ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, September 12, 1996           TAG: 9609130017
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

EVERYTHING'S BETTER WITH A FRIEND

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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ERIC BRADY\Staff. Two-year-olds Ashton McCart (left) and
          her friend, Mikey Yourshaw, walk hand-in-hand during a nature walk 
          outside of Rainbow Riders Child Care Center in Blacksburg on 
          Tuesday. color.