Once again this year, the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will be co-ordinating the Fairlawn Treat Trail on Thursday, October 31, 3 - 7 p.m.  If you are a business in Fairlawn and would like to participate, please contact our Visitor Center at (540) 674-4161 so that we might include you on the list of participants and send you the FAIRLAWN BEE sign to designate that you are a participant.

....to Volvo Group's New River Valley Plant which has achieved zero landfill at its truck

manufacturing operations.  Waste generated by the facility, which manufactures  all Volvo trucks sold in North America, is now recycled, composted or converted to electricity;

....to the LewisGale Regional Health system (of which LewisGale Hospital - Pulaski is an affiliate)  which has entered into a partnership with iTriage, a global healthcare technology company, which allows smartphone users in our community to alert any LewisGale emergency department of their pending arrival and symptoms; the free mobile app also provides patients with an array of health information and resources;

....to Kevin Byrd, executive director of the New River Valley Planning District Commission in Fairlawn, who was elected to the National Association of Development Organizations 2013-2014 Board of Directors;

....to Pulaski County High School Cougars Alumni Team  and their coach, Joel Hicks, who defeated the Radford Bobcats Alumni 19-12 in the first ever alumni version of the Battle of the Bridge;

and,

....to Caterpillar which recently awarded PCPC a $5,000 grant for their youth training program and the aquaponics business they are starting to house the program.

SINCERE SYMPATHY EXTENDED TO RURITAN NATIONAL

The 2013 Ruritan National President Dennis Clemmer, of Middlebrook in Augusta County, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, September 29 at the University of Virginia Medical Center.  This is the first time in the organization's history that it has faced the death of a sitting national president.  Ruritan is the only national civic organization with headquarters in the State of Virginia (in Newbern in Pulaski County).  2013 National Vice President Elliott Hogge has taken on the role of president.  Hogge lives in Hayes in Gloucester County, Virginia.  Sincere sympathy is extended to the Clemmer family and the National Office staff, as well as all Ruritan members across the country.

PULASKI FIRE PREVENTION PARADE

Thursday, October 10, at 7 p.m.

For decades, Pulaski Fire Department and the Town of Pulaski have hosted a parade

during National Fire Prevention Week, which runs October 6-12 this year.  Fire trucks from all

around the area are invited to participate, and there will also be civilian entries displaying messages

regarding fire prevention.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) invites farmers, pesticide dealers, pest control firms, certified applicators, homeowners and golf course operators to participate in the 2013 pesticide disposal program.  The program collects unwanted, outdated or banned pesticides and disposes of them in a safe manner.  The service is provided at no cost to the participants as it is funded through pesticide product registration fees collected by the Office of Pesticide Services.

Participants must transport their unwanted pesticides to the collection site.  If participants cannot safely containerize the unwanted pesticides for transport, the disposal contractor will make arrangements to do that for them.  Only unwanted pesticides will be accepted; pesticide contaminated material (for example, pesticide contaminated fertilizer) will not be accepted as part of the disposal program.  In addition, the program does NOT accept motor oil, paint, fuel, fertilizer or other chemicals.

The pesticide disposal collection site for Pulaski, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery Counties and the City of Radford is 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 10 at Southern States, 885 Roanoke Street in Christiansburg. 

For further information or answers to questions, contact your local Virginia Cooperative  Extension Agent.

NEWBERN FALL FESTIVAL

Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13

Sponsored by the Newbern Fire Department, the festival will include many events for all ages.

The Wilderness Road Regional Museum will show visitors the ground floor, outside kitchen, and loom house.  They will also be serving food, like hotdogs, soup beans and cornbread, and drinks.  If you have not visited the Museum recently, you are in for a treat.  The bookstore and gift shop will also be open during the Fall Festival.  Proceeds will support the operations costs of the museum.

There will also be a used book sale on the side porch.  They are accepting donations of gently used books  before the event.  This will raise funds for the archives located on the upper level of the

Museum.

FALL GETAWAY AT DISCOUNTED RATES!

Beginning October 1, if you book any size cabin in a Virginia State Park for a week night (Sunday through Thursday) in October through November 15, you can save 25% per night.  Use promo Code FALL25 whether booking through their reservation center at 800-933-7275 or when making an online reservation.  Be sure to tell the reservation counselor that you want the discount and enter the promo code dur8ing the online reservation process before you pay for the reservation.  They have a two night minimum stay for all cabin rentals during this time period.

They also have their last minute cabin rental discount every Thursday and Friday for 25% off the entire upcoming weekend stay.  This discount is only through the call center at 800-933-7275.

The discount is only for new reservations (although if you add week nights to an existing weekend stay you would qualify for the discount).  If you have to move your stay outside of this discounted period, you will have to pay the full prevailing price.  All other cabin stay rules and policies apply.

The Reservation Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (they are closed state holidays including October 14 and November 11).  For information and reservations call 800-933-7275.  You can also book on line, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

4th ANNUAL HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION

Claytor Lake State Park

Saturday, October 26, 1 - 10 p.m.

Come to the campgrounds for a day packed full of Halloween fun!  Festive activities include a pumpkin carving contest, a campgrounds decorating contest, campfire stories and family friendly activities.  The fun will continue into the evening and after dark so remember to bring a flashlight, walking shoes, and a light jacket.  Location - Campground D Campfire Circle.  Telephone (540) 643-2500.

ALL YOU WANT AND NEED TO IKNOW ABOUT EXPORT CONTROL REFORM

Are you ready to comply with the new export regulations when they take effect on October 15?  Join Kevin J. Wolf, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, and Doreen Edelman, Baker Donelson's Global Business Team Co-Chair, for a webinar specially designed for you.

Get answers to your complicated transition questions, and learn how to revise your internal procedures.

                Wednesday, October 23, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

                Register early for a guaranteed spot.  Space is limited.

                Reply to bakerdonelson@bakerdonelson.com  

VIRGINIA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE 2013

Mark R. Warner, U.S. Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, cordially invites you to the Virginia Women's Conference 2013 on Saturday, October 26, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., at the Richmond Marriott in Downtown Richmond.  There is no fee, but registration is required.  For additional information and to register, visit the Senator's website.

SUPPLIES FOR SENIORS

Once again, the Pulaski County RSVP and the NRV Agency on Aging is collecting funds and product to provide household and personal care supplies to home-bound seniors living in the New River Valley.  The organizations collect and distribute paper towels, toilet tissue, and personal care items to the seniors in January, a time when many of them are unable to get out of their homes.

If you have funds or product to donate, contact Ava Stilwell at RSVP (540) 980-3969.  This is a very

worthwhile and needed service to some of our most vulnerable citizens.

4-H SELLING FLOWER BULBS TO RAISE FUNDS

Pulaski County 4-H is selling flower bulbs to help raise money for its youth development programs.  These programs (which involve about 900 youth ages give to eighteen as well as 120 teen and adult volunteers) rely on donations through community support and grants.

Those who would like to purchase bulbs to help with the fundraising effort should visit:

http://www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/campaign?campaign_id=16254.  

The local 4-H chapter will receive 50 percent of every purchase made.  The goal is to raise $250 by the Oct. 30 ending date for the sale. 

Fans of classic movies will want to set aside the first Friday night of each month in 2013 for a trip to Pulaski Theatre. On each of these evenings, the theatre will feature a classic movie that won the Academy Award for Best Picture on the year of its release.

                November 1 - "West Side Story" starring Natalie Wood and George Chakiris, 1961

                December 6 - "Annie Hall" starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, 1977

For information on admission fees and other movies and events coming to the theatre, visit pulaskitheatre.org.

Traveling Office Hours For Staff of Congressman Morgan Griffith

Staff will be at the Pulaski Library from 2 - 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. 

The Employee of the Month for Pulaski County is Thomas Lee Phillips, an attorney with the Pulaski County Commonwealth's Attorney's office.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Tech and a law degree from the University of Virginia.  Upon graduation from UVA, he was a partner with the firm of Crowell, Nuckols, Layman & Aust for 11 years.  He then moved to Raleigh, N.C. to take a position with the state government, eventually rising to the level of Executive Director of a state agency.  Upon his retirement, he moved back to Pulaski to take care of his ailing mother.

"It was during this time that I ran into Tom and convinced him to come out of retirement and take a position with my office handling the numerous appeals that were being filed in our cases.  I knew Tom as a child and then again with the Crowell Nuckols firm of which I was a member for 8 years.  I knew that he had a real talent for legal research and writing legal briefs.  We had an opening in the office and Tom came out of retirement to handle all of our briefs to the Virginia Court of Appeals and the Virginia Supreme Court.  Since he joined the office, we have won virtually every appeal filed in those courts.  The citizens of Pulaski County are fortunate to have such legal talent as a membe4r of the Pulaski County prosecutor's office," said Mike Fleenor, Commonwealth's Attorney.    

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