Del. Clay Athey is departing but his House district -- and open seat -- might be arriving in Rappahannock; Cooter finishes symphony; Reagan Day is April 30; play (or work) for free in the park April 16-24.
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Daily Archives: Mar. 31, 2011
The Rapp for March 31
RappNews.com Poll #1: Frequent eats
In the Rappahannock News' first online poll at RappNews.com over the past week -- a highly unscientific, hardly conclusive experiment -- 55 respondents might have confirmed something everybody around here already suspected: Rappahannock County's most well-known restaurants are not meant for everyday use.
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Tourism up countywide, many report
More unfamiliar but welcome faces are apparently showing up in the streets, guest rooms and dining tables of Little Washington and elsewhere in the county.
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Photos: Race prep at Ben Venue
Members of Old Dominion Hounds prepare the grounds and course at Ben Venue Farm for April's point-to-point races.
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A Rapp author/pig farmer’s ‘movie deal’
Rappahannock author, historian and pig farmer John Kiser's “The Monks of Tibhirine" became "the Bible" for the makers of an internationally acclaimed French film, "Of Gods and Men."
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Panther men triumph at their soccer Bash
For varsity men’s soccer, the Panther Spring Bash spelled victory. “We finished in the top spot,” coach Matt Gillispie said, “and we get to put a trophy in the high school trophy case.”
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Photo: What season is this again?
Such was the wintry scene that greeted those few (and warmly dressed) souls who might have wandered down to the Thornton River at the Five Forks ford, near Rock Mills, early Sunday.
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‘Proof’: relevant and related
On April 22 and 30, the RAAC Theatre moves into new territory with a production of "Proof," a play that in 2001 won three "Best Play" awards and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Unlike the theater's recent comedic productions, while "Proof" has moments of humor, the play asks fundamentally serious questions.
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For RCHS softball, this change just fields good
The defensive changes made to the Rappahannock County High School softball team’s lineup seemed to produce dividends Saturday. The Panthers played error-free softball en route to a second-place finish in the Panther Spring Bash.
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Trinity’s first-ever art show and accomplished artists
On Fodderstack weekend, Trinity Episcopal Church’s red door will open for the congregation’s first-ever Trinity Art Show and Auction.
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Washington column for March 31
The 4-H Livestock Club visits the vet, and the 4-H talent show is a big success; take a break from cooking Sunday at Washington Baptist for a good cause; birthdays, prayers, Grandma's Attic and a wish for spring.
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Editorial: Spring is sprung
Growing up in neighboring Fauquier County, I always knew when spring had finally sprung. The awareness lay not in the sweet scents and soft pastels of dogwoods and shad blossoms -- but in the bright colors and pungent smells of Saturdays at the races.
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Letter: Et tu, Walter?
Walter: May I call you that? I’m unsure based on your editorial of March 24 if you are friend or foe.
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Letters: Volunteers thank volunteers
The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank all of you who came out to support our Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament. Special thanks to our sponsors Greg Williams, David Smoot, Gail Swift, Shaw’s Services, Burgers-N-Things, Sperryville Corner Store, Union First Market Bank, Stratford Heating and Air, McKinney Services and Beech Spring Gift Shop....
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150 Years Ago This Week for March 31: A tinderbox emerges in Florida
March 1861 Federal troops occupied both Fort Pickens in Pensacola, Fla. and Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C. Both states were a part of the Confederate States, and neither could abide having a Federal military installation within their borders. On Tuesday, March 26, President Lincoln met with his Cabinet in Washington on the issues of...
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School and Sports Briefs for March 31
RCHS Lady Panther soccer and Panther baseball coverage, and environmental work by Wakefield Country Day School students.
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Diary of a Haymaker: Do more to save the bay — by doing less
For close to half a century, I’ve been making hay here in the county. Perched on my tractor, I have lots of time to think. Sometimes it feels like I can see forever. At the very least, it gives me an interesting point of view on things, which I now hope to occasionally share...
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Down Memory Lane/Out of the Attic
An especially poignant photo from Out of the Attic -- Elizabeth Taylor at the races at Thornton Hill -- and headlines from 50, 25 and 10 years ago in the Rappahannock News.
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Wild Ideas: Name that tune
The vernal equinox did not disappoint in officially kicking off spring this year. I woke that fine day to the welcome if monotonous sound of my eastern phoebes (Sayornis phoebe) signaling their return -- at least this is probably the same pair as last year, since they’re loyal to their nesting sites.
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Sperryville column for March 31
Thank you! This is the message from the residents on Main Street, Water Street and U.S. 522 (and from those who live off the main roads but who walk along our streets) to the Sheriff and her great team of deputies! On Sunday (March 27) alone, residents lost count after hearing the great sound...
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Meetings and Notices for March 31
On Monday, April 4, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will meet at 2 at the Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay Street. Highlights on the agenda include: Transportation issues — Sperryville (resolution); redistricting process; update — school and county facility energy projects (contract award-lighting and asbestos abatement, elementary school boiler, high school windows); draft...
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Courthouse Row for March 31
Courthouse Row this week includes land transfers.
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