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Salem

POPULATION: 24,747 (2000 Census)
AREA IN SQUARE MILES: 14
HISTORY: Salem was founded in 1802. The town of Salem was granted a charter in 1806. The present charter, for the city of Salem, was granted by the General Assembly in 1968.

BASICS
Utilities
Natural gas

• Highland Propane Co.: 777-7928
• Roanoke Gas Co.: 777-4427
• Southwestern Virginia Gas Service Corp. (propane only): 639-1611

Telephone
Verizon: 954-6222 or (800) 826-2355
Cable
Adelphia Cable Communications: (888) 683-1000

GOVERNMENT
Local officials, 375-3016

• Mayor: Howard C. Packett
• Vice Mayor: John C. Givens
• City Council, 375-3016
• J. Christopher Clemens
• Byron R. Foley
• Jane Johnson
• City Manager: Forest Jones: 375-3016
• City Attorney: Stephen Yost: 389-2349
• Treasurer: Bonnie McCormack: 375-3024
• Commissioner of Revenue: Linda Carroll: 375-3019
• Police Chief: James R. Bryant: 375-3010
• Fire Chief: Chester Counts: 375-3080
• Commonwealth’s Attorney: Tom Bowers: 375-3041
• Circuit Court Clerk: G. Chance Crawford: 375-3067
• Government services
• General Information: 375-3000
• Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Care: 345-9841
• Building Inspection and Permits: 375-3036
• Chamber of Commerce: 387-0267
• Engineering: 375-3032
• Finance Department: 375-3061
• Fire Department: 375-7003
• Health Department: 387-5530
• Human Resources: 375-3060
• Magistrate: 387-6092 
• Parks and Recreation: 375-3057
• Planning and Development: 375-3007
• Registrar: 375-3034
• Sanitation: 375-3071
• Schools: 389-0130
• Social Services: 375-6087
• Solid Waste Disposal: 375-3052
• Streets and General Maintenance: 375-3039
• Water / Sewer: 375-3029

SERVICES
Retirement, assisted living, nursing facilities

• Richfield Retirement Community: 3615 W. Main St., 380-4500
• Ridgewood Gardens: 2001 Ridgewood Drive, 387-4945
• Salem Health and Rehabilitation Center: 1945 Roanoke Blvd., 345-3894
• Snyder Nursing Home: 11 N. Broad St., 389-6305

Recycling

• Salem Transfer Station: 1271 Indiana St. Accepts cardboard, aluminum, newspaper, scrap metal, bi-metal cans and plastics (PETE #1 and HDPE #2). 375-3052.
• Blue Ridge Beverage: 4446 Barley Drive. Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-noon. Buys aluminum cans. 380-2000.
• Hedge Metal Co.: 610 Ninth St. Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-noon. Buys aluminum, steel, brass and copper. 389-0766.

Child care
Following are some of the child-care centers in Salem:

• HoneyTree Early Learning Centers: 2111 Roanoke Blvd., 1980 Electric Road. Other locations in Roanoke and Vinton. 344-4543
• Lakeside Baptist Day Care and Preschool: 447 Dalewood Ave., 986-0063
• Loving Care Day Care: 955 Bird Lane, 389-7371
• Mini-World Child Care Center: 151 Third St., 387-3225; 501 Colorado St., 387-3615; and 3916 Daugherty Road, Glenvar, 380-2949
• St. Anne’s Episcopal Day School: 42 E. Main St., 389-4087
• Wesleyan Preschool: 125 W. Main St., 389-5144
• YMCA Magic Place: Before and after-school child care available at a number of Roanoke and Salem schools. 342-2332

EDUCATION
Public schools
High schools

• Salem High School: 400 Spartan Dr., 387-2437. Principal: Caleb Hall Jr.
• Middle schools
• Andrew Lewis Middle School: 616 S. College Ave., 387-2513. Principal: Jerome Campbell.
• Elementary schools
• G.W. Carver Elementary School: 6 E. Fourth St., 387-2492. Principal: Trula Byington.
• East Salem Elementary School: 1765 Boulevard, 375-7001. Principal: Diane Rose.
• South Salem Elementary School: 1600 Carolyn Road, 387-2478. Principal: Margaret Humphrey.
• West Salem Elementary School: 520 North Bruffey St., 387-2503. Principal: John Millard.

Private schools

• Salem Montessori School: 1574 Roanoke Blvd., 387-1523. Year-round, limited enrollment. Ages 6 weeks to fifth grade. Call for tuition. Director: Valerie VanderHoeven.

School officials

• Superintendent: H. Alan Seibert, 389-0130
• School Board, 389-0130
• Chairman: Sally Southard
• Vice-Chairman: C. Wayne Adkins
• James Chisom
• Cindy Neathawk
• William Sinkler

School calendar
SEPT. 4: First day of school
OCT. 3: Two-hour early dismissal
OCT. 17: End first six-weeks, two-hour early dismissal
OCT. 24: Report cards issued
NOV. 6: Schools closed, parent/teacher conferences
NOV. 21: Two-hour early dismissal
NOV. 22-23: Schools closed, holiday
NOV. 30: End second six-weeks
DEC. 6: Report cards issued
DEC. 21: Two-hour early dismissal
DEC. 24-JAN. 1: Schools closed, winter break
JAN. 2: Schools reopen
JAN. 18: End first semester, two-hour early dismissal
JAN. 21: Schools closed, holiday
JAN. 22: Schools closed
JAN. 30: Report cards issued
FEB. 11: Schools closed, parent/teacher conferences
FEB. 29: Schools closed
MARCH 6: End fourth six-weeks, two-hour early dismissal
MARCH 7: Schools closed
MARCH 13: Report cards issued
MARCH 21-28: Schools closed, spring break
APRIL 18: Schools closed
APRIL 30: End fifth six-weeks, two-hour early dismissal
MAY 7: Report cards issued
MAY 23: Schools closed
MAY 26: Schools closed, holiday
JUNE 11-12: Exams
JUNE 13: Last student day, two-hour early dismissal
JUNE 20: Report cards mailed
Libraries
Public libraries

• Salem Library: 28 E. Main St., 375-3089. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-5 p.m.

College libraries

• Roanoke College Library: Fintel Library, 220 High Street. 375-2294. Open to the public. Summer session hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; Sunday, 3-11 p.m. Academic year hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon-midnight. 

Other libraries

• Roanoke Virginia Stake Family History Center Library: Genealogical library. 6311 Wayburn Drive, 562-2052. Open to the public, Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wednesday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

RECREATION
Parks and recreation
Youth: Classes include voice classes, drawing, art and musical theater. 375-3057.
Seniors: Classes include bridge, basket weaving, exercise, tai chi, needlework, ceramics, ballroom dance, crafts and chair caning. They also can participate in a garden club and evening dances twice monthly. Seasonal outings range from trips to the mall to cruises. 375-3054.
Recreation league sports
The following is a list of league sports offered by the Salem Parks and Recreation Department. 375-4094.

• Basketball: Youth basketball (boys and girls, ages 6-18). Adult basketball: men’s open league.
• Football and cheerleading: Youth football and cheerleading (ages 6-12). Adult touch football.
• Soccer: Spring soccer (ages 6-12). Fall soccer (ages 13-15).
• Softball and baseball: Youth aseball (ages 6-16). Youth softball (ages 6-18). Adult softball: men’s open, church open, church coed, coed open.
• Volleyball: Adult volleyball: men’s open, women’s open, church coed.

Swimming pools
Private pools

• Hidden Valley Country Club: 1500 Romar Road, 389-8146
• Salem Family YMCA: 1126 Kime Lane, 387-9622
• Salem Wellness and Fitness Center: 840 W. Main St., 389-1622
• Stonegate: 856 Stonegate Drive, 444-0025

Golf courses
Public courses

• Hanging Rock Golf Course: 1500 Red Lane, 389-7275
• Salem Golf Course: 601 Academy St., 387-9802
• Private courses
• Hidden Valley Country Club: 2500 Romar Road, 389-8146
• Driving ranges
• Glen Acres Driving Range: 1704 Boulevard, 387-9631

Health clubs

• Curves for Women: 1457 W. Main St., 444-0367
• Salem Wellness and Fitness Center: 840 W. Main St., 389-1622
• Salem Family YMCA: 1126 Kime Lane, 387-9622

Tennis courts
Following is a list of some of the tennis courts in the Salem area. In this list, the first figure indicates the number of courts at a site; the second is the number of lighted courts.

• Oakey Field: 4-4
• Salem Civic Center: 8-8
• Hidden Valley Country Club: 8 outdoors (6 clay, lighted; 2 hard)