Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, March 23, 1995 TAG: 9503300043
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-12 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Four Roanoke Valley students will be participating in the regional spelling bee on April 1 at the Airport Marriott.
Those competing in the regional competition will represent their school districts. The spellers are: Jonas Corl, Breckinridge Elementary School, representing Botetourt County; Jonathon Cohen, Hidden Valley Junior High School, representing Roanoke County; Chante Smith, Andrew Lewis Middle School, representing Salem; and Paula Anderson, Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle School, representing Roanoke.
The students who won the spelling competition at their schools were: Josh Skiles, Botetourt Intermediate School; Whitney Booze, Buchanan Elementary School; Paula Dyan Layman, Cloverdale Elementary School; Ashley Boyd, Colonial Elementary School; Marie Simmons, Eagle Rock Elementary School; Laura Anne Gill, Troutville Elementary; Erin Leary, Academy for Mathematics and Science; Venus Day, Alternative Education Center; Tiffany Price, Breckinridge Middle School; Emily Andree, Crystal Spring Elementary School; April Brubaker, Fairview Elementary School; Donald A. Perdue, Fallon Park Elementary School; Matt Wallace, Fishburn Park Elementary School; Elizabeth Hurt, Fleming-Ruffner Magnet Middle School; Alicia Jackson, Forest Park New American School; Nicole Crowder, Garden City Elementary School; Bethany Jones, Grandin Court Elementary; David Guynn, Highland Park Learning Center; Steven K. Wong, Huff Lane Intermediate School; Vinh Phu, Hurt Park Elementary School; Kelly Dodge, Lincoln Terrace Elementary School; Chip Knighton, Madison Middle School; Meagan M. Meador, Monterey Elementary School; Mark Deaner, Morningside Elementary School; Blake Watson, Raleigh Court Elementary School; Stacy Sowers, Stonewall Jackson Middle School; Kristina Marie Smith, Virginia Heights Elementary School; Duane Morris, Wasena Annex; Samantha Law, Westside Elementary School; Jayson Harris, Woodrow Wilson Middle School; Jonathan C. Redick, Back Creek Elementary School; Toby Witkege, Bent Mountain Elementary School; Katie Gaut, Burlington Elementary School; Bridget Marie Tainer, Cave Spring Elementary School; Kristin Weary, Cave Spring Junior High School; Karin Murphy, Clearbrook Elementary School; Kevin William Dean, Fort Lewis Elementary School; Amy Michele Journell, Glen Cove Elementary School; Jessica Shook, Glenvar Elementary School; Mindy Schuler, Glenvar High School; Emily R. Graham, Green Valley Elementary School; Matthew Eddleman, Herman L. Horn Elementary School; Jesse Daniel Harless, Mason's Cove Elementary School; Anita Burnette, Mountain View Elementary School; Brittney Hackworth, Northside Middle School; Ian Leslie, Oak Grove Elementary School; Elizabeth Lee Crowder, Penn Forest Elementary School; Sarah Marie Creasy, W.E. Cundiff Elementary School; Seth Parsons, William Byrd Middle School; Stephanie Taylor, Roland E. Cook Elementary School; Allison Walthall, Mount Pleasant Elementary School; Chris Burns, East Salem Elementary School; Megan Pinnell, G.W. Carver Elementary School; Matthew Tyler Franklin, South Salem Elementary School; and Katie Fitzgerald, West Salem Elementary School.
Mental health group seeks nominations
The Mental Health Association of Roanoke Valley is accepting nominations for its annual awards for those who have made contributions in the area of mental health.
The categories for nomination are: community service, employer of the year, media, medical, mental health professional, public policy, Robert A. Croxson memorial award (for clergy), unsung hero, distinguished service, committee chairman of the year and volunteer of the year.
Nominations must be received by Tuesday. The annual luncheon will be held May 2. For more information, call (703) 344-0931.
LOA nominations being accepted
The LOA Area Agency on Aging is accepting nominations for the Roanoke Valley's "1995 Older Worker of the Year".
To be nominated, the nominee must be 55 years old or older, employed, and nominated by their employer. Nominees will be judged for outstanding personal characteristics and life achievements and positive influences on co-workers.
Nomination forms are available at all Roanoke Valley Revco drug stores, or, by calling the LOA office. Nominations must be postmarked by April 30. A $20 nomination fee will cover the cost of the luncheon to honor the winner, which will be held May 19. For more information, call Kevin McCullough, director of public relations, at 345-0451.
Vinton dancers place at competition
Vinton's Star Dance Studio recently participated in the Heritage Classic Dancesport Competition held in Asheville, N.C.
Susan Heath received numerous first-place achievements, and a first place with honors. Hilah Terry, president of the Virginia Chapter of the United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association, received five first places.
This competition was open to international dancers throughout the world and had participants travel from as far away as Siberia.
Museum raising funds for 611
The Virginia Museum of Transportation is raising funds to build a protective cover for the steam engine Class J No. 611.
In November, the Norfolk Southern Corp. terminated the steam train excursion program and returned the J611 to the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The J611 is housed in a building on Norfolk Southern property while the cover is being built. The cost to build the cover for the J611 is $150,000. The cover will protect the engine from natural elements, but still allow visitors to view the steam engine.
Donations may be sent to the Virginia Museum of Transportation at 303 Norfolk Ave., Roanoke 24016. For more information call the museum at 342-5670.
Roanoker fills new AARP position
Marie B. Foster of Roanoke has been appointed to serve as the community coordinator for the American Association of Retired Persons for the Roanoke Valley. Foster is the first to serve in the new position.
As community coordinator, Foster will be organizing the Roanoke Valley AARP Community Council. She will also work with AARP chapters from Covington and Selma, and will provide assistance to other AARP programs, including the Tax-Aide program and 55 Alive, the mature driving program.
Rescue Mission not taking appliances
The Rescue Mission has announced that it is no longer able to take major freon-operated appliances. Refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners require special certified technicians and equipment to dispose of the freon. The Rescue Mission does not have certified employees to dispose of the freon.
The Rescue Mission still accepts all gifts of clothing, household goods and furniture. If you would like to have the Rescue Mission truck make a home pick-up, call 343-7227.
Girl Scouts honor Roanoke women
The Virginia Skyline Girl Scout Council has named 12 Roanoke Valley women as "Women of Distinction". Each was chosen for her significant contributions to either her profession, the community or both.
The women honored for their contributions were:
Arts/Cultural: Shirley Brand, trustee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Beth Poff, director of the Mill Mountain Zoo; and Pearl Fu, free-lance consultant, interpretor, writer and special events coordinator.
Business: Judy Griesenbrock, executive vice-president of the Salem/Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce.
Education: Alyce B. Szathmary, principal of William Fleming High School; Barbara Chewning, a former school teacher and the retired owner of Bootie's Hallmark and Chewning's Interiors.
Law/Government: Elizabeth Bowles, Roanoke City Council member and retired owner of Bowles Bake Shop; Lois English, vice chairman of the Franklin County Board of Supervisors.
Medicine: Angie Francis, executive director of Child Health Investment Partnership of Virginia.
Social Services: Barbara Green, social work supervisor for the Roanoke Department of Social Services.
Volunteer category: Gertrude Harris, retired recreation supervisor for the Salem Recreation Department; Patricia McMahon, homemaker, mother and volunteer.
Students place in 4-H competition
Several Roanoke-area students recently participated at the Roanoke Valley 4-H Performing Arts Competition at the Hollins College Theater.
The senior division first-place winner in the drama category was Karen Bowyer, who performed a skit titled "The Bench" from Robert Fulgham's "All I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten". Bowyer is a student at William Fleming. Misty Witt and Sherri Robinette, both students at Northside High, won second place with a jazz dance routine.
The junior division winner was Nathalie Fassie, a student at Northside Junior High, who performed a ballet dance. Amanda Naff, a student at Monterey Elementary and Jan Steffe, a student at Crystal Spring Elementary, tied for second place. Both girls played the piano.
Blue ribbon winners in the senior division were Melissa Robertson, Northside High; and Vanessa Fassie, William Fleming. Junior blue ribbon winners were Jamie Brookman, Penn Forest Elementary, and Kate Sammons, South Salem Elementary.
4 p.m. burning law now in effect
The Roanoke County office of the Virginia Department of Forestry has announced that the 4 p.m. burning law is in effect for Roanoke County residents through May 15th.
The law says that there shall be no burning until 4 p.m. daily if within 300 feet of woodland or grass and brushland leading into woodland. No fuel may be added and no fire may be rekindled after midnight. A fire must be attended at all times.
In order to insure compliance with the law, aerial and ground observations will be used to detect fires.
When doing any open burning, please notify your local fire dispatcher to prevent the fire department from making unnecessary trips. For more information on the law, call 387-5461.
YWCA accepting award nominations
The YWCA of Roanoke Valley is accepting nominations for the 1995 YWCA Women of Achievement Awards. Nominees should be noted for their contributions in the areas of: arts, public service, business, physical fitness, community service, education and health services.
The $40 tax-deductible nomination fee benefits Roanoke Valley women through the YWCA.
The deadline for nominations is April 17.
For more information, call the YWCA at (703) 345-9922.
Foster care agency seeking families
Connections, a Roanoke-based foster care agency, is seeking foster families for children and teenagers.
A need exists for full-time foster parents, weekend foster parents and for transitional-living foster parents who can help prepare an older teenager for living on his own.
Connections provides foster family training, 24-hour casework support, covers the child's expenses and give foster families a tax free income supplement. For more information call Sara Dalton at Connections, 342-0411.
Project LINK gets $1,250 grant
Blue Ridge Community Services recently received a $1,250 grant for Project LINK from the Foundation for The Roanoke Valley. The funds will be used to support a series of six eight-week training modules for sixty Project LINK mothers.
Project LINK provides counseling and prevention services to pregnant women, mothers of infants, and women of childbearing age.
Community band will perform April 11
The Roanoke Valley Community Band and its swing band section, the Stardusters, will present their annual spring concert April 11 at Cave Spring High School. Conductor Wilbur Grant, who was band director at Glenvar High School for more than 20 years, will conduct the bands.
Admission to the 7:30 p.m. concert is free, but band President Myron White said donations to help cover costs will be accepted.
The band is made up of about 65 men and women of all ages who play marches, tunes from Broadway musicals, concert music and novelty tunes.
The Stardusters is a smaller group of about 15 players who perform music of the Big Band era.
White said both groups give concerts at various times during the year throughout the Roanoke Valley. Recent concerts have been at the United Methodist Home, Our Lady of the Valley, Friendship Manor, Festival in the Park, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Virginia Commonwealth Games, Armed Forces Day and other events, White said.
Further information about the band or concert can be obtained from White at 774-8885.
The band was organized four years ago, and many of its members formerly were high school band members who have had no organized place to play since then.
Civitans taking award nominations
The Civitan Club of Roanoke is seeking nominations for its Good Samaritan Award. The award is given each year to honor a Roanoke Valley resident for volunteer work.
The winner, who will be chosen by a panel of three people who are not Civitan members, will be announced at a banquet May 12 at the Vinton War Memorial. A $500 donation will be made to a certified charity of the winner's choice.
Letters of nomination may be sent to: Kenneth Wood, 3227 Fleetwood Ave. S.W., Roanoke 24015. The deadline for submitting nominations is April 14.
by CNB