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                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, April 18, 1995                   TAG: 9504190010
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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AROUND NEW RIVER

Rain forest expert to speak at Tech

BLACKSBURG - Paul Ewing, a rain forest advocate, will speak at Virginia Tech Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Colonial Hall, Squires Student Center. His appearance is sponsored by Speakers and Issues and YMCA Ecocycle.

Legislators to talk about '95 session

PULASKI - Sen. Madison Marye, D-Shawsville; Sen. Malfourd "Bo" Trumbo, R-Fincastle; and Del. Tommy Baker, R-Pulaski County, will speak on legislative issues of 1995 at the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon April 27 at noon in the L. Brinkley Eure Building of Pulaski Community Hospital.

Reservations are $10 per person and may be made by calling the chamber, 980-1991.

Plant Plant plans its 4th Springfest

CHRISTIANSBURG - The Plant Plant, at U.S. 11 and Barringer Mountain Road, will hold its fourth annual Springfest April 29, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Folk singer Grace Note will perform 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., followed by live Celtic music by Meridian, 1- 3 p.m.

The event includes four seminars on bird and butterfly gardens, herbal foods and edible flowers, spring vegetable planting and a spring weed walk.

For more information, call the Plant Plant, 382-2653.

`$1 million Mixer' set in Radford

RADFORD - Radford Community Hospital will sponsor its "$1,000,000 Mixer" for business and industrial leaders in the New River Valley to learn about cost-effective health care for employees, April 20, 3-7 p.m., at the Best Western Radford Inn.

The event will highlight the hospital's community-based programs as well as services provided by the Wellness Center, Occupational Health, Home Health Plus, Community Home Care, Community Pharmacy and Home Supply and the Center for Rehabilitative Medicine.

For more information, call 731-2691.

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