July 3
Book sale
Friends of the Pulaski County Library will hold a book sale on Friday, July 3, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 4, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
County offices closed
Friday, July 3, Pulaski County offices closed in observance of Independence Day Holiday.
2009 4-H All Star Summer Conference
We hope you will join us in the GREAT SOUTHWEST for an amazing adventure for 4-H All Stars. The 2009 Summer Conference will be held from Friday, July 17th to Sunday, July 19th. The conference location will be at the Southwest Virginia 4-H Educational Center in Abingdon, Virginia. Enjoy three days of great fun in beautiful historic Abingdon while seeing old friends and making new ones for a lifetime. For more information and a registration application please contact the Pulaski County 4-H Office at 980-7761. Registrations due no later than July 3.
July 4
Stilwell Family Reunion
All descendants of Sylvester & Lula Stilwell are invited to attend. July 4, 2009 @ 11:00 am till ? at 4448 Duncan Road (Sylvester and Lula's Home Place), Allisonia Va.
Live Bluegrass music, food, door prizes and games. Please call 540-320-1488 if you need more information. All day event. Pot Luck. Bring your favorite covered dish. Please bring any photos that you would like to add to our family reunion photo album.
July 6
Altered Books
Turn an ordinary book into something extraordinary at the Radford Public Library. Old library books will be turned into art under guidance of art teacher Whitney Whitacre. On a side note, the library regularly lets old, worn-out, outdated and un-popular books go in order to make room for new books. Usually the books are sold at the Lamplighter’s quarterly book sale which raises money, in part, to pay for the summer reading program, but for the Altered Books program they will be given a new life as art. Check out examples of altered books at this website: http://tinyurl.com/q2ftbh This program is for kid age 9 and up and teens.Mondays, June 22nd and 29th and July 6th at 2 p.m
July 7
Back to School Program
The Salvation Army of the NRV will be taking applicaions for the Back to School program from July 7th until July 30th at 760 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg. Applications will only be taken Tuesday thru Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon & 1:00 p.m. - 3p.m. All applicants must have a picture ID with current address, identification for each child, such as birth certificate, social security card or school ID. If you do not receive governmen assistance, you may apply with proof of income and expenses. Everyone must bring the year end Report Card for each child or letter from school stating grade level for each child. If you have any questins, please call 540-394-1037.
Meeting
Tuesday, July 7, Regional Emergency Medical Services, Inc. (REMSI), Dublin Town Hall, 11:30 a.m. (Contact: Joe Trigg, 6580 Valley Center Drive, Box 5, Radford, VA 24143, 633-6738). This board meets semi-monthly to make executive decisions relating to the operations of emergency transports and care.
July 8
Showcasing Southwest Va
Works by ‘Round the Mountain Artisans. The gallery, open weekdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., features examples of custom furniture, pottery, jewelry, woodworking, and fiber arts, along with paintings and photography, from some of the region’s leading craftsmen.
The reception will be held Wednesday, July 8 from 5 to 7 p.m.
The exhibit will remain on display until July 11, 2009.
For more information please contact:
The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley
P.O. Box 309, 21 West Main Street, Pulaski, VA 24301
Phone – (540) 980-7363
Email – info@facnrv.org
July 9
Called Communication
Pythagoras Lodge #239 A.F.&A.M. 33-4th St. N.W., Pulaski, Va. will hold a called Communication on Thursday, July 9th at 7 p.m. for work on the Fellowcraft Degree. Refreshments will be served afterward. All Fellowcraft and Master Masons are invited to attend.
Committee meeting
Thursday, July 9, Pulaski County Corporate Roundtable Committee, Pulaski Country Club, 11:30 a.m. (Contact: Tammy Safewright, 143 Third Street, NW, Suite 1, Pulaski, VA 24301, 540-980-7705, tsafewright@pulaskicounty.org). This committee is made up of local plant manager’s and business leaders, local government officials and other community service representatives. It offers employers the ability to discuss issues in a roundtable setting with other employers and provides a liaison to available employment services.
Meeting
New River Valley Chapter 1134 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will hold its next meeting on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. at Bull & Bones Brewhaus & Grill at First & Main Shopping Center, 1470 South Main Street, Blacksburg. The program speaker will be Doug Martin, Director of Benefits Programs, Dept. of Human Resources, Virginia Tech, who will discuss Matriarchs of the Mountains. Spouses and guests are welcome. NARFE membership includes current as well as retired federal employees.
July 10
Children’s Watercolor Workshop
Grades K-4th – Friday July 10th and Saturday July 11th 10:00am-12:00pm with snack break.
Students will learn basics of water color techniques, the concept of warm and cool colors, primary and secondary colors, and the process of wax resistance. Using hand-eye coordination the students will draw an abstraction of their hands with crayons, (the wax resistant), then paint using only primary and secondary colors. The second day the students will be more familiar with watercolors and will create a landscape, learning composition and color variety.
Price of Workshop- $6.00 per child per day or $10.00 for both days
Further children’s art classes will be held on:
July 15 & 16 – 3-D Cartoon Illustrations, grades 5th-7th
July 22 & 23 – Pop Art Acrylic Painting, grades 8th-12th
July 25 – Creative Art Class, grades Pre-K – 5th. Continues the last Saturday of each month.
For more information please contact:
The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley
P.O. Box 309, 21 West Main Street, Pulaski, VA 24301
Phone – (540) 980-7363
Email – info@facnrv.org
July 11
Reunion
All decendants of John Wiliam (J.W.) & Alice Viers Boyd will hold their annual reunion: Saturdy, July 11, 2009 at the Hiwassee Picnic Shelter 12 a.m. to ! - eat at 1:00 p.m. Please come and bring a covere dish and drink. All utensils will be provided, games, music, fun for all. See you there!
Praising in the Park
Presented by It's all about Jesus Street Ministries, Saturday, July 11 from 4-8 p.m. at Bissett Park in Radford. There will be door prizes, live music and free food. Everyone is invited to attend.For more information, or if your group would like to participate, contact Rev. Helen Blake at 540-731-8281 or visit the website www.itsallaboutJesus.net.
Garden tour
The New River Valley Master Gardeners along with the Friends of the Library host an annual garden tour. Saturday July 11 will bring an opportunity to visit six gardens in the Blacksburg area along with a working pick your own blueberry farm in charming Newport. The fourteenth annual Friendly Garden Tour will continue the tradition of hosting gardens that speak for the times. You will observe various methods used at each garden to tackle the ongoing problems facing gardeners of this day. Each garden will have a Master Gardener floating host available to address questions from the public. Tickets are available on June 1st at the Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Floyd and Shawsville libraries. $12 in advance, $15 day of the tour. Rain or shine.
Dublin High School Class of 1974 Reunion
Dublin High School Class of 1974 will have its 35th year reunion Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Randolph Park in Dublin. The new Dublin High Alumni Picnic Shelter is reserved from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. There is no charge although each person is ask to bring a dish of food to share.
PCHS Class of 1979
PCHS Class of 1979 Call for Classmates! The class of 79 is planning their 30th reunion 25-27 September, 2009. The present location of many class members remains unknown. If you were a member of this class or know someone who was, please go to the following website and update your information: classcreator.com/Pulaski-VA-Pulaski-County-1979. Members may also contact Brian Owen 910-221-1527, email info@owenccclayworks.com or Donna Akers 540-731-4184 email Ir4Hokies@aaol.com for information.
