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The firemen's grand parade is Friday, July 28 at 6:45 p.m. and features the newly crowned Miss Virginia 2000, for her first public appearance. Saturday night is crowning of the queens and drawing of the raffle tickets. Again this year a pure bred black Angus heifer donated by Admiral Gardiner and cash prizes totaling $3500 will be awarded. Bingo will be held every night. Come and enjoy the rides, games, concessions, food and shows.
Health/Screening programs set
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board invites persons 60 years of age and older to participate in the following Health Promotion/Screening programs to be held at the Rappahannock Senior Nutrition Center:
July 19 at 1 p.m., program by Fire Marshal Department, Home Fire Prevention. At 11 a.m. the same day, the Lions Club sight and hearing van will be on the premises.
July 26 at 11:30 a.m., blood pressure check and at 1 p.m. program by Cathy Dray with the Virignia Department of Deaf and hard of Hearing.
If interested in attending any of these programs, contact Anita Richards at 825-3100, extension #3321.
Fair catalogs available
The 2000 Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Fair catalogs are now available at the Rappahannock County Extension Office on Gay Street in Washington. The deadline for entries has been extended to July 14.
Hitt family dinner slated
Descendants of 1714 German Immigrant Peter Hitt will gather July 14 at the Gourdvine Baptist Church at 5 p.m. for a dinner and talk by Donnie Johnson on the history of the church. Prepaid reservations of $10 per person must be made to Mary Doyle Johnson, 1995 Clays Mill Road, Lexington, Ky. 40503-1239.
Grass/Quail workshop slated
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will sponsor a workshop on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Shenandoah County. Topics will include Quail ecology and recent research findings, timber management for early succession species and native warm season grass establishment and management.
Participants will be able to take part in a hands-on quail management exercise. The workshop will include an afternoon field trip of examples of good quail habitat management near the primary location. An added attraction is a bird dog demonstration. To register fax, 804-598-4934 or mail Tricia Butcher VDGIF, 4792 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Va. 23139.
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