AROUND TOWN

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

DATE: THURSDAY, February 25, 1993                   TAG: 9302250470
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-6   EDITION: METRO 
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AROUND TOWN
New support group for heart patients forms
Heart to Heart, a new support group for people who have had a heart attack or coronary heart disease will hold its first meeting tonight at 7 in the Lewis-Gale Hospital cafeteria.
The group is sponsored by the American Heart Association.
Dr. William Rutherford Jr., a cardiologist, will be guest speaker for the organizational meeting. He will discuss "Current Treatment of Myocardial Infarction in 1993."
The meetings are free. For more information, call 776-4865 or (800) 422-0345.

Scholarship foundation elects new officers
Ron Dingler has been elected president of the E. Price Ripley Memorial Foundation, an educational, non-profit organization that awards scholarships to high school students based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities and financial need.
Courtney Hoge was elected vice president. Other officers are: Inez Ripley, secretary; and W. Bruce Overstreet, treasurer; Roger Anglin, Robert T. Barham Jr., C. Mack Clark, Joseph H. Gwinn, Sam McNeil, Deborah A. Oehlschlaeger, William E. Reichelt and Rex N. White, all board members.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB