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 1 · column 2 of 4 · from the scan, no model involved
By MARK SCOLFORO
Rappahannock Neva Staff Writer
The sudden announcement last month by 7th District Congressman D. French Slaughter Jr. that he is stepping down has sent political parties and potential candidates scrambling.
During the weeks since the race was added to the November ballot, at least 15 names have surfaced as potential candidates, but by this week the field had narrowed to only four.
Competing for the Republican nomination are two Charlottesville lawyers: D. French Slaughter III, son of the incumbent, and George F. Allen, member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 58th legislative
Elementary PTO
sees new changes
for coming year
By LISAG. CURRIE
Rappahannock Ncwi Staff Writer
As summer draws to a close, parents, teachers and students around the nation prepare for the the opening of a new school year.
This year, there is a change in Rappahannock County.
The Rappahannock Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has a new chairman, new committees, new policies and new goals.
“It’s a new year, a new group and a new initiative,” chairman Greg Robertson said.
The first change the group has made concerns membership dues.
“There are none,” Mr. Robertson said. “If you are a parent or a teacher at Rappahannock Elementary School, then you are a member.”
The 1991-92 goal for the group is to build membership through involvement of parents and teachers in the county.
“Last year, we thought people did not sign up due to the $5 membership fees. This year, we have eliminated the dues,” Mr. Robertson said.
See PTO, p. A-6
County to buy
schools oil tank
Purchase saves $11,000
By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Board of Supervisors voted to purchase a vaulted above-ground fuel-oil storage tank for the elementary school at Monday’s meeting.
The school system needs to replace the underground storage tank by October when insurance on it runs out, Superintendent David Gangel explained to the supervisors. The School Board had accepted a contract from Eco Vault and was trying to negotiate a lease-purchase contract to buy it over time from a financing firm.
Because one board cannot go into debt obligating a subsequent board without a referendum, the contract had to allow the School Board to drop out of the agreement. The contract being negotiated would allow that, but provided that the School Board could not then buy equipment to replace it for one year.
Dr. Gangel said the board could not sign such a contract because it might mean they could not heat the school for a year. “I come before this board asking for help,” he said.
The price for the tank is $40,900. Dr. Gangel said he already had $10,400 of that set aside for the first year of the five-year lease purchase agreement, and he
See TANK, p. A-6
94.3%