Pulaski Southwest Times (Newspaper) - March 3, 2003, Pulaski, Virginia Monday Serving South 97th YEAR 19062003 Na 51 ia Since 1906 SO Cents Carillon donation hits snag By BOB THOMAS Radford RADFORD The announced donation to the city of over in exercise equipment from the close Carilion Wellness and Fitness Center in Radford is not yet a done Ken parks and recreation said this morning that Carilion wanted Governors school holds science consortium By JANE GRAHAM Staff DUBLIN The 12th Annual Science Consortium at the Southwest Virginia Governors School for Mathematics and Technology concluded last week with an awards assem bly at Pulaski County High The actual consortium in Edwards Hall at New River Community 31 1 enabled science stu dents to compete based on the quality of their The consor tium presentation provides a to organize material and present it for critical organizers Clarity of presen tation and the to defend research are often developed in discussions of the merit of the The consortium also gives a chance to and compare the See page 10 to attach a requirement that the citys new recreation cen ter agree to immediately absorb about 400 members of the Carilion facili ty as a condition of the dona But Bud Carilion vice president for wellness and fit assured The Southwest Times today that We want to absolutely come up with a We are trying to come up with another as close to a winwin situation as we can The recreation commission voted unanimously at last weeks monthly meeting to accept the equipment only if there are no strings Goodyear said that the com polled phone today has again voted unanimously to turn down the donation if it is conditioned on accepting out of town users at this He said that deci sion has been relayed to Goodyear quoted Grey as saying that Carilion was dis appointed by the response to its request for inclusion of its nonresident members at the city rec The place was not built for that number of additional peo Commission Chairman Jim Tynan said last Grey said the Radford Carilion operation had been losing money for some but wanted to find a way to allow its including the ones living outside of the to continue being able to use the We felt that one option was to make the gear available to the most number of people by See page 10 Rallying For Our Troops AP Photo Signs in favor of a war with Iraq were present during a Rally for the troops ceremony at the Albemarle County office building in March The ceremony gave citizens a chance to express their support for the men and women of the Armed Forces preparing for a possible war with Recent Study lOOkS Snider Wins Spelling Bee closely at region By JANE GRAHAM Staff Writer DUBLIN The Community Audit concluded recently by the Virginia Economic Bridge for the New Rogers Workforce Investment Board takes a close look at several major factors in the regions economic The summary of the audit presented to the board here last Monday analyzed eco workforce and commu factors and made recom based on these The study concluded that the area of Southwestern Virginia studied is rural with an economic structure that reflects signifi cant historical industrial development and business It continues by noting that traditional economic main are diminishing both here and across the These include the manufac turing and textiles new businesses are and with them come new skill requirements that will need to be met in the future for continued economic vitality in the it The concept for the audit is to bring together information on economic and labor trends to support both strategic plan ning and Workforce Investment Area II program The economic analysis found that manufacturing industries are generally It pointed out that current workforce strengths are in transporta tion and indus tries are tied to the report Competitiveness is strongly linked to automotive related The audit notes that the See page 2 Jabe Brian a student at won the countys spelling bee competition when he correctly spelled the Snider left is shown here with second place finisher Travis from Snowville Sue Conrad dies at 58 Staff Report HIWASSEE A well known Southwest Virginia Sue Peterson died Sunday at her home here after a long ill Conrads career in educa tion began in Pulaski County and included posts at Radford University and Hollins She will be remembered best for her soft spo incredibly insightful approach to helping students and clients move ahead with their She touched many lives as a coun mentor and friend with her dedication and commit ment to the well being of oth ers and her Conrad was a retired professional counselor and adjunct professor from Radford She was a licensed professional coun selor a certified marriage and family therapist and a certified counselor She had been an adjunct professor at Hollins University before becoming ill with A graduate of Dublin High she attended Radford receiving both her bachelor masters degrees from Radford She received a Doctorate of Education Degree in Counseling and Student Personnel from Virginia Conrad entered the teach ing profession in 1966 as a at Central Elementary School in Pulaski she taught until She was an art teacher and guidance counselor at Pulaski Middle School from 1974 to She spent the last of her professional career at Radford University Center for Counseling and Student She was an active leader in the and national levels of the American Counseling Association and the American College Personnel In she was recog for her professional work by being named Virginia Counselor of the She was selected to be a member of Phi Kappa a national educational honor society and Delta a national leadership honor of 6317 Old Ferry Hiwassee died March 2002 at her Born she was the daughter of the late Mabel Chumbley Peterson and Shirley In addition to her she was preceded in death by two James Draper and Donald Tuck She is survived by her hus Dale Wayne Conrad two Jane Peterson See page 2 o Good Evening Deaths 2 Editorial 4 Sports 6 Classifieds 9 Entertainment 8 Price C Copyright The Southwest Kenseth claims victory in Vegas Redskins get busy in offseason Page WEATHER Taylor 1 Jackson Child of Wendell and Elizabeth Henley clear and Lows near Light south Highs in the lower Southwest winds 10 to 15 Tuesday cloudy with a chance of rain Lows in the upper Chance of rain 40 Yesterday High 48 Low 29 Precipitation none