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The Roanoke Star-Sentinel August 6 - 12, 2010
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Greenbrier Classic a Big Hit Truck Envy
Photo by Bill Turner
Where’s Walter P4– Hayden Hollingsworth misses Walter Cronkite and the good old days when news was news and opinions were shared at the water cooler.
Stuart Appleby became only the fifth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a round of 59 as he won the inaugural Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs by one shot over Jeff Overton. The victory was worth $1,080,000 which is likely the highest paying round of golf ever played within a couple hours drive of Roanoke. Over 178,500 patrons attended the week-long tournament, as the exclusive Greenbrier Resort exceeded all expectations, including the lofty ones set by owner Jim Justice. In addition to golf, the Classic hosted concerts by Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire and Rascal Flatts. Above: Stuart Appleby (right) receives congratulations for his victory from Jim Justice as Jim Nantz of CBS Sports (center) looks on.
The Board of Directors, staff, and families of the West End Center for Youth are celebrating a banner year in the Center’s history. On the heels of its 30th anniversary last year, the Center has achieved its greatest fundraising success to date. The Center has just finished its 2009/2010 fiscal year, and has announced that the annual giving increased 18% over both the previous year and the average giving of the last decade. According to the Executive Director
Joy Parrish, West End Center’s success Center is well positioned to continue can be attributed to “the efficacy of the helping children with limited resources program, the teamwork among the staff, find unlimited opportunities. the board, and The AdvanceIn the beginning of the ment Foundation, and the 2008/2009 fiscal year, the Non-profit generosity of donors in spite board and staff developed a of the unprecedented chalstrategic plan that included a lenges of the current economic climate.” bold three year capital campaign to inWith such strong support from the com- crease operational reserves and to estabmunity, and with such meaningful out- lish a permanent endowment. The goal comes, both Parrish and Board Chair was to raise $2 million. Over the course James Creekmore, feel the West End of the last ten years, the annual giving
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has averaged $520K. With the increase in annual giving to over $616K, the Center has now secured $1.368 million in pledges and gifts toward the campaign goal. The Center’s Campaign Chair, Walton Rutherfoord, said, “The obvious explanation for the campaign’s success is that [the] programs work and outcomes demonstrate that fact. For > CONTINUED example, over 80% of the P2:West End Center
Republican Challenger is Third Candidate for County Sheriff
P8– Local women take advantage of a unique offer by the Salem Red Sox to learn the “innings and outs” of the nation’s favorite pastime.
Photo by Valerie Garner
Governor McDonnell shakes hands with Dennis Cronk as Charkes Hunter (left) and City Manager Chris Morrill (right) look on.
Gov. McDonnell Tours Roanoke
P9– VA Tech Carilion Research Institute Executive Director Dr. Michael Friedlander shares his vision of what the new institution will bring to the Valley and the world.
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West End Center for Youth Succeeding in Tough Economy
Baseball 101
New Vision
School Administrator Rita Bishop introduced Gene Jones, the new William Fleming principal, at Monday’s joint meeting with City Council and the School Board. “The only thing new about William Fleming is a new building and a new stadium,” Education remarked Jones. His lofty goals this year are to increase the graduation rate by 10 percent and increase the promotion rate of first time 9th graders. No slacking on the first day of school – it will be “homework from day one,” says Jones. He’ll make full use of technology to position Fleming at the “critical thinking level,” in an effort to make it the best school in the state. Jones, with his “comfortable shoes on and ready to roll,” took the school board and council members on a tour of the new stadium. Mike Farris, president of J. M. Turner, was the tour guide. While on the field, turf council members tossed a miniature football (not political) back and forth with little success. The turf is a composite of sand and recycled rubber. It will withstand football, lacrosse, discus, pole vaulting, shot put and long jumping for up to 12 years. Other School Business: Revisiting the school funding formula will take place through joint services during the upcoming budget cycle > CONTINUED as suggested by council P2: Fleming
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P3– Roanoke County’s Second Annual “Touch a Truck” event brought young connoisseurs out in droves.
Hayden Hollingsworth
Fleming - City Schools “Never Been Better”
Governor Bob McDonnell arrived at Steel Dynamics at noon on Wednesday and was greeted by Steel Dynamics General Manager Joe Crawford, Charles Hunter Chair of the Roanoke Economic Development Authority and Dennis Cronk, CEO of Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group. Vice-Mayor David Trinkle introduced Governor McDonnell and touted Roanoke’s two existing Enterprise Zones. Trinkle said, “as a small business owner myself I was able to take advantage of a grant.” Roanoke was the first city to create Enterprise Zones. In recent years it has been converted from a tax incentive program to a cash grant program. McDonnell started his address by saying, “I have three priorities: jobs, jobs, jobs.” He remarked that though the state “has a little bit of a budget surplus, we have a ways to go … the commercial real estate industry > CONTINUED P2: Governor
Stephen Turner ando.” nounced his candidacy for Turner summed up the Republican nominahis style of management tion for Roanoke County by saying that he “beSheriff last Friday at the lieves in teamwork ... I’m Roanoke County Courtnot going to have all the house. The special election answers.” Fiscal managewill be held in November. ment and belt tightening Thirty-five supportare two things he plans to ers, including the County bring to the office if electTreasurer Kevin Hutchins ed. Turner will examine Photo by Valerie Garner and Commonwealth Atthe budget and look for Stephen Turner torney Randy Leach, was ways to streamline where there to support Turner’s possible. nomination. Mike Bailey, Roanoke “I believe in transparency; there should County Republican Chair, introduced be no secrets,” said Turner. He concluded the candidate. by saying that, “no one should fear someTurner, 57, is a lieutenant with the Ro- thing coming out of this jail that will anoke County Police Department and a bring ill will. I don’t want any surprises.” graduate of Virginia Western CommuHe began his law enforcement career nity College and Radford University. as a Roanoke County sheriff ’s office auxAfter graduating from Andrew Lewis iliary police officer in 1976. In 1977 he High School, Turner enlisted in the U.S. became a Deputy Sheriff and was proArmy, serving as a military moted to lieutenant in 1989. policeman in South Korea. He He spent five years as a volCounty continued his service in the unteer firefighter with the Army Reserves in Salem until Cave Spring fire department. 1978. In 1990 he became a lieutenant in the He said that he prides himself “in be- newly formed ing fair to people and won’t expect any- Roanoke County > CONTINUED one to do a job they are not trained to police departP2: Sheriff
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