Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, November 27, 1994 TAG: 9411290034
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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WYTHEVILLE - A Wytheville couple who regularly play the same set of Virginia Lottery numbers each won $100,000 prizes from tickets bought at Dillon's IGA Foodette.
Other retailers have sold more than one winning top-prize ticket, but the Wytheville Foodette is the first to sell two winning tickets in the same drawing.
James R. and Janie L. Repass of Wytheville each collected checks for $68,000, after taxes, from the Abingdon Lottery office for correctly matching all five numbers in the Nov. 18 Cash 5 drawing.
They were not the only Wythe County residents to win a $100,000 prize.
Bythya Bowers, who bought her winning ticket at Sentry Food Mart in Austinville, let the terminal select her numbers combination. It won the Nov. 19 Cash 5 drawing, and Bowers collected her check at the Roanoke Lottery office.
More centers for recycling urged
WYTHEVILLE - Wythe County Engineer Dave Evans has recommended that the county establish 10 to 12 trash collection and recycling centers in place of unmanned green boxes.
The county already has four recycling centers and a fifth being planned. Evans and County Administrator Bill Branson have been authorized to develop a new site plan for centers to be considered by the Board of Supervisors.
In other business at last week's board meeting, the supervisors heard a recommendation from the Rural Retreat Lake Authority to build a new pool at the lake site. It would cost an estimated $424,000 to renovate the existing pool and $575,000 to build a new one.
The supervisors agreed to seek a grant to help fund the project. But it seems unlikely that work could be funded and get under way in time for the pool to be open by summer.
Christmas parade set for Saturday
WYTHEVILLE - Wytheville will hold its annual Christmas parade at 10:30 a.m. Saturday starting from the Lowe's Foods parking lot.
The parade is sponsored by the Wytheville-Wythe-Bland Chamber of Commerce. It will be followed by the lighting of the community Christmas tree, special music by the Saint Paul United Methodist Church Youth Group, a community sing, dancers and cloggers.
The chamber and Wythe County Community Hospital will sponsor a free children's movie at the Millwald Theatre at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
The town's Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor free children's train rides at Withers Park from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
by CNB