Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, February 20, 1994 TAG: 9402210315
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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WYTHEVILLE - Wythe County teachers are seeking a 5 percent pay increase in their School Board's 1994-95 budget.
The Wythe County Education Association asked for a 5 percent increase for all support personnel employed in schools. Association President Debbie Stone, in her presentation to the board, also requested one additional day of sick leave and basic dental insurance.
A budget hearing has been set for 10 a.m. March 9.
Ujima troupe coming to E&H
EMORY - The Ujima Dance Troupe, a student group from Virginia Tech specializing in cultural dances of African heritage, will perform at Emory & Henry College at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Wiley Hall auditorium.
Carol Crawford-Smith, director of the Black Cultural Center at Virginia Tech, sponsors and directs the troupe.
She said it was formed to foster unity and a sense of collective workmanship among students. Troupe members meet weekly for a dance technique class, choreography workshop and rehearsal.
The Ujima Troupe has performed at Virginia Tech and a variety of schools and churches in the region.
The word ``Ujima'' is Swahili for ``collective work and responsibility.''
Anderson short story contest
MARION - The 1994 Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest, which customarily draws many of its entries and winners from the New River Valley, is seeking story entries between now and May 31.
Contest categories are primary, middle school, high school and adults which includes college students.
Since it was started in 1976 as part of a centennial observance of Anderson's birth, it has recognized more than 200 winners and paid nearly $7,000 in prize money. About $400 in prizes this year will be awarded in September.
A copy of the contest rules is available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to: Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest, 1281 Prater Lane., Marion, Va. 24354.
Teachers often coordinate their creative writing classes with the contest. Classroom assistance can be arranged by contacting Don Francis at the contest address or calling 783-8230 evenings and weekends, or 496-7716 during work hours.
Anderson was born in Camden, Ohio, in 1876 and died in 1941. He is buried in Marion, where he lived for the last 16 years of his life. He bought newspapers in Marion in 1927, later turning their operation over to his son.
by CNB