Meetings & Notices
FOSTER PARENT TRAINING (PRIDE) will be offered June 5, 12, 19, 26, and July 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at RappU in Sperryville. Open enrollment is available on RappU's website or you can contact Rappahannock DSS to enroll. The course is free of charge, dinner will be provided, as well as childcare with notice. Please direct all questions or inquiries to Hazel Swindler at 540675-4847. The AMISSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE COMPANY is currently seeking Contestants: Queen (ages 14-20), Junior Miss (ages 8-13) , and Little Miss (ages 3-7) for our carnival to be held June 26-29. For tickets and information contact Sandi 540-937-4218. Parade will be Thursday June 27. Entries contact J.B. 540-937-4218. MEMORIAL DAY CLOSINGS: All Rappahannock County government offices will be closed Monday (May 27), reopening Tuesday, May 28. Also closed Monday and re-opening Tuesday are Atlantic Union Bank, BB&T and the Rappahannock News. Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services transportation will not operate on Memorial Day. The PLANNING COMMISSION meeting on Monday, May 27, Memorial Day, has been cancelled. TOWN OF WASHINGTON residents and others are invited to Coffee with the Mayor on Saturday, June 1, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Town Hall. There will be a charette this week on proposed hiking paths and walkways to connect the town as well as an opportunity to discuss ways to make Washington more “walkable”. RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY BOARD (RCRFA) meets every second Thursday of the month at the Library at 5:30 p.m. The next meeting will be June 13. The public is invited. The RAPPAHANNOCK EXTENSION OFFICE invites all to attend a series of in-orchard meetings scheduled for June and July. Meet at the host orchard at 11 a.m. for a tour of the orchard, followed by a discussion of current orchard management recommendations. The meeting will adjourn at 2 p.m. For more information call 540-675-3616. Orchard schedule: June 12, F. T. Valley Orchard, Alan Clark, 403 F. T. VAlley Road, Sperryville, July 24, Graves’ Mountain Farm, Jimmy Graves, 3626 Old Blue Ridge Turnpike, Syria. All children who will be five years old by Sept. 30, 2019, may enter Kindergarten this August. Formal REGISTRATION FOR NEW KINDERGARTNERS will be held at Rappahannock County Elementary School on April 10-12. Hours are 8:40 a.m.-11:40 a.m. and 1 p.m.-2:40 p.m. by appointment only. Please contact Christy Taylor at 540-227-0200 to schedule an appointment.