Photo: In-house firefighter

Sarah “Dot” Jones of Sperryville, who works at Washington’s Blue Rock Inn, smelled smoke during the intense heat of one of those pre-storm afternoons last week; she tracked down the source and found that a smoldering area of mulch around the restaurant’s rear deck had spread to the deck itself. She ran for buckets of water and put the fire out. Restaurant/inn general manager Joey Sandy, left, presented her with a certificate of appreciation for helping make an already tough week significantly less so.

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