Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 1, 1994 TAG: 9411010072
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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BLACKSBURG - The Montgomery County Improvement Council and the town of Blacksburg's Recycling Office collected 255 cans of unwanted paint Saturday at the area's first latex paint exchange.
Volunteers redistributed all but 18 cans and informed participants on proper chemical handling techniques, nontoxic alternatives to common household chemicals and steel paint can recycling.
Many local organizations donated supplies and volunteered time to the event.
The two organizations are planning a second exchange in Christiansburg for the spring of 1995.
For more information, call the improvement council office at 382-5793.
Accepting items
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery County Christmas Store is accepting used goods Monday through Saturday at its store on Roanoke Street, across from Hills Shopping Center.
Especially needed are used winter clothing, coats for teens and children, artificial Christmas trees and canned fruits.
Cash donations can be mailed to The Montgomery County Christmas Store, P.O. Box 221, Blacksburg, Va. 24063.
For more information, call Joyce Hendricks, 951-2188.
Computer needed
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery County Christmas Store is in need of a 286 or 386 computer system and a VGA monitor for its current computer. The contribution is tax-deductible.
Call Dick Dunford, 953-0410.
Round table
BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech's Center for Public Administration and Policy announces its November Round Table, Friday at 4 p.m. at the Thomas-Conner House seminar room, 104 Draper Road.
Featured speaker will be Katherine Allen, author and professor of family studies at Virginia Tech. Allen will discuss "Women and Their Families: A Feminist Perspective on the Politics of Family Decline and Empowerment."
The public is welcome to attend.
Flood-victim aid
PULASKI - The Salvation Army has dispatched an additional nine emergency mobile feeding kitchens for a total of 15 serving the flood victims and emergency personnel in East Texas.
Donations can be made to The Salvation Army-Texas Flood Relief, P.O. Box 229, Pulaski, Va. 24301.
Dance and barbecue
BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club will hold a country dance and barbecue Saturday 6:30-11 p.m., at Custom Catering, North Main Street.
Entertainment will feature Lou Mairui and the Appalachian Country Cloggers from Glasgow, W.Va. Dancing and dance instruction will be provided.
The cost including dinner is $18 per person.
For more information, call Carolyn Carson, 953-3841 or Carole Jubb, 552-5139.
Harvest Dinner
NEWBERN - The Wilderness Road Regional Museum will hold its 15th annual Harvest Dinner on Saturday. Serving times are 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The menu consists of baked turkey, dressing and gravy, scalloped oysters, creamed potatoes, baby lima beans, corn, turnips and beets, cranberry salad, pumpkin pie, fresh apple cake with caramel icing, and rolls.
The museum's fund-raiser dinner will cost $12.50 for adults, $6.25 for children under 12 and children under four can eat for free.
The museum is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places.
Reservations are required prior to any serving time. Take-out trays are available in advance.
Call Daisy Williams, 674-5888, Geraldine Mathews, 980-7499, Ann Bailey, 639-0351, or the Museum, 674-4835.
Afrocentricity talks
BLACKSBURG - John U. Ogbu, alumni distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley, speaks Thursday, 2-4 p.m., at the Black Cultural Center, Squires Student Center, Virginia Tech.
A reception follows. Ogbu also speaks at the Wesley Foundation at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge, and the public is welcome.
The author of several books and publications on minority education, Ogbu will discuss "Afrocentricity" - the African-American perspective on social, political and educational issues - during his Blacksburg appearances.
A native of Nigeria, Ogbu is considered to be among the world's leading educational anthropologists.
For more information, call the Black Cultural Center, 231-5355.
by CNB