I passed a very odd looking turtle at Colorado and Blvd. at about 9:15 a.m. [Thursday]. All brown, somewhat dinosaur-looking and pretty big, too. I did call animal control. They open at 10 a.m.
Submitted by Penny Stinnett.
Do you have any interesting animal spottings you’d like to share? Email news@sosalem.com.
Here are photos of my grandson Blake‘s first Easter. He is exploring items from his first Easter basket and the eggs he found from our annual Easter egg hunt. Also, here is a picture of four generations of Shelors together on Easter. My father’s (John, who passed away in 1988) family is orginally from Germany but settled in Meadows of Dan, Va. when they came to America. Pictured left to right are my son Josh holding his son Blake, my mother Laura and myself.
Submitted by Glenn Shelor.
Here are some pictures of Aspen and Faith Shelor during an Easter Egg Hunt at their Gammy Linda and Paw Paw’s JR’s house in Salem, submitted by their Paw Paw.
Do you have pictures from the holiday? You can share them here, if you’d like, by emailing them to news@sosalem.com
Connie Stone and Normie Dickerson present Brenda McManaway with a gift certificate for her diligent work with the Blue Ridge District Flower Show held at the Salem Museum.
Happy anniversary to us!
Like other anniversaries, So Salem’s marker put me in an historical mood. (Such occasions also prompt cake-lust, but that’s another story.) Hats off to history!
So, Salem, although these seem like random topics from my spring-fevered head, there’s a bit of a theme:
“She might never have left!” Museum Director John Long and Assistant Director Helen Johnson agreed. “There’s a cot in the back; she could still be here from yesterday,” John joked.
Perfect! I mused. An overnight would have fit the show’s theme: “Night at the Museum.”
Indeed Connie had logged many an hour, heading volunteers from the Salem Garden Club, and working with Salem Museum staff and docents. Proceeds from the event’s plant-&-garden sale benefitted SGC’s landscaping projects at the museum.
Visitors admired floral designs – many cleverly incorporating “museum-y” themes (say, ancient Egypt) – and horticultural entries. And walls were laden with art-depicting-flowers by past, present and “budding” Salem artists. John had been surprised by the response: “We expected a dozen, but received 90 entries.” (The art exhibit ran through April 23rd’s herb sale / Virginia Garden Week homes tour.)
Attired head-to-toe in painstakingly embroidered, family-heirloom finery, docent Laura Norris seemed an elegant exhibit herself. From a charming basket she handed out sachets filled with lavender harvested from the Museum last fall.
With the great Boy Scouting exhibit, and the fascinating World War II POW “Bus-eum” April 18th (co-sponsored by the Friends of the Salem Library) – well, the Salem Museum has been bustling. (“Scouting” will run until about Aug. 6, said John.)
Like that plaque honoring Salem Museum volunteers (full disclosure: donated by my parents), here’s a tip of my colonial bonnet to all who keep us mindful of our history.
What’s the best — or worst — advice your mother gave you? Please email me for probable use in an upcoming column.
For the third year in a row, we asked readers of So Salem to pick The Best of Salem. The votes poured in; nearly double the number in 2010 and more than five times the number of votes we got our first year. So there’s a lot more competition. In some cases, we had repeat winners, we’ve noted those with an asterisk (*) who won last year, as well. Those with a double asterisk (**) have won all three years. But we also had some new winners — and some new categories, too.
So without further ado, here’s who you picked as this year’s Best Of . . . Read more »
Over a dozen departments from the city of Salem and businesses gathered at the Salem Civic Center to put on the annual career fair for Salem city’s elementary schools, organized by guidance counselors Friday, April 8.
Participants included the Electric, Water, Fire and EMS departments, the Salem Commonwealth Attorney’s office, RHBM Architects, Mac and Bob’s, robotics/computer programming from Virginia Western Community College, and Derek Wray with the Salem High School automotive program.
The event is organized to get the soon-to-be middle schoolers thinking about how to approach the pre-career choices they’ll make starting in the next few grade levels, said South Salem Elementary guidance counselor Mandy Dallas.
-Miranda Beck
Ready for Salem After Five?
The first “Salem After Five” of 2011 will be held tomorrow, Friday, April 29, 5:30 p.m. at the Salem Farmers Market. The featured band will be “Project 4″ and proceeds will benefit the Salem Rescue Squad and the Community Christmas Store.
The popular concert series is sponsored by the City of Salem Parks and Recreation, Q99-FM, RE/MAX – Real Estate One of Salem and Pepsi.
Admission: Adults just $5, children 12 and under are free. There will be a children’s play area set up in the Market, as well as food vendors featuring Leb’s Grill, Salem Pizza & Subs, Salem Ice Cream Parlor, and Ol’ Mule Hot Dog Co.
No coolers, outside food or drinks, rollerblades, skateboards or pets allowed on the premises.
For additional information call Salem Parks and Recreation at 540-375-3057.
Submitted by city of Salem, photo by Miranda Beck
Standing (from left): Remington Stanley (Glenvar Middle School), Ethan Light (ALMS), Alex Persinger (ALMS), Jeremy Eubank (Northside Middle School) and Bradley Kinder(Cave Spring Middle School). Kneeling (from left): Kyle Campbell (ALMS), Brendan Carroll (ALMS), Anthony Morris (ALMS), Zack Beard (Glenvar Middle School), Troy Mitchell (Glenvar Middle School) and Adam Spangler(ALMS). Coaches (from left): Darren Eubank, Jacob Carroll, Joe Morris and Glenn Campbell. Photo by Katelin Campbell.
The 13U Virginia Sluggers won the Easter Rally in Dublin, VA on Saturday April 23rd.
Submitted by Glenn Campbell.
The city of Salem is accepting used computers, televisions, and any kind of electronic equipment.
Goodwill will be on hand to take any donations that cannot be refurbished or are not needed for the program, so bring what you’ve got from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5 at Salem’s city hall.
For more information, contact the city planning department at 375-3007.
Meeting scheduled for Monday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Roanoke County will hold a third community meeting to present information and receive input concerning the Glenvar Community Plan on Monday, May 2, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Glenvar Middle School Forum, located at 4555 Malus Drive in Salem.
The community meeting will begin with a brief presentation on the results of the visioning exercises and visual preference survey conducted in the summer of 2010, the Glenvar Focus Group, and the alternative future land use scenarios developed by the Focus Group. Following the presentation, the future land use scenarios will be displayed in an open-house format for public question and comment.
There will also be an opportunity to view the future land use scenarios and submit comments online following the meeting at www.roanokecountyva.gov/GlenvarPlan. Once adopted, this plan will become a part of the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is a general, long-range policy and implementation guide for decisions regarding growth and development.
Citizens may contact Amanda Micklow in the Department of Community Development at amicklow@roanokecountyva.gov or (540) 772-2068 ext. 228 with any questions.
Submitted by Roanoke County.
