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Speaking To Children About Speaking To God Print E-mail
Jim Brown   

Many parents want to make sure that their children begin speaking to God
early in life. They will set up a routine for the children that will allow
them to get into the habit of speaking to God every night before they go to
bed. The conversations with God will be fairly brief, but they will focus on
making the child familiar that they have a soul and that the soul can be
taken if they pass away.

 
"Play For Patrick" Fundraiser Is Tonight Print E-mail
EverythingNRV   

A silent auction, a raffle for Virginia Tech memorabilia and lots more are planned this evening at the "Play for Patrick" fundraiser to be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Blacksburg High School. The fundraiser is being held to raise funds for Patrick Day, a Blacksburg High School student who was paralyzed earlier in the year from a stroke of the spinal cord.

 
RU Announces Winners Of Elevator Pitch Competition Print E-mail
Mindy Buchanan/RU   

Nineteen students from Radford University filed into Bonnie Auditorium to present a vast array of creative business ideas in a recent elevator pitch competition. The event, held in conjunction with RU’s first-ever Entrepreneurial Summit, was designed to offer students the chance to present their idea as if they were pitching it to a potential investor in an elevator. They only had 90 seconds, the amount of time it would take that elevator to travel a few stories.

 
There's Plenty To Do This Weekend In The NRV Print E-mail
David Grimes   

From area high school football games to a big fundraiser for Patrick Day, there is plenty to do this weekend across the New River Valley and beyond.

 
News Story Shows Need For Chamber Unity….Again…Our Opinion Print E-mail
EverythingNRV   

In the news yesterday was a story from David Grimes regarding the Pulaski Chamber of Commerce once again looking for another director.  For some inexplicable reason (the Chamber President refuses to comment on it), Dawn Adams vacated the position.

 
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