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Locally Owned And Operated Insuring You & Yours Stevens Funeral Home sold New owners, David and Michelle Norris plan to build on Stevens’ service to community By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot

A mainstay of the Pulaski business community since 1890 – Ste- vens Funeral Home – has been sold. Karen Tuggle Brad Alley Lynn White Effective July 1, Norris Funeral Services, Inc. – owned by David Home • Auto • Life • Business and Michelle Norris – purchased the funeral home from the Ste- vens family. Terms of the sale were not dis- closed. Although the ownership has changed, S.W. “Skip” Stevens will continue on as funeral director / manager, and Margaret Hicks will remain in the business office. 611 East Main Street Intern Tyler Byrd, who joined Ste- Dublin, VA 24084 • 540-674-4678 vens in May, will remain as well. With the purchase of Stevens www.insurancecenterofdublin.com Funeral Home, Norris Funeral Services has now grown to seven funeral homes. The rest are in Southern and Central Virginia, and include Martinsville Chapel WEEKEND WEATHER Mike Williams/The Patriot in Martinsville, Mount Hermon Norris Funeral Services is the new owner of Stevens Funeral Saturday Chapel in Danville, West End Sunday Home in Pulaski, a mainstay of the Pulaski business community Chapel in Danville, Stuart Chapel Sunny, with a high near 87. Mostly sunny, with a high near for 131 years. Pictured here are the new owners, David and in Stuart, Driskill Funeral Chap- Light southwest wind. Chance 88. Chance of precipitation is Michelle Norris, and the Pulaski management team. (Front row, el in Amherst, and Scott Funeral of precipitation is 30%. 30%. from left) Margaret Hicks, Secretary; Michelle Norris and “Skip” Home and Cremation Services in Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, Stevens, Manager. (Back row, from left) David Norris and Tyler Chatham. Saturday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance Byrd, Intern. with a low around 67. of precipitation is 30%. The Norrises have two sons, Christian and Harrison, and two John have operated Stevens Fu- their great-grandfather, M.W. daughters-in-law, Kristen and neral Home since the death in Stevens in 1890 and was called Jenna. All four work in the family 1981 of their father, R.W. “Bob” Stevens Funeral Home and Am- business. Stevens. Skip and brothers Matt and The business was started by See STEVENS, page A5 Transit meeting Sept. 1 to seek

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PULASKI FAMILY DENTISTRY Dr. Cindy Southern says, “Be true to your teeth, or they’ll be false to you!” 62 E. Main Street, Pulaski • 980-5129 Monday-Tuesday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. The Patriot - July 23, 2021 - Page A3 Casino Night, Back to School Night on tap The Marketplace, Pulaski’s gust 3 is sponsored by the T.G. munity Center. “As Virginia began cal organizations want to support as Director for Pulaski on Main, Tuesday evening farmers market, Howard Community Center and lifting COVID restrictions earlier and partner with us on upcoming continued, “The more folks we has some exciting family friend- the Pulaski Police Department. this year, local outdoor farmers events is a testament to Pulaski’s can bring out to support our local ly events planned for the next two The PCHS Golden Cougars markets were one of the first state community spirit and the impact farmers, wineries, small business weeks. A Grand Reopening Casi- Marching Band will kick off the approved activities allowed to op- that The Marketplace still has owners, artisans, and musicians, no Night will happen on July 27, evening at 4:00 pm, followed by a erate without mask mandates for around town.” the more vendors we attract. The 2021, with Back to School Night, hands-on drum circle experience vaccinated individuals,” she con- The Marketplace has recently more vendors we have at The sponsored by the T.G. Howard for kids and adults, led by Ran- tinued. “Since the 2021 market focused on a few fun theme nights Marketplace, the more customers Community Center and the Pu- dolph UMC pastor Elston McLain. season started in May, The Mar- each month. “Casino Night and we attract. While it can be a tricky laski Police Department, sched- Tony Connor and Groove Kontrol/ ketplace has seen steady growth in Back to School Night are going balance to achieve, we are com- uled for the following week, Au- Groove Thang will have everyone both vendors and customers. We’re to be jam packed with fun activ- mitted to providing an opportu- gust 3, 2021. jamming to live R&B, soul, and working to bring back some of the ities and giveaways that we hope nity for local vendors to showcase The Grand Reopening Casino rock favorites beginning at 5:00 sense of community that so many will draw families and communi- their products while reestablish- Night at The Marketplace on July pm. Chairs, blankets, and boogie of us have missed over the last ty members back to The Market- ing The Marketplace as a desti- 27 will feature an amazing lineup shoes are highly recommended. year under quarantine,” said Vil- place,” said market manager Pat- nation for the community and a of live music from local rockstars Bo and Weezy’s will be offering linger. “The fact that so many lo- rick Ford. Ford, who also serves tourist attraction for the Town.” Don’t Quit Your Day Job. chicken tenders, fish, and their de- Bring your chairs and blankets licious honey biscuits, and while for the lawn, because starting at Two Broke Buns hasn’t finalized 4:30 pm, band members Hank their Back to School Night menu, Hanks (vocals and rhythm gui- their food is always a crowd pleas- tar), Jon Cash (lead guitar and vo- er. cals), Darren Huff (keyboard and In partnership with Pulaski vocals), Corey Pless (bass and Moose Lodge #2087 and Spirit vocals), Chip Hanks (drums and of Life Worship Center, the T.G. vocals), and Dave Clark (vocals) Howard Community Center will will be joined by special guests distribute free backpacks with Jeremy Hagy (electric guitar), school supplies during Back to Rick Reed (saxophone), Steve School Night. Door prizes (in- Jones (congo drums), and Alex cluding several kids’ bikes!), chil- Shelton (vocals) for an amazing dren’s and young adult book give- night of local music. aways, and more activities are also Two Broke Buns will have planned. The Marketplace and the amazing food that night; their T.G. Howard Community Center pulled pork BBQ nachos, BBQ will use social media channels to sandwiches and chili dogs have provide information on signing been a hit the past few weeks. up for backpacks, as well as addi- Feeling lucky? The Market- tional event details, so follow both place is the best bet in town, es- organizations on Facebook and In- pecially on Casino Night! Market stagram for the latest updates. vendors and community partners The Marketplace, which takes have donated items such as a six- place, rain or shine, every Tuesday, month individual membership May – October, from 4:00 – 7:00 at the YMCA of Pulaski Coun- pm at the historic Pulaski Train ty and a pair of season tickets Station, has been a community hub to Adaire Theatre’s 2021 line- for the last nine years. This season, up, so make sure to stop by The the market is managed by Pulaski Marketplace’s information table on Main, a local nonprofit organi- on July 27 for a free door prize zation focused on the economic re- ticket. Doors open at 4:00 pm, vitalization of historic downtown and prizes will be drawn all night Pulaski as part of the Virginia until market close at 7:00 pm. For Main Street initiative. “Pulaski on those that really want to try their Main is honored to partner with luck, $1.00 will buy a 50/50 raf- the Town of Pulaski to run The fle ticket. The more tickets folks Marketplace this season,” said buy, the better their chances of Binti Villinger, chairperson of The winning, and the more folks who Marketplace planning committee play, the bigger the 50/50 pot! and board member of Pulaski on Back to School Night on Au- Main and the T.G. Howard Com- FREEDOM TO HAVE FUN! New River Valley Fair • July 26-31 MAIN STAGE WYSOR BUILDING Monday, July 26 Tuesday, July 27 Anthony Woodyard sings Giles Co. School of Dance - 5 p.m. the National Anthem Gospel Night - - 7 p.m. Demolition Derby - 7:30 p.m. with Tommy Griffith, Eddie & Sherry Richards Tuesday, July 27 Horse Pull - 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 28 Appalachian Hoedowners - 5:30 pm Wednesday, July 28 Pet Show - 7:00 pm Gate Ten Band - 7 p.m. FIREWORKS SPONSORED Thursday, July 29 BY PULASKI COUNTY! Aftershock - 6:30 pm

Thursday, July 29 Friday, July 30 Crawford and Power - 8 p.m. Crystal River Band - 7:00 pm

Friday, July 30 Saturday, July 31 Lawnmower Races - 7 p.m. 4EVER Classic Band - 7:00 pm

Saturday - July 31 BACK PORCH STAGE Bulls & Barrels Rodeo - 7 p.m. Friday, July 30 Ride N Shotgun Band - 8:00 pm Every Day Buffalo Beale’s Petting Zoo Saturday…, July 31 Livestock Shows Tron Nation Strolling thru Midway - Farris Building Exhibits Saturday 3pm-6pm Wysor Building Vendors Wrestling - 7:30 pm See Boogie Woogie Man - New River Valley Fairgrounds Jimmy Valiant one last time in 5581 Fairgrounds Circle, Dublin, VA (Rt. 100N) Wysor Building Thursday 5 to 8 pm 540-674-1548 • www.nrvfair.com and Saturday 2 to 7 pm Gates open at 5 pm Monday, All events (except the Bulls and Tickets for Rodeo are sold Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Barrel Rodeo) are included in the separate and are $10. Gates open at 2 pm on Tuesday $7, age 12 to Adult Gate admission. Cole Rides offers a reduced price and Saturday. Ages 7-11 admission is $3 and 6 on ride wristbands if they are and under is free. purchased on their website. Page A4 - The Patriot - July 23, 2021

PAULINE MOONEY GEORGE ALLEN NUNN JERRY RAY WARD KEITH WAYNE CHRISLEY JAMES CECIL IVEY, III LAVINDER George Allen Nunn, age 67 of Jerry Ray Ward, age 61 of Pu- Keith Wayne Chrisley, age 51 James Cecil Ivey, III age 89, Pauline Mooney Lavinder, 93, Pulaski passed away Saturday, laski passed away Wednesday, of Dublin passed away Friday, formerly of Allisonia, Virginia of Roanoke, VA passed away Fri- July 17, 2021 at his home. Born July 14, 2021. Born August 5, July 9, 2021 at his home. passed away Monday, July 19, day, July 16, 2021 at Brookdale January 8, 1954 in Richmond, 1959 in Pulaski he was the son of He was born December 11, 2021 at Highland Ridge Health Senior Living of Roanoke, Roa- Virginia he was the son of the late the late Charlie & Velma Nunn 1969 in Pulaski to the late Doris & Rehab Center, Dublin. noke, VA. She was born in Pulas- Roy John Nunn & Dorothy Daph- Ward. Elizabeth Hudson Chrisley. Born May 2, 1932 in Alabama, ki, VA on November 21, 1927 and ne Saunders Nunn. Jerry was a retired veteran He is survived by he was the son of the late James was the daughter of the late Hen- He was also preceded in death of the United States Air Force, Children Cecil Ivey, II and Marion French ry E. Mooney and Ada Stoneman by his brothers, Roger Lee Nunn, serving during Operation Desert Kayla Crowder – Pulaski Ivey. He was preceded in death Mooney. She was also preceded Gary Wayne Nunn, Pat Wil- Storm. Christopher Crowder – Pulaski by his second wife, Peggy Am- in death by her husband, Murry liam Nunn, half-brother, Dennis He is survived by his Amanda Johnson – Pulaski ber Carnes Ivey. Glenn Lavinder; her sisters, Lena Wayne Roseberry, Sr., and neph- Daughter – Shannon Michelle Two Grandchildren – Sydney He was a veteran of the United Turman (Elizie), Clara Nelson ew, Joey Nunn. Ward – Charlotte, NC Perkins and Raelyn Crowder States Army. (Leonard); and by her brother, He is survived by his beloved Mother – Shirley Ann Clark Brother – Johnny Chrisley – He is survived by Lawrence Mooney (Eva Sue). companion of 36 years – Joyce Ward – Cleveland, GA NC Children & Spouses Pauline was affectionately Ann Allen – Pulaski, daughter Brothers – Larry Blanton – Sisters Vicki McCarter& Bobby Arm- known as “Aunt Polly” to sever- – Dorothy Lynn (Brian Keith) Radford, Debbie Blanton – Rad- Lisa Chrisley McCroskey – strong – Clover, SC al nieces, nephews, great-nieces Dannhoff – Pulaski, son – Roy ford, Charles Jeff Ward, NC, Bri- Dublin Sherri McCarter & John and great-nephews. She was a Allen Nunn – Pulaski, grand- an Kelly Ward – GA Angela Fitzgerald – Martins- Mizell – Clover, SC faithful employee of the Tele- daughter – Ashley Marie Post Funeral services were held ville Chris H. & Cathy McCarter – phone Company, beginning her – Columbus, OH, niece – Terry, Monday, July 19, 2021 at the Bow- Kathy Dunford – Draper Clover, SC employment at the age of 17. Tina and Joanne, special pet – er Funeral Home-Chapel, Pulaski Memorial services may be held Melissa McCarter & Neil Phil- A private family memorial Rosie. with Chaplain Bobby Ward of- at a later date. lips – Clover, SC graveside service will be held on Memorial services will be held ficiating. Interment followed at To sign Keith’s online guest- Traci McCarter & Larry Vene- July 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM from a later date. To sign George’s on- the Southwest Virginia Veterans book, visit www.bowerfuneral- zia – Clover, SC the Highland Memory Gardens, line guestbook, visit www.bower- Cemetery, Dublin where he re- home.com James C. Ivey, IV & Angie Dublin, VA. funeralhome.com ceived full military honors. Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski Ivey – Charlotte, NC Stevens Funeral Home, Pulas- The family would like to think To sign Jerry’s online guest- is handling the arrangements for Marion & David Almonds – ki, VA is serving the Lavinder Mountain Valley Hospice for book, visit www.bowerfuneral- the family. Suffolk, VA family. Online condolences may their loving care. home.com Nine Grandchildren and seven be made through www.stevens- Bower Funeral Homes, Pulaski Bower Funeral Homes, Pulaski Great Grandchildren funeralhomepulaski.com. is handling the arrangements for is handling the arrangements for Memorial Graveside services the family. the family. will be held Monday 2:00 p.m., July 26, 2021 at Farris Mines Church Cemetery, 524 Farris Mines Road, Allisonia, Virginia 24347 with Pastor Dennis Trail The Gathering Crusade 2021: A Spiritual Awakening officiating. Military honors will The Gathering Crusade will be at the be conducted at the graveside. UAW Local 2069 Union Hall at 5110 Cou- To sign his online guestbook, gar Trail Road, Dublin, with services visit www.bowerfunerlhome. nightly at 7 p.m. August 1 - 31. com. Whatever your need is God can supply, Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski He can free you from bondage, give you is handling arrangements for the rest, Spiritual and physical healing and re- family. store your relationship with Jesus Christ. The time is here for a Spiritual Awak- ening and a mighty move of God. We face LLOYD BENJAMIN unprecedented and uncertain times as nev- COLE, JR. er before and more than ever we need the Lloyd Benjamin Cole, Jr., 80, Holy Ghost miracle working power of Je- passed away at his home in Dub- sus Christ in our lives. lin on Saturday, July 17, 2021. The Cole families are in the We invite everyone to come to The Gath- care of Mullins Funeral Home ering and let God turn your impossible & Crematory in Radford. www. into possible, your lost into found, your mullinsfuneralhome.com brokenness into mended, your sorrow into joy and your can’t into can. 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It’s real Stevens popular and we do a lot of it,” Da- Continued from Page A1 vid said. “Web sites have changed every- bulance Service. thing,” Skip noted. Their grandfather, B. Stanley Some may have noticed recent- Stevens later took over manage- ly that, since the sale, Stevens ment of the funeral home fol- now has its first website: www. lowed by “Bob” Stevens. stevensfuneralhomepulaski.com Skip, Matt and John represent “That’s what we are excited the fourth generation of the fam- about,” Hicks interjected. “The ily to own and operate the busi- implementation of modern-day ness. technology. But we’re also real- A fifth generation, represented ly excited that the Norrises have by Chris Stevens – Matt’s son – been so attune to the history of ended in 2017 when Chris passed the family, the building and the away at the age of 40. location. So, it’s been a wonderful With the untimely death of relationship. I think the commu- Chris, and because of health nity is just going to really see a lot concerns for Matt and John, the of positiveness and they should decision was made to put the fu- feel very, very comfortable.” neral home on the market. “We’ve got a lot of young peo- “We decided several years ple on our staff,” David said. “Mi- ago after Chris’ death to sell Stevensfuneralhomepulaski.com chelle and I have two boys and but didn’t get serious until John “The Chapel on the Hill” has been home to Stevens Funeral Home since 1954 when the Stevens two daughters-in-law, and they all developed a heart problem last family moved the business to the former home of the Dalton family, owners of the Dalton Theater. work with us. At our other branch- August. It was on the market, but It was constructed in 1912. es we also have young managers, it wasn’t on the market,” Skip too, so the young generation real- added. ly brings a different element to the “We wanted for the folks in future, and it’s all family.” this area not to transfer their “They’re all so close, they com- items to someone else, and it was municate constantly. Texting, a good opportunity for David’s phone calls, whatever. They sup- family and our family,” Skip said port each other. They bounce new of the decision to sell to the Nor- ideas off each other on ways to rises. tackle situations or how we can “One day we were sitting here better serve. We lean on them,” with our representative from Michelle added. Homesteader (a provider of in- “Talking about technology, we surance benefits to cover final were the first funeral home in expenses),” Skip recalled. “He Virginia to bring forward – with services David and us. I had told Homesteader’s help – pre-ar- him the background of the town, rangements online. It just hap- how it had been a railroad, tex- pened in the last couple years. To tile and furniture town.” where someone doesn’t have to Skip explained that people come into the funeral home to do would come into the funeral a pre-arrangement. They can do home and want to make pre-ar- everything online. They can pro- rangements for funerals, and vide the information on pre-ar- they would be referred to Home- rangements, they can pre-pay, one steader. payment or multiple payments, “I told him that I hadn’t sent but it’s all done outside the funer- any business to him for some al home. You couldn’t do that be- time but assured him that situa- fore,” David said. Stevensfuneralhome.com tion would turn around. Then I “Now we’ve got the technology, Second and third generation owners B. Stanley Stevens and Robert W. “Bob” Stevens are shown told him, ‘By the way the busi- some laws have been amended to here along with a photo of the former home of Stevens Funeral Home and Ambulance Service. ness is for sale,’” Skip said. allow it and so we’re bringing that “That was 11:30 on a Thursday technology not only to our funer- morning and by 3 p.m. David al home, but to Virginia. It’s been called and said, ‘we need to get very popular, and we’ve seen a lot together.’” of people – especially if a daugh- David Norris said he and Skip ter or son lives away – they can do weren’t totally strangers. all the documents online. Crema- New owners of Stevens Funeral “Back in the early 90’s, Mi- tion or funeral service, they can Home - the Norris family. chelle and I worked for a compa- do everything over the internet ny – a pre-arrangement compa- and that’s been very popular.” Pictured left to right - ny like Homesteader and it was “It’s what the next generation called Horizon Trust. We travis looking for. What they’re used Front row: Michelle and David eled all over Virginia. We were to,” added Michelle. Norris funeral directors and Stevens “We’re excited. We’re looking Funeral Home here was in my forward to it,” David said about Middle row: Jenna Norris and territory. We knew Skip but had acquiring Stevens Funeral Home. Kristen Norris a little gap from the 90’s up to “What we bring to Pulaski is a present day and didn’t have a lot lot of value,” David said. “We like Back row: Christian Norris of contact. We knew who Skip to think of ourselves as being very and Harrison Norris was and where the funeral home professional, yet very affordable. was, but we lost contact for many We have our own monument com- years,” David said. pany and our own vault company. “When we heard that it was We pretty much have everything coming up for sale we knew of except a florist. So, we control the the tradition – of the history of quality. Even though we won’t Norrisfuneral.com Stevens Funeral Home – and make many changes here at this Michelle and I gravitated to it. present time, we bring a lot of That’s what we look for in a fu- value to a community. That seems neral home – that rich tradition to resonate with most people in of family and it just worked out.” a community when we come in. While the ownership of the We’ll invest a lot of money and funeral home is different, don’t time here and I think the commu- expect a rush of change in the nity will see the value they’ll get. operation. They’ll get more professionalism, “There won’t be a lot of chang- get more quality for a lower cost. es,” David said. “We embrace I think that’s what’s made us suc- things how they are, but we do cessful.” like bringing technology into a “We want to continue the tradi- funeral home to make what Skip, tions that the Stevens family have Margaret, John and Matt have al- provided to the community,” Mi- ready built over the generations. chelle added. We’re just trying to make things Stevens Funeral Home is lo- a little bit better. A little more cated at 815 Randolph Avenue in tech-friendly.” Pulaski. “Technology has been a real friend to us. We do a lot of streaming, a lot of Facebook. Even though the pandemic has taken us out of the funeral home a little bit, with graveside services and the like, with stream-

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Folly prosperous society, they have resorted to repression to Pulaski County our home, we are bless- Moving to Pulaski County with my ed to live in such a place. Barely a day passes without keep their people in line. family almost five years ago, working additional news of Taliban gains In 2021, their authoritarianism has exacerbated eco- Many of us see and appreciate the here, building a home here, having my amazing place we live and all of the pos- in Afghanistan. nomic and healthcare problems caused by COVID-19. As third child here and enrolling my kids in Perhaps the Afghan govern- stated in a recent New York Times article, “Residents are itives that it avails. Unfortunately, some school for the first time here is demon- people’s brains have a predisposition to ment and its forces will prove used to long lines and recurring shortages of products in strative of making both an investment in, more resilient than many expect, a country where the Communist government exercises focus on things that are bad and give and a commitment to, this community. more importance to negative experiences but if the country continues its near-total control over the economy. But the damage Anytime you are looking at making slide toward chaos or, worse, brought by the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted an over positives. This “Negative Bias,” such a move, particularly when your often has to be overcame with intention- the Taliban rapidly take Kabul, economic disaster.” career revolves around service with and President Joe Biden’s decision The Cuban people have finally had enough. ality, self-awareness, mindfulness and service to others, you ideally want to be cognitive restructuring. One effective to withdraw a residual U.S. To show my support for the protestors, I have cospon- in a place where the people you serve force will look like an ama- sored Representative Mario Diaz-Balart’s resolution exercise in overcoming one’s Negative are respectful, charming, considerate, Bias is to intentionally try to find the teurish, unforced error by a expressing support for the Cuban people’s demand for warmhearted and friendly. Fortunately man who prides himself on his basic human rights. for me, and for all of us here who call See SWEET, page A7 foreign policy experience and Representative Diaz-Balart, as well as Representative acumen. Alex Mooney, both had a front row seat to the dangers of With his top military lead- communism. ership opposed and credible They both warnings that Kabul could fall lived in the within months after a withdraw- aftermath al, Biden went ahead with it of their own anyway on the basis of what an family’s per- aide has called “his gut.” sonal escape So far, indications are that from the the president would have been suppression better off heeding his military of commu- advisers than his viscera. The Afghan war has, of nist-run Cuba. course, stretched on for two Representative Diaz-Balart’s father, Rafael Di- decades and become a holding az-Balart, was a Cuban politician. He was elected sena- action satisfying to no one. But tor in 1958. He was never able to take office due to Fidel the cost to the U.S. of sustain- Castro seizing power. ing 3,500 troops in the country He was visiting Paris with family when Fidel Castro without losing anyone in combat took over. They were never able to return to their home for more than a year hasn’t been in Cuba. Fortunately, they were able to come to the Unit- high compared with the entirely ed States and grow their family. plausible downside of Islamist It was only by happenstance the Diaz-Balart family extremists allied with al-Qaeda was out of the country, barely dodging the socialist sweeping to power again in takeover. Representative Diaz-Balart has shared, that he Afghanistan. still has a wanted poster that was put out by the Castro The desire to pull out of Regime for members of his family. Afghanistan has been an area of Representative Diaz-Balart’s connections to the com- rare Biden-Trump agreement. munist regime of Cuba go even farther than this though. Truth and COVID-19 Then-President Donald Trump’s Technically, he was Fidel Castro’s nephew by marriage. By Cal Thomas, says the Pfizer vaccine is “weaker” against foolhardy ceasefire deal with the His father’s sister, Mirta Díaz-Balart, was Fidel Castro’s Tribune Content Agency the Delta variant. This, after we were told Taliban in February 2020 set the first wife. -- again by “experts”-- the drug is effective predicate for Biden’s withdraw- Similarly, Representative Alex Mooney’s mother, In the 1950s there was a quiz show against this strain. Which is it? No wonder al. It would have taken some de- Lala Mooney, was also a Cuban escapee. However, called “To Tell the Truth.” It has been re- the public is confused. termination for Biden to reverse her later youth was spent in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. After born several times but retained its original White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki the U.S. promise in that deal reading her book, Leaving Cuba, I had the privilege of format. A celebrity panel would try to dis- says the administration is in “regular to withdraw its forces by May meeting Mrs. Mooney personally. She shared addition- cover which one of three contestants was touch” with social media about what 2021, although the Taliban’s al details about her life in Cuba and expanded on the telling the truth, as all claimed to be the they are allowing to be posted on their transparent bad faith provided experiences she conveys in her book. Mrs. Mooney saw same person with identical backgrounds. platforms. President Biden has said that plenty of occasion for it. the terrors of this government and opposed Castro’s I thought of that show in relation to the people who spread disinformation were Biden says not to worry. The communist regime. conflicting stories and claims that have “killing people.” Is that true? U.S. will continue to provide In 1961, on the first day of the Bay of Pigs invasion, come from “experts” during the last 16 The government and the heads of social “over the horizon” support, i.e., the regime invaded her home. Everyone over the age of months of the pandemic. People, including media companies that contributed large from a distance, for the Afghan 12 was arrested. Mrs. Mooney shared in her book that two U.S. presidents, Dr. Anthony Fauci, amounts of money to the political cam- government. one of the scariest moments of that day, was fearing chief medical adviser to the president, paigns of Biden and other Democrats now This is likely a pipe dream, the regime may find her gun that she had hidden in the Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the claim the ability to distinguish between and nothing about Biden’s poor- back yard. No one was permitted to own guns—except director general of the World Health fact and fiction. Given their track record ly thought-out drawdown lends the government. “This is how communism works,” she Organization, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, it does not instill confidence for the vast any more credibility to it. shared at a 2019 Heritage Foundation event. head of the Centers for Disease Control majority who know little more than the The CIA has been struggling After her arrest, she was detained for nearly 2 months. and Prevention, have all made statements so-called experts. How do we know their to figure out how to maintain Shortly after her release, when she was 20, Mrs. Mooney which, at the time, they claimed were future statements can be trusted when intelligence-gathering capa- was finally able to escape Cuba with other family mem- accurate and based on science, but turned previous ones have been problematic? bilities in Afghanistan. There bers, fleeing to the United States to begin a new life. out to be inaccurate. Granted, there have been people who will be no targets to strike from In 1999, while on a mission trip, Mrs. Mooney Dr. Ghebreyesus, initially dismissed al- have irresponsibly spread disinformation, “over the horizon” if we don’t returned to Cuba to see a glimpse of the life she left legations the virus originated in a Wuhan, like vaccines cause infertility. There have have the assets on the ground to behind. In her book, she recalls the devastation and ruin China laboratory, as “extremely unlikely.” also been misleading media reports that find them. she witnessed when she visited. Now, he says, he was “premature” to rule have added to public fears. Ideally, the U.S. would locate The life of Mrs. Mooney and the Diaz-Balart family out a lab leak. Maybe “To Tell the Truth” could serve some other base next door to Af- are not just stories of family history—they are personal Dr. Fauci at first called mask wearing as a kind of truth serum. The contestants ghanistan, but there are no good stories about the ills of communism. ineffective. In an email to Sylvia Burwell, would be Dr. Fauci, Dr. Ghebreyesus, Dr. options in the neighborhood. The current President of Cuba and First Secretary of the HHS Secretary in the Obama admin- Walensky and President Biden. The panel Conducting operations from the Communist Party, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is the first istration, Fauci wrote: “Masks are really might include Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the Persian Gulf eight hours non-Castro to lead the country in over 60 years. Still, no for infected people to prevent them from who has been critical of Fauci, Fox News away isn’t much of a substitute. change is currently in sight. spreading infection to people who are not White House reporter Peter Doocy, who In congressional testimony, Gen. Thousands of Cuban people have taken to the streets infected rather than protecting uninfected has been nearly alone in confronting state- Kenneth McKenzie, the head to protest the communist regime for the first time in people from acquiring infection.” Fauci ments by Biden administration officials, of Central Command, said the twenty-five years. With worsening living conditions, and said the “typical mask” is “not really and an average citizen who followed all long-distance missions would be severe shortages of basic goods and services, like food effective in keeping out the virus, which the guidelines but got COVID anyway and “extremely difficult to do,” but and medicine, the Cuban economy is crashing. is small enough to pass through material.” barely survived. “not impossible.” A sluggish to depressed economy is typical of most Now he says the opposite. That would be informative as well as The U.S. withdrawal has had fully socialized countries. Some people questioned these and entertaining television. We might even other troubling loose ends. History continually has shown that fully socialist other comments. For their skepticism they discover the truth. The contractors who have and communist regimes resort to the repression of the were banned from social media and called Readers may email Cal Thomas at worked with the Afghan Air people’s rights. spreaders of disinformation, even kooks. [email protected]. Look for Force to maintain its planes If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, The UK, which has one of the world’s Cal Thomas’ latest book “America’s are leaving, too, potentially feel free to contact my office. You can call my Chris- highest vaccination rates in the world, is Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires stripping Afghan forces of air tiansburg office at 540-381-5671. 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Box 2416 • Pulaski, VA 24301 • www.pcpatriot.com • (540) 808-3949 The Patriot - July 23, 2021 - Page A7 Brothers from Another Mother Undoubtedly you have heard of her peers, existed almost all watch?v=AwcK1FEQ-i4 to see the urban expression, “What’s the genetic variation we see in Here are some of the lyrics: And we can change this world happenin’ my brother from contemporary humans.” One Nation forever another mother?”. Hmmm…isn’t that what Sometimes it’s hard for me to If you will join with me, join According to UrbanDictio- Genesis 1:1 – 2:24 in the Bible Under God understand and sing nary.com, “MY brother’ is a describes as the beginning of By Danielle Reid Why we pull away from each term used to describe a male the human race? After creating other so easily Oh, you’re my brother, you’re friend who you are extremely everything and making it perfect ple), it comes in different forms Even though we’re all walking my sister close to – to the point the friend for them, on the sixth day of and ratios. The two forms of the same road So, take me by the hand is almost like your biological Creation, “the Lord God formed melanin are called eumelanin and Yet we build dividing walls be- Together we will work until brother…but from a different man of the dust of the ground, pheomelanin. Eumelanin comes tween our brothers and ourselves He comes Mother.” Basically, its just an and breathed into his nostrils the in primarily brown and black There’s no foe that can defeat expression of brotherhood and breath of life; and man became a hues, while pheomelanin appears But I, I don’t care what label us love. living soul… Then God said, ‘It as red and yellow hues. It is pro- you may wear When we’re walking side by With so much racial tension is not good that man should be duced by a specialized group of If you believe in Jesus you side and politically generated racial alone; I will make him a helper cells called melanocytes. There is belong with me As long as there is love we division in America at this time, comparable to him.’ So, God no such thing as ‘black’, ‘white’, The bond we share is all I care will stand is it possible to be brothers from created Eve from the rib of Adam ‘red’ or ‘yellow’ in terms of skin another mother? Well, lets look and established marriage.” God color. There are simply mixtures at the actual Science – and not then gave the couple a directive of colors and variations, depend- Parole for Epperly the quasi-science that is con- to be fruitful and multiply; and ing on your genetic makeup.” veniently pulled out of thin air Adam named her Eve, the Mother It seems to me that if we all when it is expedient. of living things. have mixtures of these genetic denied once again According to research by Obviously, that’s the one variations, and all the humans Peter Ralph of USC Dornsife, directive they were good at on the planet can be traced to Patriot Staff Report “make sure she is never forgot- “Everyone on Earth is related because there are 7.9 billion of us one Mother, there should be no ten are truly remarkable.” to everyone else on the planet. humans, all related to each other, scientific reason to hate someone There will be no parole for Ste- “We will stand with them All humans share one Mother!” living on planet Earth. whose variation of pigments is phen Epperly. any day. The justice that Ever- (https://phys.org/news/dna-earth. So, what’s the point? Ac- different than ours. Shouldn’t That was the word received ett Shockley (former Common- html) cording to the Science, there we be celebrating the wonderful earlier today by Pulaski County wealth’s Attorney who prose- NewScience.com confirms is one race – called the human variations that God has created in Commonwealth’s Attorney Jus- cuted Epperly) fought so hard to this: “Thanks to genetic data in race. The differences between the human race? As it turns out, tin Griffith. achieve should never ever be di- the 21st Century, scientists are us are cultural, determined by we can be “brothers from another Griffith said he was notified at luted by Epperly’s release. I am discovering that we really are all the society you are raised in; and mother,” but we all are members 1:46 p.m. Friday that the Virgin- sure Richmond will give him descended from one Mother.” the predominant gene pool you of the human race, related to ia Parole Board had denied this another bid at parole and I am “If you trace back the DNA inherited from your parents. each other through the original latest parole request for Epperly. damn sure we will be ready to in the maternally inherited My question to you is, why are Mother, Eve, created by the Lord “Pulaski County justice con- fight that one as well,” remarked mitochondria within our cells, we fighting each other just be- God Almighty. tinues to stand,” Griffith said in Griffith. all humans have a theoretical cause of minor differences in our There is a song entitled, We a news release. “Over forty years In early December of 1980, common ancestor…and interest- appearance, such as skin color? will Stand, sung by Russ Taff ago, a jury of his peers recom- Epperly was found guilty of ingly named ‘mitochondrial Eve’ Here is what the Science says: which I believe should become mended he spend the rest of life first-degree murder, becoming by the scientists. As a result, “Our skin color is determined our second in prison and today is one step the first person in Virginia to be all humans today can trace their by a pigment called melanin, National Anthem. Listen closer to making sure that hap- convicted of first-degree murder mitochondrial DNA back to and while everyone has melanin to it and see if you agree with pens. Mr. Epperly should know in a case in which there was no her. Within her DNA, and that (both fair and dark-skinned peo- me. https://www.youtube.com/ by now that as long as I am in body, confession or eye-witness. office, we will meet him at the Epperly, 28 at the time was gates of parole with a visceral sentenced to life in prison in the objection.” precedent-setting case. Sweet Griffith said the continued - ef As for Hall, her body to this Continued from Page A6 forts by Gina Hall’s family to day has not been found. proverbial “silver lining” in It’s just one of life’s unfortunate both in advance and in response things.” Another is to mindfully realities. These people are often to those who choose to share their appreciate or “savor the moment,” miserable and may be dealing negative views, warranted or oth- rather than spending time focus- with deep-rooted offense or erwise. Perhaps, this is how we ing on the negative(s). Well, we simply overcompensating for their can all be a part of dealing with all know I’m not a mental health inadequacies or incompetency. the elephant in the room. professional, nor do I pretend Coincidentally, we also see some I will start my Positivity Ratio to play one on TV; however, it’s of these same expressive traits contributions by sharing that – easy to see that this is a bias that manifest in both young and adult can affect our community and I bullies. Pulaski County is … Beautiful believe we all hold some individ- Beyond the intentional exercises People ual responsibility in preventing to guard ourselves against Neg- Pulaski County is … Overcom- unnecessary negativity to take ative Bias, I suggest we combat ing Negatives hold and spread in our county. those folks who choose to speak Pulaski County is … Our Home No matter what we do or where poorly about our community for we go, there is always going to be whatever their intentions may be, those one or two folks that never by employing a variation of the have anything nice to say about Positivity Ratio. Scientists have anything, including their commu- discovered that it takes three pos- nity. They are going to secre- itive experiences to combat one tively and openly share every negative experience. With this, I negative statistic they can muster propose we actively begin sharing and hyperbolize every less than our positive perceptions about favorable aspect they can find … what and who Pulaski County is, Lowry Continued from Page A6 The fate of the Afghans who tice that nearly all of his forces have assisted U.S. forces is un- have already withdrawn? certain, although under political One justification for leaving pressure here at home, Biden has is that it will free up resources committed to getting them out. for us to concentrate on the Biden wants to provide $3 growing threat from China. It’s billion in security assistance to not as though the 3,000 ground the Afghans, but who will do the troops are going to relocate to training with that money? East Asia, though, and make The allies are leaving, with a difference in the balance of the administration anxious to get power there. On top of this, if the Turks to stay to secure Kabul there is an unraveling in Afghan- International Airport, without istan, controlling the fallout will which we won’t be able to main- become a consuming issue for tain our embassy. the U.S. military. As the bad news has piled Biden has gotten his draw- up, the Biden administration down. Now, he may reap the has tried to provide reassuring whirlwind. signals. But are the Afghans, and Rich Lowry is editor of the the Taliban, not supposed to no- National Review. Page A8 - The Patriot - July 23, 2021 Draper Park Playground dedicated Monday By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot

The new playground at the Drap- er Community Park was dedicated on Monday. The ceremony marked one more step in the development of the park, which has been years in the making since the demolition of the old Draper Elementary School on the site. So far, the new park features the recently completed playground along with a basketball court and parking in addition to the former school’s athletic field and walking track. A “L-O-V-E” sign created by local residents graces the field as swell, along with a new “Draper Community Park” sign. Next on the “to do” list for the park will be construction of a pa- vilion. Carol Smith, Chairman of the committee coordinating the building and fundraising for the park, said that since building supplies like lumber have increased so Mike Williams/The Patriot much in cost, the committee will Pulaski County Board of Supervisors members and several members of the Draper Community Park Committee pose for photos conduct another fundraising event during Monday’s dedication event. Pictured (left to right) front row: committee members Fran Streff and John Hawley, Supervi- to raise more funds to complete the sors Chairman Joe Guthrie, Committee Chairman Carol Smith, and committee members Gayle Kiser and Draper Supervisor Dirk park. Compton. (Second Row, left to right): County Administrator Jonathan Sweet, Supervisor John Travis, committee member Dean A raffle will be held for a quilt Pratt, and supervisors Charlie Bopp and Laura Walters. pieced and donated by the Draper Quilt and Art Collective and quilted by Maxine Lyons. The quilt is a queen sized contemporary reversible scrap quilt and is the first in a series dated 2021. Donations of $2 per ticket or three tickets for $5 will be accept- ed. The quilt may be viewed and tickets purchased at The Draper Mercantile. Monday’s dedication ceremony at the park began with Board of Supervisors Chairman Joe Guth- rie opening the festivities talking about the teamwork that had gone into the creation of the park. Smith followed him and thanked all those involved in the effort, especially her committee, which also includes Beulah Webb, Dean Pratt, Gayle Kiser, Fran Streff, Carolyn Foltz, John Hawley, Brian Gardner, Barbara Cain and Dirk Compton. Smith also credited Mark Bent- ley with the work he did at the park including grading, hauling off trash and seeding. County Administrator Jonathan Sweet said the park is another example of the Board of Supervisors’ determination to do nothing in the county that isn’t first class. Draper’s Valley Presbyterian Draper’s Valley Presbyterian Church’s Rev. Robert Davis (top Pastor Rev. Robert Davis offered left) leads the attendees in a dedication prayer for the playground. the dedication of the playground. Refreshments for the occasion At right, County Administrator Jonathan Sweet addresses the were provided by the Village Table. crowd while Draper Supervisor Dirk Compton looks on.

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Across the country, schools dis- ance Wednesday on COVID-19 For middle and high schools, the tricts are navigating polarizing prevention measures for the up- state guidance says that “at a min- mask requirements, vaccine rules coming school year, urging but imum” teachers, students and staff and social distancing requirements not requiring continued masking who aren’t fully vaccinated should in widely divergent ways. in many circumstances. wear masks indoors. The American Academy of Pe- With a statewide public health The guidance provides flexibil- diatrics on Monday recommend- order that had mandated masking ity for school divisions while en- ed universal masking in schools, in schools coming to an end Sun- suring a safe and healthy environ- even for those who are vaccinat- day, school divisions will have ment, Northam said in a statement, ed. 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The recommendations urge the time that masks would still be news release said. school divisions for now to adopt required in K-12 public schools, All of Virginia’s school di- Family and friends of Ophelia Smith last Sunday held a drive-by a universal masking policy for given low rates of vaccination visions are required to provide birthday celebration for her as she turned 101! The parade included students and adults in elementa- among children. The public health in-person instruction for the 2021- a firetruck and many police patrol cars, along with cars of friends ry schools, regardless of vacci- order from the state’s health com- 2022 school year under a measure from Dublin United Methodist Church. Below are her Granddaugh- lawmakers passed earlier this year. ter, Deena Smith Spencer; Ophelia; grandson, Chris Smith, and Town: KTI illegally disposed of Wednesday’s guidance urg- daughter-in-law, Rhonda. Ophelia has 2 sons, 4 grandchildren and 8 es school divisions to implement great-grandchildren. 500-600 gallons of curdled milk physical distancing of at least 3 Photos by Bonnie Alberts feet to the greatest extent possible Earlier Wednesday afternoon, KTI LTD illegally disposed of ap- but says districts should not reduce proximately 500-600 gallons of curdled milk in a storm drain located in-person learning to keep a mini- at the former Pulaski Furniture Company site. mum distance requirement. At this time, further spread of the curdled milk has been contained to Also Wednesday, more than two the area near Sproules Run. The Pulaski Fire Department, the Town dozen Virginia health care orga- of Pulaski’s Public Works Department and Pulaski County Emergen- nizations issued a joint statement cy Services are on site working to remove as much of the contaminant urging Virginians who have not as possible from the area involved. already gotten vaccinated to do so. Town of Pulaski It noted rising case counts and hos- Pulaski County Library Friends pitalizations. “Being vaccinated against to hold one-day book sale Aug. 6 COVID-19 represents a path to a healthier post-pandemic world The Pulaski Co Friends of the Library will hold a one day book sale by offering the best available pro- on Friday, August 6th from 11am to 3:00pm. In case of rain, the book tection for people against serious sale will be the following day on Saturday at the same time. illness, the spread of infection, The sale will take place at the corner of West 3rd St and Jefferson hospitalization, or worse health St in the back of the building. We will have a good collection of chil- outcomes,” the statement from dren’s books. groups including the Medical If you have any questions or would like to make a book donation, or Society of Virginia and Virginia schedule a book pick-up, please call 276-728-4626. Nurses Association said. “Getting vaccinated offers protection to Town Promotes Vacant Building Registry those who have been inoculated In 2007, the Town of Pulaski adopted Ordinance 2007-06 which estab- as well as the people around them lished that the owner(s) of a building within a conservation and rehabili- in their personal and professional tation district that has been vacant for a continuous period of 12 or more lives.” months must register such buildings with the Town on an annual basis. About 64% of the adult popula- In the years since adoption, this ordinance has not been implemented tion in Virginia has been fully vac- in a consistent manner. cinated, according to state data. Effective August 1st, the Town of Pulaski will begin actively requiring Case counts have been steadily property owners with vacant buildings to register so that greater attention increasing for about a month but is focused on utilizing our properties to the fullest extent. are nowhere near the levels seen Owners of vacant buildings will be asked to pay an annual registration during the winter surge. fee of $25 to add their property to the vacant building registry. Failure to register a building located in a conservation and rehabilitation district shall be punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $250. If you have any questions related to our Vacant Building Registry, please contact Jessica McKinney, Community Development Specialist at 540-994-8606 or by email at [email protected], or Carla Hodge, Code Enforcement Officer at 540-994-8631 or by email at cho- [email protected]. PET OF THE WEEK

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Seagle Funeral Home Page A10 - The Patriot - July 23, 2021 Pulaski County Council hears of changes in traffic and criminal code enforcement meetings in August By MIKE WILLIAMS some of the nearly 500 changes to the changes are: • Tuesday, August 10, 2021, Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, The Patriot the State Code. • Enhanced punishment for re- Pulaski County Public Service 540-980-7705, mwbird@pulas- In the Traffic Code, the signif- peat larceny is no longer in Authority Board of Directors kicounty.org). The Economic Law enforcement agencies icant changes Neice said pertain effect. Meeting, Board Room, Pulaski Development Authority serves across the Commonwealth are to primary offenses – offenses law • Petty larceny is now only a County Administration Build- as the economic development now getting used to changes in enforcement can stop a driver for felony if the amount is over ing, 143 Third Street N.W., in arm of Pulaski County working the State Code that have affected because it is an offense just in it- $1,000. the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, with local industries and pro- both traffic and criminal offenses. self such as having a headlight out • There is no more habitual of- 9:00 a.m. (Contact: Jared Link- viding building spaces to local Pulaski’s Interim Police Chief on your vehicle. fender act. ous, Executive Director, Pulas- employers. Jill Neice reported on the changes Several former primary offens- • Suspended driver’s licenses ki County Public Service Au- • Monday, August 23, 2021, during Tuesday’s work session of es are now secondary, which she for failure to pay fines have thority, 143 Third Street, N.W., Pulaski County Board of Su- Town Council. said means police must first have all been re-instated. Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, pervisors Regular Meeting, Neice spoke on highlights of an interaction with a driver over 540-980-7710, jlinkous@pu- Board Room, Pulaski County another matter such as speeding. Hopkins Named to laskicounty.org) This Board is Administration Building, 143 Daily Bread in Going from primary to second- responsible for the operation Third Street N.W., in the Town ary are: Hollins University of water, sewer, garbage and of Pulaski, Virginia; Executive need of cooks on • No light illuminating a license Spring 2021 streetlight service in Pulaski Session, 6 p.m., Open Meet- plate County. ing, 7 p.m. (Contact: Ashley Mondays, Fridays • Driving with defective or un- Dean’s List • Tuesday, August 10, 2021, Edmonds, Executive Secretary safe equipment Pulaski Daily Bread is in need ROANOKE - Hollins Univer- Pulaski County Planning and Clerk to the Board of Super- • Driving without brake lights of a couple of cooks on Mondays sity congratulates Sarra Hop- Commission Meeting, Board visors, 143 Third Street N.W., or a high-mount stop light and one on Friday. kins of Pulaski, VA, on earning Room, Pulaski County Ad- Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, • Driving without an exhaust We start preparing meals at Dean’s List honors during the ministration Building, 143 540-980-7705, aedmonds@pu- system that prevents excessive 8:30 when meals are boxed or spring 2021 semester. To attain Third Street N.W., in the Town laskicounty.org). The Board of or unusual levels of noise bagged and kitchen is cleaned this distinction, students must of Pulaski, Virginia, 7 p.m. Supervisors is the governing • Driving with certain sun shad- cooks leave and servers come earn at least a 3.5 average on a (Contact: Markie Quesenberry, body for Pulaski County and is ing materials and tinting films into serve meals from the door. 4.0 grading scale. Clerk, 143 Third Street N.W., responsible for the budget and • Driving with certain objects At this time no one is allowed Congratulations on earning Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, concerns of its citizens. suspended in the vehicle in to eat and when that changes this academic achievement, Sar- 540-980-7710,mquesenberry@ • Tuesday, August 24, 2021, • Law enforcement officers are everyone will be informed. ra! pulaskicounty.org). This Com- Fairlawn Sewer Authority not permitted to stop a vehi- If you would like to volunteer Hollins is an independent lib- mission oversees land – use, Board of Directors Meeting, cle for an expired safety in- you may reach me at 980-2131 . eral arts university offering un- zoning and subdivision issues Conference Room, Peppers spection or registration sticker Monday through Friday 8am un- dergraduate education to women, related to Pulaski County prop- Ferry Regional Wastewater until the first day of the fourth til 11:30am selected graduate programs for erties. Treatment Authority Admin- month after the original expi- Debra Harrell men and women, and community • Tuesday, August 17, 2021, istration Building, 7797 Ma- ration date. Program Director outreach initiatives. Economic Development Au- son Street, Fairlawn, Virginia, On criminal charges, among thority Board of Directors 6:30 p.m. (Contact: Fairlawn Meeting, Executive Conference Tax and Bookkeeping, 7436 Room, Pulaski County Admin- Peppers Ferry Boulevard, Fair- istration Building, 143 Third lawn, Virginia, 24141, 540-639- Street N.W., in the Town of Pu- 6926). This Board manages laski, Virginia, 10:00 a.m. (Con- daily operations for the sewer tact: Megan Bird, Clerk to the infrastructure in the immediate Board, 143 Third Street N.W., Fairlawn area. 8th Annual Giving Day exceeds expectations The Community Foundation ber of unique donors, two super- of the New River Valley (CFN- stars, most money raised, a grant RV) once again, held its largest for the best video, power hour giving day yet, GiveLocalNRV awards, and more. on Wednesday, June 23rd, to NRV CARES was the winner help over 90 nonprofits across the of one of five power hour grants New River Valley raise money this year for the most unique do- and draw attention to the import- nors in a given time period. They ant work they do for the region. won the lunch break power hour The event exceeded its and encouraged their donors to $430,000 fundraising goal, give during the noon hour to help bringing in $519,643 from over them win. 2,250 unique donors. In the eight years of the program to date, the Executive Director of NRV giving day has raised over $2.1 CARES, Andi Golusky shared million. that “With this being our first year The CFNRV is also pleased at really promoting GiveLocalN- to award $15,000 in incentive RV, we were so excited to win the grants, which encourage active Lunch Break power hour award. participation during the Giving We have incredible donors and Day. they really helped us to secure This is more grant money than this awesome award. For a small the CFNRV has ever offered organization like us, awards like thanks to many generous spon- this make us literally jump for sors in the community including joy!” First Bank and Trust, HHHunt, GiveLocalNRV is a wonderful and Olio Financial Planning. Six- reminder that while the needs of teen organizations will receive our neighbors are great, so too is these awards for the largest num- the generosity of our community.

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Open 10 - 6 Tuesday - Friday 10 - 4 Saturday www.pcpatriot.com SPORTS The Patriot - July 23, 2021 - Page B1 New ACC boss wants Notre Dame as football member CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) they like independence even more pionship game. Brown is tasked with replacing — New Atlantic Coast Confer- than being Catholic,” joked Phil- “They had a chance to play a not one, but two of the nation’s ence Commissioner Jim Phillips lips, who has a son and daughter fantastic schedule,” Phillips said. top running backs from last sea- made it clear he wants Notre who attend Notre Dame. “They had a chance to vie for a son. Dame to join the conference as Speaking at his first public fo- national championship and com- Javonte Williams rushed for a full-time football member after rum at the ACC Kickoff media pete in the CFP. We have a re- 1,140 yards and scored 21 touch- what he described as a “beauti- days, Phillips addressed the Notre also respect where they’re at. Our al-life example of what that could downs while Michael Carter ran ful and beneficial relationship” Dame independence issue while concentration right now is on our look like.” for 1,245 yards and had 11 TDs during an unusual 2020 season. Notre Dame’s logo was shown 14 schools. Who knows where the Notre Dame, an indepedent for in 2020. Together they helped the Phillips knows that remains alongside the ACC’s 14 member future’s going to go?” years that nonetheless has five Tar Heels set an NCAA record largely up to Notre Dame. schools on the backdrop behind Last season, Notre Dame ACC teams on this year’s sched- with 544 yards rushing in 62-26 “The old kind of quip is, Notre the podium. played as a temporary member of ule, has given no indication it is rout of Miami. Both were NFL Dame loves two things: one is be- “They know the ACC’s inter- the ACC due to COVID-19 rules interested in joining the ACC in draft picks. ing Catholic, second is indepen- est,” Phillips said. “It’s been less and went undefeated during the football. Brown sees Tennessee trans- dence. Sometimes those things than bashful. It’s been less than regular season before losing to REPLACING STAR BACKS fer Ty Chandler as the immedi- get in reverse order. Sometimes bashful since I’ve been here. But I Clemson 34-10 in the ACC cham- North Carolina coach Mack See ACC, page B5 Group licensing: New way for college athletes to cash in (AP) - With college athletes able to profit from their fame for the first time, North Caroli- na opened a new path Tuesday for its players to cash in: group licensing for official Tar Heels merchandise. North Caorlina is believed to be the first school in the nation to launch a group licensing program for current athletes. Under the partnership with The Brandr Group, athletes will receive a cut of net revenue for merchandising opportunities pursued by TBG with products that include the school’s official trademarks and logos. Participating in the voluntary program won’t restrict individual endorsement deals now that college athletes across the coun- Photo courtesy of Kyle Manalo try are clear to profit from use of Pulaski lost to Bluefield Saturday, 9-8, but it was still a beautiful night at Calfee Park for River Turtle fans. their name, image and likeness as of July 1. “The manufacturers are the ex- 6 RBI day for Myles Smith powers win perts in the market to know what fans want,” Tar Heels athletic di- Pulaski River Turtles defeat- inning, but Pulaski River Tur- lefty surrendered one run on five rector Bubba Cunningham said ed Johnson City Doughboys 9-4 tles still managed to pull out the hits over five innings, striking out in an interview with The Asso- on Wednesday thanks in part to victory. The offensive onslaught River Turtles four. Charlie Coon, Dalton Ross, ciated Press. “So if our retailers Myles Smith, who drove in six by Johnson City Doughboys was and Caleb Pittman all put in work and licensees think a jersey sale runners. Smith drove in runs on led by Troy LaNeve and Ashton Wrap-Up in relief out of the bullpen, steer- would be absolutely terrific, then a home run in the second and a King, who each had RBIs in the ing their team towards the victory. they’re going to sell jerseys. grand slam in the third. inning. when Jaxson Crull hit a solo ho- Walker Trusley took the loss “It might be that posters of our Johnson City Doughboys Johnson City Doughboys fired mer. for Johnson City Doughboys. The gymnastics team are what all the scored three runs in the ninth up the offense in the first inning, Pulaski River Turtles scored six pitcher allowed four hits and five little girls that come to the meet runs in the third inning. Pulaski runs over two and two-thirds in- want, so maybe that’s what it’ll River Turtles batters contributing nings, striking out one. be for gymnastics. For the base- to the big inning included Smith Pulaski River Turtles launched ball team, maybe it’s trading and Jackson Beaman, all send- two home run on the day. Smith cards.” ing runners across the plate with went deep in the second and third Athletic logos, trademarks and RBIs in the inning. innings. mottos are considered among Brandon Gielow earned the win the most valuable brand assets for Pulaski River Turtles. The See TURTLES, page A4 an athletic department has and lawsuits are not uncommon as schools protect them. Athletes had long been barred from earning money off this kind of merchandise but NIL has dramati- cally changed the landscape. Cunningham said sales of Tar Heels merchandise could be tracked to compensate athletes based on sales of their individually marketed items such as jerseys, while athletes would share money more broadly for group items such as a poster featuring multiple athletes. Athletes could join a group of three or more within a single sport, or at least six across multiple sports. “What we have found in college athletics in the last 30 years See CASH, page B3 Thompson returns as Brian Bishop head football coach at 540-443-3900 Fort Chiswell Fort Chiswell High School has a new football coach. According to area sports site, RodneySportsNow.com, Robert “Spider” Thompson has been named as the head man for the 2021 season. It will be Thompson’s second stint with the Pioneers. He was head coach from 1999 to 2002 and compiled an 11-29 record during his stay. Thompson takes over for Chris Akers who left recently to take a job at Holston High School. Ak- ers was 8-9 during his time at the helm of the Pioneers. Page B2 - The Patriot - July 23, 2021 Classifieds www.pcpatriot.com HELP WANTED FOR SALE: Yard Sales MISCELLANEOUS Pulaski Daily Bread is looking to Multi-Family Yard Sale: Fri- fill 3 cook volunteer positions on For Sale: Pear shaped diamond day, July 23 and Saturday, all Mondays but the last one. We ring, 14K, size 7, $500. Call 540- July 24 from 8 a.m. to ? at begin cooking at 8:30 until lunch 980-5361. 6559 Ruebush Road, Dublin. is made and its either bagged or boxed. Once kitchen is cleaned For Sale: Queen size quilted Estate Yard Sale: Thursday, usually around 10:45 cooks can comforter. Pieced on one side, July 22 – Saturday, July 24. leave at that time. If you can solid country red on the other. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. each day. 4085 slice, dice or chop we need you. $20. Call 639-1969 Stanley Drive, Christians- You may contact me at 540 980- burg. Located past New River 2131. Cooks are needed by July For Sale: Bagger lawn mower. Valley Medical Center. Items 12, 2021. I look forward to hear- Briggs and Stratton engine. Pu- for sale: kitchen table and ing from you. Debra Harrell, laski area. Call 440-752-0639. chairs, couch, recliners, cof- Program Director fee table, end tables, dressers, For Sale: Canning jars, Keurig nightstands, china cabinet, SERVICES: coffee pots, furniture and Prin- wardrobe, homemade quilts, cess House crystal. Call 540- dishes, cookware, small ap- Will Write Poetry: Will write 230-5386. List Your Real Estate For Sale With Me pliances, tools, some farm poetry for you if given a subject • 51 Years of Experience. equipment, antiques and matter. 10 cents per word. For For Sale: Electric weed eater. • Principle Broker at McCraw Real Estate more. Rain or shine. information, call 980-0910. $10. Call 639-1969 in Radford. • Top Producer. Large Yard Sale: Friday, July • Knows Real Estate Values. 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To Submit Ads Call or Text 540-808-3949 Most Classifieds Are Free. Or email [email protected] The Patriot - July 23, 2021 - Page B3 encountered that obstacle when The player nicknamed “Buddy shooting a promotional video Buckets” was “a little surprised at Cash ahead of his image appearing on a first” by the offer, while his moth- Continued from Page B1 box of Three Wishes cereal. er, Juli, negotiated the deal after Syracuse alumnus and basket- sifting through offers. He intends is the aggregation of rights gen- ball fan Ian Wishingrad — who to donate money to local charities erates a bigger pool to be shared developed Three Wishes with his and said the goal going forward is by the participants,” Cunning- wife and has it in 2,000 grocery for every member of the basket- ham said. “You do it individually, stores nationwide — shot the vid- ball team to reap a profit. A team there are a handful of individuals eo last week in the Boeheim home camp for kids is being planned for that can do very well. But the vast gym. But he had to position a rack early September. majority will do better financially of balls to obscure the word “Syr- if you aggregate the rights.” acuse” on the court. “It’s exciting,” he said. “It’s a Charles Clotfelter, a public “Hopefully, this really works crazy time, but I think there’s so policy and economics professor for us,” Wishingrad said. “We’re many good directions you can at Duke, said group licensing going to see how this goes. If it’s take this. As long as you’re doing for current athletes adds another very successful, it proves that this it the right way, I think it’s a very layer to what is already “a whole is a very good thing for us.” good thing.” new world” with permissible NIL Pulaski County activities. “Universities have taken it PSA upon themselves to just com- Pulaski County mercialize their own name,” said Wastewater Service Clotfelter, who has written about Grounds Maintenance Technician the commercialization of college The Pulaski County Public Service Authority is seeking a sports. “So now we’ve just got Technicians Wastewater Service Technician. This position is responsible one more set of factors that are for performing routine, semi-skilled and technical work in the being able to share in this, and Pulaski County is seeking to fill two Grounds Maintenance installation, maintenance and repair of utility systems, pump there is a certain kind of justice Technician positions. These positions are responsible for the stations, monitoring, repair and maintenance of flow meters, minor there.” maintenance and mowing of all County owned properties while repairs to automotive and other equipment, inspection of sewage Cunningham had previously providing a safe and esthetic environment for our citizens. Must facilities, manholes, valves, etc. backed group licensing models as be able to operate mowers, edger’s, weed eaters, chain saws, a broader alternative to athletes trimmers, etc. Must possess a valid Commonwealth of Virginia This is a full-time, non-exempt position with benefits such as pursuing individual deals, and Driver’s License and a Virginia Commercial Driver’s License with health, dental, optional vision, retirement, vacation, sick leave and UNC had launched an alumni a Class A endorsement is preferred but not required. paid holidays. The salary range for this position is $22,880 to one this year benefiting former $41,996 and is commensurate upon education and experience. men’s basketball and women’s This is a full time position that includes full benefits: health, soccer players. He predicted dental (optional vision), life insurance, state retirement program, Interested individuals may apply at the appropriate Virginia most schools would create group optional 457(b) retirement plan, paid vacation and sick leave and Employment Commission or download and submit an application licensing programs for current paid holidays. from www.pulaskicounty.org to Tammy Safewright, Human athletes. Resources Director, 143 Third Street, NW, Suite 1, Pulaski, VA He also referred to the expect- The salary scale for this position is $23,302 - $37,534 and is 24301. ed return of EA Sports’ college commensurate based on education and experience. Interested football video game series, which individuals may apply at the appropriate Virginia Employment Position is open until filled Commission Office or may download and submit an application the NCAA had stepped away Equal Opportunity Employer from in 2013 after it was sued for from www.pulaskicounty.org to Tammy Safewright, Human not sharing game revenue with Resources Director, [email protected]. Open until college athletes in the so-called filled. O’Bannon case. LEGAL NOTICES “If EA is going to bring a vid- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER eo game back to the market, they need to gather all the rights of all the student-athletes playing foot- Public Hearing ball,” Cunningham said. “And LEGAL NOTICE the simplest way for them to do Grant Fund that is someone else to aggregate the rights of those individual students and get them to EA.” Public Hearing Appropriation At Michigan, the school isn’t The Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia will hold freely allowing its trademarks to Planning a public hearing on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the be used by athletes in NIL deals Council Chambers at 42 First Street, N.W. to appropriate grant as some other institutions are Commission funds for the Calfee School Adaptive Reuse Project as follows: across the country. But Wolver- The Planning Commission of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia will ines football players recently be- hold a public hearing on Monday, August 9, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in Agency Amount of Grant came the first to strike a deal in the Council Chambers of the Pulaski Municipal Building, 42 First From: which they make money for ev- Street, NW to consider the following: Dept. of Housing & Community Development $1,580,000 ery custom-made jersey sold with Appalachian Regional Commission $ 500,000 their name and number by the M A proposed amendment to Section 5.4, Signs, of the Zoning Den, the athletic department’s of- Ordinance, adding Section 5.4.10-2, Temporary Signage To: ficial retailer. Requirements. Grant Fund-Calfee Adaptive Reuse Project $2,080,000 Valiant Management, which was founded by former athletes A request by Good Ol Boy’s Recovery, Agent: Kelly Dalton, All persons desiring to speak for or against the proposed grant at the school, has agreements for a Special Exception for a junkyard and automobile fund appropriation should appear at the aforementioned time and with 90 current Wolverines and graveyard for property located at 34 First Street NE (tax parcel place or submit their comments in writing to the Town Manager has extended the opportunity to (s) 072-140-257) per Section 4.12.2-2(2)(b), Junkyards and prior to the public hearing. every player on the football team. Automobile Graveyards, of the Zoning Ordinance. The M Den was able to pull For disabled individuals who may require special auxiliary aids off the plan as an official school All persons desiring to comment on the proposed requests should or services, reasonable accommodations will be made by the retailer with a Nike deal that al- submit their remarks to Brady Deal, Planner/Economic Developer, Town upon request. Please contact the Town Manager’s Office lows for it to order and sell cus- by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 9, 2021, to 42 First Street, NW/ at (540)-994-8600 prior to the above meeting date to arrange tom-made jerseys. PO Box 660, Pulaski, VA or via email to [email protected]. A these accommodations. For individuals with visual or hearing “It puts Michigan in a unique copy of the application and other pertinent materials are available impairment, contact Virginia Relay at 7-1-1 for assistance in spot when competitors are do- for public review in the Planner/Economic Developer’s office, reaching the Town. ing it, but I can see both sides of Pulaski Municipal Building, 42 First Street, NW from 8:30 a.m. to it,” said Jared Wangler, a former 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Wolverine football player who Public Hearing co-founded Valiant. “But I can For disabled individuals who may require special auxiliary aids or see both sides of it because there services, reasonable accommodations will be made by the Town Regarding Rental is a risk of diluting the brand.” upon request. Please contact the Town Manager’s Office at (540) At Syracuse, basketball play- 994-8600 prior to the above meeting date. For persons with hearing Inspection District er Buddy Boeheim — the son of or visual difficulties, contact Virginia Relay at 711 to arrange Boundaries longtime coach Jim Boeheim — contact with the Town. The Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in the Council Chambers of the Pulaski Municipal Building, 42 First LEGAL NOTICE Street, N.W. to consider amending the rental inspection district boundaries within the Town of Pulaski. The amendments are as follows: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Rental Inspection District 1, consolidates the previous West Loop OF INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT Redevelopment District, the Downtown Conservation Area, and 248 HURD LANE, TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA the Southwest Crescent Redevelopment District into one district and expands this district to incorporate First Street Northwest to In execution of a purchase money Deed of Trust from Matthew Justin Robertson to Samuel the 500 block of Altoona Road, up to the 1700 Block of Randolph D. Campbell, trustee, dated June 8, 2018, recorded in the Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Avenue through Smith Lane, down to the 700 block of Prospect as land instrument # 2018-1731, there having been a default under this deed of trust and the noteholder Avenue. secured thereby having directed execution thereof and 14 days prior written notice of sale having been given to all parties entitled to such notice under Virginia Code §55.1-321, I, Samuel D. Campbell, Residential rental inspection District 1 extension which trustee, shall proceed to execute said deed of trust by offering the following real property for sale at encompasses MacGill Village/Greenwood Hills off Pepper’s Ferry public auction at the front (main entrance) of the Pulaski County Circuit Courthouse, 45 Third Street, Road and Newbern Road. Also to include from Pepper’s Ferry N.W., Pulaski, Virginia, on Friday, July 30, 2021 at 11:30 a.m.: Road down to the 800 block of Pepper Street to the dead end, 700 Located at 248 Hurd Lane in the Town of Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, bearing tax map/parcel block of Elizabeth Street to Bland Street, 900 block of Bland Street # 72-32-14, tax account # 4718, as described in the aforesaid deed of trust and in a deed dated June 8, down to the 600 block of Greenview Court to the dead end, and the 2018, recorded in the Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office as land instrument # 2018-1730. 600 block of Orchard Road to the dead end, and the 600-800 block Terms of Sale: Cash deposit of 10% of the selling price (highest bid) of the property on the day of Mathews Court to the dead end. of sale, full balance of the purchase price in cash or its equivalent at settlement within 20 consecutive calendar days after the date of sale. If the successful bidder defaults, then the property may be sold All persons desiring to speak concerning amending the rental to the next highest bidder and the deposit shall be deemed forfeited. Additional terms of sale may be inspection districts should appear at the aforementioned time and announced at the time of sale. The property will be sold and conveyed in “AS IS” condition, and title place or submit their comments in writing to the Town Manager will be transferred by trustee’s deed with special warranty of title, subject to any and all easements, prior to the public hearing. A copy of the written descriptions and covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, and/or regulations existing at the time of sale. maps for the proposed amendments to the rental inspection are available in the Samuel D. Campbell, trustee For disabled individuals who may require special auxiliary aids For information contact: Mark S. Alley or services, reasonable accommodations will be made by the P. O. Box 977 Town upon request. Please contact the Town Manager’s Office Pulaski, VA 24301 at 540-994-8600 prior to the above meeting date to arrange these accommodations. For individuals with visual or hearing impairment, tel: 540 634 5445 contact Virginia Relay at 7-1-1 for assistance in reaching the Town. Page B4 - The Patriot - July 23, 2021 lied ten hits. King, Crull, and The Pulaski River Turtles take allowing three hits, two earned that would inevitably be the Turtles Ricky Jimenez all had multiple down the Johnson City Dough- runs, walked three, and struck out game-winning run as well. hits for Johnson City Doughboys. boys in an 8-5 victory Tuesday three. Despite being down one head- Continued from Page B1 Johnson City Doughboys didn’t night. Highlight of the game was a The Turtle of the Game goes to ing into the bottom of the ninth, Pulaski River Turtles collected commit a single error in the field. grand slam by Garrett Rice in the none other than Garrett Rice, as Pulaski didn’t hesitate to make 11 hits on the day. Smith, Garrett Brady Cotton had the most chanc- bottom of the fifth. Johnson City he went 1-2 with that hit of course it dramatic. Pulaski would have Rice, Beaman, and Evan Min- es in the field with nine. falls to 12-22-1 on the city while being the grand slam in the fifth. the game-winning run at second arovic each collected multiple “Powered by Narrative Science Pulaski now improves to 24-14. base, with a full count, and two hits for Pulaski River Turtles. and GameChanger Media. Copy- We would find three scoreless River Turtles walk off with 3-2 outs on the board; but a ground- Minarovic, Beaman, Rice, and right 2021. All rights reserved.” innings until a 2 RBI double from victory out to the second baseman would Smith all had two hits to lead Pu- Irvin Escobar put Pulaski up 2-0 By KYLE MANALO end their hopes of a walk off win. laski River Turtles. Pulaski beats Johnson City, 8-5 in the fourth. The Pulaski River Turtles The win would go to Tyler Johnson City Doughboys tal- By KYLE MANALO A run from Johnson City in walked it off in a 3-2 victory over Lowrey, as he went two innings, the top of the fifth would cut the the Bluefield Ridge Runners on let up two hits, no runs, and lead in half, but that would be seven inning Sunday. The first struck out two. The loss would Accepting Applications short-lived as Pulaski would put ever walk-off win in River Turtles go to Crayton Burnett, as he up another five-run inning in the history would come off the bat of allowed one hit, one run, and to Fill Vacancy on bottom of the fifth. The first run Ross Lovich. struck out three. Redevelopment and would come off a wild pitch and Bluefield now fall to 17-20 on bring in Ross Lovich. Garrett the season while Pulaski now River Turtles outscore Housing Authority Rice would follow that up with a stands at 23-14, and still atop the Elizabethton, 13-10 The Town of Pulaski is seeking qualified residents to serve on the 408-foot grand-slam to left-center East. By KYLE MANALO Pulaski Redevelopment and Housing Authority. field and make the game 7-1. Bluefield got on the board first, The Pulaski River Turtles tied Pulaski would add on an in- putting up two in the third. Pulas- up the series with the Elizabeth- The Pulaski Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RHA) is surance run in the seventh, off a ki would then cut the lead in half ton River Runners in an offen- an independent authority of the Town which is responsible for throwing error by Johnson City in the fourth, off a sac fly by Mark sive barrage, 13-10. The win was assisting with residential and commercial development of new or and bring in Mark Trotta. Trotta to bring in Cameron Leary thanks to a five-run sixth inning. existing structures. The Authority works with the Town on various An RBI single in the eighth by and make it 2-1 after four. Pulaski has now scored at least projects to improve the quality of residential and commercial areas, Johnson City would eliminate that In the bottom of the seventh, a five runs in a single inning in six increase the Town’s overall tax base and help improve the living run and make it 8-2. A throwing lead-off walk of Myles Smith and of the past seven games. Eliza- conditions of the Town’s citizens all around. Authority members error by Pulaski would then add a single by Evan Minarovic would bethton now falls to 18-16 while are appointed by the Town Council for four (4) year terms. on two runs and make it 8-4. A set the stage for Ross Lovich. Pulaski now stands at 22-13, still sac fly later would then bring in Lovich would belt a 2 RBI double atop the East. If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact one more run and make it 8-5 go- to right-center field and cement Pulaski would get on the David N. Quesenberry, Clerk of Council for a volunteer application ing into the bottom of the eighth. his name in River Turtles history. board first in the second off a 2 form at 994-8602 or by email at [email protected]. Despite the resurgence from The win would go to Joan Jesus RBI double by Josh Rolling and Johnson City, the Sun Devil Blake Gonzalez, as he went one inning, make it 2-0 after two. Elizabeth- Application forms may be returned either electronically or to the Burzell would pitch a scoreless allowed only a single hit, and ton would then explode for four following mailing address: ninth and record the save. struck out two. The loss went to runs in the third and three runs Town of Pulaski, Virginia The win would go to Ty Ruhl, Cameron Knox, who went one in- in the fourth to take a hold of a Attn: Clerk of Council as he went five innings, allowed ning, allowed three hits, two runs, 7-2 lead. P.O. Box 660 three hits, one earned run, walked walked one, and struck out two. But that wouldn’t stop Pulas- Pulaski, Virginia 24301 one, and struck out four. The loss The Turtle of the Game would ki from answering back, scor- went to Seth Willis, he went four, of course go to none other than ing four in the fourth and one in Ross Lovich. He went 2-4 on the the fifth. A sac fly RBI by Ross game and the game-winning 2 Lovich with bases loaded would RBI double in the bottom of the start the scoring off in the fourth. seventh. In the next at-bat, Jackson Bea- man would follow that up with Pulaski falls to Bluefield an RBI double and make it 7-4. Saturday, 9-8 In the following at-bat, Ryan By KYLE MANALO Johnson would continue the The Pulaski River Turtles fell scoring with a sac RBI and make Saturday to the Bluefield Ridge it 7-5. Cameron Leary capped off Runners in dramatic fashion, 9-8. the scoring in the fourth with an Highlights of the game would RBI single and made it 7-6 Eliz- be a seven-run third inning from abethton. Pulaski and the game-winning Pulaski would tie it up in the run at second base in the bottom fifth thanks to a sac fly by Con- of the ninth. Bluefield now stands ner Gore to bring in John Bay at 17-19 on the season while Pu- and make it 7 apiece after five. laski now falls to 22-14. Wouldn’t take long for the tie Bluefield would get on the to be broken as Elizabethton board first, with a run in the first would put up two runs in the top and second innings to make it 2-0. of the sixth and make it 9-7. Despite Bluefield’s hot start, Just like earlier in the game Pulaski’s hot hitting streak con- Pulaski would find a way to fight tinued as they put up seven runs back, this time with a five-run in the third. John Bay walked with sixth. Jackson Beaman would bases loaded and would start the start the scoring off with a bang, scoring off. An E6 during Mark with a one-run home run to Trotta’s at-bat would put him on left-center field. Pulaski would base and bring in another run. In then find four straight batters the following at-bat, an RBI sin- with an RBI hit: Mark Trotta gle by Conner Gore would add an- with an RBI triple, RBI double other run to Pulaski’s tally. Josh by Bay, RBI single by Rice, and Rolling would follow that up with an RBI double by Conner Gore. a 2 RBI double and make it 5-2. This flurry of runs would put Pu- A pair of passed balls would bring laski up 12-9. in Gore and Rolling and bring the Pulaski would then add an in- score to 7-2. surance run in the seventh, off an Bluefield wouldn’t back down RBI single by Leary to make it though, they would bring in three 13-9. in the fifth and one in the sixth to Elizabethton would threaten make it 7-6 heading into the bot- late, scoring a run in the eight tom of the sixth. and having the game-tying run at Luckily, in the bottom of the the plate in the ninth but couldn’t sixth, an RBI triple by Ross find a way to bounce back. Lovich would bring in another run for Pulaski and make it 8-6. River Turtles fall to Despite that added insurance Elizabethton, 3-0 run, a 2-run home run by Blue- The Pulaski River Turtles field would eliminate Pulaski’s would fall to the Elizabethton lead and make it 8-8 after seven. River Riders in a defensive bat- Bluefield would bring in a tle to a score of 3-0. Pulaski now go-ahead run in the ninth, and falls to 21-13 on the season. Pulaski Drain Service and Plumbing Repairs Water Heaters Dish Washers • Faucets Toilets • Drain Cleaning Repair & Replace Water & Sewer Lines The Right Way, Right Away! Reasonable Prices No Job Too Small Call 540-998-1223 Experienced, Licensed & Insured The Patriot - July 23, 2021 - Page B5 Northam: State to invest $700 million in broadband A BI NGD ON — G ove r n o r but an essential utility for all,” ples across the nation, access to and businesses across the Com- Commonwealth have access to Ralph Northam this week an- said Governor Northam. “The broadband is more critical than monwealth. Earlier this year, quality internet access.” nounced that Virginia plans to pandemic has reinforced how im- ever,” said U.S. Senator Mark R. Governor Northam signed bi- invest $700 million in Amer- portant high-quality broadband Warner. “Earlier this year, I was partisan legislation that makes “The Broadband Advisory ican Rescue Plan funding to is for the health, education, and proud to help deliver more than the pilot program permanent. Council has long prioritized expedite the deployment of last- economic opportunity, and we $3.7 billion dollars in direct fis- “The Commonwealth contin- funding to reduce the cost of mile broadband infrastructure cannot afford to leave any com- cal relief for the Commonwealth ues to prioritize funding for uni- broadband access and connect to unserved areas and close the munity behind. With this historic through the American Rescue versal broadband access and I’m unserved Virginians,” said Sen- digital divide within the next $700 million investment, univer- Plan, including hundreds of mil- encouraged to see these invest- ator Jennifer Boysko, Chair of three years. This proposal will sal broadband is now within our lions of dollars for broadband. ments coming ahead of sched- the Broadband Advisory Coun- accelerate the Governor’s 10- reach. I am grateful to Senator I’m hopeful that my friends in the ule,” said Senator Janet How- cil. “With this investment of year goal for achieving univer- Warner for fighting to include General Assembly will use $700 ell, Chair of the Senate Finance American Rescue Plan dollars, sal internet access from 2028 this funding in the American million of that funding to expand and Appropriations Committee. we will greatly accelerate our to 2024, with the majority of Rescue Plan, which will be key access to broadband, thereby cre- “This appropriation of federal progress.” connections obligated with- to the success of local connec- ating economic opportunity and dollars will go a long way to- “I have lived in a rural area in the next 18 months. In May, tivity efforts and to ensuring ensuring that every Virginian wards supporting the invest- my entire life and I know that Governor Northam and Gener- every Virginian has affordable, can meaningfully participate in ments that the Commonwealth the Commonwealth benefits al Assembly leaders released a reliable, and equitable access to our 21st century economy.” has already made to bridge the as a whole when we lift up all joint statement outlining shared high-speed internet.” “Localities and broadband pro- digital divide.” communities,” said Delegate priorities for allocating the $4.3 Since 2018, the Common- viders have stepped up over the “Funding for broadband is Roslyn Tyler, Vice Chair of the billion in federal funds available wealth has awarded approxi- past three years and helped the more critical now than ever,” Broadband Advisory Council. to the Commonwealth from the mately $124 million in broad- Commonwealth connect thou- said Delegate Luke Torian, Chair “This investment will have a American Rescue Plan. band grants and connected over sands of unserved Virginians,” of the House Appropriations tremendous impact on countless The Governor made the an- 140,000 homes, businesses, and said Secretary of Commerce and Committee. “We must continue Virginians and allow our com- nouncement at the Southwest community anchors. Governor Trade Brian Ball. “With today’s to ensure that all citizens of the munities to prosper and grow.” Virginia Higher Education Cen- Northam and the General As- announcement, large regional ter in Abingdon and was joined sembly made historic invest- projects that achieve universal by U.S. Senator Mark Warner, ments—$50 million in 2020 service can be funded across the State Senator Janet Howell and and an additional $50 million in Commonwealth without delay.” Delegate Luke Torian, who 2021—in the Virginia Telecom- Because Governor Northam chair the General Assembly’s munication Initiative (VATI), a prioritized broadband expan- money committees, and State public-private partnership that sion well before the pandemic, Senator Jennifer Boysko and provides targeted financial assis- Virginia is on track to be one Delegate Roslyn Tyler, who lead tance to extend broadband ser- of the first states in the country Virginia’s Broadband Adviso- vice to areas currently unserved to achieve universal broadband ry Council. Governor Northam by a provider. With this $700 service. In 2019, the Governor also reported that the Common- million allocation of federal dol- worked with the General Assem- wealth has successfully bridged lars and continued state invest- bly to establish a pilot program half of the digital divide, with ment, the Commonwealth has the that promotes collaboration be- an estimated 233,500 unserved necessary resources to meet the tween localities, electric utilities, locations remaining. tremendous demand from locali- and internet service providers to “It’s time to close the digital ties and broadband providers and connect unserved areas to high- divide in our Commonwealth close the digital divide in Virgin- speed internet. In just two years and treat internet service like ia. of the pilot program, Virginia’s the 21st century necessity that it “With telehealth and tele- utility companies have helped is—not just a luxury for some, work becoming permanent sta- connect more than 13,000 homes ACC Continued from Page B1 ate answer after he totaled 2,015 that. We take a lot of pride in how The pandemic prevented all of yards yards rushing yards and we play defense at Miami. ... We that last season. ranked fifth in Vols history in weren’t proud of how we finished Now coach Justin Fuente is ea- all-purpose yards with 3,245. last year.” ger to see fans back in the stadi- “He can run it up inside, tre- The Hurricanes will be an- um when the Hokies host North mendous hands, he knows what chored by safety Bubba Bolden, Carolina in the season opener on to do, but he also has the speed one of the conference’s top de- Sept. 3. that when he gets it in space he fenders. But the Canes need to “Our fans show up to the game has a chance to score,” Brown find a pass rush after finishing not to be entertained but to par- said of Chandler. “We got to find 10th in the ACC in sacks and los- ticipate, to help our football team some other guys with him, but ing both starting defensive ends. win the ballgame — and they’ve we think he has a chance to step “Somehow, some way we’ll get been deprived of that opportuni- up and be a special player for us.” to the quarterback,” Bolden said. ty,” Fuente said. “It’s more than a The talk of the departure of RE-ENTER SANDMAN game, it’s a social event. People Williams and Carter — and Virginia Tech has one of the show up several days early and who’ll replace them — has left better atmospheres in all of col- begin tailgating, preparing. I an- UNC’s running back room mo- lege football with Metallica’s ticipate it will be a special night, tivated, according to quarterback “Enter Sandman” blaring through an emotional night, something Sam Howell. the stadium’s speakers as they run that we’ll remember for a long “They have a chip on their on to the field. time.” shoulders,” Howell said. “They are tired of hearing about who we lost instead of who’s coming in.” DIAZ HANDLING DE- FENSE T.A. Produce Miami head coach Manny Diaz Route 11, Dublin said the Hurricanes’ defense took a big “step back” last season, Sweet & Delicious Cantaloupes which is why he plans to resume defensive play calling duties — a and Watermelons Now In! role he has held in the past. South Carolina Peaches, North Carolina Home-Grown Despite the defensive debacle against North Carolina, the Hur- Tomatoes, All Types Of Vegetables, Plants, Flowers and ricanes finished 8-3 and allowed Hanging Baskets. 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Draper Valley Baptist Church First United Methodist Church Draper’s Valley Presbyterian (PCA) 3200 Lee Highway 301 N. Jefferson Ave. - Pulaski (physical 2755 Old Baltimore Road, Draper, Va. 24324 address) Draper, VA 24324 Pastor: Alan Pearce 135 Fourth St., NW - Pulaski (mailing Senior Pastor: Rev. Robert E. Davis Service Times: address) Associate Pastor: Rev. Roland Mathews Bible Study Sunday, 10 a.m. Pastor’s Name: Will Shelton Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship, 11 a.m. Hispanic Lay Pastor: Sebastian Ruiz Sunday Morning Worship Service Sunday Evening, 5 p.m. Sunday Service: 10:00 AM 10:30 a.m. email: [email protected] Hispanic Worship: 11:00AM Sunday Evening Worship Service 6:15 p.m. www.drapervalleybaptist.org Contact Info. Phone: 540.980.3331 Wednesday Youth Groups and Adult Prayer e-mail: [email protected] website: & Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Grace Baptist Church www.fumcpulask.org Phone - 540-994-9015 Grace 552 E. Main Street FACEBOOK@FirstUMCPulaski and e-mail - [email protected] Dublin, Va. 24084 WBLB 10:00am website - www.dvpca.org One of the very best definitions Pastor: Doug Testerman Sunday Morning Worship Live-Stream • of Grace is this. Grace is the 674-1762 Belspring Baptist Church 10:30 a.m. (or anytime on YouTube) unmerited favor of God. Primary Services: 6887 Depot Street Salvation comes by grace, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Belspring, VA 24058 Trinity Lutheran through faith, in the Savior, the 11 a.m. Sunday worship Pastor Darrell Linkous Church ELCA Son of God, Jesus Christ. Faith in Sunday Night Power Hour, 6 to 7 p.m. Service Times: 2 Fifth Street, N.W., Pulaski the shed blood of Jesus. We can Wednesday Night 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. 540-980-3624 do nothing to earn our salvation. Grace Kids and Teens Bible Study Sunday worship: 11 a.m. The Rev. Terrie Sternberg It is a free gift of the grace of Wednesday Bible Study and trinitypulaski @gmail.com God. Open Door Baptist Church Youth Group: 7 p.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Someone rightly said, our 4576 Miller Lane Darrell Linkous: 353-0081 (Sept. - May) salvation is free, but it’s not cheap. Pulaski, VA 24301 [email protected] Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. It’s free to us, but it cost God the Pastor: Rev. N.K. Howlett (June - Aug.) Father His one and only Son, Primary Services: Memorial Baptist Church Bible Study: Wednesday, 12:30 and it cost Jesus every drop of Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. 995 Peppers Ferry Road www.trinitypulaski.org His life’s blood, on the cross of Worship, 11 a.m. Pulaski, VA 24301 Calvary. Wednesday Night, 7 p.m. Pastor: Michael S. Jones Trinity United Methodist As the wonderful gospel song Phone: 980-2046 Sunday Pastor: Judy Yonce by the Triumphant Quartet says: 9:45 am - Sunday School Sunday Worship - 9:45 a.m. “I’m saved by Grace, I’ve been Draper United Methodist Church 11:00 am - Worship Bible Study - Wednesday, 7 p.m. saved by Grace, my name is in the 3080 Greenbriar Road Wednesday 528 5th Street, S.E. book of life, my sins are washed Draper, VA 24324 6:30 pm - Prayer Meeting Pulaski, Va. away; Saved by Grace, I’ve been Pastor: Rev. Jason Crandall (540) 980-4731 Phone - 980-0820 saved by Grace, It’s not what I 423-716-2570 Email: [email protected] deserved but I’m saved by Grace.” Primary Service Times: Snowville Baptist Church God dealt with mankind from Sunday School, 10 a.m. River of Life Church 3238 Gum Log Road, Hiwassee Moses until Christ under the Worship, 11 a.m. 5311 Black Hollow Road, Dublin, Va. 24084 Pastor: Rev. Tony Hart dispensation of the law. Jesus Phone: 276-477-3835 Shawn Burchett, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. came ushering in the dispensation Sunday School 9:15 AM Sunday Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. of grace. Newbern Christian Church Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 AM Wednesday Night Service: 7 p.m. God gave the law to Moses Disciples of Christ Wednesday Evening Life and Moses gave it to the people 5183 Wilderness Road, Newbern Building Service 7:00 PM Fairlawn United Methodist Church of the New Nation of Israel who Rev. Denise and Ken Walker www.rolcdublin.com 540-674-4500 7584 Brandon Road, Fairlawn, Va. 24141 were too afraid of God to accept 540-440-8733 Pastor Mark A. Miller it directly from Him from Mount Delton Church of God [email protected] Sinai. They urged Moses to ac- Christ Episcopal Church of Prophecy Cell) 540-320-2431 cept it from God and then to relay 144 North Washington Ave., Pulaski 4570 Boyd Road, Draper, VA 24324 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. it to them. They promised then, Service: 10 a.m. every Sunday Pastor Vickie Lee Viars Sunday Worship (with children's message): “All that the Lord God command- Phone: 980-2413 [email protected] (276) 620-3191 11 a.m. ed us we will do.” Email: [email protected] Sunday mornings - 11 AM to 12 PM Bible Study, Wednesday: 7 p.m. The law of God was good in www.christpulaski.dioswva.org Sunday evenings-Facebook live services Youth Ministry that it taught man in minute de- announced on Facebook Facebook.com/ tail, what God looked on as sin. Jordan's Chapel UMC Wednesday evenings- To be announced at Fairlawn-United-Methodist-Church Breaking God’s law incurs a Pastor: Jim Goddard later future time until COVID-19 ceases stiff penalty. “The wages of sin Worship: 9:30 a.m. Delton COGOP is following all COVID-19 Grace Ministries is death.” Death in three forms. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. safety guidelines of social distancing, masks, Church of God of Prophecy Firstly there is Physical Death Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m. cleaning, and disinfection. 1021 Macgill Street that is a part of the curse upon Pulaski, VA 24301 humanity because of the sin Cecil's Chapel United Methodist Church Heritage Church Church: 540-980-2118 committed by our first ancestors 5801 Cecil's Chapel Road, 6195 Cleburne Boulevard, Dublin Cell: 276-233-8083 in the Garden of Eden. When man Hiwassee, VA 24347 Pastor Mike Pierce Bus Ministry: 540-385-9972 and woman were driven out of the Pastor Mark Asbury Service Times: www.pulaskigracemin.com Garden of Eden and barred from Worship service is 8:45am-9:45am Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; Email: [email protected] the tree of life. They could have Sunday School is 10 - 10:45am Sundays, 10 a.m. Pastor Mike Williams eaten from the tree of life and Ricky Dishon, 540 239 6360, www.facebook. (540) 674-9220 Children's Ministry lived forever, but they chose in- com/cecilschapel.umc Website: www.heritagechurch.net Aaron & Becky Sampson stead to break the commandment Facebook.com/ Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. of God and eat of the forbidden Newbern United Methodist Church HeritageChurchDublinVA Children’s Church 10:30 a.m. fruit, and so death passed upon 5155 Wilderness Road Children’s Free Breakfast 10:30 a.m. all mankind. The day they sinned Exit 98 off I-81 Newbern Fairlawn Baptist Ages 5-12 against God in the Garden of Rev. Paige Wimberly 6758 Oxford Avenue Men’s & Women’s Ministry Wed. 6:30 Eden is the day they started to 674-6111 Fairlawn, VA 24141 grow old and die. God told Adam Worship Services: 9:45 a.m. Faith Bible Church that he was taken from the dust Sunday School: 11 a.m. First Missionary Baptist Church 110 LaGrange Street, Pulaski, VA 24301 and to dust he would return, 7318 Manns Drive / P.O. Box 90 Pastor: Jim Linkous speaking of physical death. Valley Harvest Ministries New River, Virginia 24129 Associate Pastor: T.J. Cox Secondly, there is Spiritu- 1 Harvest Place (540) 639-5331 540-980-5433 al Death which is separation P.O. Box 458 email: [email protected] www.facebook/faithbiblechurch from God. Physical death is the Dublin, VA 24084 Pastor: Rev. Richard A. Goodman, Sr. Sunday School: 10 a.m. separation of the soul and spirit Senior Pastor Steve Willis Associate Minister: Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. from the body. Spiritual death is Associate Pastors: Rev. Annette Cheek Sunday Children’s Church: 11 a.m. the separation of the soul from Perry Slaughter, Elaine Wood, Derick Burton Clerk: Mrs. Carlotta Lewis Sunday Evening: 6 p.m. God. Before a person accepts Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Sundays: Wednesday Evening Bible Study: 7 p.m. Jesus Christ in the pardon of his Wednesday School 7 p.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Children’s Meal: 6:30 p.m. or her sins, they are spiritually www.vhmdublin.org The Lord's Supper - Each First Sunday Children’s and Youth’s Group Classes: 7 p.m. dead. Alienated from the life of 540-674-4729 Wednesdays: Prayer Meeting & God. We become spiritual alive Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Dublin Christian Church in Christ Jesus when we are born Mountain View United Methodist Church 5605 Dunlap Road again. 6648 Wilderness Road Dublin United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1330 Thirdly, there is Eternal Death Dublin, VA 24084 P.O. Box 577 Dublin, VA 24084 in the lake of fire and brimstone Phone: 540-674-6111 424 East Main Street (540) 674-8434 which is not a cessation of con- mountainviewumc.yolasite.com/ Pastors Don Hanshew & Don Shelor www.dublinchristianchurch.com science life but eternal punish- Pastor: Paige Wimberly (540) 674-5128 Richard R. Goad, Jr. ment in a fiery pit from which Adult Sunday School: 10 a.m. [email protected] Senior Minister there is no escape. Where a drink Morning Worship with Children's Church at Early Worship - 8:45 am Sunday School 10 a.m. of water will be the most coveted 11 a.m. Sunday School - 9:45 am Worship 11 a.m. thing there, and where a plea for Praise & Worship Small Group - 10:00 am Sunday Evening Worship and even a drink of water will never Dublin Baptist Church Worship - 10:55 am Youth Meeting, 6 p.m. be granted. No requests will be Dublin Baptist Church Wednesday Bible Study and Children's Bible granted in Hell. Eternal Death is 100 Hawkins StreetDublin, VA 24084 Freedom Fellowship Church Classes, 7 p.m. eternal separation from God and 540-674-6061 1730 West Street from all that is good. [email protected] Radford, VA 24141 First Presbyterian Church Under the Old Testament Law, Website: dublinbaptistva.org Sr. Pastor: Jerry W. Collins 408 N. Jefferson Avenue, Pulaski many sins were punishable by Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. 540-577-5780 Pastor Melissa McNair-King physical death. Adultery, Idola- Morning Worship: 11 a.m. [email protected] (540) 980-2132 try, Prostitution, Homosexuality, Wednesday Youth Bible Study, 7 p.m. Sunday Service: 10 a.m. [email protected] Blaspheming God or the things of 11 a.m. Children’s Church www.firstpresbyterianpulaski.org God, and even breaking the law Wednesday - 7 p.m. Service Sunday Services: of the Sabbath. 7 p.m. Youth Service Sept.-May: Sunday School, 9:45 a.m., One of the main purposes of the Service 11 a.m. law was to show mankind what June-Labor Day: Service 10 a.m. God looks on as sin. The law was Wednesday Family Night, 6 - 7:30 p.m. a schoolmaster to show the im- See MCCR AW, page B7 The Patriot - July 23, 2021 - Page B7

Thornspring United Methodist Church Pulaski Christian Church, Inc. Pulaski First Church of the Brethren 5670 Thornspring Church Rd. 4531 Brookmont Road, Pulaski, VA 24301 1749 Newbern Road McCraw Dublin, VA 24084 www.pulaskichristianchurch.com/ Pulaski, VA 24301 Pastor: Rev. Teresa Tolbert Rev. Kathy Warden, Pastor, Pastor Frank Peters Continued from Page B6 Sunday School: 10 a.m. (540) 250-2974 Sunday School: 9:45 possibility of anyone being able to Worship Service: 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. save themselves. To show the need Phone: (540) 980-2927 Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m. for a Savior. To let us know that Worship 7 p.m. 980-3798 without Christ, the whole world is First Baptist Church Monday Bible Study guilty before God. There is none 5473 Baskerville Street 7 to 9 p.m. Abundant Life Ministries righteous, no not one. Dublin, VA 24084 Wednesday Bible Study 3050 Lee Highway We are all born of the corrupt- Pulaski, VA 24301 (540) 980-5506 Pastor Wallis Brown 7 p.m. ible seed of Adam. We have all (Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.) have been polluted by sin. All of 540-674-2677 Pastor Randall K. Lawrence Sr. Service: 11 a.m. Aldersgate United Methodist us, without Christ, come under the Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. condemnation of sin. We all need 1946 Medallion Drive Sunday Evenings 6 p.m. by announcement New Dublin Presbyterian Church Pulaski, VA 24301 a Savior. Wednesday Evenings (Family Night) 6:30-7 Before we were saved, we all 5331 New Dublin Church Road (540) 980-1349 pm children fed, 7:15 pm Bible Classes all ages Dublin, VA 24084 Pastor Jim Goddard fell short of living the kind of lives Adult Bible Class that would bring God glory. For all Pastor: Sara Jane Nixon Sunday School 9:45 a.m. THRIVE Teen Class have sinned and come short of the Website: newdublinpres.org Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Children’s Bible Class and 540-674-6147 Special Activitiy Classes glory of God. Services 11:00 AM Sundays First Baptist Church Romans 3:19 says, “Now we 220 Magazine Street New Life Church of the Nazarene know that what things soever the Community Christian Church Pulaski, VA 24301 45 S. Jefferson Avenue law saith, it saith to them who are 5382 Grace Street, Dublin VA, 24084 540-980-3336 Pulaski, VA 24301 under the law: that every mouth 540-674-4308 Email: [email protected] 540-980-2001 may be stopped, and all the world Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Pastor: Rev, Douglas Patterson www.newlifepulaski.com may become guilty before God.” Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. email: [email protected] That every mouth may be Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Pastor: Julie Armbrister stopped seems to mean so that First Dublin Presbyterian Church (ECO) Monday's Child Youth Group, Monday Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m. no one would be able to come 409 Church Street, Dublin, Va. 24084 Evening 6 p.m. Sunday worship: 10:45 a.m. up with an acceptable excuse for P.O. Box 2027, Dublin, Va. 24084 Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 6 p.m. breaking God’s law. No one would first-dublin-presbyterian-church-eco.com be able to say, “I didn’t know it Trinity Baptist Church Minister: Pulaski Presbyterian Church was wrong.” No one could claim 4008 Robinson Tract Road accidental sin because it was all The Rev. Dr. Olin Marsh Whitener, Jr. (PCA) Pulaski, VA 24301 975 Memorial Drive spelled out for them, in compre- Telephone: 980-8186 hensive detail in the Law. Max Creek Baptist Church Pulaski, VA 24301 Pastor Johnny Howlett 3000 Old Route 100 Road, Draper, Va. 24324 Office Phone:980-2631 Minister of Education Rev. Steve Taylor www.maxcreek.org Email: [email protected] Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. Trinity Baptist www.facebook.com/maxcreekbaptist Website: www.pulaskipca.org Sunday Bible Study - 6 p.m. Senior Pastor: Mike Coleman Stated Supply: Rev. John Gess Wednesday - Adult Bible Study and Youth resumes normal Youth Minister: Charlie Prince Sunday School: 10:00am Group - 7 p.m. service hours; to Director of Visitation: Ersel Alderman Worship Service: 11:00am Sunday Services Grace Fellowship Baptist Church hold media Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sure Foundation Christian Fellowship 2640 Max Creek Road Morning Worship: 11 a.m. 6598 Annie Akers Road P.O. Box 326 technology class Hiwassee, VA 24347 Teen Social and Class: 5 p.m. Radford, VA 24141 Trinity Baptist Church on Evening Worship: 6 p.m. (540) 639-3443 Pastor: Jason N. Aker Phone: 276-699-3176 Robinson Tract Road will re- Wednesday Bible Study & Classes:7 p.m. Pastor Steve Phillips sume normal hours for Sunday Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 am [email protected] Sunday School: 10 a.m. School (9:45 a.m.) and Worship Pulaski Church of God Sunday Night Prayer: 5:30 pm Service (11 a.m.) on Sunday, July 1621 Bob White Boulevard Wednesday Night Sunday Worship Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 p.m. 25. Pulaski, VA 24301 Prophetic Teaching: 6:30 pm We are offering a new class for Pastor Donald Jones St. Edwards Catholic Church young adults to learn how to use 540-980-8880 New Hope Chapel Corner of N. Washington Ave. and media technology for Bible re- www.pulaskicog.church 1555 Case Knife Road 7th Street N.W., Pulaski search and study in an informal Sunday Services Pulaski, VA 24301 Phone: 980-6511 setting. Sunday Life Groups: 9:30 a.m. Pastor Darrell Gray Fax: 980-6511 Bring your smart phones, Ip- Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m. (276) 733-6080 Priest: Fr. Francis Boateng ads, Kindles, etc. Wednesdays Midweek Connect: 7 p.m. Pastor Gray and congregation invite you to Mass: 11 a.m. Sunday The class will be lead by Rog- New Hope Chapel. er Hurd. Showers of Blessing Church of Service Times: Warriors for Christ II God in Christ 10 a.m. Sunday School Bishop Sherman Buckner 305 Newbern Road, Dublin 11 a.m. Sunday Service 600 Skyline Circle Pastor Elder Stephen Muse Pulaski, VA Come and Worship With Us! Family Worship Center 540-315-2317 Bible Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. First Pentecostal Holiness Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:30 a.m. 955 Memorial Drive, Pulaski Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday Night Bible Study: 7-8 p.m. 540-980-7287 Thursday: 7 p.m. Service Trivia Jeff Willhoite, Pastor Randolph Avenue Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Bob White Boulevard Baptist Church 1) Is the book of Ecclesiastes United Methodist Church Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. 3826 Bob White Boulevard in the Old or New Testament or 1607 Randolph Avenue KidsZone 10:45 a.m. Pulaski, VA. neither? Pulaski, VA 24301 Evening Worship 6 p.m. Pastor: Allen Harman 2) Where is “For whatsoever Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Pastor: Rev. Dr. Elston McLain www.fwcpulaski.church a man soweth, that shall he also Preaching: 11 a.m. reap” found? Ephesians, Colos- Worship Service: 11 a.m. Sunday Evening: 7:30 p.m. Phone: (540) 980-8775 sians, Galatians, 1 Timothy Wednesday Prayer Service: 7:30 p.m. 3. 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Amazing Grace Ministries 4892 Veterans Hill Road Pulaski, VA The Patriot Pastor Todd Garwood (540) 250-3741 Is Published [email protected] Each Friday Our Website www.pcpatriot.com Is Updated Hate knows no bounds Throughout From the writings of the Rev. abounds all over the world stems ing Jesus Christ as witnessed in Billy Graham from jealousy. Satan’s hatred of every continent. Hatred is rampant The Week God was due to jealousy. At no - a sign of the depravity of the With News, Sports, Q: I grew up hearing that jeal- time in history was hatred on dis- human race. The Bible teaches Weather And ousy is a worse sin than hatred. play more than during the time of hatred is sin. Which sin is worse? - H.J. Jesus on Earth. Herod hated Him Obituaries because of fear that the Baby Jesus The Bible also teaches that A: Sin is sin, but it is true that would someday become King. God is a God of love (1 John 4:8). Contact Us At hate knows no bounds. It is in Herod caused the slaughter of Love is a basic part of God’s na- 540-808-3949 motion at every level. “Look Out infant children in and around the against those who desire more than ture. Whoever you are, whatever [email protected] for Number One,” has become village of Bethlehem so that the anything to preach the love of the your circumstances - God loves the motto of scores of people. To prophecy would not come to pass. Lord Jesus Christ and demonstrate you and He is waiting for you Or On make good, they kick anyone who compassion for those who suffer. to come to Him in repentance of www.pcpatriot.com threatens their way of life - no We are living in a world that sin. Rejection of Christ is hatred matter how dark. hates. We have even seen violence Hatred is a social cancer that of Him. Say an eternal “Yes” to prompted by hatred within church gnaws at the vitals of our people. It Christ and make Him the Lord of One of the reasons hatred buildings. Hatred is carried out threatens the freedom of worship- your life. Page B8 - The Patriot - July 23, 2021

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If you have First Dublin Presbyterian perform, and what do you think a family member buried in the July 31 Church ECO will be having an ice about them? cemetery and would like to make cream social on Aug. 15 from 3 to Carson a donation you may send a check Outdoor Singing and Weiner 5 PM. Dear Carson, payable to Peggy Cregger, (Trea- Roast Impact investing generally surer of the Ladies Auxiliary) @ Bread of Life Assembly of God September 11 aims to benefit society, while PO Box 164 Hiwassee VA 24347. will host an outdoor singing and providing a profit for the inves- Thank you in advance for helping weiner roast on Saturday, July 31, Women’s Meeting tor, by investing in companies, our organization! beginning at 3 p.m. Tommy and First Dublin Presbyterian funds and organizations that Joyce Hodge from Barren Springs Church ECO will hold a Women are aligned with causes, certain Still distributing food and Edith Shumate from Austin- of the Church meeting, 10 AM values or issues. Think of it as Heritage Cares Food Pantry at ville will be guest singers. Public is on Sept. 11. Bible Study on EVE, a middle ground between tradi- Heritage Church is still distribut- invited. business discussion, and light re- tional investing and charitable ing food on Thursdays from 9 a.m. freshments. giving, where you can match to 4 p.m. The church is located a August 1 your investing with your own half-mile past the New River Val- Oct. 9 particular beliefs. It really isn’t you want to make a difference in ley Airport on Route 100 north of Homecoming all that different from investing the world and still invest the old Dublin. First Dublin Presbyterian Church Porch Concert in traditional mutual funds, ex- fashioned way, create room in ECO will be having Homecom- The Kellams will be singing , cept for the goal of the funds. your budget for charitable giving VHM Beginning Hispanic Ser- ing with Dr. Olin M. Whitener, 5-6 PM. at First Dublin Presbyte- Since their inception, impact or saving with the goal of making vice Jr., preaching. His sermon title is rian Church ECO. investments have averaged re- donations to organizations and Valley Harvest Ministries, in “The Lord Is Always Calling Us turns of a little less than 6%. causes you care about. Dublin on the hill across from Home.” His scripture reading is Oct. 15 That’s well below the average I hope this helps, Carson! Walmart, is holding an Hispanic Matthew 14:1–21. There will be a return of the S&P 500. Impact —Dave service each Sunday at 6 p.m. in the catered meal following worship Crafts Fair investing can do some good, but * Dave Ramsey is a seven-time church’s coffee shop. with time for visiting and renewing First Dublin Presbyterian the truth is it’s hard to measure #1 national best-selling author, old friendships! 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