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The Child Care & Learning Center enjoyed a visit from Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton on April 12. She was welcomed by representatives from CCLC’s Board of Directors, the Rappahannock Co. Board of Supervisors and County Administrators. Lisa Paine-Wells, CCLC Executive Director, led them on a delightful tour throughout the beautiful campus which has been under renovation since 2019. 

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The bake sale for the Ennis family that took place on Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Quickie Mart turned out great. People from the community brought all kinds of goodies and there was a donation jar on the table for people to stop by and give donations. Everything was sold, even someone offered to buy her two lanterns she had on the table for decoration. She sold them as well. 

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Child Care Learning Center School Age Summer campers, ages 5 through 12, enjoyed several exciting field trips this summer. Beginning in June, there were four groups of campers led by Elvira Yanez, Michelle Almond, Renee Espinola, Maggie Riley, Kaylee Hitt, Shelby Corbin, Kaitlynn Hitt, Ryan Williams, and supported by several other members of the staff.

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As I wrote in my column for the July 7 edition, I love driving by big, open fields and seeing the big roll of hay in them. Anne Nenninger from Flint Hill sent me a beautiful photo that she took on Sunday evening with the big roll of hay lying in the field. The sky shows off the beauty of the sunset. The photo could not been any beautiful than the one she sent me 

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Let me start my column out this week regarding our post office in Washington. I have to say it really turned out nice, even though it took forever getting it built. I guess it was worth the wait. It smells so clean when you walk inside the lobby. I have to say that the employees have smiles on their faces like they really enjoy working there now. They seem to go that extra mile in helping people.