November 2009
The Greater Raleigh Court Civic League
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Lakewood Park - Its Past and Future Croaking bullfrogs. Skaters gliding on smooth ice. Stately blue herons. Dads fishing with their kids. Sandlot football games. These are all fond memories of Lakewood Park. Over the past year, the City of Roanoke and Virginia Tech have been working to revive these memories and plan for new ones. Dean Bork, associate professor of landscape architecture, and a group of Tech students have worked with Donnie Underwood of Roanoke Parks and Recreation to develop a master plan for the park. Last fall, Raleigh Court residents met with Dr. Bork and four visiting scholars from Tongji University in Shanghai. The students presented alternative plans to residents for comments. This spring a fourth-year landscape architecture student from Buchanan, Virginia refined the plans and again met with residents and Parks and Rec staff. This fall, students in the Biological Systems Engineering Department are developing an engineering feasibility assessment of the major master plan elements. A major portion of the Lakewood Park revitalization involves renovation of the pond and restoration of a short stream. You can hear about the plans at our November 12 membership meeting. History of Lakewood Park Most of Lakewood Park, at the corner of Brandon and Brambleton, was given to the city in 1937. The Raleigh Court land was part of a total of 262 acres that Junius B. Fishburn donated to the city over a number of years. His gifts became seven separate city parks, including Mill Mountain, Wasena Park and River’s Edge.
company that became the Roanoke Times and also founded the bank that became First National Exchange Bank and eventually part of Wachovia. Many Roanoke residents are familiar with Fishburn because they’ve visited his home, Mountain View. More land was donated to the park by J. Parker Fishburn and by E. R. Johnson. Johnson was a Norfolk and Western executive who also headed up the land development company Lakewood Corporation, which gave the park its name. The park now totals almost 18 acres. A key feature of the park is the pond. This is the only pond in a public park in Roanoke. It’s fed by natural springs and the Murray Run. For many who’ve visited the park over the years, the pond is a special place. They recall family outings, feeding the ducks and quiet walks. —continued on page 5
Fishburn (1865 – 1955) was a wealthy businessman and banker who helped shape Roanoke during its first century. He owned the
Inside This Issue
Raleigh Court History................................................ 4 Old Southwest Parlor Tour......................................... 5 Law Firm in Raleigh Court........................................ 5 Leaf Collection.......................................................... 6 Lead Safe.................................................................. 6 Women’s 5K Results.................................................... 7 Raleigh Court Library................................................ 8 Calendar................................................................. 10 Things you need to know.......................................... 10
Meeting Features Lakewood Park and PH Proffers By Lori Livingston
Come out for a fun and informative night on Thursday, November 12! You'll also get to socialize with your fellow Raleigh Courters and enjoy a sweet treat! Roanoke City School Board Chairman David Carson will discuss proposed revisions to the Patrick Henry High School proffers, and students from the Virginia Tech Landscape Architecture Program will present the preliminary results of a feasibility study Lakewood Park renovations. Coffee and desert will be served at 6:45 and the meeting will begin at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall of Christ Lutheran Church, on the corner of Brandon Avenue and Grandin Road.
Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Officers OFFICERS President: Susan Koch 345-9977 s.koch@verizon.net Vice-President: Chad Braby 343-3975 cbraby@ullimanschutte.com Treasurer: Ruth Dickerson 345-2187 Recording Secretary: Keith Dabbs 224-3082 kdabbs@carilion.com Corresponding Secretary: Cassandra Van Hyning 798-1996 cvanhyning@spectrumpc.com Directors at Large: Mary Dykstra mvdrltr@aol.com Melissa Morgan, 312-3587 melissamorganhomes@msn.com Lori Livingston, 981-1145 lomaliv@juno.com Jake Gilmer jgilmer@rvarc.org Greg Brock GBrock@wdbj7.com Immediate Past President: Chad Van Hyning, 798-5983 cvanhyning@hsmm.com
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Membership: Greg Brock Adopt-a-Highway: Kurt Navratil 343-7373 kdavidn@cox.net Brook Dickson bdickson@hollins.edu Neighborhood Affairs: Frank Eastburn 342-8063 haikune@msn.com Program: Melissa Morgan & Lori Livingston Newsletter (incl. advertising): Jim Huizenga 345-9977 j.huizenga@verizon.net Special Projects: Tony Stavola 345-0010 astavola@carilion.com Building Management: Chad Braby Grandin Road Merchants Liaison: Kurt Navratil Webmaster: Jake Gilmer
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Greenways: Mike Urbanski 344-1388 mike_urbanski@cox.net The Court Reporter is published by the Greater Raleigh Court Civic League fives times a year on or about the first week of September, November, January, March, and May.
The President’s message will reutrn in January. Lakewood Park—continued from page 1
Over time, the pond became quite stagnant and silted up. However, in 2005, local resident Dan Frei decided it was time to reclaim the pond. When lobbying City Council didn’t produce any action, he made a short documentary on the pond. Frei’s passion finally led the city to clean up the pond and to install a fountain. Now the pond is much improved. Frei says he always looks to see if there’s anyone enjoying this “little jewel” as he drives past. However, there’s still work to be done on the pond and the park. Frei would especially like to see a foot bridge built to improve the walk around the pond, and the retaining wall fixed so it doesn’t leak. Come to the November 12 meeting to get involved in the future of this neighborhood park. Then maybe some day the bullfrogs will croak for our grandchildren.
Clean-Up Day at Lakewood Park On Saturday, October 3rd, Kurt Navratil and Brook Dickson organized a morning of cleaning and trash pickup at Lakewood Park. Volunteers picked up trash from the grounds and along Brandon. Some brought their waders to clean debris from the water. Ann & Bill Hackworth collected trash
Chad Braby looks for trash in the lake
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Raleigh Court History
The Grandin Road Texaco By Nelson Harris The corner lot at Memorial Avenue and Grandin Road has an interesting history. Currently, the lot is owned by Virginia Heights Baptist Church and is designed as a small park that is most notably used by the church for an outdoor summer concert series. Some will remember, however, that for many years the lot was owned and occupied by a Texaco gas station. The lot was originally purchased by the church around 1919 when the newly-formed Baptist congregation erected a small wooden chapel near the corner, having met for the two previous years in Virginia Heights Elementary School. As the church grew and expanded, plans were developed for a large, Colonial-style sanctuary which serves the church today. Originally, the sanctuary’s architect, Ben Eubank of the old Eubank-Caldwell firm of Roanoke (forerunner of SFCS) designed the structure to face Grandin Road with the front doors and steps of the sanctuary opening across from the present-day Grandin Theater and Community Inn. When the church was undergoing its building campaign, in the mid-30s, economic times were tough. The country was just beginning to pull out of a depression. To help make the new sanctuary more affordable, the architect re-sited the building, effectively turning it to face Memorial Avenue (then Virginia Avenue), allowing the corner lot to be sold for needed financial resources. The church voted to sell the lot in 1937 to the Texas Company (Texaco). Prior to that sale, the church had been leasing the lot (since 1934) to Alleghany Gas and Oil Company for use as a filling station. Also adjacent to the lot was a log cabin used by the church’s boy scout troop and others. The cabin was razed when the church erected its new sanctuary, which was dedicated in 1939. The church re-acquired the lot from Texaco in the late 1980s and landscaped it to its current condition. The first filling station, under the Alleghany lease, was known as the Fulton Motor Company Filling Station according to the city directory of 1935. In 1937, the service station became Ward’s Service Station (under Texaco) operated by Frank Ward and his son. In the 1948 city directory, the gas station was listed as the Hurst and Sunday Filling Station. The station changed hands a couple more times and in the 1950s was acquired by Dallas
Shelton and Tommy Wright. Mr. Wright died unexpectedly at a young age, and Mr. Shelton’s new partner was Bob “Pee Wee” Hall. For the next thirty years, these two men operated the Grandin Texaco service station until they relocated up Grandin Road following acquisition of the property by the church. The accompanying photo shows the early Texaco station in the 1950s with its Tudor-style roof line. On a side note, the very first gas station in the Raleigh Court area was not on Grandin Road, but at the corner of Memorial (Virginia) Avenue and Winbourne. It was the Lone Star Filling Station which was operating by 1922. Two years later, this station would become the Spalding Service Station under the proprietorship of Lyman Spalding, who also owned and operated a filling station in Southeast Roanoke. Nelson Harris is the author of Greater Raleigh Court: A History of Wasena, Virginia Heights, Norwich and Raleigh Court, published by The History Press. The book is available from the author or from local and on-line book retailers.
Grandin Village Holiday Parade Set The annual Holiday Parade will roll down Grandin Road this year on Saturday, November 21 at 11:00 am. The parade route extends from the corner of Grandin Road and Shirley Avenue to Memorial Avenue in the Village. Anyone wishing to be part of this year's parade should show up at the Christ Lutheran Church parking lot no later than 10:30 am. All groups and individuals are welcome. Please—no cars or other motorized vehicles in the parade. If you are able to volunteer to help direct traffic in the area of the parade route, please contact the parade volunteer coordinator and Civic League vice president Chad Braby. His contact information is on page 2. As always, the parade's grand finale will be Santa arriving on a fire engine. At the conclusion of the parade, Santa will receive visitors in front of the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op. Bring your kids and a camera and prepare to have a good time. As Robert Turcotte, longtime parade organizer, said, "It's for the kids. Come on out and have fun." page 4
Attorneys Find a Home in Raleigh Court When attorney Tom Miller and his partners formed their firm five years ago, they started looking for office space downtown. By chance, another lawyer told them about a house for sale on Grandin Road and the partners found their new home. Frankl Miller & Webb, LLP is one of a growing number of small firms that call Raleigh Court home. The partnership was formed in 2004 by Dan Frankl, Tom Miller and Dale Webb. They had all practiced at one of Roanoke’s oldest firms, Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, for many years. They spun off as a separate company when that firm decided to discontinue their specialized area of practice. FMW’s practice focuses on insurance defense litigation. For example, if you’re in a car crash and are sued, your insurance company may hire Frankl Miller & Webb to defend you. One partner specializes in large trucking accidents. The company also handles workers compensation work and some minor criminal and traffic cases. Business is strong, and they now have five attorneys and eight support staff. As specialists, the FMW team is in demand over a wide geography. Indeed, they litigate cases throughout Western Virginia. They often find themselves on the road to Bristol, Winchester or Danville on behalf of their clients. But they like calling Raleigh Court home. Tom Miller enjoys the convenience of walking to restaurants, the post office and even the barber. The parking is free, and it’s easy to get downtown. Tom especially enjoys working in a “nice old house.” Built in 1925, the large Grandin Road house is a four-square with an inviting front porch. When you enter through the large double doors, you immediately notice all the fine stained woodwork. Tom especially appreciates that the original pocket doors leading to the parlor glide easily on their track, and the French doors opening into the original dining room are still in place. Although the building is no longer a home, Frankl Miller & Webb have made many special efforts to preserve its original features.
Gathered on the front porch are (from left) Rebecca Wallace, Christy Nicklas, Daniel Frankl, Thomas Miller, Audrey Gray, Bill Bond, and Faye Vucich
The firm has also worked hard to support the unique features of their Raleigh Court neighborhood. For the past five years, they’ve underwritten the favorite kids’ activity at the GRCCL/GRBA Block Party—the Moon Bounce. Tom spent much of a recent October day at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, teaching kids about the importance of law in our society. And Tom says they demonstrated their "Patriot Pride" with a recent tailgate party. Frankl Miller & Webb and their staff plan to be an active part of the Raleigh Court neighborhood for many years to come.
Old Southwest Parlor Tour & Gala This year's Parlor Tour is the 30th anniversary of this event, and Chairman Tim Taylor is planning another outstanding experience. The tour is Saturday, December 5th from 5—9 pm and Sunday, December 6th from 1—5 pm. There are 11 properties on the tour this year, plus there will be a silent auction at the Rose Hill B&B on Highland Avenue. The Community Outreach Program of Roanoke will provide bus transportation for any tour taker on a first come, first served basis. Go to www.oldsouthwestinc.com for additional information.
The Mountain View Gala To kick off the weekend, Tim Taylor and Old Southwest are planning a Gala Celebration which on Friday, December 4th at Mountain View from 7 pm to 11 pm. This event is free. In addition, there will be free food provided by The Isaacs in Grandin Village. Beer and wine from the Wine Gourmet on Franklin Road will be available for purchase. Shangri La Tea and Star City Coffee will offer other beverages for purchase. You will also be able to buy special Parlor Tour and Old Southwest blends of Star City coffee, roasted by Raleigh Court resident Jon Smallwood. There will also be a mini auction. place as well. The first hour will feature piano music by Old Southwest resident Nendin Stillman. A DJ will play tunes for dancing from 9 pm on. Attire is business casual. To obtain tickets for the Gala, call the Alexander Gish House at 540-343-8794. Leave your name and a call-back number where a volunteer will call with details of how to obtain the Gala tickets. page 5
When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall We all delight in the glorious colors of fall. However, when those beautiful leaves pile up on our lawns and sidewalks . . . not so much. This year, those of us who love to rake in the cool autumn air will have to be more creative than in years past. As you may have heard, the City will no longer pick up leaves raked to the curb. This was one of the belt-tightening measures required to balance the City’s budget. However, bagged leaves will be collected every other week, alternating with curbside pickup of bulk items, from Thursday, November 19th to Thursday, December17th in Raleigh Court. An easy way to remember the schedule is that bagged leaves will be picked up on the same weeks as recycled plastic and bottles:
November 19
Bagged Leaves/No Bulk Items
November 25
Bulk Items/NO Bagged Leaves
December 3
Bagged Leaves/No Bulk Items
December 10
Bulk Items/NO Bagged Leaves
December 17
Bagged Leaves/No Bulk Items
Roanoke's New Lead Hazard Reduction Program By Marla Robertson The City of Roanoke’s program to reduce lead-based paint in our homes has been re-activated as Lead-Safe Roanoke II. Roanoke is combining city funds with grants from HUD and the federal stimulus program to make this $1.5 million program possible. The previous program treated approximately 100 Roanoke residences; we are planning to add at least 75 more over the next three years. Participation in this program may be important to you and your family. The Danger of Lead Exposure Most homes and apartments built before 1978 have paint that contains high levels of lead. Lead from paint chips (which you can see) and dust (which you can’t always see) can pose serious health hazards to your family, especially to your children under the age of 6 years.
You must put your leaves into standard leaf bags or 30 gallon biodegradable bags, and you can put out up to 25 plastic bags OR an unlimited number of biodegradable paper bags per collection week. It’s now against City Code to rake leaves onto the curb or street. The City says if you do that, you’ll get a 72-hour removal notice, then the City will have the leaves removed and bill the cost to you. If you don’t find raking leaves into bags your favorite weekend activity, there are alternatives: • Mowing over your leaves is easy and environmentally friendly. Mown leaves will seemingly disappear as they filter into your turfgrass canopy. This easy process eliminates many hours of raking, bagging and hauling. • Composting your leaves in a compost bin on your property will provide you with organic matter to use in your garden next year, reducing the need for fertilizer. • Hauling your leaves to the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority at 1020 Hollins Road . You get 20 free visits per year. Bagged leaves or loose leaves delivered in a 3/4-ton pickup truck or small trailer (less than 8-foot) must be covered. Visit www.rvra. net for additional information and hours. • Doing nothing and enjoying the cycles of nature. They will eventually disappear. Dwayne D'Ardenne, Street & Landscape Superintendent of the Public Works Transportation Division of the City of Roanoke, contributed to this article.
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Children exposed to lead-based paint, especially those less than six years old, can suffer from learning and behavior problems, slowed growth, and damage to their brains and nervous systems. Pregnant women exposed to lead run the risk of harming their fetuses. These problems are caused by breathing or swallowing lead-based paint chips and dust found on floors or outside in the soil. There are no symptoms of this exposure; a blood test is required to determine if a child has elevated lead levels. Help Is Available for Roanoke City Residents Roanoke City property owners and residents have many options for reducing their exposure to lead hazards including the Lead-Safe Roanoke II program. If your residence was built before 1978, and you have a child under the age of 6 years old residing in or visiting your home on a regular basis, and meet other income eligibility guidelines ,you may be eligible to receive free lead-based paint hazard control assistance. Do not miss this opportunity to help protect your family and children from lead hazards. Contact the Lead-Safe Roanoke II office to obtain an application, a visiting child form (if applicable), eligibility determination record, or any other related information. Please do not hesitate to call 853-5210 or email me at marla. robertson@roanokeva.gov or Ann.weaver@roanokeva.gov if you have questions about the Lead-Safe Roanoke II program. The children of Roanoke are our city’s greatest future resources, and protecting them from lead-based paint hazards remains a priority of our community. Marla Robertson works for the City's Department of Neighborhood Services.
2009 Star City Women’s 5K By Rick Watkins The Star City Women’s 5K returned to Raleigh Court streets on October 3 when about 130 women and girls ran and walked the 3.1 mile neighborhood course which finished in Grandin Village at the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-Op. Only six seconds separated the top three finishers as Roanoker Katie Roberts, 29, nipped perennial contender Pam Rickard, 47, and Patrick Henry HS runner Deirdre Caffrey, 17. Katie’s winning time was 20:39, a 6:40 per mile pace. Rounding out the top five were 23-year old Alison Rawlins of Salem and former women’s race winner (and Deirdre’s mom) Grainne Caffrey, 37, who ran a 22:04 time. The event was hosted by the Star City Striders Running Club and was the 26th all-female 5K held since the initial Roanoke race in 1983. The race featured a Friday night pasta meal and Saturday awards and entertainment at Virginia Heights Baptist Church. Entrants included serious runners and casual walkers, and ranged in ages from 6 to 83. The common denominator for all participants was having fun and celebrating women as athletes. Race profits will benefit the Striders Club and Davis Children's Trust, a local agency helping prevent child abuse through education and counseling as well as serving children and families in crisis.
Amy Rockhill, race director and Striders President
Runners approach the halfway point on Maiden Lane
KIVA Update Kids In the Valley, Adventuring!, or KIVA for short, is a FREE outdoor Nature Club For Families benefiting families living in the Roanoke Valley. We gather at local parks once or twice a month to Play, Learn and Volunteer together. Come out and be part of the fun! No childcare is ever provided, instead come out and make a memory with your child(ren)! More info, pictures and blog can be found at www.kidsadventuring.org! KIVA Upcoming Event: Saturday, November 14, 10am, Peaks of Otter Hike, please join us for our annual Peaks of Otter hike. A slow, but steady climb up is adored every year by adults and kids/ babies alike! Enjoy breathtaking views and snacks at the top, as well as some rock scrambling!
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Raleigh Court Library – Friends Wanted By Diane McGuire The Friends of the Raleigh Court Library is a group of committed patrons who advocate for, support, and serve the library. Advocacy and support may include attending an occasional City Council meeting to promote the libraries, helping to staff a table at a neighborhood event or helping to promote library events. The Raleigh Court Friends receives proceeds from our ongoing sale of used books and magazines. The money goes directly to the Raleigh Court library. Our friends have purchased several much needed items for the Raleigh Court Library and provided refreshment for many of our programs. They have participated in the Grandin Village parade providing a much needed library presence in the community. As you can never have enough friends, we are trying to build our membership. We are particularly looking for people who would be willing to assume leadership roles. Our President and Vice President have held their positions for years and would love to give someone else the opportunity to lead. Without leadership there is no Friends group. Without our friends we have no advocates for this branch. We would especially welcome families with young children. They could be especially helpful with programs which would bring other neighborhood families into the library. The commitment is minimal. We are currently meeting for one hour on the fourth Tuesday of every odd numbered month. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, our next meeting will be Tuesday, December 1st at 7 PM. Beginning in January, meetings will be quarterly with additional board meetings held if necessary. There is a small membership fee associated with joining. The fee for students and seniors (over 50) is $5.00. “Friend” level membership is $10.00. “Family” membership is $15.00. All proceeds go directly to the Raleigh Court Branch Library. If you really want to make a difference in your neighborhood library, please consider becoming a Friend! Diane McGuire is the Librarian at the Roanoke City Raleigh Court Branch Library.
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Things you need to know… Open Projector Night at the Grandin One of the many things that Raleigh Court residents appreciate is the Grandin Theatre, the only theater in Roanoke offering independent and art films. This summer, the three weekends of free cartoons, cosponsored by your Greater Raleigh Court Civic League, were a big hit with the kids. What you might not have heard about is the Grandin's Open Projector Night. Four times a year the Grandin screens a group of locallyproduced films. The films are a maximum of 10 minutes. The entire program runs about an hour, and typically includes a wide variety of genres, from live action drama to claymation to music videos. A group known as the Young Curators gets together with the Grandin Theatre's General Manager, Jason Garnett, to select the program of films. Members of the audience are provided with ballots, and the top three favorites are compiled into a final "Audience Faves" to be shown later at the Taubman Museum. Attendance has averaged around 100 people. The next screening will be November 24th at 7:00 pm. Admission charge is $6.50. If you have a film you'd like to show, go to http://www.openprojectornight.com for an entry form. "It's a great forum for filmmakers to meet each other and share ideas," said Jason. "And it's a great way to bring the community together with a chance to see some really independent cinema."
SAVE THE DATE – Grandin Village Holiday Open House Saturday, December 5th, from 12—5 PM. Join your neighbors and the Grandin Village merchants for a fun day in Historic Grandin Village and shop local for the holidays! Capture the holiday spirit with light refreshments, special sales, great local gift ideas, and enter to win a Grandin Village Shopping Spree! Go to www.grandinvillage.org for more details.
on Saturday mornings. For more information, check out www. vivalacupcakes.com. Village Florist has moved into the space most recently occupied by the Sam & Nora children's furniture store at 1919 Westover around the corner from Too Many Books. The Village Florist is online at www.grandinvillageflowers.com. Star City Realtors will be setting up shop in a building on Memorial Avenue near the Fire Station. The corner storefront at Grandin and Memorial is looking for a new tenant. Pop's Ice Cream & Soda Bar owners, Anna Robertson and Brandon Davis, have entered into a new two-year lease with the Civic League, the owner of the building. Susan Koch, President, and Chad Braby, Vice President and building manager, signed the lease on behalf of the GRCCL.
From left, Susan Koch, Anna Robertson, Brandon Davis, Chad Braby
Calendar Holiday Parade................................Sat., Nov. 21, 11:00 am Open Projector Night.................... Tues., Nov. 24, 7:00 pm RC Library Friends........................... Tues., Dec. 1, 7:00 pm Grandin Village Open House............. Sat., Dec. 5, 12-5 pm OSW Parlor Tour........................... Sat. & Sun., Dec. 5 & 6 Upcoming GRCCL Membership Meetings November 12, 2009.....................................Thur., 7:00 pm January 14, 2010..........................................Thur., 7:00 pm March 11, 2010...........................................Thur., 7:00 pm May 13, 2010...............................................Thur., 7:00 pm
Grandin Village Business Updates Scheduled to open in October is Viva La Cupcakes in the space previously occupied by Coda Coffee shop. The owner, Pennie Ahuero, sold her creations this summer at the Village market page 10
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