Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, April 11, 1991 TAG: 9104120913
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-7 EDITION: METRO
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The Vinton Dogwood Festival Committee is accepting entries for the 36th annual Vinton Dogwood Festival Parade that will be held April 27 at 2:30 p.m.
The theme of this year's event is "Celebration of America." Marching units, clowns, decorated floats and novelty units are encouraged to participate. Awards will be presented to high school marching bands and for floats.
Entries must be received by Wednesday. For more information, call Susan Teass at 890-4003 or 982-2920 or write to Vinton Dogwood Festival Inc., P.O. Box 384, Vinton 24179.
Festival volunteers also are needed to help with the distance run, bike race, softball tournament, children's activities and information booths, and to serve as costumed characters for the parade, parking attendants and parade attendants.
Interested individuals and groups should call Gary Janney at 342-1952 after 4 p.m.
Friendship Force elects 1991 officers
Connie and Paul Pullen have been elected co-presidents of the Friendship Force of Southwest Virginia for 1991.
Other officers are Pat Sphar, vice president; Jill Bass, recording secretary; Helen Granger, corresponding secretary; and Alfred Hawley, treasurer.
Friendship Force is a non-profit, international citizens' exchange organization. For more information, call 989-3227.
Library patrons urged to return overdue items
The public library systems in Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem are encouraging library users to return long-overdue items to the libraries with no penalty.
Since the libraries are preparing for the full automation of their services and plan to re-institute fines for overdue materials, they have declared an amnesty period through April 30.
Materials borrowed from any of the three library systems may be returned to any of the 13 public library locations in the Roanoke Valley, regardless of the system affiliation.
by CNB