ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: THURSDAY, February 16, 1995                   TAG: 9503030014
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N-6   EDITION: METRO 
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AROUND TOWN

Roanoke YWCA elects officers for 1995

The YWCA of Roanoke Valley has announced the names of new officers elected to serve for the 1995 year.

They are: Virginia "Ginny" Allison, president; Elizabeth "Ibby" Greer, president-elect; Gloria Reiske, vice president; Agness Henderson, treasurer; and Delores Y. Johns, secretary.

Hospice offering grief and loss support

The Grief and Loss Counseling Center has two support groups in operation at Good Samaritan Hospice. They are for anyone who has experienced a loss.

The first group meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the hospice at 3825 Electric Road. The second group meets at Vinton Baptist Church the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.

For more information, call 776-0920.

Roanoker's poem published in book

Marie E. Boucher of Roanoke was recently selected for publication in "Dark Side of the Moon," a compilation of poetry by The National Library of Poetry.

Boucher's untitled poem was about her sister.

All poems received are also entered in The National Library of Poetry's North American Open Poetry Contest.

Council is seeking Eagle Scouts

The Blue Ridge Mountains Council, which is headquartered in Roanoke, is looking for Eagle Scouts who live in the Roanoke area.

If you are an Eagle Scout, send a letter to Eagle Search, BRMC, P.O. Box 7606, Roanoke, 24019-0606; or call the Scout Center at 703-265-0656.



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