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The Roanoke Star-Sentinel Community | News | Per spective
September 17 - 23, 2010
Winston Looks To Make Appointment Permanent
Doctorate Debut P3– Radford Univeristy, Carilion Clinic and Jefferson College of Health Sciences team up to bring a new Doctorate program to Roanoke.
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Car Theft P5– Dr. Johnny steals a car in his youth and “pays” an unexpected price.
Recent Roanoke County Sheriff appointee Mike Winston is looking to make a place he has called “home” for almost 40 years stay that that way. In order to continue as sheriff, Winston will have to emerge victorious in a November 2nd special election to fill the vacancy left by former sheriff Gerald Holt, who retired and then was appointed as US Marshal for Western Virginia. The Sheriff ’s race County Govt. has already seen the field of candidates lose its Republican hopeful, Steve Turner, who dropped out shortly after announcing his intention to run. Mike Stovall is running as an independent against Winston, who stepped in for Holt. “I’m hopeful that when Roanoke County voters decide who deserves their vote that they will look at my record, both personally and in law enforcement during my four decades with the Roanoke County Sheriff ’s Office,” said Winston. “The people of Roanoke County deserve someone who has a proven record of administrative and budget experience and will intelligently use their tax dollars to run a successful sheriff ’s office.” Winston’s career in law enforcement began at Virginia Western Community College. He went on to complete his studies at Radford University, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree
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Big Draw for Olde Salem
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housands attended the 30th Annual Olde Salem Days this past Saturday, despite the less than perfect weather. Tents spanned a quarter of a mile along Salem’s Main Street, overflowing onto some side streets as well. Anything you could want, from reversible, one-of-a-kind purses, to jams and salsas, to bracelets made out of bicycle wheels, was available at the much-
anticipated event. Children everywhere ran around popping their cork guns, a timelessly popular item. With something for everyone, Olde Salem Days not only offered unique gifts, but entertainment in the form of rock climbing, face painting, and live music along its streets, not to mention the food. There seemed to be no sign of a struggling economy at this event!
P11– Celtic Scholar and best selling author Dr. Herbert O’Driscoll to speak at St John’s Episcopal Church.
Americans for Prosperity bills itself as an organization that wants Washington to put the brakes on any additional budget busting legislation. “We need to tell these big-spending liberals in Washington like [local Democratic Congressmen] Rick Boucher and Tom Perriello that ‘November is coming!’” The slogan was also found on the advance notices for the AFP tour bus, before it rolled into downtown Roanoke last week. That’s a tip-off as to which Photo by Gene Marrano candidates are most in line with Americans for Prosper- Former Roanoke Mayor and State Senator Ralph Smith adity – conservative Republicans dresses the AFP rally. -- although it does not officially freedom,” said Marchi before a get, opposed the health care bill endorse candidates. State AFP director Ben short rally got under way. “One and stimulus spending, and has Marchi got off the tour bus in of the ways to do that is to edu- spoken out against the proposed front of the Roanoke City dis- cate all voters as to the voting cap-and-trade legislation. “The opposite is true for Tom Perritrict courthouse, where a crowd records of their congressmen.” The health care bill and stimello and Rick Boucher,” added of about 30 people was waiting. ulus package passed Marchi. Included were 6th by Congress were in “Health care needs reform,” District CongressPolitics the crosshairs; they Marchi acknowledged, but man Bob Goodwere even called out ideas proposed by conservalatte, along with as wasteful spending via graphtives “have just been thrown fellow Republicans State Senaics on the bus. Marchi said it under the bus. Nancy Pelosi tor Ralph Smith and Delegate was important for Roanoke Bill Cleaveland. “We’re here to > CONTINUED preserve and advance every voters to know that Goodlatte has pushed for a balanced budP2: Bus Tour individual’s right to economic
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In April Roanoke City’s director of finance Ann Shawver thought it “prudent to be conservative” in projecting sales tax revenue for fiscal year 2011. “Our sales tax revenue is taking us back to our fiscal 2004 times,” said Shawver. At that point it was projected that the meals tax would generate $4.4 million to Roanoke City Public Schools, City Govt. a n d Shawver cautioned that the actual number would be lower, “because that is one of the taxes that is contracting.” But this week Shawver had some good news. For the month of July the Eat for Education component of the prepared meals tax came in 4.3% above the estimate. In calculating for what are typically slow July spending habits, Shawver’s conservative estimate toward the RCPS funding goal was $359,000. (The expected monthly average to reach the $4.4 million goal works out to be $365,000 per month.) But
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Science Museum Reaches Milestone
Forty years old and about to undergo a bit of a transformation, the Science Museum of Western Virginia threw itself a birthday party last Sunday. It seemed as if half of Roanoke showed up. The 4th floor attraction at Center in the Square was jam packed with people of all ages, checking out the exhibits and interactive attractions. “For the Science Museum to have existed for 40 years is actually pretty Photo by Gene Marrano phenomenal,” said executive Visitors try out interactive director Nancy McCrickard, exhibits during the free adwho came aboard 3 1/2 years mission birthday party. ago. A group of local teachers the next 40 with a reinvention. and volunteers founded the We’re real excited to be partScience Museum, which was nering with the community to modeled in part after Califor- do that.” nia’s hands-on Exploratorium, Sometime next year, if all according to McCrickard. It goes as planned, Center in the moved to its curSquare will shut rent home at Cendown for major Celebration ter in the Square in renovations. Dur1983. ing that hiatus The collaborative spirit de- McCrickard said the Science signed to enhance what chil- Museum of Western Virginia dren might learn in a class- “should gain about 10,000 room “has been continued for 40 years,” said McCrickard, > CONTINUED “and now we’re looking to P2: Science
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