Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, April 29, 1995 TAG: 9505020047
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-11 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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PULASKI - Charter Federal Savings Bank will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today to show off its refurbished office, dedicate its new drive-through facility and celebrate 75 years of being in business.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the drive-through behind the main building will be held at 10 a.m. Hot dogs and refreshments will be served.
Customers will then go into the main office where they can register for prizes, or try "Treasure Chest" keys mailed to them.
The bank is at 250 N. Washington Ave.
Troubled-child assessments offered
BLACKSBURG - Parents of children with behavior problems can receive a free assessment of those problems and their family environment by participating in a study at Virginia Tech's Psychological Services Center.
The study, by graduate student Katie Ingman and Professor Thomas Ollendick, examines family environment and behavior problems in children between the ages of 7 and 12. It will look at anxiety, depression, withdrawal, hyperactivity, aggression and oppositional, defiant and conduct-related problems. Only one child and the primary care-giving parent are needed for the study.
The study is on-going and will continue for several months. For more information, call Ingman at 231-6914.
Pulaski health fair planned May 17
PULASKI - A health fair with some 20 vendors will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. May 17 at the Pulaski Health Care Center at 2401 Lee Highway.
There is no charge to attend. Visitors will get a chance to win raffle prizes including a stereo cabinet, cellular phone and lady's Pulsar watch. There will also be more than a dozen door prizes as well as free food.
Material and information will be provided by hospitals in Pulaski and Radford and other agencies including hospice, heart association, cancer society and diabetes association.
Information on long-term care insurance will also be available, and an insurance company representative will be on hand.
Red Cross seeks aid for bomb victims
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery County Chapter of the American Red Cross is accepting donations to aid bombing victims in Oklahoma City.
Make checks payable to the American Red Cross, with a notation that it is for Oklahoma City bomb relief. Credit card contributions can be made by calling (800) 842-2200.
by CNB