Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: THURSDAY, July 8, 1993 TAG: 9307080066 SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
\ CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, 655 Montgomery St., will sponsor a "mystery trip" that leaves Friday at 8:30 a.m. from the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets. Here's how it works: First, you hop aboard, then you find out where you're headed. Transportation is $3.
The center's trip to Holyland USA in Bedford will be July 16. The cost is $16, and transportation leaves the armory at 8 a.m.
For more information, call Sherry Kostric, 382-8173.
\ RADFORD SENIOR CENTER, 27 First St., will sponsor a van trip Friday to Valley View Mall, Roanoke, with lunch on your own at The Olive Garden. Transportation is $2 and leaves the center at 10 a.m.
The center also is taking registrations for its Aug. 4 trip to the annual Highlands Festival and Barter Theatre in Abingdon for a matinee performance of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
The cost is $42 per person, including transportation, buffet at the Martha Washington Inn and theater admission. A $10 deposit will reserve a space; the balance is due by Saturday.
For reservations and more information, call Mary Jane Harmon at 731-3634.
Registration ends Saturday for the BLACKSBURG RETIRED CITIZENS' trip Aug. 3 to Ash Lawn-Highland, the restored Charlottesville home of President James Monroe, and the 16th annual Summer Festival of the Arts.
Transportation leaves Gables Shopping Center at 3 p.m. There will be a tour of the house and a picnic supper before the Musical at Twilight.
The trip costs $54, including transportation, the house tour, the picnic and the musical.
Call Catherine Edwards, 552-2510, for more information or to register.
\ PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, 106 N. Washington Ave., will sponsor a trip Sunday to see "Nunsense," a musical comedy, at Barter Playhouse in Abingdon, with some stops along the way. Transportation leaves the center at 2 p.m., and the first stop will be at Dixie Pottery. Dinner will be on your own at The Hardware Company before the show.
The package, including transportation, costs $18.
The trip to the 20th annual Hungry Mother Arts and Crafts Festival on July 16 will get under way at the center at 10 a.m. Lunch will be on your own at Shoney's in Abingdon before heading off to Hungry Mother State Park for the festival, which features arts and crafts, music and more.
There's a $5 charge.
To find out more, call 980-1000.
At the RADFORD SENIOR CENTER 27 First St.:
The walking group meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Radford Recreation Center gym at 9 a.m. There's no fee. Wear comfortable sneakers.
There will be canasta every Monday this month at 12:30 p.m.
The ceramics class, taught by Mary Jane Harmon and Jackie Stephens, meets Tuesdays through July 27 at 10 a.m. Bring a sandwich for lunch. There's a $2 table fee plus the cost of your ceramic item.
A representative from the Social Security Administration will be available Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Seniors also can call toll free with questions, to report changes and to apply for benefits at 800-772-1213.
This week's free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bisset Park gazebo will feature the Jack Hinshelwood Band.
For more information, call 731-3634.
At the CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, Montgomery St.:
Seniors can have their hearing checked free today, 11 a.m.-noon.
Registration ends tomorrow for the beginning sign language class, which starts Monday, 6:30-8 p.m. The class runs eight weeks and costs $26.
Free blood sugar screening will be Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
The mystery movie will be shown Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Registration forms for the 1993 Legacy Quilt Show will be accepted until Aug. 27 at the center. Participants also can mail forms to the Christiansburg Senior Center, P.O. Box 599, Christiansburg 24073, or to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, P.O. Box 806, Christiansburg 24073.
The show will be Sept. 11 at the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets.
The center still is taking reservations for a trip to St. Simons Island, Ga., Aug. 2-6. The cost is $260.
Senior aerobics are offered each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8-9 a.m., at the armory. The class is free. The less-strenuous exercise class for seniors, "Easy Motions," will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10 a.m., at the armory.
For more information on these and other center activities, please call Sherry Kostric, 382-8173.
At the PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, N. Washington Ave.:
There will be a coffee hour today at 9:30 a.m.
Housecall Home Health Agency in Dublin will check blood pressures Tuesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Housecall and the Pulaski Kiwanis Club sponsor these clinics on the first Tuesday of every month.
Seniors can make free copies every third Wednesday from 9 a.m. until noon. At other times, copies cost 10 cents for seniors and 20 cents for everyone else.
The Dine 'Round Club will meet July 28 at 12:30 p.m. at the center for a visit to Nickleby's in Radford.
For details on these and other center activities, call 980-1000.
At the GILES COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg:
There will be free water aerobics or recreational swimming every day, weather permitting, 11 a.m. until noon, at the Pearisburg town swimming pool.
The center offers free legal aid the first Tuesday of each month, by appointment only, 2-5 p.m.
For card lovers, rubber bridge is played Mondays, 1-4 p.m., and party bridge Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m.
Free hearing-aid checks will be offered on the second Wednesday of each month, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The center is closed Thursday afternoons for cleaning. Call 921-3924 for further information.
The Hensel Eckman YMCA, 615 Oakhurst Ave., Pulaski, offers a free SENIOR CITIZEN FITNESS CLASS each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-10 a.m. There also is a 20-minute workout every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 4:30-5 p.m.
For more information, call 980-3671.
Of the 19 senior athletes from Montgomery County who competed in the VIRGINIA GOLDEN OLYMPICS at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg June 2-6, 16 won medals.
\ Women, 55-59:
Betty Gordon received gold medals in riflery and archery and a silver in softball.
Betty Hanbury won a gold medal in 10-kilometer cycling, silver medals in 5-kilometer cycling and riflery, and a bronze in miniature golf.
\ Women, 60-64:
Janice Hixon took a gold medal in checkers, silver medals in basketball, the 5-kilometer walk and the 1,500-meter run and bronzes in the 100-meter and 200-meter runs and shot put.
Glenna Earles won a silver in basketball and a bronze in croquet.
\ Women, 65-69:
Carolyn Michaels took a silver medal in 5-kilometer cycling and a bronze in the 1,500-meter walk.
Margie Pugh took a gold medal in croquet.
Louise Akers won gold medals in the 5-kilometer, 1,500-meter and 800-meter runs, a silver in the 400-meter run and a bronze in the 200-meter run.
\ Women, 65-74:
Hazel Rouse won a silver medal in croquet.
Irene Orndoff won a gold medal in horseshoes and silver medals in croquet and miniature golf.
\ Women, 75-79:
Mable Wickham captured a gold medal in basketball.
Winnie Simmons won gold medals in croquet, bowling and basketball.
\ Women, 80-84:
Janie Howell took silver medals in horseshoes and softball and bronzes in Frisbee and bowling.
Catherine McKenzie won gold in the 1,500-meter walk, basketball and softball and a bronze for horseshoes.
\ Men, 60-69:
Amiel Williams won a bronze in basketball.
Jack Akers took a silver in golf and a bronze in the 1,500-meter walk.
\ Men, 70-74:
Frank Rouse captured silver medals in croquet nd basketball and a bronze in riflery.
McKenzie, Gordon, Hixon, Jack and Louise Akers, and Katherine Hanbury will compete in the national Golden Olympics in Baton Rouge, La.
The SENIOR CITIZENS OF CHRISTIANSBURG are seeking photographs, slides, videotape, personal anecdotes and other memorabilia relating to the March blizzard.
The group plans to preserve the items on videotape, in photo albums and scrap books and make the collection available to the public.
The group said it already has enough newspaper clippings, but will accept other blizzard-related materials until Sept. 1. It also wants materials or information from friends and relatives in other places affected by the storm.
Materials may be left at the Christiansburg Senior Center, 655 Montgomery St. For more information, call 382-3992, 382-2673 or 382-7783.
The LEGACIES II NATIONAL WRITING CONTEST FOR SENIORS gives those who are over 60 and enjoy writing a chance to win cash.
Funded by the Leibovitz Foundation, the contest offers 53 prizes from $100 to $2,500 for winning essays on aging.
The contest challenges writers to answer one of these questions:
What are the challenges you face as an older person and how do you deal with them?
Given the breadth of your experience, how do you use your knowledge to benefit yourself and others?
Are there roads still untaken that beckon to you? How could these roads enhance the dignity, meaning, and sense of joy in your life?
The contest's entry deadline is July 31.
Entries can be up to three pages long; they should include the writer's name, address, and birth date. Writers may submit just one entry.
To learn more about the contest, call 980-7720 or 639-9677.
For Seniors is a regular Thursday feature of the New River Current. If you have news of interest to senior citizens, write in care of Rick Lindquist at the New River Current, Roanoke Times & World-News New River Valley Bureau, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg 24073. Clear, sharp photographs accompanying news items are welcome.
by CNB