Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, May 27, 1995 TAG: 9505300027
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV10 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DUBLIN - Dublin Elementary School will have kindergarten registration Tuesday, 4 to 7 p.m. Parents with children who will be five years old by Sept. 30 are encouraged to attend.
Children should be with parents at the registration. Parents should bring their child's birth certificate, social security number and immunization/health information. For more information, call the school's principal at 674-4613.
Little Dukes make National AAU
PULASKI - A fund-raising effort is underway to send 10 Pulaski County basketball players to the National AAU tournament for girls up to age 12.
It is the second time in three years that the Dublin Dukes 12-and-under team has qualified for the nationals. Only three teams among the 38 in Virginia who tried to qualify made it.
The team members are Trish Allison, Jamill Boysaw, Heather Burnette, Tiffany Conner, Ashley Graham, Jennifer Hamblin, Micah Hamblin, Lindsey Reed, Jessica Turpin and Shana Wenrich. They are coached by Buddy Farris.
Katie Reed and John Wenrich, in charge of the fund-raising committee, say it will take more than $12,000 to take the team to Oklahoma City, Okla., along with chaperones for the championships July 7-15.
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has referred a donation request by Wenrich to its Recreation Committee and will decide whether to make a contribution at its June 26 meeting.
Tax-deductible donations can be made to Lady Duke AAU Basketball and sent to 44 Douglas Ave., Dublin, Va. 24084. Further information is available by calling (703) 674-4663 or (703) 674-0183.
Gospel awards
PULASKI - The International Country Gospel Music Association held its regional awards show at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church to a standing-room-only crowd. Gospel music groups, trios, duos and soloists came from five states to accept awards.
The Gospel Strings of Christiansburg, led by the Rev. Carl Ratcliff of Riner Brethren Church, was selected Bluegrass Group of the Year. The group has been singing and promoting bluegrass gospel for years and is well known for its special blend of harmony.
The Singing Nippers of Pulaski was the southern Gospel Group of the Year. Larry and Cathy Nipper have traveled and sung all over the country and write much of their material. They also own WBLB radio station in Pulaski.
Trio of the Year was Second Chance of Radford. Brian Linkous, Bob Mullins and Sandra Mullins were chosen for their professionalism and promotional efforts for the trio and for gospel music. They are expanding their singing into the northern and midwest states.
For more information on the Dallas-based International Country Gospel Music Association, contact Bill Hale at 980-7000.
by CNB