Fourth of July festivities
The biggest event in the county this coming week is next Wednesday down at the Thornton Hill Racecourse south of Sperryville on U.S. 522: The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Company’s sixth annual Rappahannock County 4th of July Celebration.
The gates open at 1 for a full day of fun: You already know about the fireworks at dusk, so let’s mention gates that open at 1 for: music by Narrow Path Bluegrass, Dontez Inferno and the Gold Top County Ramblers; food, antique cars and tractors; local nonprofit displays, children’s games, face painting, Tubs-O-Fun Kiddie Ride, Stars & Stripes Mechanical Bull, moon bounce, cliff hanger slide, dunk tank, Medi-Vac Helicopter display and more.
A 2012 Kawasaki Mule 4010 4x4 Realtree Camo will be raffled off at 9 p.m.; since only 250 tickets will be sold, your chances are not bad.
General admission is $20 per vehicle. If you want tailgating space – room to put up an 8-by-8-foot tent – that’s $40. (If you, your company or organization still haven’t purchase a sponsorship, which gives you lots of space and shade, you can still contact Gary Settle at gtsettle@hotmail.com.)
Other vendors on hand July 4 include RAWL, Hospice of Rapidan, Rapp Cats, Boy & Girl Scouts, Sheriff’s DARE Program, Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church, F.T. Valley Baptist Church, Wakefield Country Day School, Children’s Miracle Network, Operation Home Front and the county’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee.
The rain date is July 5. For more information, call 540-987-8124 or visit sperryvillefire.com.