Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 1, 1995 TAG: 9507030031
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV9 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery County Friends of the Library will sponsor a barbecue dinner featuring music and storytelling July 8, to raise money for computer desks at the Christiansburg and Blacksburg branches of the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library.
The event will run from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets for adults are $10, children, $5, and families, $25.
The barbecue will be catered by Four Seasons, and music will be provided by John and Kathy Hollandsworth, the Jug Busters Appalachian String Band, with storytelling by Cat White.
Cannery to open in July for summer
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery County Cannery, a place where residents have been able to can their fruits and vegetables each summer for 50 years, will open beginning July 10.
The cannery will be open, by appointment, on Mondays and Wednesdays until Sept. 1, and one day each week afterward until Nov. 15. It is located at Auburn High School.
The membership fee is $5, and the processing fee for each container is 15 cents. The fee for apple butter is $1 per gallon.
For more information, call Betty Edwards at 382-4612 or Auburn High School at 382-5160. Users will be required to follow safety regulations, and small children are not allowed.
Dolly Parton favorite wins singer trip
RADFORD - Sheila Gallimore of Floyd was the winner of the True Value-Jimmy Dean Country Showdown last Sunday at New River Valley Speedway.
Gallimore sang the Dolly Parton favorite ``I Will Always Love You,'' a song she said she decided to perform at the last minute.
Second- and third-place winners were the bands Broken Reins and Surrender.
Billed as the world's largest country music talent contest and radio promotion, the showdown was presented locally by WBNK-FM and WNRV-AM and sponsored by Reed Lumber Company, B&L Truck Accessories and Pilot Homes.
Acts competed for prizes plus a chance to perform in the state showdown later this year. State winners receive $1,000 and advance to the regional finals.
Regional winners compete in the national competition for a grand prize of $50,000 and a recording contract.
For more information, call Michelle Vaught, 382-6106.
by CNB