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Grounds for
improvement
We admire any organization or group of individuals that works together to get what they want accomplished. There isn’t much that Rappahannock lacks (at least not much we need), but there is a real shortage of public parks facilities. Don’t point to Shenandoah National Forest, we mean more children-oriented fare. With the upgrades to baseball fields in Amissville and Sperryville, youth baseball has grown by onethird in the last year. There’s a need, and bit by bit, it’s being filled.
The partnership that has made tangible improvements to the Rappahannock County Park in Washington deserves our admiration and support. Led by the two-year-old Mothering Cooperative, which meets at the park in warm weather, construction of new playground equipment and improvements to the grounds are well under way.
Phase II of new playground equipment for the park began last week with formal dedication of Phase I, the castle.
Phase II will be a pirate ship, similar in construction style to the castle, a three-masted ship with a cabin, crow’s nest, tire swing, cargo nest, a trolley, and assorted other features:'
Contraction on the pirate ship is expected to begin in the fall, and fundraising efforts will be going on until then. The expected cost is about $2,500, the same as the castle. In an age when the Navy can’t buy a gimcrack for less than $10,000, volunteers are doing much more with much less.
At the park last week, Peter Kreyling presented his design, and landscape architects J. Monroe and Rosa Crocker unveiled their donated plans for the grounds. Both were impressive, and done at no cost.
Washington artist Laurie Marshall led the children in a painting project at 11 a.m. They created a series of plywood paintings that will hang inside the castle. When the kids themselves help create the equipment, they’re sure to find it more enjoyable to use, and more memorable.
Among those invited who had participated in the project were musicians Lorraine Duisit and Peter Kater, who held benefit concerts; the Rappahannock Woman’s Club, which provided financial support and will be contributing to Phase II; John McCarthy, representing the Rappahannock Recreational Facilities Authority, which runs the park; and Jean Falk Morgan, Phase I coordinator. Members of the Mothering Cooperative, which has undertaken the project, were also present.
Those wishing to donate to Phase II are invited to contact Cathy Kreyling at 987-8131 or Mrs. Morgan at 675-1281. There’s plenty of room for volunteers as well, if you prefer to contribute in that manner.
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