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Sarah Palin energized a crowd of over 16,000 people Monday night at Salem Stadium. Flanked by husband Todd Palin and Greg Ferguson, a small business owner from Blacksburg who introduced her, Palin made a strong case for a McCain Presidency and vowed that, the ticket would “shake things up” once they reach Washington. As the race draws closer many have to wonder whether Virginia could be the “Florida” of 2004. Polls will be open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday. Be sure to cast your vote!

General Clark rallies the troops for Obama

Retired General Wesley Clark spoke for Barack Obama at downtown Roanoke’s Jef-ferson Center last week, one day after Virginia first lady Anne Holton (Governor Tim Kaine’s wife) spent time with local campaign workers and less then a week after Obama him-self appeared at the Civic Center. During his appearance Clark urged about 70 of the Democratic Party faithful to march door to door for the Democratic presidential candidate.

Virginia State Senator John Edwards (D-Roanoke) warmed up the crowd by stat-ing that not since President John Kennedy has anyone inspired so many. Edwards also praised Republican Co-lin Powell’s endorsement of

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Retired General Wesley Clark speaks in Roanoke

> CONTINUEDP2: Clark

[Election 2008]

Sarah Palin brings Republican message to valleySarah Palin told the

16,000 or so gathered on a cold and blustery Mon-day night in Salem that she liked the weather, because it reminded her of home. Then the Gov-ernor of Alaska and Re-publican Vice Presiden-tial candidate spent the next half hour building up running mate John McCain, while question-ing many of the policies of his opponent Demo-crat Barack Obama.

Monday’s campaign stop was evidence that the Republicans still consider Virginia to be in play as Election Day draws near on November 4. Palin, very much on her game during the stump speech, was greeted with enthusiastic cheers and homemade signs when she and husband Todd Palin took to the stage just before 7pm.

There were “Joe the Plumber” signs in the stand - even a “Jane the Plumber” and “Cindy the Citizen” - and references to special needs chil-dren. Palin has a small child with Down’s Syndrome and drew loud cheers when she vowed to fight for

programs that help the challenged. “I can’t wait to get to work on this,” she exclaimed.

Palin stayed on message, claim-ing she and John McCain had the best plan to reform government, cut taxes, grow jobs, win the wars in Af-ghanistan and Iraq, clean up Wall Street greed and use all available en-ergy resources. That last issue stirred up a chant of “drill, baby, drill,” which Palin led briefly. She predict-

ed the race for president “would come down to the wire,” despite poll-ing that continues to show Obama with a lead in most cases.

Palin said “It’s not negative campaigning,” to call out Obama on his record, or his past associations with peo-ple like William Ayers, former member of The Weathermen anarchist group. Obama also be-lieves in “bigger, more controlling government, and wants to wave the white flag of surrender

in Iraq,” said Palin. Re-calling McCain’s 22 years of military service and five-plus years in a North Vietnam prison, Palin said “only one man

has every really fought for you. That man is John McCain.” Obama has never served in the military.

A McCain-Palin administration would balance the federal budget by the end of its first term she vowed. Palin said that in Alaska she had “put the veto pen,” to waste-ful spending bills. She also

Photo by Stuart Revercomb

Sarah and Todd Palin wave to an enthusiastic crowd as they enter Salem Stadium Monday night. Strong winds and rapidly dropping tem-peratures didn’t keep the attendance or the excitement down as some supporters arrived as early as 10:00 AM for the rally.

> CONTINUEDP2: Palin

A “groundbreaking year” in tough times says Roanoke County chairman

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors chairman Richard Flora said he had never seen a year like the past one during a career in local government and school administration that dates back more than four decades. Flora made those r e m a r k s d u r i n g the annu-al State of the County address on Tues-day morning at the Holiday Inn-Tanglewood.

Flora spoke about the ap-proval of construction for new county facilities (four total) that includes the new multi-generational fi tness center in North County. A water line connection project that will link Roanoke and Franklin counties is also underway. Delayed somewhat when the original bids came in higher than expected, Flora said the new south Roanoke County library building would indeed get underway in 2009.

Th e county’s bond rating is also one of the highest in the Commonwealth noted Flora, who retired from Roanoke County Schools last year. Fu-

[County News]

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Th e Citizens Coalition for Re-sponsible Healthcare held a sec-ond public forum Tuesday night at the Franklin Road Ramada Inn and although attendance didn’t come close to the 400 that showed up last month, the 75 or so that did attend were very fo-cused on the issue of aff ordable health care.

Th e Coalition has undergone a transition in recent weeks, with founders like Dr. Frank Cotter handing it off to “civilians” like attorney Ken King (Chairman, President) and other board members. Its stated mission is

“to assure accessible, aff ordable, high quality healthcare for all citizens.”

In an attempt to broaden its scope beyond airing gripes about Carilion Clinic and some of its practices regarding refer-rals, pricing and itemization, the Coalition debuted a list of six initial goals at Tuesday’s meet-ing. “[Are we] simply an antago-nist of Carilion Clinic, or are there other items we want to be involved in?’ asked King, noting

Citizen’s Coalition airs more concerns about healthcare, Carilion’s dominance

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Citizen’s Coalition for Responsible Healthcare president Ken King makes a point at Tuesday’s public forum.

> CONTINUEDP3: Carilion

LeaderNewP2– North Cross School recently inducted its new headmaster, Tim Seeley.

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Kathy Kincaid traveled from Alleghany County to see Palin and hoped she could “clean up Washington…like she did in Alaska.” Vickie Jones of Roanoke said she liked “a candidate who talks about God,” while waiting in the cold for Palin to arrive.

Sixth District U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Fifth District Rep. Virgil Goode and for-mer Governor Jim Gilmore, now running for the U.S. Senate against Mark Warner, did their best to warm up the chilled and bundled crowd. Some had waited since the morning hours for a prime seat at Salem’s municipal football stadium.

“Why vote for Sarah?” read one sign. “Because she is one of us,” it continued. Palin encouraged the large crowd of energized Republicans to go out and talk to their undecided friends. “You have a real and clear choice on November 4th.”

By Gene [email protected]

> Palin From page 1

Photos by Stuart Revercomb

(Above) Sarah Palin greets supporters in front of the podium after her rally Tues-day night. Security was tight but agents seemed to have a hard time keeping up with the easygoing and friendly Governor as she took time to speak and shake hands with well wishers, some of whom were several rows back in the crowd. (Left) Palin takes a moment to bend down and speak with a young girl who didn’t have quite as good a view as those around her.

Timothy J. Seeley was offi cially installed as the 8th Headmaster of North Cross School in a ceremony on Friday, October 17th, at the Cart-er Athletic Center attended by students, trust-ees, faculty, alumni, family and friends.

Seeley was previously the assistant head-master and upper school director at North Cross. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion from Dart-mouth College, a Master of Th eological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Master of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

A nine-member search committee led by Ste-phen W. Lemon, class of ’80, assisted by George Conway of Th e Education Group in Dallas, conducted a nationwide search. Th at process ended with the recommendation that Seeley be selected as headmaster, replacing Paul Stel-lato, who moved on to a prep school in New Jersey. He received unanimous approval from the Board of Directors in February 2008, and assumed the responsibilities on July 1.

Anne Lee Stevens, Chairman of the Board, presided over a ceremony that included sev-eral musical selections from the school's Select Ensemble. Tim Seeley's daughter, Molly Hall Seeley, sang "America the Beautiful". Gregory Floyd, long-time friend and mentor of Seeley’s, gave the keynote address. He had been head-master of the high school, Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island, from which Seeley graduated.

Floyd told those gathered that it was as if he was passing a baton to Tim, and hoped that one of Seeley's students would eventually become a headmaster at some school – asking Mr. Seeley to be his/her installation speaker.

Floyd also spoke of education as a noble pro-fession, “one in which the school shares a spe-cial responsibility with parents - leading, lov-ing, guiding, supporting and challenging young people to be their very best.” Of Seeley he noted, "Tim is an ideal model who embodies all these goals and aspirations." He invited upper school students to challenge their new headmaster in serious debate, and assured parents that Seeley would cherish their children and bring out the best in them.

Joseph Cartledge, 5th grader and president of the lower school Student Council Association brought forward on behalf of all the students the emblem of North Cross School, which was presented to Seeley by Anne Lee Stevens, as she formally invested him as headmaster.

Seeley then spoke about the praise that he received from students about his address at a convocation ceremony last month: "It was the best convocation ever; we love Mr. Seeley…he only spoke for 5 minutes." He talked about his years at Portsmouth Abbey, starting as an indif-ferent student, showing more passion for sports

than academics. As time went on, something changed.

Seeley was infl uenced by peers who wanted to do well and valued success in the class-room. He was nurtured by "teachers who had an aff ection for young people and who had a belief in their students' success. North Cross School is built on that same foundation."

At a reception aft erwards Seeley said he start-ed each day with traffi c control, getting everyone in effi ciently and safely: "Th at way, every day, I know that I have done one useful thing." Dur-ing the rest of the day he visits classrooms, meeting with division heads and teachers. "Th e job is a very nice mix of problem solving, which I enjoy - but I am also trying to think creatively about how to have a really great school." Dur-ing the fall, he coaches football with head coach Lee Johnson. Seeley played on an Ivy League championship team at Dartmouth.

Carolyn Phillips, a staff member, said, "he's a headmaster who is seen and he's everywhere, in the middle of everything. Children respond to him, they like him, they feel comfortable with him. Rain or shine, he is outside directing traf-fi c every morning."

Tammy Shank, Development Services Co-ordinator, wrote the following about Seeley in a publication for the installation ceremo-ny. "During his 27 year career, he has taught many courses including Algebra, Ethics, Phi-losophy, Religion, and Humanities, and served four institutions, including North Cross School, in many leadership capacities that share his one common goal, to enable each student to grow in mind, in heart, and in spirit so he or she can have a happy, full life and can contribute to the greater good. Th ere is no more important work.”

By Dot [email protected]

Seeley offi cially takes the reins at North Cross

Photo by Dot Overstreet

(L-R) Gregory Floyd, Tim Seeley, Anne Lee Ste-vens, Joseph Cartledge, Dr, George C. Ander-son, G. Gates DeHart, Ted Robison.

> Clark From page 1

By Valerie [email protected]

Obama. Clark acknowledged Democrat candidate Sam

Rasoul, who is running in opposition to Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte for the 6th Congressio-nal seat, then wasted little time in getting to his hot button issue - Iraq. Clark was an analyst for CNN on the buildup to the Iraq war. While visiting the Pentagon just ten days after 9/11 he was told the United States was planning to invade Iraq. Clark said that he was asked, “Why?, and that the response he received was muddled and unclear. Clark said he, “watched with dismay,” as his prediction of execu-tion failures came true.

The United States should only use its armed forces as a last resort and America brings “dishonor” to its good name by preventing the prisoners at Guantan-

amo Bay due process of law, said Clark, who claimed he told Congress, “please don’t give [the Bush Administra-tion] a blank check.” He also spoke of the incompetence in handling Hurricane Katrina at the federal level as an ex-ample of the need for “new leadership.“

On the economy Clark said that “we’ve hit the wall on debt and we need some new ideas. Barack Obama gets it.” On energy, he wondered why the current government lead-ership is not helping to create alternative energy jobs.

Clark railed on the divisions inflicted by those in power for the last eight years: “We’ve been in the grip of people who think the way to govern is to pit one group against an-other.”

Afterwards Clark was asked if he would serve in an Obama administration if asked to. “Colin Powell said it right, that if asked to serve he would give it very serious consideration.” Concerning criticism of VP candidate Joe Biden’s comment that Obama would soon be tested by a for-eign government crisis, Clark said, “We need strong leaders to keep America safe. Take for example Barack Obama’s response to the economic cri-sis - it was reasoned, it was forceful, it was balanced. He gets the issues and works for an effective response. You can contrast that with the other side’s response. We can only categorize [the Republican’s position] as erratic, waver-ing and confused … we don’t need that kind of leadership at this time in America. We need a strong and effective smart leader.”

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Th ere are lingering ques-tions surrounding the extermi-nation service used at the City Market building, which was closed from September 19th to October 4th. For starters, it may not be clear what compa-ny serviced the Market build-ing for a period of time prior to the awarding of a contract to Terminex in March 2008. Th at contract was for all Roanoke City buildings, including the City Market building, which was shut down aft er the state health department uncovered evidence of mice infestation in September.

Superior was the prior fi rm used for exterminating ser-vices, but Brian Brown of Roa-noke City’s Economic Devel-opment department stated in an email that, “there was not a contract between Superior and the City. We continued the existing contract the com-pany had with Advantis [prior building management]. Supe-rior was not fi red [as alleged]. We let them know we were going out for an RFP [request for proposal] and they did not show up aft erward.”

Superior president, Jerry McLawhorn, who also serves as President of the Pest Control Management Association, was less than pleased by Brown’s portrayal and made it clear that on December 17th, 2007 he received a call to “cease ser-vicing,” the Market building, as the City was going to put out an RFP. “Superior worked at the City Market building

for 14 years,” said McLawhorn via e-mail, “ and did an excep-tional job providing exception pest control management ser-vice for all those years.”

McLawhorn said they had serviced the City’s buildings since the 1970’s and contract-ed with Fralin & Waldron, a prior management group, for the Market building. He said there were mice last summer and fall - “conducive existing conditions” for infestation. Th e City was informed of this.

Th ere apparently was no exterminating service from December 17, 2007, until the initial service began by Ter-minex on April 11, 2008. Ac-cording to the vendors’ leases they pay for common area maintenance, which includes, “insect and rodent treatment.” Terminex reports fi led weekly in April and May of this year do show evidence of mice infestation, and ants where vendors had not cleaned their stalls properly.

It is unclear whether the City read the Terminex re-ports or made any attempt to communicate with the ven-dors. Some vendors said the documents reports were never shared with them.

Food vendors were required to sign an agreement dated September 26th if they wanted the City to continue repairs on their stalls. It read in part, “I authorize the City of Roanoke to complete repairs to my leased premises. I understand the repairs will be charged ac-

cording to the provision of the lease.”

Eight vendors signed the document, with two adding written comments. Burger in the Square’s Louis Wilson wrote, “we need detailed bill-ing. Hong Kong restaurant weighed in: “there was never a contract for work to be done. I was never given an estimate.”

Nine vendors are in legal proceedings regarding pos-sible charges they will incur for stall repairs, claiming the landlord – Roanoke City – is the responsible party. To date no vendor has received a bill. With only month-to-month leases being off ered now and the possibility that all leases could be terminated on March 1, 2009 for a long-term shut-down, some vendors question the logic of paying for repairs.

City Attorney William Hackworth said recently that he had not yet been contacted by John Fishwick, the vendors’ attorney, about a meeting to work out any diff erences. Hackworth further stated that he thought demands put forth by tenants in a letter sent to City Manager Darlene Burcham were “unreason-able.” Downtown Roanoke Inc., which favors a complete makeover of the Market build-ing, hoped to meet with ven-dors this week, hoping to play the role of mediator.

Market Building legal issues remained unsolved, apparent gap in pest control

By Valerie [email protected] ture challenges include the less-than-robust

economy and reduced state aid. Nonetheless, plans move ahead to renovate four elementary schools in the county, using money already set aside.

“Th e news out of Richmond over the past few months remains dismal,” warned Flora to a breakfast crowd that included local busi-ness and government leaders, at the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event. Th e loss of funding from the state could reach $800,000 in the next fi scal year said Flo-ra, who also anticipates “very limited growth” in sales and property tax revenue due to eco-nomic conditions. Real estate continues to be “a sound investment” in the county, according to Flora, while any growth in that sector re-

mains “slow and steady.”County departments are drawing up budget

reduction scenarios of fi ve, ten and fi ft een per-cent, and have been asked to look “at any and all cost-saving measures,” noted Flora. Hybrid vehicles and use of bio-diesel fuels will help cut county fl eet costs he said.

Now-retired County Administrator Elmer Hodge left last summer with a message for those who remained: to build the future, “to do the things that we must do to protect our citizens, expand and improve our services, preserve our scenic views and open spaces and remain competitive in a global economy,” said Flora. All of that may have to be accomplished with tightened belts, at least for the near fu-ture.

> Roanoke County From page 1

that the group has received me-dia attention elsewhere – from newspapers in London and New York, as part of an examination of Carilion’s role in the region.

Th e Coalition wants to devel-op a record of healthcare prac-titioners and medical services “that have been discontinued by Carilion Clinic or changed…in the last two years; assemble a list of available medical service pro-viders in Southwest Virginia and “encourage and expect medi-cal care [written] referrals that serve the patient’s …needs.”

Th e Coalition also wants to work towards more standard medical care pricing, “regard-less of …insurance status;” it seeks more transparency in healthcare costs and wants all service providers to make their “master charge” list available upon request. Finally, the group wants all medical service pro-viders to produce itemized bills for services rendered or pro-posed, making it easier to shop around – or to protest onerous charges. “When you and I know what the price is, we can com-pare,” said King.

One-hundred people have signed up with Th e Citizens Coalition for Responsible Healthcare to date, with mem-bers encouraged to join volun-teer committees and interest

groups that will look at issues like healthcare provider compe-tition and debt collection prac-tices. Th e Citizens Coalition is also developing a database of healthcare-related articles and hopes to become a clearing-house for information.

Despite a stated intention to broaden its scope, much of Tuesday’s meeting still revolved around Carilion Clinic practices when it comes to pricing of ser-vices and bill collecting. King spoke of second opinions from non-Carilion providers that in-surance companies should pay for, since in the long run ser-vices from outside the Carilion family are oft en less expensive.

Dr. Lawrence Monahan, a Coalition board member, men-tioned two MRI’s his wife had a year apart at the same venue – the Center for Advanced Im-aging on Franklin Road – that doubled in price aft er Carilion bought out the private prac-tice. Th e insurance deductible tripled at the same time

Guest speakers Marvin Fink and Holly Shaver off ered testi-monials about battling Carilion Clinic on costs, having their wages garnished and the hoops to jump through when applying for free charity care. “Th e com-ing aft er my paycheck stuff re-ally aggravates me,” said Fink,

who was out of work for long stretches to care for his ailing wife.

Shaver said a number of doc-tors discounted her bills for treatment aft er a stroke two years ago, since she met federal guidelines for poverty – but Car-ilion Clinic wouldn’t budge for her hospital stay. “Who could pay $19,000 in three months?” said Shaver. “I just wanted a fair bill.”

Preventive steps will be part of the Coalition’s mission, with King recognizing that many do not take care of themselves. Guest speaker Pete Lampman (Virginia Amateur Sports) spoke briefl y about the Get Healthy Virginia program. King lost 22 lbs. as part of a competi-tive team approach to dieting and exercise last year. “If people started taking care of themselves a lot of these problems would go away,” noted Lampman.

Carilion may have been the spark but some are hoping for a more global impact on the way healthcare services are adminis-tered. “We think we can make a diff erence,” said Coalition board member Sandra Meador, “this could have a snowball eff ect.”

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The Republican Party’s ongoing attempt to create a "big tent," drift away from its stated principles of smaller government and free markets, and move "to the mid-

dle" to attract those "all-important" "independent voters" so it can "keep winning elections" has proven a dismal failure, and moder-ate John McCain may be about to put the nail in the Republican

coffi n. Wow, just look at all those indepen-dents and Democrats fl ocking to McCain! (Sarcasm)

Against an undeniable socialist who has close ties to crooks, unrepentant domestic terrorists, and racists, middle-of-the-road McCain will easily win this one! (Sarcasm again

Will the Republican Party ever learn its lesson, that sacrifi cing principles to win elections doesn't win elections?

It certainly didn't learn that aft er los-ing the 2006 mid-term elections, when its base fi nally got tired of voting for so many Republican offi cehold-ers who were government expansionists. If McCain wins – even by the slimmest of margins – I fear the Republicans won't have learned their lesson, they will again neglect their conservative/ libertarian base to instead try to "capture the middle," and we can expect another struggling presidential campaign like this four years from now. Th ere will be no more Reagan-esque electoral landslides, because the Republicans will just keep off ering up lite versions of the Democrats, and lite versions don't inspire anyone. As the saying goes, "Why vote for the lite when we can have the real thing?"

Th e blame falls on all those Republicans who have been wishy-washy about their small government principles and lectured us that compromise was the way to better governing. McCain is as wishy-washy and compromising as they get, and he doesn’t look like he’s getting anywhere. President Bush has been compromising during much of his Presidency, increasing the size and cost of gov-ernment even more than Bill Clinton, and most Dems absolutely hate him. Great plan, guys.

Do we think that when the liberal Democrats have control of all three branches of government aft er November 4, they will be wishy-washy on socialism and big on compromising with Repub-licans?

Have they ever been before?Until Republicans as a whole start sticking to their smaller gov-

ernment, free market principles and fi nd a way to communicate that those principles are actually benefi cial to ALL Americans – not just the rich or the connected or big business – they will con-tinue to lose elections.

And they will continue to bring down the good Republicans with them. A weak-principled presidential candidate like McCain makes it harder for principled Republicans to get elected. As Mc-Cain fails to inspire people to come out and vote for him at the ballot box, those same people fail to come out and vote for lower offi ces on the ballot, putting the elections of some decent conser-vatives in jeopardy.

I spoke with 1994 Republican Revolutionary and former Geor-gia Congressman Bob Barr this week, who left the Republican Party two years ago and is running as the Libertarian Party’s presi-dential candidate.

According to his campaign, he is polling in several battleground states in the margin between McCain and Obama. In other words, where McCain is behind by four percent, Barr is polling at four, fi ve, or six percent. Many libertarian voters are former Republi-cans who could no longer take the Big Brother, big government ways of the majority of Republican offi ceholders. If McCain loses in some states because these people defect to Barr and the Liber-tarians, the Republicans should get the message loud and clear. Barr says he is hoping they will heed that message and realize that

they need to get back to smaller government if they want to get back these voters in time for the next election.

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Republican party needs to learn lesson regardless of campaign outcome

Brian Gottstein

Election Day is Tues-day. I will

be voting for Bob Goodlatte and Ba-rack Obama. I have gotten a number of e-mails, phone calls and questions on how I can support these two men who politically are polar opposites.

Bob Goodlatte is as fine a politician as I have ever met. He is a straight shooter. Un-like other politicians, Good-latte has the capacity to agree to disagree while keeping the channels of communication open. His staff is top notch. His wife is one of the nicest people I have ever met. Un-like most Republicans and Negro Democrats like On-zlee Ware, Goodlatte knows Black people are constituents, too. His record for address-ing the real problems facing the Black community, while virtually unknown, is impec-cable, Darfur included. Sam Rasoul will have his time. For now, however, Bob Goodlatte has my vote.

If you have read “THE AR-TIS BLOG” on JeffArtis.com, you will already know how I feel about Barack Obama. You will also know how dis-appointed I am in the John McCain Campaign. McCain may win Tuesday. But, any-one who knows politics has to admit that McCain has run a pretty dumb campaign. Anyone who knows politics will also tell you that the John McCain of 2008 is not the John McCain of 2000. If Mc-Cain was the John McCain of 2000, Barack Obama would have no chance of winning on Tuesday.

Much hysteria, led by the fools and idiots on “Right Wing Hate Talk Radio,” ex-ists over the prospect of an Obama victory on Tuesday. Let me try to calm everyone’s nerves. An Obama victory on Tuesday will not lead Amer-ica over the cliff to the evils of Socialism and Commu-nism. An Obama victory on Tuesday will not make Amer-ica a “Black Country,” where Blacks will seek revenge for past injustices committed against us through the years.

An Obama victory on Tuesday will not make Islam the official religion of America. Nor will an Obama victory on Tuesday lead to the weakening or destruction of America in gener-al. We are electing a President of the United States, not a

king or dictator of America. Under the American system of government, a President can do nothing without the consent of both Houses of Congress with the approval of Constitutionality from the Supreme Court, as Franklin Roosevelt found out very quickly.

What an Obama victory on Tuesday will represent is a new day for America. An Obama victory on Tuesday will represent a new way of doing things. An Obama vic-tory will represent a genera-tional new view of what the role of government is both domestically and interna-tionally. An Obama victory will represent new ideas to solve old problems. Most im-portant, an Obama victory will lay claim to America’s promise that all men are cre-ated equal.

As I said on “The SCLC Radio Show” in September, “If Obama was a White guy named Joe Smith, he would be so far ahead in the polls that the Republicans would already be making plans for 2012.” I also added that race would not be the primary reason for an Obama loss in November, that Obama sup-porters not registering to vote and not voting on Elec-tion Day would be the main reason for his defeat.

My heart tells me that Obama will win on Tuesday. My head tells me McCain will win. I hope my heart is smarter than my head. Most important, regardless of whom you support, please go to the polls and vote on Tues-day. If you don’t vote, don’t complain.

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In support of Goodlatte and

Obama - Surprised?

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College football season is now fully upon us and as usual or-dinarily rational folk across

this fair country have completely lost their minds! I guess they do the same for pro ball, but here in our peaceful mountain city it is the college ball that ignites the madness. For some reason I escaped all this. The joys of stadium-sitting and all that accompanies it just didn’t become part of our routine. Perhaps it was because there were so many days with young children, when balancing a bunch of kids was like trying to juggle beach balls, albeit very heavy and noisy ones, over the heads of the other spectators. Result: not so appealing. Then there is the expense, the long walk from a car parked somewhere in a remote cow pasture, (no, I did not go to UVA!) and the unpredictable weather, all vying for Best Reason Not to Attend a College Football Game. Instead, most fall weekends found us busily working in home and yard, getting ahead of all those zealots who left things in disarray to rush off to the VT game.

And rush they do, although it is a prolonged and very complicated rush. It appears to begin with a focus on food preparation. I have politely nodded alongside the excited conversations of fans who confer, shop, re-think menus, shop some more, cook, stock their fridges with all sorts of drinks, and a seemingly unlimited supply of the resulting prepared food. The vehicle packing begins early of necessity—considering the unbelievable amount of stuff, which must be packed into what is usu-ally an SUV: folding tables, large coolers, chairs, umbrellas, tents, blankets, radios, TV set - all of which are decorated in school colors of course.

As mid-week arrives, the frenzy is beginning to build. Attention must be turned to game attire. Anyone who has been to a Tech game knows all about this. We once made the mistake of NOT telling visiting relatives who had gotten tickets what to wear. Gee whiz, we just didn’t think about it. These poor folks were dressed in regular street clothes, in colors like yellow and pale blue. It was terribly embarrassing. I remember being thankful that the ESPN crew didn’t focus in on them to ex-pose their ignorance to the entire Hokie nation.

When game day arrives, there is semi-pande-

monium bordering on hysteria and cars are whizzing out of the neighbor-hood in full regalia. If you are an ordi-nary citizen who doesn’t pay attention to these things, and you find yourself out running an errand, you can’t help but feel out of place because you don’t have all those magnets, car flags, stick-ers, and car socks all over your vehicle. Just lay low; it will soon pass.

Once this mass exodus has taken place, those of us left behind find ourselves a little conflicted. On the

one hand, we practically have the city to our-selves! Traffic is lighter, lines are shorter. On the other hand, we secretly find ourselves feeling a little left out.

But truth be told, Lane Stadium is an awesome place. Last year we went to the game against Wil-liam and Mary. We had great seats, side across from the press box, only a few rows up from the field near the 50 yard line. The die-hard Tech fans were still screaming over every play even though Tech was really beating up on poor William and Mary. It was a little awkward. I can see why Sean Glennon’s mom often prefers reading a book on the Drill Field to dealing with some of this crazi-ness.

About halfway through the game I noticed one W& M player as he turned to look up at the crowd, then looked up, up, up, all the way to the very top of the stadium.

I turned to look too. From that vantage point, there really is no top to Lane Stadium, it just keeps on going. You could see the look on his face – man, we may be in over our heads here!

This football thing has gotten a lot of us in over our heads. Funny thing though, I found myself thinking at that game, perhaps this could be fun. I mean I could’ve at least ordered some chicken nuggets or something, maybe come a tad early to do a little tailgating before the game…

OK, it’s time to let the world know. I went to VT too - a long time ago. So I guess I’ve been a closet Hokie.

Breathe easy. I’m coming out now.

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This football thing – I guess it’s in the genes . . .

Cheryl Hodges

Man, will it EVER stop raining!?” Jim and I are under the

shelter of an aluminum awning at a truck stop some fifty miles north of the twin cities of Min-neapolis St. Paul. We’re not traveling by truck, however, nor by car, but by bicycle, and it’s been pouring off and on us for the past two days. The last clear sky we saw was somewhere in eastern South Dakota. Today has been the worst, because we were already damp from our camp last night, and the cold rain has been pelt-ing particularly hard the past few hours. We ap-preciate the shelter of the truck stop, but other-wise this in not an appealing place to be. It’s late Sunday afternoon; the weekend is drawing to a close, and people are hurrying back to the twin cities. Everyone seems to be in a cranky mood. We’ve been commiserating with three Harley riders, and one of them has been offering up an almost non-stop tirade against the weather, ev-ery other word the f-bomb, his voice rising and falling dramatically, syncopation like the rain on the metal awning. “Ugh, let’s get out of here,” I moan. We zip up our damp sweatshirts and our ratty rain coats and mount our trusty steeds. The bikers give us a hearty sendoff, expletives flying.

We head east on Minnesota State Route 3, headed to the Wisconsin border, quickly leaving behind the truck stop and the Interstate. We ped-al hard, leaning into the thick weath-er. My chain and cranks are making new noises, complaining about the wet and the grime. In spite of the weather, it feels good to be moving again, and we’re looking forward to reaching a new state on this, the 37th day of a long-distance bicycle trek. I wonder where we will spend the night. We always wonder that, because we never know where we will be at the end of the day, when our bodies tell us enough is enough and it’s time to stop.

A few wet hours pass, and a sign, which is obviously up for replacement due to its resident bullet holes, welcomes us to the Dairy State. Yee Haa! We stab the rainy air with our fists, think-ing that it must be good to be here. We pedal on into the forested countryside, where there is little evidence of habitation. The light grows dimmer. It’s time to find a place to sleep, or at least huddle, for the night. It sure would be nice to find some decent shelter. We have a 10-foot by 10-foot waterproof fly that we erect every night, but everything is just so soaked, that we’d love to have an option. Perhaps we’ll pass an in-viting barn, or seek refuge under a bridge. We haven’t seen any possibilities for over an hour, however, and I’m becoming resigned to pulling off into the woods and setting up the tarp for a decidedly soggy night.

As we pedal up a long, gradual incline, a fresh wave of hard downpour washes over us. My head is lowered, my eyes squinting at my worn-out front tire as it grooves the water on the blacktop. I finally look up to see Jim pull-ing off at a gravel drive at the top of the hill. There is a small white church set back from the road a bit. We push our gear-laden bikes closer to investigate. It’s obvious that there’s nobody around the simple frame building. There is one feature that immediately catches our interest: a small porch on the rear protected by a metal awning roof. We lean the bikes against the old clapboard siding and flop down on the wooden platform. This is it for the night, too wet and tired to continue, we wordlessly agree. It’s al-most dark anyway. The little roof over us is too small to offer much protection, but it will have to do. I get up and peer through the swirled window pane of glass in the door. I instinctively feel the door knob and it turns in my hand with a clunk. Jim looks up as the door opens.

We’re standing inside the church’s small, in-viting, neat-as-a-pin kitchen. It’s simple, fur-nished with a large white table and a dozen white chairs, a small electric range, a sink, and

a cabinet full of obviously-donated mismatched dishes. Instead of a refrigerator, an ancient ice-box sort of thing stands in the corner. We stand silently in this silent place. The feeling of refuge caresses us like a warm cozy quilt. With bare feet we step softly into the adjacent sanctuary. I walk to the center of the room, between the two rows of bare wooden pews, stand still and ro-tate around as if to take it all in. Oddly, candles on the altar are still burning, as if carrying on the inspiration of a heart-felt morning worship service. We are in complete awe of the place, and haven’t yet spoken a word. The feelings of

warmth, peace, and -yes- love are al-most overwhelming.

It’s later that night, and we’ve cleaned up from yet another mac and cheese dinner, different this time in that we ate it out of the church’s heavy bowls. In hushed tones we keep saying things like “ahhhh,” and “Thank you God!”. We speak quietly out of reverence for the place, not out of fear of being caught by the

county sheriff, a thought which we later agreed never once entered our minds.

We unroll our sleeping bags and pads on the hard wooden floor of the sanctuary and lay our tired bodies down. I think this is the most com-fortable bed I have ever known. Tomorrow we will rise at dawn, as usual, and hit the road. I have a feeling that the rain will be gone. We will write a note to our unknowing hosts, and place it with some money in the collection plate.

Jim’s already asleep. I can hear his rhythmic breathing down the aisle. As I drift off as well I think about how this has all come together, how it’s more than just another wet miserable night versus a warm, dry one. It’s a glimpse of some-thing much more. In this humble little church tonight I’m reminded of things well beyond the minor annoyances of riding bikes in the rain. I feel the steadfast, eternal love of God, I hear the whisper of hope over the ages, and I feel the call to be a light to others, as others have been a light to me. Including, of course, those folks who unknowingly share God’s grace by leaving their church unlocked!

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Finding grace in Wisconsin

John W. Robinson

I’ve watched too many debates because I have a “Five Point Plan” for

these financially stressed times. Though my five point plan is based on a long Judeo-Christian theological tradition based on the biblical witness, and though I will be speaking unapologetically as a Christian, I’m confident that there is wis-dom here for those outside the tradition as well. Here’s my plan:

1. See things for what they are.

Growth is difficult in a state of denial. Let’s not shut our eyes and hope that everything will be all right when we open them again. Let’s open our eyes and try to understand what is going on the in the world and who is most affected. I suspect that much of what we learn will be sobering, but I also think we will learn that God is still good, and there is every reason to live life meaningfully and well.

2. Abandon your idolatries. The prophets identified spiri-tual idolatries that claim and then fail our trust. At the top of their list was trust in military and economic power. Those false gods continue to seduce and lead us into thinking that we can buy or force lasting security. As a Christian, I find my greater security in the God who claims us by grace.

We have no absolute as-surances about prosperity even so: that we’ll always have our health, or house, or food on the table. There are sick, homeless and starving Chris-tians in this world; no faith is exempt from disaster. Chris-tians should know this. That’s why Christians should not sit around waiting for God to “FIX IT!” the plea of recent Satur-day Night Live skits. Christians should be part of the work of justice, compassion and rec-

onciliation that brings healing in this world is to participate in the reality of the world to come. (But I’m getting ahead of myself)

3. Reorder your priorities.Many of you already know

how to do this. You’ve ridden out worse storms than this and you know how to tighten a belt, defray costs, shift things around so that what you most treasure is protected. What others could learn from you is that it can be OK, and even enriching, to submit to that discipline.

But I do have a special con-cern for those who have al-lowed themselves to take on too much debt. Young adults who have done so are particu-larly on my mind. Too many families have gotten caught up in the pursuit of nice homes, cars and Disney World trips and now live under tremen-dous stress caused by living at the edge. Teetering on that edge, an economic downturn feels like a gust of wind at their back.

For these families, the road to a greater sense of security can come from focusing more on eliminating debt and less on accumulating things. An affair with anxiety-producing-debt can damage one’s marriage and other significant relationships. That’s the bad news. The good news is that joy and meaning can be found through the sur-prising means of moderation. While it may take a while to get a debt down and out, a change in attitude toward debt can happen in a day. Maybe some young people will one day say, “You know, back in 2008, a fi-nancial crisis taught me a valu-able lesson that changed my life. I learned that what matters is a lot less important than who matters. I quit being a spender and taker and I became a saver

and a giver. I like my life better. I like myself better.”

4. Notice your places of abundance.

The theologian, John Calvin, was brilliant in his vision of “the Christian Life.” He encouraged us to find evidence of God’s grace in the abundant places of our lives. If one’s abundance is having financial resources be-yond personal need, than give thanks to God. But there are other places of abundance too: energy; creative intellectual gifts, wisdom to share, of fam-ily and friends. The abundance could be a strong faith. Notice the places of abundance and give thanks to God

5. Be about God’s Work.To complete Calvin’s vision

of the Christian Life, after you notice the places of abundance and give thanks to God for those blessings, in gratitude be a part of God’s grace in sharing them. Your sharing of abundance is a witness to the power of God to save at a time when false gods have let the world down. Don’t hold back on that witness when people have ears to hear what greed or lust previously prevented them from hearing.

That’s my “Five Point Plan.” If one has faced reality, given up on false gods, re-ordered pri-orities, noticed the abundances of their lives and remembered to be about God’s work, it comes down to this in finan-cially stressed times: “I know what’s important. I’m not giv-ing up on my God, my family, my friends, my faith community or the ways I can do something to help. It’s the rest of that stuff that’s in trouble.”

George Anderson is the Senior Minister at Second Presbyterian Church. You may contact him at: [email protected] or visit them on the web at www.spres.org

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Like most of you, I am relieved to see gasoline prices return (somewhat) to earth. It is truly disheartening

to stand at the pump and witness the pay amount meter whiz by as the gallon gauge strains to reach the one dollar mark. With each spin of the wheel, I feel the contents of my pocket evacuating like a third quarter crowd at a New York Knicks game.

Last night I was watching a rather grisly horror film produced in 1991 in which the lead fiend performs an involuntary surgical procedure on a terrified gas station atten-dant. During the scene I couldn’t help but notice the price on the pump and gasped, "Unleaded, .118 per gallon? When was this movie made, 1928?" Unfazed by the condi-tion of the unfortunate grease monkey, I re-mained shocked and horrified by the petrol pricing.

Gas mileage ratings have become a pivot-al selling point for most automobiles, a vast departure from the mid-seventies when I started driving. However, there were those visionaries who saw gasoline conservation as an important issue even during that era.

In the summer of 1978, my friend Jeff bought a nearly new Volkswagen Bug for the tidy sum of $2650.00 and proceeded to drive everyone crazy with his daily tales of superior gas mileage. At the time I was driv-ing a 1968 Mercury Cougar which hemor-rhaged gas and oil like a crippled Exxon tanker when standing idle in my driveway

and Jeff was working on my last nerve. Enlisting the aid of my friend Neil (who also wanted to strangle Jeff), we devised a way of putting this boast-fest to a quick end.

Our plan was simple. Each night for a week we would sneak over to Jeff 's garage and carefully fill his gas tank to the brim by means of a five gallon can and a funnel. Any spilled evidence might give us a way. The next day we would go to Jeff 's house and sit wide-eyed as he regaled us reports of 60-80 miles per gallon. Roundtrips to visit his parents in far-off New Jersey required nary a quart of propellant! Jeff had pur-chased the perfect vehicle.

The next week Neil and I launched Phase Two of our plan removing five gallons from Jeff 's tank each night and relocating the fuel in one of our cars the next morning. Suddenly Jeff was quiet, even complaining about his ride. Jeff brought his Bug to sev-eral mechanics he knew all of whom saw no discernable problems. Now the "crazy" was on the other foot.

Finally, Phase Three found us completely emptying Jeff 's tank and filling it up the next day (we had to make two round trips on that one). We even left our five gallon bucket next to his car with a present from the "Gas Fairy" one night. After almost three

weeks, we suspended operations. Both of us had swallowed enough gas to fill-up a Greyhound Bus (while siphoning) and our breath smelled like we had gargled with 87 octane. Attending a cook-out was out of the question. It was time to stop.

We confessed our sins to Jeff and, like any good friend; he cussed us out thoroughly and damned our souls for coveting thy neighbor's fuel. Eventually

he forgave us and, as ushers at his wedding, we drained the get-away limo for old time sake (his wife Debbie banned us from their house (and garage) soon after).

For those of you who have a friend or neighbor who is driving a fuel efficient car and enjoys crowing about the economic virtues of his or her vehicle, please refrain from re-enacting our three phase plan. Other than torturing our dear friend for a few weeks (which is always fun), little was gained. However, I can report that I am still able to re-light my own birthday candles every year with a big, strong, gust from the lungs. I wonder if Neil can claim the same.

Contact Jon at [email protected]

Gas Pricing Horrors

Jon Kaufman

Ukrop’s Super Market held a Pet Food Drive at their Ro-anoke store October 13-21, 2008 to benefit the Roanoke Valley SPCA’s PET (Pets Eat Too) Program. In all, nearly 2,600 pounds of the Paws Premium pet food was do-nated by Ukrop’s shoppers. Ukrop’s matched bag for bag, box for box, and bone for bone all donations pur-chased during the Pet Food Drive. The 5,200 pounds of pet food will fill the need of Manna Ministries and Meals on Wheels recipients for ap-proximately a two month pe-riod.

Since April, 2008, the RVSPCA has been providing pet food to Manna Minis-tries, operators of the Car-penter’s Foundation food pantry serving the work-ing poor. As a result of the downturn in the economy, the need for pet food has risen dramatically in recent months, with an average of 2,500 pounds being distrib-

uted each month to families with pets receiving assistance through the pantry. The do-nated pet food is helping to keep pets and people united; giving the family an alterna-tive to relinquishing their family pet to the local pound when times get tough, and food gets scarce.

The PET Program has been in existence since Janu-ary, 2007, when a partner-ship was developed with the Local Office on Aging (LOA) and the RVSPCA to feed the pets of recipients of Meals on Wheels. Since that time, more than 400 pounds of pet food per month has been provided by the RVSPCA to LOA for distribution to re-cipients of Meals on Wheels with pets. The LOA admin-isters the Meals on Wheels program in the Roanoke area. Recipients of Meal of Wheels

in the cities of Roanoke and Salem, Roanoke County, and portions of Botetourt County, have had their pet’s nutritional needs met as well as their own, thanks to this partnership.

The Roanoke Valley SPCA provides adoption services for homeless and unwant-ed animals from the City of Roanoke, Botetourt and Roanoke Counties, and the town of Vinton. The organi-zation also provides humane education to more than 3,000 students in the Roanoke Val-ley, pet assisted therapy pro-grams, as well as basic animal care classes.

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I have never made pumpkin soup but I have always wanted to. Well this year is the year! I carved a few hefty pumpkins yesterday so I have chunks of pumpkin waiting in the re-frigerator and a grocery list of what I need to pick up from Kroger in my back pocket. We can make this recipe together! Doesn’t it look good? I am go-ing to serve it up on Halloween evening; maybe I will make it a new family tradition. You can serve the soup out of a hol-lowed out pumpkin and serve it in individual small ones - I

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1 pumpkin, 5-6 lb¼ cup unsalted butter1 large yellow onion, finely chopped6 cups chicken stock1 bay leaf1 ½ cups light cream2 tbs grated orange zest2 tbs orange juice

1 tbs lemon juice1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg1/8 tsp ground ginger¾ lb of Gruyere cheese, shred-dedSalt and white pepper2 tbs finely chopped chives

-Cut pumpkin in half and scoop out any strings or seeds then cut away hard peel-Coarsely chop flesh so you have about 8 cups-In large saucepan melt butter over medium heat, add onion and sauté until turns golden-Add stock, chopped pumpkin and bay leaf -Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 15-30 min-utes, discard bay leaf-In small batches puree the soup in a food processor-Return soup to pan, stir in cream, orange zest, orange and lemon juices, nutmeg, ginger-Reserve a handful of cheese and sprinkle the rest into the soup -Stir over low heat until the cheese melts and blends in.-Season with salt and white pepper, pour into bowls and garnish with reserved cheese and chives

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Despite another valiant eff ort, the Patrick Henry Patriots fell to E.C. Glass 30-22 in Lynchburg last Friday night. Th e loss drops the Patriots to 1-7 on the season, and the team remains winless in Western Valley District play.

“As a team, this was the best game we have played all year,” Coach Bob Gray said. “Unfor-tunately, we beat ourselves.”

Th e Patriots got off to a quick start, as they marched down the fi eld on the opening drive of the game and took a 7-0 lead aft er a Kyle Smith 1-yard touchdown run. Aft er E.C. Glass responded with a touchdown drive of their own, the Patriots retook the lead when Xavier Stanley scored from 2 yards out to make it 14-7 Patrick Henry. Stanley fi nished with 105 yards rushing for the game.

“Upfront we were outstand-ing,” Gray said. “We blocked re-ally well.” But, as has become the

norm this season, the Patriot defense could not preserve the lead. Th e Hilltoppers scored 10 unanswered points, capped by a long touchdown pass, to grab a 17-14 lead at the half.

Two fumbles, one deep in PH territory, led to E.C. Glass touch-downs and a 30-14 defi cit.

Th e Patriots did not quit, however, and drew to within 30-22 late in the game aft er Dar-ren Th omas threw a touchdown pass to Dominic Alexander Jr. and then converted a 2-point conversion.

But Patrick Henry couldn’t corral the ensuing onside kick, and E.C. Glass ran out the clock for their fourth victory of the season. “We fought right to the end,” Gray said.

Th e Patriots seek their fi rst win in Western Valley District play when they take on G.W. Danville and star running back (and Virginia Tech recruit)

David Wilson on Friday night (Oct. 31).

“Th ese kids understand com-mitment,” Gray said. “We’re not gonna quit, we’re gonna keep working and try to get a win Friday.” Kickoff in Danville is set for 7:30pm.

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Patriots fall to E.C. Glass, look for fi rst district win

Th e William Fleming Colonels used a domi-nant rushing performance to defeat the Halifax County Blue Comets 27-10 in soggy conditions last Friday night at Patrick Henry High School.

Due to steady rain that fell throughout the night, the Colonels decided against throwing the ball, opting instead to put it in the hands of senior tailback LaCalvin Hickman. Th e de-cision proved to be a smart one as Hickman ran for two touchdowns and amassed over 140 yards on the ground for the game.

Th e Blue Comets, on the other hand, couldn’t get anything going on the ground, but had suc-cess moving the ball through the air, racking up over 250 yards passing. But the Colonel’s opportunistic defense forced four turnovers to help preserve the victory.

“It wasn’t our best game, but we played pretty solid across the board,” Coach Rob Senseney said. “We bent a little but we didn’t break.”

Aft er a fi eld goal put the Blue Comets up 3-0, Hickman scored both of his rushing touch-downs on consecutive drives to lift the Colonels to a 14-3 lead at the half.

Th e Colonel defense struck on the opening drive of the second half, as Shaquan Manning

returned an interception for a touchdown and a 21-3 lead.

Halifax continued to move the ball, however, and had several chances to make the game in-teresting in the fourth quarter. Th e Colonels then made two big plays to seal the win. With less than fi ve minutes to play, William Fleming recovered a fumble deep in their own territory to stop a potential scoring drive by the Blue Comets.

Derek Brown added a touchdown to end the scoring for the Colonels. Brown also contribut-ed over 70 yards to the Colonel rushing attack.

With their third straight win, the Colonels’ improved to 7-1 on the season, and remained undefeated in the Western Valley District at 3-0. Th ey can clinch the district championship with a win Saturday against E.C. Glass.

“We’re just going to treat it like a regular game and go about our business,” Senseney said. Kickoff at Patrick Henry is set for Saturday (Nov. 1) at 2pm.

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Colonels Run To Another Victory

the football season is winding down for the Knights of Cave Spring High School, but they probably won’t mind too much. Cave Spring (2-6, 0-3 in the River Ridge district) fell on the road at Christiansburg 38-8 last Friday, despite 206 passing yards from sophomore quarter-back Josh Woodrum. Erik Jacobsen hauled in 156 of those yards on nine receptions in a losing cause. The Knights have another tough assignment – they host Salem at Bogle Stadium this Friday night (Oct. 31) for what head coach Tim Fulton hopes is more treat than trick on Hal-loween night.

Photos by TJ Whitten

Knights linebacker Tucker Green (#55) (Top) tries to slow down the Blue Demons ground game. Michael Cole (#11) runs for the Knights (Below).

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Aft er splitting two matches against Hidden Valley during the regular season, Cave Spring High School’s volleyball squad swept the Titans in three games Tuesday night (25-23, 25-14, 25-18), moving on to the River Ridge District fi nal against Salem on Th urs-day. Both southwest county schools will move on to the regionals regardless; the Knights were 17-4 before the match with Salem while Hidden Valley fi nished their district play with the same 17-4 mark. Samantha Klosterman had 13 kills for the Titans, while Cave Spring’s Lauren Bosche' added to her VHSL career assist record with 32 more. Meredith Walker led the Knights attack with 11 kills.

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Knights Lauren Bosche' and Meredith Walker (Left) team up to reject a Titan shot.Hidden Valley’s Jes-sica Church (Far left) serves against Cave Spring Tuesday night.

Cave Spring wins rubber match in River Ridge semis

The North Cross School varsity soccer team has advanced to the VIS Division II quarterfinals and will travel to Atlantic Shores Christian School (Chesapeake, VA), a member of the Metro Conference, at 4 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 31. Atlantic Shores

is ranked second in the state, while North Cross School holds the sev-enth ranking.

"The players are excited for the opportunity to defend their state ti-tle. Atlantic Shores had an outstand-ing season, which included winning the Metro Tournament, and we look forward to facing such a quality op-ponent," said Head Coach James Brown.

The winner of the Oct. 31 game will go on to compete in the semi-finals against the winner of the Oct. 31 Virginia Episcopal School and Highland School game. The semi-finals and finals will be held at Sports Backer Stadium in Richmond, on Nov. 4 and Nov. 7.

North Cross Soccer Team Earns State Bid

Roanoke Valley Christian Schools had a great start to the new school year, with 94 students involved in fall sports, fi elding three teams each in boys’ soccer and girls’ volleyball. The Eagles varsity soccer team fi nished 1st in the district, 3rd in the region (VACA) and 4th in the state tournament. The varsity volleyball team fi nished 2nd in the district, 2nd in the region (VACA), and 4th in the state as well. RVCS was new to VACA (Virginia Association of Christian Athletics) this year, having previ-ously played in the VIC (Virginia Independent Conference) and BRC (Blue Ridge Conference).

RVC sports updateSteve McBride coached the RVC soccer team.Coach Basil Conner’s volleyball squad was fourth in the state.

Before and during the Cave Spring vs. Hidden Valley foot-ball game on Nov. 7 at, Bogle Stadium, Relay for Life and Marketing students from Hidden Valley High School will be collecting donations for Brenda King and her family. Bren-da, the Girls basketball coach at HVHS, is fighting Stage IV cervical cancer. All donations will go directly to her family. Checks can be made payable directly to Brenda King. Thank you in advance for your support. - Katrina Kish, Marketing Coordinator/Hidden Valley High School.

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Dear Mr. GottsteinYour recent column claiming

that passenger rail is no more effi cient than cars sounded a bit suspicious, since it goes in the face of all we are told, as well as common sense. So I decid-ed to investigate this American Dream Coalition, upon which you apparently base all of your information. My fi rst tip that this organization is a specifi -cally conservative voice was the link to the Heritage Foundation that I found on their site. But the more deeply I searched, the more it became clear that this organization is not only conser-vative, but specifi cally tied to big oil. What a shock that big oil would be anti-rail!!!

I don't know what your intent is. If it is to share facts, then you need to do your homework and better fl esh out your sources. If it is to promote the particular conservative agenda that seeks to thwart efforts to battle ur-ban sprawl and further kill the rail system, then you have done a wonderful job! But at least make that intent clear for your

readers. One would hope that you would at least provide both sides of an issue, not just one - if you are open to such an idea.

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Vote for McCain

Dear editor,Socialism is not change we can

live with. I would rather elect an imperfect

Republican than a perfect Socialist. I urge your readers to Vote McCain/Palin on Tues. Nov. 4.

JB MixonRoanoke, VA

Sam Rasoul for Congress

Dear editor,I have met Sam on several oc-

casions and am impressed with his ideas for the Sixth District as well as his qualifi cations to serve as our next Congressman from Virginia. I believe it is extremely important that Sam Rasoul be sent to Congress as one of Obama\’s support team. If we

get a large enough Democratic presence in the House and Sen-ate we will then be able to ac-complish what was promised two years ago but was blocked from doing so by President Bush and his supporters in addition to helping Barack Obama get through his agenda for America. Let\’s send hard working Sam to Congress.

John Clark, Roanoke, VA

The Sixth District De-serves Better

Dear editor,Representative Bob Good-

latte has voted against equal pay for women, has consistently voted against alternatives to oil, voted against education benefi ts for our veterans, and even voted against ending the horse slaugh-ter. Goodlatte has a letter grade of ìFî from the National Educa-tion Association, scored 0% out of a hundred from Environment America, the Campaign for Americaís Future, the Childrenís Health Fund, and has a 30% rat-ing from the Alliance for Retired

Americans. Sam Rasoul on the other hand wants to care for our military men and women, end our dependence on foreign oil by investing in clean energy, and make healthcare more af-fordable for all. A vote for Bob Goodlatte is a vote for the failed Bush policies of the past 8 years. The sixth district deserves bet-ter, vote for Sam Rasoul in No-vember.

Jennifer HammondRoanoke, VA

McCain will protect life

Dear editor,Our founding document, the

Declaration of Independence, claims: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Of these, the right to life comes fi rst, because without the right to life, all other rights are point-less.

Each generation has the re-

sponsibility to keep the free-doms of our great country alive, and voting is a part of that trust. John McCain and Sarah Palin are fi rmly pro-life. Sadly, Barak Obama is not. In 2001, 2002, and 2003, Obama led oppostion to the Illinois Born-Alive Infants Protection Act (BAIPA), a sim-ple three-sentence bill stating that every baby who achieved “complete expulsion or extrac-tion” from the mother, and who showed defi ned signs of life, was to enjoy the legal protections of a “person.” Instead of receiv-

ing health care, however, babies who survived a botched abor-tion were left to die from cold. Obama also supports gruesome partial-birth abortion.

Think, America! “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves” (Proverbs 31:8a).

Please support the pro-life team of McCain-Palin-Gilmore-Goodlatte.

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Tanglewood - Trick or TreatThe night includes trick-or-treating with mall tenants, games and activi-ties, and a Costume Contest (for ages 12 and under). Made possible through partnership with Roanoke County Parks Recreation & Tour-ism, Star Country, and Small Smiles Dental Center. When - 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Where - Tanglewood MallFor more- www.shoptanglewood.com

> Oct. 31 - Nov. 2Dollywood Harvest Celebra-tion - Bus TripThe Singles Travel Club (couples welcome too!), is sponsoring a bus trip to Dollywood, Country Tonite and The Smokey Mountains on Fri-day, October 31 - Sunday, Novem-ber 2, 2008.Where- Passengers can board the bus at the Bonsack Walmart, Route 460, Troutville; and at Hardee’s, 2038 W. Main Street, Salem (Exit 137).Cost- The price per person of: $295 double occupancy; $275 triple oc-cupancy; $265 quad occupancy; or $365 single occupany includes: Roundtrip motorcoach transpor-tation, 2 nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, admission to Dollywood, ticket to Country Tonite Theatre, a riding

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> Nov. 1Virginia Gentlemen Barber-shop Harmony Chorus Presents 39th Annual Show“Songs of Love and Laughter” is the theme of this year’s Virginia Gentlemen Annual Show. The Virginia Gentlemen is a group of 35 male singers, led by a dynamic female director, Erin O’Dell. When & Where - The show will be performed twice on Saturday, November 1, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke. Cost - All tickets are general admis-sion. Advance ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students. Groups of 8 or more seniors pay $8 apiece. Tickets are available at Blue Ridge Arts Council, 20 Church Avenue; from any cho-rus member; or from Ed Burke at (540) 977-0472, (540) 314-8304, or online at [email protected]. Visit our website at www.vagents.org.

Holiday HouseRoanoke Council of Garden Clubs presents Holiday House, a Thanks-giving and Christmas Bazaar on Saturday November 1. Arts/Crafts, Decorations, Baked Goods, Santa’s Pack Drawing, Silent Auction and Lunch available. Free Admission. When - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.Where - 3640 Colonial Avenue SW. For more - call 343-4519 from 9-12 noon.

Home Movie DayJoin Roanoke Public Libraries as they celebrateRoanoke’s fi rst Home Movie Day on Saturday, Nov. 1. Everyone who has old home movies on 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm is invited to bring their fi lms to be inspected and cleaned by trained archivists, and then screened. There will be games, priz-es, information on how to properly care for your movies and transfer them to DVD, refreshments and more!When - 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Where - Brody Room at the Main Library. Early fi lm drop-offs before Nov. 1 are encouraged.

> Nov. 6Thursday Morning Music ClubThe November meeting of the Thursday Morning Music Club will be Thursday, November 6. Thurs-day Morning Music Club is one of the oldest clubs in the Roanoke Val-ley, having been organized in 1908 and celebrating its 100th birthday. The December meeting will be held at Hotel Roanoke. Please

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The City of Roanoke was invited to present at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Conference in Atlanta re-cently, on the topic of attracting and retaining young adults in the creative economy. The con-ference amassed over 1,400 individuals from around the world – Mayors, economic develop-ment officials, corporate CEOs, consultants and vendors – offering specific expertise to bring back to their regional economies. We were able to share our progress and methods with others around the world, as well as, learn from others.

The key theme at the conference was the im-portance of regional branding. It was clear by the exhibitors and speakers how technology shapes these brands. One vendor, ZoomPros-pector.com, distributed a book called Economic Development Marketing (2008) based on their research of economic development organiza-tions. The organization found the most effective marketing strategy used by economic develop-ment organizations was the Internet /website. Yet, funding allocations were not aligned with this proven strategy.

Our region’s web presence is a tremendous opportunity to showcase ourselves to the world. There are so many fantastic web resources we can use to position ourselves in the global econ-omy such as blogs, Twitter, Fwix, LinkedIn, Fa-cebook, Flickr, Craigslist, etc. These resources are easy and inexpensive to use. It’s not one group, organization or website that will create our web presence – everyone can and should participate.

We need people to establish their own blog or use Twitter to communicate our story. We need people to add positive videos to YouTube. We need people to showcase the region’s beauty by submitting their photos on Flickr. We need people to tag Roanoke online content on Digg. These and other activities add to the online im-age and perception of a geographical region.

We must drive more on the information high-way by positively participating in these online communities. Everyone can help and we need it. Below are definitions of 10 online resources you must be using.

10 Online Resources You Should UseTwitter is a free social networking and mi-

cro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.

Flickr is an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community plat-form.

Fwix is a physical regional aggregator of con-tent in over 30 online communities. Roanoke is one of 21 U.S.cities listed.

Digg is a website made for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the Inter-net, by submitting links and stories, and voting and commenting on submitted links and sto-ries.

Craigslist is a central network of online com-munities, featuring free online classified adver-tisements and forums on various topics.

LinkedIn is a business-oriented social net-working site mainly used for professional net-working.

YouTube is a video sharing website where us-ers can upload, view and share video clips.

Google Reader is a Web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline.

A blog is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

Wikipedia is a free multilingual online ency-clopedia.

We have made financial investments in the offline image and perception of our region by creating welcome signs on the side of interstate highways as travelers pass through the region. However, what’s the return on investment for these expenditures? Could a percentage of those funds be used for search engine optimiza-tion? When people search Roanoke on Google, what will they see on the information super-highway? (Stuart Mease works for the City of Roanoke’s economic development department and is tasked with retaining/attracting young professionals)

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At last Thursday’s Roanoke City Council meet-ing IMD Investment Group, LLC asked for a fourth extension to complete and open the Wal-green’s drug store on Franklin Road near Ukrop’s. The requested extension to April 30, 2009, would not only allow for the building’s completion, but would give Walgreen’s time to hire workers and stock the store.

The performance agreement of November 18, 2004 gave IMD $9 million of tax credits over 15 years.

Councilman Court Rosen said after reading the details of the events that he did not agree with the length of the extension and the developer’s claim that ensuing events were out of their con-trol. Rosen wanted to see incentive penalties and a Walgreen’s opening by the first of the year. He said the city has performed its side of the agree-ment and the developer has not. Claiming it was costing $600,000 a year, Rosen said, "the city was being overly generous.”

Rosen said the first major delay came about because the developer did not know the require-ments for permitting in a wetlands area, which delayed the project for a year. “The developer should have known [this] going in - given where the property was situated.” Of a subsequent delay that resulted from a wall blowing down in a Feb-ruary storm. Rosen said, “the block masons were onsite and it only delayed them a week or two.”

IMD has met the other requirements of its first phase requirements and has spent in excess of $3 million on infrastructure. City Manager Darlene Burcham has recommended the extension, given that it is close to completion, with the understand-ing that Walgreen’s corporate policy does not al-low acceptance of new stores between the months of November and January. Burcham believed that the store would be open short of the six-month

extension requested.Burcham said that with Council’s discussion the

developer is getting a clear message. City Attor-ney William Hackworth said that if the extension is granted and the developer does not perform it would result in a breach of contract.

The Director of Finance Ann Shawver said she has been in discussion with Burcham and though the project is potentially an economic develop-ment benefit for Roanoke she thought that certain “remuneration” adjustments would be appropri-ate, should the six-month extension date not be met.

Rosen made the motion to table and wants the City to come back with not only an extension, but also penalties in the event of a delay beyond the next deadline. The vote was 5-1 with Mayor Bow-ers voting no.

Painter said there were circumstances beyond his control and that tabling the extension will give him time to work it out with the City. Asked if the delay was due to permitting issues or economic conditions relating to the “credit crunch,” Painter said that he had no comment - but indicated that it might have been a factor.

City Council Notes: another extension requested for Walgreen’s

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Web offers Roanokers opportunity to promote itself to the world

When you call the office of Two Robs on Brambleton Ave. in southwest Roanoke County, you’ll most likely hear the voice of “Mac” Rob at the other end of the phone. But don’t worry, if your Windows Vista program is acting up, he’ll refer you to “PC” Rob, who’ll be able to diagnose and fix what’s wrong.

That’s part of the strategy behind Two Robs computer service; to not only repair both operating systems, but to insure that Ma-cintosh and PC systems work together in business situations.

Rob “Mac” Underwood and Rob “PC” Miles have been in busi-ness for nearly four years. Originally, they called their company Computer Tech Solutions, wearing ties and business suits on sales calls. The duo, friends since third grade, found they didn’t really fit the ‘computer geek’ mold, however. “We felt like we were in-timidating people,” said Underwood.

They called on a friend, Karen Chase at the 224 Design adver-tising shop in Roanoke, who came up with the “Two Robs” moni-ker. “Many times you’ll come in during the summer and find us in shorts,” said Underwood, who along with Miles sported Hawaiian shirts on the day of their interview. Indeed, their casual style and witty banter are partly what endears them to clients.

With Two Robs, Chase turned a pair of computer repair and custom system geeks into a hipper duo, with a new company name, logo and look. “Its almost like they’re becoming the brand,” she noted to the Star-Sentinel in a recent story.

Rob Underwood said then that Chase watched the interac-tion between the two partners and talked to their customers be-fore suggesting changes. Some couldn’t recall their former name (Custom Tech Solutions), but they knew them as the two Robs informally. The pair often bickers good-naturedly about issues, including politics. The name stuck. “Trying to figure out where we wanted to draw the line between casual and professional. She

was very good at doing that,” says Underwood. The new logo “just looks like fun,” he adds. TwoRobs.com also demonstrates their new image on line.

“Our clients say they are happy we can dumb stuff down for them so they can understand, but not talk down to them,” said Miles. Service is also an integral part of their business plan. “We’ll go to businesses or homes, but we tell them up front that it will be cheaper for them if they bring the computers to us,” said Under-wood.

And just what are the main problems clients encounter? “Virus-es,” the two say in unison. “Don’t click on links,” said Miles. “Go to the website directly to install programs like Adobe and Flash Player.” Failure to back up files is another problem they see fre-quently. “We ask clients how far back they can go for their data,” said Underwood. “If it’s 30 days, then back it up every 30 days.”

“Backing up files is like flossing your teeth,” added Miles. “It’s not exciting, but you should still do it on a regular basis.”

They also recommend storing the data in two different places, just in case. Still, things can go wrong and when they do, Two Robs offers a one-stop shop.

“We are among a very few who can make Macs and PC’s work together,” said Miles, who is certified in Windows. He learned to work on computers while in the military, stationed in Germany. “I couldn’t find anybody to fix the thing, so I learned how to do it myself,” he said.

Underwood has a retail background and learned to use a Mac through work in graphic arts. They operated separate businesses for several years before realizing they could combine their ser-vices to provide a complete package.

As for the Mac vs. PC wars, they concede that both have their ad-vantages. “Macs are creative; PC’s are for the business side. That’s

the general consensus, “said Miles. The Two Robs serve as middlemen for Dell computers and

have different used computer models for sale. They also provide a recycling center for old computers. “We make sure all your data is cleaned from the hard drive; then we recycle the parts,” said Underwood. From service to maintenance to sales, the Two Robs seek to instill faith in their clients that, as they state on their web-site, TwoRobs.com: “Computers are not the enemy.” Contact either Rob at 777-0071.

Two Robs: covering the computer bases - and slightly hipper these days

Rob Underwood (left) and Rob Miles Photo by Melanie Burnette

By Melanie Burnette witn contributions by Gene [email protected]

WSLS Vice President and General Manager Warren Fiihr announced John Carlin's plan to retire from broadcast television to join AccessPR, a division of Access Advertising+Design, as se-nior vice president. Longtime anchor/reporter Jay Warren will join Karen McNew as the WSLS fea-tured anchor team.

"John Carlin's legacy is unparalleled as a well-

respected, beloved member of the WSLS team for more than 20 years," said Fiihr. "As he steps down from the anchor desk, we feel fortunate to have Jay Warren ready to assume his duties. Jay has been working closely with John and Karen for more than a decade now, and he's uniquely qualified to continue delivering the news that Southwest Vir-ginians trust."

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Author Lorie Long discussed her new book - A Dog Who's Always Welcome: Assistance and Th erapy Dog Trainers Teach You How to Socialize and Train Your Companion Dog re-cently at the Roanoke County Library Head-quarters. Th e 'Author Talk' and book signing was sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Long trains dogs and competes in Agility, Tracking and Obedience. She and her Border Terrier, Dash, have earned the highest honor in Agility - the Master Agility Champion title awarded by the AKC. She is a trainer and mem-ber of the Star City Canine Club in Salem.

Bill Watson, president of Roanoke Valley SPCA, introduced Long, adding that, "the sin-gle biggest reason why an animal is turned into a pound is because [it] is not well-mannered."

Long said that people oft en misinterpret nat-ural tendencies in certain breeds as a behavior problem. She told the story of one man that was ready to give up on his Siberian Husky be-cause, when leashed, the dog pulled his mother down the front steps. One thing that he failed to realize: for a Husky, every molecule in that dog's brain shouts "pull" when harnessed in any way. It is what that dog was born to do.

Th rough the process of socialization, Long said that owners can teach dogs to react to their environment in a managed way, using specifi c steps outlined in her book. "Most of the time, the environment competes with a dog's behav-ior training," Long told those gathered at the library in southwest Roanoke County. Th ey may be taught to obey commands in the living room, but once outside, they become oblivious what they have been taught. Th e process of so-cialization will take away that competition.

She spoke of learning how to understand what dogs are saying to us. One chapter of A Dog Who's Always Welcome is devoted to in-terpreting the body language that dogs use to communicate. Long said, "Something interest-

ing happens when your dog feels understood by you. It is an incredible change in your rela-tionship; it goes to a whole new level."

She also suggested that a potential dog owner evaluate their lifestyle and what kind of owner or trainer they will be. It is wise to research a breed, to understand what their natural be-haviors and tendencies are. Th is applies also to adopting dogs from a shelter. Th e Roanoke SPCA has an Animal Behaviorist on staff ; they work with potential adopters to make the right pet choice for their lifestyle.

October is Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month. In addition to having Long to speak about her book, the County headquarters is collecting dry dog and cat food. Preferred brands can be ob-tained from the Roanoke County Library web site. Th ere will also be a silent auction, which includes gift s for pets and people, which runs until 6:00 PM this Friday, October 31. All items are on display at the HQ/419 Library and pro-ceeds will go to benefi t the RVSPCA.

“Author Talk” highlights companion/therapy dog training

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Lorie Long talks about her new book – with the help of a friend.

The second annual Roa-noke Arts Festival is a short-ened affair this year, just two days long instead of four, and has been moved back by a month (to November 8-9) to coincide with the opening of the Taubman Museum of Art. Arts Festival manager Rick Salzberg calls the Taub-man opening “such a singular and notable moment in the cultural life of the region,” in noting that it made sense to tie the festival to its debut.

Salzberg anticipates going back to the first weekend in October in 2009, when the festival is “likely,” to go back to four days as well. Under-attended and perhaps under-promoted in its first year, Roanoke City government leaders envision it eventually as a much longer cultural happening, along the lines of the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. “It has to, and we can do it,” said Salzberg, who adds that the “template” being cre-ated this year – different art genres, various venues – will be handy when planning fu-ture festivals.

Once again the city-spon-sored event runs the gamut from avant-garde puppet shows to free concerts at Elm-wood Park for the younger crowd with the Magic Twig Community (a group of local bands) and tried-and-true Crystal Gayle at Jefferson Center on Sunday, Novem-ber 9. See the complete list of events, venues and times at roanokeartsfest.org.

The Tony-award winning play Doubt will be staged at Mill Mountain Theatre’s smaller Waldron Stage on November 7, 8 and 9 after a run at Hollins University this weekend. The play, which becomes a major motion pic-ture next month, is a joint production between the the-

ater departments at Hollins and Virginia Tech. Hollins department chair Ernie Zulia will direct Doubt, the second straight year that the school will be involved with the Ro-anoke Arts Festival.

The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra joins in with “Spir-it over Oppression,” a concert at Shaftman Performance Hall at 3pm on November 9, also the second time the RSO has joined forces with Salz-berg and company.

Food even enters the equa-tion as the new Virginia Western Community College Culinary Institute stages “An Explosion of the Culinary Arts,” across from the Dumas Center on Henry Street, on both days of the festival. The institute itself is right across the street at the remodeled Claude Moore complex. “Talk to a chef – they are artists as we know,” notes Salzberg. It’s free, as are many but not all festival events, and tastings will be offered.

The puppetry mentioned previously is Bull – A Puppet Musical, written by Hidden Valley Middle School teach-er Alex Lucas. “Even more than last year perhaps there’s something for everyone,” said Salzberg.

The Taubman Museum is doing its part by hosting “Fiddlefest Lite,” a bluegrass concert, on November 9. That same night at 5pm Roa-noke filmmaker and Virginia Tech professor Paul Harrill will show two short films at the Grandin Theatre, one of which, (Gina, actress, 29) was a Sundance Festival win-ner in 2001.

Several museums are get-ting into the act with exhi-bitions at the same time and the monthly Art By Night gallery walking tour will be moved to the weekend of the arts festival, when a throng of

tourists are also expected for the Taubman Museum open-ing on the 8th. Salzberg is ea-ger to see how the Taubman debut will affect the Arts Fes-tival and the cultural scene in Roanoke itself. “We’re in the eye of a very exciting hurri-cane.”

Alex Lucas (Left) and Phillip Hatter with the “actors” from Bull: A Puppet Musical.

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Almost ribbon cutting time: Th e Taubman Museum of Art lift s the curtain next week with a member preview on Th urs-day, a gala on Friday and a grand opening on Saturday, November 8. Coming in the next Roanoke Star-Sentinel: a conversation with Executive Director Georganne Bingham about the big event and the museum’s future plans.

The Wright Kids are performing at the Roanoke Main Library, Veteran's Day, Tuesday, November 11, from 6-8 pm. They will be playing live, hosting a Q&A and signing autographs. CD’s will be available and footage from their appearance on America's Got Talent will be shown. Phone 540-853-1057 for more information.

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