Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 1, 1993 TAG: 9304010049
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Medium
VET SCHOOL HAS SATURDAY OPEN HOUSE
The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine will hold its annual open house this weekend, with events for both people and pets.The open house will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will showcase the veterinary profession and the college through dozens of entertaining and informative presentations.
The event also includes programs for children and a petting zoo.
The day begins with a 5K road race at 8 a.m. and a one-mile dog-walk for dogs and their owners at 9:30 a.m. Both events will begin on Smithfield Plantation Road near the Virginia Tech Duck Pond and will be held rain or shine.
The 5K event will have men's and women's competitive classes for ages 13 to 18, 19 to 24, 25 to 30, 31 to 39, 40 to 49 and 50 and over. Several prizes will be awarded in each class and all participants will receive an official race T-shirt.
On-site registration will be available prior to the races from 7 to 9 a.m. at Smithfield Plantation Road and Duck Pond Drive.
At 10 a.m., vet students will conduct guided tours of the teaching hospital and other college facilities. Tours last approximately 60 minutes and will depart at 30-minute intervals throughout the day.
In addition to displays about academic programs and related clubs, a veterinary ophthalmology demonstration will focus on how animal vision compares with human vision.
About 60 posters created by local grade-school children will be displayed.
Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal to a "Teddy Bear Repair Clinic," where they can have their photographs taking while posing as surgeons.
For more information about the Open House, contact Rene Armstrong at 231-4699.