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It was an occasion Smiles hugs and heartfelt greetings were shared and all were dressed to match the high spirits at Addison Middle School for the Black History Tribute Ceremony held Feb-ruary 27 Principal Robert Johnson welcomed all and introduced Addison staff his-torian Benecia Hale-Hilton She spoke of school namesake Lucy Addison who although small in stature and frail in body possessed an indomita-ble spirit that exemplified the virtues of ldquoCharacter Schol-arship amp Caringrdquo the motto of Addison Middle School Hale-Hilton acknowledged the assembled black educa-tors in many ways the legacy of Lucy Addison as ldquothe most outstanding and revered peo-ple in the Roanoke Valleyrdquo

Tiffany Woods spokesper-son for Roanoke City Public Schools introduced the Addi-son Band and Choir accom-panied by Band Di-rector Mr Ely and Choir Director Ms Hopkins as well as the Step Team led by Danielle Donner and Megan Ward The students provided ener-getic entertainment to great applause as well as a beauti-ful rendition of the Addison Anthem that brought the

audience to their feet Stu-dents Javontae Patrick and William Morris gave a talk en-titled ldquoAddison Todayrdquo quot-ing civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill who said that the struggle for civil rights did not begin in

the 1960s but in the 1920s by people like ldquoLucy Addisonhelliprdquo

Superintendent Dr Rita Bishop presented for-mer school board member and retired educator Mignon Chubb-Hale with a framed

Tom Fame has led a double life since 1996

In addition to his practice at Lewis-Gale Medical Center the Salem physician has made dozens of trips to the impov-erished Caribbean nation of Haiti helping to raise the funds necessary to build schools During his time in Haiti Fame has seen crushing poverty but hersquos also found a hopeful spirit and a sense of community that Americans can learn from

Fame describes his experi-ences in a new book ldquoThe Lam-birsquos Call ndash A Haitian Journeyrdquo available from Amazoncom Trust Publishers in Salem or through Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Salem (Famersquos home parish) Proceeds go towards building projects in Haiti Fame has high praise for fellow parishioners and others in the valley who have contrib-uted to efforts to build schools and raise money for teachers over the past dozen years

Fame said he is ldquocaught up in their powerful sense of hopehellip in the face of material povertyrdquo during his trips to the island of Hispan-iola where Haiti is located

ldquoThey have a richness we donrsquot have in the United Statesrdquo he said

Fame also found that while

Haitians appreciated the funds needed to build schools for young children the locals want-ed to construct those schools ndash they didnrsquot want crews coming

in from the states to do the work In a place ldquowith almost zero cashrdquo said

Fame being hired to work on a construction crew could have a major impact

A democracy founded by former slaves Haiti shares an island with the Dominican Re-public The sparking waters of the Caribbean and colorful tra-ditions clash with the reality of

a people that have few financial resources and lack infrastruc-ture Yet parents there want what parents seek anywhere ndash to see that children have a proper education enabling them to do better in life

Thatrsquos where Our Lady of Perpetual Help came in by ldquotwinningrdquo [collaborating] with another Catholic parish in Haiti then moving forward to build several schools and se-cure the money to pay teachers One hundred percent of book

The Lambirsquos Call details Tom Famersquos school-building trips to Haiti

Fralin wonrsquot run again speculation begins

Finally Snow

Just when some thought the valley wouldnrsquot see a real snow storm this

winter the white stuff came down relent-lessly Sunday night blanketing the area with three to six inches according to the National Weather Service The snow combined with below- freezing tempera-tures that made residential streets hard to clear off and most school children enjoyed two days off at the beginning of the week The snow also provided a great opportunity to get out for a winter walk with the dogs as well as some fine sleigh riding with friends Of course some of

us had to shovel a bit - but after such a long time between snowfalls it didnrsquot seem quite so bad

Forecast temperatures for the week-end were well into the 70rsquos so the remaining patches wonrsquot be around long which seems appropriate enough given that the meteorological first day of Spring for our area is March 1st But with the more official and long standing celestial date falling twenty days later donrsquot be surprised if Old Man Winter has yet one more trick up his sleeve

Photos by Stuart Revercomb

Delegate William Fr-alin (R-Ro-anoke 17th District) has announced that after three terms in the Vir-ginia House of Dele-gates he will not seek reelection this coming November The 47 year-old at-torney cited as a major reason an increased workload at Medical Facilities of America where he is general counsel and senior vice president

Fralin said earlier this week in an interview with the Star-Sentinel that he never wanted to reach a point where he couldnrsquot give enough attention to his con-stituents due to the pressing du-ties at his regular job

ldquoI just felt like it was time for me to move on [but] I will miss itrdquo he said

Fralin noted a number of qualified people have expressed interest in running on the Re-publican ticket in his place and expressed confidence the party would hold on to the seat

The names of Todd Putney

William Fralin

And the winner is hellipRupert Cutler

F o r m e r Roanoke City Councilman Rupert Cutler was selected on Tuesday to serve on council again filling the u n e x p i r e d term of Alvin Nash Cutler a former Carter Administration official first served on council from 2002-2006 after which he chose not to run again He will serve un-til June 30 2010 in the seat Alvin Nash held for a year ndash after he replaced Alfred Dowe Jr Cutler has previously said he would not run for a new term in 2010 if appointed as a council m e m b e r to fill this remaining term but has recently indi-cated that he has changed his mind and will run at the end of the appointed term

Cutler was selected by the other six members of city council By a 4-2 vote with Mayor David Bowers and councilwoman Anita Price voting for yet another former member ndash William White Sworn in after he was named at the morning session Cutler

[City Council]

Rupert Cutler

City Council Notes

Segregation-era black educators honored

[Local Author]

gt CONTINUEDP2 Fralin

gt CONTINUEDP2 City Council

The Lambirsquos Call local physician spearheads mission trips to Haiti

Photo by Gail Tansill Lambert

Beatrice Burwell (seated) Class of 1929 from the first graduating class of Addison High School with Mignon Chubb-Hale (L) and Mae Huff (R)

[Education]

EnoughTwins areP4ndash Jon Kaufman says he canrsquot imagine having eight children Coaching twins in baseball was difficult enough

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gt CONTINUEDP2 Educators

gt CONTINUEDP2 Tom Fame

Jon Kaufman

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picture to be placed in the halls of Addison showing her holding the cityrsquos first Black History Month Proclamation standing beside the statue of Martin Luther King Jr Vice Mayor Sherman Lea took the opportunity to ask school board members present to stand for a round of applause for their hard work ldquoon behalf of all Roanokersquos schoolchildrenrdquo

Then the highlight Mignon Chubb-Hale organizer of the Black History Tribute Celebration pre-sented framed certificates recognizing the some 40 honorees present who had taught in formerly all-black schools Beatrice Burwell at 98 years of age in addition to her certificate received a crystal star pendent representing Roanoke the Star City

The honorees gathered for refreshments in the conference room adorned by a single framed pic-ture of Miss Lucy Addison People congratulated ldquostarrdquo Beatrice Burwell who was at the same time keeping an eye on the time for her Radar ride home It is evident that this former student of Lucy Addison a graduate of the first class to finish Addison High School in 1929 was always a step ahead of the feistiest students throughout her 47 years of teaching

Success stories in spite of legal barriers that short-changed black studentsrsquo futures were shared among the barriers were both facts and figures that belied the words ldquoseparate but equalrdquo

ldquoHow did we do itrdquo mused Shirley Powell recalling profoundly deprived students going to college and earning bachelorrsquos and masterrsquos degrees How indeed They seem nothing short of remarkable

gt Educators From page 1

By Gail Tansill Lambertinfotheroanokestarcom

sale profits go di-rectly back to the relief efforts in Haiti

The Lambi is ldquoa really power-ful Haitian sym-bolrdquo said Fame harkening back to the days when a slave would es-cape and run into the mountains to hide There they would blow trumpet-style on a large conch shell ndash a Lambi ndash letting others know that they were free ldquoThe Lambi is a symbol of freedomrdquo noted Fame who has brought several of his children along at times on his mission trips His original exposure to the country came during medical missions with another organi-zation

ldquoTherersquos just something very very special about the Haitian peo-plerdquo said Fame noting a heavy influence of Af-rican culture Despite all the hardships and a sometimes-grim history ldquosome-how they see be-yond itrdquo

B u i l d i n g schools is one more way Dr Fame is helping his Haitian friends see beyond their check-ered history to better times ahead The Lambirsquos Call fea-tures much of that optimism

Call 389-3577 for more in-formation about purchasing the book

By Gene Marranogmarranocoxnet

gt Tom Fame From page 1

weighed in on several issues in the afternoon including deer overpopulation and en-vironmental concerns ndash one of the downtown residentrsquos favorite topics

ldquoWe did give consideration to everybody [that applied]rdquo said Bowers who called Cut-ler ldquoa distinguished member of council in years pastrdquo

ldquoI feel right at home herehellip back in the swing of thingsrdquo said Cutler who intends to resign from several boards to avoid any conflict of interest concerns He also ldquopledgedrdquo to support the financially strapped school system not-ing he taught in the past at Michigan State

Selling Roanoke 360 The Roanoke Valley isnrsquot just a great place to work or locate a business ndash itrsquos a fun place to live and play The Roanoke Regional Partnership (RRP) intends to focus on that mes-sage in the years ahead and has begun by updating its website making it more user friendly Recruiting business-es remained an over-arching goal in 2008 even in tough economic times $102 million was invested with 300-plus new jobs entering the region

In reporting to city council Tuesday RRP Executive Di-rector Beth Doughty called the new Roanokeorg ldquomore accuratehellipand more compre-hensiverdquo She also said there were many ldquosimple and excit-ing thingsrdquo the partnership (supported by eight locali-ties) and the region could do

to promote the area The RRP has also set up up a Facebook page and a YouTube channel featuring testimonials about the area

Doughty mentioned the ldquooutdoor brandingrdquo the part-nership plans to do under the leadership of new hire Pete Eshelman extolling assets like the nearby Appalachian Trail the Blue Ridge Parkway the greenway system etc

ldquoTherersquos a ton of potential in the outdoorsrdquo said Doughty

Mention Roanoke to many from outside the area she noted and some think yoursquore talking about the 16th centu-ryrsquos lost colony of Roanoke ndash which was in North Carolina ldquoI donrsquot think we have a bad imagerdquo Doughty told City Council members ldquowe have no imagerdquo

Etc A planned update on

the prospects for an amphi-theater in Roanoke either at Elmwood Park or at the old Victory Stadium site ndash was scrapped when the company hired to consult on the proj-ect (Red Light Management) canceled due to the snow Mayor Bowers also recog-nized two representatives from Roanokersquos Sister City of Florianopolis Brazil at the council meeting Cited as well was Stonewall Jackson Middle School teacher Walter Zander Sheffield recently honored as Teacher of the Year by the Sons of the Revolution for his ldquoinnovative teaching tech-niquesrdquo as Bowers put it

gt City Council From page 1

Jason Bingham and David Carson ndash all Roanoke City School Board members - have come up in Republican circles as well as Roanoke City Republican party chairman Adam Boitnott

ldquoThe GOP is very focused on finding a candidate to continue Fr-alinrsquos legacy and as the Legislative District Chairman my next step is to pick the nomination method then to qualify candidatesrdquo said Boitnott before his own name came into the picture

ldquoA lot of great people are interested on the Republican siderdquo said Fralin who is ready to offer his counsel if it is requested

Carson the Roanoke City school board chair said earlier this week he would not be a candidate On the Democrat side city council members Gwen Mason David Trinkle and Court Rosen have been the subject of speculation with Mason reportedly open to considering a run for the Democrat nomination Roanoke busi-nessman Rich Cranwell ndash son of state party chair Dick Cranwell ndash may also be interested

Running for elected office in the future isnrsquot out of reach if Fralinrsquos workload permitted it He said ldquoI would certainly look at it againrdquo

Only the one-day veto session on April 8 remains from the cur-rent General Assembly session

ldquoYou learn as you gordquo said Fralin of being a state lawmaker for six years Itrsquos not all about backroom maneuvering however ldquoa good idea is a good idea Itrsquos going to pass [and] be a lawrdquo Fralin was grateful that other delegates ldquostood up and said good things about merdquo when he announced his retirement on the floor

Fralin said the good relationship he maintained with fellow Roa-noke Valley Republican Morgan Griffith ndash also the House Majority leader ndash and Democrat Onzlee Ware (11th District mostly in Roa-noke City) was important when battling more populous parts of the state for a piece of the financial pie He likes to point out that Fairfax County alone has 17 delegates in the General Assemblyrsquos House

ldquoIts is very important that [my successor] work across party lines on both sides of the aisle We must work together and I think we have done that [in the valley]rdquo Fralin said

Fralinrsquos term expires next January at the start of the 2010 General Assembly Session He is a member of the Courts of Justice Gen-

eral Laws Education and Transportation Committees The district encompasses parts of the City of Roanoke Roanoke County and Botetourt County

He is proud of changes to the law that permitted more people to receive health care for their children ndash especially for those with mental health issues - without having to give them up to a foster home

ldquoThat was a three or four year slogrdquo said Fralin Internet safety legislation that placed a curriculum in schools was

a high point as was helping to find money for the new regional jail and the Carilion-Virginia Tech medical school He is quick to credit Griffith and Ware for their roles as well with all agreeing on the same priorities at key times

Helping to pave the way for Freight Car of America and Mennel Mills which built plants and created jobs was ldquovery very reward-ingrdquo he said

Being able to pick up the phone and help a constituent may have been the best part of being a delegate according to Fralin He also looks for budget issues to be crucial when his replacement takes office next January figuring fights will be ldquointense hellipas the pie gets smallerrdquo Transportation funding will continue to ldquobe a fightrdquo added Fralin who expects some federal stimulus money to help there in the short term

ldquoIt was a difficult decision because I really enjoyed the workrdquo said Fralin ldquoI really felt a camaraderie hellipin the General Assembly ndash both Republican and Democratrdquo

It was just time to move on for Fralin who first ran for state sen-ate against John Edwards before winning a seat in the House of Del-egates

ldquoItrsquos a great honor and privilege to represent Roanoke in Rich-mond but I guess we all have a duty to our families and our busi-nessesrdquo he said

gt Fralin From page 1



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the WeekBill Deyerle graduated from William Fleming High School in 1963 where he was a star quarterback He also gradu-ated from Guilford College in 1967 and the Dental School at Medical College of Virginia in 1970 He married his high school sweetheart (and cheer-leader) Linda Moore They have two sons and one daughter plus twin grandchildren Dr Deyerle volunteers at the Bradley Free Clinic enjoys golf working out at the gym and running He is also active in church work and the Big Lick Study Group He and his wife live in the Southwest area of Roanoke County

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Editor-in-Chief Coll Allan and cartoonist Sean Delonas felt the wrath of many around the country recently when the New York Post published a cartoon showing two police officers standing over a chim-panzee with service revolvers The chimp had been shot dead ndash much like the one in real life had been put down days before ndash while the police re-mark lsquosomeone else will have to write the stimulus billrsquo

While some thought noth-ing of it and others figured the dead chimpanzee was meant to symbolize Congress which actually wrote the huge spend-ing bill some African-Ameri-cans equated the monkey with President Barack Obama That set off protests around the country with many remem-bering that lower primates have been used as an African-American racial stereotype for centuries

In Roanoke members of the local NAACP and SCLC chapters gathered across the street from the Fox 2127 tele-vision station chastising NY Post and Fox Television owner Rupert Murdoch At the same time Roanoke NAACP chap-ter president Brenda Hale asked local Fox TV officials to send an official protest to Murdoch in New York Hale called Murdochrsquos statement of apology ldquotoo little too laterdquo coming she said ldquoonly after

hellipa week of tens of thousands of expressions of disgustrdquo

She also said Delonas and Allan should be fired noting a ldquohistory of racially insensi-tive cartooningrdquo from Delo-nas Hale insisted that Obama was the dead chimpanzee in the cartoon and said the im-age of ldquoshooting down the pri-mate [was] deeply troubling to communities who struggle daily with suspicious police killingsrdquo She also quoted Abraham Lincoln ldquothe silence of good men and women al-low hatred to flourishrdquo

The Post cartoon was ldquoan in-vitation to assassinate our 44th presidentrdquo insisted Hale

Fox 2127 representatives explained that as a franchise not a Murdoch-owned station it had little pull with what hap-pens in New York At the same time assistant general man-ager Deb Saunders applauded the grouprsquos right to protest peacefully

Rev Billy Mitchell a church leader who also hosts two weekly radio shows on WTOY 1480-AM said he planned on discussing the issue during the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) pro-gram later that day

ldquoThatrsquos the only thing you can get out of thatrdquo said Mitch-ell of the inference that De-lonas was drawing President Obama being shot down ldquoWe have to come out and speak

up It is insensitiverdquo Mitchell wasnrsquot pleased with

an early more defiant state-ment from the Post that many felt fell far short of an apology With an African-American president he said journalists and everyone else has to reca-librate

ldquoThis has never been done before Its hard to understand that these people that sit in high places can be so insensi-tiverdquo Mitchell said

Onlooker Rosa Harding held up a copy of the Post car-toon during the short demon-stration attended by several dozen people She said that with the first African-Ameri-can in the White House car-toonists and other journalists ldquoreally do need to be more sensitiverdquo Harding called the Delonas cartoon ldquoa very pow-erful imagerdquo

Local organizations protest NY Post cartoon

Photo by Gene Marrano

Roanoke NAACP president Brenda Hale addresses protesters outside the Fox 2127 studios


Hannah George was by all accounts a bright happy com-passionate 15-year-old girl When she was killed with her father prominent Roanoke car-diothoracic surgeon Dr Jeffrey George on Dec 3 in a tragic car accident there was heartache for many

She was just always glowing with the most radiant smile on her face No matter what the situation was said Sam Cox headmaster of Faith Christian School in Roanoke where Han-nah was in the ninth grade and her greatest passion in life was horses

It was Hannahs passion that led friends of the Georges Bob and Susan Heath and their chil-dren to make a donation for equine compassionate care to the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech in Hannahs memory

Hannah loved horses wrote Susan She was a beautiful per-son who is so missed

In the mountains of West Virginia a horse she never met is continuing to help others thanks to Hannahs kind spirit the Heaths generosity and the talents of the surgeons in the veterinary colleges Department of Large Animal Clinical Sci-ences

Gracie is a 12-year-old Ap-pendix Quarter Horse mare from the equine assisted thera-py program at New River Ranch in Fayette County The ranch has provided residential group home care and health services to abused neglected and un-wanted children since 1988

Gracie as well as other

horses that belong to New River Ranch provides a unique and valuable resource in the treat-ment of the children we serve said Carl White executive di-rector of the ranch Our chil-dren have the opportunity to learn from their relationship with our horses a wide variety of lessons -- such has how to give and receive love

Gracie was first brought to the Harry T Peters Large Ani-mal Hospital in late 2008 for help with wound care after she received a severe laceration on her left hind leg caused by high tensile wire

She had received the wound several months prior to her trip to the hospital and while she had received very good care at the ranch several inches of hard granulation tissue had formed on the leg preventing it from healing properly accord-ing to Dr Linda Dahlgren an assistant professor in the veteri-nary college who first treated Gracie

The first step toward recovery was to remove the abnormalities and get the wound bed healthy Dahlgren successfully complet-ed this with the help of Dr Erik Noschka a resident in the col-lege and several students This prepared the leg for a later skin graft After a week or so of re-covery and observation Gracie was sent home to heal over the holidays

Gracie returned to the Vet-erinary Teaching Hospital early in the new year for evaluation The wound was healing prop-erly and was ready for the graft Dr Julie Settlage a clinical as-sistant professor in the college

and Noschka performed the procedure

During this time grafts can adhere to the bandage instead of the wound and be inadver-tently removed during change she said In fact grafts do not become firmly adhered to the wound bed until around the 10th day

Because of this risk it was recommended to keep Gracie in the hospital for extended ob-servation

The Heaths donation al-lowed Gracie to stay in the hospital during these critical 10 days and we were able to supervise the bandage changes and graft success said Settlage At the time of discharge it ap-peared as if we had a greater than 90 percent survival of the grafts - which is even higher than expected

Since she has returned home

Gracies wound has continued to heal with the help of the staff at the ranch who have docu-mented the process in pictures for the veterinarians who helped her A full recovery is expected according to Dahlgren

While we obviously cannot offer financial assistance in ev-ery case we are very pleased the Heaths donation in memory of Hannah George allowed us the unique opportunity to offset a percentage of Gracies care said Dr David Hodgson head of the Department of Large An-imal Clinical Sciences We are especially pleased since Gracies good health will contribute to other childrens success

VT News Service

Gift in memory of Hannah George helps Gracie serve others

A recent donation in memory of 15-year-old Hannah George was used to help Gracie a therapy horse for abused ne-glected and un-wanted children Gracie is pictured above with Dr Julie Settlage who assisted with her treatment

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of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

56 A great sci-fi writer and Roanokes own

57 Peter for short 58 Exploiter 59 California (abbr) 60 Sign language 61 Greek uppercase P 63 Creative work 64 Its kinda creepy having a ---

around the house anyway (from Garfield)

Lately I have no-ticed an increase in news stories regard-

ing multiple births These unsettling reports always seem grab my attention as if a smarmy carnival barker has spied my curiosity and has begun to slowly reel me into his sideshow Although twins run in my family my sisters and I have (so far) suc-cessfully dodged the double-barreled bullet managing to produce or in my case help produce but one offspring at a time Please dont misun-derstand I love my sixteen year-old son Will with all of my heart but if there were two of him I would surely be broke exhausted and alter-nately signing my paychecks over to Food Lion and Pro-gressive Auto Insurance

By now you may have heard the bizarre tale of the California woman who gave birth to octuplets thus an-swering the prayers of every tabloid editor on the planet Eight babies Im not an ex-pert at this kind of thing but isnt that considered a liter Imagine the confu-sion in that home My Mom had some difficulty getting all of my siblings and my names straight often call-ing role before reaching the right handle and there were only six of us spread out over quite a few years

Thirty years ago I had the opportunity to coach iden-tical twins and gained first hand knowledge of the havoc they can inspire Their names were Brad and Chad I will refrain from revealing their last name out of respect for their long-suffering parents These boys were lunatics and their reputation as hooligans in my hometown was that of legend At age ten when I had the privilege to coach them they were just begin-ning their reign of terror

Brad and Chad were nearly exact replicas of each other They walked talked ate and spoke identically The

difference in the two could only be ascertained on the baseball field Brad was a won-derful hitter but could not catch a ball if it was cov-ered with industri-al glue Chad was a gifted infielder but could not hit a pintildeata with a boat oar Through some odd ge-neric disaster authored by the scornful baseball Gods together they equaled one very good ballplayer

Previous to a night game in mid-May Chad arrived at the field looking pale as a rosin bag He explained that he was suffering from the flu and that Brad was at home unloading everything that he had eaten for the past two weeks on the kitchen floor With only eight play-ers in the dugout I pushed Chad into quarantine on the far side of the dugout in-structing him to stay away from the other players Sick or not Chad had showed up and would have to play or the team would forfeit

I batted Chad first in the lineup so he could return to the bench quickly after his usual weak at-bat however to everyones surprise he lined a double into the left-centerfield alley and scored a run later in the inning As he crossed home plate Chad grabbed his stomach dashed past the dugout and bolted towards the restroom behind the grandstand When the inning ended Chad emerged from the mens room and staggered out to the field

Following each inning Chad would dart directly to the bathroom after he hit or after he came in from the field looking more death-like with each trip to the commode Despite his ap-pearance Chad was having a career day at the plate driv-ing in three runs and scoring two At the end of the fifth

inning Chad was late coming back from the bathroom and the umpire al-lowed me some ex-tra time to retrieve him and escort him back to the field

When I reached the facilities I could hear some scuffling as I opened the mens

room door Inside I found Chad feverishly switching uniform tops with his brother Brad who had been hiding in the restroom since the game began The twins had been planning this for months Brad would arrive at the field in Chads uniform (knowing we were the visiting team and would be batting first) and hit for Chad Brad would then run to the bathroom switch jerseys with Chad and Chad would play the field until it was time to hit again when Brad would take over The shear genius of the plot was stupefying

Shocked and a little em-barrassed I alerted the um-piring staff to this clever cha-rade and threw myself on their mercy Naturally my heartfelt speech praising the boys for pooling their talents to help the team fell on deaf ears and we were forced to forfeit the game I have nev-er coached twins since

Not all twins are as daffy as Chad and Brad but many pairs that I have met do tend to carry an air of mischief about them Do you suppose that Tiki Barber has ever considered sleeping in and slipping brother Rhonde past the Today Show producers one morning Hey perhaps that has already happened Only Roanokes most famous twins know for sure

Eight babies I canrsquot even imagine twins

Jon Kaufman

Contact Jon atJonKaufmansprintcom

A great woman passed away last Sunday You prob-ably do not know her She

has never been in the news She has not done anything to make her fa-mous Yet to many especially to her family she was a hero I have loved and been in awe of this woman for over 20 years Her name is Rebecca Collins - Becky to her family and friends

Becky was 85-years- young She was not old To say so would be a mistake Becky never let age get in the way of doing things In fact Becky never let any-thing get in the way of doing things She was one tough woman I mean that as a compli-ment Becky had an iron will She never al-lowed herself to be a victim regardless of her circumstances That is why I am so much in awe of her Never mind that this wonderful woman was also my mother-in-law

Becky had 5 children Her husband passed away from a heart attack 45 years ago Be-cause of her husbandrsquos early passing she raised those 5 children largely by herself no whining no complaining and no excuses She did what she had to do None of her children became statistics All of her children be-came productive citizens Her reward was 14 grandchildren 26 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren That was fine with Becky She had everything she ever wanted

Becky never re-married or even dated She had a crush on the singer Kenny Rogers un-til Kenny did his wife wrong Kenny quickly lost his biggest fan Becky was a good look-

ing woman She had her suitors There were plenty of men inter-ested in her But she loved her husband Becky once told me that her husband was such a wonderful man she would never get married again No man could ever measure up to her husband so why bother

I first met Becky when I start-ed dating her daughter Becky let me know right away how she felt about anyone who dated one of her daughters When Sandy and

I got married Becky then let me know what she expected of any man who married one of her girls Becky never had a problem looking you in the eye and telling you exactly what was on her mind

Actually I did not have it so bad One of my brother-in-laws had it much worse than I did Still I knew I had passed the final test when I ran for office in 1995 Becky told me ldquoI will not vote for you just because you are my son-in-law and I do not vote for Republi-cans But I will vote for yourdquo

Family and friends came from all over to spend time with and say goodbye to Becky in her final days There was no fussing feud-ing or fighting only love The greatness of a person should always be measured by what that person left on this earth when they are no longer with us Rebecca Collins is not in the history books However she left a loving legacy beginning with her children If that is not greatness I donrsquot know what is

Contact Jeff atcolumnjeffartiscom

Jeff Artis

A tribute to a remarkable woman who knew how to Live

I bet you didnrsquot know its Shad Roe season Tinnellrsquos has Shad Roe as one of their specials this week and after talking with George down there I became inspired to research recipes with this wonderfully tasty yet rarely prepared food Thanks to the internet I can learn most any-thing I need to know in a matter of minutes but before such a resource was available I always called my mom for advice on food I hope we donrsquot forget to ask our family friends or local grocer the many great questions on our minds just because we have such a wealth of informa-tion plugged into the walls of our homes Learning from each other is far more interesting than anything I have ever seen or heard on the internet So Thanks George - everyone follow me to Tinnellrsquos for your set of Shad Roe and share a good recipe with a friend this week

Shad roe set (1 set usually serves 2 people)bunch parsley2 lemonsbuttersalt and pepper

-Chop parsley -Juice 1 lemon slice the other -Melt 1 Tbs butter in cast iron pan and add a layer of parsley -Place roe on top and add another layer of parley and lemon slices -Cook over med-high heat until the bottom layer of parley starts to crisp a little

-Season to taste with salt and a little pepper -Sprinkle with lemon juice and cover -Cook for about 15 minutes -Remove roe and cook parsley and lemon slice a little to remove some liquid -Serve roe with parsley and lemon slices on top These garnishes are complements to the roe and should not be ignored

The cook that posted this recipe said they served the Shad Roe with halves of eggplant that were seasoned with olive oil garlic and rosemary and broiled with rice YUMMY

The Recipe of the Weekfrom The Happy Chef

by Leigh Sackett

Pan fried Shad Roe with parsley

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Ever since US Airways pilot Chesley Sullen-berger landed his Airbus A320 safely in the Hudson River in New York City he has been

hailed as a hero and rightfully so The combination of skill and calm necessary to accomplish such a feat is of course outstanding But it didnrsquot come as a surprise to me

Over the years I have had many commercial pilots as neighbors and friends One US Airways Cap-tain and I use to spend a lot of time fishing on Smith Mountain Lake together He was always after me to show him some of my ldquohoney holesrdquo where all the nice bass lived We finally agreed on a deal where I would show him the ldquohotrdquo fishing spots and in return he would take me on his next ldquocheckrdquo ride in the flight simulator at Douglas Airport in Charlotte NC

I had no idea what I was in store for When the time arrived we left Roanoke one afternoon for

the drive to Charlotte which takes about four hours My friend Ron the pilot hardly said a dozen words during the entire trip as he was studying his flight manual Anytime I tried to start a conversation he would end it by saying ldquobusy canrsquot talkrdquo This from a fellow who normally talks non-stop

Once we arrived at the US Airways hanger we were met by another US Airways Captain who was a former neighbor of mine He was also scheduled to take his check ride at the same time Both pilots were intently focused and the seriousness of the upcoming testing was evident on their faces

We were ldquoflyingrdquo in a 737-400 a new aircraft at the time The flight examiner and I were sitting at a station directly be-

hind the pilots The examiner had a control panel in front of him that he could use to create many dif-ferent flight conditions (thunderstorms bright sun hail etc) combined with a variety of in flight emer-gencies

Not long after liftoff he created a flameout in the port (left) engine then set it on fire We were at an altitude of almost 5000 feet when this ldquoemergencyrdquo occurred He then set the other engine on fire and killed the power Both pilots responded immediate-ly to the emergencies ultimately extinguishing the fires and restarting the engines

This type of scenario went on during the entire check ride which lasted over an hour - one emergency after another Bells clanging loudly red lights flashing a female voice saying ldquopull up pull uprdquo were among other warning sounds The thing that most impressed me was there was never any doubt between the two pilots as what to do as these catastrophic events were thrust upon them Invariably they calmly but intently carried on with keeping the aircraft in flight and dealing with every problem that arose Conversation was minimum and precise ldquoYou catch cold and I will sneezerdquo type conversation The intense training that they receive gave them an obvious confidence that they could deal with most anything that came their way

And indeed they had - a few years earlier one of the pilots also had to deal with a bird strike similar to the one in New York He also lost both engines but was able to safely land his aircraft

When the ldquoflightrdquo was over both pilots were drenched in sweat as was I It was an incredibly intense hour and the cockpit simula-tor is so lifelike I felt as if I had been through one real emergency

after another I respect and greatly admire Captain ldquoSullyrdquo and his Airbus crew

but it should be noted that there are thousands of highly skilled and highly trained commercial ldquoCaptain Sullyrsquosrdquo flying today No one is sitting in those pilot seats that should not be there

In preparation for this story I had a conversation with long time friend and retired US Airways Captain Terry Collette He was very complimentary of the crew and credited all of them for doing the jobs they were trained to do He emphasized that the entire crew working together saved all of the lives not just one person

He also pointed out to me ldquoin the event of a crash the pilots get there first They also want to go homerdquo

Captain Sully is a good example of who is flying our planes

Jim Bullington

Contact Jim atJBullPhotohotmailcom

Harriet Violet Washburn didnt merely walk up the hallway she commandeered it Hers was a

no- nonsense trudge belligerent and un-stoppable a monstrous cargo barge moving relentlessly through heaving seas She was a one-woman austerity crusade The scowl on her face set small mammals to flight and sent the birds of the air fleeing for shelter She seemed a menace to every living thing

I had seen her every week for God knows how long Never had I diagnosed her prob-lem never had she let me forget that I had never diagnosed her problem Yet for rea-sons known only to the daft she continued to return every week to me Every week

Just have a seat in Bay 3 my nurse began extending her arm to indicate the way Har-riet brushed past her Know the way God knows Irsquove been here before Her tone was a living rebuke to medical science She reso-lutely refused to disrobe She would secure her hospital gown over her clothes and sit there arms crossed awaiting Round One

I summoned courage and went into her room Good morning Harriet How are you

If I felt well I sure as hell wouldnt be here

Presenting complaint weak and dizzy Every week I saw her every week the same complaint every treatment a failure

Have you spoken to your regular doctor about this problem Harriet

Hate to bother him

Just to refresh my memory how long have you been having weak and dizzy spells

Long time she answered with a solemn precision

What do you mean a long time Hours days weeks

YeahYeah whatYeah its been a long timeIt clogged thought to try to

imagine Harriet Washburn weak Dizzy maybe but to house the word weak with the word Harriet choked the throat I couldnrsquot circle her solid forearm with both hands Complaints of weakness came awkwardly from a woman who could probably set power poles by herself Next to Harriet the winner of The Strongest Man in the World Contest seemed like an asthmatic sissy

I took her pulse Despite her stolid exterior Harriets heart was racing I kept my hand on her wrist and bent a bit more near her You have to know how to approach Harriet The `muffled oarsrsquo approach is best I whispered Have you and Emile been fighting again

Her head moved quietly against my chest and she began to cry softly He worked late again last evening Then first thing this morning went out again He said he went to the job but I know hes seeing another wom-an

How often does he work lateOnce a week for months now

Her Emile a small dapper Frenchman with a thirties pencil mustache and a ceremonial bearing was an accountant at a local firm

I patted her shoulder There now Harriet Maybe he is right busy How could he look at another woman when hes got you `Think of the carnage When you got done with him hersquod be the worldrsquos first

living organ donorrsquoUNHAND MY WOMAN

SIR The outraged command is-sued from the opening in the curtain which surrounded the treatment bay In stepped Emile looking like a munchkin off to a State Department function Emile at rest had a certain antic charm On the scrap like now there was a quaint Old-World austerity about him

Taking up with a man twice your age and a bald one at that eyeing me up and down with ill-disguised disapproval stiff with moral outrage

`Oh sure pal pick on my one weak pointrsquoHarriet sensing an exposed pulse stabbed

at it Well at least he [indicating me with a flippant jerk of her head] doesnt run around with other women

Easy to see why`Hey Roscoe Ill do the jokes around here

My Emergency Department my jokes Dig it

He came quickly to the side of her stretch-er Come home with me ma chere Well call

the boss Hell tell you that I really have been working late I told him no more though be-cause it was upsetting you

Harriet slid down from the stretcher She took Emile into a tremendous hug against her capacious and roomy bosom Soon he was flailing for air You did that for me Emile yoursquore such a man

Emile screamed ldquoI camp breeverdquo Harriet released him To his credit Emile submit-ted to her praise with an appealing reticence Awww Harriet you know youre the only woman for me He scowled at me and stuck out his tongue

Harriet slung a beefy arm around her hus-bands thin shoulders As they left the bay in such a way as to be hidden from the jealous Emile Harriet wiggled her fingers at me in a surreptitious farewell

I stood at the stretcher `For this I went to medical school

There is only one Harriet ndash and thatrsquos not such a bad thing

Lucky Garvin

Most of the Christian world is living in its first full week of Lent - our annual and intense preparation

to celebrate Easter with a new heart a new spirit and new fervor In lean and hard times like those our world finds itself the words and actions most often associated with the Lenten season donrsquot sound all that stark un-usual or out of place Sacrifice Cut back Simplify Learn to do without Pay attention to the plight of our neighbors who might be worse off than us Readers might recognize that these words have been part of our pres-identrsquos message to the nation even before he was president

But therersquos a huge difference between the message we tell and hear in our houses of worship and what we hear elsewhere That difference is in the tone and in the reasons given for our needing to learn to live with less The latterrsquos message is frightening un-certain and depressing And it sounds tem-porary ldquowe need to do this or that just until things get back on track again that is until life returns to what it was beforerdquo

In contrast the message and call of lent is to develop habits for a new normal Itrsquos an appeal to recognize that the lasting things in life are not our possessions and toys our lifestyles our status or prowess our crea-ture comforts What is lasting (read eternal) are our relationships with God with oth-ers and with our true deeper generous and more reflective selves (Socrates believed the unexamined life is not worth living) In Lent

wersquore challenged to come to our senses so as to not slip back into our old ways after the season is over Wersquore exhorted to devel-op new ways of living together in community to connect with those with whom we have yet to connect and to deepen and expand our commitments to better serve this world which God is continually saving and reconcil-ing

In these Lenten days we hear the ageless message of how God is faithful to ushellipand has been from our beginnings We read the great stories of salvation of how Noah and his family stayed afloat when the rest of the world was washing away and how God cov-enanted with all creation never to destroy it by flood again We listen to how God invited Abram and Sarai to become unset-tled and to trust as God led them to a bet-ter place We hear how Godrsquos people were freed from their slavery and were brought safely through the chaotic and frightening to a place where God could speak directly to their hearts And of course for Christians the image and story of the cross is kept front and center For us it is THE sign of a new and eternal covenant THE invitation to trust as God leads us to better places THE reminder that wersquove been freed to live FULLYhellip not for ourselves but for those whose lives are much more shattered than are ours

Joe Lehman Pastor of Our Lady of Nazareth Roanoke

Preacherrsquos cornerNew habits and

an ageless messageBy Pastor Joe Lehman

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More than 100 Roanoke County middle and high school stu-dents competed in the Roanoke County Science Fair on Saturday February 28 at William Byrd Middle School Students competed in different categories and school levels Projects ranged from de-termining the optimum blade count for windmills to the effect of storage temperature on battery energy to the effect of climate on bacteria

First- and second-place winners qualified for the regional level In all 40 projects (30 high school and ten middle school) advanced to the Western Virginia Regional Science fair to be held at Virginia Western Community College March 21 First and second place winning projects will compete in the regional science fair (first place winners only noted below)

High School DivisionPhysics and Astronomy Earth and Planetary Sciences categorybull 1st place Exploring the Magneto-Transport Properties of a

Semiconductor Sample by Nadia Aly (HVHSRVGS ndash 12th grade)Chemistry categorybull 1st place What is the Effect of Storage Temperature on Battery

Energy by Dylan Tokotch (CSHS ndash 9th grade)Plant Sciences categorybull 1st place (tie) The Effect of Irradiating Raphanus sativus Seeds

on Growth by Matthew Meise (NHSRVGS ndash 10th grade)bull 1st place (tie) The Effect of UV Exposure on the Growth of

Lactuca sativa by Ethan Scott (CSHSRVGS ndash 11th grade)MicrobiologyBiochemistry categorybull 1st place Effectiveness of Preservatives to Inhibit Botrytis

cinerea Growth on Strawberries by Jared Johnson (NHSRVGS ndash 11th grade)

Animal Sciences categorybull 1st place The Effect of Bisphenol A on the Development Ar-

temia by Sarah Zillioux (CSHSRVGS ndash 11th grade)Engineering Electrical and Mechanical Energy and Transporta-

tion categorybull 1st place Effect of Different Temperatures on Electrical Ef-

ficiency of Solar Panels by Alexander Paul Thomas (CSHSRVGS ndash 9th grade)

Environmental Management ndash Environmental Sciences category (group 1)

bull 1st place Efficiency of Cleaning Solutions on a Bench Scale Sand Filter by Nicholas Kidd (GHS ndash 10th grade)


bull 1st place The Leaching of Bifenthrin through Different Soils by Jordan Gulli (WBHSRVGS ndash 11th grade)

Mathematics ndash Behavior and Social Sciences categorybull 1st place Questioning the Roanoke County Public Schools

Grading Scale by Hayden Smith (HVHS ndash 9th grade)Team projects categorybull 1st place Bottled Water Is it safe By Andrew Johnson and

Matthew Gallimore (NHS ndash 9th grade)Middle School DivisionAnimal Sciences Medicine and Health Plant Sciences categorybull 1st place Do Different Types of Treated Water Affect Plant

Growth by Charles East (NMS ndash 7th grade)Chemistry categorybull 1st place Do Different Types of Popcorn Leave Different

Amounts of Unpopped Kernels by Chloe Johnson (NMS ndash 7th grade)

Engineering Electrical and Mechanical categorybull 1st place Solar energy at Its Best by Sebastian Wellford (CSMS

ndash 7th grade)Physics and Astronomy Energy and Transportation categorybull 1st place What Type of Aluminum Foil Produces the Most

Electricity in an Aluminum Air Battery by Michael Waering (NMS ndash 7th grade)

Environmental Sciences categorybull 1st place The Effect of Climate on Bacteria by Carly Jenison

(WBMS ndash 7th grade)

Roanoke County Science Fair Winners Prepare for Regional Competition

Visitors check out science fair projects at William Byrd Middle

The Roanoke Valley Governorrsquos School robotic team traveled to La Plata Maryland on February 21 to compete in the FIRST TECH Robotics Competition which challenges studentsrsquo creative problem-solving skills by enabling them to design and construct robots that can be autonomously programmed or operator-controlled Stu-dents program the robots to perform various tasks that expand the boundaries of experimental intelligence The FIRST TECH Robotics program gives students the opportunity to discover the rewards of science technology and engineering through a competition Thir-ty-nine teams from several different states competed against each other at La Plata and all were given a minimum of four matches At the end of four matches the first year RVGS robotics team was 13th out of the 39 teams and was selected by the 5th ranked squad to become an ldquoallyrdquo during the semifinals

In the semifinals RVGS and their ally the 4th ranked team were finally defeated by an experienced group that was ranked 3rd in the world last year at the international competition Students en-rolled in the Governorrsquos School program (based at Patrick Henry High School) include Cameron Todd Will Gooding and John Lu-cas (Hidden Valley HS) Elizabeth Hill Jameel McMillan Griffin Pritts Anselm Wiercioch and Erik Zorn (Patrick Henry HS) Brent Aldridge and Charlie Harless (Franklin Co HS) The students were coached by RVGS teacher Brent Holt A $1200 grant from the New Virginia Corridor Technology Council (NCTC) funded the robot-ics program

Governorrsquos School robotics team fares well Governorrsquos School students take part on a robotics team

The Citys Department of Planning Building and Devel-opment is in the process of cre-ating a new base zoning district called Urban Flex (UF) The Urban Flex district is designed to encourage a mixture of uses

ranging from light industrial commercial retail and resi-dential in an effort to revitalize underperforming industrial corridors

The proposed district includes design standards to encourage a dense walk-able harmonious environment The first area where the district is proposed for use is in

the Mountain View neighbor-hood along Cleveland Avenue The City Planning

Commission will hold a pub-lic hearing on March 19 on the creation of the new district

Pending the outcome of the March 19 hearing the actions will tentatively be heard at the City Council public hearing on April 16 Additional informa-tion on the Urban Flex district is available on-line at wwwroa-nokevagovplanning or by call-ing Ian Shaw at 853-5808

City Creating New ldquoUrban Flexrdquo Base Zoning District


Claire Winters and Taylor Summerlin took advantage of the recent snowfall to do some tobogganing together on a nearby hill at the top of their street The ride wasnt always smooth and several runs ended with the girls crashing in the deep powder while laughing hysterically but they survived their adventures none the worse for wear and tear Childhood memories dont come much better

Riding it out together Roanoke City Schools have announced a series of pub-

lic meetings where proposed changes in attendance zones will be discussed before the school board votes on those revisions The closing of several schools this fall includ-ing Ruffner Middle and Raleigh Court Elementary neces-sitates a shuffling of attendance zones

Informational Meetings on Proposed Attendance Zone Changes

Tuesday March 10 630 pm Fallon Park Elementary School Gymnasium

Thursday March 12 630 pm Breckinridge Middle School Cafeteria

Tuesday March 17 630 pm William Fleming High School Auditorium

Wednesday March 18 630 pm Patrick Henry High School Cafeteria

Public Hearing Thursday March 26 630 pm Addison Middle School Auditorium

Regular School Board Meeting Tuesday April 7 630 pm Roanoke Valley Governors School

Hearings on attendancezone changes in city

sPorts 3609 |The Roanoke Star-Sentinel |Page 7

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The Faith Christian School Lady Warriors have continued their dominant run of recent years winning another Virginia Association of Christian Athletics (VACA) South Region Conference Tournament Championship

It is the third straight regional championship for the Lady Warriors (19-3) who will play in the quarterfinals of the VACA state tourna-ment at home this Thursday night (March 5) Roanoke Valley Christian School teams ndash both boys and girls ndash are also in the VACA champi-onship hunt

In the regional quarterfinals Faith Chris-tian cruised to a 39-26 victory over Westover Christian Academy resting many starters in the fourth quarter Rachel Nymeyer recently named as the VACA South Region Player of the Year led the Lady Warriors with 9 points while three others scored 8 in the win

ldquoWe shared the ball pretty good thererdquo Coach Pat Wolfe said

In the semifinals the Lady Warriors sound-ly defeated Temple Christian (from Madison Heights) 44-24 in a game ldquothat was a lot closer than the score reflectsrdquo Wolfe said Nymeyer again led the team with a double-double scor-ing 15 points to go along with 15 rebounds Faith Gardner chipped in with 14 points

ldquoTheyrsquore a really young ball club and our maturity was too much for themrdquo Wolfe said of Temple Christian ldquoBut thatrsquos a team that is going to be really good in a couple of yearsrdquo

The regional final pitted Faith against a fa-miliar opponent ndash Pathway Christian Acad-emy

It was the third matchup of the season be-tween the teams the first two won by Faith Christian including a 30-24 victory February 20 to end the regular season

The Warriors got off to a good start jump-ing out to an 11-4 lead in the first quarter But the Panthers stormed back in the second to trail by only one at the half 18-17

The game was back and forth until the final minute of the fourth quarter With the Lady Warriors clinging to a 33-31 lead Jackie Jessop

stole an errant pass and converted a layup to give Faith a 35-31 edge with less than 30 sec-onds to play They would hold on to win 35-32

ldquoTheyrsquore just a really tough teamrdquo Wolfe said of the Panthers ldquoTheyrsquore bigger than us at ev-ery position and they play very physical Just a scrappy scrappy group and we were fortunate to come out on toprdquo

Rachel Nymeyer had another outstanding performance scoring 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 6 steals

Faith Christian will now seek to repeat as VACA state champions They will host Stuart Hall in the quarterfinals Thursday night in a rematch of a thrilling game last season when the Lady Warriors won on a last second shot by guard Monica Pollard

ldquoIrsquom sure they havenrsquot forgotten thatrdquo Wolfe said ldquoThey probably have revenge on their mindsrdquo

Tipoff Thursday at the FCS campus is set for 800 pm

Honors several players from Faith Christian were honored as the VACA announced its regular season All-District and All-Region Teams VACA Southwest District First Team Rachel Nymeyer Faith Gardner Monica Pollard Morgan Oliver VACA South Region Team Nymeyer Gardner

VACA State Championships co-hosted by Ro-anoke Valley Christian School and Faith Chris-tian School FCS hosts four quarterfinal games this Thursday March 5 Three boysrsquo games and the Faith Christian girls will play in the first round Games will be held at 330 500 630 and 800 pm The FCS girls play at 800 pm on Thursday Earlier that day the Roanoke Valley Christian boys play their quarterfinal at 330 pm in the FCS gym while the RVCS girls play in their own gym at 800 pm Roanoke Valley Chris-tian will host the VACA semifinals and finals (for boys and girls) March 6 and 7 respectively

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Cave Spring used a late fourth quarter charge to stem a Marion rally as the Knights defeated the Scarlet Hurricane in capturing the Region IV Division 3 title last Friday in Bluefield The win sent Cave Spring to this weekendrsquos state quarterfinals at the Salem Civic Center ndash the first time since 2003 the Knights have advanced that far

Marion had cut a seemingly comfortable Cave Spring lead to 3 points before the Knights pulled away with a 15-5 run to advance to the state quarterfinal against Brookville Saturday night at the Salem Civic Center

Cave Spring scored the last 8 points of the first half to lead 30-22 at the break and saw the lead trimmed to 5 after the 3rd quarter but the Knights showed their poise down the stretch in front of a partisan Marion crowd Clay Lacyrsquos 20 points led the Knights Adam Hager added

13 including 6-for-6 at the foul line The oft-double-teamed big man Josh Henderson tal-lied 10

The Salem Civic Center plays host to a num-ber of quarterfinal matches involving local teams this weekend as the VHSL seeks to give more schools a taste of the state playoff experi-ence away from smaller gyms All quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals in Rich-mond

Hidden Valleyrsquos girls (v Staunton River) and boys (v William Byrd) teams play this Friday night at the Salem Civic Center in AA quar-terfinals William Fleming plays a Group AAA semi there on Saturday and Cave Spring meets Brookville in the 845 nightcap

The Cave Spring Knights took the regional title Friday night in Bluefield

Cave Spring other local schools reach state quarterfinals

Cave Springs Clay Lacy (center) lines up in the final minute with Marions 40 Jason Dotson as Scarlet Hurricane 10 Garrett Johnson senses the outcome

Leading scorer Clay Lacy (Left) hits a jumper over Marions 40 Jason Dotson for 2 of his 20 points Friday Cave Spring captain 20 Greg Mackey (Right) calls out a play Friday night in Bluefield

Story and photos by Bill Turnerinfotheroanokestarcom

Just one day after the men fell in an opening round game the top-seeded Roanoke College womenrsquos basketball team unex-pectedly lost 69-58 to defend-ing ODAC champ Bridgewater in the semifinals last weekend Former Cave Spring Knight Re-becca Henderson dominated in the post the 6rsquo2rdquo senior helped the Eagles outscore Roanoke 34-14 in the paint

As a consolation the Ma-roons (17-4 in the ODAC over-all) hoped to be selected as an at-large team in the upcoming NCAA Division III tourney but capturing the Old Dominion Athletic Conference champi-onship had always been their goal The girls went 23-4 on the season Late Sunday night the squad learned it did not make the postseason field

Roanokersquos standout junior guard Caitlyn Long also a Cave Spring alum was held to just four points and did not score until the 930 mark of the sec-ond half

ldquoI just had an off night ldquo said Long declining to give the Bridgewater defense too much credit ldquoWe just did not hit out-side shotsrdquo

Meanwhile Henderson whose younger brother Josh is now a D-1 prospect at Cave Spring hauled in ten rebounds

to go along with her ten points

Henderson said the team ldquowasnrsquot having any funrdquo in the first half when it went to the lock-er room trailing 30-28 The Eagles came back out roaring ldquowe have great team chemis-try and we always play better when we have fun We all wanted to win so much it was overwhelmingrdquo (Bridgewater went on to lose in the finals to Randolph-Macon)

Returning to the Salem Civic Center (or Roanoke Collegersquos Bast Center during the regular season) has always been fun for Henderson a senior

ldquoI like it I have a lot of friends come back and watchrdquo she said

Henderson is good buddies with Marci Conner a Hidden Valley High School alumna on the Roanoke College team and stays in touch with former Cave Spring teammates Beat-ing Conner plus other friends on the Maroons she has made through the former Titan ldquowas bittersweetrdquo

ldquoIt hurtsrdquo said Long ldquothey came ready to playrdquo

Roanoke College Susan Dun-

agan admitted that being denied an 11th NCAA post-season appearance was tough

ldquoWe had some real big time men-tal mistakes hellip and it cost us They used their person-nel really wellrdquo Dunagan said

Rebecca Hen-derson was head-ed for Roanoke College before

ldquoone last weekendrdquo convinced her that she needed to go to a school out of the valley ndash and Bridgewater was the ticket

As for her Maroons looking back while holding off the tears Dunagan cited the ldquotremendous jobrdquo her team had done all sea-son

ldquo[It was] special hellipbecause of the chemistry and the team-work The way everything came togetherrdquo Dunagan said

Several key seniors are gone next season (Conner Virginia Ann Hagood Erin Jenkins) but Dunagan will welcome back a core group that includes Long speedy guard Jaleesa Osborne and Rebecca Bays

It wasnrsquot supposed to happen this way Maroons fall in semis

Coach Sarah Dunagen

By Gene Marranogmarranocoxnet By Matt Reeve

Matttheroanokestarcom

Lady Warriors win Regional Title

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Dear Coach HouserWe are trying to get my

daughter a scholarship to play collegiate sports We ran into a recruiter and he wants $1900 to send out videos and do a college-matching What do you think of agencies like this Do players use these people or how is it done and what do we do

-Worried Mom

Youve asked a lot Let me get some background info

a) Does your daughter presently want to play sports in college Im assuming the answer is yes or you wouldnt have emailed me

b) Is she capable of playing sports in college That an-swer is yes as long as she has a pulse What I mean is there are very weak D3 schools in the USA that can use anyone Of course those team may lose all 30-some matches they play but a girl will get to be on a college team

c) Since I assume the an-swers to (a) and (b) are yes here is the big question

Are you or your husband willing to spend whatever time is necessary with your daughter to find the school that is her fit

If you say yes here is the process which you will be go-ing through

1) Finding the Fit You will have to search the web-sites of the colleges finding which schools offer what your daughter wants to study Be ready for her to say I dont like the school colors and I would answer Youll be spending 95 of your time in

class in your dorm room in the library or laying under a tree Dont worry about the school colors (Ha)

This is the college match-ing process that you men-tioned above If you pay them to do it itrsquoll be just like an E-harmony thing (Ha Ha) Im sure the recruiter will give you a very long questionnaire and then hersquoll find the best matches for your daughter The questions will be college size distance from home what she may want to study college atmosphere (rural urban etc) her GPA amp class rank amp SAT scores and on and on and on But you donrsquot need to do it You can do all that

2 The Skills Tape A skills tape will have to be made Maybe your daughters school coach can do it or club coach can do it You may have to hire someone Youll have to make copies and it will have to be sent to college coaches

3 A letter will have to ac-company the tape but thats the easiest part of all this (Ha Ha Ha) The letter will contain her address phone GPA list of classes that shersquos taken list of other sports shersquos played etc If anyone would like to see it I can send a copy of my stepdaughterrsquos letter at-tached to an email Email me and Irsquoll get it right to you

4 Youhusbanddaugh-ter will need to contact the coaches about once every 10 days to have them realize that youre really really really in-terested

5 You and your daughter should visit all the schools that shersquos really interested in Some kids donrsquot visit the school They just ldquoknowrdquo Then they get there and in a month theyrsquore dying to come back home This is prevent-able Donrsquot let your child go to a school to play sports

without spending a weekend there with a member of the team

6 You and your daughter will also want to see all the teams play You should tell the coaches in advance that yoursquore coming so that the coaches can meet with you and talk to you The coaches will often want you to meet the team eat a meal stay overnight etc Perfect

I was the head varsity coach at Bassett High for 16 years Believe me If yoursquore will-ing to put in the hundreds of hours you donrsquot need to pay anyone to find a school your daughter will love I made all my playersrsquo skills tapes I had a girl sign with D1 Campbell University in 1995 Her mom amp dad did most of the work I had three more sign in 1997 Two of the families did all the work but I did the work for the third one That third girl and I went to the campus to meet the coach and see a match Three girls went D3 in 2000 I donrsquot remember their families needing my help much at all No one hired anyone to help them

If you have the time do it yourself Youll have a lot of funsatisfactionbonding helping your little one find the school that she wants to attend

But if you dont have the time because youre busy 100 hours a day with your job your younger children your coaching etc then maybe consider hiring someone But first talk to people you know who have hired agen-cies and see if they were sat-isfied

Tom Houser Director STAR Volleyball

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Hey CoachGetting a Scholarship

The William Fleming Colonels added to an already impressive season last Saturday claim-ing the Northwest Region Title in a thrilling 42-41 victory over GW Danville

It was the fifth time the schools had met this season and the third time that Fleming (23-4) ventured down to Danville to play the Eagles

The Colonels will now try to win their second state title in four years beginning with a state quarterfinal matchup Saturday at 330 pm at the Salem Civic Center

None of their previous four games ended like this one however With the Colonels up by one with less than seven seconds remain-ing in the game Troy Daniels missed the front end of a one-and-one The Eaglesrsquo Jerail How-erton grabbed the rebound and quickly turned up-court getting off a shot at the buzzer that hung on the rim before falling harmlessly to the floor

ldquoWersquore pretty tired ndash both the coaches and the playersrdquo Coach Mickey Hardy said ldquoItrsquos been a lot of traveling for us this last weekrdquo

The Colonels played each of their three re-gional games on the road winning at Stafford 51-45 February 24 in the quarterfinals then traveling up to Prince William County two days later where they disposed of Gar-Field 59-42 in the semifinals

In the final the Colonelrsquos defense again led the way

ldquoGW really wants to get out and run and gun but thatrsquos not our gamerdquo Hardy said ldquoWe wanted to keep them in the 40rsquos and play our gamerdquo

To help slow the Eagles Fleming stayed in a 2-3 zone for much of the contest and played methodically in half court sets on offense re-fusing to run with Danville

Fleming had three players in double figures led by Eric Thomasrsquo 16 points The teamrsquos two leading scorers Jamelle Hagins and Troy Dan-iels chipped in with 12 and 11 points respec-tively

Hardy did not have an explanation for the teamrsquos ability to pull out so many close victories recently

ldquoWe have just done whatever it takes to win ndash other than that wersquore not doing anything differ-ently than wersquove done all year Wersquove just been blessed to win these gamesrdquo

GW Danville (23-4) on the other hand is probably glad they donrsquot have to play the Colo-nels again this season All four of their losses came at the hands of their Western Valley Dis-trict rival

Hardy doesnrsquot care who they face Saturday or in the semifinals should the Colonels win ldquothis is the state tournament now ndash everyone we face from here on out can really playrdquo

Colonels Win Northwest Regional Championship

By Matt ReeveMatttheroanokestarcom

The Roanoke Juniors 16 National volleyball team won an 8-team tournament in Richmond on Saturday February 21st Roanoke finished as the only undefeated team in the tournament Players in the picture include Front row Shannon Craighead (Cave Spring) Lauren Sledd (Cave Spring) Sam Washburn (Franklin Co) Macey Tyree (Lord Botetourt) and Kimberly Mc-Dow (Hidden Valley) Back Row Aidan Guilfoyle (Roanoke Catholic) Jordan Hawkins (Jefferson Forest) Emily Quesinberry (Christiansburg) Morgan Shannon (Cave Spring) Liz Brailsford (Pat-rick Henry) Sarah Church (Hidden Valley) and Erin McIntyre (Jefferson Forest) Coaches Tom Hauser and Shannon Haynes


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The anointed appointed has been announced To the sur-prise of few it is Dr M Rupert Cutler I welcome Dr M Rupert Cutlers addition to the Coun-cil as I have sorely missed my friend Reverend Dr C Nelson Harris as a sitting member

The ldquoselection of Dr M Ru-pert canrsquot be dignified by the term process Bizarre is more apt Initially our recycled Mayor David announced that well it would be an ldquoinformal processrdquo - whatever that meant What it probably meant was a retreat to the back room by the vot-ing six out of sight and unques-tioned as to why or how for a list of ldquoacceptablesrdquo to select the favored one

Mayor David had a list of 17 names of alleged candi-dates Some had approached him directly and expressed an interest Some were names suggested when others told Mayor David you know old so and so would be a good council member Among those names were William White Bill Carder and Bill Bestpitch The White Carder and Bestpitch like Dr M Rupert would be recycled council members whose com-mon feature was one years ex-perience several times over

Well the informal process was scrapped in favor of ap-plications for which there was no assurance it wasnt anything but a pro forma collecting of names before retiring to the back room and completing the selection unimpeded by any-thing so trivial as public citizen input

Much was made of a need for the appointed council mem-ber to have qualifications particularly those applicable to the current fiscal problems of the city and no conflicts of interests Im not sure how four years as a council mem-ber (one years budget experi-ence four times over) or fifty-

five years of undefined public service demonstrates qualifica-tions The successful candidate did list employment as Execu-tive Director of Explore Park apparently to demonstrate his management expertise

Given the financial inter-rela-tionship between the Western Virginia Water Authority and the City of Roanoke would any thinking person view being Chairman of the Board of Di-rectors of the Water Authority and being a City Council as a conflict of interest I tend to be a stickler about what is a conflict of interest But who re-ally cares That is until it blows up in our faces After all wersquove survived a councilmember who never met a conflict of inter-est he recognized and another who claimed he did not identify his conflict because no other candidates identified theirs

What does Dr M Rupert add to the Council Figuratively he looks good in the uniform as we used to say in the service He and the City Manager work well together ndash a negative in my book He was an Assistant Sec-

retary of Agriculture a two year political appointment almost thirty years ago and not long enough in office to do anything important positive or negative Irsquod say it was pretty much of a wash trading Alfred for Alvin for Dr H Rupert

However the all important comfort zone of the council members remains intact

Bob CraigRoanoke

Commentary Council selection and appointment process lacking

Training Opportuni-tiesConflict Resolution Cen-ter will hold basic mediation training March 4th ndash 6th Contact Cherie Hall at 342-2063 for more information

Good Samaritan Hospice will offer training for Family Support Volunteers March 17th ndash April 9th Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6PM ndash 9PM These volunteers work directly with terminal-ly ill patients and their fami-lies visiting for 2 -4 hours each week No experience needed only a caring heart Please contact Becky Harris (bharrisgoodsamhospiceorg) or Melinda Bern at 776-0198 Deadline for registra-tion is March 12th

Refugee and Immigra-tion Services will hold a training session on Saturday March 14th from 9AM ndash 3PM for volunteers who would like to teach English to refu-gees Commitment is twice a week and scheduling is flex-ible Training and teaching materials are free and no ex-perience is needed Contact Alice Duehl at aliced22ris-roaorg or 342-7561

Special EventsOne-Time OpportunitiesEventZone needs vol-unteers for the annual St Patrickrsquos Day Parade and Celtic Festival March 14th from 10AM ndash 5PM and for the March 20th Cabin Fever event from 5PM ndash 10PM ndash dinner provided Visit wwweventzoneorg or call 342-2640

Presbyterian Communi-ty Center will be holding its annual fundraiser ldquoDancing Under the Starsrdquo on Friday March 20th Volunteers are needed for silent auction ta-bles and decorating Contact Cheryl Poe at volunteerspccseorg or 982-2911

Southwest Virginia Sec-ond Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers to make phone calls between March 16th and 27th The calls will be to law firms throughout the region that have been in-vited to participate in a food drive by the legal community to ask whether they plan to participate A call script will be provided Calls can be made from the Food Bank or a location chosen by the volunteer Contact Harry Van Guilder at hvanguilderswvafoodbankorg or 342-3011 x42

On-Going Volunteer NeedsAmerican Cancer Soci-ety Discovery Shop would love some volunteers who love to visit yard sales and antique malls

Carilion Clinic has many opportunities for volunteers who have an affinity to help others Volunteer opportuni-ties include working in gift shop staffing waiting rooms running hospitality cart and working with employees on patient floors

Commonwealth Catholic Charities needs volunteers for friendly visitors to se-niors Free training flexible schedules

Conflict Resolution Cen-ter is seeking volunteers willing to be trained as me-diators as well as general volunteers for occasional administrative tasks and spe-cial events

Family Service of Roa-noke Valley Be a mentor for a youth in need Mentor-ing a local child is a way to make a huge impact in our community It doesnrsquot take much ndash just a little time each week and a desire to make a difference

Joseph C Thomas Cen-ter would like volunteers for one-to-one visits with residents St Patrickrsquos Day entertainers and volunteers to help with a painting class

Medi-Hospice is seeking patient care volunteers spe-cial project volunteers and administrative volunteers

Presbyterian Commu-nity Center is seeking volunteers to work at the front desk (greeting clients answering phones etc) Volunteer client interview-ers pantry helpers tutors and computer skills are also needed

Rescue Mission is seeking volunteers for data entry re-ceptionoffice work Micro-soft Office instruction phy-siciansphysician assistantsnurse practitionerspharma-cists menrsquos hairstylist Re-covery Program helper thrift store help

Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank offers volunteer op-portunities Monday ndash Thurs-day for individuals and groups of up to 25 These volunteers sort inspect and repackage food items for distribution to the hungry Two-hour commitment per visit is re-quested Great opportunity for team-building

These are only a few of the many volunteer opportuni-ties available in the com-munity Contact us for more information

VOLUNTEER ROA-NOKE VALLEY540-985-0131 ext 500vrvcouncilofcommunity-servicesorg

volunteer needs

gt March 6World Day of PrayerSponsored locally by Church Women United in the Roa-noke ValleyWhen - 930 amWhere - St Marks Lutheran ChurchFor more - call 343-5165

gt March 10Business BasicsDiscover business planning forms of organizations mar-keting strategies and the reali-ties of being a business owner at this quick introduction to owning your own business Tuesday March 10 400 - 530 PM Roanoke Regional Cham-ber of Commerce Board-room Cost $10person Pre-payment and pre-registration required by Friday March 6 Sponsored by Business SEED Capital Inc BBampT Cox Busi-ness and City of Roanoke For more information or to reg-ister call 540 9830717 ext 242

gt March 14St Patrickrsquos Day ParadeParade Starts at 1100 amDowntown Roanoke VA(Jefferson Street Campbell

Ave and Williamson Road)HomeTown Bank Celtic Festi-val New Festival locationParking lot at corner of Wil-liamson Road amp Church Av-enue1000 am - 500 pm

Roanoke Valley Chapter NSDAR Open HouseThe Roanoke Valley Chapter NSDAR will host an Open House for prospective mem-bers on Saturday March 14 2009 from 11 AM until 1 PM at St Timothy Lutheran Church 1201 Hardy Road Vinton Virginia For more in-formation contact Lee Hardin Woody Regent at 397-3173

gt March 21JDRF 6th Annual Star City Gala 2009A Night of Denim amp Dia-monds - Honoring our dia-betic childrenSaturday March 21 2009 at the Shenandoah ClubExcitement begins at 530 PMA fancy evening with denim amp diamonds as suggested attireCocktail reception silent and live auctions followed by din-ner and music by Jeff Todd Jazz Guitarist and Deborah Liles

For more information and tickets please contact the JDRF office at 540-772-1975Tickets are $100 which in-cludes dinner an open bar and music $30 of the ticket price will be designated as a tax de-ductable donation to JDRF

gt March 31Business Survival Series Your Business ndash Looking AheadA Regardless of how small your business is learn simple techniques that can change your business from status quo to a leader in your area Pre-sented by Tom Tanner VSBDC Certified Business Analyst Tuesday March 31 830 ndash 1000 AM in the Roanoke Re-gional Chamber of Commerce Boardroom Cost $25person (Register before March 17 and receive 20 off) Guaranteed to increase your profits or the seminar is free Sponsored by The Daily Grind For more in-formation or to register call 5409830717 ext 242

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For more than 20 years view-ers knew him as the face of the WSLS-10 news John Carlin turned his world sideways last fall when he left broadcast journalism after two decades He ended up just a few blocks away from the heart of down-town at the brand new home of Access Advertising amp Public Relations The agency recently purchased and renovated an old Buick showroom at 701 Patterson Avenue

Carlin joined Access last December just before the agency moved to the Art DecoStreamline Moderne style building which also served as a bottling plant before Access principals Tony Pearman and Todd Marcum purchased it in May 2007

ldquoIt was a messrdquo admits Pear-man [but] we loved the build-ingrdquo

Access spent about $ 1 mil-lion during the renovation process Pearman estimates that they looked at about 30 buildings before he walked into 701 Patterson and said ldquothis is the spacerdquo

ldquoThere are a lot of great buildings in Roanoke that have an amazing character to themrdquo said Pearman who had to appeal to the public to find pictures of what the original faccedilade looked like He needed to recreate the orginal look in order to qualify for tax credits Fortunately someone stepped

forward with vintage photos of the old Buick dealership

Many trappings of the origi-nal showroom remain includ-ing wooden doors leading from the lobby area to the stu-dio and original woodwork in back offices which is where the dealership stored vehicles

Pearman and others ndash in-cluding his father a retired Roanoke City teacher - han-dled much of the interior renovations themselves The elder Pearman also a talented machinist created custom parts for sliding doors and other features Hersquos working on a new version of the Addy Award ndash Access wins a bushel every year ndash that involves a railroad spike design incor-porating the regionrsquos heritage

A table the Pearmans are still putting together for the front conference room is ldquoan engineering masterpiecerdquo said Tony Pearman It is topped with ldquoplyboordquo a plywood-bamboo hybrid Carlin and Marcum discovered while in Richmond

Moving from a cramped house in the Grandin Village area to a 17000 sq ft build-ing on Patterson has allowed the 15 employees of Access to expand their creativity as well said Pearman ldquoWersquore doing some of the best work wersquove done in ten yearsrdquo

There are no private offices or separate rooms in the new

space just desks and cubicles That has fostered more cama-raderie and a team approach to work

ldquoYou walk in and feel the need to create somethingrdquo said Carlin of the new envi-ronment

Carlin had admired the bou-tique firm from afar Several years ago after Channel 10 did a story on the firmrsquos impend-ing move to Patterson Avenue (a place Pearman jokes is ldquothe western front of downtown revitalizationrdquo) Carlin wished he had the ldquocouragerdquo to make a bold move like that Shortly thereafter Pearman called him about becoming a Senior Vice-President overseeing the public relations department and Carlin made the move

ldquoTotal happenstancerdquo Car-lin terms it but the timing was right

Carlin 48 has had to learn a whole new profession which involves prospecting for new clients and learning the busi-ness at the same time He calls it ldquovery humblingrdquo but said he was ready for a new challenge

ldquoI knew that other job [TV news] pretty wellrdquo Carlin said

Carlin is looking at the ldquoen-tire state of Virginiardquo for fu-ture Access business working with clients like small Roanoke manufacturer ADM-Micro as they attempt to get their mes-sage out to the world via ad

placement magazine articles social networking sites etc

ldquoThe whole social media thing is explodingrdquo said Car-lin who calls YouTube Face-book and Twitter ldquoso impor-tantrdquo to future growth plans

The media relations end of the profession according to Carlin ldquois my strong suitrdquo Hersquos kept his hand in the video business a bit by shooting and editing Access podcasts avail-

able at the company website visitaccesscom

ldquoI speak videordquo explains Carlin whose son Jonathon is now an intern for the Chan-nel 10 news department The winner of three Emmys while a news anchor Carlin wants to ldquobring that skill set forward in my new jobrdquo

Carlinrsquos first glance at Ac-cessrsquos new home about three years ago left two impressions

ldquoit was extremely roughhellip[but] you could see the poten-tial That really intrigued merdquo

It intrigued Carlin enough that he left a comfortable home at WSLS for uncharted waters at Access

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John Carlin (left) and Access CEO Creative Officer Tony Pearman in their new space


New Profession for Carlin New Home for Access

Godparents for Tanzania a Roanoke-based nonprofit supporting students in Tanzania East Africa has received a $10000 grant to begin a scholarship fund for young Tanzanians pursuing a career in wildlife management The Mazingira (Environmental) Partnership and Scholarship Fund will send deserving students to the College of African Wildlife Management internation-ally recognized for excellence in wildlife management training in Mweka Tanzania Students will receive tuition support and a stipend for living expenses in exchange for their commitment to live and work in the area of wildlife management in Tanzania for at least five years

The Mazingira Fund is a new and exciting opportunity for Godparents for Tanzania (G4TZ) Established in 1995 by Lutheran pastor Dwayne Westermann of Roanoke G4TZ matches up North American donors with Tanzanian students to provide scholarships and support Tanza-nia is one of the poorest countries in the world ndash more than half of its people live on less than a dollar a day and school fees are prohibitive for most families UNICEF estimates that only 10 of Tanzanian youth attend secondary school and far fewer have the opportunity to attend a university or vocational program Individual donors and congregations currently support 124 students of all ages with many more on the waiting list

The Mazingira Fund will provide students career training in the growing field of wildlife

management nearly guaranteeing a paying job after graduation Tourism is Tanzaniarsquos third largest source of revenue so caring for the nationrsquos wildlife refuges and national parks is a prom-ising career opportunity for young people

G4TZ founder and president Dwayne Westermann says ldquoWe really believe that programs like the Mazingira Fund can break the cycle of poverty and unemployment for as many students as we are able to reach while improving the environment and the economy of the country at the same time Therersquos no shortage of ability or motivation among our students ndash the only thing holding them back is a lack of opportunity If we can just give them a chance they are going to succeed and make their country a better placerdquo

This starter grant was awarded by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) one of the worldrsquos leading providers of environmental and related consulting services ERM works for Global Fortune 500 companies in over 160 different countries The ERM Foundation supports social and environmental projects around the world It is led by ERM employees who volunteer their time to undertake the majority of fundraising and practical involvement To learn more about Godparents for Tanzania and contribute to the Mazingira Fund go to wwwgodparent-s4tzorg

Roanoke nonprofit receives grant for international scholarship fund

M a y f l o w e r Transit has hon-ored Lorraine Spaulding of Premier Trans-fer and Storage headquartered in Christ iansburg with the annual ldquoHeart of Qualityrdquo award which was created to recog-nize Move Coordi-nators throughout the van line

Premier Transfer and Stor-age Inc is a locally owned and operated agent of Mayflower Transit with offices located in Christiansburg and Salem Premier is a full service mov-ing company providing office commercial industrial and household goods moving ser-vices as well as storage

The recognition acknowl-edges excellent individual

p e r f o r m a n c e as measured by Mayflowerrsquos cus-tomers on its post-move sur-vey Winners were chosen within agency size cat-egories in the Mayflower sys-tem for calendar year 2008 The awardees were chosen from the more than 350

domestic Mayflower agencies An integral part of the

moving process it is the move coordinatorrsquos role to serve as a single point of contact for the customer and all service pro-viders throughout the entire move so that the relocation experience is successful from the preparation through the final delivery stages

Mayflower Transit honors local company

Lorraine Spaulding of Premier Transfer and Storage

Dayna Palmer isnrsquot all that satisfied with the typical chamber mixer so shersquos started her own social networking events The owner of three websites geared towards women and children Palmer has held one event and has scheduled an-other at the downtown Higher Education Center in Roanoke next Thursday March 12 from 530 pm -700 pm

What started online has now spread to events like the one next week where some still want to rub elbows

ldquoItrsquos a matter of tapping into thatrdquo said PalmerPalmer also coaches youth swimmers in addi-

tion to caring for own children and tending to the websites The sites act as clearinghouses for in-formation geared towards women and children Online ad revenue from local small businesses provide sup-port for the sites with lynchburg4womencom added most recently

Palmer said the typical Chamber of Commerce meet-and-greets havenrsquot been effective enough for her

ldquoIf I have to spend two hours away from my family I actu-ally want people to know what makes my business different than someone elsersquos I donrsquot want to stand around drinking beer with a bunch of people I already know Thatrsquos what is

happeningrdquo she explainsWith her events she hopes to ldquocreate a new en-

vironmentrdquo for those she may not encounter on Facebook or elsewhere in the Cyberworld

ldquoIrsquom always trying to find new ways to meet peoplerdquo said Palmer who reports linking to over 400 people on her RoanokeVa Business Network-ing Facebook page

Members of that social networking site suggest-ed a face-to-face event Palmer is now planning bi-monthly gatherings open to all small business people like the one scheduled for March 12

Thomas Becher of the tba advertising agency will give a short presentation that night on the differences between advertising sales and mar-keting Palmer urges small business owners to try

social networking on the web ldquoIrsquom on Facebook for business ndash Irsquom not on there to recon-

nect with friends There are women or [other] business own-ers that maybe I can userdquo Palmer said

Visit roanoke4womencom roanoke4childrencom lynch-burg4womencom for more information Contact Dayna Palmer at daynaroanokeforwomencom

Website owner starts social networking events

Dayna Palmer


arts amp cultureTheRoanokeStarcom 3609 |The Roanoke Star-Sentinel |Page 11

Call for tickets (540) 309-6802 roanokechildrenstheatreorg

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Violist Joseph J Nigro and British pianist Nicholas Ross will be the program for the 1030 am Thursday April 2 meeting of the Thursday Morning Music Club at Calvary Baptist Church in Roanoke The concert is free and non-members are welcome to attend

Nigro is a NYC native and a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music He appeared with the Orchestra of St Lukersquos the American Symphony and the New Jersey Symphony He has performed at Carnegie Hall Lincoln Center and the White House as well as the Roanoke Festival Randolph College Lynchburg College and the Martha Washington Inn in Abing-don Mr Nigro is the founder of the James Piano Quartet with whom he performs all around Virginia He also plays with the Roanoke Symphony and maintains a private studio for both vio-

lin and violaRoss an Associate Professor of Music at Sweet Briar College

has performed extensively in Europe and the United States His first solo CD recorded on an historic 1907 Steinway was released on the Soundside label in 2003 Ross is also pianist for the James Piano Quartet The Thursday Morning Music Club is one of the oldest clubs in the Roanoke Valley having been organized in 1908 For more information contact President Judy Barger Edgell 563-478

Thursday Morning Music Club viola and piano concert

ldquoIrsquom thankful my sister was not injured when a friend of mine and I accidentally set her on fire when we threw a Pondrsquos cold cream jar full of gasoline into my motherrsquos trash firerdquo said Anna Wentworth referring to a piece of her life-illustrating art ldquoThe picture shows the trash exploding my sister on fire and an angel sort of creation blow-ing the fire out But that was not exactly true My sister rolled on the ground to put out the firerdquo

Wentworth a Patrick Henry High School librarian currently displays her ldquoEx-Votordquo work at the ldquoArtfeastrdquo show in the for-mer Art Museum of Western Virginia space at Center in the Square

An entire wall of votive art can be found at the ArtFeast show which debuted several weeks ago with the works of many local artists These 40 smallish personal pieces carry on an old tradition of illustrated prayers As the European style moved to Mexico artists would take com-missions for Ex-Voto works to celebrate answered prayers These pieces generally showed saints in everyday scenes

ldquoAnd since this is a Span-ish traditionrdquo Wentworth ex-plained ldquoI decided to go on the internet to get my votive trans-lated into Spanishrdquo

When asked how this type of art came to Roanoke Went-worth said ldquoIrsquom taking a class with Ann GloverhellipAnn made the metal pieces and cut them for us to use for the votivesrdquo

Votives tell personal stories Gloverrsquos relates a childhood in-cident of near poisoning

ldquoI ate a bottle of aspirin when I was two years old while under the care of a baby sitterrdquo said Glover She says she liked the orange candy taste - her gour-met impulse she calls it but had to have her stomach pumped

You can view 41 interpreta-tions of votive art by area artists including one by Wentworth who used to be a part time art critic for WVTF Public Radio Soon to retire from the library at Patrick Henry High School Wentworth now plans to be ldquopart of the process not just an observerrdquo She plans a one-woman show at the WVTF gallery for September 2009 Her husband Phil Craun had

three one-act plays presented at the now-defunct Mill Mountain Theater so the couple are not strangers to the arts scene

Another wall at Artfeast is covered with self-portraits painted on Ma-sonite boards These small but engross-ing portraits use many different me-dia such as an an-tique photograph and molded facial features

A piece by Seth McGuire a junior at James River High School shows him wearing white wooden sunglasses

ldquoI wanted the glasses to stand out so I made them whiterdquo he said

McGuire didnrsquot take an art class until he came to high school where he found his teacher Dorothy Barnett ldquovery helpfulrdquo He likes both art and math which makes him think

he ldquowould like to become an architect and design build-ingsrdquo Art may be in his genes as his grandmother is well-known Roa-noke artist Virginia McGuire

Eric Pfeiffer a stu-dent from Blacks-

burg has a large work featuring words and images covering most of one wall He expects to start at Virginia Com-monwealth Univer-sity in the fall

ldquoI plan to be cre-ative and do artrdquo he explained

Artfeast runs through March 20 Thursdays through Saturdays 1100 pm until 400 pm

at the second floor space in Center in the Square formerly used by the art museum

Artfeast votives tell personal stories

Anna Wentworth and the votives

Photos by Priscilla Wentworth

Eric Pfeiffer with his artwork

By Priscilla Wentworthinfotheroanokestarcom

Mojo open house The featured artist at Mojo Cafeacute (2825 Brambleton Avenue SW) this month is Floyd County painter Emily Williamson in her Roanoke debut It is a beautiful collection of mixed media painting and portraits Please come meet the artist Saturday March 14 from 12- 2 pm

More than 19 area schools and school districts will par-ticipate in The Arts Council of the Blue Ridgersquos annual High School Art Exhibition This year makes the 25th an-niversary of this unique pro-gram which allows students to learn how to submit their art work write an artist state-ment and listen to a jurorrsquos point of view in making se-lections for an exhibition Paul Ryan Professor of Art at Mary Baldwin College will serve as this yearrsquos juror

The High School Art Ex-hibition will take place in the Second Floor Galleries in Center in the Square in downtown Roanoke The free opening reception and awards

presentations will take place on Thursday April 30 from 600 ndash 800 pm The ex-hibition will run through May 31

The awards presentations will also in-clude recipi-ents of this yearrsquos Laban Johnson Arts Scholarships Laban John-son was the Special Events Coordinator for the City of Roanoke a former Board member of The Arts Council

of the Blue Ridge and past Perry F Kendig Award recipi-ent Laban Johnson Arts Scholarships offers grants of up to $500 to high school s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h o u t southwest Vir-ginia to help them pursue ar t s - re l ate d activities

For additional information contact The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge at 540-342-5790 ext 4

ldquoAftermathrdquo by Lindsay Max-well - Salem High School 2008

Area high school students provided with real worldart exhibition experience and scholarships

Marginal but colorful parade Roanokersquos second annual Marginal Arts Festival featured the first annual Hoo-Rah Marginal Arts parade an all-comers event designed as an homage to Mardi Gras and Carnivale The procession of costumed participants wound their way over the Martin Luther King Jr Bridge through downtown to the cityrsquos public library branch on Jef-ferson Street where an Emerging Artists event drew more than 400 people The long weekend in late February featured poetry films author readings power tool racing boxing exhibitions and a touch of the bizarre (submitted photos by Erin Wommack Katherine Devine and Lo Lo Monae Send your photos from events around town to submissionstheroanokestarcom)


Ribbon Cutting amp Grand Opening

Monday March 9 10 amGainsboro Branch Library

15 Patton Ave

Renovations Complete at Gainsboro Branch Library March 9 - 14 A Week of Events to Celebrate

everyone welcome

refreshments provided

for more information 540-853-1057

events schedule

Monday

9

10 am Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting

1030 am Carole Boston

Weatherford author

Noon - 300 pm Celebrating Community History The Virginia Room Oral History Interviews

1 - 3 pm ldquoFinding Oprahrsquos Rootsrdquo PBS film showing

4 - 5 pm Carole Boston Weatherford author

5 - 7 pm Community Open House Family Gaming Live Music and Food

All Day Celebrating Community History The Virginia Room Roadshow See treasures of the Virginia Room including photos maps family histories amp more

Thursday

12 10 - 11 am Roanoke Symphony Program ldquoCarnivalrdquo Island Music Trio This program traces the origin of the steel drum Its African Cuban European Brazilian and North American influences are explored Ages Elementary - Grade 5 4 - 530 pm Teen Gaming 530 - 630 pm Homework Help for Parents Discuss common struggles and learn new solutions to help your child 6 - 8 pm Cafeacute Night with Bob Hale Jazz Band Refreshments

Tuesday

10 7 am - 9 am Grab breakfast on us and see the newly renovated Gainsboro Branch Library 10 - 11 am RespectLove Seminar with Arleen Ollie author

for teens and adults

11 am Wild Encounters with Mill Mountain Zoo

Noon - 2 pm Job Prep Boot Camp Prepare yourself for the job hunt Resume building interview techniques dress for success

2 - 4 pm Safety Awareness Class with Roanoke Police Dept

4 - 530 pm Online Music Workshop For all ages Bring your MP3 player and learn how to find free music online and download it to your player

Wednesday

11 930 - 1030 am The David StephensAll Hands Productions Puppet Show Award winning puppet performances For Grades K - 2

1030 - 1130 am The David StephensAll Hands Productions Puppet Show Award winning puppet performances For Grades 3 - 5 330 - 430 pm Button Craft for Teens Make your own unique buttons

All WeekAttend the Gainsboro Branch Library Opening Events for your chance to win

a free Nintendo Wii a free DNA Testing

Earn one entry for every event you attend The more you attend the more chances you have to win

Friday

13 10 - 11 am Wii Gaming for Seniors Come on out and experience the fun exercise and community of Wii gaming

11 am - Noon Eating for Todayrsquos Healthy Lifestyle Lunch provided 530 - 730 pm Movie Myths and Urban Legends Includes showing of Poltergeist For teens A Lock-in Participants may not leave before 730 pm unless a parent or guardian picks them up All teens must secure a ride home

Saturday

14 10 - 11 am Preserving Your Family Photos Learn how to preserve your treasured photographs 11 am - Noon Fun with Digital Photos Noon - 200 pm Family Gaming 230 - 500 pm Community Open House Live Music Food and Carnival Music

with Fat Daddy Band JazzBluesCarnival

plus Carnival Mask Crafting 230 - 330 pm 4 pm Drawing for the Nintendo Wii amp Drawing for DNA Testing

Artistrsquos impression of renovated Gainsboro Branch Library



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At ldquoAn Exhibition of the Sweet Sciencerdquo at the Dumas Center (part of the 2009 Marginal Arts Festival) Eric Fitzpatrick took his work in yet another direction this time ldquofollowing in the steps of Thomas Eakins and George Bellows and other major artists and writers who have essayed on the venerable world of boxing throughout the yearsrdquo said Roanoke Arts Festival manager Rick Salzberg The cityrsquos arts organization sponsored the event with boxers from the Melrose Gym Fitzpatrick is one of Roanokersquos best-known visual artists

Boxing as art

ldquoThe Roanoke Valleyrsquos Most Beautiful Cemeteryrdquo

As a non-profit cemetery we are always looking for ways to enhance our beauty and contribute to the community That is why we are

pleased to announce our beautiful new Veterans Garden to pay tribute to those who serve You can be among the first to honor your Veteran

in our Memorial Walkway by purchasing a Legacy Stone(Ten percent of the proceeds of each sale will benefit the American Legion Legacy

Scholarship for the children of US military personnel who pass away while on active duty)

Examples of legacy stones that will be inlaid into the Veterans Memorial at Sherwood

1250 E Main Street Salem Virginia 24153 wwwsherwoodmemorialparkcom

540-389-1677

Veterans Garden to OpenMemorial Legacy Stones Now Available

Founded in 1928 Sherwood combines serene elements of nature with exquisite and carefully planned architecture on an expanse of more than

100 acres nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains

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picture to be placed in the halls of Addison showing her holding the cityrsquos first Black History Month Proclamation standing beside the statue of Martin Luther King Jr Vice Mayor Sherman Lea took the opportunity to ask school board members present to stand for a round of applause for their hard work ldquoon behalf of all Roanokersquos schoolchildrenrdquo

Then the highlight Mignon Chubb-Hale organizer of the Black History Tribute Celebration pre-sented framed certificates recognizing the some 40 honorees present who had taught in formerly all-black schools Beatrice Burwell at 98 years of age in addition to her certificate received a crystal star pendent representing Roanoke the Star City

The honorees gathered for refreshments in the conference room adorned by a single framed pic-ture of Miss Lucy Addison People congratulated ldquostarrdquo Beatrice Burwell who was at the same time keeping an eye on the time for her Radar ride home It is evident that this former student of Lucy Addison a graduate of the first class to finish Addison High School in 1929 was always a step ahead of the feistiest students throughout her 47 years of teaching

Success stories in spite of legal barriers that short-changed black studentsrsquo futures were shared among the barriers were both facts and figures that belied the words ldquoseparate but equalrdquo

ldquoHow did we do itrdquo mused Shirley Powell recalling profoundly deprived students going to college and earning bachelorrsquos and masterrsquos degrees How indeed They seem nothing short of remarkable

gt Educators From page 1

By Gail Tansill Lambertinfotheroanokestarcom

sale profits go di-rectly back to the relief efforts in Haiti

The Lambi is ldquoa really power-ful Haitian sym-bolrdquo said Fame harkening back to the days when a slave would es-cape and run into the mountains to hide There they would blow trumpet-style on a large conch shell ndash a Lambi ndash letting others know that they were free ldquoThe Lambi is a symbol of freedomrdquo noted Fame who has brought several of his children along at times on his mission trips His original exposure to the country came during medical missions with another organi-zation

ldquoTherersquos just something very very special about the Haitian peo-plerdquo said Fame noting a heavy influence of Af-rican culture Despite all the hardships and a sometimes-grim history ldquosome-how they see be-yond itrdquo

B u i l d i n g schools is one more way Dr Fame is helping his Haitian friends see beyond their check-ered history to better times ahead The Lambirsquos Call fea-tures much of that optimism

Call 389-3577 for more in-formation about purchasing the book


gt Tom Fame From page 1

weighed in on several issues in the afternoon including deer overpopulation and en-vironmental concerns ndash one of the downtown residentrsquos favorite topics

ldquoWe did give consideration to everybody [that applied]rdquo said Bowers who called Cut-ler ldquoa distinguished member of council in years pastrdquo

ldquoI feel right at home herehellip back in the swing of thingsrdquo said Cutler who intends to resign from several boards to avoid any conflict of interest concerns He also ldquopledgedrdquo to support the financially strapped school system not-ing he taught in the past at Michigan State

Selling Roanoke 360 The Roanoke Valley isnrsquot just a great place to work or locate a business ndash itrsquos a fun place to live and play The Roanoke Regional Partnership (RRP) intends to focus on that mes-sage in the years ahead and has begun by updating its website making it more user friendly Recruiting business-es remained an over-arching goal in 2008 even in tough economic times $102 million was invested with 300-plus new jobs entering the region

In reporting to city council Tuesday RRP Executive Di-rector Beth Doughty called the new Roanokeorg ldquomore accuratehellipand more compre-hensiverdquo She also said there were many ldquosimple and excit-ing thingsrdquo the partnership (supported by eight locali-ties) and the region could do

to promote the area The RRP has also set up up a Facebook page and a YouTube channel featuring testimonials about the area

Doughty mentioned the ldquooutdoor brandingrdquo the part-nership plans to do under the leadership of new hire Pete Eshelman extolling assets like the nearby Appalachian Trail the Blue Ridge Parkway the greenway system etc

ldquoTherersquos a ton of potential in the outdoorsrdquo said Doughty

Mention Roanoke to many from outside the area she noted and some think yoursquore talking about the 16th centu-ryrsquos lost colony of Roanoke ndash which was in North Carolina ldquoI donrsquot think we have a bad imagerdquo Doughty told City Council members ldquowe have no imagerdquo

Etc A planned update on

the prospects for an amphi-theater in Roanoke either at Elmwood Park or at the old Victory Stadium site ndash was scrapped when the company hired to consult on the proj-ect (Red Light Management) canceled due to the snow Mayor Bowers also recog-nized two representatives from Roanokersquos Sister City of Florianopolis Brazil at the council meeting Cited as well was Stonewall Jackson Middle School teacher Walter Zander Sheffield recently honored as Teacher of the Year by the Sons of the Revolution for his ldquoinnovative teaching tech-niquesrdquo as Bowers put it

gt City Council From page 1

Jason Bingham and David Carson ndash all Roanoke City School Board members - have come up in Republican circles as well as Roanoke City Republican party chairman Adam Boitnott

ldquoThe GOP is very focused on finding a candidate to continue Fr-alinrsquos legacy and as the Legislative District Chairman my next step is to pick the nomination method then to qualify candidatesrdquo said Boitnott before his own name came into the picture

ldquoA lot of great people are interested on the Republican siderdquo said Fralin who is ready to offer his counsel if it is requested

Carson the Roanoke City school board chair said earlier this week he would not be a candidate On the Democrat side city council members Gwen Mason David Trinkle and Court Rosen have been the subject of speculation with Mason reportedly open to considering a run for the Democrat nomination Roanoke busi-nessman Rich Cranwell ndash son of state party chair Dick Cranwell ndash may also be interested

Running for elected office in the future isnrsquot out of reach if Fralinrsquos workload permitted it He said ldquoI would certainly look at it againrdquo

Only the one-day veto session on April 8 remains from the cur-rent General Assembly session

ldquoYou learn as you gordquo said Fralin of being a state lawmaker for six years Itrsquos not all about backroom maneuvering however ldquoa good idea is a good idea Itrsquos going to pass [and] be a lawrdquo Fralin was grateful that other delegates ldquostood up and said good things about merdquo when he announced his retirement on the floor

Fralin said the good relationship he maintained with fellow Roa-noke Valley Republican Morgan Griffith ndash also the House Majority leader ndash and Democrat Onzlee Ware (11th District mostly in Roa-noke City) was important when battling more populous parts of the state for a piece of the financial pie He likes to point out that Fairfax County alone has 17 delegates in the General Assemblyrsquos House

ldquoIts is very important that [my successor] work across party lines on both sides of the aisle We must work together and I think we have done that [in the valley]rdquo Fralin said

Fralinrsquos term expires next January at the start of the 2010 General Assembly Session He is a member of the Courts of Justice Gen-

eral Laws Education and Transportation Committees The district encompasses parts of the City of Roanoke Roanoke County and Botetourt County

He is proud of changes to the law that permitted more people to receive health care for their children ndash especially for those with mental health issues - without having to give them up to a foster home

ldquoThat was a three or four year slogrdquo said Fralin Internet safety legislation that placed a curriculum in schools was

a high point as was helping to find money for the new regional jail and the Carilion-Virginia Tech medical school He is quick to credit Griffith and Ware for their roles as well with all agreeing on the same priorities at key times

Helping to pave the way for Freight Car of America and Mennel Mills which built plants and created jobs was ldquovery very reward-ingrdquo he said

Being able to pick up the phone and help a constituent may have been the best part of being a delegate according to Fralin He also looks for budget issues to be crucial when his replacement takes office next January figuring fights will be ldquointense hellipas the pie gets smallerrdquo Transportation funding will continue to ldquobe a fightrdquo added Fralin who expects some federal stimulus money to help there in the short term

ldquoIt was a difficult decision because I really enjoyed the workrdquo said Fralin ldquoI really felt a camaraderie hellipin the General Assembly ndash both Republican and Democratrdquo

It was just time to move on for Fralin who first ran for state sen-ate against John Edwards before winning a seat in the House of Del-egates

ldquoItrsquos a great honor and privilege to represent Roanoke in Rich-mond but I guess we all have a duty to our families and our busi-nessesrdquo he said

gt Fralin From page 1









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Vistar Eye Center

(540) 855-5100



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curvescom






540 344-1040
































Coach Sarah Dunagen







389-2208(800) 540-7215

wwwguysinpurplecom










Aftercare




-Worried Mom






















Alaska























The Meridian Group





1-877-FEDX-BBQ







Whole Slab $1349

BEST RIBS IN TOWN






Roanoke VA 24014











Bob CraigRoanoke




















volunteer needs










community calendar



Save up to 40




J Crocker Militaria






























for only $30

At Your Service

C CRINC




540bull384bull6722















Floors

776-9591


Roanoke VA 24014







































Dayna Palmer













Mulch-n-More



4927 Starkey Road(540) 776-8718

wwwmulchnmoreorg

345-7821











































15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule

Monday

9



Weatherford author






Thursday


Tuesday







Wednesday






Friday



Saturday







15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule









Boxing as art








540-389-1677










Vistar Eye Center

(540) 855-5100



NO MESS NO STRESS

WW















































































curvescom






540 344-1040
































Coach Sarah Dunagen







389-2208(800) 540-7215

wwwguysinpurplecom










Aftercare




-Worried Mom






















Alaska























The Meridian Group





1-877-FEDX-BBQ







Whole Slab $1349

BEST RIBS IN TOWN






Roanoke VA 24014











Bob CraigRoanoke




















volunteer needs










community calendar



Save up to 40




J Crocker Militaria






























for only $30

At Your Service

C CRINC




540bull384bull6722















Floors

776-9591


Roanoke VA 24014







































Dayna Palmer













Mulch-n-More



4927 Starkey Road(540) 776-8718

wwwmulchnmoreorg

345-7821











































15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule

Monday

9



Weatherford author






Thursday


Tuesday







Wednesday






Friday



Saturday







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everyone welcome



events schedule









Boxing as art








540-389-1677




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curvescom






540 344-1040
































Coach Sarah Dunagen







389-2208(800) 540-7215

wwwguysinpurplecom










Aftercare




-Worried Mom






















Alaska























The Meridian Group





1-877-FEDX-BBQ







Whole Slab $1349

BEST RIBS IN TOWN






Roanoke VA 24014











Bob CraigRoanoke




















volunteer needs










community calendar



Save up to 40




J Crocker Militaria






























for only $30

At Your Service

C CRINC




540bull384bull6722















Floors

776-9591


Roanoke VA 24014







































Dayna Palmer













Mulch-n-More



4927 Starkey Road(540) 776-8718

wwwmulchnmoreorg

345-7821











































15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule

Monday

9



Weatherford author






Thursday


Tuesday







Wednesday






Friday



Saturday







15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule









Boxing as art








540-389-1677




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389-2208(800) 540-7215

wwwguysinpurplecom










Aftercare




-Worried Mom






















Alaska























The Meridian Group





1-877-FEDX-BBQ







Whole Slab $1349

BEST RIBS IN TOWN






Roanoke VA 24014











Bob CraigRoanoke




















volunteer needs










community calendar



Save up to 40




J Crocker Militaria






























for only $30

At Your Service

C CRINC




540bull384bull6722















Floors

776-9591


Roanoke VA 24014







































Dayna Palmer













Mulch-n-More



4927 Starkey Road(540) 776-8718

wwwmulchnmoreorg

345-7821











































15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule

Monday

9



Weatherford author






Thursday


Tuesday







Wednesday






Friday



Saturday







15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule









Boxing as art








540-389-1677




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The Meridian Group





1-877-FEDX-BBQ







Whole Slab $1349

BEST RIBS IN TOWN






Roanoke VA 24014











Bob CraigRoanoke




















volunteer needs










community calendar



Save up to 40




J Crocker Militaria






























for only $30

At Your Service

C CRINC




540bull384bull6722















Floors

776-9591


Roanoke VA 24014







































Dayna Palmer













Mulch-n-More



4927 Starkey Road(540) 776-8718

wwwmulchnmoreorg

345-7821











































15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule

Monday

9



Weatherford author






Thursday


Tuesday







Wednesday






Friday



Saturday







15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule









Boxing as art








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for only $30

At Your Service

C CRINC




540bull384bull6722















Floors

776-9591


Roanoke VA 24014







































Dayna Palmer













Mulch-n-More



4927 Starkey Road(540) 776-8718

wwwmulchnmoreorg

345-7821











































15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule

Monday

9



Weatherford author






Thursday


Tuesday







Wednesday






Friday



Saturday







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everyone welcome



events schedule









Boxing as art








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wwwmulchnmoreorg

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15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule

Monday

9



Weatherford author






Thursday


Tuesday







Wednesday






Friday



Saturday







15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule









Boxing as art








540-389-1677







15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule

Monday

9



Weatherford author






Thursday


Tuesday







Wednesday






Friday



Saturday







15 Patton Ave


everyone welcome



events schedule









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