ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, January 16, 1996              TAG: 9601160049
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 


AROUND NEW RIVER

League sponsors budget discussion

BLACKSBURG - The Montgomery County League of Women Voters will sponsor a panel discussion, "How New Budget Priorities Will Affect Local Services," on Jan. 30, 7:30-9:30 p.m., at the Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main St.

Panelists include Dan Farris, director of Montgomery County Social Services; Fran Mitchell, employee development director, New River Community College; Terry Smuz, director, New River Community Action; Andy Swiger, dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech; and Sharon Wood, director, Community Education and Prevention Services, New River Community Services Board.

The program will be aired on Channel 2.

Call Mary Jane Zody at 951-3386.

Book signing in Blacksburg

BLACKSBURG - Christopher P. Neck will sign copies of his book, "Medicine for the Mind," at University Volume Two Bookstore, on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 2 to 4 p.m.

"Medicine for the Mind" encourages the reader to achieve dreams and aspirations. Neck specializes in human behavior, leadership, motivation and group decision-making. He is an assistant professor of Management at Virginia Tech.

Call Corey Burroughs at 231-5213.


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