ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, August 6, 1996 TAG: 9608060070
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
Ag fair in Newport
NEWPORT - Virginia's oldest agricultural fair is hitting Newport again on Friday and Saturday. The 61st annual fair begins at 4 p.m. Friday and will feature events such as a pet show, beauty pageant and a draft horse pull. The evening will end with gospel music at 9 p.m.
On Saturday, the fair opens at 9 a.m. with a horse show and there will be games such as wheelbarrow, sack and three-legged races throughout the day. A jousting tournament will be held at 5 p.m. and the night will end with fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
Anyone can participate in the shows and tournaments. Beauty pageant contestants, however, must be from Newport. There will be cash prizes for the first and second winners of all games and shows.
On Friday, the admission is 50 cents for children 12 and under and $1 for adults. Admission on Saturday will be 75 cents and $1.50, respectively.
Rescue squad bricks
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Christiansburg Life Saving and First Aid Crew is selling bricks to furnish and equip the new rescue squad building. Interested individuals, families and businesses can purchase a brick to be placed and cemented into the sidewalk and around the flagpole of the new building. Bricks can be engraved with words, up to three lines and no longer than 14 characters per line. Cost to individuals and families is $50; cost for businesses is $100. The donation is tax-deductible.
For more information about this project, call the Life Saving and First Aid Crew at 382-9518.
Hot dog/bake sale
PULASKI - The Modern Woodmen of America, Camp 12260 Pulaski, will have a hot dog and bake sale to benefit the Residents' Activity Fund. The event will be at the Pulaski Healthcare Center, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 13. All proceeds will be matched by Modern Woodmen. Those who buy anything during the event will be registered to win a knife set. For more information, call Lois Wirt at 980-7384 or Shelby Fisher at 980-3111.
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