At Tuesday’s monthly Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Bob Chappell presented his proposed budget, which calls for a zero increase for the county’s share over last year’s budget. Board members planned to meet in a work session next week to go over the budget’s details. Once the school board approves a final budget, the...
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Daily Archives: Feb. 18, 2010
No bigger county budget for Rappahannock schools
Stonewall Abbey Cafe to shut down this month
NOTE: This story first appeared on the author's web site at www.rappvoice.com. Stonewall Abbey Cafe in Sperryville plans to go out of business at the end of February, another victim of a deep recession and a harsh winter that has kept locals indoors and tourists away from Rappahannock. Co-owner Donna Compton said this week...
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Snow is heavy but cleanup costs are light for county
Back-to-back storms last week caused local residents a great deal of inconvenience. But at least it looks like they won’t cost them a lot of their hard-earned tax money. According to local officials, county expenses were actually quite low. The Virginia Department of Transportation is responsible for clearing all of the county’s roads, and...
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Editorial: Let it melt!
Readers have asked how the great snow events of recent days compare with times past. Such queries reconfirm the central place that traditional county-seat weeklies have in local citizens’ lives. For this kind of local history is readily available only in the usually dusty archives of the local weekly newspaper. One day perhaps even...
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Flint Hill Deerhound wins class at Westminster
Ceil Dove said she recognized at once, the minute the puppy was born at her Flint Hill farm, that she was something special. Four years later, she’s been proven correct on an international stage. Monday at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Dove’s Scottish Deerhound Ch....
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Now is the winter of our discontent
The title of this article comes with apologies to Shakespeare, or whoever wrote all the plays and sonnets we attribute to him. I have another “inconvenient truth” for Al Gore: The polar ice caps are not melting. They have moved to Virginia. The fact is I normally like snow. I have always been a,...
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Washington: Church variety show hits town on Feb. 27
Mark your calendar for Saturday, Feb. 27 for the Washington Baptist Church’s 14th Annual Variety Show at The Theatre in Washington. A free chili/soup supper at the church will precede the 7 p.m. show. Supper at the church starts at 5:30. The theme of this year’s program is “God Is Great” and the special...
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Runamok? It runs smoothly from Gid Brown Hollow
The name for Dave Yowell’s Runamok Systems LLC came from a group of Yowell’s friends who camped together, after one of them called the outing “Camp Runamok.” Being a big bluegrass fan, Yowell knows that the hardest part of writing a song is coming up with the title; naming a business is the same....
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Letter: Yes to inserts and community news
The paper seems to be headed in a good direction! I do use the coupon inserts, and the insert from the Coop. Department store inserts I do not use. The community news columns contain valuable information about local stuff — where else would we get it? I am a member of Sperryville Volunteer Rescue...
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Letter: The Rappahannock community is special
This week there were many people-helping-people in the county. The fierce snowstorm brought out the best in neighborly caring. Archangel Brett worked tirelessly in our neighborhood helping all who needed his skills. He would not accept pay, other than a hearty thank you. So, thanks to Brett and all of the Rappahannock Angels for...
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Letter: Consider the census
The coming 2010 U.S. census offers some attractive local employment opportunities for Rappahannock County residents. While the jobs are temporary (expected to last about a month), the generous pay could be a godsend for those who need some extra cash. In addition to the $10 to $19 per hour pay, census workers will receive...
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Music of Appalachia at the Theatre
Three gifted musicians and experts on the music of Appalachia will converge at The Theatre at Washington, Virginia for an 8 p.m. concert Saturday, Feb. 20. Alan Jabbour, who plays the fiddle, will be coming from Washington D.C. to join banjoist Ken Perlman from Indiana. Both have played here on a number of occasions;...
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Letter: Relay for Life, an appeal
Calling all Rappahannock County citizens — we need your help. The Relay for Life is underway. We are forming teams, planning fund-raisers and holding meetings. Somehow we have managed to come up short in people to assist with the event. There are still chairs on the committee to be filled, and we can always...
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Cheers to Rappahannock vineyards!
The 2010 Virgina Governor’s Cup Competition placed wines from Rappahannock high in the tasting of over 200 entires from 61 wineries. Gadino Cellars was awared a Gold medal in the Varietal category for its 2007 Petit Verdot. The new winery near Amissville, Narmada, scored two Bronze medals, also in the Varietal category, for its...
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Heros of the snow need your support
In blizzard and whiteout conditions during last week’s storms, members of the Sperryville Rescue Squad slogged through two-foot drifts of snow on a long and difficult driveway to reach a patient in crisis. After initial assessment of the patient, Cody Dodson, 18, a member of both Speryville’s volunteer rescue squad (Company 7) and fire...
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Virtual Virginia a boon to RCHS students
“Ssh, silence” might be a typical placard in any traditional library, but walk into the Rappahannock County High School library/media center and an unusual scene greets the eye. Many students are busily engaged in independent, online-based learning. They may be watching a video stream, listening to an audio clip, posting in an online discussion,...
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Rapp Notes
New Sperryville cafe? Heard on country lanes: a new Sperryville cafe might be in the offing. Not just any cafe — but an Artist Cafe in the old Coop building as part of the Rappahannock Farm and Art market. The Cafe is expected to open this spring and will initially serve coffee (e.g. lattes),...
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Down Memory Lane
50 years ago February 18, 1960 Mr. Herbert Barksdale of Flint Hill talks with Mr. Allen Johnson of New Market at the meeting on industry coming to Rappahannock. Mr. Johnson is a former resident of Rappahannock and was at one time employed at the Rappahannock National Bank. Raymond M. Johnson, Chief Forest Warden of...
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Home and land transfers
These Rappahannock County home and land transfers were recorded in the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk’s office between Feb. 5 and Feb. 11 Piedmont Silver LLC to Heidi Silver, 3 parcels, deed, tax map 38-34A Wakefield Sarah Leigh to James E. Yates III and wife, 23.49 acres, 38.6601 acres, deed of gift, tax map...
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Letter: Newspaper inserts are wasteful
I write in response to your request for opinions on the amount of supplemental advertising currently carried by The Rappahannock News. During a recent visit to the Rappahannock News offices, I had a conversation with the editor that turned eventually to the newspaper’s call for local input, its new attitude, open-door policy and desire...
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Woodville student graduates from SUNY College
Lorena Figueroa of Woodville was one of 263 students recently honored by the State University of New York College at Oneonta for completion of their requirements for graduation in the fall 2009 semester. The recognition ceremony, which was attended by more than a thousand guests, was hosted by college President Nancy Kleniewski and held...
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RAWL Dogs: Sable
While I am a spayed female three years old and 30 pounds, you don’t need me to tell you I am mostly Husky. You can tell that by the stare. Our breed has a look that goes through walls. Most mammals, and others simply wilt when they come under that fiery gaze. We do...
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RappCats: Suzy
CALL ME . . . Suzy, or Suzie, or Suzzie – you may spell it as you wish as long as you call me, and I get the appropriate respect and attention when you do. I would prefer to be your only four-legged family member and I probably wouldn’t get along well with young...
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Calendar: Rapp Happenings
The Rapp Happenings section, which now includes the Religious Notes column, lists events in Rappahannock County on a space-available basis. (If your event absolutely must appear in the paper, please call the Rappahannock News advertising rep at 540-342-4222.) Listings must be received by 3 p.m. Monday to be included in the next edition. Email...
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