Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, September 8, 1993 TAG: 9309080258
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-10 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The show is restricted to quilts, quilted items, quilting supplies or merchandise related to quilting.
During the show, the Senior Athletes will take donations of $1 on the quilt, and the winner will be announced at the end of the Senior Crafts Fair, Oct. 1-2, also in the armory.
Admission to the quilt show is $1 for adults; children under 12 are free.
Ribbons will be awarded for first, second and third places in all categories, and there will be a grand prize for best in show.
Antique quilts will compete for "The Peoples' Choice Award." Antique quilts must be at least 50 years old.
Quilts will be judged Friday, at 5:30 p.m., and winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Saturday. Judging will focus on general appearance, design and workmanship. Call 382-8173 or 382-5775.
Registration deadline is Sept. 24. to participate in the 15th annual SENIOR CRAFT FAIR, Oct. 1-2 at the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets, Christiansburg. Sponsored by the Christiansburg Senior Center, this event will feature more than 50 booths of handmade crafts by seniors.
There will be plenty of food, with lunch and homemade goodies on sale Oct. 2 by the Montgomery County Senior Athletes. And, of course, they'll be more than happy to take a donation on that handmade quilt. Call Sherry Kostric at 382-8173.
Thursday's the last day to register for a series of WATERCOLOR CLASSES for adult beginners, sponsored by the Radford Senior Center. The classes - taught by Radford artist Lyndall Mason - will be held Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Sept. 16 through Oct. 14 at the center, 27 First St. Register next door at the Radford Recreation Department, 29 First St. The fee is $35. Call Mary Jane Harmon, 731-3634.
\ OUR TRIPS FOR SENIORS calendar offers journeys by land and water this week:
Pulaski Senior Center, 106 N. Washington Ave., Friday: Cruising the Blue Ridge Parkway. This trip will pick up the parkway in Roanoke and cruise to the Peaks of Otter, where it will stop for lunch (on your own). After lunch, travelers can hike to the top of the peaks or visit the gift shops before heading back to Pulaski. Transportation is $5 and leaves the center at 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday: Luncheon cruise on the "Pioneer Maid" on Claytor Lake. Transportation will leave the center at noon (or meet the group at the Claytor Lake State Park landing). It's $20 for both the cruise and transportation, or $18 for the cruise alone.
Call 980-1000.
Christiansburg Senior Center, 655 Montgomery St., Friday: Wytheville excursion. Transportation is $3, and the van leaves the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets, at 8 a.m.
Call 382-8173.
Sept. 16: The "fall hayride" leaves the armory at 10:30 a.m. Register at the Recreation Center. The fee is $5.
Radford Senior Center, 27 First St., Friday: Mount Airy, N.C., and the outlet stores. The van leaves the center at 9:30. Transportation fee is $2. Lunch will be on your own at Libby Hill Seafood Restaurant. Register in advance. All trips are first-come, first-served.
The center also has itineraries and information on Road Runner Trips with All America Tours Inc. A Road Runner trip is set for Sept. 24 through Oct. 1 to Mackinac Island, Mich. Another in early October will take in the Ozarks, including Branson, Mo., as well as Eureka Springs and Hot Springs, Ark. Call 731-3634.
The big kettle goes on the fire early Sept. 16 at Park United Methodist Church, 306 Church St., Christiansburg, as the RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM of Montgomery County starts cranking out apple butter. The group still needs apples and pint or quart canning jars as well rings and lids, which apparently are getting scarce this canning season.
The results of their efforts will be on sale at the RSVP booth during the Wilderness Trail Festival in downtown Christiansburg, Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., for $4.50 a quart or $3 a pint.
At the festival, RSVP also will sell baked goods and its "world-famous" cookbook, which contains recipes "handed down from generation to generation." The cookbooks are $7 and come highly recommended as holiday or birthday gifts. You also can order one through the RSVP office; call 382-5775.
If you have either apples or canning supplies you'd like to donate, take them to RSVP in the courthouse annex in Christiansburg or call 382-5775 for pickup.
At the CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, Montgomery St., 382-8173:
There will be a free hearing screening Thursday, 11 a.m.-noon.
Senior identification cards will be processed Monday, 10 a.m.-noon, for those 60 or older. Donation is $1.50.
A mystery movie will be shown Tuesday at 10 a.m.
A free blood-sugar screening will be offered Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
Learn how to make button covers Sept. 15, 9:30-11:30 a.m. The $6 fee includes supplies.
Register by Sept. 17 for "Intermediate Sign Language," which begins Sept. 21, 6:30-8 p.m. Register by Sept. 24 for "Beginning Sign Language" class, starts Sept. 28, 6:30-8 p.m. Both classes run eight weeks; each costs $26.
It's card night second and fourth Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m., with all levels of bridge and other games.
At the RADFORD SENIOR CENTER 27 First St., 731-3634:
The Radford chapter, American Association of Retired Persons' potluck dinner is Wednesday, 5 p.m.
The AARP Community Council of the New River Valley will meet Sept. 16, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
At the PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, N. Washington Ave., 980-1000:
The Senior Center advisory council will meet Tuesday, 10 a.m.
Help mail "Senior News," the newsletter of the New River Valley Agency of Aging Sept. 15 at 9:30 a.m.
A roundtable and luncheon will be held Sept. 21, 11 a.m. Debbie Sullivan from Housecall Home Health Agency will speak. It's $2 for a light lunch following the program. Register by noon Sept. 20.
The Dine 'Round Club will visit the Morning Glory Cafe in Cambria Sept. 22. The van leaves the center at 11 a.m. Menues are available at the center.
At the GILES COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg, 921-3924:
Play rubber bridge Monday, 1-4 p.m., and party bridge Sept. 15, 1-4 p.m. Anyone who would like to learn to play bridge - or who wants to learn some new bidding techniques - should call the center.
The Senior Center advisory board meets Monday, 2 p.m.
Narrows Chapter 502, American Association of Retired Persons, meets at noon Sept. 17.
The VIRGINIA CENTER FOR ACTIVE RETIREMENT will present "Why Do People Volunteer?" Oct. 6, 9-11 a.m., in Conference Room F of the Donaldson Brown Center at Virginia Tech.
R. Bennett Crawford, a specialist with the Institute for Leadership and Volunteer Development at Virginia Tech, will speak. Cost is $5. To register, call J.C. Gordon, 231-9446 or 231-5241.
The Virginia Center for Active Retirement offers continuing education and information on services and volunteer opportunities for area retirees.
by CNB