A Tucker Hill retrospective at Caulfield Gallery; frost damages some vineyards; this year's Rappahannock Evening View benefit has a distinctly local flavor.
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Daily Archives: May. 13, 2010
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One ‘Little Shop,’ one big hit
“Little shop, little shop of horrors . . . bop sh’bop . . . little shop of terror . . .” The mammoth undertaking of a full-length musical production surfaced in the seemingly innocent and most unlikely of places – the Rappahannock County High School auditorium!
Last weekend, in a two-night sensory extravaganza (May...
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Plant time
Sylvie Rowand, left, of Washington, and Nina Moore, right, of Sperryville seemed to know exactly what they were looking for at Waterpenny Farm’s annual spring plant sale on Saturday, May 1. Several hundred showed up – especially between 9 and 11 a.m., when it’s most likely you’ll find what you need — to buy...
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School board: $150K pledge
The Rappahannock County School Board voted Tuesday to dedicate $150,000 in next year’s budget -- and in its budgets for the following nine years -- to paying off whatever debts may be incurred to fix energy and environmental problems at the county’s schools.
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Ester Settle, 1940-2010
Ester Mae Tusing Settle passed away at her beloved farm in Flint Hill, Va., on May 10 surrounded by her family. Ester was born in Hepners in Shenandoah County on Dec. 29, 1940. Her parents were Alma Biller Tusing and Melvin Moses Tusing. She was married to William Richard Settle on June 10, 1957.
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Town’s sewer in operation
Washington’s long-awaited $4 million sewage-treatment plant quietly went live on April 19. At Monday’s Washington Town Council meeting, Councilman Gary Schwartz reported that the plant received its state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) operations certificate April 16, “and as of today, we have 17 connections in operation,” he said. Those included the new plant’s...
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Editorial: To honor her memory
For those of us not blessed with lifelong, full-time Rappahannock residency, we knew Ester Settle primarily by reputation. And what a reputation it was: “The little woman with the enormous heart,” in the words of one county native. “The little engine that could.” There was no obstacle that could not be overcome when the...
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Of snipe hunts and timber doodles
Hasn’t this been a gorgeous spring? I don’t think I have ever seen the redbud trees in such splendor as they were a few weeks ago. They are always beautiful, especially alongside the dogwoods, but this year they were particularly full and rich with color. And just the other morning, riding out toward Sperryville...
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Letter: The good, the sad and the . . .
Reading this past week’s Rappahannock News was an emotional experience for me. It made me sad, made me mad, and it made me smile. I guess that means the paper is doing its job. A couple of stories made me sad. I had not heard about the passing of Claybert Smoot until I read...
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Down Memory Lane / Out of the Attic
50 years ago: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors met Wednesday, May 4 for their regular meeting with Chairman E. M. Jones, Herbert Foster, Landern Luttrell and E. M. Estes present. Mrs. Buntin of the Welfare Department presented a hospital bill for payment. It was agreed to pay the bill with the understanding of being...
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Aging Together in Rappahannock: Keeping the conversation going
Since mid-February it’s been my pleasure to serve as Aging Together’s new resource specialist in Rappahannock County and to meet a number of wonderful community-minded people working to make life better for all of the county’s residents: Darcy Canton at the Senior Center; Sharon Pyne of DSS; Linda Dietel at The Link; Hal Hunter...
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Letter: A special lady
How can I express the loss of one so special as Ester Settle? I could tell how she loved her family with a passion. How she felt that she had experienced things in her life that so many of us have never experienced (or hope to) like traveling from coast to coast seeing the...
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Sperryville: Village’s sidewalk is lovely again
The brick sidewalk at the pedestrian bridge that was so badly damaged during the winter snows has been repaired thanks to the hard work of Nick Rustig. Special thanks go to Jerome Niessen for assigning him to our community project! As you walk by to see the great work Nick did, you may...
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RAWL Dogs: Sid
Please look again at my picture. Identify the movie star that I resemble, if you can.
Got it? My looks, and hence my name, are those of Sid in “Ice Age.” That is what movie experts in Amissville have concluded. So, I am Sid. I am a small hound, one that likes children and...
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Washington: A legacy lives on in Rappahannock County
Our deepest sympathy goes to family of Ester Settle. Ester passed away on Monday (May 10) after a long battle with cancer. She devoted so much of her life helping others with cancer and also raising money to find a cure.
She was a loyal friend of the highest principles and values...
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Team Winery: Rappahannock Cellars assembles critical disciplines
Visit most Virginia wineries and your first impression is one of peaceful relaxation.
Meticulously pruned vineyards undulate softly across fields of green. The soft tinkle of wine glasses and murmured conversation fill the tasting room. During warmer months, couples and family groups are seen picnicking on landscaped lawns, or patios and decks.
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Earth Day commemorated with pledge, mural
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, as well as the 40th anniversary of Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP), students from Hearthstone School and Belle Meade School in Sperryville united last week for a two-day collaboration to illustrate a mural for a new “world pledge” entitled "Earth Allegiance."
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Early rally not enough in loss to Strasburg
Melissa Delcour reports on recent Rappahannock High School varsity baseball and girls softball games.
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School News: RCHS’ Burnett wins student athlete honor
Rappahannock County High School (RCHS) senior Austin Burnett was named Group A Male Athlete of the Year and was presented with the Allstate Foundation/Virginia High School League (VHSL) Achievement Award in Charlottesville Monday (May 10).
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JP baseball takes field three times
The Rappahannock Junior Panther Boys Baseball team took the field for three games this season. Head coach L. B. Settle, an RCHS alumnus, and assistant coach Donald O'Meara led the boys to a 1-2 record.
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Woodville’s unforgettable mighty wind
The tornado roared into my father’s house around 3 o’clock that hot afternoon in May. The monster caught me alone in the kitchen snacking on one of my mother’s cookies. All hell broke loose -- a thousand freight trains could not have made more noise -- and total blackness descended. It was the...
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Meetings and Notices
There being no business to come before it, and after consultation with the chairman, the regular May meeting of the Rappahannock County Planning Commission has been canceled. On Thursday (May 13), the Washington Architectural Review Board (ARB) will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall on Gay Street. Highlights on the agenda include:...
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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 30 to May 6. Hampton Dagmar D. Pickens trustee to Dagmar D. Pickens, 0.5000 acres $32,500, deed bargain sale, tax map 29-77 Jackson David Jones and wife to JK Real Estate LLC, 1 acre, $272,000,...
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