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

DATE: TUESDAY, October 17, 1995                   TAG: 9510170117
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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SCARY STORY CONTEST

On a dark and stormy night, the underpaid creatures who work at The Roanoke Times decided to hold a contest to let school kids fill up their paper for a day. The rules are few:

Stories should have a Halloween theme.

They should contain no profanity (this is a family newspaper).

Keep stores short, about 500 words.

We will pick elementary, middle, and high school winners. We plan to print the top story in Current on Halloween.

Art can accompany your story. Please include your name, grade, school, phone number and address on your submission.

Stories should be in our claws by midnight, Tuesday, Oct. 24 to give us time to judge them.

Please send stories to Hale Sheikerz, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va. 24060, or send them via e-mail to currentbev.net.

by CNB