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35 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS
25 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the September 28, 1961,edition
Skiing will be introduced in
Rappahannock County by about mid-December when the ski area in the process of development on the Harris Hollow Road near the town of Washington-is opened. Skyline Ski Club, Washington, seeking a favorable location, selected a mountainside in Rappahannock to construct a skiing area. In the last few years the number of ski enthusiasts in the mtropolitan area has rapidly increased and a proximate location was needed to eliminate lengthy traveling for access to a ski lodge.
During the first week in October a door to door canvass will be made for funds for the Shenandoah District Boy Scouts of America. Rappahannock is in this district. There are three Boy Scout troops in the county.
20 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the September 22, 1966, edition
Four county fire companies
participated in a Fire Inspection School held last week in Rappahannock. Total enrollment in the school was 24 with 14 firemen receiving certificates of completion. The 15-hour course was attended by firemen from Sperryville, Castleton, Flint Hill and Amissville. Attendance of 12 hours was required for a certificate.
Some inquiries relative to fall color changes in the Blue Ridge Mountains already are beginning to be received at Shenandoah National Park Headquarters near Luray, Acting Superintendent Jerry B. House stated today. Although summer green
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