ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, September 18, 1996 TAG: 9609180075
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: For Seniors
Members of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program have spent the last two days peeling apples, and today they'll use them to make 50 gallons of apple butter at Park United Methodist Church on Park Street in Christiansburg. They'll start about 5 a.m. and continue into the afternoon, all in preparation for the big annual apple butter sale at the Wilderness Trail Festival on Saturday in downtown Christiansburg. Apple butter will be on sale for $3 a pint or $5 a quart. Proceeds will help fund the group's programs. Stop by early because they usually sell out fast.
RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, 1 Franklin St., Courthouse Annex, Christiansburg. Victoria Scott, 382-5775:
* Today, 5 a.m., make apple butter at Park United Methodist Church on Park Street in Christiansburg.
* Thursday, 10 a.m., Clean up Park United Methodist Church and decorate apple butter jars.
* Friday, 10 a.m., price items for the Sept. 27 yard sale.
* Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Wilderness Trail Festival, downtown Christiansburg. * RSVP is collecting items for the Sept. 27 fall yard sale. Bring donations to the Courthouse Annex or call for pick up. 382-5775.
BLACKSBURG SENIOR PROGRAMS, Blacksburg Community Center, 725 Patrick Henry Drive. Joy Herbert, 961-1134
* Thursday, 10 a.m., "Conversations with International Visitors," a coffee hour talk by Judy Snoke, director of Virginia Tech's Language Institute.
* Registration now for a "Lifewriting" class, Sept. 30-Nov. 4 ($18), and a Basic Computer II class, Sept. 25, 27, Oct. 2 and 4 ($10).
* Sept. 26, 7 p.m., learn about the seven-night group cruise aboard the M/S Grandeur of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's newest resort megaship.
CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, 655 Montgomery St. Sherry Kostric, 382-8173:
* Today, 9 a.m., make quilt block cards at the senior center, $2 for seniors, $4 for ages 21-54.
* Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., quilt show setup at the National Guard Armory; 9:30 a.m. -1 p.m., Social Security seminar at the National Guard Armory.
* Friday, quilt show judging at Layman Orchards in Danville. Transportation fee: $4 for seniors, $8 for ages 21-54. Leave the National Guard Armory at 9 a.m. * Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Legacy Quilt Show at the National Guard Armory. Admission: $1.
RADFORD SENIOR CENTER, 27 First St. Mary Jane Harmon, 731-3634:
* The senior center will be closed through Sept. 27 for the installation of new carpet.
* Sept. 27, 9:15 a.m., van trip to Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Transportation fee: $2.
GILES COUNTY SENIOR CENTER,1320 Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg. Betty Letsinger, 921-3924:
* Attention swimmers: The county has stopped the swim program until further notice.
PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, 106 N. Washington Ave. Carolyn Duncan, 980-1000:
* Thursday, 2 p.m. American Association of Retired Persons meeting.
Senior shorts
* Senior Group Dances: Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m., New River Valley Mall food court. Bring a snack or nonalcoholic drink. Matilda Shumate, 382-6346.
* Senior Employment Program: Job placement assistance and skills training for job seekers 55 years or older. New River Valley Agency on Aging, 980-7720 or 639-9677.
* Senior Centers: offer a variety of ongoing activities, trips and classes. Call for a newsletter and a calendar of events.
LENGTH: Medium: 76 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: RSVP members use a wooden paddle to stir a copper kettleby CNBfull of apple butter during last year's fund-raiser.