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10 Years Ago
Thursday, Dec. 29, 1988
When people talk about Phil Irwin, they use words like, “committed,” “dedicated” and “selfless.”
Those qualities are what led the Rappahannock News to name Mr. Irwin as its Citizen of the Year for 1988. Since he bought his first home in Rappahannock County in 1961, Mr. Irwin has appreciated the rural qualities which make the county so special. He carried that appreciation with him when he bought his present home, Caledonia Farm, which abuts the Fodderstack Road between Washington and Flint Hill, in 1967. With its magnificent vistas of The Peak and its surrounding hills, fields and orchards, Mr. Irwin said that he was determined to protect that scenic heritage for the future. It was that concern that led him, in 1973, to put the 52acre farm under a scenic easement to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. It was the first easement granted in Rappahannock County, and one of the first in the state. December marks a time for work and pleasure for the members of the Rappahannock County Garden Club as their year culminates with the Christmas Greens Workshop, the club’s sole money-making event of the year. With the conclusion of the workshop and having accomplished the ways and means for the financial commitments for the coming year, the members turned their attention to pleasure and attended the annual Christmas luncheon at the delightful School House Restaurant in Flint Hill. Hostesses for the event were Frances Lyne, Lydagene Muth and Marta Tholand.
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