Culpeper County High School - Colonnade Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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Hatitia l c jolutton They ' re off! Culpeper fans breathlessly await the finish of a horse race held at the Culpeper fairgrounds in 1908. CCHS students Kenny Atkins, Alice Skelly, and others seem to have every- thing under control at Dominion Skating Rink. 8

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in entertainment Entertainment has finally hit Culpeper — in the shape of a roller skate! With the addition of Dominion Skating Rink, students no longer have to leave Culpeper to seek entertainment — they can enjoy themselves right here. For only two dollars they can have hours of fun — slipping, sliding, and sometimes actually skating. So far the skating rink has been a great success with large crowds in attendance almost every eve- ning. Of course, droves of students still flock to Papa George’s, Pizza Hut. and McDonalds where they enjoy eating, talking, and just being together. Although young people have always complained that there was nothing to do in Culpeper, even in early days, enter- tainment w as adequate. For many years there was a race track in Culpeper where horse races were held regularly. AJso. before the advent of the movie theater, plays were presented periodically in the Old Fairfax Theater. These days are over now — people are no longer satisfied with rudimentary en- tertainments. Many young people still complain about the lack of entertain- ment in Culpeper and seek diversion elsewhere. However, with the addition of new’ facilities. Culpeper ' s entertain- ment picture does look brighter. Hopefully, the success of the skating rink will be an inducement for more recrea- tional facilities to come to Culpeper. Pinball wizard, Steve Goldsborough, shows Mike Jackson the ropes at Papa George’s.