Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, May 13, 1994 TAG: 9405130095
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BLACKSBURG - Nominations are being accepted for the annual Blacksburg Civic Beautification Awards. The awards recognize landscapes and architecture that enhance the appearance of the Town of Blacksburg.
Categories are front walk and entrance, single-family residence, multi-family housing, professional office, historic preservation, institution, commercial or industrial, well-designed parking area, public area, adaptive re-use and unique area.
For more information and a copy of the nomination criteria, call Rosalie Veit at 961-1114.
Library fines used on remodeling
RADFORD - Whether you consider it merely "renting" the books or the more punitive paying overdue fines, know that your money is going back to the Radford Public Library.
Radford City Council has allowed the the library to use five years of accumulated fine money, set up in a capital improvement reserve fund, to complete its remodeling project. It amounts to nearly $10,000. "Our overdue fines are very small, but it adds up over time," said library director Ann Fisher.
The money will go for landscaping, adding a bulletin board and computer tables in the children's area, replacing meeting room and computer chairs, replacing the bike rack and outdoor benches, repainting and repairing the walls in the public bathrooms, and adding a building security alarm system.
Bike race on June 4
CHRISTIANSBURG - The New River Valley Bicycle Club is presenting the Wilderness Road Bicycle Race on June 4. Twenty, 50- and 70-mile race options are being offered, starting between 7 and 9 a.m. The two shorter races go over rolling terrain, while the 70-mile course is very hilly and challenging.
Entry fee is $10 until May 21 and $12 thereafter. A pre-race social will be held on June 3, 7-9 p.m. at the Blacksburg Holiday Inn.
Wine tasting is May 22
MOUNTAIN LAKE - The third annual Wine Tasting at Mountain Lake Resort will be held on May 22 from 2 to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Several Virginia wineries will be on hand with their latest vintage.
Admission is $10 per person and includes wine tasting, entertainment, cheese and crackers and a Mountain Lake wine glass.
The event is sponsored by the New River Arts Council, Progress in Narrows Now and Mountain Lake Resort. Proceeds go to area arts programs.
For more information, call 381-1430.
Town Council seeks volunteers
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Christiansburg Town Council is looking for volunteers to join a beautification effort called "Hometown Proud."
The council's Visual Enhancement Committee, itself a group of volunteers, has been working since February to come up with a plan to landscape and beautify the town's entrances. In addition, council approved a $25,000 budget for the plan, to serve as the "matching funds" portion of a Department of Transportation grant for which the committee applied. The only thing missing now are the warm bodies to put it all in place.
Phase I will include landscaping the planter boxes and areas around the "Welcome to Christiansburg" signs and in the downtown area. Phase II will include landscaping traffic islands, while Phase III includes erecting display boards for civic club emblems. Later plans include more median work, landscaping along Crab Creek on Franklin Street and placing lights in the pear trees in the downtown area.
Citizens interested in working on this project should call Kathy Mantz at 382-4251 (days) or 639-4680 (evenings).
Columnist speaks at library
FLOYD - The Jessie Peterman Memorial Branch Library's Meet the Author series will conclude with a presentation by Monty S. Leitch of the Roanoke Times & World-News on Thursday. A reception begins at 7:30 p.m. and the presentation at 8 p.m. Admission is $3 at the door.
Vote signup deadline Monday
CHRISTIANSBURG - The last day to register to vote in the June 14 Democratic Primary Election is Monday. The voter registration office in room 220 of the Montgomery County Courthouse is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and will also be open for registration on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
When the ballots are ready, absentee voting will take place during regular office hours and On June 4 and 11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in room 220 at the courthouse. The last day for receiving applications for mail ballots is June 9. June 11 is the last day for in person absentee voting.
If you have any questions, call 382-5741.
by CNB