ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, November 1, 1996               TAG: 9611010045
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: B1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: NHAT MEYER STAFF 

HALLOWEEN FUN FOR EVERYONE

LENGTH: Short :   26 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:   1. Roanoke Planning and Community Development 
          Department staff members (above) have been mediating so many battles
          recently, they've felt like NFL referees. So Thursday, they took 
          advantage of Halloween to don striped shirts, cleats and whistles 
          and tuck yellow penalty flags into their belts. They spent the day 
          giggling over a spurious "rule book," the cover of which features a 
          drawing of a hanged bureaucrat. But they declined to reveal its 
          contents. color 2. Cassandra (left in photo at right) and Alexsandra
          Conley, 3-year-old  identical twins, wear their Raggedy Ann and Andy
          outfits at Family Fun Night at Lakeside Baptist Church. The church 
          has provided an alternative to trick-or- treat for three years, 
          offering games and fun to more than 150 children. color   (this 
          photo did not run in New River)