ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, November 19, 1995                   TAG: 9511200052
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium


THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS

SCHOOLS

Roanoke: Two-hour-early dismissal Wednesday, closed Thursday and Friday.

Roanoke County: Early dismissal Wednesday, closed Thursday and Friday.

Salem: Two-hour-early dismissal Wednesday, closed Thursday and Friday.

Bedford: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Botetourt County: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Franklin County: Three-hour-early dismissal Wednesday, closed Thursday and Friday.

Virginia Western Community College: Closed Thursday and Friday.

TRASH

Roanoke: Monday and Thursday routes collected Monday; Tuesday and Friday routes collected Tuesday; Wednesday routes collected Wednesday.

On commercial routes, businesses normally served Monday and Thursday will be collected Monday only. Businesses normally served Tuesday and Friday will be collected Tuesday only.

In downtown central business district, no collection on Thursday, but normal schedule rest of week.

Thursday "B" recycling routes will be collected Nov. 27; Friday "B" routes will be collected Nov. 28.

Roanoke County: Monday and Tuesday routes collected Monday; Wednesday and Thursday routes collected Tuesday; Friday routes collected Wednesday and Friday (if necessary).

Salem: Normal schedule for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Thursday routes will be collected Friday.

Vinton: Tuesday and Wednesday routes collected Tuesday; Thursday and Friday routes collected Wednesday.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Offices and courts: Closed Thursday.

Post offices: Retail windows closed Thursday; no delivery of residential, business or rural mail. Special delivery, express mail and perishable items will be delivered. Mail will not be delivered to post office boxes at stations and branches.

STATE GOVERNMENT

Offices: Closed Wednesday at noon, Thursday and Friday.

Virginia Employment Commission: Closed Wednesday at noon, Thursday and Friday.

Department of Motor Vehicles: Closed Wednesday at noon, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Alcoholic Beverage Control: Offices closed Wednesday at noon, Thursday and Friday. Stores closed Thursday only.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Roanoke: Offices and libraries closed Thursday and Friday. No Valley Metro bus service Thursday.

Roanoke County: Offices closed Wednesday at noon, Thursday and Friday. Libraries closed Wednesday at 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday.

Salem: Offices closed Thursday and Friday. Libraries closed Thursday.

Vinton: Offices closed Thursday and Friday. Libraries closed Wednesday at 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday.

Bedford: Offices closed Thursday and Friday. Libraries closed Thursday.

Botetourt County: Offices and libraries closed Wednesday at noon, Thursday and Friday.

Franklin County: Offices closed Thursday and Friday. Libraries closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

BANKS

Closed Thursday.



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