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Several years ago Pearl Fu of the Local Colors organization put together a fashion show designed to show off the cultural diversity of the Roanoke Valley and its Sister Cities program. “[It was] educational and informative and entertaining,” said Fu, who also stages the Local Colors celebration every spring and the monthly Taste of Culture lunch time events at Century Plaza. Recently Fu was asked to do it again – create a fashion show featuring all of the Sister Cities members for the Grand Encampment Knights Templar meeting at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center.

Annual School Convocation a Chance to Celebrate Success Roanoke City held its annual convocation at the Civic Center on Monday which has become a pep rally of sorts for teachers and administrators. School Board Chairman David Carson congratulated attendees for helping 26 of 27 city schools become state accredited. He told the more than 2,000 teachers, principals, and staff members that they have to be “agents of change.” With privatized busing, new attendance zones and some schools now closed, Superintendent Dr. Rita Bishop said they needed to focus on successes - and sustaining them. “It’s just all over the place what our successes are. They touch every area. Now it’s keeping the energy up, yes we can, we’re going to keep on doing it,” said Bishop. That may be hard for some faculty to do with the recent on SOL testing scandal at William Fleming High School, but Bishop says it shouldn’t reflect the whole school system. “I see it as an unfortunate event. When we have problems, we don’t deny them. We go on, we move on and that’s what we’ll do,” > CONTINUED P2: Convocation

Cook Students May Not be Coming to Cave Spring After All The Roanoke County School Board amended the agenda of its most recent meeting to include a public hearing in regards to closing the Roland E. Cook alternative school in Vinton and moving those students to Cave Spring High School. The decision to include the public hearing came on the heels of a meeting earlier this month when p a r ents at Cave Spring and other a r e a citizens expressed their dissatis- f a c tion and concerns relative to t h e board members’ unanimous de- c i sion at the July 23 board meeting, to relocate the alternative program to Cave

Superintendent Dr. Lorraine Lange Spring without the topic having been on the agenda beforehand. The plan was said that moving the program would to have Cook students kept in separate curtail costs and save about $122,000 classrooms at Cave Spring, away from this year, mostly in personnel costs and utility expenses. The Roland E. Cook the general student body. Roanoke County School Board mem- facility in Vinton is one of the oldest ber Odell “Fuzzy” Minnix, who repre- school facilities in use in the county. Because Bedford County indicated sents the Cave Spring District, respondthat they plan to pull out of ed last week that the decision the joint regional alternative was made to curtail costs. Education education program at R.E. After additional thought Cook, some organizational Minnix (a former coach at Cave Spring) backtracked and said he change was needed for the program to could not support the movement of the remain feasible. Several speakers addressed the program, indicating he would try to School Board at the public hearing. have the vote rescinded.

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Roger Elkin had three “broad and significant concerns,” which included, “Roanoke County not having made an effort to communicate with the public, not having been forthright about what is to occur at the alternative school, as there had been no information on R.E. Cook’s website or Roanoke County’s website. There [also] appears to be conflicting information as to whether the students in the R. E. Cook Alternative program are violent. I firmly believe this board has failed to operate in an open and honest manner.”

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For a number of years, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has partnered with the Virginia Tech football team to highlight the Colors during the pre-game ceremony at every home football game. Three football players are selected, based on their performance in the last game or during practice, to carry the American flag, the state flag, and the team’s spirit flag as they lead the team onto the field at Lane Stadium. They carry the flags the length of the field and deliver them to three first-year cadets, also selected for their performance during their training, who are waiting for them on the south goal line. The cadets render honor to the flags and then securely carry them off the field. 400-0990 This year, that partnership will be extended to include away games. At each subscribe@theroanokestar.com regular season game on the road in 2009, PO Box 8338 Roanoke,VA 24014 > CONTINUED P3: Cadets

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Law Would Make SOL Scandals a Crime The Virginia Department of Education (VOE) plans to ask state legislators to strengthen laws designed to combat SOL cheating schemes like the one uncovered at William Fleming high school. Representatives with the VOE accuse several Fleming administrators, including Principal Susan Willis, of using practice tests to pinpoint weaker students, then changing their schedules at the last minute so they wouldn’t have to take the Standards of Learning tests. State investigators zeroed in on possible switching schemes in Algebra 1 classes at Fleming, according to the report. Poor SOL test scores can bring down a school’s average, jeopardizing accreditation. A panel of school district employees later self-reported another possible switching scheme in Earth Science classes. Willis is

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said Bishop. Bishop says the new William Fleming High School will act as a symbol of the successes of city schools. “Would you all please try to come and take a look at that school. It’s a very important statement about how this School Board, the citizens of this community, the city officials feel about the importance of public education,” Bishop added. The superintendent also highlighted the school system’s strategic plan, contained in a document titled “Our New Direction, 20092014.” A consultant group in Lancaster, PA, where Bishop came from several years ago, helped assemble the plan. Advance discount Closing tickets on salethe achievement gap, graduating “100% of our students and raising the academic achievement level 11 am - 6 pm of all students, should be the 11 am - 5 pm school system’s main focus, mS tinu

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in the middle of a grievance hearing to try and save her job. The hearing is scheduled to resume Thursday at the Hotel Roanoke at 8:30 am. Currently, state law mandates potential civil penalties, or fines, against teachers or principals caught stealing or distributing copies of SOL tests. It is also against civil law to change students’ answers on the tests from incorrect responses to correct ones. Some within the state department of education want the law expanded to include switching schemes. Besides the Fleming investigation, a state department of education spokesman said they’ve uncovered similar switching schemes in a high school in Stafford County and an elementary school in Petersburg.

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according to Bishop and the strategic plan. Carson welcomed a handful of area legislators and fellow school board members before he addressed the convocation gathering. He then launched into one of his favorite punching bags – the federal No Child Left Behind mandate: “Notwithstanding the insane and myopic dictates of No Child Left Behind, 26 of 27 of our schools are fully accredited by the state – highest number in Roanoke City Public School history.” Carson is critical of mandates that can take money away from schools if they are failing – claiming that is where funding is needed the most. For the first time ever Lucy Addison was among the accredited schools. Carson also noted a “double digit increase,” in the city’s

high school graduation rate, the new Forest Park overage academy, Fallon Park Elementary (rated as a top-12 urban school nationwide) and Virginia Teacher of the Year Stephanie Doyle (Breckenridge Middle), who also spoke. Sixty graduates of the system are now enrolled tuition-free at Virginia Western. Photo submitted “This next year, it is our collective expectation that all School Board Chair David Carof our schools will be fully ac- son was fired up on Monday. credited and make [Average also – and have their children Yearly Progress standards],” go to school there. said Carson, who asked teachCarson finished off on an up ers and administrators to be note: “the time has come for role models and agents of all of us to grab any and every change. “Let us rearrange our opportunity to recognize and priorities so that persevercelebrate our achievements… ance, truthfulness, kindness, we’re on our way and we’re all and respect replace greed, in this together.” City schools materialism, and excess as open after Labor Day. what is important.” He’d like (Includes information from to see those that work in the media partner WSLS-10) city live within its boundaries

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Deirdre Rea, a psychiatric professional, said the reason that the R.E. Cook alternative program works is because the students “are removed from the environment that caused them to have the behaviors they had,” and that if success of those students is what is really wanted, those students need to be kept away from other schools. Another citizen commented, “It’s the kids getting a raw deal. How much pride can these students have when they

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September 24. “I’m very encouraged by the course of action explained earlier that “would provide quality education for all students,” said Minnix. Roanoke County School Board Chairman Drew Barrineau said that if changing the agenda on July 23 was underhanded and was meant to avoid public scrutiny were the case, “the school board would have directed the Superintendent to make this change administratively. Rather the agenda was amended and a vote was taken and made public. Due to the magnitude of the possible revenue shortfall, the school board decided to act quickly to realize the operational savings. Our minutes are widely disseminated and readily available online via Board Docs or by asking the School Board Clerk.” Nine students are enrolled in the R.E. Cook Alternative Education Program for the current year. The number of students in alternative education is a floating number. Most participate in the alternative school for six to 12 months before returning to their home school. Cook is a “second chance” program for students who have made poor choices, mostly related to alcohol or minor drugs. The program provides instruction to students in a highly secured and supervised environment. The students enrolled in the alternative education program will remain at R.E. Cook until a final decision is made. By Susan Ayers info@newsroanoke.com

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Our Take: Tragic News and Hope for New Beginnings Last week was a tough week when it came to exceptionally sad news on the local, state and national level. Locally, a former acquaintance who left Roanoke two years ago to practice medicine in VA Beach was killed after being struck by a car while riding his bike from Wintergreen to Harrisonburg. Joe Mirenda was on his way to visit his son who had just enrolled as a freshman at JMU. Joe was a fine doctor and even better person – known for his giving and trusting heart. Hearing the news that he was so swiftly and randomly taken from all whom he loved and loved him was a shock. Life moves hard and fast at such times and when it does it has an unequivocal way of bringing itself back into focus. The daily challenges I faced last week all quickly faded into the still, humid air and continuous siren call of a million summer locusts. Nothing else really seemed to matter. On the state level, just when you thought students, faculty, alumni and everyone else connected with Virginia Tech could take a breath and really let time further the healing process underway there, two more students were tragically and senselessly killed. As the news accounts flowed through this office, the pain seemed to deepen as it be-

came clear that the two young people so inhumanely struck from this world had so much genuine promise and a shared vitality and joy so rare in the world today. The horror of such an act perpetrated by someone obviously emotionally sick beyond words, grips the heart and rakes at the soul and threatens to undo the fragile faith we all struggle to grasp in such times. Prayers for the victims’ families just don’t seem like enough. Then late in the week the bittersweet news broke of the young woman in California who was rescued after 18 years of being held in captivity. The pain and suffering caused by the initial act of kidnapping and ongoing actions of the convicted sex offender and his wife that held her don’t need any further detailing here. It just doesn’t get much worse – but at least some resolution has begun for the parents that have wondered and suffered all these years. But can life really begin again for the friends and families of the victims of such tragedies? A friend once told me, after enduring his own particular hell for several years that involved the end of his marriage and an apparent end to a fully vested career, that the one thing he had learned through his daily effort to “simply lurch forward� was

that “God was a God of new beginnings.� Ultimately he found his way to a new future that was by his own description, “simply beyond my imagining – full of joy on a level that I had never really known existed.� Those words – “God is a God of new beginnings�- have never quite left me as I have faced my own challenges in life and considered the far more amazing turn-arounds and rebuilt lives witnessed both near and far. Perhaps the best evidence of that truth, comes from the son of Dr. Joe Mirenda, who, after reading the posted comments on a Harrisonburg newspaper site that offered condolences as well as some ill-conceived and uninformed thoughts on who might be at fault in the tragedy, wrote the following: My name is Nic Mirenda, I am the son of Joe. I am the one he was coming to visit. First, I would just like to thank everyone for their condolences. My father was an incredible person. I have learned so much from him. Honestly I can’t even fathom the idea that he is gone, and I don’t know if I ever will. My dad has been cycling for more years than I can remember. I have cycled with him several times and he is very experienced and knows to obey all traffic laws. I can’t be sure of

how he was acting at this moment but I know for sure he was doing his best to obey all traffic laws and to ride as far to the right of the road as possible. The police officer who informed me of the event said that he was hit from behind and never knew a thing. And I thank God so much that he didn’t have to suffer. I don’t know who to blame for his death. Right now it doesn’t matter to me. I’m sorry for the driver and I hope she doesn’t get charged because I am sure having to live with this is hard enough. My father died doing something he loved. And he will be with me forever. All I ask is that everyone please be careful when they drive, cycle, whatever. And please pray for my mother and sister, they have it the hardest. Nic Mirenda Virginia Beach August 27, 2009 11:55 AM If God is indeed a God of new beginnings, and I believe He is, there’s one proud father in Heaven and a son whose simple and gracious words indicate his own new beginning can’t be too far away. Godspeed Frauke, Nic, Elli and family. Your Roanoke friends are praying with and for you.

Roanoke Star of the Week Lee Mastin was born and grew up in Roanoke,Va. After graduating from high school at Virginia Episcopal School he went to the University of Virginia, graduating in 1961. He then joined the United States Coast Guard and upon discharge joined Coleman Mastin & Sowder Real Estate Company. He Lee Mastin and Margie Coleman (no relation) were married in 1962 and have 2 daughters, Garrett and Majorie, and two grandchildren, Jack and Claire. Lee and Margie live in the southwest city area. Lee is a partner in the real estate firm of Mastin Kirkland and Bolling Realtors. Among his favorite places in the Roanoke Valley area are Taubman Museum of Art, Center in the Square, and Party in the Park (in the summertime). Favorite restaurants are Stephen’s, Montano’s, and Texas Tavern. Have someone in mind for “Roanoke Star of the Week?� E-mail Jim Bullington: JBullPhoto@Hotmail.com

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After at least 85 years of influence in this area it appears that the Interfaith Roanoke Valley Ministers Conference is going out - not with a bang, as a poet has said, but with a whimper. Once a major force in the valley for social change and fellowship among the ordained, the conference has shrunk over the past 25 years from more than 150 active members at mid-20th Century to only a handful today. Several of those few agreed last week that the ecumenical body has outlived its usefulness. Some of the work the organization used to do has been taken over by neighborhood groups of clergy and laity, for in some ways ecumenical and interfaith cooperation is stronger now than it was 60 years ago. "I would hope that in time it might be revived," said Monsignor Joe Lehman, pastor of Our Lady of Nazareth Roman Catholic Church. "Without a formal organization it will be harder to unite at a time of moral crisis like the recent desecration of the (Beth Israel) synagogue when we rallied around in protest. We knew who would want

to be involved." "I have missed the nationally-known speakers we used to have from the colleges as well as the fellowship of so many people of faith," Branan Thompson, a retired Southern Baptist pastor now working for a United Methodist parish, observed. "I'm glad we still have the Philo Club." [Another long-established group where ordained and occasional lay people meet monthly to discuss theological issues from a scholarly perspective.] "I regret that ministers can't seem to take the time to get together for their own emotional health," said Steven Harris, a professional counselor as well as a Baptist minister, whose name will be the last on the roster of presidents dating back to 1925. "Ministers need a group like this to broaden their thinking and serve as a support in their profession." "I'm afraid the conference has served its day and generation and it’s really no longer needed," said E.T. Burton, a retired African-American Baptist pastor. "We did try to merge with some other pastors' organizations, but

they're all in about the same situation." The current treasurer of the interfaith and ecumenical group, Clyde Carter, retired Church of the Brethren minister, suggested that the small treasury balance be given to the institutional ministry at three local jails. Carter, who has been active in the conference for about 35 years, recalled when members helped start the jail ministry at the Roanoke, Salem and regional jails. The group was also largely responsible for Roanoke Area Ministries, which promoted peace education and faith-based counseling, and had much to do with an orderly transition to racial integration in the 1960’s. Civic cooperation isn't dead; some of it has passed on to neighborhood groups currently active in Old Southwest, Raleigh Court, Williamson Road, Southeast Roanoke, Northwest Roanoke and Salem, where the focus is now on helping poor school children, the elderly and others who lack funds to feed and clothe their families. Paradoxically, attendance at meetings and the influence

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of the conference waned as it opened its membership to more faiths. Until about 1960, it was an all-white, all-male, all-Protestant group, which promoted mass evangelistic meetings along with issuing statements of prophetic concern about cultural change. The jail ministry with its three part-time chaplains is not dependent on the parent conference for survival. The future of the biennial yearbook, which lists names, addresses and phone numbers of a majority of clergy and faith-related institutions in the area, is yet to be decided. Its financial backing currently comes from Roanoke College and Oakey's Funeral service, but the considerable checking it requires needs new blood, says Thompson, its current compiler. By Frances Stebbins info@newsroanoke.com

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W. Church LLC, now has the opportunity to take advantage of that process which should make a big difference in its ability to successfully develop the property. The building has historically been one of Roanoke’s most revered locations. In the 1950’s and 60’s the S&W Cafeteria was where many Roanoke families ate while shopping downtown. “If we can find documentation of these few features that have faded over the years, we can ensure the renovation is completed properly,� Garland said. Photographs can be submitted to John Garland by email to jgarland@spectrumpc.com or by mail to 10 Church Ave SE, Plaza Suite 1, Roanoke Virginia, 24011. A winner will be notified on Monday, October 5

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Human Sciences. Enrolled in Army ROTC, he is the first sergeant in Delta Company and was selected for this honor as the top performing cadre member during the cadre and new cadet training weeks, where he excelled in preparing and then training first-year cadets. There are 26 first-year cadets in Delta Company that he is responsible for, part of the second-largest incoming cadet class in 35 years. The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has been producing military and corporate leaders since the university was founded in 1872. It is one of just two remaining military corps within a large, primarily civilian university. The corps

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o, this isn’t a lament about the deer that wander into our garden, devouring the green beans, feasting on kale, and nibbling grape vines for dessert. This incident occurred years ago, before the native pines that covered the upper level of our backyard became victims of high winds and my husband cleared the area to create a vegetable garden. My oldest son, Harry, was due to return home from the University of Virginia for summer vacation. He had called to report his stop to visit a relative in Augusta County. Being typical, hospitable Augusta County farmers, they persuaded him to stay for supper. (I’m sure they didn’t need to twist his arm!) He assured me he would leave immediately after supper, and should be home by ten at the latest. When ten o’clock passed, my mind began to entertain frightening thoughts. Tension built as the short hand of the clock moved to eleven, twelve, one… His car – that dilapidated rattletrap he purchased with his own money – had it broken down? Or worse yet, had he wrecked on the interstate? Or was he lost? I paced the floor, stared out the window at the empty driveway, and wondered why these things always happened when my husband was out of town. At 2:00 a.m. I heard the car pull into the driveway. “What happened?” I shouted, torn between gratitude and anger. “Did you get lost or have an accident?” “Both,” he replied. He explained he took a wrong turn after leaving the farm. Driving on the unfamiliar roads in a wooded area, he hit a deer. His car was stuck in a ditch, the deer was dead, and he was

unsure what to do. accept it, although A farmer stopped they are not reand helped him get quired to accept the car back on the any animal larger road. than a dog, and he Then he asked promised to send me, “Can you help someone to dispose me get the deer out of it. of the car?” Soon a rusty car “What? You driven by an elderMary Jo Shannon brought the deer ly man arrived and home? Why?” I my son hurried to imagined a gory scene in the assist him with his unpleasant back seat of his car. assignment. I watched as they “I want to tan the hide,” he lugged the heavy bag to the explained. car, talked for a few minutes, Fortunately there was no and then proceeded to carry it blood in the car. But what a with a shovel to the upper level struggle to get that deer out! It of our back yard. There they was now after 2:30, and I had buried the bag. The old man to be at work at 7:30 the next smiled and waved goodbye as morning. Harry said he would he shuffled toward his car. skin the deer the next day. But When my son came inside, where would we leave it over- I asked him why they buried night so dogs could not get to the deer instead of letting the it? We tied ropes to its hind man take it. legs and left it hanging in the He explained, “The landfill stairwell to the basement. is closed for the weekend. That All the next day at school poor old man would have to my thoughts wandered, won- take that stinking bag in his dering what mess awaited me car-- without air conditionat home. Fortunately, Harry ing -- to the gate, cover it with had handled everything well. gravel and go back on Monday The carcass was inside a plas- and dig it up to take it inside. I tic garbage bag, the hide was told him we would just bury it soaking in a solution created and be done with it.” after advice from an experiThe tanned hide was a perenced neighbor and a Firefox fect job. Harry and his youngbook, and Harry was stretched er brother nailed it to the out on the sofa, resting. exterior of the tree house my There was only one prob- husband had built for them lem—how to dispose of the on one of those pine trees. The carcass? It was Friday, the day tree house is no longer there, our garbage was collected, but since the land was cleared for the men had refused to take our garden. The deer hide is the remains. The temperature rolled up and stored in our on that May afternoon reached attic along with other articles the upper nineties, and flies from years past. swarmed around the bag that Today deer visit the garden sat on the stone wall in front and gorge on our vegetables, of our house. I called the City unaware that one of their own Manager, who happened to fertilizes the ground upon be a friend of our family, and which they stand. Oh, deer--! explained my problem, asking him what I should do. He said Contact Mary Jo at he felt responsible since the info@newsroanoke.com garbage men had refused to

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and did not menmeans “followers of tion ethnic cleansthe Prophet,� thought ing as the cause of the leader could be the violence into any worthy and upthe middle of which right man who unour forces fell. derstood and strictly The violence has followed the Qur’an. re-escalated, which The two groups have comes as a surprise been fighting ever only in that it has since Mohammed’s happened before we grandson was assashave completed sinated in 680 CE. T h r o u g h o u t Hayden Hollingsworth our withdrawal. It was inevitable and the centuries the bloodshed has widened to in- is a continuation of the warfare clude much more than a state- that has plagued the Islamic ment of Islamic succession; world for a nearly millennium long ago it became a political and half. The word Islam means “one power struggle and all that entails. Currently, only 15% of the who submits to God.� Muslim Islamic world is Shiite, Iran and is the participle to the infinitive Iraq accounting for a large por- verb. If God is present in this unholy war one may want to retion of that. During the reign of Saddam visit that definition. To believe Hussein and the Ba’ath Party, that religion should be part of Iraqi violence was directed to- politics flies in the face of the ward Iran and the Kurds; it was wisdom of the Dali Lama, who largely about political power not certainly has suffered enough religious differences. The focus to know, when he stated that has changed radically since the only when government and reUnited States involvement un- ligion are totally separated can leashed internal forces that had we hope for peace. Is there any point here to be been hitherto repressed by the applied to our current political government. If one talks with Iraqis they angst? Yes, I think so. In this will tell you that the lessening country we have resorted to viof violence in 2006-2007 had olence to settle political differlittle or nothing to do with the ences rather infrequently, the troop surge but was due almost Civil War and the Civil Rights entirely to the completion of Movement being the major. In ethnic cleansing in the Shiite/ the former, the idea of state vs. Sunni communities. I have sel- federal sovereignty was at issue; dom heard that mentioned by in the latter whether the Declaanyone in government and Ba- ration of Independence is more rack Obama, during his cam- than an attractive schoolroom paign, was roundly pilloried wall hanging found the proper for not endorsing the surge as answer. We have much work to a “success.� He remained sur- do if we are to avoid violence, prisingly quiet on that issue and our consideration for the welfare of those with whom we have disagreements should always be near the top of the list. That has rarely been the case in st the Middle East. The Founding Fathers worked for decades to insure separation of church and state. 2203 Cry (Next door to Tinnell’s Foods) When one looks at the reigning stal Spring Ave. 985-3700 confusion of the two in inter43 years of Fine Jewelry Expertise - A Tradition in Roanoke for 25 years national affairs their prescient sagacity is amazing.

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etting old is a frightening proposition my friends, and with each passing day comes another reminder of what lies ahead. Every morning I look into the mirror and wonder "who is this relic before me with grey hair growing out of his ears?" Sadly, my fading reflection does not answer, staring back at me with the same anguished expression that I project. A few weeks ago I traveled back to my native Long Island to visit with my sisters (Eve, Laura, Emily and Sally), and as sundry nephews and nieces for a few days. During a Saturday luncheon (arranged by my younger sister Sally and held in her home) the table conversation got around to the subject of age and retirement, a topic which had not previously been discussed within this particular group. Laura mentioned that she had recently received an email about a woman who had conceived a novel retirement choice, offering an alternative to the standard assisted living option. The woman suggested that one could simply live on a cruise ship for the rest of one's days, enjoying the benefits that these sea-faring hotels have to offer. She would have a nice view of the ocean from her seaside room, feast on the endless number of buffets aboard, meet new people every fourteen to sixteen days, and visit the ship's doctor for any pressing medical needs. "This plan was brilliant", I thought picturing Janet and I on an endless voyage. Never again

would I need to family member to worry about cleandrop a bundle at the ing my room (actucasino and, BOOM, ally I rarely worry we all receive free about that anyway), lodging and a comrunning to the Getty plimentary bottle of Mart for milk and champagne courtesy beer, or have to pay of the management personal property who generally takes tax on a car which a shine to incompehas been sitting idle tent gamblers. With in my driveway for a little bad luck we Jon Kaufman three years. When it could outlast Wayne came time to shuffle Newton's run on the off this mortal coil and join the strip. choir invisible, a few stewards Naturally there are some holes could guzzle a cheap bottle of in this "Vegas invasion." After a wine in my honor, mutter a while, we would no doubt be brief prayer or a bawdy mari- summarily tossed from hotel time-themed limerick and hoist grounds forcing us to seek shelmy lifeless mass overboard, ter elsewhere. Considering the avoiding that whole funeral and amount of hotels in Sin City, our graveyard scene. wandering tribe might be able As the afternoon became to stretch our adventure out evening, the Kaufman siblings for a few years, but what then? began to explore other retire- Reno and Atlantic City would ment options, perhaps more certainly have caught wind of suited to our lifestyles. Rather our flock of geriatric nomads than spending the rest of our and ban us from properties as lives chewing Dramamine and well. smelling like halibut, several of No matter how we sliced it, it us thought we might try a simi- seemed as though the specter of lar approach to the cruise tactic, old age still yawned before us. I but on land. Perhaps a senior see my sisters as I have always friendly, warm climate location seen them, not as aging women, like Las Vegas would suit? but as the same beautiful, funny Imagine a tribe of sibling and intelligent people I grew up retirees establishing squatting with. Although we spoke of our rights at the Bellagio! Many of twilight years, I could not help principles created in the cruise but feel a burst of youth that afmodel would still apply; Huge ternoon, for as long as we all age buffets, nightly entertainment, together we will remain as we lavish surroundings and bus always were; a family. loads of white-haired nickelThe next morning, the man slot playing friends arriving in the mirror was smiling back daily. We just trade sand for at me. Thank you Eve, Laura, waves, that's all! The five of us Emily and Sally! could pool our Social Security Contact Jon at money every month, select a Jon.Kaufman@sprint.com

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New Library Poised to Move Forward in South County A bit smaller and missing some of the sexier curves it sported before, Roanoke County’s new main branch library is back on track – and cheaper too. What once came in around $20 million when put out for bids is down to less than $10 million – albeit with a building 9000 sq. ft. smaller and somewhat more traditional in appearance. But a 250-seat auditorium that had been excised to hold down costs is now back in the picture. The recession has meant contractors and construction companies are more eager to sharpen their pencils, looking for work. The auditorium, a meeting room and a coffee shop all located in a separate wing from the rest of the library can be used even after the rest of the 54,000 sq. ft. facility is closed for the day. The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors approved the latest version of the library plans last week and a groundbreaking could take place within the next month. Lionberger Construction – headquartered right around the corner from the Merriman Road site – has been awarded the construction job. VDOT will build a roundabout that will slow traffic, beginning next spring.

A bond approved over a year ago included money for the South County library, which now comes in around nine million. There’s enough left over – around $500,000 said Diana Rosapepe, director of library services that can be used towards replacement of the smallish Glenvar branch library. Rosapepe will formally ask for the Glenvar funds - $6 million was the estimate last year – at the September 8 meeting. Pre-construction engineering for that project will cost around 500K. As for the new south county library, “we worked really hard to preserve the functions,” said Rosapepe, noting that much of the space cut from the original design will not impact services. Some areas were moved, “but everything is still there that we talked about before.” Rosapepe calls it “an organically whole library,” that will be energy efficient and will flow nicely inside. A grant will be used by Roanoke County parks and recreation to help build a footpath in wetlands that are located at the bottom of the property where the library will rise. Rosapepe expects to open the doors by March 2011. No decision has been

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The new south county library was designed – and redesigned - by a Cleveland firm. reached as to what will become of the current main branch library on Rt. 419. Serious dialogue about a new south county library started about ten years ago noted Rosapepe. Eight bids for the new library were all clustered together at bargain prices. “It was a surprise at how low these came in,” said Rosapepe.

County taxpayers stand to gain from this unusual positive outcome of the current economic slowdown. “It’s been an up and down ride but now that it’s finally underway we’re really, really excited.” By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net

Firefighters Endure Intense Training to Lower Risk of Tragedy Being a firefighter in Roanoke County may not be as difficult and life threatening on a day-to-day basis as it might be in cities like New York or Chicago, but things can and do go wrong. Almost every week there are reminders of that reality, such as the recent news that two firemen lost their lives in New York City because of a ceiling collapse. Firefighters from around the county converged for training at the old Franklin Furniture warehouse behind Tanglewood Mall last week to practice what they should do if trapped in a smoke-filled room, threatened by a ceiling collapse, or pinned under de-

bris. The Roanoke Fire & Rescue training division staged the event, in a darkened building, with loud music blaring to add to the confusion. Some firefighters wore visors that did not allow them to see where they were going – simulating a smoke-filled room. In that case they could feel for and follow the fire hose that had been laid out on the floor, allowing them to crawl back to safety. Others punched holes in walls in an attempt to escape – again without seeing what they were doing, while some, also purposely blinded, crawled up onto a custom-built wooden

box that would suddenly flip them upside down, simulating a floor collapse. Deciding when to call “MaydayMayday-Firefighter Down,” was the task at hand. Nearby, a group of firefighters worked through practice routines, while another coordinated all of the communication efforts, as they would at the site of a real fire. Division chief Steve Simon said the old Franklin warehouse was also used for training last year. “We enhanced the props used [this time].” Simon said the goal was to make sure firefighters protect themselves against the unexpected. The course offered

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Titans Rack Up the Yards in Win Over PH For three years, Hidden Valley Titans running back David Williams couldn’t crack the starting lineup, stuck behind standout performer David Turner. When Turner (now at VMI) graduated, it was finally Williams’ time to make his mark. He certainly didn’t waste his first opportunity. In a game that was supposed to feature the highly anticipated debut of Patrick Henry head coach Brad Bradley, Williams stole the show – to the tune of 296 yards rushing and three touchdowns as the Titans walloped the Patriots 4414 at Bogle Stadium. It was the first victory as a head coach for Scott Weaver, who took over the program after five seasons as an assistant coach. “David is a really tough and strong kid,� Weaver said of his new star tailback. “He waited his turn, and he really came through for us.� The first half was relatively competitive, with each team running at will against their opponent. Williams scored a

pair of rushing touchdowns to give the Titans an early 13-0 lead before the Patriots answered with a long run of their own – a 72 yard scamper by running back Brandon Terry, which cut the lead to 13-6. However, the game was broken open for good during a wild 12-minute span in the third quarter. Williams and the Titans took the opening possession of the second half and methodically marched their way down the field, scoring on a one-yard plunge by quarterback Michael Simonic to take a commanding 23-6 lead. “We knew coming out in the second half that a good drive was critical – we wanted to control the clock and get some points out of it,� Weaver said. “To get seven points there – it was the momentum shift of the game.� On the ensuing possession, Patriots quarterback Matt Wood was intercepted by Titans linebacker Trae Patterson, who returned the ball 35

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Patriots QB Matt Wood is wrapped up by a Hidden Valley defender. yards for a touchdown and an insurmountable 30-6 lead. Weaver said that the run-

ning game was the central point of their game plan against the Patriots.

do here – but we knew that coming in,� he said. “You don’t build a house all at once, you do it a brick at a time. We just made too many mistakes out there, and you can’t do that against a good football team. We played OK for 24 minutes, now we have to learn how to play a full 48.� Hidden Valley (1-0) will look to extend their winning streak when Photo by Hany Hosny www,hanyhosnyphotography.com they host WilTitans RB David Williams ran wild against PH. liam Byrd Friday, while the Patri“We knew we needed to ots will try to bounce back at run the ball effectively against home against the Bassett Benthem,� he said. “They’re a fast gals. Kickoff for both contests team, really athletic, and we is set for 7:30pm. needed to control the ball, keep their offense off the field.� For Bradley, the loss was By Matt Reeve disappointing, but the coach Matt@newsroanoke.com did take a positive outlook. “We have a lot of work to

Patriots Looking to Stay on Top in Volleyball For the better part of the past decade, the Patrick Henry Patriots volleyball program has been the gold standard in the Western Valley District. Winners of the last three district titles, the Patriots boast an even more impressive streak: since head coach Patti Sheedy took over 11 seasons ago, the team has not failed to reach the regional playoffs. Talk about excellence. And, if history is any indication, 2009 will not be much different, either. However, if the Patriots are to capture a fourth consecutive district championship, and another berth in the regional tournament, it will be a much younger group that leads the way. “We’re a more youth-driven team this season,� Sheedy, who also serves as the school’s athletic director, said of her squad. Among their primary rotation of players there are four underclassmen, including two freshmen starters. “Because of that, we’ve had a little bit of inconsistency so far due to the youth. But it’s just them learning to play on the varsity level. It’s a big Photo by Wade Thompson step up from middle school, for Liz Brailsford strikes ball for score against Bassett High School. sure.� The freshmen have some pretty big shoes to fill. They Patrick Henry’s volleyball team, 16-9 overall last season, replace the Patriots’ two best started off on the right foot with a 3-1 win over the visiting Bassett Bengals last Thursday. PH players from last season – Jenis also looking to defend its Western Valley District crown as well after going 8-2 in conference ny Young, who now plays at play last year.

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Patrick Henry players celebrate match point in game against Bassett. Catawba College in North Carolina, and Laura Jessee, now at Oberlin College in Ohio. “They were definitely our two best players last year,� Sheedy said of the graduates. Still, there is plenty of experience and talent remaining on the roster, including junior Liz Brailsford, an outside hitter, and Tori Ledford, who plays libero for the Patriots, and is regarded by her coach as one of the best defenders on the team. “She’s become a leader on and off the court,� Sheedy said. Through two games this season, the Patriots are 1-1, defeating Bassett High School 3-1 last week, and falling by the same score to Osbourn Park Tuesday evening. On Thursday, the Patriots will get a good early test when they take on Hidden Val-

ley, projected by many to be the best volleyball team in the Roanoke Valley in 2009. Ultimately, despite the youthful roster, Sheedy expects her team to finish the season where it normally does – on top. After all, a winning program like the one she has built does have its advantages. “We have high expectations, and because we’ve done so well in the past, no one wants to be a part of the team that doesn’t win the district, or doesn’t get to regionals,� Sheedy said. “The younger players have a great situation, and they have a lot of good players around them to help make them better.

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Just Like the Big Boys: a recreation league

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Hidden Valley Head Coach Carla Ponn Poff directs her Titan players as Assistant Coach Randy Klostermann looks on.

football team from Cave Spring (red jerseys) battles a rival Hidden Valley squad during a Southwest Roanoke County clash last weekend.

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(Left) Roanoke College Maroons have had a tough go in field hockey recently. (Right) The Maroons men’s soccer team in action last season.

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Men’s soccer: Roanoke College stands atop the 2009 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll as the league’s coaches tabbed the Maroons to win their fifth ODAC title in 10 years. Roanoke received five first place votes on the way to 112 total poll points. Virginia Wesleyan College (107 pts.) and Lynchburg College (105 pts.) are separated by only two points for second and third.  The Maroons (14-4-2, 8-1-1) welcome back the 2008 Rookie of the Year, Michael Stark, who started all 20 games for RC as a key member of the defensive unit that registered a 0.53 goals against average with 11 shutouts. Additionally, Roanoke returns two All-ODAC selections in midfielder Taylor Johnston and defender Cameron Lee (Cave Spring). Women’s soccer: Lynchburg College received eight of 12 first place votes and 140 total poll points on its way to sitting atop the 2009 ODAC Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll. Roanoke (11-7-2, 8-2-1) looks to make a move on the top of the

conference in 2009. Two-time First-Team All-ODAC junior Jessica Welfare (Hidden Valley) returns to the center of midfield. Volleyball: Washington and Lee University maintains its familiar spot atop the ODAC volleyball ranks as the league’s coaches picked the Generals as the favorite to win their 13th conference title in the 2009 ODAC Volleyball Preseason Poll. Roanoke (24-4, 7-3) fell to Bridgewater in the ODAC Quarterfinals. The Maroons broke school-records in wins (24), best start (10-0), and best overall record. They welcome back senior All-ODAC libero/setter Caitlyn Long (Cave Spring), who currently holds the school-record in career digs and is ranked among the top-10 all-time in assists as well. Also returning are fellow local high school products and All-ODAC hitters Maggie Wagner and Kelsey Largen, who led the Maroons in kills last season. Field Hockey: Lynchburg College stands atop the 2009 ODAC Field Hockey Pre-

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Commentary: Virginians Need to Read Health Care Bill HR3200 Dear editor, How many people have actually read the Democrat Health Care bill (HR3200)? This bill will lead to rationing. A government board will determine what treatments can and cannot be allowed. Pres. Obama says only people who will get "healthier" should get treatment - which theoretically excludes the disabled, the elderly, and others who bureaucrats decide aren't worth the cost. Many doctors are planning to

leave the profession if it passes. This means less access to every kind of health care. A provision in the House bill would outlaw citizens obtaining new private plans after the public plan begins. Health care decisions will be taken out of patients' and doctors' hands and placed into the government's hands. The current health care reform bill also requires every individual to buy health insurance or pay a fine.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that this reform package will cost $1 trillion. Others estimate it to be $1.6 trillion with $800 billion in tax hikes and fees that could add as much as $239 billion to the deficit. Please contact your congressman and 2 Senators and tell them Virginia Citizens cannot afford this horrible bill. JB Mixon Roanoke,VA

Commentary: Burcham from January 2009 to March 2010?

Roanoke City Council appointed administrative official Darlene Burcham as City Manager. In June, 2009 it was announced she was "let go" or fired but requested to work until her retirement in March, 2010. City Council granted her request! See Roanoke.com June, 1, 2009 and WDBJ7.com June 2, 2009. Citizens have the right to know and Council has the responsibility to explain their actions. Why is Burcham, with several perks and a yearly salary exceeding $173,000.00 (total more than our governor), being kept almost a year after being "fired" or let go? Very, very strange. Yet one council member has stated it saves the City money. We wonder how. Did Council "let go" of Burcham because of her failed administrative and economic policies, personnel actions or deceptive and divisive methods of working within the community, etc.?  Was it all of these, one of these or none of these? Other questions abound such as what authority does Burcham keep, what good or damage can she do during her 'extended'

time and how will she be held accountable, what decisions with short or long term ramifications will she be making? Why is she granted at taxpayer’s expense an extension until March, 2010? Do you think, oh no, it couldn't be political pandering or partiality could it? Just a few questions for thought. Only Council can squash the multitude of rumors circulating about their actions concerning Burcham. Does our elected Council have any authority over the City Manager they appointed? Citizens deserve answers rather than unsubstantiated rumors. In searching for a new City Manager we hope Council will seriously consider local and nearby people. A consulting firm is not needed. Mayor Bowers pledged an open process and we hope he keeps his word--even to the point of holding open public meetings where citizens could offer opinions about what qualities they want in a city manager. After all, citizens pay the bill. Evelyn D. Bethel and Helen E. Davis

Putting an End to the Bailout Culture in Washington Late last year the Congress passed, without Enhancement Act is designed to ensure that my support, the Financial Stabilization Package, the government stops picking winners and loswhich was supposed to stabilize the grow- ers, that taxpayers are never again asked to ing financial crisis currently facing our country. pick up the tab for bad bets on Wall Street, and In fact, this legislation represented one of the that market discipline is restored. This legislalargest corporate bailouts in American history tion pushes insolvent non-bank financial instituby taking 700 billion dollars of taxpayers’ hard- tions into the bankruptcy system, rather than earned money and handing it over to the very the current policy of granting them a governcompanies that made the bad decisions which ment bailout. It creates a Market Stability and led us into this mess in the first place. We lit- Capital Adequacy Board that is charged with erally rewarded those financial institutions who monitoring the interactions of various sectors engaged in risky behavior to the tune of up to of the financial system, and identifying risks that $8,000 for every family of four could endanger the stability and in the U.S. soundness of the system. It Rep. Bob Goodlatte As economic uncertainty strengthens consumer proteccontinues, many across our nations by creating a single point tion are looking to the government for leader- of contact with the government, providing more ship during this difficult time. In these challeng- investigative and enforcement tools, and increasing economic times it is even more important ing civil and criminal penalties. It also ends the for government to control spending and enact taxpayer subsidies of Fannie Mae and Freddie fiscally responsible solutions that are actually Mac. This legislation presents a clear alternative likely to turn our economy around. Unfortu- to the “too big to failâ€? government policy that nately, instead of supplying real solutions, the has taken hold in Washington. Majority in Congress has responded to the call Nothing is more important to me than ensurwith unprecedented, wasteful spending of tax- ing the future growth of our economy and we payers’ dollars. can all agree that Congress has a responsibility Recently I joined in introducing the Consum- to act to ensure that credit, the lifeline of our er Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act, economy, remains available to individuals, famito protect American consumers and taxpayers lies, students, and small businesses all across this by modernizing the regulatory structure of the country. The Consumer Protection and Regufinancial services industry and putting an end latory Enhancement Act will help stabilize our to the “bailout cultureâ€? in Washington, which economy without penalizing taxpayers for the seemed to start with the passage of the Finan- sins of those on Wall Street and I strongly encial Stabilization Package. courage the Majority in Congress to bring it to The Consumer Protection and Regulatory the floor for a vote.

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Community Calendar > September 7

Yard Sale To Benefit March of the Living Participants. Lots of Household items, Furniture, Clothes, Books,Toys and More! When - 8AM - Noon Where - Temple Emanuel 1163 Persinger Road SW

> September 12

Vinton Farmers’ Market Come to the new Art Market at theVinton Farmers’ Market, September 12, 10 AM – 3 PM. Buy and sell paintings, (oil, acrylic, watercolor, and other mediums), pastels, pencil, mixed media, photography, sculpture, stained glass, hand-made jewelry, fiber art (weaving, spinning, painted silk). Live music will be provided by “The Karlotta Tunes Show,� featuring traditional and folk tunes.There will also be a free craft area for children. Those interested in selling their work should call Mary Beth Layman at (540) 983-0613. Cave SpringVolunteer Rescue Squad Open House An Open House on Sept. 12 2009 from 12:00 noon to 4 P.M. It will include vehicle extrication demonstrations, music, food, free items, and an opportunity to see the apparatus up close. For more info please call 540-525-6801.

> September 15

Rain Barrel Construction Workshop Join us at the Blue Ridge Public Library on September 15, 2009, to learn how to construct a rain barrel. Participants will take home a functional rain barrel, and must be able to load the barrel (55 gallon) in his/her vehicles at the end of class.The class is limited to 20 paid registrants. Supply fee is $40. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6 – 8:30 pm Blue Ridge Public Library, 28 Avery Row Roanoke Please call 772-7524 to register for the class by September 11, 2009.

> September 18 - 20 Roanoke Greek Festival www.roanokegreekfestival.com Fri - Sat: 11AM - 9 PM Sun: 12 PM - 7 Pm Where - 30 Huntington Blvd. Roanoke

> September 19 Annual Roanoke Rose Society Rose Show Open to Public at Where - ValleyView Mall When - 1 PM - 8PM

> September 20 - 21

Vantage Point 2009 Star City Bible Conference The conference begins on Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church.The conference begins on Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. with messages from Rev. Jim Hamilton, and Dr. Bryan Smith. Sunday evening’s messages begin at 6:00 p.m. Featured speakers include Evangelist Scott Smith, Dr. Joe Brown, and special musical guest Marvin Matthews. Vantage Point 2009 Star City Bible Conference concludes on Monday evening, at 6:30 p.m., with messages from Dr. Ergun Caner, Don Wilton, and special musical guest Marvin Matthews. For more information, please call First Baptist Church at (540) 224-3300.

> September 22

The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge Annual Meeting Carol Dalhouse will be the Keynote Speaker for the Annual Meeting of The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. Ms. Dalhouse will share stories about the beginning of the organization in 1976 which started with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. When - 5:30 p.m. Where - Hollins University Registration is $20 and light refreshments will be served. Call 540 342-5790 or email info@ theartscouncil.org.

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Couple Relationship Improvement A positive focus on: growing together. When - 8 AM - 4 PM Where - Health Focus of SouthwestVirginia, 3807 Brandon Ave. Cost - Free, lunch not provided For more info and registration540-343-7994

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Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival TWhen - Saturday, September 26, 2009 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM) Sunday,September 27,2009 (11:00 AM-5:00 PM) Where - LakeWatch Plantation Smith Mountain Lake Moneta,VA 24121 smlchamber@yahoo.com

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Mountain Lake & Covered Bridges - BusTour The Singles Travel Club (couples welcome too!), is sponsoring a bus trip to Mountain Lake and four covered bridges on Saturday, October 3, 2009. Passengers can board the bus at the Bonsack Walmart, Route 460, Roanoke.The cost of $69 per person includes: Roundtrip motorcoach transportation, buffet lunch at Mountain Lake Hotel’s Dining Room,Tour of four covered bridges and a tour host. For further information, call (540) 366-2888. 26th Annual Star City Women’s 5K Is returning to the popular Raleigh Court neighborhood course; mostly flat with a ½ mile gentle downhill finish. When - 9 AM Visit www.starcitystriders. com, for more information, and contact Amy Rockhill, Race Director, by email at arockhill@ cox.net with any questions

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Lewis-Gale / HCA President Victor Giovanetti (far right) and other dignitaries unveil an historical display. outpatient diagnostic imaging and surgical centers; within the last year it has also upgraded numerous areas in medical technology, with new digital equipment for diagnostics and treatment. Two operating rooms have been upgraded as well. There was a Presentation of Proclamation awarded to Giovanetti for Lewis-Gale Medical Center by Councilwoman Jane Johnson (on behalf of Salem Mayor Randy) Foley. Johnson said Lewis-Gale had been a valuable partner to the Salem community. Pete Larkin, District Director, also spoke on behalf of 6th District Congressman Bob Goodlatte. The grand finale of the centennial celebration was the unveiling of a 100-year anniversary display, which depicts the history of the hospital. Through collaboration with Lewis-Gale Medical Center the three-dimensional tribute art was designed by Lawrence Romorini, founder of One Of A Kind Art Studio. It will be displayed in the front lobby of the hospital.

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TBW Closes Its Doors

Lewis-Gale Celebrates a Century Lewis-Gale Medical Center kicked off its centennial celebration on Tuesday with guided tours of historical displays and today’s latest medical technology. The party then moved to the top deck of the parking garage for children’s activities, Emergency Medical Services events and Lewis-Gale’s ‘Baby Express’ Home-Visit Vehicle Display. Music was provided by Hoppie Vaughan and the James Pace Jazz Band. Victor Giovanetti, President of HCA Southwest Virginia, provided an overview of the history of Lewis-Gale Medical Center and its accomplishments. The 26-bed hospital had been initially established downtown by Dr. J. Newton Lewis and Dr. Sparrell Simmons Gale, two assistant surgeons for Norfolk & Western Railway in 1909, when Roanoke was a true railroad town. At that time physicians were the heart of the facility and knew that not only would their hospital survive, but would flourish as well. The hospital later relocated to its current Salem location, and is now a 521-bed medical, surgical and acute-care hospital owned by Hospital Corporation of America [HCA]. The hospital and the healthcare industry have changed significantly since those early days, and yet much has remained the same. “We never allow the healthcare business to get in the way of the business of healthcare,” said Giovanetti. Lewis-Gale and Carilion Clinic are the two major health care players in the Roanoke Valley. The flagship hospital for HCA’s Southwest Virginia market, Lewis-Gale, has three sister hospitals – Alleghany Regional, Montgomery Regional, and Pulaski Community. Giovanetti remarked, “All four Southwest Virginia hospitals were ranked in the top ten percent nationwide by Anthem and the federal government.” Lewis-Gale Medical Center now has several

Another wrench was thrown in the wake of the sub-prime lending crisis when Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation (TBW) shut its doors. Incorporated in 1982 and headquartered in Ocala, Florida with offices throughout the country inclusive of Roanoke. TBW was one of the top ten wholesale lenders in the country. The nationwide closing displaced more than 1,000 employees who received a oneday notice of the impending closure and left mortgage brokers and consumers with pending loan applications in the pipeline. Also, mortgagors are at a loss as to where to send their mortgage payments. TBW began to unravel when federal officials at Housing & Urban Development (HUD) noticed that Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured loans underwritten by the company were defaulting at a significantly higher rate than those underwritten by other

mortgage companies. . The day before TBW Chairman Lee Farkas made the decision to close, FHA suspended TBW from originating and underwriting new FHA-insured mortgages. The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) also terminated TBW as an issuer in its MortgageBacked Securities program and terminated TBW’s ability to continue to service Ginnie Mae securities. As a result, TBW could no longer bundle FHA loans and sell them as securities nor could they sell loans to Freddie Mac, the government-backed mortgage investor that in recent years had purchased a large share of Taylor Bean’s production. Two days earlier, the FBI and federal agents, citing evidence of fraud, raided the headquarters of TBW. Over the course of the last three years, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Central Florida has processed 227 complaints filed against TBW with 164 of those complaints

having been processed within the last 12 months. Based on BBB files, TBW was rated a D- with reasons for the rating including, “Government action(s) against business.” The Government actions include reference to a multistate settlement with 14 states on June 22, 2009 for exceptions going back to 2006. HUD has indicated that for borrowers in the process of obtaining an FHA-approved loan, if the loan has already been underwritten by TBW and approved by FHA, then Bank of America will be servicing those loans. There is a caveat, however. Since TBW’s lending division is closed, HUD officials have indicated that it is unclear as to whether they will be able to access the status of some loans that may have been approved. If the applications for mortgage loans and refinances are still in TBW’s pipeline, the borrower will have to find a new mortgage lender. By Susan Ayers info@newsroanoke.com

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Salvation Army and Men’s Wearhouse Team Up Concerned that thousands of men are unable to secure employment because they lack professional attire to wear to a job interview, The Salvation Army of Roanoke and Men’s Wearhouse are working together to collect thousands of articles of gently used men’s clothing as part of the Second Annual National Suit Drive, September 1-30. The Salvation Army of Roanoke, along with more than 200 other nonprofit organizations, have partnered with Men’s Wearhouse, the nation’s leading retailer of men’s tailored clothing, to help empower unemployed men by providing the necessary work attire that will build their self-esteem and help make a good impression during job interviews. “We are excited to work with Men’s Wearhouse

on the National Suit Drive campaign,” said Major Samuel Van Denberg, Roanoke Corps Officer. “The clothing donated will go to homeless men living at our Red Shield Lodge. These men are required to register with the Virginia Employment Commission and they have access to resume writing assistance. Obtaining proper profession- Interior layout of a “MEDCottage.” al attire is another essential step in their journey toward economic stability and enables them to walk into an interview with confidence.” Last year, the inaugural suit drive garnered 125,000 professional items nationwide. For every suit donated Men’s Wearhouse will add a new tie to help complete the outfit. In addition, donors dropping off apparel at Men’s Wearhouse A Salem-based company center, robotic technology stores will receive a 10 percent “thank you” dis- called N2Care has intro- and environmental controls count. duced the “MEDCottage,” at “a fraction of the cost of designed for those seniors a hospital or nursing home,” that have no intention of ever according to information going into a nursing home. from N2Care. N2Care founder Kenneth Dupin helped MEDCotDupin said he was “throwing tage, which is available in down a bedpan gauntlet at several designs, make its deand compensation matters, legal liability, chari- the steps of the White House but by mailing 100 bedpans table immunity and insurance coverage issues, and Congress,” declaring that all over the country - to cabiconstruction, maintenance and improvement 78 million baby boomers net members, Senators, delof buildings, tax and financial issues, corporate might prefer the MEDCot- egates - even to President Bagovernance, real estate and financing issues, tage concept, a small (288 sq. rack Obama – with a sticker ft.) prefab building designed affixed that declared, “We’re and crisis management and public relations. The seminar is designed to provide religious to be set up on a caregiver’s not going to nursing homes - ever!” leaders, board members, and directors with in- property. Providing a place to stay Dupin said the monthly formation they need to more effectively navithat includes state-of-thecost of a leased MEDCotgate an increasingly complex legal and ethical art technology and would tage should be in the area landscape. Leaders of churches, synagogues, mosques, congregations, and faith-based orga- keep seniors closer to loved of $2000-2500 per month. nizations such as religious schools and institu- ones, offers peace of mind “About a half to a third of the tions, faith-based senior living facilities, reli- to caregivers that otherwise cost . . . of a nursing home,” gious media entities, and non-profit religious might have to worry about said Dupin, who added that ailing and aging family mem- with some installation adservice agencies are encouraged to attend. MEDCottages For more information about Gentry Locke’s bers being too far away. The justments MEDCottage, unveiled at a could service about half of “Faith & Law” seminar and the cost to attend, news conference recently, the available market. Those visit www.gentrylocke.com/faithlaw or call includes a communication adjustments might include 540-983-9385.

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The Roanoke-based law firm Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore will present a “Faith & Law” seminar on October 6 at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel & Conference Center. The seminar will address issues faced by faith-based non-profit organizations and will feature Gentry Locke attorneys as well as outside speakers. “Religious organizations and houses of worship encounter many of the same legal issues that confront businesses,” says attorney Matthew Broughton, Group Chair for Gentry Locke’s Religious Organization law group. “But they do so in the unique context of their missions and their established traditions,” he explains. “As religious organizations grow and change, so do their legal needs,” he adds. Topics of the seminar, which were determined after the law group sought input via meetings with religious leaders from the Roanoke Valley and around Virginia, will include employment

adding a connecting breezeway to the caregiver’s home. On the company website Dupin explains his desire for taking care of the aged in a more dignified manner as coming from what he saw in cultures in Europe, Japan and Central America, while pursing a doctorate in management. That led him to produce a Remote Care Pod and ultimately MEDCottage. His creation can analyze urine samples, check blood pressure, monitor weight and, “all of these things in one function of your life.” Dupin put together his prototype without corporate sponsors or government grants. No word on whether President Obama has received his bedpan. (visit MEDcottage.com for more information) By Gene Marrano gmarrano@cox.net

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Award-Winning Poets from Roanoke Jefferson Center’s Upcoming Season Promises Variety of Talent College Talk Art at Taubman

Poets Melanie Almeder, Cynthia Atkins and Mary Crockett Hill will share Language For the Sake of Art on Friday, September 11, at noon at the Taubman Museum of Art in downtown Roanoke. The writers, who are colleagues in the English Department at Roanoke College, share a common interest in ekphrasisor poetry about art and will be reading from poems inspired by works of art. Almeder’s work is published widely and her first book, “On Dream Street,� won the Editors Prize from Tupelo Press. Her interest in art extends beyond her poetry, however, and she has written exhibition catalogue essays for shows in the United States, Ireland, France and Denmark. Atkins is a collage artist and her collection of poems, “Psyches Weathers,� draws on

her interest in art. She received The New Voice Award from the Writers Voice, and Writers@ Work Competition, as well as residencies from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and Breadloaf Writers Conference. Hill is currently working on a series of poems inspired by the illustrations of William Steig, who worked for many years as an illustrator for The New Yorker and wrote the children’s book Shrek. Her second collection of poems, A Theory of Everything, was selected by Naomi Shihab Nye for the Autumn House Prize earlier this year. Language for the Sake of Art, part of the series of box-lunch discussions in the Museum’s new Advance Auto Parts Auditorium, is free and open to the public.

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Red Hat Society’s Mission is Fun, Fellowship, Service The Red Hat Society is an international membership organization for ladies, age 60-plus. “We spend our pension on Brandy and summer gloves, satin sandals and have no money for butter. We sit on the pavement, gobble up samples in the store, press alarm buttons and run a stick along the fence. We go out in the rain in our slippers, pick flowers from other peoples’ gardens, wear terrible shirts and eat fat sausages. We hoard pencils, pens and beer mats,� explained Red Hat member, Marilyn Morehead. According to Moorhead, the Red Hat Society was started with a writing from Jenny Joseph, stating, “when I am an old woman, I shall wear purple with a red hat which doesn’t go and doesn’t suit me.� “Our main objective is just to have fun wherever we find it or make it,� Moorhead said. Moorehead’s group, “The Honey Bees,� celebrated recently with a party at Mamma Maria’s restaurant in Salem. The only admittance fee was a request by the hostesses to bring dog, cat, kitty and/or puppy food and treats. The ladies responded, bringing several pounds of pet food. The treasures collected were all donated to the Roanoke SPCA.

Red Hat Society members pose with a generous contribution to the SPCA. “The Honey Bees� consider member Jalene Buck their “queen mum.� “We are very fortunate to have her, and the other 20 ladies, in the group. We have ladies from all backgrounds from teachers, accountants, homemakers, in administration work and all religious choices. We do not discriminate,� Moorehead said. “We do volunteer work at the RAM House, the Rescue Mission and each year we have a Christmas project. The past two years have included gifts for all the residents at Hollins Manor Assisted Living. This past Christmas we gave a monetary donation to RAM House.� The members consider them-

selves blessed to have “lived long enough to belong to this group.� “We wear our purple dresses, red hats, and enjoy what life has to offer. Wherever we go, if there are red hats, there are no strangers,� Moorhead said. By Pam Rickard pam@newsroanoke.com

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From Sweet Honey in the Rock (Sept. 25) to the Robert Cray Band (Oct. 18), from the new Jazz Club series (beginning Nov. 13) to Los Lobos, Dee Bridgewater and Bela Fleck in early 2010, the upcoming season at Jefferson Center again offers a little something for a variety of tastes. Artistic Director Dylan Locke says Jefferson Center and the Shaftman Performance Hall is holding its own in light of the weak economy. He’s also excited about an expanding education program at the Music Lab, now located at the Jefferson Center, which regularly draws in scheduled performers to work with students there. Sweet Honey in the Rock, an a cappella group, has been around for more than three decades. [They are] “really historic pioneers and caretakers of black [gospel] music,� said Locke. Because Sweet Honey incorporates sign language into their performances, Jefferson Center will do some outreach to Roanoke’s hearing impaired community beforehand. On October 4 Christian McBride will kick off the 2009-2010 Jazz series. “One of the most incredible bass players,� said Locke, who plays the same instrument. McBride just finished playing with Sting. Robert Cray is back with his band on October 18. “Blues is something this community eats up.� Dan Zanes can be seen on the Disney Channel; he’s at Jefferson Center as part of the Family series on October 18. Students at the Music Lab may play with Zanes on stage. He’ll stay in town for some outreach the next day. In addition to the Center’s musical line-up, Mill Mountain’s Big Lick Theatre improvisational group commands the smaller rehearsal

Los Lobos will perform at the Jeff Center on March 24. hall once a month starting September 12. “It’s like Whose Line is It Anyway? ‌a lot of fun,â€? says Locke. Locke is also excited about the Jazz Club series, which will showcase local and regional artists like the Lenny Marcus Trio (Nov. 13). Each of the three series nights planned will have a theme tied to the history of the genre. A grant has helped make the jazz series possible. Next year’s Latin Dance Party on January 23 at Fitzpatrick Hall will not feature a concert this time around but Locke promises a good time anyway. “One of the more celebrated jazz vocalists,â€? is what Locke calls Grammy winner Dee Dee Bridgewater, who will celebrate the music of “Lady Day,â€? – Billie Holiday – at her February 16 concert. Bela Fleck has appeared at Shaftman Performance Hall before but his appearance with “The Africa Project,â€? on March 4, features a new twist. A documentary shot by Fleck’s brother followed his musical journey back to Africa, where he reintroduced the banjo “back to its homeland,â€? as Locke puts it. Musicians from Africa will join Fleck on The Africa Project tour. Yes, the banjo has

African roots, “early‌prototypes,â€? said Locke. Los Lobos and Leo Kottke appear on a March 24 twin bill that should draw a large crowd to the 900 seat-plus performance hall. “Separate, both of these [acts] are unbelievable‌ together it should be a beautiful night,â€? notes Locke. “Music from the Crooked Roadâ€? features Wayne Henderson and Sammy Shelor on April 17. Sprinkled in during the 2009-2010 season are Roanoke Symphony Orchestra concerts and performances by Opera Roanoke. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts has led to a collaboration with the RSO, for a night of Middle Eastern music on May 16. In short, another eclectic season of musical offerings is on tap at Jefferson Center, with a little laughter from Big Lick Conspiracy thrown in. “We’re really proud of what Jefferson Center is growing to be,â€? said Locke, who wants the facility to be seen as a model nationwide. “We’re thinking outside of Roanoke.â€? (see jeffcenter. org for a complete schedule and ticket information)

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