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Daily News Record (Newspaper) - May 6, 2009, Harrisonburg, Virginia Vhf by a Fel a a la irm a \ i wednesday May 6, 2009 i Harrisonburg a. 50 cents personal income How 6 Green 9 our Valley City county area shows improvement still lags by Jeff Mellott Dally news record Harrisonburg the per capita personal income of Harrisonburg and Rockingham county increased nearly by half from 1997 to 2007, according to the latest figures from the . Bureau of economic analysis. In spite of that considerable Rise the City county ranking remains near the Bottom among Virginia jurisdictions. Harrisonburg and Rockingham county which Are measured together for the purposes of the analysis saw per capital personal income Rise from $19,185 to $28,589, or 49 percent during the 10-year period. The City and county Rose in the statewide rankings from 68th to 65th among the 105 Virginia jurisdictions measured by the Bureau Over the same time period. In 2007, Virginia s per capita personal income was $41,727, placing it eighth nationwide according to the report released last month. See income Page a7 Virginia per capita personal income 1997 income state ranking 2007 income state ranking ? $28i589 65 Page county $18,067 80 $25,166 89 Mem Mumm Staunton Waynesboro Augusta co. $21,447 40 $31,161 49 chirp it be Altemar 6 y.$27,773 $45,275 a a a pc a Winchester Frederick county 4 $22,647 34 $34,417 33 a source . Bureau of economic analysis a Virginia has 105 counties for the purpose of rankings. a shocking development Alec Steinmetz of cardiac science tears off the backing of electrode pads to place on a Manikin As he Demon Strates the company s aed devices at Rockingham memorial Hospital on tuesday. Michael re Illy / in a rms spreads defibrillators around City paediatrician knows their value firsthand by Jenny Jones daily news record Harrisonburg or. Frank gearing Iii owes his life to a Small electronic device. On March 27, 2008, gearing was playing Tennis during a vacation at Smith Mountain Lake when he started to feel As though he was going to have a heart attack. Gearing took an aspirin and his wife rushed him to the nearest doctor s office where physicians used an automated external defibrillator to Shock gearing s heart Back into a Normal rhythm. The aed a portable device that shocks a person s heart into a natural rhythm restored gearing s heartbeat allowing surgeons to unblock his main coronary artery with Catheter nation and a stent. I beat the Odds said gearing a paediatrician with Harrisonburg paediatrics. " i credit the aed 100 percent that and being in the right place at the right without defibrillation a heart attack victim has Only a 2 to 5 percent Chance of survival once 12 minutes have passed according to the american heart association and american see defibrillators Page a6 a arrows Point to him. No arrows Point any there prosecutor Tony Spencer referring to murder defendant Lawrence Gaudenzi 4 cold Case murder trial begins 3 former Timberville resident accused of killing wife in 1995 by Ellen Biltz the free Lance Star Bowling Green jurors 0 will begin hearing evidence today in Caroline county circuit court in the murder trial of a former Timberville resident accused of killing his wife who has been missing for 14 years. Commonwealth s attorney Tony Spencer told the jury that his evidence will be solely circumstantial As he seeks to prove that Lawrence Peter Gaudenzi 45, killed his wife Lisa Gaudenzi and destroyed her body. Initially the Caroline county sheriff s office investigated the disappearance of Lisa Gaudenzi As a missing persons Case before the Virginia state police joined the investigation in 1997. Investigators say new leads see murder Page a7 Congress faces test on Gay marriage i . Votes to recognize other states same sex ceremonies associated press Washington the City Council in the nation s capital voted tuesday to recognize same sex marriages from states that approve them a step that could propel the emotional Issue into Congress and draw democrats into a culture wars Battle with each other. President Obama and democratic leaders responded to the 12-1 vote by the District of Columbia Council with near silence hoping to avoid aggravating democratic factions already at Odds Over that Issue and More. Republicans usually willing to exploit differences Between democrats also barely reacted to the Council s Gay marriage decision. Gop leaders and their aides asked whether anyone will try to use the decision As a wedge Issue t see Gay Page a6 insurance equity h in its bid to head off government Competition the health insurance Industry is offering to Stop charging women higher premiums. Story Page a3 a volumes of history former Harrisonburg planning director Bob Sullivan has Given a big chunk of history to the Massanutten regional Library scrapbooks containing 40 years of news clippings. Story Page b1 record $1.1 million year helps United Way help by Heather Bowser daily news record Harrisonburg thanks to the United a Way Kimberly Denman s life has reversed course and is now headed in the right direction. A few months ago the 37-year-old Harrisonburg woman came to mercy House with nothing. She was homeless on probation and had a baby. I had burned so Many Bridges it was almost impossible to get on track Denman said. But As time passed mercy House a Harrisonburg homeless shelter helped her get a Job. She got counselling saved and worked hard. Today Denman is sober employed licensed to drive and paying off debts to revive her credit. Best of All mercy House made it possible to go to school this August to be a vet assistant Denman said. Denman gave her touching testimony tuesday morning to a group of More than 150 people at the Lucy f. Simms Center in Harrisonburg. The gathering was held to report on the United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham county s fundraising Campaign which supports 31 different area agencies such As mercy House. Though it fell about $300,000 shy of its largest goal Ever the United Way closed its Campaign april 30 with $1.1 million in donations the largest amount in its 50-year history. We re elated said Betsy Hay United Way executive director. See United Way Page a6 inside 4 sections 32 pages vol. 112 no. 184 Index business a5 nation. a3 classified. . D3 sports. c1 comics c7 state . 83 flavor .c5 b1 forum a4 weather. . A7 Hometown. B4-b7 world. d3 deaths.b2 William h. Allen jr., 95, Staunton Cletus m. Miller jr., 62, Luray Lois j. Rodeffer 68, Broadway Geneva m. Shifflett 64, Shenandoah r. William Vanderberry 81, Harrisonburg Marvin e. Whiteman 53, Warrenton Betty c. 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