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Recently a young athletersquos heart stopped beating while running with his high school cross country team CPR was performed by his running mate as the coach pulled the Automated External Defi-brillator from the school van Without team training in CPR and the school districtrsquos foresight to provide AED de-vices this young man would have died

Itrsquos all too close to home for Lisa and Ricky Lovegrove Their daughter Grace was a star athlete recently graduated from Patrick Henry High School and a freshman in her second semester at Chris-topher Newport University when she experienced a sudden cardiac arrest and died a short time later

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) are more prevalent in young athletes than is widely known On average one young person experiences SCA or SCD every four days in the United States and most are involved in some kind of school related sport

It is this tragedy that led the parents teachers and students at PH to organize the first Run With Grace 5K and 1 Mile Fun RunWalk six years ago This yearrsquos race was held June 11th at Patrick Henry High School Pro-ceeds from the race provide much needed funds for the PH cross country team and a scholarship for a deserving senior in Gracersquos memory

Thanks to area businesses the scholarship endowment has grown enough to be managed by the Founda-

tion for Roanoke Valley For the first couple of years the money was kept in an account through Patrick Henry High

School withdrawn annually to pay for the scholarship the cross country teamrsquos expenses event t-shirts and other promo-tional materials Then Fleet Feet Carilion and ten other businesses stepped in The generosity of these partners now covers almost all of the physical and monetary needs includ-ing the t-shirts each participant

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Birds of a Feather

The bluebirds above are being rehabbed by Lucky and Sabrina Garvin who established ldquoSecond

Chance for Wildlife Rescuerdquo in 2000 after working with another local animal rescue group for several years Lucky Garvin is an ER doctor at Lewis Gale Medical Center and also a regular contributing columnist for this newspaper

Lucky and wife Sabrina perform a special brand of magic in their corner of the world - taking care of wild creatures whose lives are often hanging by a thread and restoring them not only to life but to eventual freedom in most cases

Behind Luckyrsquos more public persona Sabrina has been toiling and sacrificing in order to keep up with the ani-mal rescue facility they maintain adjacent to their home Lucky explains ldquoWe have a large sun-filled room with its own kitchen for preparing diets as well as a separate en-

trance for rescuers to bring in the animals We have 13 acres of land and many juveniles are released hererdquo

It is hard to imagine how someone who might other-wise be considering retirement is locked into a regimen that is not for the faint of heart ldquoA typical day with baby birds starts about 630 am with the last feeding around 830 pmrdquo said Sabrina Baby songbirds (hatchlings) re-quire feedings every 20 to 30 minutes As the birds grow the feedings are spread to 45 minutes to 1 hour Then the animals are moved to outside cagingrdquo

The couple handles thousands of phone calls per year which requires identifying the animals that need to come in or be left alone scheduling volunteers and calling other rehabbers For more information or to make a donation contact the Garvins at wildresq2coxnet or call 540-798-9836

The Virginia Gentlemen Get Tough to Get It Right

The small audience that attended the practice session last Monday evening for the Virginia Gentlemen barbershop chorus all had a similar expression perhaps best described as a slack smile with a big dose of wide-eyed wonder as they sat captivated by the unique chorus Nearly 30 men covered the risers led by their enthusiastic and apparently ldquofearlessrdquo leader Tim Service

Service is ldquocomfortably fearlessrdquo and has no qualms about admonishing whom-ever might not have his part quite figured out yet ldquoGetting lambastedrdquo he calls it At one point one of the singers jumped out to see who was not carrying the right notes They had an intense tete-a-tete albeit from across the bleachers which re-solved almost as quickly as it began

Service turns and adds with a smile ldquoI do it all I get lsquoem pumpedrdquo Even in practice the a capella group is

[Community]

Countryside Master Plan Approved

The $41 million Countryside golf course has been dying a slow death since closure March 1 2010 The lush green fairways that dotted the northwest area beneath runway 6 of Roanoke Regional Airport are now little more than hay fields

The city actually allows a farmer to bale hay on portions of the fairways now but the former golf course looks to be reincarnated as athletic fields and an urban village with some commer-cial and single family homes mixed in as well All the areas that are developable are planned for some kind of use

The 72 acres of the clear zone owned by the airport is out of bounds for development - as is much of the property that lies in the flood plain Other portions of the property are in the ldquo65 DNL noise contourrdquo making it unsuitable for housing hospitals and similar facilities structures

Director of Finance Ann Shawver said the $4 million loan taken out by the city to pur-chase the property in 2005 will be refinanced at a more palatable rate The 15-year loan with Carter Bank carries a 625 percent taxable rate Shawver explained that in 2005 it was expected that a developer would come forth sooner and repay the debt As most Roanokers know that did not happen

Several neighbors spoke at Mondayrsquos meet-ing and were summarily grilled by Council members Ray Ferris and Bill Bestpitch Things became contentious when Susan Hall a neigh-bor on Ranch Road admonished Ferris for dis-

gt CONTINUEDP2 Countryside

A bill introduced in the Senate by Democrat Roscoe Reynolds of Martins-ville created a stir at Roanoke City Coun-cil Monday afternoon

No council member wanted to endorse it but state lawmakers trump local city code every time with Virginiarsquos Dillon rule being the law of the land Localities can now only do what Virginia lawmak-ers tell them they can do

Roanoke City code prohibits the fir-

ing of any pneumatic gun within the city limits Some BB guns are powerful enough to bring down an animal or even kill a person

The vote included the affir-mative votes of Roanoke Cityrsquos Senator John Edwards and Delegate Onzlee Ware The bill SB757 was essentially unanimous in both hous-es As of July 1st the law trumps city code with or without a vote by City Council

The bill reads as followsPneumatic gun regulations excep-

tions Requires that any ordinance which prohibits the shooting of pneumatic guns in certain areas shall have among its exceptions an exception to

allow the firearm to be discharged on private property with permission of the owner when discharge is conducted with reasonable care to prevent a projectile

from crossing the bounds of the prop-erty

Council member Court Rosen was the first to say he couldnrsquot vote to rescind the cityrsquos code Council members Anita Price and Sherman Lea felt the same

City Attorney Bill Hackworth was surprised that the bill received traction Despite the opposition by local govern-ments it passed the General Assembly

Pneumatic Gun Exemption Creates Stir At City Council

Photo by Cheryl Hodges

Director Tim Service leads the barbershop chorus with gusto and a smile

gt CONTINUED P2 Pneumatic

Grace Lovegrove

Making a Difference The Grace Lovegrove Legacy

[City Govrsquot]

gt CONTINUED P2 Gentlemen

[Wildlife Rescue]

GraceBeauty amp

P5ndash Johnny Robinson expe-riences the wondrous para-dox of giving in the barrios of San Juan de la Maguana

FairSalem

P7amp8- The Salem Fair returns June 30 - July 10th Check out our Special Fair Section for details and for local merchants who support this great family event

JunkiesMountain

P9ndash Dr Josh Gilbert and wife Gina seek to promote healthy activity and introduce others to Roanoke through their mountain trail race that is now in its 5th year

SupportRoad

P7ndash Roanokersquos Biker Church does their thing by riding the roads and raising money for Sabrinarsquos Place and victims of domestic violence

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Showers and storms remain in the forecast along and ahead of a cold front for Thursday and Friday Temperatures will top out in the upper 80sBehind the front for the weekend enough moisture now looks to return to generate a few showers and storms Highs will top out in the upper 80s

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respecting the speakersHall told council ldquoit is not ac-

ceptable and we wonrsquot stand for it hellip I really donrsquot want to see that happen again to another citizenrdquo Later Hall said ldquoFerris must have thought he was in a courtroomrdquo Ferris is a trial at-torney

Mike Higgins of Countryside Drive pleaded his case to not build homes across the street from them ldquoIt will devalue our homesrdquo he said Council mem-bers admitted that that they are the most injured by develop-ment of the property

Bestpitch asked Higgins ldquoHow did the building of the houses on Countryside Road affect [the values of] the people who live on Dansburyrdquo Those

homes are behind those on Countryside Road Higgins re-plied ldquoI donrsquot knowrdquo

The Countryside Neighbor-hood group took a neutral stance on the plan Leaders said the group thought that there was too much uncertainty re-maining to wholeheartedly endorse it Ferris agreed that the plan could change over the years with a different city coun-cil This is the third council to be saddled with what many say was an ill-conceived purchase from the outset

Councilman Sherman Lea is the only remaining council member who voted to purchase the property in 2005

Lea said ldquoUntil we have trust thatrsquos something we have to

work towards hellip Property that people have invested their lives in - I can understand their con-cernrdquo He advocated for contin-ued transparency

Three members of the plan-ning commission were present to support the Master Plan ndash Rick Williams Lora Katz and

chair Angela Penn All speakers council and City Manager Chris Morrill gave them kudos Their stipend is only $100 a month - Higgins suggested that they get a raise

gt Countryside From page 1

The Countryside property in its former glory

anyway Localities now have no choice in the matter

ldquoIn a densely populated city like Roanoke I think avoiding the projectiles from crossing property lines and causing dam-age is difficultrdquo said Hackworth He also questioned the defini-tion of ldquoreasonable carerdquo

Police Chief Chris Perkins gave council his views saying ldquoAny pneumatic weapon using compressed air can be extreme-ly dangerousrdquo Chief Perkins reminded council of the recent

vandalism issues with BB guns ldquoItrsquos going to be very difficult to

enforce the crossing of property boundariesrdquo agreed Perkins A pneumatic gun would also put law enforcement in a situation of not knowing whether an indi-vidual was holding a pneumatic gun or a real gun

Council members tabled the matter until their next meeting They agreed to have the city at-torney formulate a resolution in opposition to the bill even though their hands are tied

Council will vote on the city code change in conjunction with a resolution condemning the General Assemblyrsquos actions

In other business council in-terviewed seven applicants for one open position on the Roa-noke City School Board Jason Binghamrsquos resignation is effec-tive June 30th

Council also agreed to fund $100000 toward the repair of the Jefferson Center roof Ex-ecutive Director Cyrus Pace will have to match the gift dollar

for dollar The roof repair is now slightly more than originally anticipated coming in closer to $225000

The Jefferson Center will need to show they have a main-tenance plan going forward ldquoIt will be a one-time deal on this and it will not be precedent set-tingrdquo said Morrill

gt Pneumatic From page 1

By valerie Garnerinfonewsroanokecom

gt Gentlemen From page 1

professional and captivatingmdashitrsquos like listening to a Barber-shop Quartet (on steroids) multiplied many times over Each singer seems transformed by the experience there is a sense of total focus that is re-quired that ultimately becomes a part of the act It all adds up to a great time for the perform-ers and audience alike

Some of the numbers the group is presently working on include ldquoPlease Mr Colum-busrdquo ldquoGeorge M Cohen Med-leyrdquo (Grand Old Flag) and two ldquocontestrdquo pieces which they will perform in the Mid-Atlantic District Barbershop Competi-tion in Lancaster Pennsylvania this September

It doesnrsquot take very long in chatting with any of the sing-ers to get a sense of the passion that each brings to the group Terms that are typically as-sociated with sports pepper the conversation They have ldquophysical warm-ups breath-ing exercisesrdquo and they practice the gestures that go along with some pieces which is an ex-tremely important part of the performance In fact some-times the piece is practiced in silencemdashthe guys have to tell the story with choreographed gestures only

The Virginia Gentlemen have been around since 1970 and according to their Mission Statement ldquoaims to become the premier male a capella sing-ing organization in Western Virginiardquo They also claim to be ldquoappealing to men of all ages who seek to be a part of a high quality vocal perform-ing group known for its fun fellowship and harmonyrdquo That would appear to be true as the grouprsquos youngest member is a 17-year-old and long-termer Phil Sterner has been with the group for 56 years

What causes guys to be so de-voted to such a group In addi-tion to the fellowship and fun it is just a bit addicting accord-ing to Service He began with a similar group in the Tidewater area in 1973 as a senior in High School and has ldquobeen hooked ever sincerdquo Did someone actu-ally mention ldquoendorphinsrdquo and is there really something called ldquoHarmony Collegerdquo Yes and yes

There is a feeling that these men share a sixth sense for sound and in some ways they do Service who has a music degree from Virginia Tech explains that there is a phe-nomenon with this type of har-mony called ldquoa ringrdquo He says

that most people are used to listening to groups in church for example that have three part harmony

Service says ldquoIn four parts itrsquos the physics involved When four parts are sung correctly the overtones can produce a fifth tone [that no one is actu-ally singing] that is audiblemdashwe call it a lsquoringrsquo which lsquolocksrsquordquo With good acoustics there can be additional undertones too He says it doesnrsquot happen with every song but the idea is to have that as the goal This might help explain the mes-merizing aspect of their art

The group performs throughout the year including their annual show in Novem-ber and offers Singing Valen-tines in February They have already performed at the Vir-ginia Veterans Care Center and at Attic Productions in Fincas-tle among others this year they call these smaller venues ldquoSing Outsrdquo

Barber-shopping conjures an aging group that doesnrsquot have a prominent place in modern day music but in fact according to Dave Davis Public Relations Chairman ldquoitrsquos not dying out itrsquos just not growingrdquo Service added that ldquothere is a strong movement within the society

to get youth involved ndash young men in harmonyrdquo

The Virginia Gentlemen has at least one father son pair in the chorus Jim Sherman (dad) and his son Ben who is home-schooled Jim said it was his son who insisted on coming with him It was whispered that Ben is ldquoREALLY goodrdquo A friend of Shermanrsquos Lee McLennan brought his son Chad who is home from college to practice also All four seemed to be naturals

After practice Director Tim Service leaned over to try once more to convey the importance and the essence of the group in reference to the art of barber-shopping and perhaps also the experience of being in such a gathering ldquosynergy the sum is greater than the partsrdquo he said with satisfaction That would be the ldquoringrdquo hellip and so much more

Visitors are welcome at prac-tice which takes place Monday evenings at 7 at College Lu-theran Church in Salem An audition is required to join Visit wwwvagentsorg for more information

receives and the time-keepers that are positioned throughout the race

ldquoThe stars aligned to make this race happenrdquo said Lisa ldquoWithout the help of our business part-ners we would never have gotten this farrdquo Before each race Lisa can be seen at Fleet Feet passing out race packets to participants ldquoTheyrsquove made it so much easier staying open late to make sure every-one gets registeredrdquo

Although bittersweet the race brings a lot of joy to the Lovegrove family Both Ricky and Lisa are PH graduates with the class of 1973 Grace graduated in 2004 and their son Spencer gradu-ated recently with the class of 2011 Friends fam-ily teachers coaches and students as well as some of Gracersquos teammates from Christopher Newport gather every year for the event Having them here to honor Grace is an important part of the healing process for Lisa Ricky and Spencer However Lisa has other goals in mind making sure that every-one learns Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation every school team carries an Automated External Defi-brillator and every family speaks openly about the importance of organ donation

ldquoCPR is not scary or hard to learn Every person can do it and you can pick up an AED at Wal-Mart Itrsquos that simple Fortunately Carilion has provided AEDs at all the local high schools but I want peo-ple to think about how Grace died I want them to educate themselvesrdquo Lisa explained

Gracersquos legacy is not only based on her love of running and athletic ability four people received her donated organs after she passed away It is something that Lisa thinks about daily ldquoMaking that decision for your child is very different than making that decision for yourself Grace had that little red heart on her driverrsquos license We had dis-cussed the importance of being a donor It wasnrsquot just what we wanted her to do she knew it was the right thingrdquo

Ricky walks the race course Spencer runs and Lisa is the number one cheerleader and an inte-

gral part of the organizational team None have any influence over either the timing or the scholar-ship recipient choice This yearrsquos race winner and scholarship winner just happens to be one and the same Patrick Woodford Not only is Patrick a good friend of Spencerrsquos from their Raleigh Court neighborhood he is also the middle child of long time family friends Danny and Elizabeth Wood-ford

The requirements to apply for the Grace Love-grove scholarship are specific and the list is short the graduating student must hold a 33 grade point average be involved in a sport (not necessarily through school and not necessarily varsity) and be involved in community or church related ser-vice The student must also have a strong sense of perseverance Applications are available at Patrick Henry High School and are awarded by a panel that includes coaches athletic trainers guidance counselors and a representative from the Center for Humanities

Donations are accepted year round at the Foun-dation for Roanoke Valley and can be designated specifically to the Grace Lovegrove Scholarship Fund For more information about Grace and the annual 5K Fun RunWalk log onto httpwwwrunwithgracecomracehtml To make a desig-nated donation call The Foundation for Roanoke Valley at (540) 985-0204

Parent Heart Watch is an organization that provides education information and support for families of victims of SCA and SCD Becoming self aware knowing your family history and hav-ing any health questions answered by your family physician can help identify potential health risks in children and young adults

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gt Lovegrove From page 1

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Roanoke City Police Chief Discusses Domestic and Gang Violence

Tim Heaphy US Attorney for the Western District of Virginia and Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli held an anti-violence forum in early June Following the press conference Chief Chris Perkins gave the Star-Sentinel a local perspective on various Roanoke City crime topics

Domestic Violence Do-mestic aggravated assaults in-creased 46 percent in 2010 Council Member Sherman Lea and Deputy Chief Tim Jones have put together Public Service Announcements to educate the public and help combat the in-crease

From Perkinsrsquo perspective he sees that people involved in do-mestic violence situations are in-timidated by the police Private service providers like Sabrinarsquos Place work better in those situa-tions ldquoWe will put out informa-tion about their services through our domestic violence coordina-tor and our sexual violence His-panic coordinatorrdquo said Perkins

Even though high profile cas-es have been in the news recent-ly domestic assaults are down slightly in 2011 ldquoIrsquom hoping we can maintain thatrdquo said Perkins The recent high profile cases like the sheriff deputy in Franklin County illustrates how tragically these instances can end

Perkins is pleased with how the agencies are doing more with less funding like Sabrinarsquos Place and the Womenrsquos Resource Center

Gang Violence Networking is the most important aspect The Virginia Gang Investigator Association (VGIA) provides training and holds conferences Several Roanoke detectives and officers are members ldquoThe rea-son this is so important is I can see whatrsquos going on in Roanoke but at these conferences they can learn what trends are pop-ping up in Tidewater and Rich-mondrdquo said Perkins

Through VGIA they are able to compare trends and share what is working best ldquoItrsquos like a big think tankrdquo said Perkins

The Virginia Criminal Infor-mation Network maintains a da-tabase of known gang members

The majority of gang members are between the age of 17 and 24 Kids as young as 10 are suscep-tible to ldquomimicking what they seerdquo A brother or sister who are gang members can influence younger siblings

This is where the school sys-tem The West End Center and TAPrsquos Head Start intervene Per-kins praised Straight Street and emphasized what an important roll churches play in interven-tion It takes the whole com-munity working together ldquoOnce people understand that and stop putting on blinders ndash we will be a better communityrdquo said Per-kins

Police Perception Perkins gets frustrated at the police be-ing expected to solve every problem He said he has even made some people mad by ask-ing them ldquoWhat have you done about itrdquo

People think the police are ldquoknights in shining armor hellip but we make mistakesrdquo said Perkins He doesnrsquot hide the mistakes but also touts the wins

ldquoI could ruin your day if I stop you for running a stop sign hellip and you can hate us hellip but we are the lsquonecessary evilrsquo for social controlrdquo said Perkins

Department Staffing The department has a turnover rate of about ten officers a year Right now Perkins has many officers retiring They can retire with full pension and pick up good pay-ing jobs outside the department where it is less stressful and they

are appreciatedWith seven conditional hires

coming on board the depart-ment is down four people Per-kins said he has a federal grant to fund five so he feels they are in good shape

Explaining the turnover Per-kins said ldquoSometimes they get into law enforcement and donrsquot like it a better opportunity comes along hellip and we also lose a lot to state and federal jobsrdquo

It costs about $24000 to train one recruit at the 27-week acad-emy With another 12 weeks of field training and a year proba-tion it totals about $80000 for one recruit to become totally functional

Before making the invest-ment recruits go through rig-orous evaluations Even with that ldquoItrsquos a difference from a classroom setting to a true street setting and a live callrdquo said Per-kins ldquoYou have no comprehen-sion until you are there at that moment how you are going to handle that situationrdquo

Community Outreach Co-ordinator Gwen Mason for-mer Roanoke City Council member was tapped for Com-munity Outreach Coordinator last year by US Attorney Tim Heaphy Perkins says she brings everyone together

There are resources Perkins says he didnrsquot know existed be-fore Mason took on the roll ldquoIt is invaluable to have a central person with connections to bring people togetherrdquo he said Perkins talks with her several times a week

ldquoCooperation and collabora-tion is the absolute key to a good safe communityrdquo he said ldquoIf we donrsquot improve our social capital hellip the networks that bind us - wersquore going to failrdquo

Goodlatte Talks Debt Taxes And Budget Cuts To Chamber Audience

Cut the marginal tax rate for US Corporations encour-age job-producing domestic energy production and rein in the federal debt That was the message from 6th District Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Roanoke) to a Roanoke Regional Chamber of Com-merce breakfast on Tuesday As he is wont to do Goodlatte once again broke out a series of charts that showed how the deficit is choking the econo-my according to the ten-term lawmaker

Among the 50000 or so communiqueacutes received every year from constituents 7000 are asking for help in cut-ting through federal red tape Goodlatte told the Chamber audience at the Holiday Inn-Tanglewood Then there is the issue of raising the debt ceiling ndash a matter said Good-latte that Congress had han-dled ldquovery routinelyrdquo until recently The new D-Day has been set for August 2nd he noted If a decision has not been made by then it could start affecting the country credit-wise domestically and internationally

The US budget would have to be balanced within one year in order to avoid rais-ing that ceiling ndash something that Goodlatte said would not happen realistically More than half of all Americans re-cently polled do not want to see that limit increased he noted ldquoA major taskrdquo con-ceded Goodlatte Forty two cents of every dollar the gov-ernment now borrows goes to pay down debt

Goodlatte said he would not take anything off the ta-ble when it comes to budget cuts even defense spending but entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security offer the greatest chance for reform Fellow Republicans are not off the hook either ndash the Bush administration was ldquorightly criticizedrdquo for the growth of government before Barack Obama became presi-dent

ldquoWe have to cut spending and we cannot default on our obligationsrdquo said Goodlatte who backed the House bud-get passed a month ago that ldquowas not without controver-syrdquo The Senate has not voted on the proposal That budget would balance government spending versus revenues by 2050 In contrast an Obama administration budget plan ldquonever ever balancesrdquo

Goodlatte backs ldquomeans testingrdquo for Medicare recipi-ents saying the wealthiest people may not receive any benefits and supports Med-icaid block grants sent to the states which he said would encourage more efficiencies in the program An abundance of ldquowaste fraud and abuserdquo in the Medicare program must be addressed Nationwide $519 billion was spent on Medicare last year

Social Security could be fixed with ldquosmall tweaksrdquo said Goodlatte who is also leery of Obama administration and Federal Reserve Bank trends that have traded in long-term debt for short-term debt with lower interest rates That only works if rates stay low but if they go up as some predict that could mean notes com-ing due sooner that the gov-ernment ndash and taxpayers ndash cannot afford to pay off

ldquoTherersquos something wrongrdquo said Goodlatte How to keep jobs here Lower the mar-ginal corporate tax rate from 35 perhaps to 25 so that American companies are en-couraged to spend their mon-ey on production and expan-sion domestically instead of in countries with much lower rates The US now has the highest corporate tax struc-ture in the world according to Goodlatte

An energy program that encourages production would also create jobs Goodlatte said tax incentives are now skewed too strongly towards alternatives like wind and solar which are expensive to produce and provide relatively little energy He also support-ed a Senate bill that would kill ethanol subsidies for plant-based additives used in gaso-line production Learning from ldquoa disasterrdquo like the BP Gulf oil spill is prudent but it should not signal the end

of domestic oil production added Goodlatte

The ldquojuggernaut of the EPArdquo must be curtailed with the Environmental Protection Agency now imposing stan-dards that go too far to pro-tect the environment at the expense of economic growth

Goodlatte also said there was a role for the federal gov-ernment when it comes to funding transportation proj-ects including a reformula-tion of an ldquooutdatedrdquo gasoline tax that has not kept pace revenue-wise He said states must have their own plans for raising transportation project money and praised Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell for some of his proposals

A fiscal conservative Good-latte has long been warning about the debt issue and over-spending by the federal gov-ernment He said the United States does not want to be-come Greece which ldquobegged the rest of Europerdquo last sum-mer to help stave off default

US debt now matches overall GDP ldquoAt what point does the United States be-come Greecerdquo asked Good-latte Raising taxes isnrsquot the answer ndash he called it a spend-ing problem not a revenue is-sue ldquoThe top fifty percent of all American familiesrdquo said Goodlatte ldquonow pay 97 of all federal income taxesrdquo

Bob Goodlatte continues to sound the warning about US debt

By Gene Marranogmarranocoxnet

Chief Tim Perkins


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The Most Bang for the BuckWell thank good-

ness wersquore through with THAT The

NBA Finals of course Just in case yoursquove nodded off during the tedium of the run up to the climax there are a few things worth mention-ing that your average fan has ignored

Consider this Take the sum of the team sala-ries for the Miami Heat and the Dallas Maver-icks divided by the total points scored in the 6 games and you find that each point cost $28896214

Actually I just made that up but you get my drift Itrsquos sort of schadenfreude a perverse plea-sure that the team with the most moneyed players did not win At least all of the players in spite of their wealth gave it their best Remarkable athletes one and all it was fun to watch them display their one-dimensional talents

Fortunately we can now turn our attention to another blood sport the presidential primaries The amount of money that will be spent between now and the first Tuesday in Nov 2012 may match the salaries of professional athletes It certainly wonrsquot be as much fun to watch as sports and the outcome will be obviously of world wide significance unlike last yearrsquos championship events which no one can remember

As amazing as the money to be spent is the way it is done

confounds any sense of reason New Hampshire and Iowa con-stituting far less than 1 of the population have the honor (the inhabitants think of it as a right) to launch the primary process In

2004 John Edwards of all people was a fairly close second to Barack Obama in Iowa where they donrsquot even have a primary they have neighborhood gatherings where people are elected to vote in the

county caucus Last week New

Hampshire had their debates In full disclosure I can tell you I did not watch but I can safely say that several things were apparent First the President is the Devil Incarnate (DI) It mat-ters not who he is that has always been the opposition point the President is responsible for tooth decay and every thing else you think is out of whack Secondly all the opponents see themselves as the Savior of America (SA) What could be simpler Vote against the DI and for the SA and we will all live happily ever after Not to worry about tooth decay since there really is a tooth fairy

Depressingly it appears that both parties believe the public is so stupid as to fall for such pap and we do About half the time the winner in Iowa caucus appears on the national ticket Since 1984 five have actually won the White House ldquoWrdquo did it twice

The friendly folk in Iowa at least some of them think it is written in the Constitution that they should be first That ignores the fact that Iowa did not be-come a state until 60 years after the Constitution was ratified

But letrsquos not pick on the good people of those two small states the whole county is to blame and the only way to fix presidential nominations would be a con-stitutional amendment Larry Sabato well-known political pundit has a book that makes for very worthwhile reading In A More Perfect Constitution published several years ago he makes a strong case for many of the ills of our governmental sys-tem that could be corrected by a Constitutional Convention the presidential primaries among them

He points out the Found-ing Fathers thought their work would be revised every genera-tion or so No doubt they would be astounded that only 27 times have amendments been made the most recent in 1992 That one had been on the congressio-nal calendar for over 200 years it dealt with congress not being able to raise their salaries until there had been an intervening election

Nothing is likely to happen in how we choose the most power-ful person in the world We will be subjected to ldquoif it ainrsquot broke donrsquot fix itrdquo ad nauseam It is broken but the mills of the gods of politics do not grind slowly they do not grind at all

If we divided the amount spent on the election by the number of votes cast the quotient would be a lot smaller than my little ldquocal-culationrdquo about the NBA At least the players have their tal-ents on public display while the politicians believe they can score points only by attacking some-one else

Too bad we canrsquot just have them go one-on-one with a rub-ber ball but then the DI would clean a lot of SA clocks and that would be no fairer than the pri-maries

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Hayden Hollingsworth

Surprise Happy 50th BirthdayA fiftieth birthday is a

true landmark ndash one-half century ndash and

worthy of special celebration Loving spouses often plan out-landish parties with black deco-rations and newspaper announcements noting this arrival at ldquothe top of the hillrdquo ndash implying a decline through the region of middle and old age

As my daughter Kathy approached her fiftieth birthday she made it perfectly clear to Skip that she did not want a party Knowing her resolute de-termination and the certain fire-works that would occur should her wishes be ignored he agreed There would be no party But how could he make this occa-sion special for her If you knew Skip you would realize that he truly enjoys celebrating special occasions especially when the element of surprise is included

As he pondered his wifersquos comments for something that would indicate her secret long-ings he remembered hearing her remark that she wished she could get together with her best friend from Patrick Henry High School -- Anne Ferguson better known as ldquoAnnie Fergrdquondash whom she had not seen in 25 years But Anne was a housewife in Her-shey PA and Kathy a professor at NC State Although they stayed

in touch with cards at Christmas their lives had gone in separate directions and with so many de-mands on Kathyrsquos time such a visit was not likely to occur

Skip decided to contact Anne and arrange a surprise visit with Kathy He made reservations to take her and her hus-band to dinner and suggested Anne meet them at lunchtime at the restaurant to sur-prise Kathy Anne was delighted to be part of the plan Skip told

Kathy they were going to a sur-prise location for her birthday He planned to stop for lunch at the restaurant where the surprise meeting would take place

But Kathy says Skip cannot keep a secret and when she kept asking why they were stopping for lunch so early he told her what he had planned ldquoBut act surprisedrdquo he said ldquoAnne was especially thrilled to be surpris-ing yourdquo

When they entered the restau-rant the waitress who was fold-ing napkins smiled and greeted them warmly as she showed them to a table When she asked to take their order Skip told her they were waiting for a friend but she could bring them iced tea

ldquoWhere are you fromrdquo the waitress asked and Kathy re-plied ldquoWersquore from Virginiardquo

ldquoOh I used to live in Virginia when I was growing uprdquo

ldquoReallyrdquo Kathy enjoys meet-ing strangers and probed for more information ldquoWhere in Virginiardquo

ldquoRoanokerdquoNow Kathy was really excited

ldquoYou did So did I What is your name ldquo

ldquoMy name is Anne but my friends call me Annie Fergrdquo

Kathy screamed so loudly Skip was afraid they would be kicked out of the restaurant Annie Ferg explained how she had asked the manager to join her in this bit of deception to surprise her friend She borrowed a waitress uniform and apron and folded napkins until she saw them arrive She had added a few pounds due to 25 years and three children her dark brown hair was now much lighter and she wore glasses Her disguise was perfect Even Skip had not recognized her When she spoke her name Kathy jumped up and threw her arms around her high school friend laughing and almost crying with joy The three of them spent over two hours eating lunch and talking with the blessing of the restaurant manager who was pleased to be part of the re-union

When Kathy related the story to me she added ldquoAnd I didnrsquot have to act surprisedrdquo

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1 Disks 4 Seaweed substance 8 Salve

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1 Hertz 2 Telegraphic signal 3 Compass point 4 Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (abbr) 5 Visitor 6 Rainy mo 7 Draft anew 8 Bathing suit 9 A foxs hole (2 wds)

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I have been told I make the best fried shrimp But I also have been told I make the best fried chicken fried pickles and fried green tomatoes I only brag about such a thing because I am not necessarily proud of my frying skills I am actually concerned about such a talent It sounds the alarms of high cholesterol for all who come near me I guess I could begin training to become someone who makes the best fruit salad but that sounds so boring I would rather my future eulogy read ldquoShe made some mean fried shrimprdquo As opposed to ldquoShe made a delightful fruit saladrdquo

The key with fried shrimp is moderation but feel free to eat other types of shrimp each night or at least a few nights a week It is that wonderful abundant sum-mer catch one that the fish mar-ket never runs low on

I am like Forest Gumprsquos friend I could sit around listing the

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Marinade and Sauce2 habanero chilies seeded chopped 2 green onions roughly chopped 1 clove garlic finely chopped 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger 3 peeled and pitted mangos roughly chopped 14 cup roughly chopped cilan-tro leaves 1 cup rice wine vinegar Juice of 2 limes 1 pinch Salt to taste Shrimp1 pound fresh shrimp peeled and de-veined (Approximately 20 whole shrimp tail on) 20 skewers soaked in cool water for 30 minutes Olive oil for brushing

Marinade and Sauce-To prepare marinade place the habanero chilies green onion garlic ginger and mango in a blender or food processor Blend mixture until smooth -Turn off the blender and add the cilantro and rice wine vin-egar to the mixture -Pulse in blender until ingredi-ents are evenly combined Add salt to taste -Reserve 1 cup (250ml) of mari-nade for basting and dipping and set aside until later Shrimp-Place the shrimp in a sealable plastic bag pour marinade over the shrimp and toss to coat Let shrimp marinate in the refrig-erator for 1 hour -Remove shrimp from mari-nade and thread 2 shrimp on to each soaked bamboo skewer Drizzle shrimp skewers with olive oil and season with salt -Prepare barbeque to medium high heat 375-Rub or spray your grill with oil to help prevent sticking to the grill grates -Place a sheet of foil down on the heated grill Then place the shrimp on the grill while leaving the sticks over the foil to prevent burning -Grill shrimp for one minute or until nicely caramelized and charred Flip shrimp and baste with the reserved sauce set aside earlier -Shrimp will be done when they turn pink and opaque Remove shrimp skewers from grill and serve with left over basting sauce ~Leigh Sackett

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A Letter To My Heavenly FatherABBA

I know it makes no sense to write to

You who already knows what I think and feel better than I do but ever on foolrsquos mis-sions Irsquoll proceed

A dear friend called me the other day about the column I wrote about Rock He said ldquoYou sure know how to make a grown man cryrdquo I said ldquoSo did Rockrdquo more in the last ten days than in the last twenty years But grieving and loving are emo-tions set opposite on the same continuum so despite my loss I want to thank You for putting him in my path The odds that Rock should have ended up in our home are astronom-ical I see Your hand at play in this lsquoco-incidencersquo I know full well Rock did not come to me by accident

In our writing we employ a humble ideograph we call the lsquodashrsquo or hyphen Although it has several employments its most formidable usage is when itrsquos intended to embrace a lifetime ie on a tombstone Joe Blow Born 1900 ndash Died 1975 The average human life-time is but 27700 days and this humble mark embodies every deed we ever accom-plished or failed to everyone we loved or hated within its fragile borders a lifetime is condensed

My lsquodashrsquo will be full of love most recently Rock Irsquove known people who feel we love humans more than we can love animals I have recently come to believe that love is love an attachment to a love-object is no different be it two-legged four-legged feathered finned or furred Some call their animals lsquopetsrsquo some call them lsquofamilyrsquo [Thatrsquos something Rock taught me] Rockrsquos dash will say I loved him thatrsquos not especially noteworthy I guess hellip but that he loved me hellip that is that is most noteworthy

Another thing he seemed concerned about was my sense that I have lived the life of a fraud Many years ago I

took a Myers-Briggs personal-ity inventory Once complete their analysis of me was ldquoNo one will love you more and forget you soonerhelliprdquo The test seemed to have nailed my true nature in other words a man with a good bedside manner who was faking it Refuting those scholars eloquently were my tears Phonies donrsquot shed the tears of loss I have

over my boy He is not now nor will he ever be forgotten Another of his gifts revealed Without a degree and never a word spoken he saw right through my bluff hellip and up-ended that faulty analysis

So Irsquom happy hersquos up there with you but do I still miss him Only when I breath out and breath in the rest of the timersquos not so bad I know grieving takes precisely as long as it takes not one mo-ment longer not one moment less The rules for grief are there are no rules for grief It took my Rock three years to find his true home I hope we made it worth the wait Will we get another dog Yes not as a replacement [no one could replace my boy] but because therersquos another lsquoRockrsquo out there languishing in some anonymous cage waiting to find loving owners to refuse another lsquorescuersquo would be a poor tribute to Rockrsquos memo-ry his was not a narrow jeal-ous spirit I know Rock would not mind if I miss him but be-cause he loved me he would not want me to over-grieve nor deprive another animal of a warm home So God set in my path some broken dog or cat maybe sick three-legged old or one with a marled eye some critter no one wants who is fed not carelessly but hopelessly by some shelter volunteer a forgotten one who spends endless days in a cage waiting for an owner who will never come an animal who never looks up at some-onersquos approach why bother Tomorrow will be the same as today the same as a thou-sand yesterdays Itrsquos no trick to get adopted when yoursquore

young cute healthy and able to bewitch your potential new owners with helpless dole-ful eyes No Sir put into our path an orphan with no hope and if the rest of his life be measured in mere months my Sabrina and I will see to it that his days are filled with all the joy and affection pre-viously denied him We have found oft-times the lsquorescuerrsquo is the one rescued as with our Rock

Also I wonrsquot forget the les-son Rock taught me about loving But the etchings of childhood are far easier to cover than to erase merely covered or ignored they con-tinue to exert a toxic influ-ence So I say to you ABBA that although there will al-ways be something of the lsquotraderrsquo in me I am grateful You sent me a vision of how normal people love and give me something to strive for

I went to the mailbox yes-terday and found an invoice I looked at the return address it simply said

ROCKHEAVENReading down the bill I

saw the following entries for which I was being charged

For being your constant companion

For 24 hour a day protec-tion

For waiting up until you came home

For searching the house that night when Sabrina and I heard a noise we shouldnrsquot have

For loving youFor my loyalty to youFor my warning you of each

car coming up the drivewayBeneath that were the cred-

itsYou loved meAt the bottom a stamp

read ldquoPAID IN FULLrdquoI ask you this in prayer

ABBA since I can no longer do so please look after my boy

Me

Contact Lucky Garvin atinfotheroanokestarcom

Lucky Garvin

Beauty and Grace in the BarriosThe girl and her little

brother look through the bars of the gate

their big brown eyes full of won-der and curiosity They watch as our medical team unloads the brightly-painted bus which brought us from Santo Domin-go to this western Dominican Republic town of San Juan de la Maguana

The pile of US Army duffle bags grows larger until we get them organized and ferried off to wherever they go in the clinic compound The compound includes living quarters and a dining hall and our team of 28 moves in getting acquainted with what will be our residence for ten days

ldquoAmericano Americanordquo the kids call out as we pass through the barrios the neighborhoods of the very poor The barrio homes are typically dirt-floored hovels each of which is shared by several generations of a fam-ily

Itrsquos two days later and our team of physicians nurses and vari-ous helpers is scattered across the valley - some attending to surgery at the base clinic others providing community health services at outlying schools and makeshift clinics As the team dentist my assistant and I are visiting a school today sur-veying the dental needs of the children and providing simple treatment in an unused and un-lit classroom

The children have arresting smiles and their happy spirit is contagious As we leave they crowd around us hold our hands and escort us to the school gate The radiance of these kids leaves me shaking my head in amazement

The patients seen by the med-ical team are stoic gracious and grateful The surgeons perform procedures like hernia repairs and corrections of skeletal de-formities The doctors who man the makeshift clinics in the bar-rios treat their patients for vari-ous ailments especially those associated with inadequate sanitation

The days are full lots of pa-tients are treated But I get the recurrent feeling that we (the visiting medical team the ones with the state-of-the-art tech-

niques and knowledge) are re-ally the ones receiving the care

Itrsquos another evening and Irsquom returning to the clinic com-pound The dusty sky to the west over the Haitian border is of deepening shades of orange Through the poorest barrio I pass as ldquoAmericanordquo greet-ings wash over me An older gentleman calls to me Itrsquos Man-uel whom I treated earlier this morning Hersquos seated at a wob-bly table with three other shirt-less men playing a local favorite dominos They insist that I join them and two hours later Irsquom still here

Even though the domino game has long since run its course Irsquom compelled to linger the warmth of these folks makes it hard to leave It seems like Irsquove met all the kids parents grand-parents cousins aunts and uncles in this part of the barrio Bowls of hearty beans and rice appear and are passed around We communicate mainly through laughs and gestures their grasp of English and mine of Spanish tenuous at best

I finally make my way to my bunk at the clinic compound Before sleep comes over me like a soft wave I consider how deeply I feel nourished by these gracious Dominicans and not just from the great food

At the clinic I work along-side a Dominican dentist We extract infected teeth and repair ones which can be saved I had expected to show the always-smiling Dr Haverra some mod-ern US dental techniques but instead he teaches me a thing or two

In our free time we visit the

bustling mercado -market- and revel in the sights smells and sounds of the place ldquoNow therersquos a lost art for yourdquo Someone re-marks as we watch a grizzled old guy rolling cigars from substan-tial tobacco leaves One evening we attend an inspiring worship service at a community chapel the words of the cheerful and robust minister translated for us by our team Spanish expert Afterwards we wander back home feeling deeply moved as we trace our way through the barrios

Our time in San Juan de la Maguana flies by As the bus jostles along on our way back to Santo Domingo and home I try to catch up on my journal The theme that keeps running through my jottings is one of the wonder and gratitude of the people of the Dominican barri-os who lead lives of such simple elegance So different from our modern American lives fraught with tight schedules and the ac-quisition and maintenance of material possessions

Our team came to this place to lend a hand to share hope and love through providing medical treatment And that we did Little did we know howev-er how profoundly affected we would be in turn ministered to by these gracious folks who can teach us much about life and remind us of the importance of the simple things Like family and friends humor and grace - and an abiding trust in the goodness of life that ultimately transcends so many of its chal-lenges

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Australia is home to a total of 379 species of mammals of which 357 are indigenous to the continent 159 of these mammals are marsupials mammals where the females have pouches in which to rear their young Kingdom features these remarkable creatures and other native Australian wildlife in an educational and entertain-ing program at fairs and festivals around the country

Mark Prestonrsquos ldquoComedy Sa-fari Showrdquo

Birds are for everyone With this in mind come prepared to enjoy a fun filled time as Mark Preston and his ldquoComedy Sa-fari Showrdquo entertain you Mark and his macaws and molucan cockatoos will bring magic and tricks to rival any bird show in the country

They talk play dead ride ra-dio controlled cars and make kids squeal with delight They bring magic along with audi-ence participation

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Showrdquo is a great family show that offers the audience non-stop en-tertainment and plenty of edu-cation Plus children who have dreamed of one day becoming a firefighter will now have that chance

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all kinds of animal attractions at their ranch just outside of Hutchinson Kansas ndash and Sa-lem fairgoers are lucky that they bring their unique petting zoo to town each summer

Kids of all ages have a rare chance to get up close and per-sonal with camels donkeys Pygmy goats llamas and an as-sortment of other animals Itrsquos an exciting and educational experi-ence for each and every fairgoer

The Tiger EncounterThis exotic animal produc-

tion brings you both an in-spirational and educational program featuring an African Elephant and Bengal Tigers

Although all the behav-iors are natural they provide entertainment rarely seen by the public For example you will see the elephant paint play basketball soccer play a harmonica and even enjoy its

daily shower At the same time the audience is educated on its origins mating feeding and family activities

Bengal Tigers who are also on display helping to educate the public on this endangered spe-

cies Fortunately these incred-ible cats as well as the elephants are helping to save the lives of many others in captivity by raising funds for the Wild Life Rescue Center in N Ft Myers Florida a ldquonot for profitrdquo orga-nization

Dairy Farm On WheelsGet a taste of the country

right in the middle of the city as the Salem Fair once again pres-ents the Dairy Farm on Wheels ndash Small World of Agriculture Kids and adults will feel like theyrsquore down on the farm in this educational exhibit

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By Bill Turnerinfonewsroanokecom

USA Softball Stars Head To SalemThere are no longer Olympic

competitions for softball but the USA Softball national team hasnrsquot let that slow them down In fact the womenrsquos national team for the United States has not lost a Pan American Games event or the World Cup of Soft-ball ndash any international compe-tition - since losing the final (for now) Olympic championship to Japan in 2008

The USA National team which came together only last week after tryouts in Califor-nia is in Salem next week (Wed June 29 6pm) at Lewis Gale Field home of the Red Sox base-ball team for a doubleheader exhibition against its own ju-nior squad of under-19 players Ronnie Isham director of the USA National Team said the games should be very competi-tive since the senior squad will feature many new players this time around

The junior national team has been together for about a year said Isham and may not be much younger than the national squad ldquoI think it will as com-petitive as any tour wersquove ever been onrdquo said Isham of the exhi-bition series He calls the junior squad ldquosoftball maturerdquo Some members of the national team still have college eligibility left others have graduated ldquoThere are no requirements about thatrdquo said Isham

The junior team will go to a championship event in Decem-ber by that time every member of the squad except for one will be in college A pitcher for the junior squad Dallas Escobedo plays for Arizona State which recently won the NCAA Divi-sion One College World Series Junior teammate Destiny Mar-tinez was the starting center-fielder for Oklahoma and the list goes on and on

ldquoNormally therersquos a core group that comes back but therersquos never a guaranteed spot on the national teamrdquo said Isham ldquoyou have to try out every year and earn that spot ndash even an Olym-pian [must try out] Itrsquos very competitiverdquo Players come from all levels not just Division One - they can be D2 or D3 from junior college or even from high school ldquoWersquove had Olympians that were just high school play-ersrdquo noted Isham

The newly assembled team will be coming to Salem from an exhibition game in Florida and will head to Bowie Mary-land for another contest against the juniors on July 1 An inter-national fastpitch tournament in Canada is up next then the World Cup of Softball in Okla-homa City (July 21-25) and the Pan American Games (October 17-23)

Normally the USA Softball team plays in parks where the infields have been skinned (no turf) but that will not be the case in Salem ldquoItrsquos not ideal but itrsquos not a problemrdquo said Isham On a previous visit to Salem the USA National team played at Kiwanis Field where the grass was re-moved from the baseball infield The infielders will make any ad-justment necessary ldquoThatrsquos never

been a factorrdquo noted IshamThe World Cup of Softball

next month and the Pan Ameri-can Games (between North and South American teams) are the big events on this yearrsquos calendar of USA Softball Every other year the World Championships take place That is ldquothe equivalent of the Olympicsrdquo said Isham

ESPN will televise this yearrsquos World Cup of Softball an event hosted by the USA National Team at the stadium where the College World Series took place One hundred fifty four countries try to qualify for the World Cup ldquoOur national team hasnrsquot been beat [more than] three times in the last few yearsrdquo said Isham who talked of a similar turnover about ten years ago ldquoItrsquos an excit-ing time [with] fresh new facesrdquo Ken Erickson head coach at South Florida and an assistant Olympic coach in the past is this yearrsquos head coach

That makes the Salem exhi-bition games meaningful as the newly assembled National team tunes up Tickets are $15 in ad-vance contact the Salem Civic Center for more information An autograph session follows the doubleheader in Salem


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Boys leave the platform in the 50-meter butterfly

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Claire Gross of Ashley Plantation gets set for her call to the plat-form

Jared Jones of Roanoke Country Club plies the water in the final leg of the 100-meter fly

RCCs Carter Cole makes a fi-nal adjustment on his goggles

Dallas Escobedo helped Arizona State win a College World Series

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E S T A T E S

of Roanoke County Committeeof the Republican Party of Virginia

OFFICIAL CALLMASS MEETING

As Chairman of the Roanoke County Committee of the Republican Party and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee I D Michael Bailey do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held at Cave Spring High School starting at 1000 am local time on July 16 2011 for the following purposes

Nominating Republican candidates for the respective offices of Com-monwealth Attorney Commissioner of Revenue Sheriff Treasurer Cave Spring Supervisor and Catawba Supervisor to be voted for in the general election on November 8 2011

Paid for and authorized by the Roanoke County Republican Committee

Qualifications for ParticipationAll legal and qualified voters of Roanoke County under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia regardless of race religion national origin or sex who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and who if requested express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required their intent to support all of its nomi-nees for public office in the ensuing election may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings party canvasses conventions or primaries encompassing their respec-tive election districts

Filing RequirementsCandidates for nomination at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail to PO Box 20923 Roanoke VA 24018 or in person to 5720 Williamson Road Suite 110 Roanoke which must be received not later than 500 pm on July 1 2011 Postmarks do not govern Candidates for nomination shall include a $250 check to the Roanoke County Republican Committee when they submit their written statement Candidate filing forms are available at wwwRoanokeRepublicanscom

Registration Fee and InformationThere will be $500 voluntary registration fee to participate in this mass meeting Registration for mass meeting participants will begin at 900 am and close at the start of the mass meeting Participants may register in advance by mailing a written statement to PO Box 20923 Roanoke VA 24018 before July 14 2011 Registration forms are available at wwwRoanokeRepublicanscom For more information please email RoanokeRepublicansgmailcom or call 540-632-1467

ldquoMountain Junkiesrdquo Challenges ParticipantsWhatrsquos so great about Roa-

noke other than its setting the lavender laurel moss and pine growing sweet as summer itself across the magnificent expanse of the Blue Ridge Mountains

ldquoMountain Junkies of courserdquo said Dr Josh Gilbert 36 a chiropractor in Salem grinning mysteriously

Gilbert and his wife Gina moved from Illinois in 1998 drawn by the deep beauty of the Blue Ridge

ldquoBack in rsquo98 we didnrsquot even run we just hiked and worked out in the gym a few days out of the weekrdquo said Gilbert

But that all changed when the Gilberts linked up with Ronny Angell of Odyssey Ad-venture Racing in 2001

ldquoRonny took us on our first run up to McAfeersquos Knobrdquo said Gilbert smiling like hersquod just discovered the cure to osteoar-thritis

The physically fit trio ran the seven miles from parking lot to peak in less than an hour

ldquoWersquove been trying to push our limits and encouraging others to do the same ever sincerdquo said Gilbert already mentally planning an August 20th FAB 5K race to take place in Salemrsquos Green Hill Park

ldquoThat race has a big com-petitive appeal for high school and college students because itrsquos relatively short and flatrdquo said Gilbert who assumed the job of directing the FAB 5k af-ter helping JJ Wimmer man-age it successfully for the first

seven years ldquoWe usually have between 250 and 300 runners for the 5K and a good portion of the race fee goes to support Roanoke County Parks Recre-ation and Tourismrdquo

Dr Gilbert and his wife Gina started Mountain Junkies LLC in 2007 after racing the Holiday Lake 50K which was just four months after their initiation-run up the Knob with Angell

ldquoMountain Junkies is a lsquofor profitrsquo business so we make a little money from itrdquo said Josh Gilbert ldquobut our primary focus is to promote healthy activity to introduce Roanoke Valley residents to what the area re-ally has to offer and to help maintain the trails and national parks where we runrdquo

The Gilberts spent over 120 hours last year just clearing de-bris from the mountain trails

ldquoIrsquom forestry certifiedrdquo said Gilbert ldquoThe idea is to leave the trails better than they were when we found them and I think wersquove earned a reputation for doing that in the munici-palities that we work withrdquo

Gilbert said that running (at least metaphorically) tends to put lifersquos stresses into a ldquocon-tainedrdquo period of time so that one can deal with them more effectively ldquoI am able to work out problems almost as though I am in a dream staterdquo he said ldquoOf course we try to be cautious by watching out for stuff like snakes and avoiding bad thunder storms Irsquove never come eye to eye with a snake but we have run through a cou-ple of storms we just picked up our pacerdquo

Runners are asked to sign a standard health waiver how-ever diabetics kids as young as 12 and older adults as old as 73 have all run - happily calling themselves Mountain Junkies Aid stations along the routes offer cold water Gatorade and food The Junkies say that they have never experienced any major problems or serious health issues during a race

ldquoYet physically working up to a race should be a gradual thingrdquo said Gilbert ldquoWalk 10 minutes and jog for one min-ute Gradually increasing your walking and running activity is the best way to warm up your body but stretching is usually more important after the racerdquo

An increasing sense of com-

munity is developing among the regular trail runners ac-cording to the Gilberts ldquoThe trail events are pretty laid back and filled with a sense of cama-raderierdquo said Dr Gilbert ldquoThe road events seem to be a bit more competitive which is not bad just differentrdquo

The couple have a lot on their plate these days with run-ning a busy chiropractic office (Gina is office manager) as well as organizing timing and hosting a challenging year-long racing series like the Moun-tain Junkies LLC not to men-tion the couplesrsquo own runs on trails throughout the country But the Gilberts say that itrsquos all worth it to watch people going beyond what they once saw as their limits They also love to hand out shirts plaques and other prizes

ldquoWe get a lot of community support from groups like The Roanoke Regional Partnership who sponsors Roanokeoutsidecomrdquo said Dr Gilbert who has cultivated a sizable host of area sponsors

ldquoNo one really knows what happens after thisrdquo he said ldquoWhy not use your body to its optimal ability connect with nature connect with others and preserve the environment at the same timerdquo

For more information about races please visit mountain-junkiesnet

By Mary E Campagnainfonewsroanokecom

Josh Gilbert is a Mountain Junkie himself

Biker Church Supports Poker Run for Sabrinarsquos PlaceBiker Church Roa-

noke was doing their ldquothingrdquomdashriding motor-cycles last week as well as volunteering for the Ride Against Domestic Violence Poker Run and silent auction fundraiser for Sabrinarsquos Place The group gathered at the Roanoke Civic Center parking lot where bikes rumbled off to their var-ious destinations to pick up cards for their poker hand in an effort to win a prize

The poker run was organized by Sara Anderson (daughter of Lyle Anderson pictured) as part of an internship for a class at Radford University She worked in conjunction with the program TAP Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program (TSVSEP) which is also known as Sabrinarsquos Place named for Sabrina Reed a nurse who was killed by her husband as they met for just such an ex-

change nearly six years ago Sabrinarsquos Place provides ser-

vices that promote the oppor-tunity for both adult and child victims of domestic violence to have safe and secure supervised visitations and exchanges Biker Church members took registra-tions and helped with the event which was open to anyone who wanted to ride

By early afternoon people were scrambling to hold onto the tent and papers as the wind kicked up and another kind

of rumblingmdasha lot of thunder mdashwarned of a fast-approaching storm about to sweep through the area In spite of the interruption at last word the ride raised about $2700

The Biker Church folks who meet every Wednesday at 7 at Lay-man Church for ldquoWis-dom Worship Ride

Planningrdquo are vigilant but laid back in their pursuit of welcoming

bikers to the faith The answer to their ldquomost asked questionrdquo Do I have to be a biker to attendrdquo is ldquoNo you just need to be cool with the fact that most of us arerdquo Itrsquos a brotherhood of bikers who gather to worship support one another and to lend their time and effort to help others like Sa-brinarsquos Place

As the last few bikes revved up and quickly departed to avoid the large drops of rain that began to fall there may

have been one or two car driv-ers watching that wished they could hop on the back of some-bodyrsquos Harleyhellip

For more information visit bikerchurchroanokecom or tap-intohopeorgprogramssabrina-place

Hiking For A Worthy CausePlenty of people have climbed

the 14 mile trail from Riverland Road to the top of Mill Moun-tain but last Saturday they did it for a good cause The first-ever Hike for Haiti organized by Lo-cal Colors raised money for an orphanage to be built in Haiti by an organization called Dove Missions How many children are without parents in the Carib-bean nation of Haiti ndash long im-poverished then devastated by an earthquake last year

ldquoTry one millionrdquo said Alicia Aliff a steering committee mem-ber for Local Colors who has been to the island where Haiti is located several times There were almost 500000 before the earth-quake so orphaned children are not a new problem On Saturday people paid a fee to hike the Star Trail to the top of Mill Mountain ($50 for a family of four) where they found food for sale and free entertainment

Among those who took the walk were 6th District Congress-man Bob Goodlatte and his wife Maryellen a prominent local at-torney Signs placed at various places in the woods featured pic-tures of Haitian orphans thank-ing hikers for taking part in the fundraiser

ldquoAll of the people working here are from Local Colorsrdquo said Executive Drector Pearl Fu ldquothis is one of the projects that we are sponsoringrdquo Fu always likes to point out that Local Colors is more than the once a year festi-val of diversity recently held at Elmwood Park itrsquos also about outreach to the community For-ty nine percent of the population in Haiti is under 20 years old ldquoItrsquos really sadrdquo said Fu ldquothey desper-ately need helprdquo

Local Colors also helped or-ganize efforts to raise money for victims of the recent Japanese earthquake In that case Fu went to members of the local Japanese community and talked to them about fundraising efforts a per-formance of Opera Roanokersquos Madame Butterfly was then used as the vehicle to raise money

Aliff has been to the Domini-can Republic which shares an

island with Haiti looking for a higher purpose in life perhaps While there she has worked with Haitians in refugee villages on the Dominican side of the bor-der ldquoA lot of them are coming over the border looking for any kind of assistance they can findrdquo said Aliff who works for US Cellular

A planned trip into Haiti with supplies was cancelled because of a cholera outbreak there and civil strife before an election ldquoItrsquos terrible down thererdquo said Aliff who was looking for another way to help the Haitian people when the orphanage project idea came up The notion of a Hike for Haiti was soon born ldquoWhat better place to do it than a hike up to the Mill Mountain Starrdquo adds Aliff

A small orphanage that hous-es 20 children is on the site now in Haiti but the plan is to build one that can hold up to 800 ldquoTherersquos such a need there itrsquos overwhelmingrdquo said Aliff ldquo[and] wersquore all working together to help them expandrdquo The property has already been purchased but a $5000 well must be built first ldquoEvery little bit helpsrdquo she noted of the fundraiser

Hikers on Saturday could pur-chase water popcorn and Haitian food dishes with all proceeds go-ing to the Dove Missions project ldquoLocal Colors is like a familyrdquo said Fu ldquowersquoll always help wherever it is necessaryrdquo To contribute to the Dove Mission orphanage proj-ect see dovemissionsorg


The Hike for Haiti took place on Mill Mountain this week

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Eligible employees are entitled to take up to five years of leave if they must miss work because of military service obligations Eli-gible employees also receive cer-tain benefits while on leave and have reemployment rights at the end of their leave USERRA pro-vides these benefits to full-time part-time temporary proba-tionary and seasonal employees who are called to active military service USERRArsquos protections

do not however apply to ldquobrief non-recurrentrdquo positions where there is ldquono reasonable expecta-tion of continued employmentrdquo To take advantage of these pro-tections employees should no-tify their employers of the need for leave as soon as reasonably possible

An employer is not required to pay employees on military leave however employees may elect to use available paid va-cation while they are on leave During their leave employees are entitled to continue employ-er-provided health insurance for up to twenty-four months If the leave is thirty days or less the employer must continue to pay its portion if any of health insurance premiums If the leave is more than thirty days the em-ployee is required to pay the en-tire premium

Employees who desire reem-ployment must provide timely notice to their employer at the end of their active service The longer the period of service the more time an employee has to

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ability makes it impossible for the employee to perform his or her job duties

An employee returning to work must be placed in an appro-priate job as soon as possible but no later than two weeks after ap-plying for reemployment Under USERRArsquos ldquoescalator principlerdquo a returning employee is entitled to the job position salary and ben-efits that he or she would have attained had he or she remained continually employed during the period of the military leave The returning employee must be af-forded promotions pay raises and benefits that are based on seniority (such as a step increase or retention bonus based purely on length of service) A return-ing employee is not entitled to receive credit for benefits that are based on factors other than seniority such as benefits that are based on work performance unless the employer also makes those benefits available to em-ployees who are on non-military leaves of absence Whether the employee continued health

coverage during the period of leave or not the employer must promptly reinstate any employ-er-provided health coverage upon reemployment

An employer also is obligated to treat a returning employeersquos retirement benefits as if the em-ployee remained continually employed during the military leave for purposes of participa-tion vesting and accrual of ben-efits An employer who makes retirement contributions that are not contingent upon employee contributions must make-up any missed contributions within ninety days of the employeersquos return to work Where the em-ployerrsquos contribution is contin-gent upon employee contribu-tions such as with a typical 401(k) plan the employee has an extended grace period after reemployment to make-up his or her contributions to the plan and the employer must make its matching contributions accord-ingly

Once reemployed employees that have been on leave for thir-

ty-one or more days may not be terminated except for cause for one year after the date of reem-ployment Thus even an at-will employee will have job protec-tions for a year after he or she returns to work

USERRA provides a number of protections for employees who are called to federal active service Similar protections ex-ist under state law for members of the National Guard who are activated for state service Em-ployees should be aware of these rights to make sure they receive the benefits to which they are entitled It is incumbent upon employers to also be aware of their obligations so that Guard members receive the benefits to which they are entitled for their service

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Berglund Donates Transfer VehicleMountain View Humane

a low cost spayneuter clinic located in Christiansburg opened in August 2010 to serve the needs of a population within a 60 mile radius of the facility Knowing that being able to transport animals from areas outside Christiansburg was a key element in making an impact on the overpopula-tion of unwanted animals the organization began presenting the case to automobile dealers hoping that one would step up and make a donation of a box truck According to Executive Director Kelly Cass ldquowithout a transport vehicle we could

not reach the population who needs us mostrdquo

Berglund Automotive re-sponded to the need and the

passion behind the cause and has made the contribution necessary to make transport-ing animals to the clinic a re-ality

Mountain View Humane Board of Directors Vice Presi-dent Barbara Dalhouse re-sponded to the donation by saying ldquoWe are thrilled with the very generous donation of a box truck from Berglund They have always been very supportive of the community and this donation will help us provide spayneuter services to a wider geographical area by being able to transport ani-mals to the clinicrdquo

Transfer of the vehicle will officially take place on Fri-day June 24 at 1000 am at Berglund Automotive offices located at 1923 Williamson Rd Transport services af-fectionately called the Hip to Snip Trip will be provided to the RoanokeSalem area on the third Wednesday of each month

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Lange Honored for Contributions to EducationA teaching career was far from

Lorraine Langersquos mind when she arrived on Roanoke Collegersquos campus as a freshman from New Jersey Though she majored in psychology she decided to earn a license to teach which required her to spend some time in a class-room as a student teacher

ldquoOnce I got in with the kids I knew that that was something I wanted to dordquo Lange said

Now she is superintendent of Roanoke County Public Schools and has about 42 years of educa-tional experience under her belt first as a special education and kindergarten teacher and later as an administrator and adjunct professor

Lange a 1969 graduate of Roa-noke College received one of the

collegersquos top teaching honors this week She is the winner of the Margaret Sue Copenhaver Con-tribution to Education Award and which was presented to her during a luncheon this week at Roanoke College

Each year administrators of the Margaret Sue Copenhaver Institute for Teaching and Learn-ing choose a successful educator who shows the same passion for teaching children as Copenhav-er a retired teacher from Rich-mond

Copenhaverrsquos sister Helen Hanes through an endowed gift started the MSCI for Teaching and Learning a three-day train-ing program for teachers The sessions held at Roanoke Col-lege earlier this week included

workshops technology sessions discussions and special speakers

About 100 teachers and ad-ministrators from Virginia and other states participated in this yearrsquos institute

Lange arose as a worthy candi-date for the Copenhaver honor because she is a Roanoke College alum with a track record in edu-cation for a variety of levels in-cluding college instruction said Dr Leslie Murrill an associate professor of education at Roa-noke College and co-director of the MSCI Lange has worked as an adjunct professor at several area colleges and universities in-cluding Roanoke

ldquoShe has been dedicated to high quality educationrdquo Murrill said

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Studio Roanoke Announces New Season and New Program

Roanokersquos theatre scene has had a definite growth spurt over the last decade producing everything from good old fashioned Broadway musical reviews to cut-ting edge drama both conventional and ex-perimental For Sunny da Silva Roanoke and Studio Roanoke are the perfect place to produce her latest play ldquoMessages to Yourdquo

Sunny is a soon-to-be graduate of the Play-wrights Lab at Hollins University A resident of New York Sunny has been making all of her ar-rangements via telephone and computer including audi-tioning young female actresses via Skype connections Thatrsquos how she ended up casting Col-lette Riddle of Mount Pleasant for the one and only character in the play Molly

Collette is a student of the-atre and music at a small North Carolina college Home for the summer she is juggling the in-tensity of learning the script and music by herself or via Skype sessions with Sunny and work-ing full time as a director for the Kevin Jones Performing Arts Studio in Roanoke County

Messages to You is about a young lonely recluse who reach-es out to a potential boyfriend through her computer Her only company is a brood of six guinea pigs she fondly calls lsquoThe Braid-iesrsquo Mollyrsquos life is a rollercoaster of highs and lows beautifully told through Collettersquos unique and lovely singing voice

What is unusual about this play is that Collette is actually speaking and singing into the computer as it is being live-streamed through a program called NewPlay TV There is an imbedded link to the live pro-duction through the Studio Ro-anoke website and virtually any-one will be able to watch Mollyrsquos story unfold if they have access to internet and a computer

NewPlay TV is a collective media outlet that promotes the new play sector by providing a channel just for these live events and performances Students all over the world have been tap-ping into this resource in order to gain feedback from peers share their work and observe what the finished project can and will look like on the stage Itrsquos a tool that has created an easy and interactive classroom for up and coming playwrights and musicians

Messages to You will be per-formed July 1st at 900pm and July 2nd at 700pm As with any

other performance a live audi-ence is essential to the success of the production Tickets can be purchased at the door for $20 or $12 for seniors students and active military If you canrsquot be a part of the physical audience at Studio Roanoke you can be a part of the larger cyber audi-ence by clicking on the link for the live feed at httpwwwstu-dioroanokeorg

Studio Roanokersquos 2010-2011 season ends this weekend with the final performances of Frog-ger by Adam Hahn directed by Cheryl Snodgrass The 2011-2012 Season begins with the special engagement production of Messages to You July 1-2

August 102011 - Man with Wings by Ben R Williams

September 21 2011 ndash Zombie Boyfriend by Will Coleman and Chandler Davis

November 3-6 2011 ndash Other Animals by Deke Weaver-Special Engagement

November 30 2011 ndash The

Crimes and Confessions of Kip Knutzen A Hock-ey Way of Knowledge by Deke Weaver

February 1 2012-The Emancipation of Alabas-ter McGill by Jeff Goode

March 7 2012-Nobody Gets Paid by Ellen Struve and William Penn

April 11 2012-Monkey Wrench by Kenley Smith

May 16 2012-57 Hours in the House of Culture by Dwayne Yancey

June 20 2012-The New Girl From the Former Mrs ___ Sound Advice for My Husbandrsquos New Wife or Mistress by Sa-mantha Macher

In addition to the Stu-dio Roanoke new works Gamut Theatre will present their 2011 Season in the K W ldquoPeterdquo Smith Theatre

July 789141516 2011- The Lover by Harold Pinter

October 131415202122 2011-Bury the Dead by Irwin Shaw

Studio Roanokersquos Newest Program Look for upcoming workshops Theatre for Special People a program focused on bringing theatre into the lives of people in our community with special needs An informa-tion session will take place on Wednesday July 13 at 600 pm in the fellowship hall at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church All types of volunteers are needed and encouraged to attend Re-freshments will be provided


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A Mini-Musical for the Stage and Internet Book and Lyrics by Sunny da SilvaMusic by Scott Ramsburg and Sunny da SilvaArrangements by Scott Ramsburg

At 88 Doc Watson Still Delighting AudiencesLast Fridayrsquos show at the Blue

Ridge Music Center was billed as an unforgettable night of hot picking down home stories and the best of American musicmdashAppalachian Guitar Masters As a prelude to the 17th annual Wayne C Henderson Festival amp Guitar Competition Wayne Henderson amp Friends heated things up on the Music Center stage in a big way before turn-ing it over to living legend Doc Watson amp multi-instrumentalist David Holt

Henderson is involved in passing the art to the next gen-eration he had several kids on-stage playing with him during part of his performance Some of the proceeds from the annual Festival are placed into a schol-arship fund to aid local young musicians in continuing their educations

At 88 Doc Watson has reached iconic status among guitar players and listeners alike He has a broad appeal due to his diverse blend of blues old-time

songs and fiery bluegrass pick-ing combined with warm genu-ine tales of his life growing up in Deep Gap North Carolina Doc has a large following of fans ev-erywhere he goes

Joining Doc was four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt - a musician storyteller historian television host and en-tertainer dedicated to perform-ing and preserving traditional American music and stories Holt plays ten acoustic instru-ments and has released numer-ous award winning recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folktales

The Blue Ridge Music Center is located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Vir-ginia-North Carolina state line ten miles south of Galax Visit wwwblueridgemusiccenterorg

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Nine Virginia Tech students and their professors mdash Theo-dore Sipes baritone and assis-tant professor of voice in the De-partment of and Ariana Wyatt instructor in music mdash are going to be performing in Roanoke on June 25th at the farmers markets in Grandin Village at 1319 Gran-din Road The group is raising awareness of the Vocal Arts and Music Festival presented by the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech as well as their own depart-ment

ldquoPerforming in public is an important part of our studentsrsquo educationrdquo said Sipes who is co-directing these summer student performances with Wyatt Were excited about the opportu-nity for the students to perform and to hear the great perfor-mances wellrdquo All of the student singers are music majors

The singers will also perform on Friday June 24 from 530-730 pm at Ceritanorsquos Restoran-te at 428 North Main Street in

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respecting the speakersHall told council ldquoit is not ac-

ceptable and we wonrsquot stand for it hellip I really donrsquot want to see that happen again to another citizenrdquo Later Hall said ldquoFerris must have thought he was in a courtroomrdquo Ferris is a trial at-torney

Mike Higgins of Countryside Drive pleaded his case to not build homes across the street from them ldquoIt will devalue our homesrdquo he said Council mem-bers admitted that that they are the most injured by develop-ment of the property

Bestpitch asked Higgins ldquoHow did the building of the houses on Countryside Road affect [the values of] the people who live on Dansburyrdquo Those

homes are behind those on Countryside Road Higgins re-plied ldquoI donrsquot knowrdquo

The Countryside Neighbor-hood group took a neutral stance on the plan Leaders said the group thought that there was too much uncertainty re-maining to wholeheartedly endorse it Ferris agreed that the plan could change over the years with a different city coun-cil This is the third council to be saddled with what many say was an ill-conceived purchase from the outset

Councilman Sherman Lea is the only remaining council member who voted to purchase the property in 2005

Lea said ldquoUntil we have trust thatrsquos something we have to

work towards hellip Property that people have invested their lives in - I can understand their con-cernrdquo He advocated for contin-ued transparency

Three members of the plan-ning commission were present to support the Master Plan ndash Rick Williams Lora Katz and

chair Angela Penn All speakers council and City Manager Chris Morrill gave them kudos Their stipend is only $100 a month - Higgins suggested that they get a raise

gt Countryside From page 1

The Countryside property in its former glory

anyway Localities now have no choice in the matter

ldquoIn a densely populated city like Roanoke I think avoiding the projectiles from crossing property lines and causing dam-age is difficultrdquo said Hackworth He also questioned the defini-tion of ldquoreasonable carerdquo

Police Chief Chris Perkins gave council his views saying ldquoAny pneumatic weapon using compressed air can be extreme-ly dangerousrdquo Chief Perkins reminded council of the recent

vandalism issues with BB guns ldquoItrsquos going to be very difficult to

enforce the crossing of property boundariesrdquo agreed Perkins A pneumatic gun would also put law enforcement in a situation of not knowing whether an indi-vidual was holding a pneumatic gun or a real gun

Council members tabled the matter until their next meeting They agreed to have the city at-torney formulate a resolution in opposition to the bill even though their hands are tied

Council will vote on the city code change in conjunction with a resolution condemning the General Assemblyrsquos actions

In other business council in-terviewed seven applicants for one open position on the Roa-noke City School Board Jason Binghamrsquos resignation is effec-tive June 30th

Council also agreed to fund $100000 toward the repair of the Jefferson Center roof Ex-ecutive Director Cyrus Pace will have to match the gift dollar

for dollar The roof repair is now slightly more than originally anticipated coming in closer to $225000

The Jefferson Center will need to show they have a main-tenance plan going forward ldquoIt will be a one-time deal on this and it will not be precedent set-tingrdquo said Morrill

gt Pneumatic From page 1


gt Gentlemen From page 1

professional and captivatingmdashitrsquos like listening to a Barber-shop Quartet (on steroids) multiplied many times over Each singer seems transformed by the experience there is a sense of total focus that is re-quired that ultimately becomes a part of the act It all adds up to a great time for the perform-ers and audience alike

Some of the numbers the group is presently working on include ldquoPlease Mr Colum-busrdquo ldquoGeorge M Cohen Med-leyrdquo (Grand Old Flag) and two ldquocontestrdquo pieces which they will perform in the Mid-Atlantic District Barbershop Competi-tion in Lancaster Pennsylvania this September

It doesnrsquot take very long in chatting with any of the sing-ers to get a sense of the passion that each brings to the group Terms that are typically as-sociated with sports pepper the conversation They have ldquophysical warm-ups breath-ing exercisesrdquo and they practice the gestures that go along with some pieces which is an ex-tremely important part of the performance In fact some-times the piece is practiced in silencemdashthe guys have to tell the story with choreographed gestures only

The Virginia Gentlemen have been around since 1970 and according to their Mission Statement ldquoaims to become the premier male a capella sing-ing organization in Western Virginiardquo They also claim to be ldquoappealing to men of all ages who seek to be a part of a high quality vocal perform-ing group known for its fun fellowship and harmonyrdquo That would appear to be true as the grouprsquos youngest member is a 17-year-old and long-termer Phil Sterner has been with the group for 56 years

What causes guys to be so de-voted to such a group In addi-tion to the fellowship and fun it is just a bit addicting accord-ing to Service He began with a similar group in the Tidewater area in 1973 as a senior in High School and has ldquobeen hooked ever sincerdquo Did someone actu-ally mention ldquoendorphinsrdquo and is there really something called ldquoHarmony Collegerdquo Yes and yes

There is a feeling that these men share a sixth sense for sound and in some ways they do Service who has a music degree from Virginia Tech explains that there is a phe-nomenon with this type of har-mony called ldquoa ringrdquo He says

that most people are used to listening to groups in church for example that have three part harmony

Service says ldquoIn four parts itrsquos the physics involved When four parts are sung correctly the overtones can produce a fifth tone [that no one is actu-ally singing] that is audiblemdashwe call it a lsquoringrsquo which lsquolocksrsquordquo With good acoustics there can be additional undertones too He says it doesnrsquot happen with every song but the idea is to have that as the goal This might help explain the mes-merizing aspect of their art

The group performs throughout the year including their annual show in Novem-ber and offers Singing Valen-tines in February They have already performed at the Vir-ginia Veterans Care Center and at Attic Productions in Fincas-tle among others this year they call these smaller venues ldquoSing Outsrdquo

Barber-shopping conjures an aging group that doesnrsquot have a prominent place in modern day music but in fact according to Dave Davis Public Relations Chairman ldquoitrsquos not dying out itrsquos just not growingrdquo Service added that ldquothere is a strong movement within the society

to get youth involved ndash young men in harmonyrdquo

The Virginia Gentlemen has at least one father son pair in the chorus Jim Sherman (dad) and his son Ben who is home-schooled Jim said it was his son who insisted on coming with him It was whispered that Ben is ldquoREALLY goodrdquo A friend of Shermanrsquos Lee McLennan brought his son Chad who is home from college to practice also All four seemed to be naturals

After practice Director Tim Service leaned over to try once more to convey the importance and the essence of the group in reference to the art of barber-shopping and perhaps also the experience of being in such a gathering ldquosynergy the sum is greater than the partsrdquo he said with satisfaction That would be the ldquoringrdquo hellip and so much more

Visitors are welcome at prac-tice which takes place Monday evenings at 7 at College Lu-theran Church in Salem An audition is required to join Visit wwwvagentsorg for more information

receives and the time-keepers that are positioned throughout the race

ldquoThe stars aligned to make this race happenrdquo said Lisa ldquoWithout the help of our business part-ners we would never have gotten this farrdquo Before each race Lisa can be seen at Fleet Feet passing out race packets to participants ldquoTheyrsquove made it so much easier staying open late to make sure every-one gets registeredrdquo

Although bittersweet the race brings a lot of joy to the Lovegrove family Both Ricky and Lisa are PH graduates with the class of 1973 Grace graduated in 2004 and their son Spencer gradu-ated recently with the class of 2011 Friends fam-ily teachers coaches and students as well as some of Gracersquos teammates from Christopher Newport gather every year for the event Having them here to honor Grace is an important part of the healing process for Lisa Ricky and Spencer However Lisa has other goals in mind making sure that every-one learns Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation every school team carries an Automated External Defi-brillator and every family speaks openly about the importance of organ donation

ldquoCPR is not scary or hard to learn Every person can do it and you can pick up an AED at Wal-Mart Itrsquos that simple Fortunately Carilion has provided AEDs at all the local high schools but I want peo-ple to think about how Grace died I want them to educate themselvesrdquo Lisa explained

Gracersquos legacy is not only based on her love of running and athletic ability four people received her donated organs after she passed away It is something that Lisa thinks about daily ldquoMaking that decision for your child is very different than making that decision for yourself Grace had that little red heart on her driverrsquos license We had dis-cussed the importance of being a donor It wasnrsquot just what we wanted her to do she knew it was the right thingrdquo

Ricky walks the race course Spencer runs and Lisa is the number one cheerleader and an inte-

gral part of the organizational team None have any influence over either the timing or the scholar-ship recipient choice This yearrsquos race winner and scholarship winner just happens to be one and the same Patrick Woodford Not only is Patrick a good friend of Spencerrsquos from their Raleigh Court neighborhood he is also the middle child of long time family friends Danny and Elizabeth Wood-ford

The requirements to apply for the Grace Love-grove scholarship are specific and the list is short the graduating student must hold a 33 grade point average be involved in a sport (not necessarily through school and not necessarily varsity) and be involved in community or church related ser-vice The student must also have a strong sense of perseverance Applications are available at Patrick Henry High School and are awarded by a panel that includes coaches athletic trainers guidance counselors and a representative from the Center for Humanities

Donations are accepted year round at the Foun-dation for Roanoke Valley and can be designated specifically to the Grace Lovegrove Scholarship Fund For more information about Grace and the annual 5K Fun RunWalk log onto httpwwwrunwithgracecomracehtml To make a desig-nated donation call The Foundation for Roanoke Valley at (540) 985-0204

Parent Heart Watch is an organization that provides education information and support for families of victims of SCA and SCD Becoming self aware knowing your family history and hav-ing any health questions answered by your family physician can help identify potential health risks in children and young adults

Learn more about SCA and SCD at httpwww

parentheartwatchorg

gt Lovegrove From page 1

By Cheryl HodgesCherylnewsroanokecom


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SERVICES INCLUDE



(540) 389-02191035 Electric Road




The Proof is in



RENOVATIONS

R E N O VAT I O N S







540-981-2255


Assistance




COMPANIONHOME CARE








June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8430 - 630 pm 830 pm 1015 pm





530 pm 700 pm 830 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

130 pm 400 pm 645 pm 845 pm


June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8545 pm 745 pm 945 pm

July 2 3 9 10530 pm 800 pm 930 pm








600 pm 730 pm 915 pmJuly 2 3 9 10



545 pm 900 pmJuly 2 3 9 10 - 330 pm 900 pm





630 pm 9 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

430 pm 700 pm 930 pm




10 Seniorcitizens










Jobe Florist



Your

AllOccassion

Florist

AllOccassion





















36 MONTHS





Aer a day


Salem Fair at the

Meal























Ponniersquos

Boutique


ponniesyahoocom

New in Store


and

wwwHopeTreeFSorg




Founded 1890







































Anniversary

Saturday August 6th

2-4pm








(540)-776-1117

4167 Electric Road

MakeEveryDayA

SpecialOccasion

Dinner or Lunch


found in this issue



$





Jeanett D Wade

Beauty Salon

540-366-9534

Cut AllMen and Kids

11thHaircut Free

Tonny Holland

Barber Care

540-793-6103




Gina SmithNail Care

540-206-8977












400-0990



10 Discount





400-0990

ARPETLEANERSC


4 Rooms$136

7 Rooms




CARPET CLEANING


lpha Omega













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E S T A T E S

































































Provider

































Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

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UglyBath Tub















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Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX











































Chief Tim Perkins











amp pizza provided








We Finance







FAMILY STYLE DINING







384-7252








































Mary Jo Shannon




540-992-3944





wwwwoodsaccom



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18 19 20

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26 27 28 29 30 31

32 33 34 35

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40 41 42

43 44 45 46 47

48 49 50 51 52 53

54 55 56

57 58 59


ACROSS





DOWN






By Don Waterfield



















ARPETLEANERSC


AwardedA+ Rating

by theBBB


Orientalamp

AreaRug Cleaning

Orientalamp

AreaRug Cleaning




774-5404















556-6156





the elements

























Me


Lucky Garvin



















ldquordquo










ONLY



ONLY $6999










wwwaccrvorg

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989-0244




SERVICES INCLUDE



(540) 389-02191035 Electric Road




The Proof is in



RENOVATIONS

R E N O VAT I O N S







540-981-2255


Assistance




COMPANIONHOME CARE








June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8430 - 630 pm 830 pm 1015 pm





530 pm 700 pm 830 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

130 pm 400 pm 645 pm 845 pm


June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8545 pm 745 pm 945 pm

July 2 3 9 10530 pm 800 pm 930 pm








600 pm 730 pm 915 pmJuly 2 3 9 10



545 pm 900 pmJuly 2 3 9 10 - 330 pm 900 pm





630 pm 9 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

430 pm 700 pm 930 pm




10 Seniorcitizens










Jobe Florist



Your

AllOccassion

Florist

AllOccassion





















36 MONTHS





Aer a day


Salem Fair at the

Meal























Ponniersquos

Boutique


ponniesyahoocom

New in Store


and

wwwHopeTreeFSorg




Founded 1890







































Anniversary

Saturday August 6th

2-4pm








(540)-776-1117

4167 Electric Road

MakeEveryDayA

SpecialOccasion

Dinner or Lunch


found in this issue



$





Jeanett D Wade

Beauty Salon

540-366-9534

Cut AllMen and Kids

11thHaircut Free

Tonny Holland

Barber Care

540-793-6103




Gina SmithNail Care

540-206-8977












400-0990



10 Discount





400-0990

ARPETLEANERSC


4 Rooms$136

7 Rooms




CARPET CLEANING


lpha Omega













PICASOrsquoS

ITALIAN GRIL

L


54 0 362 1 21 1








E S T A T E S

































































Provider

































Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX









































Mary Jo Shannon




540-992-3944





wwwwoodsaccom



BEEcircG

REEN







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12 13 14

15 16 17

18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

32 33 34 35

36 37 38 39

40 41 42

43 44 45 46 47

48 49 50 51 52 53

54 55 56

57 58 59


ACROSS





DOWN






By Don Waterfield



















ARPETLEANERSC


AwardedA+ Rating

by theBBB


Orientalamp

AreaRug Cleaning

Orientalamp

AreaRug Cleaning




774-5404















556-6156





the elements

























Me


Lucky Garvin



















ldquordquo










ONLY



ONLY $6999










wwwaccrvorg

UsRrsquo

989-0244




SERVICES INCLUDE



(540) 389-02191035 Electric Road




The Proof is in



RENOVATIONS

R E N O VAT I O N S







540-981-2255


Assistance




COMPANIONHOME CARE








June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8430 - 630 pm 830 pm 1015 pm





530 pm 700 pm 830 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

130 pm 400 pm 645 pm 845 pm


June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8545 pm 745 pm 945 pm

July 2 3 9 10530 pm 800 pm 930 pm








600 pm 730 pm 915 pmJuly 2 3 9 10



545 pm 900 pmJuly 2 3 9 10 - 330 pm 900 pm





630 pm 9 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

430 pm 700 pm 930 pm




10 Seniorcitizens










Jobe Florist



Your

AllOccassion

Florist

AllOccassion





















36 MONTHS





Aer a day


Salem Fair at the

Meal























Ponniersquos

Boutique


ponniesyahoocom

New in Store


and

wwwHopeTreeFSorg




Founded 1890







































Anniversary

Saturday August 6th

2-4pm








(540)-776-1117

4167 Electric Road

MakeEveryDayA

SpecialOccasion

Dinner or Lunch


found in this issue



$





Jeanett D Wade

Beauty Salon

540-366-9534

Cut AllMen and Kids

11thHaircut Free

Tonny Holland

Barber Care

540-793-6103




Gina SmithNail Care

540-206-8977












400-0990



10 Discount





400-0990

ARPETLEANERSC


4 Rooms$136

7 Rooms




CARPET CLEANING


lpha Omega













PICASOrsquoS

ITALIAN GRIL

L


54 0 362 1 21 1








E S T A T E S

































































Provider

































Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX















556-6156





the elements

























Me


Lucky Garvin



















ldquordquo










ONLY



ONLY $6999










wwwaccrvorg

UsRrsquo

989-0244




SERVICES INCLUDE



(540) 389-02191035 Electric Road




The Proof is in



RENOVATIONS

R E N O VAT I O N S







540-981-2255


Assistance




COMPANIONHOME CARE








June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8430 - 630 pm 830 pm 1015 pm





530 pm 700 pm 830 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

130 pm 400 pm 645 pm 845 pm


June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8545 pm 745 pm 945 pm

July 2 3 9 10530 pm 800 pm 930 pm








600 pm 730 pm 915 pmJuly 2 3 9 10



545 pm 900 pmJuly 2 3 9 10 - 330 pm 900 pm





630 pm 9 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

430 pm 700 pm 930 pm




10 Seniorcitizens










Jobe Florist



Your

AllOccassion

Florist

AllOccassion





















36 MONTHS





Aer a day


Salem Fair at the

Meal























Ponniersquos

Boutique


ponniesyahoocom

New in Store


and

wwwHopeTreeFSorg




Founded 1890







































Anniversary

Saturday August 6th

2-4pm








(540)-776-1117

4167 Electric Road

MakeEveryDayA

SpecialOccasion

Dinner or Lunch


found in this issue



$





Jeanett D Wade

Beauty Salon

540-366-9534

Cut AllMen and Kids

11thHaircut Free

Tonny Holland

Barber Care

540-793-6103




Gina SmithNail Care

540-206-8977












400-0990



10 Discount





400-0990

ARPETLEANERSC


4 Rooms$136

7 Rooms




CARPET CLEANING


lpha Omega













PICASOrsquoS

ITALIAN GRIL

L


54 0 362 1 21 1








E S T A T E S

































































Provider

































Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX









wwwaccrvorg

UsRrsquo

989-0244




SERVICES INCLUDE



(540) 389-02191035 Electric Road




The Proof is in



RENOVATIONS

R E N O VAT I O N S







540-981-2255


Assistance




COMPANIONHOME CARE








June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8430 - 630 pm 830 pm 1015 pm





530 pm 700 pm 830 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

130 pm 400 pm 645 pm 845 pm


June 30 July 1 4 5 6 7 8545 pm 745 pm 945 pm

July 2 3 9 10530 pm 800 pm 930 pm








600 pm 730 pm 915 pmJuly 2 3 9 10



545 pm 900 pmJuly 2 3 9 10 - 330 pm 900 pm





630 pm 9 pmJuly 2 3 9 10

430 pm 700 pm 930 pm




10 Seniorcitizens










Jobe Florist



Your

AllOccassion

Florist

AllOccassion





















36 MONTHS





Aer a day


Salem Fair at the

Meal























Ponniersquos

Boutique


ponniesyahoocom

New in Store


and

wwwHopeTreeFSorg




Founded 1890







































Anniversary

Saturday August 6th

2-4pm








(540)-776-1117

4167 Electric Road

MakeEveryDayA

SpecialOccasion

Dinner or Lunch


found in this issue



$





Jeanett D Wade

Beauty Salon

540-366-9534

Cut AllMen and Kids

11thHaircut Free

Tonny Holland

Barber Care

540-793-6103




Gina SmithNail Care

540-206-8977












400-0990



10 Discount





400-0990

ARPETLEANERSC


4 Rooms$136

7 Rooms




CARPET CLEANING


lpha Omega













PICASOrsquoS

ITALIAN GRIL

L


54 0 362 1 21 1








E S T A T E S

































































Provider

































Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX






















36 MONTHS





Aer a day


Salem Fair at the

Meal























Ponniersquos

Boutique


ponniesyahoocom

New in Store


and

wwwHopeTreeFSorg




Founded 1890







































Anniversary

Saturday August 6th

2-4pm








(540)-776-1117

4167 Electric Road

MakeEveryDayA

SpecialOccasion

Dinner or Lunch


found in this issue



$





Jeanett D Wade

Beauty Salon

540-366-9534

Cut AllMen and Kids

11thHaircut Free

Tonny Holland

Barber Care

540-793-6103




Gina SmithNail Care

540-206-8977












400-0990



10 Discount





400-0990

ARPETLEANERSC


4 Rooms$136

7 Rooms




CARPET CLEANING


lpha Omega













PICASOrsquoS

ITALIAN GRIL

L


54 0 362 1 21 1








E S T A T E S

































































Provider

































Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX

































Anniversary

Saturday August 6th

2-4pm








(540)-776-1117

4167 Electric Road

MakeEveryDayA

SpecialOccasion

Dinner or Lunch


found in this issue



$





Jeanett D Wade

Beauty Salon

540-366-9534

Cut AllMen and Kids

11thHaircut Free

Tonny Holland

Barber Care

540-793-6103




Gina SmithNail Care

540-206-8977












400-0990



10 Discount





400-0990

ARPETLEANERSC


4 Rooms$136

7 Rooms




CARPET CLEANING


lpha Omega













PICASOrsquoS

ITALIAN GRIL

L


54 0 362 1 21 1








E S T A T E S

































































Provider

































Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX






E S T A T E S

































































Provider

































Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX





























Jeremy Carroll











Owna

Masterpiece



Catholic Church


wwwoln-parishorg











COST $139 plus tax








COST $134 plus tax





STOPIN

FOODSTORES 10cent

gal

SAVE





















New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX







New Kitchen Manager


Michael Wright



























Build smart



ampS u r f T u r f

MESSAGES TO YOU













Photo by Les Hodges


Mem

ber S

IPC

copy E

dwar

d Jo

nes

201

1






UglyBath Tub















Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX





Specials


Including


CARS

2003 MAZDA MIATA




2010 HONDA CIVIC EX








2006 FORD FUSION


2009 HONDA CIVIC LX


2010 NISSAN ALTIMA


2007 FORD FUSION SE



V6 4-Door 4WD Stock 210211A $20595

VANS

TRUCKS





2008 HONDA PILOT

EXLStock 210588A $25995



2009 NISSAN SENTRA


2010 GMC CANYON SLE


2009 TOYOTA COROLLA




2007 NISSAN VERSA



2008 HONDA ODYSSEY








2007 NISSAN ALTIMA


2009 DODGE CARAVAN


2008 VOLVO V50 24I


2009 TOYOTA VENZA











2008 TOYOTA TACOMA






Stock 210601A $26995



2002 BMW 325i SEDAN


2008 NISSAN ALTIMA




2008 ACURA TSX


2008 SUBARU IMPREZA

Stock 220014A $17995

SUVS


4 Cyl 2WDStock 210078A $13995



2006 HONDA CR-V EX


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