Pulaski Southwest Times (Newspaper) - August 7, 2003, Pulaski, Virginia Carillon New River Valley Medical Center 5407312000 Carillon Giles Memorial Hospital 5409216000 Carillon Saint Albans Hospital 5406392481 Carillon Cancer Center of Western Virginia Roanoke 5409817377 LION Center Quinary Del Cash Discover Visa MasterCard Financing Available T ft U L I A N T Federal Credit Union 7321 Peppers Ferry Radford 6395350 August 2003 Serving Southwest Virginia since 1906 50 Cents Pulaski calling area to expand Changes will take effect 1 By JANE GRAHAM Staff Writer RICHMOND Telephone customers in Pulaski can begin making local calls to Blacksburg and Christiansburg on a telephone company spokesman said This is the day Verizon Virginia will make calls between the three communities This will mean an increase of per month for flat rate residential customers in the Pulaski The flat rate residential rate for the Christiansburg tomers is 42 In the increase is 21 Increases for other types of service vary in the individual exchanges as Pulaski County residents in the Dublin Exchange have been able to make local calls between these neighboring communities for several The State Corporation Commission approved the local calling service between Pulaski and the Montgomery County exchanges that serve Blacksburg and Christiansburg on n Local leaders and business people have worked for extending the local calling ser vice for several location of major educational and research facilities in the two communities means business and government offices must call there The rul ing will allow Verizon the local telephone to offer this See page A2 Jury snag causes Calfee case delay By BOB THOMAS Radford Bureau RADFORD The jury trial of Charles Douglas Calfee of Radford has been continued for a in large measure tered in seating a The case of five indictments against Calfee appears to revolve around the testimony of two who were 4 and 6 at the time of an Radford man charged in child sex offenses alleged sexual encounter over two years Frank and open discussion among prospective jurors over whether who are now 6 and 8 years can be believable as witnesses prevented the timely seating of a full panel Wednesday in the 27th Circuit Court of Judge Brett Geisler in A somewhat freewheeling exchange of views during the attempt to seat a jury caused the defendants lawyers to ask this morning for a Although Judge Geisler denied the he did grant atcon until 35 Charles Pete said his only purpose is to assure his client a fair and the continuance is an acceptable court ruling in lieu of his mistrial He indi that Calfee had to agree to waive his right to a speedy trial this morning to allow for the Assistant Commonwealths Attorney Chris Rehak told The Southwest Times that he is disappointed and He Said the Commonwealth was ready to move forward on the To the rescue Jim Jane Shaw off the New River Watershed Roundtable and Pulaski County Game Clark Greene discuss the water quality in the New River at the new boat landing opened by the Department bf Game and Inland Fisheries at Peppers The Roundtable will hold a conference Saturday morning at New River Community The public is Group aims to protect New River By JANE GRAHAM Staff Writer DUBLIN The New River Watershed Roundtable focus on preserving on the quality of the water in the River during a con ference here The meeting runs from 9 to noon in Rooker Hall at New River Community Water is critical to our life in the the group says in its litera The New River and its tributaries provide water for commercial and industrial The New River is also a focal point for active and passive recre as well as heritage and The idea for the round table grew out of the New Rivers designation in 1998 See page A2 had been indicted by a Grand Jury oh 11 but the Attorney has proceeded to prosecute five of them three counts of aggravated sexual one of object sexual and one Of taking indecent liberties with a In court on dismissed several potential jurors after consulta tions with the prosecution and See page AS Pulaski eligible for L funding Can receive money for security By JANE GRAHAM Staff PULASKI Pulaski officials learned this week that the county is eligible to receive in Homeland Security County Administrator Peter Huber said the county was notified by the Virginia Department of Emergency management that this amount has been set aside for the In order to receive the the county must determine its needs and apply for the Huber He said officials are looking at the needs in the Pulaski County Sheriffs Office and other areas of the county to see what is Huber expects to put the project on the agenda for the next board of super visors Teddy bears going on patrol with police officers By JASON DUNOVANT Staff Writer PULASKI The Snowville Masonic Lodge donated several boxes of stuffed teddy bears to the Pulaski County Sheriffs Department The teddy bears will be car ried by deputies in their patrol car to give to children that they may encounter during criminal traffic accidents or other occasions that be stressful to Many local groups and resi dents donate stuffed to the department for the deputies to give to children but the sher department was very impressed with the Snowville Masonic Lodges This is the biggest shipment we have ever had Sheriff Jim Davis The Sheriffs Department recieved three large boxes full of teddy bears and other stuffed The animals were delivered to the Sheriffs depart ment Wednesday by Snowville Masonic members David McPeak and Gary They See page AS From Jeff Keith David Gary and Sheriff Jim Davis take a look through the boxes of stuffed ani mals donated by the Snowville Masonic Lodge Jason Price 50 cents Copyright The Southwest Times SPORTS AL East race starting to get interesting Page A6 WEATHER Tonight Tomorrow Charles 5 Pulaski CoT PreK Child of and Gordon Brimer Low of 65 78 Todays Quote People who cannot recognize a palpa ble absurdity are very much in the way of Agnes