William Carrigan

Named 300 times. These are the 294 blocks the name was read from, in the order the paper printed them.

Jun 12, 1986 Missionary society to sponsor trip ...to run for the Chester Gap honorary fire chief queen please contact Karen Williams at 635-3673 for additional information. Carnival dates are July 16-19. Auction items needed The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department is asking for items that can be...
Jun 19, 1986 an Arabian horse show just before the fireworks on ...show just before the fireworks on the grounds of Avon Hall, home of William Carrigan, who has hosted the day’s grand finale for 25 years. Columnist and author James Kilpatrick will be among the experienced ice cream dippers at Trinity...
Jun 19, 1986 Preparation. ...Rappahannock County Library on Gay Street. Garrigans invite church groups Mr. and Mrs. William Carrigan invite any interested church choirs or other groups to participate in a special musical program with sacred and patriotic selections on the evening of July...
Jun 19, 1986 Upcoming Events ...groups are invited to participate. All interested ministers and choral directors should contact William Carrigan at Avon Hall, P.0. Box 196, Washington, Va. He may be reached by phone at 675-3527 (weekends) or 301-949-0024 (evenings during the week). Auction items...
Jun 26, 1986 By THERESA REYNOLDS ...REYNOLDS Rappahannock New* Special Writer For the 25th consecutive year, Mr. and Mrs. William Carrigan have invited the Rappahannock community to picnic on the lawn of Avon Hall on July 4th and to watch the magnificent fireworks display and other...
Jun 26, 1986 July 1st has been designated ...help the Postal Service better serve the community and individuals. Mr. and Mrs. William Carrigan extend a cordial invitation to the people of Rappahannock to share with them an evening of celebration on Independence Day, July 4th, 1971, at Avon...
Jun 26, 1986 Queen contestants invited ...to run for the Chester Gap Honorary Fire Chief Queen please contact Karen Williams at 635-3673 for additional information. Carnival dates are July 16-19. Auction items needed The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department is asking for items that can be...
Jul 3, 1986 after the fireworks display is over. In addition, Mr. after the fireworks display is over. In addition, Mr. William Carrigan, host of the Independence Day celebration at Avon Hall, asks the spectators’ cooperation with the following requests: • Please enter the Avon Hall grounds through the monument area between...
Jul 3, 1986 Innkeeper workshop planned ...July 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. with regular ticket prices. 1776 stars William Daniels, Howard De Silva and Ken Howard. See politics and pleasure at the time of the Revolution and the making of the Declaration of Independence. History...
Jul 10, 1986 By LOU HATTER ...Declaration of Independence have trickled down to Washington, Va., 200 years later,” mused William Carrigan. For the past quarter century, Mr. Carrigan has hosted the town’s celebration and remembrance of the true spirit of Independence Day at Avon Hall, his...
Jul 10, 1986 To the editor: ...a difficult task that resulted in a most successful affair. Mr. and Mrs. William Carrigan, gracious as every during the past 25 years, hosted a spectacular fireworks display. The Arabian horse show, childrens games, the choral presentation and other events...
Sep 4, 1986 NEW-MOVE-IN ...fruit trees, garden, pasture. Thornton River. 12 ACRES, more available. Below appraisal. Financing. William Carrigan, 301-949-2027. (gSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SE SECLUDED COUNTRY HOME, Bom in 1945, 8.3 acres open/woods, Boxwood, Col. Spruce, tall pine and hemlock, 3 bedrooms, dining room, 2nd kit....
Oct 2, 1986 KappanannocK i>ews piano/luu nauu KappanannocK i>ews piano/luu nauu AVON HALL, home of Mr. and Mrs. William Carrigan, looked more like a huge balloon than a stately mansion last week. Avon Hall bugs get bag treatment
Oct 2, 1986 William Carrigan, owner of Avon William Carrigan, owner of Avon Hall in Washington, last week used an unusual techinque to rid his home of an infestation of powder post beetles, which bore into wood and destroy it from the inside. Mr. Carrigan explained that the...
Jun 11, 1987 10 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the June 16,1977, edition Mr. and Mrs. William Carrigan will again this year generously provide Independence Day fireworks for the pleasure of Rappahannock residents and friends at Avon Hall in Washington. The fireworks display...
Jul 9, 1987 The end of an ...to Theodore Roosevelt, those words could apply just as easily to Rappahannock’s own William Carrigan, who along with his wife Ramona has played host to a patriotic pageant celebrating Independence Day for more than a quartercentury. Saturday night, Mr. Carrigan...
Dec 10, 1987 After months of searching, looking for a kindly benefactor, ...Washington’s Town Council. Finally, help appeared in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. William Carrigan, who volunteered the use of space in one of the buildings on their property in Washington. After the Loan Closet secured the space, a number...
Jun 9, 1988 Celebrating the Fourth ...a volunteer committee of town residents has tken over the evening program from William Carrigan, Mr. and Mrs. Carrigan once again invite the public to enjoy a patriotic program on the grounds of Avon Hall, beginning around dinnertime. The day's...
Jun 16, 1988 Old Rag Bulletins ...in the school's garden. Degrees will be awarded by the school's headmaster, Dr. William Lynn Jr., and a reception for family and friends will follow. Spenyville carnival time! The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department's annual carnival continues through Saturday. The fireman's...
Jun 23, 1988 July Fourth July Fourth tradition continues At last year’s Fourth of July celebration in Washington, William Carrigan announced that, after 26 years of sponsoring the festival, he was calling it quits. Mr. Carrigan is still holding to his pledge, although this year...
Jun 30, 1988 There are more elaborate Fourth of July celebrations, like ...the First Washington. And this year the event will mark a transition, said William Carrigan, sponsor for 26 years of the evening’s patriotic celebration and fireworks. When Mr. Carrigan and his wife Ramona moved to Rappahannock in 1960, they continued...
Jun 30, 1988 With an event as large as Washington’s Fourth of ...“No Parking” signs. Fire Chief Roger Roach, business council President Jim Thomasson, and William Carrigan all ask that visitors use the litter barrels which will be placed throughout the towm. There will also be a number of “porta-pots” set up...
Jul 7, 1988 By LOU HATTER ...as the one-man dynamo behind the yearly patriotic festival of entertainment and fireworks, William Carrigan turned over the reins to a coalition of town volunteers. Although the novice organizers admitted to a few snags in the planning, they promised to...
Jul 7, 1988 In his farewell address to the crowd during Monday In his farewell address to the crowd during Monday evening’s Independence Day celebration, William Carrigan spoke of his boyhood memories of July Fourth in Iowa, when he and his brothers rode on horseback into town to participate in the festivities,...
Jul 7, 1988 Editorial Editorial A true patriot That’s William Carrigan, pictured below with Uncle Sam. What more appropriate scene to capture the character of Mr. Carrigan—standing on the lawn of his home on July Fourth, joined by the personification of America and the...
Jul 21, 1988 squarely was that while the Town of ...years in its support and efforts to produce a Fourth of July celebration, William Carrigan has steadfastly provided a mechanism for this celebration for twenty-six years prior to this year and continued the tradition this year. This point of fact...
Sep 8, 1988 farm, and other residents donated sand and gravel, which ...by Jett Brady of Flint Hill, a noted stone mason of the time. William Carrigan, who now owns Avon Hall, called Judge Baggarly “a civic-minded man who had a great vision for this town - to help the town become...
Dec 29, 1988 Past honorees ...P. Jamieson 1983: Judy and Don Bomberger 1982: Helen and Howard Holschuh ,„1981: William Carrigan, 1980: Rachel Aylor 1979: Herbert Barksdale and Mary Botts Quaintance 1978: Eva L. Smith
Feb 16, 1989 News wins 7 ...proposed development of land adjacent to the Manassas battlefield park, a tribute to William Carrigan, and criticism of Washington’s Planning Commission for its inability to muster a quorum for its meetings. Staff photographer Cindy Mahan, along with Mr. Hatter, received...
Jun 22, 1989 Rev. Albert Verbeke ...Warrenton, Front Royal, Luray or Madison. But, thanks to the generosity of Mr. William Carrigan and the official recognition from the Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington (who named our Mission "St. Peter's"), we have been worshiping the Lord God,...
Jun 29, 1989 An open invitation: An open invitation: 'For the iSlh consecutive year, .Mr. 'William Carrigan extends a cordial invitation to the people and friends of ‘Rappahannock County to spend the evening of July Fourth on the grounds of: Ivon Jiall. ‘families and groups are...
Jun 29, 1989 There will also be homemade goat cheese and South ...the entire family, Mr. Thomasson said. Around dinner time, events there will begin. William Carrigan, who along with his late wife Ramona have Served as hosts for the evening program on the lawn of Avon Hall, invites Rappahannock County residents...
Apr 5, 1990 20 YEARS AGO ...hearing. 15 YEARS AGO April 10, 1975 A special use permit was granted William Carrigan, Patrick O’Connell and Reinhardt Lynch by the Town Council of Washington following a hearing Tuesday night. Application has been made requesting that the former elementary...
Jun 14, 1990 20 YEARS AGO ...Moore is a native of Winchester, Frederick County, but came here from Prince William where he has been an officer for a year. He is 23 and single. Mr. and Mrs. William Carrigan will again provide a Fourth of July...
Jun 28, 1990 •-n An open invitation: ‘Tor the 29th consecutive year, •-n An open invitation: ‘Tor the 29th consecutive year, Mr. ‘William Carrigan extends a cordial invitation to the people and friends of ‘Rappahannock County to celebrate the occasion of the 214th anniversary of the ‘Declaration of Independence on the grounds...
Jun 28, 1990 walking dangerous and have slowed access for emergency vehicles. ...annual fireworks display on the grounds of Avon Hall. For the 29th year, William Carrigan will open his property to the residents and friends of Rappahannock County, inviting them to join him in the celebration of our Independence. Mr. Carrigan...
Nov 22, 1990 Mrs. Bird saia tnat, at least tor the immediate ...will remain at the theatre. Mrs. Weinberg said she will meet with Dr. William Young on Wednesday to discuss the future of the film series. “I’m enthusiastic,” she said. “I hope that as a joint community service we can work...
Jun 27, 1991 By MARK SCOLFORO ...of the day will be, of course, the fireworks at night above the Carrigan’s pond at Avon Hall — the 30th year for the event. The town of Washington has spent about $3,000 on the pyrotechnics this year, according to...
Jun 27, 1991 ‘Mr. William Carrigan for H the 30th consecutive year ‘Mr. William Carrigan for H the 30th consecutive year cordially invites all Rappahannock County people to enjoy another evening of fireworks and all the programs that go with it at Avon Hall —childrens’ games, Arabian horse shows, music, and family...
Jul 4, 1991 celebration. Just before the fireworks, William Carrigan will give celebration. Just before the fireworks, William Carrigan will give his annual speech * along with a ceremony, which will mark the transfer of the old library, now the Town Hall, from the county’s possesion to the town’s. Gulf War soldiers...