ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, January 17, 1996 TAG: 9601170035
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
Second Time Around at new location
BLACKSBURG - The Second Time Around, The Humane Society of Montgomery County's thrift shop, will open on Jan. 26, at its new Hethwood Square Shopping Center location in Blacksburg. Store hours are Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The store is run by volunteers with proceeds going to the humane society's no-kill animal shelter.
Donations of household items, linens, toys, furniture, books, and sporting goods are needed. For pickup, call 552-2376, 552-1280 or 552-7920.
4-H veterinary science workshops
BLACKSBURG - Virginia Cooperative Extension will offer five 4-H veterinary science workshops at Virginia Tech's College of Veterinary Medicine on Fridays from 7 to 8 p.m., beginning Feb. 5 and continuing through March 4. The workshops will be held in Lecture Room A, room 125 in the Phase II building. Workshop topics include radiology, ultrasound, dog and horse endoscopy, ophthalmology and fish medicine. Both 4-H members and nonmembers, ages 9-18, may participate.
Call Joyce Martin at the Montgomery County Extension office at 382-5790 to register.
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
RADFORD - Radford University's Student Life presents Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," on Jan. 24, at 7 p.m., in Preston Auditorium. The performance is by Barter's First Light Theatre of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon.
Admission is free with RU ID and is $5 for the general public.
Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. Call the Heth Information Desk at 831-5420.
3-day blood drive planned at Tech
BLACKSBURG - Red Cross officials are hoping that a blood drive at Virginia Tech Jan. 23-25 will bring in at least 600 units of blood.
The blood is desperately needed, officials say, because recent snow storms have disrupted blood collection operations. Blood supplies at some locations are enough to serve hospitals for only one or two days.
Blood platelets, which have a shelf life of about five days, are expiring and in especially short supply.
The blood drive will occur from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day in Squires Student Center's Commonwealth Ballroom.
For more information, call 961-2207.
'Volunteering in a Global Community'
BLACKSBURG - The YMCA's Open University is offering a course on "Volunteering in a Global Community." The class, which is free, will cover such topics as the changing region, government downsizing and global competition as it relates to the New River Valley. Sessions on community values, housing and homelessness and natural and urban environment also will be conducted.
The course will be led by Bob Stuart.
"We're going to explore the 'energy of community' in the course," he said. Participants will discuss how to become active in implementing "Vision 2020," which details some of the ways the New River Valley could develop over the next 25 years.
Meetings will be held in the Community Room at the New River Valley Mall. Registration times are today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Virginia Tech's Squires Student Center, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday at the YMCA Office located at 403 Washington St. in Blacksburg.
Majic-105 moves to 105.3 FM
RADFORD - Adult contemporary radio station Majic-105 recently moved to 105.3 FM, allowing the station to broadcast a stronger signal to its listening area. The move means that Majic-105 and country music station WPSK are the only two stations in the New River Valley to operate with C-3 status, which is more powerful than other stations in the area. Listeners only have to move the dial up two settings to tune in to the station's new frequency.
Memories shared on 'Community Speaking'
RADFORD - "Community Speaking," a program in which New River Valley residents share their memories, will feature a conversation for the next two weeks among Radford residents remembering the area in the 1940s and 1950s. The Radford University public affairs show airs on American Cable Entertainment Channel 9 Sundays at 6 p.m., Tuesdays at 5 p.m., Wednesdays at 12 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m.
'Speaking of ... Black Leadership'
BLACKSBURG - WTOB Channel 2 is airing "Speaking of ... Black Leadership in the '90s," highlighting the problems of blacks during the 1960s, '70s and '80s and possible solutions for the '90s. The show will be broadcast tonight at 7.
A staged reading about a failed slave revolt in Virginia during the 1800s, "Out of the Whirlwind," will be aired Thursday at 7:45 p.m.
"Spotlight on Blacksburg" presents recent happenings in the city each month. The Jan. 23 "Spotlight" is on Todd Halwas, president of the Greater Blacksburg Chamber of Commerce. The show airs at 7 p.m.
Interested in becoming an entrepreneur? Watch "Speaking of ... Entrepreneuralism," a discussion with the Blacksburg Jaycees Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m.
"An Evening at the Pops - Boston Style," featuring the Roanoke Symphony in concert at Virginia Tech, will be aired Jan. 25, at 7:20 p.m.
Costas Kamariaris, a native of Greece, performs a traditional puppet show in Greek dialogue on "Karagiozis Greek Shadow Puppet Theatre" Jan. 25 at 7:45 p.m.
Library quilt program announced
BLACKSBURG - The Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library invites people of all ages to take part in the "Make a Library Quilt" program. Patrons will decorate quilt blocks and help make a keepsake for the new library during the month of January. Free materials will be available for this Friends of the Library-sponsored program.
Because of renovations, patrons are asked to call 552-8246 to make sure the library is open.
GED tests postponed
CHRISTIANSBURG - The General Educational Development Tests has been postponed until Wednesday, Jan. 31, and Friday, Feb. 2, 4-9 p.m., at Christiansburg High School on Independence Boulevard.
Testing sessions are limited to 25 people. Register at the Montgomery County School Board office, 200 Junkin St., Christiansburg, 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m., during the week of Jan. 22-26. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have resided in the state for at least 30 days. Bring a photo ID.
A fee of $25 in cash (no checks) will be charged for the battery of five tests (social studies, literature and arts, science, mathematics and writing skills) and $5 for each retest. Should an applicant fail to achieve a passing score on one or more of the tests, a retest may be given, but a 60-day waiting period is required between tests.
Call Tambra Dixon at 381-6116.
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