Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, September 29, 1994 TAG: 9411100009
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S17 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
James (Jimmy) Carter, Virginia and Valley Metro bus driver, recently competed in the Virginia State Bus Operator's Roadeo Competition and took first place for the 35-foot bus category and the Best Overall Operator prize.
The contest tests drivers' defensive driving skills as they traverse a timed obstacle course.
Carter qualified for the state contest after being named the high scorer in the local, company-wide competition.
He will now represent Virginia in the International Roadeo in Boston this month.
Mental Illness Awareness week
An ecumenical candlelight vigil will be held Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in Elmwood Park in observance of Mental Illness Awareness Week, which lasts Oct. 2-8. The vigil is sponsored by the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of the Roanoke Valley, and is supported by several Roanoke Valley congregations.
Mayor David A. Bowers will read a proclamation dedicating the week, and the gospel choir from St. Gerard's Catholic Church will perform.
In case of rain, the vigil will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church.
WVTF will feature the discussion "Health Care Reform: The Issues and Needs of the Mentally Ill and Their Families" on Tuesday; and highlight music by composers who suffered mental illness throughout the week. The downtown Roanoke Public Library will have a special display of books on mental illness in the lobby during the entire month of October.
For more information on Mental Illness Awareness Week, call 977-3470.
SARA seeking crisis hot line volunteers
Blue Ridge Community Services' Sexual Assault Response and Awareness program is in need of volunteers for its 24-hour sexual assault crisis hot line.
Responsibilities include participating in all training, assisting victims, reporting all hot-line contacts to the staff and attending monthly Volunteer Companion meetings.
The next training session will be Oct. 7-9.
For more information, contact Teresa Berry or Susan Shone, 345-7273.
Area residents pass CPA exam
Several Roanoke-area residents recently passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant exam.
They are: Audrey D. Cheatwood; Norma H. Clifton; Patricia G. Crow; Eleanor C. Haymond; Lisa A. Hollandsworth; Susan B. Jordan; Diana Kang; Posey L. Lynch III; Elizabeth E. Maxey; Michael A. Reasor; Mary R. Senter; and Mark E. Woolwine, all of Roanoke.
Also, Olaf Barthelmai, Salem; Glen P. Lowe, Vinton; and Jennifer J. Stevens, Buchanan.
4-H programs need volunteers
The Roanoke Valley 4-H programs need volunteers to work with people ages 5 to 19.
No special knowledge is required, and training will be provided later in the fall.
Contact the Roanoke Extension Office, 857-7915, or the Roanoke County office, 772-7524, for more information.
Boy scout troop earns special patches
The members of Boy Scout Troop 236, Big Lick District, recently earned historical patches for participation in a camping program aboard the World War II aircraft carrier Yorktown at Patriots Point, Charleston, S.C.
The troop toured the Yorktown, the submarine Clamagore, destroyer Laffey and merchantman N.S. Savannah, and camped for two nights on the Air Force base at Charleston.
Troop 236 is sponsored by Windsor Hills United Methodist Church. R.G. Eades is the Scoutmaster.
Museum offering education classes
The Science Museum of Western Virginia is offering the Early Science Education fall workshops to pre-schoolers age 3 1/2 to 5.
The following sections are available: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m., and 1-2:30 p.m. both days.
Participants may enroll in one class per week or two.
Registration may be done by mail, in person, or by phone with a credit card. Fees for museum members are $50 for 6 classes and $75 for 12 classes. Fees for non-members are $60 for 6 classes and $90 for 12 classes. Class size is limited to 10 per section.
For more information or to register, call Miriam Langner, programs coodinator, 342-5718.
Roanoker to spea at national convention
Bud Feuer, Roanoke author and historian, will be the featured speaker at the U.S.S. Rock reunion to be held in conjunction with the U.S. Submarine Veterans Convention, Oct. 4-9, in Norfolk.
Feuer has published several books and publications concerning sea operations during World War II.
Roanoker places first in state writing contest
Liz Jones of Roanoke recently won first prize in the novel category of the Virginia Highlands Festival's 1994 Creative Writing Contest, for her entry, "Blackbirds: A Modern Fairy Tale."
Jones' novel has also been in the top 10 finalists for the Virginia Prize for Fiction.
"Bright Wings Broken," her first of two winning entries for the Virginia Highlands Novel Contest, was named a finalist in the Hemingway First Novel Contest. Jones has been offered a publishing contract by a British press for this work.
Child receive grant for hearing aid
Bethel 7 of the International Order of Jobes Daughters in Roanoke recently presented Ricky Chase $1,024 to help pay for equipment and examinations related to a hearing impairment.
Chase is the son of Linda and Richard Chase of Roanoke, and the first child in the area to receive a Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Inc. grant.
Virginia's Job's Daughters contribute more to the endowment than does any other state or province in the world, according to a press release.
A counselor at the Virginia School of the Deaf and Bind in Staunton assisted Ricky's parents in applying for the grant.
by CNB