ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, June 30, 1996 TAG: 9607010014
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-11 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
Pageant seeks contestants
DUBLIN - Contestants are being sought for the 1966 New River Valley Fair Pageant July 30 at the New River Valley Fairgrounds.
Beauty, poise and personality will be judged; no talent competition is planned. Contestants must be no younger than 16 as of July 30 or older than 22 as of next January, and must be single. Students at local universities and colleges are eligible, along with those whose parents live in Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, Giles, Bland, Wythe or Carroll counties, or the cities of Radford or Galax.
The winner will preside over the fair and compete for the Miss Virginia Fair Association crown. She will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The first runner-up will get $500 and the second runner-up $250.
Entry forms must be postmarked by July 19. Further information is available by calling Stacy Harrell at 980-5581.
Wythe to study industrial park
WYTHEVILLE - The Wythe County Joint Industrial Development Authority has recommended that the Board of Supervisors hire the Blacksburg engineering firm of Anderson & Associates to study property for a new industrial park.
The cost, estimated at $55,000, would include environmental and evaluation work on the 1,200-acre site under option, help getting the financing to prepare it, and a plan for development.
The plan could be completed as early as September and the park ready for occupancy by July, 1988. The acreage, northeast of Wytheville, is owned by the Suthers and Ratliff families.
Wytheville college offers math classes
WYTHEVILLE - Wytheville Community College will offer developmental math courses during the second half of its summer term, from July 5 to Aug.12.
Courses in basic arithmetic, algebra I and II, geometry and trigonometry are being offered to help students complete requirements for admission to certain courses in the fall. The self-paced courses can also be used by people who want to review or update math skills.
Tuition is $240.75 for each five-credit class. Scheduling and other information is available by calling Gary Laing at 223-4802 or (800)468-1195.
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