ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, May 9, 1996 TAG: 9605090023
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-10 EDITION: METRO
Valley residents pass Virginia Bar exam
The Virgina Board of Bar Examiners recently announced that four Roanoke Valley residents passed the February 1996 Virginia Bar examination. They are Darren Scott Haley, Shenna Skeens Massey and Jennifer Anne Short, all of Roanoke, and Meredith Rae Hoffman of Salem.
Tractor pull benefits fire department
The Craig County-New Castle Volunteer Fire Department will hold its third annual Antique Tractor Pull Saturday at noon at the Craig County fairgrounds. The rain date is Sunday.
Tractors from 1959 and older may compete; others may show. Gates open at 9 a.m. Admission is $3 or free for children under 12.
A special Kiddie Tractor Pull for those age 3 to 7 will be held at 11 a.m.
For more information, call Joe Looney, 864-6285.
Explore Park welcomes fishermen
Virginia's Explore Park has opened a half-mile stretch of the Roanoke River in the park to public fishing.
In addition to the regular park entrance fee, a $4 family fishing permit allows one adult and related children under 18 to fish all day during park operating hours.
Anglers must have a valid state fishing license and use artificial lures only. Fishing on a "catch-and-release" basis is encouraged.
Call Chet Simmons, park manager, at 427-1800 for additional information.
Adult Care Center holds golf tourney
The Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley and the Salem Kiwanis Club will sponsor an 18-hole golf tournament June 7 at the Hanging Rock Golf Club.
The entry fee is $200 a team. Proceeds will benefit adult day care and respite programs for the frail and impaired elderly in the community.
To enter or get more information, call 983-1026.
Library to celebrate 75th anniversary
The Roanoke Public Library will observe its 75th anniversary this year with a series of monthly events at all of the library's branches.
The opening program will be May 19 at the Main Library in Elmwood Park. There will be an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., with remarks by library officials and patrons at 2:30.
The anniversary program is being headed by Emily Keyser, who served as a city library official for 28 years until she retired in January.
Keyser said the library will have exhibits of memorabilia from its early days and from some of its special collections.
Former employees and longtime library patrons will have a reunion, Keyser said, in keeping with the "Patron Appreciation" theme of the observance.
There will be programs for children, including face painting; balloon tying by the Red Cross Youth Clown Corps; ventriloquist Tammy Barnwell and her friend Willie Webster; juggler David Bear Stuart; and Kathy Carter from the Blue Ridge Storytellers Association.
Soccer club schedules June tournament
The Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer Club will sponsor its Summer Blast 6V6 Outdoor Soccer Tournament June 15 at Star Park in Roanoke.
Participants will be grouped by age. The entry fee is $125 a team. The application deadline is May 15. Call Dustin Fonder at 772-3871 for more information.
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