Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 6, 1993 TAG: 9305060440
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-4 EDITION: METRO
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Virginia Western Community College will dedicate its Community Arboretum during special activities Friday and Saturday.
J.C. Raulston, director of the North Carolina State University Arboretum, will speak during the 11 a.m. dedication Friday at the Arboretum Gazebo Amphitheater, at Winding Way Road and Colonial Avenue Southwest.
Raulston will discuss native shrubs during a Friday evening talk at 7. The discussion, sponsored by the Blue Ridge Wildflower Society, will be held in Whitman Auditorium.
On Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. at the arboretum, the society will have a wildflower sale, and the Herb Society of Southwest Virginia will have a bake sale.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, the Virginia Department of Forestry will sponsor "Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden - Butterflies, Birds and Hummers" at the arboretum.
Roanoke County Fair to begin Wednesday
The Roanoke County Parks and Recreation Department's annual Roanoke County Fair will begin Wednesday at Green Hill Park west of Salem.
Events will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday with "Old Fashion Night," featuring 50-cent carnival rides until 10 p.m.
Rides and other entertainment will continue May 13 and 14 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Saturday will be the fair's main day, featuring the following events: the fourth annual Advance Auto car and truck show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; an arts and crafts show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Stride and Ride biathlon from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; an antique tractor pull at noon; a fiddle and banjo show from 11 a.m to 6 p.m.; a family horse show all day; and a Civil War encampment.
For more information, call Eddie Ford or Bill Thorne at 387-6086.
Robertson trout rodeo starts this weekend
The 42nd Annual Ernest "Pig" Robertson Trout Fishing Rodeos will begin Saturday at Salem's Lake Spring Park.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., children ages 3-8 (rain date Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.); Monday, 10 a.m. to noon, handicapped children (rain date Tuesday); Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon, nursing home patients (rain date May 13); and May 15, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., children ages 9-12 (rain date May 16, 1 to 4 p.m.)
Volunteers are needed to bring equipment for the children to use and to help them fish. After the rodeos, fishing will be open only to children age 12 and younger.
For more information, call the Salem Parks and Recreation Department at 375-3057.
TAP sponsors group for women alcoholics
A new group for women with drinking problems has started meeting at Total Action Against Poverty on Wednesdays from 5:30-7 p.m.
Women for Sobriety is a self-help program that stresses women alcoholics' need to develop self-esteem in order to have a successful recovery. The program can be combined with Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
The group meets in suite 208 of the Crystal Tower Building, at 145 Campbell Ave. S.W. Transportation and child care are provided.
For more information, call the TAP human resources office at 345-6781, Ext. 333.
Magnet office to offer 2 summer programs
The Roanoke Department of Magnet Programs has scheduled a five-week summer program for students in grades 4-9.
Art World and Tech Camp will be held June 21-July 29. Classes will meet Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Art World will include the study of dance, drama and music for four one-week units, and the fifth week will be spent rehearsing for a production.
Tech Camp will allow students to explore various types of technology. Students will rotate through five one-week units at Addison Aerospace, Fairview World of Plants and Animals, Forest Park New American School, Highland Park Learning Center and Madison Magnet School.
Topics include: desktop publishing, aerospace science, habitats of the world, communications and lego-logo.
Participants do not have to be enrolled in Magnet Schools to attend the summer programs. Call 981-1089 for registration and tuition information.
3 from Roanoke Valley pass state bar exam
Three Roanoke Valley residents were among the 292 candidates who passed the Virginia Bar Examination given in February. Of those taking the test, 62 percent passed.
Henry L. Adkins Jr. of 1728 Westover Ave. S.W., Mac A. Chambers of 2808 Montvale Road S.W. and Nancy S. Nemec of Catawba passed the exam.
Knights recognize 9 public-safety officers
Roanoke Council 562 of the Knights of Columbus honored nine Roanoke Valley public servants at its Distinguished Public Service Awards banquet in April.
Receiving awards were: Detective Timothy Blaine Carroll of the Salem Police Department, Deputy Sheriff James D. Dorton of the Roanoke County Sheriff's Department, Detective Robert W. Thompson of the Roanoke Police Department, Capt. Gary L. Houff of the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department, Donald R. Thomas of the Vinton Volunteer Fire Department, Deputy Sheriff Florentino Maciel of the Roanoke Sheriff's Department, Officer Thomas R. Brown of the Roanoke County Police Department, Deputy Sheriff Vernon F. Houchin of the Salem Sheriff's Department and Firefighter Michael T. Harris of the Roanoke Fire Department.
The honorees were chosen by their departments as those who most selflessly, vigorously and consistently dedicate themselves to serving the Roanoke Valley.
by CNB