MEETINGS & NOTICES
➤ FOOTHILLS FORUM meets on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the 4-H Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Tula's building in Washington. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 540- 675-1207.
➤ BUSINESSES OF RAPPAHANNOCK will have their Biz Link event on Feb. 23 from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. at Headmaster's
Pub in Sperryville. Bel Faccino Esthetics and Little Washington Winery will also be hosting. Sponsors include Film Festival at Little Washington, Golden Retreat For K9's, Harmony In Nature, Hill House Farm and Nursery, Little Washington Wellness and Spa and Yellow Brick Road Home Maintenance. Come join us and meet other business owners in the county. If you are not yet a member you can join at the event.
➤ Registration for spring RAPP SOCCER closes Feb. 24. Fees: $60 for U6 and $80 for U8 and up. Register at rappsoccer.com.
➤ The TOWN OF WASHINGTON’S PLANNING COMMISSION meets on Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to continue the Comprehensive Plan review. The public is encouraged to attend.
➤ DE’DANANN GLASSWORKS, 23 Spyder Mountain, Sperryville, offering Stained Glass Classes on March 4, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. "Create a little luck” Enjoy a fun project, creating a clear beveled shamrock sun catcher. Students will foil and solder the pre-cut shamrock. Cost: $28. Also on March 25, De’Danann Glassworks offering Open Studio Session from 10 a.m. to noon for students who would like to come in for a one day session to work on their projects. Cost $25. For more information about classes call Patricia Brennan at 540-9878615, email: dedanannclasses@gmail.com, or go to www. dedanann.net.
➤ All are invited to The WARRENTON ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY’S annual Open Meeting, Tuesday, March 7, at 2 p.m. at the Warrenton-Fauquier Visitors Center, 33 N. Calhoun St. in Warrenton. Marc Leepson is the author of nine books including “What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life,” the first biography of the author of the “Star-Spangled Banner” in 75 years. For more information, call Sally Hodgkin at 540-347-2844 or email pdqsally@aol.com
➤ PERSONAL PROPERTY FORMS have been mailed and are due May 1, 2017. Anyone who didn’t receive a form may contact the Commissioner of the Revenue’s office at 540-6755370.
➤ AGING TOGETHER will sponsor a presentation by Bob Bell of the Alzheimer’s Association on communicating with persons with dementia on Tuesday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library. Topics will include: Communication challenges faced by people with dementia, non-verbal communication strategies, components of a positive physical approach guidelines for improving verbal communication. For more information call Carol Simpson, Aging Together Executive Director, at 540 321-3068.
➤ Join RAPP AT HOME members for Conversations on Aging on Wednesday, March 1, at 10:30 a.m. at
567 Mount Salem Ave (The Old Washington School) Washington, Theme: Life Lessons Learned. Think about what 2-3 major life lessons you’ve learned thus far in your growing-up. As a group, we will share and find common themes, then consider how true we are to living into those lessons. For more information, call 540-937-4663.
➤ FINAL CALL FROM RAAC FOR 2017 Grant Applications. The deadline for applying for a Claudia Mitchell Arts Fund grant is Wednesday, March 15. Details and a 2017 application are available on RAAC's website: raac.org. All applications must be submitted online by midnight on March 15.