🌱 Rescue Animal Adoption Event + End of a K92 'Mornin Thang' Era

Hello, everybody! It's Saturday morning and I'm here right on time with the Roanoke Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening locally.

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High: 78 Low: 66.

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Here are the top six stories in Roanoke today:

1. The Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection (RCACP) and Angels of Assisi have announced that they are overflowing with rescued animals and have joined forces to host an adoption event today. The event will be located at 1510 Baldwin Avenue NE in Roanoke from 1 to 4 p.m. "Adoption fees will vary between the organizations but will be $25 or less," said Dayna Reynolds, Community Engagement Director for Angels of Assisi. (Roanoke Times)
2. The Aware Foundation of Roanoke posted on Facebook that a missing person report has been filed for a 13 year old girl last reported seen on June 7. Samiyah Jarvis lived on Edgemont Avenue and is described as having brown/red hair and brown eyes, 5-foot-3 and 150-160 pounds. "To anyone that may be helping Samiyah Jarvis, harboring a runaway in the state of Virginia is a crime. Do the right thing,” Aware said in its post. (WDBJ)
3. The Roanoke County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a house fire in the Vinton area that left two people displaced. The home was located in the Mountain View Road area of eastern Roanoke County and happened shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday. Fire fighters responded and had the blaze under control in about 15 minutes. (WDBJ)
4. The voice of an era at K92 Radio has announced that he will be leaving the show. He has been at the microphone of for 20 years. Zack Jackson, host of the “K92 Mornin’ Thang” said in a statement on Facebook that he will leaving to focus on other ventures including his small business marketing agency, but that he will still be working with the station on content creation. (WDBJ)
5. Renee “Butch” Craft, owner of The Roanoker, and Samantha Craft, general manager of the long time restaurant, have made a special donation to the Roanoke City Fire EMS Department. The donation is in the form of a painting that was commissioned in the early 80s by the then owner of the restaurant and depicts the former No. 1 Fire Station on Church Avenue in downtown Roanoke. The Roanoker restaurant closed late last month and the owner decided the painting would be better displayed locally than sold. (WSLS 10)
6. Roanoke City Police are working to determine the circumstances of a shooting that happened on Bluestone Avenue NE that left two people with non-life threatening injuries. The shooting happened Thursday night around 7 p.m. The victims were taken to Roanoke Memorial for treatment. Police say no suspects have been found or arrested. (WDBJ)

Today in Roanoke:

• Cancer Walkathon - Roanoke City Special Events (9 a.m.)
• Second Saturday Fun Ride, starting at East Coasters Bike Shop (9 a.m.)
• Downtown Food and Cultural Tour hosted by Tour Roanoke (11 a.m.)
• “Snow White” by the Roanoke Ballet Theatre at the Jefferson Center’s Shaftman Performance Hall (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.)
• Cinderella's Tom Keifer Band with L.A. Guns & Faster Pussycat at Dr. Pepper Park (6 p.m.)
• 5 Shades of Gray presented by Mingle at the Market at the Vinton Farmers Market Stage (7 p.m.)
• M.F.A. Dance Performance II - Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Roanoke City Public Schools said, "Congratulations to our Patrick Henry Patriots for graduating! We are so proud of each of you. Thank you to Patrick Perkins Photography LLC for the amazing photos showcasing our graduates, families, staff and guests." (Roanoke City Public Schools via Facebook)
• Roanoke Valley SPCA said, "Sophia loves to be under her covers so much that she's earned the nickname "Ghost" among our staff, because she will literally walk around with the cover over her. But if you peek underneath, she'll be more than happy to come out and love you." (Roanoke Valley SPCA via Facebook)
• Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke wants to know if you "remember the tiny woodpecker baby we posted about a few weeks ago? This is him now! Red-bellied woodpeckers are like all other woodpeckers in which they have two toes that point forward and two toes that point backwards." (Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke via Facebook)
• Virginia Museum of Transportation said, "We are excited to announce that we will now be open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. - 5.p.m. starting June 14! Below are our new hours of operation: Monday: Closed; Tuesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 - 5 p.m." (Virginia Museum of Transportation via Facebook)
• The City of Roanoke Government would like you to "SAVE THE DATE! Roanoke's Youth Summit 2022 is happening on June 25! All middle and high school students in the City of Roanoke are welcome. There will be games, prizes, food, music and more!" (City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government via Facebook)
• Roanoke City Market Building said, come visit us "This weekend at Fork in the Market to benefit Total Action for Progress with Pabst Blue Ribbon!" (Roanoke City Market Building via Facebook)

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— Ian

About me: Ian Graham is a novelist, screenwriter, and freelance contributing writer. His interests are in politics, history, and religion and the stories and characters he writes about are centered on the explosive conflicts created when the three intersect. He is a firm believer in being yourself… unless you can be Batman. Always be Batman.

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