Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 20, 1995 TAG: 9504210036
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W6 EDITION: METRO
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NEW CASTLE - The New Castle Garden Club will celebrate spring this weekend by opening the home of one of its members to the public for a flower show and educational exhibits.
Delena Givens will open her home, "Sugar Plum House," at 613 Cumberland Ave., Saturday from 3 to 9 p.m. There is no entrance fee for the event.
The flower show will include flower arrangements positioned around the house as Givens would place them herself, said Jane Johnston, publicity chairman for the club. In addition to displays throughout the house, the club will also provide educational exhibits on enjoying herbs and using pressed flowers.
This is the first time in at least 25 years the club has held a flower show.
Chamber honors Salem policeman
Timothy M. Miles of Salem was recently honored as Police Officer of the Year in Roanoke County by the Roanoke County/Salem Chamber of Commerce.
Miles, who has been with the department for three years, has received above average evaluations and has received three commendations for arrests made as a result of his work. Miles was also selected Officer of the Year by his peers.
Miles is a graduate of Auburn High School in Riner and Radford University. He is the son of Janice and Claude Miles Jr. of Riner.
Group offering education scholarship
The Delta Kappa Gamma society, Eta Chapter, is offering a $300 scholarship to graduating seniors planning a career in education.
Students interested in the scholarship should write a letter of application with the following information: why a career in education was chosen, why the scholarship is needed and a copy of scholastic record. The application should also include two recommendations from teachers during the last two years of high school.
Applications should be returned to guidance counselors by April 27.
Faternity helps charity, friend
The Roanoke College chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order recently raised $1,500 during it's second annual "Lax to Lex" fun run. Fraternity members ran from Roanoke to Lexington in about seven hours to raise the money.
A KA fraternity member in Mississippi who is facing thousands of dollars in medical bills after suffering an aneurysm will receive 40 percent of the money. Another 30 percent will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The remainder will be used to defray the chapter's yearly expenses.
JCPenney seeking award nominees
Nominations are being accepted for the JCPenney Golden Rule awards for volunteer service to the community.
Winners are selected in four categories: adult, group, youth and education. Each winner will receive a Waterford crystal award and a $1,000 contribution to their nonprofit organizations. They are also eligible for the national awards.
The deadline for nominations is April 28. Nomination forms and more information are available at JCPenney store catalog desks, nonprofit organizations and local schools. For additional information, call Eleanor Bishop at 989-4211.
Winners will be announced June 15.
Business group holding festival
The Williamson Road Area Business Association's Spring Flea Festival organizers are looking for groups or individuals to join the the sale May 13.
The festival will last 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on the front lawn of the Breckinridge School, 3901 Williamson Road.
Anyone who wants to reserve a space must pay $10 in advance or $12 the day of the event. Spaces are 10 feet by 20 feet
The association said 20,000 cars come by the site each day.
For more information call 362-3293.
Storytelling festival to be held in June
The first Blue Ridge Storytelling festival is scheduled for June 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Green Hill Park.
The festival, sponsored by the Roanoke County Parks and Recreation Department, will feature local and student storytellers, as well as four professionals. Admission is $4.
Doc McConnell, of Rogersville, Tenn., will present his "Old Time Medicine Show." David Masengill, of New York, combines storytelling with folk music. Kathy Pierce, of Phillipsburg, N.J., tells literary and original stories. And Gwynn Ramsey, of Lynchburg, spins tall tales.
For more information, call the department of parks and recreation, 387-6086.
by CNB