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107047DCM02B CITY OKC 107047DCM02B ZALLCALL 63 21:53:57 07ta05 B2 Holiday, July 4, 2005 Virginia Richmond Uinei-Dispatch -f www.HmMDhpatch.com BRIEFLY Collected from wikk services and Times-Dispatch resources X. 11 ii hi Taking flight Balloons were launched from the parade grounds at Virginia Military Insti-tute in Lexington yesterday as balloonists from North Carolina, Florida, Maine and Virginia participated in the annual Fourth of July balloon rally. i i 2'' Five crash victims were based in Five of the Navy SEALs killed last week when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan were based in Virginia Beach, the Pentagon said Saturday. The five sailors were assigned to SEAL Team Ten. They were: Chief Petty Officer Jacques J.

Fontan, 36, of New Orleans; Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen, 33, of San Diego; Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas, 33, of Corbett, Lt.

Michael M. McGreevy, 30, of Portville, N.Y.; and Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor, 30, of Midway, W.Va. Also killed in Tuesday's crash was Michael L. Russell, 31, an Army sergeant who grew up in Stafford County and was part of the 3rd Battalion of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment based at Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, Ga.

Sixteen troops were killed when the helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants. Boy, 15, drowns in Chesapeake Bay Norfolk A 15-year-old drowned in the Chesapeake Bay yesterday while swimming with friends, police said. The teen's body was pulled from the water at Ocean View just before 5 p.m., said Norfolk Police Officer Chris Amos. Police have not released his name. Amos said police got the call just after 3 p.m.

that four teenagers had come under distress about 25 yards off the beach. Two made it to shore on their own, while another was helped by a bystander. The fourth went under and later was recovered by divers, Amos said. Yesterday's drowning comes less than a month after two swimmers drowned in the same NWIBAN BBCKTHB ASSOCIMH) PHEB8 r- i Eric James, an actor and artist for the movie "Big Foot" being filmed in Page County, dons a mask showing a victim's slashed face. Behind him is Michael Todd Schneider, a designer and editor.

job-growth opportunities. But things have been looking up lately. The town of Luray is working on a greenway, and a motor park is set to open this year. Now, "Big Foot" is here. There are a lot of positive things going on," she said.

Poague learned about Page County from vacations he has taken here with his family, he said. A native of Prince William County, he has worked in New York and Los Angeles. The hospitality and generosity of Page residents reminds him why he returned home to shoot, he said. The more I lived in New York and LA, the more I wanted to be back here shooting films," Poague said. His most recent project was The Wickeds," a horror film released on video.

"Big Foot" could be available on DVD in as little as six months. If released in theaters, it would hit screens next year, Poague said. Contact Calvin R. Trice at (540) 5744977 or ctrtce8timesdispatch.com Movie FROM PAGE Bl them on TV, you don't think they have to go through all the things they go through." She mused that even though she knew what was going to happen in the scene, she was still frightened by the suspense and action. On Friday, the film crew shot inside a riparian cabin off Mill Run River near the town of Shenandoah.

County Supervisor Carol Lee Fischer-Strickler has been serving as a volunteer local liaison for the crew all week, escorting them around the county. The very prospect of having something like this is important to me, because there's a revival happening in Page County," she said. The northern Shenandoah Valley county has been maligned recently by controversy over the shuttered Battle Creek Landfill and the lack of development and You need to know stuff about summer-fun activities Monday primer During the summer, "You Need to Know Stuff" will present activities for children and their parents. We hope that by completing the activities each week, children will keep up their reading and math skills. We also hope that, as a family, you enjoy doing the activities together.

Figure it out Following are activities for students, teachers and parents: IPlan a picnic for 10 friends. Use food advertisements and list the amounts of food you will need. How much will it cost? Place the foods in the correct food group. 2 Use your newspaper to make a poster for your favorite baseball team. You may use pictures, words or even colors from ads.

Follow your team's statistics this summer. Did you choose a winner? 3 Cut three comic strips into sections by cutting out each frame. Mix them up. Now see if you and your friends or family can put them back together in the right order. 4 Do you have any Mends or family living in other states? Find the weather map and locate those states.

What does the map tell about the weather where they Eve? Is it cold? Hot? Rainy? Sunny? Write them a note telling them you're checking on their summer weather. 5 Keep up your science skills by checking out the Explore sec- lion each Thursday. Do the "Try this" experiment. Read "Sci-Kids" and "Science Matters." This feature about topics in the news appeals every Monday. TEACHERS AND PARENTS: We'd like to hear how you are using "You Need to Know Stuff" with your children and share your ideas and activities with others.

Please e-mail us atjarUjrftimesdispatch.com Name change closer for (Handlers Mountain lynchburg Liberty University completed a nearly land deal last week, a possible first step in changing the name of Candlers Mountain to Liberty Mountain. The $4.25 million purchase gives the school control of all but about 26 acres of the mountain's property. With the purchase, the university controls just more than 4,300 continuous acres along the U.S. 460 corridor. The Rev.

Jerry Fahvell, the school's founder, has referred to Candlers Mountain as Liberty Mountain for years. To officially change the mountain's name, Liberty University would have to get the blessing of U.S. Board on Geographical Names, which is responsible for standardizing geographical names throughout the federal government. Liberty has held an option to buy the land since 2001, when a company associated with university board of trustees member Jeff Yager bought the land. Charlottesville gets another TV station charlottes viLLE Gray Television an Atlanta-based communications firm, has launched a new Fox affiliate, WAHU Channel 27, in addition to its CBS affiliate, WCAV, and ABC affiliate, WV AW.

The three stations compete in Charlottesville with the 32-year-old NBC affiliate, WVIR-TV Channel 29. The new Fox station is targeting a young audience to make its mark on the city's already competitive television market WAHU operates in the same building as WCAV and WVAW on Second Street Gray Television President Bob Prattler said he is confident that the local market can accommodate a fourth station. "We think Charlottesville is a great town and has a lot of growth ahead of it," he said. Roger Burchett, general manager of the Gray-owned stations, said the Fox affiliate carries primetime Fox programming and effective Sept. 1 will offer syndicated television.

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