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by Joe McCullough
Last June, I had the pleasure of traveling to VPI for the Annual 4-H State Congress.
Deciding against another long haul by bus, 1 chose instead to ride down with my fellow Rappahannockers, Edward Summers, Terri Tylek and Ginger Eidson. The four of us crowded into a little Volkswagen bug and got to know each other a little bit better on the way down.
State Congress is for a special group of 4-H’ers. It is designed to honor those 4H’ers who have made outstanding contributions to Virginia’s 4-H program. Rappahannock's proudest moment came when “oh so lovely” Julie Burke was chosen as a finalist in the State S h a r e-T h e-F u n competition for her version of the song from "My Fair Lady.”
Throughout the week, there were shows going on and competitions taking place. The cream of Virginia’s 4-H rose to the top. There were horse shows, project judgings and classes to build 4-H’ers and broaden their horizons.
The only blemish on the whole week was the food. Needless to say, it was not hard to diet when the other choice was VPI’s cafeteria. Fast food places on the outskirts of the Blacksburg campus were stampeded and the world reknowned Gilley's, maker of fresh ice cream,
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