Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 5, 1994                   TAG: 9410050086
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-11   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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AROUND NEW RIVER

RADFORD - Oliver North, Republican contender for U.S. Senate, has won 60 percent of the vote in a mock election at Radford University. Out of the 394 students who voted in the election, held to increase awareness and to get students to register to vote, North received 237 votes.

U.S. Sen. Charles Robb, running to keep his seat for the Democrats, received 110 votes, or about 28 percent of the vote. Independent candidate Marshall Coleman received 43 votes.

In the district race, Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Abingdon, received 181 votes or about 46 percent of the ballots, Steve Fast 169 votes, or 43 percent.

Brian Murphy, who is in charge of special projects for Radford's Student Government Association, said 173 students registered to vote during two registration drives on campus, one in August and one on Monday. More than 160 students filed for absentee ballots from 50 different Virginia localities.

Radford University has a student population of about 9,000.

Salvation Army aid

PULASKI - The Salvation Army will accept applications for Christmas assistance at special sites throughout the New River Valley. Applicants must bring proof of birth for all children in the household and identification showing current address information for all adults.

Registration will be held at the following sites and times:

Pulaski County:The Salvation Army Corps Building, 525 Commerce St.; Oct. 17 and 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Giles County:The Pearisburg Community Center; Oct. 19, 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Montgomery County:Belview United Methodist Church, 3619 Onyx Drive; Oct. 20 and 21, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

For more information, call the Pulaski office at 980-2400 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

SHARE anniversary

PULASKI - SHARE Virginia will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a potluck luncheon, live music and the Pulaski County High School mime troupe Saturday, Oct. 15, 1-4 p.m., at the SHARE Warehouse on Dora Highway.

The guest speakers will be Sen. Malfourd "Bo" Trumbo (R-Fincastle), Andy Morikawa, president of World SHARE and Ron Powers, co-chairman of the World SHARE Board of Directors.

For more information, call 381-1185.

Floyd arts, crafts

FLOYD - The 28th annual Floyd County Arts and Crafts Festival will be held at Floyd County High School Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Oct. 9, 1-5 p.m.

Admission is free. The Floyd County Rescue Squad will provide food concessions.

For more information, call 789-7486 or 763-3132.

Friends of library

BLACKSBURG - The Montgomery County Friends of the Library will hold an organizational meeting Thursday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to noon in the meeting room of the Blacksburg branch library.

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