January Peter Kramer donated a clock to Rappahannock County

January Peter Kramer donated a clock to Rappahannock County as a tribute to his wife Joyce. The clock hangs in - the courthouse and bears the inscription Compromise Breeds Mediocrity. Gene Tucker was interviewed about his antique clock repair business near Washington. Stant Weaver of Washington demonstrated some of the flexibility exercises that he’d been doing for the past sixty years. Mitzie Young, with Eileen Day Realtors, was the topproducing salesperson at the Washington business for the second year in a row in 1981. Trooper C. A. “Chuck” Moore of Washington was presented with the Superintendent’s Distinguished and Extraordinary Act Award for his efforts to save a drowning man in a farm pond. Mike Brown\talked about his business - B & B Service Center - in a feature article January 28. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Carter of Amissville celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on January 2. VI Vierling was interviewed by the News on her sewing business - Aunt Jane’s at the old packing house in Flint Hill. February Robin Cooper was selected as the DAR’s good citizen of the year. Mr. and fflrs. Roy C. Lillard of Etlan were honored with a reception for their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Flint Hill landscape architect Will Hoare was interviewed about his profession in a feature story/ Cotton Miller demonstrated her framing business in a Rappahannock News feature. 1 Pat Vest joined her parents, Rodney and Jo Vest, in their Farm Bureau Insurance Agency. * March Jimmie DeBergh’s fruit wholesaling enterprise and Kim Jacobsen’s weaving business were highlighted by interviews in the News. Bob Dennis was named president of the Piedmont Environmental Council after serving as its Executive Director for a year. Randall S. Updike of Washington was given the Industry Service Award by the Virginia Beef Cattle Convention for his service to the state’s beef industry/ Featured in the March 11 paper were local doctor Jerry Martin, who traveled across Europe attending t' ills of the National Symphony; and C. E. Giles' proprietor of the Washington Cash Store. ' The Rood family of Sperryville talked about their life on the Serenghetti plains in a feature interview. Larry Forrester, a county visitor from Cambridge, Massachussets, was the winner of the 10 kilometer Fodderstack Classic race, finishing in 36 minutes, 51 ^ seconds. May The experiences of Mrs. Anne Keyser of Washington were serialized in Memories of s Country School Teacher, a three-part article. Top graduates of RCHS were Margie Menefee, Sharon Scott, Lavonne Adkins and Maxie Clark.