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COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. today. It’s not going away. New variants continue to emerge, and it seems as if COVID-19 will be included in our annual flu shot in the future.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, marks the 9th year for Give Local Piedmont, a program from the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, focused on highlighting the work our nonprofit organizations accomplish in our northern Piedmont region.
The Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP) and the Sperryville Community Alliance would like to thank all the hardworking volunteers who came out last Saturday (April 16) to clean up the Sperryville Nature Trail in preparation for SperryFest.
We would like to thank all of our friends and family for the outpouring of love and support shown to us in the loss of our beloved son, Jim. The prayers, visits, calls, cards and food were deeply appreciated.
President Ronald Reagan was known to state, “Trust, but verify,” which I think is appropriate when hearing Supervisor Ron Frazier, during the April 4, 2022, Board of Supervisors meeting, state that the newly opened Washington Post Office had no exterior lighting so was too dark for some citizens to get their mail late in the day.
It isn't often that I hesitate to express an opinion on Rappahannock doings, but a recent court case here left me feeling that an injustice had been done to a friend of ours, and that it might be wise for me to cool off, temper my anger and perhaps find more diplomatic phrasing of my concerns. So, "here goes":
Our friend Doreen, a short time ago, when Wendy needed a heart operation, visited her to talk about her operation, advice and what she learned. Wendy was always radiant and also 100% honest.
In last week’s Rappahannock News, readers learned that Rapp at Home went to extraordinary lengths to secure a refrigerator for Edward Williams, an elderly widower living in Woodville.
John Krob, a teacher at Rappahannock County High School, is quoted as saying "We're all Trumpers here" to a Republican guest speaker who was addressing Krob's class (Rappahannock News, April 7).
I was at the general traffic entrance for the Point-to-Point races watching many, many cars and pickups backed up to turn off Ben Venue Road in order to park in the venue. As all know, Ben Venue Road can have some dangerous hills and curves.
Rappahannock County High School’s (RCHS) LEO Club is built to help out the community in different ways through acts of community service. Supported by Lions Club International, the club encourages young people to develop leadership qualities by participating in social and community service activities.
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Sally was bird-like in stature, but her presence was grand. She leaned her tiny shoulders into everything she did, from rescuing dogs and cats, riding and caring for horses, and expounding on the latest scientific literature about species conservation, to fashioning whimsical floral centerpieces.
The Congressional primaries for the 10th District are fast approaching. Candidates from both sides of the aisle have started the race in earnest and are fervently making public appearances to get their message out.
Thanks for the article on Settle’s Cars and Trucks, where me and my family have been friends and customers almost from the day we arrived here many years ago. We have bought more vehicles there that I can recall but I do remember one special instance.
When the call came into Rapp at Home that a Woodville resident’s refrigerator had stopped working, his food was spoiling, and he — Mr. Edward Williams — at the age of 90, had virtually nothing to eat, we began a journey that we couldn’t have taken without our Rappahannock community. Nor could we have imagined the outpouring of those wanting to help.
Recently, I was looking through my file of past articles for the Rappahannock News and came across my 17-year-old piece below. It has been slightly shortened, but the wise messages that sprang from Dr. Jack McCue are needed more than ever today.
I seldom write letters to the editor but the events surrounding Charlotte Wagner’s fiasco moved me to contribute some thoughts. To begin with, I do not know Charlotte, but she has an excellent reputation. She applied to open a dog training facility, though the way the regulations are written, it was called a kennel. It was very clear from her application that this was not a boarding facility nor a breeding facility.
On behalf of the Rappahannock Lions Club, I would like to thank the community for their overwhelming support of our plastic bag collection.
The Library is thrilled to announce the recent return of its basic computer help services. This important and much appreciated service is generously provided by the Friends of the Rappahannock County Library.
“Go fly a kite!” is an expression with special meaning to me, recalling very happy childhood days of kite flying. With the hugely blustery winds we’ve been experiencing here, perhaps they are presenting challenges because I haven’t seen any sky filled kites lately.
I come to this conclusion based on my experience with the Office of Resolution Management (ORM) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Congress determined that complaints of discrimination (under Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act) within the VA were not being properly handled by the line organizations.
Some of you may recall that I wrote to the Rappahannock News regarding the article about the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. virtual celebration/Julia E. Boddie Scholarship fundraiser sponsored by the Scrabble School Preservation Foundation in January 2022, specifically criticisms that I expressed at the time.
Many times in commentaries I’ve submitted to the Rappahannock News I have mentioned our Rappahannock County as a beautiful, multifaceted gem. The same description applies to our residents, those known and those we’ve yet to meet.
Currently Rappahannock County has a fairly large proportion of retired people. They are increasingly important in the supporting enormous variety of community organizations which make this county so pleasant.
When I arrived at the high school around 6 a.m., it was already bustling with activity. Outside the double doors to the cafeteria, FFA member Logan Crider and his dad were cooking pancakes and bacon on their grill.
In 9 AD the Roman Emperor Augustus sent his general Publius Quinctilius Varus commanding three crack legions into Germania to subdue the Teutonic tribes.
Katherine May’s “Wintering” is an interesting take about the power of rest and retreat in difficult times. However, reading it made me start to more fully think about those who were lucky enough to be able to shelter during the tumultuous years we’ve been living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
“What makes a perfect day? A bright blue sky? Quiet Time? River Time? Bubbleheads singing a new verse on the bridge over the Hazel River? Perhaps … or maybe … when you look for something, you can find it.”
It wasn’t long ago there was a great hullabaloo about that “Welcome to Sperryville” sign. After much gnashing of teeth, it’s still there — possibly because the message is at worst, benign. But let’s imagine that the sign had said “F*** SPERRYVILLE.” Would it still be there? I think not.
Too many of our media pundits would have us believe that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is somehow our fault. If we had just accepted Russia’s “rightful” dominance of its neighbors
I would like to thank everyone who helped me three weeks ago when I fell on the ice by our mailbox. It was very cold that morning and I was thankful for the blanket someone put on me — thankful for the first person to arrive who tried to get me up, but I broke my femur at the hip joint so I was unable to get up.
The history of boundary changes for the Town of Washington, Virginia, begins with a petition on Nov.10, 1796, by George Calvert, James Jett Jr., and James Wheeler to the General Assembly of Virginia to "establish a town by the name of Washington on land of your said petitioners." The town was to be named for George Washington, who had announced his retirement from the presidency six weeks earlier. The General Assembly responded by passing an act on Dec.14, 1796, establishing the Town of Washington on 25 acres of land of the three petitioners, to be laid off in “lots of half an acre each, with convenient streets.”
Though the holidays of 2021 are in our rearview mirror, we would like to send a huge shout-out to the amazing people of Rappahannock County who continue to support the Rappahannock Senior Center, one of five senior centers of Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services.
Remember when some businesses raised their minimum wage, and then installed automatic ordering to eliminate jobs? Actions have consequences and some quick bandaid approaches do more harm than good, in my opinion.
With two weeks to go on the Lions’ Club six-month contract with Trex, I am pleased to report it has been more successful than we ever imagined.
Sure the Bible can be divisive. So was the Civil War, but we still teach that to kids. Children should read the bible! One day your kids may want to take something they learned from the Bible and start their own successful company! As well as a life more abundant!
In your Jan. 27 edition, we learned that Jackson District Supervisor Ron Frazier says the county can't wait another 36 months for the All Points broadband project, but offered no solution to the problems faced by residents across the county who lack access to high-speed broadband connections today.
As St. Valentine’s Day approaches, we asked library patrons to tell us what they love about their library. Patrons of all ages voluntarily recorded their responses, signed their name if they wanted to do so, and placed them in a special box.
At the last Broadband Authority meeting on Jan. 26, Stonewall-Hawthorne Supervisor Ron Frazier expressed his opposition to the All Points Broadband effort because “we have an immediate problem” that needs to be addressed, while just last month in a letter to the Rappahannock News he said “Let’s slow down on Broadband and consider alternatives.”
Letter: Rapp News took ‘glass half empty’ approach in covering Washington’s comprehensive plan talks
Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty person? Last week the Rappahannock News came out swinging for the cause of the half empties. Indeed at times it appeared to subscribe to the ‘absolutely nothing good in the glass whatsoever’ school of thought. It made for pretty dismal reading.
Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS) have recently introduced a new snowboarding and skiing club that is open to elementary and high school students. The new program runs for six weeks with students leaving the school at 3:00 p.m. every Friday afternoon for Bryce Resort in Basye. There, they have the options of skiing, snowboarding or tubing.
Snow and freezingly cold days spent indoors can lead to interesting thoughts. After the challenging times of COVID-19 worries, perhaps we can imagine a light at the end of the dark tunnel for 2022.
Thank you to the Rappahannock News for the article in the January 20, 2022 edition about Lillian’s award and the MLK event. However, as president of SSPF, along with our Board members, we think the emphasis on Lillian as the recipient of the award and the information about the program was incomplete and lacked balance.
No doubt there are a whole bunch of dogs who live in Rappahannock County who are greatly loved by us. Susan and I have one of them; she is called Pepper.
Governor Youngkin’s new anti-divisiveness hotline has been so busy that I haven’t been able to get through. So I’m writing to warn about a divisive book we need to watch out for. I haven’t read it myself, but I’ve heard about it.
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