Oom pah band meets the Thornton River Grille's Sunday deck party; a bike ride Oct. 2 in memory of Little Johnny; good times during last weekend's Farm Tour.
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Sperryville Column
Sperryville Column for Sept. 30
Sperryville column for Sept. 23
Smoke alarms and your local fire department, the Farm Tour's Sperryville connections on Saturday and Sunday, and a new name -- Haley Fine Arts -- for the former Long View Gallery.
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Sperryville Column for Sept. 16
A new store, and storeowner, in Sperryville; agricultural tourism grows; an Old Sperryville School reunion; and more music on the deck at Thornton River Grill.
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Sperryville column by Gail Swift
Looking into Labor Day, gratitude for VDOT's lowering speed limits on the way into Sperryville, fiber fun for a good cause, and how to volunteer for Farm Tour duty.
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Sperryville: How you can help SVRS to help you
Your rescue squad needs your help. Ambulance drivers and Emergency Medical Technicians who are already certified or who would like to take free training are especially needed. So much goes into sustaining a volunteer team and advanced life support ambulances at a professional level and like many organizations, the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad has...
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Sperryville: New work on older buildings
Sperryville yet again is getting a fresh look. Just walk or drive in the village along Main Street and U.S. 522 to see the renovations galore that are happening. Roofs are being repaired on several homes, new paint is being added to others, and a total renovation is being started on another (peek at...
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Sperryville: Rock, paper, scissors and more at art camps
These were only some of the ingredients in a fun-filled week of clay and fiber camps on Main Street. Four separate groups at Sperryville Pottery were shaping clay, throwing pots on a wheel and glazing their cups, butter dishes, dinosaurs and other interesting creations.
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Sperryville: A Bolly good time at Narmada
Laughter and fun quickly energized the group that went to Narmada Winery in Amissville last Saturday for the first Bollywood dance and exercise class held in the tasting room. Led by Kumud Mathur, who is trained in Kathak and folk dances of India and has taught for more than 30 years, young and old...
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Sperryville: Hogs in Heaven
How nice to open the Washington Post Magazine this past Sunday and see our own Cliff Miller sitting with some of the pigs at Mount Vernon Farm talking about the stewardship of the land that is so very important to Sperryville and all of Rappahannock County. Cliff, thank you for all you do, and...
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Sperryville: Virginia Web site features village
We all delight in the tranquility and scenic beauty of Sperryville and Rappahannock County. Now those assets are well represented on the state film marketing Web site. Check out www.film.virginia.org, then search for Sperryville and you will find 66 photos taken in and around our little village. If you search for Rappahannock...
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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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Sperryville: Link hosts Castleton rehearsals and more
Improvements and goings-on at the Link, music on the deck at Thornton River Grill, improved veterans benefits and the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad's good looks.
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Sperryville: Another stellar fire department parade
A very, very special “thank you” goes out to all who participated in the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department parade Friday evening (June 18). This was a joyous evening that gave us the opportunity to thank those who, day in and day out, risk their lives to save ours.
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Sperryville: Your fire department needs you
Support and enjoy the Sperrville Volunteer Fire Department Carnival June 16-19 with your family and friends. The fire department has hosted the carnival for more than 60 years, even though it has barely more than broken even over the last few years. The SVFD was founded in 1947 and the carnival started not long...
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Sperryville: A summer season in full swing
Residents and visitors alike soaked up the official opening of summer on Memorial Day weekend in a variety of ways.
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Sperryville: Honoring our heroes
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates American men and women who died while in military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the Civil War (it is celebrated close to the day of reunification after the war), it was...
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Sperryville: Delightful Blue Rock brunch
The inspiration and influence of executive chef-consultant Gerard Pangaud guides the delectable French-inspired menu at the Blue Rock Inn while the execution by chef Rachel Rowland is sumptuous and elegant. At Sunday brunch Chef Roger’s Baked Eggs in Tomato Concasse with Focaccia Crostini were firm but not dry, served piping hot and accompanied by...
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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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Sperryville: It’s Mother’s Day once again
Mother's Day, Shenandoah National Park news and 69-year friends celebrate their 89th birthdays.
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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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Sperryville: Thriving through the village — and beyond
Restoration of property and business expansion continues in Sperryville and environs. Investment in our village conveys the belief by individual entrepreneurs that our charming village will not only survive recent economic distress but will, in fact, thrive. At 23 Main Street, owner Bill Pumphrey was delighted when his crew removed the hand-split lathe and...
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Sperryville: Uniquely Rappahannock
Tucked up in a small corner of Oventop Mountain is a spring-fed pond filled with water life and two ingenious floating structures created to give frogs a place to breed and thrive. Water Cradle and Frog Habitat are the creations of Sperryville home designer Nan Reddick. Koi had flourished in this pond, but the...
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Sperryville: RCES’s watershed memories
Sixty-five Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) sixth-graders have been participating in a four-week program to learn about watersheds, water assessments and pollution sources. It culminated March 31, with a half-day “Meaningful Watershed Experience” on the grounds of the Link, led by Stephanie DeNicola-Turner, education and information coordinator at the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation...
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Sperryville RCES’s watershed experience
Lucky sixth-grade students at RCES, thanks to the Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District and its partners, on Wednesday experienced along the Thornton River the final phase of what has been a four-week classroom experience of learning about watersheds, water assessments and pollution sources. Watch for photos and more details next week. Easter temptations...
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Sperryville: For spring, put on a new coat
Now that the sun is shining and joyful daffodils dance in the breeze, thoughts turn to spring projects. We want to feature two house-painting teams that can help you freshen up your home or business in our series on non-storefront businesses. Ebb and Flow Ebb and Flow Productions is a woman-owned and -run custom...
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Sperryville: High on the breakfast
Updates: High on the Hog will now be serving breakfast from 7 to 11 Tuesdays through Saturdays. Stop by and visit Mary Ann (but not on a Sunday or Monday)! Good old country music Free public entertainment at Sperryville United Methodist Church is open to all! It’s this Saturday, starting at 7 p.m. Everyone...
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Sperryville: Miss Rapp now includes Ms., more
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 17 at 3 p.m. for the Miss Rappahannock Pageant at the elementary school, where a new category — “Ms. Rappahannock” — will be open to all ladies 20 and older. Last year the pageant organizers at Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad heard many requests that such a category be...
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Sperryville: F.T. Valley Store welcomes old and new
The official celebration of Beverly Samuels’ return to running the F.T. Valley Grocery store was held on Saturday with a special “welcome back to the old timers.” Great stories were shared about the times that National Public Radio broadcast from the store, TV crews filming the famous and not so famous who visited every...
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Sperryville: Come out and support the Lion’s Club parade
The Lion’s Club is again sponsoring a St. Patrick’s Day Parade, luncheon and party in Rappahannock County. On March 13, come at 11 a.m. to watch the parade (begins at the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Hall, down Main Street, over the bridge to the Link Community Center) and then enter the world of Irish food,...
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Runamok? It runs smoothly from Gid Brown Hollow
The name for Dave Yowell’s Runamok Systems LLC came from a group of Yowell’s friends who camped together, after one of them called the outing “Camp Runamok.” Being a big bluegrass fan, Yowell knows that the hardest part of writing a song is coming up with the title; naming a business is the same....
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Sperryville: Rescue and fire squads’ outstanding response
“Love cures people — both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” Dr. Karl Menninger, author of that quote, could have looked into many corners of Sperryville and found ample evidence of the expression of love in its most authentic form this last week. Those of us who sat comfortably...
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Sperryville: Don’t wind up in deep water
A lesson learned from last week’s flooding: If water is across a road or a bridge, under no circumstances should you try to cross. Richie Burke posted photos on the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department web site in addition to those in last week’s paper that should scare us all: someone stranded trying to cross...
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Sperryville: The Corner Store, then and now
“It’s not the same General Store that I used to work in as a kid,” Eddie Wayland mused this week about the Sperryville landmark now known as the Corner Store. As we sat at Stonewall Abbey over breakfast discussing more upgrades and services coming to the Corner Store, Eddie reminded us that, in addition...
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Sperryville: Taking care of the neighbors
Between snowstorms and cold weather, we have heard wonderful stories of neighbors taking care of neighbors. For those who have been helped, please say an extra thank you to your friends and neighbors; For the rest of us, please continue keeping an eye out for those who may be in need of assistance. Shoveling...
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