Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, September 15, 1995 TAG: 9509150049
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-9 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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NEWBERN - Newbern's 15th annual fall festival is Oct. 13-15. Organizers expect more than 200 vendors. The festival begins with walking tours of Newbern on Oct. 13. Vendors will set up their tables then.
On Oct. 14, activities will include apple butter-making, gospel singing, square-dancing, a silent auction and pet shows. Maps for walking tours will be available at the Wilderness Road Regional Museum. The festival resumes Oct. 15, noon to 6 p.m.
Booths are still available. Call June Quesenberry, 674-5792; Irene King, 674-5848; or the museum, 674-4835. Information also is available by writing to: Newbern Promotional Bureau, P.O. Box 373, Newbern, Va. 24126.
Info superhighway
BLACKSBURG - Learn about the advantages of the information superhighway during a one-day course at Virginia Tech's Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center on Tuesday.
The university's Public Service Programs offers an advanced economic development course that will provide information on electronically identifying prospects for investment, finding key data on international prospects and partners and more. Participants will have access to a computer lab.
The course is limited to 25 participants. Registration fee is $50 and includes classroom materials, a refreshment break and lunch. For information, call Karen Burkholder at 231-6638.
NRCC gets grant
DUBLIN - The New River Community College's interpreter training program recently received a $20,700 grant from the Department of Education.
The grant project consists of multifaceted instruction in sign language. The grant also will encourage students already enrolled in the college's existing interpreter training classes to continue their studies by paying for their tuition and textbooks.
The project will prepare students for the Virginia Quality Assurance Screening performance test, which all interpreters must pass for certification.
by CNB