Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 6, 1995 TAG: 9504180010
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-14 EDITION: METRO
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Thomas R. Schroeder, vice president of sales for Schroeder Optical Company, will visit Australia for five weeks this spring as part of a group study exchange team of Rotary District 7570, Rotary International.
The Rotary Foundation provides travel grants for the exchange of teams between paired Rotary districts in different countries.
The visit will allow Schroeder an opportunity to improve relations and understanding between the people of the United States and Australia.
Schools compete at state chess games
Several Roanoke schools recently placed in the Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships in Spotsylvania County.
Individual winners from Roanoke schools are:
Middle school division: Mark DiProsperis, Addison, second; Jessie Hsing, Madison, sixth; Justin Marlles, Madison, eighth; and Jonathan Tanner, Addison, ninth.
In the elementary division: Martin Davis, Raleigh Court, seventh; and Adam Tanner, Raleigh Court, eighth.
In the primary division: Tom Raney, Fishburn Park, third; and Giles Roberts, Fishburn Park, ninth.
In team competition, James Madison Middle School won second place in the state for the middle school division and Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle School placed fourth. Madison team members were: Bobby Holt, Allison Holt, Katie Holt, Jessie Hsing, Nathan Taylor, Justin Marlles, Kamau Foderingham, Akil Foderingham, Floyd Welton and Andi Muse. Addison team members were: LaRue Dickerson, Alvin Baytops, Keith Thompson, Greg Overholser, Jonathan Tanner, James Clark and Mark DiProsperis.
In the elementary division, Raleigh Court placed fourth in the state and Lincoln Terrace placed fifth. Raleigh Court team members were: Martin Davis, Philip Marlles and Adam Tanner. Lincoln Terrace winners were: Frank Meldrum, April Lee, Antonio Cunningham, Monica Dehaven and Destiny English.
In the elementary division, Fishburn Park placed first in the state. Team members were: Jake Hughes, John Mobley, Tom Raney, Giles Roberts and Fielding Link, first.
Roanoker places in world poetry contest
Richard Raymond III of Roanoke was among the prize-winners in the 1995 Poetry Contest of the World Order of Narrative and Formalist Poets.
Raymond received three first-place prizes, two second-place prizes, one third-place prize and six honorable mentions in the contest.
The annual contest attracts poets from Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland and Switzerland in addition to poets from the United States.
Workers available through RAM house
Roanoke Area Ministries announces that daily workers are available for lawn work, gardening, painting and general cleanup.
Please contact RAM House's shelter manager at 343-3753 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Arrangements for the work, transportation, tools and any remuneration are the responsibility of the person to be hired and the prospective employer.
Teacher honored by Roanoke AAUW
The Roanoke Branch of the American Association of University Women named Teresa Auldridge the Roanoke AAUW Teacher of the Year. Auldridge teaches fourth grade at Salem Elementary School.
Auldridge holds a bachelor of science degree in education degree from Miami University of Ohio and a master's degree in environmental education from Ohio State University. Auldridge has worked for the Virginia Department of Education and as an independent consultant.
The award recognized Auldridge as "an active positive role model for the girls in her classroom and for her encouragement of girls' achievements in the areas of math, science and technology."
Auldridge is a candidate for the state AAUW Teacher of the Year award which will be presented at the AAUW State Convention in April.
Women's group honors reporter
The Roanoke's Valley Network of Business and Professional Women recently named Melissa DeVaughn the Roanoke Valley's Young Careerist of the Year.
The Young Careerist program recognizes the accomplishments of young, professional women, success of their careers and community activities.
DeVaughn, who is the education writer for the Roanoke Times & World-News' New River Valley Bureau, submitted a written account of her professional responsibilities and her activities in the community. She also went through individual and group interviews and then gave a speech to the club.
DeVaughn will go to regional competition in Lynchburg.
TAP/Head Start enrolling pupils
TAP/Head Start is recruiting 3- and 4-year-olds for fall part-day and full-day enrollment for its centers in Roanoke, Salem and Vinton.
For more information, call 345-6781, or visit the Head Start administrative office on the seventh floor of the Crystal Tower Building at 145 Campbell Ave. in Roanoke.
Roanoke group raises $4,950 for JDF
The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation recently raised $4,950 during its raffle fund-raiser for the JDF.
District 24E of the Lions Club of Virginia and the Virginia Association of Life Underwriters sold the most tickets for the Super Bowl Sweepstakes.
Mitch Wheeler of Wheelers Cleaners in Roanoke won the raffle and a trip to Super Bowl XIX and a cruise to Freeport, Bahamas.
LOA honors several with annual awards
The League of Older Americans recently presented Allstate Insurance with the Babe and Sidney Louis Award for "outstanding contribution that improves the lives of older Virginians."
Since 1984, Allstate has accumulated more than 8,240 Corporate Meals-on-Wheels volunteer hours. The Allstate Foundation has contributed more than $18,600 to LOA since 1985 and has been major patron of the annual Meals-on Wheels benefit, Lunch on the Lawn.
The Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, a partner agency with LOA's home repair program, received the 1995 Exemplary Interagency Cooperation Award.
Larry C. Shelton of Salem was the first recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award for showing the most self-improvement in LOA's Employment and Training Program.
Service America Corporation received the Outstanding Public/Private Partnership Award.
Mental illness group presents awards
The Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Roanoke Valley chapter, presented service awards at its 10th anniversary meeting recently.
Steve Clemons earned the Outstanding Consumer Service award for educating the community about mental illness, and contributing to various boards, including the Mental Health Association and On Our Own boards.
The alliance awarded Helen Dasse the Community Services Award for her work with the alliance and contributions made during her job as director of adult services, Blue Ridge Community Services.
Warren Simpson accepted the Volunteer of the Year award for his "dedication and compassion for people" and his management and interpersonal skills.
The award for Community Outreach was given to St. Gerard's Catholic Church Choir and Dick Hamlen, director, for their participation in the alliance's candlelight vigil observance of Mental Illness Awareness Week last October.
Legislators recognized for their public service by supporting legislation concerning people with mental illness and their families, were Dels. Richard Cranwell, Morgan Griffith, Vic Thomas, Chip Woodrum and Sen. Malfourd "Bo" Trumbo.
Geoff Seamans, editorial writer for the Roanoke Times & World-News, earned the Media Coverage award for his part in combating the stigma against the mentally ill with his editorial about Nobel Prize winner Dr. John F. Nash Jr.
In other action, the alliance also re-elected the following officers: Mildred Willis, president; June Poe, vice president; Warren Simpson, treasurer; and Shonna Allen, secretary.
Junior League awarding scholarships
The Junior League of the Roanoke Valley is accepting applications for The Mary Terry Goodwin Kuyk scholarship, which is awarded each year to students who volunteer in the community and are academically successful.
The league will award two scholarships this year; one to a young woman and one to a young man. Each scholarship is worth $1,000.
The stipend is for high school seniors who have shown outstanding participation in volunteer service and academic success for the last four years.
Applications are available at all high school guidance offices. The deadline is April 30.
Winners will be selected in early May. For more information, contact Anne Hagan 774-6976 or the Junior League Office at 774-3242.
Ferrum alumni collect for food bank
The Roanoke Valley Chapter of Ferrum College Alumni collected 436 pounds of food for the Southwest Virginia Food Bank recently.
Alumni involved in the project were: Jane Blankenship, Floyd Boone, Lisa Crawford, Chris Eberhard, Raif Hastings, Anne Journell, Anne Millehan, Eric Parks, Rob Wade, Linda Waybright and Janice Wright. Jamie Lee, a student at the school, also contributed.
Driving classes for seniors available
Senior citizens in Vinton will have the opportunity to participate in a "55 Alive" Mature Driving class later this month.
The class will be held in two sessions on April 25 and 27. Each session is four hours.
Seniors can sign up at the Senior Center, which is on the grounds of the Vinton War Memorial.
The driving class is one of many events held each month at the center. Other events include crafts projects, luncheons, shopping trips and daylong and overnight bus trips.
March of Dimes needs walkers for fund-raiser
The Blue Ridge Chapter of March of Dimes is seeking team and individual walkers for the 25th annual WalkAmerica to help raise funds to help prevent birth defects and infant mortality.
Registration for this year's WalkAmerica will begin at 8:15 a.m. on April 30. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. at the National Guard Armory on Reserve Avenue. Prizes will be awarded for the individual raising the most money, the school raising the most, the oldest walker, the organization team and the business teams raising the most money.
Those interested in organizing teams from their organization can obtain information from the March of Dimes office in Roanoke. For more information, call 989-8030.
Elderscholar program enrolling participants
Roanoke College is enrolling participants for its Elderscholarship program to be held June 13- 15.
This year, the group will study "The Southern Decorative Arts: Visual and 3-Dimensional" as it tours historic Winston-Salem, N.C. Participants will ride a horse-drawn carriage through the streets of Old Salem, reside in the historic Brookstown Inn and dine in an early 19th century Moravian atmosphere at the Old Salem Tavern. Visits to several landmarks will also be featured, including: Old First Baptist Church in Galax; Grayson County Courthouse; Shatley Springs; St. Mary's Episcopal Church in West Jefferson, N.C.; historic Bethabara Park, site of the first Moravian settlement in North Carolina; Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts; Reynolds Village and the Reynolds House-Museum of American Art; and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts.
For more information or to make reservations, please call the Center for Community Education & Special Events at 375-2206.
Fire and rescue group honors two
The Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department, Co. 11 from Back Creek, recently honored two people at the annual banquet.
Michael W. Shorter was named Member of the Year for 1994. Arthur L. Kraus was named Officer of the Year for 1994.
MDA car show raises $33,000
The 15th Annual Muscular Dystrophy Association's Car Show for area MDA families set attendance records and raised $33,000 for local families in Southwest and Central Virginia.
All money raised from the event will be used to provide program services to local MDA families. Services include a monthly clinic at the Rehabilitation Center of Roanoke Memorial Hospital, support groups, therapy, assistance with wheelchair purchases, research and MDA Summer Camp for children and neuromuscular disease.
Housing authority offering repair loans
The Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority has begun the Owner-Occupied Rehab Program to provide low- to moderate-income individuals with affordable loans for home improvements and repairs.
Through the program, the authority will assist individuals in making needed repairs to roofs, porches, windows, heating systems, ceilings or floors, and items that will enhance the livability and comfort of their home. Loans are offered at below market rates and free projected planning and supervision by construction specialists will also be provided.
To be eligible for the program, residential owner-occupied properties must be located within a Conservation or Rehab District designated by the city of Roanoke. In addition, the combined household income, adjusted for family size, may not exceed 80% of the median area income.
For application information, please contact Clarice Walker 983-9254, or Marnie Church 983-9243.
by CNB