Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 15, 1993 TAG: 9307140413
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
This is the first in what its sponsors hope will be an annual Virginia event.
The deadline for entries has been extended until Aug. 1. The pageant itself will be Aug. 20-21 at the Roanoke Airport Sheraton Inn.
Women age 55 and over are eligible. Competition categories include poise, personal interview, talent and evening gown.
The sponsors emphasize this is a beauty contest.
In addition to cash prizes, the Virginia winner will get an all-expense-paid trip to the National Senior Citizen Pageant in Joliet, Ill. in October. Runner-ups also receive cash prizes.
If you're interested or want to find out more, call Dotty Talbott, 674-5534, or write her at P.O. Box 239, Dublin, Va. 24084.
Here's some good news for OLDER JOB SEEKERS:
If you're 55 or older and meet certain income guidelines, the New River Valley Agency on Aging is accepting applications for their program that offers classroom training in several job skills. Training is available in Certified Nursing Assistant, clerical, computer, home repair and several other fields.
You also can get $4.25 an hour for work experience while you're taking classes.
The program also offers job referrals and placement and will help you improve your job-seeking skills.
To find out more, call Angie Burleson at 980-7720 or 639-9677, or visit the New River Valley Agency on Aging at 141 E. Main St., Pulaski.
Put on your traveling shoes and enjoy one or more of these TRIPS FOR SENIORS:
\ CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, 655 Montgomery St., will sponsor a trip to Holyland USA in Bedford on Friday. The cost is $16, and transportation leaves the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets, at 8 a.m.
A trip to Hungry Mother State Park in Marion will be July 23. The cost is $7, which includes transportation and lunch. Transportation leaves the armory at 9 a.m.
For more information, call Sherry Kostric, 382-8173.
\ PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, 106 N. Washington Ave., will sponsor a trip Friday to the 20th annual Hungry Mother Arts and Crafts Festival. Transportation leaves center at 10 a.m. Lunch will be on your own at Shoney's in Abingdon before heading off to Hungry Mother State Park for the festival, which features arts and crafts, music and more.
There's a $5 charge.
On July 21, the center will sponsor a trip to New River Valley Mall and the $2 movie of your choice. Transportation leaves the center at 10 a.m. and will return about 3 p.m. Lunch will be on your own. There's a $2 transportation charge.
To find out more, call 980-1000.
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program will hold a BAKE SALE Friday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Wal-Mart in Christiansburg, to benefit the RSVP Recognition Fund. RSVP Cookbooks will be on sale.
For more information, call 382-5775.
The Drysdale Eye Center, 3645 S. Main St., Blacksburg (across from Montgomery Regional Hospital), will offer FREE VISION AND GLAUCOMA SCREENING for seniors Friday, 8-10 a.m. at the center.
Call 951-3806 to find out more.
At the RADFORD SENIOR CENTER 27 First St.:
The walking group meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Radford Recreation Center gym at 9 a.m. There's no fee. Wear comfortable sneakers.
There will be canasta every Monday this month at 12:30 p.m.
The ceramics class, taught by Mary Jane Harmon and Jackie Stephens, meets Tuesdays through July 27 at 10 a.m. Bring a sandwich for lunch. There's a $2 table fee plus the cost of your ceramic item.
This week's free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bisset Park gazebo will feature the McKenzies.
The creative writing class meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
To learn more about these and other center activities, call Mary Jane Harmon at 731-3634.
The Radford Chapter American Association of Retired Persons will hold a pot luck supper Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the center.
Michael Blanton, publisher of The News, will be guest speaker.
For more information or transportation, call John Jeuck at 382-7969 or Mary Jane Harmon at 731-3634.
At the CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, Montgomery St.:
A stained glass class will be held Monday and Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. each day. The cost is $4 plus supplies.
A gathered fabric wreath class will be held July 22, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The cost is $3 plus supplies.
Registration forms for the 1993 Legacy Quilt Show will be accepted until Aug. 27 at the center. Participants also can mail forms to the Christiansburg Senior Center, P.O. Box 599, Christiansburg 24073, or to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, P.O. Box 806, Christiansburg 24073.
The show will be Sept. 11 at the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets.
The center still is taking reservations for a trip to St. Simons Island, Ga., Aug. 2-6. The cost is $260.
Senior aerobics are offered each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8-9 a.m., at the armory. The class is free. The less-strenuous exercise class for seniors, "Easy Motions," will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10 a.m., at the armory.
To find out more about these and other center activities, call Sherry Kostric, 382-8173.
At the PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, N. Washington Ave.:
There will be a coffee hour today at 9:30 a.m.
Ceramics will be offered Mondays 1-3 p.m.
Housecall Home Health Agency in Dublin will check blood pressures on the first Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Housecall and the Pulaski Kiwanis Club sponsor these clinics.
Seniors can make free copies every third Wednesday from 9 a.m. until noon. At other times, copies cost 10 cents for seniors and 20 cents for everyone else.
The Dine 'Round Club will meet July 28 at 12:30 p.m. at the center for a visit to Nickleby's in Radford.
For details on these and other center activities, call 980-1000.
At the GILES COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg:
The Narrows Chapter 502, American Association of Retired Persons, will meet for lunch Friday at noon.
There will be free water aerobics or recreational swimming every day, weather permitting, 11 a.m. until noon, at the Pearisburg town swimming pool.
The center offers free legal aid the first Tuesday of each month, by appointment only, 2-5 p.m.
For card lovers, rubber bridge is played Mondays, 1-4 p.m., and party bridge Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. There's canasta on Tuesday.
Free hearing-aid checks will be offered on the second Wednesday of each month, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The center is closed Thursday afternoons for cleaning. Call 921-3924 for further information on these and other center activities.
The Hensel Eckman YMCA, 615 Oakhurst Ave., Pulaski, offers a free SENIOR CITIZEN FITNESS CLASS each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-10 a.m. There also is a 20-minute workout every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4:30 p.m.
For more information, call 980-3671.
The entry deadline is July 31 for the LEGACIES II NATIONAL WRITING CONTEST FOR SENIORS, which gives those who are over 60 and enjoy writing a chance to win cash prizes.
Funded by the Leibovitz Foundation, the contest offers 53 prizes from $100 to $2,500 for winning essays on aging.
The contest challenges writers to answer one of these questions:
What are the challenges you face as an older person and how do you deal with them?
Given the breadth of your experience, how do you use your knowledge to benefit yourself and others?
Are there roads still untaken that beckon you? How could these roads enhance the dignity, meaning, and sense of joy in your life?
Submit only one entry, up to three pages long; include your name, address and birth date.
For more information, call 980-7720 or 639-9677.
For Seniors is a regular Thursday feature of the New River Current. If you have news of interest to senior citizens, write in care of Rick Lindquist at the New River Current, Roanoke Times & World-News New River Valley Bureau, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg 24073. Clear, sharp photographs accompanying news items are welcome.
by CNB