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Saving the “Lost Engines of Roanoke” Keith McCurdy

Marriage Key P5– Keith McCurdy offers insight into the one key ingredient for a successful marriage.

Founding Chair P7– Mark Greenawald, M.D., has been appointed head of Family Medicine for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

Floyd Fest P9– Ticket sales are up for the ever-popular Floyd Fest, taking place July 23 - 26.

Making Movies P10– Sara Elizabeth Timmins prepares to shoot film promoting the beauty of Smith Mountain Lake.

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School Board Votes on Vacant School Buildings The Roanoke City School Board made a decision on what to do with the empty William Ruffner Middle School and Raleigh Court Elementary School.

They voted Education ‘yes’ on the two proposals that affect the future of the buildings.

In the proposal for William Ruffner, the plan includes building a warehouse on top of the asphalt baskeball court, demolishing the cafeteria, and moving administrative departments like employee health services and maintenance operations into the building.

The plan for the Raleigh Court Elementary School building includes using it for culinary arts classrooms. In the meantime, they will search foralternative uses for the building.

“Alternatively, if there are not [other uses], then we will have a discussion as to whether it’s suitable to raze the building,” said Deputy Superintendent Curt Baker.

If the building is razed, it will be used for playing fields. The vote was unanimous for the Ra-

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Norfolk & Western steam locomotive #1134 waits to be moved after almost 60 years. The Virginia Museum of Transportation announced Wednesday they will preserve the long-abandoned train along with several others. This M2 class locomotive was built in 1910. (For more information on the M2 and M2C Locomotives see page 3.)

Transportation Museum Forges Partnership to Preserve 20th Century Steam Locomotives For nearly sixty years, ing a role in saving the one-of-a-kind examples Lost Engines: of cherished American • The Virginia Museum steam locomotives from of Transportation, Virginthe early 20th century have ia Scrap Iron & Metal Co. languished in a Roanoke (which donated the locoscrap yard. On Wednesday motives and rail stock), the Virginia Museum of The Roanoke RedevelopTransportation announced ment and Housing Aua partnership that will lead thority, (current property to the preservation of these owners) and The Railway locomotives and other rollMuseum of Virginia in ing stock.

Portsmouth which has Originally faced with a been working for several cost of $50,000 per piece years to develop a rail herto remove the rail stock, itage site. the new partnership will “We are excited to be provide an arrangement taking action on the Lost to save not only the steam Photo by David Hungate Engines and to be able to locomotives, but virtually VMT Executive Director Beverly Fitzpatrick (center) points to put together such a wonall but one of the pieces of Museum Board Chairman Kenneth Lanford (right) at a press derful coalition of partrail equipment now im- conference to announce plans to save the antique trains. ners to make it happen,” pounded at the old Virginia said Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, to Roanoke, and illustrate a story that Scrap Iron & Metal Co. yard Jr., the Museum’s Execushould not be lost of the Valley’s hard- tive Director. “The Lost Engines will be in Roanoke.

“The Museum has been working working railroad employees.” saved, but it will take additional fundThe “Lost Engines of Roanoke,” and ing and support from the community to rescue these locomotives for nearly thirty years,” said Eugene M. Elliott, Jr., other rail stock, have been at the scrap to restore these pieces and put them on a long-time board member of the mu- yard since the 1950’s. The yard was re- display.” cently sold to make way for Carilion seum.

All of the equipment is expected to be “We are grateful to our partners and Clinic’s growing medical campus on moved by September 30, 2009. Will Harthe community that will allow us to South Jefferson Street, providing a win- ris of North Fork Lumber Co., has been bring these engines home, and save dow of opportunity to save these en- contracted to move the equipment. them for generations to come. Most of gines.

The following organizations are playthese pieces have a direct connection info@theroanokestar.com

Pops is a Welcome Blast From the Past

It is just before noon on a hot background, a reflection of the Saturday morning, and Grandin overall theme but also a love of Village is humming. Traffic at Davis’s, who is known to slap a the theatre is growing, and the mean standup bass when he’s Grandin Village Community not blasting the bagpipes.

Market is in full swing. At Pop’s Right now, however, the soda Ice Cream and Soda Bar, just fountain discussion, a luxury around the corner on Memori- seldom afforded the busy ownal, business is at a lazy pace and, ers, is around cats and kittens. for the moment, this is just fine Robertson is debating herself with owners Brandon Davis and aloud as to whether or not to Anna Robertson. keep a stray cat, rescued from Rather like time travel, step- behind the restaurant, and now ping into the stone storefront of the mother of four kittens. They a former library only to find the already have three cats, and the 50’s-flavored soda shop can be prospect of fitting a fourth into delightfully nostalgic or simply the household draws comments welcoming. Formica tabletops, from those sitting around the Courtesy Photo wooden booths, even favorite TV personality Jerry Springer made good on his promise to board games can be found here. > CONTINUED visit the Wright Kids and got a treat from Pop’s Ice Cream in Carl Perkins is playing in the P3: Pops the bargain.

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Post Office Looking to Reduce Hours

Bryan Ingraham works at the Crystal Spring Post Office.

A South Roanoke community focal point is on the verge of decreasing operating hours.

Bryan Ingraham, an employee at the Crystal Spring Post Office, said earlier this week that the Roanoke Postmaster is proposing cutting operating South Roanoke hours and employees. This in spite of the fact that another postal employee at the location reported that the branch generates the highest revenue per employee in the valley.

“We have one full-time and one part-time employee but now they’re proposing just one fulltime employee,” Ingraham said.

“The post office would open an hour later, close for lunch, and close a half an hour earlier. That’s a real inconvenience to a lot of our customers, since they come in on their lunch hour.” He notes

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With high pressure back in control on Sunday, skies will be mainly sunny and it will be quite comfortable with highs in the upper 70s! Sunday night should be dipping again to about 64 before warmer air returns.

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leigh Court decision. The next step, according to School Board Chairman, David Carson, is “execution.” The plans will move forward right away and will continue over the next couple years.

Fleming Administration Officials Depart The School board also accepted the retirements of two William Fleming administrators and transferred a guidance counselor to a new position at James Madison Middle School – all of whom were involved in the school’s testing manipulation scandal. One retiring official is taking the early retirement option (EROP), which is open to all employees who qualify for it based on age and service while the other retiree did not qualify for EROP. No further information was available at press time relative to what if any other compensation was offered to the two retiring officials. The transferred guidance counselor accepted a substantial cut in pay in taking the new position at Madison.

There was no further discussion on the fate of embattled Fleming Principal Susan Willis.

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This is the calm before the storm. Later in the day the crowd will pick up, the children will become a bit livelier, and there will hardly be a moment to spare for any kind of discussion. Later still, it will be Record Night, and the soundtrack will reflect the taste of one of Robertson’s old friends, who is celebrating a birthday. “Lots of Rush and Talking Heads,” she says, laughing.

The swirl of activity reached fever pitch not so long ago, when Jerry Springer, then host of reality television show America’s Got Talent, showed up to check out The Wright Kids, a young and gifted sibling musical group from Franklin County who are regulars at Pop’s. Springer had promised to spend time with them when they were on the show.

“He was very nice,” said Davis. “He said [it] was the best malted milkshake he’s ever had.”

Celebrity endorsements aside, however, Pop’s was voted “Best Soda Fountain in the South” in a recent edition of Oxford American Magazine. With a huge selection of Homestead Creamery ice

creams and tasty, imaginative soups and sandwiches, it’s not hard to imagine why the honor was bestowed, particularly on a hot Saturday morning with an espresso chip waffle cone in hand.

For Davis, however, the best part of the business is belonging.

“We like being a happy part of people’s lives, and being a positive place for families to go. Pop’s is a social place and we feel like a real part of the community,” said Davis.

Davis notes a lot of Realtors visit the shop. “This is a real selling point for the neighborhood.”

“We really care about who we call Pop’s people, our regulars. We like watching families having babies and watching the kids grow. It is really great,” Davis said.

Check out Pop’s online via their Facebook page, where there are videos of The Wright Kids and pictures of fun times. Just enter “Pop’s Ice Cream and Soda Bar” into the Facebook search function.

By Wade Thompson info@theroanokestar.com

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An eager group of 16 teenagers and six adults from Second Presbyterian Church left their comfortable beds, game systems, free time, and families behind on June 19 to drive to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Plagued by poverty and haunted by an adolescent suicide rate four times the national average, Pine Ridge is home to the Oglala Tribe of the Lakota Sioux. One of the many Indian Reservations in the United States, it is the largest and the poorest. It is also a place of history (Wounded Knee Massacre), the majestic beauty of the Badlands, and a people with a history and culture unlike our own; yet they are our brothers and sisters in many ways.

The adventurous group was housed off the reservation at two churches in Kadoka, SD. They bunked with youth from churches from three other states and an energetic staff of young adults from YouthWorks, who would provide the leadership, guidance and reflection for the week. The youth were split into work groups and sent out on the Rez (The Reservation), where they worked for two days with children of the Rez at Kids’ Club, which is a combination of Vacation Bible School and Summer Day Camp. The youth experienced the joy of being embraced by a child wanting

to befriend the new person in their lives. Youth who sometimes may feel unnoticed and overlooked, were looked up to and unconditionally loved by children who simply wanted a piggyback ride or someone to push them on the swings.

Half of the week consisted of Kids’ Club, and the other half involved painting houses and a church on the reservation.

Several of the youth from Second Presbyterian got to paint a small white church, where Carol Lee and her husband, Dick, minister to the local community members. The church was built in 1915 and served as a one-room schoolhouse in Kadoka before the Lee’s helped purchase and move the building to the Rez, where it has been used as a church for the past 40 years. The building had been painted with graffiti and the windows are now boarded up because the glass had been repeatedly broken. Hopefully, the work done there will show that this building is worth taking care of.

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The Second Presbyterian group after an “amazing” hike in the Badlands.

Watts said of the trip, “Getting to play with the children and painting houses really makes you feel like you made a difference in someone’s life!”

Evening activities included a scavenger hunt at the famous Wall Drug store, a hike in the Badlands, a native speaker who spoke about how his faith in God had impacted his life on the Rez, and a sunset worship service beneath a beautiful 38-foot metal sculpture cross.

Other destinations included Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where they were able to kiss the bricks at the finish line (an Indy 500 tradition), and stand

on the victory podium. To read more about the trip and view many more photos, visit the trip blog site at www.secondpresyouthministry.blogspot. com, created by Sam Prescott, one of the youth who attended the last two years.

Along with hard work and fun times, the youth also experienced another culture and lifestyle, without even leaving the country.

Junior Derek Sheehan, who has attended twice, stated, “This trip also helped me become a stronger person by helping me understand the feeling of being a minority and being put outside of your comfort zone.”

These young people were able to change lives and make a positive difference in the world, while their lives were also changed through those same experiences.

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The workshop provides new, real-life information for the caregivers, family and friends of those with Alzheimer’s/dementia to help them deal more easily with challenges as well as interact more effectively with their loved ones.

Specifically, the workshop: ¡Provides information and insights to help participants lessen or eliminate much of the pressure and emotional turmoil that can be

a part of sharing the Alzheimer’s experience with someone who is on that journey; and ¡Offers information about ways of interacting with those who have Alzheimer’s/ dementia that can deepen trust and make relationships more rewarding.

The workshop also includes individual exercises to help participants gain insights and clarity about their situation as well as opportunities for participants to discuss their experiences, if they wish.  Tam said this workshop is the first in a series and that it was created to share some of what she learned during the eight-plus years her mother had Alzheimer’s. “Alzheimer’s is challenging – emotionally, mentally, physically, even spiritually at

times. I was able to come through the experience more evolved – more aware of who I am and with peace of mind. That was the silver lining, the “gift� that the experience gave me. The workshop’s purpose is to share with others how I did that, to help others find their silver linings.� The workshop fee is $29 with pre-registration or $39 at the door.

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The steam locomotives in the Roanoke scrap yard are the last surviving examples of two classes of Norfolk & Western heavy freight locomotives, the M2 and M2c classes. The Classes serve as an important example in the development of heavy freight locomotive technology in the pre-World War I era. Originally intended for heavy freight service, the Class M2s were soon displaced by larger engines and reassigned to local freight and switching duties. By 1950, they were among the oldest engines on the N&W roster and were designated as surplus to operations. All were sold for scrap, the last in 1957.

Norfolk & Western Class M2c # 1151 steam locomotive: to the Virginia Museum of Transportation This M2c engine was built in Roanoke by N&W in June of 1911, one of 11 built to the Norfolk & Western’s own M2 design. It included a number of advancements for its time, including the Baker valve gear and mechanical stokers. The locomotive’s Baker valve gear gives it a signature ‘Roanoke’ look. N&W used the Baker more than any other valve arrangement and was still using it on the last steam engine built in the East End Shops 41 years later. The #1151 arrived at the Roanoke scrap yard in 1950 and is the last survivor of its class.

Norfolk & Western Class M2 steam locomotives:Â #1134: to the Railroad Museum of Virginia and# 1118 to Will Harris/North Fork Lumber Co. Fifty Class M2 engines were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1910. Engine #1118 was delivered to the Norfolk & Western in September of that year, and fellow survivor #1134 arrived in October.

Both were sent to the Roanoke scrap yard in 1950 after 40 years of service. Today, engines #1118 and #1134 are the last of the original M2s still surviving.

Two Baldwin diesel locomotives: one to the Virginia Museum of Transportation Two “first generation� diesel locomotives are in the scrap yard. Built by Baldwin in Eddystone, PA in 1946, these diesels represent an historic step in the development of the technology that displaced steam from America's railroads in the 1940s and 1950s. These two locomotives are the Chesapeake Western #662 and #663, 660 horsepower locomotives which transitioned the Chesapeake Western from steam to diesel. The surviving Chesapeake Western blue paint with gold stripes is distinctive. The short-line railroad ran from the Norfolk & Western connection at Elkton, VA to Harrisonburg, Bridgewater and Staunton, giving these engines an important Virginia connection.

The engine in the best condition will go to the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

The other will provide parts or be scrapped to defray expenses.

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that the decreases have not yet petition from the likes of United taken place, and encourages pa- Parcel Service and Federal Extrons to speak up. press and the loss of revenue “In the past they tried to close caused by technologies such as this post office a couple of times, e-mail. and it was the neighborhood The Postal Service lost $2.8 voice that stopped it,� he said. billion in 2008 and slashed $2 Crystal Spring is just one of billion in expenses last year. A numerous post offices facing de- call to the Roanoke Postmaster’s one to the Virginia Muse- creased operating funds across office was unreturned at deadum of Transportation, one the country, as the Federal insti- line for this issue. to the Railroad Museum of tution struggles to find its way

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Preacher’s Corner Blessing of the Schools

by Pastor Tim Harvey

T

ake the next few minutes and share a dream with me.

Either literally or in your imagination, relax in your backyard hammock, a glass of lemonade in one hand, the other behind your head.

The temperature is warm, but not hot. The leaves of a large oak tree shade your hammock. A few birds are flying by, the dog is chewing a bone; the cat is asleep underneath your car. As you lay there in the peace of the moment, look up into the clouds. What do you see?

What do I see? I see a group of socially-conscious people of faith together in a large auditorium, offering a prayer of blessing for the Roanoke City Public Schools: the students, faculty, staff, and support personnel. I see several groups of congregations who have come together, giving their time and energy to help students in the City of Roanoke achieve academic success. I see a group of people who understand that whenever Gods people are acting on behalf of the most vulnerable members of our society, then we are doing Gods will. I see a group of congregations in actionor should I say Congregations in Actionengaging the work of faith outside the walls of their place of worship.

Perhaps youve figured out by now that my dream is more than a dream. It will be reality. I want to invite you out of your hammock to an event called Blessing of the Schools. This event will take place Sunday, August 30, at 4:00 p.m. in the Patrick Henry High School Auditorium.

Please mark your calendar now as members from more than 20 Roanoke congregations will be represented there that day, asking God to bless the Roanoke City Public School system. We will not allow any theological difference to divide us on this

afternoon; instead we will come together in the name of God and for the benefit of the schools. This is your invitation to come see how people of faith can have an impact in the local community.

Does it sound like a remarkable event? It should.

But that is only part of the story. Even more exciting is what these Congregations in Action do the rest of the year. Right now in our city, 21 congregations are serving as three separate CIAgroups in six elementary schools.

Our groups meet monthly with the principals and offer ourselves in service to the needs identified by the principal. Members of our congregations tutor, read to classes, eat lunch with students, purchase school supplies, provide food for students who do not eat well at home over the weekends, help with the clothesclosets, plan the spring Fun Dayand prepare Teacher Appreciation Lunches.

This is not all that Congregations in Action is about. We make friends with students and teachers, building relationships that impact lives.

These relationships stretch our imaginations. We get to serve in the community and meet some amazing current and future leaders.

Even with all this, we have not yet touched on what I have come to believe is the most important part of Congregations in Action. When we get outside the walls of our congregations and start meeting other people, we realize that not everyone is like us. When you walk into any of our elementary schools, you recognize how much diversity there is in our students and their families. Some students come from wealthy families; some are homeless. Some students achieve academic success with ease; others strug-

gle to learn to read. Some students have plenty to eat; others are hungry when they are not in school. Some have parents who help them learn; others do not even have one book, notebook, or pencil in their home. Whatever our personal circumstances, we find that not everyone is like us. When you see the faces of these children, learn their names, and work with them for a short time in school, you are getting to know your neighbors.

Faith teaches us something about our neighbors; were taught to love our neighbors as ourselves. The way I see it, being an active member of Congregations in Action helps me to do Gods will. I can help many children learn, just like I help my own; I can pray for many children, even as I teach my own children to pray. I can be a blessing to others, and receive a blessing in return.

Will you join us Sunday, August 30 for the Blessing of the Schools? Lean back on your hammock one more time and continue the dream.

What message will we send if we can fill the Patrick Henry High School Auditorium to capacity, gathering to pray for our students and school system?

The prophet Jeremiah spoke these words to the people of his day: Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper. This is what we will do on August 30. We will pray.

Come help us make this dream a reality.

Tim Harvey is Pastor at Central Church of the Brethren located at 416 Church Ave in Roanoke you may contact him at: pastortim@central.roacoxmail.com

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ast summer we sent yet another son off to college. I was totally relaxed as this was the second time we had been through this, and had it all under control. Sending a guy off to school is really no big deal: grab a duffle of clothes, some bedding, the computer, a backpack: DONE. Apparently sending a girl off is a whole different matter. I received a panicked call from a fellow parent concerning exactly what we were going to do about rainy weather footwear for our future students. I had one in college for 3 years and have no idea what he wore on rainy days. Probably flip flops, unless it was winter. Actually, probably flip flops then as well.

Trying to be as understanding and accommodating as possible, I asked my parent-comrade “what in the WORLD are you talking about?” To which I was breathlessly asked whether she should be getting, “those rain boots” for her daughter?

I was then advised that there are boots out there - rubber, nearly knee-high rain boots that girls wear on rainy days that are reminiscent of green rubber fishing boots but come in all sorts of colors and designs.

I decided to go straight to my primary source and ask the experienced college student in our family, a.k.a. the flip-flop wearer, if he thought they should be on the (female) college student’s must-have list. I could hear the eye-roll over the phone--this from a guy who finds talk of fashion intolerable. “Mom, those are ‘Wellies’ and EVERY girl has them. The girls all think they have to have AT LEAST one pair! You should see campus on a rainy day!”

I wasted no gothic tattoo-looktime in calling ing patterns. My the alarmed parpersonal favorite is ent back to tell her one I saw on a UK I was dreadfully website. They are sorry I had given totally chic, white her bum advice not with bright red to worry so much poppies all over. about rain boots Having disand to RUN NOW patched with the to the store to get obligation of proCheryl Hodges some because who curing our own knows what could happen to Wellies, I finally thought to a gal at college without them? ask the flip-flop wearer: just She might be shunned from what DOES campus look all sorts of activities - turned like on a rainy day? His dedown from sororities . . . ridi- scription brought to mind culed on Facebook . . . get her an experience my husband feet wet . . . The horror. had back in 2005 when he I have since been serenely visited Death Valley. It was preparing to send my own and just after an unusual amount only daughter off to college. I of rain that causes the fleetgoogled rain boots and dis- ing but spectacular show of covered they really are called wildflowers that comes with “Wellies,” after the first Duke just the right combination of of Wellington, who asked conditions. It is a breathtakhis shoemaker to modify the ing and rare sight considering boots that soldiers wore so the place is typically so barren that he could have something and he was indeed fortunate practical to wear. They have to see it. since evolved into the rubber Like Death Valley after a boots we see today, thanks rain, apparently campuses in part to Charles Goodyear, around the country come who along with a Frenchman, alive with color on dreary teamed up to patent a rubber rainy days, thanks to the boot way back in the 1850’s. co-ed population’s love of Fully armed with newfound Wellies. The guys find it rathWellie knowledge, and think- er amusing to see the varied, ing ahead, I wisely nabbed a widespread display that appair this past spring from the pears with the wet weather J. Crew store at the Williams- and just as quickly disappears burg Outlet Mall. They were back into dorm room closets, on clearance for only $9.99 in- forgotten until the next rain. stead of $50! (Says something On a practical note, now that about the normal profit made I know how this works, I’ve on these babies.) Only caveat: offered to buy them a guy verthere was just one design left- sion of Wellies, something -a gray boot with coral polka plain like the green fishing dots. Ok, not one of the most boots, or perhaps some camo inspiring designs judging by ones, but for some reason my daughter’s disdain. they’re still sticking with the For the record, if price is flops. not a huge issue, there are Imagine that. tons of fabulous designs out there for the taking - ranging Contact Cheryl at from plaids, florals, and prepcvhodges@aol.com py animal designs to almost

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Campfire Macaroni and Cheese Stray from the standard hot dogs and marshmallows over a campfire and try out this children’s favorite while in the great outdoors. With adult supervision kids can cook this Mac N’ Cheese over the campfire or grill. If going on a camping trip isn’t an option just venture out to the backyard!

Lowes has fire pits for fairly cheap. My kids love ghost stories and with neighborhood friends in the backyard around the fire pit it’s almost as much as the real camping thing!

1 (4 3/8-inch) disposable aluminum pie pan 1/2 cup cooked elbow macaroni 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar 1 tablespoon Parmesan 1 tablespoon milk 1/2 tablespoon butter Salt and pepper to taste 12- by 16-inch piece of foil

Let the kids combine all the ingredients in their pan. Then seal it in foil (a double layer if you're cooking over an open flame) folding over the extra foil at the top to make a sturdy handle to poke a stick or tongs through. Hold the packet over a campfire or set it directly on a grill to melt the cheese, about 7 minutes. Let the pack cool briefly, then open it carefully. Make sure to stir the Mac N Cheese thoroughly before eating it!

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No Marriage Can Survive Without This Essential Ingredient

ust recently, as a family project, we bought a boat. Yes, I know the old saying, “the two happiest days in a boat owner’s life are when you buy it and when you sell it.” Well, this boat is an old fixer upper and in the course of working on it I needed some glue. After getting many responses to this question on a boat website it was clear that I was looking for glue that would attach two very significant parts of the boat together and that this glue would have to withstand years of stress and pressure.

The glue would have to be able to bend and flex with the hull, all the time still maintaining its’ integrity and function or else the bond would

fail and the boat would be in jeopardy.

As I reflected on this issue, it reminded me a lot of marriage and made me wonder, what is the glue in marriage?

Is it love, patience, fortitude, perseverance……? The glue in marriage is the thing that allows us to weather the storms of life, gives us the flexibility to deal with our different personalities and peculiarities, allows us to bend and yet not break under the pressure of maintaining a relationship and keeps the different significant pieces together without which we would surely be in jeopardy.

Sounds like Forgiveness to me.

Oh, I know, forgiveness

gets a bad rap today in many circles. That is because it is misunderstood. We often confuse forgiveness with a myriad of other things. Let’s start with what forgiveness is not. It is not condoning what may have happened, it is not forgetting or minimizing, it is not denying or avoiding dealing with events, forgiveness is not acting like something is no big deal.

By contrast, forgiveness is clearly acknowledging what was wrong or hurtful and choosing not to harbor it against another. Yes there may be consequences and new boundaries set, but it allows us to continue loving one another despite what has happened. Imagine telling

someone personal other person does information that their part. It is not you did not want a matter of “I won’t others to know and forgive him until yet the information he apologizes” or was shared. You “I won’t apologize can forgive that peruntil she admits son but you would what she did.” It is be wise to have a taking personal reboundary regardsponsibility for our ing what informabehavior regardless Keith McCurdy tion you share with if we are the one them in the future. offended or if we are the ofA relational model that fender. This process allows we get for forgiveness from us to then be able to continue scripture is that when some- demonstrating kindness and one has wronged or offended love to each other even in the us, we are to confront and midst of difficult times.

It is only through forgivethen forgive them. If we are the offender, we are to con- ness that we are able to mainfess and seek that forgive- tain a loving relationship. ness. These things are to be Without forgiveness, how can pursued whether or not the we maintain what we com-

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orking to reduce government programs and our nation’s tax policies – and waste is a significant undertak- present long-term solutions which will help ing and one to which I remain place the U.S. on a fiscally sustainable course firmly dedicated even in a Congress where and ensure the solvency of these important excessive spending runs rampant. It is criti- government programs. cal to ensure that the Congress responsibly The SAFE Commission will be modeled manages federal spending, especially our after the Base Realignment and Closure tax dollars, to fund our nation’s priorities (BRAC) Commission, the process which has through greater transparency and account- been successfully used by the Defense Deability. That is why I have worked to rein partment to determine the effectiveness of in wasteful and unnecesour military bases and realign sary spending by voting for them to make them a more Rep. Bob Goodlatte the tightest budgets offered beneficial fit for our counand supporting reductions in try’s needs. As our country’s overall government spending. Responsible needs change, so should our government and spending benefits everyone and I strongly this vital legislation would determine what believe that all federal programs should un- agencies are performing most efficiently for dergo scrutiny in order to ensure that they the citizens they represent. are working effectively to meet the needs of Not only does this legislation enjoy biour citizens. Those that are not should be partisan support in Congress but a recent reformed or repealed. national survey revealed that 56 percent of Even as we face significant expenditures those polled said a bipartisan commission is we must continue to look for opportunities the best way to tackle the growing budget to reduce overall government spending. The deficit and national debt. The SAFE Commisrapid growth of entitlement programs, which sion would better target government funds have tripled in cost as a percentage of our by working to eliminate the wasteful governGross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last ment spending. Passage of this critical legis40 years, cannot be sustained without badly lation is long overdue. needed reform.

The SAFE Commission will help us curtail For this reason, I have cosponsored im- wasteful spending, increase Congressional acportant legislation which would create a countability, and reduce overall government sunset commission to review our country’s spending. I believe it is our duty as Members federal agencies. The Securing America’s Fu- of Congress to exercise great care and reture Economy Commission Act, otherwise sponsibility in managing our spending prioriknown as the SAFE Commission, establishes ties and I will continue working to make sure a national bipartisan 16-member commis- the hard-earned dollars of my constituents sion that will examine everything – entitle- are handled responsibly in Congress and that ment spending, as well as all other federal wasteful government spending is stopped.

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Six Ways to Raise a Good Kid

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t's possible to raise a good kid without calling in outside expertse or pushing pills. Raising a child well can actually be a pleasant experience for parents and children alike.

Bbringing up a child need not be a difficult, worrisome thing to do. One has only to take a deep breath, relax and enjoy observing silently as the baby transforms itself into the man or the woman that it was intended to be.

And, along the way, we may notice the emergency of a very good kid.

Here are nine suggestions for raising a well-adjusted and happy child without melodrama, an advanced degree, or the help of chemicals: 1. Celebrate the right behavior, when your child does it. But no gushing. Be merely saddened when the wrong thing bursts forth from your child, and keep that sadness in moderation.

2. Expect that kid of yours to do the right thing -- or to want to do the right thing, anyway. Assume honesty.

Be prepared for occasional disappointment, but at least celebrate good intentions.

When you say something -especially when you demand something -- really mean it and expect your child to hear you. Be firm but not dictatorial. Avoid threats, especially empty ones, and shun verbal and physical brutality.

3. Strive neither to bribe nor deprive. Your child should do the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do, not in order to win the right to watch television, to eat a sweet dessert, or to avoid a spanking.

4. Err on the side of generosity. Don!t worry about being conned. Of course you will be conned now and then.

All kids con their parents sometimes. Call the child's con, but stay the course: provide honest praise freely where appropriate, kind words where possible, and a sprinkling here and there of wit, stories, good food, sweet deserts, and fun and games.

None of these should be in response to anything in particular that the kid does or doesn!t do, but they should be offered simply because the spirit moves you.

5. A brief hug is sufficient.

Holding onto your child for too long may become emotionally sloppy and make the poor kid feel like a baby.

But better even than a hug (whether brief or sloppy) is to talk with your kid, not necessarily with sage advice but simply because it is great fun to talk with a child (even yours). And talking with a child means just that: talking with a child. That means both of you. Let the miniature person get a few words in edgewise, then respond.

That is what we mean by "conversation." It is a give-

and-take sort of thing.

6. Take that kid of yours very, very seriously. But avoid the long-face, solemnity thing. When your child tells you about an achievement, a victory, a challenge, or a defeat, listen carefully with a sympathetic ear, learn as much as you can, and respond honestly. A few words will usually do, or even an expression on your face that says what you feel can suffice.

Retain your sense of humor. But don't force yourself to be light or funny if you don!t feel light or funny. If things go well, the child will eventually come to see him or herself as part of something very large -- the community and, indeed, the entire world.

In a nutshell, provide your child with encouragement and positive experiences seasoned by pleasure, and you'll find yourself with a kid who's an even greater member of society than you could have hoped..

Robert Belenky, PhD, is a clinical child psychologist, now retired. He has worked with children in several countries and is the author of five books. The most recent is "Tales of Priut Almus: Participant Observation in a Russian Children!s Shelter."

Visit him at his website: www. robertbelenky.com

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mitted to “in sickness and in health” and “in good times and in bad”? It is impossible.

When we don’t operate in forgiveness there is a roadblock that keeps us from both giving and receiving love.

Think about where you have been harboring anger or resentment towards your spouse, and seek forgiveness.

Think about how you have felt hurt, and grant forgiveness. I found out in my search for the right type of glue for the boat that it is out there, but very expensive. Forgiveness is priceless, but has already been paid for.

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When I Changed Sides In Politics

olitical debate has never apI waved back. I truly enjoyed the expepealed to me. I dislike conrience – until I saw my father standing flict and hesitate to engage among the crowd! Why did he have to in discussions where opinions are at come to town today? I pulled my hat odds. I would not likely carry a poster down to shield my face and turned my or give a speech supporting a candihead in the opposite direction, hoping date. Nor would political signs sprout he would not recognize me. The donin my front yard. So this incident that key trotted on and I breathed a sigh of occurred when I was a senior in college relief as we turned at the corner to go is entirely out of character. around the block and head back to the At Mary Baldwin College in Stauncollege.

Mary Jo Shannon ton, Virginia, classes had just begun At supper that evening my dad talkfor the fall term, 1952. The presidened about his trip to the hardware store tial campaign between Dwight David Eisenhower and the parade he watched. I paid close attention and Adlai Stevenson was in full swing and many to the potatoes and carrots on my plate while he of the college students were eager to demonstrate described costumes and posters, the band instrufor the candidate of their choice. Republicans and ments, and finally the donkey.

Democrats made posters and planned to parade “I don’t know which was the biggest jackass down Frederick Street to Central Avenue, then – the four-legged one or the one on its back,” he down to Beverly Street and up New Street, return- commented drolly. ing to the college. But posters seemed so ordinary.

I don’t know for sure whether or not he recogWhat stunning exhibition would proclaim their nized me. He didn’t ask – and I didn’t tell. candidate superior and also reveal the ingenuity of his Mary Baldwin supporters?

I listened with interest to various suggestions Contact Mary Jo at of each party, but shied away from participating info@theroanokestar.com until the Democrats came up with a terrific idea.

One of the students contacted a local farmer who agreed to let them borrow a donkey. The problem they faced was finding a girl who would agree to I am the slowest ride the animal. No one came forth. carpet cleaner in Roanoke.

This idea is just too clever to fail, I thought. I grew up on a farm and for several years had a donkey as a pet. Why shouldn’t I ride the beast? So what if my parents were staunch Republicans? So what if I hoped Eisenhower would win the election? Surely one little old donkey ride would not swing the vote against him! I just would not let I will give your my folks know I volunteered to help the “Dems. carpet the time “Democrat” was a dirty word in our family. Now, and attention if the Republicans had acquired an elephant, well, I might have remained loyal to the party. it deserves to The fact that I attended Mary Baldwin as a day produce the best student created a slight problem. I would have to results possible. conceal my plan from my family. I packed a pair of blue jeans and my straw hat in a shopping bag and removed my “I like Ike” button from my jack2 rooms and a hall for $75 et, storing it temporarily in my pocket. I mumbled 5 rooms and a hall for $155 something about needing to prepare for a skit and headed for school early on the day of the parade.

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Swimming Battle of the Country Clubs

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Hidden Valley Country Club took on Hunting Hills Country Club in a RVAA swim meet last Monday.

Hunting Hills outscored Hidden Valley 1605.5 to 927.5 to win the meet.

Visit swimrvaa.com for complete results.

Photo by Bill Turner

Pat Arnold--Lord Botetourt High School, connects during a game against the East squad.

Commonwealth baseball: most of the action takes place this weekend at venues around the Roanoke Valley, but the Coventry Commonwealth Games all-star baseball tourney was held last weekend at Kiwanis Field in Salem. A handful of players from local high schools (rising juniors and seniors) were among those on the West squad. Four teams from across the state met for the round-robin event.

Senior Golf Tour Results

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Swimmers leave the platforms at Hunting Hills pool.

Photo by Bill Turner

Hidden Valley standout Caitlin Robinson hits the finish line.

Garland Dooley of Troutville was the overall winner of the Roanoke Valley Senior Golf Tour's July tournament, held July 14 at Ivy Hill Golf Club . Playing in Division 2, Dooley recorded a net score of 63. Other net score winners in Division 2 were: 2nd Place: Val Bernys - 64; 3rd Place: Tommy Adams - 65; 4th Place: Larry Stevens - 65; 5th Place: Hugh Martin - 66.

In Division 1, John Ashby of Galax, VA took 1st Place with a net 63. Other net score winners in Division 1 were: 2nd Place: Jim Kearney - 66; 3rd Place: Raymond Barton - 67; 4th Place: Jim Snidow - 67; 5th Place: John Hubbard - 68.

In Division 3, Bob Hamblen of Southwest Roanoke County won 1st Place with a net score of 66. Other net score winners in Division 3 were: 2nd Place: William Martin - 68; 3rd Place: Douglas Woundy - 68; 4th Place: Charles Kennedy - 69; 5th Photo by Tommy Firebaugh Place: Emory Taylor - 70.

Garland Dooley netted a 63 The tournament winners in all three divisions won gift certifiscore to win the tournament. cates, worth $575, in merchandise and first place trophies. The Roanoke Valley Senior Golf Tour is on the web at: http://www. rvsgt.org.

Coventry Commonwealth Games Feature Idol Contestant, Gold Medalist American Idol finalist and Richmond native, Elliott Yamin will be the featured act at the 20th annual Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia’s Opening Ceremonies.

Yamin’s concert, sponsored by McDonald’s, will be held Friday, July 17th at the Roanoke Civic Center. Festivities begin at 7:20 and also include the parade of athletes, a speech by Olympic gold medalist soccer player Tiffany Roberts, and the lighting of the Olympic torch.

“We are bringing in Elliott Yamin,” said Pete Lampman, VAS president, “because he is a wonderful role model as an

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Virginia Tech Carilion Appoints Founding Chair of Department of Family Medicine

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute (VTC) has announced the appointment of Mark Greenawald, M.D., associate professor, as the founding chair of the Department of Family Medicine for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. This new academic department within VTC is being developed under Carilion Clinic's Department of Primary Care and Regional Medicine. As part of his new role, Greenawald will also serve as associate chair for undergraduate medical education within the Department of Primary Care and Regional Medicine.

"Mark is a physician thought leader of the caliber we expect to graduate from VTC. His mentorship through the AAFP Chief Resident Leadership Development Program to residency directors at the front-line in teaching the next generation of physicians is critical to keeping the practice of family medicine vital," states Cynda Ann Johnson, M.D., M.B.A., president and dean of VTC. Greenawald is a graduate of Bucknell University and the University of Virginia School of Medicine. After five years as a naval medical officer, he joined Carilion in 1995, and since then has made a substantial impact on the family medicine community locally, regionally and nationally. Locally, he is the education direc-

Mark Greenawald, M.D. tor for the Carilion Clinic Family Medicine Residency and is current president of the Blue Ridge Academy of Family Physicians. This year he was named the family medicine residency inpatient attending of the year.

Regionally, Greenawald is on the board of directors for the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians and has been a pioneer in the development of a group self-assessment process, which has helped hundreds of family physicians with the new maintenance of certification process. He is a regular speaker at state academy meetings, particularly in the area of men's health care. Greenawald has been very active in the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) initiative for primary care and serves on the executive committee for the tri-state PCMH residency collaborative. He has also held creative and leadership roles in the TO

GOAL and IMPACT quality improvement programs sponsored by the Medical Society of Virginia Foundation for primary care practices.

Nationally, Greenawald is on the faculty for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Chief Resident Leadership Development Program where he has been involved in the leadership development of over 2,000 emerging leaders in family medicine and is the author of two monthly e-newsletters, Leaders Digest and Coaches Corner. He has also been part of a small group of faculty who have developed and implemented leadership development workshops for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Through this leadership development work, Greenawald has become known for his innovation in teaching the skills of feedback, negotiation, conflict management and leadership coaching.

Greenawald is also a regular presenter at the AAFP national meeting on the topic of rejuvenation in medical practice.

"Any sustainable healthcare reform will include strong primary care as a foundation, and family medicine will be an important building block of this foundation. We anticipate that the thought leaders who graduate from VTC will help lead the way to an even better American healthcare system," states Greenawald.

Stovall, Cook Named Assistant Principals The Roanoke County School Board has named Peggy Stovall as the new assistant principal at Herman L. Horn Elementary School. Stovall began her teaching career in Roanoke County at Herman L. Horn Elementary School in 1980. She taught at Herman L. Horn until 1987 when she moved to R.E. Cook School, returning to Herman L. Horn in 1989, where she has been teaching fourth-grade social studies ever since. Stovall holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in educational leadership, both from Radford University.

Marcee Cook has also been named as the new assistant principal at Green Valley Elementary. Cook first began teaching in Roanoke City in 1998 before joining Roanoke County Schools in 1999 as a health/PE teacher at Hidden Valley Middle School. In 2000, Cook became the health/PE teacher at William Byrd High School.

Cook holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Roanoke College and a master’s degree in education, administration and supervision from the University of Phoenix.

“Peggy and Marcee will be great additions to Herman L. Horn and Green Valley,” said Roanoke County Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Lorraine Lange. “They both bring a wealth of experience to their new positions and I look forward to working with them,” Lange said.

Area Residents Honored at Virginia Tech Commencement Approximately 5,000 bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D. candidates, along with their families and friends attended Virginia Tech’s spring commencement ceremony, presided by Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger. Retired United States Air Force Gen. Lance L. Smith delivered the university commencement address. Smith is a graduate of the Pamplin College of Business who served as the commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va., and NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation from 2005 to 2007. Businessman, philanthropist, and statesman, Nicholas Frank Taubman, delivered the keynote address at the graduate commencement ceremony. A former U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Taubman and his wife are the largest donors to the Taubman Museum of Art in downtown Roanoke.

Roanoke residents earning degrees included: Kristi Emmons,receiving a Master of Arts in Education degree in counselor education; Sarah Cocowitch receiving a Master of Arts in Education degree in counselor education; Erin Ratchford receiving a Master of Accountancy and Information Systems degree in accounting and information systems; Elizabeth Scaggs, receiving a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree in urban and regional planning; James Allen,receiving a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering; Winfred Garst,receiving a Ph.D. in public administration/public affairs; Ian Austin, re-

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Does History Move Too Fast To Comprehend?

When I first read We Can Have Pease in the Holy Land it was hot off the press. Jimmy Carter laid out a six-part plan that really made sense. That was in March 2009 but now a scant four months later things have changed dramatically: A new government in Israel; tremendous unrest in their arch-enemy, Iran; troops being withdrawn for Iraq and the not surprising resumption of Sunni/ Shiite ethnic violence; a change of command and direction in Afghanistan; North Korea behaving with ever-increasing bellicosity. Those are just the tips of foreign policy icebergs.

It’s enough to make one throw up their hands in despair!

That’s the one thing that would be more dangerous than tackling these problems in a lessthan-well-thought-out manner. When I recently picked up Jimmy Carter’s book, the ideas that seemed so plausible at the beginning of the year now appears to be close to unworkable.

That I ever believed things could be solved in six steps speaks as much to my naiveté as to the rapidly flowing maelstrom of recent months. Carter’s book is still worth the reading but it is certainly no “beach book” so I will give you a brief and balanced (I believe) summary.

Jimmy Carter certainly will be remembered, among other things, as a prolific writer. His twenty-fourth book is well worth the few hours it will take to read. When he published Palestine Peace Not Apartheid several years ago he was roundly pilloried as being too partial to the Palestinians. His current work may evoke similar complaints from the pro-Israeli camp, but his approach is balanced. To dismiss Carter’s views as partisan to either side is to read these books through the lens of one’s own prejudice.

In thirteen chapters he gives a well-documented history of conflict covering the three thousand years between Abraham and the Six Day War (in five pages), then settles down to a thoughtful outlining of the problems and attempted solutions since 1967.

The issues have yahu refused to menbecome increasingly tion a two-state sowell-defined: Two lution and who has nations/one nation, heard anything of borders, Jerusalem, Lieberman and Tzipi West Bank Israeli Livni? She may have settlements, Arabs been the best hope living in Israel, the for a new path, but return of Arab refueven that seems a far gees, and Gaza, to stretch. Mahmoud mention the major Ahmadenijad and ones. All of these Hayden Hollingsworth his Iraqi ecclesiasare addressed in a tical masters seem six-point plan that deaf to anything Carter proposes. but their own rhetoric. Who One of the most informative knows what is going on in the sections of the book is the five heads of Hamid Karzai and the appendices which summarize Afghani warlords? the major peace initiatives from Then, of course, there is the United Nations Resolution 242 matter of the economy, the na(after the Six Day War in 1967) tional debt, and the Senate’s to the International Quartet concern as to whether Sonia SoRoad Map for Peace in 2003. tomayor will destroy our justice The reading of these documents system as wise old white men will broaden one’s understand- perceive it to be. Our President ing of the monumental com- has more on his mind than I plexity that will require many can imagine while the pundits compromises on all sides. swarm like moths around a Carter’s judgment is based on candle looking for illumination decades of study so he harbors of their own persona. no illusion of an easily achievRegardless of one’s personal able outcome. Although pub- views or political persuasion, lished just eight months ago, re- Carter’s book should be recent changes in the Middle East quired reading for a better unbring into serious question the derstanding of how a reasoned cautious optimism evinced. The approach is mandatory to manewly formed government of neuver through the morass in Israel with Benjamin Netanya- which we are currently wanderhu is far more hawkish than that ing. of Ariel Sharon and his successor, Ehud Barak. The appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as Contact Hayden at Foreign Minister advances the jhayden2003@cox.net challenge for the United States to broker permanent peace.

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Roanoke City Fitness Centers – Closed but Not Forgotten

Breckenridge and Woodrow Wilson, the city’s two remaining fitness centers, officially closed their doors to monthly members June 27. Once championed by the city as a means to promote fitness for its residents, the fitness centers instead became a casualty of painful budget cuts.

But as the feelings of loss gradually subside, former members are left with fond memories of working out with their friends and neighbors.

Derrick Bond said of the people he will miss,“[they] made working out less of a hassle when they are there to make you laugh and smile.”

Some members believed that having these friends around them while they were working out motivated them to achieve their personal goals. Jerry Guzi, a member at Woodrow Wilson for over two years, ran the equivalent of seven 26.2-mile marathons, and walked an additional 365 miles on the treadmill, all in one year, in the company of his fellow members.

Guzi, like others, not only used the neighborhood fitness center to stay in shape, but also attached sentimental value to its mere existence.

“Although I’ve lived many other places, I grew up playing little league baseball right there at Raleigh Court Park. It was ironic that I came back here to Woodrow Wilson Fitness Center, and worked out as I looked out the window, only to see the same spot where I played baseball 50 years ago.”

Back in April, when word began to spread that the city was considering the closings, members began to question whether fitness would remain a priority for the city and whether the centers were profitable.

Assistant City Manager Brian Townsend explained that Roanoke citizens had made it known in surveys and in public meetings that the priorities should be education and public safety, not necessarily parks and recreation.

Furthering their own demise, the fitness centers were not paying for themselves.

“The two remaining fitness centers were projected to operate at a cost level that exceeded expected revenue by approximately

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Exercise machines lay dormant after the closing of the exercise room at Woodrow Wilson Fitness Center. $73,000 in fiscal year 2010”, Townsend said.

Kurt Rheinheimer, a member at Woodrow Wilson, still thinks the city could have acted more to proactively to increase revenue.

“According to my research, there were 4,000 houses in a one-mile radius of each fitness center. Considering households, you are up to at least 10,000 people around each of them. How many of those people ever had any idea the resource was right there in their neighborhood? Probably less than 10%. All the city had to do was make up a flyer and put one (at everyone’s door.) You instantly have plenty of people to pay the way. Plenty,” Rheinheimer said.

As part of the decision process, the city realized that these former members would not be completely left without options. “[There are] options to choose from, in terms of private sector operated facilities…like Planet Fitness and the non-profit YMCA,” Townsend said.

Travis Schuyler, a fitness center member who considers fitness crucial to his well

being, has now joined the Roanoke Valley adult soccer league and plans to join Gold’s Gym. Former members are finding that exercise equipment and gyms are readily available elsewhere in the valley...but that neighborhood friendliness may be harder to find.

Woodrow Wilson member Susan Richerson said she met neighbors and made new friends that she never would have met, had it not been for her neighborhood fitness center.

“I remember one birthday in particular.

They all got together and got me a cake, a birthday card and sang me ‘Happy Birthday’. It was one of the nicest things nonfamily members have ever done for me. I will definitely miss everyone. I always felt welcome there, from the very first day I joined,” Richerson said.

While Breckenridge and Woodrow Wilson Fitness Centers are closed, the memories created may live on forever.

The City of Roanoke's Office of Economic Development announces that JobsEQ® Suite - a new economic development tool - is now available to help local businesses and job seekers make more data-driven strategic decisions. Access to this software is free to businesses, organizations, and individuals at www.roanokeva.gov/businesseq.

Users must create a profile to begin utilizing this resource, which provides current career and labor data for the region by industry and access to current job seeker profiles.

The data and information available through the software is updated quarterly by Chmura Economics & Analytics. Job seekers can visit www.roanokeva.gov/connect and create a profile to begin a focused job search by industry in the region.

"Economic development is a dynamic process requiring innovative strategies and technologies such as JobsEQ," said Assistant City Manager Brian Townsend. "This product will help businesses, organizations, and individuals make informed decisions which will positively affect Roanoke's economic future."

Some of the other tools the site provides to economic development staff include wage data, employment growth, labor inventory, entrepreneurial activities, labor supply and demand, forecast, emerging workforce estimates, cost of living adjustments, clusters, peer comparisons, worker skill set mapping, ad-hoc reports, shift share, and training needs.

"We are pleased the City of Roanoke's Office of Economic Development has committed to this innovative technology tool to help its community," says Dr. Christine Chmura of Chmura Economics & Analytics. "Roanoke understands that technology can play a vital role in economic development activities and they want to be the catalyst by sharing the data with their constituents."

The software is also used in five other states outside of Virginia.

The Office of Economic Development will be holding its first demo/information session on Tuesday, July 28, at 8:30 a.m. at 117 Church Ave. Subsequent demo sessions will be held the fourth Tuesday of every month at the same time and location.

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Foundation for Roanoke Valley is accepting grant applications from local nonprofit organizations for three of its endowment funds. Interested organizations are asked to visit www.foundationforroanokevalley.org.

Foundation for Roanoke Valley has implemented an online, internet-based grant application process. Applications for the Melva P. Jones Fund for Music and Art, Frances Parker Rupert Memorial Fund for Music and the Performing Arts, and the Larry Woodrow Vest Fund must be submitted by August 3.

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The majority of JNA sales are to the automotive industry, which has experienced a drastic decline in sales over the last year due to the global economic recession. According to Michael Bowers, Vice President of Operations at JNA, the company’s plants are currently operating at 35-65 percent of capacity, which is not financially sustainable over the long term.

“Automotive will recover, but that recovery is expected to be prolonged and the Company's business situation doesn't allow it to wait,” said Bowers. “To ensure long term competitiveness and business stability for our team members and customers, a very difficult decision had to be made to eliminate excess capacity and adjust to weakened sales," Bowers said.

Prior to Friday’s announcement, JNA had incorporated several measures designed to adjust to lower sales and reduce costs, including offering voluntary furloughs and early retirement, mandatory freezing of all hiring and wage increases, and the elimination of all temporary employees.

The move will affect some 260 employees, all of whom will be given a substantial severance package including 13 weeks of pay in addition to free medical and dental coverage for three months after the closure of the plant. Some of the employees will be offered transfers to plants in Texas or Tennessee.

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“Floyd Fest 8 - Revival” Returns to Refresh, Renew and Recreate Floyd Fest 8 – Revival, returns next weekend with four days of music, music, music, just off milepost 170.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Headline performers include Blues Traveler, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Railroad Earth, Toubab Krewe, etc. but as always the half dozen stages at Floyd Fest are bound to feature little known groups or solo artists that may steal the show.

Co-organizer Kris Hodges has traveled the world, and lately the internet, searching for new wrinkles and new sounds.

“It seems like every year people come and feel refreshed, renewed and revived in their lives. It’s just a wonderful thing to see and be a part of,” Hodges said.

His co-organizer Erika Johnson said the themes cho-

sen every year for Floyd Fest includes plenty of “unplanned … serendipity. This year, the times we’re in, the general state of mind, it just feels like we’re at that point. Revival at Floyd Fest speaks to refresh, renew and recreate.” Annual reunions at Floyd Fest have become a regular event.

Despite the economic conditions, ticket sales were up and camping reservations sold out early this year.

“That’s largely due to the fact that we’re a community event.

Spending dollars [locally] is probably the best thing to do in today’s world,” said Hodges.

Tight economic times “might bode well for regional events. Right now people are very value conscious,” adds Johnson.

In fact, the entertainment budget for Floyd Fest was

increased, even if cuts were made elsewhere. Hodges promises a good show for those that make their way up to the sprawling site on the Floyd County-Patrick County line.

The Felice Brothers are “very Dylanesque…you’ve got the ragtime, hobo rock and roll feel,” while Groupo Fantasma is a “phenomenal Latin outfit out of Boston.”

The new “Under the Radar” series will feature mostly emerging artists, giving them access to 10,000 or more Floyd Fest patrons.

“You’re not just getting a concert, you’re getting an experience at Floyd Fest,” said Hodges of the July 23-26 happening. VisitFloydfest.com for more information.

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Melvin Matthews Jr. loves old movies. The Roanoker has written two non-fiction works that painstakingly detail the intersection of film and society. First, there was “Hostile Aliens: Hollywood in today’s news, 1950’s science fiction films and 9-11.” Now comes “Fear Itself. Horror on screen and in Reality During the Depression and World War II.” Matthews goes back to the earliest days of talking movies and the advent of sci-fi films like Dracula, Frankenstein and the Invisible Man. Matthews says parallels to the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Nazi Germany can be found in movies like “The Wolf Man” and “King Kong.”

“The golden age of when the supernatural became part of horror [movies] began in the 1930’s with Dracula and Frankenstein,” says Matthews. Before that, deformed human characters, for the most part, were the “monsters,” but the urbane, European Dracula, as played by Bela Lugosi, ushered in a new era.

Matthews watched just about every movie he refers to in “Fear Itself,” which comes from the famous Roosevelt speech.

He owns most of them on DVD or VHS tape.

“The films were an escape valve for people, where they could get away from the hardships of the world,” says Matthews about the golden age of horror films, calling it “a cheap form of escapist entertainment.”

Movie attendance has been up recently, despite the economic downturn, another sign that people seek a respite in darkened theaters when times get tough.

The original “King Kong” was seen as a dig at New York City and the financial center there during the Depression years, with somewhat of an anti-Semitic sentiment in evidence. “The Invisible Man” (starring Claude Rains) may have personified how many felt during the depression, that they were powerless, while often penniless at the same time. The golden age of horror and sci-fi films faded away with the dawn of World War II, only to reemerge in the 1950’s.

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New Exhibit at Hollins Presents “Things That Are Not�

The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum on the Hollins University campus is presenting an exhibit of art that will be dismantled after August 22 – so see it while you can. “Things are not what they seem, nor are they otherwise,� the title of the exhibition, was named by Bernstein after a Buddhist expression.

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Hollins campus. Bernstein Before that happens, Timmins created her two and three-diwill have to raise the rest of the mensional works using foam $500,000 needed. core, electrical tape and conThe price tag could have been struction paper. as high as $1.8 million, but by “It’s really about questionCourtesy Photo ing what we perceive‌ to Barbara Bernstein’s art is not engaging the Smith Mountain Lake community, and the make very complex and phil- what it seems. nearby Roanoke Valley to some osophical issues not only unextent, she’s been able to pare derstandable and accessible, joyable.â€?

Eleanor D. Wilson Muse- the budget. That walk by the but also fun.� Bernstein calls it “smart and fun,� art. “It’s um director Amy Moorefield lake clarified things for Timnot common and easy to get. said the site-specific exhibit mins, who has contracted with I’m aiming for that.� Still she will focus people’s attention credentialed movie veterans to wants the exhibit to be “en- “on the impermanence of the write, produce and direct her work.� Several visits by Bern- movie. stein to the Hollins cam“Suddenly I knew what I was pus gave her the inspiration supposed to be doing,� said needed. “You might recog- Timmins. nize some building facades,�

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As an actress, the Xavier University graduate has appeared in movies like “Princess Diaries 2,� where, alas, her dialogue wound up on the cutting room floor. “Lake Effects,� which will be her biggest project, is designed for theatrical distribution. Timmins hopes to enter it in film festivals to increase its exposure.

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It will get made, she vows: “my goal is to make a positive impact in the community.� Portions of the proceeds will go to a lake cleanup and the crew will volunteer for community projects. “We’re going to showcase the beauty of the lake,� said Timmins, who wants to promote tourism and economic development as a byproduct. “A lot of people in the community have come together to make this happen. Smith Mountain Lake now owns this film.� Visit lifeoutloudfilms.com for more information.

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