As part of the event, the HSA will screen "Torn from the Flag" from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fralin Life Science Auditorium on West Campus Drive

Miska and Till Kosztarab made the screening possible.

New River Land Trust honored

The New River Land Trust's conservation easements along the New River corridor were honored this week with the 2009 Scenic Water Corridor Preservation Award - Rural by Scenic Virginia.

The New River Land Trust and executive director Elizabeth Obenshain were honored with a luncheon in Richmond on Wednesday.

For more information, visit scenicvirginia.org.

RU event to benefit LiveSTRONG fund

A Black, White and Yellow Ball gets under way at 8 p.m. Saturday to benefit LiveSTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

The semiformal event, hosted by various Radford University student organizations, aims to promote healthy lifestyles. All food provided by RU Catering fights either bone disease, heart disease, blood disease or cancer.

Radford's Greek Life and Honors Academy Student Organization have banded together to promote the event, and city businesses have donated door prizes to show support for the effort, said coordinator Kerith Rae, a senior in Radford's School of Communication.

"The Black, White and Yellow Ball is an opportunity to show the heart of Radford University students," Rae wrote in an e-mail. "It is a philanthropic event, open to the entire university, which focuses on a healthy lifestyle and a positive outlook. This is a positive effort on behalf of the students and the surrounding community which has been overshadowed by budget cuts and general public opinion."

The ball will be held in the Muse Banquet Hall. Tickets are $25 for singles and $40 for couples and are available in the Hulburt Student Center.

Shopping day to aid Christmas Store

A shopping day at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Christiansburg will benefit the Montgomery County Christmas Store.

Vendors such as Arbonne, Usborne Books, Thirty-One, Pampered Chef and Sabika Jewelry and artisans will participate in the event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the church.

The Montgomery County Christmas Store supports local low-income families during the holidays. Tax-deductible donations will also be accepted.

For more information, contact Stephanie Walker at 381-9701.

Corps of Cadets to march for Family Day

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will have a formal review at 11 a.m. Saturday on the Drillfield near Burruss Hall in recognition of Family Day on campus.

Tech President Charles Steger is scheduled to speak, and the Highty Tighties, the regimental band, will play.

Skipper, the Corps cannon, will be fired when the cadets enter the Drillfield, at the first note of the national anthem and the first note of "Tech Triumph." There will be three shots total. The first shot will be at about 10:50 a.m. and the final shot will be at about 11:45 a.m.

Family Day is the first opportunity for many cadets to see their families since they arrived for New Cadet Week in mid-August, according to a news release from Tech.

Free parking is available around the Drillfield and no pass is necessary on weekends. Parking also is available in Perry Street Lot 1, 3, 4 and 6 near Prices Fork Road.

Books needed for upcoming fundraiser

The Radford Public Library is accepting donations of used books for an upcoming book sale.

The library will not take magazines, Reader's Digest condensed books or textbooks.

The next sale is set for Nov. 6 to 8.

For more information, contact librarian Toni Cox at 731-3608.

-- The Roanoke Times