Distributed FREE Each Friday February 24, 2017 www.pcpatriot.com Locally Owned And Operated Community Bulletin Board Pillars of Progress Special Section Inside This Week Linda Williams photo Angie Crandall and Rickie Crandall, owners and operators of Stump Ridge Hog Farm in Pulaski. WEEKEND WEATHER SATURDAY SUNDAY Hog purchase turns into Showers and thunderstorms Sunny, with a high near 48. likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers between 1pm and Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, business for Pulaski couple 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high with a low around 34. near 62. By LINDA WILLIAMS had some health issues lately and isn't able to The Patriot help out like he used too." "We raise Heritage breed pigs," said Rickie. What started out five years ago, as a whole hog Heritage breeds are prized for juiciness, flavor purchase for their freezer, has now become a and tenderness. The meat is pinkish to slightly viable business for Pulaski County residents red in color and marbled. Rickie and Angie Crandall and their 18-year-old "Our boar (male) is Tamsworth and Hampshire son, Warren. and weighs close to 1,000 pounds," said Rickie. Their farm, Stump Ridge Hog Farm is located The boar is massive in size, larger than many on top of a mountain bears. The sow just off Case Knife (female) is Duroc Road in Pulaski. and Yorkshire, The 133-acre farm is weighs approxi- home to 19 Heritage mately 8oo pounds breed hogs that are and is 2 1/2 years being raised by the Crandall's for meat process- old. It will soon be replaced with a younger sow ing. for breeding. The younger sow is Old Spot and "This all started when me, my dad Leo Crandall Duroc. and a neighbor, Butch Fulks decided we wanted "We are expecting a litter of piglets in 2 and pigs to raise for meat. We went after three pigs half months," said Angie. According to Rickie, and came home with five," said Rickie with a big the gestation period for a litter of piglets is 3 smile. months, 3 weeks and 3 days. The farm's first pigs were purchased locally "We built that farm to keep our hogs in during from a farm in Dublin. the winter," says Angie as she points over the hill "I enjoyed raising them and decided to buy to a neatly kept red barn. The barn also serves as more pigs," said Rickie. Rickie's dad and Angie a farrowing barn where the boar and sow make were on board with the idea as well. "Me and dad really enjoyed raising pigs together, but Dad has See HOGS, page A3 Page A2 - The Patriot - Friday, February 24, 2017 Bishop chosen as DAR Good Citizen for 2016-17 at PCHS Caleb Bishop, s senior at Pulaski County High School as been selected as the DAR Good Citizen for this school year spon- sored by the County Pulaski Chapter of The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. HIs parents are Steve and Lisa Bishop of Belspring, Virginia. Caleb has been an exceptional student, a great athlete and has participated in extra curricular activities both in school and in his community. He exemplifies the qualities which the Good Citizen Program recognizes. The DAR Good Citizen pro- gram recognizes outstanding CHIP photo Parents Rebecca Walker & Kyle Young, with 2-year-old Lucy, visit with Delegate Nick Rush dur- young people who exhibit the Caleb Bishop qualities of good citizenship in ing CHIP Advocacy Day at the VA General Assembly. their homes, school and commu- ness, responsibility, etc.) nities and is intended to encour- •Leadership (personality, self- age and reward these students. control, initiative, etc.) CHIP goes to the General Assembly This Program is open to all high •Patriotism ( unselfish loyalty school seniors enrolled in public to American ideals). for Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill or privates schools accredited by Caleb will be recognized by their state board of education. Count Pulaski Chapter in April On February 15, 2017, CHIP Registered Nurses and parent provide a stable environment The student selected as the and will be presented with a pin, staff, board members and educators work hand in hand where children grow up healthy, school's DAR Good Citizen must a certificate, a monetary gift and clients, including mothers, with parents, preparing them to safe, ready to learn and ready to have the following qualities: other gifts. He will also be rec- fathers, and children, met with be their children's first and most succeed. •Dependability ( truthfulness, ognized at the Pulaski County delegates, senators and legisla- important teacher. Since it For many attendees this was honesty, punctuality, etc.) High School Awards Assembly tives aides from their local dis- began in Roanoke in the early their first meeting with an elect- •Service (cooperation, helpful- at the end of the school year. tricts. CHIP constituents from 90's, more than 38,000 babies ed official. CHIP staff thanked across Virginia gathered at the and infants have benefited from the legislators for their past sup- General Assembly with one sim- CHIP services. In 2016, CHIP port and last year's funding ple message CHIP changes of New River Valley provided increase, and explained why McAuliffe vetoes lives, two generations at a time. comprehensive home visiting CHIP works. Not all families have the services to 163 low income fam- After a day of meetings, CHIP experience or support to provide ilies with 276 children up to age staff and parents with smiles on bill to defund basic parenting skills. CHIP 6 and pregnant women. The their faces, all agreed they works with families caught in CHIP team provides families would be coming back again the cycle of poverty that are with parenting education and next year. committed to creating a better support to help promote parental For more information contact Planned life for their children and them- involvement and strengthen Angie Nichols, CHIP of NRV selves. Intervening early, using each family's ability to move Coordinator, 540.394.3255, Parenthood proven best practices, CHIP toward self-sufficiency and to [email protected] By SaraRose Martin the women of our common- Capital News Service wealth," said Paulette McElwain, ‘Tebow bill’ vetoed - again president and CEO of the RICHMOND - Gov. Terry Virginia League for Planned By Amy Lee inequality in interscholastic com- side their public-school counter- McAuliffe vetoed legislation Parenthood. She said McAuliffe Capital News Service petition." parts. Tuesday that sought to remove "understands how vitally impor- This is the third consecutive HB 1578 had passed the House state and federal funding for tant access to comprehensive RICHMOND - Gov. Terry year that Bell has shepherded 60-38 and the Senate 22-18. women's health providers such as reproductive health care provided McAuliffe on Monday vetoed such legislation through the Earlier in the session, McAuliffe Planned Parenthood and any by Planned Parenthood is for the so-called Tebow bill that General Assembly only to be had announced his intention to other groups that perform abor- women." would have allowed home- stopped at the governor's office. veto the legislation. The gover- tions in Virginia. Pro-life activists lined the steps schooled students to participate The bill was nicknamed after nor has consistently joined oppo- In this veto statement, of the Governor's Mansion bear- in high school sports. former NFL quarterback Tim nents of the bill in saying that McAuliffe said the bill, HB 2264, ing signs reading "All Lives "Participation in athletic and Tebow, who played football for a home-schooled students are not "would harm tens of thousands of Matter" and "Say No to Planned academic competitions is a privi- Florida high school while being be held to the same academic Virginians who rely on the health Parenthood." In a press release, lege for students who satisfy eli- home-schooled. The bill would expectations set for public school care services and programs pro- the Family Foundation of gibility requirements," have allowed high schools to join student athletes. vided by Planned Parenthood Virginia rejected the assertion McAuliffe wrote in vetoing HB only interscholastic programs Bell's latest bill had sought to health centers, by denying them that women would no longer 1578, sponsored by Del. Rob that welcomed home-schooled address that concern. It said access to affordable care." have access to health care if the Bell, R-Charlottesville. student athletes. If the bill had home-schoolers would have to Planned Parenthood held a bill had been enacted. "Opening participation in those been enacted, the Virginia High pass standardized tests and veto ceremony on the steps of the The foundation said the legis- competitions to individuals who School League would have had demonstrate "evidence of Governor's Mansion. According lation would have redirected non- are not required to satisfy the to implement policy changes to to the organization, more than Medicaid taxpayer funding from same criteria codifies academic include home-schoolers along- See TEBOW, page A4 22,000 people in Richmond, organizations that provide abor- Hampton, Virginia Beach, tions to hospitals and health cen- Charlottesville, and Roanoke rely ters that provide more compre- on Planned Parenthood for health hensive services for women. care, including cancer screenings, "Nothing in Virginia right now birth control, testing for and treat- is more predictable than Terry ment of sexually transmitted dis- McAuliffe doing all that he can to eases, well-woman exams and ensure that taxpayers are forced legal abortions. to prop up the abortion industry," "We are proud to have a gover- said Victoria Cobb, president of nor in Virginia who stands with See VETO, page A5 The Patriot - Friday, February 24, 2017 - Page A3 Hogs Continued from page A1 baby piglets.