Editor’s note: Star-Sentinel contributor Susan Ayers struggles with Fibromyalgia. National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, led by the National Fibromyalgia Association, was observed earlier this week. This year’s campaign theme, “Fibromyalgia Affects Everyone,” focuses on the far-reaching effects of this common, chronic pain disorder—from broken lives to the financial impact on patients and society. An estimated 10 [...]
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Music, food and ethnic dance from dozens of nations took center stage at Elmwood Park Saturday for the 19th annual Local Colors celebration. Audience participation was encouraged at the end of the day’s festivities as Local Colors Organizer Pearl Fu invited everyone on stage to sing well-known songs of peace and love. According to Fu, [...]
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The City of Roanoke and the Roanoke Arts Commission (RAC) announce the selection of Madeline Wiener of Denver, Colo., by a citizen panel to create an outdoor sculpture for the newly remodeled Gainsboro Branch Library. City Council approved the selection at its meeting Monday, May 4. Wiener’s proposal for “Reading Garden” was selected from four [...]
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The Hotel Roanoke’s Convention Center played host to world famous tattoo artists recently at the first Roanoke Tattoo Convention. Artists came from Japan, Amsterdam, Australia and Ecuador to showcase their work. Working alongside the international contingent were local tattoo artists from Alex’s New Tattoo and Cherry Bomb Tattoo in Roanoke. Eddie Yeary, co-owner of Cherry [...]
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Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition named award winners in five categories at its annual meeting May 16 at Western Virginia Water Authority’s Spring Hollow Water Treatment Facility. The Coalition recognized individuals, organizations, and companies deemed to have the greatest impact toward reducing the greenhouse gas emissions recognized to be a principal cause of global climate [...]
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Faith Christian Falls in VACA State Final: The Faith Christian Warriors girls’ soccer team ended the most successful season in school history with a 4-1 loss in the Virginia Association of Christian Athletics (VACA) state championship game to Fresta Valley Christian School. The Warriors defeated SWVA Home School 2-1 to reach the final, but were [...]
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The Cave Spring Knights defeated the Blacksburg Bruins 2-1 April 23, ending Blacksburg’s 64-game unbeaten streak in River Ridge District. At the time, it was just a regular season game that put Cave Spring in first place in the soccer standings. But to Head Coach Matt Neale, it was all the validation he needed that [...]
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The Knights may have lost to their south county rivals in baseball, but Cave Spring defeated Hidden Valley 5-2 in the softball season finale at home last Friday. The loss marred the Titans’ perfect River Ridge District record, but Hidden Valley still locked up the regular season title at 9-1.
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Hidden Valley defeated Cave Spring 10-4 in River Ridge baseball last weekend, a prelude, perhaps, to the River Ridge District tournament that takes place this week. Clark Irvine #10 (above) hit a home run for the Titans, to help lead the attack against the visiting Knights.
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Two Californians, Scott Hagestad and Jane Rah, won the Scott Robertson Memorial golf tournament over the weekend at Roanoke Country Club. The Robertson is one of the top junior competitions in the country. Daniela Lendl, daughter of former tennis star Ivan Lendl, threatened to become the third sibling to win the 15-18 year old girls [...]
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