Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 18 · column 2 of 7 · from the scan, no model involved
shish kabobs and the bratwurst, were Frances Hutchinson, Erwin Lesh, Phil Drevas, Jack Stevens and Howard Coon. In addition to many of those listed above, servers included T Reynolds, Susan Levick, Frank Jolly and Lou Hatter.
And those who helped defray costs with generous cash donations included Charlie Tompkins, Diane Bruce, Doug Baumgardner, Sharon and Peter Luke, Diana Bird and Pat Saltonstall.
Sometimes, the best laid plans of mice and Fantastic organizers . . .
The kids had been told to bring their rock ’n’ roll shoes since a dance was to follow the international buffet. Everything was set. Then, at the last minute, key members of the band that had been lined up to play backed out. Much hand wringing and wailing followed; we knew the kids would rather have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches WITH a dance than an epicurian delight WITHOUT. Julie Coon, who’d pulled the group together originally, begged, cajoled and finally promised an equipment loan to the Unexplained, four young men from Warren County who agreed to substitute at the 11th hour.
That was on Friday. On Monday, Cindy Mahan answered a desperate call for help and joined the egg roll and baklava crew in the crowded Hutchinson kitchen, fighting for counter space to assemble three pans of enchiladas in another 11th hour fill-in. Less dramatically, but no less welcome, Lou Hatter made an emergency drop of paper towels and aluminum foil to that same crowded kitchen.
The heroic efforts paid off as the folks from Rappahannock met the Fantastic kids, their teen leaders, the 4-H staff, the doctors, nurses and other volunteers from NIH and Special Love last Tuesday. It was an evening of highlights but a few extra special moments stand out even among highlights.
A year ago, Rappahannock
97.0%