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While some Roanoke citizens were giving their grass a fi nal cut last weekend others struggled to make city budget cuts. Th ough it was only an exercise, they took it seriously.

At the invitation of Bob Clement, Neighborhood Ser-vices Coordinator, twenty citi-zens received a lesson in how to develop a Roanoke City budget. Sherman Stovall, Director of Management and Budget, Ame-lia Merchant, Budget Adminis-trator, and Brian Townsend, As-sistant Manager of Community Development, demonstrated the yearly challenges faced by the budget committee. Partici-pants learned what funds com-prise the budget structure and listened as Stovall explained the procedures each department must follow to justify their own yearly budgets.

Asked what hap-pens to any money left over Stovall said it goes into a “rainy day” fund. Rating agencies like to see a healthy rainy day fund, especially in economically chal-lenging times. Stovall said the agencies have advised Roanoke City that the Budget Stabiliza-tion Fund (rainy day fund) needs to be “more stable.” Sim-ply put: the city needs to keep

its hands out of the cookie jar. Workshop attendees were

presented with a budget exercise where expenditures exceeded

revenue growth by $4 million. Th e class was then bro-ken into “Budget

Committee” groups; citizens were presented with a list of options and told to balance the budget. Th e list of options in-cluded areas for reduction, ways to increase revenue, expenditure

When James Edward Jones, Jr. was eight years old he re-members perching on his bed in the evening to watch his fa-ther, Ed Senior, sketch horses in pencil on a heavy, white drawing pad.

“I thought that my father’s horses were awesome, but then I realized that mine were bet-ter,” said Jones, “and of course that was even more awesome. I’d also realized that I had dis-covered the magic of art and that I had the power to create it.”

Jones, 54, has been making the magic for about forty-six years now as an artist, and on the evening of November 7th he will suit up in a tux to dance with his daughter Karen at the Taubman Gallery Gala before its much heralded opening ceremonies on the 8th. Karen Jones, 34, is Director of Volun-teers at the Taubman Gallery.

“It’s a dream come true to see my oldest daughter becoming part of the art world that I love so much,” said James Jones.

Th e tall, soft -spoken artist has four daughters and fi ve grandchildren, all of whom are passion-ate art lovers who also share “Daddy James’” enthusiasm for multiple genres such as con-temporary painting, sculpture and comics.

“As a boy I quickly moved beyond equestrian subjects and began sketching comic book and cartoon characters

like Batman and classic fi gures such as the protagonist in Alice in Wonderland,” said Jones. “By the time I moved to landscapes, portraits and the still life, my aunts had begun encouraging

me by actually framing my paintings to display prominently in their liv-ing rooms.”

When the schools were put under court order for manda-tory integration in Christians-burg, Jones and his best friend N.L. Bishop were the fi rst two black students to enter Chris-tiansburg Middle School.

“We expected dogs, hoses, racial slurs, and maybe a few

tomatoes like we’d seen on T.V., but all of the white students were already in their seats when we were met by one person in a dark hallway” said Jones. “It was very anti-climactic.”

However, art class was any-thing but anti-climactic ac-cording to Jones.

“I discovered a lady named Jean Wonderly (the name of the femme fatal in Th e Mal-tese Falcon,)” said Jones. “Ms. Wonderly was an accomplished artist in her own right, and she was my teacher. She probably

“A Temple” by James Edward Jones, Jr. is one of many varied works by the artist, who is the father of Taubman Gallery Volunteer Director, Karen Jones.

Lines to vote form early in Roanoke

Change sweeps countryCity goes for Obama, County supports McCain

The atmosphere inside downtown Roanoke’s 202 Market St. bistro on Tuesday night resembled one

found where people might gather to watch football games: there was chanting, cheering and booing all night long, with a buzz that grew as Barack Obama built his lead in elec-toral votes over John McCain. Local Demo-crats and others who had supported Obama’s

bid for the presidency gathered in the loft upstairs at 202 Market, keeping one eye on the big screen TV as states closed their polls and election results tumbled in.

Looking on was Lee Graves Jr., a Roanoke resident and African-American who was just taking in the moment. “I’m 64 years old and

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If any Peters Creek precinct voters thought they could ar-rive on Tuesday before the polls opened and beat the crowd they were certainly mistaken. At 6:00 AM the line to the Ruff ner Middle School door snaked down Ferncliff Drive to the dead end just across from the Residence Inn Marriott. Th e line then started to circle back up the street.

Number one and two in line were Joe and his wife (reluctant to give their last name), who both arrived at 4:30 AM. Sixth in line was Dan Hale, with his fold-ing chair, who until recently was President of the Roanoke Chap-ter of the NAACP. Parking was scare as people resorted to using

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Anticipation was high at Ruff-ner Middle School, as people began arriving at 4:30 a.m.

Goodlatte retains seat with convincing win over Rasoul

Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte will get a chance to construct a “balanced bud-get amendment” as he takes his seat for a 9th term in Congress. A balanced budget is a voter-voiced number one priority according to Goodlatte. Th e Republican incumbent beat D e m o -c r a t i c challeng-er Sam Rasoul handily but was gracious to both his opponents on Tuesday, commending Ra-soul and independent chal-lenger Janice Allen on a long and positive campaign. Rasoul had been running for the 6th District seat for the better part of two years.

With his wife Maryellen and daughter Jennifer by his side Goodlatte thanked the voters of the 6th District for letting him represent their values in Wash-

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Roanoke Citizens cut City budget during eye-opening workshop

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(L-R) Roanoke City’s Bob Clement, Brian Townsend, and Sherman Stovall (standing) – work with citizens during a budget cutting exercise.

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WarnerNewP2– Mark Warner becomes Virginia’s newest U.S. Sena-tor with a strong win over former Gov. Jim GIlmore.

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Barack Obama carried both Roanoke City and the state of Virginia on his way to the White House on Tuesday night. Roanoke County overwhelmingly supported John McCain as did the vast majority of Southwest Virginia, but heavy democratic support in the northeast part of the state (as well as the country) fueled a strong electoral college win for the Senator from Illinois. (Above) Barack Obama makes his case for “change” to Roanokers on October 16th, just two weeks before his historic win.

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ington, D.C., for another term. Th ese values, said Goodlatte, denounce big government and advocate the freedom of indi-vidual responsibility, “[sup-porting] a strong defense and strong families.”

Goodlatte said he is confi -dent that Democrats will sup-port his balanced budget ini-tiative and “turn the economy around.” Th e Roanoke County resident said he believed that bi-partisanship will be crucial in addressing major issues like energy independence: clean coal, wind and solar. He sup-ports off shore drilling that in-cludes the Virginia coast.

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and Morgan Griffi n attended Goodlatte’s victory gathering at Hotel Roanoke. Also ap-pearing in support was John Brownlee, who resigned last summer as US Attorney for the Western District of Virginia to run for the Attorney General nomination on the Republi-can ticket. Brownlee will run with Bob McDonnell the cur-rent Attorney General who is running for Governor against either Democrat Craig Deeds, Brian Moran, or rumored Terry McAuliff e. Terry McAu-liff e is the former Democratic Chair and previously headed Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign.

the Home Depot and Shewel’s Furniture lots.

Rev. Carl Tinsley, Chairman of the Electoral Board, opened the door on the dot at 6:00 AM and cheerfully greeted the fi rst voters in line. Th ere were four alphabetically arranged shoots ready for queuing - two more than usual. Th ey fi lled up quick-ly back to the door still leaving many outside with umbrellas as

it had started to rain. Voters checked in to receive

their voter machine entry pass-es, then got in another line to cast their ballots. Th e machines could not keep up with the well-staff ed registration tables, which led to a shortage of blue voter machine entry passes. Th is also happened at Highland Park El-ementary, where Barbara Duerk was an observer. Th ey also had to create more passes.

At Ruff ner they began to tear white strips of paper and write “voter entry pass” on them to keep the line moving. In line a young woman was talking on a cell phone to her friend - who waited outside, where it was now raining harder. Gloria Dowe, the Chief Offi cer of Elec-tions for Peters Creek quickly bunched everyone up so more could get in out of the rain.

Th ose waiting in line seem to be patient, chatting with friends and acquaintances they had not seen in awhile. Th ere was grumbling as some voters won-dered why “if you can fi le your taxes online can you not vote online?” By 8:00 AM the crowd had dwindled and poll workers were catching up. Dowe later said more than 2000 people had voted Tuesday at the Peters Creek precinct.

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I didn’t think I would see anything like this in my lifetime. Th is is defi nitely history being made. It’s got to be better for the country. Everybody black and white is going to benefi t. I think everybody will work together to solve the problems.”

Graves said Obama’s win sends a message to everyone: “if you have a big enough dream in this day and time you can do anything you want to do. Its here for any-body.”

Th e evening did not go nearly as well for Sam Rasoul, the 27-year-old fi rst time candidate, who was challenging Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte in the 6th

Congressional District. Th e 9-term Goodlatte is well liked, serves a region that skews heavily GOP and generally avoids controversial stands on the issues.

Rasoul said he had “no regrets” about how he conducted his two-year campaign, where he did not take money from PAC’s or even the Democratic Party. As for challenging Goodlatte, the fi rst Democrat to do so in a decade, Rasoul said, “no one has asked [him] the hard questions – why have you voted the way you do? We’re happy with how things have gone. We stood up for what we believed was right. I will continue to push positive politics.”

Running again in 2010 “isn’t out of the picture,” said the Roanoke College alum and local small business owner. Rasoul doesn’t think his age worked against him, believing that energy and creativity made up for his youth: “in this election cycle it was obvious people were looking for a new, fresh face.”

Rasoul hopes more young people will follow his lead and run for offi ce. “We would have a much diff erent [Congressional] caucus.” As for the wins by Barack Obama and U.S. Senate candidate Mark War-ner, Rasoul said it was “amazing. We’re going to have a new president that’s going to be able to turn the [page] for this great country. Mark Warner is going to make an excellent Senator. We’re excited about all the victories and ready to move forward.”

By the numbers: Sam Rasoul beat Bob Goodlatte by about 3500 votes in Roanoke City on Tuesday, according to numbers from the State Board of Elections, while in Roanoke County Goodlatte thumped Rasoul by more than 12,000 votes. Th e same pattern held for president, with Obama (D) besting McCain (R) by 8000 votes in Roanoke City, but losing to him by 11,000-plus in Roanoke County. Warner won both the city and county votes handily over Republican challenger Jim Gilmore – by over a 3 to 1 margin in the city.

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Sam Rasoul meets with well-wishers after his loss to Bob Goodlatte.

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Mark Warner heads to the U.S. Senate now aft er his win over Jim Gilmore in a battle of ex-Governors this past Tuesday. Bright and early this past Monday morning in front of old Fire Station #1 on Church St., Warner was introduced at a rally by Governor Tim Kaine. Roanoke City politicians Onzlee Ware and John Edwards took their turn at the microphone as well before Warner spoke.

City council member Gwen Mason kicked things off by hail-ing the “Democratic Dream Team” that included presidential candidate Barack Obama. Kaine said that Virginia would no longer be “fl y by” country for presidential contenders, since Obama showed that a perpetually red [Republican] state could be turned blue. Warner replaces retiring GOP Senator John Warner (no relation).

About 150 attended the rally, which mirrored Warner’s offi cial announcement of his Senate campaign in May – also in Roanoke, but at new Fire Station #1 on Franklin Road at Elm Avenue. As he did back then Warner left Roanoke aft erwards to barnstorm across the state. Edwards said Warner would “clean up the fi scal mess,” in Washington. “He’s done it before [in Virginia].”

Ever the businessman, Warner, who made millions early on in cell phone technology, ticked off a list of priorities once he gets to Washington in January. Focusing on the economy is at the top: “we’ve got to make sure we protect taxpayer interest. If we’re go-ing to invest taxpayer monies to get our fi nancial markets back in shape then we [need] those funds returned. I want to make sure our taxpayers get the same type of deal that [Warren] Buff ett got when he invested in some of the fi nancial institutions.”

Warner also wants to “jump start” the American auto industry by challenging Detroit to build 100-mpg vehicles. “[Th en] we’ve got to start to lay down a national competitiveness strategy.”

Warner all business as campaign ends where it started – in Roanoke



Mark Warner speaks as Gov. Tim Kaine looks on.

Photo by Stuart Revercomb

Voters at the William Ruffner precinct on Williamson Road were greeted by Virginia Democratic Voting Team supporters, (From L to R) Anita Reed, Wes Pugsley, Wanda Blaney, Camese Noel, Carlyn Green and Cynthia Miller.

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inspired me more than any-one else in my life to follow my dreams and become an artist.”

But Jones also excelled in sports. With great fanfare he was elected captain of the foot-ball team in high school and for a brief time he admits that he entertained visions of be-coming a pro football player in the NFL.

“I was a really good football player on a pitiful, losing team,” said Jones. “It was so discour-aging that by the time I got to Ferrum College in 1973, I’d changed my mind about foot-ball.”

Instead, Jones immersed himself in the study of every-thing from composition to chiaroscuro (light and shad-ow); combining the discipline of art with a study of Western Civilization.

“I was wild about the Greeks,” Jones said, “and then there was creative writing and photography too. I felt like I’d been vaulted into heaven from a small town.”

The giddy, young artist was in his renaissance. But then he fell in love.

“Later, I felt in some respects, like Jimmy Stewart in the Christmas classic It’s A Won-derful Life,” said Jones, “He tried, but he could never quite leave Bedford Falls.”

Jones soon realized that his first child was on the way. Earlier, he’d had plans to go to Virginia Tech, and then on to New York City perhaps. But those plans changed, as would future plans. He set his sights on Washington, D.C.

“Ms. Jane Stogner my art teacher at Ferrum told me that I needed to study the Masters,” said Jones. “I knew that I could go to the National Gallery of Art and find everyone from Van Gogh to Picasso. I felt that I was ready to launch out on my own.”

In addition, Jones found the charismatic curator of the gal-lery, J. Carter Brown, who be-came another mentor of sorts. He wanted to make art acces-sible for everyone and Jones admired that. He spent hours sketching and taking notes in the nearly deserted gallery af-ter working at Sears all day to support his family.

I lived in D.C. for a year,” said Jones, “until a professor at Howard University told me I had no talent, and the streets of Southeast D.C. became in-creasingly dangerous. It was the murder capital of the nation.”

In a blue daze, Jones moved his family back to Christians-burg. He went to work at Moog Component Groups as a test technician, still harboring big hopes of becoming a recog-nized artist.

“I painted something like Van Gogh’s wheat fields with a lonely bird flying overhead,” said Jones. “But I never stopped

drawing and painting because I knew I had to get ‘back on the bus,’ so to speak, after my pride was stabbed by the Howard professor.”

But when Jones’ four children were still small, his wife Brenda left the family and moved to another city. Jones would spend the next twenty years rearing his girls alone. But friends say he never complained. He loved being a father and took the girls to church almost every Sunday at Asbury Methodist in Chris-tiansburg, where his father Ed and mother Barbara were lifetime members. The family all sat in the same row, touch-ing shoulders and smiling with pride.

Jones was both writing and illustrating children’s stories and in 1996, his short story The Dancing Boy was reproduced on stage at the Kennedy Center by choreographer Carol Craw-ford Smith and her company of dancers. The day that a young reporter from The Roanoke Times came to visit Asbury, Jones was producing and di-recting the musical again for the church.

Today Jones is using a vivid pallet of acrylics to paint heroic abstract expressionist pieces like “The Imperialist,” a work that he began the night Amer-ica initiated the bombing in Iraq. The painting depicts both the eerie power and the dra-matic horrors of war.

His “Miles Davis” is a paint-ed and computer generated masterpiece indebted to Andy Warhal; rows of the repetition of 12 distinguished black faces that some say are echoes of Jones’ own distinguished fea-tures. The artist has recently exhibited at DiBello’s Gallery in Chelsea, the Jacob Javits’ Cen-ter in New York City and a host of other local galleries.

“I’m inspired by everyone from Rothko to Lichtenstein, to Carl Barks the cartoonist who created Donald Duck,” said Jones. “But I don’t want to leave out N.C. Wyeth, Whitfield Lovell or Norman Rockwell.”

Jones’ list of artists he ad-mires goes on to include ex-traordinarily talented men and women from every culture and

period, ad infinitum. He’s based his new, geometric, wooden sculptures on Frank Gehry’s stress formulas; painted copper and gold, they look like bronze begging for heroic proportions and a gallery to house them.

Jones says he wants his work to do more than imitate the natural world; but to present a new, natural reality.

“I’m in my Zen phase now,” said Jones, “reaching deep to go to a place with my art that no-body’s ever gone before.”

Perhaps the most endearing quote from Jones was a descrip-tion of “the artist’s parade:”

I believe at the end of the world there will be a long pa-rade of artists. Some will march in the front of the parade play-ing the trombone or the tuba; but some will be holding up the back playing the clarinet or maybe the cymbals… I may be at the end of the parade just clanging the cymbals and sing-ing my song with all my heart. But I’ll be in the parade. To me, that’s all that really matters; that I ‘do art’ everyday of my life, so I’ll be in that parade marching along with the greats.

Some people ask Jones why he doesn’t give up his day job and create his art full-time.

“Oh, I developed this bad habit,” Jones tells them. “I like to eat.”

Still, Jones’ paintings have recently sold for nearly $800. He continues to hold onto the faith that there’s an angel out there just waiting to ring the bell, when a winter moon rises over Bedford Falls, but already – it’s been a wonderful life.

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increase requests, and supplemental requests they could axe. With calculators provided, the groups went to work.

One promised “no new taxes” deciding instead to cut city employ-ee pay raises from 3% to 2%. They also instituted across the board departmental reductions of 2%. Another group took a politically risky course by increasing the real estate tax one penny per $100 of assessed value. That led to moans from the others. All supplemental requests were targeted for cuts, except Fire/EMS.

In what has no doubt been a real life scenario in the past, work-shop participants finally decided to pass the buck on to their legisla-tive representatives and lobby for a larger slice of the Virginia State revenue pie.


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Science Museum of Western Virginia Development Direc-tor Fran Ferguson’s guided tour, held recently on Teacher Appreciation Night, undoubt-edly brought back childhood memories of collecting shells, rocks, fossils, and leaves for school projects and scout merit badges.

It all tied in to the watershed education program mandated by the Standards Of Learning in Virginia, said Ferguson, de-signed to teach children that “a healthy stream will have a healthy mix.“ The threat of pol-lution looms downhill all the way to the sea.

In the museum’s storage area sat neatly stacked bins, labeled by grade level. On the third grade shelf were books like “Facts of the Moon”, “Let’s Get Energized”, “Wet Stuff”, “Rain Forest Resources”, “Under The Sea,” and the most popular topic, “Links of A Food Chain.” Outreach Educator Jeanette Lawler explained the program to James Settle, who teaches 6th grade at James Madison in Roa-noke City.

At the new Living River ex-hibit Justin Malki, the animal curator, was feeding the bass that practically ate out of his hand. He explained how he had to change the water several

times a week, after measuring salt content carefully with a hy-drometer. The exhibit takes wa-ter from rock waterfalls down to a shallow pool, where the horse-shoe crab and smaller fish live.

The Science Museum’s con-tracts with Roanoke City Pub-lic Schools falls short of cover-ing their costs so Roanoke City government helps fill in the gap. Special classes and free visits are offered for TAP’s Head Start Centers. Ferguson said they dedicate all funds after expenses for materials. A microscope equipped with a camera should arrive any day now. Grants help but more funding is always needed.

New this past year was the Healthy Body exhibit that placed more emphasis on healthy lifestyles - exercise, nu-trition, sleep, dental health, and mental health. A giant mouth (featuring a huge tongue and set of teeth) that children could climb on was a big hit.

The museum has six edu-cators that bring programs to

schools in Roanoke City, Roa-noke County, Franklin Coun-ty, Salem City, and Botetourt County. They even host over-night “Camp Ins” for scouts at the museum.

Ferguson is pushing mem-berships, describing how for $55 annually a family can have a full year of entertainment and education, giving them time to actually “talk to each other.” Membership also gives fami-lies a passport to 300 museums throughout the country, eight of which are in Virginia cities like Danville and Richmond.

The Science Museum will get a facelift during the planned $25 million Center in the Square renovation, and could pick up more space with the departure of the art museum. The Cen-ter in the Square has asked for $4 million from Roanoke City and $1 million from Roanoke County so renovations can be-gin by May 2009.


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Justin Malki, Animal Curator, feeds the bass.

The weather was cold but that didn’t stop three Roanoke Val-ley canine support groups from staging a block party fundraiser in downtown Roanoke last weekend. “Going to the Dogs” was dinner, dancing, and a si-lent auction that raised money for the Roanoke Dog Park, St. Francis Service Dogs, and the Roanoke Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-mals. All three have participated in the Wednesday night fund-raiser “Cocktails for a Cause” but this was the first time the groups had worked together on a major event.

Roanoke City Council recent-ly approved construction of the city’s first off-leash, fenced, pub-lic dog park in the city. It will be located on one acre in Highland Park. The Dog Park committee has raised about $16,000 for the project, with another $14,000 to go. Members are also working to install a fence, shrubbery, and benches before the dog park opens.

Committee member Christa

Stephens says a grant writer with Old Southwest will help pursue some additional funds. “For us, actually, [Going to the Dogs] is more of a celebration than any-thing else. [The] Council vote was a big success for us and this is just kind of a way for us to get together and celebrate. And it’s great to see the community sup-port.” Stephens is hopeful the dog park will be open the end of this year, but said it would defi-nitely happen by spring.

Cabell Youell is Executive Director of St. Francis Service Dogs, which provides dogs free of charge to people with disabil-ities. It takes about two years and up to $20,000 to train a ser-vice dog. They may be trained to perform more than 100 phys-ical tasks and also provide emo-tional support for their partner. “For one thing, [this fundraiser] helps to raise awareness and we do like to collaborate with other organizations in the commu-nity,” said Youell. “It’s also just a fun way for people who care about what we do and care about

dogs in this community to come out and support us, have a great time and a great meal, hang out …downtown, watch some great music and do some shopping.”

Going to the Dogs capped a month of fundraising events for the Roanoke Valley SPCA. There was the annual “Wine, Whiskers, and Song” at Blue Ridge Vineyard in Eagle Rock, the “Spay-ghetti” dinner at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Roa-noke and the “Howl O’Ween” Walk for the Animals at Elm-wood Park. October was also “Adopt a Shelter Dog” month. Kathy Purdue, Marketing Di-rector for the Roanoke Valley SPCA, was pleased with “Going to the Dogs”, even if it was a bit chilly: “this is just a really good opportunity to get together and partner with some other ani-mal organizations, St. Francis Service Dogs and the dog park committee - and have just a re-ally fun event.”

Roanoke Farmer’s Market Goes to the dogs

Photo by Beverly Amsler

People bundle up to support dogs at downtown Roanoke’s block party, “Going to the Dogs.”

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Local Artist James Edward Jones, Jr.

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Recently I encoun-tered someone who pulled off an amaz-

ing accomplishment: He made money from his invest-ments as the national and global economies unraveled.

I know this because I looked at his 401k state-ment. I looked at it because it had my name on it. When I opened it, I discovered that, sure enough, it was mine.

In recent weeks I’ve spo-ken with several people who have received their invest-ment statements and quietly left them, unopened, on the table by their front doors. But others took deep breaths, slid open the envelopes and encountered grim facts: $50,000 lost here, $75,000 lost there. It was hard to say who felt worse – those whose fear kept them paralyzed, or those who courageously read their statements and fell into shock.

Me, I felt fine. Of course, I didn’t earn anything like the figures above. The total money in my 401k would

buy approximate-ly one-third of a relatively low-end expensive home in Roanoke. But when the account declined $10,000 several months ago, I moved it into cash.

For the quar-ter just completed my funds showed a modest increase of less than $1,000. That beats losing ten grand any day.

I moved the money be-cause, despite all the energy that people I know were spending on retirement plans, investment advisors and the economy, nobody seemed to have a clue about what was going on and, worse, what was to come.

I just know that when my money is in the market, the market goes down. For once, I obeyed the warnings of my hoo-doo detector and went my own, comfortably rebel-lious way. There had to be a few charlatans among all of

those advisors, and possibly quite a few certified experts who were talking through their hats.

(Detour: “talking through your hat” is a slang expres-sion that gained momentum in the United States in the late 19th century,

according to PhraseFinder on Google. Originally it meant to bluster. Now, according to EnglishClub.com, “If you’re talking through your hat, you’re talking about some-thing without knowing much about it or you claim some-thing is true when it isn’t.”)

If I said that because I moved my money and avoided a ruinous loss, I’m a financial wizard, I’d be talk-ing through my hat. If you asked for my investment ad-vice, you’d be barking up the wrong tree.

The joy of not losing mon-ey from a small retirement account is that, instead of chasing the pack, the pack starts coming back to you. While others bemoaned six-figure losses from their seven-figure troves, I merrily made out my shopping list for Kroger’s Senior Discount Tuesday and prepared to put in for the senior discount on tickets for an upcoming con-cert.

And while others dyspep-tically reconsidered their an-nual vacations to this or that resort, I continued to take walks, look at and listen to birds and read books with no more than the usual digestive upheaval over my financial future.

As blessings go, it’s a small one. But that’s OK, because I’m not greedy.

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Sometimes you’ve got to zig while everyone else is zagging

Joe Kennedy

Being the mother of two girls, I am intrigued by boys. In my own growing up years I

had two brothers. One was my baby brother, ten years younger who could do no wrong. I played with him, read to him, and took care of him a lot. My other brother was a “fi rst son” and got whatever he wanted: new bike, new jeep, no hand-me-downs, and lots of father-son time together. So boys are a curiosity for me. Yes, I am married to one, but husbands don’t count. Th ey are no longer boys, we hope!

At school I watch boys with a sincere inquisi-tiveness. Actually, I adore them. Th eir energy, their adventure, and their curiosity all point to lives with great possibility. Mothers some-times comment about their wild little boys, “I am praying for his wife, already!” I understand that and am sure someone prayed for me, be-cause I got one of the best … one boy with four sisters, (so he understands girls/women) loves to cook, can fi x anything, loves to travel, hand-some, strong, and most of all, faithful. But still, not having boys of my own, I wonder how they tick.

I’ll never forget the day we organized a rally of sorts for the potential boy scouts of our school. I invited all the boys in grades 1-5 to meet in the Great Room for a Boy Scout recruitment gathering. Just boys, no girls allowed, except me, of course. Believe me, they were thrilled. It was scheduled for fi rst thing in the morning before the regular stuff of school got underway, and they came down the hallway like it was a

football game. Th e guest was a true blue Scout with stories to tell and emotions to charge. He told about scouting by tempting their appetite for hunting, fi shing, tying knots, fi re building, camping, shooting a sling shot, canoeing, and archery. I watched as the boys roared with gusto at each and every opportunity

to be a man! Every experience was applauded with whooping and hol-lering like I’d never seen.

I sat in the back and had a great and unfor-gettable awakening: this is why our “Manner’s Mom” program didn’t really survive in the school. As much as we want our students to have good manners, and in the proper con-text they can and do have good manners, boys are not really interested in these things at all. Th ey just are not interested in napkins in the lap, chewing with mouths closed, or telephone manners. Th ankfully their parents are interest-ed in some type of civility, yet left alone, they would just like to be boys and live a bit on the wild side.

Over the weekend, I received a call from one of my fi ft h grade students telling me about one of his great life experiences. He said, “Mrs. Kelly, this is Michael. I just shot my fi rst deer. It was a four pointer.” All I could think of was how proud he must have been and that he wanted me to know about it. He must know how I love little boys.

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Boys will be boys

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It’s been four days since the election and a lot of us may really be hyped;

a lot of us may really be de-pressed. We have one thing in common: We have to deal with the results. I am hopeful by the time this is printed, the dust will have settled and not been replaced with smoke.

An acquaintance mentioned before the election that “if a certain person wins the day aft er will be ‘Th e End Time.’” If she’s right by publication time Armageddon will have come and gone, so we won’t have to worry about the day aft er: Th ere won’t be one.

While the world has watched with amazement for the last two years what we have put ourselves through in the name of democracy, how we respond in these days aft er will say much about the type of people we are.

Whatever happens we as-sume there will be a day aft er. In times of joy such as gradua-tion, the birth of a child, a ma-jor promotion, the day your beloved says “Yes!”, or a host of other happy times, a tomor-row always comes. When it does the day aft er brings ob-ligations and responsibilities which all too soon place the joy in a new light.

When the diagnosis is ter-rifying, when the plant shuts down, when your savings are gone, when a family is frac-tured in any number of ways, the day aft er greets us with sadness. Unlike the gradual fading of a joyful event as it is replaced with the sharper edge of reality, when a tragic event occurs, the day aft er takes a steeper course. Sadness can quickly deepen into depres-sion and hopelessness can sing

a siren’s song.When children

leave home for a new life, the day af-ter there is sadness but it’s co-mingled with a sense of an-ticipation for what may lie ahead for them. We can re-call when it was our turn to leave our childhood, awakening the day aft er in a new bed that would be ours for the foresee-able future. Th at was enough to make one’s mouth dry and eyes moist.

We recently spent a week end with guests from out of the state. For over fi ft y years we have been friends and we talk-ed a bit about all the changes through which we have lived. We concluded that we would never have conceived what our lives would become in a half century. We have gone through inexpressible happi-ness, terrible tragedies, and a lot of just-in-between times. Th e song of the sixties had it right: “Th ose were the days, my friend; we thought they’d never end . . .” but they did . . . and there was always a day aft er.

Th e really hard thing is how to cope with all the days aft er when deep down one wishes that there would never be another sunrise. Certainly, glib words of encouragement have little lasting eff ect. Aft er a particularly distressing time in college, a friend stuck a note under my door: “Cheer up! Th ings could be worse!” So I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse. Still, I appre-ciated his concern.

To be sure, words of encour-agement are important in fac-

ing the day aft er but ultimately, it takes much more than that. In most of the bad days we face, time will moder-ate its infl uence. In truly tragic events, those aft er which a smile or laugh is

a lost treasure, it may take months

or years to lessen the acuteness of the pain.

To me the most eff ective way to live through the day aft er tragedy has struck is to accept the day at hand with a sense of hope. For one who has never faced the kind of desperate de-spair that I oft en saw in others, it’s easy for me to say. When my day aft er comes in its worst form, I hope I will remember those by whose beds I stood as a physician in their last hours. Th ey oft en were dealing with just the moment. Sad though it was that there would not be a day aft er, they frequently approached it with a grace and peace that has helped me through a few dark times.

Particularly, now that the election is over, we are faced with change that may not be to our liking. When the comfort of a secure retirement has fl ed; when we are rightfully con-cerned for the future of our children and their children, we must remember there will be a day aft er. If we face it with anticipation and hope then . . . someday . . . the sun will also rise.

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nual conference in Roanoke on October 17th, co-chairs Bill Ko-varick and Ken Ward acted out a fruit-toss visual lesson in local pronunciation: Apple. Atcha.

"That's how we say it, and welcome to Roanoke in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia." With that, several hundred journalists and guests from across the nation were welcomed to our beautiful part of the world.

The week's sessions focused as much on possible solutions as on the problems we face. Many experts in their fields ex-pressed the conclusion that very soon we "need home runs, not base hits" to put in place viable energy alternatives and reduced carbon emissions policies and practice on a global scale.

Speakers educated confer-ence attendees during every meal, on bus rides to field trips, and at back-to-back sessions from Wednesday breakfast until Sunday noon. So while a full ac-count of the time is impossible in this space, I want to share with you some memorable per-sonalities from the conference.

Amory Lovins of Rocky Mountain Institute has of-fered energy efficient alterna-tive technologies for years; the market may finally be ready to listen. Lovin’s work has long been where we must soon go--to lighter cars and more energy efficient buildings. See his de-scription of tomorrow's Smart Garage. http://budurl.com/kjcb

In 2002, Lyle Estill, co-found-er of Piedmont Biofuels, turned a little cooking oil left over from deep-frying turkey at home into a million-gallon-a-year business converting used fats and oils into fuels. See Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy. http://budurl.com/b4x2

Joel Salatin of Poly-face Farm near Staun-ton, Virginia, farms in much the same way his predecessors would have a hun-dred years ago. In a recently rediscovered farming practice, he fattens 200# pigs to a finish weight of 300# inside temporary fencing that contains them in an oak forest.

The acorns give the meat a unique and desirable taste--so much so that the 800-restaurant chain, Chipotle, takes all the Polyface pork it can get.

Salatin encourages environ-mental writers to use their voic-es to increase the public's "edu-cational footprint" toward new understandings of the way we produce and consume products from within local "farmsheds." http://budurl.com/7qwg

Roanoke was chosen for this year's Virginia-tech sponsored conference in part because of its proximity to the sites of major environmental concern in our region and the nation: moun-taintop removal coal mining (MTR).

Mining executives among the speakers saw the greatest good in producing as much coal as possible for the lowest possible costs--at least in dollars. Oth-ers saw coal's costs measured in other ways, holding the opinion that post-mining mitigation (making the land like it was be-fore) is nothing more than "lip-stick on a corpse"; and that you "cannot regulate an abomina-tion." The long view and hope of many is towards a "post-carbon economy."

The personal cost and human impact of current coal-extrac-tion methods was expressed most eloquently by Wendell Berry, cultural and economic critic, prolific author and Ken-

tucky farmer. At the final Sunday morn-ing Author's Break-fast, Mr. Berry read an essay he had of-fered months earlier on the Kentucky capitol steps.

He considers MTR the "moral equivalent of geno-cide" whose end

is permanent loss of place and culture. In the light of the failure of lesser measures of "non-vio-lent insistence" to bring about an end to these atrocities, Mr. Berry expressed a reluctant per-sonal willingness to "stand in the way of destruction." I highly recommend the youtube record of that speech. http://budurl.com/pup3

As a life-long resident of the Southern Appalachians, I'm gratified that, as these hundreds of journalists and other visitors return home from their brief time in southwest Virginia, they will know much more than how to pronounce the name of our gentle mountains.

They have appreciated our music and our culture; and from their comments, they were im-pressed by the kindness of the people here and by autumn's peak of color in the Blue Ridge.

SEJ journalists now have a richer understanding of our deep bonds of connection to place and have experienced in some small way "the infinite pri-vate suffering" of those whose mountaintops and creeks have disappeared.

And every time they turn on the lights back home, they will know in new ways why there will never be such a thing as "clean coal."

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Fred First

National Journalists Gain Appalachian Awareness

Pot Roast is such a wonderful fall and winter comfort food. I always like to find new twists on this original all in one meal. It is also such a great meal to serve up a few weeks before Thanksgiv-ing as it subliminally creates anticipation for the big hearty banquet of food that’s soon to come! I can’t wait to put my mom’s Thanksgiving turkey recipe in the RSS. It is so easy and it comes with a fabulous stuffing. If you are not sold on your own bird preparation then you will have to try my mom’s. (Oh, by the way the pumpkin bowls worked out wonderfully. I am going to carve more little pumpkins for Thanksgiving to serve as flowerpots on our table!) Keep reading - a Thanksgiv-ing feast is coming soon, but in the meantime enjoy the Pot Roast!

1 boneless beef chuck roast, 3 to 4 pounds 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium onions, halved, sliced 8 ounces small whole mush-rooms or thickly sliced mushrooms 2 medium bell peppers, red or combination of red and green or other colors 1 cup red wine 1 cup beef broth or chicken broth 2 1/2 pounds medium red potatoes, peeled, halved

Directions:-Cut excess fat from roast, rub roast with Cajun seasonings; sprinkle with salt and pepper. -Put it in a food storage bag or bowl; cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. -In a large pot or braising pan heat olive oil over medium-low heat; add the onions and cook stirring frequently for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the onions are tender and browned. -Add the mushrooms and peppers, cook for about 3 minutes longer. -Remove the vegetables to a

plate and turn the heat up to medium-high. -Sear the seasoned roast on all sides. -Add the cooked vegetables, wine, and broth; bring to a boil. -Reduce heat to medium, cook uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes or until reduced by about 1/3-Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 3 1/2 hours. -Add the potatoes continue cooking for 30-45 minutes longer or until the potatoes are tender.Serves 6

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chefby Leigh Sackett

Braised Beef with Potatoes

Can you believe it? It's the first of Novem-ber and look at all

the leaves that are still on the trees!”

My grandmother is pretty much a tough, common-sense kind of lady. A product of a hardscrabble youth spent in the hills of Monroe County, West Virginia during the Great Depression, she speaks her mind and doesn't tolerate a lot of nonsense. Back when she was a child, it was hot in the summer, cold in the win-ter, and by God, when fall rolled around, the leaves had better darn well fall off the trees if they know what's good for them.

So when Granny said it was unusually warm for Novem-ber, I took notice. And as I type this, it's a balmy 63 de-grees on a Sunday morning. But what does all this anecdot-al evidence tell us? I decided to turn to the experts. The fine folks at the National Weather Service call for high tempera-tures in the 60s all week, while Accu-weather.com's 15-day forecast calls for highs in the 50s and 60s till mid-month. Even the eggheads at the National Cli-mate Prediction Center aren't pre-pared to commit to any cold weather, giving our part of the country an equal chance at above, normal, and below-average temps for all of November (talk about hedging your bets).

So what does mean for you, my fine reader? It means that Granny is onto something. It also means there's time left to get out and do some of those outdoor activities with your kids that you meant to do in October, but just couldn't find the time. Even with the short-er days, there are plenty of op-

tions right here in Roanoke for an afternoon outing or Satur-day morning hike.

Everyone's heard of the Roanoke River greenway. But do you know how doggone long the greenway is now? You can get on it at Wasena Park in southwest Roanoke and go all the way to the water treat-ment plant in southeast—a solid 5 miles of paved green-way! But the best part is this—there are four playgrounds along the way: one at Wasena Park, one at Smith Park, one at River's Edge, and one at Pied-mont Park. I’ve cycled from our home in Grandin Court all the way to Piedmont Park with the kids in our bike trail-er, let them play on the really nice, new playground module there, and biked back home many a time.

Another winner is the re-cently completed greenway at Green Hill Park in western Roanoke County. This beauti-ful paved path meanders along the Roanoke River through

dense woods. In my family, we know it as the trail with the train car—all boys love trains and there’s a big car lo-cated right off the trail—as well as the place where my youngest son fell on his face. (It's amaz-

ing how quickly a two-year-old can go from upright to

face plant for no apparent rea-son. It's a long walk back to the car holding 30 pounds of snif-fling Perry Boy.)

Roanoke County also just completed another trail that we haven't tried yet, but which I have to mention because it's so close to town—the Read Mountain trail, located be-hind the Wal-Mart and Lowe's shopping center in Bonsack. If you've done the Mill Mountain thing and want to bag another

local peak, check this one out. To reach the trailhead, take Huntridge Rd. (the last right before the shopping center if you're coming from town) to Crumpacker and look for the park sign.

Lastly, one of the Perry Boys' favorites is the arbore-tum at Virginia Western Com-munity College. This has to be the most kid-friendly botani-cal garden in America. Not only is there a kids' maze, but there is a fountain with a small hippopotamus (not real), a pond with fish (real), some cool sculptures, and no short-age of places to climb and run. And of course, there is a tre-mendous variety of interesting trees and plants to satisfy the adults, all meticulously main-tained. The fall colors this year are incredible—the best you'll find this side of a trip to the Parkway.

So put the videos and indoor games away for a few more weeks and get your children out there while you still can. On a cold, rainy day in Febru-ary, when it seems spring will never come and the kids are bouncing off the walls, you'll be glad you did.

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Hey families - get out while you can!

David Perry

If you have had a child move through the ages of 10 to 14, you have

experienced one of the most important shifts in their lives. This period of change from pre-adolescence to adoles-cence is remarkable in many ways. The many physical and mental changes are of course expected and in many cases, well understood. The more subtle changes that happen psychologically, however, are arguably the most significant to future success and peace in life.

As pre-adolescence starts brewing, children become more abstract in their think-ing and begin asking ques-tions such as “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” This is when a child is becoming aware of the two strongest needs that they will ever have emotionally, the need to be “known” and the need to be “loved”.

To be known: This is not just having friends and being popular. Being known is hav-ing the awareness that those around you see who you re-ally are. They know things about you that the average person can’t know without a considerable investment of time and effort. Day after day I deal with children that report feeling fake and having no one in their life that truly knows who they are. This can leave even the most “popular” kid feeling alone and invis-

ible. Whether it is friends or family, they long to have someone really know them.

To be loved: This can easily be misunderstood as being accepted. Many children feel accepted, but not loved. Having a sense of being loved comes from the awareness that you are valuable to someone, you matter to them. A common complaint of adolescents to-day is that they are part of a group or clique, but that those around them really don’t care about them. They don’t have “real” friends. It is easy to see that to feel valued and loved by another, you must first be truly known by someone. Unless someone really knows you, how can they love you?

This is the time in a child’s life when faith is ever impor-tant. It is within this frame-work that children can begin to experience what it means to have a God that knows and loves them. It is amazing to see a child’s reaction when they hear that God knows even the “number of hairs on their head” and that there is no struggle they will go through that Christ himself has not experienced. Then for a child to learn what God has done and continues to do for them through his sac-rifice and that nothing “shall

be able to separate us from the love of God”, brings true meaning to being valuable.

As parents we also have a unique privilege and chal-lenge of being the first ones in the social world to know and love our

children. The exposure to faith that we provide and the interactions that we have on a daily basis is the key. Here are some ideas: Make church a normal and important part of life. Let your children see your involvement and com-mitment. Pray at meals with and for your kids and spouse. Spend time with and be at-tentive to your kids. Learn what their favorite colors and foods are, what they are afraid of, what they want to be when they grow up, if they want to get married and how many kids they want to have.

This process of faith devel-opment, investment of time and asking meaningful and often fun questions sends a clear message to our children that we want to know them and they are valuable to us. Be the one in your child’s life that knows them the best and exposes them to the Truth….they will feel truly loved.

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Keith McCurdy

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Patrick Henry students in all four lunch periods observed Respiratory Care Week and Red Rib-bon Week recently. Th e HOSA club (Health Occupations Students of America), hosted Caril-ion Clinic and Jeff erson College of Health Sciences for a danger of smoking campaign, while the SADD club (Students against Destructive Decisions) took on drugs and alcohol.

Students watched healthy lungs and smokers’ lungs as they infl ated, they received valu-able anti-smoking information, received “drug-free” wristbands, and had the opportunity to try and walk a straight line wearing “fatal vision” goggles, which disorient the wearer, making him or her feel intoxicated, and making it virtually impossible to walk the line or throw a ball.

HOSA is sponsored by ROTECH teachers Kathleen Duncan and Jack Guilliams. Th e club is also conducting its 9th annual canned food drive, “Don’t Be Greedy, Feed the Needy.” SADD is sponsored by PH drug abuse counselor Chad Cox. Th e club wound up Red Ribbon Week on Friday, October 24, with a day called “Ghost Out,” during which members of SADD wore all black and refuse to talk in observance of someone who has been injured or killed in a drug or alcohol related accident.

Patrick Henry Students Take Stands against Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking

SRO DARE Offi cer Frank Leftwich (Left) explains the sobriety tests to senior Jas-mine Turner before she tries to walk the line.

Respiratory Therapist Patrick Nichols, of Carilion Clinic, (Right) demonstrates the dif-ference between smoke-free and smoke-damaged lungs.

Photos by Case Blackwell

By Case [email protected]

Th e second Greenway Phase III public information meeting was held by the Roanoke Parks and Recreation department at William Fleming High School cafeteria Monday evening. Twelve people attended this last workshop, presented by Charlie Denney of Alta Planning & Design. Denny has over 15 years experience in bicycle and pedestrian planning, and program management.

Th e public input meeting identifi ed the most feasible routes for the extension of the greenway that will follow Lick Run Creek all the way to Peters Creek Road. Eventually it will connect to a Roanoke County greenway at Valley Pointe. Th e cost per mile is estimated at $600,000 to $1 mil-lion dollar. Th e cost to complete this leg of the greenway could be $3 million.

Much depends on VDOT completing the I-581 interchange at Valley View Blvd. Th at inter-change will allow access for land development adjacent to the interchange. Th e developer of this parcel would be charged with the cost of constructing the greenway through the Lick Run fl ood area that bisects the property.

Lick Run Greenway extension would cross Hershberger Road at Ferncliff Avenue and provide access to William Fleming High School. It would fol-low the dead end street beside Ruff ner Middle School through the old John-son & Johnson property to the Front-age Road where it continue to Peters Creek Road. However, if the Country-side Golf Course remains operational it can cut through the portion of the golf course that is in the fl ood plain. Th is leg might be the most attractive part of Phase III.

According to Denney there are many greenways that go through golf courses - he joked that bicyclists wear helmets anyway. In this case it would protect them from fl ying golf balls. Th e plan will come before City Council some-time in January for adoption as part of the comprehensive greenway system plan. Following adoption, engineering will begin, with portions of this phase that require the least eff ort to be ad-dressed fi rst.

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A postcard regarding leaf collection schedules and holiday trash collection schedules is being pre-pared for mailing to all residents in early November. Both the loose leaf and bagged leaf collections will begin on Nov. 17. Th e one free opportunity to have your loose leaves collected is as follows:

If your Trash Collection is on the date at left the loose leaf collection schedule is shown on the right:

Mondays Monday, Nov. 17 - Friday, Nov. 21 Th ursdays Monday, Dec. 1 - Friday Dec. 5 Tuesdays Monday, Dec. 8 - Friday, Dec. 12 Wednesdays Monday, Dec. 15 - Friday, Dec. 19

Residents will receive one (1) Free Loose Leaf Collection; leaves must be raked to the curb (not in the street) by 7:00 a.m. on the Monday of collection week. Aft er the scheduled collection, crews will only return for a $40 service fee by calling 853-2676.

Aft er scheduled collection is complete, property owners will be notifi ed to remove any leaves remain-ing in the adjoining right-of-way. Bagged Leaf Collection will also begin on Nov. 17 and end on Dec. 19. During this time, bagged leaves should be put to the curb for collection (no bagged leaves will be collected from alleys). No collection duringHoliday weeks. For questions about Loose Leaf Collection, call 853-2676.

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The Patrick Henry Patriots’ frustrating football season continued last Friday night with a 48-13 loss at G.W. Danville. The Eagles rushed for over 500 yards on the day, includ-ing a 230-yard effort by tailback and Virginia Tech recruit David Wilson. “It came down to limiting the big play, and we couldn’t do that,” Patriots head coach Bob Gray said. “Wilson was great. We couldn’t contain him.”

Patrick Henry had to play the majority of the game without one of their main weapons on offense after quarterback Darren Thomas sprained his knee during the second series of the game. Backup Malik Green filled in ad-mirably, rushing for a touchdown in the sec-ond quarter for the Patriots. Tailback Xavier Stanley also performed well, adding 160 yards and a score on the ground.

Turnovers once again plagued the Patriot offense, as the team committed three that killed promising drives. “We actually moved

the ball fairly well, but we ended up hurting ourselves,” Gray said.

The story of the game, however, was Wil-son, who ran for four touchdowns, all in the first half. “They’re a very good team, and they have two of the best backs in the state,” Gray said. “They do a good job of getting the ball in the hands of their playmakers, and as a result, nobody’s been able to stop them all year.”

The loss drops the Patriots to 1-8 on the season, and 0-4 in Western Valley District play. G.W. Danville improved to 5-4 overall, and 3-1 in the district. The Patriots wrap up their season on Saturday at home against Wil-liam Fleming. “It’s a big rivalry game for us, and our kids are really excited about playing this week,” Gray said. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 pm.

Photo by Bill Turner

The Pats were hurt by the loss of quarterback Darren Thomas (running with ball) early in the game.

Patriots unable to stop G.W. Danville in next-to-last game

By Matt [email protected]

This Friday the Northside High School football team will do something they are not used to doing at this time of the year: the Vikings are playing in the VHSL re-gional tournament for the first time since 2002. The 5-5 Vikings will face off against a 5-5 Stuarts Draft team in a Group AA Division 3 Re-gion III game at Viking Sta-dium, Jim Hickam Field, at 7:30pm.

Northside earned their spot in the tournament by downing Lord Botetourt last

Friday 13-0. “For the kids that was remarkable, it was their first shutout in three years,” noted headcoach Burt Torrence. A couple of missed opportunities prevented the Vikings from scoring even more points but Torrence was satisfied. “We played re-ally well, and we played the full 48 minutes.” Finishing a game strong was something the Northside coach has preached all year.

Torrence has a lot of re-spect for Stuarts Draft head coach Rod Browers and his

Cougars: “they are a very disciplined team. Their exe-cution is phenomenal, espe-cially on the offensive side of the ball. They put you in sit-uations to respect the entire field.” Torrence has had the opportunity to view Cougars game film. “They don’t make many mistakes.” The Vikings team and their fans are hop-ing that the football program has turned the corner, with this Friday’s playoff just the first rung up the ladder.

Northside reaches football playoffs

By David [email protected]

The William Fleming Colonels clinched a play-off berth in the Northwest Region after grinding out a 10-7 win over the upset-minded E.C. Glass Hilltoppers last Saturday. The Colonels trailed 7-3 halfway through the fourth quarter after the Hill-toppers were able to capitalize on one of two Wil-liam Fleming turnovers.

The Colonels responded however with a long drive of their own, resulting in a 1-yard redeem-ing touchdown run by Derek Brown - whose fumble led to the Hilltoppers lone score.

The contest could be categorized as a defensive struggle, as neither team would allow the other to get anything going offensively. The high-octane

Colonel offense was held in check, as Brown and senior tailback LaCalvin Hickman put up fairly pedestrian numbers.

The Colonels can win the Western Valley Dis-trict championship outright with a victory over Patrick Henry this Saturday afternoon. The Colo-nels (8-1, 4-0 in Western Valley District) have a one game lead in the district over G.W. Danville. The Colonels also hold the head-to-head advan-tage after defeating Danville 20-17 on October 18. Kickoff at Patrick Henry is set for 2pm.

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Colonels clinch playoff berth

Fleming senior QB #18 Derek Brown (Left) looks to pass for the Colonels.Fleming’s Shaquan Manning (#9) (Below) breaks up a Hill-topper pass in the end zone.

Photos by Bill Turner

By his own count Tyler Caveness has rushed for about 1800 yards this season, but the North Cross Raiders tailback knows there is still some unfin-ished business to take care of. After finishing 9-1 on the regular season head coach Lee Johnson’s team hosts a state VIS Division III semifinal foot-ball home game this Friday, at 3:00 p.m. at North Cross, against Isle of Wight Academy. Caveness, a junior who transferred to North Cross from Cave Spring earlier in the year, thought it would be a good season coming in, but he notes that “the [offensive] line’s been blocking great too. During the off-season they were working hard, getting ready.”

Caveness played basketball for the Raiders last winter and most of his teammates from that team also play football. That and the fact that sev-eral other Cave Spring transfers are on the roster made him feel more at home. That comfort zone has paid dividends on the football field as the Raiders lost just once, the opener to Blessed Sac-

rament – which could be the opponent again in a Virginia Independent School final. “Everyone’s pumped up,” says Caveness, noting more excite-ment on campus for the Raiders this fall.

Caveness says the Raiders can beat Blessed Sac-rament, their long-time rivals, this time around: “absolutely. The first game we came in not know-ing what to expect. Now we’ve gotten used to each other.” Caveness, who has contacted more than 20 colleges about playing after high school doesn’t think anyone can stop his team if they keep play-ing together as a cohesive unit.

Caveness had also competed in track against Sid Brown when the standout wide receiver was at Christiansburg; Brown’s transfer to North Cross also convinced him to try the private school. Two more wins and the Raiders can take home a championship trophy: “everyone knew if we worked this hard we could definitely be this suc-cessful. Its great.”


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Round one in the heated rivalry on the gridiron went to Hidden Valley as the Eagles soared past the Cave Spring Middle School Squires recently. Th e varsity matchup scheduled for Nov 7th doesn’t have quite the luster that it had in recent years as the two teams are a combined 5-13 on the season.

Photos by Bill Turner

Squires running back Tanner McCoy (Left) is brought down by the tough Eagle defense after a gain.Hidden Valley QB Tyler Blankenship (Top Left) breaks into the open for a big gain.Cave Spring QB Conner Baker (Above) drops back to throw as the Eagle defense closes in.

Th e Carter Center Aquat-ics (CCA) Marlins traveled to Cary Oct 24-26 to kick off their 2008-2009 short-course swimming season. Swimmers Mark Adams, Danielle and Drew Dillon, Lucas Otruba and Sal Russo swam life-best times in all events entered. Many more swimmers ob-tained over fi ft y percent best times. Several Marlins scored top-fi ve fi nishes including Sal Russo who won the 13-14 boys 100-yard backstroke in a best time of 56.64 seconds. Kacy Edsall took second place in the 13-14 girls 100-yd but-terfl y and third place in the 50-yd freestyle.

Alex Vance, a Marlins swim-mer and sophomore at Hidden Valley High School, was re-cently named Swimmer of the Year by Virginia Swimming,

the local governing body of USA Swimming in the Com-monwealth. Vance trains year-round with the Carter Center Marlins under Coach Greg Johnson and also swims for the Titans. Th is is his second consecutive Swimmer of the Year honor. He won the award each of the past two years in the 13 and 14 age group.

"We are very proud to have Alex represent our team and the Roanoke Valley," said John-son, “he is extremely talented

and he is a great example of the positive environment and hard work we provide here at the Marlins program."

Vance recently qualifi ed for the USA Swimming Junior National swimming meet to be held in Austin, TX in De-cember and is gunning for a Virginia High School state title this year in the 100-yard breaststroke. Th e Marlins con-tinue their season November 14-16 in Blacksburg.

CCA Marlins start season off fast

(L-R)) Sal Russo, Alex Vance and Shane Tudor of the CCA Mar-lins.

Cave Spring falls again: the Knights have scored just 6 points in their last three games and were blanked by Salem 31-0 at home last Friday. 2-7 overall, Cave Spring will fi nish its season at Bogle Stadium this Friday against Hidden Valley; the Titans are 3-6.

Cave Spring football

Photo by TJ Whitten

The Salem Spartans (in white) stymied Cave Spring all night. Th e Hidden Valley High School gym was standing room only last Friday as girls basketball coach Brenda King entered, driven by friend and physical education teacher Dan King (no relation). Brenda King is fi ghting Stage IV cervical cancer and is on hiatus from her coaching/teaching position.

Hidden Valley students played the faculty in a basketball game that raised $ 7,800. Cave Spring High School participated and brought in an additional $1000. Randy Bush and Bobby Beecher will coach the Titans in King’s absence, as Hidden Valley looks to defend its two-year state title run.

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There is one truth that we must all face, the moment we begin to live, we begin to die. Jesus taught a parable in Luke 12:13-21 about a rich man. This rich man had an abun-dance of crops, in fact he had so much he had to tear down his barns and build bigger ones. No where in the story do we read that this man cut ethical corners or behave rudely to people, yet Jesus called him a “fool.” By most people’s standards this man was living the life yet Jesus says he is a fool.

There are three reasons that Jesus calls him a fool. The fi rst one is the man lived like this life was all there is. This is a fatal miscal-culation. This rich man made his life all about accumulation of things. He wanted to retire and live on easy street. There are people like that today in society. They are characterized by the word “more.” They want more mon-ey, more house, more cars, etc.

The second mistake the rich man in Jesus’ parable makes is he lived his life like there would always be more time. This is a cost-ly procrastination. Jesus told the rich man that his life would be required of him that night. In other words, Jesus told the man that he was going to die that very night. We see people like this in society today as well. Sadly they are generally teenagers and young adults. When we are younger we all think that we are going to live a long time and that we are invincible. However life is so fragile. The truth of the matter is none of us are guaranteed our next breath, much less an-other year. Many people who have been in church all their life think they will wait until

next Sunday to get their life right with God. What so often happens is that next Sunday turns into the next Sunday to the next Sun-day, until that next Sunday never comes.

The third mistake the rich man makes in Jesus’ story is that he didn’t live his life in light of the life to come. This is a missed preparation. Many people believe heaven is real and that eternity is real, but they don’t live their life refl ecting that belief. Jesus plainly told the rich man that he was not ready for his abrupt death. He had spent so much time accumulating things on this earth; he forgot to prepare for eternity. Nothing is more tragic than to prosper in this world and fail to prepare for eternity. In Luke 9:25 Jesus says, “For what profi t is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and his himself de-stroyed or lost?”

Tragically we can see people living today who are in the same boat as the rich man in Jesus’ story. So if the most important invest-ment we can ever make is in our eternity, how do we make that investment? The bad news is there is really nothing you can do about who you are. The Bible says that we are all sinners (Rom. 3:23-for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God). That is why Jesus came to this earth. He came to be our substitute. Jesus paid a debt we owed but could never pay. When Jesus hung on that cross He paid the penalty required by a holy God for the sins we have committed.

Salvation and eternity in heaven is a gift from God, there is nothing we can do to earn it. We simply must open up our hearts and receive it. To do that is as simple as knowing your ABC’s. “A” stands for admitting you are a sinner. “B” is believing that Jesus is God’s Son and He died on the cross for your sins. “C” is for confessing Jesus as your Lord. It is that simple. I pray that you will make the most important investment of your life.

Rev. Justin A. Likens is the pastor at East End Baptist Church in Roanoke. The church’s web-site is www.eastendchurch.com

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Joyce Waugh has been named president and chief executive officer of the Roa-noke Regional Chamber of Commerce, announced Chairman Lee Wilhelm to-day. Waugh, who has been serving as the interim presi-dent since March, succeeds Beth Doughty.

“The decision is the result of an exhaustive search conducted by a committee of past board chairs assisted by an international search firm. A number of applicants were considered from across the country. In the final selection process five candidates were interviewed. Joyce Waugh was the most qualified appli-cant and has clearly earned this position. Joyce is well known and very highly re-spected by business leaders in the Roanoke Valley and by the legislative contingent that represents the Roanoke re-gion in both Richmond and Washington,” said Wilhelm.

Dr. Ed Murphy, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic, served on the Chamber’s final selection committee. The for-mer Chamber chairman said, “Joyce has a well-earned rep-utation of trust, competence and innovation in business, social and political spheres. She's clearly who we want leading the largest, most in-fluential business organiza-tion west of Richmond."

“In these challenging eco-nomic times, it is important that the Chamber continues to be as relevant as possible, meeting the needs of our di-verse 1,400 businesses. And we must be about continuous improvement as we contin-ue to speak for the business community,” Waugh said upon accepting the position.

Waugh has been vice presi-dent of public policy since 2000 representing the Cham-ber and its membership on business issues at the local, state and federal levels. She also represents the VA West Business and Legislative Co-alition which consists of 15 chambers in the western re-

gion. She started the Cham-ber’s Business Dinners for Educators program and co-hosts a political talk show on Cox Channel 9.

Before joining the Cham-ber, Waugh was assistant di-rector of economic develop-ment for Roanoke County. Previously she was the land negotiator for The River Foundation, assembling over 1,200 acres for Virginia’s Ex-plore Park.

She holds a master’s degree from Florida State Universi-ty, is a certified economic de-veloper, and a graduate of the Sorensen Institute for Politi-cal Leadership. She chairs So-rensen’s Roanoke/Southwest Regional Board, and is vice chair of the Virginia Lobby-ists Association. Waugh was appointed in 2006 by Gover-nor Timothy Kaine to serve on the Manufacturing Devel-opment Commission.

Roanoke Regional Cham-ber Names New Staff Member

C o u r t -ney Hun-gate has joined the R o a n o k e R e g i o n a l C h amb e r of Com-merce as manager of n e t w o r k -ing events. Her new duties include over-seeing the Chamber’s “Expo,” “Business After Hours,” “Ready…Set…Network!”, Chamber Cup golf tourna-ment, and the programs of NewVa Connects, a young professionals’ organization.

Hungate, a Middle Tennes-see State University gradu-ate, previously worked as the production manager for the marketing and communica-tions department for the Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council.

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Dunkin’ Donuts announced today the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with Andrew Rod and Norman Pickelny for the development of seven restaurants in the Roanoke area. The franchisee’s plans call for one unit to open in 2008, and the balance within the next four years.

Andrew Rod and Norman Pickelny are existing Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees in the Charlottesville, Virginia region. Andrew Rod has more than 25 years of experience in retail and distribution, and will be responsible for site location, and executive management of the business. Norman Pickelny is a semi-retired Certified Public Accountant and investor who specializes in retail/franchise automotive dealerships and will provide financial guidance and operational oversight.

In addition to the seven units to be located in the Roanoke metropolitan area, Dunkin’ is looking for new franchisees to purchase a minimum of five restaurants in the surrounding markets of Bluefield and Charleston WV. Dunkin’ Donuts de-velopment of Roanoke is part of a steady and strategic growth strategy, which includes expanding in existing markets while entering new cities across the country to help direct the com-pany’s future growth.

“Dunkin’ Donuts is excited to welcome Andrew Rod and Norman Pickelny to the Roanoke market,” says Lynette Mc-Kee, CFE, vice president of franchising, Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. “As existing Dunkin’ franchisees, they bring a wealth of knowledge to Roanoke. We look forward to their presence in the market.”

According to McKee, “Dunkin’ Donuts will satisfy a grow-ing demand in Roanoke for high quality coffee and baked goods that are available all day. Dunkin’ Donuts is proud to energize Americans and keep the honest, hard-working, val-ue-driven people of this country running every day -- wheth-er it's in a boardroom, a schoolroom or a construction site. We look forward to being a vibrant part of the community and playing an important role in the daily lives of the people who live and work in Roanoke.”

“We are proud to bring Dunkin’ Donuts’ new menu to Ro-anoke,” said Andrew Rod and Norman Pickelny. “We look forward to being a vibrant part of the community and playing an important role in the daily lives of the people who live and work here.”

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Among the agencies facing sharp budget cuts in tough fis-cal times is the Virginia Coop-erative Extension, supported by the Commonwealth’s two land grant colleges, Virginia Tech and Virginia State Uni-versity. Budget reductions an-nounce recently by Tech pres-ident Dr. Charles Steger could mean a ten percent or higher reduction in funds for the Extension Co-op, which pro-duces stories run occasionally in the Star-Sentinel and pro-vides research-backed advice on everything from pest and crabgrass control to wellness issues. Home horticulture and family consumer science programs are backbones of the Extension service.

The Roanoke Valley Co-operative Extension office, located in the Brambleton Recreation Center, recently held a getting-to-know you luncheon that attracted poli-ticians like 6th District Con-gressman Bob Goodlatte, State Senator John Edwards, Delegate William Fralin and assorted other leaders from the valley. Attendees also had a chance to look at exhibits

and chat with agents. “We want you all to get an idea as to what the Extension Service is all about,” said Extension board member Dick Bradley, who is a volunteer.

A local landscaper told those assembled that the Ex-tension office on Brambleton Avenue “was a valuable re-source for small landscaping businesses.” Tech and Virgin-ia State University conduct research on pests, drought, chemical pesticides and oth-er issues, disseminating that information through the co-ops. Forehand also likes the continuing education pro-grams and outreach by Exten-sion agents in the field.

Retired commercial fruit grower Paul Grisso said in-formation from the Exten-sion office helped keep him in business: “they offered us new things.” Each county typically has its own Extension office.

Virginia Cooperative Ex-tension also runs the 4H pro-gram, including a large sum-mer camp at Smith Mountain Lake. “It changed my life,” said 19-year-old C.J. Sweat from the podium. “4H can-

not continue without your support, legislators,” was his other message.

Senior Roanoke Extension agent Leslie Prillaman said getting together with local politicians to tell their story is an occasional ritual when budget issues come up. “I think its one of the best kept secrets here in the valley,” said Prillaman. “We have so many programs that are ongoing. We just want to make sure [they] are utilized.”

Prillaman, a Virginia Tech graduate, describes what the Extension does as bringing the knowledge and research done at land grant universi-ties “to the valley. Everything

that we tell our clients is re-searched-based. If we don’t know the answers then we go back to the universities and find out from our specialists.”

With budget cuts dangling in the air it might be time to toot their own horn said Pril-laman: “we have to do a really good job of promoting what we do. Every time there is [a new administration in Rich-mond] we have to go and tell our story, to make sure we’re kept in the budget. Some-times we are overlooked.”

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Extension agent Barbara Leach talks to Roanoke Valley Del-egate William Fralin.

At Monday’s City Council meeting a provision was added to the operating agreement between the City and Meadowbrook Golf Group, Inc. At the October 23rd City Council meeting an Ordinance was adopted to extend Meadowbrook’s operation of Countryside Golf Club for a period of one year. The agreement was effective on November 1, 2008.

The modification was as a result of the Roanoke Regional Air-port Commission requesting a provision that the Commission can terminate the lease with the City under certain conditions. This would result in the termination of the Operating Agreement between the City and Meadowbrook. The Airport Commission owns a portion of the property containing fairways of the golf course. Now that the City owns the golf course, it is responsible for negotiating the lease with the Airport Commission. Mead-

owbrook agreed to this provision with consequences.The provision reads in part - The parties acknowledge that any

financial obligations between the Owner of the Airport Commis-sion relative to the Lease being negotiated between the City and the Airport Commission are the responsibility of the City. The parties further acknowledge that any obligations to alter, modify or improve the property subject to the lease being negotiated between the City and the Airport Commission are the respon-sibility of the City. If such leased property becomes no longer available to the City, the City will make a payment to Meadow-brook. Payment ranges from $20,000 to $170,000 depending on the month of termination. Council unanimously agreed to the provision.

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Business Basics – November 10 and December 8 (two separate sessions): business planning, forms of organizations, market-ing strategies, and the realities of being a business owner at this quick introduction to owning your own business. Monday, November 10, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce Boardroom. Cost: $10/person. Prepayment and pre-registration required by Friday, November 7 (or Dec. 5). For more information or to register, contact Taryn at 983.0717 ext. 239, [email protected], or visit www.rrsbdc.org.

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Among the highlights at this weekend’s second annual Roa-noke Arts Festival is a produc-tion of the Tony award winning play Doubt, a collaboration be-tween Hollins University and Virginia Tech. Doubt is set in a 1964 Catholic school, where a priest – Father Flynn – may or not be guilty of sexual mis-conduct. Equity actor Jens Rasmussen, who has taken on numerous roles at Mill Moun-tain Th eatre, returns from New York to take on that meaty part. “It really is about asking ques-tions and dealing with doubt and uncertainty,” says Rasmus-sen.

Sister Aloysius – as por-trayed by Virginia Tech per-forming arts department head Patty Raun – is torn about whether or not she should alert the patriarchal school hierar-chy about Father Flynn. “I still think I’m going to be an actor when I grow up,” says Raun, who likes to take on a role oc-casionally despite her duties elsewhere. She performed her own one-woman show in Ed-inburgh, Scotland several years ago. Her role in Doubt is “really exciting... [Sister Aloysius] rep-resents a kind of faith in struc-ture and order. She’s doing what

she believes to be right.” Hollins theater dept. chair

and play director Ernie Zu-lia says Doubt is really about moral certainty and ambiguity – is Father Flynn really guilty? Playwright John Patrick Shan-ley was inspired by the Bush Administration’s rationale for waging war in Iraq, according to Zulia, who was also involved with the Roanoke Arts Festival in 2007. “Like so many people we were all looking at the mor-al authority being used in tak-ing that leap nationally, and the questions people were asking. Th is was [Shanley’s] response.”

A movie version of Doubt starring Meryl Streep and Phil-lip Seymour Hoff man debuts in December. “Th e wonder-ful thing about the play is that Shanley never answers any of the questions,” says Raun. “Th e audience is left to cogitate some pretty profound issues.”

Doubt plays on Mill Moun-tain Th eatre’s Waldron Stage Nov. 7, 8 and 9 as part of the Roanoke Arts Festival. See roanokeartsfest.org for more details.

Roanoker, Tech fi lmmaker at the Grandin: Roanoke resident Paul Harrill teaches digital fi lm production at Virginia Tech.

He’s also an award-winning short fi lm producer. Gina, ac-tress, 29 won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival several years ago. Harrill, who studied fi lm at Temple Uni-versity, will screen that short and his latest, Quick Feet, Soft Hands, at the Grandin Th eatre this Sunday (Nov. 9) at 5:30 pm as one of the Roanoke Arts Fes-tival off erings. Gina was picked from over a thousand submis-sions for the Jury Prize. “Th e odds are just so stacked against you. Winning was incredible …being up on stage and giving that acceptance speech was just amazing.”

Quick Feet, Soft Hands in-volves a minor league baseball player and his girlfriend, try-ing to hold on to their big time aspirations and their love as his batting average drops. Har-rill, a Tennessee native who relocated to Roanoke from Knoxville, shot some scenes at a minor league park (Smokies Stadium). “Th e fi lm is really more the story about a couple,” said Harrill, “the idea that we make these choices in life [that] are oft en out of our hands.”

Crystal Gayle returns: “It’s been a while but I’m looking forward to coming back,” said

country music star Crystal Gayle from the road several weeks ago. She will cap off the Roanoke Arts Festival on No-vember 9th with a 7pm show at the Jeff erson Center’s Shaft man Performance Hall.

Gayle hasn’t topped the charts since 1986 but early suc-cess with mega hits like “Don’t It Turn My Brown Eyes Blue,” has enabled her to tour less oft en, and work on projects to her liking, including children’s music and gospel recordings. Yes, she still has the very long hair. “Don’t ask me why,” she laughs. “One of these days I’m going to whack it off and ask why didn’t I do that sooner?”

Ironically aft er all these years

Gayle has never recorded with older sister Loretta Lynn, a true country music legend and fo-cus of the movie Coal Miner’s Daughter. “Maybe we will, one of these days,” said Gayle with a chuckle. “It never just hap-pened in the past.”

Touring only for about 40 days a year now, Gayle is pleased to welcome old fans and new ones to her performances. “I’m making new friends all the time.” Her ‘70’s crossover hit “Don’t it…” opened plenty of doors and helped her tour the world. She hopes to see plenty of fans, old and new, this Sun-day.

“I am excited to be in Roa-noke during a special time,” said Gayle, talking about the

Roanoke Arts Festival and opening weekend for the Taub-man Museum of Art. “Hope-fully we’ll have time to see the city a little bit more.”

Arts Festival features award-winning play, local fi lmmaker – and Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle (left). Scene from “Quick Feet, Soft Hands” (Above).

66 million dollars and some controversy later the Taubman Museum of Art finally opens its doors to the general public this weekend. Executive Director Georganne Bingham has heard estimates that as many as 25,000 may show up to view art in the nine new galleries, listen to music in the ground floor auditorium or marvel at Randall Stout’s architecture – but she really isn’t sure. Bingham does note that some visi-tors are coming from New York and even Europe for opening weekend.

“I have very mixed emotions about this right now,” said Bingham. “It is such an incredible building. The people in the valley are just going to love it when they get inside.” Bingham notes that some who had a beef with the Taubman’s design or downtown location on Salem Ave. have warmed up to it as the avant-garde structure neared completion. “It is a mas-ter work of art,” she declares. Stout drew inspiration for the numerous peaks on the building from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.

The Taubman’s nine galleries include five that will be re-served for works from the 2000-plus piece permanent col-lection. Bingham said many would look much different in spacious, high-ceiled galleries that often take advantage of natural light or from an artificial lighting system installed by a specialist that has worked at the Louvre in Paris. “You will not believe the difference in these pictures. You see every de-tail [in paintings],” said Bingham.

Meanwhile Deputy Director of Art David Brown will look for ways to bring people back by scheduling a series of rotat-ing exhibits. There’s even one on tattoo, beginning in Febru-ary. “You need to be there. People are going to love it,” said Bingham, noting that tattoos are an ancient form of body art.

Bingham wants patrons to come back “more than twice a year … not only for the art but also for the programs.” Those programs will include local music every first Monday, plus films, recitals by the Roanoke Symphony and collaborations with other cultural organizations in Roanoke, including Mill Mountain Theatre. There is also a first floor café. “Its just go-ing to be wonderful,” promises Bingham. “The museum will have something for everybody.”

There is music, children’s activities and panel discussions on Saturday (hours 11am-11pm) after a 10am ribbon cutting that will feature Governor Tim Kaine. Museum members will get a preview on Thursday (Nov. 6) and a gala will be held on Friday.

Special event parking for opening day on November 8 is available at the Roanoke Civic Center. Lot C will be avail-able with a shuttle running between the museum and the

civic center every half hour from 9am to midnight. Parking on downtown streets, city parking garages, and surface lots are also available.

Musical Performance Schedule for Nov. 8:- Winds of the Blueridge – 11 am- Cheryl and Erin Lunsford - 12 noon- The Hillbilly Hot Club - 1pm- The Magic Twig Community – 2 pm- Dave Eakin and Steve Hoke – 3pm- Ruth – 4pm- William Haskins A.K.A “Cloudy” + Perfect Storm – 5pm- Sevenglory – 6pm- Decemberadio – 7pm- Monkey Fuzz - 9–10:30pm

General admission for the Taubman Museum of Art - re-named from the Art Museum of Western Virginia after a $15 million donation by ex-Advance Auto chairman Nicholas Taubman and his wife Jenny - is $8.50. Seniors can get in for $7.50, students are $6.50 and children 5-12 are $4.50. (see taubmanmuseum.org for more information)

An interior gallery at the Taubman (artist’s conception).


Its fi nally here – the Taubman Museum of Art opens this weekend

Bailey - Wood Wedding AnnouncementMiss Molly Faye Bailey and Mr. Michael William Wood were mar-ried Saturday, October 4, 2008 in Manteo, North Carolina. Pastor Dave Hillis o� ciated at the outdoor ceremony in George Washington Creef Park. � e reception followed at 108 Budleigh in Manteo.

� e bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bailey of Roanoke, Vir-ginia. Molly is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bailey and Mrs. Lois McConnell and the late Mr. Cloyd McConnell of Roanoke. She is a graduate of Roanoke Val-ley Christian Schools and Christopher Newport University with a double major in political science and communications.� e groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Wood of Chesa-peake, Virginia. Michael is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Wil-liam Knapp of Raleigh, North Carolina and the late Mr. and Mrs. James D. Wood of Morgantown, West Virginia. He is a senior history and business major at Christopher Newport Uni-versity. � e couple resides in Portsmouth, Virginia.

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At the Science Museum of West Virginia recently the FIRST Lego League (FLL) Ro-botics teams comprised of local 3rd through 8th grade students, along with representatives from educational and development organizations, demonstrated their robotic creations. Th e Ro-anoke Valley Governor’s School and the A.R. Burton Technical School in Roanoke County were among those represented at the exhibition.

F.I.R.S.T. stands for: “For In-spiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.” FLL challenges kids to think like sci-entists and engineers, building self-confi dence while teaching life skills. Alongside adult men-tors, FLL teams solve problems using engineering concepts, presentation techniques and robots.

FLL competitions were de-scribed as being similar to Boy Scouts’ Pinewood Derby Races

- but with robots instead of cars carved out of wood. Teams design, build and program au-tonomous robots, competing in tournaments with peers at sports-like events. Base robot kits start at $260 but according to one mom add-ons can boost that price quickly.

Colton Pfeifer, exhibiting the skills of a polished politician, said, “Lego League is cool - I want to be a mechanical engi-neer when I grow up and make the best Lego Robot I can.” Both Colton and Jeff rey Hawley, 11, were busy with their pro-grammed robots.

Upcoming robotics tourna-ments are scheduled for No-vember 15th at Timberlake Christian School in Lynchburg and November 16th at Blacks-burg High School. Th ey are open to the public. For more information go to www.Roano-keRobotics.org.



A student checks out computer software for programming robots at a recent competition.

Robotics Day at the Science Museum

American Culinary Federation Students, Instructors and Mem-bers serve dinner including moo goo gai pan, pork, a variety of potato and vegetable dishes, vegetable soup, tossed salad, freshly baked breads and pumpkin scones along with hot apple crisp to over 360 guests at the Rescue Mission on Monday. This year the Mission will serve over 300,000 meals. Latest num-bers show that shelter stays are up 26.4% over last year. One gentleman who checked in for shelter for the fi rst time last week has lived in Roanoke for over 20 years and was recently laid off work. He certainly never expected to be homeless.Don’t forget to do whatever you can for this critical ministry at this busy time of year. Contact the mission at 343-7227.

Th e Parks and Recreation Department has been nationally accred-ited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). Th e offi cial award was received on Oct. 14 at the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) 2008 Con-gress and Exposition in Baltimore, Md. Th e two-year accreditation process focused on providing evidence of compliance for 155 "best practice" standards. Roanoke Parks and Recreation is one of 79 agencies out of nearly 5,500 nationwide to achieve this prestigious designation.

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