Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 20, 1993 TAG: 9310200050
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Among other topics on the agenda:
Transportation networking.
Planning for tomorrow's choices.
1993 gubernatorial candidates' positions.
AARP vision for the year 2000.
A sandwich and salad lunch will be served for workshop participants for $4, including taxes and tip.
For more information, call Oather L. Duncan, 639-2889, or Jerald R. White, 989-5072.
In other AARP news:
Radford's AARP chapter will have a potluck dinner this evening at 5 at the Radford Senior Center on First Street. Radford University graduate student Christy Johnson will discuss "Improving Memory of Senior Citizens." Her presentation is co-sponsored by Radford University.
Seniors age 50 and older are welcome to bring their favorite covered dish.
Call John Jeuck, 382-7969, or Mary Jane Harmon, 731-3634, for additional details.
Pulaski's AARP chapter will meet Thursday, 2 p.m. at the senior center.
\ MISS VIRGINIA 1993, NANCY GLISSON, will help the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Montgomery County and Radford celebrate 20 years of service to the New River Valley and salute volunteers for donating their time and talents. The recognition luncheon is set for Oct. 27 at noon in the Holiday Inn in Blacksburg. All RSVP volunteers are invited.
A Tech graduate and fourth runner-up in the recent Miss America pageant, Glisson is an advocate for the elderly. If you missed her performance during the Miss America pageant, now's your chance to see and hear her in person. The Shawsville High School Band also is scheduled to perform, and there will be other guest speakers.
This special event was funded in part by the apple butter and bake sale on Wilderness Trail Day. Over $500 was collected.
RSVP is open to anyone 60 years old or older. Volunteers visit nursing homes, volunteer at area hospitals, make apple butter, help with mailings and dozens of other activities. In fact, today through Friday, RSVP volunteers will be helping to send out a huge mailing for Montgomery County. Work time today and Thursday is 1:30 p.m.; Friday at 10 a.m.
For more information, call 382-5775.
Glisson also will be on hand the next day for a second grand opening celebration (she was at the first one late last month, too) at the Virginia Tech Adult Day Care Center for family care-givers and professionals. The open house Oct. 28, 2-3:30 p.m. at the center, 102 Wallace Hall on the Tech campus, will include tours, a slide show, service information and refreshments.
While at Tech, Glisson was a volunteer at the center. During her reign as Miss Virginia, she is making promotion of adult day-care centers a focal point.
To find out more, call 231-3160.
If you've got a SEWING MACHINE in working order that's collecting dust somewhere in your home, you might consider donating it to the Montgomery County RSVP to use for making items for local adult and nursing homes. They'll be making Christmas stockings, activity aprons, lap robes and doing some mending for the residents.
Call 382-5775 if you can help.
Put on your traveling shoes and enjoy one of these TRIPS FOR SENIORS:
Pulaski Senior Center, 106 N. Washington Ave., 980-1000. Friday: Mercer Mall. Transportation costs $3 and leaves the center at 10 a.m. Lunch is on your own.
Tuesday: Transportation leaves the center at 9:30 a.m. headed for Roanoke. First, a stop at Waccamaw Pottery, then lunch on your own at K&W Cafeteria before a visit to the Roanoke City Market. Transportation is $3.
Christiansburg Senior Center, 655 Montgomery St., 382-8173. Friday: Grab your camera for the Mabry Mill fall foliage tour, leaving the National Guard Armory, College and Depot streets, at 8 a.m. for a trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway. Transportation is $4.
Oct. 29: Travel to the Piedmont Mall, Danville. The van leaves the armory at 8:30 a.m. Transportation is $4.
Radford Senior Center, 27 First St., 731-3634. Friday: All aboard at 10 a.m. to see the antiques show at Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke County. Lunch will be on your own at K&W Cafeteria. The show is free. Transportation is $2.
Space on all trips is first-come, first-served. The center also has itineraries and information on Road Runner Trips with All America Tours Inc. Ahead are trips to Wheeling, W.Va.; Steubenville, Ohio; and Opryland.
At the CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, 655 Montgomery St., 382-8173:
A free pool tournament is set for Thursday, 1:30 p.m. at the Rec Center.
A free seminar, "What is RSVP?" is offered Monday, 10:30 a.m.
The Senior Advisory Board meeting is Tuesday, 2 p.m.
The "pumpkin-in-bloom" class is Tuesday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. The class costs $3 plus supplies.
A Halloween Party will be Oct. 28, 1:30 p.m., at the center.
The Senior Choir meets Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. New voices are welcome.
A nondenominational Bible study meets Thursdays, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Senior aerobics each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8-9 a.m., at the armory. The less-strenuous "Easy Motions" meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10 a.m., at the armory. Both classes are free.
At the RADFORD SENIOR CENTER 27 First St., 731-3634:
A free video will be shown Thursday at 1 p.m. Call the center for details.
A free video "Reaching for Comfort and Safety," Monday, 10:30 a.m., offers helpful advice for arthritis sufferers.
Play canasta Mondays at 12:30 p.m.
The walking group meets in the Radford Recreation gym Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. Wear comfortable tennis shoes. There's no fee.
The ceramics class meets Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Bring a sandwich for lunch. The fee is $2 plus the cost of your ceramic item.
The quilting group meets Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Newcomers and beginners are welcome.
The creative-writing class meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
The center is closed Fridays.
At the PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, 106 N. Washington Ave., 980-1000:
The Dine 'Round Club will leave the center at 4 p.m. for dinner at the Huckleberry in Christiansburg. Call the center for details.
Enjoy coffee hour Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.
Cards are Fridays, 1-4 p.m., and ceramics Mondays, 1-3 p.m.
At the GILES COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, 1320 Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg, 921-3924:
Transportation for the swimming program at the Blacksburg Aquatic Center pool leaves the center Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:15 a.m.
Play rubber bridge Monday, 1-4 p.m., duplicate Tuesday, 1-4 p.m., and party bridge Wednesday, 1-4 p.m. If you'd like to learn to play - or learn new bidding techniques - call the center.
There will be a potluck luncheon Oct. 22, at 1 p.m.
The center is closed Thursdays for cleaning.
A meeting to organize a New River Valley chapter of CATHOLIC GOLDEN AGE will be held this evening at 7:30 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 706 Harding Ave. Catholic Golden Age is a nonprofit group for Roman Catholics age 50 and over. Members are involved in projects to enrich the lives of themselves and others. Call Larry Finckenor at 953-4070 or Jim Hayes at 639-5289.
For Seniors is a regular Wednesday feature of the New River Current. If you have news of interest to senior citizens, write in care of Rick Lindquist, New River Current, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg 24073. Clear, sharp photographs accompanying news items are welcome. Items must be received by noon on Monday for publication in that week's column.
by CNB