ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, August 15, 1996              TAG: 9608160009
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                PAGE: N-2  EDITION: METRO 

TO THE RESCUE

LENGTH: Short :   19 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  Roanoke lifeguards (from left) Chris Gimbert, Larry 
          Cohen, Derek Elmore, John Obenshain, Paul Clark, Jon Bowman and 
          Nathan Birkhead were honored Friday at Fallon Park pool by the 
          Roanoke Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross with Certificates 
          of Extraordinary Action. The award, one of the highest Red Cross 
          honors for lifeguards, recognizes their efforts in situations that 
          could have resulted in permanent injury or death.