Sunday, September 5, 2010
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Friday, September 3, 2010
In Friday’s Roanoke Times Mason Adams reports on the flier that went out to neighborhood and civic groups. I posted it here on Tuesday. It was received Monday. It was Mayor and Attorney David Bowers offering to give a “talk” on wills, power of attorney, etc. in preparation for the “gulp” inevitable. No not taxes [...]
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Have you ever received those solicitations that tell you to prepare for your retirement, financial planning, advice on wills and power of attorney, long-term care and offers of prepaid burial plans. They have pictures of “happy smiling seniors” being coddled by gentle caregivers and beautiful flowered views of a cemetary. <laughing so hard I can barely [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Roanoke Police Officer N.D. Comas was awarded for intervening in a suicide attempt on April 24, 2010. Officer Comas was presented with an Lifesaving Award from the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP). The presentation was made by Roanoke Mayor David A. Bowers at the State of City address held earlier today at the [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Every summer the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts the Annual State of the City address. This year’s breakfast was again held Thursday at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel and Conference Center on Hershberger Road. Mayor David Bowers looked back over his prior two years of speeches in preparing for 2010’s State of the City address. [...]
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Treasurer’s Association of Virginia awarded accreditation to the office of Treasurer of the city of Roanoke for the year commencing July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011. Mayor David Bowers read the award of accreditation at Tuesday’s city council meeting. City Treasurer, Evelyn Powers met all the requirements to be a Master Government [...]
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A campaign dubbed “Eat for Education” was launched Wednesday in front of the Texas Tavern. The two-percent meal’s tax increase starts July 1 and Mayor David Bowers recognized that “the meals tax may impact restaurants and their customers.” The two-percent tax will go to combat the budget shortfalls for Roanoke City Schools. The campaign still [...]
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Mayor David Bowers will lead the annual Mayor’s Bike Ride on Saturday, May 1. The two and one-half mile trek will take bikers from 210 Reserve Avenue downtown to the Mayor’s Monument in Elmwood Park. The Event will start at 10:00 a.m. with the ride beginning at 10:30 a.m. sharp. Cyclists of all ages and [...]
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
A MATTER OF COURSE by Doug Doughty Sunday, July 27, 2008 The Roanoke Times Sports Section Summary: Fans of Countryside Golf Club hope the controversial Roanoke landmark sees its 42nd birthday. Todd Prohammer, who is in his third month as general manager and golf professional at Countryside Golf Club, wasn’t trying to make a statement [...]
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Thursday’s reception honoring volunteers and the announcement of Stan Breakell as 2009 Citizen of the Year also included some buzz about Mayor David Bowers’ press conference earlier in the day. Bowers repeated what he had said earlier, “I’ve had it with the administrations handling of the Market building … they’re not going elsewhere – not [...]
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
MAYOR DAVID BOWERS REMEMBERS SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY As Democratic women, candidates and officials gathered at the Longwood Park pavilion Friday evening they payed tribute to Sen. Ted Kennedy. Roanoke city’s Mayor David Bowers gave a fitting eloquent speech both remembering Sen. Kennedy and his dream of health care for all. As an Irishman himself he recalled when [...]
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
It was a standing ovation for Officer Bryan Lawrence of the Roanoke City Police Department at the State of the City Address held at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel this morning. Lawrence who with his wife Brenda sat at the front table. Officer Lawrence was able to walk unaided with crutches to the table. He returned to work [...]
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Mayor David Bowers in the State of the City Address this morning sponsored by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce called for the creation of a Law School for Roanoke City in 10 years. Bowers compared his vision to the fully accredited Virginia Tech Carilion Medical School that ten years ago was a “laughable dream” that [...]
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Mayor Bowers made one last attempt to save his secretary, Joyce Johnson from unemployment. Appearing at a prior Council meeting Johnson, 64, had made threats of a discrimination lawsuit. She indicated that there was friction between her and her boss, City Clerk Stephanie Moon. See Johnson’s statement in its entirety in the links that follow at [...]
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Friday, May 29, 2009
At Mayor David Bowers office this morning he expressed his disappointment with what he termed as a breach of trust by his colleagues who anonymously spoke to The Roanoke Times on an executive session personnel issue. That issue identified in The Roanoke Times was regarding a majority of Council members serious consideration in non-renewal of [...]
