MEETINGS & NOTICES
➤ The Washington Town Council meets 7 p.m. Monday (Aug. 8) at town hall with an agenda that includes: an ESS proposal for filter sand replacement at the wastewater treatment plant and a possible closed session to discuss Airbnb-related zoning violations.
➤ The Rappahannock County Water & Sewer Authority meets 5:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the courthouse. Interested in volunteering or just want to learn about a current home build project for a local family? Attend
➤ Fauquier Habitat for Humanity’s community meetings 5 p.m. every Thursday at Willis Chapel, 1804 Zachary Taylor Hwy., Huntly. For more information, call 540-341-4952.
➤ Blue Ridge Heritage Project’s upcoming meetings are 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9, Oct. 11 and Dec. 13 at the Rappahannock Library, for any and all interested in the memorial to be built in Rappahannock County honoring those displaced from their homes and land in Rappahannock when Shenandoah National Park was created. Light refreshments. For more information, contact Missy Sutton at 703-307-3630. Back to School and Summer
➤ Clearance $10 Bag Sale at Firehouse Treasures Thrift. All women’s, men’s and children’s clothing included for the month of August. Specially priced items are excluded. Thrift is open 10 to 5 Tuesday and Wednesday and 10 to 1 Saturday at 10 Firehouse Lane, Washington. (Please hold onto your donations until September.)
➤ Piedmont Softball Association is accepting registrations for all area girls ( born 1996-2009) at all skill levels interested in its fastpitch softball programs this fall. Register in person 9 to noon Saturday, Aug. 6, at the old Bill Payne Auctions building, 10 Maddox Lane, Amissville. Registration is $40 for those who did not play with PSA this past spring ($5 discount for each additional player from the same household). For more information or registration forms, visit piedmontsoftball.net, email amissville.softball@gmail.com or call 540-522-3675.
➤ The Inn at Little Washington Farmer’s Market is open 10:30 to 2 every Sunday through Oct. 30 at the Parsonage Garden. Weekly rotating roster of local vendors and artisans offer meats, cheeses, soups, produce, tea, jewelry, pottery and more; the Inn’s kitchen provides a selection of breads, pastries, jams and pickles as well as North Carolina-style pulled pork barbeque. For more information, visit theinnatlittlewashington.com/ market.
➤ Mountainside Dance Center (12625 Lee Hwy., Washington) is offering summer Parent and Child Creative Movement classes on Saturdays for ages 3-5; cost is $10 per class. For more information and to register, call 540-987-9395.
➤ The Youth Chorale needs at least 15 singers by Aug. 27. Registrations must be prepaid and mailed in — all fees paid will be held and returned if the minimum number of singers are not met. Youth Chorale rehearsals begin Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 4:14 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Warrenton Presbyterian Church. For more information, email Rosanne Gorkowski, at rgorkowski@yahoo.com; Sue Kinser, director; suzyadagio@yahoo.com .
➤ Women In Worship Ministries is pleased to announce the 2016 Women's Conference, at the Fredericksburg Expo Center Oct. 7-8, featuring special guest Karen Clark Sheard. Registration online will open soon. Mail-in registration now available. Contact Women In Worship at wiwministries@usa.com, 540-661-2013 or 540-786-8736 or find them on Facebook. Early-bird registration through July 31. Vendors are also needed!