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Gun Toting Roanoker Speaks at Council
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Aaron Stevenson of Chapman Avenue sat quietly at Roanoke City Council Monday evening. No one noticed that he had a handgun holstered at his waist. He waited two hours and was the last speaker to address city council. When he took the podium City Gov’t it became clear he was armed. “It was his 2nd amendment right and there was nothing illegal about it whatsoever,” said Chief Chris Perkins in a phone call. “In my 34 years with the Clerk’s Office, I cannot recall anyone carrying a weapon into a Council meeting,” said City Clerk, Stephanie Moon. After the school board shooting in Florida and the gunman’s attack on Arizona’s Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Roanoke City council had a police presence at briefings and council meetings. That practice has been discontinued and no law enforcement presence was at Monday evening’s council meeting. No council members seemed unnerved but City Manager Chris Morrill, who sat next to Stevenson while he was at the podium, expressed surprise after adjournment. City Attorney Bill Hackworth said he knew what was coming as soon as Stevenson’s name was called. Hackworth defended police officers in a May 6, 2009 incident where Stevenson was stopped in his vehicle for having an expired registration. He was detained for refusing to acknowledge possession of a handgun. He was handcuffed and his weapon was removed. On July 23, 2010, Chief Dis-
Regional Winner P3– County Teacher Carol Webster is named the Region VI 2012 Teacher of the year and will now be considered for the state title.
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ell, not exactly . . . Grayson Cobb, a member of the Virginia Tech triathlon team from Richmond, is actually cast in thick, oozing, somewhat soothing carefully prepared mud. “That mud’s a lot thicker than it was last year,” said Cobb. “It was awesome. I was floating in the mud. Last year I was kind of disappointed. It was like watery mud. But this year it was thick and gross and just exactly what I was looking for.” Cobb repeated his first place finish for the second year in a row. Cobb said there were a couple of challenges in the race; the huge hill was one. “Me and my teammate (Justin Morrison who finished second) were hitting that hill at the same time and he pushed me on it. But once we got over that hill, it was pretty much downhill to the finish . . . walking upstream in the Roanoke River is pretty difficult, but a lot of fun.” He expects to come back and defend his title for a third time next year. “I really enjoyed it last year and it was the same experience this year. It was so much fun.” Mike Shepherd is a Marine veteran and commandant of the Marine Corps League in the Roanoke Valley, which hosts the run, in its 16th year. Shepherd says there were about 400 runners the first year, and this year organizers expected between 1600 and 1800 participants. He says the notoriety of the race is part of their success. “It’s a different type of 5K race. It’s not just a run. You encounter obstacles; you have to run through part of the Roa-
Fox Radio Announces Show Focusing on Local Issues A familiar voice is back. Gene Marrano welcomed listeners to the inaugural edition of his latest radio show by saying he was “glad to be back on the air waves after a brief hiatus … I’m just grateful to be here.” Beginning Saturday Sept. 3, Fox Radio 910 debuted “Roanoke This Week with Gene Marrano,” a half-hour weekly program that “will keep listeners informed on the issues and personalities shaping the Roanoke Val- Gene Marrano ley.” Marrano, a longtime area media and news personality, has 15 years of experience in Roanoke as a journalist, in radio (commercial and public radio), print (News Editor at the Roanoke StarSentinel and contributor to the Roanoke Times, CITY Magazine, The Roanoker Magazine, Valley Business Front, Play By Play, Associated Press) and on Cox Channel 9 as the longtime and current host of Local Media “The Interview with Gene Marrano.” “Roanoke This Week with Gene Marrano” will feature in-studio interviews with local newsmakers including local government officials, civic and arts & culture leaders, journalists, sports personalities, non-profit leaders and more. There will also be news segments from the field, interviews recorded at local events and press conferences.
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noke River. You have to go up that big hill over there in the back and we take you back down through the back side of the horse park and then bring you back around. And then you low crawl through this mud pit.” It’s not 37-year-old Nicole Morrell from Radford’s first 5K but it is her first mud run. “Kelsey (her 10-year-old daughter) and I were looking for something fun to do together, just the two of us. I love running and she wanted to come with me on a race, so this seemed like the perfect race for her to come with me on.” Nicole didn’t train any differently going into this race with the huge mud pit at the end. Her strategy: “Get as dirty as possible.” Twenty-six-year-old Misty Keene of Blacksburg put a lot of thought into her first 5K. She’s been doing distance interval running and researched ways to train. “A year ago I weighed 250 pounds and in this past year I’ve lost approximately 50 pounds. I got bored with running so I wanted something that really would challenge me. I’ve always wanted to do it. Last year, I really contemplated it but then I was like, ‘I don’t have it in me.’ And so, with running and knowing I can do things that I used to not be able to do, I just wanted a good challenge for myself.” “As long as I’m not last and I can finish, those are my two goals today.” David and Cherie Gregg of Massachusetts are used to > CONTINUED P2: Bronze
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Multiple Renovations in County Library System Looming With a likely opening in early December 2011, the new 54,000 square-foot South Roanoke County Library on Merriman Road (across from Penn Forest Elementary) will replace the current headquarters library on Route 419. The new facility will include The Commons—a community center featuring, among other things, two meeting rooms, an auditorium and a coffee shop. There are also two floors of library services, a Young Adults (YA) room, reference services and over 83 computers for public use. The project was scaled down somewhat initially due to cost concerns, then came in under budget (approx. 12 million) when a weak construction market brought the price down during the bidding process. The new South County Library is one of four major ren-
A rendering of the new South County library on Merriman Rd. ovation projects currently in inadequate and needed to be development in the Roanoke brought up to the same level. County Library system. The The county does try to support effort, explains County Library citizens across the valley with Director Diana L. equal resources.” Rosapepe, dates Te c h n o l o g i Libraries back to 2006 when cal concerns— the county began specifically the planning the South introduction of County project. “Once that one computers and the lack of an began and people [saw] what adequate support system for amenities would be in that library, it made it rather obvious > CONTINUED that the rest of the libraries were P2: Library
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clowning around. They are clowns with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and were in Roanoke promoting next month’s performances. Cherie Gregg confided, “It’s going to be a challenge for us. We’ve never even done a real 5K, let alone a mud run.” Their strategy? Her husband
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David said, “to make it to the end.” The Marine Corps League divides the proceeds between Camp Roanoke and Toys for Tots. Mike Shepherd says, “Before this race, we have already donated $83,200 just to Camp Roanoke in cash. Last year, we gave them $10,000.” That’s in addition to Marines im-
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trict Judge Glen Conrad said in an opinion that, “The court regrets that he was detained for actions which were not contrary to Virginia law … The police must be held to standards of reasonableness, not of perfection.” Chief Perkins explained that the Supreme Court ruled “that if officers are suspicious of a person that is involved or has been involved in criminal activity based on certain circumstances, officers have the right to confirm or dispel an activity. If they are armed and presently dangerous they have the right to detain and frisk that person for a weapon.” Weighing public safety with 2nd Amendment rights sometimes becomes “very blurred” said Perkins. Officers have had extensive training and have performed appropriately on all cases that he is aware of. Present law allows citizens to carry a firearm at public meetings including council meetings as long as a person is non-threatening. “We are vested with the responsibility
of public safety,” said Perkins. The level of suspicion follows three broad categories: authority to search with consent of the citizen; reasonable suspicion of criminal activity gives limited search powers depending on the actions of the suspect; probable cause that a crime has been committed gives officers the right to search for evidence. “Law enforcement and the criminal justice system is not a specific science like mathematics … Officers have to base that decision on what they have at the time,” said Perkins. At Monday evening’s council meeting Stevenson complained that on May 29 at Festival in the Park he carried his handgun for protection. He said he was confronted by Event Zone president Travis Sorrells and told it was against Event Zone rules to have his pistol there and that it was a private, not public event. Stevenson said he placed his
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firearm in his vehicle, then returned. He then refused to be searched by Event Zone security agents. Police were called, he was “handcuffed and searched,” said Stevenson. He was subsequently released and the police told Event Zone security that Stevenson had the right to carry his handgun at the public event. Stevenson called the Event Zone security agents “incompetent.” He asked the city for the names of the agents. He blamed both the city and Event Zone and asked that the city terminate Event Zone’s contract with the city and cut off funding. Mayor Bowers directed Stevenson’s comments to the city attorney and city manager for response. By Valerie Garner info@newsroanoke.com
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One-minute segments will run during the week, tie-ins to the weekly show which will also add some local news content to the station. Marrano hosted “Studio Virginia,” an arts & culture show on WVTF Public Radio for 8-plus years, a weekly sports program on WFIR 960AM for one year and was the occasional host of other public affairs programs on both stations. He also wrote and voiced news stories in both commercial and public radio for 14 years. For the past five years Marrano hosted “The Interview with Gene Marrano,” a one-on-one Cox Cable TV interview show featuring local newsmakers. The first “Roanoke This Week” featured guests Roanoke City School Board Chairman David Carson for the first segment and wrapped up with local author Gina Holmes, who recently released her second novel. Marrano and Carson discussed the fact that city schools were finally able to start the year
before Labor Day, something Carson said “they tried every year to do,” but ran into a roadblock mostly manned by the tourism lobby. Carson said he is “delighted we were able to do that” after years of effort. The second week featured Star-Sentinel reporter and city watchdog Valerie Garner. Marrano said the discussion with Garner “covered the gamut—local elections, city council issues, etc.” Marrano keeps the dialog moving with ease—often bantering with guests as if they are an old friend, which many are. The show is informative and entertaining; guests have the opportunity to add a little more to their story. When asked how he manages to be a presence in so many media venues, Marrano says “It’s really a matter of time management … I guess print comes easiest, I’ve always like to write. But I always enjoyed AM/talk radio and sports on the radio, even as a kid. I really like to interview people and pride my-
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them—were the deciding cata- gram authorized by the Board lyst for embarking upon the of Supervisors in June 2010. renovations. “The computers The current building is slated to are necessary for the citizens be torn down next month and ! and for our operations,” says in its place a 15,000 square-foot Rosapepe, “so gradually it [be- structure scheduled for comallowing—in came] really obvious that the pletion—weather Professional House Cleaning buildings either had to be reno- December 2012. In the interim, a small temporary facility at Rte. vated or replaced.” Roanoke Blvdin Salem 460/West Main Street Due to a lack of space, the1618 accommodate South County Headquarters will Suite A Glenvar patrons. Library was in the worst condiSalem, Virginia 24153 The Vinton Library, built in tion so it was the first to be ad540-389-5252 dressed. Once that was funded, 1969, is the oldest facility in the a countywide citizens’ commit- county library system. It will www.dustbunniescorp.com • gift certificates available tee helped decide which facility relocate to a site directly across was next in most need of atten- the street from the municipal tion. Rosapepe explains, “that’s building in downtown Vinton kind of how we’ve been doing (a former wholesale florist) that was acquired by the combined it.” Next on the list for renova- efforts of the town of Vinton tion is the Glenvar Branch Li- and the Roanoke County Board when work brary. in 1978,•the Glen- of Supervisors. TreeBuilt Removal Deadwooding • GutterJustCleaning var facility will be the object of on this new location will comAeration • Overseeding has yet to be determined a fully fundedSpring $5,800,491 pro- mence
self on asking good questions, getting people to open up. Politics, current events and the arts have become favorites, although I cover a lot of sports too - and business for Valley Business Front. I like having a lot of varied subjects.” “It’s good to be back on radio with a newsmagazine format program,” said Marrano, “this is what I like to do. I think people will enjoy hearing more from newsmakers they may only encounter in a brief sound bite or newspaper quote elsewhere.” Roanoke This Week with Gene Marrano airs every Saturday & Sunday mornings at 11:30am. It can also be heard on foxradioroanoke.com on the “local talk” page. Contact him at Gene@foxradioroanoke.com or gene@ NewsRoanoke.com
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Greek Festival Shares Authentic Meal With Rescue Mission Residents
Last weekend’s cooler temperatures didn’t prevent thousands of people from attending the sixth annual Roanoke Greek Festival, hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 30 Huntington Boulevard, N. E. Spokesman Paul Dallas says the first year they had 9000 people. The popularity of the event prompted them to expand to a 3-day festival, allowing more people to enjoy the Greek food and festivities. “Last year, we had between 22,000 and 25,000 folks. We ran out of food on Sunday so this year we cooked about 10 to 15 percent more food.” They expected about the same number of attendees this year. Church members plan for the event the entire year. “It’s a year long process, between our sponsors who have been very gracious to us, the supporters, trying to get those lined up … and also the advertising, where everything goes, and so forth.” Dallas says they start preparing the food in August. “We’ll get together for a couple days and make all the pastichio, make all the moussaka. We get together for two days and make 10,000 souvlaki. We get together for a couple of days and make 140 pans of baklava.” The Monday and Tuesday before the event, volunteers made 10,000 souvlaki (shish kabobs). “We go through literally a ton of this meat, a ton of that meat. There’s just a lot of food here.” There are ten people on the executive committee but the entire church, about 500 people, turns out to help in some manner with the festival. Each year the committee chooses several charities to support, but they’ve donated money to Center in the Square and the
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Volunteers served up the best of Greek fare last Saturday. Rescue Mission each year. sion is open to all cultures, faiths, This year festival organizers ethnicities, ages, genders. And decided to try something new. this is just an example of how Volunteers made 500 traditional different cultures can come and Greek meals of souvlaki, beans, support something like the Resand rice to feed those staying at cue Mission.” the Roanoke Rescue Mission. Michael from Roanoke ate a Rescue Mission personnel got the gyro as his wife and two daughfood and served it to the needy. ters looked on. This was their “If there’s any food left over, we first time at the Greek Festival. usually give it to the Rescue Mis“I’m eating it because when sion anyway,” says Dallas. I was in the Navy, we went to Brittany Wright is a Develop- Greece and I ate many of them.” ment Assistant with the Rescue He said this gyro was “pretty Mission and is grateful for the good,” adding “the atmosphere support. “They (festival orga- is a little different. Over there, nizers) want everyone in the there was an open market, simiRoanoke Valley to experience lar to this, they’d literally cut it the Greek culture. And, unfor- right off (the spit) with the juices tunately, there are some people flowing into the pita bread … I that just don’t have the means to don’t know what all they put on do that. So they thought it would it but it was good.” be awesome to share a traditionThe kids did some sand art, al Greek meal with the guests at just one of the family activities at the Mission for dinner. It’s going the festival. There were balloon to be a fresh meal prepared just makers, face painters, and a bean for them.” bag toss. “I think they’re just going to be In addition to the food and excited and touched that people games, traditional Greek bands doing such a big event took the and dancers were on hand, time to think about them and showcasing even more of the their needs, specifically—that Greek culture and making for a they weren’t forgotten.” festive atmosphere throughout “Having a specific culture sup- the weekend. port what we do is really wonBy Beverly Amsler derful because the Rescue Misinfo@newsroanoke.com
County Educator Named Regional Teacher of The Year
"Mrs. Webster!!! Mrs. Webster!!! Mrs. Webster!!!” Students at the Burton Center for Arts and Technology cheered Tuesday morning for Theatre Arts teacher Carol Webster, who was named the Region VI 2012 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year during a surprise ceremony at the school. Webster now is in the running for the Mary V. Bicouvaris Virginia Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced at an awards ceremony in Richmond on Oct. 14. “I understand the importance for each of us to explore, examine, and apply resourceful and innovative ways to help ensure that all students, regardless of their backgrounds and circumstances, receive a high-quality education that will lead to opportunities for them to become responsible and productive citizens. Your contributions to this effort have been recognized through your demonstrated performance as an exemplary classroom teacher,” said Gov. Bob McDonnell in a letter to Webster. Webster first started teaching English and drama in Roanoke County in 1991 at William Byrd High School. Throughout her many years at WBHS, Webster and her students won several national theatrical competitions. Webster also led the school’s Service Learning Academy, helping students understand the importance of service to the community. In 2009, Webster became the Director of the Center for Performing Arts at the Burton Center for Arts and Technology in addition to her teaching duties at WBHS. “We are extremely proud of Carol and her incredible work at the Center for Performing Arts and at WBHS,” said Roanoke County Public School Superintendent Dr. Lorraine Lange. “Carol is the first Roanoke County teacher to be named the regional teacher of the year and we think she would be an outstanding choice for the Virginia Teacher of the Year,” Lange added. The eight regional teachers
Carol Webster of the year were selected from among candidates nominated by school divisions in each of the state’s eight administrative regions. The candidates submitted portfolios highlighting their accomplishments, educational philosophies and community activities. A panel, including classroom teachers, representatives of professional and educational associations, the business community and 2011 Virginia Teacher of the Year LaTonya E. Waller of Richmond reviewed
the portfolios — and letters of recommendation from divisions, colleagues and supporters — and selected the eight regional teachers of the year. The panel will interview each of the eight teachers next month to select the 2012 Virginia Teacher of the Year. The decision will be announced during an awards ceremony October 14 in Richmond. The 2012 Virginia Teacher of the Year will be the commonwealth’s nominee in the National Teacher of the Year Program. The recognition is given by the Council of Chief State School Officers, in partnership with the University of Phoenix and People to People Ambassador Programs, and sponsored by the ING Foundation and Target. Two previous Virginia teachers — B. Philip Bigler, the 1998 Virginia Teacher of the Year, and Mary V. Bicouvaris, the 1989 Virginia Teacher of the Year — went on to be named as a National Teacher of the Year.
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we pay attention. Better yet, is to avoid getting so close to empty, or so my wife has told me more than once. Enter the discipline of ecoeconomics. Eco-economics puts the environment as a chief sphere of concern to human well-being, before the human economy. I heard that gasp. This is not to say it elevates nature as a deity or demeans the value of human existence and culture. It simply and rightly acknowledges “the environment” as the totality of our life support system—a finite endowment upon which human economies are and always have been dependent. The old economic model saw our natural goods (water, soil, food, etc) as a mere commodity and a subset of our growth-oriented economy. Ecosystem-based management attempts to take a holistic inventory of our supplies well before they become exhausted or spoiled beyond use. This approach can provide a “dashboard panel” that can help us gauge how quickly our panty is growing bare, going to the bad, or is being restored by healthy natural processes. Some prominent eco-economists have proposed that there are nine major “planetary boundaries”—limits beyond which we are obligated not to go. These serve a similar warning function to protective weight limits for bridges, speed limits for cars on southwest Virginia back roads or the bloodchemistry limits on your annual checkup above which your doctor makes ominous hissing sounds under his breath. These dashboard monitors are: biodiversity loss, climate change, excess nitrogen (we’re already beyond boundaries for these three) and phosphorus production, stratospheric ozone depletion, ocean acidification, global consumption of freshwater, change in land use for agriculture, air pollution, and chemical pollution. Two significant factors have brought us so dangerously close
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an a young man who Once all of Will’s possessions once attempted to were properly in place our attenclean his room with tions were directed to the lack a gas powered leaf blower sur- of air-conditioning in our son’s vive the wilds of Western Penn- avocado boudoir. The fix would sylvania in an apartment of his be simple; find an affordable own? My wife Janet and I have window unit and call it quits for our doubts. It seems like yes- the night. Unfortunately a few terday when our now nineteen obstacles halted our progress. year old son Will channeled his First, Will’s room had been fitinner Roy Rogers, ted with a/c unfriendly saddled up our coonslide-sliding windows. hound Tara, and rode More significantly we her around the living discovered that no room. Was our rosy store in all of Western cheeked, canine cowPennsylvania stocked boy now really ready air conditioners in to ride out his new late August. I supunsupervised college pose working fourteen lifestyle? hours a day next to Spurning another a giant furnace had year of dorm resiconditioned generaJon Kaufman dency, Will joined tions of steel workers two other baseball to consider ninety deplayers and fled the quad for the gree temperatures “seasonably teeming streets of California, cool,” in their burg. A window PA (population 6,259 non-stu- fan was a tragic disappointment dents). The thought of escaping for a young man who enjoys student housing sprung from “meat hanging conditions” in Will’s mind during his freshman his frigid bedroom back in the year shortly after attending an ‘Noke. off-campus party where emanciHungry and disheartened, pation and a variety of cold bev- our intrepid group surrendered erages flowed freely throughout to this strange land and opted the evening. Once exposed to for a much needed dinner the wonders of true parental break. If you are a frequent travabsence, the ivy covered walls eler or watch the Food Channel began to take on somewhat of a bunch, you know that every an institutional; one might even area of the country has their say “correctional” appearance to own particular dishes that are Will and his comrades. indigenous only to that locale. For those of you parents who Philly has cheese-steaks, Chiare yet to experience the nu- cago has deep dish pizza, and ances of off campus dwelling, Pittsburgh has the Primanti keep this simple abridged adage Brothers (founded in 1933) who in mind “You get (considerably pile French fries (among other less than) what you pay for.” things) on their sandwiches. A When we arrived at Will’s new connoisseur of foods that can college home, I immediately cause me the most possible had a sense that something was damage, I pointed my Honda missing. Upon taking a tour of Civic towards the Three-River the grounds, I realized what was City and off we went. absent; an order of condemnaRealizing that this might be tion posted by the local authori- my last meal, I ordered double ties. Aside from the tumble- pastrami and swiss and scanned Resources: down condition of the edifice, the restaurant to see if there http://goo.gl/1OcMg the landlord had painted the were any uniformed paramedentire interior a color my wife ics in the vicinity. While I love Janet identified as “Guacamole to eat, my consumption style Fred First / Floyd County VA Green.” No amount of Tequila is not to “smile and savior”, but Books: slowroadhome.com could wash this vision from my rather, “seek and destroy”, and mind’s-eye, yet, I admit I was quickly I might ad. When our willing to try a shot or two had a waitress presented me the monbottle been present. strous melding of meat, cheese, and fries, I immediately went to work, buzz-sawing through the A offering as Gaddafi must have MORE SECURE FUTURE done while hastily packing up MAY BE his sun glasses collection as the rebels neared. With no reverCLOSER THAN YOU THINK. ence for tradition, I had reduced the Primanti’s creation into a small pile of crumbs and mustard. Nodding to an old photo on the wall, I grinned at the likeness of the sandwich making siblings, for on that day, I was their conqueror. www.genworth.com/frankhughes In the wee hours of the next AARP and its affiliate are not insurance morning, I awakened, smiled agencies or carriers and do not employ and concluded that my hound or endorse individual agents. riding son was now a grown up, AARP is not an insurer. responsible man with a place of his own. As I settled back onto my pillow and began to drift into slumber, I began to feel the subtle if not persistent hand of the gastronomical gods. Not long thereafter a look in the mirror revealed that my face was turning the color of my son’s walls. The Primanti Brothers would have their revenge.
to these lines in the sand. There are billions more of us. And the portion size (our resource-use footprint) continues to increase. As humanity becomes more “developed” each of us takes a bigger bite per person from the single pie we call Earth. This rate of extraction and consumption over a few short generations has brought unprecedented pressure on our life support systems. In our very recent American post-frontier past, we did not have the means to be aware of this planetary stress. It has taken a generation for the seriousness of today’s future challenge to finally sink in. Today, we’re finally beginning to understand. Even if we stay within these boundaries there is no guarantee that humanity will thrive or even survive at current population levels. But it is certain that to disregard these limits would pose grave risks—that are knowable and are avoidable. The challenges to global governance are immense. The demand for a new level of cooperation will be unprecedented in humanity’s short history. But this can be done. Back to the fish and chips: Canada’s Grand Banks cod fishery plunged in a few decades to less than 5% of their former populations due to overfishing (going dangerously close to a boundary.) With wise fishery management practices, those devastated populations have recently returned to 34% of their former numbers. Up to a point, species and ecosystems can rebound. Oceans and soils and forests can be managed as sustainable resources, but only if we know—and then live—within safe limits.
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The Preacher’s Corner Stas FUNK is here!
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27
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magine you are a 7 year old Ukranian boy living in a remote part of that country. Your mother was killed by a robber and your father also died at a young age of health issues. Your aging grandparents are financially able to care for one child but not two. So they decide to raise your baby sister and trust that the Lord will make provision for you in the school/orphanage that the government runs. What does your future hold? By the time you get out of the orphanage, it is likely your grandparents will be dead or incapable of helping you. Will you live on the street? Sell drugs? Be a petty criminal? Be a prostitute? The future was bleak. Sometime in 2010 God put it in the heart of the Funk family in Roanoke Virginia to investigate hosting a Ukranian orphan. The Christian ministry they found, NEW HORIZONS FOR CHILDREN, http://www.newhorizonsforchildren.org/ has a program where the orphan comes to visit your family for a month over Christmas when the orphanage is “closed.” It is kind of a first step and the hope is that many of the children will end up being adopted by a loving, Christian family. So last December, Stas flew to the United Stated and to our neighbor’s home for a month. God must have handpicked Stas for the Funks and the Funks for Stas. In their Christmas photo, which I took, Stas even looked like a Funk! I would show the Christmas photo card to friends who did not know this family and ask them which child was the orphan from the Ukraine and everyone guessed wrong! Stas found an immediate place in the hearts of the all the Funks, even their two dogs. The family’s
The Dave and Darcy Funk family love for Stas was God given. God’s love for Stas was so real and powerful that it transcended the complete language barrier. Fast forward to August 2011. Dave and Darcy Funk traveled to Ukraine for three weeks negotiating the legal system and complex system of hoops to jump through. The partnered with an adoption agency (email Darcy Funk at DarcyF@coths. org for more details). Dave and Darcy Funk got to meet Stas’ grandparents and sister. They paid the adoption agency a lot of money that they and many friends had raised. While the grandparents were sad to see Stas leave Ukraine, they came to realize that the Funks loved Stas deeply and that the Lord was opening the door to bless Stas. In true agape love they agreed it was the right thing to let him be adopted by the Funks. The Funks had to return to Ukraine 10 days later for the final court hearing and to pick up their new son. Stas is here. Stas FUNK. Has a nice ring to it, huh? Is God calling you to adopt an orphan? Host a child or foster child? Before you say a quick “NO,” you might want to pray about it. Quigg Lawrence is the Senior Pastor at Church of the Holy Spirit located at 6011 Merriman Road in Roanoke. Visit them on the web at www.coths.org
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y garden was a late bloomer but it produced and some of its last tomatoes are lined up on my kitchen window sill waiting to see what I may do with them. A tomato sandwich or several of them is always a good thing but it is getting chilly out there, even if the days are warm the evenings are getting cooler as we enter late September. So I am going to make homemade tomato soup with the last of my vegetable brood. It is quite a wonderful thing that the gift of a summer garden can warm up a fall evening so nicely. What a great bounty!
1 (14-ounce) can chopped tomatoes 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 stalk celery, diced 1 small carrot, diced 1 yellow onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup chicken broth 1 bay leaf 2 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 1/2 cup heavy cream, optional Preheat oven to 450 degrees Strain the chopped canned tomatoes, reserving the juices, and spread onto a baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, to
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Very Basic Ruminations
he other day I was infirmary. I was second in line, thinking about an ex- having just beat out that skinny perience I had when kid from Portland for the honI was in basic training. The old ors. For the past two weeks, I joke goes that it's called "basic" had been strutting cockily, sebecause life doesn't get any more cure in the knowledge that I was basic than being screamed at for second only to the squad leader failure to fold your shorts into and that the weight of responperfect six inch squares. There's sibility fell on his shoulders. I a lot of truth to that, but that had an almost unobstructed same truth be known, having view wherever we marched. You authority figures in aucan't buy that level of thority figure-looking luxury! And then it hats doing it when happened. you're a naive kid is, I was ordered to well, distracting. Forlead the squad for the ty-nine of us were conday. stantly doing our best, Ever go blank at as is traditional in Air a critical moment? Force boot camp, to Some experience that avoid high-speed spitduring a sales presentle hitting our cheeks tation. Others, durRobert Adcox originating from guys ing a midterm exam. with the pay grade of Not me. E-I'm-A-Lifer. That's as it should My mind went blank precisebe; the only way to effectively ly when I was ordered to lead the convert people from civilian to squad into the mess hall, down military status, in mere weeks, the street. is to apply intense negative reNow, ordinarily when one inforcement to any and all non- begins to lead a squad, he or military behavior. Only when she first calls out, "Squad! Tenthe recruits perform as expected HUT! Forward, march!" and off do their trainers begin to ease up they go. In our case, we were all on the pressure. This becomes of standing shoulder to shoulder paramount importance when -and I forgot to call, "Right face!", basic training is short when which goes between ten-hut compared to the other branches and forward march when you - and that pressure sometimes choose to walk forward. I was, I leads to interesting behavior. think, rattled by the presence of Take, for example, the morn- every military authority figure ing that my squad's leader got in the Western Hemisphere. All sick and had to report to the eyes were on The Kid. Can The
Kid lead these boys to the safety of breakfast? Well, no. The Kid went blank, apparently having flunked right face. This led to something you might see in an early sixties comedy. Mess hall was approximately a block and a half away. In lieu of right face. we were sidestepping. That means choreographed sideways walking to those who have never been subjected to such experiences. Face forward. Take a step to your right with your right foot. Bring your left foot to meet with your right. Continue doing that for an eighth of a mile while twelve other guys plan your demise. The looks of incredulity I received from five sergeants, two lieutenants, and a very surprised major were nothing compared to the Broadway show I inadvertently had us putting on. "We're the Flight of 715. We're marching off to chow." (step step step...) I cannot express the relief I felt, after having sidestepped us for a block and a half, we entered the mess hall facing the serving line. The pace at which each of us picked up our tray must have made us look like an assembly line. Tray up-down, next tray up-down... And for my part, I carried the bearing saying, Yeah. I meant to do that. Contact Robert at robadcox@hotmail.com
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Patrick Henry Consortium Team Sets Women’s Forum Will Talk About Record In Worldwide Competition Success Stories - and Opportunities The defending 2010 F1 in Schools World Championship Unitus Racing team, a collaborative effort between Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke and Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida has become the first team in the history of F1 in Schools championships to win back-to-back podium finishes. The team won the world title a year ago today in Singapore and finished in third place overall at the 2011 event which concluded wednesday at the Hilton Doubletree in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The competition is in its 11th year. The point spread was very tight for the top three spots with Unitus Racing only 7 points away from winning the first place award again. Pentagliders from Australia won the first place Bernie Ecclestone Trophy with second place awarded to Team Betagreen from Germany. A total of 24 teams represented 18 countries at the competition. “We are really proud of our strong finish and happy to bring home another trophy to the USA,” stated PH Student Niemann Pest, Unitus Design & Manufacturing Engineer. Unitus Racing had the 4th fastest car in time trials and the
(Left to Right) The UNITUS RACING World Championship Team Members: Amanda Clark-Team Manager, Roanoker Niemann Pest – Design & Manufacturing Engineer, Tony Griffin-Graphic Designer, Mark Nanney-Design & Manufacturing Engineer. design and engineering were deemed tops by a panel of international judges. The team delivered a flawless verbal presentation and garnered top points for their pit display and printed materials. “Never before has the same team stood on the podium two times," said Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools. "Unitus Racing has done that two years in a row with a world championship and a third place finish among the best and brightest students in the world. They have done an outstanding job represent-
ing the USA on the world stage. These students represent the next generation of entrepreneurs and engineers.” F1 In Schools is an international event open to middle and high school students who design and manufacture miniature, CO2-powered balsa wood F1 race cars. Unitus’ cars traveled down a 60’ track in just over a second. In addition to the design and manufacture of the cars, teams must deliver a 10 minute verbal presentation, undergo a 30-minute engineering interview and as well as design and construct a large display.
Jet Donated to Virginia Museum of Transportation Being “Prepared for Landing” The Virginia Museum of Transportation has announced the donation of a private corporate jet slated to become the centerpiece of the Museum’s new "Wings Over Virginia" aviation gallery. Because of space constraints in the gallery, deconstruction of the jet was underway this week at the Roanoke Regional Airport. “Many people never have a chance to fly, and very few ever enter the cockpit of a real jet airplane,” said Don Moser, the Museum’s deputy director who is also a pilot and curator of the new gallery. “By moving the fuselage of this jet into the Museum, visitors will be able to explore the passenger and crew compartments, and hope-
fully become inspired to pursue their dreams of flight.” Workers from Cycle Systems removed the wings and engines on Wednesday. The jet will then be cut in two just in front of the wings and the forward section, plus one of the jet’s engines, will be brought into the Museum for display. The 1968 1121-A Jet Commander is a private corporate jet donated to the Museum by William Cranwell. The following groups have made the project possible: Cycle Systems, WEL Inc. Environmental Services, Landmark Aviation, Roanoke Regional Airport, and the Roanoke Regional Airport Fire Department.
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PH Overpowers Blacksburg with 49-3 Blowout at Gainer Field
Patrick Henry remained undefeated with its fourth consecutive victory of the season as the Patriots breezed past Blacksburg 49-3 last Friday night at Merrill Gainer Field. PH rolled out to a 35-0 halftime lead and never looked back as Patriot quarterback David Prince shredded the Blacksburg secondary. Prince finished with 227 yards through the air
The Patriot defense converges on a Blacksburg ball carrier, leading to an early Bruin fumble. receiver Jha-Liel Harden. Running back Nicholas Ollie added a pair of first half TD runs from 2 and 29 yards out. Ealy Ogden tacked on the fifth Patriot score
before intermission with a 4-yard catch. With the 35 point lead, the clock ran continuously in the second half as PH added a
PH head coach Alan Fiddler looks on as the Patriots improve to 4-0 with the win over Blacksburg. on 10-of-13 passing accuracy for the game. Two of Prince's first half touchdowns came on hookups of 77 and 37 yards with wide
The Patriot defensive line controlled the trenches during the 49-3 win. 15-yard touchdown run by Xavier Whorley and a 57-yard scamper by Antwaun Harried, both in the third quarter. Jacob Otterman was a perfect 7-for-7 in PATs to round out the Patriot scoring. Blacksburg's only points came on the final play of the game, enabling the Bruins to avoid the shutout. PH returns to Gainer Field Friday night for a matchup with AAA powerhouse Battlefield. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. By Bill Turner info@newsroanoke.com
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Northside Survives Titan Scare With Fourth Quarter Rally
It was Northside's second trip to Dwight Bogle Stadium in as many weeks last Friday night, and the standing-room-only Viking crowd on the visitor's side was looking for a repeat win on the artificial turf of EdmundsHammes Field. Hidden Valley, however, had other plans for Titan homecoming night, and the Titans came within a whisker of stunning the powerful Vikings before a late fourth quarter touchdown pulled out the 21-17 win for Northside. "Hidden Valley is a good football team," Northside head Hidden Valley wide receiver #20 Jake Kite barrels through a coach Burt Torrence noted after trio of Northside tacklers deep in Viking territory to set up the Vikings held off a final Hid- the Titan's fourth quarter TD. den Valley charge in the waning seconds. "Our seniors came through for us.." Hidden Valley had taken a first quarter 7-0 lead on quarterback Michael Simonic's one-yard plunge. The Titan defense kept Northside at bay until Viking QB Adam Hardister hooked up with senior slot back Tyler Fisher on a 32-yard toss that knotted the score at 7-7 midway through the second. Hidden Valley responded with a Landon Dermott 28-yard field goal that sent the Titans to the locker room up 10-7. After neither team scored in The Hidden Valley offensive line prepares to set as the Norththe third quarter, Northside re- side front four dig in. took the lead to start the fourth "It was a long game," on a Jeremy Williams Viking's Tyler Fisher 5-yard run. Hidden said afterward. "HidValley came right den Valley played well. back, and when Titan We helped them out by running back Walker committing four turnBrand capped off a teovers in the first half." nacious Hidden Valley "Northside is a state drive with a one-yard championship- caliber dive with just over four team," Hidden Valminutes remaining, the ley head coach Scott the Titans and their Weaver said. "In the homecoming throng end, it was two bigcould smell upset. time players making a Northside, with 22 big-time play." seniors, rose to the It doesn't get any challenge. Starting at easier for the Vikings. their own 38, the ViNorthside (4-0) will kings navigated the host Salem this Friday game winning drive night. in five plays with the Northside slot back #12 Tyler Fisher hauls in winner coming on a an Adam Hardister pass on the decisive Viking By Bill Turner Hardister to Dakota drive in the fourth quarter. Jackson 28-yard pass. info@newsroanoke.com
It’s George George, by George Former Salem High School standout George George – yes, that’s what his parents named him – caught his first pass ever as a Virginia Tech tight end on Saturday. George, whose father is also named George George (he coaches football at William Byrd High School) was a walk on at Tech in 2008. He snared a pass from Hokies quarterback Logan Thomas last Saturday (during a 27-7 win over Arkansas State) and rumbled 37 yards before being tackled. Tech is on the road this weekend trying to improve on a 3-0 season record as they play Marshall. -Gene Marrano
North Cross traveled to the coast last weekend to face Bishop Sullivan and came away with a hard earned win. Evan Anderson scored two touchdowns, including the game-winner, to lead the Raiders (2-2) to the nonconference victory. On their final drive, Bishop Sullivan (31) drove the ball 69 yards to the North Cross 2-yard line, but failed to convert on two plays as time expired. (Left) The Raider offensive line of Paul Ross, Austin Mylott, Chris Shelton and Paul Smith drive back the Bishop Sullivan line in the second half.
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The big news this week came just one more question.” out of the ACC where Pittsburgh Now to the saner ranks of high and Syracuse joined the ranks. school football, where last week’s The bits and pieces came in little predictions went 5-2... just good by little with the usual internet enough to have me gaze into the scuttle and enough speculation crystal ball for week five: to fill the Orange Bowl. Thus, Battlefield at Patrick Henry it’s time for Wild Bill’s PH enters the game Reading Between the at 4-0 with wins over Lines. What’s been four AA schools. Batsaid, and what it really tlefield has won 11 of means. their last 12, with a state 1) On the expansion championship someper John Swofford-”I where in that mix. This don’t think it was a matis the marquee game of ter of survival:” Hmm, the week: Battlefield-31 John. Maybe not surPatrick Henry-21 vival; but if two or William Fleming Bill Turner three of your schools at R.J. Reynolds,NC had bolted--your ACC would The Colonels have yet to find have been in a coma. any offensive consistancy. Al2) On the league being cen- though only 3-2, RJR is a lean, tered around academics and mean football machine: R.J. basketball, and having no inter- Reynolds-45 Wm. Fleming-7 est in football schools - per Wake Salem at Northside Forest AD Ron Wellman: No slouch of a game here. Bet VT fans loved this one. Salem’s loss last week came on a Ron, every college is centered blocked field goal. Northside is around academics. In recent 4-0 after a close call at Hidden years there’s been plenty of talk Valley. Burt Torrence told me that the ACC was mediocre in his Vikings are never caught off football, but it was a shocker for guard. I believe him: Northsidesomeone in the league to admit 28 Salem-20 it. Lord Botetourt at Blacks3)Also, per AD Wellman: “No burg one (in the ACC) was ever leavAfter last week’s loss, Boteing:” Oh, my goodness. Some- tourt’s Tater Benson was upset body check the phone records his team wasn’t finishing games. from about three ACC schools Blacksburg salvaged three points to the SEC. Wish Colombo was in the last second of their loss at still with us, “Uh, Mr. Wellman... PH. That’s enough information:
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Wilson Museum Kicks Off Season Sound and “Furry” at the Taubman With Well-Regarded Regional Artists The Fall-Winter season at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum on the Hollins University campus kicks off with an exhibition from two homegrown artists – Troutville painter Bill White and Radford’s Jan Knipe, who favors drawings. Both taught at Hollins and have exhibited across the country. White, a nationally known painter, has entitled his showing in the main gallery “Empathy and Engagement.” He favors “Downtown Roanoke Rooftops” by Bill White. interior and exterior landscapes, depicting downtown Roanoke, is a raconteur of her medium, three years ago. She’s worked Paris and points in between. His particularly in her new abstract with the galleries at Roanoke work has also been shown at the drawings,” said Moorefield. “She College, Washington & Lee Unireally works the paper to its pin- versity, the Virginia Museum of Taubman Museum of Art. “I don’t like to use the word nacle – she’s an incredible tal- Fine Art and elsewhere since then. “It’s letting the commu“local” in terms of showcasing ent.” Both Knipe and White will nity know you’re willing to share artists in this community,” said kick off their showings with a your programming and work in Amy Moorefield, director for the lecture and reception on Sepcollaboration,” said Moorefield, museum, “we all choose where we live these days. Roanoke and tember 29. The Role of Empathy who came from galleries at Virsouthwest Virginia have an im- in Art (5:30 p.m., in the Neiderer ginia Commonwealth UniverAuditorium) features New York sity in Richmond. mense [number] of artists Look for other notable that choose to make this exhibitions once the curarea their home.” Both rent show moves on, inKnipe and White “helped cluding one that may inshape the arts program” clude the works of Andy at Hollins, according to Warhol. “Treasures from Moorefield. the Vault,” featuring doWhite’s paintings demnated pieces, and Bayous onstrate what Moorefield & Ghosts (artists Marcalled “monumentalgaret Evangeline, Hunt ity … an implied sense Slonem) debuts on Januof scale, an immenseness. ary 12. Moorefield notes A charcoal piece from Jan Knipe. Bill is [also] an incredible that the Wilson Museum colorist.” White makes up his own colors, which imbue his art historian Jennifer Samet. A has about 1200 pieces in its perpaintings with a vibrancy and reception follows. Knipe herself manent collection. Evangeline a “living charge,” according to returns for a lecture and recep- and Slonem are “best friends,” Moorefield, who said White also tion on November 10; Bill White said Moorefield; their exhibit uses a sense of empathy in his does the same on December 1. will focus on the “mystique” of work; “you feel like you’re part Two full color catalogs with Bayou country in Louisiana. First things first—“we’re ampof the painting [or] in the space commentary from Moorefield will also be available at the opening it up a bit,” said Moorefield with Bill while he’s painting.” of the Bill White / Jan Knipe White’s Paris rooftop paintings er next week. The Knipe-White exhibit works debuting on September and some depicting downtown is the culmination of about 29. “These are significant exhibiRoanoke are part of his exhibithree years’ work, according to tions.” tion at the Wilson Museum. See Hollins.edu and click on Knipe, who taught at Hol- Moorefield. White in particular has been “incredibly prolific” the link to the Wilson Museum lins for more than 20 years, uses since his retirement from Holfor more information; hear an both traditional and handmade lins, noted Moorefield. New interview with Amy Moorematerials to create her drawings, which typically employ chalk, works that have never been seen field this Saturday and Sunday homemade pastels, charcoal and before will be part of the Wilson at 11:30 a.m. on Roanoke this Week with Gene Marrano, on crayon. Knipe’s work has been Museum show. Moorefield has been deterFox Radio Roanoke 910 am. exhibited in larger cities including San Francisco, New York mined to align the Wilson MuBy Gene Marrano City, Washington D.C. “Jan seum with other institutions gmarrano@cox.net since she arrived at Hollins about
Nutcracker Auditions Attract Record Turnout
The Southwest Virginia Ballet held its annual auditions for 'The Nutcracker” last week at Tanglewood Mall. A record number of hopefuls displayed their talent for the 100+ parts for children in charming character and dance roles. Executive director Mike Lawson noted it appeared this would be the first year in the production's history that the number auditioning would exceed the available spots. Artistic director Pedro Szalay evaluated the dancers to accommodate the various roles, ages and costuming considerations for the elaborate December production. Once selections are offered, each person has one week to accept the role before formal rehearsals begin under the direction of Szalay. The Nutcracker, the most well known and beloved story ballet of all time, features lush scenery and costumes, along with Tchaikovsky's lavish score, to set the perfect backdrop for E.T.A. Hoffmann's timeless story. Audiences are delighted as
"Nutcracker" hopefuls audition last week at Tanglewood Mall. a Christmas tree grows to huge proportions, mice and soldiers battle, and waltzing snowflakes whirl about amidst falling snow. Children especially enjoy seeing candies and sweets from exotic lands come to life, and a gigantic Mother Ginger as she plays with her many ginger children. For information visit www.svballet.org - Bill Turner
There’s something very different in Gallery 1 and in the second floor hallway at the Taubman Museum of Art these days. Nick Cave’s “Soundsuits” are wearable art, brightly colored and heavily adorned full length costumes that, in Cave’s mind, each create certain types of unique sounds when they are worn and danced in. Southwest Virginia Ballet artistic director Pedro Szalay did just that at the 2011-2012 Taubman kickoff last Thursday, choreographing a dance number for students of his school, Radford University and Roanoke Ballet Theatre, as they whirled and twirled in Cave’s soundsuits for invited friends of the museum in the Taubman’s atrium. The 2011-2012 season at the Taubman debuts with Nick Cave: Meet me at the Center of the Earth, which runs through December 31. Cave, who lives in Chicago, was on hand for opening night. Schooled in fashion as well as art, his soundsuits appear in New York, Washington and Chicago museums. Meet me at the Center of the Earth is currently on a three-year national tour. Getting it to schedule a stop in Roanoke was significant, according to Taubman executive director David Mickenberg, who called Cave “one of America’s most important artists.” The opening of the Taubman exhibit featuring Cave’s arresting soundsuits “was the culmination of two years’ work,” added Mickenberg, who opened the reception lecture by again mentioning the “new partnerships” the Taubman is attempting to forge with local artists and the community at large. He also praised “the best museum staff in the state of Virginia.” Adjunct curator Leah Stoddard called Cave’s work “incredibly inspirational,” also noting that the soundsuits traveling exhibit had been in much larger cities like Seattle and San Francisco, with a stop in South Africa soon. “We’re fortunate to be a part of this tour,” said Stoddard. Cave, who has created more than 500 soundsuits, just opened two other shows in New York galleries. He started out as a painter, but said the Rodney King incident, where Los Angeles policemen were videotaped beating an
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The Soundsuit dancers, choreographed by the Southwest Virginia Ballet, entertained spectators on opening night. unarmed black man lying prone on the ground, “profoundly affected” him. Cave said he then realized that art “was a vehicle for expression.” His first sculpture was made from twigs – and it dawned on him then that he could wear it. Cave has gone abroad, studying Carnivale costumes in Haiti for instance, taking notes on texture and fabrics. Many of his soundsuits are adorned with items he’s picked up at flea markets, vintage stores and yard sales. Cave admitted, to laughter from the audience, that he is addicted to flea markets. “I don’t know when something will trigger my interest,” said Cave, who termed it “the impulse of objects.”
One soundsuit he showed on a PowerPoint presentation was festooned with Barbie dolls that had been painted, and then covered in dryer lint. “How did I come to that, I don’t know,” he admitted. Others on display at the Taubman feature thousands of buttons and dyed human hair. “What is the potential within an object?” asked Cave. Taubman patrons can make up their own minds as to what those objects evoke in them if they visit the museum before the end of the year. “You’ve got to look at the world as a canvas,” implored Cave. By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net
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Biltmore House & Smoky Mountain Christmas.................... 695 Greenbrier Resort Casino/1Day Trip/Buffet............................. 59 “A Christmas Carol”/Barter Theatre/Abingdon, VA ............... 75 New York City/Macy’s Christmas Parade........................... 1,095 Nashville/Country Christmas/Opryland Hotel....................... 795 New York/Radio City Christmas Spectacular ....................... 950 “Miracle of Christmas”/Lancaster, PA................................... 295 Grove Park Inn/Gingerbread Competition............................... 75 Christmas with Elvis/Stephen Freeman/Paramount Theatre, NC. 65 New York/Radio City Christmas Spectacular ....................... 950 Christmas at Myrtle Beach/Oceanfront Rooms.................... 395 Nashville/Country Christmas/Opryland Hotel....................... 795 Branson, MO/Ozark Christmas............................................... 995 Charleston/Savannah Christmastime.................................... 795 Christmas Lights/Tanglewood Park/Winston-Salem ............ 40 Biltmore House & Gardens/Christmas..................................... 85 Niagara Falls/Festival of Lights.............................................. 595 Nashville/Country Christmas/Opryland Hotel....................... 795 New York/Radio City Christmas Spectacular ....................... 950 Biltmore House & Gardens/Christmas..................................... 85 Grove Park Inn/Gingerbread Competition............................... 75 Christmas Lights/Tanglewood Park/Winston-Salem ............ 40 Biltmore House & Gardens/Christmas..................................... 85 Greenbrier Hotel & Casino/Overnight/$20 Cash Back......... 150 Florida/Christmas at Disney World........................................ 895 Tournament of Rose’s Parade/Pasadena, California......... 2,195
All Tours Will Be Picked Up In: Roanoke, Blacksburg/Christiansburg, Dublin, Wytheville & Hillsville All Tours Include Roundtrip Transportation by Modern, Air-Conditioned, Restroom Equipped Motorcoaches. All of our Motorcoaches are VCR and DVD Equipped and All have Extra Leg Room. All Tours are Fully Escorted and Include Hotel Accommodations, Baggage Handling at all Hotels and Admission to the Listed Attractions. Cancellation Insurance is NOT REQUIRED on any Sunshine Tour, as we will REFUND ALL PAYMENTS FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER it necessary to cancel your Reservation AT ANY TIME before the Tour Leaves.
SUNSHINE TOURS 4430 Cleburne Boulevard • P.O. Box 2149 • Dublin, VA 24084
**Prices shown are for Double (2 to a Room) Occupancy. Quad (4 to a Room) and Triple (3 to a Room) Occupancy is Available at a Slightly Lower Per Person Price. Single (1 to a Room) is also available at a Slightly Higher Per Person Price.
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