Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, January 28, 1994 TAG: 9401280145
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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Christiansburg dentist DR. DEE DANNER recently won second place in the Carolina Balloon Association 1993 Championship competition. Danner flew his hot-air balloon, nicknamed Carousel, in the yearlong competition against other balloon pilots. He also competed in the West Virginia Mountaineer Balloon Festival in Morgantown, W.Va., winning one of the competitive flights and placing fourth overall.
\ TINA VAUGHN of Christiansburg is the author of "Share the Wishes," which appears in the February issue of Learning 94 magazine in the Tips and Timesavers section.
La Leche League of Blacksburg has six leaders serving the area. They are SALLY PAIGE, JULIE OVERCASH, DIANE BECKWITH, SUZANNE GLASSON, EVALIN TRICE and LAURA TZE.
Newly elected 1994 community committee members for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Auburn Administrative Area are: KYLE BISHOP, Riner; BERNARD COX, Radford; RALPH LUCAS, Riner; LLOYD PHILLIPS, Radford; and JESSIE WYATT, Riner.
Members of the ASC committee representing Montgomery County are: GUY WALL, Blacksburg; ALLEN SISSON, Shawsville; and RANDOLPH ALTIZER, Riner.
Blacksburg auctioneer LARRY LINKOUS was elected president of the Virginia Auctioneers Association at the annual convention in January. Linkous was first runner-up in the annual Virginia State Champion Auctioneer Contest and 4-H Benefit Auction, held in Roanoke.
\ DONNA BOONE-CALDWELL, Blacksburg town clerk, was awarded the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She completed the program through Old Dominion University in Norfolk. She also took courses through Virginia Tech. She is one of 45 Virginia municipal clerks to hold this honor.
Former Del. JOAN MUNFORD of Blacksburg was chosen Munford as the Virginia Vocational Association's Legislator of the Year for 1993. She received the award from POSEY JONES, past president of the VVA and agricultural science teacher at Blacksburg Middle School.
\ RICHARD DAUB, EDWARD GREEN and RON RORDAM, members of the Blacksburg Planning Commission, and ADELE SCHIRMER, director of planning, were among the graduating class of the 16th Virginia Certified Planning Commission's program in December. The program provides new and veteran planning commission members with the latest information in their field of work.
\ LORI BALCOM, KAREN BISSINGER, SUSANNAH FRANCIS, KATHLEEN SADLER, KELLY STIMPSON and DEDE STONE recently completed pledge training for the Elliston Iota Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
The following officers were chosen for 1994 for the Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad: JERRY OLINGER, captain; JAMES SOWDER, first lieutenant; DENNIS COTELLESE, WAYNE MYERS, LEWIS WILLIAMS and BYRON DICKERSON, second lieutenants; KATHRYN DUKE, secretary; and BENJAMIN SIMMERS, treasurer.
\ TRACY HOWARD of Radford and FREDDIE WILLIAMS of Giles County were chosen officers at large for the Voter Registrars Association of Virginia for 1994 through 1996.
The Virginia Municipal League, Virginia Association of Counties and the Virginia School Boards Association held a conference in Richmond to study the needs of public education. Those from Montgomery County attending the conference were: BETTY THOMAS, county administrator; IRA LONG and HENRY JABLONSKI, members of the Board of Supervisors; ROY VICKERS and BARRY WORTH, School Board members; HERMAN BARTLETT, school superintendent; and JOHN LEMLEY, Christiansburg town manager.
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