DATE: Tuesday, October 28, 1997             TAG: 9710280296
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HAMPTON ROADS [BRIEFS]

PORTSMOUTH

Winning Lotto ticket

sold in Portsmouth

remains unclaimed

The winning lottery ticket in Saturday's Virginia Lotto, worth an estimated $9.4 million, was sold in Portsmouth at Farmco Pharmacy at 5815 W. Norfolk Road in Churchland.

There was no word Monday on who holds the lone winning ticket, which could have been purchased by a single player or bought in a ``pool,'' with winnings to be shared by several people.

The ticket-holder has not contacted lottery officials in Richmond nor the store at which the winning ticket was bought.

``We pretty much think it's one of our regular customers because we're a small store,'' said a store employee who did not want to be identified.

The winning numbers were 8-13-21-22-28-34.

How much the winner will receive depends on whether he or she chooses a cash option or an annual payout, said Cherie Phaup, a lottery spokesperson.

If the ticket-holder chooses to be paid annually over 25 years, the payout would be approximately $376,000 a year before taxes or $255,680 a year after taxes, Phaup said.

If the winner chooses the cash option, he or she would receive about $4.7 million before taxes or $3.2 million after taxes.

``Cash option is typically half of the advertised jackpot, less taxes,'' Phaup said.

In an annual payout, however, part of the jackpot is invested in an annuity over 25 years, and the principal and interest are used to fund the winner, Phaup explained.

REGIONAL

Sun expected to shine

through next few days

If rainy days and Mondays get you down, be encouraged by the weather forecast.

After two days of rain - including about 0.3 inches on Monday - the sun is expected to shine through the next few days. The downside, however, is a mass of chilly air that will arrive today after the rain-dumping storm system has moved offshore.

Temperatures early today may dip to the low 40s. The rest of the forecast calls for:

Today: Sunny. Highs around 60. Winds northwest 15 to 20 mph. Becoming light and southwest late.

Tuesday night: Clear. Lows 40 to 45. Light southwest winds.

Wednesday: Sunny. A bit milder. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.

Extended: Fair skies Thursday and Friday and becoming partly cloudy with a chance of showers on Saturday. The highs throughout the period will be in the 60s with lows in the 40s.

CHESAPEAKE

Police Department receives

$100,000 to fight crime

The Chesapeake Police Department has received nearly $100,000 in grants from the state to fight crime.

The city has been awarded two Edward Byrne Memorial Grants from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, said Paul Leccese, administrative assistant to the police chief.

Thanks to the grants, South Norfolk will soon have its own crime analyst. Chesapeake police officers will be able to use ``reverse 911'' technology to call dozens of residents at once about security risks. And police will be able to work with city planners and private contractors to eliminate architectural design problems that might encourage crime, such as dark alleys.

The Police Department will use the first grant, for $37,145, to buy statistical software, as well as advertise for the position of crime analyst, Leccese said.

A second, $62,352 grant will pay for software and salary for a nine-month position to administer the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design program. Half of that grant money also will pay for a ``reverse 911'' system.

The program will train a police officer to use computer models to evaluate safety hazards in building design. The analyst will suggest ways to safely position such features as public telephones, laundry rooms, lighting and entrances on both existing and planned buildings to minimize hiding places for criminals, Leccese said.

The Police Department hopes to incorporate this security analysis into the city planning process, Leccese said. The analyst will work with the Crime Prevention Unit in South Norfolk, as well as city planners and private contractors.

A reverse 911 telecommunications system will allow police to call up to 40 homes at once with emergency messages. Police could warn residents about escaped suspects, missing children, floods, hazardous chemical spills, hurricanes or other problems. Newport News

Church blaze accidental,

fire officials conclude

Fire officials have ruled the fire that gutted the old Zion Baptist Church last week was accidentally caused by an electrical problem.

Fire Marshal R.L. Ware said burn patterns and evidence from the scene indicated a problem with the wiring system near the church's pulpit area. The electrical system was an older one, Ware said.

The fire occurred early Friday morning at the building in the 600 block of 20th St. Flames destroyed an 84-year-old auditorium, which was used mainly for community events after a new sanctuary was built in 1985. Virginia Beach

Conference centers on

building stress resilence

Two nationally recognized speakers will be present at Family Services' third annual conference on Nov. 7 at the Pavilion Towers Hotel in Virginia Beach.

Olivia Mellan, psychotherapist and author on money pyschology, will present techniques to help individuals and couples create balance in handling money during an all-day workshop for financial and clinical professionals.

Mellan is the author of ``Resolving Money Conflicts in Your Life and Your Relationships.''

The conference's keynote speaker will be Maureen Gail Mulvaney. She blends research and personal anecdotes in a serious but humorous approach to stress with her topic, ``How to Keep From Going Bonkers.''

Numerous workshops will be offered by experts in the social services, health and education fields. Early registration is advised by calling 622-7017, Ext. 122 or 125.

NORFOLK

Help for the mentally ill

will be thrust of new group

The organizational meeting of a new group that wants to help provide housing for people with mental illness will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Ghent, corner of Princess Anne Road and Blow Street near Colonial Avenue.

The grass-roots group, called ``Friends of Residential Options,'' will have as its guest speaker Stew Kaufman, housing director for the Norfolk Community Services Board.

The organization wants to work with the nonprofit Residential Options in expanding choices for people with mental illness. Needed are volunteers for the steering committee and other subgroups. Membership is open to residents of surrounding cities as well. For more information, call Ellen Huber at 626-0128. Norfolk

Mayor asked to testify

before congressional panel

Mayor Paul D. Fraim will testify before a congressional panel today in Washington about Norfolk's experience as an Enterprise Community, a federal designation meant to help create jobs and job-training opportunities for inner-city residents.

The city, the only urban Enterprise Community in Virginia, was recognized as a top performer by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development earlier this year. The program is run by the nonprofit Norfolk Works Inc.

Based on the city's success, Fraim was invited to testify before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee. He will join mayors from Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Huntington, W.Va.

His testimony potentially could result in changes to legislation that would benefit Norfolk and other urban areas.

Norfolk became an Enterprise Community two years ago. The goal of the program is to help residents, such as welfare recipients, to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

COMING UP. . . TODAY

Virginia Beach - Sherryl Shonyo, founder of Shore Adoption Service, will present a lecture on adoption options at Bayside Library in Virginia Beach, from 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. today. The seminar is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Shore Adoption at 422-6361.

MEMO: Staff writers Rebecca Myers Cutchins, Liz Szabo and Nancy Lewis

contributed to this report. KEYWORDS: FIRE ACCIDENT LOTTERY

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