Gene Marrano
Salt Foot Sanctuary – Ian Price photo
The Salt Foot Sanctuary at Hotel Roanoke opened in February but owner Larry Landolt says they had not done a ribbon cutting until this morning. The Salt Foot Sanctuary is open to the public; the Hotel has also put together special packages for its guests. Landolt and the Sanctuary were also featured on an episode of Salvage Dawgs recently with the Black Dog Salvage crew.
A new Sheetz gas station and convenience store is now open in Daleville. They cut the ribbon this morning at US 220 and Catawba Road. There was some community opposition when the company first announced its plans, but Louie Sheetz says they always work to be a good neighbor, citing their support for Special Olympics as an example. Sheetz is a member of the company’s founding generation. He says the company also provides support to Feeding America and local schools.
Protestors gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in downtown Roanoke around noon, calling for Governor Northam to return a $10,000 donation from the consortium behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline that was donated to his Political Action Committee “The Way Forward.” The Clean Money Coalition is also calling on Attorney General Mark Herring to investigate and report on conflicts-of-interest concerning the MVP donation. The Reverend David Denham is with Represent Roanoke Valley and the Clean Money Squad:
