By SHARON KILPATRICK

By SHARON KILPATRICK

Rappahannock New* Staff Writer

Rappahannock County will probably be able to keep two extension agents under a reorganization plan for Cooperative Extension announced by Virginia Tech this fall.

Helen Smith, who has been a fulltime agent assigned part time to work with Family and Community Educator Clubs (formerly called Homemaker Clubs) and part time with 4-H, will probably become full time 4-H, she said. Kenner Love, a full-time agent assigned part time to agriculture and part time to 4-H will probably become full-time agriculture.

The Family and Community Educator Clubs will receive service through a home economics agent assigned elsewhere in the planning district, Mrs. Smith said.

In announcing the restructuring, Virginia Tech President Paul Torgersen said, “Cooperative Extension has experienced budget reductions of more than 20 percent over the past five years. We believe that we cari accomplish this restructuring within existing resources, but not with less.”

Mrs. Smith said the entire Extension Service is going to area programming next July 1. She and other agents have already been doing some of that, she said. She had been working on nutrition for the planning district, while Mr. Love had been spe4-H

Club

Visited Horse

Show Sunday

Members and parents of the Rappahannock 4-H Horse and Pony Club attended the Washington International Horse Show on Sunday, Oct. 29 at the U.S. Air Arena in Landover, Md.

They saw the jack terrier races, international showjumping class, four horse driving competitions, and viewed exhibits.

Participants included Ashley Corbin, Stacy Woodard, Shannon and Kaitlin Mullan, Morgan Roach, Hallee and Hannah Morgan.

They were accompanied by parents Diana Corbin and Halle Morgan.