Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, March 9, 1995 TAG: 9503090079
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-10 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
CHRISTIANSBURG - Christiansburg High School faculty will take on the Christiansburg Police Department in their annual basketball game March 24, 7 p.m, at Christiansburg High School.
Students from Auburn, Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Shawsville high schools will compete in a slam dunk and three-point shoot-off at intermission.
Tickets are $2 and available at the door or at the Christiansburg Police Department.
Proceeds benefit the Terry Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Novelist to speak
RADFORD - Will Hobbs, an award-winning children's novelist, will lead discussions at the Young Adult Literature Institute, April 1, at Radford University.
The American Library Association recognized four of Hobbs' novels, "Bearstone," "Downriver," "The Big Wander" and "Beardance," on a list of best books for young adults.
Hobbs taught reading and English for 17 years in Southwestern Colorado.
The fee is $20 or $10 for full-time Radford University students.
For more information, call the continuing education office, 831-5845.
Applying for loans
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery County School Board finance office plans to apply for four state Literary Fund Loans at $5 million each to build four news schools during the next five years. The Literary Fund Loan is a competitive low-interest loan granted to schools needing to make major renovations or build new schools.
The county plans to build a new elementary school in Riner, a new middle school in both Blacksburg and Christiansburg and a new high school in Shawsville to account for growth in the county.
A Facility Use and Space Study outlines the school division's plans for building new schools. To see a copy of the study, visit one of the public libraries or one of the high school libraries. Or call, 382-5141.
by CNB