The largest building permit issued during the week of July 2-6 in the city of Huntsville went to Adams Homes LLC, for several single-family residences.

Permits valued at $20,000 or more were:

Adams Homes LLC, $36,375, a single-family residence, 15979 Trey Hughes Drive.

Adams Homes LLC, $36,375, a single-family residence, 15896 Trey Hughes Drive.

Adams Homes LLC, $36,375, a single-family residence, 255 Shadow Court.

Adams Homes LLC, $36,375, a single-family residence, 209 Shadow Court.

Adams Homes LLC, $36,375, a single-family residence, 207 Shadow Court.

Adams Homes LLC, $36,375, a single-family residence, 229 Shadow Court

Armed Forces Week Golf Tournament boasts some spectacular prizes

A hole-in-one could win you a cool $10,000 at this year's Armed Forces Week Golf Tournament.

"Two holes have been designated $10,000 holes, but for any hole-in-one on the par threes, there will be a significant prize," says Ron Bissell, tournament director.

Scheduled for July 20 at the Redstone Arsenal Golf Course, the tournament is a 27-hole, four-person scramble. The winning team members will have their names engraved on the famous rotating "Iron Mike" trophy.

For more information, contact Rod Bissell at 922-6801 (Bissell@westar.com) or Mike Kelley at 542-5100 (Michael_kelley@raytheon.com).

Shortage of doctors hurts city
STEVE DOYLE Times Staff Writer
Medicare patient faces hard search for primary care

Enid Torres didn't know that Huntsville had a doctor shortage until she tried to find one for her diabetic husband.

The Hazel Green resident said she was rejected by 27 physicians before calling internist Dr. Jeremy Russell, one of the few primary-care doctors in the city still taking Medicare patients such as Torres' husband, Marquez. Primary care includes adult internal medicine and family practice.

Join the ARRL in Huntsville, Alabama the weekend of August 18-19, 2007 for the ARRL National Convention, held at the Huntsville Hamfest, in the all air-conditioned Von Braun Center. The Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Conference (GAREC) will meet in Huntsville prior to the hamfest on Thursday and Friday, August 16-17.

This year, the ARRL is pulling out all the stops in planning the National Convention. According to ARRL Sales and Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, "ARRL will have a big exhibit on the convention floor for ARRL EXPO 2007. The ARRL EXPO was first introduced as a major component of the 2005 National Convention in Dayton, Ohio. We're excited to bring this exposition to Huntsville." This special exhibit area will feature ARRL program representatives, activities, presentations and the huge ARRL bookstore.

By GIL KLEIN
WASHINGTON - Seat belts that save many lives in cars may actually make school buses more dangerous - and much more costly, school officials said Wednesday.

"For the most part, lap belts provided entertainment for the kids," said Linda Farbry, director of transportation for Fairfax County, Va., public schools, who had been a school bus driver in the 1980s when the county tried them out. "They would use them as lariats to swing around and launch at other students."

Parents are pushing state legislatures to require school bus seat belts, and five states do. Yet several studies have indicated that seat belts would not make buses safer. School officials hope the federal government will draft seat-belt guidelines to help defuse what is often an emotional issue.

Emily Howard, Madison Record

Though Sullivan Street has recently opened, another project has been put off five more years-and Madison officials aren't going to take it lightly.

The Metropolitan Planning Organization announced a new road list recently that would put off the widening of Old Madison Pike until 2012-a project that had previously been moved up to November of this year.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Tennessee Valley Vipers enter Saturday night's arenafootball2 game against Fort Wayne with a dual focus.

The Vipers will look to stay alive in the National Conference playoff race while paying tribute to our nation's armed forces with AUSA Salute to Troops Military Night at the Von Braun Center.

Kickoff is set for 7:30 at the Von Braun Center and the first 1,000 fans 18 and over will receive a commemorative t-shirt. In addition, 2,000 trading card panels featuring Marcus Lindsey, Shaheed Richardson, Anthony Andriano and John Bradley will be given away compliments of Chick-Fil-A and Colonial Graphics.

The Vipers also will be wearing camouflage jerseys that will be auctioned after the game to benefit AUSA.

Saturn/Apollo reunion, Buzz Aldrin, Walter Cunningham and others, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, 1 Tranquility Base, 5-9 p.m., in advance buffet $10, 12 and under $5, at the door $25 and for children $15, savethesaturn.org or 430-6702.

"My Fair Lady," Classic Movies in the Park, Huntsville Museum of Art west lawn, 300 Church St., sundown, bring chairs and picnics, free, sponsored by Art Krewe and Comcast, 535-4350.

Andrew York, classical and jazz guitarist, City Lights and Stars Concert, Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum, 3101 Burritt Drive, 7:30 p.m., gates open at 6:30 p.m., in advance $12, students $8, at the gate all $15, 536-2882.

By JOHN PECK
Old mill, Madison, downtown on list;decision next week. Huntsville's Olde Towne Brewing Co. is looking uptown, downtown - even a neighboring town - for a new home.

The state's only microbrewery was destroyed July 5 in a predawn blaze.

Founder Don Alan Hankins is scouting numerous sites and hopes to make a final decision next week. Possibilities include the historic Lowe Mill building in west Huntsville, downtown Madison and a lot near Washington Street and Abingdon Avenue in Huntsville.

Hankins has a meeting next week with the Big Spring Partners downtown redevelopment group about other downtown locations. Mary Jane Caylor, Big Springs Partners' executive director, said a microbrewery is one of those unique operations that can help make any downtown a diverse and attractive place to do business.

WAFF NEWS
Delta Air Lines introduced a weekday non-stop roundtrip service between New York's LaGuardia Airport and Huntsville, beginning September 6.

This brings the total number of non-stop destinations from Huntsville International to 13.

Flights will depart Huntsville at 6:45 a.m. and arrive in New York at 10:02 a.m. Return service will leave LaGuardia at 9:00 p.m. and arrive in Huntsville at 10:41 p.m. Monday through Friday.