the use of LUCAS tering proper chest compressions "You obviously get tired doing operational in about 20 seconds. devices. each time with no fatigue. CPR and we have to continuous- Systems like LUCAS first Shawn Hite, Deputy Director Radford EMS Captains Jason ly rotate after two minutes. appeared about 10 years ago, of REMSI in Pulaski County, Gifford and Aaron Wendland LUCAS never gets tired. It runs Wendland said, with the first said REMSI has two of the provided city council with a on one battery for 45 minutes." demonstration of the LUCAS Wendland said studies show system, and spoke to the benefits fatigue sets in after one minute of of using the system in a life-sav- CPR, "even if you're physically ing situation. fit." Gifford said that in 2015, He continued that for rescuers, Radford EMS answered 1,765 fatigue is present due to adrena- calls, which included 139 cardiac lin and emotional factors. "You calls - 20 of which are cardiac don't realize you're getting tired. arrest cases. You just want to do the best you In 2016 he said, 1,879 calls can for the patient." were answered with 108 being cardiac calls - 25 of which He added that chest compres- involved cardiac arrest. sions that are consistent - like Wendland explained that car- those with LUCAS - means more diac arrest is a medical term blood flows to the brain and meaning loss of cardiac function. heart. "That's what we're shoot- "The heart stops," he said. ing for," he said. The American Heart LUCAS, he noted, increases Association, he continued, says blood flow to the brain up to 60 heart disease continues to be the percent compared to 40 percent No. 1 killer in the world, killing with manual CPR. "It's all about 17.3 million people annually. getting blood and oxygen Locally, in 2014, he said there throughout the body," said were 424,000 out-of-hospital Wendland. cardiac arrest cases in the U.S. LUCAS can be used while He said the rate of surviving an transporting patients and getting Radford

Continued from page 2 around the idea of bringing the added. company to Roanoke. Gropman predicted Tesla could Gropman wants the same effort build the new solar roof shingles - and result - to happen in Radford for 100 years. to boost the city's economy. "Why can't we do this here," "Since Radford is smaller, we Gropman asked. "We need to may need to yell with a louder make something happen at the voice. Radford needs to make a foundry property and not just let it paradigm shift in how we do sit there." things and use a grassroots cam- He added, "Maybe Hail Mary's paign to reach Musk himself," do work." Gropman said. Council asked City Manager "Deschutes saw that the David Ridpath to consider what Roanoke Valley wanted them, so the next steps for such an effort if we can do that here with Musk will be and for council to continue we can build this," Gropman discussion on Gropman's idea. The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 - Page 5 Area Obituaries In In Loving Loving Memory Check www.pcpatriot.com Daily For Obituaries Memory ANITA LUCILLE SHRADER Salem Va. He was born March 17, Veterans Cemetery with full Thursday at Mullins Funeal Home Funeral Home, Pulaski. 540-980- LAMBERT 1939 to the parents of Edwin Naval Honors. Arrangements by with Rev. Don Hanshew officiat- 1700 Anita Lucille Shrader Lambert, Lewis Jennings and Edna Dalton Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski ing. age 71, hand maid of the Living Jennings and grandparents of Va. Flowers are welcome or contri- JANICE FLEENOR God, Matriarch of Dublin went to William Cook Jennings, Anna butions may be made to the STEWART be with the Father - Monday, Gannaway Jennings and Effert GLENNA KILLEN MCPEAK Dublin United Methodist Church. Janice Fleenor Stewart, 81, of January 9, 2016 at the Holmes Dalton, Sarah Carpenter Dalton. Glenna Killen McPeak, age 78 The Dunnigan family is in the Dublin, passed away Friday, Regional Medical Center - He is preceded in death by one of Draper, died Tuesday, January care of Mullins Funeral Home & January 6, 2017. Melbourne, Florida. brother Marvin Lewis Jennings 10, 2017 at her residence. She Crematory in Radford. The Stewart family is in the care Born August 11, 1945 in Bandy, and three sisters Betty Jane was born in Pulaski on July 28, www.mullinsfuneralhome.com of Mullins Funeral Home & Virginia she was the daughter of Jennings, Mary Helen Newton 1938, and was the daughter of the Crematory in Radford. the late Theodore Alfonso Shrader and Linda Sue LaRue. late Frances Smith Killen and JEANNE EILEEN LANE & Phyllis Turner Shrader. Bobby is survived by his wife Onie Monroe Killen. She is sur- Jeanne Eileen Lane age 74 of PAULINE VIRGINIA CLARK She is survived by her of 43 years Irene Shelby Jennings, vived by her husband; Tommy Pulaski, died Sunday, January 8, Pauline Virginia Clark, 86 of Husband two sons JR Flinchum wife Linda McPeak of Draper: two sons; 2016 at Lewis Gale Hospital - Ranson, W.Va. passed away Carl Everette Lambert - Dublin Flinchum, Randy Flinchum, and Charles McPeak of Draper, and Pulaski. She was born on January Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the Sons & Daughters-in-law one granddaughter Paula Tim McPeak of Draper: one 29, 1942 in Pulaski, and was the Jefferson Medical Center. Born Rodney (Sindi) Lambert - Flinchum. He is survived by one daughter; Becky McPeak Lam of daughter of the late Helen Lucille February 25, 1930 in Barren Dublin sister Peggy Jennings Bess and Christiansburg: a sister; Mae Duncan Hurst and the late Springs, Virginia, she was the Zane (Rhonda) Lambert - husband Kenneth Bess. He is sur- Spence of Pulaski, and three William Eugene Hurst. Jeanne daughter of Dublin vived by several nieces and grandchildren. Funeral services was a member of Trinity Baptist the late Jason (Brittany Lambert - nephews. Special thanks to Susie will be held Friday, January 13, Church and was a graduate of the Richard Lee Dublin and Jimmy McGuire and Debbie 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Seagle Pulaski High School class of Bond and Grandchildren Cain for their loving care and Funeral Home. Interment will fol- 1960. In addition to her parents, Creola Alyssa Lambert, Jordan prayers. low in the McPeak Cemetery in she was preceded in death by a Horton Bond. Lambert, Ashley Lambert, Josie He served with the U.S. Navy Shiloh. Online condolences may son; David Via. She is survived by She worked Lambert, Sydney Lambert, Riley for 24 years and was a Master be sent to the family by visiting her husband Jack Jason Lane, Sr. as a cashier Lambert, Axel Lambert, Kasey Chief Petty Officer. He helped www.seaglefuneralhome.com of Pulaski: a son, Jack Jason for Parking McKaig and Madi McKaig defend our country during the Arrangements by Seagle Funeral Lane, Jr. of Pulaski: a sister; Clark Management Great Granddaughter Norah Vietnam War, and conflict Cuban Home, Pulaski. 540-980-1700 Carolyn Belle Puckett of NC: and Inc. Pauline Lambert Missile Crisis. After retiring from three grandchildren; Kane Via, was passionate about her family, A celebration of life will be held the Navy he worked as a supervi- ROBERT "ROBBIE" Tyler Jason Lane, and Ashton loved bingo, crocheting and bowl- 6:00 PM - Friday, January 13, sor on US Naval ships earning a HOWARD DUNNIGAN, JR. Bryce Lane along with a special ing. She was a former member of 2017 at the Fairlawn Church of recognition from Boots and Coots Robert "Robbie" Howard friend, Caroline Caldwell, and a the American Legion #71 and God, 7858 Peppers Ferry Blvd., for participation and contribution Dunnigan, Jr., 50, of Dublin, special niece, Rene Garcia. Charles Town Moose Lodge Fairlawn, VA 24141 with Rev. for fire fighting. After 20 years of passed away Monday, January 9, Jeanne's decision was to be cre- #948. She is survived by two sons, Marcus Harrison officiating. contracting fire fighting equip- 2017. He was born June 13, 1966. mated, and not have a memorial Roger Bond and wife Ellen May The family will receive friends ment on ships he returned home. He was preceded in death by his service. Online condolences may of Barren Springs, Virginia and one hour before service time at the He was a soft quite man and father, Bobby be sent to the family by visiting Raymond Jones and wife Brenda church. There will be a reception very loving towards his family. Dunnigan; www.seaglefuneralhome.com of Blue Ridge, Virginia, three following the service at the church He was very humorous and liked grandparents, Arrangements by Seagle daughters, Peni Ratcliffe and hus- for family and friends. to laugh. He was jack of all trades Raymond Funeral Home, Pulaski. 540-980- band Tim of Pearisburg, Virginia, To sign the online guestbook, and had many many friends. He and Mary 1700 Debora Breeden and husband please visit www.bowerfuneral- will be greatly missed by all of us. Frances James, Jr. of Kearneysville and home.com Many thanks to Lewis Gale Dunnigan, BARBARA LOUISE Brenda Painter and husband Bower Funeral Homes, Pulaski Hospital Pulaski and Lewis Gale and Vernon COLLINS BUCKLAND Thomas of Ranson, two brothers, is handling the arrangements for Hospital Salem Va. Special and Margaret Barbara Louise Collins Garland Bond of Barren Springs, the family. thanks to the Gentle Shepard Dunnigan Martin; and a Buckland, age 76 of Pulaski, died Virginia and Fred Bond of Hospice. special aunt, Jan 6th 2017. She was born on Willingboro, New Jersey, three BOBBY LAWRENCE Funeral service was held at Diana Dunnigan Turman. October 1, 1940 and was the sisters, Imaline Staples of JENNINGS Stevens Funeral Home Thursday Survivors include his loving daughter of the late Leeada Hillsville, Virginia and Freda Bobby Lawrence Jennings of January 12 with Rev. Ruth Ann wife of 29 years, Angela "Angie" Collins and Charles H. Collins. Hancock of Pulaski, Virginia, Draper died Monday afternoon Henley officiating and burial was Branch Dunnigan; sons and She was retired from New River seven grandchildren, Wendi January 9 in Lewis Gale Hospital at Dublin Southwest Virginia daughter-in-law, Zackary Community College where she Griggs, Jay Hough, Jackie Jones, Dunnigan of Port Orange, Fla., proudly was Erik and Nina Hough, Jason and Shay and Emilie Dunnigan of the manager Justin Breeden, ten great grand- Dublin, and Chase Dunnigan of of the cafete- children and one great great Dublin; his mother, Betty Martin ria. She is grandson. In addition to her par- Dunnigan; brother, Randy survived by ents she was preceded in death by Dunnigan and his family; father- three daugh- her husband, Lawrence "Larry" in-law and mother-in-law, Danny ters: Libby Kenneth Clark, brother Jessie and Judy Branch; sister and broth- Runions and Bond and sister, Dora Taylor. er-in-law, John and Teena Myers; her husband Funeral services will be held at the nieces Autumn and Ally Myers; Buckland Robert of Jefferson Chapel in Ranson, special great niece, London Parris; Fort Chiswell W.Va. with the Pastor Jay Watson uncle Robert Turman and many Va, Barbara officiating. Interment was in the other aunts, uncles and cousins. Lopez and her husband Bob of Rosedale Cemetery in Memorial services were held Shrewsbury Pa, and Sharon Martinsburg, W.Va. Cawkwell of Baltimore Md. One sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy CARL FRANCIS and Milton Akers of Pulaski Va. CLEMMONS, SR. three granddaughters, Courtney Carl Francis Clemmons, Sr. of Coleman of Pflugerville Texas, 4992 Alum Spring Road died and Brooke Squires of Baltimore January 4, 2017 at the Lewis-Gale Md, Karen Runions Bethancourt Hospital, Pulaski. of Allisonia Va, along with seven He was the husband of Marilyn great-grandchildren. Memorial Carwile services were held last Saturday at Clemmons. Seagle Funeral Home at 8:00 p.m. Born with the Rev. Clayton December Quesenberry officiating. The 19, 1939 in family would like to give thanks Lynchburg, to Skyline Nursing and Virginia he Rehabilitation Center in Floyd for was the son their assistance during this diffi- of the late cult transition. In lieu of flowers Clemmons Robert please make donations in her Nathanal & memory to the Daily Bread in Lois Hammock Clemmons. Pulaski or the Alzheimer's Carl was educated in Association. Online condolences Lynchburg Public Schools, attend- may be sent to the family by visit- ed Robert E. Lee Jr. High and E.C. ing www.seaglefuneralhome.com Glass High School. In 1974 he Arrangements by Seagle See DEATHS, page 7 Page 6 - The Patriot - January 13, 2017 OPINION www.pcpatriot.com Beyond General Assembly Opens It is that time of the year again. My sion by calling 804-698-1044 or by staff and I have travelled to Richmond Ben calling locally to 276-889-1044. You for the 2017 General Assembly can also email me at district38@sen- Obamacare Session set to begin on January 11th. Chaffin ate.virginia.gov. During the General Every day brings new word of the damage It is an honor and a privilege to serve Assembly Session, my local district Obamacare has inflicted on our healthcare system. As as your Senator from the 38th District. office on Main Street in Lebanon in long as this law is on the books, it will diminish the This year, the General Assembly 38th District Russell County will be closed. quality, affordability, and choice of healthcare for Session lasts 45 consecutive days and State Senator If you would like to visit the Capitol everyday Americans. is scheduled to conclude at the end of in Richmond, please let me know. We February. can help schedule a visit and set up a In the seven years since Obamacare became law, the Equity Summit and other meetings During the 45-day session, the tour for any size group. It is always promises made by its creators have been broken. with local officials. I will be working General Assembly will be deliberating great to see people from back home President Obama told us that we could keep our doc- with the other members of the House on many important issues facing here in Richmond. I always look for- tors. You can't always. President Obama told us we and Senate to make Southwest Virginia Southwest Virginia and the entire ward to the student groups and other could keep our insurance if we liked it. You can't. schools a priority and to help restore Commonwealth. One of the most constituents that make the trip to visit Instead mil- some of the funding lost due to the pressing matters is balancing the state the Capitol during session. lions of decline in school enrollment. budget as required by the Virginia Thank you for the opportunity to Morgan Americans In addition to the proposals to help Constitution. Due to a decline in state represent the 38th District in the had their poli- our schools, my focus will be on job revenue and a lagging economy, we General Assembly. I am looking for- Griffith cies cancelled creation and helping to grow the econ- must revise the two-year budget ward to a productive session. Please or signifi- omy in Southwest Virginia. I am passed in the 2016 session in order to make sure to follow what's going on in cantly working on several proposals that will cut spending while preserving critical Richmond over the next two months 9th District changed, and have a direct impact on job creation funding for essential items like educa- by following my legislative updates in Representative insurance and spurring new growth in our region. tion, healthcare, transportation, and the newspaper, on Facebook, or by carriers have Due to the decline in the coal industry, law enforcement. signing up on my email list on my fled the Southwest Virginia is suffering from As we discuss the items in the website at www.benchafin.com. Be exchanges or the health insurance market completely.1 high unemployment. As your repre- budget, it is my top priority to ensure sure to contact my office if you have The system the Administration designed makes sentative in the General Assembly, that education spending is not cut. any questions, concerns, or would like healthcare more expensive for most. Year after year, passing legislation to help grow the Many school systems in Southwest to voice your opinion on pending leg- premiums have gone up by double digits. Deductibles economy and create new opportunity Virginia are facing dire situations with islation. have increased, and so have out-of-pocket costs. As a is my priority. funding and their budgets. My col- result, many people are actually significantly underin- In order for me to represent your leagues and I in Southwest Virginia *The 38th Senatorial District sured. The bad deal offered by Obamacare might voice in the state legislature, please will be introducing legislation and includes all of Bland, Buchanan, explain why its actual enrollment is much lower than its contact my office with any questions budget amendments to help support Dickenson, Pulaski, Russell, and projected enrollment.2 or concerns. It is important to hear public education in Southwest Tazewell Counties, the Cities of Obamacare is collapsing under its own weight. I from you with your ideas and positions Virginia. Norton and Radford, and portions of expect new revelations of evidence of its collapse soon. on legislation during the General We have taken into consideration all Montgomery, Smyth, and Wise For example, the House Energy and Commerce Assembly Session. Constituents can of the proposals made during the Coal Counties. Committee that I serve on has subpoenaed numerous reach me and my office during the ses- documents the Obama Administration has refused to turn over related to the fiscal health of Obamacare. I believe the incoming Administration will be more will- ing to turn over documents. The slow but sure collapse Don’t Pass ‘Divisive’ Proposals, of Obamacare, whether you agree with it or not, is hurt- ing American citizens. Not to repeal, replace, and reform the American healthcare system as it is current- McAuliffe Warns ly in law under Obamacare would be malpractice. The House of Representatives will act this year to By SaraRose Martin and our current system is too fragmented replace Obamacare. The Energy and Commerce Jim Thomma and underfunded." Committee will look at ideas to keep costs down and Del. Ronald A. Villanueva of improve choice. Instead of the centralized, bureaucra- Capital News Service Virginia Beach and state Sen. Siobhan cy-focused model exemplified by Obamacare, we will S. Dunnavant of Henrico County work to deliver a 21st century healthcare system. But it RICHMOND – In his final State of delivered the Republican response to will take several years for the health insurance industry the Commonwealth address the governor's address. to roll out new products. In the meantime, I believe the Wednesday, Gov. Terry McAuliffe Villanueva emphasized the positive new Administration of President Trump will be able to warned legislators not to pass bills effects that the election of Donald make changes administratively that should slowdown such as ones banning abortions after Trump as president might have on or stop the escalating cost of insurance plans. 20 weeks of pregnancy or restricting Virginia, from increased defense The Obamacare system must go, but not every item which bathroom transgender individu- spending to the enactment of policies in the law must be tossed. In a two-thousand page bill, als can use. kill jobs. to help the coal industry. there are bound to be some good ideas. I support the "I want to make it very clear that I Another focus of the address was Dunnavant called McAuliffe's deci- changes made by the law to the Black Lung Benefits will veto any legislation that discrimi- education. McAuliffe said Virginia sion not to include federal funding for Act, and have sponsored a bill, H.R. 323, to keep them nates against LGBT Virginians or invested more than $1 billion in pub- Medicaid expansion under the after Obamacare is gone. undermines the constitutional health lic education last year, the most in the Affordable Care Act in his budget a Healthcare has gone through dramatic upheaval care rights of Virginia women," state's history. He said his administra- "positive acknowledgment of the under Obamacare, and Congress ought not to add to the McAuliffe told a joint meeting of the tion is transforming the K-12 system changes coming to Washington." strain the law places on Americans. There must be a General Assembly on the opening day to prepare students for the jobs of the Villanueva said Republicans would transition period for those who depend on the law. I of its 2017 session. 21st century. attempt to rise above "partisan squab- believe a one- to two-year transition is appropriate, McAuliffe, a Democrat who is Last year, Virginia saw 149,000 bles" in the last legislative session while others suggest a longer three- to five- year time entering the last year of his four-year jobs open in the technology sector and before the 2017 gubernatorial elec- frame. Our goal is to save health insurance for average term, discussed strides toward eco- 36,000 jobs in cyber security, tion. American families, and each action we take will be nomic development and announced McAuliffe said. He said Virginia has "The common-sense priorities we done with that goal in mind. that the Navy Federal Credit Union created 167,100 net new jobs over the have set for this session are conserva- I am optimistic about the outcome of our efforts to has agreed to locate 1,400 new jobs past three years. tive, but they are also intended to gar- improve healthcare in this Congress. Obamacare was and invest $102 million in Frederick In his speech, the governor also ner widespread support from both par- fatally flawed from the beginning. We now have a County. addressed transportation, care for vet- ties," Villanueva said. chance to try to get it right. "We took every meeting we could erans, climate change, the opioid epi- Those priorities include some of the get and convinced job creators to demic and reformation of the juvenile same issues McAuliffe pinpointed in Update: Holman Rule bring new operations to our common- justice system. his address – namely the heroin addic- Last week, I wrote in this column about ways in wealth, or to buy the world-class The budget that McAuliffe has sub- tion crisis, funding for public schools, which Congress can protect and better use its authority. goods, agricultural products and serv- mitted to the General Assembly and economic development and incen- On its first day in session, the House passed a rules ices our businesses create," McAuliffe includes funding to provide same-day tive programs. package that included the Holman Rule I had sought. said. service to Virginians who suffer from But Dunnavant and Villanueva also Subsequently, liberals have acted like Chicken Little, He linked those achievements to a behavioral health crisis; a $5.3 mil- touched on issues like expanding claiming that the sky is falling. The Holman Rule is a social policies. lion increase for substance abuse dis- school choice, eliminating fraudulent scalpel, not an axe, and it will be used to promote effi- order services; and new tools to pre- welfare spending, and reducing gov- ciency in government. "As we begin our work together this vent overdose deaths. In addition, ernmental regulation across the board. It is not a power grab. The rule was in effect until session, our neighbor North Carolina McAuliffe has proposed legislation "We will ensure our public safety 1983 and was not used in the way its detractors suggest. remains mired in a divisive and coun- and funding to expand mental health professionals have the resources they It falls under Congress' power of the purse, granted terproductive battle over laws its leg- screenings in jail. need and address compensation defi- under the United States Constitution. islature passed that target the rights of "One of the most severe challenges ciencies for our State Police and Further, public servants work for the people, and it is LGBT citizens," McAuliffe said. "As facing our commonwealth today is Sheriff's Deputies," Dunnavant said. entirely appropriate for the people, through the repre- we have seen in that state and others, how we care for our fellow Virginians She reiterated a commitment to bal- sentatives they elect, to determine their number and attacks on equality and women's who suffer from behavioral health dis- ance the budget without raising taxes. compensation. The outcry from the Left reminds me of health care rights don't just embarrass orders," McAuliffe said. "As too many Lawmakers are facing a $1.5 billion Glinda the Good Witch in the movie version of The the states that engage in them – they recent tragic events have taught us, revenue shortfall. Wizard of Oz telling Dorothy about the Wicked Witch of the West's demand for the ruby slippers: "Their magic must be very powerful or she wouldn't want Gillespie issues statement on Governor’s address them so badly." The power of the Holman Rule must be even greater RICHMOND - Longtime conser- ic growth rate here in the with a plan to cut taxes and modern- at cutting spending than I imagined or the Democrats in vative leader, 2014 U.S. Senate can- Commonwealth was an anemic two ize our tax code, to repeal antiquated Washington wouldn't want to put it back in the cup- didate and 2017 Republican candi- percent and that was the first time in regulations and streamline our regu- board where Democratic Speaker of the House Tip date for Governor Ed Gillespie five years it got above one percent. latory processes, to empower parents O'Neill locked it away in 1983. released a video statement Tuesday The year before that it was two- in our education system and that will on Governor Terry McAuliffe's 2017 tenths of a percent and Virginia was make our schools more responsive to If you have questions, concerns, or comments, feel State of the Commonwealth Address. 48th out of 50 states in economic the needs of students, parents and free to contact my office. You can call my Abingdon growth. Virginia. That's infuriating taxpayers. That will get us growing office at 276-525-1405 or my Christiansburg office at "Governor McAuliffe tried hard in to me as I know it is to you. again. 540-381-5671. To reach my office via email, please his State of the Commonwealth "But we're not going to turn things visit my website at www.morgangriffith.house.gov. address to put a positive spin on the around with a continuation of the "To learn more you can go to my 1Among insurers that have left the health insurance business com- failed policies of his administration. failed McAuliffe-Northam policies website, EdForVirginia.com. Thank pletely are Principal Financial and Assurant Health. All you have to do is look at the data of higher taxes, more regulations, you. God Bless you, God Bless the 2According to the American Action Forum, while Obamacare to know that in 2015, the last year trying to expand Obamacare in Commonwealth of Virginia, and God enrollment was supposed to be 21 million in 2016, actual enrollment was 10.4 million as of June 2016. we've got numbers for, our econom- Virginia. We need to come forward Bless the United States of America." Locally Owned And Operated Since 2009 The Patriot is published in its print form every Friday by Patriot Publishing, LLC. and is available at locations in Pulaski and Wythe Counties and Radford City. An electronic version can be accessed daily on the web at www.pcpatriot.com P.O. Box 2416 • Pulaski, VA 24301 • www.pcpatriot.com • (540) 808-3949 www.pcpatriot.com THE PULSE The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 - Page 7 PUBLIC SERVICE Grubb ([email protected]) you can spare a few hours a week Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Magic Mart. For more informa- ANNOUNCEMENT: for more details. you may contact Debbi Harrell Food will be served at 6:30 p.m. tion call 980-5233. (Director) at 980-2131 between followed at 7 p.m. with a large Pulaski Old Time Jamboree the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 group meeting and then everyone Al-Anon - Pulaski: Dublin Town offices will be A Bluegrass Jam session for play- p.m. Monday through Friday. will divide into smaller groups at Pulaski Al-Anon Family Group closed Jan. 13 and on Monday, ers of all ages is held every 8 p.m. The church is located at 1 (a support group for friends and Jan. 16 for Lee Jackson/Martin Thursday evening 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Family Support Group for the Harvest Place in Dublin. families of alcoholics) meet every Luther King holidays. Garbage at the Pulaski Senior Center. Join Losses in Our Lives Monday night at 8 p.m. at the scheduled for pick-up on the jam by playing an instrument Meets 1st Thursday of each Narcotics Anonymous Pulaski Presbyterian Church of Monday, January 16 will be or singing or just come by and month in the L. Brinkley Eure The NA group HOW meets each America across from Magic picked up on Tuesday, Jan. 17 enjoy the music. Call John "Doc" Education Building located Sunday 6 p.m. at the Christ Mart. Contact number: 540-980- along with Tuesday's regular McElroy at 320-3688 for more behind LewisGale Hospital Episcopal Church located at 144 5233. pick-up. information. The center is located Pulaski 2 sessions are available Washington Ave., in Pulaski. The ON-GOING: across the street from the post each month. Times are from 12 meeting is open to everyone. If you would like to publicize office. noon - 1 p.m. and from 7 p.m. - 8 community activities (FREE of N.A. (Principles before charge) please contact us by Pulaski High School Class of p.m. Light Refreshments provid- Cowboy Church changes bread Personalities) email: [email protected], 1970 planning 47th Reunion ed. distribution and free meal N.A. Principles before Fax: 540-980-8628 or drop by Pulaski High School- Class of schedule AmVets Post #50 Personalities meets Thursday at 7 The Patriot newspaper office at 70- is planning their 47th Cowboy Church will no longer AmVets Post #50 meets each p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 6 138 N. Jefferson Ave., Pulaski reunion, "Those Were the Days" be giving away bread on Friday from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. p.m. at the First Presbyterian or call 540-808-3949. If it is for Memorial Day weekend Wednesdays and Sundays of each Dinners sold at post. The post is Church Annex located at 4th and important to you, it is impor- (Friday May 26- Saturday May week due to bakery issues. located at 1018 East Main St., Jefferson St., Pulaski, Va. For tant to us! 27). Events both evenings will be Starting in November Cowboy Pulaski. For more information more information, go to held at Al's on first in downtown Church will be serving hot meals 540-994-6006. www.newrivervalleyna.org Pulaski. Any class graduates the last two Sundays of the Check Our Website that have not been contacted or month only until more churches Celebrate Recovery Support AA: Daily For visiting friends or families during can be recruited to help. group at VHM Alcoholics Anonymous meet the upcoming holidays are Obituaries. Valley Harvest Ministries in Monday at 8 p.m. (closed meet- encouraged to contact Carolyn Pulaski Daily Bread in need of Dublin is now sponsoring a sup- ing); Wednesday (noon); and Mathews volunteers port group for people who are Thursday at 8 p.m. (open meet- ([email protected]); Cathy Go To Daily Bread is in need of servers working through hurts, habits and ings) at Pulaski Presbyterian (Weldon) Coble www.pcpatriot.com on several different days, so if hang- ups. The group meets each Church of America across from ([email protected]) or Dan Gravel Road, Wolfe Bros. to perform at NRCC From NRCC 2013 and have developed into a three vocalists and the band's Festival, Floydfest, the Barter Gregory Seeding and powerful vocal and instrumental repertoire ranges from rarely Theater and the Delaware Valley Landscaping Company, Pulaski; The music of Gravel Road and group. They play a variety of heard traditional songs and tunes Bluegrass Festival. All the mem- Hitching Post Records, Hiwassee; the Wolfe Brothers will be fea- styles including bluegrass, gospel to their own original material. bers reside in the Grayson County, King's Tire Service, Pulaski; Pepsi tured during New River and traditional string band music. Founding members are Jerry Virginia, community of Elk Cola Bottling Co., Dublin; Community College's Fiddle, The group placed second at the Correll, fiddle; and Dale Morris, Creek. Pulaski Patriot newspaper, Banjo and Dance Club jamboree Galax Fiddlers Convention and banjo and guitar. Other members Corporate sponsors of the jam- Pulaski; Shoney's Restaurant, on Saturday, Jan. 14. The music has a CD, First Time Around. are Casey Hash, guitar and accor- borees include Anderson Dublin; Southern Furniture will begin at 6 p.m. in Edwards Band members are Nick dion; and Donna Correll, bass. Audiology, Dublin; Duncan Ford Warehouse, Radford; Sunshine Hall, room 117, at NRCC in Weitzenfeld, guitar and vocals; The Wolfe Brothers have played Lincoln Mazda, Blacksburg; Estes Tours, Dublin; Trader's Emporium Dublin. Lydia Bowman, fiddle and vocals; at many venues including Auto & Truck Parts Inc., Pilot; Gravel Road is a youth blue- Addie Levy, mandolin and vocals; Merlefest, the Carter Fold First Community Bank, Pulaski; See NRCC, page 11 grass band hailing from the New and Jared Houseman, bass. River Valley. They formed in The Wolfe Brothers features Deaths

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started to further his education at Marshall Lodge #39 in Lynchburg Scottsville and "Nat" Clemmons C.V.C.C. in Lynchburg and later where he has been a member since of Pulaski. Two grandsons, "Trey" graduated in 1983 from N.R.C.C. 1967. In 1968 he became a mem- Clemmons of Gordonsville and in Dublin with a certificate in Law ber of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Luke Clemmons of Pulaski. Three Enforcement and A.A.S in Police Lynchburg where he held a 32 ?. granddaughters, Amanda Science. In 1991, he became a member Clemmons of Charlottesville, Carl grew up in the Methodist of the Shriners, Kazim Temple in Sarah Clemmons of Ruckersville Church and became a member of Roanoke. In October of 2016, he and Grayce Clemmons of Pulaski. Fort Hill United Methodist was presented his 50-year Master Three great grandchildren, Church in Lynchburg at the age of Veteran pin from Marshall Lodge. Jonathan, Anthony and Leah. 17. Since 1990, he was a member Carl was a charter member of Sister, Judith and husband, Dennie at Jordan's Chapel UMC. At an Campbell County Rescue Squad. Meadows, sisters-in-law, Phyllis early age, Carl became interested He was presented his honorary life Moody of Lynchburg and Jeanette in scouting. He was a member of membership as a founding mem- and husband, Lewis Scott of Troop #24 at Fort Hill UMC ber in 1962. He also was a mem- Brookneal and many nieces, where he attained the rank of life, ber of the Brookneal Jaycees. nephews, great nieces and he was also tapped into the Order One of Carl's hobbies was crafts nephews and many friends. of the Arrow and served as Lodge and he had many unique orna- Funeral services were held Chief for a year. He also served as ments & angels. If you were fortu- Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Jr. Assistant Scoutmaster and nate enough to receive one you Bower Funeral Home-Chapel, Assistant Scout Master. knew it was made with love and to Pulaski with Pastor Becky Gravel Road Carl was a Master Mason in be treasured. Carl was an avid Wheeler officiating. Interment fol- fisherman, especially fly fishing lowed at the Memorial Christian and was a self-taught flytyer. His Church Cemetery - Draper. real enjoyment was to catch fish In lieu of flowers - memorials to with his own fly or have someone Carl may be sent to Kazim Temple that he had given flies to, tell him for Greenville, SC Shriners they caught fish. Hospital. Besides his parents, Carl was To sign the online guestbook, predeceased by his granddaughter, please visit www.bowerfuneral- infant Rachael Clemmons, two home.com brothers, infant Kelso Clemmons Bower Funeral Homes-Pulaski and Ed Clemmons. Marilyn's par- is handling the arrangements for ents, Harry & Lucille Carwile and the Clemmons Family. brother-in-law Richard Carwile. Carl is survived by his wife of 46 years, Marilyn. Also by two The Patriot sons "Chuck" Clemmons of 808-3949 Page 8 - The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 Church Directory Worship Each Week In The Church Of Your Choice

First Baptist Church Dublin Baptist Church Memorial Baptist Church 325 Randolph Avenue 100 Hawkins Street 995 Peppers Ferry Road Pulaski, Va. 24301 This Week’s Dublin, VA 24084 Pulaski, VA 24301 Pastor: Dr. Don Pegram 540-674-6061 Pastor: Michael S. Jones Sunday School - 10 a.m. [email protected] Sunday Morning Service - 11 a.m. Featured Church Website: dublinbaptistva.org 9:45 am - Sunday School Fellowship Wednesday - 5:45 to Pastor: Dennis Jones 11:00 am - Worship 6:30 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 to 7:15 Memorial Baptist Church Morning Worship: 11 a.m. 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting Telephone: 980-6565 Children's Church and Nursery Telephone Number: 995 Peppers Ferry Road Evening Service: 6 p.m., Youth (540) 980-4731 Draper Valley Baptist Church Pulaski, VA 24301 and Nursery Email: 3200 Lee Highway Pastor: Michael S. Jones Monday, Wednesday and Friday: [email protected] Draper, Va. 24324 Sunday Walking in the Family Life Pastor: Wilfred "Willie" Overton 9:45 am - Sunday School Center, 9:30-10:30 a.m. River of Life Church Service Times: 11:00 am - Worship Tuesday: Women's Bible Study, 5311 Black Hollow Road, Bible Study Sunday, 10 a.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. Dublin, Virginia 24084 Sunday Worship, 11 a.m. 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting Wednesday, Adult and Youth Shawn Burchett, Pastor Sunday Evening, 6 p.m. Telephone Number: 980-4731 Bible Study and Mission Friends, Wendy Bowman, Children's Prayer Service, Wed. 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] 7 p.m. Pastor Phone: 980-1028 Sunday School 9:15 AM www.drapervalleybaptist.org Christ Episcopal Church Valley Harvest Ministries First United Methodist Church Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 [email protected] 144 North Washington Avenue 1 Harvest Place 301 N. Jefferson Ave. - Pulaski AM Pulaski P.O. Box 458 (physical address) Wednesday Evening Life Grace Baptist Church Service: 10 a.m. every Sunday Dublin, VA 24084 135 Fourth St., NW - Pulaski Building Service 7:00 PM 552 E. Main Street Phone: 980-2413 Senior Pastor Steve Willis (mailing address) www.riveroflifechurchdublin.co Dublin, Va. 24084 Email: [email protected] Associate Pastors: Pastor's Name: m Pastor: Doug Testerman www.christpulaski.dioswva.org Perry Slaughter, Elaine Wood, Melissa Smith 540-674-4500 674-1762 Derick Burton Associate Pastors: Primary Services: Jordan's Chapel UMC Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Sebastian Ruiz, Hispanic Pastor Delton Church of God 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Pastor: Rev. Becky Wheeler Wednesday School 7 p.m. Taylor Downey, Director of of Prophecy 11 a.m. Sunday worship Worship: 9:30 a.m. www.vhmdublin.org Youth Ministries. 4570 Boyd Road Sunday Night Power Hour, 6 to Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. 540-674-4729 Sunday Services Draper, VA 24324 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m. 8:30AM - Hispanic Worship Pastor Betty Clark Wednesday Night 7 to 8 p.m. Randolph Avenue United 8:45AM - Contemporary (276) 766-3674 Grace Kids and Teens Bible Cecil's Chapel United Methodist Church Worship Sunday School: 10 a.m. Study Methodist Church 1607 Randolph Avenue 10:00AM - SundaySchool Sunday worship: 11 a.m. 5801 Cecil's Chapel Road, Pulaski, VA 24301 11:00AM - Traditional Worship Sunday worship: 6 p.m. Open Door Baptist Church Hiwassee, VA 24347 Pastor: Rev. Dr. Karen Black Contact Info. Wednesday worship: 6 p.m. 4576 Miller Lane Pastor RuthAnne Henley Sunday School: 10 a.m. Phone: 540.980.3331 Pulaski, VA 24301 Worship service is 8:45am- Worship: 11 a.m. e-mail: [email protected] Heritage Church Pastor: Rev. N.K. Howlett 9:45am Phone: 540-980-8775 website: www.fumcpulask.org 6195 Cleburne Boulevard, Primary Services: Sunday School is 10 - 10:45am Dublin Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Ricky Dishon, 540 239 6360, Mountain View United Belspring Baptist Church Pastor Jevema Michelle King Worship, 11 a.m. www.facebook.com/cecilschapel Methodist Church 6887 Depot Street Service Times: Wednesdays, 7 Wednesday Night, 7 p.m. .umc 6648 Wilderness Road Belspring, VA 24058 p.m.; Sundays, 9 and 11 a.m. Phone: 980-2046 Dublin, VA 24084 Pastor Darrell Linkous (540) 674-9220 Newbern United Methodist Phone: 540-674-6111 Service Times: W ebsite: Draper United Methodist Church Website: Sunday School: 10 a.m. www.heritagechurch.net Church 5155 Wilderness Road mountainviewumc.yolasite.com/ Sunday worship: 11 a.m. Facebook.com/ 3080 Greenbriar Road Exit 98 off I-81 Newbern Pastor: Paige Wimberly Wednesday Bible Study and HeritageChurchDublinVA Draper, VA 24324 Rev. Paige Wimberly Adult Sunday School: 10 a.m. Youth Group: 7 p.m. Pastor: Ruth Anne Henley 674-6111 Morning Worship with Darrell Linkous: 353-0081 Fairlawn Baptist Primary Service Times: Worship Services: 9:45 a.m. Children's Church at 11 a.m. [email protected] 6758 Oxford Avenue Sunday School, 10 a.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m. om Fairlawn, VA 24141 Worship, 11 a.m. Phone: 540-392-8016 To Add Your Church To The Directory, Call (540) 808-3949

How You Can Know God Cares Will Christ Love Me

Love is a distinguishing mark created. He gave us oceans and of Christians and something the beaches, mountains and snow, If My Life’s A Mess? Lord commanded us to do (John Dr. Charles sunrises and sunsets, full moons Q: How much do I have to 13:34-35). Jesus said we should and new moons, beautiful plants clean up my life before God My love others as God loves us-self- Stanley and animals. will accept me? I want to lessly, sacrificially, with under- Consider what an awesome believe in Jesus and follow Answer standing and forgiveness. But sight this world was right after Him like some of my friends how can we love others if we're God created it, untainted by man. do, but I know I need to get unsure of His love for us person- sion, or action but who He is (1 We tend to forget how majestic John 4:8). my life together first. ally? His the earth really is, especially Billy Graham When we refer to "God's love," How can we know for certain when houses, big buildings, cars, A: If you were going to be we're talking about the unselfish that God loves us? and pollution surround us at received by the President or the giving of Himself to us, which 1. He created the world for every turn. Sometimes spending a Queen of England or any other saved by our good deeds, brings about blessing in our lives- us. little time in nature is all we need important person, you'd proba- because we can never be good -no matter how unlovable we One of the reasons I enjoy to remind us of the Lord's affec- bly do everything you could to enough. might be. That says something traveling out west is because I tion. be as groomed and well- about the Lord's character. His can go into the wilderness where 2. He chose us. dressed as possible. You'd do it But all our sins were placed love is not just an emotion, deci- I don't see anything but what God Jesus prayed: "Father, I desire not only out of respect, but on Jesus Christ, and on the that they also, whom You have because you wouldn't want to cross He took upon Himself the given Me, be with Me where I be embarrassed-or even refused judgment for sin that we am, so that they may see My entry. deserve. And now God wel- glory which You have given Me, But listen: God isn't like comes us just as we are! Don't for You loved Me before the that! God welcomes us just as let another day go by without foundation of the world" (John we are! All that He requires of Christ, but by a simple prayer 17:24). Scripture also teaches that us s a repentant heart and a sin- of faith ask Him to come into God loved us before He ever cre- cere faith-faith not in ourselves your life and cleanse you of all ated the earth (Eph. 1:4-5). and our goodness, but faith in your sins-and He will. 3. He died for us. Jesus Christ and what He has Romans 5:8 says, "But God already done for us. The Bible demonstrates His own love says, "For God so loved the toward us, in that while we were world that he gave his one and yet sinners, Christ died for us." only Son, that whoever On the cross, Jesus emptied believes in him shall not perish Himself for our sake, pouring out but have eternal life" (John His love so that we might be 3:16). Call Us At saved. He loved us then, and He You see, no matter how good loves us today-regardless of all we are, we can never be good our mistakes, sins, or struggles. 808-3949 enough to come into God's 4. He cares for us. presence. God is absolutely God continually watches over [email protected] perfect and pure, and even one us, providing our needs. He pro- sin-just one-would be enough [email protected] tects and guides us, and answers to banish us from His presence. www.pcpatriot.com See STANLEY, page 9 That's why we can never be The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 - Page 9 Church Directory Worship Each Week In The Church Of Your Choice

Pulaski Seventh Day Adventist Draper's Valley Presbyterian Dublin Christian Church Dora Highway Baptist Church St. Edward's Catholic Church Church (PCA) 1643 Dora Highway, Pulaski Corner of North Washington Corner 4th St. and Henry Ave. Address: 2755 Old Baltimore 5605 Dunlap Road Pastor Harry L. Gunter Avenue and 7th Street N.W. Pulaski, VA 24301 Road, Draper, VA 24324 P.O. Box 1330 320-0738 Pulaski Pastor: Don Elswick Mailing address: Same as above Dublin, VA 24084 Assoc. Pastor Phone: 980-6511 Assoc. Pastor: Donald L. Pastor's Name: Rev. Robert E. (540) 674-8434 Rev. Herman Sarver Fax: 980-6511 Cressell Davis www.dublinchristianchurch.com 980-2827 Priest: Fr. Bernie Ramirez Services: Sabbath School, 9:30- Associate Pastor: Rev. Roland Richard R. Goad, Jr. Sunday School 10 a.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Mathews Senior Minister Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Thursday (Summer only) Worship: Saturday, 11 a.m. - Primary Service Times: Sunday School 10 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study Noon Sunday Morning Worship Worship 11 a.m. 7 p.m. Pulaski First Church of the 540-980-3576 Service 8:30 and 11:00 Sunday Evening Worship and Brethren [email protected] Sunday Evening Worship Youth Meeting, 6 p.m. Pulaski Christian Church, Inc. 1749 Newbern Road Service 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study and 4531 Brookmont Road, Pulaski, Pulaski, VA 24301 First Missionary Baptist Wednesday Evening (5:45 Children's Bible Classes, 7 p.m. VA 24301 Pastor Frank Peters Church Supper in the Fellowship Hall www.pulaskichristianchurch.com/ Sunday School: 9:45 7318 Manns Drive / P.O. Box 90 (Sept thru May) - Youth Groups Anderson Memorial (540) 230-5290 Worship: 11 a.m. New River, Virginia 24129 and Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m.) Presbyterian Church Bishop W. David Hoover, Sr. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m. (540) 639-5331 Contact Info: 319 Franklin Avenue, Pulaski Pastor 980-3798 email: [email protected] Phone - 540-994-9015 (540) 980-2277 Rev. Katherine H. Newton, Also on FACEBOOK e-mail - Dr. David Kester, Pastor Assoc. Pastor Abundant Life Ministries Pastor: [email protected] Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Rev. Richard A. Goodman, Sr. website - www.dvpca.org Morning Worship 11 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. 3050 Lee Highway Associate Ministers: Worship 7 p.m. Pulaski, VA 24301 Rev. Teri Lewis Trinity Lutheran First Presbyterian Church Monday Bible College (540) 980-5506 Rev. Annette Cheek Church ELCA 408 N. Jefferson Avenue, Pulaski 7 to 9 p.m. (Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.) Church Clerk: Pastor Melissa McNair-King Wednesday Bible Study Pastor Randall K. Lawrence Sr. Mrs. Carlotta Lewis 2 Fifth Street, N.W. (540) 980-2131 7 p.m. Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Service Schedule: Pulaski [email protected] Sunday Evenings 6 p.m. Sundays: 540-980-3624 www.firstpresbyterianpulaski.org Aldersgate United Methodist Wednesday Evenings (Family Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. The Rev. Terrie Sternberg Sunday Services: 1946 Medallion Drive Night) 7 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. trinitypulaski @gmail.com Sept.-May: Sunday School, 9:45 Pulaski, VA 24301 Adult Bible Study The Lord's Supper - Each First Sunday Worship 11 a.m. a.m., Service 11 a.m. (540) 980-1349 U-Turn Youth Service Sunday (Sept. - May) June-Labor Day: Service 10 a.m. Pastor Becky Wheeler Children's Ministries Wednesdays: Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Wednesday Family Night, 6 - Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting & (June - Aug.) 7:30 p.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Full Gospel Grace Tabernacle Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Bible Study: Wednesday, 12:30 600 Skyline Circle, Pulaski www.trinitypulaski.org Thornspring United Methodist First Baptist Church Pastor Cameron Mitchell Dublin United Methodist Church 220 Magazine Street, Pulaski, Assoc. Pastor Hivera Green Church Trinity United Methodist 5670 Thornspring Church Rd. Va. Sunday School 10-11 a.m. 424 East Main Street, Dublin Pastor: Judy Yonce Dublin, VA 24084 Rev. 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Psalm 100 Stanley Continued from page 8 "Make a joyful noise unto the our Maker. Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord Teach Me "Serve the Lord with glad- our prayers. The Lord may not always work in the time frame we with gladness: Come before His ness." I'm glad that I am saved. expect, but if we're faithful to wait on Him, He will always come presence with singing. Know ye Your Word I'm glad that I serve a risen through for us according to His will. The best way to learn about that the Lord, He is God: It is He Savior. I'm glad that my name God's deep concern for His children is to spend time reading Scripture that hath made us and not we O Lord has been written down in the and meditating on it through prayerful interaction with Him. If we ourselves; we are His people and Terry lamb's book of life. I'm glad devote ourselves to the Lord, we will discover that He is always caring the sheep of His pasture. Enter McCraw about it! I'm glad that I'm alive! toward us. into His gates with thanksgiving, I'm glad to be living in the land His Promise and into His courts with praise: of the free and the home of the God promises that He will love us unconditionally-and won't ever be thankful unto Him and bless comes alive every morning as the brave. I'm glad when I'm in the leave or forsake us (Heb. 13:5). If God loved us only sometimes but His Name. For the LORD is birds of the air chirp out joyful house of the Lord dining at God's not all the time, that would mean His character, feelings, or attitude is good; His mercy is everlasting; songs unto the Lord. The frog table upon His precious word. changeable. But our Lord never changes. and His truth endureth to all gen- joins the praise with cherry bass I gladly quote the scriptures Neither is His love contingent upon us. Whether or not we go to erations." notes. Out in the fields, the cattle every morning, "This is the day church, tithe, witness, pray enough, and never sin, God's affection is "Make a joyful noise unto the low, the sheep bleat, and the that the Lord hath made. Let us always the same. You can't do anything to deserve it, and you can't do Lord, all ye lands." Or all ye horse nickers and neighs. rejoice and be glad in it." anything to keep Him from loving you. people of the earth. Giving praise It was believed for a time that It thrills my soul when the The apostle John tells us that "God is love" (1 John 4:8). This may to God is the duty of all mankind, the giraffe was the only animal song leader leads us in a congre- be a difficult truth for our human minds to grasp. But love is the Lord's everywhere. Every person on the that didn't have a voice. In reali- gational hymn. "He has made very essence, and He is the source from which all true love flows. earth is here because God has ty, it does. It whistles out a flute me glad, O He has made me There are no restrictions, no limitations, and no exceptions. God's care given them life. Thus we all owe like sound. Squirrels chatter. glad. I will rejoice for He has for us is absolute and genuine, and through creation, He has unmistak- our praise and thanks to God. He Lions roar. Every living thing made me glad." (Leona Von ably declared that love (Rom. 1:20). But in His most powerful procla- formed us in our mother's womb. that has breath, is admonished in Brethorst) He has filled us with mation of all, He sent His Son to die for us, so that we could enjoy His "We are fearfully and wonderful- this scripture to praise God joy and gladness. The first thing loving presence for all eternity. ly made." because He has graciously given I noticed after I became saved, The word of God declares, in them life. Now, if every other was the bubbling over, happi- no uncertain terms, "Let every- creature is praising the Lord in ness, peace, joy and gladness that thing that hath breath, praise the its own way, using the voice that I felt. Jesus took all my burdens Like Us On Lord. Praise ye the Lord." God has given it, why can't born away. I felt like I was walking on (Psalm 150:6) again believers shout out praises a cloud. That's what being born Every creature on the earth has to the Lord? The truth is, we can again does for a person. It was, Facebook at a voice of some kind and are and we should. We can and will without a doubt, the greatest day Pulaski County-Patriot making a joyful noise unto their do it if we're not too intimidated, of my life, when the Lord saved creator. The animal kingdom is too bashful, too proud, or too Visit our website at www.pcpatriot.com glad to be alive. The forest ashamed of our relationship with See MCCRAW, page 10 Page 10 - The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 4-Year-old asks for Dave gifts to go to shelter Says

Meet Elijah. This precious little guy turned 4-years-old this week Dave Ramsey and what did he ask his friends and family to get him for his birth- day? Items on the Humane Society's wishlist to be donated to the shelter! Elijah and his family brought in the "birthday presents" this Sponsored Each week to drop them off. Since adopting their beagle (whom Elijah named Marshall) a while back from our shelter, Elijah and his fam- Week By ily frequently visit the Dublin Baptist shelter to spend time with the animals cur- Church rently housed here. We (Across From Hardee’s) want to wish sweet little Elijah a very happy 540-674-6061 birthday from all of us at the Humane Society and thank him and his Dissolve family for their kind- ness and generosity! -Submitted by the the LLC? Pulaski County Humane Society Dear Dave, My wife and I are debt-free, plus she has a business giving music lessons. We formed an LLC last year when she had sev- His Holy word, about His mandments are not grievous for er he doeth shall prosper." eral students and was making promises, about the Holy Ghost those who love the Lord. over $3,000 a month, but that all McCraw our Comforter, about our eter- Rather, it is an honor, a privi- If we will delight ourselves in changed when our first baby nal life, and countless other lege, and a delight. serving the Lord, and in keep- arrived. Now, she has only a few Continued from page 9 things. The Psalmist said, in Psalm 1, ing His commandments, He will students, and they bring in around me by His marvelous grace. We love the word of God and Verses 2 & 3."But his delight is delight in meeting our needs $700 per month. Should we dis- Those of us who have been the God of the word. We want in the law of the Lord; and in and giving to us the desires of solve the LLC? born again and filled with the above all things to be faithful to His law doth he meditate day our hearts. He prospers us in Ben Spirit of God are glad about it. Him. Service to God brings us and night. And he shall be like a every way, spiritually, physical- Dear Ben, We love God supremely and we the most joy and gladness that tree planted by the rivers of ly, emotionally and financially. First, congratulations on being can't help but give Him our we shall ever experience in any water, that bringeth forth his We never really knew what real debt-free and new parents. Happy highest praise. other endeavor. Serving the fruit in his season; his leaf also happiness was, until Jesus came New Year to you all! We are glad about God, about Lord and keeping His com- shall not wither; and whatsoev- into our hearts and stayed. In most states, the only upfront cost for an LLC is the money you pay for the initial set up. There may be a small fee for a business The Patriot - Service Directory license and subsequent annual renewal, but that generally doesn't add up to much. Then, there's the money you pay for filing your tax return on the LLC once a year. Even if you live in a state where there are other fees to consider, as long as the cost of maintaining the LLC wasn't killing you, I'd recommend keeping it in place. You went to the trouble of open- ing it, and you just might use it again someday. Even if your wife is staying home with the baby, she just might be able to take on more students again as time goes by. Just be reasonable and use common sense. If you spend $3,000 to stay open, and you're making $700, you'd dissolve it, right? But as long as you don't have fees that are making you cringe, I'd probably leave it in place. -Dave Dear Dave, My dad has been really bad with money his entire life. Anytime he would get into trou- ble, my grandparents would always bail him out. This time he came to my wife and I, asking for $350 to get out of overdraft at the bank. We're trying to live on a budget and get control of our finances, and $350 would make things kind of tight at the moment. What do you think we should do? Jeremy Dear Jeremy, I understand feeling an obliga- tion to help your dad. But there's a lesson here that dad needs to learn, and it's something that goes much deeper than the money or helping out a family member. You have to do the right thing, no matter how dad reacts to this. Right now, the right thing is tak- ing care of your family and not putting them in jeopardy. So my answer to dad would be no. Another thing that needs to hap- pen is for the definition of "help" to change. When you say he's been irresponsible with money his whole life, giving him $350 won't help - and it will make you an enabler. Just handing him The Patriot - 808-3949 $350 will actually hurt him, and it will give him the idea he can con- [email protected] tinue being dumb with money and hit you up for cash anytime. Like I said, I understand the www.pcpatriot.com pull of helping out a parent. So if you feel this is something you absolutely must do, I would advise making the $350 contin- gent on the fact that he begin and complete a financial counseling course. Be gentle when you talk to him, and let him know it hurts to see him struggling. But let him know, too, it's his responsibility to work through his debts and take care of his own finances! -Dave * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best- selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey. The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 - Page 11 THE PATRIOT CLASSIFIEDS MOST ADS ARE FREE - CALL (540) 808-3949

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The Patriot - 808-3949 [email protected] www.pcpatriot.com SPORTS The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 - Page 13 Another dandy for all the marbles The big two of college athlet- ics is on a roll. Last year's Locker Villanova/Carolina national championship game in basket- Room ball was terrific, decided on a last second three-point jump shot. Great game, great effort, Dan truly good teams. And the last Callahan two in college football have been the same between Alabama and Clemson. Two years in a but it seemed about as good to row to the wire. Alabama got these eyes. The Tide scored two the first one, and Clemson the touchdowns on big plays over second, 35-31 Monday evening the final three quarters, but in a real barnburner. Never has a could not drive the football. The rematch been that good. Alabama offense did not help its This time a superb Crimson defense, and that was a big rea- Tide defense tried to take out son it wore down as the game got longer. the Tigers in the first quarter, Front row left to right School Champions Taryn Blankenship, Emilie Hall, Taylor Goble, Jaycey playing very physical and Some have complained about individual calls, targeting, pass Hendrix, Natalie Ratliff, Josey Smythers and Makenna Yates. Row 2: Joel Burchett, Peyton throwing haymakers at every McDaniel, Rayan Belcher, Gavin Cook, Nick Ortiz, Kai Sherman, Garrett Knick and Blaise Stump. opportunity. Clemson struggled interference, the rub play for the too, and the Tide moved ahead final score. People have trouble 14-0, and scored 10 points off accepting defeat these days, but two Clemson fumbles. It didn't Alabama head coach Nick Winners named in Pulaski look good at the start of the sec- Saban spoke the simple truth at ond quarter, particularly with the game's end. "We couldn't stop Tigers starting out at their own them. They made more plays Elks Hoop Shoot Contest 13 and having failed to do much than we did. We made a bad of anything offensively. penalty, but you have to make The Benevolent and represented Riverlawn School. have their name inscribed on a So what happened? The plays and they made some great Protective Order of Elks Pulaski Snowville Elementary hoopers special plaque displayed in the Tigers started making plays, ones when they had to. That's Lodge, completed the annual were Josey Smythers and Taylor Basketball Hall of Fame. found some space, and drove 87 about it,'' said Saban. And really, Hoop Shoot Contest Sunday Goble. Dublin Middle School Hoop Shoot Chairman Turpin yards for six. From that point that is about it. Just two really, January 8th at the Central Gym. were represented by Taryn would like to thank the staff and the fight was on. Credit really good teams battling to the Leslie Turpin, Pulaski Elks Blankenship, Emilie Hall, teachers of the participating Clemson for having confidence. final second. What it should be. Hoop Shoot Chairman notified Peyton McDaniel and Garett schools for allowing their stu- Credit Clemson for not backing The lead changed hands four all Pulaski County Schools back Knick. dents to compete in this impor- up when things didn't look good. times in the fourth quarter and in early September of the com- This year's Lodge girl / boy tant Elks program that recog- The Tigers didn't flinch. They both teams were having trouble petition. Each School was Champions are: Age group 12 nizes athletic ability, sports- traded body blows for the rest of stopping the other, but with 2:01 requested to hold a contest dur- to 13, Taryn Blankenship and manship and rewards accom- the night with the Tide. It should left Clemson had one last ing the physical education Peyton McDaniel. Age 10 to 11, plishment. The parents and fam- be mentioned that the three chance. A shoestring tackle like- classes and select their school Emilie Hall and Garrett Knick. ilies of these students are to be national championships won ly prevented a touchdown on the champion for the Shoot Off. Age group 8 to 9, Taylor Goble commended for their support under the new playoff system kickoff return, but Clemson The contest is open to both girls and Blaise Stump. and encouragement and share in have never been won by the top seemed cool and confident and and boys ages 8 to 13 years. this recognition as well. seeded team. Ohio State got the full of energy. The Alabama Shooting in this year's contest These winners are eligible to first one, Alabama the second, defense no longer looked that are School Champions from participate in the district contest To learn more about the Elks and Monday Clemson, but none way. Mike Williams made one Critzer Elementary, Natalie in Bedford on January 21st. The or the Hoop Shoot please log on of the three entered seeded num- of three huge leaping pass Ratliff, Blaise Stump, and Joel winners of the district will to Elks.org, become an Elk and ber one. receptions down the sideline and Burchett. Pulaski Elementary advance to state competition, become a mentor to next year's It was a physical game, some the coverage was good. Then sent Nick Ortez, Ryan Belcher, regional and finalists go to school champs. Please follow questionable hits. The Bama tight end Jordan Leggett made a Kai Sherman, Gavin Cook and Chicago for the national shoot- Elks Champions on Facebook at defense tried to take Clemson fantastic diving fingertip catch Makenna Yates. Jacey Hendrix off. The national winners will "Pulaski Elks." out, and that's fine. It's not table inside the 10. tennis. But from the beginning Then the winning score was of the second quarter the Tigers nice because it's a nice story. outscored the Tide 35-17, and From the two with just six sec- Alley wins second straight Hayden Alabama failed to convert third onds left Watson rolled right and down nine straight times. The hit Hunter Renfro with an out end result was Clemson got pass with one tick left. Clemson Electric Football Forecast title wins! stronger, and snapped the Brad Alley of the Insurance Center of Dublin share of fourth place with Phillip Baker of And who is Hunter Renfro? pigskin 99 times. The result was has claimed his second straight Hayden Electric National Bank, both at 235-86. Baker went 18-12 He's the guy nobody wanted, but the Bama defense in the fourth Football Forecast championship. in the bowl games. Dabo Swinney let him walk on. quarter was not the same And he won it by the slimmest of margins - Finishing sixth on the season was our sponsor, He has some quicks, but he's too defense of the first quarter. It again. Jon Woolwine of Hayden Electric & Plumbing small, and he's that often was tiring and it was noticeable. Alley went 15-15 during our final week of Supplies with a 233-88 record after going 19-11 referred to "possession'' receiver. Tiger quarterback DeShawn bowl game picks. That was good enough to fin- during the bowl games. He possesses pretty good. He Watson had time to throw, the ish 239-82 on the season - just one win better Then in order came former Cougar boss Joel now has four touchdown catches pressure was not the same, and than Timmy Hurst and The Patriot's Dan Hicks (231-90, 17-13 in the bowls), Dublin attor- in two games in national title the wide receivers who did not Callahan. ney Mike Barbour (227-94, 15-15), The Patriot's games vs. Alabama. A walk-on. play last year because of injuries Both Hurst and Callahan went 19-11 on the Mike Williams (223-98, 16-14), Kenny Myers of A nice story. And Watson, he's started making big catches, and bowl picks and made up four games on Alley, but Phoenix Packaging (222-99, 18-12), Webb the guy that should have won Watson just made big plays. he led by five going into the final round of picks Donald of State Farm in Pulaski (209-112, 17-13) Clemson's defense was not See CALLAHAN, page 14 and held on for the win. and our guest, Chris Hodge (15-15 in the bowl celebrated as much as Bama's, He won last year's contest by a game as well. games). What does Alley get for his effort? Why, noth- ing ... but bragging rights. That’s pretty valuable Oh, and each panelist missed the last pick of with this crowd! the season by picking Alabama to win the Both Callahan and Hurst finished the season National Title. Of course, that was won by with 238-83 records. Clemson in a last-second thriller. Alex Rygas of Bower Funeral Homes won Our thanks to Woolwine and Hayden Electric bragging rights on the bowl games, finishing 20- & Plumbing Supplies for their continued spon- 10. That was good enough for him to claim a sorship of our football panel. Chrisley wins Big Buck Contest at Gator Mart

C.J. Chrisley was the 2016 win- ner of the Big Buck Contest at Gator Mart on Robinson Tract Road. C.J. won with an 11- pointer with a 20.5 inch spread. For taking the top spot, C.J. cap- tured an $80 first place prize and lunch for two at Gator Mart. Chrisley (right) is shown with Gator Mart owner Ryan Blackburn, who thanked every- one for participating in the con- test. Page 14 - The Patriot - Friday, January 13, 2017 Callahan LeDay, Hokies pull Continued from page 13 the Heisman. He's the best player in college football. It was a game of plays, superb plays, marvelous effort, and it was physical, just the way it's supposed to be. It's football. Play it that away from Syracuse way, and these two teams did that. And now the golden scepter belongs to Clemson. Hokiesports.com ning streak to 15 games. again. They led the entire second But all too soon you hear on social media and from some pundits "I had to step it up, but more so half, with LeDay scoring 13 in who need to fill air time that the Alabama dynasty is dead. Dynasty BLACKSBURG - Virginia defensively," LeDay said. "That's the final 20 minutes. is a word too often used in sports, and over and over it's been Tech's Zach LeDay scored 22 what we were focused on. We Justin Bibbs finished with 18 proven that nothing lasts forever, nor should it, however, the points to lead five players in dou- were scoring 80 points on the points for the Hokies, who saw Crimson Tide football program is no less today then what it was a ble figures, as the Hokies led for road, but we were giving up 100. five players score in double fig- week ago, and any assumption otherwise is not very smart. Bama is the entire second half en route to Once we cut that down, that ures and shot 49.1 percent (28 of likely to be the pre-season number one heading into next season, is an 83-73 victory over Syracuse helped, and being at home 57). More impressively, the still the shining light of the SEC, and will be at the very least a at Virginia Tech Carilion Court helped, too." Hokies turned the ball over a sea- strong contender to return to the playoffs again. Nothing is changing on Tuesday night. "Any coach will tell you this, son-low six times after turning it at all. The Crimson Tide program has more coaches, quality coach- The win snapped a two-game if it's an exclusively coach-led over 36 times combined in the es, quality players, and more of them then any program in the losing streak for the Hokies, who team, there is a level to your suc- previous two games. nation, and the investment is huge. Bama will continue to battle for moved to 13-3 overall, 2-2 in the cess," Williams said. "But when "Obviously, we've been top honors. ACC. Tech also snapped an it becomes a player-led team - focused on it," Williams said of But it's a great story for Clemson and Swinney. He's a lot like eight-game losing streak to because the players know what is the turnovers. "I thought we were Saban who came from the coal fields of West Virginia. Both of them Syracuse (10-7, 2-2), which saw right and what is wrong - that much more connected. came from not much. Both of them had to work extremely hard. its two-game winning streak changes the level. I thought some Obviously, we executed the Both of them are perfect examples and proof that the quickest way come to an end. of that came to light over past scheme of what we wanted to do. to a successful life, whatever the endeavor, is hard work. Swinney, a LeDay told his team after two and a half days, and Zach That's why we won. I think we're shamelessly spiritual man, once slept in a car because he had no Saturday's Florida State loss that was a part of that." a good offensive team. There are home. Swinney once housed his mother in his dorm room in college it couldn't let a loss affect the Tech, which fell out of the ways that I think we can be bet- because she had no home. I'm happy for him, he's a genuine man. next game. He then set the tone Associated Press' top-25 poll fol- ter, but when our turnover rate is early against the Orange, scoring lowing losses to NC State and the low, good things are going to Hats off to JMU: six of the Hokies' first 10 points, Seminoles last week, led just 51- happen." The Dukes of James Madison won a national championship too, including four on dunks. He con- 48 after Syracuse's Tyus Battle Tech plays the second of three the FCS crown (DII), and did so in stirring fashion. JMU finished nected on 9 of 13 from the floor, hit a 3-pointer with 10:39 left in straight home games on Saturday the season under first year head coach Mike Houston 14-1 and its including a 3-pointer, as the the game, but the Hokies went on when it takes on Notre Dame. only loss came to North Carolina. The Dukes won their last 12 Hokies extended their home win- an 8-0 run and weren't threatened Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. straight and defeated the best the FCS had to offer, a truly deserved national crown. In the semi-final JMU knocked off five-time defending national champion North Dakota State on the road, two thirds of the way across the country in the "Fargo Dome.'' Then it Hughett has big tournament traveled to Frisco, Texas for the title game to defeat Youngstown State, 28-14. Brayden Hughett began taking It has been often said and I agree that the difference between the karate classes in August with the top level (Power Five Conferences basically), and FCS is depth. But Pyles Combat Fighting System, I've seen a lot to the "big dogs'' who would have loved to have some located in Pulaski. of the skilled talent on this JMU team. It's not an old team either. Since then he has attended Expect the Dukes to at least contend again next season, and hats off classes two times a week. to the thousands of JMU fans that traveled to Texas to cheer for His hard work led him to com- their team is very cold conditions. But when you win, it seems like pete as a "wild card" entry in the it's not so cold. JMU got hot, stayed hot, and won its second nation- Super Grands season finale tour- al championship. I don't think anybody else in the state has done nament, held in late December in that. Winston-Salem. Being a wild card meant Disappointing: Hughett had to "climb the lad- The Mecklenburg County School Board has decided that Park der" in the single-elimination View High School will forfeit the remainder of its basketball season event - fighting continuously after a brawl at a game over the holiday break when eight players until he lost with essentially no entered the stands and a fight erupted between players, fans, and break between bouts. parents. It appears the school board had little choice because Tom Hughett finally lost his third Dolan of the VHSL was present at the school board meeting when fight - by 2 points - placing him the topic came under public debate. Dolan made it plain that if the seventh in his division. Mecklenberg school system did not take action, the VHSL would, Of the two opponents he and there has been a rash of fighting and misbehavior during basket- defeated, one was from Mexico ball season in some sections of the state, and the VHSL has said it and the other from Guatemala. must stop. Agreed. The Super Grand tournament Openings: in Winston-Salem included There are presently 10 high school football head coaching posi- youngsters as young as nine tions open across the state, and there may be more. The known ones years old to adults, and attracted at this time are Chancellor, Christiansburg, Colonial Heights, Gar- contestants from all over the Field, John Marshall-Richmond, Windsor, Tazewell, Rock Ridge, world. Stonewall Jackson-Manassas, and Osborn. According to Brayden's father, The job people from this area are familiar with is Christiansburg. Brandon Hughett, "This has cer- Sources have informed The Patriot that there have been four known tainly been a learning experience interviews, maybe more. It appears that former Pulaski County and for us as we have no previous Auburn head coach Jack Turner is at least interested and has dis- karate / martial arts involvement. cussed the position. Is his hat in the ring? Depends on who you talk However, our son loves it and we Brayden Hughett to. Our source also says an assistant off the staff at Giles, one assis- plan to travel to several tourna- Valley would participate in this if along with the sense of accom- tant from the present staff, and as assistant from Cave Spring have ments throughout 2017. I think they knew it was an option. The plishment is really gratifying as a been involved in discussions concerning the Christiansburg job. more parents in the New River discipline and self-confidence, parent." The Patriot - 808-3949