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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 1, 1993                   TAG: 9304010393
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E-2   EDITION: METRO 
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BUCHANAN CARVER WINS TOP PRIZE IN VA ART SHOW

Rodney L. Trail of Buchanan was the grand prize winner, named best in show for his entries in the 20th annual Elks Arts and Crafts Contest and Exhibition, held recently at the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

This year's competition was entered by 80 of the center's inpatients and outpatients. In addition to the grand prize, awards were made in 40 categories of arts and crafts.

Trail, an Army veteran, is an outpatient. He won his award for original wood carvings. One of his works, titled "Serpent," will be entered in the regional competition of the 1993 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Alexandria, La.

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