This release was submitted by Mark McClain with Roanoke Valley Cool Cities. Check out their comments below about the Roanoke County Board’s move to reduce emissions by 3% in a year.

“Culminating nearly two years of planning and analysis, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors approved three resolutions yesterday, paving the way for a multi-year campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are widely acknowledged to be a principal cause of global climate change. Prior to introducing the resolutions, Cave Spring District Supervisor Charlotte Moore acknowledged the work of county staff, local scientists who provided technical expertise, Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition and several of its affiliates, and Roanoke Cement, a Titan America Company that provided funding for expert assistance to the County in this project. All three resolutions passed by unanimous vote of the five members of the Board of Supervisors.

Following the Board action, Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition’s Diana Christopulos commented, “We’re so grateful to Charlotte Moore, without whose efforts this great achievement might not have been possible. We are very excited to be a part of this landmark decision, and we look forward to working with the new citizens’ committee, the Board of Supervisors, and county staff, as they sustain their quest to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and strive toward a smart, clean energy future for our community.”

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Here’s another photo from Salem’s win in the regional semi-finals on Wednesday night. Here, Reggie Barnette celebrates after the overtime victory over Pulaski.

Photo by Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times

Earlier today, we posted an entire photo gallery of 30 photos from the game, thanks to Wendell Jones.

As always, do you have photos from the game? Or any game involving teams or players from Salem, Glenvar or western Roanoke County? If so, you can share at news@sosalem.com

OTHER RECENT COVERAGE OF SALEM HIGH SCHOOL:
* Feb. 24: Five Salem students inducted into language honor society
* Feb. 23: Black History Month at Salem High School
* Feb. 23: Salem Forensics wins district, advances to state
* Feb. 21: Photo of Salem wrestler at state tournament
* Feb. 20: Photo of Salem wrestlers who will be at state tournament
* Feb. 20: Photos from Salem’s win in River Ridge district championship game
* Feb. 18: Photos from Salem’s win over Pulaski in district tournament

Salem won an exciting 61-55 overtime victory over Pulaski Wednesday night in the regional semi-finals, and we have a photo gallery of the action from Wendell Jones.

Thanks, Wendell.

Salem’s win puts the Spartans not only in Friday’s regional championship game against Hidden Valley, but also guarantees a slot in the state tournament next week.

Do you have photos from the game? Or any game, for that matter, involving teams or players from Salem, Glenvar or elsewhere in western Roanoke County? If so, you can share at news@sosalem.com.

OTHER RECENT COVERAGE OF SALEM HIGH SCHOOL:
* Feb. 24: Five Salem students inducted into language honor society
* Feb. 23: Black History Month at Salem High School
* Feb. 23: Salem Forensics wins district, advances to state
* Feb. 21: Photo of Salem wrestler at state tournament
* Feb. 20: Photo of Salem wrestlers who will be at state tournament
* Feb. 20: Photos from Salem’s win in River Ridge district championship game
* Feb. 18: Photos from Salem’s win over Pulaski in district tournament

In honor of Women’s History Month, Roanoke College will host its annual Women’s Forum event, a series of events March 15-22. This week-long celebration will include lectures, discussions, exhibitions, performances and other events that feature or focus on women in areas across the liberal arts. All events are free. For more detailed information, check out our website www.roanoke.edu/womensforum.

Sunday, March 15

**”The Clothesline Project”

“The Clothesline Project” is a display of shirts designed by victims of rape and their friends or family and is hosted by the Sexual Assault Awareness & Recovery Team. Opening night, 5:30 p.m. Colket Center Atrium (display continues through March 22).

**”Girls Fight Back!”

“Girls Fight Back” is an interactive program aimed at preventing and fighting back against violence, combining cutting edge safety training, empowerment and simple techniques that are easy to remember. The program is delivered in a comedic fashion, using a practical and down-to-earth approach to safety. This event is hosted by the Office of Community Programs and Special Events, Sexual Assault Awareness & Recovery Team, and the Panhellenic Council. 5:30 p.m. Colket Center Wortmann Ballroom.

Monday, March 16

**International Women’s Day Reception

Honoring mothers, wives, sisters, friends and colleagues. To inspire women and celebrate their achievements. Activities include dance, music, special recognitions and a bilingual poetry reading performance of “Female Voices of Latin America/Voces femeninas de Latino América.” This event is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Hispanic Organization for Leadership & Achievement. 4:30 p.m, Pickle Lounge.

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Hey – making the honor roll isn’t always a piece of cake! Check out the Glenvar middle-schoolers that made the grade - keep reading below to see them all - and be sure to give them (and their folks) an “attaboy” next time you see ‘em.

Sixth Grade A Honor Roll
Andrew Gibson, Katherine Grinnell, Laura Leonard, Carolyn Marciniec, Maggie Wilbourne, Hunter Wilson

Sixth Grade A/B Honor Roll
Nicole Bahr, Claire Bailey, John Barnett, Madison Boudreaux, Brittany Burton, Andrew Chapman, Alaina Crockett, Tristian Crockett, Megan Crouch, James Dishner, Brittney Duffy, Steven Ferrell, Maria Figaro, Laura Foster, Anna Gladden, Nicholas Harvey, Thomas Helmick, Anna Helton, Taylor Hinchee, Anna Holland, Megan Jacobs, Mallory Jengo, Benjamin Jenkins, Charles Kiser, John Kotheimer, Taylor Landreth, Sabrina Leftwich, Andrew McClung, Jill Moran, Benjamin MtCassell, William Nalley, Jordan Neal, Michelle Nester, Colin Newton, Andrew Norris, Rachael Perkins, Chance Reed, Saphire Reyes, Lauren Seiger, Jessica Stephenson, Victoria Stinson, Cory Thompson, Dustin Turman, Emily Tuttle, Jeremy Williams, Devonte Wilson, Jessica Wilson, Madison Winters, David Witt, Zachary York, Cody Young

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“Peter Houhoulis (left), with OfficeMax Enterprise Solutions, presents National College Vice President Lenora Downing with a check for $21,111.97 representing his company’s 2008 contribution to the College’s general scholarship fund.OfficeMax, which provides office products and supplies for all 25 National College campuses, has made annual scholarship donations to National College for the past several years. Thank you, Peter and OfficeMax for your support of our students!”

Submitted by Nancy Simmons, National College Communications Coordinator

Got news or photos that you’d like to see in So Salem? Send it to news@sosalem.com or give your So Salem community journalist (me!) a shout at miranda.adkins@sosalem.com.

Outdoor Adventure and Recreational Activities will be offered to fulfill the 10th grade requirement for PE. This course is a cooperative effort between Roanoke County Schools and Camp Roanoke. The course will run from June 22 – July 9 at Cave Spring High School. The cost will be $300.For more information about these courses, please visit the Roanoke County Public Schools web page: http://www.rcs.k12.va.us. Due to the limited enrollment, registration for these three courses will be available on the web site beginning March 16. Enrollment for other summer school courses (including a more traditional PE 9 and 10), will be done through the guidance department beginning May 19.

The Joseph C. Thomas Center at Richfield Retirement Community will present its second ‘Ms. JCT Beauty Pageant, Friday, March 6, 2009 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. It is free to the public.

The pageant will feature musical entertainment by local artist Tom Adams and will be hosted by Bob Henderson and Miss Virginia 1983, Lisa Aliff Greenleaf. Also attending will he area pageant winners.

The Joseph C. Thomas Center, an assisted living facility on the Richfield campus, is located at 3939 Daugherty Road Salem, Va. , exit 137 off of I-81, directly behind the Glenvar Library.

For more information, contact Beverly Adams, coordinator of life enrichment at Richfield, at 380-1566.

Check out these photos from John Bryant with Superkicks Karate:

“The students from Wesleyan Preschool became black belts for a day. My name is John Bryant and I teach at Super Kicks Karate in Salem. On February 18th I was invited to teach a life skills class to the children and I was very impressed by their attentiveness and great enthusiasm.

In our class we discussed the importance of setting and achieving your goals, developing and showing your confidence, and of course having a “black belt attitude” which means never giving up and always doing your best.

Each of the students did an incredible job and the excitement ran high as we practiced getting away from strangers and our front kicks. Thank you Wesleyan Preschool for having me by, I enjoyed the opportunity to share the martial arts with your incredible students!
John Bryant / Super Kicks Karate”

John also sent photos from GW Carver’s Get Fit health fair. Click here to see the rest of them! For more about the health fair, visit our blog entry from Feb. 20.

You can send your news tips, photos, and story ideas to news@sosalem.com just like John did, and we’ll post ’em up here on the Notebook!

Looking for computer classes or family and children’s activities? Keep reading for a list of all the events happening at the Roanoke County Public Libraries in March. Most of the events are free, and the Glenvar Library events are in bold.

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