ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, December 20, 1995 TAG: 9512200068
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-13 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
No garbage collection
BLACKSBURG - There will be no garbage collection in Blacksburg on Christmas Day. Garbage and recycled materials that would normally be picked up on Monday, Dec. 25, will be collected on Saturday, Dec. 23. Call the Waste Management Office at 961-1851.
Foiling burglars
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Christiansburg Seniors and Law Enforcement Council Together offers some suggestions for a safe holiday season.
Lock all windows and doors before leaving or going to bed. Keep garage doors closed and locked. Keep Christmas presents away from the windows so they aren't visible.
If going away, use automatic timers to turn on lights, radio and television at dusk and off at bedtime. Do not allow mail to accumulate: stop newspapers and magazine deliveries. Arrange to have walks shoveled. Contact your local police department for home security checks while you are gone.
Call Officer Connie Bishop at the Christiansburg Police Department at 382-3131.
Craft fair deadline
BLACKSBURG - The deadline for the 25th annual Brush Mountain Arts and Crafts Fair, scheduled for March, is Dec. 15.
More than 100 artists show and sell at the fair, which is juried to ensure quality and variety. Categories range from baskets to pottery to watercolors to woodcarving. Live entertainment, food and children's activities highlight the event, which is sponsored by the Voluntary Action Center.
For more information, call Fair Coordinator Julie Earthman at 552-4909.
Bloodmobile visits|
ROANOKE - The American Red Cross Appalachian Regional Blood Services will collect blood at these locations:
Today, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Plymouth Inc., Radford.
Tuesday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Christian Church, Tyler Ave., 639-2140.
Dec. 29, noon-6 p.m., St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Main Street, Christiansburg.
Call Sandra Myers, Donor Resources, at 961-2207.
February car show
ROANOKE - The Roanoke Valley Charity Car Show Committee Inc. will hold its 16th Muscular Dystrophy Car Show on Feb. 23-25 at the Roanoke Civic Center.
Custom cars, street rods, race cars, antiques and classics, pro-streets, motorcycles, pickups, muscle cars, 4-wheel drives, off-road vehicles and vans may be entered. There is no fee to enter. Commercial booth space is available. Call 772-3237.
Camping volunteers
DUBLIN - Claytor Lake State Park will be one of 15 Virginia parks participating in the 1996 Campground Host Program. Camping is free in exchange for one to three months of service. From March 1 through Dec. 2, 1996, 15 state parks will offer 22 campground host positions.
Campground hosts spend 30 to 90 days camping at a state park in their own recreational vehicles or tents in exchange for performing such duties as greeting campers, distributing park and local information, reporting problems to staff and keeping the campground and bathhouses clean.
Through the Virginia State Parks "7 for 7" program, people who want to volunteer for one week may camp free for a week and receive other benefits. Volunteers with skills in carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical work and landscaping are being recruited to help repair and maintain park facilities.
Volunteers are needed for other projects at all 28 state parks, six historic sites and 15 natural areas.
Write Paige Tucker, volunteer program manager, 203 Governor St., Suite 214, Richmond, Va. 23219
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