The Youth at Tabernacle Baptist Church will be having Spaghetti Luncheon Sunday, February 19, around noon, after the church service.

The menu: Homemade spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, and dessert.

Adults $6 & Children $3*. ALL FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS CENTRIFUGE CAMP DEPOSIT.

*Buy two children’s ticket and get the third free. Eat a delicious lunch after service and a little entertainment from the Dance ministry. Tickets on sale now

For more information or for tickets, contact Chimere at 257-3882 or the church’s youth director at 540-309-2892

Submitted by Chimere Brown

The City of Salem Parks and Recreation Department will be holding online registrations for spring youth sports from Feb 1st– Feb 24th. Register online at www.salemva.gov (Parks and Recreation Link) or visit the Salem Sports Office at 925 Union Street between Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.

For more information please call us at (540) 375-4094.

Leagues Offered:

Youth Baseball ages 6-18
Youth Softball ages 6-18
Youth Boys Soccer ages 6-12

Submitted by Jed Roberts, City of Salem Parks and Recreation

Roanoke College senior marketing intern Brittany Motill of Connecticut, left, She's International owner Diane Speaks, and RC freshman employee Hannah Inman of Lynchburg. Photo Miranda Beck, So Salem

She’s International at 112 East Main St. is hosting a “Suits for Success” drive Thursday through Saturday February 23, 24, and 25 to benefit women at The Turning Point, the Rescue Mission, GiGi’s Closet, TAP Women’s Rescue Center and other women-oriented-missions.

“We’re looking for anything that a woman can get to help her return to work successfully,” said owner Diane Speaks. Suits and other business attire (from business-dressy to business-casual) and accessories, preferably dry-cleaned before drop-off, will go directly to the shelters and missions.

For questions or more information, call 375-2667 or email shesinternatl@aol.com. The store’s website is www.shesinternationalboutique.com

-Miranda Beck

On January 6, 18 students from Salem High School’s Distributive Education Clubs of America competed at the District Leadership Conference held at New River Community College.

Three students placed and advanced to the State Leadership Conference, which will be held in Norfolk, VA, March 9-11:

1st place overall in Retail Merchandising Services – Kendrick Hochstetler, Kendrick is also our DECA President this year.
1st place overall in Sports and Entertainment Marketing – Michael Hager, Michael is our Vice President.
2nd place overall in Communications – Jonathan Cribb.  Jonathan is a first year marketing student and this is a great accomplishment for him.

Along with these three gentleman, we will have several other student attend the State Leadership Conference as team members and one might even attend the leadership seminar to learn more about DECA in preparing to be an officer next year.

Submitted by Michelle Kovac, Salem High School Marketing Teacher, DECA sponsor

Reader Gene Bourne sends us this news tip:

CHARLESTON, S.C. - College of Charleston men’s basketball head coach Bobby Cremins has decided to take a medical leave of absence effective immediately. Associate Head Coach Mark Byington has been appointed as interim head coach.

[...]

Byington has been Cremins’ top assistant for the last six years and has coached nine years overall at CofC as a member of former head coach Tom Herrion’s coaching staff from 2002-04 and 2005-06.

Here’s the link for the full story.

Salem Public Library winter and spring story times for January – May 2012

Register for Story Time at the Salem Public Library at the check-out desk.

Toddler program: Ages 18 mos. to 3 years old. The Toddler program is an early literacy based program using rhymes, songs, finger plays, puppets, and books to stimulate young children. It is designed for the parent of caregiver to sit and interact with their child. Time: 25-30 minutes

Pre-school program: Ages 3-5 years old. This is a theme-based program with a focus on developing a love of books and library time. It is a time for the child to develop independence and therefore the parent does not stay with the child. Children and parents form friendships here at the library that can last a lifetime. The last 15 minutes is a craft/art time.

Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Elephant Time
Feb. 7-8: Swing with the Monkeys
Feb. 14-15: Valentine + party (sign up for snacks one week prior to party)
*No story time for Feb. 21-22
Feb. 28-29: Pets are Nice
March 6-7: Hatfuls of Fun
March 13-14: Green Things
March 20-21: Spring has Sprung
April 3-4: Easter + egg hunt (bring a easter basket and 12 filled eggs per child)
*No story time for April 10-11
April 17-18: Planting a garden
April 24-24: Butterfly wings
May 1-2: Slow down Turtle
May 8-9: Down by the Seashore
May 15-16: End of year + party (sign up for snacks one week prior to party)

For more information, call the library at 375-3089 or visit www.salemlibrary.info

Submitted by Maureen Harrill, Youth Services librarian

A woman who said she was injured in a roller coaster wreck at the Salem Fair last summer has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the ride’s operator.

To read the rest of the breaking news story by Roanoke Times reporter Laurence Hammack, click here.

STEPHANIE KLEIN-DAVIS | The Roanoke Times Photo taken January 22, 2011 Austin Carder, 5, serves a tray full of his mother, Michele Carder's buffalo wild wing soup, from Salem Terrace at Harrogate at the Souper Bowl event held at the Taubman Museum on Sunday afternoon.

Michele Carder, executive chef at Salem Terrace at Harrogate, a fairly new assisted living facility in Salem, made the soup that was voted the best at Sunday’s [Jan. 22] third annual Souper Bowl charity fundraiser. The event raised some $20,000 for the Roanoke Rescue Mission and Roanoke Area Ministries.

To read the rest of Lindsey Nair’s Fridge Magnet blog post (with the recipe and links to more info.) click here.

Congratulations to the Ardell Stone School of Dancing Performing Company!  The Ardell Stone dancers competed in Tremaine’s Regional Dance Competition in Washington, DC.  The girls competed against dancers from New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.  They were judged on technique, showmanship, choreography and costumes.

The Junior Company won 2nd place Lyrical and 3rd place Jazz!  This was their first competition!

The Senior Company won 1st place Lyrical and 2nd Place Jazz!

The Ardell Stone dancers also took classes in jazz, ballet, contemporary, street, tap and hip hop dance from some of the leading dance professionals in the country.

In addition, the dancers auditioned for dance scholarships to attend future Tremaine Dance Conventions.  Congratulations to Sidney Green for being selected for a Teen Convention Scholarship!

Congratulations to McKenna Hayes (Salem High) – Senior Audition Finalist; Ella Hodson – Teen Audition Finalist; Emily Allara – Junior Audition Finalist.

Photo:  Back row, from left: Drew Wesley (Virginia Western), Cameron McCarty (Hidden Valley High), Haley Leipzig (HVHS), Cheyenne Parker (HVHS), Callie Hale (Salem High), Kathryn Kallam (HVHS), Mackenzie Price (SHS), April Martin (Cave Spring High) and Rhiannon Jennings (Patrick Henry High). Front row left to right: Katie Shubert (Franklin Co. High), Robyn Lewis (HVHS), Katie Snyder (PHHS), Maddy Dodd (HVHS), Brianna Cody (Northside High), Sidney Green (Hidden Valley Middle), Samantha Casauay (CSHS), McKenna Hayes (SHS).

Submitted by Lynn Hampton

The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Care Advantage on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. They are located at 518 East Main Street, Salem, Va.  Members of the community, the Chamber of Commerce and upper management joined Darla Edghill to celebrate their new location in Salem.  The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber would like to thank Care Advantage for their membership and support.

Submitted by Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce