Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, March 29, 1990 TAG: 9004020176
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W6 EDITION: WEST
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The Child Abuse Prevention Council and other sponsoring organizations will distribute 10,000 ribbons in an effort to increase awareness of child abuse.
Bonnie Finney of Norfolk started the campaign in 1989 when she tied a blue ribbon on the antenna of her van in memory of her grandson, whose battered body was found earlier in a weighted toolbox at the bottom of the Dismal Swamp Canal.
The ribbons that can be displayed on car antennas and in other locations are available at K Mart stores, Carter and Jones Dry Cleaning and Air-Lee Cleaners.
For more information on the prevention council's awareness efforts, call 344-3579.
Roanoke Valley SPCA to raise adoption fees
The Roanoke Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will raise its adoption fees for pets Sunday.
The new policy is in accordance with the "Prevent a Litter" campaign, designed to draw attention to the problem of pet overpopulation and the need to have all pets spayed or neutered.
The adoption fee will be raised from $30 to $50. People adopting pets will get a $30 certificate to be applied toward the cost of having the pet spayed or neutered. The certificates are honored by many Roanoke-area veterinarians, several of whom offer additional discounts for spaying or neutering animals adopted from the Roanoke Valley SPCA.
Drama-camp auditions set for Peace Child
Auditions will be held April 7 at Roanoke College for a drama camp scheduled this summer by Peace Child/Roanoke.
Youths currently in grades five through nine may audition to perform in the chorus of the Roanoke Valley performance of "Peace Child" with a Soviet-American cast.
The camp will be held July 9-22 from 8:45 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the Roanoke College campus. Interested students may write to Peace Child/Roanoke, P.O. Box 1190, Salem 24153. For more information, call 389-4411 or 375-3259.
Greenvale auxiliary elects 1990 officers
Adele Citron has been elected president of the auxiliary of Greenvale Nursery School for 1990.
Other officers are Lois Florashein, vice president; Charlotte Murphy, corresponding secretary; Evelyn Clateman, recording secretary; and Charlotte McBride, treasurer.
Grandin Court Baptist to offer preschool
Grandin Court Baptist Church will offer a preschool in the fall for 3- and 4-year-olds.
For more information or to register, call 774-1684 or 265-0270.
Union member cited for work with Scouts
John H. Hannabass has received the George Meany Award from Local 161 of the International Union of Electrical Workers of the AFL-CIO.
The award is given to recognize union members who perform outstanding service to youth as volunteer Boy Scout leaders.
Hannabass has been a volunteer Scout leader for 33 years, serving in various capacities, and currently is chief executive officer and chartered organization representative of Pack and Troop 18 at Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church in Vinton.
Ridgewood Baptist starts after-school club
Ridgewood Baptist Church, at 703 Hemlock Road N.W., is sponsoring a "Big A Club" for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Games, crafts, Bible stories and refreshments will be available each Thursday afternoon from 2:30 until 5:30 p.m. beginning April 5. For more information, call the church office at 342-6492 or Jean Bevins at 344-7259.
Book fair scheduled at Salem High School
The library media center and the English department at Salem High School will hold a book fair April 9-12.
Ram's Head Book Shop will supply a selection of books, fiction and non-fiction, for a diverse age group.
The sale will be daily from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the school's upstairs gymnasium.
by CNB