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July 1 - 7, 2011

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Moore, Bream Announce Runs

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Carla Bream makes her announcement, surrounded by local officials.

Incumbent Cave Spring District Supervisor Charlotte Moore wants to serve a second term, while Carla Bream seeks to become CommisCounty News sioner of the Revenue in Roanoke County. Both are making their formal announcements this week.

Bream, a Roanoke Star-Sentinel contributor in the past, is also prominent on the local Republican Party scene.

Bream is president of the Roanoke Valley Republican Women, on the board of directors of the Virginia Federation of Republican Women and is on the executive committee for the Roanoke County Republican Committee.

She announced her bid for office on Tuesday, at the Roanoke County Administration Building.

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A Better Future P5– Bruce Rinker says that in spite of appearances to the contrary, this generation can offer hope for the future.

Elizabeth Crot, Miss Virginia 2011, is overcome with emotion as she is crowned by her predecessor Caitlin Uze.

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he fifth – and final – time in the contest turned out to be the charm for Miss Arlington, Elizabeth Crot, as she was named Miss Virginia 2011 at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theater last Saturday. A statewide television network comprised of ten stations carried the two-hour finale, which followed two days of preliminary competitions in the swimsuit, talent, evening wear and interview categories. Alluding to Roanoke’s moniker as the Star City, the theme for the finals competition was “Miss Virginia is a Star.”

Crot, at 23, would have aged out of the competition before next year’s Miss Virginia contest. For the third year she won the talent competition in a preliminary round with a stunning operatic vocal, “Sempre Libra.” She also listed some interesting tidbits in the Miss Virginia program—her great-great grandmother was one of earliest female police officers for instance— and fried food, especially spam, is a favorite.

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Greenway System Offers More Than Meets the Eye

Steve Buschor, director of the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Roanoke, has been on the job since 2002.

Before that he worked in suburban community Kansas City for eight years and, prior to that, served as a director of Parks and Recreation for twelve years in Ohio.

In his present position, Buschor oversees numerous divisions within his department: greenways, park maintenance, urban forestry, athletics, recreation, aquatics, fitness, leisure tourism, and outdoor recreation. With summer here, Parks and Recreation is focusing attention on traditional baseballsoftball type programs, outdoor summer camps and the open-

city, have confronted finan- greenways. Buschor takes great cial challenges, Buschor notes pride in them, adding, “I think that “at the same time we have that they are amenities …that focused very much so on our our citizens and visitors enjoy key businesses—the [ones] that tremendously, by the thoukeep us going, looking at and sands. They affect a lot of differfocusing on maintenance, do- ent parts of the community with ing the best that we can, mak- regards to livability, property ing sure that our parks values and [other] asare well maintained pects. The greenways Recreation and that they are safe.” have been very popuSafe playgrounds are another lar and they have really, really, priority. In Buschor’s opinion, really met the expectations of a the biggest difference Parks and lot of our folks.”

Recreation is making—both The main reason for the sucin Roanoke and the Roanoke cess of Roanoke’s greenway region—is in his department’s system, according to Buschor, greenway system. is the many different kinds of That network of urban trails benefits provided to those usincludes the Roanoke River, Lick Run, Tinker Creek, Mur- > CONTINUED ray Run and Mill Mountain P2: Greenway

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Roanoke Parks and Recreation Director Steve Buschor. ing of public swimming pools.

Buschor’s department is also responsible for the city’s parks, which are open year-round.

While conceding that his department, like others in the

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Whether working together with other local police departments or overseeing the upgrading of new equipment year after year, Vinton Police Chief Herbert Cooley has been a force in Vinton for over a decade.

Law enforcement officials from Virginia and North Carolina, friends and well-wishers helped to bring Cooley’s storied 44-year law enforcement Public Service career to a close over a retirement dinner last Tuesday, featuring garlic herb chicken and lots of good-natured ribbing.

Fresh out of the Coast Guard, Cooley started his law enforcement career as a patrol officer in High Point, NC in 1966 before becoming Chief Deputy in Wythe County for 14 years and serving as Pulaski’s Police Chief shortly before coming to Vinton. Along the way, he earned degrees in behavioral science and administration of justice and master’s degrees in both criminal justice and risk management. He came to the

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The 133 apartments are nearly also move into the former hotel, all rented, the ballroom finally which had fallen on hard times has air conditioning and the and was in disrepair before paint is dry – the “new” Patrick Walker purchased the property.

Henry Hotel is just about ready “What you see before you is for occupancy. Developer Ed a little short of amazing. I think Walker said last week Roanoke should be Revitalization at the ribbon cutting proud of Ed Walker,” that the first residensaid Patrick Henry tial tenants should start moving himself – well, maybe an actor in over the next few weeks. playing Patrick Henry, just beIn the coming months, com- fore the ribbon cutting. Walker mercial tenants – including called the 20-month renovation Foundation for Roanoke Valley, project a “spectacular success,” Uptown Joe’s (a spinoff of Blue and spoke of the “complete and Collar Joe’s donut shop) and total train wreck,” that the hotel 101.5 The Music Place radio staPhoto by Gene Marrano > CONTINUED tion – now owned by Walker’s > CONTINUED P2: Patrick Henry P3: Cooley Reception attendees gather in the renovated lobby area.

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The heat and humidity return Friday and into the upcoming holiday weekend.

We could easily see the hottest temperatures so far this year, with the mid to upper 90s expected for highs.

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year crisscrossing the state, espousing her platform issue, Get Involved – Change Your World! While in Roanoke, Crot has the use of a free apartment at the Pebble Creek complex in Southwest Roanoke County.

Jordan Frankos was named Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Preteen on Saturday and Dominick Fink is Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Teen. The Miss Virginia organization awards more than $100,000 annually in scholarships, at the pageant finals and at other preliminary events throughout the year.

Right after the TV lights were shut down and before being whisked off to Hotel Roanoke for the afterglow party, Crot did a radio interview with Tara Wheeler, a former Miss Virginia who now works as a reporter. “Her life will change after tonight,” commented Wheeler in setting up the segment. Miss Virginia 2010, Caitlin Uze, handed her tiara

> Greenway ing them. For starters they offer an alternative means of transportation. “We are getting more and more folks that are using the greenways to ride their bikes to and from work,” said Buschor. “ We have established mile post markers along the way [funded by the Roanoke Kiwanis Club], and we have provided teachers guides to interpret the greenways from an educational perspective. We can actually [take] the students from the classroom, allow them to walk and exercise along the greenway while enjoying an educational benefit.”

There is also the social bene-

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From page 1 over to Crot after the new Miss Virginia was announced.

“This is the most fabulous first job a girl could ask for,” said the JMU English major; “all of my student loans will be paid for after tonight and that makes it even more special for me. I’m so excited to represent this great state.” Crot earned $16,000 in scholarship money with her win; she wants to return to school someday to earn a doctorate.

Crot said she was most looking forward to talking with children around Virginia, something she did in the D.C. area as Miss Arlington. Bullying is a theme she speaks about often: “I was bullied, and so many girls in this pageant were bullied as well,” Crot revealed to the radio audience.

Runner-ups from among the top 11 finalists selected Saturday night were: 1st RunnerUp: Courtney Garrett - Miss Lynchburg; 2nd

Runner-Up: Lindsay Morris - Miss Roanoke Valley (Morris hails from Harrisonburg); 3rd Runner-Up: Shannon Oliver - Miss Greater Hampton Roads and 4th Runner-Up: Brittany Young - Miss Greater Richmond.

Miss Virginia Executive Producer Bootie Chewning helped keep the wheels on track before and during Saturday’s finale; she called Crot “a fantastic young lady. Persistence pays off. She’s going to do a fabulous job for us.” That includes a good showing at the Miss America pageant, Chewning predicted. Miss Virginia 2009 Caressa Cameron, the television finale co-host with Lowell Hill, went on to become Miss America in 2010. There were entries from 30 preliminary pageants in the Miss Virginia competition this year.

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fit, where people come together for jogging, running, walking, and sightseeing. Finally, the greenways have a positive impact on adjacent property values, according to Buschor: “It has been found that people that live in close proximity to the green spaces [and] do enjoy the opportunity of seeing their property values increase. We’re not only creating a wonderful amenity for people to use, but it’s also of benefit to those people that live in close proximity.”

Buschor believes that citizen feedback is a significant element of Parks and Recreation’s mis-

sion. “Through master planning processes, through processes of program evaluations, [surveys and the use of] social media, we are constantly in communication with our users and potential customers, asking them what they want. Everything from programs to facilities and amenities—we have always tried and we will continue to use those methods in determining what the best use of parks facilities are, what programs and what things people want to see happen within our department.

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Buschor cites numerous studies demonstrating that people desire to reside in communities that place a premium on offering them the chance to interact socially – like encountering others on the greenway. “That’s important to the livability of our community. That’s very much what we try to provide to our citizens and to visitors.”

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Bream about why she feels the Commissioner of the Revenue office can be taken back from Horn, a three-term incumbent elected as a Democrat.

“The inability to phone file [when removing a vehicle from personal property taxes], the fact the phones are never answered and messages are not returned and more [are issues],” said Bream, who espouses “good old fashioned customer service.”

Horn said she is ready to defend her department’s work.

“I have a wonderful staff,” said Horn, who manages about 15 people. “I’m ready and able to serve another four years.” She first assumed the commissioner’s position when her boss, Wayne Compton, passed away suddenly.

Bream was supported at the podium by other locally elected Republicans, including State Senator Ralph Smith, Salem delegate Greg Habeeb and Roanoke City Sheriff Octavia Johnson.

Bream, who has two degrees from Virginia Tech and runs a marketing firm, has “lots of business acumen,” according to Habeeb, who added that he is “thrilled any time another grass roots Republican leader steps up.” Bream was a precinct captain for Habeeb when he ran for the delegate’s seat vacated by Morgan Griffith.

Bream said her staff – if she is elected this fall – would answer the phone within three rings; “no more 10 option automated systems,” she declared. The candidate said she had heard a common theme when sounding out people about a possible run for Commissioner of the Revenue; “the citizens of Roanoke County really wanted to see a new face in office this year.”

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Charlotte Moore Meanwhile Charlotte Moore, elected as a Democrat in a Republican-leaning district four years ago, will formally announce July 1 that she is seeking reelection, this time as an independent. Moore, a realtor and owner of a landscaping company, has made protecting the environment one of her major issues since taking office. She’s also learned to clarify her positions, leaving no room for other interpretations, hoping to avoid controversy.

Moore likes Roanoke County’s green building team, which requires new public buildings to be energy efficient, and the RC Clear citizen’s committee, which is also promoting a green agenda to the public. Moore would like to see a constructive debate on the issue of windmill farms, like the one proposed for Bent Mountain, before the Board of Supervisors votes on that project.

Stormwater management is another issue the county needs to focus on, according to Moore, who would like to see more underground culverts used to divert water, and fewer retention ponds. She is pleased that the South Peak (formerly Slate

Hill) project appears to be moving forward again. Ten thousand trees are now being planted on that hill, according to Moore.

The county gave South Peak developer James Smith a long term tax break in return for infrastructure improvements he must make, a move Moore supported with her vote.

“There are still some things I want to accomplish,” said Moore, who acknowledges the “different ways,” each of the supervisors goes about making decisions. She wants to keep “pushing for more economic growth,” and wants to find a way to keep young people here. Moore has two children herself, one in the Navy and the other in the health care field. “We need to focus on [business growth],” said Moore.

Several local citizens will speak on her behalf at the announcement, emphasizing that voting for the person should take precedence over party lines.

Several Republicans are interested in running for the Board of Supervisors slot in Cave Spring as well. As for her decision to run as an independent, instead of as a Democrat, Moore feels she must lead by example.

“Local government should be non-partisan. I believe that,” said Moore. “Some people believe they should be partisan no matter what level [of government]. We should focus on issues.” So far no Democrat has announced a run for Moore’s seat. “One term is really just the beginning of the learning process,” said Moore, who wants to “stay focused on what the citizens want,” if returned to office in November’s election.

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department less than a year after the tumultuous departure of former Chief Ricky Foutz who, along with his lieutenant, resigned during a grand jury investigation into the mishandling of evidence.

Upon his arrival in August 2000, Vinton Town Council challenged Cooley to regain direction and move the department towards accreditation, a designation achieved in 2002.

New accountability procedures Cooley instituted made sure that all equipment or evidence was accounted for from the time the department acquired it to the time it was disposed of.

Since then, the department has been re-accredited twice.

In addition to Vinton’s solid accreditation status, Cooley brought a number of technological advances to the department during his tenure. Included were mobile data terminals for cars and digital in-car video

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Retiring Vinton Police Chief Herb Cooley salutes his officers. systems to aid officers. He also involved the department in a valley-wide data-sharing initiative to exchange information with other departments and helped to start the now-popular Citizen’s Police Academy in Vinton.

Much of this was enabled

by Cooley’s ongoing efforts in pursuing grants. During his eleven-year term as chief, he secured over $1.8 million in funds - equivalent to one year’s budget for the department. Capt. Ben Cook praised Cooley’s efforts to improve equipment. “Without those grants, we’d be struggling,” said Cook, noting that it helped to bring the department not only up-to-date technology, but also life-saving body armor.

Officials came from all over to wish him well, ranging from his High Point field officer trainer and lifelong friend Bill Collins, to Sean Tepfer from the U.S. Attorney’s office. Retired Vinton Lieutenant Andy Corbin praised him for being a strong proponent of training and leadership classes.

Capt. Steven Campbell, who served under Cooley in High Point, called him “a leader, a comrade, a brother-in-arms”

and said that he “never lost sight of what a police department’s purpose is: to provide service.” Police Chiefs from Salem and Roanoke applauded him for his integrity and willingness to work with other departments.

Cooley demurred from taking all the credit for his success in Vinton over the past 11 years. He asked all of the Vinton police officers to stand up when he rose to speak, saying “this is why I look good, ladies and gentlemen.”

When asked what advice he had to give the Vinton Police Department as he moves to spend his retirement years in Myrtle Beach, Cooley said that wasn’t necessary, due to the force officers being welltrained, with solid leadership still in place. “I don’t think they’ll miss a beat.”

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NAACP Celebrates Citizen of the Year Awards

“Celebrating Diversity” was this year’s theme for the 13th Annual Citizen of the Year Awards banquet at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood last Friday evening. The festivities began with a reception and ended with dancing the “electric slide.”

Joy Sutton, formerly with WDBJ and now marketing communication manager for HCA, was the Master of Ceremonies.

Brenda Hale, president of the Roanoke Branch of the NAACP, handed out the awards.

Dragon Pearl, better known as Pearl Fu, founder of Local Colors, was the guest speaker. In 2010 the Library of Virginia honored Pearl as “one of ten outstanding immigrants” in Virginia’s 400 years of history.

She approached perfect strangers to recruit for Local Colors, a festival that started with only four countries. Her tenacity has expanded the event to 75 countries participating today. Pearl said, “I would just tap people on the shoulder and ask them where they are from.” They were all willing to tell her.

Pearl advocates for victims of discrimination that have at times resulted in threats to her life. She says her “mission is to spread goodwill to people of diverse origin, race, religion and creed and promote multiculturalism by sharing and learning.”

Pearl was a minority in her native land of China. There are over fifty tribes in the country and her “YI” tribe was in a three-percent minority. At the age of nine Pearl’s family moved to Hong Kong where she finished high school.

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She has even had a showbiz career making screen appearances in “Crazy People” as Dudley Moore’s secretary and in “What About Bob” with Bill Murray-she appeared as Asian women with different hairdos and clothing. It worked, she said, because “you know all of us look alike.” Humor is her trademark and a necessity, she adds.

Pearl closed by having everyone sing “It’s a Small World.” Donna Pride sang “Wind Beneath My Wings” to Pearl.

Brenda Hale said of Pearl, “she was her sister and her hero.”

Awards: Art – Judi Jackson Vocal Artist, Business – Greg Addison of Hair Attitudes Salon, Corporate – Freedom First Credit Union, Education – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Roanoke Chapter, Education Youth – Birdie Trotter, Humanitarian – Cyrus Pace of the Jefferson Center, Media – Janelle Rucker Journalist, Medicine – Dr. Thomas Fame, Religion – Rev Amy Christine Hodge Ziglar, Lifetime Achievement – Dr. Melva Belcher, Service to the Nation – Colonel Edward R. Gunn USA Retired, Rev. R.R. Wilkinson Memorial Award for Social Justice – Ms. V. Mignon Chubb-Hale.

Pearl’s grandfather risked his life in the 1950s by announcing that China should befriend America. He was stripped of his position as a national Vice-President and disgraced. He has since been honored posthumously as a national hero for his valiant policy stance.

After immigrating to the United States, Pearl initiated a search for a Chinese sister city. She chose Lijiang, a diverse city in Yunnan that means “beautiful river.” The city has minority tribes, one of which is her “YI” tribe. “Virginia and

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Aaron is also a member of the Order of the Arrow, BSA's National Honor Society. To become a member, the scout is voted in by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. He also participated in Foxfire National Youth Leadership Training, a six-day outdoor training course for youth leaders in the Boy Scouting program. In 2010, the Boy Scouts of America celebrated 100 years of Scouting with tens of thousands of boys from all over the country joining in the Jamboree at Fort AP Hill in Virginia. Aaron was privileged to be among them.

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Aaron has also served as FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) President at William Byrd High School for the past two years, played on the tennis team, and is involved in numerous volunteer activities and mission projects.

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All Trails Lead to Blue Ridge Mountains Sadly, You've Heard This One Before Rock and Grandfather views of Morganton, beneath sandstone ridges and along the meanders of limestone valleys of Wytheville.

Now, we have at last come to rest in the source waters of our journey.

And yet others too, with gratitude, have found the same good fit as we have here. They can tell the same story of finding home and of their belonging--in Blairsville, Mentone or Murphy.

These gentle mountains welcome us as children—by birth and by adoption—to open wide the reach of our senses and of our hearts for place. They engender music in our souls and in our feet, a common elemental song that resonates in those of us who are called to the dance.

So Mom, yes, some of us had to leave home to find it. But then, if you set your eyes just right, maybe I never left, but only discovered that home stretches for hundreds of miles north of where you birthed me at the beginning of this mountain trail.

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The Happy Chef - Thomas Jefferson’s Sweet Potato Biscuits When celebrating Independence Day a standard hot dog, hamburger, watermelon cookout with sparklers in hand is great but what I am seeking this year is a celebration that is steeped in authenticity for this wonderful American holiday.

The City Tavern opened for business in Philadelphia in the year 1774. In May of that year, Paul Revere announced at the Tavern’s doors that Parliament was closing Boston Harbor. In 1777 the Tavern hosted the first official Fourth of July celebration where George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams drank their first toasts to the new nation’s birth.

The City Tavern is still open today and is an amazing ongoing bit of history itself.

I probably won’t forgo hamburgers completely, but I am planning on cooking up the recipe below on the 4th of July. it is from “City Tavern Cookbook” – a wonderful cookbook that is full of authentic recipes for 18th century cuisine.

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America this year to drive my family crazy; I just believe we need to be more intentional than we have been in remembering what the 4th of July (and our other holidays) are TRULY all about. Those fireworks are just a response to the real reason for celebration - not the celebration itself. So the kids may roll their eyes but we are going 18th century all the way this year!! So get out the candles, the lights are going out!

For some great and fun Independence Day trivia go to this website www.purpletrail.com/ partytrail/featured_fourth_of_ july - or better yet take your family on the fourth to visit one of the many historical sites right here in Virginia!

5 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1 cup solid frozen vegetable

shortening 2 cups roasted, mashed, and cooled sweet potatoes 1 cup heavy cream (plus more if needed) 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and allspice. Add the shortening and cut in with 2 knives or hands until crumbly. In another bowl combine sweet potatoes, cream and pecans. Make well in dry ingredients and add potatocream mixture. Mix to combine.

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Bake for 5 minutes, then turn down temperature to 375 and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm or let cool on a wire rack until room temperature.

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nd you have Daniel Butterfield to thank. his men feel like they were safe for the night. So He was just a kid from Utica, New York, he sat down with his bugler, Oliver Norton, and who attended Union College and then together they reworked a similar tune, "Scott's joined his father's firm the Overland Tattoo" which had been composed by Mail Company. By the time he was 30, General Winfield Scott. The result was he was a principle executive at the firm, a simple, haunting melody of a mere 24 which had been renamed American notes.

Express. But on April 16, 1861, he gave The first time it was played, in July it up and enlisted as a Sergeant in the 1862, it proved to be the most beautiUnion Army. There his ridiculous rise ful call anyone had ever heard. Buglers continued: by September he was made throughout the Union Army immedia Colonel; by year's end he was a Brigaately took it up. They played it at dusk dier General. in Pennsylvania; they played it as the In 1862, he led his men through the sun went down over Appomattox. By grueling Seven Days campaign, was war's end it was the standard army Mike Keeler wounded, and received the Medal of call to signal the end of the day. Since Honor. While he was recuperating that time, it has been played around in a military hospital, each night he listened to the world, in a thousand lonely places. It has the buglers playing a tune that signaled the end soothed every American soldier to sleep, and laid of the day to the troops. This particular melody, every American casualty to rest. borrowed from the French, was called a "Tattoo," Sadly, you've heard it many times before. It's a which comes from the Dutch words, "Tap toe," an devastatingly simple little thing. Just 24 haunting order to local bartenders to "turn off the tap." notes, barely even a song. It's a humble tattoo, a As Butterfield got well, he got sick of the Tattoo. mere taptoe, which we all just call Taps.

It was too strident, too pushy. He wanted someContact Mike at thing different for his brigade. Something calminfo@theroanokestar.com ing and reassuring, something that would make

Rural Church Centers Encourage Reflection

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ith summer upon us, it's a good time to visit one of the several conference centers maintained nearby by churches to encourage spiritual reflection in adults as well as outdoor recreation in children and youth.

Although these rural shrines are usually a financial drag on the regional bodies that own them --and some have closed for that reason--several others remain open.

I recently had an opportunity to visit two of these centers, Craig Springs Camp and Conference Center owned by the Virginia Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Phoebe Needles Center, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. I've also been several times to Camp Bethel of the Church of the Brethren in Botetourt County, Camp Alta Mons owned by United Methodists near Shawsville and Jubilee Acres, The Rescue Mission's retreat at the foot of Catawba Mountain..

Fifty years ago such centers were growing in popularity with many religious groups as the population of young people swelled and there were fewer technological toys to occupy them. At the same time several old resorts where people from the hot flatlands used to come to enjoy mineral spring waters in the mountains became available for sale. Both the Disciples and the Methodist retreat centers have this origin. The Episcopal center in the western mountainous part of Franklin County was once an elementary school built of native stone which served children who could not otherwise get an education.

These nearby centers complement more elaborate complexes such as Massanetta, Eagle Eyrie and Roslyn where accommodations are more like those of modern motels and where older church members, as well as camping children, can be comfortable for overnight stays.

The Disciples of Christ state facility deep in Craig County off Route 311 used to be known as

Craig Healing Springs. The old spring in a picturesque gazebo is still there along with lodging places dating to the 19th Century. There are many old cottages too, some of which are maintained by congregations throughout the Virginia region; they are good places for family reunions and adult retreats. A few couples have married there.

The Disciples from throughout the state were out in force at the old resort the first week in June to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the church's acquiring the more than 450 acres of mountain land with the rundown buildings. Today many of the structures are still there, evoking a by-gone era. but much improved. The church keeps the camp open only from June through August, for its size and upkeep in the remote area take constant work which is mostly accomplished during weekends by volunteers and local young persons paid minimum wages.

It's a vehicle for outreach as well as outdoor education for children, its manager Alisha Bennett told me. The region sponsors camps for people with intellectual disabilities and for those who could not afford the fun of the experience.

Despite the work and the cost the churches have affirmed the worth of the camp, at least for the present, At the other end of the Roanoke area, between Callaway and Ferrum in Franklin County, the Phoebe Needles Center offers a year-round monthly program for senior adults as well as camping for teens and children during the summer months.

The old stone school building will be renovated in the future to make it more comfortable for those who can't climb steps, but in the meantime a lodge with view of the mountains, a dining room and meeting hall is well suited to day programs.

Summer campers sleep in a new dormitory.

The program for older people-around 55 and up--includes a speaker at 10 a.m. followed by lunch from noon to 1. Food is

an excellent buffet.

I was blessed on my visits to both Craig and Franklin with beautiful sunny days making the short trips to the country a pleasure in themselves. At the Episcopal center I heard three local writers describe and read from their work. One, Dan Smith, an editor and now author of five paperbacks, was my colleague 25 years ago at the Roanoke daily paper. The other two, Becky Mushko and Sally Rosevere, are active writers of retirement age who live in the Smith Mountain Lake area.

They belong to a writers' club, critique each other's work and pass on tips to getting regional work of fiction and non-fiction published.

As a lifeling writer myself-though chiefly seen in newspapers--I found informative the authors' comments on the commercial side of writing. If a big commercial publisher isn't interested in your work --and the competition is far more fierce than amateurs and beginners imagine--there are plenty of ways to get it distributed on your own.You'll have to spend your own money though, and some "vanity publishers"--those you pay to put your work in an attractive format for others to buy--are not all honest. Serious reviewers,such as those who work for major newspapers and magazines, don't even consider self-published work. I, like many other writers, learned this long ago.

But the three who enlightened about 50 of us at the relaxing center in the mountains enjoy their community of other aspirants and have achieved their own success. Folk tales, childrens' stories, mysteries and memoirs from their fingers please their friends, families and often a wider readership.

Despite changing needs, the church centers are still a valuable resource in our area.

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An Erstwhile Sense of Hopelessness

hese days I am haunted by a growing mediocrity in our nation’s classrooms.

Having just finished more than two decades of teaching science, I am more concerned than I was 20 years ago about adolescent indifference to all the wonders in the cosmos. The atoms and molecules have not changed. Mendel’s principles of inheritance have not been routed. Evolution is not a dead process. In fact, our knowledge (and, hopefully, our wisdom) about such phenomena has increased by orders of magnitude. But something in the educational process seems to have changed. Something is changing now as we live and breathe and muse about the universe.

The students themselves are different. Their habits of mind, their spirits, even their horizons somehow seem narrowed. I use as evidence these foreboding symptoms: increased impulsiveness and decreased reflection; more vertical than horizontal thinking; fragmentary rather than holistic approaches to analysis; expanded dependencies on television, video-games, and social-networking tools and, concurrently, curtailed reading and discussing books and articles; increased telegraphic speech and a decreased practice of using precise, complete sentences in their interpersonal relations; more physical than verbal interactions with their peers; and, finally, waning attention spans that rarely remain focused beyond a few moments. Young people today are wriggling themselves to distraction.

Independent learning seems neglected like so much chaff in the wind.

The implications are twofold. Young people respond to societal expectations. If societal esteem for intellectual depth is meager, then our

youth will likewise view such a quality as un- nundrums, where will the insights come from in essential or even distasteful. Our society then the next decade or so to solve them? bears grave responsibility for this ill-fated turnThe narrowed horizons of young people, low ing of our children’s minds. Parents, educational societal esteem for intellectual pursuits, and a institutions, media services, businesses, and debilitating illiteracy rate for math and science religious organizations are all aspects of our so- can be a recipe for hopelessness if we do not act ciety at-large that may have enormous unequivocally. This fearsome triumviinfluence on young people’s views on rate can kill culture, even our species, learning and living. Yet often both in the long run because we lose perparents work, schools package their spective on our role in the economy of programs into mind-numbing “stannature. Thus, we dismiss the impordardized” kits, the media are redotance of stewardship, cooperation, and lent with sterile and coarse vignettes, interdependence at our own peril. and businesses and churches are selfTropical deforestation. Acid rain. serving. Too many young people are Toxic and noisy environments. Overleft unsupervised and – without adult exploited natural resources. Our ecodirection and creativity – respond allogical troubles are really signs of our most instinctually to their environs. widespread ignorance about connecLearning requires work. Where do H. Bruce Rinker, PhD tions. Theodosius Dobzhansky, late these aspects come from if the signifiprofessor of zoology at Columbia cant adults in a child’s world are preoccupied or University, argued that the world’s ecological negligent about their duties? crises stem from a philosophy of exploitation The second implication is more insidious than and expansion without which humankind could the first. Eminent biologists like Thomas E. not have evolved modern civilization. But, he Lovejoy and E.O. Wilson have warned us steadi- continued, such a philosophy must now be ally that we have but for a short while a window of tered into one of stability and common ground opportunity to deal with our plethora of ecologi- if human culture is to survive. Our ethical guide cal woes. Taking advantage of this limited open- out of this imbroglio might be a unified attempt ing requires creative interaction, analytical and to achieve cultural and ecological equilibrium. reflective resolve, and scientific literacy. Sadly, That requires young people enthusiastic about these are some of the very traits that seem to learning, a high societal standard for intellectual have waned so considerably in my two decades activity, and a firm understanding among all of teaching. Recent studies reveal a shocking citizens of scientific principles operating in our illiteracy rate among the American public for world. Is all this possible? math and science. If the significant adults in a When working with my students, I am entirechild’s world do not see, much less understand, ly optimistic about the solutions to our troubles. the causes and complexities of our ecological co- I have to be. They are the inheritors of this mess.

Preacher’s Corner: Freedom Brings Choices

by Donna Hopkins Britt

“For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery…. For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another” (from Galatians 5). “…Through love become slaves to one another.” That is one challenging mandate. The Apostle Paul is interpreting the teachings of Jesus, the one who set him free. He’s writing to new Christians in Galatian churches, to help them more deeply understand the freedom Christ has provided for them, and the direction toward which that holy freedom points them.

Freedom means we have choices.

Of course, sometimes things happen to us that are not our choice. Reportedly, John F. Kennedy was once asked how he became a war hero, and he responded, “It was entirely involuntary; someone sank my boat.”

You’re in a car at a traffic light and someone rear-ends you. You’re a great employee but your company downsizes and you lose your job.

You continue to face challenges because of your home life as a child.

Our circumstances and experiences can limit our freedom. They mold us, and they define our immediate emotional reactions; but circumstances and experiences do not define us completely. They do not prescribe how we choose to respond to a certain situation. Daily we decide what we do with the freedoms available to us.

We could choose what Paul calls, “the works of the flesh.” He says they “are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these.” Paul’s list reminds us of the ways we use our freedom for self-indulgence, but he also points out that when we do that, we imprison ourselves. We don’t intend to go down a dark path. We think, “Just this once

won’t hurt,” or, “It will be different for me.”

Mark Douglas says, “…Paul’s problem with the flesh is not that it desires but that its desires are disordered; it wants the wrong things or wants good things in the wrong way—usually too much or too little…. Disordered desires enslave us to our passion …” (Feasting on the Word, Year C, Vol 3, p 186).

Tori Amos sings a song called “Crucify” in which she describes using her freedom for self-indulgence: “I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets/Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets/I've been raising up my hands/Drive another nail in/Just what God needs/One more victim.

“Why do we/Crucify ourselves/Every day/I crucify myself/…And my heart is sick of being in chains.”

Is your heart sick of being in chains? Only when our hearts are sick of being in the chains of these “desires of the flesh” can we begin seeking and finding the freedom in Christ.

Paul says we do this by replacing “the works of the flesh” with “the fruit of the Spirit”: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Interested in freedom? “There is no law against such things,” Paul says. We find surprising freedom in being “slaves of God” and, “through love … slaves to one another.”

Freedom to be slaves is a choice each of us makes for ourselves. Parents cannot make them for our children; partners cannot make them for each other; friends can drop hints but only we decide when we will make a change.

Thomas Huxley said, “A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes,” and yet, our greatest joys begin at exactly the same place. What will you do with your freedom?

Donna Hopkins Britt is pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Roanoke’s Downtown West: 608 Campbell Avenue, SW; web site, calvaryroanoke.org.

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They will need a healthy world in which to raise their children. Maybe a sense of immediacy will instill the creativity, the analysis, and the cooperation needed for survival. When I am alone, however, or when I am speaking with colleagues, I am touched sometimes with an ugly hopelessness. Our efforts may not be valiant enough.

Our insights and our knowledge may not be equal to the task before us. And perhaps the window of opportunity has already shut without our knowing.

So I give my students a scientific method as a tool for analyzing the problems that confront them. I teach them ecology so that they see local and global interconnections. And I try to imbue a sense of wonder about the natural world to stave off the mediocrity, indifference, and apathy around them. Henry David Thoreau wrote, “In wildness is the preservation of the world.” He had in mind, of course, the natural wildness of forests, streams, and other remote places. To his meaning, I would add the wildness of a young person’s mind and spirit. Young people are naturally curious and are easily enthused by the world. Only when they are encumbered by the artificiality in our culture do they falter and become apathetic. So maybe my optimism when working with my students is not forced at all.

Maybe, just maybe, my teaching instincts recognize the grand potential of these young citizens for changing and sustaining a society that has underestimated them.

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Bikes And Gravel: A Sure Rite of Passage

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he other evening while hundred forty pound bike to nosing around the work. Looking back, I don't 'net I came across an wonder that my thighs were old photo of a tough-looking huge for a kid. I do wonder how Stingray bicycle. For those who my heart didn't blow out a valve remember life before grape- in the process of drag-racing Bilflavored Tang (I heard that, ly and Mitch up Wyndale Drive.

Marsha), the Stingray was THE A street known far and wide for baddest thing since the days of both its gruelling incline and Peter Gunn. vast straightaway, Wyndale was As my mind wandered back responsible for eating more bito summers preceding Wa- cycles than any other drag strip tergate and Mr. in the subdivision.

Whipple's CharminOne didn't simply squeezing compulrace on that particusions, I recalled endlar avenue. No, sir. less afternoons filled One worked his way with two-wheeled up by first conquermisadventures. Aptly ing nearby Picadilly named the "Lemon and Kentland Drives.

Krate," it was opOnly then did one do tioned with a shifter the 'Dale. Following that looked like that, of course, one something swiped had his mom sew on Robert Adcox from a GTO, shock the neato STP patch absorbers propthat came with the ping up the seat, and sweeping, model car he bought with his alchopperesque handlebars. Its lowance. That was the sign that combination of chrome and yel- you had arrived. low was responsible for tempoSpending several summers rarily blinding Mrs. Simmons' building our legs up by racing dog whenever I gleamed by on uphill eventually paid off like a sunny day. My friends were dividends for Bernie Madof as jealous. VERY jealous. we came to the radical concluAha, but isn't the grass always sion that racing (duh) downhill greener on the other guy's front was a whole lot easier than going lawn? Sure, every kid on my up and we now had the muscle street wanted to ride it -until power to launch oursleves from they discovered what a heavy the top like Saturn rockets. I bike it was. I mean, heavy. For- also made the singular discovty-nine pounds heavy. That bike ery that putting such a massive should have been delivered by a bike as mine in top gear while crane. pedaling as hard as possbile alIt was approximately half lowed me to keep up with Mr. of my weight. As an adult, I'd Pericles's '68 Cadillac. Someachieve parity pedaling a one- how, our confidence swelled

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faster than our bruises.

By now one can sense a disaster in the making. As you know, gravel was routinely dumped on the roads here during the winters. By the time summer rolled around, said gravel of course accumulated at the bottom of all the steep streets. In this case, where Wyndale becomes Buckingham Drive. And we, the kids who now had Charles Atlascaliber legs from our constant uphill pedaling, were determined to see who was the fastest around. With heavy bikes and powerful muscles. Downhill.

Into a former cul-de-sac littered with years' worth of gravel.

About the time my dad's carpool entered Buckingham, Mitch, heroically, elected to lay his Pea-Picker (like mine, but green) down in the gravel and wear some of it home rather than face-plant himself into the deck lid of Mr. Griffith's '66 Marlin. Wisely, Billy cut a hard left across the Freeman's, Blair's, and Banks's front yards that still bear the divots.

And I, for all of my quick reflexes, attempted a twenty-five mile per hour grip on the door handle of the Marlin for a whiteknuckle-terror trip home and a chewing-out from my surprised dad that gives me flashbacks to this day.

Contrary to what I might have believed at the time, adulthood is a far more comfortable and safer ride.

Contact Robert at robadcox@hotmail.com

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tear around the course up to 6 times a day. (Wouldn’t you?)

Their racing careers are shortlived however; once they grow bigger than 30 – 40 pounds, they just can’t run the circuit

day night spanned a period of many decades. Star City Motor Madness draws from throughout the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. Fee from participants and donations from

The Salem Fair is upon us— bringing rides, exhibits, food, and entertainment to the Roanoke Valley from Thursday June 30th to Sunday July 10th.

Now the second biggest fair in the state of Virginia, many look forward to getting out for something different just as summer gets into full swing, with hazy hot days and sun light lasting long into the evening hours.

A longtime staple of the fair is the “Racing Pigs,” a bit of an oxymoron which in itself may be a part of the draw—people flock to watch the baby pigs race around the course in their racing finest (silks with numbers on their backs), in pursuit of one more round of Oreo cookies. The cookies are sufficient motivation for the little guys to

Star City Motor Madness is “a celebration of America’s passion for the automobile and the love of cruising,” according to the event’s website. Now in its tenth year, the cruise down Williamson Road and the car show centered on Jefferson Street downtown is held annually on the last Friday and Saturday in June. Last weekend car and truck enthusiasts, or perhaps those just reminiscing about the “rides” of their youth, converged by anymore and it’s off to . . . well, the thousands in Roanoke.

Muscle cars from the 60s laying around like a pig. and 70s are always a highFor more information and the light, but the cars and trucks Salem Fair Schedule of Events go exhibited or cruising down to salemfair.com Williamson Road last Fri-

Addiction Researcher Optimistic Graphic Labels Will Deter Smokers

By presenting the concrete reality of what will happen as a result of smoking, the new anti-smoking warnings that will show up on packs of cigarettes next year have a good chance of discouraging smoking, said Warren Bickel, professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute.

The nine new warnings designed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include a photo of rotting teeth and injured lips, a photo of damaged lungs, a photo of a man exhaling smoke through a tracheostomy hole in his throat, and a photo of the corpse of a smoker.

“The FDA’s images telescope the future to now. The images bring future consequences into the moment the smoker is making the choice to buy a pack or open a pack of cigarettes,” said Bickel, who directs the Advanced Recovery Research Center, which is doing neurocognitive training to get smokers

Warren K. Bickel to place greater value on the future. He referred to the marketing strategy for many products of offering immediate pleasure. “The FDA is using anti-marketing.”

Behavioral researchers who study addiction have documented that addicts do not value the future as a result and do not acknowledge long-term consequences of their actions. Bickel points out that James Gross, profes-

sor of psychology at Stanford, has shown that when the choice between an immediate reward and a future reward is explicit, such as receiving $1,000 in a year and nothing now, “people value the later reward a little more.”

Bickel has used a combination of behavior research and functional MRI to identify the area of the brain that is dysfunctional in addicts when it comes to thinking about and planning for the future. Subsequent research

by Bickel has demonstrated that memory training can improve function in this area and he is working with smokers to exercise and train the aspects of the prefrontal cortexes involved.

Bickel is also professor of psychology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech.

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Smart Way Connector, the much-anticipated shuttle-bus service between Roanoke and Lynchburg, debuts July 19, further enhancing transportation options in southwest and central Virginia while providing an affordable option to catch Amtrak trains to Washington, D.C., and beyond.

The 16-seat Smart Way Connector shuttle will operate twice daily from Roanoke to Lynchburg, with a stop in Bedford, timed to connect with Amtrak service. The shuttle bus also connects the New River Valley with stops in Salem, Christiansburg and Blacksburg on Fridays and weekends.

On other days NRV travelers can use existing 57-seat Smart Way bus service to travel to Roanoke with the opportunity to transfer to the Smart Way

By Susan Trulove Connector. info@newsroanoke.com One-way fares are $4. Free parking is available at parkand-ride lots and the Roanoke Civic Center Lot C, where the shuttle departs. Schedules are synched to meet arriving and departing trains in Lynch-

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“The Smart Way Connector is as symbolic as it is convenient,” said Roanoke Mayor David Bowers. “First, this is an important first step in demonstrating to Amtrak the demand for passenger rail service to Roanoke. And as communities in our region work more closely together across geographic boundaries, it’s the first time people can travel via public transportation for any reason from any bus stop to, from and within the three regions.”

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The service is a result of $256,000 in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, and a $150,000 grant from the General Assembly secured by state Sen. John Edwards.

The Smart Way Connector departs from the Roanoke Civic Center Mondays - Thursdays at 5:50 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 5:45 a.m. and 7:20 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 8 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.

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Castle Rock And Spring Run Battle Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup It Out At The Rockfish's Home Pool Well, after a short break, the column returns for what I shall call my Fourth of July special.

I'm sure this one will evoke more A quintet of Castle Rock than its share of spectacular fireswimmers wait for their call works. to the platform.

An avid reader questioned

By Bill Turner me Saturday at The Roanoker info@newsroanoke.com as to why I haven't chimed in on Virginia Tech football yet. Quite Anna Kate Pratt of Spring frankly, I didn't realize there was Run shows her form in the anything outlandish to chime in about. Boy, did I miss the mark 25-meter backstroke. on that assumption.

Last week the national championship drums in the Hokie Nation started beating like the climatic scene of a Tarzan movThe cap of Spring Run's ie.

Totally unbelievable. I would Katarina Martin sends a have thought after last year's clear message that "girls debacle, Hokie fans would give rule" in the pool. quarterback Logan Thomas a chance to get his feet on the ground before the unsettling pressure they deliver to a QB who has only taken 80 snaps.

Make no mistake about it, Thomas is the real deal with a lot of potential. While at Brookville, Thomas was one of the most well-spoken athletes I ever interviewed.

But, for heaven’s sake you orange and maroon, give the guy a chance to succeed.

So, here's my take on the season, right or wrong, with the door open for anyone to disGirls get set for the starter's horn in the 50-meter event. agree.

Will Tech be the national champions?

Castle Rock No way. The schedule is riswimmer Kayla diculously simple. The ACC is, Fedison gets at best, mediocre in football. If congratulations it weren't for the BCS guarantee, from her dad you could make a good arguafter a photo ment that a third place SEC team finish in the 50-meter freestyle.

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Stage one is Saturday with the Wilderness-Adventure Mill Mountain Time Trial where cyclists race against the clock against the 2k ascent up to the infamous Mill Mountain Star.

On Sunday, the second stage takes place downtown with the East Coasters Criterium held on Salem and Norfolk Avenues. A criterium is a lapped event, so is a fantastic opportunity for spectators to catch a glimpse of cyclists hitting speeds of 30+ mph.

The Salem Red Sox may have found the secret to closing down the opposition- play their games at noon. In order to prepare for the USA softball doubleheader set for Wednesday evening at Lewis-Gale Field , the Red Sox and Myrtle Beach began their contest Tuesday at 12 o'clock.

Like the midday temperatures, the Sox bats were hot as Salem pulled away for the 7-0 win to halt their 0-5 start to the Carolina League second half. The Red Sox return home Wednesday, July 6th to begin a six-night homestand.

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Does the game with Alabama, Absolutely. Their ACC road proposed for 2013, make sense? schedule is a pushover and their For sure. If Tech wants to be four non-conference games ab- among the recognized elite, it surdly easy. Taking a needs to tangle with the look at the above, for a same. Playing the direcBCS major conference tional Michigans or Arteam, those two catkansas State doesn't get egories may well be the that done. The real test easiest in the nation. The comes down the road catch here is that Tech when the Hokies battle won't get style points for Ohio State and Wisconblasting Arkansas State sin in home-and-home Bill Turner or Wake. series.

With week after Is Tech still smarting week facing these opponents, from the loss to JMU last year? can Tech really climb the Top-25 They've gotten over it, but ladder to the elite top five? nobody will forget it. JMU has Good question. I have my made the win pay off. The Dukes doubts. This has been played out announced this week they will before in Blacksburg, so it's un- play West Virginia next year at clear how much push Tech gets FedEx. beating Wake while SEC, BigWho do you want to see excel 10 and Big-12 teams beat each for Tech this season? other senseless week after week Logan Thomas, for sure. in quality matchups.

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Work Toward Your Own Financial Independence Day On July 4, we shoot fireworks, attend picnics, watch parades and otherwise celebrate our nation’s independence and the many freedoms we enjoy. But as you go through life, you’ll find out how important it is to work towards another type of freedom — financial freedom.

That’s why you need to put strategies in place to help you work towards your own Financial Independence Day. And there’s no way to “sugarcoat” this task, because it will be challenging. In recent years, a combination of factors — including depressed housing prices, rising health care costs, frozen or eliminated pension plans and the financial market plunge of 2008 and early 2009 — has made it more difficult for many of us to accumulate the resources we’ll need to enjoy the retirement lifestyle we’ve envisioned.

In fact, the average American family faces a 37 percent shortfall in the income they will need in retirement, according to a recent report by consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

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Cut down on debts. It’s easier said than done, but anything you can do to reduce your debt load will free up money to invest for your retirement. Work diligently to pay off whatever debts you can and examine your lifestyle to find areas in which you can reduce spending.

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Paco’s Tacos is the “Real Deal”

There’s a new guy in town for the foodie in all of us, and while at first glance it sounds like it’s mostly for those who love Mexican cuisine, many may find they are just one serving of “Tacos Al Pastor” away from a newfound gotta-have food fix.

For starters, it may be time to re-define a few common assumptions about Mexican fare … it doesn’t have to be spicy … it doesn’t have to be greasy … it is made from fresh ingredients and it’s time to add (lots of) cilantro to the vocabulary list.

It’s all at the only Mexican Taqueria in town—“Paco’s Tacos”—who had their ribboncutting ceremony this past Friday. The couple who opened Paco’s are familiar to many.

Laura (nee Bullington), who grew up in Roanoke, and Arturo Gomez, along with their two children Alexandra, age nine, and Jakey, six, have worked for many months to open their new restaurant—a longtime dream of Arturo’s. The atmosphere is bright and welcoming; just coming through the door there is a sense that this is not your average Mexican eatery.

Maybe it’s the aroma of slow-roasting pork over onions and pineapple, reminiscent of pulled pork that is so beloved in the south. Maybe it’s those colorful soda bottles with the ornate-looking labels all lined up (Jarritos)—or the smiling servers behind the counter that add a feeling of pleasant curiosity for the first-time visitor, who may want to venture to try a sample of “Horchata,” an authentic Mexican rice-based sweet soda beverage with just a hint of—cinnamon? It’s different, but tasty and refreshing.

Laura Gomez chatted easily with customers and wellwishers while keeping an eye on her young son, who had a nice button-down shirt pressed and ready for the opening event, but in all the excitement forgot to wear it. (Much to mom’s angst!). Arturo kept the line moving, and kept up a friendly

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At ribbon cutting ceremony: (L-R) Chris Morrill, Dave Trinkle; Owners - Arturo, Alexander, Jakey and Laura Gomez. banter, as a mostly steady flow of customers stopped in around lunchtime. There were tacos and cake all around to celebrate the new venture, which is billed as a “’taco shop,’ where one can choose from a variety of meats and savor traditional tacos just like those found in Mexico …

Some call them ‘Street Tacos.’”

She says many people come in and say, “THIS is what I’ve been waiting for; this is what I grew up with!” upon trying their tacos and tortas, (Mexican subs) which she takes as a high compliment. Laura is careful to reiterate that everything, including the cheese dip, salsas, and taco salad is homemade from scratch with fresh ingredients, and the meats are grilled or boiled, not fried. They season everything authentically, and not all the dishes are spicy.

The business has been a family project from the beginning.

Laura says that Arturo “has always wanted to do this, as long as I’ve known him, about 20 years, [so] it’s a real dream come true.” Arturo, who is from Vera Cruz Mexico uses many family recipes from back home; it’s “like walking into Mexico right here,” Laura adds. Dad Jim Bullington, retired from running the landmark Texas Tavern, has been a support, as has her mother Velma, a Pastor who gave the invocation for the rib-

bon cutting ceremony. Brother Matt Bullington (current owner of the Tavern—a separate business) helped paint the new Paco’s restaurant.

While these two family businesses are very different, the spirit of entrepreneurship is a common trait. The Gomez children have been included every step of the way, and it is an opportunity for them to learn, according to Laura, who says “everything we do is for our kids.”

She says they tell the kids over and over what entrepreneurship means: “Believe in yourself; Have a goal; Do not waver; Go for it!”

The long hours and careful planning have paid off as the restaurant seems poised for success in the niche they have chosen. On his way out, friend and business associate Don Darnell smiles as he tells Laura that in addition to the delicious menu, “the charm and charisma that [she] and Arturo have will keep people coming back!”

Paco’s Tacos is located two blocks from Orange Ave., at 1613 Williamson Road. Phone 540.265.0007. Hours are Mon. – Thurs. 11 – 9; Fri. & Sat. 11 - 10; Sunday 11 – 8

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Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show Raises Money For Carilion Clinic A check for $10,000 was presented last week to Carilion Clinic’s Every Woman’s Life program during a center ring presentation at the 55th Annual Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show in Lexington.

Over the past two years, much needed funds for breast cancer research have been raised through the United Professional Horsemen’s Association’s Pink Ribbon Program at horse shows throughout the country. As one of the top five horse shows in the country to raise money for the cause, the Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show was happy to fund research and raise awareness so one day soon breast cancer can be eradicated. The show was honored with a check of $10,000 to donate to a local cause of its choice.

After extensive research, Kim Germ-Cramer, Chairman of the Mid-A Show’s Pink Ribbon Committee, chose Carilion Clinic’s Every Woman’s Life program as an organization well worth the donation. Kim, speaking on behalf of the Mid-A Morgan Show Committee, felt every woman should have an equal

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From left to right: Mid-A Morgan Horse Show Chairman CP Staley; Kim Germ-Cramer, Chairman of the Mid-A Morgan Horse Show Pink Ribbon Committee; Kathy Womack, Every Woman’s Life Coordinator, Sophie Germ, Project Fundraiser chance for a quality life despite the disparities in financial, educational and medical support.

“When women who are uninsured or who fall through the social cracks have an organization like Every Woman’s Life, which offers free screenings for early detection of cancer leading to early treatment and an increased chance of survival, it is a Godsend,” explained GermCramer. “After reaching out to the community and finding this

local organization, we are deeply encouraged and know the fruits of our fund-raising efforts are in a sector where an immediate difference can be made.”

The presentation took place during the Thursday evening session of the Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show in center ring of the Anderson Coliseum at the Virginia Horse Center.

For more information, visit www.carilionclinic.org/about.

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Fandango on Tap - FloydFest Celebrates 10th Year

Kris Hodges, his life partner Erika Johnson, and the rest of their Across-the-Way production team will be very busy in July, as they stage Floyd Fandango and FloydFest on their bucolic patch of land, up on the mountain.

Floyd Fandango, a beer and wine festival with music, takes place this weekend, July 2-3, near milepost 170.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. About two dozen local and regional breweries and wineries will be on hand; $25 advance tickets ($30 at the gate) gets you a wine or beer glass for tastings.

There’s music of course, an eclectic group of performers assembled largely by Hodges, a musician himself who has traveled around the world looking for unique talents. JJ Grey & Mofro, Anders Osborne, These United States, a reunited Acoustic Syndicate and Dangermuffin are headliners.

JJ Grey is a soul singer from Florida, with a full horn section, Hammond organ and a bevy of backup singers. “An amazing singer – real good southern soul music,” said Hodges. Acoustic Syndicate were forerunners of the “newgrass” music scene and appeared at the first few FloydFests.

New Orleans native Anders Osborne, an electric guitarist and songwriter, is a “phenomenal cat. I’m really excited about him,” adds Hodges. There will be two stages set up for Floyd Fandango, which Hodges calls a “glorified beer and wine garden.” Children are allowed in (free 5 and under) and a pinball arcade will help keep them amused. Hodges is aiming for an Americana feel at Fandango, which includes some attendees that also make their way to FloydFest later in the month.

Fandango began as a beer fest only five years ago; a year later Wine Down the Music Trail took its place and now the two events have morphed into Fandango, which has always been held during the Fourth of July weekend. Hodges figures a combination beer-wine event works better with an “over saturation” of wine festivals.

Attendance has been growing at Fandango for the past few years, according to Hodges, who manages two other wine festivals, including Vintage Virginia in Centreville, with his Across

A sea of people enjoy the music during last year’s Floydfest. the Way team. (See floydfandan- music to rock, jazz and soul are go.com for more information.) always on the menu.

Then there is FloydFest, the “It feels amazing to be standannual celebration of music and ing here in year ten,” said a cultural happening in its tenth Hodges, who said promoters at year. Hodges will have ten mu- much larger festivals like Bonsic venues on the Floydfest site, aroo in Tennessee are envious which will offer some outdoor of his event, which is not “out experiences this year – biking of control” like some others in and hiking on the property – to regards to safety, the amount of go along with the all day / all trash generated, etc. Hodges has night music, camping, food, arts worked Bonaroo in a support and craft vendors that have been capacity before. “I have some part of the event for many years. stories that can make you shivHodges also expects a sellout er,” he chuckles. of around 14,000 per day for The 10th anniversary of Floythe July 28-31 event, which has dFest will be celebrated in a “colbeen expanded by one day since orful fashion,” promised Hodglast year. Bikes can be rented on es, who selected the image of a site and a Frisbee golf course mythical Phoenix for “The EXwill be available for those that perience” theme. “We’re closing need a break from the music. this decade with a bang.” About Nature walks around the Floyd- 70 percent of the performers this Fest property and a drive to the year have appeared at FloydFest Dan River on Saturday morning before. Thursday (July 28) is a (July 30) for “any of the crazies full day this year and the 27th that actually bring a kayak,” will has been added as a half day.

“Everyone’s just blown away also be offered – as will extreme by the lineup this year,” said camping.

There are dozens and dozens Hodges. He likes Trampled by of bands and individual per- Turtles that will open for Old formers in the lineup this year, Crow Medicine Show on Thursincluding the Under the Radar day-Friday. Hot Tuna’s appearseries that features up and com- ance leaves Hodges “extremely ing but fairly unknown artists. excited,” and the Afro-beat of Old Crow Medicine Show, Taj Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 highlights Mahal, Grace Potter & the Noc- Saturday night’s show.

“I’m closing off the decade turnals, Railroad Earth and the Del McCoury Band are among with respect and remembrance the headliners. The first few for what built FloydFest,” said years of FloydFest was “more Hodges, who has always tried pain and struggle than I care to to demonstrate a link between recall,” said Hodges, who none- African rhythms and the sounds theless had the vision that the of Appalachia. “There’s a lot of annual happening “was here to great names and a lot of great music,” said Hodges. stay.”

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Blue Ridge PBS Honored With Emmy, Four State Awards

Blue Ridge PBS was honored over the weekend with a regional Emmy Award and four first-place Virginia Association of Broadcasters (VAB) Awards. The station won its second consecutive Emmy for “JobQuest,” recognized for outstanding community service broadcasting. “JobQuest” also won its second VAB Award for public service. “Positive Parenting” and “HealthQuest” took top VAB honors for news and feature reporting, respectively, while BlueRidgePBS.org won in the web site category.

The prestigious Emmy for community service is the only award category that recognizes the work of an entire station, rather than an individual.

“Earning a second Emmy Award is a tremendous achievement for the station, ‘JobQuest’ community partners, Blue Ridge PBS corporate underwriters and our members,” said James Baum, Blue Ridge PBS president and CEO. “The Emmy is the broadcast industry’s benchmark for the recognition of television excellence. What makes this award even more gratifying is that we competed against commercial and public television stations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Some of these stations have much larger organizations, but Blue Ridge PBS has the community support and dedicated staff it takes to make great, relevant television programs.”

“JobQuest” community partners were involved in many aspects of the program, which helped people get back to work in the worst economy since the Depression.

From promotional activities to prominent on-camera roles during live broadcasts, the following organizations made important contributions to the series: The Roanoke Times, WDBJ7, Virginia Western & New River Community Colleges, Roanoke’s Economic Development Office, Roanoke Regional Office of the Virginia Employment Commission, The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce; Roanoke Valley Society for Human Resource Management; Virginia Eco-

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Involvement of community partners was also important in the other productions that swept the VAB awards, giving Blue Ridge PBS more first place trophies than any other station in Virginia. “Positive Parenting” was a special production developed to give teachers and parents current information about preparing kids for a lifetime of learning success. The program was created in partnership with Smart Beginnings of Greater Roanoke, a not-for-profit organization that shares the Blue Ridge PBS goal of improving learning and school readiness among young children.

“HealthQuest,” a weekly program, features medical professionals from major hospitals in the region, engaged in candid conversations about how people can take charge of their own healthcare. Guests on the winning episode, which covered heart disease prevention, treatment and research, included physicians from Carilion Clinic, Montgomery Regional Hospital and Wellmont Health System.

The episode also shared the personal story of Salem, Va.

Blue Ridge PBS Executive Producer Julie Newman accepts the station’s second consecutive Emmy for “JobQuest” during a June 25 ceremony in Washington, D.C. resident and radio pioneer Herm Reavis, who is fighting for better heart health.

“These programs grew out of our mission to serve as the region’s storyteller,” said Julie Newman, Blue Ridge PBS executive producer. “The VAB awards recognized a wide range of productions, formats and subjects—all examples of how Blue Ridge PBS is working to address issues of importance to people in communities we serve.”

For more information, visit www.BlueRidgePBS.org

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American Life in Poetry Great Blue Heron

BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE Some of us are fortunate to find companions among the other creatures, and in this poem by T. Alan Broughton of Vermont, we sense a kind of friendship without dependency between our species and another.

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Today the bird stays with me, as if I am moving through the heron’s dream to share his sky or water—places he will rise into on slow flapping wings or where his long bill darts to catch unwary frogs. I’ve seen his slate blue feathers lift him as dangling legs fold back, I’ve seen him fly through the dying sun and out again, entering night, entering my own sleep.

I only know this bird by a name we’ve wrapped him in, and when I stand on my porch, fish in the broiler, wine glass sweating against my palm, glint of sailboats tacking home on dusky water, I try to imagine him slowly descending to his nest, wise as he was or ever will be, filling each moment with that moment’s act or silence, and the evening folds itself around me.

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Daylily Heaven At Glebe Hill Gardens If wandering around a huge garden filled with brightly colored daylilies, variegated hostas, breeze-rustled conifers and ornamental grasses - all to the tune of flowing water - appeals to you, then visit Glebe Hill Gardens in Botetourt County soon.

Through July 19, you can visit these delights during the open garden days, courtesy of owners Gary and Carol Osborne.

Planning for his retirement about 20 years ago, Gary Osborne took four acres of farmland for his home and started turning it into the fairyland its is today. He buys up to 100 new daylily varieties each year, and so many hostas that his garden is now an official showcase for both the American Daylily and Hosta Societies.

If all you know about daylilies is out of date, you may think they do well in shade.

Osborne has the real skinny on that: “Daylilies can grow in the shade but they need full sun to bloom.” And while they will survive alongside rural roads in hard soil, a little natural compost helps them along to full glory.

Osborne adds Osmocote, a slow release 10-10-10 fertilizer, to the compost he makes from the spent blossoms of thousands of plants. In order to let his flowers show all their glory each day, he, his wife and daughter Christie have to remove by hand each flower that has bloomed and faded that day – a task that takes at least three hours.

Wandering the paths of Glebe Hill, visitors will come across every daylily color imaginable, from many of the 1500 varieties that are grown. Yellow, gold, white, cream, red, ruby, pink, lavender, peach and orange blooms abound. There are unique shapes, such as the double and triple ruffled flowers, not to mention blossoms with two or three colors. Osborne pointed out the “eye” of the flower, the part right in the middle. Some times the eye con-

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Hostas, daylilies and other flora abound at Glebe Hill Gardens. trasts with the rest of the petals, different shapes and sizes of sometimes it harmonizes. One leaves, with widely differing leaf popular variety has a huge red colors, all in shades of green, some mixed with gold or white.

Each one sports a label and grows under mulch to keep in water and slow weeds down.

For those wanting to buy a daylily, Osborne digs it up. The hostas sit in neat rows, potted and ready to go, in a shady corner. Mature hostas can be divided into three or more plants.

Photo By Priscilla Richardson Growing such a garden keeps Daylilies at Glebe Hill Gardens. Osborne happy all the time – happy to be outside, happy to be flower with a golden eye, grow- living amidst such beauty. ing on a tall stem.

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