ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, January 11, 1996 TAG: 9601110164
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-7 EDITION: METRO
Citizens groups hold King observances
The Concerned Citizens for Justice U.S.A. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference will march for jobs, justice and peace on Sunday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.
The march will begin 10 a.m. at the Poff Building, 215 Franklin Road S.W., and will continue to St. Paul United Methodist Church, for a noon service.
A 6 p.m. on that same day, the Concerned Citizens will hold its annual Martin Luther King Birthday banquet at at the Holiday Inn, 6626 Thirlane Road N.W. Tracie McKinney of Channel 10 News will be the guest speaker.
The Rev. Curtis Harris, state SCLC president and a national board member, will install officers of the newly organized Roanoke SCLC chapter.
The groups also will recognize six individuals and organizations: the Bradley Free Clinic, Sarah Holland, Rosa Miller, the West End Learning Center, Sweet Union Baptist Church and the Hamlar Curtis Funeral Home.
Banquet tickets are $25. For more information the banquet, call 344-7064. For more information on the march, call 380-3084; 345-3639;
366-4491 or 366-3618.
Vinton may get 2 greenway trails
The banks of two creeks that flow through Vinton - Glade Creek and Wolf Creek - are scheduled to become paths of segments of the regional greenways system according to a preliminary plan being circulated among local governments of the Roanoke Valley.
Vinton also would benefit from a planned greenway trail along the banks of Tinker Creek, which flows along Vinton's western boundary dividing the town and Roanoke.
Vinton Mayor Charles Hill said he supports the plan but has not had time to study it in enough detail to make specific comments.
Hill said Vinton does not have first priority in development of the greenways but he is hopeful the town will get the trails in the not too-distant future.
"The committee has done an excellent job in creating the conceptual plan," Hill said, "and the greenways will benefit the whole region."
The preliminary plan recently was presented to Vinton Town Council by Helen Smythers and Lucy Ellett, who helped create the plan. Smythers is chief of Community Development for the Fifth Planning District Commission, and Ellett is chair of the Roanoke Valley Greenway Open Space Steering Committee.
Vinton has contributed $1,200, its pro-rata share, toward the planning costs.
Commission members reappointed in Vinton
Vinton Town Council has reappointed three members to the town's Highway Safety Commission for new three-year terms.
Reappointed were: Robert W. Benninger, R. Tom Philpott and Roy G. McCarty Jr.
Their current terms expire in February, and their new terms will expire in February 1999.
Town Council also has recommended the reappointment of Allen Kasey to the Vinton Board of Zoning Appeals.
This is an appointment that by law is made by a Roanoke County Circuit Court judge but the judge usually follows the recommendation of the local government. The term to which Kasey has been recommended is for five years and will expire in January 2001.
Virginia Tech offers course for teachers
Virginia Tech is offering a one-credit graduate recertification course about insects for elementary teachers during the spring semester.
The course will meet on five Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and has a Saturday field trip. The course begins Tuesday, but remaining classes are scheduled for later in the semester to avoid inclement weather.
"Aquatic Entomology for Elementary Teachers," taught by Reese Voshell, is part of a three-course series.
Registration is coordinated through the Department of Entomology. Call Voshell at 231-5707 or the department office at 231-4010 for further information.
Roanoke makes final leaf collection
Roanoke workers will collect loose leaves Monday through Jan. 19 in all unfinished zones. This is the last week of leaf collection for the season.
Residents are asked to rake leaves to the curb by Monday morning.
For more information, call 981-2225.
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