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Archive for December, 2007
RCCA board meeting
[ January 15, 2008; 5:30 pm; ] Community members are invited to attend the January Board Meeting of the Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA). RCCA holds its monthly Board of Directors’ meeting on the third Tuesday of each month from 5:30 -7:00 at the Schoolhouse in Sperryville (at the corner of Routes 522 & 211.) For more information, call the [...]
Middle Street Gallery reception
[ January 6, 2008; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Middle Street Gallery artists will hold a reception for their new January show, “Let’s Collaborate!,” today at the gallery next to the Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, VA. Refreshments will be served. Come and meet the artists and be a part of the collaboration.
Middle Street’s January show: Let’s Collaborate!
January’s show at The Middle Street Gallery in Washington, VA will have something for everyone–and something by everyone. In preparation for this show, member artists have been collaborating on works of art for several months.
The idea of collaboration has been interpreted in many ways. Several artists have taken another’s creation and [...]
No activities at schools Saturday and Sunday
School superintendent Robert Chappell announced that there will be no activities in the Rappahannock County Pupblic Schools on Saturday, Dec. 15, after 2:00 PM and on Sunday, Dec. 16. The lots need to be clear of vehicles for possible snow removal activities.
Dream Derailed: A railfan has his illusions shattered on an Amtrak trip to the famous Greenbrier resort
By James P. Gannon
Sometimes the most wonderful sounding travel dreams turn into nightmares. All I can say after experiencing such an adventure is that it seemed like a good idea at the time.
As a fan of passenger trains since my boyhood, I had been looking for a train trip to take with my wife Joan [...]
Hilscher family establishes award in memory of daughter Emily
Beth and Eric Hilscher have established an award in memory of their daughter Emily, who was among those killed last April in the mass shooting at Virginia Tech University, where she was a freshman student.
The Emily Jane Hilscher Passion Award is not a scholarship, but an unsolicited award given to “….exceptionally passionate, creative, spirited young [...]