Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, November 21, 1993                   TAG: 9311210003
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

THANKSGIVING CLOSINGS

Roanoke: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Roanoke County: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Salem: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Bedford: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Botetourt: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Franklin: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Virginia Western Community College: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Trash

Roanoke: Residential routes and bulk collection: Monday and Thursday routes collected Monday; Tuesday and Friday routes collected Tuesday; Wednesday routes collected Wednesday. Residential recycling: Thursday B service collected Nov. 30. Friday B service collected Nov. 29. Commercial refuse: Monday and Thursday routes collected Monday; Tuesday and Friday routes collected Tuesday. Bagged leaves will not be picked up during Thanksgiving week. Service will resume Nov. 29.

Roanoke County: Normal schedule Monday through Wednesday. Thursday routes will be collected Friday.

Salem: Normal schedule, except Thursday routes collected Wednesday.

Vinton: Normal schedule, except Thursday routes collected Wednesday.

U.S. government

Federal offices and courts: Closed Thursday.

Post offices: Retail windows closed Thursday. No delivery of residential, business or rural mail. Special delivery, express mail and perishable items will be delivered. Mail will be delivered to post office boxes at main office and downtown station only.

State

State offices: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Virginia Employment Commission offices: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Department of Motor Vehicles offices: Closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Alcoholic Beverage Control Department: Offices closed Thursday and Friday; stores closed Thursday.

Local governments

Roanoke offices and libraries: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Roanoke County offices and libraries: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Salem offices closed Thursday and Friday; libraries closed Thursday.

Vinton offices and libraries: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Bedford offices closed Thursday and Friday; libraries closed Thursday.

Botetourt County offices and libraries: Closed Thursday and Friday.

Franklin County offices closed Thursday and Friday; libraries closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Banks

Closed Thursday.