Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 20, 1994 TAG: 9412210008
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E2 EDITION: METRO
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The Blue Ridge Chrysanthemum Society Inc. will hold its 35th annual show Saturday through Sunday at Valley View Mall.
The show, "Swing into Fall with Chrysanthemums," will be in the fountain area of the mall from noon until 10 p.m. Saturday and from noon until 5 p.m. Sunday.
The display will include 13 classes of mums and some tree and bonsai forms. The show also will have a class for non-society members. Entries will be accepted Friday from 4 until 10 p.m. and Saturday from 7 until 8 a.m. Judging will take place from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
To enter the show or for more information, call Bill Setzer, president, at 387-1829 or B.L.Markham, show chairman, at 774-2359.
William Byrd student wins pageant
Kristel Michelle Jenkins, daughter of James T. and Joyce F. Jenkins, was second runner-up in the Miss Appomattox Scholarship Festival Pageant, a preliminary to the Miss Virginia Pageant.
Jenkins, 17, was the swimsuit winner, and earned a $4,000 scholarship to Liberty Baptist University.
She is a senior at William Byrd High School.
Community store accepting applications
Applications for Christmas aid from the Community Christmas Store are available.
Eligible families must meet 125 percent Federal Poverty Guidelines and be a U.S. citizen and permanent resident of Roanoke, Roanoke County or Salem.
Aid is available to families with children 17 and under; individuals 62 or older; individuals who receive social security disability; or families with emergency circumstances.
Applications are available at the Health Department, Roanoke County and Salem Social Service departments and school guidance departments, and senior citizen's centers. They are reviewed in the order they are received.
The store will be open Dec. 9 and 10.
For more information, call Judy Grubb, 389-3700.
Foundation names grant recipients
The board of governors of the Foundation for the Roanoke Valley recently approved seven grants to local organizations totaling $3,800. The grants come from the Thomas P. and Lewise S. Parsley Fund and its C. Mead Boxley Memorial Fund.
Requests from the fund must fall within three areas:
Programs providing prescription medication for the elderly or other needy individuals.
Outreach programs addressing substance abuse.
Programs providing home or organizational health services for needy individuals or families that can no longer manage alone.
The organizations receiving grants are: Blue Ridge Independent Living Center, $700; LOA Area Agency on Aging, $800; Bradley Free Clinic, $800; Easter Seal Society of Virginia, $375; Child Abuse Prevention Council, $375; West End Center, $500; and the Mental Health Association, $250.
To apply for future grants, contact Alan Ronk, executive director of the foundation, at 985-0204.
MDA raises $22,000 at lock-up
Wayne Nicely and his co-workers at AES of Roanoke Inc. recently won top fundraising honors in the 1994 CITGO/Salem Lock-Up to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The campaign raised a total of $22,000.
Mark Hancock of First Virginia Bank-Southwest was the second top fundraiser. The third highest fundraiser was Tim Gearheart of Associates Financial Services.
Funds raised in the lock-up will provide services in the Roanoke area.
Child center seeks past associates
The Northwest Child Development Center is looking for people who were associated with the center from 1983-1985.
Former board members, staff, parents or students have been asked to call 342-0233 or come by the center at 1523 Melrose Ave. N.W. A celebration is being planned for 1995.
Regional MS group needs spokespeople
The Blue Ridge chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is recruiting volunteers interested in becoming public relations spokespeople.
Spokespeople will be responsible for cultivating media ties in their communities and for giving local talks on multiple sclerosis.
Training will be provided. A general interest in journalism or public speaking is required.
For more information, call (800) 451-0373.
Support group elects officers
James Krantz has been elected president of Roanoke Valley Mended Hearts Chapter No. 144.
Other 1994-95 officers include: Rev. J. Harris Stephens, vice president; Helen Ewald, secretary; and Jim Tarpley, treasurer.
Masons elected to regional offices
James T. Rose and George H. Clemons, both of Salem, were recently elected to offices during the 119th Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia - Free and Accepted Masons Inc.
Rose was elected to the position of right worshipful grand lecturer of the Western District. He will be responsible for ritualistic uniformity and masonic instructions for all the area of the state west of Richmond for the Prince Hall Masonic Family.
Clemons was elected as right worshipful junior grand warden. He will be third in line to become the most worshipful grand master of Prince Hall Masons for Virginia.
Both men are active in their local chapters where they have held numerous offices.
Rose is a technical support leader with the General Electric Co. and Clemons is a probation officer with the Virginia Department of Youth and Family Services-Virginia Department of Corrections.
T-shirt design winners announced
Becky Horn, 11, won the T-Shirt Design Contest held during the Roanoke Festival in the Park.
Horn's design will be printed on T-shirts distributed at the festival's alcohol-free New Year's Eve celebration - First Night Roanoke.
Horn is a student at H.L. Horn Elementary.
Other winners in the contest included: James Peery, 11, Cave Spring Junior High, second place; Allison Walthall, 10, Mount. Pleasant Elementary, third place; and Jessica Elliott, 12, Forest Park Elementary, fourth place.
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