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Children of Eden returns to Roanoke Symphonic Sounds P3–The Winds of the Blue Ridge held their premiere concert at Hollins University.

Virginia Tech establishes new Fralin Life Science Institute

The Fralin Biotechnology Center and the Institute for Biomedical and Public Health Sciences (IBPHS) have been administratively merged to form the Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech (Fralin).

Dennis Dean, the Stroobants Professor of Biotechnology, will direct the new institute.

The Fralin Biotechnology Center was established Virginia Tech in 1995 to promote research, education, and outreach related to the life sciences at Virginia Tech and throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Institute for Biomedical and Public Health Sciences was created in 2003 to provide strategic support to enhance biomedical research at Virginia Tech. Dean has held the leadership role in both institutes, having been director of the Fralin Center since 2002 and the interim director of the Institute for Biomedical and Public Health Sci-

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With a cast of over 50 people from local families - moms and dads and their children, sisters and brothers, Godparents and grandparents – Children of Eden is a unique production that returns to the Roanoke Stage via Logos Theatricus. The play is written by Stephen Schwartz, the famous creator of WICKED, GODSPELL, PIPPIN and a host of other animated musicals.

Proceeds will benefit the West End Center and the Rescue Mission Some 3000 people saw people who needed to see Children of Eden at the this show,” said Keeley of William Fleming High one major motivation for School Auditorium last bringing it back. Most of year but those behind a last year’s cast was able to Roanoke version of the return for the encore.

Stephen Schwartz work Schwartz has a good figured it still had some track record – Pippin, legs. That’s why the muGodspell and the current sical, based on the Book Broadway hit Wicked are of Genesis in the Bible, among his other works will reappear at Jefferson – but Van Deventer Center in downtown Roasaid “he kind of rushed noke for three shows on it,” when writing Eden.

September 5, 6 and 7. A Ironically one of the first local troupe known as Lovenues it came back to for gos Theatricus (Theatre of some reworking was Mill Photo submitted the Word), an ecumeni- Children of Eden tells the creation story as found in the Book of Mountain Theatre in Rocal theatre company, will Genesis - the story of Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel, as well as the stories anoke, where the Ameriagain perform Children of of Noah, his wife and three sons and their perseverance through the can premiere took place Eden to raise money for the great flood. Performances are one weekend only: Friday and Saturday, in 1992. “[Schwartz] came West End Center and the September 5th & 6th at 7:30 PM and Sunday, September 7th at 2:30 with the production and Roanoke Rescue Mission. PM in the Shaftman Performance Hall at the Jefferson Center. did a lot of tweaking here,” Last fall’s debut also raised said Van Deventer. Since tends OLN, is director of the Colonels money for local non-profits. that time Children of Eden, “has been Theater Company at William Fleming.

Dan Keeley and Larry Van Deven- Children of Eden, retooled after its less one of the most sought-after titles for ter are the prime forces behind Logos than successful debut in London’s West different amateur groups, churches and Theatricus, which they say will pro- End almost two decades ago, may be community groups.” Keeley attributes duce other works using local talent af- bound for Broadway within the next that to the family-oriented production, ter a break. Keeley is the music direc- few years. The musical features Van with an intertor at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Deventer’s favorite score. ge ne r at i on a l > CONTINUED P2: Eden Church, while Van Deventer, who at“We felt like there were still a lot of cast that ranges

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“It’s cool,” said Sarah Reed, an eighth grader at Breckenridge Middle School, eating an apple from the big bowl of apples from the RCPS Department of Foods and Nutrition booth. Her friend, Sarah Mill> CONTINUED P3: Extravaganza

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Bowers optimistic in State of the City Address

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Roanoke City Mayor David Bowers speaks last Monday.

Mayor David Bowers in his first State of The City Address since returning to office Bowers has a little more gray hair this time around and a lot more wisdom according to some in the audience.

His address to the Chamber of Commerce, Roanoke dignitaries, former office holders and neighborhood presidents was largely centered on the “Clean and Green Campaign” spearheaded by Councilwoman Gwen Mason.

On September 23 Roanoke will host the first ever Clean and Green Environmental

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The line for free school supplies flowed out of the doors of Patrick Henry High School and into the parking lot.

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Open auditions led to candidates from other local companies, like Showtimers, from churches and from school programs like the one at William Fleming. “All of a sudden we had this diverse cast,” said Keeley. There is also a positive message, “even though it’s loosely based on the first nine chapters of Genesis,” noted Keeley, where the trials of Adam and Eve, and the strife between

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brothers Cain and Abel are detailed. “That’s the great mind of Stephen Schwartz, how he puts a twist on things and makes it entertaining.” Schwartz’s music shows both the anger and mercy of God in his estimation as well as the “playfulness,” of God’s relationship with Adam and Eve. Logo Theatricus will return with another play somewhere down the road. “The mission is good entertainment, something that’s great for families [and] to raise money for charities around the area. We have a lot of plays we’re looking at for the future,” said Van Deventer.

As for their current production, “this is my wife’s favorite musical,” declares Van Deventer, who said Eden “touches the soul. The story is about all of us.

It really gets the audience to reflect about their own faith and their own belief system. We become the Children of Eden.”

(Go to jeffcenter.org for more on Children of Eden, which features three performances on Sept 5, 6, 7. Tickets range from $15 for students to $23 for gold seats).

ences since 2006. A Virginia Tech faculty member since 1985, he is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life According to Dean, “Given the similar missions of the Fralin Biotechnology Center and the Institute for Biomedical and Public Health Sciences, we decided that a single entity could be managed more effectively and efficiently. Towards that end, we have been fortunate to bring Tracey Talley Schroeder on board as our associate director for administration and finance.”

Schroeder has participated in the start-up and growth of the Virginia Tech Transportation, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, and the Institute for Policy and Governance , where she coordinated institute financial and administrative activity, including researching grant opportunities and working with faculty members to develop proposals for funding from federal, state, local agencies, and foundations; assisting with the construction of new facilities; and managing all personnel processes. “Her

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“We will be very careful to preserve the original mission of the Fralin Biotechnology Center,” he said. “For example, our strong commitment to public service in the area of biotechnology and undergraduate education - with particular emphasis on research opportunities for un-

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“Our specific mission will involve partnering with the university’s colleges and departments as a way to augment faculty member and graduate student recruitment and to promote team science. We expect equipment infrastructure investments to serve as interdisciplinary research incubators that are closely tied to faculty recruitment and graduate student training. We also plan to promote interdisciplinary research through recognition of established faculty that are already engaged in team science and will accomplish this by implementation of a Fralin Institute Senior Fellow program.”

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The Winds of the Blue Ridge delighted an audience of more than 150 people during their premiere concert Saturday evening at Hollins University. Conductor Ric McClure directs a group of talented musicians as diverse as the instruments they play. Begun as a small group in the home of Clarinetist Bill Morris, The Winds of the Blue Ridge meet for practice each week at Hollins University. Their next performance is slated for November 8, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the opening of the Taubman Art Museum.

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er agreed, saying, “It’s a good opportunity for children and people to learn what’s going on in the school.” Miller goes to Addison Middle School and was also partaking of the free apples. They said they’ve been friends since they were three.

Rachel Jordan, Membership Services Manager of the Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council, said she was there to promote the Girl Scouts organization. Steve Langston, with Roanoke City, was telling families with young children about the dangers of lead-based paint and the help that is available for them.

RCPS Human Resources was there as well. “We’re always recruiting,” said Billie Kay Wingfield, Executive Director. She wanted parents to know that the schools have openings for food service workers, part time cafeteria aides, substitute teachers, substitute teacher aides, instructional assistants, teacher assistants, bus drivers, and bus assistants.

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Promotions Coordinator for New Horizons Healthcare— (formerly Kuumba) was telling people that New Horizons provides health care that is available to people without insurance. Linda Caldwell, Director of RCPS Special Education Parent Resource Center, said she wanted to talk with parents about programs for their children.

Their office is at Lincoln Terrace Elementary School.

Tiffany Woods, RCPS Director for Public Relations, was busy helping people get connected and making sure things were running smoothly. “A line of parents was exciting to see,” she said.

The extravaganza is an “opportunity for parents to get back-to-school information and new start and stop times.” These new times and new bus schedules are listed on their website—www.rcps. info under “important headlines,” Woods said.

The event provided a warm welcome to students and provided important information about resources from organizations and ser-

vices which also helped to meet Superintendent Bishop’s goals, said Woods. In October the schools plan to host their second annual parent extravaganza, she added, where educational workshops will be held to teach parents how to help their children with math and reading, and how to parent a successful student. Information on the honors programs and other programs will be available, too.

Some of the other exhibitors at the extravaganza included Apple Ridge Farm, Boys and Girls Club, City of Roanoke Department of Social Services, Greenvale School: Get Well Center, RCPS Health Services, Roanoke Police Department— Internet Safety, Roanoke Public Libraries and Gainsboro Family and Kirk Family YMCA’s.

Woods estimated that over 600 parents were in attendance.

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Roanoke City School Convocation full of positive messages Roanoke City Public Schools held its annual convocation on August 25 at the Roanoke Civic Center. All Roanoke employees, save maintenance workers, attended the event, designed to jump-start the new school year on an upbeat note. Teachers, staff and administrators were welcomed in the Civic Center courtyard by members of the William Fleming marching band, with drums and symbols.

The rousing music set the tone for the meeting, which was full of hope and promises for the upcoming school year.

School Board chairman David Carson spoke first to the attendees. His beliefs about the educational process were not hidden; the attorney spoke concisely and passionately to the audience. “No Child Left Behind [the federal initiative] is still a joke but it is just not funny anymore,” proclaimed Carson, who does not like the mandate, where schools that do not meet Adequate Yearly Progress requirements can actually have funds taken away. Carson also went on to explain how the city needed to construct additional new facilities, all in the best interest of the students. Furthermore, Carson conveyed that “excellent teachers [should be] retained and paid for their abilities in facilities that are second to none.”

Concerning the city’s long battle with accreditation Carson went on to explain that all city schools but one were fully accredited. He conveyed the story of Lucy Addison: “[The school] lost their accreditation by one point in social studies due to the erroneous information from state officials.” However Carson wants no more excuses this year; he wants to take every school over the top.

Dr. Rita Bishop, superintendent of Roanoke City Schools, followed Carson’s speech by explaining which promises from the last school year (her first as Superintendent) were attained. She also revealed which ones were not

completed, but noted that “life is a marathon - not a sprint.” Bishop expressed her desires for the 2008/2009 school year, “We have to be brokers of hope.” She left no stone unturned in searching for words of optimism.

One stumbling block mentioned was that of teacher turnover. Last year approximately 235 teachers left the school district, 79 due to pregnancies. “You can’t get quality teachers on the cheap,” Bishop explained. She then reminded the audience of the minimum 5 percent salary increase approved for city schools.

Bishop centered her address around eight promises, some already implemented, for the school system. Among those were financial subsidies for the continuing education of teachers. A performance benchmark has been created for each nine-week period, enabling the school and central staff to correct as needed or continue methods of instruction throughout the school year. Bishop was quite proud of the following revelation: “we have hired all of our principals from within.

Come to the city, stay with the city, and get promoted.”

Career and technical education was her next topic - there are good jobs in Roanoke not requiring a four-year college degree and Bishop wants to train high school students for those jobs. An overhauling of the technical instruction curriculum is in order. Bishop also wants to expand mentor programs, creating an environment that fosters respect and discipline. Last, Bishop wants to foster a positive environment; the superintendent said it was all about “spreading the good news of Roanoke City far and wide. The teachers are the stars.” Public school in the city begins September 3.

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Summit at the Civic Center.

On October 15th the International Conference of Environmental Journalists in conjunction with Virginia Tech will be held at the Hotel Roanoke. He said, “we’ll have much to learn from them, and we’ll welcome the opportunity to showcase Roanoke to the world as a community emerging into a leadership role on these critical issues facing our earth.”

Mayor Bowers also spoke of new ideas, dreams, hopes, and setting a new tone for our future.

He thanked his predecessors who knew the challenges and demands of being Mayor and serving on Roanoke City Council. Mayor Bowers stated that the “soap opera was behind them” and that “the people expect this Council to work hard to build positive relationships.” He added that, “though we may stumble and squabble from time to time, forming [strong] relationships will see us through troubled times and more importantly bring the citizens back together to feel a part of the progress of Roanoke.”

Mayor Bowers stated that the relationship with the City Manager, Ms. Burcham, and all staff members “couldn’t be better.“ He praised all the city employees for their hard work and dedication placing special emphasis on public safety personnel and teachers. He pointed out the increased funding allocated to the schools - 26% of the city’s budget. He recognized the School Board led by David Carson and School Superintendent Dr. Rita Bishop for their hard work and achievements - especially the new overage academy opening soon that will increase Roanoke City’s graduation rate.

He was pleased to see, in the two months he has returned

to office the achievements in technology, neighborhood plans, code enforcement, greenways, flood reduction, and public transportation.

He gave special recognition to the Carilion Virginia Tech Medical School and was glad to see the dream coming true that nine years ago he had announced as a young mayor.

He recognized the accreditation of the Fire-EMS, Sheriff, Police, E-911, and Parks and Recreation departments.

Mayor Bowers stated he had been a “Doubting Thomas” in the past, referring to the Taubman Museum of Art, but that he is now a believer and praised Georgeanne Bingham and staff for pulling it all together.

Prior to the State of the City Address, Mayor Bowers toured the inside of the Taubman Museum of Art and was so impressed he decided to forgo his Loyola law school class trip. The planned trip to New Orleans was made prior to his election. He will be present for all the events planned for the grand opening on November 8th.

After describing his expe-

riences in a trip out of the country and returning to the Roanoke Valley he said that though “we are not a Charlotte or Philadelphia nor Paris... we are unique, beautiful and praiseworthy in our own way.“ As Mayor Bowers concluded his address he asked “who won the pool on how long I would talk?” Councilwoman Gwen Mason raised her hand.

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ast Friday, for perhaps the only time in the more than 35 years I’ve lived in Roanoke, I drove back into this valley and found it too large and too populous for my taste.

Passing by Blacksburg around 5 p.m., I encountered a disconcerting amount of traffic. Interstate 81 was its usual annoying self, and Salem and Roanoke County both seemed over-developed and far too commercial.

Roanoke is hardly a megametropolis. We pride ourselves on its livability, and joke that our rush hours last a mere 20 minutes.

What altered my acceptance of that image?

Two words: West Virginia.

It’s not almost heaven. It is heaven.

For years I’ve wanted to spend more time in the West Virginia countryside near the Virginia border. I’d traveled the Mountain State as a newspaper reporter and marveled at the New River Gorge and declining mountain towns like Bluefield.

Last week, I spent two days in and around Hinton, a former railroad boomtown Contact Keth at perched above the confluence psycyou@msn.com of the New and Greenbrier rivers. Hinton has a population of something over 2,000, a wealth of historic buildings, a set of brick streets and, I am told, some seven or eight bridges spanning the never-ending wa-

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For the first time, Its heyday is long I could see myself over. But maybe that winding down my is part of its appeal. days in some place From Hinton it’s besides Roanoke. a short trip to the Perhaps I will live New River Gorge the hermit’s life and a shorter one to near that water, and Bluestone State Park spend my hours outand Bluestone Lake. side inboth warm Joe Kennedy I looked forward to and cold. seeing them, but on No dream is perThursday night, a friend and I fect, and few things are more drove just 40 minutes to Lewis- difficult than popping into a burg for a fine dinner and a place where you know no one walk around town. and establishing a life.

Friday morning, we met at But the lure of nature spoke my lodgings, the B&B portion so loudly that my inner voice of the New River Falls Lodge, came close to murmuring, and drove to the New River’s “Yes.” Sandstone Falls.

In Hinton, the median price Trains rattled by on the Hin- of a home for sale is perhaps ton side of the river. On our $50,000 and the median inside we looked at fish, walked come is low, even for West Virlarge, flat boulders, shot pho- ginia. tographs and talked above the Prices are low, too. My night water’s steady roar. in the riverside B&B cost me The zenith of that time of e- $88. The three-hour boat rental mail-free relaxation occurred ran $25 plus $5 for gas. Dinaround noon on Friday. We ner at Julian’s in Lewisburg cost rented a small metal boat simi- about $60 for two, less than a lar to the one I have in Roanoke comparable meal in Roanoke. and used its 9.9 horsepower But this story is not about motor to tour Bluestone Lake. money. It’s about the luxury of Few other boats traveled simple living in a beautiful, unto its uppermost reaches; few crowded spot even if only for were on the water at all. two days.

We dropped anchor and It’s about a simple dream that watched a hawk, a heron and came true a handful of vultures ride the wind between and above the Contact Joe at undeveloped mountains. The pilarcik2@cox.net slight breeze cooled the heat of the sun in the cloudless sky.

Living closer to the bone: One family's carnivore conundrum

Clothed 've been resisting, but so well. To feed the ture hens.

Hoopla push (the wife) is coming world's population Even more Starto solo shove (that's me) and of 6.7 billion, we will Trekian, "meat Opera we may be keeping chickens need to change both without feet" can be Transgressed again by springtime. Why both- our dietary prefergrown in laboratory Metric weight unit er?

Because we can, and because ences towards less vats using the same we really should--the former is red meat per capita tissue culture methQuaking tree easier to explain. and our methods of ods that makes new Piece Our neighbor down the road obtaining adequate skin for burn victims.

Carpets is making and selling hen hous- protein overall. (The I'm not making this es that are well built, far more discussion of more up--as Dave Berry Assimilates secure against chick-and-egg humane husbandry used to be fond of Fred First Drink slowly varmints than our barn, and and especially of how saying. And with so Rap or less portable for free- many humans are too many for much meat with feet treading more range relocation around our a steady-state Earth certainly the planet in our day, I went Publish pasture. So there's the how of need to enter the global conver- back and watched the dystoWarhorse the poultry enterprise: the task sation very soon.) pian movie from 1973, Soylent is relativelygarment easily do-able, acAdd to these thorny issues the Green.

Surgical cessible fact that, as America and Europe Beef and pork cooperatives Zilch and affordable.

But the moral and ethical are recognizing the need to eat seem ripe to flourish in comSolicit imperatives that lead us toward less meat, those who have never munities like ours where one backyard poultry have to do until now been able to afford family has the fenced pasture; In __ (together) with bigger issues: the matter much meat want much more if another can do the butchering.

Molecule of personal responsibility for it in their diets (India and In- Several families participate and Falselocally god graven eating and lowerimage on the donesia). The Big Mac attack is the small, well treated, grass-fed, food chain. going global--Amazonian rain chemical free meat is enjoyed Allows That we (all of us carnivores) forests are being converted to in small portions from time to Continent should eat less meat and more pastures to grow more Beijing time rather than being the cenRelivegrown fruits and veg- Burgers.(Compare America's tral item in every meal. (How locally etables Infirm is not up for debate in current 123 kg per person per much? MyPyramid.gov recomtoday's world. The cost in re- year meat consumption to In- mends 5.5 oz of meat and beans Together quired water, land and energy dia's 5 kg.) in a daily 2000 calorie diet.) to produce a pound of beef The solutions to this seriSo I suppose my wife is right: Lures versus a pound of grain are ous environmental and vexing having our own source for eggs Opp. of yeses easy enough to compare, and personal conundrum range and meat fits nicely with our efDrycult to ignore in a crowded from the sublime and simple forts to grow more of our own diffi world.

Thpeninsula e health impact of (the path that Push and Shove vegetables. And working harder Spainís too much animal fat in the diet are looking for) to the more for our protein, we'll settle for Require of a heart-challenged nation is far-fetched high-tech options. meat as a treat, not a habitual Single also an dice inconvenient truth in Some are seriously advocating entitlement. And perhaps our the discussion of “shoulds” and that insects and other inverte- hearts and blood vessels and the Official “oughts.” brates provide a certain portion planet will be a little healthier Marmot Yet globally, far too many of our diet. But I’m not sure a for the effort.

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t the outset, let was his trip resolve she will me say this is not with Beloved not put up a a story from a cat to her son’s Lost Cat sign, lover. Quite the contrary, it’s home.

No but soon we about how a pet can insinuate farther than are searching himself into your life without Boone’s Mill, frantically for you having any intention of it he decided him. happening. his little cat Living next I don’t like cats; neither carrier needdoor is a Maladoes Beloved. We would not ed redecomute, Bandit, find ourselves in this pre- rating. Havwho regards dicament had she not raised ing nothing Tiny Tim as a compassionate son. Years else at hand The Greatest ago, while driving down I-40, he chose his Cream Puff the aforementioned son spot- only two of Them All. Hayden’s cat, Tiny Tim. ted a little white ball on the w e a p o n s : When loungshoulder. He stopped. It h o w l i n g / ing under the was a kitten. It was missing yowling as though his tail was arbor vita waiting for a bird a leg, only an infected stump clamped in the car door and to happen by, Tim imagines remained. So he scooped it spraying the back seat with . . himself invisible. He’s about up, took it to the vet for last . how can I put this delicately as inconspicuous as a bass rites and called his mother, . . . diarrhea. On arrival, Tiny drum at a funeral. When who was suitably impressed Tim was no longer snowy Bandit spots him through the that her physician-son was white, but had turned him- fence, there is frenzied barkextending his humanitarian self into an odiferous Siamese ing and Tim grows to three skills. Then came the surprise color with his efforts times his normal size, then remark: “I’m sure the kitten Trips to the vet (they have streaks for home. will die, but if he doesn’t will been infrequent) require him Such is his terror that I have you take him?� Well, what to be put in the cat carrier (did now employed it in the art of would any mother say?

I mention he bites?) which the cat herding. With my walkVisited by the Angel of Cat kindly doctor places in the ing stick, I execute a flankHealing, he did gas chamber before ing movement, bark like a live, and, true to she dares try and dog, and if that doesn’t get her promise, “Tiny give him his shots. his attention, I fire a warning Tim� found a new Such is feline grati- shot across his bow with my home in Roanoke. tude for the marvels slingshot and sour ball candy.

Those who have of science that saved You’d been amazed how fast a trouble training his life. three-legged cat can run! a cat will be wellNow fully matured So life goes on and if you served by the wisTiny Tim loves to es- happened to come to Bedom I am about to cape outside. He has loved’s front door at just the impart. been de-clawed right time, she will gladly He knows and having only hand Tiny Tim to you but Hayden Hollingsworth his name, to one hind leg he within ten minutes she would which he responds with a is defenseless against the wild be on your doorstep to redisdainful, “You talkin’ to life in our woods. Howling trieve him. The mother-son me, dude?� His only concept to go outside consumes the bond now has become a triof a good idea is one that he three hours a day he is not angle. thinks of himself. In fairness, sleeping.

TT is impeccably litter-box When he makes his break Contact Hayden at trained, but it goes downhill for freedom we hope the jhayden2003@cox.net from there. neighboring bobcat isn’t in The first indication that this the vicinity. If he doesn’t remight be the cat from hell turn, Beloved announces with

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Together on a tandem

f you have ever tandem riding, and we go too fast and have to say, ridden a tanit reminds me of “Slow down.â€? or when there is a dem bicycle, how diďŹƒcult it re- bump, “It would have been nice you know how much ally is to enjoy the to know about that bump comfun it is! I received a ride. I sit on the ing.â€? Or, when we are turning, bright red tandem back and can hardly for him to say, ‘Signal here, we for that ‘big’ birthday, see over the large are turning to the right.â€? It takes several years ago and back that sits inches trust to let someone else lead, will never forget the away from my face. and it takes communication to day. It was late DeThat means that I say, “I need this.â€? cember and lots of must trust the one Riding a tandem is not all Diane Kelly family had joined us in in front of me. He has that different from living life tocelebrating my big day. the breaks, the gears, gether. We must communicate My husband, having worked the steering mechanisms. Talk so that we don’t fall off. If our hard to surprise me, which is about trust! So what do I do? I communication is good, and we rather hard to do, led me blind pedal hard and enjoy the ride! trust one another, we’ll make it folded to the back yard with I have thought about the to the great restaurant, have a everyone watching. He placed amount of trust it takes to let wonderful dinner together, and my hands on the handlebars the other one lead. To steer the make it home before dark. If not, and proceeded to take away my bike avoiding the pot holes and we might fall off, skin our knees, blinders. Oh, what a surprise! turns, apply the breaks at ap- and put away the bike forever.

Immediately I jumped on, and propriate times, and anticipate So try something in tandem. we took a fast ride down the the changing of the gears so that It’s good for us all, and we might driveway and down the street, the trip is smooth and easy‌ it inspire some little girl watching laughing all the way. I laughed is almost too much to expect for that we are better together than so hard I could hardly stop. It one person. apart. Take a ride! Whether it was indeed a wonderful surThe secret to a great ride is is on a tandem bicycle or othprise, and one that I never ex- communication. Just imag- erwise, do something diďŹƒcult pected. ine how close I am to the ears with someone you love.

Since that time we have rid- of the one in charge‌ inches Contact Diane at den throughout the neighbor- away. I do get scared when dianekelly@gmail.com hood and on bike paths in and around Virginia, but hardly enough for our own good. Just this past Saturday we decided to dust off the bicycle and ride to a favorite restaurant. I was reminded of the novelty of a tandem to so many by smiles and heads turned.

Openly folks commented on our mode of transportation. A “THE FIFTH ‘C’ - CONFIDENCE� little girl standing with her own bicycle outside of a convenience store looked at us and remarked, “Whoa, I bet you can go twice as fast with that kind of bike!�

I smiled and thought, “Well, sometimes.� Other onlookers smiled and waved in a friendly way, recognizing our ‘togetherness’ in the pedaling endeavor.

At the restaurant others shared stories of bicycling together and mishaps that either prevented or encouraged more bicycling Dear Geoff, together. One couple rememI wanted to thank you for all of your help in ďŹ nding me the perfect engagement ring. Laura and I got engaged last weekend and she absolutely adores the bered a t-shirt they had seen, ring. It looks beautiful. As for most people, it is pretty stressful looking for a ring with words reading, “If you can and you helped to alleviate all of my concerns by exceeding all expectations.

You were a pleasure to work with throughout the process. Thanks again for all read this shirt, she has fallen of your help and I will always consider Frank L. Moose for all my future jewelry needs. off.�

It is quite an adventure, this Sincerely, Nelson Bolling

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Dr. Michael Rich, Director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital of Boston found that more than 80% of music video violence is perpetrated by individuals who are both attractive and aggressive. According to Dr. Rich, music videos may be reinforcing false stereotypes of aggressive black males and victimized white females thereby affecting adolescents' ideas about conflict resolution, race, and male/ female relationships. Experiments have demonstrated that exposure to sexual violence in music videos and other media desensitizes male viewers to violence against women and heightens a sense of disempowerment among female viewers. Other research has shown that songs containing violent lyrical content can increase aggressive thoughts and feelings.  Why does this matter? Because our children are watching.

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need to be concerned and more aware about the messages our children are exposed to in all forms of media. Parents need to be more involved in monitoring their children's media consumption, establishing and sticking to household rules about media use, and discussing media content with their children.  Advertisers need to be held accountable for the content their advertising dollars pay for. Companies that advertise on programs like 106 & Park, Rap City, and Sucker Free on MTV can and should use their unique influence with BET and MTV to push for greater responsibility where program content is concerned.

Consumers must demand and receive the right to pick and choose – and pay for – only the channels they want coming into their homes. It is unfair that parents who wish to protect their children from this content are forced to subsidize it with their cable subscription dollars.

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Local Leaders Appointed to North Cross Board of Trustees At the North Cross School fall Board of Trustees meeting on October 22, C. Richard Cranwell and J. Randolph Garrett III ’65 will be seated as the School’s newest trustees. Both men were voted in at the last meeting on May 14.

C. Richard Cranwell is a partner with Cranwell & Moore, P.L.C. and a former member of the House of Delegates, having served for more than 30 years as a representative of the 14th District.

The well known attorney is the father of six children. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children attending North Cross School: Jack Cranwell ’15 and Joseph Cranwell ’19. Elizabeth is an active volunteer, serving as this year’s vice president of the NCS Parents’ Association. He has a bachelors degree from Virginia Tech and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond.

J. Randolph (Rand) Garrett III ’65 is the vice president of BB&T Insurance Services Chaney

Thomas and a graduate of the University of Virginia. He and his wife, Jan, are parents of Jill, Elizabeth ’99, and Paige. After graduating from UVA, Garrett served in the U.S. Army. When he returned to Roanoke, he took on a position with the insurance brokerage firm of Chaney, Thomas, Stephenson, & Hill, eventually serving as its president until it was acquired by BB&T Insurance.

Garrett received the 2001 North Cross School Alumni Service Award for his invaluable contributions to the community. In the spring of 2007, Garrett began serving as chairman of the North Cross School Heritage Society, honoring alumni, parents and friends who have made arrangements for planned gifts to the School.

Cranwell and Garrett will serve one four-year term, at the conclusion of which each becomes eligible to serve a second term.

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Forest Park parents weigh school options

KIVA - “Kids Adventuring in the Valley� had a turnout of over 75 people recently for a hike up Roanoke’s Mill Mountain.

Bowers joins kids on Mill Mountain for KIVA outing The latest outing for parents and their children as part of the Kids in the Valley, Adventuring group (KIVA), started by a Roanoke County elementary school teacher and his wife, took part on Mill Mountain Saturday. 75 people, some very small, gathered to walk in the woods on some footpaths many did not know about. There is a more extensive system of trails on the mountain than many were aware of; some go through private property on easements.

The KIVA group met at the Mill Mountain Discovery Center, listened to instructors schoolteacher Chip Donahue and his wife Ashley, performed a brief concert on plastic kazoos that the couple handed out and then headed off into the woods. “We’ve been pleased,� said Ashley Donahue about response to KIVA, which started in January. The program was even featured on NBC’s Today Show last month. Chip Donahue stopped the group in its tracks as they headed down a trail near Mill Mountain Zoo, telling folks to look for the “purple patch,� on trees to keep them on track.

Their young son Parker helped get the ball rolling on “Kids in the Valley, Adventuring,� according to Ashley: “why don’t we just invite everybody?� he said when they started to plan a hike in the woods.

The whole idea behind KIVA, (inspired by a book called Last Child in the Woods,) is to get more youngsters off the couch and give them fun activities to participate in with family members. Some of the very young hikers stumbled at spots on Saturday and a few wound up getting piggyback rides from parents, but the point was to get them outside and active. Highlights in the woods included passing the former path of the incline railway that once went up Mill Mountain, and exploring the remains of a 1950’s-era car that remains in the woods. One parent appreciated the effort put in by the Donahues: “its so much easier when someone else is planning it,� she told Ashley Donahue.

One unexpected bonus: Roanoke Mayor David Bowers, who hikes frequently on Mill Mountain, came by with

his dog “Catcher,� (named for the book Catcher in the Rye) and joined the group for part of the way. Bowers pointed out several facts about the history of Mill Mountain and showed the children “Millie the Dinosaur�, a fallen tree along the old Mill Mountain Road that resembles a brontosaurus. He also told them about Rockledge, the stone mansion they passed that once belonged to former mayor Ralph Smith. “He beat me [in an election],� Bowers pointed out good-naturedly.

He told the group that yes, there once was a mill at the bottom of the mountain and said George Washington had once slept in the vicinity. “We ought to put up a sign,� he suggested.

The next few outings for KIVA involve a tour of the Virginia Western Community College Maze and Arboretum on September 27 and two trail cleanups (including one at Mill Mountain, in October. See Kidsadventuring. org for more information.

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Levita Washington, PTA President for the reconstituted Forest Park Elementary School was available at the Melrose Library Tuesday from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM for any parent who wanted to pick their child’s school. Most had already completed forms if they wanted to attend a different school but this was an opportunity for those who had just become aware of the option said Ms. Washington.

This was the case for at least one arrival at the Melrose Library who were new to the Forest Park district. Two girls came bouncing in the room with their mother, Mrs. Plummer. Daughter, Lela, was just out of pre-kindergarten and Amira was in 1st grade. Mrs. Plummer said she was told to come to the Melrose Library though she learned through school administration that her daughters would attend Highland Park, an accredited school.

She signed up both her girls to go to Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science.

Ms. Washington had received a denial for one of her children to attend Raleigh Court. She expects to have to send her child to Highland until her choice is approved for Raleigh Court.

Nathaniel Craig’s 5th grader was to go to Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science.

He filled out a School Transfer Request form to have his son go to Waesna and was denied.

Mr. Craig said he was told to fill out a “Choiceâ€? form instead but believed that either form should suďŹƒce. He was confident though his son would have to start at RAMS then shortly thereafter he would be

able to attend Waesna.

There had been some confusion on which forms were to be filled out. The No Child Left Behind School Act Choice and Transfer form is to “transfer� from an unaccredited school to an accredited school. This requires that transportation be provided with priority given to low income students. Ms. Washington is still pursuing keeping Forest Park Elementary open as a “Community� elementary school. She faults the lack of Title I resources especially for a reading specialist at the school.

She reiterated that Booker T. Washington would have been a better place for the overage academy. Mr. Craig said that the overage academy will “taint the communityâ€? and “affect the property valuesâ€?. He said that, “parents volunteering could just walk across to the school‌ it has always been a walking schoolâ€?. He continued that the school system was “loosing their focus on what children need in their formative yearsâ€? for future success.

Levita Washington said she “had a headache� after attending a meeting with their attorney, Hank Bostwick, and school attorneys, along with Roanoke City School Administrator, Ms. Rita Bishop.

The bulk of 3rd and 4th grade students were being sent to Hurt Park Elementary - a school that is not accredited and “needs improvement.� According to Ms. Washington this is against the No Child Left Behind Act and Hurt Park should never have been on the list. She said during the meeting with the attorneys that Ms. Bishop said she would abide by No

Child Left Behind Act. Those designated to go to Hurt Park will be able to transfer and will be provided transportation.

Ms. Washington said she was disappointed in Mayor Bowers and that he “misguided� the community when there was actually nothing he could do for Forest Park Elementary.

She was also disappointed in the lack of support from the local branch of the NAACP and SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference). “Mac� McCadden when contacted by phone for comment responded on behalf of NAACP President Dan Hale, Jr., that the academy serves “the common good� and “their will be 100 more students graduating then before.“ Mr. McCadden, who is also Vice-President of Forest Park Academy, said “there were 150 unused desks at the school“ when it was Forest Park Elementary school.

School Board Chairman, David Carson confirmed Ms. Washington’s account of today’s meeting with attorneys saying in an email, “for schools that are not fully accredited, we are required by law to offer a school choice. It appears that Hurt Park will not be fully accredited, so we are required to offer school choice to all Hurt Park students. The two other schools where the former Forest park students are now enrolled, RAMS [Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science] and Highland, are fully accredited, so school choice is NOT required for them“.

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Late surge lifts Pulaski County over Northside, 27-7 Pulaski County scored 20 unanswered points in the final quarter to turn a 7-all tie into a 27-7 non-district football win against Northside Friday night in Dublin.

The Cougars (1-0) received the opening kickoff and methodically marched downfield.

Pulaski County would cap off the drive with a 5-yard run by Nubian Peak with 5:46 remaining in the initial quarter.

The second quarter ended in a bizarre way that saw a huddle between the oďŹƒcials and then a meeting in the middle of the field between the head referee and the head coaches from both teams.

Pulaski County had taken over on downs deep in its own

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Northside would tie the game late in the third quarter on a 3-yard run by Anderson.

Pulaski County, thanks to a couple of Northside mistakes, would control the crucial fourth quarter.

The first gift came when Isaiah Martin muffed a punt, which was recovered at the Viking’s 6-yard line by Brandon Hazzard. The Cougars took advantage of the mistake when Seth Parrish bullied his way in from the 1-yard line just seconds into the final quarter to give Pulaski a lead they would never relinquish, 14-7.

The second gift was when Northside was stopped on fourth-and-5. Several plays later, E.J. Dobbins scored from a yard out to make it 20-7 after the PAT failed with 4:10 showing. The Cougars would put the icing on the cake, when Nubian Peak, who has committed to Virginia Tech, raced 54-yards to make the final 27-7, Pulaski County.

For the night, Pulaski County finished with 331 yards of offense, while Northside was held to just 67 yards.

Jonathan Anderson led the Vikings’ ground game with 25 yards on eight carries. Ryan Keith completed 2-of-7 passes for 20 yards.

Nubian Peak paced the Cougars’ rushing attack with 115 yards on 13 attempts and Seth Parrish finished with 94 yards on 21 carries.

Pulaski quarterback Luke Watson, who transferred from Auburn High School, completed 3-of-7 passes for 31 yards.

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Goalkeeper Jeff Field from BlueďŹ eld College ies high to swat the ball away from Roanoke College Striker, Taylor Johnston in a matchup last Saturday at the Maroon’s Donald J Kerr Stadium. Field may have gotten to this ball ďŹ rst but Roanoke College got the win in the end with a ďŹ nal score of 1-0.

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Ninth Grade Roanoker goes on Commentary: Nicaraguan “Sports Mission� Just the beginning for Southeast Roanoke My church had an opportunity for me to go to Nicaragua on a mission’s trip. When I knew that I was going for sure, I talked to my lacrosse coach about how cool it would be to go there.

We started talking one night at Mac and Bob’s and he gave me a great idea. He said I should try and bring some lacrosse sticks and some lacrosse balls and try to teach some of the native kids to play with me. I was pretty excited to try this but didn’t really know of a good way to get the equipment. Well, Coach Pollock got twelve lacrosse sticks, so we could play six on six, 24 lacrosse balls, and a box of pennies. I was surprised how much this idea had flourished.

When I was in Nicaragua, the first day of our health clinic, I brought two lacrosse sticks and only one ball. With the help of my sister, we got a pretty big crowd of kids who were really interested in it. We got the kids organized into two lines and taught the kids to pass to each other.

They caught on to the basic ideas of throwing, scooping, and not actually picking the ball up with their hands. The next day I decided to teach them the name of the game and brought more lacrosse sticks. After the next couple of the days I got the kids to start understanding the game a little. On our last day I thought that we would bring all the lacrosse sticks and pennies. We got some fellow workers who could speak Spanish to help us organize the game. For a goal we put an old tire in the middle of a field.

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would like to express my most sincere thanks to the Star Sentinel and more specifically to Gene Marrano for the excellent article and coverage he did on the Southeast Action Forum's National Night Out. The evening's events and attendance was one of the best we have enjoyed in S.E. in a long time. I would like to thank Roanoke's finest in the strong showing and support we had from out Police and Fire Dept. to the top city administrators who stopped by for a visit and to show their support.

We owe a special gratitude of thanks to Councilman Court Rosen and Anita Price who kicked off our Bake sale with a generous donation and purchase of a cake for $50.00. We raised well over $500.00 from the bake sale for the benefit of Officer Bryan Lawrence, plus and additional $100.00 we donated from our modest treasury to help this fallen, but recovering hero.

We believe that we have a new reinvigorated Southeast Neighborhood Association which is "Action" oriented working toward a transformation of our community that, not we can not only be proud of, but that the city will be proud of as they assist us in this transformation for the future.

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2 tbs olive oil and pepper, stir well. ½ cup chopped fresh Italian 1 lb ground beef -Place 2 cups of tomato sauce parsley 5 cups New Basic Tomato in the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch 1 tbs dried oregano Sauce (see below) baking dish. Arrange 4 noodles 2 tsp dried basil 4 tbs chopped fresh Italian on top of sauce. Spread half the ½ tsp ground nutmeg parsley ricotta mixture over the lasa½ tsp freshly ground pepper 31/2 cups ricotta cheese gna, and sprinkle with 1 cup of salt to taste 1 cup chopped cooked spinach, mozzarella. pinch of dried red pepper flakes well drained -Repeat the layers (optional) Ÿ cup freshly ground parme-Top with the remaining 2 cups san cheese of sauce and 1 cup of moz-Drain the tomatoes, reserving 1 tbs dried oregano zarella.

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> Sept. 8

“What is Fair Housing?” Informational Session Monday September 8 Two informational sessions on how the Fair Housing Law affects you, how to comply with fair housing laws that prohibit discrimination, and how to protect yourself is being offered to the public and housing professionals on Monday, September 8, 2008.

When- The first session will be held 9:00 am 12:00 noon and a repeat session will be held at 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Where- Roanoke Higher Education Center, Room 212, at 109 Henry Street. Roanoke, VA. Cost- Free, but space is limited.

For more - please register by contacting Angie Williamson at 853-5647g

> Sept. 12-14 2008 Roanoke Greek Festival You are invited to participate in this cultural three day event where Greek food will be served up amidst ethnic costumes, energetic dancing and live music. Greek pottery, jewelry and arts and crafts will fill the fellowship hall. The grounds will be the site of children’s activities, face painting, caricatures and tattoos with Greek mythological themes while the young and young-at-heart can try their hand or feet at grape stomping contests or climb Mt. Olympus!

If you feel fortune is shining on you, you may even win a free trip to Greece.

In addition, guided Church tours will explain the unique Byzantine iconography and Church design and highlight the recently completed project of spiritual artwork. A drive through will be available to take food back to offices or homes. Once again, portions of the proceeds will be going to the Rescue Mission and the Center in the Square along with other charities.

When- Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sun. - Noon - 7 p.m.

Where- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church facilities, 30 Huntington Blvd., Roanoke,VA For more- www.roanokegreekfestival.com

> Sept. 14

Don Reid visits First Presbyterian FDon Reid, author of Sunday Morning Memories, Presbyterian Elder and lead singer of the Statler Brothers, will be the guest speaker at First Presbyterian Church in Roanoke. The September 14, 2008 visit is part of “Super Sunday” at the church.

This annual event is a time to celebrate the new year in Christian Education.

At 9:30am. Don Reid will speak to our youth and adult Sunday School classes in the fellowship hall, and he will deliver our sermon during our eleven o’clock Worship Service.

> Sept. 14, 15

Community Gardens Harvest Festival You are cordially invited to celebrate the harvests from the Roanoke Community Garden Association’s new community gardens located in various locations around the city by participating in their Community Gardens Harvest Festival. Free meals using vegetables harvested from the gardens will be provided. The event will also hopefully encourage neighbors to support growing food locally while encouraging fellowship within our neighborhoods.

Two events are being planned............one on Sunday, September 14th @ 6-8pm located at the intersection of 7th st and Highland Ave, SE., and the other event on Monday, September 15th @ 6-8pm located at Grandin Gardens, 1731 Grandin Rd SW. These dates were chosen to coordinate with the full Harvest Moon. These are both free events and open to the public.

The events are being catered by two excellent local foods chefs.

For more- contact Ron McCorkle at 540-982-8289

> Sept. 17 Destroyer Leaders Association Former shipmates from USS NORFOLK DL1, USS MITSCHER DL2 / DDG-35, USS JOHN S MCCAIN DL3 / DDG36, USS WILLIS A LEE DL4, and USS WILKINSON DL5 will meet in St. Louis, Missouri, September 17 - 21, 2008 for their 12th annual combined reunion. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

When- Sept. 17-21 Where- St. Louis, Mo. For more- Destroyer Leader Association, 2311 Idavere Road SW, Roanoke, VA 24015-3903, email: DestroyerLeader1@cox. net Roanoke Valley FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway Chapter Meeting The program will feature a presentation and book signing by Karen J. Hall, author of Building the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Blue Ridge Parkway Postcard Series.

We will also discuss the many ways you can help preserve and protect the Parkway, including the FRIENDS annual tree plantings and other ongoing projects.

When- 7:00 p.m.

Where- Roanoke County HQ/419 Library For more - call the FRIENDS office at 540-772-2992

> Sept. 23

Summit on Greening the City The City is hosting a Community Summit on Greening the City on September 23rd. This event is designed to get citizen feedback in developing a plan of action to get citizens involved in greening their homes and businesses to protect Roanoke’s environment.

Dr. Sean McGinnis from Virginia Tech Green Engineering program will be available to navigate us through this plan of action and talk to citizens regarding how to get involved.

When- 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Where- Roanoke Civic Center old exhibit hall.

> Sept. 26, 27, 28 & Oct. 3,4,5

Lu Merritt Tournament The 2008 Lu Merritt Tournament will celebrate its 30th year at Hidden Valley Country Club; Seniors: September 26, 27 & 28th; Junior & Novice: October 3, 4 & 5th USTA registered players can register online at: http:// www.usta-va.com/ Novice players, please call Tom Gibbs, Hidden Valley Tennis at 540-387-1524 All proceeds benefit Apple Ridge Farm’s academic and outdoor enrichment programs.

> Sept. 27 Singles Travel Club The Singles Travel Club (couples welcome too!), is sponsoring a bus trip to the matinee of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers at the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre,Wytheville,VA,.

Where- Passengers can board the bus at the Bonsack Walmart, Route 460, Troutville; and at Hardee’s, 2038 W. Main Street, Salem (Exit 137).

Cost- $72 per person includes: Roundtrip motorcoach transportation, an all inclusive sit down lunch, ticket to matinee of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and a tour host.

For more- call (540) 366-2888.

Kids in the Valley, Adventuring!

Kids In the Valley, Adventuring! takes a field trip to Roanoke’s finest public garden! Walk with us while we learn about the plants, walk through the maze and have a picnic. We will also learn about composting and see red wigglers at work! Come prepared to make a memory with your child(ren). No childcare is provided.

When- 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Where-

For more- www.kidsadventuring.org.

> Sept. 28

Blue Ridge PBS KidsFest Elmo, Curious George, Arthur, Clifford, Mr. McFeely and friends are coming to the Roanoke Valley for the first annual Blue Ridge PBS KidsFest. Admission is free.

Activities include storytelling,live music, a children’s play zone with a moonwalk and giant inflatable slide, face painting, hands-on educational areas and up-close experiences with animals from the Mill Mountain Zoo. There will also be safety education information for children and their parents about the Internet, dangerous weather and emergency vehicles. Other PBS characters at the KidsFest include Word Girl, Maya and Miguel, and Digit.

Bring your camera!

When- 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Where- Salem Civic Center For more- www.blueridgepbs. org

> Oct. 1

Sculpture Unveiling at Roanoke Civic Center The public is invited to join the City of Roanoke and the Roanoke Arts Commission (RAC) for the unveiling of a signature sculpture at the Roanoke Civic Center on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

The sculpture has been created by artist Rodney Carroll of Baltimore, Md., to celebrate the city’s 125th anniversary and its theme of “People, Pride, Promise.” The unveiling will include a “meet the artist” reception and music by musicians from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.

When- 5 p.m.

Where - Roanoke Civic Center For more- www.roanokeva.gov/ publicart.

> Oct. 4

Annual Fall Waterways Clean-up Save the date for the annual Fall Waterways Cleanup and Celebration to be held valley-wide is scheduled October 4th.

When- 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; celebration to follow at 11:45 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Where- Wasena Park For more- register to participate, please visit the Clean Valley Council’s website link at: http://www.cleanvalley.org/fallwaterway.htmlgepbs.org

> Oct. 11

Gardening Workshop Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Community Arboretum at Virginia Western team up to host a fall gardening workshop, “Liven Up Your Dormant Garden,” Saturday, October 11, 2008. Those attending are promised many ideas for plants to enliven the winter landscape and will take home a beautiful container garden planted during the workshop.

The three-part workshop will include a slide presentation packed with ideas for blooming bulbs and cold tolerant annuals, a guided tour of plants with winter interest at the Community Arboretum, and a hands-on session making a container garden to take home that will be beautiful through fall, winter, and early spring.

The cost of the workshop is $25 per person to cover container garden supplies. Registration is limited to the first 30 paid applicants by September 12, 2008.

Registrants will receive return confirmation by email (postal mail if no email address is provided), containing directions and rain date instructions. Please help us manage postal costs by accepting email from Virginia Cooperative Extension.

When- 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Where- Natural Science Center on the Virginia Western Community College campus.

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Qualified candidates must have a desire to provide quality customer service and have good communications skills. Candidate must be able to lift up to 25+ lbs and stand for long periods of time. Previous experience with or knowledge of food service is preferred.

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The Roanoke club will feature equipment from industry-leading brands, including 30 Life Fitness strength machines, and 60 cardio pieces from Life Fitness and Cybex – treadmills, ellipticals, recumbent and upright bikes, and Arc Trainers.

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Air National Guard Airman Joseph B. Lavinder     In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.     Lavinder is the son of Gretchen Lavinder of Russell Ave., Roanoke, Va.     In 2004, the airman graduated from Patrick Henry High School, Roanoke.

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Former High School Principal Jack Graybill passes away

Roanoke lost a dedicated, passionate and energetic leader last week when Former Jefferson and Patrick Henry High School Principal Jack Graybill passed away. The remarks by George Anderson given at Mr. Graybill’s Memorial Service captured well his noble and giving spirit:

When Jack Graybill died, we lost a Roanoke Man, through and through. Jack was born in this city, and except for leaving it to serve his

country and get a college education, he lived in Roanoke all his life. He even came home to Roanoke in the middle of a war so, while on leave, he could marry his Jefferson High sweetheart.

He and Louise enjoyed a 51 year marriage. They joined Second Presbyterian Church shortly after their wedding and Second remained their church home the rest of their lives.

Jack served his country in World War II as a Merchant Marine in both the European and Pa-

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cific theaters. After the war, he got his BA from Roanoke College and his Masters in Education from Virginia Tech. Then he returned to Roanoke and spent the rest of his career serving his community. He committed his life to education because he wanted what so many of his generation wanted; a better life for his son, Jay, and for other youth. He began as a teacher and guidance counselor and ended up as a school principal, first at Breckenridge Junior High, then as the last principle of Jefferson High School (where, as a student, he met Louise), and then at Patrick Henry High School. He was active in the NEA, and for one year served as the president of the VEA. He was a fair and effective leader, and earned the respect of his teachers and students.

He continued to enjoy the support and friendship of many of them after he retired.

He was a principle in the Civil Rights era and, as a leader, was a part of the solution and not, as many other leaders were, part of the problem.

He was intentional and careful in shepherding integration at the schools, making sure that races and economic classes mixed at meals and at play.

Simply for his commitment to education in the valley, Jack is a Roanoke giant. But his contributions to the community went far beyond the schools.

He helped form the Spring Run Swim Club,

He helped build a close community of neighbors on Tillett Road.

He loved Second Presbyterian Church, and through all his various involvements, including serving as a deacon and as an elder, he developed some of his closest friendships (The Roanoker will miss him for as a regular for after-church Sunday Lunch).

He supported efforts to keep the community strong. After Louise died, he became more active and vocal in community issues. His passion reflected his love of this place.

And he was a terrific husband, father and grandfather. His grandchildren enjoyed Grandparents Day on Fridays all the way up to three Fridays ago.

We will all miss Jack and all that was great about him: his intelligence, sense of humor, compassion, faith and his commentary on life.

And his loyalty. I mention that one last, because his loyalty was what impressed me most. He was amazingly loyal to his country, to his wife and children, to his church, to his friends (he started a bridge group that has lasted 47 years), to his city, to his teachers and students, and to God. We, who benefited from his loyalty, have cause to give thanks to God for having known him.

Jack Graybill was 83.

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