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youngsters in a rural county an alternative to trick-or-treating.
House-to-house begging for candy is more suitable to subdivision roads than to country lanes in an agricultural community. Maybe the seventh grade’s Fun Fair will lessen some of\he “give me candy” pressures on Washington, Amissville, Sperryville and Flint Hill that occur when parents bring their offspring in from more outlying areas.
Another volunteer effort that involves recreation rather than fund raising also deserves special mention. New elementary principal Graham Spencer sought and got approval from the Rappahannock School Board at last week’s meeting for a basketball and gymnastics program planned for county youth after school at the elementary school.
The county offers few recreational opportunities for youngsters. We’d be the first to agree that Rappahannock doesn’t need a recreation director. However, there should be some sort of happy medium between nothing and another bureaucratic department with a life of its own and a hand in the county budget. The gap can be filled with volunteer efforts from adults who care about giving kids something to do with their spare hours besides watch TV or get into mischief. The Rappahannock Athletic Association made a fine beginning in this direction with the county’s first little league program last summer. This effort has been followed up by elementary teachers volunteering their time to supervise after school recreational activities. For this, the teachers deserve a vote of thanks from the community AND help in making the program a success.
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