Exercise 7.4 - Fun Things to do in (or near) Lynchburg this Fall:

Fun Things to do in (or near) Lynchburg this Fall:

Pumpkin patch

If you are eager to experience the beauty of autumn in Virginia this year, Silver Creek  and Seamans’ Orchards boast a plethora of activities including apple picking, an apple butter festival and a pumpkin patch.  Located near Lovingston, Virginia, these orchards are just about a 45 minute drive from the campus of Liberty University, making it a wonderful weekend activity for students and faculty. If you are interested in getting a variety of apples (Jonathan, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Virginia Gold, Mutsu, Jonagold,  September Wonder & Empire) and ciders, as well as a sweet fall experience, go check it out!

Bland County Festival of Leaves

If you find yourself on the I-77 either Saturday, October 11 or Sunday, Oct. 12, get off at the Bland exit and come on down to the Bland County Fairgrounds Festival of Leaves. This fall festival boats savory fresh food, games, crafts, exhibits, duck rides, hayrides, horseshoes, a Confederate living history display, and fun for people of all ages. The festival also has a lineup of music entertainment and promises to be a weekend of fun and relaxation.

Mountain Meadow Corn Maze

Mountain Meadow Farm and Craft Market is hosting the Corn Acoustics Corn Maze, a musically themed four acre corn maze promising fun and adventure for all ages. The maze is located in the Meadows of Dan, Virginia, and is open weekends through September and October, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. This year, the new design of the maze features “a fun farm scene with a barn and silo, a friendly cow and a happy pig jumping over a smaller pig,” and a new theme for the kid’s activities called “Get Unplugged, Get Outdoors.”

Bethel Mennonite Fall Festival

Bethel Mennonite Church of Gladys, Virginia, is hosting a fall festival from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 25. This cozy festival will offer delicious food for breakfast and lunch: homemade donuts and sausage biscuits, free coffee and hot chocolate, along with famous grilled chicken and hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and ice cream.  The festival will also have fun activities for you and your friends to enjoy such as a benefit auction, a yard sale, and a bake sale, so bring a few extra bucks to spend on some fresh fall essentials.

50 of the Best Paleo Pumpkin Recipes

Looking for a guilt-free way to enjoy fall's favorite flavor this season? Whether or not you actually try out the Paleo diet, it has never hurt anybody to try out some new pumpkin desserts. In this list of the 50 best paleo pumpkin recipes, you'll find recipes from granola to ice cream to waffles to soup to custard. You name it, and it probably tastes better and more autumn-esque with a dose of pumpkin. Check this out!



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4 Great Fall Date Ideas:

1. Football : Bond over a local game of college football. Don't forget to explain the plays to her!

2. State Fair : A fair will most likely be chocked full of activities like bobbing for apples, hayrides, live music, games for prizes, and cheap food.

3. Apple Picking : 'Tis the season for apple picking! If you are lucky, your local orchard might even offer delicacies like apple butter and cider.

4. Foliage Drive and Picnic : Hop in the car and admire the awesome fleeting beauty of the leaves falling all around you. Pack a picnic and blanket and enjoy a romantic afternoon outdoors.

Exercise 6.3

Chicken Truck Causes Pile-Up


     Monday at 6 p.m. the casual pedestrians on McFarland Boulevard received a “fowl” card when out of nowhere a semi-truck carrying 300 chickens made an illegal left turn, causing an accident that left 25 people injured and 11 cars piled-up.
      Among the animal casualties, at least 30 chickens are dead and as many as 40 are at large, with many others trapped inside the vehicle until fireman could arrive.
      The chickens were property of Alabama Poultry, Inc. - who has stressed that all chickens found should be returned -  and were en route to one of the company’s new farms near Gadsden. Alabama Poultry, Inc. owns about 2,000 chickens and supply eggs to IGA stores all across the south. In total, the dead and missing chickens are worth over 700 dollars – each chicken is insured for roughly 10 bucks – not to mention profit lost in the number of eggs that were smashed along the way.
    So why did the chickens cross the road? Chicken truck driver, Jeff Johnson, 45, was among the injured and was transported to DCH with bruises and a possible broken ankle; he commented that he lost control of the vehicle and was not expecting such a dramatic end to his Monday night.
     A retired local kindergarten teacher, Sarah Bernell, 63, was out for a drive with her nephew when she was caught up in the accident, and she was taken to the hospital with injuries also. Clarence DiMotta, the hospital spokesperson, reports that both Johnson and Bernell are in good condition.
     Sergeant John Jones reported it was the biggest pile-up he’d ever seen, and that by far “the worst part was the screams of the chickens." As he surveyed the accident in the heat of the afternoon, he could not help himself from proposing fried eggs for dinner.



Summary: A semi-truck carrying 300 chickens made an illegal left turn causing an accident Monday evening on McFarland Boulevard, causing a 12-car pile up and injuring 25 people, along with killing at least 30 chickens.



Writing Tips for News Stories:
*Use short paragraphs (3 sentences at very most, typically 1-2 sentences)
*Remember rules for direct quotes - they must be their own paragraph, at the beginning of the paragraph... "quote," person said.
*Write in complete sentences!
*Proper Age
*Comma Usage

CNA #4 - Sports Stories

1. Jameis Winston gives NFL teams another red flag

Based upon talent alone, Jameis Winston, quarterback for Florida State, should surely be a first-round draft pick for the NFL; however, his behavior off the field might cause some problems for him in the future. Winston cannot manage to keep himself out of trouble, and after being previously accused of raping another Florida State student, he has been suspended for the first half of the big upcoming game against Clemson because of yelling a very vulgar sentence in a crowded area of campus. Winston apparently thought the comment would be funny after hearing the phrase on some viral videos, but nonetheless his continued offenses will likely put him under a lot of scrutiny, more personal than performance.

2. NFL, union agree to new drug policy, HGH testing

As early as the end of the month, the NFL will have testing for the hormone HGH, additionally altering their performance-enhancing drug policy and the length of suspensions. These new rules will allow Broncos' Wes Welker, Dallas Cowboys defensive back Orlando Scandrick, and St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey, who had all been suspended for four games, to return. Players who test positive during the off-season will no longer be suspended but instead referred to the substance abuse program, and players who test positively during the season will be suspended, but for a lesser amount of games; two for a masking agent, four for banned substances, and a second offense is a eight to ten game ban.

3. Reggie Bush says he'll discipline his daughter 'harshly'

In light of the recent scandal of Adrian Peterson allegedly beating his child, Reggie Bush has responded saying that he will discipline his one-year-old daughter "harshly" if needed, but does not believe in abuse. Nike recently revoked all support of Peterson, giving Bush a reason to choose his words carefully when he tweeted out his statement. Peterson has claimed that he is not a child abuser either, but rather that he is disciplining his kids in the same way that he was disciplined as a child, and that he has learned a lot about parenting from this situation.

Exercises 5.10-11

5.10
Plant Accident - blind lead
Who: Duane LaChance, 53, a pipe fitter
What: accidentally touched a power line carrying 15,000 volts and suffered 3rd degree burns, currently hospitalized
Where: Petal Municipal Power Plant
When: today (Monday)
Why: accident
How: touched wrench to the power line

     A Gross Engineers pipe fitter checked into the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital Monday on account of third-degree burns obtained after accidentally touching a wrench to a power line carrying 15,000 volts.
     Duane LaChance, 53, was installing new pipes on the roof of the Petal Municipal Power Plant, 222 Power Drive, when the accident occurred at 3 p.m., according to Henry Rosen, the project manager for Gross Engineers.

McCartney Illness - summary
Who: Peter McCartney, famous singer
What: hospitalized, throat surgery scheduled tomorrow
Where: entered Riverside Hospital from Bennett auditorium
When: midnight Sunday
Why:voice reduced to a whisper at his concert
How:

     Singer Peter McCartney checked into Riverside Hospital late Sunday night, and is scheduled for an exploratory throat surgery that will take place sometime Monday morning.
     McCartney lost his voice in front of 1,000 fans when he performed Sunday at the Bennett Auditorium, after which he went immediately to the hospital.

BOE Meeting- summary
Who: Hattiesburg Board of Education, specifically Max Hoemmeldorfer (assistant superintendent)
What: announcements of dropped enrollment, new dress code, cheap meats
Where: school board
When: Monday morning
Why: drop in enrollment called for a board meeting
How:

     "A bleak future" for Hattiesburg education was addressed Monday as the local Board of Education convened to discuss additional enrollment decreases (200 students this year), new dress code rules, and dairy product supplies.
     Assistant superintendent Max Hoemmeldorfer referred to the school's future as "bleak" on account of the third year of decreasing enrollment, and it will be interesting to see how the decisions for accepting a low bid for milk and banning miniskirts, blue jeans, and hair below the ears (for male students) will affect enrollment for next year.



5.11
Faculty in Plane Crash - plot/straight news (??)
Who: two professors from Backwater State University
What: both coincidentally flying on a plane that crashed upon take-off, killing 5 out of its 45 passengers
Where: crashed at Kennedy International Airport
When: Thursday night
Why:
How:

     A TWA jet crashed on takeoff at Kennedy International Airport Thursday night, killing five people out of the 45 total passengers and crew members aboard, including two associate professors from Backwater State University.
     John Dumont, professor of rural sociology, and George Johnson, professor of English, were both returning from separate conferences in New York City, and both thankfully escaped injury.

Meeman Speaks - straight news
Who: Pulitzer-prize-winning author Norman Meeman
What: spoke
Where: William Oxley Memorial Library
When: Monday at 4:30
Why: to talk about his book
How:

     Author Norman Meeman, most famous for his 2012 Pulitzer Prize winning book, My Life as Far as It Goes, spoke Sunday afternoon at the William Oxley Memorial Library in front of 67 eager mostly English students.
     Meeman gave the students wise advice when he said, "You can't be a great writer by imitating the styles of prize-winning authors. You've got to get our and sample life, learn how other people live, and then let your inner feelings pour out. These parodies they assign in college English courses are a bunch of hogwash." (?)

Professor Wins Award- blind/straight
Who: professor Clement Crabtree
What: won an essay competition
Where: Pennsylvania
When: last week
Why: for his essay "Plan for Peace"
How:

     Last Sunday in Pennsylvania, The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge announced its annual George Washington Honor Medal winners for their prestigious essay competition.
     Among the 32 winners was Clement Crabtree, a professor of horticulture, whose essay "Plan for Peace" promotes patriotism by urging free distribution of red, white and blue flower seeds in foreign nations.

Exercise 5.9 - In-Class

Crash - Blind Lead & Summary
Who: Rufus N. Hebernowski
What: Jet aircraft crash; killed Air Force major
When: Thursday at noon
Where: Super Shopping Mall
Why: unknown; Hebernowski had no known connections
How: unknown; 15 cars destroyed when aircraft crashed

Thursday at noon a jet crashed near the new Super Shopping Mall, killing its pilot, an Air Force major stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, along with crushing 15 empty parked cars.



City Council - straight news
Who: city council
What: meeting, decided to increase city property taxes ($50 yearly increase)
When: met this morning; higher tax rate will take effect next month
Where:
Why: tax $ will be used to expand city park
How:

City council met Thursday morning and voted to raise city property taxes by 10 percent, effective next month, increasing average taxes by about $50 yearly which will be spent expanding the city park.

University Raises - blind

Who: Harold R. Drazsnak, university vice president for finance

What: announced 15% raise for all staff

When: raise will take effect this fall

Where: announcement made on front steps of university’s admin. building

Why: because of increased revenue from the state; first raise for faculty in two years

How:

For the first time since 2012, Liberty University announced that, thanks to increased revenues from the state, all staff will receive a 15 percent raise that will go into effect this fall.



Journalism Students Meet - blind/summary
Who: 200 journalism students (Journalism Students Association)
What: decided to boycott all journalism classes Monday to protest (10%) tuition increase
When: met Friday, boycott Monday
Where: LU
Why: tuition increase
How: 

Friday 200 angry members of the Journalism Students Association at Liberty Universisty met and decided to boycott all journalism classes Monday in protest of the impending 10 percent tuition increase. 

CNA #3 World News

1. Meet the Kurdish Women Fighting ISIS in Syria

As ISIS continues to seize land and inflict terror with their claim of a new cross-border caliphate, several thousand Kurdish women are choosing to fight back, enlisting in the Women’s Protection Unit, or YPJ, which sprung from the wider Kurdish resistance movement. These women, who are mainly unmarried and between the ages of 18 and 24, have chosen to live lives of discipline and austerity to say the least; their grueling schedules include getting roughly six hours of sleep and 4 a.m. workouts preceding their drills and classroom lessons. However, though many of these women have never fought before their training, it is said that they inspire great fear in their ISIS enemies who believe that if they are killed by a woman they will not go to heaven.


2. 5 Things That May Happen if Scotland Votes for Independence

With the vote just one week away, British politicians head north to advocate against Scotland's choice to vote to become independent from Great Britain, which currently includes  England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. If these politicians fail and Scotland still votes to secede, some major changes will take place, the greatest of which perhaps being the dissolution of Great Britain and the Union Jack (the red-white-and-blue flag which represents Great Britain). Though the Queen will still remain on the throne, there would be many changes spanning from Scottish currency exchange, to the question of a new prime minister, to the nuclear weapons that Scotland has been storing for England.


3. Kentucky Teacher Found Dead in Chile

Police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old woman from Kentucky who was found Saturday at an apartment in Chile. Erica Hagan, a young English teacher from Georgetown College, a private Christian school, traveled to Chile to serve there as a teaching assistant. Her body appeared to have been stabbed with sharp objects, and she had also sustained head injuries, while Chilean police investigate the story as a possible homicide.

Exercises 3.6, 3.7, 3.8

Exercise 3.6

1. The first rutabaga eating contest was cancelled because of adverse weather.
2. It's not all right to drink excess beer before going to the football game.
3. As Einstein said all knowledge is relative. (p 219)
4. The state Capitol of Louisiana is located at 3722 Dagwood Road.
5. The mayor refused to go along with the city council vote. "I dissent," he stated.
6. Madonna certainly has a flair for fashion; she always wears expensive outfits. (?)
7. The bomb destroyed Sen. Kitsmoot's bird cage.
8. My bright green Chevrolet, which is in the garage, needs a new transmission.
9. Knopke's hilarious joke elicited laughter from the Midville City Council. (p 47)
10. Jones lay on the floor waiting for the job interview to begin. 
11. Horowitz, an ethics major, vowed never to compromise his principles.
12. At the end of the book report, Haynes cited the World Book as a source.

Exercise 3.7

1. The 25-year-old man wept as he left Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
2. Nov. 10 will mark our anniversary.
3. Don't park the car on Rodeo Drive. Instead, park it at 12 Davies St.
4. They spent $130 to buy a new set of nose rings.
5. Smoots moved to the North because the people there are so nice. (p76)
6. The rodeo will begin in the Town Square tonight at 7 p.m.
7. On Thursday, the terrorists blew up their home at 123 Melrose St.
8. Twenty-two seamstresses were needed to mend the prom dresses.
9. About five percent of the professors have lost their hair.
10. After two feet of snow had fallen at his home in Columbus, Ohio, Jones decided to leave.
11. Smith bet $50 that her brother weighed more than a 1964 Chevrolet.
12. John Smith, the governor of California, set his trailer on fire Sept. 1.
13. A fire began at 3325 McDonald Drive when an oven full of rutabagas exploded.
14. During the 1970s, everyone wore bell-bottom blue jeans to church.

Exercise 3.8

1. In August of 1985, Davies rented a rutabaga stand in Augusta, Georgia.
2. Pomerantz tied the beehive to Senator Gramm's cowboy hat.
3. About 1,200 Easter rabbits were killed in the explosion at Big Dave's Bunny Warehouse, located at 2525 Hackensack Drive.
4. In the 1980s, Davies left the Midwest and moved to the Loire Valley in France.
5. Smoots brought two cups of coffee to the governor.
6. About 8 percent of the cantaloupes have been stuffed with rutabagas.
7. Jones bet $40 that his roommate had hidden the sandwich.
8. The three university professors share a house at 613 25th Ave.
9. After two feet of snow fell at his home in Columbus, Ohio, Davies decided to leave the Midwest and move to the South. 
10. On Dec. 11 all classes will be cancelled .
11. The mayor skipped her aerobics class Tuesday morning.
12. Davies drove 2 million miles in his old Toyota Corolla before it blew up.
13. Dr. Kildare said he had filed a malpractice lawsuit against Marcus Welby.
14. At 8 p.m., Gov. Jim Guy Tucker of Arkansas will give a short speech in front of the Gorgas Library. 

CNA #2 - National News

1. American Ebola patient speaks out as another is identified

CNN reports on Dr. Rick Sacra, a married physician from Massachusetts as well as the most recent American to have contracted the Ebola virus while in West Africa for medical mission work. Sacra returned to West Africa after hearing of his fellow missionaries - Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly - who contracted the disease and were flown back to the U.S. to be treated back in August; however, the ZMapp experimental drug that was given to Writebol and Brantley is no longer available, thus removing it as a possibility for Sacra. Writebol, recognized as "salt of the earth" by members of her home church in North Carolina, has miraculously recovered from Ebola and attributes her survival to the ZMapp drug, the attention of her doctors, and her faith.


2. Exonerated North Carolina men freed from prison

Two death row inmates, Henry McCollum, 50, and his half-brother, 46-year-old Leon Brown, were released from prison Wednesday after serving 30 years. The men were falsely accused of raping and murdering a young 11-year-old girl, whose actual murderer was arrested for another killing of the same kind just a month after McCollum and Brown were sentenced. With low IQs and no money, and at the time of the incident just 19 and 15-years-old, McCollum and Brown were essentially coerced into confessing but, upon their release from prison, are quoted for saying that they do not harbor any anger, but are just eager to see that their life outside of bars is not a dream; the men are unfamiliar with everything from the Internet to seat-belts to regular social interaction.


3. iPhone 6 fans already lining up a week before Apple unveils it

In typical fanatic fashion, Apple product lovers are already setting up camp outside of the Apple store anticipating the iPhone 6, which will be released next Tuesday. The newest iPhone shares many traits of its other smartphone competition, such as the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, and Galaxy S5, along with the HTC One, additionally boasting a larger, 5.5-inch sapphire screen, opposed to the previous 4.7-inch screen made out of Gorilla Glass. There are also rumors buzzing of Apple's new "iWatch," whose appearance is still a secret until its timely release as part of Apple's HealthKit.

Exercises 3.4-5

Exercise 3.3

1. He was charged with trafficking drugs.
2. Rev. Billy Graham said God is alive and his will shall triumph. (p 470)
3. The flag, which Francis Scott Key saw, has been preserved.
4. life like; outfielder, interracial, IOUs
5. Pianos; nationwide; PTA; Vietnam War
6. The train will arrive Tuesday at noon. 
7. The U.S. Census Bureau defines the South as a 16-state region.
8. The judge ruled that because of his verbal skills he had entered into an oral contract.*
9. She had an afternoon snack of Oreo cookies and Coke.
10. Harass; accommodate; weird; likable 
11. doughnut; pantsuit; plow; National Weather Service (p 170)

Exercise 3.4

1. The Department of Defense. is about to propose a new missile system.
2. FCC; hitch hiker; $3; 4 million
3. The three most important people in his life are his wife, son and mother.
4. part-time (hyphenate when used as a compound modifier) ; 10-year-old; 5 pm; 5,300
5. The Cardinals won the final game in the World Series 7-5.
6. Spring; Fall; south; South
7. Nov. 15; the last day of February; March 16
8. Thirteen people traveled to Austin, Texas, for the rally.
9. He had 10 cents left in his pocket.
10. home made; well-known; Italian-American; questionnaire

Exercise 3.5

1. The United States. is sometimes not the best market for U.S. products.
2. upward; British Labour Party; Riverside Avenue; cupfuls; eyeing
3. The Republican differed with the Democrat many times during the debate.
4. Drs. John Smith and Mary Wilson performed the operations.
5. goodwill; USS Eisenhower; cigarette; mid-America
6. He said that he was neither a Communist nor a member of the Communist Party.
7. After her surgery, she had to wear a pacemaker.
8. "What a hare-brained scheme!" she exclaimed. 
9. pre-empt; speed up; 55 mph; hooky
10. The Mafia was responsible for the murder. 

Wrong Homework

Exercise 3.13 - Using the Stylebook 11

1.  referendums; courts-martial (p 65) ; 1920s; dead ends
2. Daylight savings time begins the last Sunday in April. 
3. He made the Dean's List after Smith spoke to him.
4. The game that was scheduled for tonight was rained out.
5. He said, "the car would go further on premium gas."
6. The movie, which starred Sam Jones, received a R-rating.
7. ?? He had run the gauntlet of criticism and abuse for his views.
8. This woman was a German Jew.
9. judgment; Naval orange; irresistible; self-defense (?)
10. He played semi-pro baseball for three years.

Exercise 3.14 - Using the Stylebook 12

The Bay City Bluebirds rallied from a three-run deficit last night to defeat the Carmel Cardinals 6-3 and win the Western Tri-State Division Championship. 

The Bluebirds are now assured a place in the Tri-State playoffs, which begin next week.

Their opponent will be determined by the game tonight between the Santa Ana Generals and the Redwood Knights.

The Cardinals led the Bluebirds for most of the game, and had a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning.

With the Bluebirds up to bat in the eighth, Tim Story, the first-baseman, walked and stole second. Left fielder, Biff Carbosi, walked intentionally, and both runners advanced on a wild pitch by Cardinal's starter Ronnie Miller. Miller was soon after relieved by pitcher Chuck Nelson.

Bluebird second-baseman, Carbo Garbey, lined Nelson's first pitch deep into center field, bringing in two RBIs. Two pitches later, Garbey stole home to tie the game.

Nelson struck out the next two batters, but then Carey Clark, Bluebird catcher, homered to put the Bluebirds in the lead. The Bluebirds scored two more runs in the ninth inning to ensure their victory.