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Breaking Ground P3– VWCC breaks ground on its first new academic building in over 20 years.

Mission Possible P4– The Rescue Mission recycles over one million pounds of materials a year while helping the homeless.

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Military Support Center Dedicated

It started out five years ago inside a small, former clothing store in downtown Roanoke.

Then it was on to the American Legion hall on Apperson Drive in Salem. Now the Military Family Support Center has moved again to larger quarters, sharing space with the CommunUNITY Church in Salem across from Pinkerton Chevrolet.

The ribbon was cut last week with a handful of dignitaries doing the honor, including former Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen, 6th District Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Salem Mayor Randy FoValley News ley, State S e n a tor Ralph Smith (R-Botetourt County-Roanoke County), Roanoke City Mayor David Bowers and Roanoke County Supervisor Butch Church also attended.

Roanoke state senator John Edwards represented 9th District Congressman Rick Boucher, whose Republican challenger in November, Morgan Griffith, also helped cut the ribbon.

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Life’s Magic P5– Stephanie Koehler finds that though disappointments come to us all, the wonder of life out shines them.

Hokie High P7– VA Tech continues its winning ways off the field by taking National Instruments “Application of the Year Award.”

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These and many other similar com- “If love paid the bills, we could have rements come through our doors and tired some time ago.” over our phones and computers every But it doesn’t, and we haven’t -- and week, and as a staff that labors diligent- we do need to reach a new level of suply to produce this community newspa- port, from a subscription standpoint, per and website, we couldn’t if we are going to be able appreciate them more. None to meet our growing proYour Paper of us became involved in duction and distribution this endeavor for the money costs. Many of you have (you’ll have to trust me on that), so the done just that already, choosing our positive comments, observations and convenient weekly service that comes genuine appreciation go a very, very right to your doorstep, and we can’t long way. thank you enough. But for those of you As I often tell advertisers and others: who aren’t sure how we’re distributed,

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Council Gets Read the Voting Rights Act

Officer Receives Lifesaving Award

Moving three precincts as the result of a fire station sale and Reserve Avenue building demolition became an hourlong civil rights discussion at Monday’s 2 p.m. City Council meeting. The Jefferson #2 precinct will move from the school maintenance building to Crystal Spring Baptist Church; the Williamson Road #3 precinct will move to the City Council Public Wo r k s Service Center on Courtland, NE, and the Melrose precinct formerly at fire station #5 will move to Saint Gerard Catholic Church.

Electoral Board Secretary Gordon Hancock stressed to council the difficulty the board had in complying with the stricter ADA (Americans with Disability Act) requirements.

Hancock was questioned extensively on the move and Voting Rights Act implications.

The Electoral Board had discussed a more expedient, less expensive route that

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Roanoke Police Officer N.D. Comas was awarded for intervening in a suicide attempt on April 24, 2010 when he leapt over a bridge railing and managed to grab a woman’s leg just as she was jumping.

“Her whole body was over the rail,” he said in an interview at the time.

Officer Comas was presented with a

Lifesaving Award from the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP). The presentation was made by Roanoke Mayor David Bowers at the State of the City address held last week at the Sheraton Hotel.

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United Way Kicks Off Campaign at Red Sox Stadium

Hot, sticky, and stormy weather could not dampen the enthusiasm of over 200 United Way supporters, including many Roanoke Valley CEOs and their families, from coming out to Salem Red Sox Stadium to cheer on two teams – the Sox and United Way of Roanoke Valley.

Forty-nine company campaigns which have started their efforts in the last month were recognized for kick-starting the 2010 United Way of Roanoke Valley’s community-wide fundraising campaign, and many more Employee Campaign Managers took inspiration not only from their peers but also from emcee Natasha Ryan of WDBJ Television and Campaign Chair Jeff Marks, also of WDBJ, a strong corporate supporter of United Way. Advance Auto Parts sponsored the special “Pack the Park” night for United Way, to which they are major contributors.

United Way’s and Salem Red Sox fans also heard from Fern Cone, a UW success story, who was there with her daughter and grandkids. She emotionally related how, through the help of several United Way supported agency programs working together, the family had overcome many trials, including domestic abuse

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Children of United Way supporters at last weekend’s official 2010-11 Campaign Kick-Off enjoy the festivities with players and Redsox mascot “Righty.” and drug and mental health issues, and their regular caps to show their support. were now all happy, healthy, And “Live United” T-shirts and productive. were shot into the crowd from Community The Salem Red Sox, great the giant hotdog that usually friends of United Way, sportdelivers Red Sox shirts. A ed “Live United” ball-caps in place of totally home-grown affair from begin-

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ning to end, the special event extended into the game itself, when Frank Rogan, President and CEO of United Way and a former college ball player, and Jeff Marks, threw out the first pitches. Todd Handy, Development Associate, sang a beautiful and simple rendition of the Star Spangled Banner in his clear tenor.

Kids of United Way supporters laughed and splashed in puddles and went onto the field for between innings silly contests, but the game, sadly, was called in the fourth inning for weather.

After eating great food contributed by Kroger, enjoying the support of a pro ball club and hearing inspiring stories from their leaders, peers, as well as some folks whom they have directly helped, United Way staffers and volunteers went home tired, wet, happy – and determined to raise more money than last year (6.15+ million dollars!) and help as many other Fern Cones and their families as humanly possible.

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> Community High pressure should dominate our weather on Friday (finally!) and still be somewhat of a player in our weekend forecast.

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Both Saturday and Sunday will see a mix of sun and clouds with only a slight chance for a pop-up t-shower or two.

Temperatures will top out in the upper 80s to near 90 this weekend.

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“They opened a door that should have remained shut,” according to Bishop Edward Mitchell, President of the Roanoke Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

In a phone call with Bishop Mitchell, stated that the Roanoke SCLC was “totally against it.” Mitchell said he didn’t trust opening that door. He was concerned it would start chipping away at the Voting Rights Act. Perneller ChubbWilson, President Emeritus of the Roanoke SCLC, remembers fighting for the right to vote saying, “people don’t know what we went through.”

Councilman Sherman Lea asked, “Why does this city have to take this approach?” He said he saw no other Virginia urban city in the list of localities that had “bailed out,” bypassing Department of Justice scrutiny.

Councilman Bill Bestpitch called for a point of order in that the Voting Rights Act “bailout” was not on the agenda, noting that the three precincts still had to go through the Justice Department and no action was being taken on the “bailout.”

City Attorney Bill Hackworth agreed, saying that a decision required a threejudge panel before release from DOJ scrutiny -- and that takes time.

Lea took exception to Bestpitch’s point of order saying, “I have a right to ask Hancock.” Hancock assured Lea that the

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relocation of the three precincts would follow the current process that could take up to 60 days. He had just received ADA approval for one precinct last week.

Hackworth said that in past elections, relocation of precincts had not been formerly approved by the DOJ and though improbable, a denial of the move after the election could have been problematic.

Brenda Hale, President of the NAACP, along with her brother Dan Hale, took the opportunity to speak on their opposition to the “bailout” from the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Brenda Hale listed statistics for localities in Virginia that have cleared the “bailout” process.

“These localities had two to five percent minority population,” said Hale. “No city has done that before … it would be a giant step backwards,” said Dan Hale.

Roanoke has a 27% minority population, according to Hale.

The vote was 6-1 with Lea the only dissenting vote.

Other Business and public hearings: Closing a portion of Third Street for the Community School, as requested

by Educational Partners, LLC became a discussion on the merits and expense of a five-foot sidewalk. Chris Chittum, Planning Administrator, explained that extending the sidewalk to the curb and requiring grates and wells for trees conformed to the downtown streetscape plan. The added cost was prohibitive, according to spokesman Lucas Thornton.

After much discussion on underground utility poles, sidewalk bike riding, trees and other costs, City Manager Chris Morrill suggested removing the requirement to allow the project to continue.

Council agreed and voted unanimously to close the portion of Third Street. That left only a five-foot walkway requirement between Norfolk and Campbell streets.

The YMCA contract with Anthony Smith is still stalled waiting for historic tax credits so he can begin renovations.

The Commonwealth Building contract is still waiting for approval of the lease to retain the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Both were extended to December 31. Mayor Bowers continued his disapproval with a “no” vote on the Commonwealth Building sale. The vote on the YMCA extension was unanimous.

Councilman Sherman Lea was enamored by a television program that exposed Chicago’s placement of cameras that monitored for criminal activity.

Crime dropped significantly, according to Chicago law enforcement. Barring privacy issues, Lea wants to keep it in mind for a future project and consideration by the new police chief yet to be named.

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The Military Family Support Center, which hopes to expand its reach to Lynchburg, Radford and other parts of the Commonwealth, provides food, other staples and support to the families of active Armed Forces veterans, when those families need a little extra help.

The center is also a place to network with others experiencing the same emotional and logistical issues, including dealing with a loved one in harm’s way, in Afghanistan and Iraq. Those who can’t afford to spend much money to have the family car fixed for instance, or a fence repaired, may find help through the local network of people and businesses that have pledged to help.

The new space in Salem provides more room for a pantry, which is stocked several times a year with “Fill the Humvee” drives.

Household staples, small toys, baby food, even computer supplies are also available. The Military Family Support Center is privately supported – no government money is involved – and is needed in southwest Virginia because there is no local military base where families can get the support needed.

Keynote speaker George Allen spoke briefly with the wife of a soldier who will return from a second tour of Iraq shortly. “No one gets just one tour,” Allen said to Cindy Blevins, a Christiansburg resident, who later sang the National Anthem. “It’s peace of mind, knowing that somebody is there,” said Blevins of the center, “especially for people like us who are [National] Guard or Reserve, and not near a military installation.” (Goodlatte later noted that there are no military bases in the sprawling 6th District.) Blevins said it’s “not always evident,” what services are available to military families.

The Rev. Tom McCracken of CommunUNITY Church agreed to let the Support Center share the space just off Rt. 419. He’s a veteran,

as is his wife; their son is scheduled for a tour of Afghanistan soon.

“Our church is full of people that have served,” said McCracken.

Allen thanked the local American Legion post, calling it “the brain of this operation,” and commended the support center’s personnel for their “continuing caring and exceptional teamwork.” He also noted that the needs of each family seeking help was “different and varied. [This is] an oasis … where military families can always find a friend.”

Legal advice from Gentry Locke and bi-monthly counseling sessions are also available to the families, who must show current military deployment orders and a valid military ID to take part.

The families of those killed in action and veterans associated with the Wounded Warrior project can also gain access to the center in Salem.

Military Family Support Center operations manager Jerry Brittain gets a newsletter out to support center members every month and distributes tickets to events like a BJ Thomas concert (this fall), and the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, diversions that can take A who’s who of local and regional dignitaries cut the ribbon someone’s mind off their domestic situation for a few hours. “We at the new Military Family Support Center. try to do things for them that they [wouldn’t] have to do if they were “We stand by your side while we all stand together for freedom,” around a base,” said Brittain, a veteran himself.

Allen told those assembled, which included about a dozen people Goodlatte also noted the Military Family Support Center’s “small with family members on active duty. and crowded,” humble roots in downtown Roanoke, calling its new home “a great day for Salem and the Roanoke Valley.” He also liked (See milfamily.org or call 800-8301 for more information about the the fact that the privately supported center “isn’t something that Military Family Support Center in Salem.) came from Washington on down.” The Salem Kiwanis and Rotary clubs helped provide funds for the center’s move. The two organizaBy Gene Marrano tions are teaming up again for a golf tourney on October 4 (at Hidgmarrano@cox.net den Valley CC), with proceeds going to the center.

Virginia Western Community College To Break Ground on First New Academic Building in Two Decades

Government officials, VWCC Board Members and other community leaders at Monday's groundbreaking.

The new state of the art LEED-certified building will significantly enhance learning opportunities.

Virginia Western Community College, which serves more than 13,000 students from the Roanoke Valley and beyond, has broken ground on a new 68,000 square foot, LEED-certified academic building. The Center for Science and Health Professions building will house science and health professions classes currently located in Anderson Hall.

The Center will significantly improve students’ learning environment with building-wide access to high tech features, expanded classroom space and state-of-the-art clinical and skills labs. The Center will also feature a dental clinic, offering routine oral exams and x-rays to the public, on the building’s first floor.

“This is one of the most important additions to the Virginia Western learning experience we’ve made in quite some time,” says Dr. Robert Sandel, president of Virginia Western.

“Our science and health students will take advantage of the newest technologies and clinical settings - ensuring their skills and knowledge makes them competitive in today’s marketplace.”

Completion of the building

Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under a statewide system of community colleges. The school serves students from Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, southern Botetourt County, and northern Franklin County.

While the majority of classes are provided on its 70-acre Southwest Roanoke campus, classes are also offered at offcampus locations in the area.

The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current enrollment of over 13,000.

is scheduled for early 2012.

Barton Malow and CJMW Architects will manage the construction. The $27.5 million dollar facility is funded through a 2008 bond package approved by the General Assembly with approximately $2 million in college funds used to augment state funding for site improvements around the new building.

Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on Monday, August 16 on the Virginia Western campus. Virginia Western President Dr. Robert Sandel officiated over the ceremony which included remarks from Delegate Morgan Griffith and State Senator John Edwards.

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Parade To Mark Entrance Of Virginia Mission Possible: One Million Tech Corps Of Cadets Class Of 2014 Pounds of Recycling and Counting Three hundred fifty-four new members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets reported to the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg on Aug. 14, one week before the rest of the campus, for New Cadet Training.

The Class of 2014, at over 350 strong, will push the regiment to an overall size of 840 cadets, the largest corps since 1969. The Class of 2014 is a diverse group with an international student and a 50-50 split of in-state and out-of-state students.

Throughout the week these new cadets will be taught by approximately 100 upper class cadets on how to march and perform military drill with precision, how to properly complete a military obstacle course safely, and how to rappel down a 40-foot tower along with many other experiences.

In recognition of completing this challenging training, a parade marking the acceptance of the New Cadets into the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will be held Saturday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. on the Drillfield. It will be centered on Burruss Hall. The incoming Class of 2014 will join a long standing tradition at Virginia Tech which began with 132 cadets in October 1872, when all students were

Members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets march in a previous New Cadet Parade. cadets and Virginia Tech was known as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.

The Corps of Cadets has been a vital part of Virginia Tech since the university was founded in 1872. It is one of just two remaining military corps within a large, primarily civilian university. The corps holds its members to the highest standards of loyalty, honor, integrity, and self-discipline. In return, cadets achieve high academic success and a long-lasting camaraderie with fellow members.

During the parade, the Highty-Tighties, the Regimental Band, will play and Skipper, the corps 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 9:50 a.m. and the final shot will be at approximately 10:45 a.m.

Everyone is welcome to come out and watch this event. Parking is available around the Drillfield and no visitor's pass is necessary on weekends. However, please be aware that move-in for the civilian first-year students is on Saturday and parking may be limited around the Drillfield. Parking is also available in Perry Street Lots 1, 3, 4 and 6 near Prices Fork Road. Find more parking information online at: parking. vt.edu.

It’s time to think outside the box when it comes to donating items to the Roanoke Rescue Mission.

The 4th St. homeless shelter and recovery center can use discarded and not-so-glad rags, not to mention worn out and stained clothes – even those garments with missing buttons, and broken snaps and busted zippers.

That’s because the fabric from those items can be recycled at the Rescue Mission. Some people who donate their old, unusable clothing label them as rags, said Lee Clark, the Mission’s Director of Development and Administration. This means they can be thrown right into the Mission’s Thrift Shop basement, where they are baled by Joe Covey and his team. Clothing not already labeled is sorted into usable and recyclable by volunteers.

Charlotte Anders, Thrift Shop Manager, said volunteers are always needed to sort clothing donations.

The Mission sold 290,268 bales of unusable clothing in 2009, which is fabric that didn’t end up being tossed into the landfill said Clark. That material will be recycled into new fabric and paper.

Not only does this effort bring in revenue for the Mission, it saves money by not having to dump over 1 million pounds a year of potential recyclables into the landfill.

In addition to baled fabric, the Mission also recycles metal—aluminum, tin and steel. For example, the shell of an old, unusable washing machine is recycled after all usable parts are removed - just like an old car might be. Corrugated cardboard-also recycled—can come from the packaging of many donations that are given to the Mission.

Orvis contributes to the fabric recycling effort at the Mission. The Roanoke Orvis location, the distribution center for the United States and the entire world, donates items that customers return and don’t go back into inventory, said Mike Rigney, Vice President of Operations. It’s a part of Orvis’s effort to keep from adding to the landfill.

“We’d love to encourage other companies to do

A volunteer sorts donated clothes. what Orvis is doing,” said Rigney. “We lead by example. It’s the right thing to do.”

The Mission also recycled 20,000 items of clothing in 2009, according to Clark, giving those to people in need via a voucher program. Applications can be made by shelter guests and others who have housing but no extra money for clothes.

Clark said that the Mission is “the clothes closet” for needy Roanoke City Public School students.

Teachers who know of students needing clothing can refer them to the Rescue Mission.

Voucher card holders can pick out what they like, Clark said. “It gives them back some respect and dignity.”

Amanda Wharton of Roanoke, a current guest of the Mission, added to her wardrobe by shopping at the Thrift Shop on her voucher card. Wharton picked out job hunting clothes that she can also wear to church, as well as a couple of shirts, and clothes for her 15 year old son.

Participants can shop for clothing along with everyone else in the Thrift Shop from Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., except on Friday, when the closing time is 4 p.m.

Clark said that if more people were aware of the recycling program they might donate additional items to the Mission. Food is recycled there as well: leftovers from events or food close to the expiration date can be donated and used to feed guests at the Mission. Farmers can donate extra produce. Kroger and Fresh Market also supply unsold food.

Clark says they get a variety of unique and "much appreciated" food donations and told of one family who gave the fresh fruit and vegetables from a wedding reception’s centerpieces to the Mission. You can call to arrange food donations ahead of time or just drop them by. Call 343-7227, to schedule or inquire about volunteering.

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Disappointment and Magic

seem spend a lot of time light up the June skies. We read being disappointed. Dis- books about pumpkins turning appointed in myself and into stagecoaches and frogs into those around me. Disappointed princes. We see a place where in the ways of the world and the brown caterpillars go to sleep attitudes therein. Disappointed -- waking up as brightly colin what I have accomplished ored butterflies and fuzzy black and what I have not. And so ducklings become elegant white on… swans. It’s magic.

While it’s true, I was born on While we grow up and learn a Wednesday and therefore pre- the “realities” of these stories and disposed to being “full of woe” the science of the occurrences – (as the nursery rhyme suggests) I don’t believe we ever outgrow -- I am not an inherthe expectation of ently gloomy person. the magic. This is In fact, I think most not to say we live in people would say I a constant state of am generally a posidelusion – but rather tive and up-beat inwe continue to hope dividual. So why the for the magic – never lingering feeling that really letting go of things never turn out the possibility. So, as well as they could here we are – a world – or should? As a of grown-ups with person who strongly minds full of reality believes that attitude Stephanie Koehler and hearts hoping drives outcome – I for magic. It’s no knew I needed a new perspec- wonder we are frustrated, distive and an attitude adjustment. appointed and restless….

To accomplish this, I set out to While this certainly provided find the root of my discontent. an explanation for my disconAfter a great deal of obser- tent, it did not provide me with vation, thought and self-eval- a solution. I was only half way uation – I decided it all comes there. So, I started carefully obdown to “magic.” serving the people around me -Early in our human lives we friends, family, neighbors, and see the world as a magical place. strangers. I paid close attenWe learn of tooth fairies, Santa tion to happy people, sad peoClause, the Easter Bunny and ple, quiet people, loud people, wishing on stars. We watch young people and old people. with wonder as tiny seeds I watched how they responded sprout into flowers and fireflies to things – both good and bad.

It was both fascinating and enlightening.

First of all, life is hard and unfair to everyone. Money, friends, family and social status do not buffer you from that reality.

Sometimes “good” people die unexpectedly, get fired unfairly, lose loved ones too soon, and get betrayed by friends. Sometimes, “bad” people enjoy opportunities they don’t deserve, get promoted for others’ work, get recognition they didn’t earn, and seemingly live forever. No matter how frustrating that may be – it’s a reality.

But magic happens too.

Sometimes flowers grow in the cracks of the sidewalk and a grain of sand becomes a pearl.

Sometimes people really do “walk the talk” and care about the “greater good”. Sometimes people survive the un-survivable and conquer the un-conquerable. Sometimes the painting turns out to be a Picasso and the rock is really a diamond.

Sometimes the underdog wins.

As it is with many things – disappointment comes down to attitude. So every day I try to remember: hope for the best, be prepared for the worst and always look for the magic.

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On 21 July 2010, we celebrated the 41st anniver- plify.” To simplify our lives is not just about sacrisary of NASA’s lunar landing: the first time for our fice, but it does include an element of surrender for species to set foot, literally, on another world. It the greater good. was one of those moments in history when nearly As an American, I’m very proud of our country’s every witness to this momentous day can tell you work in space, especially of our role in the developexactly where she was and what she was doing. ment of the international space station. Arguably, That watershed moment ushered in a new tech- we can point to 21 July 1969 as the alpha point for nological era for humankind. It was the culmina- our outward push into the universe at large, like tion of a decadal rush toward the finish the early 19th-century Lewis and Clark line: not just an old-fashioned Cold War expedition undertaken by the United showdown between the United States States to the Pacific coast and back that and the Soviet Union, but also an anlaid much of the groundwork for our cient appeal to our exploratory nature subsequent westward expansion. as inquisitive bipedal apes.

I fully support the space station beThat old adage about curiosity killing cause of its incontrovertible benefits the cat seems a ridiculous image for us for monitoring Earth from above, but scientists, supersaturated as we are with I cannot justify manned efforts to exinquisitiveness about the natural world. plore Mars and beyond – at least not at I loved the witty retort to this maxim by this time. The costs will be astronomiChicago symbol Louis “Studs” Terkel cal and already threaten to divorce who told an audience, “Curiosity did H. Bruce Rinker, PhD us powerfully from our home planet. not kill this cat.” As a species, we are Our current global woes, including naturally curious; and that curiosity is not Earth- human-caused climate change and biodepletion, bound. are compounding themselves daily and, conseIn the aftermath of our 1969 extraterrestrial quently, loading the dice progressively toward a experience, what have we learned about our rela- point of no return: perhaps as early as 2050. Thus, tionship with Earth, especially its rich biodiversity we need to focus all our resources on solving the and its air, waters, and soils? Have we learned to problems at hand. honor Earth as cradle and our only home? Have Why this distinction between near and far exwe learned that life is sacred in all its wondrous di- ploration in space? Since Earth is our home, we versity? Have we learned that our species – all 6.7 need to instill an absolute respect for it and all its billion of us – has gifts, collectively and individu- biological richness in each and every man, womally, to make for a better world? an, and child. Near-space exploration can help us I asked these questions throughout the day on do that. Further, just because we can go to Mars, 21 July 2010 to numerous colleagues. Most replied should we go? As a scientist, I am naturally curiwith nearly overwhelming pessimism or, worse ous about that remote environment; but perhaps yet, with conviction that we may be incapable of we should take care of matters at home first before reform in our relationship with our ancient home setting off physically for remote regions in the Soplanet. lar System.

I am, however, an unrelenting optimist.

Thus, our choice is lunacy or enlightenment.

As an ecologist, educator, and explorer, I be- During this 41st anniversary of NASA’s lunar landlieve that we can turn things around and conserve ing, particularly as we edge closer toward 2050, it’s Earth’s resources sustainably for generations to incumbent upon us all to take our role as planetary come. We gathered our abilities and resources as a stewards much more seriously than we have herenation in the 1960s to put a human on the Moon. tofore. Since 1969, we’ve traveled to the Moon and We can do this again to excel as stewards in an age launched satellites into deep space. A wise maxim of ecological crisis. seems apropos: “Your journey home must begin Sustainability is all about making decisions to- by leaving it.” We left Earth 41 years ago. It’s time day that will not adversely affect the decisions of now to return home – to help heal our ailing planthose who follow us tomorrow. For example, is et. Let 2050 be the start of a new Age of Enlightenour national energy policy sustainable? Are our ment for humankind! lifestyles and life-choices sustainable? Perhaps H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. American essayist Henry David Thoreau summed Science Department Chairman itStroke best by instructing us to10875x10:Layout “simplify, simplify, sim- 4:39 PM Page 1 Accred Small Note 1 8/16/10 BRinker@NorthCross.org

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Is There Anyone Who’s Not Mad?

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he Republicans are mad at the Democrats.

The Democrats are mad right back. The liberals are mad at the conservatives and vice versa. The Tea Party is mad at everybody, even themselves.

We’re all mad at Wall Street and they’re mad at the Federal Reserve. Everyone is mad at Congress. Much of the public is mad at the President. And that’s just on the domestic side.

There are a couple observations that seem important.

First, what does one do with all that anger? The unfortunate part is that anger frequently gives away to intemperate words and action. Once that happens, emotions become even more overheated and soon we have degenerated into name-calling.

If any constructive action ever came out of Dick Cheney-like advice, “Go "f" yourself,” that would indeed be news.

The alarming trend in all this is descending to ever-lower levels of comity, best defined as an atmosphere of societal harmony. There certainly isn’t much harmony in the political e-mails I receive. In fact, I am offended by the vitriolic nature of much of it. It’s part of our system to have disagreements about political issues. To do without that would be living under a totalitarian regime, a concept against which millions have fought and died. But iIntelligent folk should be capable of disagreeing without stooping to denigration.

It’s of some comfort that this isn’t new and, somehow, we have managed to survive. In reading about the early decades of the United States, there are alarming parallels. Since so much time has passed reputations of the Founding Fathers have been burnished to a high luster. Washington, Hamilton,

Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Some thought it should be,” His Franklin, if reading of them- Highness,” or “His Excellency,” selves in current history texts, or worst of all, “His High Mightwould probably be mystified by iness.” All of those smacked what we have come to believe loudly of monarchism for which about them. When one reads the Revolution had been fought. what they actually said about Washington acceded to the acone another, about the charac- tions of The House of Representerizations of those leaders by tatives and James Madison to be the press, they are hardly rec- called, “Mr. President.” In the ognizable as the men whom we confines of the private quarters so revere today. At least, today of the White House, I suspect our leaders don’t kill other titles not suiteach other in duels. able for this paper George Washinghave been used in ton had critics, parrecent years but, in ticularly during his public, the respectful second term, who title remains firmly painted a picture of in place. him as a demented And that is exand senile soldier actly as it should be. who was far removed When we dishonor from competence. the President with Andrew Jackson slurs, innuendo, was demonized Hayden Hollingsworth and worse, we are by the financial dishonoring the scions of his day for his obses- Office (capitalization intended) sion with the abolition of The and thereby, we are defaming United States Bank. It had been ourselves as a nation. Anger, the brainchild of Alexander justifiable at times, should never Hamilton but became a goose descend to name-calling of the that laid endless golden eggs for person who lives in our White speculators. Any review of po- House. litical cartoons during Lincoln’s Under no circumstance administration will astound the should we ever abandon disreader with their mean-spirited agreement. The Founders arand vicious depictions of him, gued vociferously, but usually arguably our greatest President. not violently. If we follow their Many Presidents who today are example then our anger may not considered among the best were be assuaged but at least it might roundly hated by many during be directed in more productive their tenure. In our lifetime one fashion and we will survive in a exception might be President manner for which Lincoln had Eisenhower. His reputation as hope: “. . . that this nation, unour wartime savior protected der God, shall have a new birth him from the widespread criti- of freedom—and that governcism that has plagued so many ment of the people, by the peoof his successors, yet few histo- ple, and for the people shall not rians today would place him in perish from the earth.” the Presidential pantheon.

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Mighty Fine Fishing with Frank “My dad first took me fishing here when I was ten,” says Frank with that trademark grin and gleam in his eye.

“So you’ve been fishing here for over sixty years now…wow,” I say with a shake of my head.

That was on my first trip with Frank, and that has been some years now. Frank is a little older than me - by almost thirty years - but such an age difference is of little consequence in this friendship and I think of him as a contemporary. Those extra years, however, seem to make him a whole lot smarter and wiser than me.

It’s a small creek, only eight or ten feet across, but I’ve been amazed at the rainbows and browns that that stream holds. And although we don’t always catch them, we usually do indeed get into at least a few.

Frank is part of a group of fisherman formed by his dad and his dad’s friends who started fishing this little stream almost 100 years ago. When wading upstream on a quiet early summer day sometimes I can hear, besides the drone of the buzzing insects, the whispers of the thoughtful fishermen who have come before me. They urge me to “step over there, cast that number 16 caddis over just by that square rock…that’s it!...steady..get ready..”

When Frank and I arrive at the creek we pull off the road and kill the truck’s engine. As the mechanical sounds fade away the natural sounds pour in. The foliage fluttering in the soft breeze, the gurgle of the nearby creek. As I step out into the tall grass I hear the clucking of a few turkey hens on the mountainside above the stream. We speak quietly, if at all. I’m not the consummate fisherman that Frank is so I’m always asking him things like, “what do you call this fly? I forgot.” He peers over, and careful not to answer too quickly –he’s a very considerate man - he’ll say “I believe that’s a Royal Coachman. That’s a good one!”

Rigged up and wearing shorts and old wading shoes –the creek’s too shallow for waders and besides it’s not too cold anyway- we go our separate ways. Frank typically puts me on the lovely center portion of the stream and he goes downstream a ways. We agree to meet, “up by the bridge at 11:00, unless the fishing’s really good downstream. You might not see me for a while in that case!” says Frank.

I cross the meadow, through the high wet grass, through the rusty gate fastened by a section of worn chain and a ten penny nail driven into the chestnut fence post. I creep up to the water silently, reverently. Small trees and shrubs crowd the creek at this spot. Stepping into the water I think I see a fish break the surface just upstream. A few tentative casts and the Royal Coachman lands in what looks to me like a good spot.

It’s a half hour later and I have successfully caught several trees and bushes, and clumsily disturbed some otherwise fine little trout pools. I’ve hooked

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Mother Nature or Father God?

Frank Boxley hooks up on Meadow Creek. no fish, but ahhh is it nice out here, and hey I still have the Royal Coachman on the end of my line.

Heading upstream to another likely-looking pool I cast the dry fly with as much grace as I can muster.

It alights onto the glassy surface of the pool and it looks just right, to me anyway. Another try, this time a little closer to the grassy bank, and wham, an enthusiastic twelve-inch rainbow goes for it in earnest. I set the hook successfully and start to giggle uncontrollably as I play the fish. During its crisscross flight of the pool it leaps completely into the air and my delight erupts anew. A few minutes later and I’ve carefully released the stunningly beautiful fish back to the pool.

An hour later and I’m really into the peaceful fishing mode now. I’ve caught and released a few more trout, and I’ve also added to my 5X tippet and tried some different flies. I lost the Royal Coachman in a locust tree, but I’ve got a number 18 attractor –I think it’s called a Chew Toy- on the line now. It’s bound to be irresistible to some hungry Brown Trout. We’ll see.

I cross under the bridge and see Frank wading through the undergrowth to meet me. We exchange knowing grins, and he joins me in the stream bed. Now we fish in tandem, slowly continuing our walk upstream, taking turns casting and catching the energetic trout. We don’t talk much, just remark as to the perfect beauty of the day and the remarkable fishing. We chuckle in delight when either of us hooks and plays a fish. We enjoy this game for an hour, then poke into one more quiet honey hole. This spot is so overhung with foliage that we have to roll cast with utmost care to get a fly into position on the smooth surface. There’s one last eruption of delicate splashing water and dancing of a small rainbow trout before we gently release it and call it a day.

Back at the truck, as I peel off my wet shoes and disassemble my rod, carefully wrapping it and placing it into its case, we revel in the serenity of the day. Without a word, only a nod of his head, Frank points out a pair of wood ducks flying overhead.

I really like fishing with Frank. It’s a blessing.

In a recent Bible study group, a participant was reflecting on the volcano in Iceland that not long ago spewed ash and debris high into the atmosphere, disrupting air traffic flow and causing concern around the globe.

He said he had been struck by all the comments in the media attributing the event to “Mother Nature acting up.”

Whatever happened, he wondered, to asking rather about God the Father? He lamented how so many associated the volcanic activity—and most “natural disasters” like it—to the pagan notion of Mother Nature rather than seeking to understand it in the providence of God accomplishing His aims through His creation.

Mother Nature or Father God? It's a critical question, for the answer indicates our basic worldview of reality. But it’s not merely a 21st century debate.

From the beginning, people have been drawn to worship the creation rather than the Creator.

It's the essence of all pagan religions, and Paul cites it as the fundamental basis of God's judgment against humanity— “because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator...” (Romans 1:25).

It's a very big deal, then, whether we look at a volcano

and think, "There goes Mother Nature again!" or pray instead, "Dear Father, what are you teaching us in this event, how shall we respond, and what do we need to know about our lives before you?"

In a thoughtful article on this matter in Touchstone magazine, author Barton Swaim calls to mind several past great thinkers who did not dismiss the “natural” explanations of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and the like. Indeed, we understand much about the mechanisms of superheated substrata and plate tectonics. But these learned believers reasoned that “God inhabited these contributing components to effect his purposes, almost as if he could be glimpsed behind or among them.”

Swaim illustrates his point with an excerpt from a sermon

by John Chrysostom, considered by many the greatest preacher in early Christianity.

Chrysostom says, “Behold the sea abounding with waves, and fierce winds…when it comes to the shores, and beholds the sand, it breaks up, and returns back again…teaching you, by both these things, that it is not the work of nature that keeps it within its boundaries, but the work of him whose power restrains it.”

Do we believe that an apple

falls to the ground not simply because gravity pulls it down but because at that moment, God is satisfied that the apple should follow the usual course?

Ultimately, we must choose. Either every event is an act of God from which we learn both His grace and judgment or it is simply the way of nature.

When I view the volcano (or any such occurrence) through the lens of Scripture's revelation of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I begin to see it as a means to teach me my utter dependence upon God, my inability to mend the brokenness of my sin, and a wonderful opportunity to help others in the name of Christ.

Mother Nature or Father God? Our answer says so much.

Mark Graham is the Senior Pastor at St, John's Lutheran Church located at 4608 Brambleton Ave. Visit them on the web at: www.stjohnlutheran.org

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The Happy Chef

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A Meal For You! I often want to put a whole meal with all its recipes in the Happy Chef, instead of just one recipe. But there never seems to be enough space for that and my job at this newspaper is not just writing this column; I also place the ads and articles on the paper, so believe me, I know all about how much space there is (and isn’t) for things! (Mr. Publisher - you listening?)

This week the Happy Chef is the last thing to be placed on these pages and there is not much space left for the Chef!!

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Bill Roth, the play-by-play voice of the Hokies and his side-kick, Mike Burnop, greeted a large group of fans last week as Steve’s FM 106.1, Hart Kia and Buffalo Wild Wings on Starkey Road held its annual Hokie Kick-Off Party at BWW. “We have a great relationship with Virginia Tech and ISP Sports and we are glad that we can get Bill [Roth] and Mike [Burnop] to come here every year and speak about the Hokies to the Roanoke area fans,” said Dave Carwile, General Manager of Steve’s FM 106.1. “This is the fifth year that Now next is Happy’s Stuffed we have done this and the crowd gets bigger each time.”

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As the large crowd partook in a buffet of wings and other goodies, both Roth and Burnop, a Roa12 Portobello mushrooms 1-12 oz. block of cream cheese noke native, talked about the 2010 Hokies.

“We will have a strong defensive and offensive ½ cup Duke’s mayonnaise unit this season,” said Roth. “[Defensive coordi¼ cup shredded parmesan nator] Bud Foster has really been working hard cheese 8 pieces of cooked bacon crumbled ¼ cup chopped onion 2 tbs. chopped fresh basil 1 tsp. Cavenders Greek seasoning 1 ½ cup of Pepperidge Farms stuffing mix -Remove stems and wash mushrooms and then pat them dry The Hokie Bird makes an appearance at last -Thoroughly blend cheeses, week’s 2010 Hokie Kick-Off party in Roanoke. mayo, bacon, onion, basil and seasoning in a bowl -Stuff mushrooms with cheese on the defensive unit, while our backfield of quarterback Tyrod Taylor and tailbacks Ryan Williams mixture. Dip tops in stuffing and Darren Evans, along with a couple of others mix. could be unstoppable this year.”

-Cook on the grill for 15 minDuring a Q&A session, most of the questions utes or cook in a 350 oven for centered on the Labor Day Boise State game, as 25 minutes. Enjoy! well as to who would back-up quarterback Tyrod Taylor if he gets hurt this season.

The Boise State contest in Washington has been the most talked about game since it was announced last year that these two high profile, preseason Top-10 teams would meet on the gridiron on Sept 6. The game was originally scheduled for October 2, however the date was moved at ESPN’s request.

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Last season, Boise State (14-0) was the WAC champion and finished ranked No. 4 in the country. Meanwhile, Virginia Tech (10-3) concluded with a No. 10 ranking in both the Associated Press and the USA Today Coaches polls.

The latest USA Today Pre-Season Coaches Poll has the Broncos ranked No. 5, while the Hokies are ranked No. 6. ESPN’s poll has Boise State at No. 3 and Virginia Tech at No. 5.

Boise State will try to build on an interesting piece of recent history - three times in the past six seasons, the Hokies have lost an early-season game to the eventual national champion, including to Alabama in last year’s opener. Many observers feel that if Boise State wins, they will have an unbeaten season and a great shot at a spot in the BCS title game.

“Our opening game with Boise State is more important to them then it is to us [Hokies]. Don’t get me wrong, this game is also important to us and you always want to start the season off with a win,” added Roth.

This game, which will be broadcast on ESPN, will mark the second time the Hokies have hosted a game at FedEx Field. Virginia Tech opened its 2004 schedule against Southern California with the Trojans posting a 24-13 victory in front of a capacity crowd.

Win or lose, the game’s host, the Washington Redskins, will pay Virginia Tech $2.35 million and Boise State $1.25 million. Tickets for the Boise State game are still available.

As to who will backup Taylor in case he gets hurt this season, Roth told the crowd that at that point, it looked liked Logan Thomas had the edge over Ju-Ju Clayton - and he was right as Thomas was officially named the number 2 quarterback on Monday.

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Couple Shows Off Dance Steps Kiva Families Hike To The Troll Bridge!

What Dave Spangler calls a love story began ten years ago when he first met his future wife Donna at the Roanoke Airport, where he worked for Dollar-Rent-A-Car. Donna, who needed a car for business, came in on a Sunday afternoon. It happened to be a slow day, and the two of them began conversing. Donna was single and had been dancing for several years.

“She was trying to recruit single men for the local ballroom dance chapter’s first ever beginner ballroom dance classes,” Spangler says, “and I wasn’t really all that interested in the dancing. But I was interested in her and, as they say, the rest is history.”

Not only did Dave wind up dancing with and ultimately marrying Donna, for the past six years, the two have been teaching others how to “trip the light fantastic.” As both work full-time jobs, they offer their classes part-time, though, Spangler adds, when they retire they might consider going full-time.

After initially teaching at the Stardust Ballroom on Brambleton Avenue, the Spanglers moved to the Roanoke Ballet Theatre on Grandin, which was expanding to become more than a ballet venue. “We taught ballroom, Latin, and swing dancing there for three years,” Spangler recalls, “and then they needed to change their floor, which did not work for the high heels of the ladies and, so now, we actually teach in about six different locations around the Valley.”

The Spanglers offer group lessons at the downtown YWCA, and private lessons at LifeWise Fitness on Brambleton Avenue. They also host dances at both the Roanoke and Salem YMCA’s, Carter Athletic Center at North Cross School, and the Roanoke Athletic Club.

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party. In addition to ballroom dancing, the Spanglers teach all the Latin forms of dance (cha-cha, rumba, salsa, mambo), swing (East Coast and West Coast varieties), and some of the newer dances such as nightclub two-step.

One of the benefits in learning ballroom dancing, says KIVA families met once again for a walk to the Spangler, is that it provides old “Troll Bridge” on the Mill Mountain Greengood exercise. “We’ve got nuway! We met so many fine families for the first merous stories of people who Dave and Donna Spangler. time and had the chance to catch up with some have talked about having lost events, but on other dance re- of our families whom we had not seen in many weight. But even more so, just lated activities in the area, and years. getting in better shape, tonhas become known as “Dance ing up their muscles, etc. – it’s Central.” What Dave Spangler just a fun thing to do.” Accalls “youngers,” the twenty cording to Spangler, the main and thirty-year-old age brackage group that turns out for et, are very interested in salsa. their dances are baby boom“Blue Five, a restaurant ers, many times dealing with downtown, has a salsa event empty nest syndrome at home. every second Tuesday. There’s Dancing affords them a way to a group in Southwest County reconnect with others. that meets at St. John’s Lu“It’s a better date-night than theran, called Swing Roanoke. going to the movies and sitThey meet every Tuesday, and ting there for two-and-a-half teach all forms of swing danchours, not really talking to After gathering up the 40 some people who ing. Shag is very popular in the each other,” says Spangler. came along, we visited the fantastic Mill Mounarea. You[‘ve] got Watusy’s and “You’re actually doing sometain Discovery Center!

Blueberry Hill. Folks who are thing together that you enjoy not involved in dance somedoing. It can be a very romantimes say to us, ‘Well, there’s tic situation for couples. And no place to dance in Roanoke;’ it’s also a great way for singles that’s not true. They’re just not to meet as opposed to doing involved in the dance scene. the bar scene.”

Once they become involved, In the beginning, the Spanthey say, ‘There’s lots of places glers were faced with the probto dance.’” lem of more single ladies than Spangler attributes the popmen at their dances, one they ularity of television programs committed to prayer for resosuch as “Dancing with the lution. “Now, in the last year, Stars” and “So You Think You year-and-a-half,” Spangler Can Dance” in getting people says, “ … more times than not, out on the dance floor. “They we have more single men than see it on TV and say, ‘Boy, I single ladies at our dances.” wish I could do that,’ and so, When it comes to single people obviously, we can teach you to We then walked down the old road to Rockattending their dances, Spanledge, the home of the Dye family. The house was learn to dance.” gler says he and Donna have built in 1929 and has a wonderful story. Originalon average found two different Further information about ly, we planned on visiting the yard to hear stories dynamics. One is “single folks the Spanglers’ dance classes is of the house and the mountain but the Dye family who are coming looking for available at info@dancingduo. surprised us with a special treat - they invited us something more than dance— net and www.dancingduo.net, for romance. And that’s fine or by calling 540.772.2238. … But there’s an awful lot of singles that come just because they enjoy dancing, and they’re not looking for anything more than that. And that works out well, too.”

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Cave Spring Impressive in Opener Against Floyd County

William Fleming preseason practice continued this week with players learning new systems, as firstyear head coach Lee Johnson brings a new level of enthusiasm to the Colonels. Fleming opens its season September 3rd against E.C. Glass in what will be the inaugural game at the new Fleming Stadium.

Cave Spring showed why it looks to be a contender in 2010, as the Knights rolled in an impressive showing last Friday evening against the Floyd County Buffalos. The preseason controlled scrimmage was all Cave Spring early-on as quarterback Josh Woodrum displayed his arm in an efficient aerial attack that was backed up by a running game that included long-distance breakaway romps by back Sam Wright.

The Cave Spring starting defense kept Floyd County frustrated as two-way players Adam Anderson and Michael Cole lived in the Buffalo backfield in the first half. Next up for Cave Spring will be a preseason matchup with Brookville this Friday (Aug. 20th) in a 7:30 p.m. game at Dwight Bogle Stadium.

Cave Spring quarterback #6 Josh Woodrum fires a compleFleming players listen intently as Head Coach Lee Johnson and his staff go over techniques and tion from the pocket against Floyd County. expectations.

Cave Spring receiver #13 John Evans breaks into the open after a reception against Floyd County.

Fleming players have high expectations as excitement builds for the ribbon-cutting of the new Fleming Stadium.

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Returning starters for the Knights, who finished with a 10-3 mark last year, are Libertybound Josh Woodrum (senior, QB), Michael Cole (senior, WR/ DB, who will play football at Virginia Tech next year), Nick O’Keefe (senior, TE/DE), Tyler Kemp (senior, TE/DE), Reece Kemp (senior, WR/DB), Noah DeWeese (senior, OL), Sam Wright (junior, RB), Jack Bondurant (senior, DL), Adam Anderson (senior, RB/LB) and Ryan Gerhardt (junior, RB/LB).

In addition to their returning starters, Coach Tim Fulton is looking for Michael Mannon, Austin Micklem, Nick Frohock, Tony Simmons and Reece Kingery to make an impact on this year’s season.

Last year, the Knights averaged 24.5 points per game, while their defense gave up 17.5 points per game.

“We return a large number of athletic players on both sides of the ball,” said Fulton. “After graduating all five starting offensive linemen, this will be an area where we will focus on rebuilding.”

When asked what is the top game of the season, Fulton replied, “the next game.” Cave Spring opens its season on Friday, Aug, 27, when they host Staunton River in a 7:30 contest.

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North Cross Football Has New Look With 12 returning starters back from last year's VISAA Division III semifinalist squad, the North Cross School Raiders, under new head coach Stephen Alexander, hope to bring a state title back to the school as they introduce new offensive and defensive looks.

Alexander, an assistant coach at Virginia Episcopal last year – also the offensive coordinator for Napoli Briganti, an NFL Italy team based in Naples - will take the reigns of the Raider program. Alexander replaces Lee Johnson, who went across town to take over the top spot at

William Fleming High School.

The new coach announced recently that Shannon Taylor, a former NFL player and Roanoke native, will be joining the team as defensive coordinator.

Also helping coach are Stan Adams, Boo Battle and Jerome Mann.

With a new coaching staff, a new offensive and defensive look and a tough schedule, the Raiders are looking for their seniors to step up and provide leadership this fall.

"We have a tremendous senior class that is experienced, talented and hardworking. We'll

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be relying on those guys to lead us this season,” Alexander said.

"North Cross is going to be very different than it has been in the past, offensively and defensively."

Returning starters include Fuller Clark (senior, QB/FS), Antione Martin (senior, RB/ LB), Matt Watson (senior, LB), Spencer Shaff (senior, CB), Kyle Fraser (junior, CB), Phillip Call (senior, DE), Brandon Trent (senior, WR/SS), Micajah Lacy (senior, LB), Morgan Moskal (senior, C), Paul Ross (junior, G), Daniel Frederick (senior, G/DT) and Chris Moore (senior/T). Other returnees include Anthony Jackson (senior, WR/LB), George Revercomb (junior, LB) and Myles Poindexter (junior, RB).

The coach sees Martin, Trent, Clark, Lacy and Frederick as team leaders on the field, with newcomers Chris Shelton (junior, OT/DE) and Josh Murray (junior, WR) also making an impact this season.

"We are an athletic team with good team speed and we'll feature an attacking style on both sides of the ball," said Alexander, when asked about the team's strengths in 2010. As for the Raiders' biggest weakness? "our depth."

The coaching staff views the Oct. 8 home encounter with formidable Liberty Christian Academy (a player pipeline to Liberty University) as a highlight of the season. That’s a team Johnson was hesitant to play over the past few seasons.

"We've asked a lot out of our players mentally so far this preseason and I'm pleased with the progress so far,” said Alex. “We have a lot of improvements to make, but the team has shown great promise this August."

North Cross opens its regular season on Friday, Aug. 27 with a road trip to Ben L. Smith High School. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

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River Ridge Golf Opens With Tournament At Hunting Hills

Despite rainy conditions, Blacksburg's Jake Mondy carded a 68 Tuesday afternoon at Hunting Hills Country Club, and the under-par round not only earned medalist honors, but carried the Bruins (301) to a 4-shot team victory over Cave Spring (305). It was the River Ridge tournament opener, which rotates matches among the home courses of the six teams. The best four scores of six entrants by each team count as the total team score.

Salem took third place at 313, while Hidden Valley came in fourth at 320. Drew Lagan led Cave Spring with a 73, good for second in the individual race. Drew Board (74), Nick Brediger (77) and Eric Hart (81) rounded out the Knight's top-four.

Salem was led by Andrew Butts (76) , while Parker Davis and Garrett Sweeney each fired 79. Hidden Valley's Alex Taylor carded a 77, with Brad Elder second for the Titans at 79.

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Pats, Colonels Volleyball Preview Patriots: When Patrick Henry hits the court for the regular season next week, the Patriots will be returning eight players as they look to defend their Western Valley District title.

Patrick Henry, which will fight with Franklin County this season for the top spot, will be counting on returning senior Liz Brailsford, who has 423 kills and 244 digs. She also set a state record for kills in a match with 42. Sophomore Caroline Braisford (555 assists, 77 kills), senior Bailey Marshall (82 kills), junior Cathy Ren (77 kills), senior Taylor Sparrow, junior Jasmine Keeling and sophomores Morgan Robison and Sara Miller also return.

New to the varsity program this season are senior Alisha Terry, juniors Elizabeth Higgs and Heather Carlisle, along with sophomores Lauren Deck and Paige Pest.

“We have an experienced group of players, great outside hitters and setters,” said coach Patricia Sheedy, who saw her team go 10-0 in the WVD and 15-8 overall, when asked about the Patriots strengths this season. As for any team weaknesses, Sheedy replied, “height.”

As in lack of it. Patrick Henry opens its regular season on Thursday, Aug. 26, when they

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Colonels: A new school, a new staff and a brand new attitude are the things that William Fleming are counting on, as the Colonels look to re-establish its volleyball program in the Western Valley District under firstyear head coach Terri Craig.

Craig, an All-State setter during her high school career at Northside, is looking to rebuild the volleyball program at William Fleming, which went 0-18 last year.

Also assisting Craig this year will be Taylor Ferguson (who played for William Byrd) and JV Coach Chelsey Sutton, a former standout from Auburn High School.

“We are working hard to build a new foundation for this program with the coaching staff

philosophy,” said Craig. “Our players are demonstrating dedication and determination.”

Returning players include Briana Cabbler (senior, S/OH), Lara Turner (senior, MH), Sheena Petty (senior, OH/MH) and T’Nisha Taylor (senior, MH/OH).

New to the Colonels this season are Senior Rashawnda Osbourne, Juniors: Na’Aousha Campbell, Terry Smith, Teniaya Walker, Tanesha Scott, Sirrita Green, Taylor Wright, Lasha Hughes, Canisha Cousser and sophomore Sadie Elliott.

“One might say our strengths are currently equal to our weakness,” added Craig, “however, [William Fleming] volleyball will make the needed changes to re-establish our program in the Western Valley District.”

The new coach went on to say, “Our desire for the 2010 season is to regain respect and demonstrate our motivation to build a new program and establish ourselves as a well rounded team.”

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Looking to bring home another state volleyball title is a major goal for North Cross School, as the Raiders return a strong core of players this season.

Coming off a third place finish in the Blue Ridge Conference and then winning the state title, the Raiders, who went 23-3 last season, will be counting on returnees Emma Caveness (senior), Lauren Oddo (senior), Catherine Merritt (senior), Kaki Comer (senior), Hilary Cox (junior) and Gussie Revercomb (sophomore).

New faces to the varsity program include juniors Nikki Bates, Alexandra Martin, Julia Sherertz, Sarah Kate Holley, Adrienne Wynd and Shelby Lipes.

"We have a stong core returning," said coach Heather Donaho, who is starting her fourth year.

When asked about the Raiders strengths this fall, the coach replied, "We are strong on defense and serving. Even though we lost our strong outside

Heather Donaho addresses the Raiders during last years VIC Championship game. hitter, we still have solid hitters."

The team's weaknesses at this point is a young bench, according to coach Donaho.

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Red Sox in the Thick of Playoff Chase With 20 games remaining in the regular season, it is really anyone’s game.

You can call the Carolina Southern Division mediocre, with four teams hovering around .500, but the tightness of the race has bred what should be a remarkably competitive finish to the campaign. With less than three weeks to play, literally all eight Carolina League clubs still have a legit shot, with seven of the eight either within three games of first place or already assured of their postseason status. Without a doubt, there should be a playoff-feel to the stretch run.

Salem’s 4-3 victory over Winston-Salem on Monday night surged the Red Sox back into first place, one half game ahead of both the Dash and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The Red Sox utilized a quality start from Stolmy Pimentel, who tossed six super innings, allowing just one run on three hits. Offensively, the Sox were sparked by rightfielder Mitch Dening, who went 3-5 with his third homer of the season, a two-run, line-drive

dinger that broke a scoreless draw and gave the Sox a lead they never relinquished Oscar Tejeda also delivered two hits for his 39th multi-hit game of the season, most on the team.

Tejeda also crushed his 29th double of the 2010 season, giving the Sox 242 doubles on the season, tied for the most in the Carolina League. The Salem Sox have been at the top of the cirRyan Lavarnway connects. cuit in two-baggers throughout the year and are threatening the came the youngest member of franchise record for doubles in the Carolina League’s youngest season. Entering Tuesday’s ac- team, delivered multi-hit efforts tion, Salem was 50 doubles shy in his first two opportunities of the club record, set by the for the Red Sox, batting 4-7 in 2002 Salem Avalanche. Salem two games, along with a walk, needs to average five doubles an RBI, and two runs scored. every two games the rest of the Though South Atlantic League way to match the performance All-Star Dan Butler remains from the ’02 club, which was the top receiver for the Sox with then affiliated with the Colo- Federowicz on the shelf, Escorado Rockies. bar’s emergence provides the The Sox have also received a Sox a luxury down the stretch of boost from 19-year old catcher the season.

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Goodlatte Announces â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;America Speaking Outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Town Hall

Center Party and Modern Whig Party Merge - Vanke Joins The Center Party (www.centerparty.us) has agreed to merge with the Modern Whig Party (www.modernwhig.org). This means that the members and supporters of the Center Party will join with the members and supporters of the Modern Whig Party. The Center Party was founded in 2009 by current Virginia Congressional candidate Jeff Vanke (VA-6, Independent), with a view to forming a long-term national basis for centrist activism and campaigns. Recently, Vanke identified the Modern Whig Party as sharing his positions of integrity and political centrism and as being in a much more advanced stage of party organization. He therefore joined the Modern Whig Party and requested to merge the nascent Center Party with the Whigs. The Modern Whigs' Executive Committee has accepted the Center Party's merger request and has decided to support Vanke's Congressional campaign.

The Modern Whig Party revival began as a series of political discussions among deployed American service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. When these men and women re-

turned home, they realized that there is a substantial need for a mainstream, non-fringe political movement that caters to individuals that are defined not by ideology but rather by common sense fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, and a focus on education and scientific advancement over strict social issues, among other concerns.

The Center Party, as its name suggests, shares the vision of a results-oriented party that addresses the mainstream voterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns.

Speaking on the merger, Center Party founder Jeff Vanke stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Modern Whigs are inspiring to me in purpose, earnestness, and steadfastness. Knowing the party as I now do, I would join the party even if I were not running for office. The MWP is not the best thing just since Ross Perot, for whom I volunteered. It is better than Perot; it is the best political movement I have ever seen in this country. I am honored to join the ranks of such an outstanding group of people.â&#x20AC;?

Congressman Bob Goodlatte has announced that he will be holding an â&#x20AC;&#x153;America Speaking Outâ&#x20AC;? town hall meeting in Roanoke, where he will be seeking opinions and suggestions from constituents on the important issues facing the 111th Congress.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;America Speaking Outâ&#x20AC;? initiative represents a new national dialogue that, "aims to bring the halls of Congress into American homes."

According to Goodlatte's office, House Republicans have been gathering comments, suggestions and priorities submitted on the AmericaSpeakingOut.com site and at town hall meetings across the country. These comments and suggestions, "will be used to build an agenda that reflects the priorities of the American people." â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel it is important to keep an open line of communication so I can best serve the interests of the 6th Congressional District,â&#x20AC;? said Goodlatte. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look forward to hearing from the folks of the Roanoke Valley at my upcoming town hall meeting. If we in Congress work hand in hand with the American people we can change the way business is done in Washington.â&#x20AC;?

Congressman Goodlatteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;America Speaking Outâ&#x20AC;? town hall meeting will be held Saturday, August 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. in the main Auditorium at Virginia Western Community College located at 3094 Colonial Avenue.

Letter - More Fair Tax Coverage Needed Dear Editor, I wanted to leave comment on e-mail but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy for a novice computer user. I want to say we are very thankful you are here providing some real balanced relevant coverage for our community. It is encouraging during this difficult uncertain time in our country. We do, however, miss someone like Brian Gotstein.

We desperately need a more informed public on the hot button issues and he was very informative. It would be great to have a more comprehensive explanation and comparison of the FAIR TAX with the current system and VAT TAX. There is so much misinformation on this FAIR

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Letter - City Leaders Need Vision for Countryside Dear Editor, As a member of the Roanoke Park & Rec. Advisory Board I would like to express my thoughts on Countryside Golf Course. We were asked to do so at a recent meeting. My opinion is strictly my own and in no way represents the Board's which I'm privileged to serve on. I have run my opinion by a number of friends and associates and they expressed support to the degree that they felt it should be shared with the public for their consideration and support.

I think it would be short sighted, from a long term perspective to do any major development of this land.

Other than the land that was once the proposed site of the Stadium/Amphitheater at Orange Ave., isn't Countryside the largest parcel of undeveloped land left in the city?

Given how land locked the city is, this could have a profound economic impact on an unknown future for our city; it would seem it would be in the best interest of the future of our city to have some land bankrolled for the future.

One of the major issues with the property is the question of what it would cost us today to keep this land undeveloped for the future. But, since we are not able to see twenty, thirty, fifty

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years down the road, we would do well to remember that whatever cost we might have to incur to preserve this land today, may very well pay unforeseen dividends in the future should some project for development come along that simply can't be imagined today.

Obviously, a golf course will have as little impact as could be achieved, but the city should keep the above considerations in mind as to what, if any, development it will consider for now and in the near future.

I believe if the American Theatre had been saved it would have proven to be a crown jewel in the heart of downtown Jefferson Street. They could not have seen the future back then, just as we cannot see the future now.

I believe the day will inevitably come that will prove that tearing down Victory Stadium was

one of the worst mistakes the city has made. No one was able to see or predict the need or use for such a facility, but the day will come when we will want such a facility of that size, which consultants eight years ago estimated would cost over $30 Million to replace.

In closing, what the city decides on Countryside today, could have a far reaching impact on tomorrow. It is incumbent upon those making the ultimate decision to decide in the best interest of the future of Roanoke and not let money be the ultimate determining factor.

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TAX and this may be one solution to our dreadful economic situation. Maybe you can check it out.

Books are available on Fairtax.org and you could endorse them and/or sponsor a seminar. The local Fair Tax Group would help. You have the readers.

Bob Goodlatte would lend support. There are 50+ bipartisan members of Congress who sponsor the FAIR TAX bill.

It has been researched by many experts over many years. We need a big push for this before our government slips in the VAT TAX which will add disaster onto disaster.

-Kathleen A. Hall

Letter - Bus Stops Should be Changed Back Dear Editor, It was stated in a recent Roanoke Times Sunday paper that Mr. Palmer, general manager of the Valley Metro city bus company, said the reason the bus stops were changed was because the buses were stopping where there were no stops, resulting in traffic congestion and potential safety hazards.

Mr. Palmer should be ashamed of himself for misleading the public. That statement isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t true. If that statement were true, it would not make sense to have bus riders walking much farther to catch a bus. It has been a hardship as well as a first class nightmare for so many riders over the changes.

- E. Duane Howard

I wrote to the general manager before the stops were changed for all bus riders. Mr. Palmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reply to me stated the changes were made in order for the workers to get to work on time.

The problems started when the school children were allowed to ride the city buses. All citizens should have their old bus stops restored, that is the right thing to do. I am a regular bus rider.

A former general manager did go on record saying that if a rider held a hand out the bus driver could stop, if it was safe to do so.

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New Fleming Principal Gears Up Roanoke Catholic’s New Principal Excited About School’s Future

There is minimal activity going on at the brand-new William Fleming High School right now, with the first day of school still several weeks away. Maintenance workers chat down the hallway and the far-off buzzer from a girl’s basketball camp can be heard echoing from the gym, but for the most part, the building is unoccupied. All the while, though, new principal Gene Jones is gearing up for the 2010-2011 school year. It has been over a year since Fleming has had a permanent principal.

(Susan Willis was fired after a testing scandal.)

Jones, formerly the executive director of Norfolk County Public Schools, has his roots in Norfolk. Raised in that harbor city, he went to Boston University, where he majored in political science with a focus on pre-law and public administration. His career path was changed when one of his former teachers, John O’Hara, talked to him shortly after graduation and urged him to get into education.

Jones heard of positions open in Norfolk, so he came back to the area, earned an M.S. in Education from Old Dominion University and became a history and social studies teacher at Lake Taylor High School. His entry into the administrative sector came in 1994, when he became a dean of students at LafayetteWinona in Norfolk. Several stints as a principal at various high schools followed, including his six-year tenure at Warwick High in Newport News, during which the school was named by Newsweek as one of the top 100 schools in the nation (reaching 62nd in its highest ranking).

The school also had one of the top 50 guidance departments in the country during his tenure.

In 2005, he was named executive director of high schools for Norfolk Public Schools. How-

ever, the tide turned when his position was merged with the middle schools director position during a round of downsizing.

Moving to Roanoke from the Tidewater region after being approved by the Roanoke School Board, Jones says he hopes to increase graduation rates by 10%, from last year’s estimated rate of 65%. In addition to maintaining William Fleming’s accreditation, Jones wants to “put a strategic focus on higher-rigor courses” such as advanced-placement (AP) and dual enrollment courses, similar to the Continuous High School Improvement initiative that he set forth as executive director in Norfolk.

When asked how he is working with new Roanoke City High Schools Executive Director Thomas Haley, he says they both share many of the same views: “We believe in what the school board has set as initiatives.”

One effort that both hope to “initiate more fully this year” says Jones, is a credit recovery program for students that have fallen behind at Fleming. They hope to make use of online credit recovery tools, such as the “Twilight” program that allows students to receive online course instruction after normal school hours in order to regain their academic footing. In addition to attending summer school at Fleming this year, about 45 students have been using online facilities at the school during weekdays for credit recovery.

“Technology is also essential to future success at Fleming,” says Jones, who points to the Virtual Virginia online program provided by the Virginia Department of Education, which allows students to take AP and core courses. At Fleming he points to video-streaming technology and “webinars” that can be accessed to train teachers, as

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well as benefit dual-enrollment classes that can be boons to education at Fleming. He points out that “we have so much that can be produced within the building.”

In addition to various “great mentors” and a family that encouraged him to pursue his educational ambitions, Jones has another specific inspiration that has stayed with him for decades -- the 1960s Green Bay Packers. A disciple at the altar of legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi, his new office at Fleming is bedecked in autographs and photos of Packers victories, alongside clippings of his own achievements. While Jones was principal at Warwick High School in Norfolk, he met former Packer quarterback Bart Starr, who was in town to see a memorial at the school to fellow Packer and Warwick graduate Henry Jordan. Full of questions, Jones asked him what his hero Vince Lombardi was like during his time on the Packers.

Starr responded with a quote from Lombardi that Jones now has in front of him at all times on his desk: “We’re going to relentlessly chase perfection knowing that we cannot catch it. But, in the process, we will achieve excellence.” Jones says that football maxim colors every aspect of his perspective on education.

“We’re going to chase perfection ... I don’t believe that 100% of the kids will graduate,” he says with a sudden raise of eyebrows and volume in his voice, “but we will achieve excellence.” Coach Lombardi couldn’t have said it better.

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Born and raised in Chicago, Patterson came to the Roanoke Valley from an inner city school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He met his wife Annette when both were students at Stetson University in Florida. “I cut my teeth at Stetson on enrollment, development and budgeting,” said Patterson as he worked in a nearly empty school in mid-summer.

Patterson went to work for a technology company before heading back to school for a master’s in counseling. At William Byrd he was the coordinator of guidance and counseling services. He had received an “administrative endorsement” from Roanoke County Schools and did an internship at Mount Pleasant Elementary about five years ago to help prepare him for a role like the one he is taking on at Roanoke Catholic.

As a Roanoke Catholic parent, Patterson had been part of a search committee looking for a replacement for outgoing principal Ray-Eric Correia, who had decided to move on. “We had a lot of strong candidates [but] for one reason or another the fit wasn’t perfect,” recalls Patterson, who said he asked God for guidance.

Finally others on the search committee suggested he step down and become a candidate for the position himself. “Former long time principal Karen Mabry experienced the same situation about 20 years ago when she was also a search committee member,” said Patterson. Within about three weeks last May he was interviewed by the Diocese of Richmond and others – before being offered the position. Patterson is ready to go in what he calls a 24/7 role: “I really want to have a presence in this community.”

A candidate for several administrative positions with Roanoke County Schools before landing at Roanoke Catholic, Patterson said William Byrd principal Dr. Richard Turner had one piece of advice for him as parting wisdom: “Be yourself. He said if you are genuine to who you are and continue to lead … you’ll do great. That’s probably the best advice that anybody can give.”

In the August newsletter to Roanoke Catholic families Patterson, who came on board July 1, noted that enrollment is up over 400, from 350 last year. He also mentioned plans to work more closely with local Catholic churches on making tuition to the K-12 school more affordable.

“Students of all faiths are welcome at Catholic” said Patterson, who called it “a school that’s been doing it right for over 120 years, [surviving] some of the toughest economic times.” Capacity at the current school is around 650, so

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Building enrollment and making tuition affordable “are our two biggest goals,” said Patterson.

He also needs to find a new lower school assistant principal, put a new roof on the gym and will introduce a breakfast service this fall. A new “Renaissance Program” will offer additional extracurricular arts activities outside of the school day.

Roanoke Catholic parents want to see more educational options for their children according to Patterson, something that was affirmed in a recent survey. A $30,000 grant from Apple means Ipod Touches will be used in classrooms this year for instructional purposes. “It’s how you engage kids,” said Patterson.

Patterson said his “faith brought him,” to Roanoke Catholic, where daughters Elizabeth and Emma have attended for years. “We have a very strong faith…and it’s a great opportunity,” said Patterson (41), who has been a Catholic himself for 20 years.

The biggest difference when compared to his public school background is probably the spiritual aspect. New students are asked about “their relationship with God,” for example, “and what they want to get out of their Roanoke Catholic experience. We talk about their faith first and foremost,” said Patterson, since the “faith-based piece,” must intertwine with other aspects of education. “That spiritual piece is huge to the community here at Roanoke Catholic.”

That decision also comes with a price: tuition costs range from $6100 per year for a kindergarten student from the local Catholic parish to $8075 for a 12th grader; non-parishioners pay higher tuition rates ($9550 for a 12th grader). Patterson hopes to streamline the tuition fee schedule for lower and upper school students – and their parents, with fewer tiers. During the summer Patterson greeted prospective new students and their families when they toured the downtown campus in Gainsboro.

“I’m thrilled,” said Patterson, who has been sharing his optimism with local priests, alumni, parents and faculty. “We’re on the cusp of doing some phenomenal things at this school. It’s a great community. It’s the most uplifting place I’ve ever worked.”

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Lt. Governor Sees Light at The End of Roanokers Open “Tech Exchange” The Tunnel for Virginia’s Economy Lt. Governor Bill Bolling sees light at the end of the tunnel for Virginia’s economy, and is hoping that light is not a train coming in the form of a “double-dip” recession.

Monday morning the Lt. Governor heard concerns and appreciation for the improvements to Virginia’s business climate. Bolling met with the Roanoke Regional Partnership and the Roanoke Chamber Executive Committee Monday morning at the Claude Moore Education Complex. Accompanying the Lt. Governor was his chief of staff, Randy Marcus and Mary Carter, Deputy Secretary for Rural Economic Development in the Department of Commerce and Trade.

Questions and comments came from planners and administrators of the cities of Salem and Roanoke as well as the counties of Roanoke, Franklin and Botetourt. Beth Doughty, Executive Director at the Roanoke Regional Partnership, led the freeform roundtable with the partnership.

John Williamson, President and CEO of Roanoke Gas, and Neil Wilkin, CEO of Optical Cable, were among the contingent of business interests.

Bolling remarked that although Virginia is a business friendly state, it was “falling farther and farther behind other competitive states, lagging in the resources it had dedicated to economic development and job creation.” To rectify past neglect, Bolling highlighted the aggressive bipartisan legislation in 2010 that expanded the Governor’s Opportunity Fund and added $57.5 million in job creation programs.

“We are not done,” said Bolling. Part two on the agenda comes with the completion of a final report by the Economic Development Commission on September 31. That will be followed by four months of study to determine “what goes into

Lt. Governor Bill Bolling next year’s package from a legislative budget standpoint.”

At least part of the package will include resources for an Emerging Technologies Fund and a Tourism Development Fund. Key emphasis will be placed on small business development.

When it came to tax reform proposals, Bolling admitted that the resulting fiscal implications at the local level would be a hard sell. According to Roanoke City Director of Finance, Ann Shawver, elimination of the BPOL tax (Business Professional Occupation License) would result in a five percent hit to Roanoke’s revenue.

“There are a lot of businesses with capital on the sidelines … all the policies are wrong … businesses are scared to death to hire,” proclaimed Bolling.

He didn’t see that changing until the November elections.

Bolling heard from business leaders who cautioned not to forget existing businesses while trying to recruit others.

Beth Doughty wants to see the DBA (Department of Business Assistance) strengthened and improvements in workforce development initiatives.

Bolling outlined a workforce development initiative in the form of job training and charter schools, saying “there are many children that have an aptitude for a skilled trade.” As an example, Bolling quoted a salary of $52,000 a year for an electrician at Goodyear Tire and Rubber he visited in Dan-

ville.

Bolling heard opinions on transportation issues including air, rail and I-81 as well as support for the intermodal rail project in Elliston. Joyce Waugh, President of the Roanoke Chamber, commented that they had not taken a stand on the privatization of the ABC liquor stores.

Bolling admitted that privatization of the state’s ABC stores; I-95 toll roads and $500 million in transportation bonds are temporary fixes that will provide revenue primarily going to maintenance. He blamed the General Assembly for the delay in a transportation funding solution – Republicans who did not want to see any tax increase, and Democrats who couldn’t decide on which taxes to increase.

During the Roanoke Chamber’s Executive meeting, access to capital for small businesses was the hot topic. Charlie Robbins, Regional President at BB&T, said that bankers are getting mixed signals saying, “It is hard to comply with regulations from a risk management perspective …we have money to lend but it’s hard as hell to lend it . . .”

Robbins summed up the lending environment calling “verifications painstaking and laborious – it beats the client to death.” Bolling sought to console him by saying that the state is looking at expanding the direct loan program and loan guarantee program. He hoped legislation that failed this year would pass next year with better explanation to legislators.

Delegate Bill Cleaveland and State Senator Ralph Smith attended the Roanoke Chamber Executive meeting with the Lt. Governor.

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The Tech Exchange opened July 1st of this year by two friends who were tired of the high prices and low trade in values at other second hand electronics and video game stores in town.

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At first, they rented space in a downtown business, but the gaming convention grew so big they eventually had to rent a hotel ballroom to hold all the attendees, changing the name to FusionGC and attracting corporate sponsors along the way.

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Boogie woogie piano music will make the August evening even hotter on the 21st when Daryl Davis takes the stage at the Blue Ridge Music Center, located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

At 27 Davis inherited the role of pianist and vocalist for the Muddy Waters Legendary Blues Band from one of the founders of boogie woogie, Pinetop Perkins, who picked Davis for his slot with the band. Also an accomplished composer and author, Davis has only refined his piano skills in the 25 years since then. He’s worked with Chuck Berry and The Coasters and was the featured pianist on Cephas & Wiggins’ Grammy Award winning album, “Flip Flop and Fly.” His own most recent CD features blues, rockabilly, rock ’n’ roll, zydeco and country.

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Mill Mountain Theatre’s “Last Standing Soldier”

ax-area pianist Gary Patton, Ginger Poole’s association who plays the beautiful Blue with now-defunct Mill MounRidge piano style developed tain Theatre began in 2006 generations ago by Al Hopkins when she appeared as an actor and Woody Blevins. Guitarin Mill Mountain’s production ist Dempsey Patton and other of the comedy “Don’t Dress for guests will round out the eveDinner.” From there, she choning’s entertainment. reographed another production, The concert starts at 7 pm Sat“Big River,” and went on to do urday with seating beginning at “The Stinky Cheeseman,” “Into 5:30 pm. Tickets are $15. BRMC the Woods, “The Spitfire Grill,” Concert Club members get a $2 and “Lost Highways.” discount per ticket. This is an In addition to her work as an all ages event. Children 12 and actor, director, and choreograunder are free. Advance tickets pher, Poole has taught acting and info are available online classes there. In the summer of at www.blueridgemusiccenter.

2008 she was asked to become org or by calling the Blue Ridge Daryl Davis takes the stage.

Mill Mountain’s Director of EduMusic Center at (276) 236-5309. cation, succeeding Pat Wilhelms Tickets will also be available at ing: Sierra Hull Band, Ralph – now in charge of the children’s Stanley & The Clinch Mountain theater program the Taubman the gate.

September 10,11,12: Blue Boys, Laura Boosinger and Josh Museum of Art. More recently, Ridge Parkway 75th Anniver- Goforth, The Churchmen, The she was given another hat to sary Free performances and Round Peak Boys, Phil Jamison wear as well: Managing Direcactivities at BRMC all weekend and Buck Mountain Band. Call tor, in which capacity Poole will long including concerts featur- (276) 236-5309 x112 for info. oversee Mill Mountain during its current “reinvention” process.

Currently Mill Mountain’s only salaried staff member, Poole works with two other people, both of whom are employed as contract laborers: Susan Braden, Mill Mountain’s Musical Director, who works with Poole on the Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory, the theatre’s educational program, and Jennifer Jamison, Director of Development.

A professional Equity actor and the holder of an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Southern Mississippi, Poole came to Mill Mountain Theatre after a stint at Flat Rock Playhouse, the State Theater PRESENTED BY: of North Carolina, where she THE ROANOKE PUBLIC taught for their Apprentice and Community programs in acting, LIBRARY FOUNDATION dance, and musical theatre. In addition to teaching at her alma mater, Poole has taught at West-

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Financial problems forced Mill Mountain to close its doors in January 2009. “That’s when we did release the majority of our employees,” says Poole. “We just had to cut it down to barebones to make even the possibility of a future happen.”

Poole feels the closing resulted - not from one single cause - but Photo by Gene Marrano grew over the past decade “[due Ginger Poole is MMT’s only to] some financial choices and full time, salaried employee. [reduced] giving.” What didn’t help says Poole, was “doing real- is about to experience a major ly large scale productions when renovation project after a capital we might not have been [able campaign and the approval of to afford it]. And, of course, tax credits are in place. Dependthe economy didn’t help in the ing on that timing, Mill Mounpast [few] years.” In an effort to tain Theatre currently plans to attract bigger audiences, Mill reopen sometime during 2012 Mountain often took on more or 2013, and with a smaller staff.

The latter, Poole says, “doesn’t lavish productions that some necessarily mean a smaller seacritics claimed were a financial son. We’re still going to really strain.

Mill Mountain Theatre is strive to raise the bar as far as the about to begin a campaign that arts here in the Valley. We will Poole says will clue the commu- be working with professionals, nity in as to its future. “We’ve we will maintain our Equity renever turned away a donation,” lationship with New York, which she says, “but we also haven’t so- means we can hire professional licited as [often] in the past year actors. We will have a smaller because we needed the time scaled staff but will be working to get our plan together, shoot more [with] contract laborers holes in it, make sure that it was - we won’t house twenty three thorough and could stand on its salaried employees.”

And despite being “closed” at own before we felt comfortable present, Mill Mountain is conwith presenting it to the comstantly receiving inquires from munity.” people who either worked there At the present time, Mill Mountain’s primary source of or desire to, asking how they can revenue is an educational pro- help or can they audition for Mill gram, which, in Poole’s words, Mountain productions. This, “has doubled and now, I can say, Poole says, reflects the theater’s tripled in numbers from before fabulous nationwide reputation we closed.” This program, the within professional theatrical Mill Mountain Theatre Con- circles—“not just in New York servatory, has just wrapped up a but all the way to Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta. successful summer season.

Center in the Square itself It still has a very proud name.”

Regarding her future plans, Poole says she will stay in Roanoke. “First of all, I’ve fallen in love with the city and I think that me staying on as that last standing soldier, I’ve got to see this process through. I think I’m going to be Mill Mountain’s biggest cheerleader for a long, long time, and I’ve got to see this project happen. I’ve got a phenomenal board standing behind me; they’re all hands-on and we’re going to [make] this happen. I love Roanoke, and I think—and I hope—I’ll be here for a long time.”

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Cook Book Helps College Kids Navigate Unchartered Territory - The Kitchen If the name Alice Hincker sounds somehow familiar, it may be because of a past foray into local politics – she ran for Roanoke City Mayor in 2004. It first appeared her sole opponent was Nelson Harris, a candidate she believed she had a good chance of beating, but the race became a threeway contest when Mac McCadden unexpectedly signed up and Harris got the eventual nod. A school safety issue initially propelled her into the political arena where she found both passion and support, but over time she longed to return to the quiet, albeit busy life she once enjoyed.

Nowadays, Hincker is content to live mostly under the radar; she and husband Michael became Salem residents

Alice Hincker prepares a selection from her new cook book. the recipe. A comprehensive ingredient list is included for items the budding chef will need, right down to a cook top if one is called for. Dollar signs indicate whether the recipe is relatively inexpen-

Easy to prepare but wonderfully delicious crab bites! some years back and she has spent a good bit of her time keeping up with their two college age sons.

It was the close relationship with them that triggered her most recent project, a cookbook geared to college students who are finding that the kitchen is a little harder to navigate than they thought.

Hincker recounts that during a walk one morning she received several phone calls from her younger son as he was preparing to make one of his favorite recipes – Thai pizza.

She gave him a quick runthrough, thinking he was all set, but then received another call asking about shrimp sizes … and another … and finally, later that afternoon he called to ask, “Tell me again, what do scallions look like?”

It was in that moment that the idea for the book was born. Hincker eventually used it for the title, even though she entertained several contenders before settling on that one. It seemed the best choice to convey the book’s approach and catch the eye of her intended audience.

The book is billed as an “invaluable guide [that] makes cooking a skill that all students can perfect without constantly needing help from home.”

Hincker, who “loves to cook,” has many family favorites to share. “Crab Imperial” came from her aunt who lives on the Eastern Shore. Being one of five girls (and one brother), the sisters share a lot of family recipes. When either of her sons come home for a visit, the “big treat is for me to cook for him.”

The book is user-friendly, able to stand up or lie flat for easy reference while cooking. She chose a “good combination of recipes,” many of which her kids grew up on. The book is arranged in sections with catchy collegethemed titles.

In line with the latest social networking venues popular especially with younger generations, Hincker is on Facebook (Campus Cook), and will be posting a new recipe each month on her website (campuscooking.net) which can be printed and added to the book.

The recipes contain everything the college student – or anyone new to cooking – will need to successfully tackle

sive to prepare or will require a bit more of an investment (more dollar signs).

When asked if there seem to be consistent favorites, Hincker readily ticks off a list,

starting with her son’s favorite, the Thai Pizza, in addition to Lasagna, Pork BBQ (p. 90), and Beer Bread (p. 139).

Hincker’s son Chris recounted to his mom that he once invited five girls over for a dinner that he planned to cook. She was incredulous, wondering why he would go to all that trouble. True to collegiate form and typical guy thinking, Chris replied, “’cause I’ll get five dinners / reciprocal invites in return.”

With any luck there will be five additional takers for the new cookbook his mom just published.

“Tell Me Again … What Do Scallions Look Like?” can be found locally at Printer’s Ink, Ram’s Head, and Consignment 1st, or can be ordered online at Campuscooking.net. Students can also ask Hincker questions via the contact information on the same website.

By Cheryl Hodges cheryl@newsroanoke.com

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Cyrus Pace Ready To Take On Jefferson Center Position

Roanoke City Schools is losing its fine arts coordinator for the past three years, but as a result Jefferson Center will gain an executive director, when Cyrus Pace makes that transition on October 1. The Jefferson Center is home to Shaftman Performance Hall, the smaller rehearsal hall space, the Music Lab for students and non-profits including the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Opera Roanoke.

A veteran musician himself who often plays with his brother James, Pace joined the Navy to earn money for college and played in the Navy band while in the service. He then earned a B.A. in sociology from Roanoke College and a master’s in music at Manhattan College. Mainly a guitarist, he owned a music store in the valley and has lectured at Virginia Tech and Roanoke College.

Keeping the privately and publicly supported Jefferson Center solvent is first and foremost; Pace is pleased to say that “the net impact on the community in the midst of the recession has been zero. The programming hasn’t diminished, the educational opportunities haven’t diminished. If anything, they’ve increased with the addition of the Music Lab. That is a home run.”

Pace sees his new role as lending “consistent leadership” to the Jefferson Center operations.

He wants people “to think of the Jefferson Center in terms of its long term impact on the community. What does Jefferson Center say about Roanoke City? … the fact that we have a space

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Cyrus Pace in one of his many musical reincarnations. like that. It’s a gem that it’s here – an incredible gift.” He calls the Jefferson Center “a celebration of the spirit of great art. I’m super excited.”

Pace likes that jazz legend Wynton Marsalis took part in an outreach program before a Jefferson Center concert last year, fielding questions from 250 local students, or the 850 kids who listened to jazz from Christian McBride. He will continue to act as a liaison to Roanoke City Schools, making sure “they still have access to these performers.”

Dylan Locke will continue to program musical offerings and recently announced the 20102011 season. Patrons “can count on it,” said Pace, meaning that they will often attend a show even if they know little about the artist, because they trust Locke’s judgment.

The new season features the Star City, Jazz and Family series; highlights include Chick Corea, Mavis Staples, Victor Wooten, Del McCoury and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Emmylou Harris, Hot Tuna and Esperanza Spalding. About half of the seats for the Star City series are already sold on a season ticket basis, before single event tickets go on sale August 23. Pace says the Jazz Series offers quality performances that will rival those of performers scheduled in much larger cities.

“I think it’s a treasure - and on top of that I think I can engineer the right type of support for Jefferson Center,” said Pace of his new role. “The Jefferson Center is incredibly relevant right now, as we try to build this idea that Roanoke is an arts city. ”

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Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge Project Wins Top Award National Instruments awarded its 2010 "Application of the Year Award" to the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge, a project designed to one day allow blind people to independently drive automobiles.

The project is a collaborative effort between the Virginia Tech College of Engineering and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), partnering with TORC Technologies. The awards were given Aug. 3 in Austin, Texas, at "NIWeek," a graphical system design conference and exhibition showcasing new developments in virtual instrumentation and commercial technologies. Tech's entry also won National Instruments' 2010 Graphical System Design Achievement Award, Robotics Division.

The Blind Driver Challenge project is designed to create novel non-visual user interfaces that will allow a blind person to drive an automobile safely and independently. The project was submitted to NIWeek judges as a paper titled, "Building a Semiautonomous Vehicle Driven by the Visually Impaired with NI LabVIEW and CompactRIO." Both LabVIEW and CompactRIO are National Instruments products.

"Without the help of National Instruments' LabVIEW and CompactRIO technology, our students might not have been able to build this prototype car that one day could lead to new transportation choices and more independence for the blind and low-vision," said Richard C. Benson, dean of the College of Engineering. "Our students receiving an award for their efforts from National Instruments is the icing on the cake."

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Addie Hagen, 16, takes the wheel of the winning Tech vehicle. project was launched in 2004 by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), with only Virginia Tech taking up the cause.

Under the direction of Dennis Hong, Director of the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at Virginia Tech, undergraduate engineering students built a prototype buggy that formally debuted and was successfully tested at the NFB's Youth Slam summer camp in College Park, Md., in July 2009. The Virginia Tech team also gave a keynote demonstration on the project at NIWeek.

The Blind Driver Challenge team is now working with the NFB on the second-generation prototype vehicle, integrating new and improved interface technologies into a modified 2010 Ford Hybrid Escape, featuring TORC proprietary technology. TORC is a robotics engineering and product development company based at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg.

National Instruments' 2010 Graphical System Design Achievement Awards received 108 submissions from authors in more than 20 countries, ac-

cording to the company's website. A judging committee of technical publication editors and NI experts reviewed the papers and selected the contest finalists and winners.

Several other College of Engineering teams attended NIWeek, including the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team of Virginia Tech and a group highlighting a newly developed digital version of a paper-based pediatrics medical emergency chart, known as the Broselow Tape. The Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team also gave a keynote demo to NIWeek attendees, highlighting efforts to re-engineer a hybrid car for maximum fuel efficiency and the lowest possible emissions.

This is not the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's first major win at NIWeek. In 2007, a team, headed by Hong, won for its miniature autonomous humanoid robot DARwIn project, snagging prizes for Most Outstanding Application of Virtual Instrumentation; Editor's Choice Award for Best Application of Virtual Instrumentation; and Best Application of Virtual Instrumentation, Mechatronics Category.

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• Put up an iron wall against feeling depressed. I'm told that's tough for many people, but it's essential for me. I dare not allow myself to feel down. Determine to be tough, if you can. At the first sign of the blues, fight.

Do something. Do something productive. Remind yourself there are others far worse off than you. If you need help with that, just watch the news or the save-the-children ads. A dose of that sort of reality and you're too ashamed to feel sorry for yourself.

• Start each day with a happy, fast-rhythm song. Make up your own, if you like. Sing as loud and convincingly as you can. Or sing silently, in your head. It's self-hypnosis. The song should drum into you what a great day it is -- a day you can choose to fill with smiles or with tears. If you make yourself smile, even if it's only a humorless stretching of facial muscles, it's impossible after a while not to be upbeat.

The problems are then so much easier to conquer.

• Think productively. Don't allow destructive or angry thoughts. Don't allow medications to dominate you. Despite the consequences, I put off taking my pain medication for as long as I can each day. That allows me to be productive. Before, I was forever finding my eyes shut and my nose on the keyboard or against the pages of a book.

• Think more about other people, and less about yourself.

When we're suffering hardships, it's all too easy to overlook the effect we're having on those around us. When someone asks how we feel, it's tempting to tell them the truth. All most can handle is: "just fine, thanks."

Understand that what ails you can make you short-tempered.

That's perfectly natural, so don't scold yourself for it. But be aware of it so you can try to avoid inflicting your mood on others whose only crime is that they wish us well. I find that if you allow yourself to get shorttempered with others it only makes you angry with yourself.

• Do all you can to help yourself. Don't rely on others when you don't have to. They have their own responsibilities. Besides, you are better equipped to deal with you than anyone else (unless there's a need for surgery and then you kinda need the guy with the knife!). Even then, you can make sure you get the best care from the best people.

• Joke about being old, if you

wish. But don't admit, even to yourself, you feel old. Keep the mind young by keeping it active.

Associate with people younger than yourself. (I'm married to a lady 13 years younger than myself. This is not recommended therapy for those already married to someone closer to their own age!)

• Make the rest of your life useful to others. I have adopted a child in Guatemala. And later this year I will start a free upbeat online newsletter for those age 50 and up. Being upbeat is a deliberate choice that can become a habit. But it takes work, and I believe a sense of community can help us all over some of the rough spots.

• Learn something new. I was already used to writing with computers. During the past several months I have learned how to design a web page, write interesting content, and market it successfully. And if you don't think that's a challenge ... ! Doing something new and succeeding at it is uplifting. Besides which, it keeps your mind off your other problems.

• Don't do anything you don't have to do unless it's fun. What's the point? That doesn't mean avoiding things that are difficult. If you enjoy doing something you will do it well, it will not be a chore, it will be satisfying. And, again, it will take your mind off your other troubles.

• Lastly and maybe most important is Nike's old slogan.

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Online Dating Not Just for Youngsters Online dating is not just for the younger generation anymore. These days, a senior seeking companionship can find a number of internet portals catering to folks of similar age who want to meet one another.

Pat Simmons of Fincastle, 81, is one senior who has had very positive experiences with online dating.

"It's hard when you're part of a couple for 56 years and then suddenly, you're not," Pat Simmons said. Her husband, Bill Simmons, passed away four years ago. Pat had known him most of her life and losing her companion was hard.

For a while, Pat tried to find comfort in friends and family.

"They were great, but there is a lot of loneliness that just hits you," she said.

One of her daughters suggested she try online dating.

Her initial reaction? "That is ridiculous," she said, her eyes lighting up with laughter. She had limited computer experience, calling herself "computer illiterate," and had no idea how to go about it.

After a while, she chose to sign up with a free online dating service. She put in her picture, answered a few questions, and created a biography.

Her first contact came from a 21-year-old pizza maker in Italy who "wanted to take me to a beach and share a grain of sand with me." Another was a 45-year-old local man. "I wrote him back and told him, 'thank you, but I already have a son,'" she said.

She tweaked her biographical information and made sure to note she was looking for a man closer to her age. At the time, she was 77 years old. Peter Aleksich of Louisa was 74 when he contacted her.

Pat immediately liked his picture, which was of camping and being outdoors. "That has always been an important part of my life," she said. In the back-

Pat Simmons of Fincastle. ground was a wooden model airplane; her husband had been a pilot and a woodworker. She took it as a sign and the two began an online correspondence.

After more than a month of emails, they decided to meet in Staunton, which was halfway for both of them. "We met in a Walmart parking lot," Pat said.

They went shopping and purchased presents for their respective grandchildren, then visited a museum.

Today, Pat and Peter see one another frequently, travel together, and email almost every day. "I'm very glad I did it. It's been four very good years of camaraderie and friendship," she said.

The two "speak the same language" even though they come from very different backgrounds, Pat said. She has spent all her life in Fincastle while Pete has lived all over the United States.

Would Pat choose online dating again? She would if she found herself alone like she did after her husband died, she said.

If nothing else, she would sign up just to find some folks to correspond with, like pen pals.

"It gives you something to look forward to, and maybe you'll bring some joy into someone else's life," she said.

Online dating offers many choices and opportunities.

Many folks are looking for com-

panionship, just like Pat. The key to successfully using an online dating site is knowing what you're looking for.

A dating service allows the subscriber to pick from various categories, including shared interests, religion, location, and age. And just because someone responds, it doesn't mean you have to answer.

Still, seniors, or anyone, for that matter, should use caution when utilizing online dating services. Free sites in particular can attract the more shady characters that your mother always warned you about.

In particular: • Don't believe everything you read. If the writer sounds too good to be true, he or she probably is.

• Be aware that just because a site advertises itself as serving seniors doesn't make it so. There are younger people on those sites, too.

• Do not give out financial information.

• Be wary of giving out personal information. If possible, be generic in your location (use "Roanoke area" instead of "Town of Fincastle," for example).

• Do not give out your Social Security number.

• Spend time developing an online relationship before agreeing to meet in person.

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Spice it Up! Food Network Star Says Cooking for Seniors Shouldn’t be Boring “Stop watering down food for seniors,” says Rachael Ray, star of the Food Network’s “30 Minute Meals” show and author of a series of recipe cookbooks. “There’s no excuse for making food dull, lifeless and boring,” the popular food host advises family caregivers. Nearly half (44 percent) of family caregivers surveyed in a Harris Interactive poll help their loved ones cook, while

59 percent assist with grocery shopping.

Ray said that adult children often assume their loved ones need bland food. “What they really want is good flavor.

Cook to impress, cook to be excited or, at the very least, cook to share,” Ray said.

The well known "food appreciator," who was raised in a multi-generational Sicilian restaurant family, said she

was lucky to share a variety of good food with many generations. “I think that maps you out for life. Nobody can fight when they taste delicious food and they’re together. There’s something really intimate about it.”

Food also helps seniors reconnect with the past, Ray said. “What’s great about food is the nostalgia factor that ties all of us to where we’re from.

So it’s a wonderful tool for seniors who are having trouble with memory or dementia or an illness that has removed them from the world. Food can allow them to travel in the amount of time it takes to go to the grocery store. If they’re from Russia or Germany or France or Ireland, give them food from those places and take them back to the things that make them feel good, whole, happy and excited about living.”

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Fresh herbs are a no-fat addition, and readily available in grocery stores to brighten the flavor of salads, dressing and sauces.

Purchase better cuts of meat for better flavor and less fat. Seniors shouldn’t sacrifice quality, Ray said, even if they’re on a budget. “Never buy less than a ground sirloin because of the fat content.

Don’t buy fatty foods as opposed to lean, healthy meats to save pennies because in the end you’re not, you have to trim. And the amount of waste balanced against lean clean meat is negligible. A small amount of lean protein is better than a larger amount of fatty protein.”

Stock up on fresh meats and vegetables when they’re on sale, then divide and freeze them. “Prepared foods are not good for seniors because they can’t control the amount of salts, fats and additives,” Ray said. “They should spend the money instead on prepared raw foods they can finish cooking, which will taste better to them as well.”

Ray said that it’s important to involve seniors in meal preparation as much as possible.

Having help in the kitchen can make the difference between whether a senior eats well or not, Ray said. “But even if a senior can’t help prepare the food, have them in the room when you’re cooking, talk to them, let them smell it and feel it,” Ray added. “It’s a visceral experience that involves all the senses and makes seniors feel whole. It doesn’t just fill you up, it makes you feel alive.”

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Living On What I Learned After 65 Life is a series of beginnings and endings.

In the blink of an eye we go from the terrible two’s to Medicare. A friend in her 80s spoke about looking back on her life.

She summed it up with this advice: "One must wait until evening to appreciate the splendor of one’s day."

As I reflected on how my 75year old "day" had been and revisited some of my beginnings and endings, I began to listen to that crone within: the keeper of my wisdom. I felt a need to share some thoughts and feelings that have become part of living on what I’ve learned after 65.

I was born in the 1920s. My childhood commenced with the stock market crash and ended with the close of World War II. My two marriages began and ended, one way or another. Children were raised and suddenly the nest was empty.

Careers came and went. At each starting and stopping place I added to my frame of reference.

I was launched into menopause at the age of 44. The unhappy process hung around for ten years. Estrogen was a help with hot flashes, those sickening rushes of heat that feel like a pilot light ignited deep in the core of your body. With my metabolism in chaos, just looking at food packed on weight. The doctor intoned, "You can only eat 25% of what you ate before."

It was a death sentence.

As if that wasn’t cruel enough, along came osteoporosis and spinal compacting. My height dropped from 5’11" to 5’8". Recommended weight kept pace accordingly. The race between shrinking height and weight charts began and has yet to end.

I fell for the first time in my 60’s. My ankle fractured when I failed to hold onto a stair railing.

Recent wooziness made another grab for me as I stepped over the side of the tub to shower. I teetered on the grounded leg and had to grab for the shower curtain to right myself. I haven’t used the tub shower since and relegated my body washing to the stall shower in the guest bathroom.

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A year ago I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia. The nutritionist put me on a diet regimen of many small well-balanced meals with a 1300-calorie maximum for the day. I’m back to a healthy weight for my age. I’ve concluded I must not simply cope with getting old, I need to change direction and meet it head on.

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Today the term "swing time" is used to define the period one’s foot spends off the ground when walking. Studies show old people develop short swing times if they don’t walk regularly. Even some 60-year olds shuffle just to keep their balance. Swing time meant something entirely different in my day.

I am conscious now of doing things more deliberately and I have learned to take my time. I gave myself a gym membership for a recent birthday. Strengthbuilding is important the older we get and swing time is just part of it. I use the treadmill three days a week and cover two miles each time. I have sea legs when I get off but the cardio benefit is good and I definitely

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The first and most important thing to do when you know where you're moving is to make a floor plan showing each room and the placement of each piece of furniture. Try to take actual measurements of the rooms, and include locations of doors, windows, heaters, outlets, etc. Make copies of the floor plan.

Concentrate on what you're going to take to make you comfortable, provide adequate storage, and preserve the cozy feeling of you home.

Assess your space to space needs. Where will items from built in spaces go? If you're not taking your china cupboard, where will the china go?

Will a twin bed give you more living space than a king will?

Once the floor plan is made, pick a magic number between 1 and 5 (3 is good). When you can't decide how many of something to take, use your magic number.

Focus on sorting, separating, and paring down.

Be realistic, never leave behind something you'll regret, but you can't take every gift, book, blanket, and mug you own (your friends and family will understand). Set a timer, complete a small task every day.

Problem Areas: Books, Nick Knacks, Linens, Wardrobe, Kitchen, and Paper If possible, sort in place. Avoid turning your house into chaos. Have a trash bag handy; if it's trash throw it out. If it can be donated or sold,

separate it from what you're taking with you but try to leave it in place. Pull a chair up to kitchen drawers or bookshelves. Enlist the help of friends and family to help, especially with high shelves and hard to reach places. Sort things on shelves from shelf to shelf or side to side, sort drawers from drawer to drawer. Sort clothes side to side on closet rods. When you're done things are sorted but still in place.

Now, what to do with the things you're not taking. First, offer it to family and friends, but remember their houses are already full. If there's lots of stuff, an estate sale may be the best way to get rid of it. Reputable estate sale people will get the best price for your things and leave the house broom clean for a 25-30% commission. Most estate sale people will come out to see what you have for no charge.

If you consider an auction, they may have charges for transportation and insurance and you'll still have stuff left. Small charities will come into your house, pick things up, and give you a receipt for your taxes. Try to avoid lugging things to a donation center.

Packing: if possible, let the movers do it. They can pack your things in 3-5 hours the day before you move. Only you and your family can make the decisions and pare down so you'll be comfortable in your new home.

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Tips on Creating a Family Health History At your next family reunion or gathering, consider discussing a different type of family tree—the family health history. Older family members are uniquely positioned to help create a family health history. “Older adults are more likely to know about the health conditions of previous generations,” says Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A. “I like to think of the family health history as an heirloom that can help current and future generations live longer, healthier lives.”

A good way to find out how to collect, organize and use information about your family’s health is available on the NIHSeniorHealth website: nihseniorhealth.gov. NIHSeniorHealth is a health and wellness website designed especially for older adults from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), both part of the National Institutes of Health.

The topic on NIHSeniorHealth includes "My Family Health Portrait," an online tool developed by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Surgeon

General’s Office as a part of the Family History Initiative.

The tool can help users pull together information about their own family health history. The topic also includes information about disease risk, the role of genetics and ways to promote the health of family members.

Knowing what diseases run in the family is important for everyone but particularly for your children and grandchildren. “A family health history, especially as one ages, can be used by health care providers to assess individual health risks and employ prevention strategies to avoid a variety of health conditions, from cardiovascular disease to cancer,” says Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which developed the topic for NIHSe-

niorHealth. “I encourage all Americans to take advantage of family gatherings to make health history a topic of conversation. This information can save lives.”

Older Americans are increasingly turning to the Internet for health information.

In fact, more than 70 percent of online seniors look for health and medical information when they go on the Web. NIHSeniorHealth (www.nihseniorhealth.gov), which is based on the latest research on cognition and aging, features short, easy-to-read segments of information that can be accessed in a number of formats, including various large-print type sizes, open-captioned videos and an audio version.

Additional topics coming soon to the site include alcohol use among older adults, long-term care, and anxiety disorders.

Travelers: Is Your Hotel Safe?

You can tell a lot about a hotel's security by its room keys. The best type of system employs electronic locks with card keys that are changed with each new guest. Metal keys that operate tumbler-style locks are less secure, especially if room numbers are stamped on the keys. Least secure are metal keys with a fob that shows the name of the hotel and the room number.

If you're concerned about safety, do a security check before you settle in for the night. (At some hotels, you may be able to check even before you register.) The door to your room should have a deadbolt lock. It should also have a peephole. The door to any adjoining room should also have a deadbolt lock.

Windows that could be accessible from the outside should have a strong lock; sliding-glass doors should have a bar.

The hallways of the hotel should have no blind corners or other places for an attacker to hide. The corridors should be well lighted. If the corridor doors can be opened only with a room key, so much the better.

Look for other clues, as well. A hotel that's concerned about security will never give out guests' names or room numbers. Room keys won't be piled up on maids' carts in the hallways, or at the front desk.

Once in your room, never open the door to anyone, even a hotel employee, without first calling the front desk to see whether someone was sent. If you feel uneasy in a particular room, never hesitate to ask to be moved to another.

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Quotes For the Ages!

"Old age is 15 years older than I am." - Oliver Wendell Holmes "Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." -Jack Benny "Old people like to give good advice, as solace for no longer being able to provide bad examples." -La Rochefoucauld "Every man desires to live long; but no man would be old."

- Jonathan Swift " Wrinkles merely indicate where the smiles have been."

'Following the Equator' " It is not the years in your life, but the life in your years that counts." -Adlai Stevenson "Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." -Unknown "You don't stop laughing when you grow old; you grow old when you stop laughing."

-Unknown Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. -Fred Astaire "Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese. " -Billie Burke "When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out. " -I. F. Stone "You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M.D. after them. " -Arnold Palmer "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." -Eubie Blake; later used by Mickey Mantle You're only young once, but you can be immature forever. " -John Greier "Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. " -Garson Kanin "If a human is modest and satisfied, old age will not be heavy on him. If he is not, even youth will be a burden. " -Plato "The only source of knowledge is experience. " -Albert Einstein "Do not regret growing older.

It is a privilege denied to many. " -Unknown "The older I grow, the more I listen to people who don't say much. " -Germain G. Glidden

"The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. " -Unknown "Grow old along with me!

The best is yet to be.

The last of life, for which the first was made. " -Robert Browning "The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. " - Oscar Wilde "I love everything that's old-old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine. " -Oliver Goldsmith "I am not young enough to know everything." -Oscar Wilde "Age ain't nothin' but a number. But age is other things too.

It is wisdom, if one has lived one's life properly. It is experience and knowledge. And it is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over. " -Miriam Makeba "Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. " Charles Schultz “I am afraid ... that health begins, after seventy, and often long before, to have a meaning different from that which it had at thirty. But it is culpable to murmur at the established order of the creation, as it is vain to oppose it. He that lives, must grow old; and he that would rather grow old than die, has God to thank for the infirmities of old age.” -Samuel Johnson “Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.”

-Philip Dormer Stanhope “You’re getting old when you don’t care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don’t have to go along. “ - Unknown “Old age comes at a bad time.”

-Unknown “It would be a good thing if young people were wise, and old people were strong, but God has arranged things better. “ -Martin Luther

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HyPERthermia: Too Hot for Your Health Hot summer weather can pose special health risks to older adults. Here is some potentially lifesavinig advice for helping older people avoid heat-related illnesses, known as hyperthermia.

Hyperthermia is an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heatregulating mechanisms of the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment. Heat fatigue, heat syncope (sudden dizziness after prolonged exposure to the heat), heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are commonly known forms of hyperthermia. Risk for these conditions can increase with the combination of outside temperature, general health and individual lifestyle.

Lifestyle factors can include not drinking enough fluids, living in housing without air conditioning, lack of mobility and access to transportation, overdressing, visiting overcrowded places and not understanding how to respond to hot weather conditions. Older people, particularly those with chronic medical conditions, should stay indoors on hot and humid days, especially when an air pollution alert is in effect. People without air conditioners should go to places such as senior centers, shopping malls, movie theaters or libraries. Cooling centers, which may be set up by local public health agencies, religious groups and social service organizations in many communities, are another option.

Health-related factors that may increase risk include: • Being dehydrated.

• Age-related changes to the skin such as poor blood circulation and inefficient sweat glands.

• Heart, lung and kidney diseases, as well as any illness that causes general weakness or fever.

• High blood pressure or other conditions that require changes in diet. For example, people on salt-restricted diets may increase their risk. However, salt pills should not be used without first consulting a doctor.

• Reduced perspiration,

caused by medications such as diuretics, sedatives, tranquilizers and certain heart and blood pressure drugs.

• Taking several drugs for various conditions. It is important, however, to continue to take prescribed medication and discuss possible problems with a physician.

• Being substantially overweight or underweight.

• Drinking alcoholic beverages.

Heat stroke is a life-threatening form of hyperthermia. It occurs when the body is overwhelmed by heat and unable to control its temperature. Someone with a body temperature above 104 degrees Fahrenheit is likely suffering from heat stroke and may have symptoms of confusion, combativeness, strong rapid pulse, lack of sweating, dry flushed skin, faintness, staggering, possible delirium or coma.

Seek immediate emergency medical attention for a person with any of these symptoms, especially an older adult.

If you suspect that someone is suffering from a heat-related illness: • Get the person out of the sun and into a shady, air-conditioned or other cool place. Urge them to lie down.

• If you suspect heat stroke, call 911.

• Encourage the individual to shower, bathe or sponge off with cool water.

• Apply a cold, wet cloth to the wrists, neck, armpits, and/ or groin, places where blood passes close to the surface of the skin, and the cold cloths can help cool the blood.

• Offer fluids such as water, fruit and vegetable juices, but avoid alcohol and caffeine.

For a free copy of the NIA’s AgePage on hyperthermia contact the NIA Information Center at 1-800-222-2225 or go to http://www.niapublications.org/ agepages/hyperther.asp

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