Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, April 12, 1994 TAG: 9404120115
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: PULASKI LENGTH: Medium
The Confederate Cloggers of Christiansburg will also perform during the daylong schedule of activities.
Passengers taking the steam train excursion which will stop in Pulaski that day will have three choices for planning their rides. The train will go from Roanoke to Glade Spring and back, but will stop in Pulaski for the dedication and many of its passengers are expected to stay here for the entertainment and other programs.
Tickets for Roanoke to Pulaski and back will be $49 for adults and $35 for children ages 4-12 (children up to age 3 travel free). People taking this option will be able to spend the afternoon in Pulaski.
People can also travel from Pulaski to Glade Spring and back during the afternoon, with tickets priced at $45 for adults and $32 for children. The Roanoke-Glade Spring round trip will cost $79 and $57.
The tickets will be available April 21 from the Virginia Museum of Transportation and Appalachian Railroad Heritage Partnership in Roanoke and Martin's Pharmacy in Pulaski. The train can accommodate up to 900 passengers.
Besides the 1 p.m. dedication program, activities during the day include a chili cookoff, duck race, children's art show, homes tour (at a $5 cost), railroad memorabilia display, vendors, crafts displays, and a variety of entertainers.
The Appalachian Railroad Heritage Partnership, with offices in the transportation museum building, covers 25 counties in West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. It was founded in 1990.
Elizabeth Bishop Hurd, partnership coordinator, said it is working with towns like Pulaski to get rail facilities restored and use them as tourist attractions. Norfolk Southern Corp. donated its depot building to Pulaski several years ago, and the town plans to use it as a community building and visitor center.
Cimmaron will perform during the afternoon in Jackson Park following the dedication ceremony. Formed in 1979, the group is made up of leader Bobby Smith, Joey McCray, Aubrey Hylton, Brian Jones, Lee Koon and Jerry Parris. Its latest album, ``Cimmaron,'' is available on Alpine Records.
The Confederate Cloggers, who will also perform during the afternoon, are a precision clogging team formed in 1989 under the direction of Amy Rush. They are based at Dancer's Dreams Studio in Christiansburg.
Other performers and bands will be announced as they are signed up. The day's activities are being coordinated by town Parks and Recreation Director Dave Parks and former Main Street Executive Director Roscoe Cox.
by CNB