ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, March 20, 1996 TAG: 9603200045
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-12 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
MEMO: ***CORRECTION***
Published correction ran on March 22, 1996.
The date of the legislative luncheon planned by the Pulaski County
Chamber of Commerce is April 25. An item in the Wednesday New River
Current included an incorrect date.
Smithfield luncheon
BLACKSBURG - The Guild of Smithfield is hosting a New Accessions Seminar and Interpretation Revisions "Welcome to Spring" luncheon on Thursday at 10 a.m. at Smithfield Plantation.
Education Interpreter Coordinators Frances Russell and Donna Ludwig will present.
Bring a salad to share.
For more information, contact Terri Lynn Howard at 552-9686. Smithfield Plantation is located on Smithfield Plantation Road off of the Route 460 bypass via Route 314, adjacent to the Virginia Tech campus.
Volunteers sought
BLACKSBURG - The Guild of Smithfield is looking for interested volunteers to learn how to share the story of historic Smithfield Plantation with visitors and tour groups.
They are sponsoring new member General and Interpreter Training beginning with an orientation on Monday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Montgomery County branch of Smithfield Plantation located at 1000 Smithfield Plantation Road in Blacksburg.
An educational and visitor interpreter training session will follow from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
The home was built in 1772 by noted revolutionary patriot and defender of the frontier Preston. Guild members tell the story of the history and culture of the Preston family and other families of the region while showing the furnished main house and outbuildings of the 11-acre Smithfield site.
Members serve as interpreters on Thursday afternoons from April 1 through November 1, as well as give educational seminars to schools who will tour the plantation.
Volunteers are also needed to assist in the maintenance, preservation and support of the historic site.
Reservations are needed to attend the orientation for training. Contact Donna Ludwig at 552-7166.
Legislators report
PULASKI - A report on the 1996 General Assembly will be made by legislators representing Pulaski County at a county Chamber of Commerce luncheon at 12 noon Monday in the Women's Annex of the Fine Arts Center of the New River Valley.
Scheduled speakers include state Sen. Madison Marye, D-Shawsville; state Sen. Malfourd "Bo" Trumbo, R-Fincastle, and Del. Tommy Baker, R-Dublin. Further information is available by calling the chamber at 980-1991.
Walk-a-thon
CHRISTIANSBURG - Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a Walk-a-thon to raise money to build a new playground this summer. The walk will be 2 miles around the New River Valley Mall, on April 20, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Donations of aluminum cans for recyling also will help raise money.
Call Kemvia Adams at 382-6979.
Earth Day planting
BLACKSBURG - Blacksburg Parks and Recreation will sponsor an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21, from 9 a.m.-noon. Volunteers will plant trees at Nellie's Cave Park.
Volunteers should bring a shovel and a wheelbarrow, if possible. The first 200 people to volunteer will receive free seedlings and all volunteers are invited to lunch after the planting.
To get to Nellie's Cave Park from Main Street, turn onto Country Club Drive and travel 1 mile to Grissom Lane. Turn onto Grissom Lane and travel .8 mile to the end of the road. The parking lot for Nellie's Cave Park will be just ahead.
Call Dean Crane at 961-1133.
Spring Clean-Up
CHRISTIANSBURG - Spring Clean-up for the Town of Christiansburg is from April 8 through April 19.
Residents who require special trash pick up should place the materials with their garbage on their regular pick-up day.
Household refuse will be picked up by special trucks with the exception of construction materials and heavy machinery. Loose materials such as ashes must be placed in a container no larger than 32 gallons. Loose leaves must be piled separately from trash, tree limbs and trimmings.
Tree limbs and trimmings should be piled at the curb and must not be in excess of 4 inches in diameter. There will be no charge for pick up of tree limbs and trimmings during Spring Clean-Up.
Citizens are urged to take their recyclable glass, aluminum and paper to their nearest collection points.
A free "Start Thinking - Stop Littering" litter bag is available at the Treasurer's Office, Chamber of Commerce and the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library.
Call the Town Manager's office at 382-6128 for further information.
Meet the author
FLOYD - James I. Robertson Jr. and Nancy Scott Anderson will be the authors participating in Jessie Peterman Memorial Branch Library's "Meet-the-Author" series this spring in Floyd.
The series, co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Jessie Peterman Memorial Branch Library Endowment Fund, features Robertson on Monday and Anderson on April 22. Proceeds will benefit the Floyd County Library's endowment fund.
Each event will begin with the featured author's presentation at 7:30 p.m. in the main library. Following the presentation, a reception and a book signing will be held in the Jessie Peterman Memorial Branch Library Community Room.
Robertson and Anderson have written a number of books on the Civil War.
Call Joyce Pugh at 763-3670.
Investing workshop
WYTHEVILLE - David Kohl, professor of Agriculture Finance and Small Business Management at Virginia Tech, will present "Rules of the Road for Borrowing and Investing" on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn in Wytheville.
Kohl will discuss retirement planning and business management for farmers and small business owners.
The workshop is sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Farm Bureau.
Cost is $10 per person or $15 per couple.
Call Frank Smith at 676-6155.
Drivers needed
GLEN ALLEN - The American Cancer Society, Virginia Division, is recruiting volunteer drivers and transportation coordinators to help cancer patients to and from medical treatments for the Road to Recovery transportation program.
Road To Recovery drivers should have a car, a valid Virginia driver's license, safe driving skills, and be available to drive one morning or afternoon a month. Schedules are flexible. Reliability of the driver is very importance since cancer patients cannot afford to miss a single treatment.
Volunteer transportation coordinators oversee transportation services to cancer patients. Primary responsibilties include: receiving requests for transportation services and assigning drivers, recording all transportation services provided, and maintaining accurate records for volunteer drivers.
With long-term cancer treatment saving more lives, the need for transporting cancer patients has doubled in recent years. Last year in Virginia, American Cancer Society Road To Recovery volunteers provided 12,367 rides for cancer patients.
To volunteer as a Road To Recovery driver or transportation coordinator, contact your local American Cancer Society office or call 1-800-227-22345.
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service.
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