MEETINGS & NOTICES
➤ The Washington Planning Commission meets 7 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 24) at town hall to continue the town’s comprehensive plan review.
➤ Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals meets 7 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 25) at the courthouse. Agenda available online at boarddocs.com/va/corva/Board.nsf/Public.
➤ Rappahannock County Little League girls softball board membership meeting is 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 23) at Rappahannock County Elementary School. Elections to be held to replace the current board. Open to the public; all encouraged to attend. Contact Angela Jenkins at 540-675-3172 for more information.
➤ Learn how to reverse an overdose: A free training program to teach local residents how to use Naloxone to revive people who have overdosed on heroin or other opioids is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Rappahannock County Library. To attend the free training, by Ginny Atwood Lovitt of the Chris Atwood Foundation, call 202-8026994 to provide your name and contact information. Participants should register in advance to ensure adequate training supplies.
➤ Rappahannock County Department of Social Services is preparing to sponsor Cherub and Angel Trees again this year. Last year, about 62 children and 25 elderly residents were served thanks to the generosity of our county. If you have a child who needs Christmas gifts, please contact the department (at 354 Gay St., Washington, or 540-675-3313) by Nov. 18 to complete an application. Also, if you know an elderly person who needs to apply, the dates are the same. The cherub trees go up at Trinity Episcopal Church and the Rappahannock Library, the angel tree at Union Bank and Trust, by Nov. 18. If you adopt a cherub to provide Christmas gifts, the gifts need to be brought to social services by Dec. 9. If you adopt an angel, return gifts to the bank — also by Dec. 9. Call 540-675-3313 for more information or to ask questions of social services — which will also gladly accept monetary donations to assist those in need this holiday season.
➤ Cause for Paws raffle tickets are now on sale. Tickets are $5 (or five for $20) and prizes include a package for two including dinner at The Inn at Little Washington and a one-night stay at the Middleton Inn. Can be purchased through the RappCats website (rappcats. org), at the RappCats Adoption Center in Flint Hill or from RappCats volunteers. Prizes were donated, so all proceeds benefit the RappCats’ spay and neuter fund.
➤ Rappahannock County 4H Livestock Club invites prospective members to join. Ages 8-18 (must be age 9 by Sept. 30 to show that year). You do not need to live on a farm or have an animal to participate. The club meets on the third Monday of every month at the Extension Office (311-J Gay St., Washington), including the next meeting 7 p.m. Monday (Nov. 21).
➤ Scrabble School Preservation Foundation’s $5,000 fall raffle fundraiser will sell only 200 tickets; the $50 per ticket investment might just pay off with a first prize of $2,500, second prize of $1,000 or third prizes (there are three) of $500 each. For raffle details and tickets, contact any SSPF board member, find us on Facebook or contact SSPF President Nan Butler Roberts at 540661-2013 or nb_roberts@msn.com (or contact@scrabbleschool.org).
➤ Rappahannock County students can take part in the annual essay contest held by the Culpeper Chapter #73
of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Categories for high school, middle and elementary students; private and home-schooled students also encouraged to enter. Prizes for each grade category include a $50 first place, $35 second place, $25 third place. If you have an interest in history, pick up a copy of the essay topics and rules at Rappahannock County Public Schools, Wakefield Country Day School, Hearthstone School or the Rappahannock County Public Library. Submission deadline is Dec. 1. Contact Cheryl Taylor at 540-987-8043 or strmrgr@verizon.net for more information.
➤ Fauquier Habitat for Humanity holds a community meeting 5 p.m. every Thursday at Willis Chapel United Methodist Church, 1804 Zachary Taylor Hwy., Huntly, to discuss the Habitat Home being built at 2650 Zachary Taylor Hwy.. The meetings are open to all; attend for construction updates, volunteer opportunities and more. Call 540-341-4952 for more information.
➤ 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.
➤ Beulah Baptist Church free conference call Bible Study is every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dial in (302-202-1118, access code 862090) with renowned teacher Dr. Kenneth Pitts to study the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Dr. Pitts is the pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Rixeyville. For more information, call 540-937-5563 or email bbc9297@gmail.com