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In honor of Family Day, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will hold a formal review on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. on the Drillfield. It will be centered on the War Memorial Chapel. University President Charles W. Steger will speak during the parade. In addition, the Highty-Tighties, the regimental band, will play and Skipper, the Corps of Cadets cannon, will be fired when the cadets first enter the Drillfield, at the first note of the national anthem, and the first note of “Tech Triumph.” There will be three shots total, the first shot will be at approximately 10:50 a.m. and the final shot will be at about 11:40 p.m. Immediately following the parade the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets museum, located on the first floor of Rasche Hall, will be open for tours. All are welcome and encouraged to come view the parade.

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The dreaded Garlic Mustard P6– A group of Virginia Masplant (Alliaria petiolata). ter Naturalists takes on the dreaded and prolific Garlic Mustard plant that is spreading across Poor Mountain.

Former governors Tim Kaine and George Allen avoided occupying the same space Thursday as they both addressed the Virginia Economic Development Fall Conference separately at the Hotel Roanoke. As the door closed and Kaine walked out Allen walked down the steps to the foyer. Allen stopped to chat with Matt Leonard, executive director of the Halifax Industrial Development Authority. Allen was scribbling in his notepad as Leonard talked with him. Later Allen, referring to Leonard, said that as governor he brought the Dollar General Corporation to Halifax County. They then had trouble find-

ing qualified truck drivers and Allen ple making a million dollars or more.” worked to bring a truck driving school It’s unclear whether that was a gaff or a to Southside Virginia Community change in the Obama/Biden position. College. Leonard said, “I was pleased Kaine said Allen and the Republithe governor gave me a minute of his cans want all cuts and no revenue to time.” avoid sequestration. “I just don’t beTim Kaine spoke first saying that lieve the arithmetic or the economics he differed with President would work … the obstacle Obama in that he would let right now is the ball and State Politics the Bush-era tax cuts expire chain of congress.” for those making $500,000 Sequestration is the result or more; Obama’s plan calls of the failure of a bipartisan for $250,000 – Kaine called it a com- joint committee to reach consensus promise. Confusing the matter, Vice on $1.2 trillion of additional spendPresident Joe Biden said during his ing cuts over 10 years by January 1, debate with Republican candidate Paul 2013. That deal, agreed to by RepubliRyan Thursday night that is was, “peo- can Speaker of the House John Boeh-

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ner, would allow the debt ceiling to be raised. A few days after the August, 2011 deal was struck, the U.S. credit rating was downgraded but not because of “the mechanics of the deal,” said Kaine. Standard & Poor’s saw the reluctance of congress to raise revenue. He sighted his ability to compromise as mayor of Richmond and governor – “never name-calling, even in disagreement.” He said he would do the same in the U.S. Senate. He pledged that, “If it is a gang of six > CONTINUED P3: Senate Plans

Livable Roanoke Valley Gathers Input for Action Plan

Memories P5– If you remember when Towers Mall had Bowles Bakery, Sonic Hardware and People’s Drug Store you need to read Johnny Robinson’s column.

Roanoke Photographer Barry Wolfe is interviewed by BBC TV on the streets of Havana.

Local Photographer Takes Eye-Opening Trip To Cuba

P11– Local sculptor Betty Branch has been selected to participate in this year’s nationally recognized “SculptureWalk” event held in Sioux Falls, SD.

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The last leg of the Valley View Interchange has been holding up completion of the threelegged stool that opens up 100 acres of vacant land for development since 1999. There has never been an on or off ramp to exit or enter Valley View Mall from I-581 South. VDOT is trailing its projected start date for the ramps by six months, said Fredrick Gusler, Roanoke’s senior city planner, Tuesday evening. VDOT is scheduled to begin work sometime in 2013 with compleCity Govt. tion expected in 2015. VDOT will buy four properties on Norris Drive in order to complete the project. Thirty area residents, who live adjacent to the Evans Spring property, attended the public meeting. The meeting was a culmination of 16 months of smaller meetings with area neighbors and an executive committee that included the owners of the parcels. The previous three public meetings, in the summers of 2011-2012, didn’t go so well, said Gusler. There were two “fuzzy” concepts on display that only differed primarily on the lo-

If you take in one of Roanoke’s sidewalk art shows, including the recent Art in the Alley on Jefferson St., you may have come across the photographs of Barry Wolfe. A periodontist by trade (think oral “gum work”), Wolfe has been interested in photography since he was in college at the University of Kentucky. Cuba has been on his radar screen since a college roommate married a Cuban native. Wolfe started shooting pictures commercially in 1997 and on his website (bwolfephotography.com) visitors can view (and purchase) high-resolution shots he has taken in locales around the world – Africa, Europe, Egypt, Australia, South America, Antarctica and yes, even his home town of Roanoke. “We travel places that interest me photographically or > CONTINUED P2: Local Photographer

The effort is called “Livable Roanoke Valley,” the latest initiative designed to gather and collate opinions on what people in the Roanoke Valley want to see done in order to make the area a better place to live, work and play. What’s different this time said Jake Gilmer, Project Manager for Livable Roanoke Valley, is that for the first time “a regionally coordinated plan of this fashion very much focused on issues of livability” may result. Photo by Gene Marrano Gilmer, who works for the Completing the valley’s greenway system Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Re- was mentioned as an important step in the gional Commission, took part stakeholders survey. in conducting interactive, public portunity and a greater quality of life workshops held earlier this week at is the goal; Gilmer looks for follow-up the Virginia Museum of Transporta- public meetings in the months ahead tion, as well as in Roanoke County, as the input gathered is fashioned into Vinton, Salem, Fincastle and New a plan and perhaps a final document Castle, seeking input from citizens in the next year or so. More than 50 “about what they value in their com- organizations, including local govmunity and the priorities they believe ernments, our region should have for the future.” nonprofits, > CONTINUED Promoting greater economic op- businesses P2: Livable Roanoke

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Clouds will return to the area today but enough sunshine will get through to boost temperatures into the low 70s. Showers are in the forecast on Thursday. Temperatures will rise into the upper 60s. Dry conditions return for Friday and the weekend. With sun and a few clouds temperatures will rise into the upper 60s to near 70.

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cation and connection of roads – an arterial street from the Ramsey, who owns the parcel at Hershberger Road, said no one interchange to the property and local streets that offloaded has approached his family with interest in the property. “We are neighborhood traffic on to collector streets. Andrews Street, not developers … I’m just a salesman,” said Ramsey who identiHershberger Road and 10th fied himself as a realtor. Street are major connections. Gusler said he felt sure that The fuzziness came in on the owners, “wanted to make the different areas designated the most money out of it. Any “mixed-use” for various scales future land use like this should of commercial, residential and be a compromise.” He said the preservation property. city’s involvement would enThe preservation areas follow sure that nothing was built that Lick Run Creek and the area would, “cause the people to not around what is left of Fairview want to live there anymore.” Lake. Lick Run may have to be William Golden whose Asrerouted and the lake may be pen Street house backs up to used as a water collector or a the Hershberger parcel said, “water feature.” The Greenway “We are wondering what kind will primarily follow Lick Run Photo by Valerie Garner of development is going there.” and connect with the partial William Golden (light jacket) discusses plans with area neighbors. The concepts were “all genGreenway to be constructed at eral,” said Gusler. “ Nobody can the Countryside property. give you a specific answer to The 10-acre city-owned retention pond will probably be re- this point …but you’re going to see more traffic.” located to capture runoff from resulting development. The land Gusler guessed that city council would vote to adopt the plan partially lies in a flood plain, making stormwater management in January 2013. A second duplicate public meeting will be held an essential component. Both concept plans had a bridge over at William Fleming High School on October 25 at 6:30 p.m. I-581 from Fairland to Valley View Mall. “That’s one of the ideas one of the owners has,” said Gusler. He thought it was a good The concept plans can be seen at www.roanokeva.gov/evansidea but was unsure of who would bear the cost. Gusler specu- spring. lated that the city might help them if there was an economic benefit. “The developers are going to pay for most all of the street network,” he said. By Valerie Garner Several of the four property owners attended the meeting. Joe Valerie.Garner@cox.net

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culturally,” said Wolfe. “Our goal is to do the bizarre trips first and work our way towards the center, when we’re limited to bus trips,” quips the sixty-something Wolfe. The trip to Antarctica involved a cruise from South America. “Its really strange,” he recalled of his trip to the bottom of the earth. And it’s not all ice either, but a “huge land continent.” Wolfe’s pictures of that isolated land – taken at the tip of the continent only, there were no long slogs to the pole - are stark and beautiful. “The quietist and strangest place I’ve ever seen.” He also visited the remote Peruvian base in Antarctica, where “everyone was miserable.” Wolfe has now won a number of “Best Of ” awards for his work - from the Sidewalk Art Show, the annual Roanoke Rescue Mission show and out of town shows in the southeast where he has exhibited. The ability to “look at things differently” as he does can be Barry Wolfe poses with a statue of Ernest Hemingway. natural or developed. Wolfe takes pride in using natural light and shapes, bringing scenes or people to life with a somewhat different take. Roanoke as a place to shoot pictures is “great,” because there are four balanced seasons with a mixture of cultures and scenery, according to Wolfe. Last spring Wolfe and his wife Libba took an eye-opening trip to Cuba, the Communist country to the south of Florida. Travel to Cuba, which has been under sanctions imposed by the United States over 50 years ago, is restricted, but the Wolfes! were able to go since loosened guidelines were put in place by the Obama administration. The Bush White House had placed House Cleaning further restrictions onProfessional travel, but a recent cultural program ! General Home Repairs made the Wolfe’s trip possible. Tourist trips through a licensed company offered 1618 Roanoke Blvd guided Complete Bathroom Remodeling • Tile Work excursions to Havana and other cities that were somewhat Carpentry • Plumbing A Still, Wolfe saw TheInterior/exterior colorful streets of Havana, Cuba. restricted on where and when they Suite could go. installation Hardwood Flooring Salem, 24153 many people who had traveled to Virginia Cuba illegally, something Window/door date the Castro revolution in the•1950’s are the staple of transthat has been going on for a long time. Some make their way portation infrastructure buildings are badly in need of For aand Free Estimateand Call or email James 540-389-5252 through Canada, where travel to Cuba for residents is legal. repair. There’s 725-7343 jss25@cox.net little commerce and there are lots of people who Licensed/insured with 24 years experience Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (Florida) has now quessimply “walk the streets.” www.dustbunniescorp.com • gift certificates available references available tioned the cultural value of those trips to Cuba, so Wolfe fears But the Caribbean island is also awash in places with color, the travel restrictions could be tightened again in the future. such as the buildings painted in bright pastels. “Gorgeous scenPressure from a “relatively small group” of Cuban exiles in ery . . . a rare gem . . . the most photographic-friendly place I’ve “The tool I recommend most? Florida has always exerted an “overwhelming” amount of pow- ever been,” said Wolfe, who found Cuba and its people a treat er on U.S. policy towards Cuba, according to Wolfe. “It affects for his camera lens. “[But] you would need about 400 bulldozall of the [national] elections, it seems like.” ers to fix Havana, it’s just awful.” Use argument it to call Mr. Handyman. In any case, the Wolfes had “a great time” on their guided The other about Cuba is that lifting restrictions TreeHeRemoval • Deadwooding Gutter Cleaning tour. noted that they were more •free to run around by on commerce and travel with the United States might give themselves atSpring night inAeration Havana and the other cities they visited residents there a taste of freedom and democracy. “All of us • Overseeding than during the day. (The tour guides weren’t too happy he said felt there was no reason why travel [and] relations shouldn’t Mulch Delivered and Spread Cleanups when Wolfe was interviewed by BBC • Spring television on the street.) be openedwww.mrhandyman.com up.” Wolfe’s photographs (available soon on his web Free Estimates • Fully Insured The local residents they met “were great, universally. There site) are540-977-4444 one small way to open that closed society to Ameriwas no ugly American thing. My overwhelming feeling was cans. RICHARD KARN TV star and “home improvement guru.” that they would like to have stronger relations with Americans. Many of them have relatives in America. Some of those people By Gene Marrano were on the Delta charter flight with the Wolfes from Miami.” gmarrano@cox.net Cuba is like a time machine – older American cars that pre-

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> Livable Roanoke and educational institutions are already involved in the effort. Those founding “stakeholders” have already weighed in with their opinions on such topics as transportation, housing, economic development, the environment and education. Gilmer shared those results and asked for additional feedback from the Roanoke County Planning Commission earlier this week – even putting commission members through the same exercise that stakeholders and local residents are being asked to undertake, asking: “What’s important to you about making the valley a more livable place?” A federal grant will help support the Livable Roanoke Valley project, said Gilmer. A survey conducted by Virginia Tech of 1000 people in the valley is also providing some insight. Gilmer outlined a few of the challenges to overcome: “We’re losing young people [for starters].” The unique social challenges in Roanoke City – several struggling schools, crime, poor housing stock, etc., “affects the entire region,” he added. Results from the stakeholder survey, whether the topic was housing, land use, transportation, economic development or health & education, often cited a lack of local government collaboration and regional cooperation as one weakness to overcome. “Collaboration is an area where we may be weak,” said Gilmer. The greenway system was cited as a major recreation and economic development asset, although its completion often was mentioned as one of the “opportunities” to be tackled. Racial segregation in Roanoke City, job losses, sprawl from development and lack of access to passenger rail service were other concerns. Stakeholders also expressed concern that the Roanoke Valley is losing political ground in Richmond, as growing population

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From page 1 centers elsewhere in the state gain more clout and experienced General Assembly veterans like Morgan Griffith (now in Congress) are no longer in the state legislature. Finding “more common ground” between urban centers like Roanoke City and Salem, and their country cousins in Fincastle and New Castle (which are also in the domain of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission) is another goal. Seven thousand calls were made to find 1000 people willing to take the 30 minute Virginia Tech survey that helped bring local priorities into focus. Economic development and job creation was at the top of the priority list, with ensuring clean air and water next in line. Many of those surveyed even said they would pay more to preserve the valley’s clean water supply. Planning for efficient fire and police services, improving the education system, better preventative health care (with lower costs), encouraging energy efficiency and local energy sources, and providing better transportation choices also headed the wish lists for those surveyed. Gilmer admitted to the Roanoke County Planning Commission that this plan “could sit on the shelf ” like other regional efforts have done in the past but this time he said the Livable Roanoke Valley effort has plenty of buy-in from the stakeholders. He’s hoping the additional public input from this past week and beyond will make all the difference now. (Those that couldn’t make the public meetings can still weigh in, and to find additional information visit livableroanoke.org.)

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From page 1 or eight or fourteen or one and a half, I want to be part of it.” after being sworn in I will introduce a bill to allow Virginia to In answer to a question on what he would do to avoid seques- produce oil and natural gas off our coast and use those royalties tration, Kaine laid out a three-part solution: 1. Tax cut expira- for roads and transportation.” tion 2. Let the government negoGeorge Allen touted that during tiate prescription drug prices for his time as governor from 1994Medicare 3. Eliminate subsidies to 1998 over 312,000 new jobs were oil companies. created and that he created an enThat leaves $230 million left to vironment that said, “Virginia was cut over 10 years that is a more open for business.” He contrasted doable objective. Locally the GE that with Kaine’s term as governor plant in Salem would be affected during the height of the recession by sequestration, he said. They are from 2006-2010, accusing him of dependent on tax incentives in shutting down highway rest stops the production of wind turbines. to balance the budget. “These new industries are key to Allen said he worked across parour economic future,” said Kaine. ty lines when he was governor and For long term fiscal health, both improved education, kept college sides of the balance sheet need tuition affordable, reduced taxes Photo by Valerie Garner work, he said. on small business and doubled the George Allen and Tim Kaine speak separately at the VirAllen said he would start with number of enterprise zones to 50. the plan passed in the Republican ginia Economic Development Fall Conference. More recently the number of entercontrolled House and look at revprise zones have been reduced and enues outside of raising taxes; efficiencies in government would combined due to lack of state funding. A restructuring of Roasave $50 billion. Repealing Obamacare along with spending re- noke’s enterprise zones is on city council’s agenda for Monday. ductions would save between $700 million and $1 trillion, he Regulations need to be evaluated by asking, “What’s the pursaid. Allen advocated for offshore energy lease sales, saying the pose of the regulation and if the purpose is still a valid goal – is royalties would generate an estimated $250 million a year for there a more simple, a more fair or expeditious way of complyVirginia. He would also push for drilling on federal land. ing with the regulation?” said Allen. Allen said Kaine refuses to oppose regulations that would “What I’d like to see today is a government in Washington outlaw coal and there would be no hope of competing with nat- that is on our side,” said Allen. “People are hurting in Virginia ural gas. He promised that if elected to the Senate, “On day one … Washington just throws more roadblocks up.” Sequestration

threatens Virginia’s heavily weighted military economy. Allen said he could see this coming. The Democrats say, “Let’s raise taxes but in this economy that would only cause more job loses,” he said, “taxes do not create more jobs except maybe at the IRS.” He claimed that the Senate Democrats are using the armed forces as leverage to raise taxes on job creating small business owners. Allen proposes reducing corporate taxes to 20 percent from 35 percent saying it would create 500,000 jobs and bring in $23 billion in revenues. Allen also blamed “uncertainty in not knowing what the tax law will be … they’re worried about this heathcare tax law.” He also called for a simpler tax code. Allen would “repeal and replace Obamacare.” He blasted the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Labor Relations Board for obstructing job growth. “How can a federal agency ever have a lawsuit against a company for investing in a right-to-work state” – in reference to Boeing moving a plant to South Carolina from Washington state. After Allen left the Hotel Roanoke he pressed the flesh with Congressman Bob Goodlatte at the City Market Building. He handed out leaflets to the lunch crowd and talked to vendors. A few shoutouts echoed through the bustling crowd, “You’ve got my vote” they said. Tim Kaine and George Allen will hold their last debate Thursday October 18th from 7pm to 8pm on the campus of Virginia Tech and will be broadcast locally live on WSLS Channel 10 and throughout the commonwealth. By Valerie Garner Valerie.Garner@cox.net

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Breckinridge Middle School was host to the first of three debates ing right now with cutting spending,” said Schmookler. Cuts would between incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte and result in massive job losses, he said. his challenger Democrat Andy Schmookler. There were about 80 Goodlatte admitted to signing the Grover Norquist “no tax” supporters evenly divided between pledge saying the pledge was to the both camps Saturday. people of Virginia to not raise marginGoodlatte won the sign war though al income tax rates. “I would support Schmookler had plenty of his own tax reform that was revenue neutral.” stuck in the ground in a gauntlet that Goodlatte said he would lower corpoled cars to the cafeteria door. The cafrate tax rates and close loopholes. eteria was packed to standing room Schmookler would vote in favor of only. WSLS Anchor Jay Warren stood raising the debt ceiling again saying at a podium barely visible between that “we don’t play politics with that – camera tripods. we don’t hold the full faith and credit The NAACP Roanoke Branch and of the United States hostage … this is the Williamson Road Area Business not genuine conservatism … someAssociation sponsored the debate. thing has gone fundamentally wrong,” The rules restricted the candidates claimed Schmookler. from bringing up each other’s record. Goodlatte wouldn’t commit to raisSchmookler has never held office and ing the debt ceiling. “We’ll have to see Photo by Valerie Garner what the conditions are related to the as the challenger felt that not being able Jay Warren prepares to toss the coin to determine who package that’s included with it – what to mention Goodlatte’s voting record goes first. put him at a disadvantage. other spending reductions we can In a question on affirmative action continue to bring.” that is being taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, Schmookler On Medicare, Schmookler said misstepped when he mentioned Goodlatte’s Civil Rights Legisla- it was a “healthcare inefficiency” tive Report Card “F” grade given to him by the NAACP. Goodlatte problem and that we need to look received a 15 percent rating with only Congressman Eric Cantor to other country’s solutions and coming in lower with a grade at 13 percent. With that Warren let adjust it to fit the U.S. healthcare Goodlatte rebut. He said, “I have great respect for the organizations system. Goodatte said that it was like the NAACP that fight for what they believe in.” Goodlatte said “very much a Medicare problem” that many of the NAACP issues used to rate member of congress pointing to the $700 billion that are broad and “I disagree [with them] on because I believe in lim- Obamacare was taking out of ited government.” Medicare. Schmookler bemoaned the lack of honesty in politics saying he “We are heading in the wrong was a “truth teller.” Goodlatte said the country does not need “more direction in solving our healthbig government.” Both assured voters they will work across party care problem,” said Goodlatte. lines. He would support raising the Neither candidate would vote for the proposed Simpson-Bowles eligibility age for Medicare in commission plan that would tackle the $16 trillion deficit. The line with Social Security. He alcommission’s report recommends deep cuts to entitlements, the luded to a sliding scale related to military and elimination of tax deductions. an individual’s ability to pay for Goodlatte opposed the tax increases. Schmookler pointed to healthcare. Schmookler said the Goodlatte’s support of increasing the national debt during Presi- $700 billion comes from private dent George W. Bush’s administration. “We don’t need to be deal- insurance companies that ineffi-

ciently manage Medicare Advantage. Goodlatte has voted to repeal Obamacare over 30 times and pointed to the increase in public health centers like New Horizons. He advocates for association health plans and for allowing the purchase of insurance coverage across state lines. Schmookler accused the Republicans of opposing the individual mandate that was an idea that came from the Heritage Foundation but when the Democrats proposed it – it became unconstitutional he said. On closing specific loopholes Goodlatte said he hasn’t supported any tax plan but that he has introduced legislation “that would require the entire income tax code be sunsetted in three years and start with a great national debate in what it should be replaced with.” He would eliminate deductions for all energy production including oil, wind turbines and ethanol. “People pay less on the money they make on their money, than on the money they make by the sweat of their brow,” said Schmookler. Goodlatte said that the capital gains tax is on money that has already been taxed when they earned it. There are two more debates that will take place between the two candidates: Oct. 15 at Turner Ashby High School in Rockingham County and Oct. 16 at Liberty University in Lynchburg. By Valerie Garner | Valerie.Garner@cox.net

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There will be an election on November 6 that $32,366 and for Hispanics, $38,624. will re-calibrate the direction of the USA for While incomes are falling, the cost of food the next four years starting in Januand fuel is increasing, squeezing family ary 2013. Whether Mr. Obama or Mr. budgets. Gasoline has about doubled in Romney assumes the title of the most the past four years. Because 128 million powerful position in the world, the job tons of corn was distilled into ethanol will be roughly equivalent to filling in for fuel additive, food and fuel costs the Grand Canyon with hand shovels. remain high. The fuel tax amounts to a Sound ridiculous? Think again. high of 67.7 cents per gallon in CaliforSince December 26, 2011, the nania and New York to a low of 26.4 cents tional debt has grown by $1 trillion, in Alaska. at the rate of nearly $4 billion EACH Student loan defaults have spiked Dick Baynton DAY. The total national debt amounts lately to 9.1% due in part to unemployto $16.1 trillion, $5.5 trillion of which has been ment, low salaries and part-time jobs. Now guaradded since January 20, 2009. The national debt anteed by the government (taxpayers), studenthas grown at the rate of more than $1.4 trillion loan debt totals more than $1 trillion. As much per year since 2009. State and local debt totals as $90 billion of delinquent, unpaid student loan more than $2.8 trillion. EVERY CITIZEN in the debt could be extracted from our tax contribuUSA is on the hook for more than $60,000 in total tions. debt (think taxes)! The ‘Affordable Care Act’ will add more than The President submitted a proposed 2013 Bud- 30 million insured citizens with newly mandated get on February 13, 2012. The last two sentences coverage. Changes of this magnitude, if not reof the President’s budget message to the Congress pealed, will cost from a few billion to two trillion are as follows: “This Budget is a step in the right dollars. These costs must be covered with higher direction. And I hope it will help serve as a road- premiums and more taxes. For example, drug map for how we can grow the economy, create companies will pay about $27 billion and device jobs, and give Americans everywhere the security makers will be taxed about $20 billion to cover they deserve.” the higher costs. But the President’s words don’t reflect his budIf the EPA ‘Cap & Trade’ bill is re-introduced get that forecasts losses of an average of more and passed, the cost nationwide will be billions, than $668 billion each year for the next 10 years! perhaps even trillions of dollars. And about 90% That’s a total increase of $6.7 trillion added to the of all households will contribute about $500 bilcurrent bloated national debt of more than $16 lion to the treasury if the current tax cuts are altrillion. Does that sound like ‘the security that lowed to expire. The top 20% of taxpayers would Americans deserve’? Other unsolved issues con- pay about $300 billion of the total. tinue to fester. Before we reach the tipping point of these leAlthough the overall RATE of unemploy- thal challenges, new leadership must step in and ment dropped to 7.8% in September from 8.1% start to fix these pernicious problems. If not, this in August, 418,000 people dropped out of the once-great nation may fail in its final test of selfworkforce. The rate for Black/African Americans determination, liberty, justice, sovereignty and dropped to 13.4% and for Hispanics to 9.9%. the world’s leading economy. Median household incomes have slumped to Contact Dick at 1995 levels or $50,054. For Blacks the number is info@theroanokestar.com

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Do you recall the animated spiritual en- the principal greenhouse gases, carbon dioxtitled, “Travelin’ Shoes”? Several years ago, ide must be monitored and regulated to manwhen I resided in Roanoke, the choir of St. age human-accelerated climate change; thus, Andrew’s Catholic Church under the master- such an amendment will mean a cover-up of ful direction of Mr. Kelly Wheelbarger all the “dirt” of carbon-based fuels. enchanted the congregation with this Another out-of-touch proposal is to song during Divine Liturgy with ap“open America’s energy reserves for plause afterward that nearly brought development,” including the muchdown the roof of the old landmark prized and highly sensitive Arctic building! It was a rousing moment for National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): choir and congregation alike, remindthe largest national wildlife refuge in ing us that we have a divinely intended the United States established in 1960 duty to perform here on Earth before for all Americans “for the purpose of moving on to the Great Mystery. preserving unique wildlife, wilderIn my case as an ecologist, that duty ness, and recreational values.” It was is the stewardship of Creation. That’s H. Bruce Rinker, PhD NOT set aside for the profitable and my vocation. exclusive consumption of petroleum The spiritual opens with the words, giants such as Shell and Exxon! So “Well, death come knockin’ at the sinner’s do’; here we go again, wheeling and dealing like Hello sinner, are you ready to go? No, no, no, we did with the so-called sovereign territono, no, no, no. Because I ain’t put on my trav- ries of Native Americans – it’s yours until we elin’ shoes, Ain’t done my duty Lord. No, no, can find some way to profit from it, then it’s no, no, no, no.” ours. That seems the somber, dead-end RomWithout intending to be too gloomy, I think ney directive toward all things energy-related. these words sum my reaction as a scientist to Another Romney proposal is to “concentrate Governor Mitt Romney’s ill-advised energy alternative energy funding on basic research.” policy: www.mittromney.com/issues/energy. Are you kidding me? What we need instead As I read through “Mitt’s Plan,” I kept saying is funding for applied research, not basic reover and over again, “No, no, no, no, no, no, search. We already know that alternative enno!” ergy approaches (e.g., wind power, and solar We simply ain’t done our duty toward Cre- power) will work; now let’s provide funding to ation. Instead we continue to emit greenhouse companies to help them find innovative, pracgases from coal-burning plants in Ohio (and tical, and wide-scale applications of these apthere ain’t no such thing as ‘clean’ coal!), gush proaches throughout society. crude oil into the Gulf of México and the AlasOne of the most disingenuous implications kan wilderness, and fracture natural gas into of “Mitt’s Plan” is the erroneous presumption the drinking water of Pennsylvania homes. In- that it’s either jobs or the environment. That stead of a sustainable energy policy, Mr. Rom- sounds eerily like something from the early ney embraces fossil fuels like an ole’ dinosaur days of social security under FDR or Medijust as a nasty meteor hurled itself toward the care under Lyndon Johnson when (dare I say Yucatán Peninsula 65 million years ago. it?) Republicans fulminated against both. In Regardless of party affiliation, I see this pro- both cases, certain political prognosticators posed course of action as one of the most ar- predicted that the sky would fall if either prochaic, injudicious, and dead-end offerings out gram was instituted. Yet how many Republiof the Romney camp. It is utterly irreconcil- cans respond, “No, thank you,” to the Federal able with the science and ethics of our day. Government when they receive their social Furthermore, Governor Romney insults me security checks or Medicare coverage? Turns in my duty toward Creation by stating, “In out that these programs are good for both thrall to the environmental lobby and its dog- Democrats and Republicans, indeed for all mas, the President and the regulatory bodies Americans! Supporting pro-environment legunder his control have taken measures to limit islation and policies goes hand-in-hand with energy exploration and restrict development the creation of new jobs and new technologies. in ways that sap economic performance, cur- In sum, “Mitt’s Plan” is an outmoded, unsustail growth, and kill jobs.” Though not a lobby- tainable, and ultimately anti-science approach ist, I am an unabashed supporter of clean air, to our collective needs as the world’s top enclean water, and clean soil. Does that attitude ergy consumer. place me “in thrall to the environmental lobby “Mitt’s Plan” is not a plan for North Ameriand its dogmas?” can energy independence. It is a deathtrap to Frankly, “Mitt’s Plan” is like reading a con- guarantee our addiction to fossil fuels for gencept paper from a petroleum or coal company erations to come. 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I Don’t Subscribe To This

Anyone who has opened a magazine within Lost Boys”referred to a clan of vampires as the the past twenty or so years has encountered “bloodsucking Brady Bunch.” And really, offers those pesky little subscription cards. You know, to “subscribe now and save 80%!!” now shoutthose nasty little things that flit in any number ing from approximately thirty-four spots on the of directions every time you want to peruse floor distracts from the ambiance of soft lightthe “how to convert your girlfriend’s ing and instrumental music piped nail polish into printer ink” article in from artists unknown. That’s why on page 37 of “Ho Hum Quarterly.” I was relieved to observe that severThe irritation factor alone is enough al other readers were enduring the to warrant a new psychological diagsame fate. nostic category. There we were. All of us, opening Seriously, why do publishers insist magazines and doing our darnedest on doing something which can only to create impromptu carpet. Apparresult in irritating their customers ently, we all felt sheepishly the same and increasing job security for that about the whole thing. George was kid at the bookstore who’s now going fighting off cards from “Affordable to the stockroom for a broom? Guitar Repair” while Melvin and Take last month. Eager to purLonnie were doing their best to Robert Adcox chase several automotive periodijam the attacks perpetrated by the cals, I opened the freshly-printed offending paper slips. pages in anticipation of reading about the lastI’m assuming Lonnie had studied martial est five hundred-fifty horsepower sportster and arts. I say this because every time one of those how I can’t afford eighty thousand dollars for nasty things fluttered out, she either bong sau’d such a marvelous monster. Naturally, I was so or knee-blocked it away from her. George, mesmerized by the gleaming red paint of the meanwhile, was content to kick his cards unfactory-built hot rod that I didn’t see the cards der the nearest bench in disgust. “I hate these until it was too late. things”, said the very frustrated retiree, and Now, when magazine publishers cram so thereby echoing our sentiments. “Why can’t many of those things in a magazine that a they glue them in one place?” The only thought reader can replicate a New England autumn, I had was why someone in marketing deemed it it increases the odds of drawing unwanted at- necessary to put so many in one magazine. Pertention. Further, the last time I opened a car haps it was believed by the boardroom clique magazine, Pope Air Force Base picked up the that dozens of people were going to invest in combined motion of those horrible things and one magazine so that each could reap the renearly called in an air strike. ward of a card. Patrons don’t appreciate having to naviOne look from my fellow grizzled, detergate their way around the mess you’ve made. mined veterans of periodical purchases told Also, the kid with the broom referenced ear- the story: our mission was to make our way lier is going to give you the most sullen look to the checkout line without leaving a trail inyou’ve received since some character in “The dicating our escape route from the mess we had made. It was deemed that Lonnie, due to her self defense skills against the offending “no r offe now We postage necessary” battalion of Acupuncture, hard copy renewal slips, would Laser therapy, & At Hanging Rock Animal Hospital, we offer traditional, Homeopathic take rear guard while George as well as holistic treatments for your furry family members. treatments! and I would split into separate evasion routes around the cookbooks and “Dog Whistle Making For Dummies,” respectively. Unfortunately, Melvin was unable to escape without detection. He was missing in action at the checkout line. We think he got carded. www.hangingrockah.com Please stop by to meet our great team, tour our hospital, and find out why we offer the best compresensive wellness care for you pet. Cinthia L. Honeycutt, DVM

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Catching The Gingerbread Man

I never knew ahead of time that we were goBack to Towers Shopping Center proper. ing there. Besides, I was just a little kid. Mom There was always a liquor store on the east end, would pull into the Towers parking lot and slide and near Bowle’s was a High’s Ice Cream store. the Volkswagen in next to (surprise!) Bowle’s I especially loved the lime sherbet and butter Bakery. I’d perk up like an excited puppy. pecan ice cream they served. This was in the early 1960’s and Once I was there with my neighthe beginning of the age of that subborhood friend Bill, sitting on the urban American marvel, the shopstools eating our ice cream, when ping center. The first one of these Bill’s entire scoop of butter brickle sprawling edifices of which I was fell out of the cone and rolled across aware was Towers, named for the the linoleum floor. He scampered to two “spectacular” communication recover it and replaced it in the cone antennae soaring skyward at each and, never missing a beat, resumed end of the place. Painted orange and licking. I would have done the same. white, the steel towers reminded me I remember too how funny it was to of rockets and launch pads and satelbe parked in front of High’s watching lites every time I peered up at them. the people come and go in rhythm We did our grocery shopping a to old-timey country music playing John W. Robinson few miles away, at Mick-or-Mack, on our car radio. At least it was funand we still went to stores downny at the time – as a kid, you know. town and on the market, but I’m telling you the And then there was Bowle’s Bakery itself. Towers of 1964 had a lot to offer. Visiting there with Mom was particularly Besides Bowle’s Bakery, there were popular great since it was always just me and her – she stores like People’s Drug Store and Woolworth’s planned it that way of course. I was the third of too. I remember People’s especially for its lunch four children and, given all of the normal concounter with grilled cheese and pickles, and fusion in such a family, there were times when a Woolworth’s for its captivating selection of kid might feel a little lost in the shuffle. Revell model car kits as well as its collection of Anyway, there I’d stand, grubby hands and bubbling aquariums which featured gold fish face to the glass of the display case, gazing mesand guppies. merized at the gingerbread men – there were “Sonic’s Hardware and Toys” was at the other usually two or three on display on the bottom end of the shopping center, and fascinated me shelf. Mom might be at the other counter seto no end whenever I was lucky enough to wan- lecting a cake or something but once she finder its aisles. (see “Perils and Lessons of the Toy ished, she’d step over to me, lean down and Car Caper”) whisper, “would you like one?” For some years, mostly on special occasions Then I had only to point to the one I wanted like for lunch after church, we went to another (they were all decorated a little differently)and 60’s era Towers fixture: Bailey’s Cafeteria. I can in an instant the smiling and efficient lady bestill picture the long line out the door and the hind the counter would have it wrapped in wax hustle and bustle, and hear the boisterous talk paper and delivered to my waiting hands. and laughter of the patrons. On our way home in the chugging VolkDown on Brandon Avenue, below the shop- swagon Beetle, nibbling away on the leg of a ping center and across from Wheeler’s Fast Ser- gingerbread man, I knew I was a very lucky vice Cleaners, (which has of course been there boy – lucky far beyond the tangible delight of a pretty much forever), was the first modern-style Bowle’s treat. For through my mom – and tranhamburger joint that I remember: Burger Chef. scending the comic and the mundane – I felt The big sign overhead proclaimed “hamburg- the very love of God. ers 15 cents.” Later on, in the 70’s there was a May all of us be never very far from that feelhuge steel “Super Slide” set up behind the then- ing. Contact John at vacant Burger Chef building, but that’s another jwr77@verizon.net story.

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One of the great things about the Internet is ing to Guinness, the largest corn maze is Cool that marketing claims just don’t have to be de- Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, California. These fensible. For example, just google up the phrase, guys have a maze so huge that they provide visi“world’s largest corn maze.” tors with GPS coordinates for the enIt is definitely at Adventure Acres, trance, the exit, and several branded right outside of Dayton, Ohio; it says stopping points, including a fullyso right on their website. It’s actually functional Starbucks. They don’t 5 different mazes all mashed together, have much else other than pumpkins with over 11.5 acres of trails. And of and scarecrows. Just one really big course they’ve got all the other Halmaze. The BIGGEST maze. So there! loween attractions like a haunted Okay, what’s a smaller maze to hayride, picking your own pumpdo? Go for style over substance! In a kins, and a tractor-pulled “cow train” perfect case of applying cutting edge for the little ones. But if all that isn’t technology to old-school fun, the enough, they’ve got corn cannons. Kraay family of Lacombe, Alberta, Yup, this is your chance to shoot an Canada have grown the world’s Mike Keeler ear of corn 500 yards. Which has first fully functional QR-code corn been described, with no legal review maze. Anybody who wants to visit whatsoever, as a “ton of fun.” their farm simply needs to rent an airplane or The Richardson family of Spring Grove, Illi- helicopter, fly over their maze and take a picnois might beg to differ, however. That’s because ture, scan the QR code into a cell phone, and they actually have the world’s largest corn maze, it takes them right to the farm’s website, which it says so right on their website. And their maze gives directions on how to drive on out to visit is not only huge, this year it’s in the shape of a the corn maze. Gosh that’s handy. It may not be Girl Scout (holding badges and cookies!) in cel- the world’s largest corn maze, but it’s certainly ebration of 100 years of Girl Scouts. And if that the coolest. isn’t enough, you can go for an ORB ride. They Unless, of course, you google up, “coolest strap you into the inside of a huge clear plastic corn maze” which takes you to Connors Farms ball and roll you down a ramp (not enough hills near Salem, Massachusetts, which has a maze in Illinois) and across a field. It’s a lot of fun and in the shape of, um, The Witches of Salem. They totally safe; the website clearly states the ORB is don’t have corn cannons, rolling ORBs, Starmanaged by “certified operators.” bucks or QR codes. Just witches. Real witches. But hang on, even in the digital age, there’s In Salem. still a certain single source of superlatives: The Pretty cool. Contact Mike at Guinness Book of World Records. And accordinfo@theroanokestar.com

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Vinton Fall Festival

New Master Gardener Class

Photos by Beverly Amsler

Virginia Cooperative Extension is currently training a new class of Master Gardener Volunteers. Master Gardeners are educators throughout the community helping citizens to understand and better manage their landscapes, gardens and homes. On a recent field trip to Garst Mill Park Master Gardeners learned about water quality and the importance of protecting our natural resources. Instructor, Sharon Stinnette, teaches about watersheds, aquatic life, pollution, the monitoring process and how important this is in helping us to preserve resources within our communities. Understanding the best practices to use on our own properties leads us to a better understanding of how we can each impact water on a global scale. Master Gardeners teach waterwise programs in a variety of local venues.

It was a cool start but the sun came out and hundreds of people attended Saturday’s annual Vinton Fall Festival. There were vendors, games, a petting zoo, and a 5K race that started the day’s activities. The runners braved a chilly race time temperature of 40 degrees. Two race stages served as bookends to the events on Lee Avenue and vendors sold everything from brooms to arts and crafts to marshmallow shooters. By Beverly Amsler info@newsroanoke.com

Master Naturalists Take On Invasive Garlic Mustard Plants As any naturalist knows, sometimes nature calls the shots, With the weather cooperating this time, Laurie S. and I spent so when the Roanoke Valley Master Naturalists had to cancel a a lovely couple of hours on garlic mustard patrol. If you are ever planned outing to pull invasive garlic mustard on Poor Mountain, invited to a pulling project with prizes and need a partner, look the message was matter-of-fact: “Good morning – for Laurie – she can really pull the mustard! We for ducks and sleeping. Translation: We won’t pull removed three large trash bags’ worth. mustard today due to the weather. Enjoy your day There were several others at the preserve that and our much-needed rain.” day: a couple with a baby in a backpack, two hikers But the rescheduling notice arrived with a bit with a large dog, a gentleman whose assistance we more urgency: “It is quickly setting seed and this accepted later (see Lessons Learned, below), and may be our last chance!” someone in a red car whom we never saw. When By putting out a call for volunteers in mid-April, we left, there was still lots of the stuff to be pulled, project organizer Ryan Klopf, Mountain Region growing where I’m sure there was none before. Steward with the Virginia Department of ConThe seed pods were out but not yet ripe enough servation and Recreation’s Division of Natural to burst and discharge the seeds as we pulled the Heritage, was specifically trying to get the jump on stalks. Another bout of pulling, we decided, would the weed’s life cycle. Garlic mustard is a biennial – really put a big dent in the population. vegetative the first year, with flowers and seeds the The following weekend, Pat T. and I spent ansecond year – so the flowering plants that the volother nice 2 hours at Poor Mountain.The weather unteers would be pulling would be in their second was cool and damp (better that hot and humid) year and each plant pulled would mean many seeds but the rain held off, allowing us to remove four averted and fewer plants the following season. The dreaded Garlic Mustard black trash bags of our target weed. Around us, The plan was to hike about 15 minutes from the the mountain laurel was beginning to open along plant (Alliaria petiolata). Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve parking lot the trail, and the bearded irises that were bloomdown to the kiosk where the trail splits, divide voling were all pale yellow. A cherry tree had lots of unteers into groups, and hike out to various assigned areas with immature fruit, and somewhere there was a woodpecker pecking garbage bags, pulling the garlic mustard along the way for about for breakfast, both when we arrived and then again as we were 30 minutes or until there were no more plants to pull. Then re- leaving – like hello and glad you are going! turn and clean up around the kiosk and load the bags for trash This was a real learning experience, and I’ll share the following da Vinci Baker 7583x10 RnkStr_Layout 1 9/20/12 3:42 PM Page 1 disposal. tips in case such an opportunity comes along for any of you: 1. Do

NOT eat a large lunch 1 hour before you plan to bend over for 2 hours pulling plants.2. By the time the garlic mustard is finishing its bloom cycle, a fair number of other plants are beginning to bloom – also with small, white flowers on tallish stalks.3. Mother Nature feels VERY strongly about keeping the garlic mustard growing. The ones that had broken off instead of pulling out the first time had sent up another stalk AND tripled their root mass. 4. Poor Mountain Preserve is predominately shaded but sunscreen is always a good idea. 5. Downhill and sunny means plants are dry and hard to pull. 6. As the weather warms, wildlife – snakes, bugs, mammals – can become an issue. Dress accordingly. 7. When your pulling partner offers you bug spray, the correct response is “Yes, thank you!” (Not “No thanks, I’ll be OK.”) 8. Poison ivy is really coming out in the spring and the tender vegetation will crush and bleed readily. Gloves are definitely recommended as are long sleeves and long pants, depending on your sensitivity. 9. A 30-gallon trash bag of plant material gets heavy when the trail to the car is all uphill. 10. When an apparently healthy, hearty hiker offers to carry out a bag of mustard for you, the correct response is “YES! Thanks!” We got that one right. Sharon Vest serves as historian for the Roanoke Valley Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists. The chapter is currently conducting its annual basic training course for new members. For more information about the Virginia Master Naturalist program, go to http:// www.virginiamasternaturalist.org .

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Patrick Henry Falls To Defending WV State Champs 22-10

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The PH defense looks to make a goal line stand early in the first quarter against Martinsburg. Patrick Henry dug itself an early hole, and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recover as two-time defending AAA West Virginia state champions Martinsburg downed PH 22-10 Friday night at Merrill Gainer Field. Martinsburg took advantage of an early gift, scoring from two-yards out after Patrick Henry fumbled away the ball on their first offensive play. The Bulldogs added a field goal for a 9-0 lead before Patriot running back Xavier Whorleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-yard run and Jacob Otterman PAT sent the teams to the locker room with Martinsburg holding the narrow 9-7 advantage. The Bulldogs tacked on seven points in the third quarter, and Otterman cut the lead to 16-

10 with a 38-yard field goal with just under nine minutes left in the game. Martinsburg sealed the deal when quarterback Justin Clinton hit Malique Watkins on a 28-yard strike with under three minutes left. Patrick Henry was held to 129 rushing yards by the sizeable Bulldog defense. Virginia Techbound PH quarterback David Prince threw for 139 yards on 8-of-11 passing. PH travels to Halifax County Friday night (Oct. 19th) for a Western Valley District matchup with the Blue Comets. By Bill Turner info@theroanokestar.com

Hidden Valley Quick Strike Offense Downs Christiansburg 28-0

Hidden Valley turned a scoreless battle of field position into a 21-point cushion in a span of 1:19, as the Titans rolled to the 28-0 win over 2011 Group AA Division-3 state runners-up Christiansburg Friday night at Dwight Bogle Stadium. Hidden Valley drove deep into Blue Demon territory late in the second quarter in what had been a defensive battle to that point. Titan running back Walker Brand then broke the stalemate when he went in from 2-yards out with 1:42 remaining in the opening half. Landon Dermottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point-after gave Hidden Valley the 7-0 lead. Photo by Bill Turner. On the ensuing kickoff, Hidden Valley pooched Hidden Valley defenders #42 Nate Atkins and the ball to the right side, and recovered at the Blue Demon 28-yard line when Christiansburg failed #56 Tyriq Harris corral a Christiansburg ball carrier Friday night. to field the short kick. Brand took the next play to the end zone, only to have the touchdown called back on a Hidden Valley penalty. Moments later, after the Titans had quickly driven to the Christiansburg 2, Brand plowed in for a second score and 14-0 Hidden Valley lead. Christiansburg was prepared to go to the locker room to regroup after Hidden Valley covered well on the next kickoff, but the Titans, with three timeouts in hand, had other ideas. A quick three-and-out forced the Blue Demons to punt, and Duke-bound Jake Kite promptly Photo by Bill Turner. fielded the boot and raced 59-yards untouched Jake Kite celebrates after his 59-yard punt down the right sideline for the backbreaking third return gave Hidden Valley its third touchHidden Valley score in just over a minute. down in a minute- 19 seconds. The Titan defense took over and shut down the deflated Christiansburg offense the rest of the way. ter opening the season 5-0. Hidden Valley won Brand added a 4-yard touchdown run in the its third straight and improved to 2-0 in the River third quarter to secure the final 28-0 margin. The Ridge with a road game at Pulaski County set for junior finished the game with 178 rushing yards this Friday night (Oct. 19th). on 27 carries against the punishing Blue Demon defense. By Bill Turner It was Christiansburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second straight loss afinfo@theroanokestar.com

Cave Spring Sweeps Pulaski, Re-match With Cave Spring Looms

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Cave Spring junior Lauren Sigmon serves in the Knights win over Pulaski Tuesday night.

Cave Spring wasted little time Tuesday night, as the Knights swept Pulaski County 25-14; 25-7; 25-15 in River Ridge District volleyball at the Cave Spring gym. The Knights improved to 6-1 in district play, with three remaining matches â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all at home. A potential showdown to determine the regular season champion looms on the horizon next Thursday night when Hidden Valley invades the Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gym for a rematch of the earlier tilt won by the Titans in a five-game tiebreaker. Erin Holsinger led the win over the Cougars, blasting 12 kills past the Pulaski defense. Piper Roe added 7 kills, with Tessa Klimaitis knocking down 5. Junior Olivia Sass Photo by Bill Turner. Photo by Bill Turner. offered 22 assists in the match that took less than an hour Cave Spring starters (L-R) Erin Holsinger, Piper The Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Piper Roe fires one of her 7 to complete. Roe and Olivia Sass dominated in the Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kills past the Cougar defense. By Bill Turner 3-game sweep Tuesday night. info@theroanokestar.com

Wild Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weekly Sports Roundup

OK, take it easy on me! It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a perfect 11-0 performance, out win at Alleghany? After 3 early losses, is Northside ready to but last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7-4 record wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too shabby in a week that saw a rustle up a bunch of wins in the Blue Ridge? The Terriers may number of surprises. And, 7-4 will get you around Vegas wearing need a big posse to take down the Vikings. Northside- 30 William a ten-gallon hat. Byrd- 15. My biggest blunder was the trifecta of misses on all Blacksburg at Cave Spring: After their huge win three of my Southwest County squads; Cave Spring, over Pulaski, Cave Spring celebrates homecoming Hidden Valley and North Cross. I picked them all to at Bogle. With confidence boiling over in the Knight lose, but since they all won in dramatic fashion, it eascamp, somebody better guard the Blacksburg Security es the pain somewhat. Bank. Cave Spring- 35 Blacksburg- 10. Oh, well, another Friday night is upon us, so back Christiansburg at Salem: The Spartans remain the in the saddle I go. If you see me on the sideline wearonly â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Big-11â&#x20AC;&#x2122; undefeated at 7-0. Can Christiansburg ing my â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lone Rangerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mask disguise kit, just wave; but rebound after their 28-0 takedown at Hidden Valley? donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shout my name. Those coaches all seem to have Never get off a winning horse, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the livery good ears. stable. Salem- 33 Christiansburg- 13. Week-nine offers eight â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Big-11â&#x20AC;&#x2122; games with Fleming Hidden Valley at Pulaski County: The Titans are and North Cross getting the open week. Without healthy, big, and have the stagecoach rolling in full Bill Turner further ado, â&#x20AC;&#x153;High-Oh Silver, Away!â&#x20AC;? gallop. Pulaski is looking for the strongbox robbery, Patrick Henry at Halifax County: The Patriots but the Titans should have the guns ready. Hidden are in dire straits in the Western Valley District race. Two straight Valley- 21 Pulaski County- 13. losses have both been the result of late big plays by the opposition. Radford at Glenvar: Three teams in the Three Rivers are 2-0 in The Patriots will benefit from going on the road and PH will lasso the district; three are 0-2. That will change when somebody goes the Blue Comets. Patrick Henry- 28 Halifax County- 13. to 3-0. Three of a kind is a winner at the Longbranch. Radford Staunton River at Lord Botetourt: The Cavaliers are one win holds the best hand. Radford- 28 Glenvar-19. away from a winning season under first-year coach Jamie Harless. Fuqua at Roanoke Catholic: The Celtics are coming off their Staunton River visits Daleville at 2-5. Lord Botetourt circles the first win last Friday at Vineyard. Fuqua is 2-5, with 2 losses from wagons. Lord Botetourt- 26 Staunton River- 10. forfeits. Even Festus couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t figure this one out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dad-blame Northside at William Byrd: Can Byrd repeat after their blow- toss-up, Matthew.â&#x20AC;? Roanoke Catholic- 18 Fuqua- 16.

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Congratulations go out to Hidden Valley head basketball coach Troy Wells for his induction Monday night into the VHSL Hall of Fame. Wells, a long-time fixture at Martinsville High School before moving to Hidden Valley, has always emphasized the importance of character and integrity in molding student-athletes who have played under him. A very well-deserved honor. Finally, a somber note in the passing this week of long-time Andrew Lewis head football coach Eddie Joyce. Joyce was the defining force for Salem football in the 1960s and 70s. A student and letterman myself at Andrew Lewis, Joyce was a great athletic director, assistant principal and my senior homeroom teacher during my heyday at Lewis. He once tested my intellect by asking me how to pronounce a word, spelling it out syllable by syllable, mac-hi-ne. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never forget his laughter after I said it sounded Scottish. Joyce also offered me sanctuary in the coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offices after a practical joke I pulled on a former Lewis principal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You better head down there and let me handle this,â&#x20AC;? he thankfully suggested. But, Joyce will always be remembered by athletes as a harddriving winner that demanded commitment, enjoyed success and was a great friend to everyone. The Wild Bill column salutes Coach Eddie Joyce. By Bill Turner info@theroanokestar.com

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gains that may be taxed at higher rates. This strategy should appeal to anyone in the 15-percent tax bracket because capital gains are taxed at zero and may jump to 8 to 10 percent in 2013 if the tax cuts expire. The strategy is also appealing to anyone subject to the Medicare surtax. If the current tax laws expire, the tax rate on long-term capital gains will jump from 15 percent to 23.8 percent (21.8 percent for assets held more than five years). • Pay medical expenses – Anyone who normally itemizes medical expenses on their tax return should accelerate those expenses into 2012 if they can. Medical expenses are deductible only if they exceed 7½ percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). This means if your AGI is $50,000, you can deduct only medical expenses over $3,750. Next year the threshold jumps to 10 percent of AGI. Pay your January medical insurance premium in December to move this deduction to 2012. Any routine eye exams or dental visits should be moved up to December. Paying with a credit card would give you the deduction this year and delay the actual payment until 2013. Rodgers warns that a common mistake is to wait and see what happens. It has not been uncommon for Congress to make significant changes to the tax code late in December, leaving taxpayers little time to react. He advises a diversified approach to tax planning. Make a partial Roth conversion, harvest some capital gains but don’t wait until it’s too late to do anything about rising taxes. Take a proactive approach to tax planning this year to cushion any fall from the fiscal cliff. Certified Financial Planner Rick Rodgers is president of Rodgers & Associates, “The Retirement Specialists,” in Lancaster, Pa. He’s a Certified Retirement Counselor and member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisers. Rodgers has been featured on national radio and TV shows, including “FOX Business News” and “The 700 Club,” and is available to speak at conferences and corporate events (www.RodgersSpeaks.com).

they know of someone to whom to talk about the problem. (You might be surprised to learn they have had difficulty also in this economy.) Ask for referrals from people you know and go to someone who can give you common sense practical advice, combined with knowing your options. If you had a lawyer who helped you in the past with other legal issues, call him or her and ask for a referral. Once you recognize a debt issue exists, look fully at all your options. Anyone contemplating debt settlement or consolidation should also consider bankruptcy, where the laws shift to favor the individual who owes the money – not the creditor. Considering all your options is the only way you can find the solution that is best for your personal situation. Folks have debts due to a huge variety of reasons. Yes, some may have overspent. Others were caught without medical insurance, or lost a job, or suffered through a divorce. In this economy, many small businesses have failed due to no fault of their own. But no matter the reason, stuffing the bills in the back drawer will not make them go away. Debt issues are real and there is help that can solve the problem. Malissa Giles received the Platinum ranking as top attorney in Roanoke Valley as recognized by readers of The Roanoker in 2012 Best of Roanoke. (May/June 2012 issue.) You can reach her at 9819000 or mgiles@gileslambert.com.

Two Woods Rogers Attorneys Named To Leadership Roles Two Woods Rogers attorneys have been named to leadership roles in key statewide legal professional organizations. Elizabeth Guilbert Perrow, a principal with the firm, is the new president of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA). She is the second-youngest president of that organization and only the second woman to lead the statewide bar association for defense attorneys. Perrow also is the third Woods Rogers attorney to serve as president of the organization. Erin Ashwell, a Woods Rogers associate, has been named president of the Roanoke chapter of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association, which assists women attorneys in developing their professional practice and achieving their potential. “These positions reflect the initiative and talent of two of our brightest attorneys and the respect Woods Rogers has attained across Virginia for leadership in our field,” said Tom Bagby, president of Woods Rogers. “Many prominent attorneys have led these organizations, particularly the VADA, a respected statewide organization. Elizabeth is an extraordinarily talented trial lawyer who’s had enormous success in multiple jury trials and will bring her skills and dedication to her service as president of VADA. And Erin’s leadership will help to elevate the legal profession among women. We’re proud of both of them for representing Woods Rogers.” Perrow is a trial lawyer who practices primarily in the area of medical malpractice defense. She has extensive experience representing health care providers and has successfully defended physicians in a variety of specialties, nurses and hospitals. She is also trained in Collaborative Process, a unique manner for the resolution of divorces. She is a graduate of Lynchburg College and Oklahoma City University School of Law.

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Fall Brings 2nd Annual Open Studios Tour To Botetourt County The colors of the trees on the surrounding take the tour will be able to see how the promountains are turning to the rich yellows, cesses of etching and mezzotint are created oranges and reds that tell us that the Open from “rocking the copper plate” to the final Studio Tour in Botetourt print. Nancy has made new County will be here soon. mixed-media prints in The artists participating which she has now added in this year’s tour are: Tina color. She has used her exMcConchie, Nancy Dahltensive gardens, adjacent strom, Willie Simmons, to her studio as inspiration Jake Cress, Ed Bordett, Brett for her work. LaGue, Dreama KattenbrakTom Lawson continues er, Linda Atkinson, Magae to paint the female figure Hartzell, Vera Dickerson, with bold brushwork and Lois Bittner, Tom Lawson, an eye for shape and color Mark Woodie, Bill White & that reveals his engageMark Young. ment in both direct obserEd Bordett spent part of vations of the model and the past year working on his interest in pictorial inpaintings of Staunton and vention, which is the hallNew York as well as paintmark of his work. ing on location in gardens Tina McConchie’s Buand backyards in Botetourt. chanan area studio & galWillie Simmons – Bowl His works range in sizes from lery, Rose Chapel Art, is small plein air studies to large where you will find a distudio paintings. verse collection of regionally inspired paintWillie Simmons has created two new ings created in the pastel medium, displayed wood turned designs for pepper mill’s which in her uniquely intimate home- gallery setare new for 2012, both have ceramic mecha- ting. nisms and will grind salt, pepper, and spices, Mark Young will have thirty paintings on these new items will be among his many oth- display at his studio, several of which have er unique designs in finely crafted, turned been shown at a gallery in Colonial Wilwood. liamsburg where he was their featured artist Jake Cress’ works have the feel of tradi- for 2012. “Close Hearts,” is a painting of two tional furniture design that reveals his mas- swans touching in such a way that a heart tery of fine wood working and his crafts- shape evolves and is repeated in reflection. manship; the works in his studio this year Bill White has been working on a large continue to bring his unique sense of design body of new urban landscape oil paintand his feeling for irony to his works. ings of Roanoke, some from the top of the Nancy Dahlstrom has her new studio Church Avenue parking garage overlooking now fully functional for making prints, with the rooftops in downtown and some of Roaher beautiful etching press now installed noke Memorial Hospital, and the surround– which weighs in at one ton. Those who ing area. This new body of work was supported by a GAP grant from the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. In September Bill made a three week trip to Ireland where he painted a dozen small gouache (opaque water color) on paper paintings that will also be on display in his studio. Dreama Kattenbraker’s recent work has been inspired by the fragile health and changes taking place on our planet, and how women have been challenged locally and in the global community. Her inspiration was a book by Terry Tempest Williams; When Women Were Birds. Dreama discussed her Mark Young – Close Hearts ideas and her new work with her late and very talented friend and sculptor, Joyce Hilliou. Dreama dedicates this new series of work in Joyce’s memory. Magae Hartzell will show her spontaneous and unplanned abstract paintings. These works flow with movement and liveliness, yet show the influence as well as a counter-balance to her representational works. Her works express the two-sides of the same coin, each enhancing and speaking to the other in an ongoing experimentation with a freedom to choose the unknown and unspoken, each seen in a new light. This year’s tour is dedicated to the memory of Joyce Hilliou, the late and very talented friend and sculptor who was a member of the 2011 tour. Brett LaGue – “The Blue And The Gray”

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Appalachian Heritage Festival Held In Salem

The voices were unanimous by the second and last day of the Heritage Festival at the Salem Museum – everyone wants the festival to be an annual event. This year’s festival featured keynote speaker Sharyn McCrumb, best-selling author of historical novels set in the Southern Appalachians. Performances of old-time music with roots going back to Irelandand and the Northern British Isles were held Friday as well as most of the day on Saturday. Musicians were Joe Hart and Eve-lynn Deegan, Stevan Jackson, Maeve Crowgey, and Dan & Marian McConnell. L-R Peggy Shifflett, chair of the Appalachian HeriMountain fare at the reception includ- tage Festival and Keynote Speaker novelist Sharyn ed apple cider, ginger cookies, country McCrumb. ham, cornbread, baked apples, and saustill. For the better part of the day Andrew erkraut dumplings. Howes was there with his miniature horses On Saturday, local authors sold and signed for the children. Peggy Shifflett, chair of the Heritage Days books, musicians performed, and patrons browsed the display of Appalachian rifles, Committee and member of the League of musical instruments, quilts, and toys that American Pen Women, a festival sponsor, was thanked by Salem Museum Director John were on sale throughout the day. Story tellers Warnie Shifflett, Beth Rossi Long. Also recognized were sponsors Patsy A. and Charles Lytton passed the bright October Bussey and the Salem Historical Society. The afternoon telling tales that both enlightened beautifully renovated Salem Museum is off to an exciting start. and amused the gathered listeners. Jack Powell, a retired revenue agent and auBy Gail Lambert thor, discussed the history of moonshine and info@newsroanoke.com demonstrated the making of it with a copper

Roanoke Artist Selected For Nationally Recognized SculptureWalk Work On Display In Unique Exhibition

The work of artists from around the country and around the world, including Betty Branch of Roanoke meet on just a few streets in South Dakota as part of the nationally recognized “SculptureWalk.” SculptureWalk displays original outdoor sculptures in downtown Sioux Falls, SD and is proud to include Branch’s work among its 2012 selections. Bethy Branch received her Master of Arts from Hollins College and her award winning art has been widely exhibited in numerous private, corporate, university, and museum collections. Branch has also been featured in the Sculpture Review, a National Sculpture Society publication. “‘SculptureWalk’ gives us an opportunity to give even more exposure to artists and their work in an environment that engages and educates on a daily basis,” says Jim Clark, SculptureWalk Director. “With more than 300,000 people visiting each year, this artwork receives an international audience.” Artists place their sculptures in the program for one year. Sculptors may win one or more of the 14 awards in the Best of Show, People’s Choice voting and the random drawings. Awards total $15,000.

Emma by the River – by Betty Branch

Mark Twain To Make Appearence At South County Library Storyteller David Ehlert has Performed in Theaters and Libraries in 38 States

There’s hardly a person in America who hasn’t heard or used a Mark Twain (1835-1910) quote or quip. On Tuesday, October 23, people in the Roanoke Valley have the opportunity to hear a live portrayal of Mark Twain by Branson, MO-based storyteller, David Ehlert. In 2004, Dave was drafted into the role of Mark Twain when the scheduled performer was unable to make it. He had one week to gather all the Twain background he could find and then walked on stage in full character, cigar in hand. For the first time in over 30 years, Dave felt something different on stage – nervous! He looked out at the audience and remained silent for two solid minutes, then, as Mr. Twain himself David Ehlert as MarkTwain said of his own first lecture, “I began to speak.” And speak he did. Performing six Twain programs a week for the first year in Branson and then taking Twain on the road to theatres and libraries across the country in 38 states. He has become absorbed in everything Twain. This is indicated in comments on Dave’s performance made by Professor Ben Click, who teaches Twain studies at St. Mary’s College in Maryland: “What I found most refreshing is that you clearly had absorbed the essence of Twain’s words, and rather than just repeat them you found refreshing contexts in which to put them. It’s obvious that you embrace your subject. One other comment I would make is that your audience was completely engaged in watching and listening to you.” Everywhere Dave has performed as Mark Twain, the consensus seems to be the same. A Visit with Mark Twain is the second in a series of 19th century author performances hosted by the Roanoke County and Salem public libraries during Dead Authors Month. Jane Austen is this Saturday, October 20, and Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive! is scheduled, appropriately, on Halloween. The Twain performance is at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23 at South County Library auditorium (6303 Merriman Road, Roanoke) and is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis with limited overflow seating available. Refreshments provided by The Friends of the Roanoke County Public Library will be served. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

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Federal Reserve Bank Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Economic Outlook

Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker, at a come more cautious and are â&#x20AC;&#x153;less willing to spend,â&#x20AC;? he said. luncheon sponsored by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of ComLacker said the final impediment to hiring is uncertainty. The list merce Monday, said that though the recession has bottomed, ex- of uncertainties that his business contacts emphasize includes the pansion has been disappointing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;fiscal cliff â&#x20AC;? and the combination of spending The real gross domestic product has grown at cuts and tax increases that will automatically an average annual rate of 2.2 percent during the occur next year if Congress fails to act. The efrecovery while labor market conditions lagged. fect of these sudden changes would move the Four million jobs have been added but eight country back into a recession. million were lost in the recession. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At some point Congress will have to align The most recent rate of job growth is fairly taxes and spending,â&#x20AC;? he said. The policy changclose to the average said Lacker. Unemployes are likely to affect every American consumment is still high and the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;maximum emer or business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much of the recent sluggishploymentâ&#x20AC;? in the Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s congressional mandate ness is understandable. Economies take time should be thought of as the level of employment to recover from severe shocks.â&#x20AC;? Past recessions that currently can be achieved. Monetary policy associated with housing slumps have reacted is simply unable to offset every friction in an the same. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is exceptional is the depth of economy. the contraction phase of this recession,â&#x20AC;? said Photo by Valerie Garner Lacker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An unanticipated decline in residential construction resulted in an oversupply of labor and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Lacker thought that Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recession capital,â&#x20AC;? he said. Retraining is often required to would likely dissipate next year. He expects President Jeffrey Lacker absorb the pool of labor left behind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Key household confidence to slowly firm and to point here is that simply observing a high unbolster consumer spending. Recent months, employment rate does not imply that the Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monetary policy is including Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retail sales report of 1.1 percent growth, was a failing to comply with its congressional mandate, nor does it neces- good indication of increasing consumer confidence. sarily mean that monetary policy needs to do more to achieve itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fundamental prospects for longer-term U.S. growth remain goals.â&#x20AC;? quite promising in my view,â&#x20AC;? said Lacker. He thought that the chalThe first factor Lacker sighted, that was impeding a more rap- lenge in the long haul would be advancing peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowledge and id employment recovery, included a large housing inventory and skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing our human capital is fundamental to improving shrinkage in housing investment. Second was the difficulty in shift- our standards of living,â&#x20AC;? he said. ing housing related labor to other skills. Third, consumers have beThe Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility â&#x20AC;&#x153;is to keep inflation low and stable.â&#x20AC;? The

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