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and the local judges to assign trash pick up to delinquents given community service hours. Those who have picked up trash know that it becomes good “anti-trash” medicine. All this additional contribution has come through good will and costfree cooperation.
My own goal for TFR in years ahead is that the people living in the county will view roadside garbage the same way they would if it was on their own front lawn—as a personal insult. TFR does not want to be a “you-throw-we-pick-up organization,” even though money goes to worthwhile causes. But it does raise consciousness and builds community spirit. We would like to see that community spirit go one step further, don’t throw it at all. It only requires a small dose of self control.
How to get there? Get offenders to pick up trash, stronger enforcement and fines, yes, but the real cure will come when we all see litter as “unRappahannock” ugliness, not as the usual roadside objects.
We want to get to the thirteen to thirty crowd for whom trash pick up “ain’t cool;” to the hardened old timers who have done it all their lives, and the next generation coming through the schools. We need to find a mix of education, peer pressure, creating “little reminders,” and putting our heads together about how to change the local throw away culture.
Finally, care about the appearance of our roadsides, connects with a more active concern about the look of the county as a whole, preserving our ridge tops from being “trashed,” keeping open spaces, controlling development, cellular towers. These other “aesthetic questions” are more difficult than roadside litter, but need addressing, and soon. Rappahannock’s unusual beauty is destroyed by shortsighted thinking, laziness or fear of tackling tough issues, we won’t get it back.
John Kiser
Slate Mills
Thanks to community
The Flint Hill Ladies Auxiliary to the Flint Hill Fire
Company would like to thank everyone who helped in every way with the Flint Hill firemen’s carnival to make it a success.
The donations, desserts for the bake stand as well as workers in the bake, drink, french fry and food stands, your help was greatly appreciated. We could not do it without your help.
Flint Hill Ladies Auxiliary
Arland Welch, Secretary
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