The details of the Rappahannock Evening View benefit for RCCA, a vegetable garden for the county jail and informational Earth Day shopping bags created by students studying endangered species.
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Daily Archives: Apr. 29, 2010
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A low-volume budget hearing
A public hearing held Monday evening on the proposed budgets of Rappahannock County and its school system was a mostly polite affair without fireworks, but with an undercurrent of deep division over how much influence the Board of Supervisors should exercise over school spending. At issue is whether the Rappahannock County School Board should...
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From ECow to Tree-Cow?
Greg Williams of Flint Hill easily won unanimous approval of the Rappahannock County Planning Commission to move his tree and landscaping business from his home property on Ben Venue Road to the former site of gourmet food vendor ECow on U.S. 211.
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Rivers run through Richmond’s recognition
On a sultry day last week tailor-made for cooling off in the nearest river, Gov. Bob McDonnell declared the Jordan, Hughes, Russell Fork and Blackwater the latest additions to Virginia's scenic rivers system.
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Tuesday, May 4 is Election Day in Washington
Voters in Washington will cast ballots Tuesday (May 4) for candidates running — all of them unopposed, all but one incumbent — for five seats on the Town Council and the positions of mayor and treasurer (each of whom also serves on the council). Mayor • John Sullivan, currently a member of the Town...
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Trial set for charges in teen’s death
A trial date of June 24 was set last week for charges against Charles Edward Climo, 18, of Sperryville, who is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving and four other driving- or drinking-related offenses stemming from an accident last October in which 16-year-old Logan McKiernan was fatally injured. The charges...
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Calendar: Rapp Happenings
The Rapp Happenings section lists events, generally in Rappahannock County, on a space-available basis. (The rappnews.com Web site will always list all calendar items we receive.) If your event absolutely must appear in the paper, on a certain date, please call Rappahannock News advertising consultant Patti Engle at 540-878-2417. Listings must be received by...
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Washington: Oh, happy (surprise) day!
A note from Steve Norman: What a perfect day Sunday (April 25) turned out to be for a birthday party. Daniel and Bessie Norman were the guests of honor for the celebration held at the Rappahannock County Park pavilion in Washington. Clear and sunny skies prevailed over the forecasts of rain, hail and thunderstorms....
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Editorial: Eye of the Beholder
No, it's not installation art.
The clear-cutting, the digging, and the constructing are almost done in the county's far northeastern corner for the new power transmission line -- the wisdom of which had been debated and litigated for more than two years. There's no longer debating the facts on the ground, however: Virginia Dominion...
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One good neighbor, hold the sawdust
I’ve been taking it pretty easy this week. After spending the last month getting my firewood for next year, I turned the wrong way the other day and something got twisted in my back, and that requires me to take it slow for a while. But I still have a lot of blessings to...
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Let a thousand artists bloom
If there is any doubt that spring has arrived in Rappahannock County, look at all the blooms: Not just on the verdant landscape but inside, where art inspired by the landscape blooms.
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Down Memory Lane / Out of the Attic
50 years ago: April 28, 1960 Mrs. Irvin Wolf of Sperryville was named Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Rappahannock County Library, organized last week to raise funds for the restoration of the old Presbyterian church building on Gay Street. The trustees announced last week that they had received a grant of $3,000...
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Reality intrudes, RCHS girls soccer adjusts
Even with the illnesses and injuries that Rappahannock County High School varsity girls soccer team has suffered this spring, head coach Will Kulick remains optimistic. “It’s some good players that we lost or got sick, and we’ve had to have girls play out of position,” he said. “But the girls can see that hard...
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Letter: Shocking electric bill
Have you received your April Allegheny Power Co. bill? We did and what a total shock. We live in Amissville in a very small 1,000-square-foot home. We have a brand new energy-efficient heat pump with propane back-up, an Energy Star television, clothes dryer and no dishwasher. Our April electric bill from Feb. 8 through...
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Smithsonian at the Theatre on May 8
The final performance in the 2009-2010 season of the Smithsonian at Little Washington concert series will take place on Saturday, May 8 at 8 p.m. The concert is a joint presentation by the Smithsonian Chamber Players and the Theatre at Washington, and will be held at the Theatre. The program consists of sonatas for...
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Letter: Rappahannock on my mind
On Saturday (April 24), the “Across the Years” Reunion was held at the Link for the graduates of Rappahannock County High School. What a wonderfully planned event it was; the food was delicious, expertly prepared and served with wide smiles and friendly faces. It was truly heartwarming to see so many of my former...
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Reunion Rites
At the “Across the Years” Rappahannock High School student/staff reunion attended by some 200 people last weekend at Sperryville’s Link community center, most of the rites of passage of high school reunions were followed — including having a laugh over old yearbook photos, as Donna Atkins and Mark Raiford are doing, and dancing with...
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Weaving away
For the past few years club leader Kim Nelson, second from right, and her mother, instructor/basket weaver Nancy Wheaton, standing at left, have been leading the young members of the 4-H Basket Weavers Club and teaching them the art and science of basket-weaving once a month. At a recent meeting, from left: Kayla McGhee,...
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Ryan’s newest ‘Thomas More’ chapter
Retired diplomat and county resident Bill Ryan of Amissville has taken on a new challenge as a playwright with his third play about Thomas More entitled “Thomas More: The Last Hour.” The play will be performed at a “Renaissance in Rappahannock” gala at Rappahannock Cellars on Saturday, May 8, by actors that include Rappahannock’s...
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Letter: Caregivers group forming
With the help of many individuals and organizations, including the Alzheimer’s Association, Aging Together is helping to organize a Rappahannock County caregivers support group that will start meeting regularly in early June. We know there are many people throughout the county who are doing the hard work of caring for a loved one, and...
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Letter: ‘Above and beyond’ at Rapp schools
At the end of nearly seven years as Rappahannock’s school superintendent I continue to be overwhelmed by the number of school employees and school volunteers who go above and beyond the call of duty in service to the children of Rappahannock County. However, the schools have few award programs for employees, and none for...
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RCHS baseball: a win at home, loss at Clarke County
In an intense week of play, the Varsity Panther Baseball Team posted a 2-1 home field win against Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy on April 22 and an 11-4 loss on an April 27 road trip to Clarke County. The SVCA Patriots heard the Panther battle cry last week. Coach Donald O’Meara said, “It was...
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RCHS coach attends Redskins heads-up on concussions
On April 17, Rappahannock County High School wrestling and softball coach Jamie Harris joined 100 coaches from the mid-Atlantic region at the Washington Redskins Concussion Awareness and Education Forum. The free, invitation-only event was held at Redskins Park where Peter Gonzalez, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Norfolk’s Eastern Virginia Medical School,...
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Winning watershed memories along the Thornton River
As a follow-up to the classes at Rappahannock Elementary and a field trip to the Thornton River at the Link, the students were asked to submit essays on their experience, with a winner to be selected and announced in the Rappahannock News. From 38 entries 10 semifinalists were chosen and then five finalists —...
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Only you can help close the ‘dancing gap’
First the missile gap. Then the science-education gap. And now this: the woeful lack of dancing knowledge among our young people. We find, to our dismay, that American children are far behind their counterparts in other developed societies. We even find that Rappahannock youth might be lagging behind their peers in Fauquier and other...
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RAWL Dogs: Blazer
My name is Blazer, and I am one of those mixture dogs. As you can see, I have the body and coloring of a beagle. But inside, I am a retriever: heart, brain and navigation system, I am a retriever. You throw it, or shoot it down, and I will fetch. Can there be,...
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RappCats
Shelley is a playful, lovable, wormy-squirmy six-month-old kitten. She is not of the aggressive, fearless type; rather she is jumpy and inquisitive, yet cautious. She will play and engage with other cats but is also submissive She would be a good kitten for a very young child who wants to play and carry her...
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Castleton Festival needs volunteers
From contributed reports The Castleton Festival returns this July with an impressive array of opera and concert performances and an additional full week of programs. The music of Puccini takes center stage with a new production of the beguiling one-act operas that comprise “Il Trittico ― Il tabarro,” “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi.” The...
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Celebrate Mother’s Day with flight of butterflies
Hospice of the Rapidan’s eighth annual Butterfly Celebration gets under way at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 9, in the gardens at the Locust Grove campus of Germanna Community College.
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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 from April 9 to April 22. Hampton Thomas Benjamin Massie and wife to Thomas Benjamin Massie, Jr., 84 acres, deed gift, tax map 20-49 Jackson Joanne E. Ross and husband to Rappahannock Hills LLC, 10 acres, $230,000,...
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Amissville fire & rescue banquet
Honored at Amissville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company’s annual awards banquet last Saturday (April 24) were, from left: Tom Dart, supportive member of the year; Blake Yowell, firefighter of the year; Chief J.B. Carter, excellence in fire service; Zach Stalls, junior firefighter of the year; and Sarah Mills, EMS person of the year. The...
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Meetings and Notices
On Monday (May 3), the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will hold a 2 p. m. session and a 7 p.m. public hearing. Both meetings will be at the Rappahannock County Courthouse on Gay Street. Highlights on the agenda include: school budget FY11 adoption; RSW regional jail; jail office expansion; continuation of county budget...
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