MEETINGS & NOTICES

➤ RAAC welcomes proposals for 2018 Claudia Mitchell Arts Fund grants from individuals and organizations living and/ or working in Rappahannock County. 2018 guidelines, applications and other details are available at raac.org. Note: Deadline for applications is today, March 15. All applicants will be notified by May 31. Last year, RAAC awarded $43,000 in grants, and a total of $160,000 over the past 5 years, to artists and organizations in the county — reinvesting net proceeds from RAAC's annual Art Tour and other programs back into the community.

➤ RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS are looking to identify students from birth to age 21 who have or are suspected of having educational disabilities. If you have concerns about the development of a preschool aged child, please call the early childhood/VPI coordinator at 540.227.0200 to arrange for a screening. If you have concerns about a school aged student, please call the principal at the public school the student attends or would attend, or if the student is currently home-schooled or enrolled in a private school.

➤ TOWER SITE LOCATION TASK FORCE meets today, Thursday, March 15, at 6 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library, Washington. Part of the meeting might be in closed session, if deemed necessary.

➤ The SCHOOL BOARD AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a joint budget meeting on Tuesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the high school. The School Board will hold a work session following the joint meeting in the band room at the high school.

➤ The Rappahannock County Public School SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SEAC) meets Thursday, March 22, at 6 p.m. at Rappahannock County Elementary School in Room 1 (Action Based Learning Lab) to give families an overview of the Action Based Learning (ABL) program, as well as ideas to support the kinesthetic and sensory needs of all students. This presentation will be followed by an overview of the 2018-19 Annual Plan request for funding. Please join them.

➤ Fauquier Hospital will host a new support group called

HELPING HANDS at 3:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 4. All sessions will be held in the hospital’s Chestnut Room. The group is for those 18 and older who suffer from a life-limiting illness or chronic pain. The intent is for the group to be educational, but also offer an opportunity for participants to talk about feelings and issues. For more information, call Fauquier Health’s Community Link at 540-316-3588.

➤ All children who will be five years old by Sept. 30 may enter Rappahannock County Elementary School

KINDERGARTEN this August. Formal registration for new kindergartners will be held at RCES on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, April 10, 11 and 12. The hours are 8:40 to 11:40 a.m. and 1 to 2:40 p.m. by appointment only. Please contact Christy Taylor at the school office, 540-227-0200, to schedule an appointment.

➤ The RELAY FOR LIFE OF RAPPAHANNOCK needs your help! If the 2018 event does not show growth, the event will no longer take place in Rappahannock County. Help save the Relay For Life of Rappahannock County. Register today by logging on to www.relayforlife.org/ rappva to start a team, join the leadership team, host a fundraiser, participate in the kids’ walk, and attend the event on May 19.

➤ Volunteer drivers needed for

AGING TOGETHER’S local transportation services. Be a compassionate driving force, transporting your neighbors to their healthcare, legal or other urgent appointments. Training and support provided. Flexible hours and destinations. Please call Lola Walker at 540-825-3100, ext. 3358, for more information. This week’s theme is:

Clues marked with an asterisk (*) are theme-related. Solution in next week’s Rappahannock News.

POPULAR TV. ACROSS

1. Necklace lock

6. Put together

9. “To ____ and to hold”

13. Hindu sage

14. Hula dancer’s ornament

15. *Morning show

16. Front wheels alignment

17. St. crossroad

18. Excessively fat

19. *Pablo Escobar’s story

21. *“Game of ____”

23. Once around

24. Russian autocrat

25. “Four score and seven years ____”

28. Respiratory rattling

30. Sage’s forte

35. Uh-uh

37. Iranian money

39. Deep skin layer

40. “Just ____ ____”

41. Affirmatives

43. Shark’s provision

44. Kidney-related

46. *Use QVC

47. Certain Scandinavian

48. Pupil protector

50. Dealing with a problem

52. Acronym on Pinterest

53. City sound

55. Not a friend

57. *“The Mindy ____” or “____ Runway”