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Lichtenstein Contemplates Challenge in 19th District
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Throwing The Heat 21st Gets Hot P3– Valerie Garner covers the 21st Senate District race between Senator John Edwards and one of two Republican challengers.
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More Rules? P5– Keith McCurdy says parents often make the mistake of creating too many rules.
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P6– Wizardry is not just for wizards anymore as professor Whited brings magic to Muggles in her Harry Potter class at Ferrum College Camp.
Salem right hander Stolmy Pimentel (#45) delivers a fastball for a strike in Monday’s matchup against Frederick.
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he weather has been both cool and hot over the last week and so has the pitching in Salem. The Sox are looking to reverse their fortunes after a six-game skid left them 4 1/2 games out of first place in the second-half chase after Monday night’s
6-2 setback to the Frederick Keys. The Sox remain home at Salem Memorial Stadium with a three-game set against Lynchburg, Thursday through Saturday, July 21-23. Game times are 7:05 Thursday and Friday, with a 6:05 start on Saturday.
Market Building Gets a Splash of Color
The push is on, with Mayor Mayor Bowers stepped in David Bowers’ state of the city and surprised Pearl Fu with address slated to be held in his quick stepping bare feet. “Charter Hall” in the renovated It wasn’t the electric slide that Market Building on the mornBowers was accustomed to, ing of August 25. but he allayed Pearl’s fear and Artist Cheryl Foster was fingot through it unscathed. Othishing the second installation of ers joined in and seemed to a mosaic last Friday afternoon catch on quickly to the rhythm while Local Colors “Taste of of the bouncing poles. Culture” was hosting food and All the while people marculture of the Philippines. Wall veled at the mosaics unfolding Street was closed off and the piece by piece. With some cussmell of food pulled hundreds tom grouting, face shadowing, Photo by Valerie Garner and five coats of sealer, Fosin for the lunchtime festivities. Foster, of Temple Hills, Md., Mayor Bowers shares a laugh with artist Cheryl Foster. ter’s work will be complete by specializes in glass mosaics and this week. “To get the colors I with a banjo still hidden in a truck, which has completed public art projects in Mary- will grace the Salem entrance. The $75,000 needed to order 4000 pounds of tile,” said land, Florida, Washington, D.C., and North cost comes from the one percent for arts Foster. The project will use half of it. NipCarolina. Four commercial porcelain program. ping each peace of tile was a tedious task glazed tile mosaics will welcome visitors The Friday lunchtime crowd ate as Pearl she performed with ease. into the renovated Market building. After the citizens’ panel had approved Fu of Local Colors and Amor Hype with The entrances are “lighting up with col- the Philippine congregation talked about- four smaller sketches of the mosaics, Foster or,” noted pedestrians who stopped to gaze. Philippine culture. Dancers were perform- drew them to scale. “Two of the sketches The design of a fruit and flower vendor is ing a pre-Spanish dance called tinikling—a were approved right off the bat, but two positioned at the front entrance, a butcher very tricky dance performed by stepping needed tweaking with sausage on Wall Street, an N & W between moving poles. … coming from > CONTINUED Pullman porter on Market Street and a boy the outside you P2: Market
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Overseas Ballet P9– The SW VA Ballet dances their way to Praque and brings home top awards and a rich experience in the process.
“Welcome to Roanoke!” That groups with homes all across is the greeting on the flier from the continent in an effort to World Changers to their lead- help homeowners in need with ers who are in Roanoke guiding refurbishing their homes and groups of students (totaling 230) properties, and to give young from 10 different churches in people the opportunity to “betseven different states who have ter understand what missions is paid their own way to all about.” It doesn’t come here this week hurt that the kids Community to work on homes in get to hang out with need of repair. The people their own age, week started off with enthusi- meet friends from other areas asm, and from all appearances, of the country and even learn a there will be no lack of it by skill in just a week’s time. week’s end. One of the homes chosen For the uninitiated,” World for repair in Roanoke is actuPhoto by Cheryl Hodges Changers,” an organization of > CONTINUED Students wrap up their lunch break with prayer before the North American Mission resuming repair projects in Roanoke. Board, connects church student P3:World
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For several weeks there have been hints that Roanoke Attorney John Lichtenstein was being courted to be the Democratic challenger to Republican Senator Ralph Smith. Lichtenstein lives in Roanoke County in the 19th Senate district. In a phone call, Lichtenstein would neither confirm nor deny his intentions, leaving the door open for a good dose of speculation. He’s “just not ready yet Politics to make any public comment,” he said. As of today other Democrats have confirmed the possibility. Senator Smith’s 22nd district was eliminated during redistricting. Musical chairs commenced with Senator Bill Stanley being shuffled to the 20th district, where he takes on Democrat Roscoe Reynolds. This made room for Smith in the 19th district. Smith had no intention of being gerrymandered out of of-
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Precinct Changes Approved by City Council Working with electoral board members Gordon Hancock and Rev. Carl Tinsley, Registrar Laverne Grigsby assured city council that the changes in voting precincts would be extensively publicized. Voters will receive notifications and maps by mail. Signs at old precincts will direct voters to the new precincts on Election Day. Parking issues at the Highland No. 1 precinct no longer conform to new regulations of the Americans City Gov’t with Disabilities. The precinct will move to the Roanoke Scottish Rite Building at 622 Campbell Avenue, SW. Tinker precinct at Fire station No. 14 is no longer of sufficient size and has moved to the East Gate Church of the Nazarene Worship Center located at 2002 East Gate Avenue, NE. Since Huff Lane Intermediate school has been closed, Williamson Road precinct No. 5 will move to VFW Post #I264 at 4930
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Friday looks to be equally as hot as the rest of the week with highs in the upper 90s and a chance for afternoon storms. The heat will likely carry us through the weekend with highs in the 90s under partly cloudy skies. The storm chances continue to be very hit-or-miss, mainly developing in the afternoon hours.
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don’t always know what’s important to the folks,” said Foster. All the work was completed in Maryland with pieces taped and numbered by row. “When I got here I just took it off the truck in order,” said Foster. While gazing at the mosaic of a butcher holding sausage, Bowers said to a puzzled Foster, “you know hot dogs are important to Roanoke.” Susan Jennings, public art coordinator, grinned amusingly along with Foster. Foster patiently put Bowers to work crafting a tile and pasting it in place. Foster later said, “I’d be happy to have a Mayor like that greet me any day.” The market building is scheduled for a ribbon cutting August 25. Mayor Bowers plans to give his state of the city address on the renovated third floor of the Market Building at 7:30 a.m. “It will be a riveting, memorable speech you won’t want to miss,” said Bowers ostentatiously.
The third floor has been named “Charter Hall” and already has a wedding scheduled. There is also interest in using the hall for business conferences and non-profit events, according to Jim Deyerle, the leasing agent with Hall Associates, Inc. “Having a tile crew from Roanoke was a plus,” said Foster. In addition, Art Tile, Inc. owner Yordany Rosento is the fifth restaurant leasing space in the building. Habana Café will take the corner on Market Street and expand using the adjacent retail space and outdoor seating. Habana Café joins returning tenants Hong Kong Restaurant and New York Subs and newcomers Euro Bakery and All Sports Café. “Lease negotiations are underway with the three remaining food slots,” Deyerle said. One of them still negotiating is former tenant Roger Lamm. Lamm’s Tavern on the Market would occupy their former location at Wall and Campbell. The others have let-
> Lichtenstein fice. He moved to Bent Mountain to be in the 19th district and so far has had no opposition. That may change if Lichtenstein decides to enter the race. The new 19th district includes Franklin County, Floyd County, Roanoke County and part of southern Bedford County and Smith Mountain Lake. Lichtenstein is a well known and respected attorney, even by
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his Republican colleagues. The district tips the scale in rural voters but some think Smith is vulnerable. At Saturday’s Republican mass meeting, Smith wielded a preemptive strike upon learning of a possible opponent. Saying of his potential opponent [Lichtenstein] while not directly mentioning him by name, “What is a Philadelphia lawyer going
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several times with his vote. 540-977-4444 Charlotte Moore, running for reelection in the Cave Spring district this November, will also campaign as an Independent after first gaining office as a Democrat, upsetting Republican Rodney McNeil in the GOP-leaning southwest county district. George Assaid, an architect, will be her Republican opponent this time around. The chairman for the Board of Supervisors for the past two years, Church said he will keep doing his job the best way he can, always working hard, “not just in an election year.” The toughest economic conditions in Roanoke County over the past 15 years have made budgets difficult, but he is proud that money was allocated to build a brand new school, Mason’s Cove Elementary, which opens next month in his district. The Glenvar library will be finished in one year and “is fully paid for.” Glenvar High School is also slated for a makeover. A group of Glenvar area citizens have been meeting with Church and Catawba district planning member Martha Hooker on a regular basis, trying to come up with guidelines that preserve the natural assets of the area while leaving room for development. “We have brought zoning issues from the citizens up [to the board], not from the government down,” he notes. That citizen’s group coalesced around the issue of the asphalt plant, which is now proposed for a more remote area away from the main highway corridor, schools and residential areas. “I
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Senator John Edwards Says He Stands On His Record
Quality roads in Virginia are “an economic development tool and businesses understand that,” said Edwards. “It will hurt Virginia’s long-term prosperity if we disregard quality roads and rail.” Virginia’s 16-year incumbent Democrat Senator John Edwards said that he is “running on his record.” Edwards is seeking reelection to the 21st district. Edwards expects to expose a broad contrast between himself and his opponent. “I look forward to a vigorous race,” he said. Edwards, 67, touted his record of supporting public education, higher education, transportation, veterans, mental health, and the environment. He opposes charter schools “I’m very proud of what we’ve done [in the Senate], said Edwards. Edwards’ campaign will focus on economic development and job creation. His crowning achievement, he says, is “procuring funding for Roanoke City’s Higher Education Center.” Based on a study done on its tenth anniversary, the center has had a $32 million yearly economic impact on the region. “Directly as a result of [his] effort it has created 310 jobs, 6000 degrees in its first ten years. It has increased on average the annual income of graduates by $17,500.” He is confident that there is no other candidate that can compare to this accomplishment. Edwards’ partial solution to Virginia’s long-term transportation needs is the implementation of passenger and freight rail service. This strategy will take the load off highways and reduce the need for more pavement and associated costly maintenance. Edwards was responsible for procuring the $150,000 for the smart road connector bus to Lynchburg. Roanoke and Blacksburg now have access to the Amtrack train. “Without this kind of leadership, Roanoke would not have a connector bus,” said Edwards. The train from
John Edwards Lynchburg has far exceeded ridership expectations. He said his opponent [Del. Dave Nutter] “has no plan for transportation funding. The borrowed federal funds are “just a band-aid – a short-term infusion … it gives you a bubble now but you have no long-term revenue stream.” A billion dollars of new money is needed for transportation every year – the only credible way is to raise the gas tax. “The user fees were a Republican idea,” said Edwards. That bill was eventually scrapped after Virginians became outraged that out-of-state drivers were exempt. He also opposed the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority tax that was later deemed unconstitutional and dropped. Southwest Virginia would have received no benefit from that tax. Edwards prefers a bill that would levy a tax at the wholesale level. “This way it would be dispersed,” said Edwards. Edwards called the VDOT audit “smoke and mirrors.” He explained that the money uncovered in the audit was part of a policy to keep five months of highway maintenance in reserve. The governor changed the policy from five months to only 30 days. “All of a sudden there was four months of extra money there,” he said. A gas tax is a user fee and outof-state drivers pay 36 percent of that. “They should have the privilege of helping maintain our roads,” he said. He believes a gas tax is the best way to build
> World ally condemned, according to Crew Chief Scott Simmon, who is in charge of about a dozen kids. The hope is that it will be saved for the 78 year old owner, “who was three years old when she moved in with her family. She lost her parents, her husband and her children while there; she’s completely alone.” The woman currently lives offsite while the house undergoes repairs, which will include drywall, and exterior siding, along with other work inside. The sweltering heat and humidity came back just in time for their week in our area, yet there were big smiles all around. The adults were keeping things moving, but in a friendly way; Simmon laughed and called to a young man up on a ladder hammering siding, “it’s a little bit harder [to do] up there, isn’t it?” Keeping an eye on the students as they worked, Simmon remarked how life kept passing by this woman and her little house, even though it is nestled amongst a nice neighborhood, with a large health center near-
and maintain roads. He added, “Tolls do not provide enough revenue and are expensive to operate.” He opposes raising the sales tax for transportation. Businesses support a gas tax increase for fear that real estate taxes will rise in its place. Edwards said a business owner told Nutter at a meeting that if he didn’t vote for the gas tax he would vote against him in the next election. Edwards addressed why proxy voting in the Senate was necessary. “If you don’t vote, then there is no accountability,” he explained. Committees and especially subcommittees can convene simultaneously and Edwards said he has been caught in these situations. “The only way to avoid not voting and being accountable is through a proxy,” he said. Standards of Learning “limit what teachers can teach,” Edwards said. He left open the door for exploring the national Common Core Standards if school administrators feel that students will lose ground. He explained that Federal grants are available if a state employs the national standards, and is another option to consider. Only seven states have resisted – Virginia being one. Edwards is willing to give it more study. Edwards lives in Roanoke City with his wife Cathye and has three children and one grandchild. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review. Edwards served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1971 through 1973 and was a Captain/Judge Advocate. Edwards’ Roanoke law practice includes civil and criminal litigation in federal and state courts. Edwards is the son of the late Judge Richard T. Edwards, who served as Mayor of the City of Roanoke from 1946 to 1948.
Delegate Dave Nutter Sees Lack Of Leadership in Senate 21st District “I think there is a vacuum of leadership,” said Christiansburg Delegate Dave Nutter (R-7th). Nutter, 56, is challenging 16-year incumbent Roanoke Democrat Senator John Edwards. Nutter says Edwards is a good man but takes issue with his policies. “His policies don’t create economic opportunity for growth in this region,” said Nutter. “The campaign will come down to jobs,” says Nutter, who has the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Nutter believes Edwards is out of touch with his constituents and the values of Southwest Virginians. He said Edwards has been “a consistent advocate for a higher gas tax.” Nutter is opposed to any tax increases. He knows it will be a tough campaign. He will first have to face Tripp Godsey, a Roanoke insurance agency owner, in an August 23 primary. At Saturday’s Republican mass meeting Godsey took issue with a laundry list of Nutter’s votes, including tax increases under Governor Warner. Godsey said Nutter wasn’t conservative enough and repeated that he would be a “100 percent conservative versus a sometime conservative.” Godsey was endorsed by the Roanoke Tea Party this past Monday. Regarding social issues, Nutter believes life starts at conception and says he has always promoted a pro-life agenda in the general assembly. He opposes using state funds for stem cell research, saying that “the use of adult stem cells has progressed to fill research requirements.” He would retain the MarshallNewman Act in the Virginia State Constitution. The MarshallNewman Act was supported by 57 percent of voters in 2006. The act defines marriage as between one man and one woman. Governor McDonnell turned down $55 million in funding
Dave Nutter from the federal government, rejecting the Personal Responsibility Education Program for comprehensive sex education, and instead opting for the abstinence only program. Nutter supports the governor’s rejection of the PREP. Nutter is a supporter of charter schools, but opposes the use of school vouchers. He believes Virginia has good public schools. “It’s our job to make them better,” he said. He has carried a number of bills for home schooling. “The limitations on who can home school as far as education requirements for the parents is just wrong,” said Nutter. Virginia is one of seven states that have not adopted the federal Common Core national standards. The Obama administration made adoption of the Common Core a criterion for winning part of $4.35 billion in federal Race to the Top grants in 2010, and states receiving Title I appropriations in the future may be required to adopt the standards. Virginia is instead incorporating them into the state’s Standards of Learning (SOL). Nutter agrees with this approach saying, “that is not the role of federal government … it is a classic case of the intrusion.” “Funding transportation will always be a struggle,” mused Nutter. “There is no panacea fix,” he said. He would continue with the governor’s audit plan that democrats opposed. Nutter
would have audits performed for all state agencies to find unspent money and uncover inefficiencies. Nutter concluded that VDOT management issues were the fault of centralization under Governor Tim Kaine. “We’ve got to keep oversight at the state level but at the same time we’ve got to empower resident engineers [at the local level] to make common sense decisions.” Nutter advocates for transparency and would be against any bill restricting the public’s right to know. He views ethics as “starting with the integrity of the individual more so then the [house] rules.” He fully supports having the budget available for review a full 72 hours before a vote is taken in the house or the senate. This is a bill Senator Ralph Smith introduced that has Tea Party backing. He was very intent on having the senate’s ability to vote by proxy eliminated. It may create a challenge for attending committee meetings but “it is something you can work through,” he said. He also has no objection to adopting a bill similar to Delegate Chris Jones HB2098 that would prohibit the personal use of campaign funds while in office. “I am surprised that is even going on,” said Nutter. Nutter admitted that “serving in the general assembly is difficult – it is a challenge for your family. It is not an income-producing venture.” Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Nutter grew up in Richmond and now lives in Prices Fork near Christiansburg. He received his undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech in 1988. He and his wife Jackie have three grown children. By Valerie Garner info@newsroanoke.com
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From page 1 by. With all the work that needs to be done, “you might wonder if someone would stop to help.” He finished the thought by saying that “if people knew of the need they would probably try to do it.” Roanoker Robyn Lewis stopped by the work site along with a few others who brought lunch to the crew. They set up a buffet under a nearby shade tree, and chatted with the group, encouraging them to grab some cupcakes. Lewis, a rising senior at Hidden Valley high school, has been on two World Changers trips, and said “it was a blast!” She went with a group to Norfolk who really got to know their “owners,” an older couple who spent the week “on the front porch talking to us” while the kids worked. One of the traditions for World Changers groups is to present the homeowner with a brand new Bible, signed by all the kids. By the end of the week the owner and crew have often become fast friends, making this gift a cherished memento. Lewis said that while they
were working on their projects, “there was an elderly woman who stood behind a screen door in the house across the street, who watched us all day, every day. We decided to get her a Bible and sign it too.” When they gave it to her, she told them that “all she wanted was a Bible” – and clearly the affection and compassion that came with it. Jason Peck, a youth pastor from Oklahoma City, said that “24 came from our church (Crestview Baptist) this year.” Surveying the project in front of him, he said that while “there is a lot of work to be done,” he is confident they can help save the home. In the midst of all the activity, Peck said of World Changers, “Jesus is the difference for us. Volunteer labor is great, but that is part of the story. The Gospel is the rest of the story.”
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lying across the high- mulching the flowers. She was way in front of me was raised on a farm in a time of a crow; and in its beak, such financial impoverishment a long piece of limp brown grass; that people were forced into a the common, underfoot type of sympathy and partnership with limp brown grass; no treasure. Nature's provision. The earth But to the crow, this will form has mulched itself for uncounta part of the nesting which will ed ages. I recall the old saying: if house its family, keep them it’s stupid, and it works… it ain’t warm from the winds and safe stupid. from predators. And Another: One of the In nature - perhaps in life- injured Sabrina and I took in there is a value to everything, last year was a bluebird, a creataken from the right ture that mates for life. perspective. He hit a window and There's a storm makknocked himself out. ing up outside my winThe folks who bought dow; pewter-colored him to us told how his clouds rolling in. The mate tried to nuzzle his wind is fitful; birdcalls unconscious body into uncertain. The man wakefulness, but flew who does my yard is off to a nearby branch as hurrying to mulch the human Samaritans Lucky Garvin the leaves before the came to rescue him. It storm hits. I pause, looked bad. Sabrina is for I have a feeling of seeing this well acquainted with stunning; before. At some moment in it’s like a concussion. Three days childhood, I must have lingered later, he was fully recovered and before some kindred scene and we took him back to where he been unaware that a memory had been injured. His mate was was being impressed and stored. still there; he flew up to her; they In the Fall, brother Denny perched together on the bough, and I and Mom would rake the and I can just imagine the conyard and heap that harvest of versation: leaves upon the flower beds. "A She: So you just take off and blanket for winter; nourishment leave me. No ‘good-byes’, no for spring'" Mom thus explained faxes…
He: I was knocked out! When I came to, I’d been taken by aliens! She: Aliens. Right. He: Honest! They were huge, at least five feet tall! And they had no feathers or beaks… Then all of a sudden, they bought me back here! She: [flying off] You must think I’m a bird-brain! You’re sleeping on the sofa tonight, bucko! Poor guy! Circumstance and choices: a quilting; a counterpane that lies across time and inter-connects the generations. A spur of the moment decision - nothing more than a whim - long ago, sets a certain wrinkle in the quilt, and, years later, the tug is felt; the effect revealed. The year is 1945. A PT boat bobs quietly out in the peaceful, lonely expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. World War 2. It’s hot. Three of the crew decided to sleep on deck to capture whatever furtive, cooling breeze might chance by. I wonder what they thought of as the lapping waves lullabied them to sleep? And when the explosion shook the ship; what thoughts then? A torpedo from a marauding German U-boat. The boat sank; all the men below decks perished. The only survivors? Two men. And my father, [recently engaged to my mother.] He took a notion to stay on deck that night. “What the heck. I’ll sleep outside.” It was hot that night, you see.
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The Death of Privacy
hat obituary was writ- when their journalistic disreten long ago. The Alien gard for individual privacy was and Sedition Acts of brought to light. the late 18th century jumped all The day after the disclosure, I over the rights of individuals and was interested to see that not a freedom of speech by invading word appeared on the front page their privacy. Fortunately, com- of The Wall Street Journal. Why mon sense soon returned and are we not surprised? When Thomas Jefferson pardoned all Murdoch acquired Dow Jones those who had been convicted. & Co and the WSJ he placed Les That didn’t end the Hinton as CEO and intrusion of governpublisher. Now Hinment into private afton has been tossed fairs. The Patriot Act, overboard. the most recent incurOne hopes that’s besion, was passed just cause he was in charge six weeks after 9/11 of British operations and allowed for govduring the alleged inernmental electronic vasions, not for consurveillance with little tinuing his practices on oversight. this side of the pond. Understandably, There are rumors this seemed in the Hayden Hollingsworth the American meminds of some justidia may have hacked fiable considering the devastat- into phones of the 9/11 victims’ ing blow the United States had families. A Justice Department received. The constitutionality of investigation is ensuing so we many of the provisions is still in should not be too quick to jump question, but Congress has reau- on the Brit’s shenanigans; we thorized the bill with some im- may be just as guilty. portant amendments a number None of this is new. Since the of times. When the security of beginning of the republic there the nation is at stake individual has been a constant parade of privacy, rightly or wrongly, may intrusions. What is new is the be trumped. clandestine ease with which it Now we are faced with an in- can be done. Any electronics vasion of privacy where it is not dealer sells equipment to tap a matter of national security, but phones, to track the whereabouts selling newspapers for profit. Ru- of a person’s car, to record an empert Murdoch, the modern-day ployee’s (or spouse’s) activities equivalent of William Randolph anywhere. Of course, none of Hearst, is scurrying around the this may be legal but following world apologizing for the hack- the example of government, and ing of countless telephones in now the media, who cares? search of news. When we look at how privacy Of course, he was oblivious to invasions have been used in the Contact Lucky Garvin at info@theroanokestar.com all this, but his minions are walk- past we should not be surprised. ing the plank daily. Rebekah Think back to Martin Luther Brooks, head of the Murdoch’s King, Jr. The alleged infracUK operation, resigned less than tions of J. Edgar Hoover are well a week after The News of the known in the case of MLK and World shut down precipitously there are countless others. While
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there may be no data to support it, President Johnson exempted Hoover from retirement and it was suspected that he had so much dirt on so many people that it would be ruinous if he released it, thus he was allowed to remain as Director of the FBI until his death. I still wonder why they named the building after him. Kudos to Senator Harry Reed for attempting to reverse that. In the July 18 Newsweek an article by Carl Bernstein roundly condemns the activities of The News of the World and Murdoch’s publishing morals. He does, in a moment of semicandor, admit that he and Bob Woodward crossed that line, more than once, in their Watergate investigation but they had the authorization of Ben Bradlee, Katharine Graham, and the legal staff of The Washington Post. That’s a bit disingenuous, to say the least; just the same as Murdoch employees, perhaps, and certainly no justification. It is a slippery slope to decide where the right of personal privacy ends and the needs of the nation supersede. One cannot even guess what might have been had Watergate not come to light. Clearly, tabloid news reporting does not rise to those criteria. We can hope that American newspapers have avoided that, but given the WSJ resignation, don’t be surprised if the Justice Department inquiry turns up fire beneath the smoke. At least, we should be glad they are checking into it.
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To Make A Cool, Delicious Summer Classic, You Need A Little Magic
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he beverage was originally dreamed up proved. From there, Jayson needed to figure out in Scotland. The idea was to combine how to produce the brew at high volume for public the cool bubbly refreshment of an ale sale. And then just pray for a successful launch. with the creamy smoothness of milk. Sort of a He needn't have worried. When it went on sale cross between a sweet pilsner and a milkshake. in Florida in the summer of 2010, it was a smash But, since the brew was intended to be hit. Lines formed at the counter, trailed an all-family, mainstream concoction, out the door, and around the corner. It it couldn't contain either alcohol or became one of the most noteworthy lactose. new product launches in recent memThe challenge of actually creating it ory. Over a million pints have been fell to Executive Chef Steven Jayson in sold since. Florida. He traveled to the Hogs Head If you want to try it, you can only get Pub in Edinburgh, for some critical it in one place: Three Broomsticks Pub, input and inspiration. Then it was Hogsmeade, Orlando. That's right, back to his kitchen in Florida, where the magical brew is Butterbeer, that he got to work. He struggled for sevheavenly concoction enjoyed by Harry eral months, and made 16 different Potter and generations of Witches and attempts, before he realized that the Wizards. And now Muggles like us Mike Keeler drink had to be constructed in two can enjoy it too, at the Wizarding layers. The bottom is a slightly thickWorld of Harry Potter at Universal ened mixture which tastes like a combination of Studios. No trip to Orlando this summer is combutterscotch, cream soda and shortbread cookies. plete without enjoying a pint. The top is like marshmallow fluff, only lighter and If you have no plans to go and can't apparate to fluffier. Orlando - there's still lots of wizarding fun to be Once the he'd cracked that code, Jayson made had as the final movie installment of Harry Potter numerous slight recipe variations and tested them is now in theaters everywhere! among a panel in Florida, and at the bar in EdinCheers! Contact Mike at burgh. One of the recipes was unanimously apinfo@theroanokestar.com
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The Preacher’s Corner - By Rev. Joseph P. Lehman Be Still And Know That I Am God
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efore John Solomon Rarey’s “horsewhispering” technique was published in the 1870s, the only way to break a horse was by violence and force …. "by harsh words, a sharp whip, and cruel worrying.” Rarey proved there was another way: a kinder and safer way both for the horse and the trainer. His technique was gentle but firm, and respectful. It consisted of strapping one of the horse’s legs. This caused the horse to be off balance, hobble and quickly tire out. He then got the weary horse to lie down. Once down, Rarey would gently stroke the horse while quietly talking to and praising the horse. He would continue to do this until (s)he was thoroughly “convinced” that the trainer was master. (If you read or saw “the Horse Whisperer” you might recognize that Tom Booker used Rarey’s method to tame Pilgrim.) As Rarey demonstrated, even wild, ill-tempered, and victimized animals could be trained by his method. Even the crazed could be tamed. We, who are believers, could rightly say that God has tamed us. We’ve might say we’ve been “whispered.” We are convinced of Who’s in charge and we know it’s not us. And from the moment of our “conversion”- from the moment of our taming - our ears have been piqued to hear God’s voice so “we might do what God asks, in the way God asks, for as long as God asks, because God
asks it.” (CF, the Universal prayer of Pope Clement IX.) This we do because God taught us to trust, because we have felt God’s touch and because we have known that God has remained at our sides – even and particularly in those times when we are off balance, and spent and when we are “grounded” by life. These times with our taming God -“who is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and fidelity” - we need to recall time and again. I know I need to recall them often. It’s easy to become crazed and uncontrolled. When I get spooked, I sometimes buck and say or do things I wish I had not. And it’s all because I have forgotten whose I am and who I am. (Self-control is actually being God-controlled, isn’t it?) This is why I look forward to summertime when my calendar is less hectic and the sun is warm and the gardens are laden and lush with flowers and fruit. In summer, my spirit rests…. And remembers…. That I am in good hands. I’m in the finest of Hands! Joe Lehman is the Pastor at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church locatedat 2505 Electric Rd (Rte 419. Visit them on the web at: www.oln-parish. org
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o me the ocean’s personality is very much like God’s personality – a force of great power to fear yet at the same time so gentle it sweeps softly over my toes as if to beckon me in. Too deep and vast to fully comprehend, yet so close and intimate that it wraps all around me. Steady and constant; always moving upon the shore even when I am not there to see it. I often think of that when I leave the beach on the last day of vacation … these waves will go on and on and still be moving when I return next year - an amazing thing and a comforting thought to be sure. The ocean is a place where you can lose yourself and find yourself – somewhat similar although not nearly as powerful as the experience of God in one’s life. How many people have contemplated their own life and life itself as they looked out into the great deep blue sea? How many people have felt completely carefree and childlike as they rode on top of a
wave to the shore? I suppose outer space can be compared to God as well or mountains or the sun or a river. We can find his image in all of His creation, most importantly in ourselves and others. But I guess for whatever reason God has allowed me to see Him so clearly in the ocean. So a simple vacation becomes more like a pilgrimage for me. I suppose if I was really listening all of life would be like that - never just "another day" but a pilgrimage, a place to lose myself and find myself. Enjoy this recipe on your beach trip or wherever you find yourself or lose yourself this summer! 4 fresh mahi mahi fillets (one fillet easily feeds 2 people) 2 large eggs 1 cup seasoned flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup panko bread crumb 1 cup canola oil
8 sandwich rolls Sliced ripe tomato Tartar Sauce Cole Slaw 3 tbsp Mayonnaise 1/4 cup Red Onion 1 tbsp Sweet Pickle Relish 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 2 cups Shredded Green Cabbage -Mix together first 4 ingredients then blend in cabbage. -Beat eggs in shallow bowl. -In another bowl, mix flour, salt and ground black pepper. -Put panko bread crumbs in another bowl. -Coat fillets in seasoned flour, shake off excess, then dip into beaten eggs, coating well. Finally, dip fillets into panko bread crumbs, coating fish thoroughly. -Press crumbs onto fillets with hands -In a deep pan, cook the fillets in 1 inch of oil on medium-high heat until golden-brown on each side. When done, remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Serve on sandwich rolls with sliced tomatoes and cole slaw.
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ne question I am often When asked, what I most often Children need to know where asked, especially from suggest are five rules. 1) No ille- they are headed, but we need parents of toddlers, gal behavior. Yes, people laugh to know where we are taking is “how many rules should we at this. Children are little crimi- them. Rules 2 and 4 relate to the have?” For some reason we seem nals. They all lie, cheat and steal. primary issues children struggle to look at rules with the notion Just watch a group of young boys with when frustrated. Rule 1 is of “more is better.” Many parents playing cards. It is hard to keep the beginning of teaching moralfeel that it is their job up with the number ity. Rule 3 is the most frustrating to fully inform their of times they “change behavior for parents. Rule 5, of children of each and the rules.” Or when course, is the ultimate lesson we every guideline in the you ask if anyone are trying to teach - respect auhouse so that their saw that last Pop- thority. Each of these provide an child will “know” how sicle that was in the opportunity for us to firmly plant to behave. I see this freezer, the denials a roadblock in front of our child, quite frequently in come quickly. And of in the form of a consequence, my office when a parcourse, siblings never and to then provide redirection ent will come in and take things from each of how to handle it next time. say “Johnny is doing other without asking. With a few basic rules, we ……. What kind of 2) No inappropriate tend to control less and enjoy Keith McCurdy rule do I need to stop physical contact. 3) our children more. They feel this?” The notion is No arguing, debating, freer and the learning environthat if we have enough of, or the back talk, etc. 4) No mean words. ment is more positive and sup“right” rules, that our children This covers “you’re stupid” for a portive. Ask yourself if you have will behave better. Unfortunate- young child to the more profane too many rules. Are you microly, this is far from the truth and for the older kid. 5) Do what I managing? Do you know what may even cause more unneces- tell you when I tell you. This is by you are trying to teach? Are you sary conflict in the home. far the most important. trying to control your child’s beFirst off, the more rules we With these rules, I tell parents havior? Now, how do you implehave, the more we have a ten- that the rules do not control the ment these rules . . . ? dency to micromanage. When behavior. In fact, your children That’s another article. we have rules for everything, we may continue to break every one are constantly on the look-out of them. The rules, from an early Contact Keith at for an infraction. This sets up age, provide direction. The dipsycyou@msn.com a structure of “looking for the rection is not only for the child. bad” and makes it difficult to see the good that our children do. When we have this type of Computer/Laptop Problems? micro-management, we also get more push-back from our kids. Call (540) 529-4200 This is natural, yet we view the push-back as even more of a Bridgebyte Computers LLC is here to help! problem and we end up increasWe offer on-site service and support, ing the micro-management. 7 days a week. This inevitably develops the tendency to think that our job is to control our child’s behavior . . . $25 Service Fee + $10 per hour labor This is not possible. Our children have free will, + Parts (if needed)* and demonstrate it quite often. Our role in parenting is not to Repairs, Upgrades, Disaster Recovery control, but to teach or train. In Virus/Spy-Ware/Malware Removal the process of this, the Apostle Wireless Networking and Security Paul warns that we are not to “embitter” them. Micro-man*Valid until 7/31/11 www.bridgebyte.com agement and controlling parental styles embitter a child quite effectively. So what do we do? The healthiest families I have seen have very few rules. If you ask the children of these families what the rules are, they may not even be able to tell you. As one child told me, “We are just supposed to behave.” That is a child that has been taught, not controlled. That is a child that understands, Protect your savings with or respects, parental authority.
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Roanoker Anniversary Celebration Brings Questionable Responses
One of Roanoke’s oldest and most successful restaurants is currently celebrating its 70th year in business with a party like no other. The Roanoker, which originally opened in downtown Roanoke in 1941, before moving to Towers Mall in 1961, and to its current Colonial Avenue location in 1982, is giving its customers a taste of the 1941 hospitality that created its long-time popularity. Owner Butch Craft, as she termed it, brainstormed with their vendors to come up with a way to celebrate the business achievement by rewarding the customers. She pointed out that the restaurant’s founder, Crafton Warren, always prided himself in caring about everything and everyone. “He wanted the food to be right, the service good and the restaurant to be hospitable. Mr. Warren lived at this restaurant.” The resulting promotion played off the original opening date in 1941 in a unique format with prices from the 1940s. The restaurant would offer a surprise item in the form of a meal, entree, dessert or beverage, Tuesday through Friday, during the entire month of July. It could be breakfast, lunch or dinner, picked at random each day. A birthday promotion was not new to the restaurant. Fifteen years ago, to celebrate the 55th anniversary and 50th birthday of former owner E.C. Warren, son of the founder, customers were
fed free all day. E.C. Warren passed away in 2008. Craft wanted the promotion to be fun, with an element of chance. Admittedly, she wanted to show the regular customers her appreciaion, but the surprise special was good for anyone who happened in at the right time. Everything went off like gangbusters. On July 1st, breakfast customers could get sausage gravy for 35 cents. Tuesday, July 5th lunchgoers picked up a grilled cheese and soup for 40 cents. The following Tuesday, it was a hamburger for a measly 15 cents during lunch; Wednesday’s dinner offered a two-piece chicken meal with two vegetables and bread-only 40 cents, a 94% reduction below the 2011 price. Then, to borrow from the 1966 farce musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” strange things started happening on the way to the party. Aided by a television news feature on the anniversary promotion, word quickly spread. The candles on the birthday cake suddenly became like a prairie fire. “You can please some of the people all of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time” - John Lydgote Customers began demanding to know the special in advance. Last Wednesday, the restaurant fielded over 150 such calls by midday. Longtime affable cashier, Pat Coleman, held her head in her
“Carolfest” Will Aid Events Zone Manager If you’ve been to a downtown happening planned by Event Zone in recent years, Festival in the Park for example, you have probably encountered Carol Williams. Those who have volunteered to help staff an event are surely familiar with Williams, who made sure those people knew where to go and what to do, and always in a friendly way. Now she is in need of help. Williams, the business manager for Event Zone, suffered a stroke late last year that has left her partially paralyzed on one side of her body, and unable to speak. To make matters worse, Williams lost her health insurance and is now struggling to pay her medical bills, according to Katie Lucas Murray, a longtime friend and former co-worker of Williams at Event Zone. Murray wanted to do something to help her stricken pal, so she’s come up with the CarolFest Benefit Concert & Festival at Elmwood Park this Saturday (July 23) from 3-10 p.m. Murray has recruited a number of local bands for the effort, which has an inclement weather venue lined up at Awful Arthur’s Towers. Admission is a $10 minimum donation. Murray, an events planner for Event Zone before she moved to North Carolina (she’s back in Roanoke working with Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway) is also planning a golf tournament and fundraising dinner on Saturday, August 27 at Roanoke Country Club. The tourney will feature a Captain’s Choice format ($100 per player), followed by a barbecue buffet dinner at the clubhouse, along with a silent auction. Murray hopes to raise enough money so that Williams can enter a top-notch speech therapy program. “There has been some progress, but she can’t talk,” said Murray of her friend’s condition. Walking is also a major effort for Williams at this point. She can communicate with facial expressions and Murray said Williams likes to roll her eyes at her husband. They raised two daughters and have been married for almost 40 years. Among the groups slated to play at CarolFest this Saturday are The Fat Daddy Band, Polychrome, Shorefire and The Dirt Road Travelers. “It’s been phenomenal,” said Murray of the response to her call for participation. “I was astonished. It shows
Carol Williams (left) and Katie Lucas Murray how much everybody loves her.” Food and beverages will be available as well. “Anybody that was at all involved behind the scenes [or as] a volunteer … pretty much knows her,” said Murray of Williams, “she’s been kind of the glue that held everything together. She did everything.” Murray, who is now married, was known as Katie Lucas back then. She worked alongside Williams for five years, on events like St. Patrick’s Day and the Taste of the Blue Ridge Blues & Jazz Festival. “We were there when Event Zone was created,” recalls Murray of an agency set up as part of a merger between Festival in the Park and the special events department for the City of Roanoke. “If it hadn’t have been for Carol, I don’t know what would have happened,” said Murray; “she’s the one person who always manages to put a positive spin on a not-sogreat situation, and keep her cool.” Williams’ departure “is a huge loss for the downtown Roanoke events community,” said Murray, who also notes that Carol and her husband Melvin have “a million best friends. They’re just great people.” Williams wouldn’t want all the fuss that CarolFest constitutes, according to Murray, “but she would be the first person to do it for someone else.” Now Murray is stepping up for her fallen friend; “I’d pay money to hear that laugh again.” See carolfest.org for more on these events. By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net
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hands as the calls rolled in. To make things worse, a customer cursed out a manager for not spilling the beans-this time inside the eatery. “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”- Saint Jerome If the ones wanting advance notice weren’t bad enough, other schemes followed. Some got the special, then asked for another to-go (the rules clearly spelled out dine-in only). Some liked the 15 cent hamburger idea so well, they borrowed from the Popeye cartoon. wanting a Wimpy-like platter of burgers (sorry guys, the sign said one to a customer) I heard one fellow lament he got charged for adding cheese. “Blame is just a lazy person’s way of making sense of chaos”- Doug Coupland One of the injustices may have been the one suffered by the waitstaff. Some customers had the audacity of tipping 15% based on the price of the special. For those mathematically challenged, that’s 6 cents on the 40 cent chicken dinner. “Don’t people understand tips are how our servers pay their bills?” Craft asked. All-in-all Craft has held up well, as have the servers and managers. “Most have thanked us for the promotion,” she points out. “I’ve even received phone calls at home thanking me.” But, last Thursday brought the coup de theatre. The all-day special was a 5-cent beverage.
Some people walked out fuming because it was not food. One customer, already having been on hand for the Tuesday lunch and Wednesday dinner specials, informed the restaurant they were filing a complaint with the TV station and the Better Business Bureau because Thursday’s offer was not food as well. It was verified they followed through. Craft was understandably frustrated. “I’m amazed at the expectations. It’s simply greed.” I consulted an expert to explain such irrational behavior. The result was straight to the point. In dealing with the public at large, you can always strive to make people happy and offer repeat business. But, every once in a while, you’ll run into a client so absolutely jaded and prepared to make your life miserable, that you never forget, but have a great big laugh after it’s all said and done. The birthday bash will continue until July 29th, rain or shine. It’s not too late to help recoup lost tips to the servers. Coleman, in addition to cash and credit cards, will accept apologies. And, to the guy who filed the complaint, they hope you come back in-you may have a message. Just like the promotion, I’m not giving you an advance notice of what it is. By Bill Turner info@newsroanoke.com
Ferrum Professor / Harry Potter Expert Shares the Magic The long awaited midnight debut of the final installment of the Harry Potter movies has come and gone. For many, the seven books have all been read, several times over. Some went on a marathon movie watching adventure, viewing all seven consecutively before going to see Photo by Lana Whited the last one. An entire genera- Students participate in a Potion of kids has grown up with tions lesson. J.K. Rowling’s magical world an about the classroom “Sorting integral part of theirs. It may be finished, but it’s not Hat,” Potions Class in the chem. exactly over. It looks like the lab, and she has a recipe for Butworld of Potter, Dumbledore and terbeer that she has been told by Voldemort is here to stay. Just ask a student ranks up there with Professor Lana Whited, profes- the Butterbeer down in Universor of English at Ferrum College. sal Studio’s Wizarding World. (Combine butterShe is considered an scotch syrup, butter, expert on the books; and cream soda or “she has been widely for a less sweet drink, quoted on the Harry use club soda.) Potter series and the The final movwork of J.K. Rowling, ie, which she saw and she is teaching a “twice in a period of summer enrichment 24 hours,” once as an course on Harry Potexpert, and once as ter to area 5th – 7th Photo by Lana Whited a mom, was “very graders, according to Ferrum’s Director Madison Stein being well received,” acof Public Relations, sorted by Sorting hat. cording to Whited. She calls it “very John Carlin. intense and true to Whited has a lot to say about the books and their impact on the books.” She was disappointlives and culture, but she gets ed in one pivotal point near the right to the point with the ques- end in which Harry believes he tion she says everyone is asking: is about to die. In the book, this “What happens now?” She put moment is more complex; when the question another way to stu- facing death, Harry says he is dents in her class just this week, ready, and proceeds to think of a asking them “Do you think your myriad of things about the world children will be reading Harry he will miss. In the movie version Potter?” Her favorite answer of that scene Harry simply says “I from one of the kids: “I plan to am ready to die,” which Whited says “seems heavy handed.” duct tape it to their eyeballs!” Ferrum’s summer enrichment Whited sounds a little like a program, in its 22nd year, is an youngster herself as she talks
overnight week long camp that offers many classes and activities for kids in grades four through seven. Whited has been teaching the Harry Potter class for four years, with some kids taking it more than once. On the college level, the Rowling series “helped to define the arc of my professional career” said Whited, who authored the book “The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon.” Amazon.com describes her work as “the first book-length analysis of J. K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture.” “The Potter books have had an enormous influence on popular culture,” added Whited; for example, “there are over 150 college Quidditch teams and now graduates are setting up recreational Quidditch—like Little League.” How does that work? People “run around with broomsticks between their legs and there is one person dressed in gold that has to be caught.” If none of this makes any sense, it might be time to become culturally updated; read the books, see a movie, or if you are a kid, sign up for Prof. Whited’s class. For more information on Ferrum’s summer program, visit www.ferrum.edu/fcsec and visit www2.ferrum.edu/ivorytower to learn more about Whited’s book. By Cheryl Hodges cheryl@newsroanoke.com
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2011 Coventry Commonwealth Games Former NCAA Basketball Coach of the Year to Coach at North Cross School
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Nationally recognized Basketball Coach Bill Hodges will coach basketball at North Cross School this fall. Hodge's experience in coaching and teaching spans more than four decades at the college and K-12 level. He has received several accolades including being named the NCAA Coach of the Year. He was inducted into the Florida Junior College Hall of Fame and Fastpitch softball the Indiana State University Hall of Fame. During his tenat Green Hill Park ure at Indiana State University, By Bill Turner he coached future NBA star and info@newsroanoke.com NBA Coach of the Year Larry Bird. "We are very excited that Youth Tennis Coach Hodges will be coachAnthony Wilson returns a shot. ing basketball at North Cross School this season," said Chris Proctor, Headmaster at North Cross. He was looking for an opportunity to employ his skills at building basketball programs from the ground up, and NCS provides the perfect vehicle for his expertise. His association with well-respected colleges and K-12 schools, such as Roanoke Catholic School in Roanoke, made him an excellent choice Scholastic Chess for NCS. He shares our com(L-R) Matthew Svec, Oak Grove Elementary (in blue) ; Zeke Bell, Green- mitment of maintaining high academic standards in all areas field Elementary Troutville. of student growth and participation."
Roanoke Post 3 Wins American Legion District Nine Championship Roanoke Post 3 rallied for a 10-9 win over Big Island in the American Legion District 9 championship Tuesday night at Kiwanis Field in Salem. Roanoke had suffered its first loss earlier Tuesday to the Big Island squad, forcing the rematch for the title. Roanoke advances to the Legion state tournament in Lynchburg next week.
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Dean of Students Chris Bielizna will be assisting Hodges in the basketball program during the 2011-12 school year. "I can't think of a better team of coaches to have in place this athletic season," said NCS Director of Athletics and Wellness, Eric Lawrence. "Coach Bielizna has a passion and commitment for advancing each student as a whole - encouraging growth behind the desk, as well as on the court. Having both Coach Hodges and Coach Bielizna leading our basketball program will greatly benefit our students and enhance their educational experience." Hodges will begin his tenure at North Cross School starting in September. He joins an established athletic program consisting of thirty-one teams, which provide students the opportunity to play in interscho-
NCS Coach Bill Hodges lastic sports beginning in sixth grade. Students are encouraged to participate in one of thirteen sports offered at NCS. The mission of the School's athletic program is to increase athletic skill among its students while developing discipline, instilling good sportsmanship and displaying a true sense of fair play.
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From Prague With Love: SW VA Ballet Impresses in Europe Southwest Virginia Ballet artistic director Pedro Szalay didn’t tell his twelve students, age 14-18, that accompanied him to Prague in the Czech Republic earlier this month that they were going to a competition. As far as they knew, it was just a performance at the New Prague Dance Festival. After all thought Szalay, why put extra pressure on them? Those students were surprised – but happy, of course, when they walked off with awards for costumes and one of their dance routines. Three years in the making, the trip to Europe (July 2-8) was the first major venture abroad for the 21-year-old troupe, founded by Terri Post. She handed the reins over to Szalay after relocating from Roanoke.
The Southwest Virginia Ballet performing in Prague. Szalay, who also works for the Richmond Ballet and is a former professional dancer, is in his 6th year with Southwest Virginia Ballet. The troupe will perform with the Nutcracker this holiday season and will dance with the Roanoke Youth Symphony next March. SW Virginia Ballet will also dance during a fundraiser for the Feeding America food bank during a fundraising fashion show at the Patrick Henry Hotel on August 26. There’s a Nutcracker Ball fundraiser for Southwest Virginia Ballet on November 19 at Hotel Roanoke. Szalay also works with Roanoke City Schools as part of the Minds in Motion program, an SOL-based endeavor that introduces dance and movement to elementary school students, combining that effort with messages on the environment and other topics. This school year the message will be “Dancing Makes Cents,” talking about value of money. “There’s so much talent [in this region], “said Szalay, noting the handful of Southwest Virginia ballet alums that have gone on to dance professionally. Others have studied dance in college as a major or a minor. Practices for the new season start next month; the troupe is ramping up to 52 students this year from less than 40 last season.
The Southwest Virginia Ballet traveled to Praque for their first trip abroad and receives high honors. Sometimes competition is healthy but “sometimes it’s unhealthy,” said Szalay, who is Hungarian by descent. He spent part of his child in Uruguay and danced with a national ballet company based in Caracas. “It works both ways.” SW Virginia Ballet teaches students from 10-18 but only his senior company and a handful of parents went with him to Prague. The troupe also took four workshops while in Prague, including sessions on folk dance and pantomime, learning from some of the masters of the art. “We were the only group that took four classes – I challenged them,” said Szalay. There was a little time set aside for sightseeing as well. On July 7 they took home the first award, for best costumes, earning a “huge” crystal trophy according to Szalay. Later on came the award for best classical dance company – competing against troupes from Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel, Japan, Egypt and other companies from the states. “I’m very proud of what they did,”
said Szalay. Molly Cook and John Canfield took home two of the six awards given out for Best Young Dancers in Prague. Canfield also dances for the national Ballet of Canada, “one of the only Americans accepted,” notes Szalay. “[Canfield] is like a sponge.” Southwest Virginia Ballet draws students from Buena Vista, Lexington, Lynchburg and other parts of the region; they all come together at a rented studio in Salem every Saturday for a practice. Dancers train elsewhere during the week – as mandated by Szalay. “You need to be pushed … [there are] a lot of sacrifices,” said Szalay of the dedication needed to be a top-flight ballet dancer. That dedication paid off in Prague earlier this month. See www.svballet.org for more information on the troupe. By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net
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It is early June and the dew is heavy on the tall grass of the festival grounds as 40 volunteers gather for their weekend assignments. The cars roll in, parking along the road between the path to the Global Village and the Pink Floyd Garden Stage and Beer Garden, where fences provided by Black Dog Salvage used to contain the drinking crowd. Today the fences are stacked behind a new administration building that is almost complete. Volunteer workers gather, drinking tall cups of coffee Volunteers prepare the grounds for FloydFest X. on the newly constructed porches and patios to ioned out of recycled steel. discuss the plans for the day ahead. The sound of hammers, laughter, weed whackers, This is the final large work weekend scheduled before Floydfest X begins on July 28th, and there mulch trucks and the occasional rumble of thunder is more to be done than most festival goers know. are all that can be heard on the festival grounds. Two weekends are dedicated to this pre-festival Most of the crew for this weekend will work two ten hour days in the hot sun. But they can look rite, one in May and another in June. Any task that forward to a four day pass to the festival as their cannot be completed will be left to the landscapreward. Many will camp on site in a large grassy ing and grounds supervisors to take care of before field to the south, nestled in the woods between thousands of cars, vans, motor homes and tents pine and hardwood trees, or pitch their tent behind arrive between Wednesday, July 27th at noon and the “Children’s Universe” in a quiet, family-oriented Sunday evening. Over 13,000 people attended last year’s festival and more are expected this year. The camping zone. Artists, engineers, therapists, professors, stu- staff and volunteers want each one of them to see dents, retirees, parents and kids work together at a something beautiful in every direction they face pace that is comfortable in the hot sun, sharing sun once they hit that gate. It’s not too late to get tickets for Floydfest X. Log block and water as they tell stories about festivals attended in the past and the excitement of the up- onto http://www.floydfest.com to order and pay for coming celebration. Each volunteer has a story and your one day, two-day or four day pass. You might want to hurry, though. There aren’t many spots left. favorite band. The excitement builds as volunteers share pizza One thing is for sure, you don’t want to miss the provided by a local merchant, Mickey G’s Bistro beauty of the Rocky Knob area, the music of over and Italian Restaurant in Floyd, chatting as they ex- 100 bands, and a family friendly festival that will change phone numbers and plans to meet again on create good memories for years to come. these grounds at the end of July. By Elizabeth Matthews Jones An adult crew takes on an overgrown flower info@newsroanoke.com bed, digging and moving stones, removing overcrowded plants or putting them in bags to be moved I am the slowest to other locations. Gallons of carpet cleaner in Roanoke. water are hand carried from the spigot on the top of the hill. It is easily 90 degrees with harsh afternoon sunshine and a soft moun“I will give your tain breeze that ruffles the hair and eases the heat. carpet the time Another group that consists and attention mostly of youth and young adults it deserves to cleans the Noah’s Arch structure in the Children’s Universe. The produce the best large, wooden boat is filled with results possible.” musical instruments that test the imagination: giant PVC pipes • 2 rooms and a hall for $75 • 5 rooms and a hall for $155 that sound like a huge xylophone • Furniture cleaning also available! if poppedMaxwith a 2.pdf mallet, drums 7 12 11 7/11/2011 8:44:07 PM made of barrels and chimes fash- Danny Williams • 989-1825 • Cell - 765-7144
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Sale A: North Lakes Swim Club on 3.59± acres Sale B: 4 Single Family Lots Totaling 1.26± Acres – SELLS ABSOLUTE!!
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The 3.59± acres is improved with a 25-meter, 6-lane pool with 12 ft. diving well, 1 ft. baby pool, 3 ft. kiddy pool, 2,829± sq. ft. club house, 2 tennis courts, large parking lot and picnic shelter. The 4 adjoining lots SELL ABSOLUTE and range from .421± to .279± acres. All land is gently rolling, zoned R-1, and mostly open. Prime for residential development! Preview any time - Agent on site Thursdays, July 21 & 28, and sale day, Wednesday, August 3, 4 to 6:00 PM. Take advantage of this prime opportunity! 10% Buyer’s Premium. Call Boyd Temple (VA #1850).
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