Meetings & Notices
• Lavonne Adkins, candidate for the office of Commissioner of Revenue in the Nov. 5 election, will be available each Saturday in October at the Rappahannock Library from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Jameson Room. She invites everyone to visit her at the library, this Saturday, Oct. 19, to learn about her candidacy.
• Rapidan Regional
Commission meets on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m. at the Regional Commission offices in Culpeper.
• Foothills Forum’s October board meeting is Thursday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the 4-H Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Tula's Building in Little Washington. Open to the public. For more information, call 540675-1207.
• The Culpeper Soil & Water
Conservation District is seeking interested adults to coach teams of students through a school-year-long environmental science competition called Envirothon — a team based natural resources competition for high schoolers. Students will learn stewardship and management concepts and work to solve real world environmental problems in a field-oriented setting. The program is not limited to school groups; churches, homeschool groups, 4-H groups and others are all eligible. Contact Stephanie DeNicola at stephanied@culpeperswcd.org
• Wild horses and burros from public rangelands in Western states will be available for adoption or sale at a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) event Nov. 1-2, at Meadowood Special Recreation Area, 10406 Gunston Road, Lorton. Public viewing is Friday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The adoption, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday. These events fulfill the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which directs the BLM and U.S. Forest Service to manage healthy herds on rangelands. Prospective adopters/buyers must be at least 18 and able to provide access to feed, water, and adequate shelter. Adoption fee is $25, and up to $125 for gentled animals. Phone 866-468-7826.
• Women in Worship (WIW) Ministries is pleased to announce the 2019 “EXCEL” Honors are open for nominations. An honors luncheon will be held on Oct. 26, at the Daniel Center, Culpeper. Tickets for the luncheon are available by mail: WIW Ministries, 11801 Gardenia Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 and online at the website. Adult tickets are $45/person and $25/ school age students (college included w/ID).