Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, August 19, 1993 TAG: 9308180091
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Doris "Dot" Oliver of Christiansburg and Raylyn Terrell of Blacksburg will compete for the crown at the Airport Sheraton Inn.
Oliver will do a comedy routine and song, while Terrell will do clown dancing to a song she wrote and recorded.
The talent competition will be Friday and the grand finale Saturday, when the winner will be crowned. The program starts at 8 each evening.
The winner will get $300, a crown, of course, a trophy and air fare for two anywhere in the continental United States. She will represent Virginia in the national Ms. Senior Citizen competition in Joliet, Ill., in October.
Runners-up will get cash awards. Trophies will be awarded for outstanding talent and oldest contestant.
The pageant has other New River Valley connections, too:
The pageant committee chairwoman is Dotty Talbott of Dublin, who was Ms. National Senior Citizen in 1991. The pageant will be produced by Bob Thomas of B&B Media Inc. in Radford. Thomas, also news director for WRAD and WRIQ (CD Country 101.7), said he's a year shy of official senior status.
"It's wonderful to be showcasing senior citizens who are active and involved," he said. This pageant is a bit of a switch for Thomas, who has produced pageants for teens in the Midwest. "It's been interesting," he said.
Talbott has been picking away at all those little last-minute details necessary to make the pageant a success. "Everything just really feels good," she said.
The 1992 Ms. National Senior Citizen - Helen Wallace of Loudonville, N.Y. - also will be on hand for the occasion.
The committee hopes to get twice as many candidates for next year's pageant.
Tickets are $5 for Friday and $10 for Saturday, which includes a small evening reception; call Dotty Talbott at 674-5534 for tickets or ticket information.
You also can get tickets from the Airport Sheraton sales office; Salem Senior Center, 110 Union St.; Ogden Senior Center, 2932 Ogden Road S.W., Roanoke; or from the Convention and Visitors Bureau offices at 114 Market St., Roanoke. They also will be sold at the door.
The Ms. Virginia Senior Citizen Pageant is on this week's schedule of\ TRIPS FOR SENIORS:
Pulaski Senior Center, 106 N. Washington Ave., Friday and Saturday: Ms. Senior Citizen Pageant in Roanoke. This is not an overnight trip. Seniors can go one day or both. Transportation will leave the center each evening at 5. Dinner will be on your own Friday at the K&W Cafeteria at Crossroads Mall, and Saturday at the Old Country Buffet.
Transportation and admission are $7 for Friday only, $12 for Saturday only, or $16 for both evenings. This trip will not count against the one-trip-per-month limit.
Tuesday: Dixie Caverns. Transportation leaves the center at 11:30, with lunch on your own at the Western Sizzlin' in Christiansburg. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a sweater along.
Following the caverns tour, travelers can visit the Dixie Caverns Pottery.
Cost is $8 for transportation and admission.
Oct. 30: "Picnic with the Pops" to see the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and guest Roberta Flack. These trips fill up fast; call 980-1000.
Christiansburg Senior Center, 655 Montgomery St, Friday: Tweetsie Railroad, Boone, N.C. $15 covers transportation and admission. The van leaves the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets, at 7:30 a.m.
Saturday: Ms. Virginia Senior Citizens Pageant, Airport Sheraton Hotel, Roanoke. Transportation is $3. The van leaves the armory at 5 p.m. Dinner will be on your own at K&W Cafeteria.
The Walk-A-Roos/Senior Walking Club will have a social and walking tour Thursday at Shot Tower State Park, off Interstate 77 near Wytheville. Transportation will leave the Wal-Mart parking lot at the Market Place in Christiansburg at 9 a.m. Call 382-8173.
Radford Senior Center, 27 First St., has itineraries and information on Road Runner Trips with All America Tours Inc. A Road Runner trip is set for Sept. 24 through Oct. 1 to Mackinac Island, Mich. Another in early October will take in the Ozarks, including Branson, Mo., as well as Eureka Springs and Hot Springs, Ark. Call 731-3634.
An END-OF-SUMMER PICNIC for all valley seniors 55 or older will be Aug. 27, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at shelter No. 1 at Bisset Park in Radford. RSVP and the Christiansburg Senior Center are sponsoring the covered-dish dinner. Dessert and drinks will be furnished. Transportation is available. Call 382-5775 or 382-8173.
It's still not too late to register for the 1993 LEGACY QUILT SHOW in September. The deadline is Aug. 27, and you do not have to be a senior to participate. Forms are available at the Christiansburg Senior Center.
The show is restricted to quilts, quilted items, quilting supplies or merchandise related to quilting. There's a category for antique quilts. The registration package includes show rules.
Return completed registration forms to the Christiansburg Senior Center, P.O. Box 599, Christiansburg, Va. 24073, or to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, P.O. Box 806, Christiansburg, Va. 24073.
The show will be Sept. 11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets.
Admission: $1 for adults; children under 12 free. Call 382-8173 or 382-5775.
At the CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, 655 Montgomery St.:
The Senior Choir will meet today and every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Call 382-8173.
The "Senior Outlook" radio program will air over WKEX (1430 AM) Monday at 8:30 a.m. Sherry Kostric and Bob Smith will talk about senior programs.
At the RADFORD SENIOR CENTER 27 First St.:
A free Southern gospel music concert with The Whitts will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bisset Park's gazebo. Call 731-3634.
At the PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, 106 N. Washington Ave.:
The Dine 'Round Club will visit the recently reopened Renaissance restaurant in Pulaski Wednesday. Diners will meet at the center at 12:30 p.m. and walk to the restaurant. Call 980-1000.
At the GILES COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, 1320 Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg:
The Pearisburg chapter 445 and Narrows chapter 502 of the AARP will meet Friday at noon for a picnic at Rich Creek Park.
New River Valley residents still have a chance to get a SENIOR IDENTIFICATION and DISCOUNT CARD. Here's the schedule:
Blacksburg Community Center, 725 Patrick Henry Drive, Thursday, Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-noon.
\ Floyd Community Center, Community Action Building, Aug. 30, 10 a.m.-noon.
\ Christiansburg Senior Center, 655 Montgomery St., Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-noon.
Call 980-7720 or 639-9677.
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