Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, June 21, 1990 TAG: 9006220767
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Donna Alvis
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Sometimes the sunshine doesn't have anything to do with solar power. Sometimes it's just the warmth of a cold nose on your face.
Ask Bill Hadden about Major's cold nose, and ask him about the sunshine Major brings into his life.
Major is Hadden's dog, his leader dog.
Major will be walking his master Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine on the Virginia Tech campus.
Other dog-lovers and friends of the handicapped are joining in a Leader Dog Walk-athon sponsored by the Lions Club and Highland Kennels.
Participants in the event are eligible to win prizes. A special prize will be awarded to the walker with the most sponsors.
Hadden also will lead a seminar from 2 to 5 p.m. at the veterinary school's College Center. His presentation is sure to leave you more enlightened about the leader-dogs program.
Local businesses have donated some great gifts to be given away in drawings at the seminar.
First prize is a weekend for two at Mountain Lake Hotel. The second-prize winner will take home a self-propelled lawn mower donated by the Montgomery County Humane Society.
Other prizes include gift certificates for Mountain Lake's famous Sunday Brunch and a radio and tape player contributed by Lowe's of Christiansburg.
The Blacksburg Ruritans will serve free refreshments for everyone. Of course, you can bring your own doggie biscuits if you like.
. . . And don't forget to bring a little of your hard-earned money.
For sponsor forms or more information, call Highland Kennels at 639-5999.
\ HERE FISHY, FISHY, FISHY: The event you've waited for with "baited" breath is finally here.
The fifth annual Claytor Lake Family Fishing Tournament, sponsored by WJJJ Radio and Claytor Lake State Park, gets under way at 8 a.m. Saturday.
One angler may reel in $5,000. That's the bounty for the person who catches the special tagged bass in the tournament.
In addition, cash prizes and trophies will be given for the biggest catch from each of five species.
First prizes in the adult division (ages 14 and older) are $50 and a trophy, and in the youth division (ages 13 and under) they are $25 and a trophy.
The Triangle Bassmasters will there on Saturday, too, but you won't have to worry about competing with the rod 'n' reel champs. The club is sponsoring its 4th Annual Claytor Lake Cleanup.
For the last two years, the effort has won first prize in the national Clean Water America contest sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The club is asking participants in the fishing tournament to fill trash bags while they're at the lake. If you're lucky, you might even pick up a WJJJ "Treasure Bottle" while picking up litter.
WJJJ will give you a prize for one of these specially marked bottles.
Richard Johnson, superintendent of Claytor Lake State Park, said the tournament and the litter collection provide two important things - family fun and environmental awareness.
"We're encouraging everyone who enjoys the lake to come out and help in the cleanup," he said.
"We want the whole family to come out and have fun fishing and picking up litter."
Participants in the tournament must register by 5 p.m. today. There's no registration fee but you have to obtain a signed registration card and number before you are eligible to compete.
To get your registration number, call the studios at WJJJ at 382-4993. Dee Strauss is the tournament director.
For more information about the lake cleanup, call Claytor Lake State Park at 674-5492.
\ IT'S HISTORY: The War Between the States took more American lives than any other war. It divided families and left a trail of sorrow that should not be forgotten.
Folks will be remembering that war in Pulaski County this weekend at the Wilderness Road Regional Museum. A number of activities commemorating the war are planned. The "Civil War Weekend," as organizers are calling it, offers an opportunity for people to come together and look back at a sad but significant event in history.
On Sunday at 2 p.m., a re-enactment of the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, involving nearly 200 participants from Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, will be staged at the Tabor farm near the museum.
Donations of $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12 will be accepted.
Living-history demonstrations are planned throughout the day Saturday on the museum grounds. Civil War memorabilia, including Confederate bonds and money, letters, diaries and photographs, will be on display.
One item of particular interest is a Civil War drum used by the 130th Virginia Regiment. The drum was donated to the Floyd chapter by John Hassell Yeatts of Meadows of Dan.
Tickets will be sold for chances at winning a three-band Enfield rifle. The drawing will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Books, clothing and other articles representative of the Civil War will be on sale, as well. Admission to the museum is free.
Wilderness Road Regional Museum is in Newbern. To get there, take Exit 32 off I-81 and follow the brown signs.
For more information about the weekend activities, call 382-2298.
by CNB