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The 133 apartments are nearly all rented the ballroom finally has air conditioning and the paint is dry ndash the ldquonewrdquo Patrick Henry Hotel is just about ready for occupancy Developer Ed Walker said last week at the ribbon cutting that the first residen-tial tenants should start moving in over the next few weeks

In the coming months com-mercial tenants ndash including Foundation for Roanoke Valley Uptown Joersquos (a spinoff of Blue Collar Joersquos donut shop) and 1015 The Music Place radio sta-tion ndash now owned by Walkerrsquos CityWorks foundation ndash will

also move into the former hotel which had fallen on hard times and was in disrepair before Walker purchased the property

ldquoWhat you see before you is a little short of amazing I think

Roanoke should be proud of Ed Walkerrdquo said Patrick Henry

himself ndash well maybe an actor playing Patrick Henry just be-fore the ribbon cutting Walker called the 20-month renovation project a ldquospectacular successrdquo and spoke of the ldquocomplete and total train wreckrdquo that the hotel

[Miss Virginia 2011]

gt CONTINUEDP2 Patrick Henry

Crowned in Roanoke

Vinton Chief Retires

Whether working together with other local police depart-ments or overseeing the up-grading of new equipment year after year Vinton Police Chief Herbert Cooley has been a force in Vinton for over a decade Law enforcement officials from Virginia and North Carolina friends and well-wishers helped to bring Cooleyrsquos storied 44-year law en-forcement career to a close over a retirement dinner last Tues-day featuring garlic herb chick-en and lots of good-natured rib-bing

Fresh out of the Coast Guard Cooley started his law enforce-ment career as a patrol officer in High Point NC in 1966 be-fore becoming Chief Deputy in Wythe County for 14 years and serving as Pulaskirsquos Police Chief shortly before coming to Vinton Along the way he earned degrees in behavioral science and administration of justice and masterrsquos degrees in both criminal justice and risk management He came to the gt CONTINUEDP3 Cooley

Greenway System Offers More Than Meets the EyeSteve Buschor director of the

Parks and Recreation Depart-ment of the City of Roanoke has been on the job since 2002 Before that he worked in sub-urban community Kansas City for eight years and prior to that served as a director of Parks and Recreation for twelve years in Ohio

In his present position Buschor oversees numerous di-visions within his department greenways park maintenance urban forestry athletics recre-ation aquatics fitness leisure tourism and outdoor recre-ation With summer here Parks and Recreation is focusing at-tention on traditional baseball-softball type programs outdoor summer camps and the open-

ing of public swimming pools Buschorrsquos department is also responsible for the cityrsquos parks which are open year-round

While conceding that his department like others in the

city have confronted finan-cial challenges Buschor notes that ldquoat the same time we have focused very much so on our key businessesmdashthe [ones] that keep us going looking at and focusing on maintenance do-ing the best that we can mak-ing sure that our parks are well maintained and that they are saferdquo Safe playgrounds are another priority In Buschorrsquos opinion the biggest difference Parks and Recreation is makingmdashboth in Roanoke and the Roanoke regionmdashis in his departmentrsquos greenway system

That network of urban trails includes the Roanoke River Lick Run Tinker Creek Mur-ray Run and Mill Mountain

greenways Buschor takes great pride in them adding ldquoI think that they are amenities hellipthat our citizens and visitors enjoy tremendously by the thou-sands They affect a lot of differ-ent parts of the community with regards to livability property

values and [other] as-pects The greenways have been very popu-

lar and they have really really really met the expectations of a lot of our folksrdquo

The main reason for the suc-cess of Roanokersquos greenway system according to Buschor is the many different kinds of benefits provided to those us-

gt CONTINUEDP2 Greenway

Moore Bream Announce Runs

Incumbent Cave Spring District Supervisor Charlotte Moore wants to serve a second term while Carla Bream seeks to become Commis-sioner of the Reve-nue in Roanoke County Both are making their formal announce-ments this week

Bream a Roanoke Star-Senti-nel contributor in the past is also prominent on the local Republi-can Party scene

Bream is president of the Roa-noke Valley Republican Women on the board of directors of the Virginia Federation of Republi-can Women and is on the execu-tive committee for the Roanoke County Republican Committee She announced her bid for of-fice on Tuesday at the Roanoke County Administration Build-ing

ldquoI have never met [incumbent] gt CONTINUEDP2 Announce

ldquoNewrdquo Patrick Henry Ready For Occupancy

4thHappy

P4ndash The Happy Chef tries her hand at an authentic July 4th menu inspired by Phila-delphiarsquos historic City Tavern restaurant and founding father Thomas Jefferson

FutureA Better

P5ndash Bruce Rinker says that in spite of appearances to the contrary this generation can offer hope for the future

TacosPacorsquos

P8ndash Laura and Arturo Gomez live their American Dream by bringing authentic Mexican cuisine to the Roa-noke valley via their newly opened ldquoTaqueriardquo restaurant

FloydFestive

P9ndash Enjoy entertainment and fun with this weekendrsquos Floyd Fandango and a 10th anniversary bash for Floyd-Fest July 28th - 31st

The fifth ndash and final ndash time in the contest turned out to be the charm for Miss Arlington Elizabeth Crot as she

was named Miss Virginia 2011 at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theater last Saturday A statewide television network comprised of ten stations carried the two-hour finale which followed two days of preliminary competitions in the swimsuit talent evening wear and interview categories Alluding to Roanokersquos moniker as the Star City the theme for the finals competition was ldquoMiss Virginia is a Starrdquo

Crot at 23 would have aged out of the competition before next yearrsquos Miss Virginia contest For the third year she won the talent competition in a preliminary round with a stunning operatic vocal ldquoSempre Librardquo She also listed some interesting tidbits in the Miss Virginia programmdashher great-great grand-mother was one of earliest female police officers for instancemdashand fried food especially spam is a favorite

The Chesapeake native and James Madison University gradu-ate will spend the next

Photo by Jim Bullington

Elizabeth Crot Miss Virginia 2011 is overcome with emotion as she is crowned by her predecessor Caitlin Uze

gt CONTINUED P2 Miss VA

Photo by Gene Marrano

Reception attendees gather in the renovated lobby area

Photo by Gene Marrano

Carla Bream makes her an-nouncement surrounded by local officials

[County News]

[Revitalization]

[Public Service]

H Bruce Rinker PhD[Recreation]

Roanoke Parks and Recre-ation Director Steve Buschor

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year crisscrossing the state espousing her platform issue Get Involved ndash Change Your World While in Roanoke Crot has the use of a free apartment at the Pebble Creek com-plex in Southwest Roanoke County

Jordan Frankos was named Miss Vir-giniarsquos Outstanding Preteen on Saturday and Dominick Fink is Miss Virginiarsquos Out-standing Teen The Miss Virginia organiza-tion awards more than $100000 annually in scholarships at the pageant finals and at oth-er preliminary events throughout the year

Right after the TV lights were shut down and before being whisked off to Hotel Roa-noke for the afterglow party Crot did a radio interview with Tara Wheeler a former Miss Virginia who now works as a reporter ldquoHer life will change after tonightrdquo commented Wheeler in setting up the segment Miss Virginia 2010 Caitlin Uze handed her tiara

over to Crot after the new Miss Virginia was announced

ldquoThis is the most fabulous first job a girl could ask forrdquo said the JMU English major ldquoall of my student loans will be paid for after tonight and that makes it even more special for me Irsquom so excited to represent this great staterdquo Crot earned $16000 in scholarship money with her win she wants to return to school someday to earn a doctorate

Crot said she was most looking forward to talking with children around Virginia something she did in the DC area as Miss Arlington Bullying is a theme she speaks about often ldquoI was bullied and so many girls in this pageant were bullied as wellrdquo Crot re-vealed to the radio audience

Runner-ups from among the top 11 final-ists selected Saturday night were 1st Runner-Up Courtney Garrett - Miss Lynchburg 2nd

Runner-Up Lindsay Morris - Miss Roanoke Valley (Morris hails from Harrisonburg) 3rd Runner-Up Shannon Oliver - Miss Greater Hampton Roads and 4th Runner-Up Brit-tany Young - Miss Greater Richmond

Miss Virginia Executive Producer Bootie Chewning helped keep the wheels on track before and during Saturdayrsquos finale she called Crot ldquoa fantastic young lady Persis-tence pays off Shersquos going to do a fabulous job for usrdquo That includes a good showing at the Miss America pageant Chewning pre-dicted Miss Virginia 2009 Caressa Camer-on the television finale co-host with Lowell Hill went on to become Miss America in 2010 There were entries from 30 prelimi-nary pageants in the Miss Virginia competi-tion this year

gt Miss VA From page 1

By Gene Marranogmarranocoxnet

gt Greenway From page 1

ing them For starters they offer an alternative means of trans-portation ldquoWe are getting more and more folks that are using the greenways to ride their bikes to and from workrdquo said Buschor ldquo We have established mile post markers along the way [funded by the Roanoke Kiwanis Club] and we have provided teachers guides to interpret the green-ways from an educational per-spective We can actually [take] the students from the classroom allow them to walk and exercise along the greenway while enjoy-ing an educational benefitrdquo

There is also the social bene-

fit where people come together for jogging running walk-ing and sightseeing Finally the greenways have a positive impact on adjacent property values according to Buschor ldquoIt has been found that people that live in close proximity to the green spaces [and] do enjoy the opportunity of seeing their property values increase Wersquore not only creating a wonderful amenity for people to use but itrsquos also of benefit to those people that live in close proximityrdquo

Buschor believes that citizen feedback is a significant element of Parks and Recreationrsquos mis-

sion ldquoThrough master plan-ning processes through pro-cesses of program evaluations [surveys and the use of] social media we are constantly in communication with our users and potential customers asking them what they want Every-thing from programs to facilities and amenitiesmdashwe have always tried and we will continue to use those methods in determining what the best use of parks fa-cilities are what programs and what things people want to see happen within our department Our goal is very much to make sure that we serve our custom-

ers [and] our citizens By asking them what it is that they want is one step in helping fulfill that promiserdquo

Buschor cites numerous stud-ies demonstrating that people desire to reside in communities that place a premium on offer-ing them the chance to inter-act socially ndash like encountering others on the greenway ldquoThatrsquos important to the livability of our community Thatrsquos very much what we try to provide to our citizens and to visitorsrdquo

was before its makeover He wanted to ldquokeep the things

that are extraordinaryrdquo about the venerable hotel during its transformation into a mixed-use space Walker called the lobby which is much more spacious with the removal of the hotel checkout desk and now fea-tures a large dark wood bar at one end ldquothe handsomest room in Roanokerdquo Next to the bar is the entrance to a new restaurant where Hunterrsquos Grille used to be scheduled to open by this fall ldquoIrsquom looking forward to being a customer at the restaurantrdquo said Walker

Walker also heaped praise on Roanoke City Manager Chris Morrill who cut the ribbon and on the city itself ldquoyou have to have community-minded pri-vate business hellip and good gov-ernment [working together]rdquo said Walker ldquoRoanoke has a lot to be proud of in every way

There [was] a teamwork atti-tuderdquo

Being on the National Histor-ic Register meant ldquoa lot of hoops to jump throughrdquo but Walker said that wasnrsquot new for him Next up could be a transforma-tion of the Ice House building in Wasena that Walker also owns and hopes to turn into another mixed use property ldquoI would love to be able to do the Ice Houserdquo said Walker ldquobut you canrsquot predict with any certainty what will happenrdquo

Studio one and two bedroom apartments and a three story penthouse range from around $500 to over $1000 per month at the Patrick Henry although most have been snapped up some by nursing students go-ing to school nearby at Jeffer-son College ldquoIrsquom grateful and encouraged [by the response]rdquo said Walker who says he is still trying to gauge where the ldquoequi-

libriumrdquo is in Roanokersquos down-town housing market

Walker also thanked his de-velopment team of more than a dozen in making the project go ldquotheyrsquove been there day in and day out At times it was next to impossiblerdquo

Former City Manager Bern Ewert came to the ribbon cutting and a reception that same night marveling at the changes to the Patrick Henry Ewert was in of-fice when the city put together a visioning plan more than 30 years ago a plan that saw a de-mand for downtown housing It has taken several decades however for that momentum to build

ldquoThere was a belief that downtown couldnrsquot be savedrdquo recalled Ewert who conducted a ldquodesign-a-thonrdquo on television that encompassed changes to the market area Elmwood Park Center in the Square and sur-

rounding areas ldquoWhat you see downtown [now] is what took placerdquo

Ewert said the housing de-mand in urban spaces like downtown Roanoke ldquois the last thing that happened People did not want to live downtown [30 years ago]rdquo He would like to see a downtown movie house may-be with six screens to help at-tract more people to the city and its businesses Ewert commend-ed Walker on his development work helping to save some of the older structures highlighted in his Design rsquo79 plan

Ed Walker said hersquos not inter-ested in legacy and doesnrsquot think about that when passing by other older structures hersquos redeveloped in downtown Roanoke like the Cotton Mills ldquoWhatrsquos really in-teresting to me is achievementrdquo

gt Patrick Henry From page 1


gt Announce From page 1

Nancy Horn but I do know how her office works and how it should work I have talked to many county taxpayers over the last few weeks and they are happy to tell me about their dis-satisfaction with her officerdquo said

Bream about why she feels the Commissioner of the Revenue office can be taken back from Horn a three-term incumbent elected as a Democrat

ldquoThe inability to phone file [when removing a vehicle from personal property taxes] the fact the phones are never an-swered and messages are not returned and more [are issues]rdquo said Bream who espouses ldquogood old fashioned customer servicerdquo

Horn said she is ready to de-fend her departmentrsquos work ldquoI have a wonderful staffrdquo said Horn who manages about 15 people ldquoIrsquom ready and able to serve another four yearsrdquo She first assumed the commis-sionerrsquos position when her boss Wayne Compton passed away suddenly

Bream was supported at the podium by other locally elected Republicans including State Senator Ralph Smith Salem del-egate Greg Habeeb and Roanoke City Sheriff Octavia Johnson

Bream who has two degrees from Virginia Tech and runs a marketing firm has ldquolots of business acumenrdquo according to Habeeb who added that he is ldquothrilled any time another grass roots Republican leader steps uprdquo Bream was a precinct cap-tain for Habeeb when he ran for the delegatersquos seat vacated by Morgan Griffith

Bream said her staff ndash if she is elected this fall ndash would answer the phone within three rings ldquono more 10 option automated systemsrdquo she declared The can-didate said she had heard a com-mon theme when sounding out people about a possible run for Commissioner of the Revenue ldquothe citizens of Roanoke County really wanted to see a new face in office this yearrdquo

Meanwhile Charlotte Moore elected as a Democrat in a Re-publican-leaning district four years ago will formally an-nounce July 1 that she is seeking reelection this time as an inde-pendent Moore a realtor and owner of a landscaping com-pany has made protecting the environment one of her major issues since taking office Shersquos also learned to clarify her posi-tions leaving no room for other interpretations hoping to avoid controversy

Moore likes Roanoke Coun-tyrsquos green building team which requires new public buildings to be energy efficient and the RC Clear citizenrsquos committee which is also promoting a green agen-da to the public Moore would like to see a constructive debate on the issue of windmill farms like the one proposed for Bent Mountain before the Board of Supervisors votes on that proj-ect

Stormwater management is another issue the county needs to focus on according to Moore who would like to see more underground culverts used to divert water and fewer reten-tion ponds She is pleased that the South Peak (formerly Slate

Hill) project appears to be mov-ing forward again Ten thousand trees are now being planted on that hill according to Moore The county gave South Peak developer James Smith a long term tax break in return for in-frastructure improvements he must make a move Moore sup-ported with her vote

ldquoThere are still some things I want to accomplishrdquo said Moore who acknowledges the ldquodifferent waysrdquo each of the su-pervisors goes about making de-cisions She wants to keep ldquopush-ing for more economic growthrdquo and wants to find a way to keep young people here Moore has two children herself one in the Navy and the other in the health care field ldquoWe need to focus on [business growth]rdquo said Moore

Several local citizens will speak on her behalf at the an-nouncement emphasizing that voting for the person should take precedence over party lines Several Republicans are interest-ed in running for the Board of Supervisors slot in Cave Spring as well As for her decision to run as an independent instead of as a Democrat Moore feels she must lead by example

ldquoLocal government should be non-partisan I believe thatrdquo said Moore ldquoSome people be-lieve they should be partisan no matter what level [of gov-ernment] We should focus on issuesrdquo So far no Democrat has announced a run for Moorersquos seat ldquoOne term is really just the beginning of the learning pro-cessrdquo said Moore who wants to ldquostay focused on what the citi-zens wantrdquo if returned to office in Novemberrsquos election


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Local Teen Achieves Rank of Eagle Scout

Aaron Hagerman from Troop 584 chartered by Bonsack Unit-ed Methodist Church recently achieved the highest rank the Boy Scouts of America has to offer - Eagle Scout This status is held for life In order to be-come an Eagle Scout a boy must meet requirements in leadership community service and outdoor skills He also must earn vari-ous merit badges For a young man to become an Eagle Scout is a prestigious achievement and must be completed prior to his 18th birthday Of all Scouts in America only 4 achieve the rank of Eagle

Aaron is also a member of the Order of the Arrow BSAs Na-tional Honor Society To become a member the scout is voted in by their peers as best exemplify-ing the ideals of Scouting He also participated in Foxfire Na-tional Youth Leadership Train-ing a six-day outdoor training course for youth leaders in the Boy Scouting program In 2010 the Boy Scouts of America cel-ebrated 100 years of Scouting with tens of thousands of boys from all over the country joining in the Jamboree at Fort AP Hill in Virginia Aaron was privileged to be among them

For his Eagle project Aaron chose to design an outdoor fel-lowship area for Bonsack Bap-tists youth group and other teens Inspired by natural benches he

saw while vacationing in Yellow-stone Park Wyoming he created three custom-built benches from the trunk of old oak trees In addition he engraved a decora-tive oak stump with scripture (I Cor 1031) and landscaped the surrounding area Scouting and youth group activities have been central to Aarons growth and development He found it fitting that both would intersect in this meaningful project

Aaron has also served as FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) President at William Byrd High School for the past two years played on the tennis team and is involved in numerous volunteer activities and mission projects He will graduate from WBHS in June with an Advanced Studies diploma and will attend Liberty University in the fall

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Aaron Hagerman

department less than a year after the tumultuous departure of former Chief Ricky Foutz who along with his lieutenant resigned during a grand jury investigation into the mishan-dling of evidence

Upon his arrival in August 2000 Vinton Town Council challenged Cooley to regain direction and move the depart-ment towards accreditation a designation achieved in 2002 New accountability procedures Cooley instituted made sure that all equipment or evidence was accounted for from the time the department acquired it to the time it was disposed of Since then the department has been re-accredited twice

In addition to Vintonrsquos solid accreditation status Cooley brought a number of techno-logical advances to the depart-ment during his tenure Includ-ed were mobile data terminals for cars and digital in-car video

systems to aid officers He also involved the department in a valley-wide data-sharing ini-tiative to exchange information with other departments and helped to start the now-popu-lar Citizenrsquos Police Academy in Vinton

Much of this was enabled

by Cooleyrsquos ongoing efforts in pursuing grants During his eleven-year term as chief he secured over $18 million in funds - equivalent to one yearrsquos budget for the depart-ment Capt Ben Cook praised Cooleyrsquos efforts to improve equipment ldquoWithout those grants wersquod be strugglingrdquo said Cook noting that it helped to bring the department not only up-to-date technology but also life-saving body armor

Officials came from all over to wish him well ranging from his High Point field officer trainer and lifelong friend Bill Collins to Sean Tepfer from the US Attorneyrsquos office Re-tired Vinton Lieutenant Andy Corbin praised him for being a strong proponent of training and leadership classes

Capt Steven Campbell who served under Cooley in High Point called him ldquoa leader a comrade a brother-in-armsrdquo

and said that he ldquonever lost sight of what a police depart-mentrsquos purpose is to provide servicerdquo Police Chiefs from Salem and Roanoke applauded him for his integrity and will-ingness to work with other de-partments

Cooley demurred from tak-ing all the credit for his suc-cess in Vinton over the past 11 years He asked all of the Vin-ton police officers to stand up when he rose to speak saying ldquothis is why I look good ladies and gentlemenrdquo

When asked what advice he had to give the Vinton Po-lice Department as he moves to spend his retirement years in Myrtle Beach Cooley said that wasnrsquot necessary due to the force officers being well-trained with solid leadership still in place ldquoI donrsquot think theyrsquoll miss a beatrdquo

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Retiring Vinton Police Chief Herb Cooley salutes his of-ficers

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ldquoCelebrating Diversityrdquo was this yearrsquos theme for the 13th Annual Citizen of the Year Awards banquet at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood last Friday evening The fes-tivities began with a reception and ended with dancing the ldquoelectric sliderdquo

Joy Sutton formerly with WDBJ and now marketing communication manager for HCA was the Master of Ceremonies Brenda Hale president of the Roanoke Branch of the NAACP handed out the awards

Dragon Pearl better known as Pearl Fu founder of Local Colors was the guest speaker In 2010 the Library of Vir-ginia honored Pearl as ldquoone of ten out-standing immigrantsrdquo in Virginiarsquos 400 years of history

She approached perfect strangers to recruit for Local Colors a festival that started with only four countries Her tenacity has expanded the event to 75 countries participating today Pearl said ldquoI would just tap people on the shoulder and ask them where they are fromrdquo They were all willing to tell her

Pearl advocates for victims of discrim-ination that have at times resulted in threats to her life She says her ldquomission is to spread goodwill to people of diverse origin race religion and creed and pro-mote multiculturalism by sharing and learningrdquo

Pearl was a minority in her native land of China There are over fifty tribes in the country and her ldquoYIrdquo tribe was in a three-percent minority At the age of nine Pearlrsquos family moved to Hong Kong where she finished high school

Pearlrsquos grandfather risked his life in the 1950s by announcing that China should befriend America He was stripped of his position as a national Vice-President and disgraced He has since been honored posthumously as a national hero for his valiant policy stance

After immigrating to the United States Pearl initiated a search for a Chinese sister city She chose Lijiang a diverse city in Yunnan that means ldquobeautiful riverrdquo The city has minority tribes one of which is her ldquoYIrdquo tribe ldquoVirginia and Yunnan both grow tobaccordquo she said ldquoVirginiarsquos famous Smithfield Ham tastes just like Yunnanrsquos famous hamrdquo She tells her relatives ldquoIf you want to taste real Yunnan ham

come to VirginiardquoShe has even had a showbiz career

making screen appearances in ldquoCrazy Peoplerdquo as Dudley Moorersquos secretary and in ldquoWhat About Bobrdquo with Bill Murray-- she appeared as Asian women with dif-ferent hairdos and clothing It worked she said because ldquoyou know all of us look alikerdquo Humor is her trademark and a necessity she adds

Pearl closed by having everyone sing ldquoItrsquos a Small Worldrdquo Donna Pride sang ldquoWind Beneath My Wingsrdquo to Pearl Brenda Hale said of Pearl ldquoshe was her sister and her herordquo

Awards Art ndash Judi Jackson Vocal Art-ist Business ndash Greg Addison of Hair At-titudes Salon Corporate ndash Freedom First Credit Union Education ndash Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Roanoke Chapter Educa-tion Youth ndash Birdie Trotter Humanitar-ian ndash Cyrus Pace of the Jefferson Center Media ndash Janelle Rucker Journalist Medi-cine ndash Dr Thomas Fame Religion ndash Rev Amy Christine Hodge Ziglar Lifetime Achievement ndash Dr Melva Belcher Ser-vice to the Nation ndash Colonel Edward R Gunn USA Retired Rev RR Wilkinson Memorial Award for Social Justice ndash Ms V Mignon Chubb-Hale

NAACP Celebrates Citizen of the Year Awards

Photo by Valerie Garner

Donna Pride sings Wind Beneath My Wings to Local Colors founder Pearl Fu

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All Trails Lead to Blue Ridge Mountains

A city girl my mother used to say wistfully that she was born with

the country in her bones I lived early on among hills and was born with mountains in mine

She has never quite forgiven me for abandoning the Deep South My mom doesnrsquot understand why Birmingham was birth place and forever home for many of my childhood friends but not for me And it has taken decades to be able to explain my northern migration to hermdashand to myself

I trace its roots to this I clearly remember standing at my sixth-grade desk pledging allegiance to the flag followed by the recital in unison of the 121st Psalm I will lift up mine eyes until the hills from whence cometh my help

I lifted my eyes to the low hills beyond tall windows The rust-colored ridges of Red Mountain a mile from school gave the town its iron foundries and Vulcan a ferric god of the forge who stood guard over town from a high place I took the Psalmists entreaty to heart Both solace and power poured from those

mountains-in-miniature I could feel their call and their calm

But the gravitational pull of distant places drew me higher

and north of central Alabama toward a landscape with real mountains and real winters a land of blue vistas nearer the heart of this great range whose ancient core fades to sand just south of the city of my birth

So my wife and I left Alabama and moved

often less following our careers than our inner compass towards a place that would be home And at the end those migrations we had never lived beyond sight of the southern mountains The map of the ldquowheresrdquo of our shared lives trace the boundaries of our inheritance we are Appa-lachians We belong to this fam-ily of mountains and to all the stories and natural histories of which they speak

Certain landscapes for some like us hold a nutrient we seek Like salmon going back we have unwittingly migrated along the gradient upstream over de-cades from the baby mountains of Birmingham under the Plott Balsams of Sylva beyond Table

Rock and Grandfather views of Morganton beneath sandstone ridges and along the meanders of limestone valleys of Wytheville Now we have at last come to rest in the source waters of our jour-ney

And yet others too with grati-tude have found the same good fit as we have here They can tell the same story of finding home and of their belonging--in Blairs-ville Mentone or Murphy

These gentle mountains wel-come us as childrenmdashby birth and by adoptionmdashto open wide the reach of our senses and of our hearts for place They engen-der music in our souls and in our feet a common elemental song that resonates in those of us who are called to the dance

So Mom yes some of us had to leave home to find it But then if you set your eyes just right maybe I never left but only discovered that home stretches for hundreds of miles north of where you birthed me at the be-ginning of this mountain trail

This personal essay was the Guest Column in the May-June issue of Blue Ridge Country Mag-azine

Fred First

Fred First Floyd County VABooks slowroadhomecom

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When celebrating Indepen-dence Day a standard hot dog hamburger watermelon cookout with sparklers in hand is great but what I am seeking this year is a celebration that is steeped in authenticity for this wonderful American holiday

The City Tavern opened for business in Philadelphia in the year 1774 In May of that year Paul Revere announced at the Tavernrsquos doors that Parliament was closing Boston Harbor In 1777 the Tavern hosted the first official Fourth of July celebra-tion where George Washington Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson and John Adams drank their first toasts to the new nationrsquos birth The City Tavern is still open to-day and is an amazing ongoing bit of history itself

I probably wonrsquot forgo ham-burgers completely but I am planning on cooking up the recipe below on the 4th of July it is from ldquoCity Tavern Cookbookrdquo ndash a wonderful cookbook that is full of authentic recipes for 18th century cuisine

I not going authentic early

America this year to drive my family crazy I just believe we need to be more intentional than we have been in remembering what the 4th of July (and our other holidays) are TRULY all about Those fireworks are just a response to the real reason for celebration - not the celebration itself So the kids may roll their eyes but we are going 18th cen-tury all the way this year So get out the candles the lights are go-ing out

For some great and fun Inde-pendence Day trivia go to this website wwwpurpletrailcompartytrailfeatured_fourth_of_july - or better yet take your fam-ily on the fourth to visit one of the many historical sites right here in Virginia 5 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 12 teaspoons ground cin-namon 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger 12 teaspoon ground allspice 1 cup solid frozen vegetable

shortening 2 cups roasted mashed and cooled sweet potatoes 1 cup heavy cream (plus more if needed) 12 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 425 degrees In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour brown sugar baking powder cinnamon salt ginger and allspice Add the shorten-ing and cut in with 2 knives or hands until crumbly In another bowl combine sweet potatoes cream and pecans Make well in dry ingredients and add potato-cream mixture Mix to combine Turn the dough out onto a light-ly floured surface Roll out the dough to 1 12 inches thick Cut out with a 2-inch floured biscuit cutter Place biscuits 1-inch apart on ungreased baking sheets Bake for 5 minutes then turn down temperature to 375 and bake for another 10 to 15 min-utes until golden brown Serve warm or let cool on a wire rack until room temperature

~Leigh Sackett

And you have Daniel Butterfield to thank He was just a kid from Utica New York who attended Union College and then

joined his fathers firm the Overland Mail Company By the time he was 30 he was a principle executive at the firm which had been renamed American Express But on April 16 1861 he gave it up and enlisted as a Sergeant in the Union Army There his ridiculous rise continued by September he was made a Colonel by years end he was a Briga-dier General

In 1862 he led his men through the grueling Seven Days campaign was wounded and received the Medal of Honor While he was recuperating in a military hospital each night he listened to the buglers playing a tune that signaled the end of the day to the troops This particular melody borrowed from the French was called a Tattoo which comes from the Dutch words Tap toe an order to local bartenders to turn off the tap

As Butterfield got well he got sick of the Tattoo It was too strident too pushy He wanted some-thing different for his brigade Something calm-ing and reassuring something that would make

his men feel like they were safe for the night So he sat down with his bugler Oliver Norton and together they reworked a similar tune Scotts

Tattoo which had been composed by General Winfield Scott The result was a simple haunting melody of a mere 24 notes

The first time it was played in July 1862 it proved to be the most beauti-ful call anyone had ever heard Buglers throughout the Union Army immedi-ately took it up They played it at dusk in Pennsylvania they played it as the sun went down over Appomattox By

wars end it was the standard army call to signal the end of the day Since that time it has been played around

the world in a thousand lonely places It has soothed every American soldier to sleep and laid every American casualty to rest

Sadly youve heard it many times before Its a devastatingly simple little thing Just 24 haunting notes barely even a song Its a humble tattoo a mere taptoe which we all just call Taps

Sadly Youve Heard This One Before

Mike Keeler

Contact Mike atinfotheroanokestarcom

Rural Church Centers Encourage Reflection

With summer upon us its a good time to visit one of

the several conference centers maintained nearby by churches to encourage spiritual reflection in adults as well as outdoor rec-reation in children and youth Although these rural shrines are usually a financial drag on the regional bodies that own them --and some have closed for that reason--several others remain open

I recently had an opportu-nity to visit two of these centers Craig Springs Camp and Con-ference Center owned by the Virginia Christian Church (Dis-ciples of Christ) and the Phoebe Needles Center a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of South-western Virginia Ive also been several times to Camp Bethel of the Church of the Brethren in Botetourt County Camp Alta Mons owned by United Meth-odists near Shawsville and Jubi-lee Acres The Rescue Missions retreat at the foot of Catawba Mountain

Fifty years ago such centers were growing in popularity with many religious groups as the population of young people swelled and there were fewer technological toys to occupy them At the same time several old resorts where people from the hot flatlands used to come to enjoy mineral spring waters in the mountains became available for sale Both the Disciples and the Methodist retreat centers have this origin The Episcopal center in the western mountain-ous part of Franklin County was once an elementary school built of native stone which served children who could not other-wise get an education

These nearby centers comple-ment more elaborate complexes such as Massanetta Eagle Eyrie and Roslyn where accommo-dations are more like those of modern motels and where older church members as well as camping children can be com-fortable for overnight stays

The Disciples of Christ state facility deep in Craig County off Route 311 used to be known as

Craig Healing Springs The old spring in a picturesque gazebo is still there along with lodg-ing places dating to the 19th Century There are many old cottages too some of which are maintained by congregations throughout the Virginia region they are good places for family reunions and adult retreats A few couples have married there

The Disciples from through-out the state were out in force at the old resort the first week in June to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the churchs ac-quiring the more than 450 acres of mountain land with the run-down buildings Today many of the structures are still there evoking a by-gone era but much improved The church keeps the camp open only from June through August for its size and upkeep in the remote area take constant work which is mostly accomplished during weekends by volunteers and local young persons paid minimum wages

Its a vehicle for outreach as well as outdoor education for children its manager Alisha Bennett told me The region sponsors camps for people with intellectual disabilities and for those who could not af-ford the fun of the experienceDespite the work and the cost the churches have affirmed the worth of the camp at least for the present

At the other end of the Roa-noke area between Callaway and Ferrum in Franklin County the Phoebe Needles Center of-fers a year-round monthly pro-gram for senior adults as well as camping for teens and children during the summer months The old stone school building will be renovated in the future to make it more comfortable for those who cant climb steps but in the meantime a lodge with view of the mountains a dining room and meeting hall is well suited to day programsSummer campers sleep in a new dormitory

The program for older people--around 55 and up--includes a speaker at 10 am followed by lunch from noon to 1 Food is

an excellent buffetI was blessed on my visits to

both Craig and Franklin with beautiful sunny days making the short trips to the country a pleasure in themselves At the Episcopal center I heard three local writers describe and read from their work One Dan Smith an editor and now author of five paperbacks was my colleague 25 years ago at the Roanoke daily paper The other two Becky Mushko and Sally Rosevere are active writ-ers of retirement age who live in the Smith Mountain Lake area They belong to a writers club critique each others work and pass on tips to getting regional work of fiction and non-fiction published

As a lifeling writer myself--though chiefly seen in news-papers--I found informative the authors comments on the commercial side of writing If a big commercial publisher isnt interested in your work --and the competition is far more fierce than amateurs and begin-ners imagine--there are plenty of ways to get it distributed on your ownYoull have to spend your own money though and some vanity publishers--those you pay to put your work in an attractive format for others to buy--are not all honest Serious reviewerssuch as those who work for major newspapers and magazines dont even con-sider self-published work I like many other writers learned this long ago

But the three who enlight-ened about 50 of us at the re-laxing center in the mountains enjoy their community of other aspirants and have achieved their own success Folk tales childrens stories mysteries and memoirs from their fingers please their friends families and often a wider readership

Despite changing needs the church centers are still a valu-able resource in our area

Contact Frances Stebbins atinfotheroanokestarcom

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ldquoFor freedom Christ has set us free Stand firm therefore and do not submit again to a yoke of slaveryhellip For you were called to free-dom brothers and sisters only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence but through love become slaves to one anotherrdquo (from Galatians 5)

ldquohellipThrough love become slaves to one an-otherrdquo That is one challenging mandate The Apostle Paul is interpreting the teachings of Jesus the one who set him free Hersquos writing to new Christians in Galatian churches to help them more deeply understand the freedom Christ has provided for them and the direction toward which that holy freedom points them Freedom means we have choices

Of course sometimes things happen to us that are not our choice Reportedly John F Kennedy was once asked how he became a war hero and he responded ldquoIt was entirely invol-untary someone sank my boatrdquo

Yoursquore in a car at a traffic light and someone rear-ends you Yoursquore a great employee but your company downsizes and you lose your job You continue to face challenges because of your home life as a child

Our circumstances and experiences can limit our freedom They mold us and they define our immediate emotional reactions but cir-cumstances and experiences do not define us completely They do not prescribe how we choose to respond to a certain situation Daily we decide what we do with the freedoms avail-able to us

We could choose what Paul calls ldquothe works of the fleshrdquo He says they ldquoare obvious fornica-tion impurity licentiousness idolatry sorcery enmities strife jealousy anger quarrels dis-sensions factions envy drunkenness carous-ing and things like theserdquo Paulrsquos list reminds us of the ways we use our freedom for self-indul-gence but he also points out that when we do that we imprison ourselves We donrsquot intend to go down a dark path We think ldquoJust this once

wonrsquot hurtrdquo or ldquoIt will be different for merdquoMark Douglas says ldquohellipPaulrsquos problem with

the flesh is not that it desires but that its desires are disordered it wants the wrong things or wants good things in the wrong waymdashusually too much or too littlehellip Disordered desires enslave us to our passion helliprdquo (Feasting on the Word Year C Vol 3 p 186)

Tori Amos sings a song called ldquoCrucifyrdquo in which she describes using her freedom for self-indulgence ldquoIve been looking for a sav-ior in these dirty streetsLooking for a savior beneath these dirty sheetsIve been raising up my handsDrive another nail inJust what God needsOne more victim

ldquoWhy do weCrucify ourselvesEvery dayI crucify myselfhellipAnd my heart is sick of being in chainsrdquo

Is your heart sick of being in chains Only when our hearts are sick of being in the chains of these ldquodesires of the fleshrdquo can we begin seek-ing and finding the freedom in Christ

Paul says we do this by replacing ldquothe works of the fleshrdquo with ldquothe fruit of the Spiritrdquo love joy peace patience kindness generosity faith-fulness gentleness and self-controlrdquo Interest-ed in freedom ldquoThere is no law against such thingsrdquo Paul says We find surprising freedom in being ldquoslaves of Godrdquo and ldquothrough love hellip slaves to one anotherrdquo

Freedom to be slaves is a choice each of us makes for ourselves Parents cannot make them for our children partners cannot make them for each other friends can drop hints but only we decide when we will make a change

Thomas Huxley said ldquoA mans worst difficul-ties begin when he is able to do as he likesrdquo and yet our greatest joys begin at exactly the same place What will you do with your freedom

Donna Hopkins Britt is pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Roanokersquos Downtown West 608 Camp-bell Avenue SW web site calvaryroanokeorg

Preacherrsquos Corner Freedom Brings Choicesby Donna Hopkins Britt

Bikes And Gravel A Sure Rite of Passage

The other evening while nosing around the net I came across an

old photo of a tough-looking Stingray bicycle For those who remember life before grape-flavored Tang (I heard that Marsha) the Stingray was THE baddest thing since the days of Peter Gunn

As my mind wandered back to summers preceding Wa-tergate and Mr Whipples Charmin-squeezing compul-sions I recalled end-less afternoons filled with two-wheeled misadventures Aptly named the Lemon Krate it was op-tioned with a shifter that looked like something swiped from a GTO shock absorbers prop-ping up the seat and sweeping chopperesque handlebars Its combination of chrome and yel-low was responsible for tempo-rarily blinding Mrs Simmons dog whenever I gleamed by on a sunny day My friends were jealous VERY jealous

Aha but isnt the grass always greener on the other guys front lawn Sure every kid on my street wanted to ride it -until they discovered what a heavy bike it was I mean heavy For-ty-nine pounds heavy That bike should have been delivered by a crane

It was approximately half of my weight As an adult Id achieve parity pedaling a one-

hundred forty pound bike to work Looking back I dont wonder that my thighs were huge for a kid I do wonder how my heart didnt blow out a valve in the process of drag-racing Bil-ly and Mitch up Wyndale Drive A street known far and wide for both its gruelling incline and vast straightaway Wyndale was responsible for eating more bi-cycles than any other drag strip

in the subdivision One didnt simply

race on that particu-lar avenue No sir One worked his way up by first conquer-ing nearby Picadilly and Kentland Drives Only then did one do the Dale Following that of course one had his mom sew on the neato STP patch that came with the

model car he bought with his al-lowance That was the sign that you had arrived

Spending several summers building our legs up by racing uphill eventually paid off like dividends for Bernie Madof as we came to the radical conclu-sion that racing (duh) downhill was a whole lot easier than going up and we now had the muscle power to launch oursleves from the top like Saturn rockets I also made the singular discov-ery that putting such a massive bike as mine in top gear while pedaling as hard as possbile al-lowed me to keep up with Mr Pericless 68 Cadillac Some-how our confidence swelled

faster than our bruises By now one can sense a disas-

ter in the making As you know gravel was routinely dumped on the roads here during the win-ters By the time summer rolled around said gravel of course accumulated at the bottom of all the steep streets In this case where Wyndale becomes Buck-ingham Drive And we the kids who now had Charles Atlas-caliber legs from our constant uphill pedaling were deter-mined to see who was the fastest around With heavy bikes and powerful muscles Downhill Into a former cul-de-sac littered with years worth of gravel

About the time my dads carpool entered Buckingham Mitch heroically elected to lay his Pea-Picker (like mine but green) down in the gravel and wear some of it home rather than face-plant himself into the deck lid of Mr Griffiths 66 Marlin Wisely Billy cut a hard left across the Freemans Blairs and Bankss front yards that still bear the divots

And I for all of my quick re-flexes attempted a twenty-five mile per hour grip on the door handle of the Marlin for a white-knuckle-terror trip home and a chewing-out from my surprised dad that gives me flashbacks to this day

Contrary to what I might have believed at the time adult-hood is a far more comfortable and safer ride

Robert Adcox

Contact Robert atrobadcoxhotmailcom

These days I am haunted by a growing mediocrity in our nationrsquos classrooms Having just finished more than two de-

cades of teaching science I am more concerned than I was 20 years ago about adolescent indif-ference to all the wonders in the cosmos The atoms and molecules have not changed Men-delrsquos principles of inheritance have not been routed Evolution is not a dead process In fact our knowledge (and hopefully our wisdom) about such phenomena has increased by orders of magnitude But something in the educational process seems to have changed Something is changing now as we live and breathe and muse about the universe

The students themselves are different Their habits of mind their spirits even their horizons somehow seem narrowed I use as evidence these foreboding symptoms increased impul-siveness and decreased reflection more vertical than horizontal thinking fragmentary rather than holistic approaches to analysis expanded dependencies on television video-games and social-networking tools and concurrently cur-tailed reading and discussing books and articles increased telegraphic speech and a decreased practice of using precise complete sentences in their interpersonal relations more physical than verbal interactions with their peers and fi-nally waning attention spans that rarely remain focused beyond a few moments Young people today are wriggling themselves to distraction Independent learning seems neglected like so much chaff in the wind

The implications are twofold Young people respond to societal expectations If societal es-teem for intellectual depth is meager then our

youth will likewise view such a quality as un-essential or even distasteful Our society then bears grave responsibility for this ill-fated turn-ing of our childrenrsquos minds Parents educational institutions media services businesses and religious organizations are all aspects of our so-ciety at-large that may have enormous influence on young peoplersquos views on learning and living Yet often both parents work schools package their programs into mind-numbing ldquostan-dardizedrdquo kits the media are redo-lent with sterile and coarse vignettes and businesses and churches are self-serving Too many young people are left unsupervised and ndash without adult direction and creativity ndash respond al-most instinctually to their environs Learning requires work Where do these aspects come from if the signifi-cant adults in a childrsquos world are preoccupied or negligent about their duties

The second implication is more insidious than the first Eminent biologists like Thomas E Lovejoy and EO Wilson have warned us steadi-ly that we have but for a short while a window of opportunity to deal with our plethora of ecologi-cal woes Taking advantage of this limited open-ing requires creative interaction analytical and reflective resolve and scientific literacy Sadly these are some of the very traits that seem to have waned so considerably in my two decades of teaching Recent studies reveal a shocking illiteracy rate among the American public for math and science If the significant adults in a childrsquos world do not see much less understand the causes and complexities of our ecological co-

nundrums where will the insights come from in the next decade or so to solve them

The narrowed horizons of young people low societal esteem for intellectual pursuits and a debilitating illiteracy rate for math and science can be a recipe for hopelessness if we do not act

unequivocally This fearsome triumvi-rate can kill culture even our species in the long run because we lose per-spective on our role in the economy of nature Thus we dismiss the impor-tance of stewardship cooperation and interdependence at our own peril

Tropical deforestation Acid rain Toxic and noisy environments Over-exploited natural resources Our eco-logical troubles are really signs of our widespread ignorance about connec-tions Theodosius Dobzhansky late professor of zoology at Columbia

University argued that the worldrsquos ecological crises stem from a philosophy of exploitation and expansion without which humankind could not have evolved modern civilization But he continued such a philosophy must now be al-tered into one of stability and common ground if human culture is to survive Our ethical guide out of this imbroglio might be a unified attempt to achieve cultural and ecological equilibrium That requires young people enthusiastic about learning a high societal standard for intellectual activity and a firm understanding among all citizens of scientific principles operating in our world Is all this possible

When working with my students I am entire-ly optimistic about the solutions to our troubles I have to be They are the inheritors of this mess

They will need a healthy world in which to raise their children Maybe a sense of immediacy will instill the creativity the analysis and the coop-eration needed for survival When I am alone however or when I am speaking with colleagues I am touched sometimes with an ugly hopeless-ness Our efforts may not be valiant enough Our insights and our knowledge may not be equal to the task before us And perhaps the window of opportunity has already shut without our knowing

So I give my students a scientific method as a tool for analyzing the problems that confront them I teach them ecology so that they see local and global interconnections And I try to im-bue a sense of wonder about the natural world to stave off the mediocrity indifference and apathy around them Henry David Thoreau wrote ldquoIn wildness is the preservation of the worldrdquo He had in mind of course the natural wildness of forests streams and other remote places To his meaning I would add the wildness of a young personrsquos mind and spirit Young people are naturally curious and are easily enthused by the world Only when they are encumbered by the artificiality in our culture do they falter and be-come apathetic So maybe my optimism when working with my students is not forced at all Maybe just maybe my teaching instincts recog-nize the grand potential of these young citizens for changing and sustaining a society that has underestimated them

An Erstwhile Sense of Hopelessness

H Bruce Rinker PhD

H Bruce Rinker PhDEcologist Educator and Explorer

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More Madness in RoanokeThe Salem Fair is upon usmdash

bringing rides exhibits food and entertainment to the Roa-noke Valley from Thursday June 30th to Sunday July 10th Now the second biggest fair in the state of Virginia many look forward to getting out for some-thing different just as summer gets into full swing with hazy hot days and sun light lasting long into the evening hours

A longtime staple of the fair is the ldquoRacing Pigsrdquo a bit of an oxymoron which in itself may be a part of the drawmdashpeople flock to watch the baby pigs race around the course in their rac-ing finest (silks with numbers on their backs) in pursuit of one more round of Oreo cook-ies The cookies are sufficient motivation for the little guys to

tear around the course up to 6 times a day (Wouldnrsquot you) Their racing careers are short-lived however once they grow bigger than 30 ndash 40 pounds they just canrsquot run the circuit

anymore and itrsquos off to well laying around like a pig

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Addiction Researcher Optimistic Graphic Labels Will Deter SmokersBy presenting the concrete

reality of what will happen as a result of smoking the new anti-smoking warnings that will show up on packs of cigarettes next year have a good chance of discouraging smoking said Warren Bickel professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

The nine new warnings de-signed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in-clude a photo of rotting teeth and injured lips a photo of damaged lungs a photo of a man exhaling smoke through a tracheostomy hole in his throat and a photo of the corpse of a smoker

ldquoThe FDArsquos images tele-scope the future to now The images bring future conse-quences into the moment the smoker is making the choice to buy a pack or open a pack of cigarettesrdquo said Bickel who directs the Advanced Recovery Research Center which is doing neurocogni-tive training to get smokers

to place greater value on the future He referred to the marketing strategy for many products of offering immedi-ate pleasure ldquoThe FDA is us-ing anti-marketingrdquo

Behavioral researchers who study addiction have documented that addicts do not value the future as a re-sult and do not acknowledge long-term consequences of their actions Bickel points out that James Gross profes-

sor of psychology at Stanford has shown that when the choice between an immediate reward and a future reward is explicit such as receiving $1000 in a year and nothing now ldquopeople value the later reward a little morerdquo

Bickel has used a combi-nation of behavior research and functional MRI to iden-tify the area of the brain that is dysfunctional in addicts when it comes to thinking about and planning for the future Subsequent research by Bickel has demonstrated that memory training can improve function in this area and he is working with smokers to exercise and train the aspects of the prefrontal cortexes involved

Bickel is also professor of psychology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech

Warren K Bickel

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Star City Motor Madness is ldquoa celebration of Americarsquos passion for the automobile and the love of cruisingrdquo ac-cording to the eventrsquos web-site Now in its tenth year the cruise down Williamson Road and the car show centered on Jefferson Street downtown is held annually on the last Fri-day and Saturday in June Last weekend car and truck enthu-siasts or perhaps those just reminiscing about the ldquoridesrdquo of their youth converged by the thousands in Roanoke

Muscle cars from the 60s and 70s are always a high-light but the cars and trucks exhibited or cruising down Williamson Road last Fri-

day night spanned a period of many decades Star City Motor Madness draws from throughout the Mid-Atlantic and beyond Fee from par-ticipants and donations from

sponsors raises money for the Virginia Museum of Trans-portation

Photo amp Story by Gene Marranogmarranocoxnet

Smart Way Connector the much-anticipated shuttle-bus service between Roanoke and Lynchburg debuts July 19 fur-ther enhancing transportation options in southwest and cen-tral Virginia while providing an affordable option to catch Amtrak trains to Washington DC and beyond

The 16-seat Smart Way Connector shuttle will oper-ate twice daily from Roanoke to Lynchburg with a stop in Bedford timed to connect with Amtrak service The shuttle bus also connects the New River Valley with stops in Salem Christiansburg and Blacksburg on Fridays and weekends

On other days NRV travelers can use existing 57-seat Smart Way bus service to travel to Roanoke with the opportunity to transfer to the Smart Way Connector

One-way fares are $4 Free parking is available at park-and-ride lots and the Roanoke Civic Center Lot C where the shuttle departs Schedules are synched to meet arriving and departing trains in Lynch-

burgWith this new service pas-

sengers can travel from Blacks-burg to Lynchburg on one bus system opening new options for rail travel while helping to boost tourism business and educational ties between the communities

ldquoThe Smart Way Connector is as symbolic as it is conve-nientrdquo said Roanoke Mayor David Bowers ldquoFirst this is an important first step in demonstrating to Amtrak the demand for passenger rail ser-vice to Roanoke And as com-munities in our region work more closely together across geographic boundaries itrsquos the first time people can travel via public transportation for any reason from any bus stop to from and within the three re-gionsrdquo

ldquoWe are excited to welcome the Smart Way Connector to a growing array of transpor-tation optionsrdquo added Carl Palmer general manager of Greater Roanoke Transit Co operator of the Smart Way Connector Smart Way bus Valley Metro and the Star Line

Trolley This new service is the result of a deep commit-ment here in the region to im-prove connectivity and in the Virginia General Assembly for understanding the potential

The service is a result of $256000 in grant funding from the Federal Transit Ad-ministration and the Vir-ginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and a $150000 grant from the Gen-eral Assembly secured by state Sen John Edwards

The Smart Way Connec-tor departs from the Roa-noke Civic Center Mondays - Thursdays at 550 am and 730 pm Fridays at 545 am and 720 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 8 am and 620 pm

It departs Virginia Tech Fri-days at 435 am and Satur-days and Sundays at 640 am

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Castle Rock And Spring Run Battle It Out At The Rockfishs Home Pool

Spring Runs Olivia Tull eyes the finish line in the 50-me-ter butterfly

The cap of Spring Runs Katarina Martin sends a clear message that girls rule in the pool

Girls get set for the starters horn in the 50-meter event

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By Bill Turnerinfonewsroanokecom

Sox Break Slump With 7-0 Win Over Myrtle

Salem batter Miles Head has his eye on the ball during the Red Sox win Tuesday afternoon

The Salem Red Sox may have found the secret to closing down the opposition- play their games at noon In order to prepare for the USA softball doubleheader set for Wednesday evening at Lewis-Gale Field the Red Sox and Myrtle Beach began their contest Tuesday at 12 oclock

Like the midday tempera-tures the Sox bats were hot as Salem pulled away for the 7-0 win to halt their 0-5 start to the Carolina League second half The Red Sox return home Wednesday July 6th to begin a six-night homestand


Celebrate Your Freedom To RaceThe Roanoke Cycling Organi-

zation and the Coventry Com-monwealth Games of Virginia once again bring cycling racing back to Roanoke City this holi-day weekend with The Indepen-dence Day 3 Races (ID3) a three day stage bicycle race

Stage one is Saturday with the Wilderness-Adventure Mill Mountain Time Trial where cyclists race against the clock against the 2k ascent up to the infamous Mill Mountain Star

On Sunday the second stage takes place downtown with the East Coasters Criterium held on Salem and Norfolk Avenues A criterium is a lapped event so is a fantastic opportunity for specta-tors to catch a glimpse of cyclists hitting speeds of 30+ mph

On Monday the Roanoke-Outsidecom Criterium takes place on the classic technical course where cyclists will fly down Church Franklin and Jef-ferson streets

Stages 2 amp 3 will also host the free Texas Tavern Kids Races (9 and under)

Race information and registra-tion is all located at wwwid3rac-escom

Photo by Hany Hosny

Cyclists charge through a turn in last yearrsquos ID3 Race

Well after a short break the column returns for what I shall call my Fourth of July special Im sure this one will evoke more than its share of spectacular fire-works

An avid reader questioned me Saturday at The Roanoker as to why I havent chimed in on Virginia Tech football yet Quite frankly I didnt realize there was anything outlandish to chime in about Boy did I miss the mark on that assumption

Last week the national cham-pionship drums in the Hokie Nation started beating like the climatic scene of a Tarzan mov-ie

Totally unbelievable I would have thought after last years debacle Hokie fans would give quarterback Logan Thomas a chance to get his feet on the ground before the unsettling pressure they deliver to a QB who has only taken 80 snaps

Make no mistake about it Thomas is the real deal with a lot of potential While at Brookville Thomas was one of the most well-spoken athletes I ever inter-viewed

But for heavenrsquos sake you or-ange and maroon give the guy a chance to succeed

So heres my take on the sea-son right or wrong with the door open for anyone to dis-agree

Will Tech be the national champions

No way The schedule is ri-diculously simple The ACC is at best mediocre in football If it werent for the BCS guarantee you could make a good argu-ment that a third place SEC team

may rank above the top ACC team once the BCS selections ar-rive This all gives foundation to formulating a playoff system that would eliminate the back-door-Bettys

Can Tech run the table and go 12-0

Absolutely Their ACC road schedule is a pushover and their four non-conference games ab-surdly easy Taking a look at the above for a BCS major conference team those two cat-egories may well be the easiest in the nation The catch here is that Tech wont get style points for blasting Arkansas State or Wake

With week after week facing these opponents can Tech really climb the Top-25 ladder to the elite top five

Good question I have my doubts This has been played out before in Blacksburg so its un-clear how much push Tech gets beating Wake while SEC Big-10 and Big-12 teams beat each other senseless week after week in quality matchups

Is Tech worried about any particular non-conference op-ponent

Yes Marshall The Hokies must travel to the Joan where Marshall had West Virginia in the bag last year before letting a win get away Sure sign Tech is worried--they offered Marshall $2 million to move the game to FedEx Field in LandoverMaryland Marshall AD Mike Hamrick told Tech to forget it The Herd and their fans win or lose are chomping at the bit to get the Hokies in Hunting-

ton where the Hokey Pokey will get nothing but laughs

Will Tech beat UVa again in 2011

Probably The Hoos have a long way to go to get things in order Dont expect miracles

Does the game with Alabama proposed for 2013 make sense

For sure If Tech wants to be among the recognized elite it

needs to tangle with the same Playing the direc-tional Michigans or Ar-kansas State doesnt get that done The real test comes down the road when the Hokies battle Ohio State and Wiscon-

sin in home-and-home series

Is Tech still smarting from the loss to JMU last year

Theyve gotten over it but nobody will forget it JMU has made the win pay off The Dukes announced this week they will play West Virginia next year at FedEx

Who do you want to see excel for Tech this season

Logan Thomas for sure Give him time and he may well provide some huge surprises From the local area watch Cave Springs Michael Cole Cole will bring a lot of class to the VT program and one guy who I can count on for a fist thump after any game Now you can see Im in the Hokie huddle--just with-out the drum

Send your inquiries to infonewsroanokecom

Bill Turner

Wild Billrsquos Weekly Sports Roundup


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Pacorsquos Tacos is the ldquoReal DealrdquoTherersquos a new guy in town for

the foodie in all of us and while at first glance it sounds like itrsquos mostly for those who love Mexi-can cuisine many may find they are just one serving of ldquoTacos Al Pastorrdquo away from a newfound gotta-have food fix

For starters it may be time to re-define a few common as-sumptions about Mexican fare hellip it doesnrsquot have to be spicy hellip it doesnrsquot have to be greasy hellip it is made from fresh ingredients and itrsquos time to add (lots of) ci-lantro to the vocabulary list

Itrsquos all at the only Mexican Taqueria in townmdashldquoPacorsquos Tacosrdquomdashwho had their ribbon-cutting ceremony this past Fri-day The couple who opened Pacorsquos are familiar to many Laura (nee Bullington) who grew up in Roanoke and Arturo Gomez along with their two children Alexandra age nine and Jakey six have worked for many months to open their new restaurantmdasha longtime dream of Arturorsquos The atmosphere is bright and welcoming just coming through the door there is a sense that this is not your average Mexican eatery

Maybe itrsquos the aroma of slow-roasting pork over onions and pineapple reminiscent of pulled pork that is so beloved in the south Maybe itrsquos those colorful soda bottles with the ornate-looking labels all lined up (Jarritos)mdashor the smiling servers behind the counter that add a feeling of pleasant curi-osity for the first-time visitor who may want to venture to try a sample of ldquoHorchatardquo an authentic Mexican rice-based sweet soda beverage with just a hint ofmdashcinnamon Itrsquos differ-ent but tasty and refreshing

Laura Gomez chatted eas-ily with customers and well-wishers while keeping an eye on her young son who had a nice button-down shirt pressed and ready for the opening event but in all the excitement for-got to wear it (Much to momrsquos angst) Arturo kept the line moving and kept up a friendly

banter as a mostly steady flow of customers stopped in around lunchtime There were tacos and cake all around to celebrate the new venture which is billed as a ldquorsquotaco shoprsquo where one can choose from a variety of meats and savor traditional tacos just like those found in Mexico hellip Some call them lsquoStreet Tacosrsquordquo

She says many people come in and say ldquoTHIS is what Irsquove been waiting for this is what I grew up withrdquo upon trying their tacos and tortas (Mexican subs) which she takes as a high compliment Laura is careful to reiterate that everything in-cluding the cheese dip salsas and taco salad is homemade from scratch with fresh ingre-dients and the meats are grilled or boiled not fried They season everything authentically and not all the dishes are spicy

The business has been a fam-ily project from the beginning Laura says that Arturo ldquohas al-ways wanted to do this as long as Irsquove known him about 20 years [so] itrsquos a real dream come truerdquo Arturo who is from Vera Cruz Mexico uses many fam-ily recipes from back home itrsquos ldquolike walking into Mexico right hererdquo Laura adds Dad Jim Bul-lington retired from running the landmark Texas Tavern has been a support as has her mother Velma a Pastor who gave the invocation for the rib-

bon cutting ceremony Brother Matt Bullington (current owner of the Tavernmdasha separate busi-ness) helped paint the new Pa-corsquos restaurant

While these two family busi-nesses are very different the spirit of entrepreneurship is a common trait The Gomez chil-dren have been included every step of the way and it is an op-portunity for them to learn ac-cording to Laura who says ldquoev-erything we do is for our kidsrdquo She says they tell the kids over and over what entrepreneur-ship means ldquoBelieve in your-self Have a goal Do not waver Go for itrdquo

The long hours and careful planning have paid off as the restaurant seems poised for suc-cess in the niche they have cho-sen On his way out friend and business associate Don Darnell smiles as he tells Laura that in addition to the delicious menu ldquothe charm and charisma that [she] and Arturo have will keep people coming backrdquo

Pacorsquos Tacos is located two

blocks from Orange Ave at 1613 Williamson Road Phone 5402650007 Hours are Mon ndash Thurs 11 ndash 9 Fri amp Sat 11 - 10 Sunday 11 ndash 8


At ribbon cutting ceremony (L-R) Chris Morrill Dave Trinkle Owners - Arturo Alexander Jakey and Laura Gomez

By Cheryl Hodgescherylnewsroanokecom

Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show Raises Money For Carilion ClinicA check for $10000 was pre-

sented last week to Carilion Clinicrsquos Every Womanrsquos Life program during a center ring presentation at the 55th Annual Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show in Lexington

Over the past two years much needed funds for breast can-cer research have been raised through the United Professional Horsemenrsquos Associationrsquos Pink Ribbon Program at horse shows throughout the country As one of the top five horse shows in the country to raise money for the cause the Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show was happy to fund research and raise awareness so one day soon breast cancer can be eradicated The show was honored with a check of $10000 to donate to a local cause of its choice

After extensive research Kim Germ-Cramer Chairman of the Mid-A Showrsquos Pink Rib-bon Committee chose Caril-ion Clinicrsquos Every Womanrsquos Life program as an organization well worth the donation Kim speak-ing on behalf of the Mid-A Mor-gan Show Committee felt every woman should have an equal

chance for a quality life despite the disparities in financial edu-cational and medical support ldquoWhen women who are unin-sured or who fall through the social cracks have an organiza-tion like Every Womanrsquos Life which offers free screenings for early detection of cancer lead-ing to early treatment and an increased chance of survival it is a Godsendrdquo explained Germ-Cramer ldquoAfter reaching out to the community and finding this

local organization we are deeply encouraged and know the fruits of our fund-raising efforts are in a sector where an immediate difference can be maderdquo

The presentation took place during the Thursday evening session of the Mid-Atlantic Morgan Horse Show in center ring of the Anderson Coliseum at the Virginia Horse Center

For more information visit wwwcarilionclinicorgabout

Photo by Suzy Lucine

From left to right Mid-A Morgan Horse Show Chairman CP Staley Kim Germ-Cramer Chairman of the Mid-A Morgan Horse Show Pink Ribbon Committee Kathy Womack Every Womanrsquos Life Coordinator Sophie Germ Project Fundraiser

On July 4 we shoot fireworks attend picnics watch parades and otherwise celebrate our nationrsquos independence and the many freedoms we enjoy But as you go through life yoursquoll find out how important it is to work towards another type of freedom mdash financial freedom Thatrsquos why you need to put strat-egies in place to help you work towards your own Financial In-dependence Day

And therersquos no way to ldquosugar-coatrdquo this task because it will be challenging In recent years a combination of factors mdash in-cluding depressed housing pric-es rising health care costs fro-zen or eliminated pension plans and the financial market plunge of 2008 and early 2009 mdash has made it more difficult for many of us to accumulate the resourc-es wersquoll need to enjoy the retire-ment lifestyle wersquove envisioned In fact the average American family faces a 37 percent short-fall in the income they will need in retirement according to a recent report by consulting firm McKinsey amp Company

But now that wersquove gotten the ldquobadrdquo stuff out of the way letrsquos turn to the good news You can do a great deal to work towards financial freedom during your retirement years Here are some suggestions that can help

Save and invest more Obvi-ously the younger you are the greater the benefit yoursquoll get by increasing your savings and in-vestments But whatever your age yoursquoll find that it pays to save and invest more During difficult economic times of course itrsquos not always easy to boost your savings and invest-ments but try to find ways that are as ldquoautomaticrdquo as possible For example whenever you get a raise increase your 401(k) contributions which come di-rectly from your paycheck And whenever you get a ldquowindfallrdquo such as a tax refund try to use part of it for your IRA or anoth-er investment account

Rebalance your portfolio Itrsquos always a good idea to peri-odically rebalance your invest-ments to make sure they are still aligned with your goals and

risk tolerance But itrsquos especially important to rebalance as you get older and you near retire-ment At this stage yoursquoll want to decrease the volatility in your portfolio and lock in what gains yoursquove achieved so you may want to move some (but certainly not all) of your more aggressive investments into less volatile ones

Cut down on debts Itrsquos easier said than done but anything you can do to reduce your debt load will free up money to invest for your retirement Work dili-gently to pay off whatever debts you can and examine your life-style to find areas in which you can reduce spending

Consider working part-time during retirement Many Americans are now living lon-ger and enjoying happy healthy retirements In fact the concept of ldquoretirementrdquo has changed so that it now includes any number of activities mdash including part-time work in a completely dif-ferent area from onersquos previous career If you are willing to do even a little part-time work dur-ing your retirement years you can greatly reduce the financial pressures you may face during this time of your life

The 4th of July comes and goes quickly So put strategies in place now to help you work towards your own Financial In-dependence Day

Carl Grove is a Financial Ad-visor at Edward Jones located in Roanoke VA He may be reached at 540-344-9211 or carlgroveedwardjonescom Edward Jones its associates and financial advi-sors do not provide tax or legal advice

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Fandango on Tap - FloydFest Celebrates 10th Year

Kris Hodges his life partner Erika Johnson and the rest of their Across-the-Way produc-tion team will be very busy in July as they stage Floyd Fan-dango and FloydFest on their bucolic patch of land up on the mountain

Floyd Fandango a beer and wine festival with music takes place this weekend July 2-3 near milepost 1705 on the Blue Ridge Parkway About two doz-en local and regional breweries and wineries will be on hand $25 advance tickets ($30 at the gate) gets you a wine or beer glass for tastings

Therersquos music of course an eclectic group of performers assembled largely by Hodges a musician himself who has trav-eled around the world looking for unique talents JJ Grey amp Mofro Anders Osborne These United States a reunited Acous-tic Syndicate and Dangermuffin are headliners

JJ Grey is a soul singer from Florida with a full horn section Hammond organ and a bevy of backup singers ldquoAn amazing singer ndash real good southern soul musicrdquo said Hodges Acoustic Syndicate were forerunners of the ldquonewgrassrdquo music scene and appeared at the first few Floyd-Fests

New Orleans native Anders Osborne an electric guitarist and songwriter is a ldquophenom-enal cat Irsquom really excited about himrdquo adds Hodges There will be two stages set up for Floyd Fandango which Hodges calls a ldquoglorified beer and wine gar-denrdquo Children are allowed in (free 5 and under) and a pin-ball arcade will help keep them amused Hodges is aiming for an Americana feel at Fandango which includes some attendees that also make their way to Floy-dFest later in the month

Fandango began as a beer fest only five years ago a year later Wine Down the Music Trail took its place and now the two events have morphed into Fan-dango which has always been held during the Fourth of July weekend Hodges figures a com-bination beer-wine event works better with an ldquoover saturationrdquo of wine festivals

Attendance has been grow-ing at Fandango for the past few years according to Hodges who manages two other wine festi-vals including Vintage Virginia in Centreville with his Across

the Way team (See floydfandan-gocom for more information)

Then there is FloydFest the annual celebration of music and a cultural happening in its tenth year Hodges will have ten mu-sic venues on the Floydfest site which will offer some outdoor experiences this year ndash biking and hiking on the property ndash to go along with the all day all night music camping food arts and craft vendors that have been part of the event for many years

Hodges also expects a sellout of around 14000 per day for the July 28-31 event which has been expanded by one day since last year Bikes can be rented on site and a Frisbee golf course will be available for those that need a break from the music Nature walks around the Floyd-Fest property and a drive to the Dan River on Saturday morning (July 30) for ldquoany of the crazies that actually bring a kayakrdquo will also be offered ndash as will extreme camping

There are dozens and dozens of bands and individual per-formers in the lineup this year including the Under the Radar series that features up and com-ing but fairly unknown artists Old Crow Medicine Show Taj Mahal Grace Potter amp the Noc-turnals Railroad Earth and the Del McCoury Band are among the headliners The first few years of FloydFest was ldquomore pain and struggle than I care to recallrdquo said Hodges who none-theless had the vision that the annual happening ldquowas here to stayrdquo

Now he receives countless music samplings and queries from musicians that want to be a part of FloydFest which attracts music lovers of all ages and de-mographics Everything from bluegrass and true mountain

music to rock jazz and soul are always on the menu

ldquoIt feels amazing to be stand-ing here in year tenrdquo said Hodges who said promoters at much larger festivals like Bon-aroo in Tennessee are envious of his event which is not ldquoout of controlrdquo like some others in regards to safety the amount of trash generated etc Hodges has worked Bonaroo in a support capacity before ldquoI have some stories that can make you shiv-errdquo he chuckles

The 10th anniversary of Floy-dFest will be celebrated in a ldquocol-orful fashionrdquo promised Hodg-es who selected the image of a mythical Phoenix for ldquoThe EX-periencerdquo theme ldquoWersquore closing this decade with a bangrdquo About 70 percent of the performers this year have appeared at FloydFest before Thursday (July 28) is a full day this year and the 27th has been added as a half day

ldquoEveryonersquos just blown away by the lineup this yearrdquo said Hodges He likes Trampled by Turtles that will open for Old Crow Medicine Show on Thurs-day-Friday Hot Tunarsquos appear-ance leaves Hodges ldquoextremely excitedrdquo and the Afro-beat of Seun Kuti amp Egypt 80 highlights Saturday nightrsquos show

ldquoIrsquom closing off the decade with respect and remembrance for what built FloydFestrdquo said Hodges who has always tried to demonstrate a link between African rhythms and the sounds of Appalachia ldquoTherersquos a lot of great names and a lot of great musicrdquo said Hodges

See floydfestcom or the festivalrsquos Facebook page for more informa-tion or call 888-VA-FESTS


Blue Ridge PBS Honored With Emmy Four State Awards

Blue Ridge PBS was hon-ored over the weekend with a regional Emmy Award and four first-place Virginia Asso-ciation of Broadcasters (VAB) Awards The station won its second consecutive Emmy for ldquoJobQuestrdquo recognized for outstanding community service broadcasting ldquoJob-Questrdquo also won its second VAB Award for public ser-vice ldquoPositive Parentingrdquo and ldquoHealthQuestrdquo took top VAB honors for news and feature reporting respectively while BlueRidgePBSorg won in the web site category

The prestigious Emmy for community service is the only award category that rec-ognizes the work of an entire station rather than an indi-vidual

ldquoEarning a second Emmy Award is a tremendous achievement for the station lsquoJobQuestrsquo community part-ners Blue Ridge PBS corpo-rate underwriters and our membersrdquo said James Baum Blue Ridge PBS president and CEO ldquoThe Emmy is the broadcast industryrsquos bench-mark for the recognition of television excellence What makes this award even more gratifying is that we com-peted against commercial and public television sta-tions in Maryland Virginia and Washington DC Some of these stations have much larger organizations but Blue Ridge PBS has the community support and dedicated staff it takes to make great relevant television programsrdquo

ldquoJobQuestrdquo community partners were involved in many aspects of the program which helped people get back to work in the worst econ-omy since the Depression From promotional activi-ties to prominent on-camera roles during live broadcasts the following organizations made important contribu-tions to the series The Roa-noke Times WDBJ7 Virginia Western amp New River Com-munity Colleges Roanokersquos Economic Development Of-fice Roanoke Regional Office of the Virginia Employment Commission The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Com-merce Roanoke Valley So-ciety for Human Resource Management Virginia Eco-

nomic Bridge and National College

Involvement of community partners was also important in the other productions that swept the VAB awards giv-ing Blue Ridge PBS more first place trophies than any other station in Virginia ldquoPosi-tive Parentingrdquo was a special production developed to give teachers and parents current information about preparing kids for a lifetime of learn-ing success The program was created in partnership with Smart Beginnings of Greater Roanoke a not-for-profit or-ganization that shares the Blue Ridge PBS goal of improving learning and school readiness among young children

ldquoHealthQuestrdquo a weekly program features medical professionals from major hos-pitals in the region engaged in candid conversations about how people can take charge of their own healthcare Guests on the winning episode which covered heart disease prevention treatment and research included physicians from Carilion Clinic Mont-gomery Regional Hospital and Wellmont Health System The episode also shared the personal story of Salem Va

resident and radio pioneer Herm Reavis who is fighting for better heart health

ldquoThese programs grew out of our mission to serve as the regionrsquos storytellerrdquo said Julie Newman Blue Ridge PBS ex-ecutive producer ldquoThe VAB awards recognized a wide range of productions formats and subjectsmdashall examples of how Blue Ridge PBS is work-ing to address issues of im-portance to people in com-munities we serverdquo

For more information visit wwwBlueRidgePBSorg

Blue Ridge PBS Executive Pro-ducer Julie Newman accepts the stationrsquos second consecu-tive Emmy for ldquoJobQuestrdquo during a June 25 ceremony in Washington DC

A sea of people enjoy the music during last yearrsquos Floydfest

The youth choir from First Baptist Church Easley SC will be touring the southeast this summer June 25 through July 1 As part of their ldquoSoutheast Tourrdquo they visited the Roanoke Rescue Mission on Thursday June 30 The 40 voice youth choir called One Voice will be presenting the musical This Changes Everything by Kyle Matthews They performed for both the Women amp Childrenrsquos Shelter and Menrsquos Shelter cha-pel services in the Fralin Cha-pel

Through music drama and sacred dance One Voice has shared the love of Christ through choral music of all styles for more than 35 years As part of their tour the choir will also be singing at church-

es childrenrsquos homes hospitals entertainment venues prisons and other rescue missions

The Rescue Mission of Roa-noke is located at 402 Fourth Street SE For more informa-tion call (540) 343-7227 or visit wwwrescuemissionnet

Youth Choir Performs at Rescue Mission

The youth choir ldquoOne Voicerdquo from First Baptist Church in Eas-ley SC visited and performed for the Roanoke Rescue Mission on June 30th

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If wandering around a huge garden filled with brightly col-ored daylilies variegated hos-tas breeze-rustled conifers and ornamental grasses - all to the tune of flowing water - appeals to you then visit Glebe Hill Gar-dens in Botetourt County soon Through July 19 you can visit these delights during the open garden days courtesy of owners Gary and Carol Osborne

Planning for his retirement about 20 years ago Gary Os-borne took four acres of farm-land for his home and started turning it into the fairyland its is today He buys up to 100 new daylily varieties each year and so many hostas that his garden is now an official showcase for both the American Daylily and Hosta Societies

If all you know about day-lilies is out of date you may think they do well in shade Osborne has the real skinny on that ldquoDaylilies can grow in the shade but they need full sun to bloomrdquo And while they will survive alongside rural roads in hard soil a little natural compost helps them along to full glory Osborne adds Osmocote a slow release 10-10-10 fertilizer to the compost he makes from the spent blossoms of thousands of plants In order to let his flowers show all their glory each day he his wife and daughter Christie have to remove by hand each flower that has bloomed and faded that day ndash a task that takes at least three hours

Wandering the paths of Glebe Hill visitors will come across every daylily color imaginable from many of the 1500 vari-eties that are grown Yellow gold white cream red ruby pink lavender peach and or-ange blooms abound There are unique shapes such as the double and triple ruffled flow-ers not to mention blossoms with two or three colors Os-borne pointed out the ldquoeyerdquo of the flower the part right in the middle Some times the eye con-

trasts with the rest of the petals sometimes it harmonizes One popular variety has a huge red

flower with a golden eye grow-ing on a tall stem

The well-established trees make this garden look as if they had always grown here but not so ldquoThere werenrsquot any trees on the property I planted all of themrdquo Osborne said Then he started on the gardens ldquoI didnrsquot have a master plan I just walk around and decide what to do nextrdquo

Those trees now shade per-golas fishponds and a flowing brook plus the 850 varieties of hostas some new this year Os-borne has his own take on what makes hostas special ldquoyou donrsquot grow hostas for the flowers We just cut them off You grow hos-tas for the foliagerdquo

One look supports that view

different shapes and sizes of leaves with widely differing leaf colors all in shades of green some mixed with gold or white Each one sports a label and grows under mulch to keep in water and slow weeds down

For those wanting to buy a daylily Osborne digs it up The hostas sit in neat rows potted and ready to go in a shady cor-ner Mature hostas can be di-vided into three or more plants Growing such a garden keeps Osborne happy all the time ndash happy to be outside happy to be living amidst such beauty

Directions to Glebe Hill Gar-dens Exit 150B off Interstate 81 take Rt 220 North one mile past Lord Botetourt High School Take a left turn onto Rt 675 Glebe Road Fourth driveway on the left Viewing hours Monday through Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM Sunday 2 PM - 6 PM open through July 16 Other times by appointment call 540-992-1567

Daylily Heaven At Glebe Hill Gardens

By Priscilla Richardsoninfonewsroanokecom

Photo by Priscilla Richardson

Hostas daylilies and other flora abound at Glebe Hill Gardens

Photo By Priscilla Richardson

Daylilies at Glebe Hill Gardens

Great Blue Heron BY TED KOOSER US POET LAUREATE Some of us are fortunate to find

companions among the other crea-tures and in this poem by T Alan Broughton of Vermont we sense a kind of friendship without dependen-cy between our species and another

I drive past him each day in the swamp where he stands on one leg hunched as if dreaming of his own form

the surface reflects Often I nearly forget to turn left buy fish and wine be home in time to cook and chill Today the bird stays with me as if I am moving through the heronrsquos dream to share his sky or watermdashplaceshe will rise into on slow flapping wings or where his long bill darts to catch unwary frogs Irsquove seen his slate blue feathers lift him as dangling legs fold back Irsquove seen him fly through the dying sun and out again entering night entering my own sleep I only know this bird by a name wersquove wrapped him in and when I stand on my porch fish in the broilerwine glass sweating against my palm glint of sailboats tacking home on dusky water I try to imagine himslowly descending to his nest wise as he was or ever will be filling each moment with that momentrsquos act or silence and the evening folds itself around me

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The heat and humidity return Friday and into the upcoming holiday weekend We could easily see the hottest temperatures so far this year with the mid to upper 90s expected for highs There will be plenty of sun and a possibility of isolated storms on Sunday

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year crisscrossing the state espousing her platform issue Get Involved ndash Change Your World While in Roanoke Crot has the use of a free apartment at the Pebble Creek com-plex in Southwest Roanoke County

Jordan Frankos was named Miss Vir-giniarsquos Outstanding Preteen on Saturday and Dominick Fink is Miss Virginiarsquos Out-standing Teen The Miss Virginia organiza-tion awards more than $100000 annually in scholarships at the pageant finals and at oth-er preliminary events throughout the year

Right after the TV lights were shut down and before being whisked off to Hotel Roa-noke for the afterglow party Crot did a radio interview with Tara Wheeler a former Miss Virginia who now works as a reporter ldquoHer life will change after tonightrdquo commented Wheeler in setting up the segment Miss Virginia 2010 Caitlin Uze handed her tiara

over to Crot after the new Miss Virginia was announced

ldquoThis is the most fabulous first job a girl could ask forrdquo said the JMU English major ldquoall of my student loans will be paid for after tonight and that makes it even more special for me Irsquom so excited to represent this great staterdquo Crot earned $16000 in scholarship money with her win she wants to return to school someday to earn a doctorate

Crot said she was most looking forward to talking with children around Virginia something she did in the DC area as Miss Arlington Bullying is a theme she speaks about often ldquoI was bullied and so many girls in this pageant were bullied as wellrdquo Crot re-vealed to the radio audience

Runner-ups from among the top 11 final-ists selected Saturday night were 1st Runner-Up Courtney Garrett - Miss Lynchburg 2nd

Runner-Up Lindsay Morris - Miss Roanoke Valley (Morris hails from Harrisonburg) 3rd Runner-Up Shannon Oliver - Miss Greater Hampton Roads and 4th Runner-Up Brit-tany Young - Miss Greater Richmond

Miss Virginia Executive Producer Bootie Chewning helped keep the wheels on track before and during Saturdayrsquos finale she called Crot ldquoa fantastic young lady Persis-tence pays off Shersquos going to do a fabulous job for usrdquo That includes a good showing at the Miss America pageant Chewning pre-dicted Miss Virginia 2009 Caressa Camer-on the television finale co-host with Lowell Hill went on to become Miss America in 2010 There were entries from 30 prelimi-nary pageants in the Miss Virginia competi-tion this year

gt Miss VA From page 1


gt Greenway From page 1

ing them For starters they offer an alternative means of trans-portation ldquoWe are getting more and more folks that are using the greenways to ride their bikes to and from workrdquo said Buschor ldquo We have established mile post markers along the way [funded by the Roanoke Kiwanis Club] and we have provided teachers guides to interpret the green-ways from an educational per-spective We can actually [take] the students from the classroom allow them to walk and exercise along the greenway while enjoy-ing an educational benefitrdquo

There is also the social bene-

fit where people come together for jogging running walk-ing and sightseeing Finally the greenways have a positive impact on adjacent property values according to Buschor ldquoIt has been found that people that live in close proximity to the green spaces [and] do enjoy the opportunity of seeing their property values increase Wersquore not only creating a wonderful amenity for people to use but itrsquos also of benefit to those people that live in close proximityrdquo

Buschor believes that citizen feedback is a significant element of Parks and Recreationrsquos mis-

sion ldquoThrough master plan-ning processes through pro-cesses of program evaluations [surveys and the use of] social media we are constantly in communication with our users and potential customers asking them what they want Every-thing from programs to facilities and amenitiesmdashwe have always tried and we will continue to use those methods in determining what the best use of parks fa-cilities are what programs and what things people want to see happen within our department Our goal is very much to make sure that we serve our custom-

ers [and] our citizens By asking them what it is that they want is one step in helping fulfill that promiserdquo

Buschor cites numerous stud-ies demonstrating that people desire to reside in communities that place a premium on offer-ing them the chance to inter-act socially ndash like encountering others on the greenway ldquoThatrsquos important to the livability of our community Thatrsquos very much what we try to provide to our citizens and to visitorsrdquo

was before its makeover He wanted to ldquokeep the things

that are extraordinaryrdquo about the venerable hotel during its transformation into a mixed-use space Walker called the lobby which is much more spacious with the removal of the hotel checkout desk and now fea-tures a large dark wood bar at one end ldquothe handsomest room in Roanokerdquo Next to the bar is the entrance to a new restaurant where Hunterrsquos Grille used to be scheduled to open by this fall ldquoIrsquom looking forward to being a customer at the restaurantrdquo said Walker

Walker also heaped praise on Roanoke City Manager Chris Morrill who cut the ribbon and on the city itself ldquoyou have to have community-minded pri-vate business hellip and good gov-ernment [working together]rdquo said Walker ldquoRoanoke has a lot to be proud of in every way

There [was] a teamwork atti-tuderdquo

Being on the National Histor-ic Register meant ldquoa lot of hoops to jump throughrdquo but Walker said that wasnrsquot new for him Next up could be a transforma-tion of the Ice House building in Wasena that Walker also owns and hopes to turn into another mixed use property ldquoI would love to be able to do the Ice Houserdquo said Walker ldquobut you canrsquot predict with any certainty what will happenrdquo

Studio one and two bedroom apartments and a three story penthouse range from around $500 to over $1000 per month at the Patrick Henry although most have been snapped up some by nursing students go-ing to school nearby at Jeffer-son College ldquoIrsquom grateful and encouraged [by the response]rdquo said Walker who says he is still trying to gauge where the ldquoequi-

libriumrdquo is in Roanokersquos down-town housing market

Walker also thanked his de-velopment team of more than a dozen in making the project go ldquotheyrsquove been there day in and day out At times it was next to impossiblerdquo

Former City Manager Bern Ewert came to the ribbon cutting and a reception that same night marveling at the changes to the Patrick Henry Ewert was in of-fice when the city put together a visioning plan more than 30 years ago a plan that saw a de-mand for downtown housing It has taken several decades however for that momentum to build

ldquoThere was a belief that downtown couldnrsquot be savedrdquo recalled Ewert who conducted a ldquodesign-a-thonrdquo on television that encompassed changes to the market area Elmwood Park Center in the Square and sur-

rounding areas ldquoWhat you see downtown [now] is what took placerdquo

Ewert said the housing de-mand in urban spaces like downtown Roanoke ldquois the last thing that happened People did not want to live downtown [30 years ago]rdquo He would like to see a downtown movie house may-be with six screens to help at-tract more people to the city and its businesses Ewert commend-ed Walker on his development work helping to save some of the older structures highlighted in his Design rsquo79 plan

Ed Walker said hersquos not inter-ested in legacy and doesnrsquot think about that when passing by other older structures hersquos redeveloped in downtown Roanoke like the Cotton Mills ldquoWhatrsquos really in-teresting to me is achievementrdquo

gt Patrick Henry From page 1


gt Announce From page 1

Nancy Horn but I do know how her office works and how it should work I have talked to many county taxpayers over the last few weeks and they are happy to tell me about their dis-satisfaction with her officerdquo said

Bream about why she feels the Commissioner of the Revenue office can be taken back from Horn a three-term incumbent elected as a Democrat

ldquoThe inability to phone file [when removing a vehicle from personal property taxes] the fact the phones are never an-swered and messages are not returned and more [are issues]rdquo said Bream who espouses ldquogood old fashioned customer servicerdquo

Horn said she is ready to de-fend her departmentrsquos work ldquoI have a wonderful staffrdquo said Horn who manages about 15 people ldquoIrsquom ready and able to serve another four yearsrdquo She first assumed the commis-sionerrsquos position when her boss Wayne Compton passed away suddenly

Bream was supported at the podium by other locally elected Republicans including State Senator Ralph Smith Salem del-egate Greg Habeeb and Roanoke City Sheriff Octavia Johnson

Bream who has two degrees from Virginia Tech and runs a marketing firm has ldquolots of business acumenrdquo according to Habeeb who added that he is ldquothrilled any time another grass roots Republican leader steps uprdquo Bream was a precinct cap-tain for Habeeb when he ran for the delegatersquos seat vacated by Morgan Griffith

Bream said her staff ndash if she is elected this fall ndash would answer the phone within three rings ldquono more 10 option automated systemsrdquo she declared The can-didate said she had heard a com-mon theme when sounding out people about a possible run for Commissioner of the Revenue ldquothe citizens of Roanoke County really wanted to see a new face in office this yearrdquo

Meanwhile Charlotte Moore elected as a Democrat in a Re-publican-leaning district four years ago will formally an-nounce July 1 that she is seeking reelection this time as an inde-pendent Moore a realtor and owner of a landscaping com-pany has made protecting the environment one of her major issues since taking office Shersquos also learned to clarify her posi-tions leaving no room for other interpretations hoping to avoid controversy

Moore likes Roanoke Coun-tyrsquos green building team which requires new public buildings to be energy efficient and the RC Clear citizenrsquos committee which is also promoting a green agen-da to the public Moore would like to see a constructive debate on the issue of windmill farms like the one proposed for Bent Mountain before the Board of Supervisors votes on that proj-ect

Stormwater management is another issue the county needs to focus on according to Moore who would like to see more underground culverts used to divert water and fewer reten-tion ponds She is pleased that the South Peak (formerly Slate

Hill) project appears to be mov-ing forward again Ten thousand trees are now being planted on that hill according to Moore The county gave South Peak developer James Smith a long term tax break in return for in-frastructure improvements he must make a move Moore sup-ported with her vote

ldquoThere are still some things I want to accomplishrdquo said Moore who acknowledges the ldquodifferent waysrdquo each of the su-pervisors goes about making de-cisions She wants to keep ldquopush-ing for more economic growthrdquo and wants to find a way to keep young people here Moore has two children herself one in the Navy and the other in the health care field ldquoWe need to focus on [business growth]rdquo said Moore

Several local citizens will speak on her behalf at the an-nouncement emphasizing that voting for the person should take precedence over party lines Several Republicans are interest-ed in running for the Board of Supervisors slot in Cave Spring as well As for her decision to run as an independent instead of as a Democrat Moore feels she must lead by example

ldquoLocal government should be non-partisan I believe thatrdquo said Moore ldquoSome people be-lieve they should be partisan no matter what level [of gov-ernment] We should focus on issuesrdquo So far no Democrat has announced a run for Moorersquos seat ldquoOne term is really just the beginning of the learning pro-cessrdquo said Moore who wants to ldquostay focused on what the citi-zens wantrdquo if returned to office in Novemberrsquos election


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