Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, November 7, 1994 TAG: 9411070073
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-4 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
"I got front, one through eight, center. Just what I wanted," Hogan said. "Oh, I'm so excited." To prove it, she let loose a squeaky scream in the lobby, while about 50 other folks waited anxiously in line for their chance at the ticket counter.
As the first person in line, Hogan had the responsibility of keeping a list of folks as they showed up. They could go home in the meantime, while she and her family hung out in the civic center parking lot. She ended up with more than 300 names on the list.
Only thing is, Hogan may not have the best seats in the house. Kathie Sprinkle of Lynchburg says she got the best ones - front row, seats nine through 12.
"I'm center. I'm like, microphone," said Sprinkle, who was No. 3 on the list.
Saving the day care
It's not even Thanksgiving, but the Bedford Day Care Center for Adults received an early Christmas present last week.
Bedford County Memorial Hospital's board of directors announced that it will grant the endangered day-care center an eight-month reprieve from its impending Dec. 31 closing.
The board announced this summer that it would close the day-care center because it operated with a deficit last year that was more than half its $72,000 budget. Nineteen Bedford County adults with debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease utilize the center's care services.
Throughout the past two months, Bedford citizens and groups donated about $14,000 to keep the center afloat, including a one-time appropriation for $5,000 from the Bedford County Board of Supervisors.
Cooling Cook
The oldest school in Roanoke County, Roland E. Cook Elementary, might be a winner in Tuesday's election.
Built in 1915, the school has no air conditioning in its gymnasium and multipurpose room. The estimated cost for air conditioning is $40,000.
School administrators have rejected requests for air conditioning for the gymnasium because the county has a policy of not cooling gyms in elementary schools.
But Principal Deedie Kagey said Roland E. Cook is different from other elementary schools because its gym is on the third floor. The temperature is higher than in most elementary schools where gyms are on the first floor, she said.
Kagey and parents raised the issue at a recent parent-teacher association meeting when the candidates for the Vinton district seat on the county School Board made a joint appearance.
And they found the candidates to be sympathetic to their request.
The school, which is in Vinton, is named for a former school superintendent in the county. Cook served from 1906 to 1945.
by CNB