ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Monday, August 19, 1996                TAG: 9608190106
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO

STAR CITY RESIDENTS PAINT ROANOKE RED

LENGTH: Short :   21 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ERIC BRADY/Staff. 1. All-America City celebration 

          participants (above) line dance to the hit song "Macarena" on the 

          City Market on Saturday evening. 2. Miss Virginia Michelle Kang and 

          Mayor David Bowers (left photo) lead the crowd in singing "For She's

          a Jolly Good City." 3. Reba Brown of Roanoke (right) watches all the

          merriment in the red, white and blue vest she chose to wear for the 

          celebration. This is the fifth time Roanoke has been named an All 

          America City. The city also received the honor in 1952, 1979, 1982 

          and 1988. color.
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