DATE: Friday, October 24, 1997              TAG: 9710240806

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL 

SOURCE: Staff writers Rebecca Myers Cutchins, Pam Starr, Ida Kay

        Jordan and Debbie Markham contributed to this report.

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HAMPTON ROADS

VIRGINIA BEACH

Abuse of the elderly

to be discussed

at Saturday meeting

Elder abuse is the subject of the Virginia Beach TRIAD and SALT (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at Marian Manor Retirement Community.

TRIAD - the sheriff, police chief, AARP and older volunteers in the community who are committed to reducing criminal activity against senior citizens - was formed two years ago with SALT. SALT, with its 90-plus members, develops and implements crime prevention programs for seniors and serves as a liaison between law enforcement and seniors.

Membership is open to anyone in Hampton Roads.

``Our main function is education to assist the elderly in avoiding schemes, scams and frauds,'' said Bob Fall, vice chair of the TRIAD/SALT executive board.

Marian Manor is located behind St. Gregory's Catholic Church, off Virginia Beach Boulevard. For more information, call Fall at 464-4669 or the Virginia Beach Police Department's community policing officer at 563-1006.

NORFOLK

Old cars and emergency

vehicles to be on display

Hundreds of classic, antique and custom cars and more than 40 emergency services vehicles and equipment will be on hand for the fourth annual Autumn Glory Festival and Emergency Services Exposition from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Norfolk Technical Vocational Center, 1330 N. Military Highway.

The popular event features demonstrations by the Colonial Williamsburg Fire Brigade, extrications by various fire departments and a special landing by the Sentara Nightingale helicopter. Police, fire and EMS personnel and equipment from all over Hampton Roads and North Carolina will be attending.

There also will be other demonstrations, an awards ceremony for the car show, displays, exhibits, games, food, a live band and a disc jockey.

The event is run entirely by students and faculty of the vocational center.

PORTSMOUTH

Halloween party designed

for children with disabilities

A Very Special Halloween, with all activities designed to accommodate children with disabilities, will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Children's Museum parking garage at 200 County St.

``Annabelle Broom, the Unhappy Witch'' will be presented at 1 and 3 p.m. by the Hurrah Players. A magic show will be performed by Mary Hart at 2 p.m.

Clowns and animals will be special guests, and games and activities will be available.

The celebration is free and open to the public.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

celebrates 230th birthday

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard will observe its 230th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Trophy Park.

A historical review of shipyard highlights will be presented at noon, and the Hampton Roads Metro Band will perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A destroyer squadron ship docked at the shipyard will be open for public visits.

Visitors should enter Trophy Park through Gate 3 from First Street, along the Elizabeth River.

For details, call the shipyard Public Affairs Office at 396-9550.

Halloween History Walk

features people of past

Prominent people from Portsmouth's past will be portrayed by local actors near their gravesites in Cedar Grove Cemetery during the second annual Halloween History Walk on Saturday from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Tickets are $3 and will be sold at the cemetery's front gate, near the intersection of London Boulevard and Effingham Street.

CHESAPEAKE

Chesapeake DMV employs

new sit-don't-stand service

Citizens wanting to renew a license, take a driver's test or get a learner's permit can look forward to fewer lines and quicker service at the Chesapeake office of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Customers go to the information desk to receive a number based on the specific service they need. Then, instead of waiting in line, customers sit in the lobby to wait for their numbers to be called.

The system has been operating at the Chesapeake Customer Service Center at 1329 N. Battlefield Blvd. since Sept. 12.

COMING UP. . .

SATURDAY

Virginia Beach - 4-H Halloween Pet Costume Contest, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Weber's Pet Supermarket, 2700 Avenger Drive, Suite 110. Registration fee given to charity. Call 427-4769 or 340-4133.

Portsmouth - Hunter safety class, 1 to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday (attendance both days required), Coast Guard Support Center, 7000 Coast Guard Blvd., Portsmouth. Call 485-3036.

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