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Valley Graduates Move On Olympic Riders
Sad faces tell the story: Virginia Moser, Shea Hewitt (10) with mother Shuna Hewitt.
P3– The 39th Annual Roanoke Valley Horse Show returns to the Salem Civic Center with Gold Medal Caliber riders.
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State Champs P9– The Hidden Valley Girls Tennis Team hangs tough in the semi-finals and goes on to knock off EC Glass for the AA State Championship.
Super Trio P13– Roanoke College’s ensemble in residence, The Kandinsky Trio, receives a $15,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grant.
School board members Jason Bingham and Todd Putney were absent from last Thursday night’s public input meeting on closing Huff Lane Intermediate School. Chairman David Carson, Lori Vaught, Suzanne Moore, Mae Huff and outgoing member Courtney Penn voted to close it. The public meeting was held in the James Breckinridge Middle school cafeteria. Council member Anita Price, a counselor at Round Hill (Montessori) School was visibly upset by the proceedings. Council Notes She said that Huff Lane teachers and personnel “must immediately start moving their material to Round Hill on unpaid time.” Price wondered where they were going to put their material. There is no room at Round Hill. Just as parents, students and teachers were getting used to the idea of Round Hill being the school to close, the tables turned to Huff Lane. Curt Baker, Dep-
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Emotions Run High With Vote to Close Huff Lane School
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ears, cheers and fears were aplenty last weekend as Roanoke Valley High Schools graduated over 2000 students and sent them onward into the world. Guest speakers plumbed the depths of past memories and gave inspirational messages for the future but the real emotions of pride, accomplishment and joy were most evident on the faces of students, parents, teachers and best friends who were all tracking new paths into life as the parking lots cleared.
The new graduates face a tough economy and all the uncertainties that go with it, but as Dr. Seuss so aptly put it: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go . . .” For more graduation pictures from Roanoke Valley High Schools, see Page 8. > COLLAGE CONTINUED ON: P8
“Blitz” Makeover Planned for Rescue Mission’s Thrift Shop These tough economic times mean belt-tightening for almost everyone, and for nonprofits like the Roanoke Rescue Mission, scrutinizing the budget is an ever-increasing challenge in the effort to maintain day to day operations. The Rescue Mission’s Thrift Shop, located directly across from the Mission itself, is due to undergo a much-needed upgrade which will take place this September in what is being planned as a “Blitz” overhaul. The Shop is in dire need Photo by Mike Hodges of repairs and updates, including new paint, new checkout The Rescue Mission Thrift Store with the donated coke truck. counters, and perhaps most of signed on to help; the Coke foot Thrift Shop that is durable, all, new flooring. In a plan reminiscent of a truck parked out front will long-lasting, easy to clean, at“While You Were Out” motif, hold all the merchandise being tractive, and most importantly, the entire process is slated to stocked for the Grand Open- affordable. The committee in take only three days … which ing. Employees from those charge of the project came up companies will with a product most Roanokhappens to include work shifts to help ers probably have not heard of, the nights as well. Non Profits with the makeover, but many are quickly coming to The huge effort as well as several appreciate. The floor is from a is being carefully planned and includes volun- church congregations, which company called “Sierra Stone” teers working round the clock. will help keep costs to a mini- located in Canada, and is quite literally tiny natural stone pebAccording to Joy Sylvester- mum. One of the biggest chalJohnson, Rescue Mission CEO, > CONTINUED two partnering companies, lenges was coming up with a P2: Blitz Coca Cola and Kroger have new floor for the 10,000 square
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Bent Mt. Elementary Rings Final Bell It was a bittersweet day for some Roanoke County students, teachers and administrators last Thursday, as Bent Mountain Elementary School closed its doors and “graduated” its last 5th grade class. Less than 60 students were enrolled as the school year came to an end; next fall those not ready for middle Photo courtesy of Roanoke County school will go to Back Creek Elementary down the moun- Students and teachers gather tain. Dwindling enrollment on Bent Mountain’s last day. and the drive to lower school Outside, a playground renbudget costs led to the closure, ovated just a few years ago, which was originally planned and a community-maintained for 2009, but was delayed a butterfly garden are also on year by the School Board. Joan Carver, vice president school property. Carver is of the Bent Mountain Wom- hoping that Roanoke County en’s Club, is hopeful that the Parks & Recreation will overschool may be used as a com- see those assets, allowing them munity center in the future, to remain open to the public. but she’s not sure what will She’s fearful that any private happen to the school-owned company that might lease the property. The Bent Moun- building would bar the public tain Public Library, which from using the school’s ameniwill remain open, is located ties, including the playground, within the school building. tennis and basketball courts, The structure was originally picnic shelter, and walking constructed in the 1930s, trail behind the school. > CONTINUED with major renovations taking place around 1990. P2: Final Bell
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citizens.” He feared the land would meet the same fate as the land now occupied by Valley View Mall. The property once owned by Peter C. Huff, who granted the property to then Roanoke County in 1949 for a school and park, is assessed by the city at $2.5 million. Atwood Huff, his great-nephew, told the school board Thursday that Peter Huff gifted the acreage to then Roanoke County specifically for a school that they named after him. Atwood Huff asked them to “keep Huff Lane school open for Uncle Pete.” In addition to their vote to close Huff Lane, the School Board confirmed the addition of two modular units for Round Hill to accommodate the overflow of students. Over 400 students will fill Round Hill when it becomes a K-5 school. Chairman Carson made a point to attendees that consolidation to K-5 schools has been part of the plan for several years. There is no change in attendance zones with the closing of Huff Lane and preschool; students will be spread out to other schools. As Courtney Penn explained, preschool is not held to attendance zones so any school can be used for that purpose. Superintendent Rita Bishop has entered into negotiations with a church to lease space for preschool use. Carson very firmly admonished the media for “irresponsible and unfairly sensationalistic headlines on what we’re doing and more importantly what we’re not doing.” Thursday’s discussion was strictly on the closing of Huff Lane. Use or sale of the property “will take place at a later time,” said Carson. Huff Lane, Carson admitted, was more marketable, but any sale of the property would be “acceptable to or address the concerns of all in conjunction with the neighborhood, city and the school system.” By Valerie Garner info@newsroanoke.com
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bles mixed with epoxy, described as “one of the strongest materials created by modern technology.” The result is a highly durable floor whose actual life span is perhaps yet to be determined. The stone floors come in many shades and can be custom made with borders, logos, or other designs. One of the most compelling features of the floor is the fact that cleanup is not an issue; all that is required is hot water and a shop vac. According to Shawn Carey at CB Robinson Ltd., a car dealership in Canada, their shop’s 12,000 sq. ft. Sierra Stone floor is 22 years and going strong; he is “thrilled with the choice.” They use water, Simple Green, and a shop vac to keep it clean. The Rescue Mission’s discovery of the stone floor has turned out to be a win-win that no one anticipated. At $7 a square foot, it is not inexpensive, but when labor and products for cleaning are factored in over time, many less expensive floors are not as attractive as they first seem. Sylvester-Johnson wondered why more people in our area did not have the stone floor since she had come to believe it an ideal choice for many applications. The reason is simple; most people just haven’t heard of it. That problem has now been happily rectified; the Rescue Mission is partnering with Sierra Stone to get the word out on their product. The company donated and has already installed the floor for the Thrift Shop lobby, and has set up a display case there containing samples, along with a power point and contact information.
With every floor sold, Sierra Stone will donate 50 cents per square foot to the Rescue Mission. According to Charlotte Anders, the Rescue Mission’s Industry General Manager, two customers have already signed on to get the floor and several more are now in the works. The Mission also had a little fun with the floor search process; once the stone floor was a contender, they decided to test for themselves the claim that only water and a vac is needed for cleaning. They set out a couple sample tiles and invited people to spread whatever they wanted on them. Some of the offenders included: ketchup, jam, egg, chocolate, crayon, mud, oil, and even gum. According to both SylvesterJohnson and Anders, all of it came off easily with hot water and a vac. The tide quickly turned and the stone floor became a “go.” Glancing over the old floor -- pitted, torn, stained, and dotted with old gum -- it is easy to see why. The unique partnership with Sierra Stone highlights a trend that Sylvester-Johnson points out may be here to stay; “all charities are going to have to figure out other ways to work out their operating budgets” if they are to continue to thrive. She likens the thinking to an individual planning a balanced portfolio. In light of that reality, she still is an advocate of people in the community being the primary supporters of the Mission … “we want to have the bulk of our income to continue to be donor driven. We don’t
> Final Bell “All the supervisors have to do is act,” said Carver, who toured an old school in Martinsville that had been turned into a community center. The Roanoke County School Board will hold on to the lease, according to Carver, in case they need the school at a later date. A K-8 private school opening at a Methodist church on Bent Mountain will be one option this fall for those that don’t want their children to attend
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uty Superintendent, explained that the recent discovery of an underground septic system would require a lengthy land disturbance permit process. There was just not enough time before the start of the next school year to get it done. Savings with closing Huff Lane would be $420,000 this year and $582,000 in subsequent years. Also justifying the switch, Superintendent Rita Bishop said Round Hill has a new roof, while Huff Lane needed extensive electrical and plumbing updates. One option no one liked was closing both schools and enlarging Preston Park Primary school to accommodate students from both schools. The explanations did not satisfy Shuna Hewitt. “The kids have been shuffled around enough,” said Hewitt. She is the mother of Shea 10, a fourth grader at Huff Lane. Hewitt said Shea would be moving for the fourth time since starting 2nd grade at Preston Park. She then went to Oakland for 3rd grade, Huff Lane for 4th grade and now to Round Hill for 5th grade. “Not only that,” said Hewitt, “then she has to go to middle school and that’s a whole new group of friends … let them graduate with the people they started out with.” Virginia Moser, a teacher’s aid at Huff Lane for 15 years, said when she first heard of the closing, she “was first shocked, then hurt.” She was angry at the city for being “more interested in money than schools.” Sid Bush, President of Dorchester Neighborhood Watch, and David Campbell, President of Grandview Neighborhood Watch, voiced their concern on Valley View extending into their neighborhoods. The neighborhood had already fought off Valley View Mall through traffic. Ray McKee, who lives on Dorchester Avenue, was still woozy from surgery Thursday when he said, he “was frightened and alarmed that there is even the hint that Huff Lane school and / or the park would be sold since it had been proffered and given to the
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want to lose the grass roots, community character of our place. We want every person in the Roanoke Valley to have a part of our pie.” She empathized that, “it really is Roanoke’s Rescue Mission.” Sylvester-Johnson added that it has always been a top priority to be good stewards of their finances so they can help as many people as possible. She says, “We are a one stop shop for people … who really do hit their bottom.” The Mission provides services across the board for people in need. Anders, who along with the Mission staff, is looking forward to the day when the Thrift Shop project is completed, says that “even with the new look and updated store, we still plan on providing a reasonable alternative to retail shopping; we are about the lowest priced thrift store around.” In a few short months, it will also be a very attractive place for members of the community to find items they need at those very low prices. For more information on the Rescue Mission, or to volunteer for the “Blitz,” call 540343-7227 or visit www.rescuemission.net. For more information on Sierra Stone, call 540-904-6637. By Cheryl Hodges cheryl@newsroanoke.com
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Back Creek. “It is a community under stress and citizens have petitioned the supervisors for the facility as a community center,” said Windsor Hills supervisor Ed Elswick, adding that the Bent Mountain community would enjoy such a positive move. “Between gypsy moths … a potential windmill farm taking over Poor Mountain and a new AEP power line, the commu-
nity has certainly been bearing a large cross lately,” said Elswick. “Those who live up here would rather just be left alone. Of course, it would be good for the county to spend a little on the rural areas, but being left alone is a high priority.” Having a new community center at the former Bent Mountain Elementary School might be a small consolation for some. On the last day of school, Carver said some Bent Moun-
tain graduates came by, “talking about the good old days,” often with their yearbooks in tow. “These people had good memories.” Bent Mountain Elementary was often the target of closure rumors because of its lower enrollment numbers. By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net
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Roanoke Celebrates Greenway Horse Show Attracts Variety of Fans With the completion of the Roanoke River Greenway now within sight, and other urban trails completed or well along in the planning stage, the city’s parks and recreation department decided to celebrate. The first ever Greenway Festival, held at Smith and Wasena Parks last Saturday, featured information kiosks, short canoe rides on the Roanoke River, live music and commercial merchants showing off their outdoor-related wares. Doug Stanfill, with Outdoor Trails in Daleville, was promoting energy bars, water bottles and other products that greenway patrons might use. His customers would normally be found on a deep woods trail (his shop is adjacent to the Appalachian Trail), but they would probably “gravitate towards the greenways in the city [as well]. It’s a great way to stay in the city but get away from everything there.” Roanoke Valley Greenways Commission member Mark McClain said he was “very pleased” that construction momentum is building. He noted the new section of the Roanoke River greenway just opened in Salem and another is being built from Wasena Park towards the almost-completed Vic Thomas Park on the site of a former mobile home community. “We’re going to be adding several miles very, very soon,” said McClain. Funds are still needed “to bridge the gap,” between Salem and Roanoke City, he noted. One piece that is currently unfunded for $5 million is
The Roanoke River Greenway was busy as usual last weekend. a stumbling block. Future plans call for extension at both ends, into Roanoke County. “I think over the next few years we’ll see some of that getting started.” McClain said the first Greenway Festival was “a great thing.” One notable irony is that Liz Belcher, the Roanoke Valley Greenways coordinator who works among the different localities in the area, was often like the lone Pied Piper a dozen years ago, as the greenway concept was first announced. Now the Roanoke River greenway has so much traffic in the River’s Edge area that “people are now complaining about it being too busy.” Belcher and company actually gave away bicycle bells last Saturday, part of a campaign to promote better riding etiquette on the greenways. “Ring your bell and warn them that you’re passing … so that you don’t startle them,” suggests Belcher. By 2012, if all of the funding falls into place as expected, the Roanoke River greenway could be completed from Green Hill Park in West Roanoke County to the 13th Street parking lot
near the waste treatment plant, with another link to the Tinker Creek greenway. All told, once completed, that group of trails would amount to 18 miles. Tinker Creek will eventually connect to the Carvin’s Cove trail system. Belcher said Roanoke City is considering the revision of an ordinance that prohibits the riding of bicycles on sidewalks for those stretches of greenway that may have to incorporate sidewalks as a link between off road segments. One of the complaints Belcher heard in the past was that completed sections of the greenway system were too short. “You have to have enough mileage to match people’s time to get there,” is her rule of thumb. With new segments coming on-line and a 5.5-mile stretch from Wasena Park to 13th St. in place, that vision is becoming a reality. “The Greenway Festival,” said Belcher, was a chance to “make people realize that it’s [all] pulling together.” By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net
Wine Festival Remains Popular Despite Move to New Location
When the 18th annual Roanoke Valley Wine Festival lost its principal sponsorship this year, with Center in the Square pulling out, the Williamson Road Area Business Association stepped in. Naturally, WRABA wanted the wine tasting event to be closer to home, so it was moved to the Holy Trinity Church parking lot on Williamson Road. About a dozen Virginia wineries took part last Saturday, including Fincastle Vineyard, Peaks of Otter Winery and Chateau Morrisette. About 2000 paid their way in; most stayed on even though a violent rain and windstorm interrupted the festivities for about a half hour around 2 p.m. Most of those who stayed seemed to take the soggy weather in stride as they sampled some of the dozens of wines, which were all available for purchase, as they enjoyed the live music. Mike Conner, owner of a lo-
cal towing company and immediate past president of the Williamson Road Area Business Association, said he was pleased with the decision to sponsor the wine festival. “This was an event that the [WRABA marketing committee] wanted to bring to Williamson Road. I think it’s a great idea.” Conner called the Holy Trinity Church parking lot “a really nice location,” with plenty of on-site parking. That’s something that was always a challenge at the Wine Festival’s most recent home, Elmwood Park. The event, which began 18 years ago, was originally held on the grounds of Hotel Roanoke. While some might have been “aggravated” with the move out of downtown, Conner said WRABA’s participation made that logical. “We’ve got 150 businesses on this road … that pay a tax to the Williamson Road Area Business Association, and it’s their mission to bring events that bring people to this road.”
The Wine Festival seemed like a good way to do that, drawing some that normally don’t patronize businesses on Williamson. Net proceeds from the 18th annual Roanoke Valley Wine Festival went to support Fiddlefest, the bluegrass showcase that will be held at Hollins University in late July, and charities that Fiddlefest supports. Fiddlefest – organized by Conner, who is also a musician – has no paid staff, and “every penny” not used to stage Fiddlefest goes back in to the community for various charitable causes. Late in the day he seemed satisfied. “I’m actually pretty pleased with [the turnout]. You never know,” said Conner about moving a popular event from its long time home. Those that came out on a somewhat soggy day last Saturday were apparently in agreement.
The average Roanoker may not know much about Hackney ponies, racking horses, roadsters or equitation, but many are curious enough each June to attend one of the larger competitive horse shows in the eastern U.S. The 39th annual Roanoke Valley Horse Show returns to the Salem Civic Center complex June 21-26, with a week of competitions for medals, prize money, exhibitions and, yes, terrier racing on Friday, June 25. That’s when the lovable little pooches stage their annual exhibition race, to the delight of thousands in the stands. Carol Whiteside, a member of the Roanoke Valley Horse Show executive board and a past president, said a number of former or future Olympic riders will take part, including several from Canada and South America. Past U.S. Olympian Joe Fargis, a 1984 gold medal winner will be here as well. “We get them from all across the country,” said Whiteside. In fact, the Grand Prix winner from the past few years – that Olympic-caliber event will take place on June 26 – hails from Texas. Top prize that night is $50,000. Professional riders who compete on a circuit often pencil in the Roanoke Valley show as a must-attend, according to Whiteside. She calls the Roanoke Valley Horse Show “one of the top multi-breed horse shows in the nation.” Whiteside said many horse shows now focus on a single breed. Quarterhorses, Appaloosa and other breeds will also be featured on June 21, with a draft horse exhibition on June 22. That program also spotlights antique farm equipment.
A competitor makes a jump at the Roanoke Valley Horse show. Wednesday, June 23 features the barrel racing championships, after two nights of preliminaries. “Each one of the huge tents erected in the Civic Center parking lot will stable about 100 horses,” she adds, with about 800 horses expected. “The annual economic impact in the valley is estimated at more than 13 million,” said Whiteside. The “jumpers” bring in the most well known riders, but the American Saddlebreds will also be featured during a full week of competition. “They’re kind of like the ballerinas of the ring,” notes Whiteside, “the big high steppers. [They] are quite showy.” Top contending horses should arrive this weekend or early next week so they can become accustomed to the ring that will be constructed on the floor of the Salem Civic Center. A “dressage” exhibition on Thursday, June 24 also features Olympic caliber riders in what Whiteside calls a “very technical” presentation. “It appears as if they are dancing to music.”
An organist plays while the American Saddlebred horses show off their fancy footwork. Also on Thursday night, children under six years old will be invited to bring their “stick horses” down to the arena floor, where they can ride them around the ring. The tradition “is quite a spectacle,” said Whiteside, who hopes that hundreds of children take advantage of the opportunity. Whiteside figures that upwards of 5000 attend every night during the Horse Show’s six night run. She believes that most of those who do show up “have perhaps never even seen a horse show before. You don’t have to know anything about the horses or the [riders], but you can have a really good time just watching all the excitement and color.” (See roanokevalleyhorseshow. com or call 375-3004 for more information.) By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net
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Father’s Day History Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a "father's day." She thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father
that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910. President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.
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paint one side, let it dry, and then paint the other side. Let dry completely. (See photo 1, 2.) Use a black fine point marker to add any details, such as outlines. It's important to let the marker dry for a good 30 minutes; otherwise your sealer may cause the marker ink to bleed. To monogram the hammer, paint the first letter of dad's
name toward the bottom of the handle (T for Tom, B for Bob, etc). (See photo.) In a well ventilated area, have an adult spray the hammer with a clear sealer or glaze. Let dry and repeat for a second coat. Allow to dry overnight.
Fathers: Looking Back . . . Looking Forward I remember the TV newsman, David Brinkley, once commented on the qualifications of a particular political candidate: “He says he’s a tax payer and a father, neither of which requires any talent.” He was right about the first part but wrong about the second. This past week, millions paid their quarterly tax estimate. The only talent that requires is not forgetting to do it and finding the money to meet the amount. The act of becoming a father is another matter. While the initial event sometimes happens without any foresight or planning, becoming a good father should be the work a lifetime. How it is done sometimes is a matter of chance. There is no shortage of books on how to get it right and a lot of them are worth reading. Years ago, Charlie Shedd wrote one, Letters to Karen. He was famous for a while and many others have written books in a similar vein. One currently on the best seller list is Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler. Another is The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Both young men were diagnosed with a potentially fatal malignancy and they set about to leave a set of instructions for their children. Pausch died July 25, 2008 but Feiler seems to have overcome his disease. On Saturday and Father’s day he will be on a CNN special Dads for My Daughters. Air
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s a child, I vividly re- distribution, and consumpmember my mom tion is integrated to enhance handing me a few the economic, environmental dollar bills and sending me off and social health of a particuon my bike to get corn from the lar place.” In other words – eat local farm stand for dinner. The food that was grown or raised instructions were clear…”pull nearby – or in your backyard for the husk back just little bit and that matter. It means frequentget the ones with big ing restaurants that kernels.” I’d quickly shop at the farmer’s pedal home proudly market – not from a gripping the brown SYSCO truck. paper sack in hand – It seems so obvitask complete. ous. Eat food grown It’s true, I grew up within 100 miles of in an agriculturally your home and it oriented family in will be fresher. Eat Ithaca, New York – a fruits and vegetables community that was that haven’t taken a focused on sustainpreservative bath able practices long Stephanie Koehler in order to survive before it was “cool”. the 2,670-mile trip But, back then it was also just from Salinas, California to Roawhat people did. They had noke, Virginia and it will be betgardens in their back yard and ter for you. Eat seafood from the shopped at the local farm stand. Chesapeake Bay area and it will Who knew that 30+ years later taste better. Eat food purchased “local food” would be a “move- from people you know so the ment” needing explanation. money can support neighbors Let’s start with the miscon- instead of a grocery store chain ception. “Local food” does not from “who knows where.” mean only eating bulgur wheat In recent months (or years), and bean sprouts. Wikipedia we have seen a great deal in defines local food as “ a collabor- the news about the plummetative effort to build more locally ing quality and rising cost based, self-reliant food econo- of our food supply. We have mies - one in which sustainable waded through what it means food production, processing, to be “organic”, “all natural,”
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expect any day now to find in our green our first social security checks . We’d already be mailbox an official-looking envelope from living in Floyd County, where we’d be content to the federal government. It will mark both retire. Now down the slow road, here we are, waitclosure and commencement. The message it ing for the mail man. brings will lay before me a kind of life-stages symThe beauty of this is that no transplant shock metry, a bell-curve, this notice punctuating the far has been required. We are well watered here as right end, the final period on a long yellowed page we come “of age”, deeply rooted, and thriving in of paragraphs called my career. And it will be the the sunshine of this place called home. The retirecapital letter at the start of a new unwritten page. ment facility here, and its grounds, are familiar This future monthly feeding from the crumbs and comfortable, and it is paid for. We’ve worn that my paychecks have dribbled under paths in our soil here, literally and figumy own table over the past forty years ratively, and this placed-ness eases the will mark the end of my participation in transition considerably since this piece the work force. It will not mean I no lonof ground has become what at least one ger have a force of my own. It will repreof us here does “for a living” now. sent the end of my working life. I have I should be quick to point out that I life yet ahead. It will be an anticlimax, a have pre-retired my wife, who, bless her whimper, not a bang. And maybe a bang soul, carries our regular income stream as well. for a few more years (not to mention My movement towards this end of what passes for health insurance) until the working curve has been by gradual she too wakes every morning to an unFred First degrees, intentional (mostly), and anstructured (or at least self-structured) ticipated for years. I’ve not given it much day. Thought bubble: the two of us at care until now when the date looms large on my home all day every day is a matter ripe for noncalendar. Huge, actually. Dang. Is the party over fictional speculation whose mental cinematograor about to begin? Retiring minds want to know! phy waffles between Alfred Hitchcock and Woody I need to wrap my head around this thing. My Allen with a faint hint of Gary Larson. But that, is personal rumination here may in its generalities for another time. already have been or soon be your own. I thought my working life had ended forever in To see the pattern in this bigger-picture of a 2002. I’d burned out on health care and couldn’t life, I have to think back to my highest hopes after imagine myself back in the classroom again 17 grad school. Even then, trapped temporarily in years since I put away my chalk-dusted tie and Birmingham in our mid-twenties, my pharmacist biology lecture notes. My retirement angst—the wife and I both weighed more heavily the WHERE sudden loss of self-identity, purpose and strucof our future, the ambience and natural amenities ture—happened with some ferocity those first few of our life-setting, than our career tracks. Our jobless months that year. It was tough. I started first almost-home was in Helen, Georgia—in the writing it out to make sense of it. And I got the mountains. In 1975 we found Wytheville, which worry and perplexity over with at 54. And to my was perfect for the location in (or at least near) great surprise thereafter, I re-entered education, the mountains and fair for the teaching job. In teaching for a few semesters at RU and returned 1989 we moved to Sylva, NC because it was in the part time for five years to a physical therapy clinic Smoky Mountains. It was a great location for my who stopped needing me only in the fall of 2009. field botanist and photographic interests. And soSo when that check comes any day now, I will so for my first job as a physical therapist. think of it as a kind of grant, a small reinforceAnd when our nest was empty (is it ever, real- ment to do what comes from the heart, to use life ly?) as we entered our late 40s, from all the places skills from here on for other purposes than paying our marketable professions could have taken us, the bills, and to live in an older body with a beginwe chose a place where we’d be happy in retire- ner’s mind. Contact Fred at ment, a decade or more ahead of need, and before we lost the will or the strength to make that place fred1st@gmail.com ready for the day on down the road when we’d get
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“Let’s try to take it home.” Hmmmm, I contemplate Eric’s sugNow things really get exciting. The snake has not moved from its gestion and quickly come to the conclusion that yes it’s an excel- position in the sandy clearing and we stealthily move into position. lent plan. I mean why not? There actually happen to be many rea- “Gosh it’s a beauty”, we whisper again. As Eric attempts to pick up sons “why not” which of course will reveal themselves as we work the thick five-foot-long snake with the stick the rattler clicks into through the plan. full battle mode. What had been a rather inanimate object a second It’s a lovely late spring day in the mountains west of Roanoke. before is now writhing so fast we can hardly see it. Having a few days off from dental school we have fled the city Eric is manipulating the stick masterfully, and I cheer him on. –Richmond- and find ourselves on the Appalachian Trail on Brushy The snake repeatedly drops on the ground and coils and, yes, rattles Mountain in Craig County. The Redbud has faded, but ominously. Eric doesn’t give up. With a renewed grip on the Service Berry and Mountain Laurel are in gorgeous the stick he carefully lifts the snake way up high, rotates full bloom. It feels good to be out in the woods and walkand drops it into my waiting “collection bag”. OK, now ing at a good clip. Our destination is a popular rock outwhat? The snake is down one of the legs of the sweat cropping which features stunning views all around. Atop pants, and the grey cotton pulsates and expands. I lower the rocks, in the warm sun and cool breeze, the peanut the bag to the ground and with another short stick I close butter and jelly sandwiches taste especially good. off that part of the bag. Eric cinches up the waist cord of “Whoa, there’s a big snake down there in the clearing,“ the pants and then knots the whole thing up tightly. Eric whispers. I scramble over to look and it’s a beauty. Voila. Kind of. “I think it’s a rattler.” Being enthusiastic nature-wildlife We take stock of our situation and are satisfied that yes people with college degrees in biology –heck Eric recentthe snake is indeed contained but we are quite sure that ly completed a masters degree in herpetology - this is its large fangs can easily pierce the worn cotton fabric, exciting news. We scramble down the rocks and around and that given enough time the snake can find its way John W. Robinson the back to sneak into a good position to view the maout of the improvised specimen collection case. But we jestic animal stretched languidly before us, about fifteen feet away. relax for a moment and congratulate ourselves on a job very well “It’s a timber rattler, Crotalus horridus" we both whisper in agree- done. ment. This is the point where Eric brings up the idea about taking it “Actually, I think the movement will be calming to him,” says Eric home, and the part where I quickly agree, “why not?” as we hike down the mountain, referring to the snake in the sweatEven though Eric has a fair amount of experience handling pants that is contained within the small pack on his back. For my snakes, I’m still seeing many challenges here such as…. What will part, the movement is not calming me down, but at least I had been we use to contain the rattler? How will we get it into said container? able to avoid carrying the fully-grown rattler in my pack. How will we carry it safely down the mountain? How can we avoid Some of the details are hazy - this was, after all, 25 years ago getting bitten? What will we do with it in the car? What will we do but we got “Fang” back to Roanoke to Eric’s parent’s house where with it when we get home? But we cannot resist the huge challenge we fashioned a habitat for him using an old aquarium. It was most that has been set before us. exciting to have a rattlesnake as a pet for a time. Fang was a most “We’ve got to get it before it leaves the clearing.” This creates add- beautiful animal; the coloration of his exquisitely-textured skin was ed pressure, since we know we have to work fast. If the rattler gets vivid, and was ever-changing in its subtlety. Watching the great out beyond this open space into the woods or under the rocks it will snake subdue and slowly devour a gerbil or small rat was awesome be infinitely more difficult to capture. Time is of the essence. and fascinating. Eric produces a pair of old grey sweat pants from his small pack The time we shared with Fang was appropriately brief - Eric reand grins silently. Ah ha. We decide to tie the legs of the cotton turned the snake to the place we found him a few days later - but the pants with tight knots and utilize a long forked stick from which power of that experience was uncommon in its lasting effects. I will we will suspend the sweat pants open at the waist. Using a second never forget the excitement and the enthusiasm we felt for the imstick, we plan to pick up the snake "somehow" and drop it neatly promptu hunt and acquisition of our very own Crotalus Horridus. into the sweat pants, tying the waist closed tightly thereafter. Then These days, however, we tend to observe such beautiful reptiles we will have our rattler in a bag. It’s a good plan, but a bit easier said from a distance. than done. 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Ten Ways To Be Miserable In Church - By Pastor Quigg Lawrence Givers, on the other hand, come expecting not to take but to give. They expect to give God the praise due His name. They expect to focus on Christ and not on the pastor’s tie or how peppy the choruses are. They are eager to listen to the Scripture and to hear God speak. They pay attention, even take notes during SS and the sermon. They are eager to worship through giving . . . to honor God by giving him first fruits, tithes and offerings. They come to serve not to be served. They come to be part of a family, not a consumer. So what are the 10 surefire ways to be miserable in church? Fail to prepare yourself spiritually during the week. Do not crack open your bible, pray or think of Christ all week. This is similar to the 50 year old who decides to go play 3 sets of tennis after a 29 year layoff or a 40 year old who goes to the gym and lifts weights for the first time in years. Go to bed late on Satur-
day night and sleep in to the very last minute on Sunday. Make sure you are good and tired and perhaps grumpy. Make sure you skip breakfast. Do not bring your bible, that might indicate you’re too religious. Be convinced that you know more about worship and Scripture than anyone else there. Surely you know more than the pastors who have gone to seminary for 3-7 years. It is similar to me going to a hockey game. I do not know “squat” about hockey but I sure know more than the referees and can yell out how dumb their call was! Bring your Blackberry or cell phone so you can text all during the worship service. Be sure not to sing but to stand with your arms folded across your chest and with the attitude that singing is a waste of time or for sissies. Focus on yourself. Fail to remember that corporate worship is not geared to one particular style or parishioner. It is for ALL the people to worship together. Christ
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should be the center of everyone’s attention. Be a snob. Be sure and not speak to anyone you do not know. Listen to gossip and let it embitter you. Don’t ever try to work out perceived wrongs the way Jesus instructed in Matthew 18 Watch your watch. If you can cultivate the mindset that Church is a duty rather than a privilege, you will become expert at looking at your watch. I mean who would want to spend one extra minute in the Lord’s presence or worshipping with the Body of Christ? We gotta get to the buffet before it gets crowded. Quigg Lawrence is the Senior Pastor at Church of the Holy Spirit located at 6011 Merriman Road in Roanoke. Visit them on the web at www. coths.org.
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National Civil War Chaplains Museum a Short Drive Away It was a bit surprising to find, when on a recent bus tour of Lynchburg, that the National Civil War Chaplains Museum is on the campus of Liberty University. With the school's focus on contemporary conservative Christianity, many in our party wondered how this aspect of Civil War history would be treated. The museum recently opened this past January. Taking us through its small but well-appointed interior on Candler Mountain View Boulevard, the guide said it is unique in the United States. On second thought it's not so surprising that the evangelical college founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr., and now run by his family, would choose to feature chaplains in American history. In the mid-19th Century, America was still a predominantly Protestant nation with the Bible in its 16th Century version widely used, not only for comfort and guidance of behavior, but also as a true historical document. Though much has changed in Americans' views on religion, as greater knowledge has evolved related to the origin of some Bible material, those who set policies
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ing scenes suggested by photographs of the time. There's a Roman Catholic priest administering Last Rites to a wounded soldier, another of a "brush arbor" service near the Rapidan River and a Baptism in Georgia. The museum is not entirely Christian in its displays. Several artifacts including a Jewish wine cup are on display, donated by families whose names are associated with Hill City businesses. Having recently read a biography and some Civil War prose writings by the American poet Walt Whitman, I was interested in a display on the U.S. Christian Commission. The poet, whose theology was unconventional but who supported some Quaker views about peace and activism, was a member of the commission which worked entirely with Union soldiers. Commission members were lay persons who gave their time to the wounded in hospitals in northern cities. Whitman worked in Washington for three years until the stress from trying to help the sick and dying forced his return home to New Jersey. His descriptions of the hospitals and medical care provide a vivid and horrible picture of the times. The clergy themselves, we learned, rarely lasted out the war. Most were older than the ordinary soldier--45 or above-- and the privations of camp life undermined their own health in a day when many treatments now taken for granted were unknown. However, the museum displays plenty of evidence that God was an important part of the life of those who fought on both sides, and chaplains were in short supply whatever their brand of religion. The men were much admired and sometimes were credited with deeds of courage made possible by their faith convictions. A fact sheet supplied by the museum states that chaplains gained more status after 1862 when, at least for Union ministers, chaplains had to be ordained in some religious denomination with good character attested to. Confederates had less
formality. No rabbis are recorded as serving Jewish soldiers in the southern armies. Among the more than 2000 chaplains registered in the Union armies, more than one-third were Methodist followed by Presbyterians, Baptists and Episcopalians, the predominant Protestant groups in America 150 years ago. Confederate chaplains numbered about 1300, again with the largest number being Methodist. In the Union forces Irish troops were usually Catholic and had priests assigned for Mass. Union chaplains wore black wool coats, trousers and shoes, and often with a brimmed hat. Records reveal that there were a few AfricanAmerican, Native American and even women who served as chaplains. There is no telling how many men were converted by these committed men of God, but several generals, including the revered Lee and Jackson, were known to regularly attend church. At the church in which I grew up in the Northern Piedmont of Virginia, a plaque marks the place where Robert E. Lee tied his horse Traveler on his weekly visit to St. Thomas. My own paternal grandfather, Frank Stringfellow, a scout and spy for Confederate Cavalry Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, following many hair-raising experiences in combat, became in gratitude after the war an Episcopal clergyman. Long after some degree of national peace came, he started and revived small congregations throughout southern and western Virginia. By Frances Stebbins info@newsroanoke.com Publisher’s Note: I too have a long lost relative who was a minister turned Union Army Officer in the great war between the states. Though he likely wouldn’t have liked the quote for obvious reasons, it was said of him that, “he sent more men to heaven with his long rifle than his bible but that he was nevertheless a fine preacher . . .”
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Patrick Henry Duo Sign Letters Of Hidden Valley AA State Champions Intent To Play College Basketball A pair of Patrick Henry basketball standouts signed to play at the college level at a ceremony Friday afternoon in the PH library. Melvin Henderson will continue his basketball career at Bluefield State College under Head Coach and Salem High School alum, Richard Morgan. Henderson was Western Valley District and Regional Playerof-the-year this past season. Henderson credited Morgan for his decision to attend Bluefield. "After I visited the school, I knew it was a good match for me, " Henderson said. "I liked a small school and Coach Morgan brings big things for the program. I know there's going to be a lot of hard work." Patriot Ronnie Thomas signed to play for ODAC member Bridgewater. Thomas was also a key player for the PH team that advanced to the state final in Richmond this past March. "Bridgewater was a great fit for me," Thomas noted. "They felt like family. I liked their staff and there was a lot of energy with the coach." Patrick Henry Head Coach Jack Esworthy praised the two for their part in the success of the Patriot basketball program. Likewise, PH principal Connie Ratcliffe commended both for their roles as student athletes.
It was a very exciting weekend as the Hidden Valley Girls' Tennis Team began in the semi-finals in the Radford VHSL Jubliee on Friday, June11th. The team knocked off three time defending State Champions John Handley from Winchester. The close, grueling match lasted a total of 7 hours in 90 degree weather. The teams were tied at four when the number two doubles team of Mary Kathryn Newton and Emily Seibert held the final match on their court to decide if the Titans would advance to the State Finals. Newton / Seibert lost their first set 1-6 but came back to win the second set 6-3. The Newton/ Seibert team played flawlessly in the the 3rd set as they ended with a 6-0 victory to give the Titans a 5-4 win over Handley. The win advanced the team to the State Championship finals against E.C. Glass the following day. The Titans began play on Saturday against EC Glass with Kristin Harter, Ceyda Durmaz, Haley Podeschi and Caroline Pugh, all winning matches to lead the team to a AA State Championship Title. The team finished with a record of 18-0 and became the first Hidden Valley Girls' Tennis Team to win a State Title.
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Roanoke Star Soccer Player to Carry Bats Get Hot - Homers Fly for Red Sox Banner in World Cup Match Roanoke Star player Grace Baldridge is attending the World Cup 2010 in South Africa by virtue of entering her name in a contest and winning the trip. "We were at the Adidas store in New York City looking for a soccer jersey for my brother, John. We could not find his size, but we saw a contest where you could enter your name to be a flag bearer at a World Cup game. My sister and I entered and we got a call about a month ago that my name was drawn," explains Grace. Grace will be spending three days in Johannesburg with Adidas. She will be having dinner with the Adidas representatives, a practice for the game, and then will be carrying the FIFA banner onto the field before the US vs. Slovenia game on Friday June 18th at 10:00 a.m. ET on ESPN. After that, she will be touring South Africa with her father
Grace Baldridge which will include visiting Cape Town and going on a safari. Grace has been playing soccer most of her life and this will be her second year with Roanoke Star. She is not only a player but a true soccer fan. Grace will be supporting her country in their quest to win the World Cup but she is also a supporter of the
world renowned Chelsea Football Club. The players that she enjoys watching are Jonathan Spector, Tim Howard, and Landon Donovan. Grace says that the biggest thing that she will be looking forward to is walking onto the World Cup Field in a FIFA jersey. Also, she hopes to meet some of the United States' players. Grace already thinks she knows the outcome of the game as she says, "I think the US will win 2-1." This will not be the first World Cup game that she has attended. Grace went to the Women's World Cup in Landover, Maryland in 1999. The US team beat Germany 3-2 and went on to win the World Cup that year. If you're reading this before June 18th, Tune in to the United States game June 18th and watch Grace carry the FIFA banner!
Cave Spring National Championship Final At Starkey Park -- Cardinals vs. Mets
With the first half winding down, the Salem Red Sox discovered some untapped power this past weekend in Frederick. The Red Sox split a four-game set with the Keys at Harry Grove Stadium to wrap up their first-half road schedule, and Salem blasted five homers in the series, four of them coming from guys who were jacking their first round-trippers of the season. It began with Drew Hedman popping his first professional homer, a towering seventh inning solo shot on Thursday night. The former D-III Hitter of the Year (while at Pomona College) also tripled in Salem’s 4-3 loss in the series opener. On Friday, Jorge Padron, a 23-year old Cuban outfielder/first-baseman belted his first long ball since coming to America. Padron crushed 11 bombs in the Cuban professional league in 2009, and his solo shot on Friday jump-started a Red Sox comeback. Padron’s homer brought Salem back within two, and the Red Sox scored five more runs in the final two innings to prevail 8-5 and even the series at one. Game three of the series featured two Red Sox homers in an 8-1 Salem rout, the first of which was hammered by utility infielder Jon Hee. The Hawaii-native lined a two-run shot to straightaway center field to give Salem a 3-0 lead early in Saturday’s action. Hee hit three homers for the Salem Sox in 2009, but Saturday’s shot was his first of 2010. Later in the game, Tim Federowicz cracked his second of the week and fourth of the season, another two-run dinger that gave Salem an 8-1 lead. Salem jumped to another early lead in the series finale on Sunday, in large part because of Mitch Dening’s two-run second-inning long ball. The Australia-native belted three homers for Greenville in 2009, but had been homerless in 2010 until Sunday. The Red Sox led 4-1 into the ninth
Tim Federowicz rips off a hit for the Sox. inning, yet fell 5-4 in 10 innings, losing on a walkoff suicide squeeze bunt. It was the first time ever that the Salem Red Sox (established 2009) lost after leading through eight innings, snapping a skid of 88 straight victories when taking an advantage into the ninth. Earlier in the week, five Salem Red Sox were named to the Carolina League All-Star team. Ryan Lavarnway, Oscar Tejeda, and Will Middlebrooks were all named as starters, while pitchers Brock Huntzinger and Alex Wilson were selected to represent the Salem staff of arms at the 2010 California-Carolina League All-Star Game, scheduled for Tuesday, June 22 at BB&T Coastal Field in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Salem Sox are home Tuesday, June 15 through Sunday, June 20 before taking some time off for the All-Star break. Join the Salem Sox for Mayberry Weekend with Bobblehead giveaway June 18th and Appearance on June 19th. Visit salemsox.com for more promotional information or call (540) 389-3333. You can catch all the All-Star happenings or order tickets to the game by visiting www.carolinaleague.com.
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Pit Bulls Attack and Kill Family Pet Two pit bulls or a mix of said bread broke free on Sunday morning, June 6th and attacked and killed a family dog on Moorehead St. S.E. The family has three young children. But for the grace of God it was not one of these children or any other human being. Had it been a child, not only would it have been all over our local media, but most likely would have been national news. Yet, not one word of this attack was ever mentioned in our media. An email was sent to the Mayor, City Council and City Administration but it went unanswered and never even acknowledged. Myself, and some fellow neighbors are quite disturbed by this due to the proliferation of a great number of aggressive dogs here in S.E. We have an alarming number of residents who keep these poor creatures tied to ropes or chains 24/7 when they are outside. Others are caged or confined to small yards. None of these animals appear to have any social interactions with other animals or people, other than when other dogs and people walk by that they see and then they go berserk with barking and an apparent desire or will to attack. The first and last time I walked my dog down an alley across the street from my house I was startled beyond belief by the sudden charge up to
the fence by one of these dogs. I thought at the time, "my God this is dangerous." Months later a dog broke loose from a home on this alley and attacked another dog owned by the family of the dog that has just been attacked and killed. My inquires to the police and subsequently to animal control confirmed most of what I had been told from the day of the attack and killing on Moorehead street. The Police Department was most helpful and cooperative in providing confirmation of the attack. They informed me that the owners of the two dogs involved in the attack agreed to turn them over and they were subsequently euthanized. I would call upon the Mayor and all others in a position to act to protect the citizens of Roanoke to act now, rather than later, to work toward a law or city code revision to make it illegal to tether a dog, and minimums requirements, based on size, for caged dogs. Are you willing to wait for the next attack for a child or human to be mauled, maimed or killed before action is taken? Many States and localities have such laws, why shouldn't Roanoke? E. Duane Howard, Roanoke
Save Mill Mountain on June 21st On Monday, June 21st at 7:00 PM a public hearing is planned asking citizens to share their opinion on the proposed conservation easement on Mill Mountain. As Council deliberates the placement of an easement on the mountain and discusses the proposed boundaries of what land to include and exclude, they need to hear from us. They need to know we are tired of the building plans that come decade after decade pitched by developers that are sure theirs is the real best idea. They need to know we’re tired of the tax dollars and time spent on the studies and debates that follow each new scheme. They need to know we’re tired of the attitude that the mountain is wasted real estate. The time to protect the environment and atmosphere of our greatest natural resource is now. The mountain, our city and its citizens deserve nothing less. Let City Council know you support placing a conservation easement on Mill Mountain Park will not allow additional development.
Commentary: Wise Wind Energy Needs a Deep Green Location
Publisher's Note: This commentary provided by Bay Journal News Service rings close to home relative to the proposed wind turbines for Poor Mountain in Roanoke County and the soon to be constructed units in Highland County VA. Like a small Christo installation, Charley's mist net unfurled into dusk along my forest road in the Appalachian Mountains. The net traps birds -- in this case, a northern saw-whet owl -lured in by tape-recorded calls. The persistent high-pitched beeps of saw-whets sound like a dump truck backing up. Saw-whets inhabit much of North America. Some migrate south in winter, as this one was trying to do, along mountain ridges. "We think they must fly fairly low, to hear our recorder," said Charley, a local ornithologist. "That's what concerns us about wind turbines proposed on top of the mountains around here." Around the world, industrial wind plants are the fastest growing form of alternative energy. They make electricity without producing greenhouse gases, but how truly green they are depends on where they are located. Some turbines out west routinely kill thousands of birds, and rare sagebrush grouse stand to lose their most important habitat to concrete grids of turbine pads. Along eastern mountain ridges beneath migratory flyways, more bats and songbirds are killed by turbines than anywhere else in the world. Everywhere that people live near turbines, some complain about inaudible but palpable low frequency vibrations, which penetrate buildings and cause insomnia. Like a Bauhaus building in the middle of Mayberry, 500foot-tall industrial machines may not fit all landscapes. Even where winds are high and human and wildlife densities are low, like some western plains, turbines are far from cities and require hundreds of miles of expensive new transmission lines.
The density of saw-whet owls here in the Appalachians, like much else about saw-whets, is not well known. Saw-whets are shy birds, and calm in the face (mine) of immense disadvantage. The owl in my hands blinks once, solemnly. It is this image I carry to meetings of a county committee to write an ordinance regulating industrial wind installations. I'm one of two county citizens on this committee; the eight other members all represent wind companies. This proved a disadvantage when votes were called. My angst about their proposals for turbines on Shenandoah Mountain about ten miles away, where the federal government has already warned that endangered species are likely to be killed, is sometimes derided as a NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard) response. I confess to loving Shenandoah Mountain, and clearcutting, blasting, bulldozing and cementing over many acres for miles along this globally unique mountaintop is not appealing. But I also calculate a simple balance sheet of destroying too much for too little, when a staggeringly better wind option is available. The Wind Resource Map of the National Renewable Energy Lab shows the greatest winds not on land, but along both seacoasts. Offshore winds are far stronger than almost all land locations. Massive turbines are easier to transport over water than land, requiring no controversial deforestation or road building. Power-hungry coastal cities are nearby, reducing lines and line loss. And unlike on land, offshore winds blow in summer, when electricity demand is heaviest due to air-conditioning. Reports by various nonprofit and academic think-tanks show enormous energy efficiencies for offshore versus onshore wind. In my home state of Virginia, for example, offshore winds could supply 142 percent of our 2007 electricity demand, compared
to 15 percent onshore. Similar statistics apply to nearby states. Yet of the thousands of turbines now operating across the eastern United States, with tens of thousands more planned thanks to federal subsidies, virtually all are on land. "Anchoring offshore costs significantly more," a wind developer told me, especially off the Pacific coast where waters are deeper than in the Atlantic. Some in the wind industry, however, are beginning to recognize the greater revenue potential linked to higher production offshore, especially along the coasts of Maine, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Maryland. Governors of those states recently endorsed offshore projects, potentially even exporting electricity to neighboring non-coastal states. Even Massachusetts, where the first proposed offshore turbines were aesthetically rejected by wealthy shoreline owners, has endorsed a 468 megawatt project in Nantucket Sound. Eight years of wildlife studies there offer a research model to address the biggest wildlife impact identified by nearly twenty years of European offshore experience: Avoiding locations close to seabird breeding, feeding, or migratory rest areas. Most projects are being planned ten or more miles offshore, so beach goers won't notice them. The saw-whet owl is as light in my hand as, well, feathers. If we're going to sacrifice some birds somewhere, wouldn't it be wise to go where we can gain the greatest good while doing the least harm? Being renewable is necessary but insufficient for true greenness. Sustaining viable populations of both sawwhets and seabirds must be a basic standard for deep green wind power. Chris Bolgiano, Faculty Emeritus at James Madison University, lives in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Several of her five books have won literary prizes. Her commentary is provided through Bay Journal News Service
Roanoke Times Misses Mark Suppresses Healthy Dialogue Dear Editor, I have been involved in economic and community development in Roanoke for over 30 years. During that time period I would be hardpressed to name another person who has had a more positive impact on important Roanoke projects than John Rocovich. Therefore, I was disappointed but not surprised to read an article in the Roanoke Times last weekend bashing John Rocovich for getting appointed by Governor McDonald to a higher education commission board. Back when we had “normal people” at the Times and in any other “normal” progressive community in their local newspaper the story would have highlighted how great it was that someone from Roanoke was nominated to a Governor’s Commission. That was the news story. Once upon a time our local Times also celebrated and encouraged dialogue and people expressing themselves on a wide variety of
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Bishop Appointed President of Reid’s Fine Furnishings Provides Scholarships for Tech Students Jefferson College of Health Sciences Last month at their annual awards banquet, the Virginia Tech School of Architecture Design announced the recipients of the newly developed Reid’s Fine Furnishings Scholarship for Interior Design. The $5,000 scholarship was awarded to Jessie Oliver and Denise Pendleton in recognition of their outstanding work, design talent and overall contribution to the community of their classmates. “We are so thrilled to be able to offer support to these remarkable young designers in their quest for excellence and education,” said Andrea Reid Waide of Reid’s Fine Furnishings. “It’s exciting to think about what their future holds and the amazing impact they will have on our lives.” The School of Architecture Design has long been recognized by Design Intelligence, as one of the premiere programs in the nation -- admired for the quality of its faculty and for balancing design excellence with professional preparation. The 2010 rankings listed the Virginia Tech undergraduate program in Interior Design as tied for #4 in the survey of college deans and academic program chairs. “Corporate, industry and private philanthropy is pivotal to the success of complex, state of the art programs such as we have in the College. The Reid’s Fine Furnishings Scholarship for Interior Design is an exemplary example of how generosity can change the lives of dedicated students by helping to make their professional education possible,” said Jack Davis, Dean of the College of
Dr. Nathaniel L. Bishop has been appointed President of Jefferson College of Health Sciences (JCHS). Bishop has served as Interim President since April 2010, following the retirement of JCHS President Dr. Carol Seavor. “Over the past several months, NL has confirmed the board’s confidence in his leadership,” said Steve Musselwhite, JCHS Board Chairman. “We are very pleased to formalize his position as President, and are looking forward to our future endeavors together.” Bishop, a Carilion Clinic Vice President and JCHS board member, has served in a variety of leadership roles during his long tenure with the organization—experience which proved valuable during his interim appointment at JCHS. “The knowledge, experience and connections I’ve developed over the years working on the hospital side of Carilion have For more information visit www.ReidsFurnish- been very helpful as we look for ings.com and www.archdesign.vt.edu
this idea in the first place. "Cool Cities" was formed in 2006 for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which are cited by research groups such as the National Academy of Science as the principal cause of global warming. The use of electricity in our area contributes disproportionately to greenhouse gas emissions because most of our electricity is made from burning coal, the most carbon-intensive fuel available. "Since our inception, we have advocated for energy conservation, efficiency, and clean, renewable sources of energy," says Cool Cities president Diana Christopulos. "We always mention conservation
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Cool Cities Coalition to Provide Energy Conservation Tool To Schools, Governments, Churches & Non-Profit Groups Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition is offering a simple tool to governments, schools, churches and non-profit groups to promote energy conservation. The coalition has designed a sticker that fits neatly on the top of a standard light switch plate with the message "Please turn off when not needed." This little sticker is a constant reminder that leaving unneeded lights burning is a big energy waster, and turning off those lights is one of the easiest and absolutely the cheapest way to reduce electricity costs. It's also a good way to reduce your environmental impact, which is why the coalition came up with
new ways to integrate our educational and clinical services,” Bishop said. “Our goal is to significantly increase the value the college brings to our hospitals and our community.” In addition to his roles with JCHS and Carilion Clinic, Bishop is an Assistant Professor with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, opening in the fall of 2010. He holds an undergraduate degree from Radford University, a master’s degree in education from Virginia Tech and a doctor of ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. In addition to his position on the JCHS Board of Directors, he serves on the Board of Trustees of Ferrum College and is a member Emeritus of the Board of Visitors of the Divinity School of Duke University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Taubman Museum of Western Virginia and in 2008 was appointed by Governor
Architecture & Urban Studies. Award winner, Denise Pendleton -- a native of Southwest Virginia -- is studying abroad over the summer, a trip made possible in part by the Reid’s scholarship. “I feel very honored to be recognized and even more so because the [Reid’s] store is so close to home!” said Pendleton. “It makes me even happier with my decision to attend Virginia Tech where I am surrounded by such gracious people.” In January, Jessie Oliver also won Honorable Mention in the ASID National Design Competition. Out of the 126 entries -- three projects were identified, two received honorable mention and one as the competition winner. “The generous gift from Bill and Andrea Waide of Reid’s Fine Furnishings has allowed us to recognize truly exemplary students who live up to the Virginia Tech Motto: Ut Prosim, meaning That I May Serve,” said Greg Tew, Chair of the Interior Program, at the Virginia Tech School of Architecture Design. “These two students illustrate the desire of our program to educate our students on the importance of not only doing outstanding work in the classroom, but also serving the program and their fellow classmates. We want to focus on the education, but also we are to help our students become better people.”
first, because that is the really low-hanging fruit in the quest for a lower carbon footprint. We created these stickers to help people take a simple step toward cutting some of waste out of their electricity use." The professionally produced, made in USA stickers are 1.5 x 2.5 inches, just right to fit on a standard single switch plate. They are laminated vinyl for a clean look and durability. They peel off just like a vinyl bumper sticker, should they need to be removed or repositioned. Qualifying groups may visit the Cool Cities web site for instructions on how to request free stickers for their light switches: http://www.rvccc.org/stickernp.html
The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce and its Foundation have announced the recipients of this year’s student scholarships. The four students chosen are high school seniors from the city of Salem and Roanoke County. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship to be used toward their education. The scholarships are awarded based on career goals, strong work ethic, community involvement and financial need. Bethany Poff is a Cave Spring High School graduate. She is an athlete and a musician, playing in both the concert/
Johnzelle Anderson is very active in his neighborhood and has spent much of the past four years volunteering his time. Some causes close to his heart are the Juvenile Diabetes and Muscular Dystrophy organizations as well as the local public library, Youth group and Children’s Liturgy group. He plans to attend Roanoke College in the fall and study environmental sciences while getting his teaching degree. Chelsea Henderson attended Salem High School. She is captain of the girls tennis team, President of the Roanoke Valley Interact Club and is a member of both the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society. She participates in community
Bethany Poff symphonic band as well as the marching band. In addition, she ran distance races at indoor and outdoor track events and cross country. Bethany serves her community by participating in the Salem Police Explorers, walking/running fundraisers for Multiple Sclerosis and mission trips to Mexico. She plans to major in Forensic Science at Appalachian State University. Johnzelle Anderson graduated from Northside High School. He is an active participant in the chess club, the drama club, and the school newspaper. Johnzelle
outreach programs as a tutor and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, the RAM House and the Food Pantry. Chelsea enjoys history and science but is considering a career as an Ophthalmologist. She plans to study at a four year institution. Sarah Jones graduated from Northside High School. She is President of the archery club, has participated in marching band for four years and is a member of the book club, National Honor Society and the Technology Student Association. Sarah volunteers her time at the local nursing home, her
Sarah Jones church and at various community events. She has a passion is for music and has an amazing ability to play multiple instruments. Sarah will attend Virginia Tech to pursue a business degree and plans to own a company focused on musical instrument repair. These scholarships are made possible thanks to the Chamber’s Cornerstone Sponsors as well as the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce and its Foundation’s fundraising efforts throughout the year.
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City to Dedicate Art on Market Square Bridge The public is invited to join the City of Roanoke and the Roanoke Arts Commission (RAC) for the dedication of a new hanging sculpture on Wednesday, June 23, at 9 a.m. in the Market Square Walkway - the pedestrian bridge that connects the Gainsboro Neighborhood and Hotel Roanoke to the Market area in downtown Roanoke. According to RAC Chairman Doug Jackson, the installation of a hanging sculpture that gives a nod to the city's railroad history seemed like the perfect addition to a bridge that spans the busy ribbon of track that runs through downtown. Titled "Beneath the Roundhouse," the sculpture was selected last spring by a citizen panel, and is a project from the 2009-2010 public art work plan. The art was created by Edwin White of Siler City, N.C. Mr.
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Kandinsky Trio Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Roanoke College has been awarded a $15,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius initiative. This is the first time that the College has received an NEA grant, and the award will support a performance and recording project of the College’s ensemble-inresidence, the Kandinsky Trio. The Kandinsky Trio will use the grant to perform and record chamber music by Gunther Schuller and John D’earth. The ensemble will tour in Virginia and West Virginia, performing Schuller’s piano quartet, “On Light Wings,” and two compositions by D’earth: “Silent Faustus” and “Natural Bridge.” The latter was composed for the Kandinsky Trio with jazz bass and jazz guitar. In addition, the ensemble plans to record these works on the OmniTone label for release in 2011 – 2012. Now in its twenty-second season, the Kandinsky Trio has performed over a thousand concerts of high caliber chamber music in the U.S., Europe, and Canada. Its recordings are aired regularly on Boston’s WGBH, Chicago’s WFMT and the Maine, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Minnesota Public Radio Networks. Live performances have been broadcast on the “MacNeil/ The Kandinsky Trio Lehrer News Hour,” numerous times on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today” and radio chamber music in the United States. Grants were station WNYC’s “Around New York.” Described awarded for projects that highlight specific reperas “spirited and persuasive” by American Record toire by American composers. Guide, the Kandinsky Trio draws in new audiences with both its passionate performances of masterworks and innovative ideas in re-defining chamber music. by Kristi One of its newest projects, with Owned by John and Kristi P’Simer, CPF storyteller/whistler Andy Offutt Kristi has 21 years previous experience with Frame ‘n Things. Irwin, features unique arrangements of jazz standards and folk music to create a totally original musical experience. The NEA is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, and the current grant initiative was (Expires July 2, 2010) launched in 2007 to acquaint We will accept any competitors coupons up to 30% Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. This 540.400.6600 Class participants prepare to weave baskets during a Parkway year, the American Masterpieces 3203 Brambleton Ave. LOOK FOR THE FLAGS Workshop at Mabry Mill. Mon - Fri: 9am-5pm | Sat: 9am-2pm program celebrates the extraorwww.simplyframingbykristi.com Basic Blacksmithing at style whisk broom using string, dinary and rich evolution of Mabry Mill - Fridays July 9, broom corn, and a few simple Aug 20, and Sept 17 , 1-4 p.m. tools. Explore the mystical world of Weaving and Spinning blacksmithing in a century old Workshop at Doughton Park shop. Learn the fundamentals - Saturday August 14, 1-4 p.m. of the trade and take home your Use a drop spindle to spin wool own hand-forged wall hook. into yarn, and learn how to do a Broom Making Workshop tabby weave using a small frame at Mabry Mill - new this year! loom. Take the drop spindle, Satturday July 17, 1-4 p.m. frame loom, and some wool Learn to make an Appalachian home to practice with. White holds a BFA in graphic design from the University of Georgia School of Graphic Design and studied anthropology at N.C. State University. He is a sculptor working primarily in steel, stainless steel, copper and titanium. Mr. White became a full-time sculptor in 2000 after years of experience as a residential designer and contractor. He also spent several years as a product designer, model maker and prototype builder. He has installed large-scale pieces as far away as China and Malaysia. Mr. White's work has won numerous awards in North Caro- The artist and friends install lina, Virginia and other areas of a recent Edwin White work at the country. He will install the the NC Arts Incubator. sculpture on the walkway June public art in city neighborhoods 21 and 22. and public places. The Public Art Program is funded by a Percent for Art OrMore information is available dinance, established by the City at www.roanokeva.gov/publiof Roanoke as a way to fund cart.
Blue Ridge Parkway Offers Craft Workshops Skilled park rangers and master cultural volunteer demonstrators will be leading handson workshops this summer at the historic area of Mabry Mill, milepost 176 and the Brinegar Cabin, milepost 238, on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The public is invited to come and learn a new skill and help keep these traditions alive. There is a small fee to cover materials so participants can take their handiwork home. Space is limited and advance reservations are required. Call the Park Service Visitor Center at 540-745-9662 for more information or to reserve a spot. Chair Bottoming Workshop at Mabry Mill - Saturdays June 19 and July 31, 1-4 p.m. Weave a split bottom seat for a wooden chair. We provide the reed. You bring a wooden chair without a seat to finish in class. Basket Making Workshop at Mabry Mill - Saturdays July 3 and August 28, 1-4 p.m. Learn how to make a basket. Fee includes materials for a basket that you will make and take home.
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Virginia Western Community College and Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va., have signed an articulation agreement that will expand the educational opportunities for Virginia Western students who wish to continue their education at Virginia Intermont. This new agreement joins over 30 existing articulation and guaranteed admissions agreements with college and universities across the state and beyond that ensure a seamless transfer experience for Virginia Western students. "We are delighted to sign this guaranteed admission agreement with Virginia Intermont, for it affords our students the opportunity to transfer to renowned institution with a distinguished history and an excellent reputation," said Dr. John Capps, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at Virginia Western. "Like our other articulation agreements, this agreement serves as a gateway to a bachelor's degree and dramatizes Virginia Western's commitment to help our students achieve their educational
goals and career aspirations." Under the agreement, Virginia Western students who earn certain associate degrees are eligible to transfer credits earned to corresponding bachelor's degree programs at Virginia Intermont. Students granted admission into an eligible degree program would be classified as juniors at Virginia Intermont. "We are proud to partner with Virginia Western to provide eligible students an opportunity to pursue a bachelor's degree at Virginia Intermont," said Dr. Mark Roberts, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Virginia Intermont. "The agreement reinforces our mission to serve the Commonwealth of Virginia by providing students the opportunity to realize their goals and gain the skills they need to prepare for the next step in their education and career path, whether it is for graduate studies or professional careers." For more information about Virginia Intermont, visit www. vic.edu
Layman To Be Inducted Into The Virginia High School Hall Of Fame The Virginia High School Hall of Fame has announced the inductees for the Class of 2010, the 21st class to be inducted. Among the nine individuals is Jane Layman, former William Byrd High School athletic director and current department chair of health and physical education at Northside Middle School. Sponsored jointly by the Virginia High School League and the Virginia High School Coaches Association, the Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of outstanding achievements by students and adults in sports and activities within Virginia’s public high schools. The hall of fame said the following about Layman: For over 30 years, Jane Layman has served with distinction as an athletic administrator, teacher and coach. She began her career at Lake Braddock Secondary School (197780) coaching field hockey and swimming, as well as serving as
the assistant athletic director. In 1982 she went to William Byrd High School as athletic director and served in that position until 2001. As an athletic administrator at William Byrd, she guided a program that won four straight (1995-98) Central Fidelity Cup (now Wachovia) Championships as the top athletic program in Group AA and was awarded three straight (1996-98) Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Awards. She has held significant roles within the VHSL, VIAAA (Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association), Region III and Blue Ridge District. She served two terms on the VHSL Executive Committee, as well as holding influential roles on the VHSL Calendar; Sports Medicine; Hall of Fame; Sportsmanship; Sports Advisory; Appeals and Cheer Committees. The induction dinner will be held Monday, October 18 in Charlottesville.