ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, August 2, 1996                 TAG: 9608020046
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ERIC BRADY STAFF 

THE MAGIC OF SCIENCE

LENGTH: Short :   20 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:      Elijah Smith, 14, gets in touch with the plasma ball
          exhibit at the Science Museum of Western Virginia in Roanoke's 
          Center in the Square on Wednesday. Smith, a YES (Youth Exploring 
          Science) volunteer, said, ``I could spend a couple of years in here 
          and never get bored.'' Looks like just the thing to cure the summer 
          doldrums. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to
          5 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.   color