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Back to School

P7– Keith McCurdy lays out some sound advise for preparing your children for “re-entry.”

Dozens of people packed Cave Spring High School earlier this week for a meeting with administrators and members of the Roanoke County School Superintendent B o a r d . Dr. Lorraine Lange Most were upset over a decision to move students attending Roland E. Cook Alternative School (now in Vinton) to Cave Spring High School.

The students there are part of a special program for students who have made poor choices mostly related to Education alcohol or prescription drugs. Administrators stress they are non-violent students. The school system says they made the decision in order to cut costs, saving an estimated $130,000 a year.

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No Indecision Here: Salem Announces Amphitheater

Salem Parks and Rec Director John Shaner points out details of the new facility.

New Facility to be built in Salem’s Longwood Park

Runners make their way across the top of Roanoke Mountain during a recent day of training. Soon they will be joined by a whole lot more.

The inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon on the parkway will be held on April 24, 2010, beginning and ending in downtown Roanoke, with a tour of the region’s highest peaks in-between. The event is being held in conjunction with the Parkway’s 75th anniversary. Organizers have designated Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway to receive proceeds.

Congressman Bob Goodlatte of Roanoke, who helped organizers achieve

their goal of holding part of the race on the Blue Ridge Parkway, made the announcement at a news conference held in the office of the Roanoke Regional Partnership.

“I am so proud that Roanoke has found yet another way to show the world that we are truly a jewel in the mountains,” said Goodlatte. “This race course > CONTINUED P3: Marathon

Longwood Park is currently home to a playground, several courts and picnic shelters. There’s even a portable stage sitting in one corner, but the City of Salem is about to announce something permanent is going in its place: a new, fully functionAmphitheater ing amphitheater.

“We might have our reading sessions for the library there that we do during the week, we might have a small concert there, and we might have our Easter egg hunt,” said John Shaner, Director

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Mount Pleasant in eastern Roanoke County is quite the peaceful community place nowadays - but it wasn’t always that way. More than 20 years ago there was a rash of burglaries that prompted the formation of a Neighborhood Watch organization by then-deputy-sheriff Gerald Holt (now Roanoke County sheriff) and local citizens.

The organization has been a constant fixture since then and celebrated its 24th annual National Night Out event August 4 on Ellington Street in Mt. Pleasant. The event, one of several National Night Out events held across the valley, attracted a wide range of attendees, including hunting safety organizations, local politicians and Civil War re-enactors.

National Night Out events across the country are community gatherings, designed to demonstrate that criminals and crime will not rule the day (or night).

It was 1985 when people in Mount Pleasant started noticing a series of break-ins in sheds and residences in the neighborhood. As Holt put it last Tuesday, “people would go looking for their lawnmowers and find them gone.” He got together with local res-

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Neighbors and friends celebrate the 24th annual National Night Out event on Ellington Street in Mount Pleasant.

idents Marie Ham and Joyce Heath at says that Mt. Pleasant is now, “one of community meetings and set about the most successful communities in training local residents in solving their crime problems how to note and report sus[regarding] intruders comCommunity picious activity. ing into their community,” Within a few weeks, resiand he’s “been very proud of dents had recorded the burglar’s li- these people and what they’ve done.” cense plate and he was arrested. Holt Marie Ham and her husband, Jeff,

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have been hosting the National Night Out (NNO) event since the Neighborhood Watch’s inception with Marie Ham, describing the event as a “going away party for crime and drugs.”

Rather than a drab informational meeting, the event has a laid-back community festival feel, with streets closed off to allow safe passage between information booths and seating areas. Attendees brought lawn chairs and sat in the Hams’ front yard listening to old time music and a number of speakers.

Among those speakers was Neighborhood Watch member Rod Carter, who asked others to “have an active role in keeping [their] community safe” and spoke on the subject of personal defense, gun safety and firearms.

Ralph Gamble, a hunting educator, spoke about classes on hunting safety and Hunters for the Hungry, a program where hunters harvest and donate deer to processors, who then distribute the meat to local food banks.

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Local politicians also took the stage. Republican Delegate candidate Bill Cleaveland (17th House District), who was attending the NNO event for the first time and had an information table set up, said what attracted him to the event was the spotlighting of “self-protection�, something “near and dear to my heart.� In a brief speech to attendees, Cleaveland said the NNO event was critical because people were in “charge of taking individual responsibility.� Local school board candidate JaWe will end the work week with a son Peters (Vinton District) also spoke. mix of clouds and sun with passing Local pickers Bluegrass Inspirations played standards to an appreciative crowd and after all of the speakers were finished, t-showers possible by afternoon. members of the 51st Company D Civil War re-enactors group staged a small-scale battle on the hill between Ellington St. and Temperatures will stay below nor- Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, as they have done in recent years. mal with highs in the low-to-mid The annual event has become increasingly popular, with an estimated 150 people present this year including Roanoke 80s. Low Friday night around 66.

County Police Chief Ray Lavender, County Supervisor Mike Altizer and members of the Mount Pleasant Fire Department and Rescue Squad.

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“This was a temporary fix to help with the budget situation,� said Roanoke County Superintendent Lorraine Lange. She says the R.E. Cook program would be invisible at Cave Spring and students would be in an isolated/sealed-off portion of the school.

It’s a choice that doesn’t sit well with some who attended the meeting. “The space is here, that’s why they decided to use this temporarily,� Lange told parents.

Cave Spring District School Board Member Fuzzy Minnix also has concerns for the “second chance� Cook students. “They’ll be called thugs, crooks, everything that you can think of.� Minnix did vote originally to send the Cook students to Cave Spring.

On the other hand, some of the parents say some of their concerns are how they were kept in the dark about the decision. “I apologize that you weren’t in the loop from the beginning,� said Minnix.

Another concerned parent said that the Cook students would do more harm than good if they moved into Cave Spring High School. “Has it been considered moving them to the central office?� asked one person in the audience, a question followed by a loud applause.

Another woman said, “I’m a homeowner. We want people to come to Cave Spring and Cave Spring has a very high reputation.�

Our Take: Something Wicked This Way Comes Bringing A Bad Idea To Roanoke Red-light traffic cameras cause more accidents than they prevent. There is a better solution, AND it has zero cost.

Roanoke’s red light cameras will cost a million dollars a year. So why is Roanoke City installing them?

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cade, but smaller places like Roanoke had to get approval from the General Assembly to use the unmanned red-light enforcement cameras. Year after year, State Sen. John Edwards, at the behest of the city government, pushed for legislation for Roanoke. Year after year, the bills were defeated – until recently.

Why was the city so eager to get red-light cameras? Was it to ensure public safety; to protect citizens from a rash of red-light runners?

Well, not really. If city officials wanted to do that, they would just use the tried and true method of increasing yellow light times by about a second and a half. Studies have shown this reduces red light running better than any other method, and it costs absolutely nothing.

Those studies have also shown that red light cameras are ineffective at increasing safety.

In fact, the cameras actually increase the number of accidents, as motorists approaching an intersection skid to a sudden stop -- increasing the number of rear-end collisions -- to avoid being caught in the camera lens.

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Not everyone agreed. “I personally think it would be a good outcome,“ said Cave Spring parent Jackie Farley. “It would be good for those students. I don’t think the other students would even know those students were there.“ Minnix first voted to move R.E. Cook to Cave Spring, but now says he’ll ask the board to re-consider its decision. The School Board will hold another meeting and public hearing August 27th at 7 p.m.

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couple of these studies – I mean, they’ve been published all across the country, and I’ve written about them in two Roanoke Valley newspapers and talked about them in TV interviews for five years now. Surely, somebody must have read the studies before making a recommendation to spend a million dollars in taxpayer money on cameras.

But this is not about safety for city officials. The fact is that red light cameras can hand out more tickets than a live police officer, which makes them very profitable for the city treasury.

The unmanned cameras are mounted at select intersections and take pictures of motorists (and their license plates) driving through red lights. Tickets are then mailed to the car owners.

Reports abound of local governments tampering with light timing to intentionally increase violations, and thus, to increase their revenues by handing out more traffic fines. One report entitled “The Red Light Running Crisis: Is it Intentional?�

(2001) researched by the nonpartisan U.S. General Accounting Office (now called the Government Accountability Office), found that in cities from Oregon to California to right here in Virginia, traffic engineers have shortened yellow light times to catch motorists going through red lights. This disgusting practice has led to more accidents, as motorists approaching an intersection either come to a sudden

stop or are forced to enter the intersection on a red light.

In Virginia, a study conducted in Fairfax County found that simply increasing the yellow time at a given intersection by 1.5 seconds reduced red-light runners by 96 percent, which was significantly better than the drop in violations resulting from the expensive red light cameras they had installed.

Studies in three other Virginia cities documented reductions in red light runners of 79 percent, 77 percent and “virtually 100 percent� where yellow times had been increased by just a little more than a second.

The data show that the simple and inexpensive step of better yellow light timing can produce a more significant safety benefit than camera set-ups. But increasing yellow light times doesn’t bring in new revenue; installing cameras often does.

In many cities, cameras help collect millions of dollars a year in fines.

Not all members of Roanoke’s city council are on board with red light cameras, although council has told the police department to move forward.

There is still time to stop this program before the check is written, so contact your council members and let them know this is a bad idea and that Roanoke should take the high road for the benefit of all.

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Captain Jeff Dudley Appointed Salem's New Police Chief

When he began working for the Salem Police Department back in 1977, Jeff Dudley was a 19-year-old just thankful for an entry level position. Now 32 years later, he is Salem’s new Police Chief.

The appointment to the Police Department’s top post was made

by City Manager Kevin Boggess and will take effect on November 1, 2009 when retiring Chief James R. Bryant steps down. “Filling the Chief of Police position is rarely an easy task, but in this case it may have been one of the easiest decisions I have had to make,� says Kevin Boggess, Salem City Manager. “Capt. Dudley has an excellent reputation both inside and outside the Police Department. He has worked in the Department for over 30 years and during that time he has built a relationship with the staff and community that makes him the perfect person to lead the Salem Police Department.� “I appreciate the confidence the City Manager and City Council have shown in me for this position,� says Dudley. “The Salem Police Department has very dedicated and qualified individuals working for it and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead them. I cannot express in words how this opportunity feels.�

Dudley is a Roanoke County native who graduated from Northside High School and picked up an Associate degree from Virginia Western before earning both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Radford University. He also is a graduate of the Virginia Forensic Academy and the FBI National Academy in Quantico. “I feel like I’ve grown up at the Police Department and having risen through the ranks, I know that the experiences I’ve had at each level will prove to be very beneficial to me as we move forward,� says Dudley.

After spending a year as a dispatcher, Dudley was sworn in as a Police Officer in April of 1978 and assigned to the Patrol Division.

In July of 1983, he moved to the detective division where he spent 6 years as a general investigator and crime scene technician.

In April of 1989, Dudley was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the Services Division where he was instrumental in the development of Salem’s popular Camp

> Indecision of Parks and Recreation.

Shaner says it won’t be the size of the proposed amphitheater in Roanoke City – subject of on and off and on again votes - not even the size of the one planned for Smith Mountain Lake, but nonetheless they’re excited. Carey Harveycutter, Director of Civic Facilities, says it’s just more good news this year for Salem. “Bringing the Red Sox moniker to town has been big, attendance is up, and concessions are up,� explained Harveycutter. “We just completed our two largest annual events, the

Salem Fair, which was up in all aspects, and then the Roanoke Valley Horse Show that had a very good run. All of these are happening is spite of a really down economy.�

Harveycutter says it comes down to the size of government in Salem. “We all have one goal in mind and that’s to do what’s best for Salem and the citizens and I think that’s what serves us very well, because we don’t worry about individual egos, but what’s good for the community,� Harveycutter said.

> Marathon will be like running through a post card.�

The Blue Ridge Marathon is mapped out to connect the Roanoke Valley with the popular roadway and the tourists that travel it. “It will be beautiful, it will be difficult – even for experienced marathoners -- and it will give people a chance to use the Blue Ridge Parkway differently than they’ve historically been able to do,� said event co-chair Pete Eshelman, director of outdoor branding for the Roanoke Regional Partnership.

Race director Ronny Angell is owner of Odyssey Adventure Racing in Salem.

Angell brings years of experience in organizing adventure races with an emphasis on difficulty. “We wanted to make this more than just another small city marathon,� said Angell. “The difficulty of this course makes it spe-

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cial. It will attract people from across the country.�

In addition to the mountains, runners will also pass numerous other Roanoke attractions. The course begins in front of the Taubman Museum of Art and ends at the Hotel Roanoke directly in front of the O. Winston Link Museum. The course also travels through South Roanoke, passes in front of the Virginia Museum of Transportation, and crosses the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge.

A half marathon will be held simultaneously with the marathon. Those covering the 13.1-mile distance will see many of the same attractions, but will not face the climb up Roanoke Mountain.

For more information, visit www.blueridgemarathon. com.

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“Jeff Dudley is a very capable and knowledgeable individual who will do a tremendous job for the City of Salem,� says Chief Bryant. “It’s personally gratifying to know that he can step into this position.�

Boggess and Dudley conferred with one another about the appointment of Salem’s new Deputy Chief and both are pleased to announce that Lt. Tim Guthrie will assume that role and rise to the rank of Captain on November 1st.

Guthrie has been with the department since 1981 and during that stretch he has served as a Patrol and Traffic Officer, Narcotics and General Investigations Detective, Detective and Services Division Sergeant and the department’s Services Division Lieutenant, his current post.

The William Fleming graduate holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration of Justice and is currently attending Hollins University pursuing a Master’s Degree. Guthrie also is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. “Over the years I have worked with many people who have made this opportunity possible,� says Guthrie. “The guidance and support given to me by Chief Bryant and Captain Dudley will always be valued and respected not only by me, but by every member of the department. It is indeed a pleasure to serve the citizens of this great city.�

A majority of the promotions that both Dudley and Guthrie received prior to this appointment took place when Harry Haskins was Salem’s Police Chief. “I am very proud of these two men and we’re very fortunate to have them in Salem,� says Haskins. “They are great leaders and I look forward to seeing their accomplishments. I’m so pleased with the City Manager’s decision.� “Salem has a reputation for outstanding leadership development, and Captain Dudley and Lt. Guthrie are examples of why that reputation is well deserved,� says Boggess.

New Salem Police Chief, Jeff Dudley D.A.R.E. He also served as a Sergeant and first line supervisor in the Patrol Division before rising to the rank of Lieutenant in January 1994. On November 1, 1995, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Police, a position he has held to this day. “I am very grateful for the support and words of encouragement I have received over the last week from members of the department and city staff and employees,� says Dudley. “I feel like the experiences I have had with former Chief Haskins for 18 years and with Chief Bryant for the last 14 years will prove to be invaluable as we move forward with the future of the department.�

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“Wilderness Road” Promotion Unveiled

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Rupert Cutler points out new parkland in Roanoke.

City Catalogs Parkland, Looks for More One thing Rupert Cutler wanted to see when he returned to Roanoke City Council: the environmentalist wanted to see the Parks and Recreation department identify and catalog all of the green spaces in the city that could be considered as park land. That’s been done, and now Cutler is looking ahead to other amenities and an expansion in the city. He made the announcement at the Mill Mountain Discovery Center earlier this week.

An amendment adopted by Council in 2005 sought to define what is parkland. “I didn’t see much action [back then], “ recalled Cutler, “[and] I wanted to see a map. The results were worth fighting for.”

Cutler spent much of a half hour news conference pointing to various green spaces in the city on a map, talking about the extension of the Tinker Creek Greenway and Carvins Cove, what he termed, “the second largest city park in the whole state.” The second half of a 12,000-acre conservation easement at the reservoir could happen soon, said Cutler.

Cutler also said the former Victory Stadium site will become “a world class city park,” once the National Guard Armory is razed, along with several other buildings along Reserve Avenue. Other

recent highlights: Mill Mountain park gained 57 acres; 24 acres associated with the Lick Run greenway were added and 18 acres have been set aside for a Garden City Greenway in east Roanoke City.

Cutler also pointed out that the city has made a 10-year, $2 million commitment to funding greenway acreage, in part using VDOT funds and federal flood money.

The local arts community will design signposts for downtown that will signify the beginnings of both the Mill Mountain and Lick Run greenways, what Cutler called “milepost 0.0 for both those greenways.”

There is now about 2,045 acres of parkland in Roanoke City, up from 1,792 in 2005 - prior to the amendment.

“The additional acres represent an area of approximately 195 football fields,” Cutler pointed out. Roanoke City was “demonstrating its commitment to the future parklands,” by cataloging them, said Cutler, and “its understanding of what makes Roanoke a great place to live.”

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The Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau along with regional partners has unveiled a new marketing program focused on the heritage of the Roanoke Valley. This heritage program taps directly into a state initiative and will be one of the first programs in the state to highlight community loops along the Wilderness Road.

In 2006, Virginia Tourism Corporation created a program called the Wilderness Road – a historical initiative focusing on Virginia’s heritage migration route and the settlement of western Virginia and beyond. The Wilderness Road encompasses many routes including the more familiar Great Road, Great Philadelphia Road and the Valley Turnpike. This road, which is approximately 800 miles, traversed through PA, MD, VA, TN and KY. Of these 800 miles, 500 miles reside in Virginia - basically running along Route 11 from Winchester to the Cumberland Gap. What is known today as the Roanoke Valley of Virginia was an important hub on the journey of America’s settlers – a Crossroads to Settlement. The Wilderness Road in Virginia is made up of a main segment and two spurs.

The Roanoke Valley is home to a portion of The Great Wagon Road, as well as the Fincastle Turnpike and Carolina Road spurs.

In 2007 the Bureau established a committee to accomplish and oversee this project. The committee includes partners in Botetourt, Franklin and Roanoke Counties and the Cities of Roanoke and Salem, as well as local attractions including History Museum of Western Virginia, Virginia Museum of Transportation, Salem Museum, and the Blue Ridge Institute & Museum. In addition, George Kegley, a local historian, was instrumental in assisting with this project.

The Bureau feels this important niche market will provide great economic benefit from history buffs as well as tourists who are interested in a variety of activities. Dave Kjolhede, Executive Director for the Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, said, “This marketing initiative allows us to target a growing market of history and heritage enthusiasts for whom we’re a per-

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The next step to this program is road signage.

The City of Roanoke has expressed an interest in signing the Carolina Road. The Carolina Road is one of the spur roads that winds through the downtown Roanoke area. A prototype of this sign was unveiled at a news conference last week. This signage will complement this program and would be the first signage for the Wilderness Road in the Commonwealth.

Over 43 million Americans can trace their heritage to families that traveled the Wilderness Road. The Roanoke Valley is the first partnership in the state to develop a cohesive program to promote community loops off of the Wilderness Road. The free Crossroads to Settlement – Part of the Wilderness Road brochure is available by calling the Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau at (540) 342-6025 or (800) 635-5535 or visit www.CrossroadstoSettlement.com

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Something’s Fishy: Trout in the Classroom

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Located at 1109 Franklin Road in Old Southwest, Bethany Hall has served more than 1,800 women during its 40 years of operation.

Bethany Hall: A Haven for Recovering Women

Founded in 1970, Bethany Hall in Roanoke provides a comprehensive residential treatment program for adult women recovering from alcohol and other chemical dependency. Its stated mission is “to provide women recovering from substance abuse a safe, supportive, and healing environment as they acquire the tools for independent living.�

The non-profit organization is one of only two long-term residential facilities in Virginia that accept pregnant women and women with children. Those 18 and older are eligible to apply, providing that they acknowledge their addiction to alcohol and/or drugs and meet other established criteria. Women who meet the program’s requirements are not turned away if they cannot afford to pay for the cost of the program.

Bethany Hall conducts fundraisers and receives some public funding and grants. The program also relies on monetary donations from individuals and organizations. Its donation wish list also includes household goods and appliances, office products, diapers and children’s clothes, personal items, arts and crafts supplies, board games, furniture, appliances, building repairs, and maintenance.

A fundraiser held last week by Bethany Hall at the Jefferson Center, entitled “Runway for Recovery,� included a silent auction, tea and fashion show. Models on the catwalk included recent graduates of Bethany Hall.

Located at 1109 Franklin Road in Old Southwest, Bethany Hall has served more than 1,800 women during its 40 years of operation. The Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services licenses the program. Because clients need constant long-term therapeutic care, the Bethany Hall program normally lasts about nine months.

The program components include counseling and therapy on a 24-hour, 7-day basis, incorporating yoga, acupuncture, Reiki (massage), participation in a 12-step program such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous, and constant support.

Yoga gives participants a chance to learn how to reconnect with themselves and encourages self-care and self-awareness. Studies have shown that acupuncture may reduce cravings for addictive substances. Reiki is a form of massage that is said to increase a sense of well-being and involves spiritual healing. Each woman has a “big sister� to encourage and support her on the road to sobriety.

Vickie Price, Executive Director, said that the women who graduate from the treatment program are “some of the strongest and heroic people� that she knows. “It’s a very challenging program and to graduate is a major accomplishment. Graduation is our biggest celebration [annually]. It’s a big day for the graduates and it’s important for those women still in the program to see the women that graduated and to feel and see what it is like,� added Price. “When I was initially confronted with my behaviors at Bethany Hall, I was outraged,� said a recent graduate from the program, “[but] I was given tough love and I had structure in my life.

I learned that it wasn’t me that made me act out, but my addictive thinking. I was tired of acting

tough and as if I had it all together. I began to be accountable and to push myself as hard as they were pushing to help me see who I really was and I did find that and I found love, support, and acceptance and a chance to live again. Now I know where I am going.�

Once clients have completed the program, they have the opportunity to participate in an aftercare program at Bethany Hall or another relapse preventive initiative. The Bethany Hall Aftercare Program includes a senior therapist who meets with clients weekly, and leads classes on budgeting and other skills.

The women come from all walks of life. Those who have successfully completed the program include clients who are now successful proprietors of their own businesses, those that have gone on to complete a college education and others that have risen to the level of supervision and management in various fields.

Beginning in September, Bethany Hall will be offering a new 12-week Intensive Day Program.

Classes will be held four hours a day five days a week and will include a focus on addiction, relapse prevention skills, anger management, coping, and life skills.

Upcoming events include Day of Caring to be held September 3 through United Way, which recruits volunteers to paint and perform minor repairs at the facility. The Bethany Hall for a New Beginning Recovery Awareness Walk on September 18 will be held in celebration of the 20th annual observance of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. For additional information, visit bethanyhall.org, or call (540) 343-4261.

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More than $22,000 was raised recently to support and operate three existing sites and over 20 new Trout in the Classroom Program (TIC) sites. The existing sites are located at Glenvar High School, Hidden Valley Middle School and Roanoke Catholic; the new sites are located in Bedford County, Craig County, Franklin County, Roanoke City, Roanoke County, Salem, and Vinton.

Karl Miller, Program Coordinator, noted that every middle school in the area was contacted to determine if they wanted a “Trout in the Classroom� site.

He said that since the capital campaign goal of $20,000 was exceeded, additional TIC sites can be added during the year.

Robert Marek, Committee Chair for the Roanoke Valley Chapter 308 Trout Unlimited 2009 Capital Campaign, said the mission of Trout Unlimited is to conserve, protect and restore western Virginia’s coldwater fisheries and their watershed. The TIC program is one method to fulfill this mission and connect students with their environment and their coldwater resources.

The Trout in the Classroom is a conservation-oriented environmental education program for elementary, middle, and high school students. Throughout the school year, students and teachers: raise trout from eggs to alevin to fry to parr; monitor tank water quality; engage in stream habitat study; learn to appreciate diminishing water resources; begin to foster a conservation ethic; and grow to understand ecosystems.

The programs end the year by releasing their trout in a stateapproved stream within a nearby watershed. In 2009, all the participating TIC sites released their fry in Roaring Run, Jefferson National Forest. During the year each teacher tailors the program to fit his or her curricular needs. Therefore, each program is unique.

The Lead Contributor to the TIC program was John M. Oakey & Son, Salem. Major contributors also included the Jamison Fund of the Foundation for Roanoke Valley and the Kroger Corporation.

Trout in the Classroom programs have interdisciplinary applications in science, social

studies, mathematics, language arts, fine arts, and physical education. The programs have been in place all across the country for more than 20 years, and are the result of numerous collaborations between teachers, volunteers, government agencies, and local organizations like Trout Unlimited. The programs were designed specifically for teachers who wanted to incorporate more environmental education into their curriculum. While the immediate goal of TIC is to increase student knowledge of water quality and coldwater conservation, its long-term goal is to reconnect an increasingly urbanized population of youth to the system of streams, rivers, and watersheds that sustain them. Successful programs

have helped to connect students to their local environments and their local watersheds, teach about watershed health and water quality, and get kids to care about the environment.

After the school year is completed in 2010, well over 4,000 area students will have experienced learning about coldwater resources and will have had an opportunity to better appreciate this limited natural resource.

For more detailed information about the Trout in the Classroom Program visit www. troutintheclassroom.org. The Roanoke Chapter of Trout Unlimited meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 7 pm, 5th floor, Center in the Square.

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Fireflies Light the Way Back to Life

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mong the environmental losses that rarely make the news, our world's firefly populations are dropping like leaves?

Fireflies aren't actually flies, but luminous beetles. About 2,000 species of them exist globally, in the shining family Lampyridae.

In the mid-Atlantic, this summer, wet weather brightened prospects for the region's firefly species, which prefer damp soils. Worldwide, however, scientists report a steady plummet of firefly numbers, as their woodland habitats fall.

Brief Candles It is quite clear they are declining, says Stefan Ineichen, a firefly researcher in Switzerland.

When you talk to old people about fireflies, it is always the same. They saw so many when they were young; now they are lucky if they see one.

Why? Fireflies live in a cycle most of it as tiny larvae Americans commonly call glowworms. These eerily-glowing larvae feed off the slugs, worms and snails of rotting logs and

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humus, particularly along water edges.

After a year or more, glowworm pupae hatch into the fireflies you may recall from childhood, winking through woodlands, fringe pasture and old, canopied neighborhoods.

Adult fireflies live only one to three weeks, as beneficial pollinators, feeding off nectar and producing the next generation's eggs. It's during these weeks that we notice their nocturnal, pulsing-light signals, which transmit mating calls and other communications whose code scientists haven't fully cracked.

Highlighting Problems But one signal is clear: the extinguishing of fireflies indicates dimming prospects for entire ecosystems. Firefly larvae and adults require biodiverse landscapes of moist humus and tree canopy.

Firefly decline accompanies the loss of these ecosystems to logging, pesticides and the aridity of deforested, urban/suburban landscapes. Even light pollution factors in, confusing firefly signals.

It's these McMansions with their floodlights, says Lynn Faust, a Tennessee firefly researcher. One house has 32 lights. Why do you need so many lights?

Using Our Lights Though humankind remains largely in the dark, still attached to our chemicals, lawns and floodlights, our blindness is proving unsustainable. The same oblivion that winks out fireflies is snuffing out native species around the globe.

Firefly decline, however, offers one spark of hope. We're noticing.

Whether you like insects or not, says Arwin Provonsha, curator of Purdue University's entomological collection. Everyone has a kind of reverence for this mystical little thing that lights up in the night.

While the decline of less alluring creatures might escape our attention, the blinking-out of fireflies potentially can ignite human concern for the bigger picture the water, forest, topsoil and biodiversity that sustain us all.

A Spark That's what happened along Japan's Kokumano River, whose community is ablaze with conservation work.

Once known for its nocturnal firefly displays, fishing, shade and songbirds, the Kokumano deteriorated in the 1960's. Pollution, logging and development degraded the native ecosystem.

Locals wanted their fireflies and river back. Grandparents, children and women's groups began collecting trash, planting vegetation and delivering Don't Pollute pleas. Inspired local officials helped out with a new sewage system. In the 1980's, the Society for the Study of Fireflies introduced 1200 firefly larvae.

Only 12 survived but news of the mere dozen sparks spread like wildfire along the river.

Since then, the community's Hotaru ( Firefly ) Project has worked to restore firefly colonies. Inadvertently, these efforts have also called back songbirds, aquatic life and biodiversity.

Tourism and huge firefly festivals have invigorated the local economy.

How could such Her words convey enormous change the flashing-light get ignited by the message conservatiny firefly? Pertionists have emithaps light is shed by ted for a century: the Japanese word Let's shake off our hotaru, which means industrial-age darknot only firefly but ness and protect life harmony between on Earth now, while humankind and all we can. creatures.

How? One local, Liza Field Connecting Dots doable step toward Elizabeth Wong this vision lies in seeks this harmony in Malaysia. restoring vertical landscapes As Selangor's minister of tour- of trees, native understory and ism and environmental affairs, humus. Reviving such a nashe recently issued a stop-work tive landscape does more than order for timbering along the resuscitate an ecosystem in Selangor River, where tourists harmony with the fireflies. It once flocked for twilight floats sparks back to life a world that among firefly displays. can sustain that firefly-loving If we do not (stop), the lights species humankind. will go out for the fireflies by the end of the year, she said of Liza Field is a hiker and the logging that had already conservationist. She teaches destroyed 95 acres of habitat, English and philosophy in the despite the region's designa- Virginia Governor’s School and tion as a firefly sanctuary.

Wytheville Community College.

We are not going to wait This column is distributed by until there are just one or two BayJournal News Service fireflies before we act. We need to save the insects before it is too late.

Some Families Don’t Travel So Well . . . Or At All

am not a big fan of summer. Width challenged people (like me) normally don’t fare well in toasty climates, often producing enough perspiration to drown in. Aside from my prodigious gland secretion, I am apparently considered quite a delicacy in the insect world, providing a veritable buffet for anything that hovers. There is no way for me to escape the horrors of the season, not even when on vacation.

In the past, Janet, Will and I have experienced a mixed bag of family summer excursions.

Like most families, all of us have specific stipulations when negotiating family getaways.

While Janet considers any location north of the Mason-Dixon Line a frozen, uninhabitable wasteland, Will is game for any destination as long as he can bring a friend along to buffer the strain of being with his parents 24-7. Boarding an airplane is not an option for me (fear of being identified by my dental records), limiting our options substantially.

Frankly, our luck has been quite thin when attempting family travel. One year we drove half-way to Myrtle Beach and were turned back in Laurinburg, NC due to adverse weather conditions. The following summer we made another run at Myrtle, but our

vehicle gave up the five day holiday to ghost in BurlingPlaya Del Carmen, ton, NC. The next Mexico, a lovely reyear we voyaged to sort area on the YuDisney World (succatan peninsula. All cessfully avoiding meals, drinks and most of the deadly activities were covstate of North Caroered in the package lina), only to snap a and Janet and I pretiming belt twenty paring excitedly for miles outside of Orthe charter flight lando. This short that would carry us Jon Kaufman list of failed treks to paradise. Note: pale in comparison Although I often to the time Janet and I endeav- sprout chicken feathers when ored to leave the country and air travel is mentioned, the micanter off to sunny Mexico. ser in me found this “free evEmployed by a since failed erything” concept too difficult communications outfit, I (along to overcome. Dramamine was with my peers) was presented purchased and my dentist was with a free, all expenses paid notified (just in case).

On the day of the flight, we would drive down to Raleigh, NC and depart from the airport with the rest of our charter group. I thought “North Carolina AGAIN, what kind of fiendish trap have they fashioned for us this time?” Nervously, I put the car in gear and set off in search of Raleigh.

The first leg of the trip went smoothly as I traversed 220 South and cruised by Greensboro. Swearing that Raleigh was west of Greensboro, I turned on to Interstate 40 and proceeded to ignore every road sign I passed and Janet’s assertion that we were going the wrong way. Finally, when I saw a sign reading “Knoxville 78 miles”, I exited the road and began to swim in my own aforementioned exudation.

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The flight was scheduled for departure at 12:30pm, my dashboard clock read 11:05, and we were at least two hours from Raleigh. Those wicked Carolinians had managed to impede my progress once again, this time by cleverly moving Raleigh to the eastern side of the state!

Janet remained completely calm as I slammed my head into the dashboard. Janet, I might add, is the best person in the world to be with during a crisis. In battle, she is the one you would want sitting next to you in a foxhole; conversely, in case of war I am designated as a hostage.

Barreling down the road at break-neck speed I weaved my way through traffic as my business cohorts tried to delay the flight. Russ, a quick-minded, jittery fellow with the disposition of a Poodle, raced to the check in counter and began to stall. Russ told them that I was elderly and was on my way to the terminal in my wheelchair.

Failing do be moved by Russ’s story, the crew began boarding the passengers. Not to be deterred, Russ spun another tale, this time I was a Mexican national returning to my homeland to see my dying Jose brother for the last time.

Boarding continued without delay and Russ was getting desperate.

Janet and I were closing in on the airport when the crew closed the doors of the aircraft

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and prepared for take off. Russ, my hero, determined to “leave no sales manager behind” sprang from his seat, dashed past a group of flight attendants, spotted an open cockpit door and parked himself in the pilot’s seat! Presently, a stunt like that would surely land brave Russ in a first class suite at the Guantanamo Hilton, yet our substitute pilot remained steadfast behind the controls until security was summoned to the plane. Back on the road, Janet and I had reached the airport grounds and began jumping speed bumps “Dukes of Hazzard” style. My tires burning, I dropped poor Janet off at the gate off with eight pieces of luggage and sped off to the parking garage.

We boarded the plane to the catcalls of everyone aboard and Captain Russ was released by his captors, shaken, but uninjured.

In a few weeks Will, Janet and I are planning another trip.

Steering clear of the dreaded state of North Carolina, we are heading to our nation’s capital for a few days of sightseeing and relaxation. If the Department of Homeland Security decides to raise their terror alert a notch or two during that time period, you will most certainly know why.

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Planning for School Success - A Very Good Idea

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ow, I am not saying that summer is almost over, but, school IS just around the corner. Many kids in the area return to classes after Labor Day, some at the end of the month and others go back in as little as two weeks. Of the hundreds that I have spoken to recently, some are excited about going back, seeing friends, taking new classes, etc. Others are dreading it, not ready to give up the pool and sleeping late.

Most, however, have some degree of anxiety. For the average elementary and middle schooler, school represents the most significant social environment they know. Returning to this can be exciting, but it is also a process of plugging back into relationships, dealing with feelings of acceptance and rejection, and is a significant adjustment from the lazy days of summer. With this in mind,

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here are a few things that we as parents can do to help make this process easier for our children and increase their probability of success in the transition back to school.

First of all, get them back on schedule. For most families, the schedule that children keep changes drastically over the summer. Many sleep late, stay up late watching late night movies, and evening activities are not that big of a deal when we know there is nothing scheduled for them in the mornings. When school starts, it is a different story. Sleep is a major contributor to mood and intellectual functioning.

Don’t wait until school begins to address this issue. At a minimum, start a week ahead.

Set clear bedtimes and stick to them. It will take this long and longer for many to readjust their sleep/wake schedule and it is not a fun process. Once

school begins there are many more tasks to be focused on than this battle. A good minimum for a school aged child is 9 hours.

Next, get their school supplies. The schools in the area, especially elementary and middle, do a fantastic job of letting parents know what a child needs at the beginning of school. As parents we don’t always realize how a child feels on the first few days when teachers expect them to be prepared with supplies. This situation can cause significant and yet unnecessary anxiety for a child. This can be compounded when a child is surrounded by peers, most of whom will be prepared. Take the time now to go shopping and give your child the confidence that they will be ready with what they need on the first day.

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Growing Up In Prison

ost of my friends are un-- waiting. aware that I spent the sumAt the other end of the building, mer in prison before movfour tubercular inmates, three white ing to Roanoke in 1953. During my and one black, lived in seclusion. senior year at Mary Baldwin College, (This was the only instance of integraa friend accepted a summer position at tion at this institution – whites and the Women’s State Farm in Goochland, blacks occupied separate cottages.)

Virginia, near Richmond, Virginia and The matron of Clinic Hall, a diminuurged me to go with her. I had spent tive lady from Canada, was ably asthe last two summers as an intern at sisted by a strong, outspoken inmate, Western State Hospital and thought a registered nurse named Julia. this new experience would add to the Mary Jo Shannon Staff members were forbidden to knowledge I had gained in my study ask questions concerning reasons for of psychology. So after graduation, Cherie and incarceration, but inmates were free to reveal this I headed for that flat steamy countryside where information if they wished. Julia boasted that she folks carried umbrellas on sunny days for protec- was serving a life sentence for murder. tion from the relentless rays of the sun.

“I worked hard putting my husband through State Farm was true to its name – a real farm medical school, and then he left me and took up where many of the inmates worked to raise fresh with a sweet young thing, so I let him have it!” she vegetables. The food was delicious -- for inmates said with satisfaction. “When I’m prepping one of and staff alike. They also operated a laundry, which these gals for a birth using that big razor, and they served the men’s penitentiary in Richmond as well ask why I’m here -- you ought to see the look on as this facility for women. I remember there was their faces when I say I’m here for murder.” Her a problem that summer when plans for an escape sturdy frame shook with laughter as she recalled were intercepted in the laundry exchange between the incident. the two institutions.

In my second month, I was assigned to relieve The State Farm had no bars or fences usually as- the matron for her 45 day vacation. I moved into sociated with incarceration. It resembled a school her room on Clinic Hall, and for 45 days I was with a spacious campus dotted with brick cottages almost as secluded as the girls I supervised. Evto house the inmates and staff. The administrative ery night at eight o’clock each girl stood outside building resembled a hotel, with residence and the door to her room and we all said the Lord’s dining facilities for staff members when off duty. Prayer together. Then I walked the length of the Inmates served as waitresses, learning skills that hall, locking each door, before returning to my would help them with employment when their room. I could not leave the premises until the foldebt to society was paid. Inmates were encour- lowing morning. Although a night nurse came to aged to go to school, and many received a GED be available if needed, I was responsible for those while incarcerated. (Some of the prostitutes were in my care. I read many books that summer, ineager to learn; they said education enabled them cluding the entire Revised Standard Version of the to charge more when they returned to the street!) Bible that had just come off the press.

Arts and crafts were also taught and a literary The summer was coming to a close and soon magazine was published annually.

I would leave Goochland for Roanoke, to teach What a shock it was when I received a silver key third grade at Crystal Spring Elementary School. on a beige nylon cord and had to sign an agree- I had hoped to observe a birth before leaving, but ment to pay $2000 (and this was 56 years ago!) that seemed improbable. Although three of the should I lose it! It was a master key, and if lost, all eight could deliver any day now, it seemed highly the locks at the prison would have to be replaced. unlikely that it would happen in time.

I kept that nylon cord around my waist, and the On the day before my departure, Julia confided key tucked into the pocket of my uniform. When that tonight there would be a new baby. I asked I went home for a visit, I locked it in my mailbox. her how she could be so sure and she replied, “BeWe worked thirty days before we were paid, and cause I gave Peachy a dose of castor oil!” we had not received a check before we went home I was terrified! Peachy was a quiet young womfor a visit. I recall that Cherie and I had only ten an, probably in her early twenties, from Southwest cents left after buying round-trip bus tickets for Virginia. What if something went wrong – I felt Staunton. We bought a candy bar and shared it. completely responsible.

I was assigned to the Clinic Hall, which served After the girls were locked in at eight o’clock, as infirmary, first aid station and quarantine for Peachy knocked on her door and asked for help. new inmates. One of my responsibilities was to Her labor had begun. The night nurse asked me record the belongings of each new inmate. This to call the doctor, who lived near the prison. required a trip to the basement, where I unpacked When he arrived, he instructed me to hold cother belongings, listed each item and lit a sulfur ton sprinkled with chloroform for her to breathe candle to fumigate overnight. The next morning when the pains became too intense. I held the cotI repacked and stored the belongings on shelves ton with one hand and Peachy’s sweaty hand with where they would remain until their owner was the other. released.

When the doctor said, “It’s a girl,” and placed At one end of the long Clinic building, an elder- the wriggling bundle on her mother’s abdomen, ly nurse supervised a nursery with twenty babies, Peachy looked up at me and asked, “Miss Shilling, ages ranging from newborn to eighteen months, what is your name?” all born in prison. Their mothers were encourI replied, “Mary Jo,” and she whispered, “I want aged to come on Sunday afternoons to cuddle and to name her Mary Jo.” visit with them. Soon eight more infants would be I think I grew up on that, my last night in prisadded to cribs in the nursery, for eight women in on.

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aries. Let your children know what will be expected during the school year ahead of time.

One very significant area to address is homework. When and how will it be done? Are you going to check it? What privileges will be tied to academic performance? The best time for most children to do homework, is immediately after school. It is OK to let them have time for a snack or short break, but it is vital that they not move on to other activities until this work is done. The average child does not require a significant break after school. They are best suited to completing homework when it is done in close proximity to when it was assigned. Once a child moves on to another task, it is more difficult to get them to return to homework and for their brains and attitudes to get back in learning mode. Another related issue is when a child knows

that they are not alfor another it may be lowed any privileges a new belt. It does (TV, games, playing not need to be exwith friends) until pensive to be signifitheir work is done, cant. Ask your child they now have moif there is something tivation for it to be special they would completed. When like for the first day homework is out of school. of the way initially, A good analogy the rest of the evefor this is thinking Keith McCurdy ning schedule is of going into a new less affected negajob. You would nattively and bedtimes happen as urally have a little anxiety, want planned. to make a good impression, The last suggestion is to give and want to know what was exthem something to feel good pected and how the day would about. Get them a new shirt, unfold. Every new school year shoes or backpack that they is similar to this for our chilreally like. When a child feels dren, especially in elementary good about how they present, and middle school. We can do it helps to lessen the anxiety of a lot to lessen their anxiety and returning to school. This does support their success by paying not mean that we need to un- attention to a few details in adnecessarily buy a new ward- vance. robe or spend $150 on a pair Contact Keith at of new shoes. For one child it may be a new pair of earrings, psycyou@msn.com

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End of Summer Vegetable Casserole

I don’t think of summer as being just a "season" . . . or even a state of mind - but rather a “state of being.” And I worry that we often snatch our children out of that state of being long before the summer season ends and the anticipation of the school year begins. We do this out of love, of course - we want them to "succeed" so we place them into so many different activities and push them to excel in hopes that they will find their gifts. God does give gifts specific to each of us and he wants our children to succeed and excel too, but I believe that He measures success very differently from the way we do today in our society. I think He just wants our children to know Love, to know Wonder and to know childhood. I think those are the greatest gifts we can show and give to our children. I think if they get all of that from us they will very likely find true success and be very passionate about life. I guess that is why I mourn the end of summer because summer is all those things - love, wonder and childhood. There is plenty of time to be with friends and family, time to explore the world and time to play. As we plan out the year for our children and are actively “raising them,” we are training them to be good little people who will one day be good big people. We are giving them a sense of worth and pride - teaching them commitment, teamwork and all those important things that they learn through school and activities. But let’s not lose sight of the greatest God-given process that trains a child to be an adult – childhood itself. The end of summer may be just around the corner but let’s allow our children time to explore, play, reflect, breath, and find peace and love throughout the year.

As summer gardens begin to hit the height of their production, I hope you’ll enjoy this vegetable casserole made up of so many delicious things!

1/4 cup olive oil 3 small zucchini, cut in half lengthwise then into 1/4-inch slices 3 small yellow squash, cut in half lengthwise then into 1/4-inch slices 2 green bell peppers, cut into bite-size strips 2 red bell peppers, cut into bite-size strips 3 banana (or hot) peppers, seeded and chopped 2 sweet onions, sliced 5 eggs 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 8 ounces processed cheese food (Velveeta), cubed 2 cups seasoned bread crumbs 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese garlic powder to taste (optional) onion powder to taste (optional) seasoned salt to taste (optional) black pepper to taste (optional)

-Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees -Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add zucchini, yellow squash, green and red bell pepper, and onions; cook, stirring occasionally until slightly softened. Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, and flour.

-When vegetables are tender, drain skillet of excess liquid and arrange in the bottom of a large glass baking dish. Season as desired with seasonings of choice, and stir to blend flavors. Distribute cheese cubes evenly over the vegetables. Pour in the egg mixture, and spread bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese over the top.

-Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until bubbling hot. Remove cover during the last 15 minutes to brown top lightly. Serve immediately.

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Commentary: First Vote on Amphitheater Blessing for Elmwood Park If anyone would take the time to read about the great history of what is pathetically left of Elmwood Park, more might come to understand and appreciate this under-recognized historic, albeit, forgotten landmark of our great city.

One of the great founding fathers of our city was Pey-

ton Leftwich Terry. Anyone interested in learning about this history should visit the Virginia Room at our main Library and review the files on Elmwood Park.

The family used to open the grounds of their estate for everyday citizens to come in and enjoy the shade of the Elmwood Trees. The

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home and land was eventually bequeathed to the city for a park, so that all citizens could continue to enjoy these grounds.

Now, five times over a hundred years there have been attempts to build and or rename Elmwood Park. All failed due to public outcry to leave it alone. And once again our city administration fails to honor the faith and trust of great assets that have been bequeathed to our city by great benefactors like J. Fishburn who bequeathed Mill Mountain to the City, to name but another.

There is precious little green space left in Elmwood

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Park. Putting a futuristic looking flying saucer on this hallowed ground is sinful in so many ways. Should it fail and follow the now downward spiral of the "Flying Nun Space Ship" Art Gallery that landed in the Market, what are we to do with these white elephant behemoths?

Just how long do you expect people to live downtown if they have no park or green space to enjoy? And it was certainly never the intent of the generosity of giving Elmwood Park to the citizens of Roanoke that they should ever have to pay to use that space.

Our city administration

has now floundered on a great number of extremely costly projects. Tearing down Victory Stadium, A nine million dollar tax incentive to build Ivy Market, no taxes for the failing Art Museum, The Market Building, to name a few . . . and now an Amphitheater. All of this while basic infrastructure, upkeep and maintenance in our city is on a downward spiral. Not to mention the School System and lack of fire and police protection.

Is another "Play Thing" (Amphitheater) for Roanoke's Rich and famous really needed? Why is it that the so called leaders of our

Commentary: Take Health Care Back from the Insurance Companies I received an email from the Whitehouse today (8-9-09).

It was from David Axelrod on Health Care Reform. No doubt millions of my fellow Americans received it too.

After reviewing the email and its content, I sent David a reply to express my opinion.

Because of the importance of this matter to Americans, I share it with you too.

Dear David Axelrod: I appreciate the email you sent stating, "It's time for a reality check" and I appreciate the information it contains and connects me to.

I think all Americans recognize that our general

Health Care System needs attention and correction. That said, (from a person who has traveled rather extensively) America is arguably the best in the world when it comes to providing research, health care solutions, and treatment. In my opinion, it is not the Health Care System that needs changing but the terrible abuse in our legal system and response from our insurance companies who both need to be brought back into a reasonable game.

The single greatest concern I have with everything proposed in the Health Care Reform Bill is the fact that

government is imposing itself upon our society, trying to make policy on ethics and business decisions that it has no business in. Further, government control is a sure way to kill innovation, efficiency, and freedom.

I vote to move back toward a government that empowers the individual and keeps itself free from temptation to believe it can do better than its collective population.

Remember, it's "We the people!�

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Patrick Henry / Virginia Tech Grad Named Pew Scholar Sometimes good news about the Roanoke city school system can get lost in discussions over graduation rates and school closings.

Felicia Goodrum is good news.

Goodrum, a 1988 graduate of Patrick Henry High School, is known by her middle name, Dare, to her family and friends. And she's one Patriot who's made the most of her public school education.

Goodrum is an assistant professor in the Department of Immunobiology at the University of Arizona. She was named a Pew Scholar in 2008 by the Pew Charitable Trust, an honor given to just 20 of the top scientists in the U.S. every year.

And if that weren't enough, in July she received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. One of just 100 scholars to receive the award every year, she'll attend a ceremony in Washington this fall and get to meet President Obama. “I'm not surprised. That's all she does is work,� said Goodrum's mother, June Camper.

Although many of Goodrum's friends attended Roanoke County's private North Cross School,

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Felicia Dare Goodrum Camper made the decision to keep Goodrum in the public school system. “I wanted her to be with all walks of life,� said Camper of Goodrum attending Patrick Henry, a school in which more than 40% of the students are minorities, and the same percentage are eligible for free or reduced price lunch. “I didn't want her to be protected or sheltered.�

Goodrum excelled in the Roanoke city school system. “I had really strong science teachers. I found that very inspiring,� she said. “Patrick Henry is

Character Academy is All About Team Teamwork was the character-building skill most readily experienced by 23 youths who attended the Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Annual Character Academy last week. Children from all over the valley and as far away as Danville and Gretna converged on the Hollins Station to participate in firefighting activities. The kids learned about firefighting gear, watched the ladder go up and down on a ladder truck, and attempted to open a fire hydrant and hold a fire hose.

This was the event's fifth year, said Brian Clingenpeel, Public Educator for Roanoke County.

Roanoke City mom Teri McIntyre snapped pictures of her son Derek as he took part in the event.

She hopes he would retain some of the character lessons he learned.

"Being a boy, I thought he'd like the fire trucks," she said.

McIntyre likes the Character Counts program (from the Valley Character organization) because it reinforces what she teaches at home. "They don't pay attention to mom," she said.

Derek, 10, called the event "awesome" and said he is considering a career as a fireman after learning about the tools used in firefighting and rescue.

"They use these long hooks to bring down fires and axes to bust down the doors, and saws in the roof to let the smoke out," he explained.

Sadi Gilbert, 10, lives in Roanoke County and was as excited to see former classmates as she was to be learning about ladders and gear. "But I'm learning a lot," she promised.

Several teenagers who volunteer with Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Public Education were on hand to assist too. Jessica Dean and Rachel Gilbert, both 16, said they liked helping out at various events. They sometimes even dress up as Spot, a Dalmatian mascot. !

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Other events included water games and experiencing a fire or tornado in the Fire and Severe Weather Safety Simulator.

"It's a privilege to have this at our station this year," Roanoke County Fire Captain Mike Unroe said of the event. "We're teaching them about teamwork."

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As part of the award, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease will extend Goodrum's current research grant for five years.

Goodrum's achievements at an early stage in her career are impressive—even more so when you consider she's a mom, with two kids of her own in public schools. “I definitely believe in public school education,� she said. “I think it does start you out with a very broad view of diversity and society.� She encourages young woman in science to take on the challenge of having a career and a family. “You can do it. There are more doors open now than ever,� she said. “The sciences are a really wonderful place to work and be a woman.�

Her advice to the next Dare Goodrum, plugging away in the halls of Patrick Henry High School? “There's never any room for making excuses for what your school system can or cannot provide. Take advantage of every opportunity you're offered.�

She knows the payoff is worth it. “I have the perfect job, working with bright, young minds and doing the research that I want to do,� she said.

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Goodrum took her love for science with her to Virginia Tech and graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology in 1992. After completing her Ph.D. in molecular genetics at Wake Forest, she did post-doctoral work at Princeton University and came to Arizona in April of 2006. Her research into how viruses survive in the human body quickly impressed university officials, who nominated her for the Pew Scholar award, placing her in a field of about 120 applicants from across the country.

Goodrum's Pew award comes with nearly $250,000 of unrestricted research funding. But Goodrum's not in it for the money. “It's significant for the recognition that comes with it. It really validates the work that I'm doing,� she said.

When Goodrum was contacted about the Presidential Early Career Award by the White House, she didn't believe it. “I started getting these e-mails from the office of the President requesting information. I thought it was some sort of phishing scam,� she said with a

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Clara Harding eases up just after finishing the Kids 100 Meter dash.

Making a point on two wheels: Manif Spaciale, an event sponsored last

Friday by the Car Less Brit Museum, was designed to help car drivers appreciate bicyclists, demonstrating visually the amount of road space a bicyclist would be taking up if they chose to drive a car instead of ride a bike. River Laker, a participant and the man behind the Car Less Brit Museum, organized the event. “So the more bikers there are, the more space is left More than 120 runners and ran a 100 meter and 400 meter track coach at Cave Spring High on the road for car drivers to take up,� reasons Laker. Several others also rode bikes specially almost as many spectators met sprint; teens and adults could School, where he earned six outfitted to take up as much space as a car.

Photo by Susan Jamison. at Roanoke College’s Homer participate at 100, 200, and 800 Coach of the Year awards.

Strider President Amy RockC. Bast Track Tuesday for the meter dashes as well as 3k and second Star City Striders “All- 5k races. The meet closed with a hill termed the two all-comers Comers Track Meet.� very competitive 4 X 400 meter meets a “pleasantly surprising success� and hopes to move Runners of all ages participat- relay.

The all-comers meets were forward on plans to expand the ed together in a format stressing fun and family. Children as the idea of Bryan Lewis, who re- program from two to at least young as 3, and adults well into cently graduated from Hidden four summer track meets in their 50s, mingled with dozens Valley High School and plans to 2010.

One of the strange things thing like this: We are a people The Gospel is really quite “You can see from the kids’ about us is that we have dif- that God has called. When we simple. We are told that to live of local high school and college- run at the University of Virginia aged track and cross-country this upcoming season. Strider faces that they’re thrilled to be ficulty talking about what we trust God in this wilderness without him is death‌.and we runners training for their up- members Finn Pincus and Joe out here. It’s not about winning, find to be most important. wandering of life, of history, know it is true. Our true bread LaRocco served as meet direc- it’s about having fun and doing And, the more important, the and sometimes, even when we is not the stuff we find we can coming seasons.

Entry fees were nominal, and tor and official starter, respec- the best you can,� Rockhill said. more central to our lives some- don’t, God provides for us, so easily speak of: Money and polthing is, the more difficulty we that his purposes come to pass itics and health care and sports no prizes were awarded except tively. Pincus is head track and cross-country coach at Roanoke for medals given to all children College, and LaRocco is a veterBy Pam Rickard have expressing it. You would among us. It seems to me that and sex and bread, and all the who finished their races. Kids an official and former pam@NewsRoanoke.com think life would be just the op- this is the message of the Old other stuff that consumes us. posite. So, we may speak quite Testament in a nutshell, and it Even Church! What? Who is easily about, say, “bread�, but may be pretty close to the New this bread? fumble for words to express Testament’s message as well.

John says that he is the Word our feelings about such topics The story of bread appear- made flesh. That is, the God of as faith, or fear, or beauty, or ing daily to sustain the people all things - the God who prolove, or God. Yet, something in of Israel in the wilderness, is a vides the wherewithal for all us yearns to express our deep- case in point. The slave nation the bread of all the world, the est thoughts and dreams. So, of Israel is tired and hungry Creator and Sustainer of life we compose music. We make and wants to go back to Egypt, itself, has spoken his Word, art. We tell stories. We use where at least they knew from has expressed himself, has resymbols and metaphors to il- where the next meal was com- vealed himself in this one, this lumine what we cannot reveal ing. They find freedom and Jesus. He is like the manna, Even the Incredibles in mere words. faith to be less desirable than who comes to us from God, Evidently, it has always been slavery and security. And so, to give us what we need most. came out to run! Back to front Lindsay Skolrood this way with humans. The sto- in response to their need and And what is that? Well, it is the Noah Harding breaks away for the win in one of the 4 ry of the Exodus is a story that their complaint, God sends conviction that we are loved of (205), Annie LeHardy Kids 100 Meter dash heats.

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Bradley and Patriots Get to Work To say that the Patrick Henry Patriots football program has struggled over the past few years would be an understatement. The school’s last winning season came all the way back in 2000, and the Patriots are coming off of an abysmal 1-9 record last season that led to the departure of former coach Bob Gray.

However, Patriots fans might have reason to be optimistic as preseason practices begin. The reason? Brad Bradley.

Bradley, a Salem High School graduate, comes to Patrick Henry with an impressive coaching resume that includes two Class A Division I state championships in 2002 and 2005 at William Campbell. He also brings a spread offense modeled after that of Rich Rodriguez, the Head Coach at the University of Michigan.

But when asked about his plan to turn around the beleaguered program, Bradley didn’t break open his offen-

sive playbook or talk about his track record of success.

Instead, he offered a simple, straightforward response: “We’re going to work, and we’re gonna work really hard.�

And work they have. In Bradley’s first week on the job, he gathered the team together and laid out their plans for the offseason. Those plans involved a lot of time in the weight room, which, according to the new coach, was about more than just getting stronger. “It really gave us a good idea of who was willing to pay the price, put their time in and work,� Bradley said. By the middle of the summer, nearly 70 players were regulars in the gym, evidence that the team is buying into Bradley’s philosophy. “You know, winning, it all starts in the offseason,� he said. “Really, football is a year-round commitment now.

And when you start getting

a core group that is invested in the program, whether it’s with their time, their energy, or their passion‌the better you’re going to be.�

To help with the transition on the field, the Patriots participated in 7 v. 7 competition during the spring and summer for the first time in years, where they performed quite well, finishing 3rd out of 14 teams at a tournament in Amherst.

The live action was a great benefit to the Patriots, who will be learning a completely new offense and defense under Bradley. And the new systems, especially offensively, are radically different. Only a year removed from the single-wing formation favored by Coach Gray, the players will now find themselves in four and five wide receiver sets – and often. “There’s nothing similar between what the kids ran last year and what we’ll be doing this year,� Bradley said, not-

ing that his squad will operate out of the shotgun 90% of the time. “But we do think we have the personnel to execute what we want to run.�

Defensively, Bradley’s teams traditionally run a “53â€? – five down lineman and three linebackers. “It’s a pretty straightforward, gap-responsibility style defense. Nothing complex‌this is high school football, so we’ll be focused on what everyone else is focused on – stopping the run.â€?

Only two weeks into camp, the players and the coaching New Patrick Henry football coach Brad Bradley staff are still growing accustomed to one another, so it is ley has had on his team thus those things consistently. difficult to determine what to far. His infectious attitude and We’re going to teach the funexpect from the Patriots this intensity seem to indicate that damentals. We’re going to do season. Will the offense blos- even if the Patriots don’t win the little things well. And if we som in the spread, or will it many games this season, no can do those things, we’ll be struggle with such a drastic one will want to play them. successful.� change in philosophies? What “My kids are going to work unknown players will step up? hard, be disciplined, and we’re

By Matt Reeve While those questions will not going to beat ourselves,�

Matt@NewsRoanoke.com remain unanswered for at Bradley said. “As a coaching least a few more weeks, what is staff, we’re going to preach undeniable is the effect Brad-

Colonels Look to Reach Greater Heights

Some things change, and some things stay the same. As the William Fleming Colonels begin their preseason practices, they’ll be hoping those words ring true as they look to surpass their winning 2008 campaign, while facing major questions on both sides of the football.

Last year’s undefeated Western Valley District champions were virtually unstoppable on offense, featuring a “triple threat� of sorts with quarterback Derek Brown, tailback LaCalvin Hickman and wide receiver A.J. Johnson.

Unfortunately for the Colonels, all three players were lost to graduation. And while replacing such invaluable talent might seem a daunting task for any team, Fleming Coach Rob Senseney seems unconcerned. “We’re going to have to replace some really good players, there’s no doubt about it,�

Senseney said. “But I think we’ve got some guys ready to come in and play well for us.�

At quarterback, senior Devin Dean will try to fill the void vacated by Brown. It might not be too much of an adjustment for the rest of the offense. Senseney describes Dean as a “Brown prototype,� a dual-threat who can make plays with his legs when the pocket collapses around him. “I think he’s actually faster than Brown,� Senseney said. “And he took some snaps last year, so it’s not like he’ll be coming into this cold or anything.�

To replace Hickman, the Colonels may utilize a “running

Fleming Coach Rob Senseney seems unconcerned. back by committee� approach, featuring Devin Richardson, Malcolm Hardy, and Miles Henderson. Senseney’s confidence in the offensive line, coupled with the unique skills of each of the tailbacks, cemented the decision. “I feel that we are really deep at running back,� Senseney said. “Hardy might be the strongest player on the team pound-forpound, and Richardson and Henderson have great speed and vision. Plus, I think that since we’re so good up front, it’ll always be to our advantage to have a fresh running back in there.�

The key to the offense’s production will likely be the play of the wide receivers. Last season, the ability of Johnson and Shaquan Manning to get open downfield prevented teams from stacking the box to stop Hickman, opening tons of running room for the tailback and

keeping opposing defenses off balance. “Teams will try to load up on us and stop the running game, so we’ll need those guys to step up for us,� Senseney said.

Though it’s not set in stone, the top candidates to replace Johnson and Manning are seniors Marcus Redd and Daunte Barber. “They’re good athletes and good route runners,� Senseney said. “Neither one is a burner or anything, but I think they’ll do a good job for us.�

Despite the many new faces, Senesney is adamant that the offense will be fine. “I like us a lot on that side of the ball – I actually think we’re further along then we were at this point last year,� he said.

Defensively, the Colonels will have to fill another major void created by the departure of their entire corps of linebackers. “It’s gonna be a mixed group of newcomers and veterans in terms of who is going to fill those roles,� Senseney said.

Former defensive end Deonte Foster will make the switch to linebacker, and will be joined by Jonathan Hagans.

But the cupboard is not bare – the Colonels still have senior defensive tackle Carlton Crossgill, an All-District performer last season.

To be sure, the big question for William Fleming as they look to repeat as Western Valley District Champions will be how the newcomers adjust to their new roles. Will there be a

prolonged learning curve? Will they be overwhelmed by the high bar set by their predecessors?

Senseney seems confident that when it’s all said and done, his team will have more than its share of success. “I mean, there will definitely be a learning curve, but we try to minimize that in the offseason, with all the work we do in 7 v. 7 and all of that, so that when the kids get to camp there is a certain comfort level,� he said. “Our philosophy is to take things one week at a time and gauge where we are bit by bit.

I like where we’re at now and I think we’re going to get better and better.�

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Using Baseball To Change Lives

Six years ago, Amy Webb, then a student at Glenvar High School, wrote an AP English paper on the impact of baseball in the Dominican Republic. As she researched for the report, she discovered a sad truth: despite the fact that baseball in the Dominican is a way of life for many in the country, few young boys and their families could afford the basic equipment (like bats and gloves) to play the game they loved. A number of major league baseball players are from the Domincan. “Parents actually would let their kids leave school to train for baseball,� Webb said. “But they didn’t have normal equipment. They would use baskets for gloves and sticks for bats, and other stuff like that. And so few actually make the major leagues, so the rest would be uneducated, with no jobs and very few skills.�

Inspired, Webb, a passionate Baltimore Orioles fan herself, started to ponder ways she could help. “I even bought a ‘How-to’ book for starting non-profits,� she recalled. By August of 2003, Opportunity Through Baseball was launched.

In the years since, the organization, based in Salem, has partnered with cities all over the United States, donating baseball equipment to inter-city programs like

LEAD in Atlanta, the Negro League Baseball Academy in Chicago, and the JOY Outdoor Education Center near Cincinnati. “It’s kind of been a whirlwind, but it’s been really good,� Webb said. “I definitely want to reach more kids though.� She has set up a table outside minor league games in Salem to collect baseball gear in the past.

Webb’s vision for the effort extends far beyond a passion for the game. “I’ve looked at a lot of studies about youth activities and sports, and it’s been shown that sports, among other things, help give these kids something to be involved in, so that they’re not alone, getting in trouble, or hanging with the wrong crowd.�

After six years, finding such youth in need has been a challenge. “I know that there are a lot of kids in the world who don’t have access to sports equipment, and my question is where can I find them, and how can I help?�

In order to grow, Webb (who used to work part time for the Roanoke Express hockey team) says the company desperately needs volunteers, as well as financial support. “We need people who share in our vision, who are passionate about the game of baseball and who want to make a difference.�

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the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame is open after almost two decades of planning and fundraising.

On hand for the ribbon cutting were dignitaries: 6th District Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Salem Mayor Randy Foley, Delegate Morgan Griffith (8th District), Catawba Supervisor Butch Church and former Salem franchise owner Kelvin Bowles. The Hall of Fame is located near the Salem Red Sox offices and will be open during games played at adjacent Lewis Gale Field.

At other times, the facility can be toured by appointment.

al different creative ideas in order to drum up support, as well as maintain a presence locally. One such event coming up in the Roanoke area is “Grand Slam Saturday,� which will be held at Rivers Edge on Saturday, August 22nd from 10am – 4pm. “It’ll be kind of a baseball – themed carnival,� Webb said.

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The hope is that eventually, Opportunity Through Baseball will be able to do even more than donating equipment – possibly offering baseball camps and clinics, and maybe even reach out to its original source of inspiration, the Dominican Republic. “I just love baseball, and want to share that with others,� Webb said. “This is something that I really care about, and I want to keep it going.�

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Rooney goes online.

Roanoke College Launches New Athletic Web Site

Roanoke College launched a new athletics web site August 4, reflecting the new athletic branding which has been updated to include Roanoke’s new mascot, “Rooney.�

The newly redesigned site promises to be user-friendly, featuring live in-game statistics, streaming audio and video, photo galleries, SMS alerts, recruiting components, and a mobile Web site version.

The site’s architecture was developed in-house, and graphic design was done by New City of Blacksburg. New City has designed websites for other higher education clients, including Virginia Tech, Imperial College London and California State University as well as Roanoke College’s main web site.

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Excalibur Lacrosse wins NY tournament Excalibur Lacrosse’s 2009 summer travel program concluded with a championship in the 2009 John Pirro Invitational in Long Island, New York on July 19, 2009.

Excalibur's U15 team won the John Pirro Invitational in Long Island, New York. Excalibur went 4 and 1 playing teams from Long Island and a team from Dallas, TX and defeating the host team in the championship game. Excalibur's teams played in Richmond, VA, Annapolis, MD and Long Island, NY this summer.

Excalibur is offering both a Boys Developmental Program and a Boys Travel Program this Fall. The Developmental Program will practice on Wednesdays at the Edge Sports Performance Center beginning September 9. The Travel Program will practice on Sunday afternoons at Hooper Field, North Cross School beginning September 13. For more information and the registration form email excaliburlacrosse@ yahoo.com or visit the website at laxteams.net/excaliburlacrosse.

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runners head down Main Street last Saturday morning for 3.1 and 6.2 mile races through the streets and neighborhoods of Salem. (Can you find RSS News Director Gene Marrano in this picture?)

Two Salemites (Andrew Parkins and Dan Netting) finished 2-3 behind 5K men’s winner Will Frye of Tennessee (17:00:3), while Kimberly Parker of Roanoke was the top female finisher at 21:10:3. In the 10K race David Angell (33:48.5) and George Probst (35:02.9) were the top finishers. Shauna Mugavero (40:55.9) was the first women across the finish line.

Senior Golf Results Tom Adams of Northwest Roanoke, VA was the overall winner of the Roanoke Valley Senior Golf Tour's August tournament held on August 11th at Auburn Hills Golf Club in Riner, VA. Playing in Division 2, Adams netted a score of 62. Other net scores in Division 2 were: 2nd Place: Dennis Henry - 66; 3rd Place: Butch Blessard - 68; 4th Place: Bruce Lupton - 69; 5th Place: Garland Berry - 70.

In Division 1, Andy Shumate of Southwest Roanoke County won 1st Place with a net score of 62; 2nd Place: John Ashby - 64; 3rd Place: Raymond Barton - 65; 4th Place: Larry Stevens - 65; 5th Place: Barrett Cawood - 66.

In Division 3, 1st Place winner Emory Taylor of Floyd, VA recorded a net score of 63; 2nd Place: Tom Martin - 64; 3rd Place: Bill Rhea - 69; 4th Place Harry Woods - 69; 5th Place: Elmer Milam - 70.

Winners in each division won trophies and gift certificates worth $525 in merchandise from Auburn Hill's gift shop. The Roanoke Valley Senior Golf Tour is on the web at: http://www.rvsgt.org

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James Lawson of Roanoke’s Hardup Softball team is safe at second base, beating the throw from right fielder (above).

Tommy Chambers, shortstop for Team Genesis, stretches to block ball from getting through him from second base into outfield.

Softball action in Salem:

the USSSA Class E State slow pitch 27 team tournament was held recently at the Moyer Sports Complex, one of many tourneys at the Salem park.

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Bad News for Hokies The Virginia Tech Hokies suffered a huge setback on Tuesday afternoon when leading rusher Darren Evans tore his left ACL during a non-contact drill in practice. He will miss the entire season.

Head Athletic trainer Mike Goforth had this to say about Evans’ injury, according to hokiesports.com: “Obviously we are all saddened by the results of his MRI, but we all know what type of young man Darren is and we have no doubt that he will come back stronger than ever.�

Evans, a redshirt sophomore, led the Hokies with 1,265 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns last season – both school records for a freshman. He was named the Orange Bowl MVP after running for 153 yards and a score in the Hokies 21-7 win over Cincinnati, and also set an ACC

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For the second year in a row, Roanoke native and Patrick Henry High School standout Claiborne Lucas, has received an outstanding player award at the prestigious Duke Elite Lacrosse Camp in Durham, NC. In 2008, Lucas received the Most Valuable Player Award at the Blue Devils Camp and recently in June 2009 received the Coaches Award at the Duke Elite Camp. The Duke lacrosse camp attracts hundreds of players from across the US expecting to play Division I women’s lacrosse at the highest collegiate level. This honor establishes Claiborne Lucas as a legitimate elite player commensurate with players from more traditional talent-rich areas such as the northeast and west coast.

Championship record with 114 yards in Tech’s 30-12 win over Boston College.

The loss is a huge blow for Virginia Tech, which is ranked # 7 in preseason polls and considered by some as a dark horse candidate to contend for spot in BCS National Championship game at the Rose Bowl in January. However the Hokies are loaded at the running back position, and will now look for increased contributions from Ryan Williams, Josh Ogelsby, and Danville native David Wilson.

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Creativity Loves Company; 20 Years For The Studio School

Next month marks the 20th anniversary for The Studio School, a downtown Roanoke non-profit art school with a mission statement that declares they are “dedicated to individual attention in small classes, with a supportive atmosphere to develop a creative, personal direction.�

In 2001, the school moved from its incubation space downtown above Mish Mish Art Supply to the Jefferson Center. Classes are now held in a 1,500 square foot space in rooms that are light filled, airy and open.

Faculty members are working artists who take joy in their craft, but say they well understand the frustrations involved and diligence needed to work through problems. “We teach the basic elements of art, rather than ‘formula painting,’ so every-

one gets a strong grounding in the fundamentals� said Vera Dickerson, director of The Studio School. “Then the desire to really express one’s ideas and emotions has the strength and structure to make a powerful personal statement. That’s what separates the O K from the memorable.�

Children’s classes, offered after school and on Saturday, offer many different media so each young artist can explore drawing, painting or working in three dimensions. “As some twenty-year veterans of these classes say, ‘I never learn it all!’ In addition to the class experience, school philosophy knows it is important to see very good art, and follows that idea with group trips to major museums in the region, Dickerson said. “A bus trip to Washington

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D C is planned for early December, a time when we will study the Corcoran Gallery’s ‘Sargent and the Sea’ exhibit, as well as visit The National Gallery, Museum of Women in the Arts and some commercial galleries . . . To see art that has passed the test of time helps us all to be better judges of our own art.

Adult classes guide students through the development of drawings into painting, using watercolors, acrylics or oils.

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wide offering .The school also adheres to the tradition of “plein air,� or painting out doors.

The original trio of Dickerson, Mimi Babe Harris (now in Montana) and Peyton Klein (now deceased), have grown to include Lee Penny Baker, Judy Bates, Tracy Budd, Sandi D’Alessandro, Michael Farrar, Jane Winders Frank, Susan B. Klein, Robin Poteet and Mark Shepeard. From time to time, other area artists offer short workshops and once each year a nationaly recognized artist travels to Roanoke to teach a special fundraiser workshop for the non-profit school.

Fall classes begin the week of September 14. Visit www. thestudioschool.biz, or call 540-344-5404 for more information.

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be the College’s featured speaker for Constitution Day on September 17. The first woman to serve on the federal bench, she was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and served until her retirement in 2006. O’Connor’s address will focus on judicial independence and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the College’s Bast Center. “We are extraordinarily pleased to have Justice O’Connor on campus. Our students will have multiple opportunities to listen and interact with her, and thus they will be able to explore some of the most pressing and contentious issues facing American society and also to experience the workings of a first rate mind,� says Dr. Richard Smith, vice president and dean of aca-

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The City of Roanoke and the Roanoke Arts Commission (RAC) has announced a citizen panel's selection of Don Lawler of Stephensport, Ky., to create two unique benches for Highland Park. City Council approved the selection at its meeting on Aug. 3.

Lawler's proposal was selected from 26 artists who responded to a Request for Qualifications.

The sculptural benches will be carved out of Indiana Limestone and will be installed in the fenced-in garden area along Washington Avenue and Sixth Street, which also houses the historic Humane Society Fountain.

A graduate of Centre College with a BA in the Arts, Lawler apprenticed with stone and bronze sculptors before setting up his own studio, LawlerWhite Sculpture Studios. His public commissions can be seen In Alabama, Indiana, Washington, Missouri, Colorado, Ohio and other states in addition to Kentucky. He also has received numerous private commissions as well as Best in Show and Purchase Awards in various competitions.

According to David Brown, Deputy Director of Art Collections and Exhibitions at the Taubman Museum of Art, a Roanoke Arts Commission member and member of the selection panel, "The Committee was in absolute agreement in choosing Don's work over all the rest of the entrants. His work combines classical elements with a “made it now' feel. They are durable, vi-

Don Lawyer works a piece of limestone outside his studio in Kentucky.

sually arresting and seem quite appropriate for this beautiful setting."

Of the $10,000 purchase price, $9,000 comes from the City of Roanoke's Percent for Art Fund and $1,000 from Old Southwest Inc. The city's Public Art Program is funded by a Percent for Art ordinance, established by the City of Roanoke as a way to fund public art in city neighborhoods and public places to reflect its vibrancy and heritage. The fund is comprised of 1 percent of the budgets of certain projects in the city's Capital Improvement Program.

Funding for the Highland Park benches was based on capital projects completed in the 20072008 fiscal year. Public art policies and decisions are guided by the 15 volunteer members of the Roanoke Arts Commission, with final approval from City Council.

Sandra Day O’Connor to Speak at Roanoke College

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Although O’Connor’s home state is Arizona, she is no stranger to Virginia. She currently serves as chancellor of the College of William and Mary, and last year she was awarded the Harry F. Byrd Jr. Class of 1935 Public Service Award by Virginia Military Institute for her significant public contributions. O’Connor voted with the majority in a landmark 1996 Supreme Court decision that required VMI to admit women or lose state funding.

A 1952 graduate of Stanford Law School, O’Connor served in the 1960s as an Arizona assistant attorney general. In 1969, she was appointed to fill a vacant seat in the Arizona Senate and, in 1973, became the Arizona Senate majority leader, the first woman in the country to hold such a position. In 1974, she successfully ran for trial judge and in 1979 was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals, a position she held until her nomination to the Supreme Court.

The annual Constitution Day lectures are sponsored by the President’s Office and the Henry H. Fowler program. Dr. William Hill, director of the Fowler program and retired public affairs professor, says that he was

able to schedule O’Connor’s appearance thanks to the assistance of a Roanoke board of trustees member who is a personal friend of hers. “We had extended an open invitation to her several years ago and this year it all worked out.�

O’Connor exemplifies the caliber of speakers that have visited campus over the past quarter century under the auspices of the Fowler Lecture series. A list of past speakers includes former presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford; former U.N. ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick; former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and Lawrence Eagleburger; civil rights leaders Julian Bond and Andrew Young; former governors Michael Dukakis, Charles Robb, and Ann Richards; former CIA director Stansfield Turner; former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt; former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto; and former Polish President Lech Walesa. Conservative Commentator George Will lectured as part of the series in April.

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Roanoke Symphony Orchestra's Musical "Journeys" The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra with David Stewart Wiley, Music Director, presents a new season of concerts beginning this fall. The 20092010 season, entitled Journeys, includes a series of nine Masterworks concerts in Roanoke as well as three Picnic at the Pops series events in Salem. An additional performance featuring the Roanoke Symphony Chorus performing Handel's Messiah is presented in December.

The season begins October 5, 2009 with the Opening Night concert of the Masterworks series. Included in the Masterworks series are six programs performed in nine concerts in a combination of Sunday afternoon and Monday evening performances at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre and Shaftman Performance Hall at Jefferson Center.

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David Wiley leads the RSO during their “Cirque de Soleil� performance last year. The 2009-2010 season entitled “Journeys� will begin on October 5th.

The series embarks on a virtual journey around the world, with varied symphonic repertoire in programs such as "Ports of Call," "Romantic Getaway" [on Valentine's Day], and a tour of American classics in "An American Landscape."

In March 2010, the Roanoke Symphony Chorus is featured in a Masterworks program that includes Mozart's remarkable human testament, Requiem. Masterworks soloists include violinist Natasha Korsakova in October, clari-

netist Jon Manasse in January, and pianist Tavit Tashjian in February. Masterworks ticket buyers may choose between two discounted ticket packages: the Masterworks Subscription for all programs, or the create-your-own ticket package, "Pick3."

The RSO's Picnic at the Pops series includes three concerts during the 2009-2010 season; offering a choice of table seating or stadium seating, presented at the Salem Civic Center. Concertgoers enjoy a unique experience with full symphony orchestra, popular artists, and a casual atmosphere that begins well before the music begins. [Doors open 1-1/2 hours before concert time.] This year's Pops series begins with Natalie Cole and RSO on November 5, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., and continues with the RSO's popular and tra-

Area Teachers Attend Blue Ridge Writing Project at Virginia Tech

Nineteen teachers from southwest Virginia who teach kindergarten through college levels received fellowships to attend the Blue Ridge Writing Project (BRWP) at Virginia Tech. Several are from the Roanoke Valley.

The intensive four-week summer institute ran through July 17 and was co-directed

by Aileen Murphy and Kelly Belanger, faculty members in the Department of English.

The BRWP consists of writ-

ing groups, reading groups, and teacher demonstrations.

"The purpose [of the demonstrations] is to share best practices with one another," said Murphy, "as well as to present areas in our teaching in which we would like feedback for improvement.

The teachers end up leaving with 20-some ideas of things to incorporate into their own classrooms in the fall, and they become very excited about writing, which 'infects'

their students."

Part of the National Writing Project (NWP), the Blue Ridge sessions were packed with information and firsthand practice on writing strategies and digital tools.

Returning to school in the fall, these teachers will bring new insights and skills to their students, and to their colleagues, so that students in many classrooms benefit.

Among those who participated in the workshop were

ditional Holiday Pops Spectacular on December 11th at 7:00 p.m. Tenor soloist and Roanoke native, George Dyer, along with the Roanoke Symphony Chorus and Roanoke College Children's Choir join the RSO on stage for Holiday Pops. Rounding out the Pops series is New Orleans star Aaron Neville & Quintet with Charles Neville and RSO

on April 9, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

The series is sponsored by A Friend of the RSO. Reservations are open now for series subscriptions, with single-event tickets going on sale August 24th. To subscribe, contact the RSO box office located on the 2nd floor of Jefferson Center in Roanoke. Phone (540) 343-9127 or visit www.rso.com.

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The funding is intended to assist individuals with disabilities to remain independent within their own homes. Ramps, grab bars, widening of doorways are just some of the home modifications that can be completed. Assistive devices in-

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VCE Food Expo The Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, and Roanoke offices of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) have teamed up with many sponsors to host the first “Taste of the Roanoke Valley Food Expo,” Friday, August 14, 2009, from 2 – 8 pm, at the Greenfield Recreational Park just north of Daleville. Tickets are $2 each (children 12 and under free with paying adult) and can be purchased by calling Botetourt (540-473-8260), Craig (540-8645812),or Roanoke (540-772-7524) VCE offices.Tickets are limited and should be purchased prior to the Food Expo.

> August 14

M&W Electronics 7637 Williamson Rd.

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clude items such as bath benches, prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.

The Blue Ridge Independent Living Center is a private, nonprofit organization that assists individuals with disabilities to be independent and also works with the community to ensure it is accessible. To determine if you are eligible for financial assistance or for further information about Center services call 540-342-1231 (v/tty) or toll free at 1-866-2440740.

Join us for ATaste of Culture -Vietnam Friday August 14, at Century Plaza in downtown Roanoke. Enjoy the dance and costume ofVietnam free cooking and dance lessons, authenticVietnamese food and more.And come back for two more international celebrations - Taste of Culture events are planned for September 11, China; October 9, Scandinavia. For more information, contact Pearl Fu at Local Colors, pearlfu@aol.com or localcolors.org.

> August 15

NewTygart FlerTrain Ride - Bus August 15-16,The Bedford County Parks & Recreation is sponsoring a bus trip to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory,The American Mountain Theatre and a train ride on the New Tygart Flyer in Elkins, WV, on Saturday-Sunday,August 15-16, 2009.

> August 17

Creating a Digital Memory Scrapbook Part 2 Compiling Your Digital Memory Scrapbook. Monday, Aug. 17, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, or Monday,Aug. 24, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Computer Lab, Main Library In this session, you will learn how to scan your photographs, choose digital images,sound and video clips, and create a presentation.

> August 28

Annual Big Picnic Mark your Calendars for the “Annual Big Picnic” which will be hosted by the RoanokeValley Democratic Women. It will be held at the upper pavillion # 5 in Longwood Park on Main St. Salem,Va. on Friday,August 28, 2009 from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. All

Democrats and their families are invited. Chicken, drinks,and paper goods will be provided. You may choose to bring a covered dish or dessert or make a $5.00 donation at the picnic. Elected officials and canditates in the November election have been invited. For additional information call Mary Bowers @343-1186.

> Every 3rd Saturday

Redemption Playgroup A popular Bible-based strategy card game. Bring your own cards or use the group’s. Play against advanced opponents, or just come to learn the game.Ages 8 to 108 welcome. Please call if you have any questions! Family Friendly:Yes Venue:Williamson Road Library Address: 3837 Williamson Rd NW, RoanokeVA Time: Every 3rd Saturday of the month, from 1pm to 4:45pm Free:Yes Contact Name: Brent Paschall Contact Email: redadmin@redemptionva. com Contact Phone: (540) 354-5376 Website: http://www. redemptionva.com

> September 22

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AUDI TT 2004, 49k mi., Gray WEB ID# RP022470

CROSSROADS 540-904-1500

CHEVROLET IMPALA 2006, 4dr Sdn SS, 23k mi., Black WEB ID# RM162117

CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX 2005, 4dr Sdn LS, 53k mi., Black WEB ID# RM152935

MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS 2007, C230, 29k mi., Black WEB ID# RM928279

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BMW 3281 2008, $29,495 WEB ID# P3861

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BMW Z4 2006, 3.0si Roadster, 35k mi., Black WEB ID# RPX01081

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BMW Z4 2006, 3.0si 19k mi., Grey WEB ID# RPx00299

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BMW X3 Series 2007, 3.0si, 30k mi., Black WEB ID# RJF25607

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GMC ENVOY 2005, 44k mi., Gray WEB ID# RJ258219

MERCEDES BENZ M-CLASS 2005, ML350, 105k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM560815

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CROSSROADS VOLVO S60 2008, 2.5T, 5k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM692906

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VOLVO S60 2008, 2.5T, 21k mi., Grey WEB ID# RM690918

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VOLVO S60 2008, 2.5T, 21k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM693711

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MERCEDES BENZ M-CLASS 2008, ML350, 15k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM412989

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NISSAN MAXIMA 2005, Sedan, 31k mi., Onyx WEB ID# RM866458

VOLVO XC70 2008, 10k mi., Willow Green WEB ID# RM035800

HONDA CRV 2005, $16,495, Grey WEB ID# PA3838

MERCEDES BENZ M-CLASS 2008, ML550, 17k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM429307

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CROSSROADS NISSAN QUEST 1999, $4,995, Red WEB ID# 290360A

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VW Eos 2008, $26,995 WEB ID# 290641A

HUMMER H2 2005, 4dr Wgn SUV, 47k mi., Black WEB ID# RJ129593 540-904-1500

HUMMER H2 2005, 4dr Wgn SUV , 71k mi., Yellow WEB ID# RJ131786

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HYUNDAI SONATA 2009, $16,495 WEB ID# PA3831

MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS 2008, E350 4matic, 19k mi., Black WEB ID# RM354910

PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2007, 2dr Conv, 22k mi., Yellow WEB ID# RP141110

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CROSSROADS PORSCHE BOXSTER 2006, 17k mi., Yellow WEB ID# RP710955

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JAGUAR S-TYPE 2004, 4dr Sdn V6, 0 mi., Gray WEB ID# RJN04881

MERCEDES BENZ R-CLASS 2006, R350 SUV, 48k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM001776

SUBARU LEGACY 2005, 2.5i Limited, 27k mi.

WEB ID# RM329215

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KIA SEDONA 2007, $13,995 WEB ID# PA3851

MERCEDES BENZ SL-CLASS 2002, SLK500, 20k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM203347

SUBARU IMPREZA WAGON 2007, Sport Manual, 22k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM817508

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LEXUS RX 350 2007, 36k mi., Black WEB ID# RJ012316

MERCEDES BENZ SLK-CLASS 2006, SLK350, 20k mi., Red WEB ID# RM115056

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MAZDA 6 2008, $13,495, Red WEB ID# PA3808

MERCEDES BENZ SLK-CLASS 2008, SLK350, 6k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM180660

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007, Hatchback, 37k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM627390

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GMC YUKON DENALI 2005, 4dr AWD, White WEB ID# RJ26692

VW RABBIT 2008, $13,995, Red WEB ID# P3796

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NISSAN SENTRA 2007, $12,495 WEB ID# PA3806

MERCEDES E-CLASS 2008, E350, 28k mi., Black WEB ID# RM352361

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GMC YUKON DENALI 2008, SUV, 27k mi., Onyx Black WEB ID# RJ157991

MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS 2007, E350, 916k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM083014

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HONDA CIVIC 2007, Si Sedan, 39k mi., Black WEB ID# RP709296

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FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 2008, King Ranch, 28k mi., White WEB ID# RJB78441

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LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 2006, 4WD, 57k mi., Black WEB ID# RJJ20287

VOLVO S40 2008, 2.4i, 20k mi., Blue WEB ID# RM395378

WOODSON HONDA

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FORD F-250 2007, Super Duty, 23k mi., Beige WEB ID# RJA16504

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VOLVO S40 2008, ,2.4i, 16k mi., Grey WEB ID# RMZ15645

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MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS 2006, E350 4matic Sdn, 90k mi.

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CHEVROLET CAMARO 2010, Coupe 2SS, 34k mi., Black WEB ID# RP125743

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Mountain Lake & Covered Bridges - BusTour The Singles Travel Club (couples welcome too!), is sponsoring a bus trip to Mountain Lake and four covered bridges on Saturday, October 3, 2009.

Passengers can board the bus at the Bonsack Walmart, Route 460, Roanoke.

The cost of $69 per person includes: Roundtrip motorcoach transportation, buffet lunch at Mountain Lake Hotel’s Dining Room,Tour of four covered bridges and a tour host. For further information, call (540) 366-2888.

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CADILLAC STS 2007, 4dr Sdn V6, 45k mi., Black WEB ID# RM0158042

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WEB ID# RPL82752

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2008, Coupe V6 SE, 24k mi., Black WEB ID# RM157350

MERCEDES BENZ E-CLASS 2007, E350, 31k mi., Black WEB ID# RM043722

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CHEVROLET CAMARO 2010, SS, 150 mi., Orange Metallic WEB ID# RP113887

MERCEDES C320 2001, $13,495 WEB ID# 290772A

HONDA ACCORD CPE 2006, $16,995, Silver WEB ID# PA3858

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HONDA ACCORD 2007, V6 AT EXL, 28k mi., Black WEB ID# RJ013205

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FORD MUSTANG GT 2008, $23,495 WEB ID# 290572A

BMW Z4 2006, 3.0si Roadster, 34k mi., White WEB ID# RPX01099

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MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS 2008, C350, 15k mi., Black WEB ID# RM021565

DODGE AVENGER R/T AWD 2008, $16,495 WEB ID# 290572A

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BMW 3 Series 2007, 328i Sedan, 31k mi., Red WEB ID# RPV65265

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> October 3

To place an ad in the Star Classifieds call

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Ridge Annual Meeting Carol Dalhouse will be the Keynote Speaker for the Annual Meeting of The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. Ms. Dalhouse will share stories about the beginning of the organization in 1976 which started with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

When - 5:30 p.m.

Where - Hollins University Registration is $20 and light refreshments will be served. Call 540 342-5790 or email info@ theartscouncil.org.

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2007, 4WD 130”, 29k mi., Black WEB ID# RJ173461

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JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006, $14,995 WEB ID# PA3820A

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2008, 4WD LV8 6sp AT , 22k mi.

WEB ID# RJ012392

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540-904-1500

LAND ROVER LR3 2005, 4dr Wgn SE, 55k mi., Silver WEB ID# RJ000839

TOYOTA TACOMA 2007, $19,495 WEB ID# PA3791A

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CADILLAC ESCALADE 2007, AWD 4dr, 32k mi., Black WEB ID# RJ388332

CROSSROADS 540-904-1500

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2008, 22k mi., White WEB ID# RJ271022

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CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2008 SS, 22k mi., Grey WEB ID# RJ160918

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DODGE RAM 1500 4x4 2005, $14,995 WEB ID# PA3897

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LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2002, 4dr Wgn SE 66k mi., Beige WEB ID# RW205493

VOLVO XC90 2007, 3.2, 27k mi., Ice White WEB ID# RM403253

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LEXUS RX 300 2003, 87k mi., Black WEB ID# RM155340

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VOLVO XC90 2007, 3.2, 15k mi., Silver WEB ID# RM391378

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A Farewell Message from Stuart Mease

Patrick Henry Hotel: Going, Going ‌ Not Quite Gone

I would like to thank the City of more, on the information highway Roanoke and all the people I served rather than the interstate highway. in this economic development role Our goal is every business and infor the region. I will be taking a podividual blogging and using social sition in Blacksburg with one of the media to build our online presence fastest growing, new economy tech(www.handshake20.com). nology firms in the region - RackAgain, thank you for allowing me space Email and Apps- as its recruitto serve you. Now, I ask that you ing manager (www.rackspace.com). serve your community in one or As I transition, I was asked by the more of the following ways to conStar-Sentinel to comment on the tinue the positive momentum: future state of our economic develStuart Mease opment efforts in Roanoke. First t +PJO POF PG UIF GPVS HSPVQT PG and foremost, we need support for the Creative Connectors. (www.tha broad regional economic development strat- ecreativeconnectors.com). egy – one that focuses on traditional-based (att 6TF $INVSB &DPOPNJDT GSFF EBUBCBTF GPS traction and retention), place-based (quality of job seekers (www.roanokeva.gov/connect) life amenities like the outdoors and retail), and and for businesses (www.roanokeva.gov/busipeople-based (entrepreneurs, job seekers, con- nesseq). tinuing education, college students and young t 4UBSU B CMPH BU 5XJUUFS DPN 6TF 'XJY DPN professionals) forms of economic development. Finally create a Facebook profile.

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Downtown Roanoke’s foreclosed Patrick Henry Hotel was auctioned off last week but its fate remains unclear – since the current note holder was the only bidder. Potomac Realty Capital, the company that loaned the money to the last hotel owner – Affirmative Equities Company of New York – bid $2 million for the property, which has been closed for two years and is in disrepair.

Roanoke attorney Bill Mason handled the foreclosure

Don’t Get Scammed When Participating in the Federal Cash for Clunkers Program

Registrations are now being accepted for the fall 2009 Leadership College. The Leadership College is a nine-week community leadership program scheduled to begin Tuesday, Sept.

22, running concurrently each Tuesday evening from 6 pm to 9 pm through Nov. 17, at the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building.

The Leadership College was developed by the City of Roanoke to teach and increase the level of effective communication between the city government and its residents. Classes are interactive, practical, and include an engaging series of discussions, lectures, role-play, and team-building activities designed to help participants understand city policies and government and learn about

In late June President Obama signed into law the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) or Cash for Clunkers program. CARS provides a rebate for consumers who trade in qualifying gas guzzlers for more energy efficient cars. Unfortunately, even before the program began, scammers were attempting to ply their trade and Better Business Bureau offers the following guidance for car shoppers on how to participate in the program and avoid getting scammed.

The CARS program has proved to be extremely popular; according to the New York Times, it generated more than $920 million in rebates and more than 220,000 in auto sales. Car shoppers burned through the $1 billion that was initially set aside for the program and the Federal government had to quickly appropriate an additional $2 billion to keep the program going. “Not only were some consumers quick to take advantage of the new program, but scammers didn’t waste any time either,� said Julie Wheeler, President of BBB Serving Western VA. “Because the program is new, identity thieves know that they can cull sensitive personal information from consumers while looking like they are actually trying to offer assistance to participate in the program.�

Even before the legislation passed, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that Web sites were soliciting information like names, addresses and Social Security numbers in order to register people for the program. The BBB received reports from consumers who received phone calls with offers for help in filling out the paperwork to receive a voucher to participate in the program.

BBB offers the following guidance to car buyers on the basics of the CARS program:

You do not need to register or receive a voucher to participate in the program; it is the responsibility of the dealership to fill out all appropriate paperwork.

Not all dealers are participating in the program.

Participating dealers must register with the Federal government.

The program applies toward new cars and trucks that are either leased or purchased.

Not all new vehicles will qualify for receiving the credit. The new vehicle must be priced less than $45,000 and passenger vehicles must have a combined fuel economy value of at least 22 miles per gallon.

The amount of the credit is $3,500 or $4,500 depending upon the difference between the combined fuel economy of the vehicle that is traded in and that of the new vehicle. The credit will be applied toward the cost of the new car.

Trade-ins that qualify must be no older that 25 years and have a combined city/highway fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon or less at the time it was originally purchased. Visit www.fueleconomy.gov to learn the fuel economy of specific vehicles.

The trade-in vehicle must have been continuously insured, in accordance with State law, and registered in the same owner’s name for the oneyear period immediately prior to the trade-in.

Additional restrictions apply and BBB recommends consulting the official Web site for the CARS program at www.cars.gov for more information. Consumers can also call the CARS Hotline at (866)-CAR-7891 or TTY at (800)-4249153 For more advice on purchasing and maintaining an automobile, visit the BBB at (540)342-3455 or on the web at www.vawest.bbb.org.

8/14/09 - 8/20/09 |The Roanoke Star-Sentinel |Page 17

sale as a trustee and figures the hotel will be back on the market, since note holders usually don’t wish to own the property. “They just want to get their money out of it. [But] I don’t know what they’re going to do,� Mason said.

Unpaid real estate taxes of more than $100,000 will be paid to Roanoke City as part of last week’s sale.

If it is remarketed, prospects should be able to go through

the hotel for “due diligence,� said Mason, something bidders weren’t able to do before last week’s auction. “[That way] they’ll have a better idea of what it is.�

The Patrick Henry once also housed a steak house, barbershop and meeting rooms for groups like the Kiwanis Club.

At one point it was slated to become a senior home complex.

By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net

Local Red Lobster GM Honored

Vinton resident Jeff Smith, General Manager of the Red Lobster in Roanoke, has been presented with Darden Restaurants’ top honor – the Diamond Club Award. The award, now in its 12th year, is presented annually to general managers throughout North America who demonstrate outstanding results by living Red Lobster’s core values of respect, integrity, genuine caring, hospitality and teamwork, while also achieving top financial performance in the company’s previous fiscal year.

This year, Smith joins an elite group of 33 general managers selected from the nearly 700 Red Lobster restaurants in North America. “Jeff is a passionate leader who values every crew member and every guest. He is a great example for his crew,� said Kim Lopdrup, President of Red Lobster. “As a result, he ensures the Roanoke restaurant is committed to serving delicious, freshly prepared seafood in a relaxing, seaside atmosphere for all of our guests.�

Jeff Smith

Leadership College Enrolling

“I am the slowest

the services provided by city departments.

Past Leadership College participants have typically continued to play an active role in the community. Some have been appointed to serve on city council, (appointed to boards and commissions), some have run for election to city council, and others have decided to actively participate as a volunteer in their neighborhood.

Enrollment in the Leadership College is free, but open only to residents of the City of Roanoke and city employees. Registration forms are available on the city's Web site, www.roanokeva.gov/

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David Hungate: The Life of a Professional Photographer

Chances are you have a digital camera - almost all of us do. In fact, the proliferation of easy to use point-and-shoot digital cameras and free photo editing software might make some believe that professional photographers are a relic of the past.

However, according to David Hungate, a well-known Roanoke photographer, “it’s one thing to take a picture; it’s another to actually make a photograph. A creative and quality image will always be in style.”

Hungate became interested in the avocation when he was a young boy. A neighbor who was a photographer would let him hang out at his house when he did his developing in a darkroom.

“It looked pretty cool,” said Hungate. After studying photography at the University of Oklahoma, he turned a life passion into his trade.

Hungate, often seen taking pictures at ribbon cuttings and major social events, discovered there were also non-technical skills needed, not taught in college, that were just as important.

“You must have a person’s trust…even if it’s for just a moment, to capture something great,” notes Hungate. “Keep in mind that while the photo shoot is going on, I am not important... they are.”

Hungate has recently moved from his Center in the Square location to a much larger space located in the old Cox Communications building on Shenandoah Avenue, where he now runs his Dominion Images studio.

While moving into his new space, Hungate paused to reflect on how far he has come as a photographer and how others have influenced his growth.

“There are so many talented and creative shooters out there. Annie Leibovitz is hands down the Queen and her images are still cutting edge. Joe McNally does so much with so little. Locally, Sam Dean is great. I like Kevin Hurley, David Lee Michaels and Bruce Muncy.

Muncy is doing some wonderful things for parents with very sick children,” Hungate said.

Hungate’s day can begin early, especially if he is traveling out of state for a corporate shoot, and might also end very late at night. “[But] I

Photo courtesy of Bill Mahone

Photographer David Hungate (left) works with Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg. Hungate was photographing Beamer for a magazine. love what I do and am grateful to God for the opportunity to do this for a living - it is work.

Everyday there are obstacles to overcome.”

He often hears from subjects who decide they don’t want their picture taken.

“I understand that, because I am not as young or as thin as I once was,” said Hungate, “but the problem with that obstacle it that most people have never had a photographer craft a quality photo for them.”

Cover all your bases too, if you are typically behind the camera: “I have only one photo with my father and me. I regret that,” Hungate said, “Have a photographer take photos of you and those close to you. You might not get a second chance to take a picture.”

Hungate has not regretted choosing photography as his career. Even when working hard he’s tried to maintains a sense of humor. When asked if he takes pictures on vacations like everyone else, Hungate bristles.

“Why on earth would you want to drag all that gear with you?”

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Non-Profit Focus: Rescue Mission Offers “2nd Helpings” of Humanity Art can tell a story, according to Pam Crunkelton, manager of the art gallery at the Roanoke Rescue Mission’s 2nd Helpings store, opened recently at the Civic Mall on Williamson Road. Art can tell a story, as can every person who comes through the Rescue Mission’s program. People with real challenges are given an opportunity to change their lives. Local artists, through their art, are provided an opportunity to help the Mission through the ministry of 2nd Helpings.

Nearly 40 artists sell their artwork through the store’s gallery, including “2D” art, flat work that can be framed, photography, painting and collage, and what Crunkelton calls “3D” art, includeing pottery, stone sculpture and stained glass. Wearable art jewelry is also on display.

2nd Helpings officially opened for business July 6. Although similar to the Mission’s previous art gallery store--Art on a Mission--2nd Helpings has two other distinct departments, including a café serving breakfast and lunch. There is also a shop that sells clothing, furniture and pet accessories. Crunkleton said that it is easier to focus on art in the new store without other merchandise displayed nearby.

The café offers quality food, according to Jonathan McGraw, café manager.

“We really care about the people coming through the door,” McGraw said. “We want our food to be the best quality.”

Familiar names such as Boar’s Head, Homestead Creamery, H & C Coffee and Roanoke Bagels are among the suppliers. McGraw believes that customers will leave feeling satisfied with the quality of the food and service.

The café is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

So far, said McGraw, the café's bestsellers are the Mission Stack (a club sandwich) and the Chicken and Fruit Salad.

Bagel sandwiches, scones, and muffins are other choices. A wide variety of deli sandwiches, salads, soup and desserts are also on the menu. McGraw hopes that the $7.95 box lunch offered will become a popular item and figures businesses would want to order them (48 hours in advance) for trade shows at the nearby Civic Center.

Terry Wilkinson and Rhonda Hamed are managers at

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Nearly 40 artists sell their artwork through the Resuce Mission’s 2nd Helpings art gallery. the 2nd Helpings retail store, where they offer formal wear, children’s clothing, accessories, scarves, shoes and some jewelry. Although Hamed noted that they don’t use the word “thrift.”

“I feel like it’s recycling—a necessity in today’s economy,” he said.

Virginia Bowyer volunteered at Art on a Mission (now closed at Tanglewood Mal) for six years. She washes, iron and mends when needed at the shop (where bedspreads, quilts, tablecloths, napkins, placemats, doilies and dresser scarves are for sale).

“I like doing something to help other people,” said Bowyer.

2nd Helpings is located on the ground floor of the old Sears store on Williamson Road—just north of the Roanoke Civic Center.

“I’m very pleased,” with the success of the store so far, said the store’s General Manager Fran Krause, adding that the July opening was timed to take place on the 61st Anniversary of the Rescue Mission’s opening. There was live piano music and string, violin and cello music for the ribbon cutting.

McGraw provided tastings of the café food. Over 300 attended, with a long line waiting to get inside. A live auction was held and almost $6,000 in sales were made in the shop and gallery that evening.

“If it’s God’s will, He’ll prosper it,” Krause said of 2nd Helping’s future. “We are pleased with sales [so far]. It is exciting to begin a new venture …and to hope that God blesses it.”

Profits from 2nd Helpings go to help sustain the operational cost of the current medical clinic at the Rescue Mission, said Krause. The Mission on 4th Street SE is in the process of raising funds to renovate a

building that will be used for a new clinic, which will house medical, dental and psychiatric services.

Special parties are scheduled at 2nd Helpings on the first Thursday of the month, when Art by Night is held, with food from the cafe and live music offered. Customers will have an opportunity to meet the artist, said Crunkleton, and discuss their work.

Heath Nevergold’s photographs of sushi being made are on display and for sale at 2nd Helpings. There are stories behind the pictures, like the one taken in a Soho (NYC) sushi bar as the fish is prepared ceremonially.

When Crunkleton talks to customers in the 2nd Helpings gallery about the photos, she asks this question: “Do you think fresh fish or dried fish was used ?” to feed the masses when Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes.

2nd Helpings has a chapel, where Krause said people could find a “little peace in the middle of the day, communing with the Lord.” (Art on a Mission had a small chapel as well.) It is also a place for staff to use to minister to people who come into the shop. The prayer box is available with its prayer requests being prayed over in the managers’ meeting.

“It’s a tool we can use again,” said Krause, “We serve God here,” The prodigal son greeting cards available at the 2nd Helpings store “represent what the Rescue Mission is doing in the community,” said Krause, about a place where the homeless are welcomed.

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