ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times

DATE: Saturday, December 23, 1995            TAG: 9512250005
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 


AROUND NEW RIVER

Dedication on video

PULASKI - Copies of a video on the Pulaski County War Memorial dedicated this year are on sale for $15.

They can be ordered at the Pulaski County Administrator's Office, 143 3rd St. N.W., Pulaski, Va. 24301, or by calling 980-7705.

The video was produced by Professional Video Services of Pulaski. It covers the entire dedication ceremony held on the lawn of the Old Courthouse, the veterans' parade that preceded it, special music, and selections honoring veterans whose names are listed on the memorial.

Parenting seminar

CHRISTIANSBURG - "Growing kids God's Way," a parenting seminar, starts Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m., at the New Life Foursquare Church, 900 Life Drive, Christiansburg. This series of 14 video lessons is designed to teach parenting skills based on the Bible. Child care will be provided. The $16 fee is for course materials.

Call the church office at 382-7100. The deadline for registration is Jan. 5.

Red Cross CPR class

CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery County Chapter of the American Red Cross will offer a Community CPR course on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 175 W. Main St., Christiansburg. Registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 12. Tuition is $30.

Call Rebecca Dobbins, 382-2361.

RU study abroad

RADFORD - Radford University is accepting applications for summer and fall study abroad programs. Each program combines study and travel. Students will receive six semester hours credit for all programs except the Austria program, which offers 15 semester hours credit.

Students can study videography and art in Antwerp, Belgium, from June 1 through June 29. Field trips and housing are included.

RU's London Summer Study program runs from May 15 through June 11. Students will experience London's art, theater and history. The cost of $2,875 includes tuition, housing, a canal trip, four excursions outside London, eight theater tickets and a one-month subway pass. Airfare is not included.

Business and economics students can study the European common market at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Four week Summer Language Study programs in Angers, France, Munich, Germany or San Jose, Costa Rica, (up to eight weeks) will be offered.

Radford University's fall semester program in Salzburg, Austria, offers 15 credit hours. Courses include International Communications and Public Relations, Art History and Political Science. The program cost is $7,300 and includes tuition, room and board, field trips. Air fare is not included.

Call the Radford University Office of International Programs at 831-6200.


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