Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, March 4, 1993 TAG: 9303040483
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Magnet application deadline is March 12Roanoke Magnet Schools are accepting applications through March 12 for the 1993-94 school year.
Magnet Schools focus on a particular theme such as aerospace, mathematics, science and technology, in addition to the regular academic curriculum.
Admission is by application only, and tuition is free. Students in all Roanoke Valley localities are eligible for admission.
Participating schools are: Fairview World of Plants and Animals, Fishburn Park WEB, Forest Park New American School, Highland Park Learning Center, Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science, Westside School of Performing Arts, Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle School, Madison Learning With Technology and Fleming-Ruffner Learning Center.
For more information, call the Magnet office at 981-1089.
Flag designs sought to represent new park
The Coalition for an Accessible Playground Park is sponsoring a contest to select a design for a flag that best represents the handicapped-accessible playground behind Penn Forest Elementary School.
The contest is open to all Roanoke Valley elementary school pupils. The creator of the winning design will receive a $50 savings bond, and the design will be made into a 36-by-70-inch flag to be flown at the playground. Art students at Hidden Valley Junior High School will do the judging.
Entries should be submitted on a 4 1/2-by-7 1/2-inch sheet of paper. Simple designs are recommended, with no more than four colors. No words, letters or numbers should be included in the design.
Send entries by March 31 to: Coalition for an Accessible Playground Park, in care of Penn Forest Elementary School, 6328 Merriman Road S.W., Roanoke 24018.
The playground is a cooperative effort of Roanoke County and the county School Board, accomplished with the help of the county Parks and Recreation Department, People Understanding the Severely Handicapped, Penn Forest pupils, businesses and community volunteers.
March of Dimes names Gourmet Gala winners
Winners have been announced for the 11th annual March of Dimes Gourmet Gala, held Jan. 30 at the Roanoke Airport Marriott. The gala helped raise money for the Roanoke chapter of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.
Nearly 250 people attended the black-tie event, which featured samplings of hors d'oeuvres, a gourmet dinner and a dance.
Culinary awards were presented to the following participants:
Renita and David Randolph were given the Doubleday Award by Chef Albert Schnarwyler of The Homestead for their Sushi - Virginia Style.
Lori and Steven Strauss received the All-Clad Culinary Classics Award for their Classic Israeli Blintzes.
The Corning Creative Cookery Award was presented to Norma and Carson Quarles for their recipe Massa Para Pasteis Fritos.
Linda and Joe Hopkins won the Food & Wine Magazine Award for overall excellence, for the Zesty Shrimp Antipasto they prepared.
Helen and Billy Vincent won the Best in Show Award for their Oysters Rockefeller Party Spread.
The American Regional Cuisine Award went to June and Bernard Goffen for ingredients indigenous to the locale, included in their recipe Cheese Burek.
A special judges' award was given to Lori and Stephen Couture for their Escargot Puffs.
Design awards winners were:
Susan and Hal Haliburton - Best in Show for their design of the Italian cooking station.
Judy McWhorter - second place for her design of the French cooking station.
The student chapter of ASID at Virginia Tech - an award for the Japanese cooking station.
The design students from Radford University - the Originality-Creativity Award, the Student Award and the People's Choice Award for their original design of the Brazilian cooking station.
Center in the Square names board member
Dolores L. Mitchell has been named an ex-officio member of the board of directors of the Western Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, operating as Center in the Square.
Mitchell is president of the Athenian Society for the Arts and Sciences. She also has served on the boards of the Roanoke Valley Children's Theater, the Roanoke Valley Horse Show, the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, the Roanoke County 4-H Council and Lime Kiln Theater. She currently serves on the board of the Roanoke YWCA.
Mitchell was elected to the Roanoke County Senior Hall of Fame in 1989 and was Roanoke's Mother of the Year for community affairs in 1990.
Roanoke schools plan registration for fall
Roanoke public schools have set March 25 and 26 as registration dates for next year's kindergarten and first-grade classes. Applications for preschool (4-year-olds) also will be accepted at this time.
Children who will enter kindergarten and pupils currently enrolled in private kindergarten who will attend first grade in Roanoke schools next year must register. Registration also is for children not enrolled in kindergarten this year but who expect to enter first grade in the fall.
All children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30 are eligible for kindergarten. Four documents are required for enrollment: birth certificate, report of a physical examination during the last year, immunization certificate and Social Security number.
Parents should register their children at the elementary school in their attendance zone between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Pupils who will attend school at Virginia Heights Elementary School should register at Raleigh Court Elementary School.
For more information, call 981-2816.
$10,485 grant to provide child CPR mannequins
The Children's Miracle Network has awarded $10,485 to the College of Health Sciences for the purchase of three cardiopulmonary resuscitation mannequins that replicate a 6-year-old child.
The College's Emergency Health Sciences-Paramedic Program will house and maintain the equipment for use in training programs throughout the Carilion Health System.
These specialized mannequins, one of which will simulate breath and heart sounds, will provide potential rescuers the opportunity for realistic practice on age-specific mannequins.
Railway history group elects 1993 officers
Gary Gray recently was elected president of the Roanoke chapter of the National Railway Historical Society for 1993.
Other officers are: Bill Arnold, vice president; Bonnie Molinary, secretary; Wanda Troutman, treasurer; and Paul Howell, national director.
Joe Austin, Gary Ballard, Ken Miller and Karl Oehring were elected directors-at-large.
Epsilon Sigma Alpha chapter wins awards
The Delta Kappa chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority won several awards at the group's state convention, held recently in Winchester.
The chapter received the Juanita B. Leasure Philanthropic-Community Service Hours Award for averaging 136 hours of volunteer work per member. The Dot Harcus State Project-ASK Award was given to Delta Kappa for its donation to the Medical College of Virginia's Association for Prevention of Childhood Cancer. The chapter received the Golden Link Award for excellence in education. The group's scrapbook, completed by Elaine Prillaman and Kathy Wilson earned the chapter the Division I first-place award.
Delta Kappa won second place in the Outstanding Chapter, the Sandy Reed publicity award and the Barbara Midkiff educational award competitions.
Third-place awards include the Dot Brown philanthropic award for contributions given to the state chapter and the Shelby Hodges First Pearl Trophy for increased membership.
Chapter vice president Patricia Buck received the St. Jude Distinguished Service Honorarium in recognition of outstanding support of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., and Carol Campbell received the Distinguished Athenian Service Award.