Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 19, 1995 TAG: 9510190092
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E2 EDITION: METRO
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The city of Salem will sponsor a Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11 beginning at 12:30 p.m. from the Salem Farmer's Market to Longwood Park. All Roanoke Valley veterans are invited to march in the parade in uniform.
A brief ceremony, including a recognition of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, follows the parade at Longwood Park. In case of rain, the ceremony will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem.
For further information, contact Otto Feuer at 774-2574.
Extension office seeks gardener trainees
The Roanoke City Office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is recruiting volunteers to train to become Master Gardeners.
No prior training is required, but gardening experience is helpful. The time commitment is 100 hours a year.
Training classes are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from mid-January 1996 through mid-March.
For more information call the Roanoke City Extension Office, 857-7915.
Sorority offers $500 college scholarship
The Lambda Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa is offering a $500 scholarship to a high school senior planning to enter the field of education.
The Lambda Chapter of the international sorority for woman educators is composed of Roanoke County and Salem teachers.
Students interested in the scholarship may obtain more information from high school counselors in any Roanoke County or Salem high school.
For more information call Martha McClure at 387-2437.
Public ice skating at civic center
Public ice skating is offered at the Roanoke Civic Center on Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. Admission is $4 for a two-hour period; skates are available to rent for $2.
For more information, contact the civic center box office, 981-1201.
New support group for teen fathers
A new support group for teen fathers in the Roanoke Valley, Reaching Out to Adolescent Dads, will begin meeting Monday. The group will meet weekly and deal with issues associated with young fatherhood.
Fathers ages 14-24 are welcome. For more information about the group, call Jon Morris or Anthony Drakeford, 857-7284, or write: For Males Only, Roanoke City Health Department, 515 Eighth St. S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24016.
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