A fab Fourth, "little" Washington's sure-to-be-the-next-great cartoonist Thomas Mullany, news of a small new vineyard and a large old yard sale.
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Daily Archives: Jul. 8, 2010
The Rapp for July 8
Castleton: The hills really are alive
There are probably some rural counties in Virginia where you’d have to worry about an opera singer wandering about unescorted.
Not Rappahannock County.
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RNB ‘won’t forget’ Rappahannock
The familiar name of Rappahannock National Bank will disappear come October but not its staff or the dedication to service customers expect, says RNB President and CEO Michael T. Leake.
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Paradiso lost; Six Pack expands
You’ll no longer find new releases at the tiny video rental store inside Washington’s Packing Shed Gallery -- unless you were looking for new releases by the artists of the adjacent Six Pack artists’ collective, which has taken over the room formerly known as Cinema Paradiso.
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Athletics programs humming through summer
Summertime is not down time for RCHS athletics. Coaches are still training, and athletes are still collecting awards.
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July Fourth celebration
Sperryville Volunteer Fire Company organizers say between 4,000 and 4,500 folks showed up Sunday afternoon and evening for its fourth annual benefit Rappahannock Fourth of July Celebration. Congratulations to all who planned, executed and volunteered for the event — and happy Independence Day to all! All photos in this gallery by Raymond Boc.
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Monarchs get bats working
The Rappahannock Monarchs have returned to the baseball field after the league didn't have enough teams for the 2009 season in the Apple Valley Baseball League.
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Washington: New guests arrive at the Inn
Rachel Hayden, public relations director for the Inn at Little Washington, reports that the Inn has 17 new guests who will be staying on permanently.
They are 17 Clun Forest Sheep (all female) that came from Alan Zuschlag’s Touchstone Farm in Amissville.
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Sperryville: Shopping local boosts community retailers
We are so lucky to live in Sperryville. Just consider some of the local shopping venues. While out and about on the west end of U.S. 211, get a cup of coffee while you pick out your beans at Central Coffee Roasters, and then stop at Beech Springs for its popular local preserves. Continue...
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‘Ambassadors’ to help guide Hallowed Ground travelers
Rappahannock County, among others, is for sale — and the listing agent is Journey Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG). The nonprofit JTHG is selling tourists on visiting historic sites along the Old Carolina Road from Monticello to Gettysburg, known as U.S. Highway 15 in Virginia. Rapphannock County may snag a share of visitors interested in...
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After NASA gig, RCHS grad heads to Japan
Jesse Palmer is about to embark on a most amazing adventure that will take the college student to Japan. Palmer has been a student at Stanford University in faraway California in the years since graduating from Rappahannock High School in 2007. “Stanford was simply an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” he said. Attending the...
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Editorial: Happy 234th?
For those of us who have experienced both the national fireworks display on Big Washington’s mall and the Fourth of July celebration here in Rappahannock County on Thornton Hill Farm, there is no comparison. One is definitely bigger. The other is better. Here we actually know the people putting on the event. And of...
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RAWL Dogs: BB
My name is BB. That’s all, just the two letters. You could say one stands for beagle and the other is for blue, cause I am kinda blue like a cattle dog. You must admit that my name is really easy to remember and really easy to call. I am a four-year-old spayed friend...
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Worth looking up
Over the last century aerial showmen and women have entertained millions at air shows across the world with stunts and a wide array of lofty contests.
During the post-World War I years the air show became a national entertainment phenomenon and it remains popular to this day.
The magnificent men and women and their...
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Letter: Disappointment ‘n things
Several weekends ago at the peak of the bloody hot lunch hour I went to Burgers ‘N Things for a sandwich with my beloved beagle, whose tongue was wrapped around her paws. I asked for a cup of tap water for my dog and received what can only be described as an angry response...
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Letter: Residents help Haiti during crisis
Following the earthquake in Haiti earlier this year, the Flint Hill, Sperryville and Willis Chapel United Methodist churches responded by providing financial support and health kits. These health kits contained basic hygiene necessities: towel, washcloth, soap, toothbrush, comb, nail clippers and bandages. Candy Lamma, a member of Flint Hill UMC and a guidance counselor...
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July 4 traffic fatalities decline again
During the July 4 holiday, traffic fatalities declined once again across Virginia. Of the 743 traffic crashes that state police responded to during the four-day statistical counting period, preliminary reports indicate that five of the crashes resulted in five deaths. In 2009, nine people were killed over a three-day holiday weekend.
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Down Memory Lane / Out of the Attic
Eleven members of the Hiker's Club started at the Pinnacles on Sunday, June 19 and took the trail to Thornton River Gap. The trail wound through woodland carpeted with moss and bordered with columbine and dozens of other wild flowers. Several times the trail came near the highway where some of the members tried...
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Services to abused families needs our support
What if you found yourself in a situation where you’d been beaten by your spouse, boyfriend or other family member? You might seek assistance from law enforcement, other family members or friends or even need to go the hospital for emergency treatment. After you have taken any or all of these actions what do...
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Brady family reunion
The children and descendants of the late Moffett and Alice Brady of Flint Hill held a family reunion on Saturday, June 26 at the Flint Hill Fire Hall. Some 55 people were in attendance. Of the original family of 10 children, six survive and five were in attendance, including (seated, from left) Elizabeth Bennett,...
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Food Pantry Update: Pantry needs a new home
Are we blue? Kinda. The Rappahannock Food Pantry must move from its cozy quarters on Mt. Salem Avenue in Washington by late summer. So we’re looking for new space. We’d like to locate somewhere central in Rappahannock, so that no one has to travel too far to use the pantry, to volunteer, or to...
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Meetings and notices
The July 8 meeting of the Washington Architectural Review Board (ARB) has been canceled. The Town of Washington’s regularly scheduled Town Council meeting will be held on July 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. Highlights from the agenda include the appointment of a vice mayor, a wastewater update, consideration of a tourism partners...
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Rappahannock Briefs
Amissville medics gain national recognition for 20-plus years of EMT-paramedic service; rugby players sought; forage and beef tour; local graduate and honors students.
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