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Spring? What Spring?

Bowers and Lucas Square Off in Debate

Tough Budget P3– Pundits may say the economy is improving but City Manager Chris Morrill says its going to be a while before revenues increase.

Mark Lucas, Brenda Hale, David Bowers and Jay Warren at this week’s debate.

Both incumbent Democrat Mayor David Bowers and his challenger Republican Mark Lucas carried their positions to the voters at a debate hosted by the R o anoke Branch City Politics of the NAACP on Tuesday evening. WSLS Channel 10 News Anchor Jay Warren served as moderator.

As the challenger Lucas defined his message around jobs and promoting entrepreneurship. Lucas claims to have employed over 300 people through his startup companies.

According to Lucas it’s not necessarily about landing the “big elephant” large companies but more about cultivating younger companies. He explained that it didn’t mean taxpayer-funded incentives. It

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Three Bobs P4– Hayden Hollingsworth details the lives of three men who shared the same first name and gave so much back to the community they loved.

The trees on the Virginia Tech Campus are already sporting their summer time look. The university’s ongoing commitment to effective community forestry management has earned it the designation of Tree Campus USA from the Arbor Day Foundation.

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ummer has seemingly already arrived in Southwest Virginia as this picture celebrating VA Tech’s recent designation as a “Tree Campus USA” indicates. Unseasonably warm winter weather has continued through most of March and April allowing for one of the earliest growing seasons ever and most area farmers are several weeks ahead in their cultivation

and planting cycles. The early arrival of summertime temps also has schoolchildren (and adults?) looking to warm weather activities a little earlier as well. Can the opening of pools be far behind? For some great ideas on where, when and how to enjoy the summer season that is already nigh upon us check out our Summer Fun Section on pages 6 and 7!

100-Miler Challenge A Big Success In First Year

Studio Tour P11– Roanoke artists will open their homes and studios for the Twelfth Annual Spring Tour on April 28th and 29th.

How to Collect P10– Phillip Lingafelt says that “Collections” is not a dirty word but rather a necessary and helpful part of any business.

They were hoping for a few hundred but almost 850 signed up. The goal was 100 miles but many went far beyond that. Roanoke City Parks and Recreation threw out the 100-miler challenge this winter, urging people to get off their couch and walk, run or bike 100 miles between January 7 and April 15. Call it a success said Joe Hanning, hired last year as an outdoor events specialist by the city.

Hanning, lured to Roanoke with his young family in large part because of the Valley’s natural assets, was on hand last Saturday at Smith Park for a “wrap party,” to celebrate the end of the 100-miler challenge. It was designed to encourage people to keep active during the cold A walker enjoys the Roanoke winter months. This year’s mild River Greenway. winter lent itself to people being what we love to see.” outside more noted Hanning, With the average participant who helped give away bikes and logging more than 200 miles, other goodies to those that at- according to online surveys and tended the Smith a mileage counter, Park celebration.

Hanning said the Recreation Attendees talked challenge next year of weight loss they would include hightied to the 100-miler challenge er rungs for those that blow past and how much the greenway the 100-mile goal. Several said system in Roanoke has made they had gone beyond the 1000staying active easier. “It’s great mile mark in three months. It to see that people here in Roa- will still be known as the Roanoke are so committed to being noke 100-miler, “but you can outside,” said Hanning, “that’s sign up for whatever [level] will

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push you a little bit farther next year,” noted Hanning.

Roanoke’s greenway system is a big help said Hanning, who is often surprised at how busy the urban trail network is, even during the week. “It provides an avenue for people to get places [and] to walk, run and bike,” added Hanning, an avid mountain biker at Carvins Cove himself. “We’re very lucky to be in Roanoke where we have such a nice greenway system – and it’s getting better.”

Hanning read several e-mail testimonies at the wrap party, including one from a woman who ordered her 100-miler t-shirt two sizes too small on purpose – then worked to lose the weight she needed to fit into it. “We helped motivate her.”

The t-shirts were adorned with a drawing of “Active Andy,” a mascot Hanning created. Active Andy sent out regular e-mails during the three month challenge, suggesting places where participants could wrack up their mileage on the weekend.

Jim Fisher, a 75-year-old participant from Vinton, was an active walker anyway but added another mile per day in an ef> CONTINUED P2: 100-Miler

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Elmwood Park Renovation Moves Closer To Reality

An artist’s rendering of the performance venue recommended by Stage Sound at Elmwood Park.

The reality of an amphitheater is about to hit Roanokers very soon. It may not be the 10,000 plus capacity amphitheater as promised in 2007 following Victory Stadium’s demise. It may not be the $12 million Elmwood Park amphitheater plan of April 2009 that was shelved. This iteration is a renovation of the entire park that just happens to have a 4500 seat amphitheater.

Vice Mayor Dave Trinkle on his website estimated that $800,000 worth of studies had taken place as of 2009.

Assistant Manager Brian Townsend said that the 2009 Red Light study for both Reserve Avenue and Elmwood Park cost $211,500.

This study includes architectural and engineering designs at a cost of $425,000.

There are a few citizens unhappy with the $4 million price tag but for the most part it has been accepted.

Since the first design was on display for the public there have been adjustments and additions. David Hill of Hill > CONTINUED P2: Elmwood

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is more about connecting entrepreneurs with funding and helping them navigate the complexities of starting a business. He said he would function as a “tool in the city manager’s toolbox.”

Bowers conceded that jobs were an important issue. “From day one this mayor and this council has been all about creating new jobs.” He said that Roanoke already has a job creation team and that “creating jobs is not a one man job – it takes a team.” He claimed 27 new businesses and 1600 new jobs had been created in the last year. “We don’t need to reinvent the wheel.”

The inevitable “glad handing” and “ribbon cutting” assertion was tossed to Bowers. He wondered if he had given “ribbon cutting” a bad name. Bowers said he had promised the citizens of Roanoke that he would be visible, accessible, responsive and friendly. “I’m out among the civic groups, the schools and every business or organization that invites me … It’s a multifaceted job,” he said. “It takes long hours taking care of the city’s business.”

Bowers said as far as being “a tool for the city manager,” the job of mayor is part of the legislative policy making team. “The mayor doesn’t work for the city manager and the city manager doesn’t work for the mayor – the city manager works for city council and we have a good relationship.”

Lucas accused Bowers of taking credit for what others do. Bowers responded, “We are a team and we will continue to be a team.”

Lucas was questioned on his lack of attendance at a commission on which he served.

“Would you be committed to the mayor’s job?” asked Warren. Lucas said he joined the Parks and Recreation Commission because of the lack of field maintenance at the time he was coaching girl’s lacrosse and that his businesses encroached on his time. “I’d rather get something done outside of meetings,” he said.

Bowers’ said he “had both the energy and

> 100-Miler fort to keep his diabetes under control. He logged more than 450 miles via walking, biking and time on the treadmill.

“I was here when it started,” said Fisher, part of the opening day crowd back in January that marched from Wasena Park to Vic Thomas Park and back to kick off the 100-miler challenge. He was also happy to

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Studios described the Art Walk to council Monday as “a plaza that will also accommodate vehicles.” Barriers will be placed at Jefferson Street and at the gateway from Williamson Road. Another barrier will be placed midway through the pathway at the Bullitt cul-de-sac.

The barriers could be adjusted to fit the venue while allowing passage to Social Security Building personnel parking. The barriers will be pneumatic assist Calpipe security bollards. Vendors will have 120 tents and trucks will park along Williamson Road and above the seating area.

As Bullitt Avenue becomes the Art Walk 34 parking spaces will be lost. To compensate Hill explained that 54 parking places would be created in a 500-foot perimeter around the park. Designed by the traffic department these parking spots will be on side streets and down Jefferson Street. Gone are the proposed diagonal parking spaces on Jefferson Street.

Water will be directed out from the center of the Art Walk creating a rain garden effect. “The large areas of asphalt that we will be removing will be replaced by plants that will soak up some of the water

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From page 1 experience” to continue being mayor. With a zing at Lucas he said, “Roanoke doesn’t need a mayor who starts up – Roanoke needs a mayor who shows up … if you’re going on vacation you wouldn’t give your keys to a total stranger.”

Bowers said he would include implementing “a line item appropriation for economic development” and expanding contact with existing businesses. He would continue the job fairs and touted the partnership with Virginia Tech and Carilion that will continue to be enhanced.

Lucas said he believed there is much more the city could do with Virginia Tech.

“Roanoke hasn’t grown significantly in decades and you (Bowers) have been involved in politics for 20 years,” he said. President Obama stated that entrepreneurs are the engine that will start our economy again, said Lucas.

“It’s not just about entrepreneurs – my opponent would like to talk about startup businesses. What about good high-tech jobs … retail jobs? Those are important jobs in our community too,” said Bowers.

Lucas accused Bowers of opposing Forest Park Academy in 2006. To that Bowers said it wasn’t the academy he opposed it was the closing of a neighborhood school on the north side of town. Both agreed that the two-cent meals tax should expire on July 1.

Bowers insinuated that Lucas being a Republican would be apt to sign on to Grover Norquist’s “no tax pledge.” Bowers said as far as any future tax, it depends on the economy and it could possibly be reintroduced.

Lucas countered that party affiliation at the local level is irrelevant and he too would reinstate a tax if it became necessary.

Bowers’ wondered what Lucas meant when he said things could be better. “I’m still trying to figure out what he is not seeing about Roanoke.” We have a rejuvenated downtown and rejuvenation in the neighborhoods, he said. “Anyone can step up and

The mayoral candidates take questions. say we can sure do better … Is the city better off now than four years ago,” he asked.

As far as the downtown market building Lucas would like to see the rules loosened to allow franchises. “It would generate energy in the building,” he said. He’d also like to see vacant buildings downtown utilized by entrepreneurs using private funds.

Bowers mentioned Southern Coal that recently purchased the Bank of America building. “There is a lot going on in Roanoke already,” he said. “We’re not where we need to be and we can do better but the proof is in the pudding.”

An audience member said that Northwest City has been neglected. Lucas responded saying, “the mayor has to be the mayor of all Roanoke” not just during elections. Bowers said, he “was not a mayor that comes around only at election time.”

Bowers said that he has a good relationship with the citizens in Northwest. He pointed to the new William Fleming High School, fire station and the expected new library branch at Countryside as improvements. “Northwest has not been ignored by this city council,” said Bowers.

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From page 1 see people of all ages take part – some older than he is: “I think it’s tremendous.”

Dorothy Luci of Roanoke County found the 100-miler challenge to be a source of motivation. “There’s a lot of hills where I live.” With a number of friends suffering from cancer, Luci said it became personal: “why should I give my [good] health away?”

The Roanoke 100-miler challenge became a way for Luci to honor her friends and lose weight at the same time. That’s music to Joe Hanning’s ears as he plans for next winter’s 100-miler event.

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From page 1 and remove some of the pollutants that are in the water,” said Hill.

The walnut trees will be removed and the wall will be lowered in some places and the walkway raised in others to make it fit with the top of the terraced arena seating. Seating will be wide enough to accommodate chairs and blankets said Steve Buschor director of Parks and Recreation.

A permanent 42-inch high picket steel fence will cordon off up to four events.

The bathrooms will be available year around for daytime park users. “The entrances will stand out as lantern beacons,” said Hill. Stagesound provided performance venue consultation and 1717 Design devised the signage. The interactive water fountain in front of the stage is a multi-purpose spot. Making it function as a dance floor the same size as it is now (1900 square feet) is still in search of a solution but it can also be used for a stage orchestra said Hill.

The Saucer Magnolia Allee trees will be thinned and replanted stretching to Franklin Plaza. The lily ponds will be replaced by lighted bowls that will shoot

water from one to another. The name took some criticism from councilman Court Rosen. He joked suggesting that it be called “Fork in the Sidewalk” referencing Trinkle’s multiple restaurants named “Fork in the Alley, City and Market.”

Trinkle said he liked “Fork in the Allee” better.

“I know we’ve been around lots of versions of this since I’ve been on council … we overshot the first time now we’re doing something that maybe will show us what we need to do next if anything,” said Trinkle. He wanted covering the seating area kept in mind and using the Victory Stadium ticket booths considered.

Saucer Magnolia Allee at the North end of the park will see construction start July 16. Buschor worked with event coordinators to minimize conflict with summer venue schedules. The park will close on October 16 as construction begins on the South end of the park. “By next summer we will have a reinvigorated Elmwood Park,” said city manager Chris Morrill.

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Foundation for Roanoke Valley Awards Initial Grant from Kinder Fund

Foundation for Roanoke Valley announced today it has awarded $50,000 to the Roanoke Valley SPCA to support its efforts to open a low-cost Spay-Neuter Clinic in Roanoke. The multi-year grant comes from the Foundation’s Phalia M. and Guy M. Kinder Fund, which was established within the community foundation last year through an estate gift from Mr. and Mrs. Kinder. The endowed fund will support agencies that prevent cruelty to animals, underwrite research toward the cure of animal diseases, make possible the professional education of animal caretakers and strengthen or implement programs that promote the positive relationship between animals and humans.

Alan Ronk, Executive Director of Foundation for Roanoke Valley noted, “The Kinders shared a special love for animals, especially their cats. In their fund agreement, they made special mention of their desire to help with capital building projects that would benefit cats. The Foundation is happy to support the Roanoke Valley SPCA through this initial grant from the Fund, and we are especially pleased that the agency will name the clinic room dedicated exclusively to cats in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Kinder.”

Carolyn Schwanhausser, Director of Development for the SPCA added, “The Roanoke Valley SPCA is very grateful to Foundation for Roanoke Valley for this leadership grant in support of our vision and pursuit of ending euthanasia of homeless cats and dogs in our community. Like the Kinders, our dream is a community where every pet is guaranteed a loving home. By preventing the birth of unwanted litters of kittens and puppies through spaying and neutering, we will save lives and stem the tide of pet overpopulation. Additionally, studies have shown that the procedures can make pets easier to manage, less aggressive and healthier. This grant brings us closer to realizing our goal to open a low-cost, high volume Spay and Neuter Clinic serving the greater Roanoke Valley region.”

The Clinic will be located on Peters Creek Road and will serve Roanoke, Salem, Vinton, Clifton Forge, Covington, and the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Bedford, and Roanoke. The facility’s services will target pets from lowincome households, pets being readied for adoption, and stray free-roaming animals.

By providing an affordable, accessible solution to pet overpopulation, the Clinic can reach those pet owners who otherwise

L to R Carly Oliver, FRV Associate Director; Carolyn Schwanhausser, RVSPCA Director of Development; William Watson, Jr., RVSPCA Executive Director; Kelly Cass, Mountain View Humane Executive Director; Barbara Dalhouse, RVSPCA President, Board of Directors; Michelle Eberly, FRV Program Officer. would be not able to afford the surgery.

Foundation for Roanoke Valley, the region’s community foundation, currently administers over 250 named endowment funds and awards approximately $3 million annually to benefit the community.

For more information on the Foundation, visit www.foundationforroanokevalley.org or call 985-0204.

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Roanoke City Budget Still Strained

City manager Chris Morrill said that the city’s economic recovery is at least four years away and the one percent growth in revenue of $2.5 million was due in large part by improvements in the prepared food, lodging and business license tax. Allowing for inflation it keeps the high priority services level funded.

Few supplemental requests were honored.

Medical, dental and life insurance employer contributions increased. “We are able to meet our very core services although not a lot else,” said Morrill. “(These are) still extremely difficult times.”

Of the $252.7 million budget $72.5 million will go to the schools. City employees will receive a three-percent pay raise.

City employees are behind the market in comparable compensation by five percent. They received their last pay raise of two percent in 2008.

The city funds its own retirement system. The sheriff’s department is the only exception that will require a five-percent raise to offset the five-percent VRS contribution required by the State.

Amelia Merchant, director of management and budget, presented the fiscal year 2013 budget to city council Monday. The budget was over allocation by as much at $11 million when the priority teams first started. Targeted areas for growth did not materialize; fleet replacement, technology capital and building maintenance will suffer.

After adjustments, only $1.4 million of the increased revenue was available for allocation. This went to library enhancements, safety, human services, infrastructure (paving and radio), good government, livability and

Chris Morrill economy. Many more requests were rejected – the one percent for bike lanes, an additional staff member for neighborhood services, a purchasing staff addition, a Fire/EMS automation coordinator and many others.

Fees were increased for parking tickets, athletic fencing rental, open space rental, towing of inoperable vehicles, fire protection permits, fire works permits and EMS fees. Councilman Ray Ferris, in announcing there were “no new taxes,” disavowed the fees were a tax. He said they only cover the cost of the service provided.

Amelia Merchant Ann Shawver, director of finance, also recommended a 1.5 percent cost of living increase for city retirees.

Councilman Sherman Lea asked citizens for their input, “We want to hear what you have to say.”

The public can weigh in on the recommended budget on Thursday, April 26 at 7 p.m. in council chambers. Another council briefing will take place on May 7 at 9 p.m. with adop-

tion of the finalized budget scheduled for the May14 2:00 p.m. council meeting.

In other business: -Mary Colette Carver was honored as a Citizen Hero. On April 16, 2011, as a spectator at the second annual National College Blue Ridge Marathon, she administered CPR to a collapsed runner. Ed Dietch was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital suffering from a massive heart attack and was in full cardiac arrest. He survived and will walk the upcoming third annual marathon this year.

-Four applicants for Roanoke City School Board made presentations to city council. Mae Huff, Todd Putney and Richard Willis, Jr. are current members of the school board. John Elliott, Jr. is making his second attempt.

-William R. Rakes, on behalf of Roanoke River Associates, LLC, requested rezoning 20 acres that used to be a scrap yard and mill site along Jefferson Street.

Tori Williams, representing the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, said they supported the plan. Council’s concurrence was unanimous.

Over a 20-year period the site will be transformed into a mixed-use development with businesses, offices, retail, housing and public space along the river that will connect to the trail system. Spokesman Jason Vickers-Smith said that the industrial land would connect to neighborhoods.

Underneath the Walnut Street Bridge there is a unique opportunity to create a special type of outdoor area he said. The development will become more dense over time with parking decks.

By Valerie Garner info@newsroanoke.com

Adams Makes A Second Run For Vinton Town Council

Much change has swept through Vinton in the past four years. Longtime Police Chief Herb Cooley retired, the Vinton-Roanoke County Veterans Monument was unveiled last summer and the town recently bought land and began to plan for a new downtown library. With spring elections coming up, the administrative makeup of the town could also change. Doug Adams, who ran unsuccessfully in 2008 during a five-way race for two council seats, will challenge incumbents Carolyn Fidler and Wes Nance for those same council seats on May 1.

Fidler, who has served on the council for eight years, was a longtime legislative aide to former Delegate Richard Cranwell. Nance currently serves as assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Bedford County. Adams, who works as a regional sales manager for automotive parts manufacturer Dayco Products, is familiar to many in the town as a 42-year-member of the Vinton First Aid Crew.

“I’ve held most every office there is in the organization,” he chuckles. That includes 10 years total as rescue squad chief, along with serving as treasurer, equipment lieutenant and president. Currently, Adams is vice president to the crew’s board.

He says that serving mostly in a support capacity now has freed up his time, allowing him to“offer some of my expertise to the town.”

For the past 15 years, Adams says that he has usually taken on the duty of drawing up the budget for the crew as well. Adams claims experience with working with reduced funding, pointing out that money from the town has been tougher to come by recently due to the construc-

Doug Adams is vying for a seat on Vinton Town Council. tion of the Vinton Public Safety Building in 2008. Even with these pressures, though, he says that he worked with the state to obtain a grant for a new ambulance. All of these experiences says Adams would come in handy on Town Council.

The First Aid Crew is not his sole contact with serving the community. As part of the crew, Adams is the founding president of the Vinton Needy Family Program, which provides children with toys, clothes and a meal around Christmas time.

He also works with the Roanoke County government as Vinton’s representative to the Metropolitan Planning Organization and is part of the Vinton Highway Safety Commission.

Boosting Vinton business is one of his main concerns. Adams says that aggressive marketing is key to bringing people to the town’s businesses: “We’re not far; we’re on the way to the lake.” As a member of Town Council, he’d also work to better explain county and federal regulations to local businesses. He also would like to increase marketing of available tracts at the Vinton Business Park (home to Cardinal Glass and a joint project with Roanoke County) and other available land in the town, perhaps through a published list

of available sites.

Regarding the land that Vinton recently bought in partnership with Roanoke County for a new Vinton library branch (the former Dunman’s wholesale floral warehouse site), Adams says he would like to see it be used to “[help] bring more people downtown,” along with new businesses.

Decades of service with the Vinton First Aid Crew has made Adams a big proponent of volunteerism in the town, with the fire/rescue departments and other organizations. Saying that they “save the town a ton” in expenses, he also says they should be supported more and recognized. He also recommends that there be a clearinghouse between the fire department, EMS and police, to further aid communication.

Approachability of town government is another area Adams wants to bolster. He’d support the creation of a “blue-ribbon committee” where town citizens could air their concerns and requests before progressing to council. “It can be intimidating to come before town council,” Adams says.

Looking back on his 2008 campaign, Adams claims that he “didn’t put [his] heart into it” but he has grown significantly and learned much, particularly through the building of the new fire/EMS center. He aims to use this new understanding, along with what he says is a “good head for business,” hoping to add his voice to Town Council, where Mayor Brad Grose is also running again, unopposed. “We have a good town government but I think I’ve got the experience and knowledge - I can add a different view.”

By Aaron Layman info@newsroanoke.com

Community Meeting Notice Cave Spring Supervisor Charlotte Moore's next community meeting will be on April 26th at 7:00 p.m at the South County Library. Dana Martin with the Virginia Department of Transportation will be giving an update on the proposed I -73 roadway. Bill Greeves, the Director of IT with Roanoke County will be giving an update on the GIS system. "This is a good opportunity for any one who lives in the Cave Spring District to hear about things that are happening in your area and to ask questions or express your thoughts," said Moore. Everyone who lives or works in the Cave Spring District is welcome. Clay Goodman, the County Administrator, will also be attending.

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oing a quick Google that is commonly asking what search it is easy to is wrong with our child. Yet the find some confusing more we have been led to believe information. Mental health ser- that children suffer more and vices have evolved and ballooned more with mental health issues since the early 60s and yet we and the more services we prohave more cases of depression vide ….. the worse the overall reported than ever before. picture has become.

Millions of Americans, inHere is a simple example: cluding children, are prescribed When you were in junior high anti-depressant medications as school how many people did several studies report their ef- you know that cut themselves? fectiveness being virtually the Very few of us will come up with same as a placebo. Technologi- even one example of this. Now cal advances that have ask that same question reported to make our to a room of 100 junior lives “easier” are now high schoolers today sources of consistent and two thirds will raise conflict in the average their hands. Yet their American home …. burdens of life have Facebook, cell phone never been less than usage, video games, any generation before. computer and televiOh yes, there are those sion exposure. that will say there is Our children have Keith McCurdy more stress on kids tothe fewest chores and day than in our generaburdens on them than any pre- tion but I disagree. There may vious generation and yet, they be more stressed out kids, which are more depressed and anxious is actually what the studies show, than ever. Is our population re- but the inference that their lives ally this sick or are we not equip- are more stressful is not clearly ping our children the way we supported by evidence. used to?

Our current efforts have been Over the last two decades, the greatly misdirected. We are alvast majority of children that ways hearing about the need I have worked with have been for more programs for children. “normal.” Yes, they may have The efforts need to be directed had a myriad of diagnoses, but toward the family, more specifithey were normal. Regardless cally the parents. Today when of their presenting problems, a child demonstrates wrong, most often reported by parents, problematic, odd behavior we the majority of their issues were immediately ask what is wrong resolved by working with Mom with them … we assume a maland Dad. function. The first place we reWe have gone from a nation ally need to look is to our parthat looked at our children as enting. very durable and capable to one This does not mean that our

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parenting guarantees any particular outcome with our children, it does not. It is not that our parenting causes so many issues; it is that the lack of good parenting does not effectively equip our children to navigate and handle the struggles of life.

To do this though, we have to understand that we will be operating “counter culture.” The world around us does not support good parenting on most fronts. Whether it is Disney who continues to elevate the entitled teenager with one series after another where parents are portrayed as irrelevant or just sources of funding; Technology which gives the notion that all things Apple or Xbox are great but fails to give warnings about how electronic intrusion into the home alienates family members and often kills work ethic in children; or even many in my own profession who value emotions over convictions and push the false goal of being “happy” over learning to accept that life will always have struggles and that how we learn to deal with those issues is much more important than how we feel about them.

We have to realize that not only are parents relevant, we are the most important steering mechanism in our children’s lives and we have to decide to take back that role. Warning: If you begin to equip your children they will no longer be protected from the normal pain and suffering of life. You will be in conflict with many families in your own neighborhood who are still over concerned about whether their child is happy or not. You will begin to see your child as normal, which includes all kinds of goofy and problematic behaviors I refer to as uniqueness. Others will no longer use you as an example of …. “well, Jimmy’s parents let him do that” ….because you won’t. All in all you will probably be seen as “old fashioned” or “mean” ….

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How Can God Have No Beginning And No End? "He's just really old," says Anna, age 11.

Well, the prophet Daniel referred to God as the ancient of days, but you won't find any birthday parties for God in the Bible. Kevin, 10, says it's not age but form: "God is kinda like a circle, except he has power."

"It is very hard to understand how God can have no beginning and no end," says Marci, 9. "But here's the trick: God is everlasting. He can keep on making the days and live through every one of them. He can never die."

No tricks necessary, says Shannon, 12. God has no beginning or end because "he doesn't need it." Sarah, 11, explains: "He is the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. He has been, and He always will be."

It's difficult for finite creatures

to imagine life free from the limitations of time and space.

It's a bit like fish in the ocean trying to understand the lives of people on land. Because we are confined to time and space, we tend to impose those limitations upon God. God "first grew in heaven," says Andi, 6. "Then he just stayed in life forever."

Rachel, 6, disagrees: "God never grew. He was never born.

He was always there, and no one created Him." Try imagining a realm outside time and space, and you may come to the same conclusion as Tyler, 11: "Our brains aren't designed to think that greatly."

Furthermore, adds Kyle, 12, "My brain cannot comprehend God's majesty."

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a lot. A Baptist minister and long-time successful pastor of Grandin Court Baptist Church, as he “retired” he became an Episcopal priest and served at St. John’s. I knew him, not as one of his parishioners but as one of his physicians. Although he had many physical trials, he never gave in to his infirmities.

The week before his death, I was discussing a lecture we had attended and his insights added to its worth. He was a scholar to the end.

In addition to numerous children and grandchildren, these men left behind devoted wives.

Sybil, Marge, and Donna were all married to their husbands more than 50 years. In a time when the institution of marriage is changing, they are a testament to the way it should be done.

The memories of those good years shared will bring comfort to them in the coming months, of that I am sure.

Three men all named Bob, all successful in widely different areas. Each brought to every encounter a grace that they unconsciously shared. That grace marked their terminal illnesses.

I learned a lot about living from each of them; I hope I can carry their lessons about dying with me as well.

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the Nobel Prize for Humility. I agree that God's majesty is too great for our comparatively peasized brains, but let's look at two ways in which we can reason our way from finite creation to an infinite, intelligent God. The cosmological argument for God says that everything in the universe is an effect of some cause. Therefore, the universe must have a cause. Aristotle called the first cause of the universe "the unmoved mover."

The teleological argument for God says that intelligently designed things must have an intelligent designer. The world has an intelligent design. Therefore, the world has an intelligent designer. If watches must have watchmakers, the world must have a world-maker.

"God is before the beginning and after the end," says Alex, 9.

Thank you, Alex, for this profound statement.

If you could watch a parade from a high mountain, you would have a different perspective from someone viewing it on the ground. You would see the beginning and the end at the same time.

When Moses asked God his name, he said, "I am who I am."

When Jesus said, "Before Abraham was, I am," his inquisitors picked up stones to throw at him. Why? They knew only God could make such a claim.

Later, the Apostle Paul wrote of Jesus, "All things were created through Him and for Him" (Colossians 1:16).

The question "How old is God?" doesn't apply since God is not limited by time. He's no older this year than he was last year because infinity plus one is still infinity, says theologian Millard J. Erickson.

Neither is God limited by space. While some may imagine God as a divine superman flying from place to place faster than the speed of light, in reality he has access to his entire creation at the same time.

What a comfort to know that God is all over the world across different time zones answering prayers, taking care of his people and providing for his creation. How can the one who has no beginning or end do all this?

"Because He is God!" shouts Derin, 9.

A very good answer.

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ou’ll call me delusional, but, trust me, these are true sto-

eyes!”

“Artificial lights?” I asked, still in hopes of catching up ries. with the choir. ...

“Chickens.”

She had a one half inch lacHe then started on religious eration to her pinkie. Had you topics. He ended by saying, been standing outside her door, “I’m going to leave my spleen listening to all the screaming, to Jesus. Say! How about you, you would have sworn she was doc?” donating an organ.

“I’ve already signed my doShe was a clinical psycholo- nor card.” gist who took Prozac “Big ecological and Xanax [nerve problem. Metal cofpills].

Interesting fins in the ground, all credentials: PhD. and over the place. You Rx’s. agree, doc?”

Her husband must “I’ve got a tee shirt have been a hyperacsays, “Save the planet. tive child; and been a Cremate.” treatment failure. He “You’re my kind of Lucky Garvin walked round and guy, doc.” round the room and “That’s high praise out in the hall. “Can’t stand to sir.” Content that we were in be cooped up.” philosophic harmony, he fell He talked to me incessantly silent. as I prepared to numb her finBut she took up the aria. ger. She shrieked when I in“I’m very squeamish, doc. jected her finger. She jerked Should have taken a Xanax; see her hand and pulled the nee- me through this trial. Don’t let dle out. I left them for a bit. me see what you’re doing. And By the time I had gotten back don’t explain it. I might throw in the room, justification had up.” Wouldn’t want that. done its work; she had a ready I sutured - and endured explanation for her screaming. in silence. But, her husband, “You stuck the needle into the uncomfortable with the three bone. Otherwise I would have second silence, pops up with taken it just fine. I should have the story about how he lost his taken a Xanax.” toes in a bush hog. `Pass’m around,’ I thought.

All in all, I was glad to see Yup, a 1/2 inch laceration them go. can be a life-altering event; one ... of those moments you never It was an awful day. More forget. As I sutured her, her like a focal seizure. It would husband, “Mr. Warp-Drive,” have made a stirring plot for a explained to me his sensitivity late night Sci-Fi movie. Someto artificial light and his dis- one dropped a little old detrust of chickens. He filled me mented lady off in the ER and in on the details going back to left. No one knew anything childhood; and beyond... about her. No old chart; no “Nasty!’ he said. identification. No reason for “Chickens?” I answered. her visit. I went in to see her.

“Artificial light.” He wan- “Where are you hurting?” I dered around some more and asked. She answered, “Glabit then exclaimed, “Hurts my norrodge phlunbuck.”

Ah! Now we’re getting somewhere!” ...

I had a patient the other day who immortalized herself for a day with the ER staff. Seventytwo-years old she was; slipped and fell; broke her ankle.

She lost her footing while hunting, dragging a deer out of the woods. She had had a heart attack two months before.

I walked in to her and didn't say a word. I merely shook her hand. To find such a person as this is the equivalent of discovering a cat with insomnia. I have since passed several feverish nights wondering if I was equal to her feat.

She had a question: Can I go to work tomorrow?

"I'm not man enough to stop you," I answered. ...

It was a busy day, and I was becoming frustrated. I had given my patient her diagnosis, but she was balking.

“How do I know you know what you’re doing?”

“Well, I’m board-certified and I study every day.”

“I just don’t know. Maybe I should get a second opinion.”

My patience snapped, and I said, “Well, I wish you’d make up your mind! I’ve got other patients to see, mom.”

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ast Friday I attended the to go. Unfortunately, it’s on the Grafton Society lun- same day as my high school recheon for Mary Bald- union, and this is the first one win graduates who earned their we’ve had in 43 years.” After a degrees at least 50 years ago. moment’s hesitation, the boy Each year members of the class said, “Mister, you’d better go to celebrating their 50th reunion the reunion. You might miss the are inducted into this next one!” special society, named My high school in honor of the late class followed a Dean Martha Stackplan similar to that house Grafton and of Mary Baldwin Dr. Thomas Grafton.

College, meeting This year the Class of annually for lunch ’62 became members somewhere in the at the luncheon held Staunton area, once at Stonewall Jackson we passed the 50 hotel in Staunton. year milestone. It’s This annual affair always interesting Mary Jo Shannon takes the place of to note the ineviclass reunions. table changes in Reunions are a means of step- everyone’s appearance. (We even ping back in time periodically to made copies of our yearbook recall the past – an opportunity pictures to place on our name to catch up with what has hap- tags for quicker identification!) pened in the lives of those with Sharing news of children, whom we once shared a com- grandchildren and now even mon experience. High school great-grandchildren is a highand college classes plan reunions light of the occasion. It’s interestat various intervals – 5, 10, 25, ing to remember personalities of 50 – some more often, some less friends during their high school frequently. years and see how they have Harry graduated from Jeffer- changed or stayed the same. In son high School in 1943. When some cases, the shy quiet ones I attended my Wilson Memorial have become much more outHigh School reunions, he often going. Those who were full of commented that his class had fun and kept everyone laughing never had a reunion. That is, generally continue to do so, even until 1986, 43 years after gradu- in their old age. There is sadation! Class of ’43, their 43rd ness, too, as we realize some are year Reunion. He truly looked forward to the event.

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Other groups who share a common experience also have reunions. Members of the armed forces, especially those who served during World War II, got together faithfully through the years. Now their numbers have dwindled to only a few.

On the other extreme, family reunions seem to grow. Our family reunion – actually the Henderson family (Harry’s mother’s family) meets every five years. The original family of nine brothers and sisters, who grew up on a farm in Augusta County, had multiplied to 125 when we met five years ago.

Using miniature muffin pans, I made coconut and damson pies for everyone. The recipes from Harry’s great-grandmothers, dating back to the mid-1800’s.

We will meet again in July, in Staunton. Besides those still living in Virginia, family members will come from North Carolina, Georgia, California, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, London and Amsterdam.

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The Loss of Free Undirected Play in Childhood Has Big Impact

As wonderful as the cherished traditions and programmatic aspects of a camp may be, what we teach campers may not be the most important part of their summer experience. The most crucial and unexpected moments of a summer may be when children are left alone to engage in free, undirected play. For many campers, the experience of playing outside “alone” or with a group of friends may be a truly new and joyful one.

The loss of time for free, undirected play in everyday life is one of the saddest facts of modern childhood.

As a school consultant, I have watched the growing phenomenon of the overscheduled child, particularly in affluent suburbs, and in independent and international schools. As a camp consultant, I have observed how many campers’ parents monitor them extremely closely; one might say microscopically. Indeed, Ron Taffel, a psychologist in New York, reports that much of modern parenting involves meticulous time management of a child’s packed schedule.

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Free, undirected play used to be valued as a central, indeed, the defining activity of childhood, for good reason. Jaak Panskeep, play researcher at Washington State University, calls play the “signature mammalian behavior.”

According to David Elkind it is a child’s “ . . . inborn disposition for learning, curiosity, imagination, and fantasy.” In 2007, The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a report declaring that, “It is Maddie and Anthony Sackett on a recent camping trip enjoythrough play that children at ing the freedom found in being children in the great outdoors. a very early age engage and This is a source of sadness Researchers tell us that interact with the world they for me, and for many people over the past two decades, can master, conquering their who care about children. Ev- children in the United States fears while practicing adult ery thoughtful educator and have lost nine to twelve hours roles.” Play makes children parent has worried that there of free play per week. Over creative and strong; play reis something missing in the the past decade, forty per- assures children that they are lives of today’s children. cent of elementary schools okay in the world.

What happened to play Some conclude that what is in the U.S. have eliminated time?

A lot of free time has missing is play or a work/play recess, leaving children with simply disappeared because balance. More specifically, less than a twenty-minute American children spend though, what is really missing break (for lunch) in a sixso much time at computer is a certain kind of play that hour school day. At school, screens or in the car commutshould exist in childhood: we have replaced recess time ing to school and after-school free, undirected play. We are with increased seat time as activities.

Many parents worry doing great things for chil- preparation for state tests; at about their children’s safety if dren in many ways, but we home, parents have replaced left alone to play in the neighare not leaving them alone free play time with organized enough. sports, art, dance, and, of borhood. Others feel their

children must be constantly engaged in productive activity to succeed in a competitive, globalized economy.

But our children are paying the price for the loss of time for free play. We see it in obesity; high stress levels; rapidly increasing diagnosis of ADHD, depression, and emotional fragility; social incompetence; excessive dependence on adults, and the loss of a relationship with nature.

While research indicating links between loss of free play time and obesity and high stress might be considered obvious, many researchers also have suggested that the increase in ADHD is a direct result of reduced play time.

Some researchers believe that children may be missing a crucial modulator of nerve cell development (BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor) which is generated by vigorous exercise and learning.

We don’t need to wait for more research to confirm that the loss of free, undirected play is a significant problem in contemporary childhood.

Parents, educators, camp

counselors, and childcare workers need to protect the time they give children to play freely; they need to increase that time if possible.

The most important and unexpected thing we can do for our children — at home or at camp — is to give them time for free play, time to confront their own “boredom,” learn how to entertain themselves with a friend, and organize a game with their peers.

In the end, you can’t teach children to play alone; you have to let them play alone.

Many parents are too frightened to do so, and schools cannot find the time to do so. It may be that camp is the place where grown-ups can make nonscheduled time and free, undirected play a priority. I hope so. Our children’s imagination, spontaneity, leadership skills, and happiness depend on it.

Michael Thompson is a psychologist, author and camp consultant. His most recent book is It's a Boy: Your Son's Development from Birth to Eighteen. www.michaelthompson-phd.com

YMCA Encourages Kids to Play and Learn at Healthy Kids Day

On Saturday, April 21, the Kirk Family YMCA is celebrating Healthy Kids Day with a FREE community event for kids and families in the Roanoke Valley. More than 1,900 Ys across the country are taking part in the celebration, meant to kick start physical activity and learning throughout the summer – a critical out-of-school time for kids.

Healthy Kids Day, a national initiative of the Y

to improve the health and well-being of kids, is filled with fun, active play and educational activities that will help parents improve their kids’ lifestyles for the long term. Research shows that without access to activities that stimulate the mind and body, kids are more prone to gain weight and fall behind academically over the summer months.

“We know that when the school year ends,

A young swimmer plays on the Wibit.

Children exercising for Healthy Kids Day.

many families to carve out time for physical activity. In fact, 52 percent of parents surveyed said they’d been forced to cut back to some degree on their children’s after-school activities – key ways for children to get active playtime – in an effort to save money.

The YMCA’s Family Health Snapshot also found that:74 percent of parents opt to spend family time with their kids sitting in front of the TV. 42 percent of parents say growing technological distractions – social networks, computer games and cell phones – are getting in the way of active play, although 53 percent admit they spend leisure time with their children on the computer and playing video games. 58 percent of children ages 5 to 10 Open House spend less than four days a week May 12th playing outdoors.

10:00am - 2:00pm Families are invited to the Kirk Family YMCA from 8:3011:30am to PLAY on the WIBIT Stars of Our City inflatable water obstacle course, Summer Camp in a ZUMBAtomic fitness class Hands-on, June 11, 2012 – August 24 theme-based for kids, in the Y Arcade (the Y’s activities, swimming, interactive gaming center) and dancing, in our swimming pools. The gymnastics, cooking skills, event will also offer face painting, costumed characters and an opportunity to create recipe books in the Y’s healthy food court. * Fun activities throughout the day, make a Mother’s Day Plant, Dance, Children’s Exercise, Cooking, and Spanish Healthy Kids Day will kick-off summer camp with the Y's Sumwww.wellington-academy.org • 540-904-5788 mer Camp Experience, which 628 Townside Road, Roanoke will feature many of the activities that will take place for kids at the Y over the summer months.

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As part of this initiative, the Y – along with hundreds of thousands of parents and kids nationwide – is taking on summer by addressing critical gaps in health and education that cause kids to be at risk for childhood obesity and suffer summer learning loss.

many kids lose exposure to activities that keep them moving and learning. Healthy Kids Day will help parents begin thinking early about what their kids need to stay physically and intellectually active in the summer,” said Cal Johnson, President and CEO of YMCA of the Roanoke Valley. “Summer is just around the corner and is an ideal time for kids to get out and grow so they are healthier and sharper when the next school year begins.”

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The Happy Chef by Leigh Sackett Summer Campfire Desserts

It is almost here! Summer fun is almost upon us! The camping gear can come out of storage!

S’mores are wonderful and fun but you can get creative with your campfire desert and try something new. Cook up some of these scrumptious treats over an open fire and enjoy the great outdoors. If you can’t make it to the campgrounds grab a fire pit from Lowes and enjoy the same great fun in your backyard.

Camp Eclairs 1 can of biscuit dough vanilla pudding chocolate frosting Take the biscuit dough and mold 1-2 biscuits together. Get a stick about 3/4" to 1" in diameter and mold the dough around the stick so it is about 6 inches long and the dough totally surrounds the stick. Toast the dough over the campfire until it gets golden brown on the outside. When the dough turns golden brown, slide it off the end of the stick, (this will leave a hole going through the center). Fill this hole (where the stick was) with vanilla pudding and top with the chocolate frosting.

Banana Boat 1 banana 1/2 milk chocolate bar 3-5 marshmallows (full size) aluminum foil Cut the banana in half, lengthwise. Top the bottom half of the banana with the chocolate and marshmallows, then replace the top half, sandwiching the ingredients between the banana slices. Wrap in aluminum foil and heateither over open fire, on a grill, or on the RV stove. Unwrap and enjoy!

Campfire Fudge 1 c Nestle Semi-Sweet chococlate chips 2/3 c sweetened condensed milk 1 Tbsp water 1/2 c granola cereal In large saucepan, combine chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and water. Melt over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate chips melt and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Pour into foil-lined 8” square pan.

Sprinkle top with granola cereal. Let stand until firm (about 1 hour). Cut into 1” squares. *Omit water when using Nestle Butterscotch chips.

Blondies 1 1/2 c self-rising flour 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter 1 1/2 c packed brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 c semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 c white chocolate chips 1 c pecans (toasted) Line 12” Dutch oven with foil and spray with non-stick baking oil. Whisk the butter and brown sugar until combined. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well. Fold in flour until just combined, Do not over mix. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts - turn batter into the prepared pot.

Bake until the top is shiny and cracked - feels firm to touch. About 20 minutes over medium heat, then remove and add top coals for final baking - approximately 10 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into about 24 servings.

Olympic Fun Facts and Activities

With the Summer Olympics on there way, share these fun facts with your children to prepare them for and get them excited for the upcoming events.

Make the Olympics interactive for your children too with summer games in the backyard like - water balloon toss, homemade shot put or discus throw, synchronized sprinkler dancing, assorted foot racing, a neighborhood game of soccer, the possibilities for Olympic summer fun are endless!

•The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In 1894, a French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, proposed a revival of the ancient tradition, and thus the modern-day Olympic Summer Games were born.

•Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896.

•The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France in 1924.

•Norway has won the most medals (263) at the Winter Games.

•The United States has won more medals (2,189) at the Summer Games than any other country.

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•Up until 1994 the Olympics were held every four years. Since then, the Winter and Summer games have alternated every two years.

•The first Olympics covered

by U.S. television was the 1960 Summer Games in Rome by CBS. •No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Winter Games.

•Three continents – Africa, South America, and Antarctica – have never hosted an Olympics.

•A record 202 countries participated in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens.

•Only four athletes have ever won medals at both the Winter

and Summer Olympic Games: Eddie Eagan (United States), Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (East Germany), and Clara Hughes (Canada).

•Apolo Anton Oho holds the record for the most medals for the U. S. in one Olympics. He beat Bonnie Blair with 7 medals in the 2010 Winter Games.

•Nobody has won more medals at the Winter Games than cross-country skier Bjorn Dählie of Norway, who has 12.

•Larrisa Latynina, a gymnast from the former Soviet Union, finished her Summer Olympic Games career with 18 total medals—the most in history.

•The United States Olympic Committee established the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983 to recognize outstanding American Olympic athletes, however, a plan to build a hall has been suspended due to lack of funding.

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North Cross Picks Up VIC Win in Salem Takes River Ridge Opener 15-5 Rout of Virginia Episcopal With 9-6 Softball Win Over Knights North Cross used its explosive offense to make quick work of Virginia Episcopal School as the Raiders dropped the Bishops 15-5 last Thursday afternoon at Porterfield Field.

North Cross scored a single run in the first, then plated four in both the second and third, followed by a five-run fourth to take a commanding 14-0 lead.

Raider starter Sam Lawrence breezed through the first four innings, and moved to first base to start the fifth when the 10run slaughter run seemed imminent to end the game after five innings.

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Salem came back from an early 1-0 deficit to score the game's next nine runs, as the Lady Spartans defeated Cave Spring Tuesday afternoon in the River Ridge softball opener for both teams.

Salem had a 3-1 lead before putting away the game with a 6-run fifth inning.

Kelsey Johnson led Salem with two hits, while Cave Spring's Kayla Malkos had four hits for the Lady Knights. -Bill Turner

#10 Thomas Weaver gives a tip of the helmet as he crosses the plate after his solo homer against VES, his third in four games. Weaver is going to Kentucky on a baseball scholarship.

Raider Sam Lawrence dives head-first into second base as he looks to beat the VES tag. to get to the Raider bullpen for five runs in the fifth, keeping the advantage under 10 runs, and the teams on the field.

Lawrence returned to the mound to stymie the Bishops in the sixth, and North Cross

closed the deal with a quick run in their half of the inning.

Lawrence picked up the win, striking out eleven in his five innings of work. He helped his cause by going 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo homer and

four RBIs. Thomas Weaver continued his hot hand at the plate, needing only a single to complete his effort to hit for the cycle. His double, triple and home run finished a 3-for-4 day with six RBIs. Weaver had 3 home runs in the Raiders recent four-game stretch, and finished the game with 21 RBIs for the season.

In addition to his solo homer Thursday, Weaver had a pair of grand slams home runs two weeks ago.

Matt Doughty and Edwin Saunders each added two hits for North Cross, who improved to 6-3 (4-1 VIC).

Salem catcher Amanda Dalton secures the out as she puts the tag on Cave Spring's Dani Duff..

Cave Spring senior Hannah Sitze connects for the Lady Knights.

Salem starting pitcher #9 Emily Taylor picked up the win as the Spartans won their River Ridge opener.

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The North Cross Raiders improved their record to 6-2 by knocking off cross-town rival Roanoke Catholic on Tuesday afternoon by a score of 15-3.

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This year several members have competed and placed at local, state, and national tournaments. If you have a son or daughter that is interested in wrestling, keep an eye out for sign up information that will be announced at local schools and newspapers in the fall.

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Cosmo Meet Back To Its Roots This Year Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

The 47th Annual Cosmopolitan Invitational Track and Field Meet (May 3-5) makes a return to its roots this year: the multi high school and middle school event is back at William Fleming High School, where it all began in 1966. Fleming is a lot different, of course, now – there’s a new school and a new rubberized track that was specifically designed so that it could attract regional events like the Cosmopolitan, which is organized by the club of the same name in Roanoke.

“We’ve got it all here,” said Cosmopolitan Club member Michael Russell, noting how in past years the meet was often spread between 2-3 venues, with the pole vault held at Staunton River High School for example.

Every event will take place on the Fleming campus this year, where 34 schools are slated to participate at last count.

Cosmopolitan International claims about 2000 members in 70 clubs nationwide and in Canada. Chapters support worthy causes. In 1959 the Roanoke Cosmopolitan Club chapter helped found the Roanoke Valley Speech & Hearing Center, the only facility in the valley where no one is denied treatment because of an inability to pay. The club continues to support the center today, along with Apple Ridge Farm, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and other worthy causes.

Fleming Athletic Director John Otey said the school was “very excited,” about welcoming the Cosmo back to the school.

“We hope to greet you here every May,” said Otey, also a Fleming graduate.

Ticket sale proceeds from this year’s Cosmo Invitational will go toward supporting the Speech & Hearing Center. At a kickoff breakfast recently, members of

Cosmopolitan Club officials survey the track at William Fleming. the Cosmopolitan Club listened as keynote speaker and Fleming graduate K.C. Bratton talked about his own experiences as a track standout at the Cosmo meet, which ends a 20-year plus run in Salem in its return to the Fleming campus.

Bratton, now an appraiser for Roanoke City, won the 300-meter hurdles event in 1985 in the junior high school division, and the high school 200-meter event in 1987 as a William Fleming Colonel. He was also first in the 100 and 200-meter events at the Cosmo in 1988. Bratton then went on to VMI after first considering James Madison for college; as a Keydet, Bratton was first team All Southern Conference, a VMI record holder and a NCAA qualifier in the 4 x 100 relay.

“I actually didn’t know they had it here [at Fleming],” admitted Bratton, a former sprinter who said the Cosmo was the big meet every year besides the state championships. “It really held the [same] esteem as the state meet. You knew you were going to compete in front of friends and family. Everybody would come out to watch.” The new facilities at Fleming “are absolutely perfect for a track meet,” said Bratton, the current chair for

the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority, which oversees Explore Park. He said the Fleming track and field venue rivaled some he saw in college.

Roanoke City Council member Sherman Lea noted that funding for the Fleming athletic facilities was increased in order to accommodate regional events like the Cosmopolitan Invitational Track and Field Meet. “This is why we did it. We want to showcase this as a top notch facility for track [meets].”

The fact that all of the events could be held at Fleming was a major selling point for Lea, who is up for reelection in May. “It’s a great day for the city of Roanoke and the school system,” he added. “We want [the Cosmo] to find a home here.”

Roanoke Mayor David Bowers was also on hand for the breakfast kickoff: “Forty seven years after it started here at William Fleming [its back],” said Bowers, who also praised the school board for developing an “excellent facility,” at Fleming.

“Welcome home, Cosmopolitan track meet.”

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“Once upon a midnight drea- ment. ry, while I ponder, weak and The Stanley Cup Playoffs, weary, the biggest event on ice, conOver a many quaint and cu- tinues with fights, tradition rious volume of forgotten lore, and the most athletic skills While I nodded, nearly nap- in sports. I’m willing to say ping, suddenly there ice hockey is tougher came a tapping, than any other sport.

As of someone gently It’s physical, on ice, rapping, rapping at my requires skating skills, chamber door, and everyone has a Tis some visitor, I weapon. No room for muffled, tapping at my sissies here. chamber door, Local high school Only this, and nothbaseball resumed Bill Turner ing more.” with district play Theses are the this week as the road opening lines of ‘The Raven’ to the VHSL Spring Jubilee in by one-time UVA student Ed- Radford begins. gar Allan Poe. But, it has its The Wild Bill ‘Big-11’ Top-3 place in this week’s Wild Bill gets a shakeup from last week. column.

Group AA defending state An anonymous psycholo- champ Northside stays firmly gist sent me this as an expla- in the top spot after opening nation for the recent talk on 11-0. Lord Botetourt moves Peeping Toms, it’s relevance to up into the #2 slot, while the Poe’s bird visitor saying “Nev- Hidden Valley Titans, on the ermore”, and the questionable heels of their 10-0 blowout of ‘Me BIrd’ response one peep- Blacksburg on Tuesday and ing victim encountered. impressive 4-game road trip to Quite frankly, off the record, Rock Hll, SC take over third.

I think this guy and the other Potential pollbuster in the talking bird witnesses, are a shadows are the Raiders from bunch of nuts.

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But, since this column is Now to the mailbag, where about sports, let’s set the record the pull of magnets from last straight and move forward. week’s column takes center The Salem Red Sox finished stage. their first homestand with Dear Wild Bill: Thanks for big crowds, great fun at the the heads-up on the Magic ballpark, and an upcoming Mesh. I saw it at a local drug 7-game series that should entice any baseball fan to Salem Memorial Stadium beginning Monday night.

Monday night is dollarMonday, and I’ll be on the concourse Thursday night for thirsty-Thursday events where I’ll greet our readers, take your picture as a RSS Wild Bill advocate, and check out the .... well, by now you know .... the opposing team’s outfield align-

store and bit like a fish, hoping to avoid shipping and handling. After putting it up with the ridiculous tacks, it only took three trips to set me straight. My BBQ hadn’t even started, and I felt like a lobster in a trollers net. (Willy/ Troutville) Dear Wild Doctor Bill: Better blood flow from magnets pulling the iron in your blood? The last time I fell for something like that was when a guy told me aluminum siding wouldn’t fall off my house (Walt/ Vinton).

Dear Bill: My husband once bought a magnetic bracelet from an Indian Chief. He said it made his blood flow like a river. Should of had him wearing it around his heart to improve the circulation. (Edna/ Rocky Mount) Dear consumer-friendly Wild Bill: Magnetic mattress pads.....you’ve got to be kidding. I’ve got a metal rod in my leg from a bad fall in 2006.

I’d be concerned I’d need to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, and be locked in place. (Ralph/ Roanoke) That’s enough pull for one week; send your comments to: info@newsroanoke.com

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Good News and Bad News on the Health Front

The good news is in a recent study published March 26 in the Archives of Internal Medicine frequent chocolate consumption correlates with a lower BMI (body mass index). This was not large amounts of chocolate (around 1 oz.) that was eaten 2 times per week by those questioned .Those studied also exercised 3.6 times per week. While the study wasn’t able to say why; it is good to know that chocolate isn’t necessarily off the table for those who exercise and otherwise live a healthy life.

The bad news is in a study published March 12 in Circulation, a soda per day raised your risk of coronary heart disease by 20%. The researchers did not find a similar risk with artificially sweetened beverages. The researches recommended switching to water, coffee or tea.

The good news about exercise is according the ACSM 2009 guidelines effective exercise can be accumulated in 10 minutes bouts of moderate to somewhat hard intensity and still be effective. To prevent weight gain you should get 150-250 minutes per week or to lose weight 200-420 minutes per week of 4exercise. If you do 10 minutes in the morning then another 10 minutes at lunch plus 10 minutes when you get home from work you can accumulate 150 minutes in 5 days. These 10 minutes of exercise don’t include your warm up or cool down. Who doesn’t have a spare 10 minutes here or there?

The bad news is there are an unavoidable loss of lean mass; a gain in fat mass; and a loss of energy-burning capacity with aging.

This holds true even for people who maintain a vigorous level of physical activity. Studies show an increase in abdominal fat and de-

creased energy expenditure for women during the menopausal transition. Animal studies indicate weight gain may be due to increased appetite; decreased spontaneous movement and/or decreased metabolism associated with loss of ovarian function. These changes are prevented or reversed with estrogen replacement. And programmed exercise prevents the increase in abdominal fat as effectively as estrogen replacement. That’s the good news!

The bad news in a study published in 2008 the percent of 16-19 year olds meeting physical activity recommendations in this country was 5.5%;those aged 20-59 meeting it was 3%; those aged 60+ 2.5%. As a country we are barely moving out of our chairs. The really bad news is evidence suggests a clear association between sitting time and chronic disease risk as well as mortality from all causes independent of leisure-time physical activity. Sitting all day will kill you faster even if you hike 10 miles on the weekends.

Life is full of these good news/bad news scenarios. It is up to you to decide which you want. Do you want your life to be a good news story? You can make the decision today to have a better life. Get up and get moving. Enjoy a bite of chocolate now and then. Let the sun shine on your face. Smile for no reason.

Stop sitting when you can stand and live longer and healthier.

Dr. Kenneth Luckay DO is the Medical Director at the Center for Medical Weight Loss located at 4515 Brambleton Ave in Roanoke. He can be reached at 398-1547 or Email: dr.luckay@ cmwlroanoke.com.

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Collections Are A Vital Part of Any Business

Collection is not a dirty word. It is a necessary mercial Code. Va. Code § 8.9A-601, et. seq. sets and helpful part of any business. Revenue allows forth the rights of a creditor upon a default by the the business to operate and employ people. Most debtor or obligor. You may be able to hold a pripeople prefer to be paid, rather than not receiving vate sale or a public auction of the goods. payment for their goods or services.

If your client's indebtedness is seWhat do you do when your clients cured by real property, you may be are not responding to the invoices or able to foreclose pursuant to a deed statements being sent? of trust or to have the property conIf you are dealing with a residential veyed to you by deed in lieu of foretenant, a pay or quit notice and a Sumclosure. Both actions would require mons for Unlawful Detainer may be in a title search of the property before order. proceeding. You may want to consult If you are dealing with an unpaid a title insurance company to perform open account, then a demand letter a title update and provide a quote for and a General District Court or Cirtitle insurance. cuit Court action may be the course If you bring a cause of action and of action. In 2011, the General Asthe Court awards you a judgment, Phillip Lingafelt sembly amended Virginia Code § then you still have to collect the 16.1-77 to increase the General District Court's judgment. A judgment and the collection of a civil jurisdiction to claims up to $25,000 exclusive judgment are not one in the same. You may still of interest and any attorney's fees contracted for in have to take steps to execute on the judgment to the instrument, which is the subject of the claim. receive payment of it. You may need to file abIn open account cases, depending on the con- stracts of the judgment in the jurisdictions in tractual relationship of the parties, the three (3) which the judgment debtor owns real property to year statute of limitation for actions upon an un- be able to obtain a judgment lien against the real written contract or the five (5) year statute of limi- property. You may need to have the sheriff levy tation for actions upon a written contract may ap- upon personal property or serve a garnishment to ply. The history of the open account is important seek the seizure of funds. in determining the starting point for the limitaThe first step may be a telephone call to the tion time period. New charges or payments may client to attempt to work out a payment plan. change the starting point.

The next step may be seeking good legal advice If your client's indebtedness is memorialized in coupled with good business counsel from your ata written contract, the terms of the contract will torney and counselor at law. Some of that counsel govern. Credit applications often provide a writ- may involve setting up new credit and collection ten agreement setting forth a framework of rights procedures. Collecting information at the beginfor the parties. If you are not having clients sign ning of the credit relationship may prove very a credit agreement, you may want to start using helpful if one day you are seeking to collect on an one. account, contract, or judgment. Better procedures If your client's indebtedness is secured, you may may make a difficult situation better than it otherbe able to exercise your rights as to the collateral. wise would have been.

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chairs. Within 15 minutes the 7FIVE 7 Café becomes the smokefree playing area for one of Roanoke’s largest bingo games, Gator Swimming Bingo.

“We’ve been feeding the Gators for the past three years,” said Sam Edmonds, of 7FIVE7Cafe. “When they bought the new place we entered into a joint venture; they supply the bingo and we supply the food.”

Gladys Irving is a regular at Gator Bingo and one of the first to enter the doors at 5:30 p.m.

“I come early and get dinner here. Everything is fresh and hot The 7FIVE7 restaurant becomes a bingo parlor by night. and it’s cheaper than most of the fast food places. The service is But that isn’t all he transformed. Sam, 38, says that when his docgood and I can play and eat at the same time.” tor strongly recommended that he reduce salt in his diet his first thought was that he was going to spend the rest of his life eating food that didn’t taste good.

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UFO’s At The Lake This Weekend Roanoke Artists Open Their Homes and Studios for Twelfth Annual Spring Tour – Or Believers Anyway

If you’re not wrapped up in the Blue Ridge Marathon or the other activities that surround it this weekend you can try something a bit more way out – as in interstellar way out.

The Virginia Chapter of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) is hosting “UFOs at the Lake!” this Saturday (April 21) at Smith Mountain Lake.

MUFON gathers data from those who claim to have seen unidentified flying objects (UFO’s), taking a scientific approach to informing the public.

The organization is having a little fun with the event, which will be held at the Mariner’s Landing conference center (1217 Graves Harbor Trail, Huddleston). UFO’s at the Lake will also recognize the movie “Lake Effects,” which was filmed at Smith Mountain Lake and featured a subplot concerning “Smithy,” a large unidentified object some claim to have seen there – perhaps a large catfish or something more out-of-world. The tribute to Lake Effects includes soundtrack music and a slideshow.

One of the speakers at the all-day conference has studied the Loch Ness Monster in the past. Susan Swiatek, the MUFON Virginia State Director, said the organization is national and even international in scope, with about 2000 members. “We have a team of investigators in each state,” said Swiatek. People report their sightings to MUFON via the website; “Then we can follow up on the hot ones.” The website is MUFON.com.

Lights seen in the sky “may not get a follow up,” but other more credible sightings can unleash a team of investigators.

Swiatek says part of MUFON’s mission is to get the public involved, to reach out to those who believe in the possibility of life elsewhere or who have actually seen UFO’s.

A convention-ending coffee and desert session is where the tribute to Lake Effects will take place. Retired Virginia Tech professor Dr. Henry Bauer will lead a discussion. “He’s really one of the world’s experts on the Loch Ness Monster and lake monsters in general,” said Swiatek, referring to the mythical creature in a Scottish lake. Swiatek said it seemed like the perfect opportunity to celebrate Lake Effects, which included some Roanokers in the production. Swiatek calls Bauer, who has written a book on the Loch Ness Monster, “one of the world’s great scientific thinkers.”

About 50 people attended last year’s MUFON Virginia state convention. Swiatek expects a larger crowd this year, especially with the tie-in to Lake Effects. Portions of the movie dealing with the Lake Monster will be aired as well.

Those who attend these con-

ventions include those who have seen UFO’s and those “just interested in the paranormal,” according to Swiatek.

“It’s a little bit of everything,” she adds.

Swiatek has “seen some unusual things in the sky,” including an object in New Jersey she can’t explain, but can’t say for sure it was a UFO. Nevertheless, the Northern Virginia resident is hooked by the notion of life elsewhere. “I don’t think we’re alone. There are things that are up there. Life can thrive everywhere [and] is a force to be reckoned with throughout the universe.”

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