ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, April 22, 1997                TAG: 9704220096
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

BRIGHTENING A GLOOMY DAY

LENGTH: Short :   16 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  JANEL RHODA THE ROANOKE TIMES. WITH THE BEAT OF THEIR 
          HANDS and sounds of their voices, Tomorrow Thomas, 5, Brittany 
          Williams, 7, and Tiarra Stimpson, 9, dance on a porch in the 200 
          block of Gilmer Avenue in Northwest Roanoke. color.