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LOCAL NEWS Shawn's Smokehouse BBQ celebrates six years by expanding

By Jeff Say Culpeper Times Staff Writer Shawn and Magdalena Moss are blessed.

The owners of Shawn’s Smokehouse BBQ Company will celebrate six years in business March 4.

Their BBQ has become a staple of Culpeper cuisine and they expanded to Warrenton in November 2015.

Along with their catering company, which Shawn’s mom Sue started in 1980, they have a lot of successes to celebrate.

“It boils right down to the community support,” Moss said.

Now, Moss is hoping to continue to receive that support as he grows some more - there are plans to expand to Fredericksburg this summer.

However, it’s the love and support he’s received in Culpeper that has led to his success - where he lives, where his children go to school and where he first started his business in 2013.

“To me, that’s the biggest thing, the most important thing - we cannot be here without the community and any of their support,” Moss said. “It’s important to give back to the community, that’s our mission, that’s my passion.”

A member of His Village Church, Moss and his family will be going on their first mission trip to Honduras with Pastor Erick Kalenga in April, helping build a home for a family in need.

“I felt it in my heart, I never had the opportunity to do it and I wanted to participate,” Moss said.

Making sure his family is included is one of his biggest passions. He’s always surrounded by his family - his wife Magdalena can be found cooking in the back at Shawn's’ BBQ in Culpeper and he is a regular at sporting events his five children participate in.

His mom Sue is also a visible part of the catering business.

“I could not do this without my wife,” Moss said. “She is my rock. Family is first, my mom has been a part of this since she was two years old. I can’t say enough of what she taught me. Not just cooking, but life skills because it’s not all good times.”

He’s constantly giving back to the schools his children attend - Emerald Hill Elementary School, Culpeper Middle School and Culpeper High School - and helps host fundraiser for the activities his kids participate in, especially soccer and baseball.

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Shawn and Magdalena Moss will celebrate six years of business March 4 at Shawn's Smokehouse BBQ. “I do my very best to get to their games, that’s more important to me,” Moss said. “It’s very important to give to those organizations so those kids have an opportunity to do what they want to do.”

He’s also looking to partner with Project Rize to help become a sponsor of the youth mentoring organization.

While the community connections are important, it’s the food that keeps bringing people in.

“It’s the passion and love we put into it and the quality,” Moss said.

“We’ve never sacrificed the quality since the day we’ve started this. We keep our standards high.”

He estimates that they go through more than 50,000 pounds of brisket a year. They smoke the brisket for 1216 hours and that labor of love comes through in the flavor.

Two things have always been at the forefront of his strategy - quality of the food and customer service. His smoked BBQ is known for the high quality of beef, pork and chicken he uses and smokes.

“Those two things will never change,” Shawn said. “Quality is very important to us. Over the past six years there have been some spikes in

the meat market. Through those times we stuck with the same product.”

The company uses Harris Ranch all-natural brisket from California and he says he often gets comments on the high quality of products they utilize.

As for customer service, he’s always looking to improve the customers’ experience and has plans to implement a new point of sale system that will allow people to order and pay online, simply having to pick up the food at

the restaurant at 602 Sperryville Pike.

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Inside today's paper is our Spring/Summer edition of Treasures of Culpeper, where we take a tour of some of our favorite restaurants - from the neighborhood bar feel of Grill 309, to the community-minded spirit of the restaurants of East Davis Street to a special tour of Culpeper's Hispanic Food Truck scene - we hope you follow along and prepare your taste buds for a foodie's dream.

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Culpeper Republican Party hosts annual Reagan Dinner Saturday The Culpeper Republican Party’s Annual Celebration of President Ronald Reagan’s Birthday will take place on Feb. 23 at Tuscany Hall in Culpeper.

“President Reagan was A True America Hero. He restored faith in not only the Republican Party, But in America, By being a true patriot who believed in our country”. I’m honored to be able to celebrate his birthday with so many like minded patriots," said Marshall Keene, Culpeper Republican Executive Member.

The Culpeper Republican Reagan Dinner Committee is expecting to host over 200 guests from around the Region. This year’s Key Note Speaker is the Honorable Joeseph diGenova.

Joseph diGenova’s notable legal career has taken him from Capitol Hill to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia to private practice, while his visible media presence, especially on FOX News, has made him known far outside the Beltway.

He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, and for four years, diGenova served as U.S. Attorney for the District, supervising over 400 attorneys in federal criminal and civil matters involving drug smuggling, public corruption, espionage, insider trading, tax fraud, extradition, export control, and international terrorism.

He worked on the case involving Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, the TWA Flight 847 hijacking case, and a D.C. corruption probe that led to the conviction of two deputy mayors.

For the past twelve years, diGenova and his wife, Victoria Toensing, have headed diGenova & Toensing, LLP where diGenova handles white collar criminal defense cases and represents individuals and organizations in congressional investigations.

Culpeper Senator Bryce Reeves, Delegates Nick Freitas and Mike Webert will give updates on legislation from the 2019 General Assembly Session.

Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins, the 2017 Culpeper Republican Party Public Servant of the year will announce the 2018 recipient.

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State and local candidates will be in attendance and given opportunities to speak.

Tickets can be bought on the Culpeper Republican facebook page or at the door. The VIP reception starts at 6pm and dinner at 7pm and concludes with a silent auction.

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(Editor's note: This is weekly series highlighting members of Culpeper's Youth Council.

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You hear them at high school football games, at Graduation, at school musicals, at pep rallies, and more. You hear the band play on. They’re often in the background, supporting one group or another, or playing to add a certain feel to the environment. Unless it's one of our concerts or our Annual Assessment, we try our best to support others, through our music, in whatever they do.

So, how does this all start? What gets someone so hooked to playing a trumpet or a drum? For many it begins with the 5th Grade Band Program (the School Board is currently considering whether or not to eliminate the program). Just under 2/3rds of Eastern View’s current Band is made up of students who participated in this program. Every week, for free during, an open block, the two high school band directors go to each elementary school and help interested 5th graders get started. This helps the middle school band directors jump straight into more difficult music. There is a class for the smaller group of students, made up of those who didn’t have the opportunity to play in 5th grade, who are taught how to play.

The 5th Grade Band Program breathes life into every other band in Culpeper County. While not all will participate in it, without it our bands would most likely be much smaller and any event the school puts on: less vibrant.

Because I moved to Culpeper late into 5th grade, I didn’t have the opportunity to participate in the program; however, both of my brothers did. One decided not to play anymore (luckily we had the 5th Grade Band Program as a trial period), but the other has become a great Trumpet player thanks to the work of our high school band Directors spending a free block to teach these students at no additional cost. They deserve our thanks for the effort the put towards keeping our band program alive by helping kids get their start in something that helps build teamwork, discipline, and character.

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The Salem Education Foundation, Inc. will be offering a variety of scholarships to Culpeper County High School, Eastern View High School and Rappahannock High School graduating seniors. The foundation, which was established in 1999, has given out $152,451 since its inception.

Scholarship applications are due March 27, 2019 and are available for pick up at local high schools. This year the organization will be offering the following scholarships: The William and Mary Strother Alphin Educational Scholarship: This scholarship is available to a graduating Culpeper County Public School senior who is pursuing a career in Education. Scholarship amount: $2,000 The Gallo Criminal Justice Scholarship: This scholarship is available to a graduating Culpeper County senior who wishes to study criminal justice. Scholarship amount: $2,000 The “Big” Kenny Alphin Music Scholarship: This scholarship is available to graduating seniors from Culpeper County Public Schools who are seeking a major in the field of music.

Scholarship amount: $2,000 The Bill Kyle Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship is available to a high school senior from Culpeper or Rappahannock County who has demonstrated a commitment to community service. Scholarship amount: $2,000 The Ian and Mary Lou Phillips Scholarship: This scholarship is available to a high school senior from Culpeper or Rappahannock County who has demonstrated a commitment to community service.. Scholarship amount: $1,500 The Carol Simms-Mustian Education Scholarship: This scholarship is available to a senior from Culpeper County Public Schools pursuing a degree in Elementary Education. Scholarship amount: $2,000 The Thornhill Family Scholarship: This scholarship is available to Rappahannock County High School seniors who have demonstrated a commitment to community service.

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SAFE ball raises funds for worthy nonprofit ➤ Donations will help renovate a new building recently gifted to the nonprofit that works with domestic violence survivors

By Jeff Say Culpeper Times Staff Writer Services to Abused Families (SAFE) is hosting a Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball March 2 in conjunction with the Mardi Gras Carnival sponsored by Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. The event costs $50 for partygoers not wearing a mask and $75 for partygoers with a mask. The event will be hosted at The Refinery at 120 at 120 W. Culpeper St. All the money raised will help fund programs for SAFE, said SAFE Justice System Advocate Margaret Kautz and SAFE President Jamie Clancey “We’re hoping that people become more educated and aware,” Kautz said.

Clancey said while traditional fundraisers like the annual golf tournament are successful, the organization is constantly looking for new and out-of-the-box ways to raise funds.

“We think that we will draw a lot of people to attend this,” Kautz said. “It’s going to be a fabulous event.”

One of the special attractions for the ball is the return of Culpeper Cheese Company.

Culpeper Cheese opted to join the SAFE charity event after being prodded by friends who were missing “their” cheese and wanted to know what’s going on at the company.

“We will be crafting an eight foot long Mardi Gras themed grazing table with French and American cheese selections,” said Culpeper Cheese founder Jeffery Mitchell. “This will be a fun and delicious way to support our community.”

SAFE provides services to victims and survivors of domestic abuse, including emergency shelter, donations and support groups.

“There are people who are new to this area and they are the ones who don’t know about SAFE and SAFE’s services because domestic violence

can be prevalent in the area,” Kautz said.

“The most amount of calls that come into the police department are domestic violence related,” Clancey said.

Clancey stressed that domestic violence can happen to anyone in the community - which is why everyone should support SAFE. “Domestic violence doesn’t care who you are, where you live, your age, your color, none of it,” Clancey said. “It strikes everybody and it’s important for the community to know SAFE is here.”

SAFE advocates for domestic violence victims - both male and female - in Culpeper, Orange, Fauquier, Madison and Rappahannock counties.

“SAFE is not just an emergency shelter for abused women, it’s services that build a resilient community all around,” Clancey said.

Kautz said SAFE plays a vital role in helping victims navigate the legal steps - whether that is finding shelter, creating a protection from abuse order or helping with court proceedings.

“We have very knowledgeable staff that works here and they can explain

the steps necessary,” Kautz said. “It’s up to the survivor to what they want to do, but we can help from there.”

All SAFE services are free and confidential. SAFE is almost entirely funded through donations, with some funds coming through grants.

“That’s why it’s extremely important to have the support of the community,” Clancey said. “We do get grants, but they are very specific on what the grants can fund.”

SAFE accepts not only monetary donations but also donations of clothes, pantry items and hygiene supplies. Those are distributed to families in need.

“What SAFE does is it tries to mitigate the impact of that extremely stressful event for these families,” Clancey said.

The funds from the Mardi Gras fundraiser will help fund the renovation of a second shelter that was recently donated to SAFE, so it can offer a safe haven for more clients. It is estimated that these repairs and updates will cost about $50,000.

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“Mama Mia” will be twice as nice for Culpeper County High School’s Theatre Department this spring.

The school’s production of the classic musical and movie brought out so many talented performers that CCHS Theatre instructor and director Maxi Mitchell had to split the production into two casts.

“We have an amazing talent pool at our school, there was just so much talent that we realized we could cast the show twice and have two amazing shows,” Mitchell said. “There’s not one better than the other, they are both equally strong and amazing casts.”

It’s the first time Mitchell has ever had to double cast a production - but she says it’s been a seamless transition.

The two casts each have a pair of performances - split evenly so everyone gets a chance to shine. The Super Troopers cast will perform Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The Dynamos cast will perform Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 23 at 3 p.m.

Those dates could be in flux with possible inclement weather predicted for Culpeper County beginning early Wednesday morning.

“Our game plan is of right now is to keep going full steam ahead until we get the call,” Mitchell said. “We have two options - to move to our snow date - which is the following weekend. If we lose just one of the

performances, we will push that to the following Friday, if necessary. We want both casts to get two shows.”

Mitchell said that students were excited for “Mama Mia” and many were keeping her abreast of when the adaption was available for the school to perform. She assured them she was keeping a close eye on it too.

“I hugely connect to ‘Mama Mia,’ my father is a huge ABBA fan and we danced to it at my wedding,” Mitchell said. “It’s a huge thing I can connect to and the kids can connect to it and the songs are catchy. It’s a good crowd pleaser for families.”

Mama Mia tells the story of Sophie Sheridan, daughter of Donna Sheridan, who invites three men who Donna dated 21 years ago to her wedding. One of them is her father, but she doesn’t know which one. Set to the songs of ABBA, chaos ensues.

The Super Troopers cast features Sarah Hoy as Donna Sheridan, Kasey Mize as Sophie Sheridan, Schuyler Hagen as Tonya Cresham-Leigh, Adele Masson and Rosie Mulligan and Chad McKnight as Sam Carmichael, Wyatt Brooks at Harry Bright, Daniel Garcia as Bill Austin and Tyler Bowyer as Sky. The Dynamos Cast featured Hagen as Donna, Kendra Callahan as Sophie Sheridan, Hoy as Tonya and Amy Tehlin as Rosie Mulligan.

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➤ Mama Mia, from Page 6 “They are amazing individuals and up for the challenge,” Mitchell said. “They wowed at auditions and they really impressed us again.”

Twice the cast means double the lines, double the songs and double the choreography for the actors. Mitchell said the main male parts are the same, so that helps with the transition.

“We get some continuity with the men in the show because they stay the same, it’s really all our leading females that change,” Mitchell said.

Hoy said she grew up with ABBA and was excited for the chance to have dual roles.

“They are very different characters,” Hoy said. “Tonya is a little more flamboyant and crazy and Donna is a little more strict and

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Hagen said she embraced the opportunity to play both Donna and Tonya.

“It was a little challenging at first,” Hagen said. “Practicing at home, there are scenes where the characters are talking to each other, so you’re talking to yourself while practicing. I always wrote down my lines which helped me remember them.

Rehearsing every day with her (Sarah) helped.”

Freshman Tyler Bowyer portrays Sophie Sheridan’s fiance Sky - marking a leading role for the freshman performer.

“It’s really cool,” Bowyer said. “I never thought I’d get a leading role as a freshman in high school. It really is something special. It just tells me I have potential.”

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“We make aware what SAFE is and what we do and it’s part of building the relationship with the community,” Clancey said. “If we can create these events where people want to come out and have fun with us and meet the staff and director, they’ll feel more comfortable asking questions (in the future.) The end result is

hopefully they realize why SAFE is here.”

Kautz said she has seen many success stories come out of tragedy.

“Resilience is something I talk about in all the support groups I do,” Kautz said. “The more resilient people become, the more empowered they become. Hence, the end result is more success.”

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HISTORY An open letter to Allie Thompson ZANN’S PLACE

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TECHNOLOGY Speed up your internet with one simple change I am repeating myself, but the internet is still the wild west.

Rules governing how our data is to be handled are all, but non-existent.

Political fights are still taking place regarding net neutrality and how to get fast and reliable broadband to rural areas. Stories appear daily about data breaches or leaks, messages that are supposed to be deleted really aren’t, and our internet service providers can legally sell our personal browsing data to third parties.

More tools have started to hit the marketplace that are mostly free or relatively inexpensive for the really security conscience.

There are a host of virtual private network (VPN) companies that will encrypt all your transmitted data. One of the biggest additions to internet speed and privacy, that is totally free, is Cloudflare’s DNS service. You should absolutely be using it.

What is DNS? Domain Name Service (DNS) are servers on the internet that act like a phonebook you used to use looking up addresses or phone numbers.

Your internet connection is set to use a DNS server to look up the address of a website or how an email gets delivered. An example is that one of Google.com’s servers has an address of http://216.58.218.238. I can get to Google.com by typing those numbers (IP addresses) into my web browser, but of course, it’s much easier to remember Google.com. That’s where DNS does the hard work for you.

Your internet service provider, by default, have their own set of DNS servers. These are typically slower and they keep logs of all the places you visit to use for potential resell.

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Cloudflare has even created mobile apps for Android and Apple that use this service instead of the cellular providers DNS. The apps are both free and can be found on the App store or Google Play. Once you download the app, just hit the slider to ON. It’s that simple.

I have been using this service since the day it was launched last year. It’s only been in the past couple of months that I have seen the service gather more attention outside of core networking or security professional circles, such as notable YouTube technology influencers. I’ve even had conversations with a certain business internet provider’s networking support team that were unaware of Cloudflare DNS. I’ve had some people tell me, “Security is overrated; or I don’t have anything to hide.” My response is typically “I guess you aren’t doing or saying anything important, ever.”

We live in an era where anything we do, say, or write is being recorded for all-time, never to be forgotten. I’d just assume to have some of my own data, just be my data.

NEXT MONTH: The relatively cheap, harder approach I used to speed up my internet and cut down on ad traffic. Until next time!

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Troop 550's Pinewood Derby highlights Legion partnership

By Jeff Say Culpeper Times Staff Writer The Nintendo Switch is better than the original Nintendo - at least when it comes to Pinewood Derby cars.

A car styled to look like a Switch controller - piloted by Cole Shaffer - set a new track record with a time of 2.8298 at Cub Scout and Boy Scout Troop 550’s annual Pinewood Derby Saturday.

Held at the American Legion Post #330, the new sponsor of Troop 550, more than 20 Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts raced their cars down the track to determine the overall winner.

One of the first place winners was Cole’s brother Blake - his car a facsimile of an old school Nintendo Controller. It wasn’t fast enough to best the newer Switch version and a brotherly rivalry burned on.

Also taking First place was Spencer Van Nostrand, Isiah Williams and Nolan Lausten.

Troop leader Robert Van Nostrand said the kids love the competition and creativity that comes with the Pinewood Derby. ➤ See Derby, Page 11

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Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troop 550 hosted their annual Pinewood Derby at American Legion Post #330 Feb. 17.

Cole Shaffer won the event with a new track record of 2.8298 seconds.

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➤ Derby, from Page 10 “They look forward to this pretty much all year, at our Christmas pack meeting Santa comes to visit and each kid gets a car kit,” Van Nostrand said.

Several veterans came up to watch the kids race and check out the cars, many of which commented that they built them when they were kids and Boy Scouts.

“It’s fantastic,” Van Nostrand said. “When we moved from our previous organization I happened to have Sonnie at my house and I said we need to move and she said they sponsor. It was like kismet.

They’ve given us space, time and we can do whatever we want here.”

Sonnie Dickerson, liaison between American Legion Post #330 and Troop 550, smiled as the kids interacted with the American Legion members.

“They are always asking us ‘how can we help?’” Dickerson said. “It’s a win-win situation. We’re teaching young people how to be good American citizens.”

The American Legion has several projects the troop is working on

➤ Zann, from Page 8 Instead of seeking acknowledgement and reconciliation for only you I should do that for all those who were lynched in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I did just that. I started my visitations to several legislators asking for a resolution in the 2019 General Assembly session apologizing for lynching in the Commonwealth. I found interest or maybe it was you walking by my side urging me forward.

I was asked to draft the resolution so they could know what I was seeking. Allie, if you read the series that Allison and I wrote in 2006, you know I am thorough. I have been described as anal retentive about details and documentation and proud of it! So, I provided not only a draft of the resolution but documentation of other like-kind resolutions that had been passed by the US Congress and one in 2007 by the Virginia General Assembly. I also noted that the 2007 resolution about slavery was in conjunction with the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown and 2019 is the 400th anniversary of the first Africans to arrive on Virginia soil.

It was our good fortune to have the resolution brought to the attention of Virginia’s Martin Luther King Commission (a legislative body). They embraced the proposal, established a workgroup to which I was appointed.

Your great- niece is also part of the team.

We all worked on the resolution and

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Cub Scout Troop 550 leader Robert Van Nostrand presents Cole Shaffer with the winner's trophy after he set a new track record of 2.8298 seconds.

- from building a campsite out back, to revitalizing the horseshoe pits to fixing up a shed. It keeps Troop 550 busy and they love it. They also enjoy talking to the veterans.

“To see these guys and have them talk about military stories and then to see the energy of the youth coming in, it energizes them, a lot of them are excited to have the kids here,” Van Nostrand said.

it is a document full of strength and a few directives.

Allie, I assure you it is not just lipservice to the shameful past.

It includes building a digitized database of all victims, collaborating with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources for a marker program and actively encouraging communities to conduct research and foster conversations that enlighten and heal.

There will be much more to learn in the months and years to come, Allie.

But, today, February 20, 20I9, I wanted you to know that the Virginia Senate will pass the resolution unanimously with the Virginia House to follow on Thursday the 21st.

I am snowed in and cannot get to Richmond, but you can. So, please be there and feel free to tell all the others (there are more than 100) that Virginia is on the right path to reconciliation.

In closing please allow me to thank you. You may think that your loss of life was for nothing, but you would be wrong. Allie, it is because of you that this historic piece of legislation has come to pass: the first for any state in the United States.

May Peace finally be yours.

Zann Zann Nelson is a researcher specializing in historical investigations, public speaker and award -winning freelance writer and columnist. She can be reached through the Culpeper Times, at M16439@aol.com or www. facebook.com/ZannsPlace.

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MUSICAL • Culpeper County High School presents "Mama Mia" Feb. 21-23. Snow dates set for Feb. 28-March 2.

more fluidity than most early musicals achieved. Songs by Rodgers and Hart – including "Isn't It Romantic" and "Mimi"– and an effervescent script filled with risqué innuendo are brought to life by Chevalier's saucy charm and MacDonald's angelic voice and beauty.

35mm archival film print. 95 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

CULPEPER FEBRUARY CHURCH GROUP • St.

Stephen’s Episcopal Church – Women’s Group The Order of Daughters of the King (DOK) is a spiritual sisterhood of women dedicated to a life of Prayer, Service and Evangelism, making a commitment to Jesus as our Savior, and following Him as Lord of their lives. Please contact us for more information. Address: 115 N. East St., Culpeper | Parking: 120 N. Commerce Street | 540-825-8786 | ssec@ststephensculpeper.net |www. ststephensculpeper.net.

REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH • Reformation Lutheran Church, 601 Madison Rd., Culpeper, Tuesdays, 12:30 pm: Lunch & Learn, Senior Pot-Luck Luncheon and Bible Study Thursdays, 12:15 pm: Adult & Senior Pot-Luck Luncheon and Bible Study

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LIVE MUSIC • Enjoy dinner or a drink to Culpeper’s Kate Hohman at Grass Rootes, 195 E.

LIVE MUSIC • Enjoy dinner or a drink to David Gilmore at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-7644229. No cover.

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CHURCH • Reformation Lutheran Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.

FILM • “Music and Lyrics”(Warner Bros., 2007) Hugh Grant stars in this romantic comedy as Alex Fletcher, a washed-up eighties pop star who was part of the fictional band PoP!, (inspired by Wham! and Duran Duran). He gets a chance to make a comeback when a reigning pop diva (Haley Bennett) asks him to write a song for her. Stuck on the song’s lyrics, he finds assistance from Sophie (Drew Barrymore), a house plant technician he has just met, and the two find they are in sync in more ways than just music.

The film features Grant performing “PoP! Goes My Heart” in a hilarious parody of 1980s-MTV style videos. Film critics remarked on the “surprisingly easy chemistry between Grant and Barrymore”(Jack Matthews, New York Daily News) and “undeniable adorability factor of each of the performers” (Stephen Hunter, Washington Post).

Rated PG-13. 35mm archival film print, 96 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

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FILM • “Love Me Tonight” (Paramount, 1932) According to director Rouben Mamoulian, Paramount executive Adolph Zukor hurried "Love Me Tonight" into production to keep two of his more expensive contract players, Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, from sitting idle.

If Mamoulian rushed, it doesn't show in what film historians consider one of the best and most original of 1930s musicals. By pre-recording the entire score, Mamoulian, who was influenced by the work of Ernst Lubitsch and Rene Clair, combined sound and image with

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Presbyterian Church will hold its Annual Pancake & Sausage Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Our “all you can eat” dinner, complete with homemade sausage and gravy, apples, and more, will be $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Youngsters under 5 will eat FREE. Extra “take home” sausage will be for sale. Proceeds will benefit local missions and youth programs. Please call 825-1079 for information.

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• Check your family’s swim skills before water recreation season starts. Powell Wellness Center will hold a free public swim skills assessment with certified American Red Cross instructors at the center’s indoor pool on Saturday, February 23, from 11:00 am-noon.

Participants in the swim skills assessment will receive a 10 percent discount on swim lesson registration for Powell’s spring lesson sessions (Feb-March & April-May). Skills assessment participants are welcome to stay and enjoy the pool during the family swim session from noon-2:00pm (fee $5/adult, $3/child; children must be accompanied by an adult). Contact: PWC aquatics manager Stacey Aucoin, 540-445-5383 or saucion@ culpeperwellness.org

PANCAKE DINNER • Mitchells

Presbyterian Church will hold its Annual Pancake & Sausage Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Our “all you can eat” dinner, complete with homemade sausage and gravy, apples, and more, will be $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Youngsters under 5 will eat FREE. Extra “take home” sausage will be for sale. Proceeds will benefit local missions and youth programs. Please call 825-1079 for information.

FILM • “Akeelah and the Bee” (Lionsgate, 2006) In this family-friendly inspirational underdog story, eleven-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is determined to spell her way out of South Los Angeles and make it to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. With a supportive tutor coaching her, Akeelah may even show her pessimistic mother (Angela Bassett) she has what it takes to win.

Written and directed by Doug Atchison the cast also features Laurence Fishburne and Curtis Armstrong. The National Board of Review elected “Akeelah and the Bee” one of the top ten independent films produced in 2006. Among the many awards and nominations the film received were five NAACP Image Awards nominations, winning Outstanding Writing for a Feature Film and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for Keke Palmer. Rated PG. 35mm archival film print, 112 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

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outspoken high school student who wants to get out of Brooklyn and into medical school; she is determined to be seen as more than just another girl on the train that takes her to Manhattan.

Writer, director, and producer Leslie Harris shot her debut film “Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.” on 16mm film in 17 days with a shoestring budget of $130,000. The film was made with grants from the American Film Institute, National Endowment for the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, and the Jerome Foundation, and went on to win the Special Jury Prize at Sundance. Harris described her independent feature as “a film Hollywood dared not to do” and as a coming of age film from a young black woman’s point of view. The film also stars Kevin Thigpen and Ebony Jerido. * No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian.

35mm archival film print. 92 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

FEB. 24

BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM

• Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association Women's Auxiliary invites you to the 42nd Annual Black History Program on Sunday, February 24, 2019, 3:30 p.m.

Guests include Taryn Weaver with her unique and captivating impersonation of Harriet Tubman, Music by Dynamic Praise, of Northern Virginia, led by Min. Patricia Lespoir, and Rock Church Liturgical Dancers.

Tickets are $5/advance for adults, $7/ door, and $1/school age students. For tickets or more information, contact ticket chairperson, 540-661-2013 (cell) or Email: nb_roberts@msn.com. Proceeds from the event go towards home and foreign missions and scholarships. website: www.waylandblueridge.org.

CHURCH • St. Stephen’s

Episcopal Church - Join us in Worship. We offer three Holy Communion Services each week: Sunday at 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., Childcare from 9 a.m.– 12 p.m. Wednesday Centering Prayer at 11 a.m. followed by Healing and Holy Communion at 12 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church: Address: 115 N. East St., Culpeper | Parking: 120 N. Commerce Street | 540825-8786 | www.ststephensculpeper.net |ststephensculpeper.net.

BINGO • Mid-Day Lions Sunday

Night Bingo. Help support local groups with a fun night of games. Held at Pepper’s Grill located at 791 Madison Road in Culpeper

(by Best Western). Doors open at 5 p.m. Games begin at 6:30 p.m. Three progressives each night, $1,000 jackpot.

CHURCH • Join Mountain View

Community Church this for Sunday, Feb 24: "Dollars & Sense: Dirty Generosity" Worship Service with children’s ministry. Live Stream available at 10 a.m. via our website www.mountainviewcc.net. Children's programs available for birth - 5th grade.

We are located at 16088 Rogers Road, behind Brusters Icecream. Small groups also meet throughout the week. 540727-0297.

JAZZ CONCERT • Please join

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Culpeper, at 4 p.m. for a lively concert performed by The St. George Jazz Ensemble. The concert series is free and open to the public and there will be an opportunity to donate.

Please join us and bring a friend to enjoy this acclaimed group from The Blue Ridge School. For information, call 540825-8786.

CHURCH • Beulah Baptist

Church, 9297 Eggbornsville Road, Rixeyville, VA will celebrate Black History Month. This year’s theme is Sharing Our History. Each Sunday, BBC Mass choir will be singing songs from the African American Heritage Hymnal. On Sunday, February 24th, at 11:00 a.m., The The BBC Youth Ministry will present “Hold My Mule” skit On Wednesday nights, Pastor Pitts hosts a call-in Bible study from 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Free Dial-in (302) 202-1118; access code 862090. For more information, please contact Sister Michelle Hutcherson at (540) 936-5563 or email at bbc9297@gmail.com.

MARCH 2

MARDI GRAS DOWNTOWN

• Laissez les bon temps rouler!

On March 2, join the excitement of Mardi Gras in Downtown Culpeper, Virginia brought to you

by Culpeper Renaissance, Inc.!

Fun for the entire family including: live music, performing artists, wagon rides, New Orleans inspired food, crafts for children, strolling costumed performers, and face painting. Enjoy the traditions of Mardi Gras with beads and masks for all. Explore Historic Downtown Culpeper, while experiencing all that the Culpeper Downtown Carnival has to offer: eat savory, shop, listen, learn, and eat sweet for your chance at an amazing Downtown Gift Basket! Entry cards along with the schedule of events are located in shops and restaurants throughout the downtown district, so

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Want your event to appear in the Culpeper Times What's Happening expanded regional weekend calendar? Email editor Jeff Say at jsay@ culpepertimes.com.

be certain to pick one up today. Enjoy all day in-store specials with downtown’s many unique specialty shops opening at 10 AM. Restaurants will serve up delicious Mardi Gras themed specials from sweet French Quarter beignets and King Cake, to savory gumbo and po’ boys that is sure to please. Keep up with the latest Downtown Culpeper Carnival information at www.facebook.com/ culpepercarnival or contact Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. at 540-825-4416 or visit www.culpeperdowntown.com.

MARCH 11

PUBLIC HEARING ON SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET •

The Culpeper County School Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed fiscal 2020 budget for Culpeper County Public Schools on Monday, March 11,at 5:30 p.m. at the County Administration Office, 302 N. Main Street. Parents and citizens are encouraged to provide input regarding their views of the educational needs of our students and priorities of our school division.

MARCH 15

THE JEWELL BOXX CONCERTS •The Jewell Boxx,

located on Main Street Culpeper, is kicking off its spring concerts with Kate Hohman at 7:30 p.m., a talented singer-songwriter and winner of the 2018 Culpeper Has Talent. Kate is a performer who moves her audiences through her heartfelt artistry and storytelling abilities. Join us at the Jewell Boxx for an evening of exceptional live music. Visit jewellboxx. com for tickets and more details.

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What’s Happening EVENTS FOR CULPEPER, FAUQUIER, MADISON, ORANGE AND RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTIES

RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY FEB. 22 RAPPCATS FUNDRAISER • Please join RappCats 6 to 9 p.m. at Griffin Tavern located at 659 Zachary Taylor Highway in Flint Hill, Virginia. It will be a fun evening for a wonderful cause. Unwind at the end of the week with your friends and make a positive difference in the community. Cash and check tips at the bar and 10% of the dinner sales during this fundraiser will go to RappCats to support rescue efforts, help with vet bills for rescued cats and kittens, and fund a community based spay and neuter program. In 2018 RappCats rescued a record number of kittens. The need for funding is great. RappCats, a private, nonprofit operated by volunteers and funded through donations, provides assistance to neglected, abused, abandoned, injured, and homeless cats and kittens throughout Rappahannock County. For more information please contact RappCats at 540.987.6050 or rappcats@rappcats.org.

FEB. 23

SCRABBLE SCHOOL EVENT

• During WWII the Tuskegee Airmen had one of the finest combat records in military aviation history and helped change our nation. Richard Baugh will discuss the Tuskegee Airmen, their history and wartime feats, as well as the Tuskegee-Rosenwald connection at the Scrabble School Feb. 2, at 1 :30 p..m. Snow date of Feb. 23 at 1:30 p.m. The Scrabble School is located at 111 Scrabble Road, Castleton. He also will share the accomplishments of his father, Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Howard Baugh, who received many awards, including the French Legion of Honor. On display will be personal memorabilia and artifacts, as well as a replica of the life-sized statue of Colonel Baugh that was unveiled recently at the Black History Museum of Virginia in Richmond.

Richard Baugh is the youngest of three sons of Col. Baugh. He is the financial secretary of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.

raw panic spreads like a virus among the senior members of the Council of Ministers as they scramble to maintain order, weed out the competition, and, ultimately, take power. In the end, who will prevail after the death of Stalin? Cost is $6. There will be popcorn, candy and water available for purchase.

MARCH 3 WONDERS OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL: •

Adwela & the Uprising will play at the Little Washington Theatre Feb. 23. and treasurer of the Howard Baugh Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. For more information, contact SSPF President Nan Butler Roberts, President at 540-661-2013; nb_ roberts@msn.com.

CONCERT • The nationally touring and award-winning reggae band from Virginia, Adwela & the Uprising, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington. Adwela’s soul stirring lyrics and unique sound led the group to be named Best New Artist in 2015

by Virginia Reggae. They have since blossomed with several national tours under their belt. They have had the honor of playing with legendary reggae artist Ziggy Marley, Johnny Osbourne and Winston Jarrett.

Tickets: $25 Adults, $10 Under 18.

For ticket information email: Info@ LittleWashingtonTheatre.com or phone 540-675-1253.

SHRIMP AND OYSTER DINNER • Amissville Volunteer

Fire and Rescue will be having their All You Can Eat Shrimp and Oyster Dinner from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at their station. Adults $40 with advance tickets, $50 at the door, kids ages 4-12 $20 for seafood, $10 kids ages 4-12 for hotdogs, 3 and under are free. Soft drinks included, serving oyster stew, hush puppies, cole slaw and hotdogs, etc. There will be a back sale and 50-50 raffle. For tickets, contact Connie Compton at 540-5225411 or Bonnie Bower at 540-347-7978, or purchase at the door for an extra fee.

TALENT SHOW • Rappahannock Clergy Association will host a Spaghetti Dinner/Talent Show at the Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church in Sperryville, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Planned as a fundraiser to support community ministry in Rappahannock County, all proceeds from the event will help fund the local ministry of Montse Vittitow who works directly with county residents in need. While the dinner is free and there is no cost of admission to attend this evening of food, fun, and fellowship, the RCA will be accepting cash, checks, and credit card contributions, and hopes all who attend will be generous in their donations to this worthy cause. Those who cannot be there on Saturday night may still contribute to this worthy cause: checks should be made payable to the Rappahannock Benevolent Fund with a notation of “community ministry” on the memo line, and mailed to the Washington Baptist Church, P.O. Box 209, Washington, VA 22747.

MARCH 1 MOVIE • "The Death of Stalin," at the Little Washington Theater, Washington, at 7 p.m.

In early-1953 Moscow, under the Great Terror's heavy cloak of state paranoia, the everwatchful Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, collapses unexpectedly of a brain hemorrhage. Inevitably, when his body is discovered the following morning, a frenetic surge of

The Rappahannock Historical Society and Happy Camper Equipment present “Wonders of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia” at 2 p.m. at the Sperryville Fire Department. Come hike with Lauralee Bliss as she takes you along the 600 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia going North to Grayson Highlands and the wild ponies, McAfee Knob, the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah National Park. For more information, call 540-675-1163 or email Happy Camper at info@ happycamperequipment.com.

NATURE CAMP MEETING

• Rapp Nature Camps Perennial Campers will meet at 4 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library, Washington. This initial meeting is free, and you will have the option to sign up for springtime nature outings for adults. Lyt Wood, camp director, will give an overview of upcoming events and a short presentation on bird language, as it relates to our special approach to nature observation. For information, call 540-987-9530 or email rappnaturecamp@gmail.com

ORANGE COUNTY MARCH 5-6 AARP CHAPER 5239 MOTORCOACH TRIPS •

PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW AND LONGWOOD GARDENS March 5-6, 2019 includes motorcoach, hotel, full breakfast, admissions. Price: $337 per person double occupancy Deposit: $50 p/p. For more information or flyer contact Barbara 540 972-4651 or wisecruiser@hotmail.com

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Culpeper Times • April 30-May 6, 2015

VIEWS The Yardand Sale Queen Fleeting random thoughts in bloom

Culpeper Times • July 9-15, 2015

Car buying made simpler

There are For the Raise yourpast hand times when you weeks, ifseveral you enjoy car start thinking the Yard Sale shopping? about things you Queen has been OK, I will raise have seen or read putting on her mine. dance moves in and question what Several months the form of a those things ago, the Yard Sale Happy Dance.

Recently, I Queen and I spent Spring, with have had a few several weekendsof its warming those fleeting driving aroundand car temperatures, random thoughts. lots looking for a notI promised only turns small, economical the everything green SUV to replace Yard Sale Queen, my sweetie and the but also the 2008 Fordsignals Escape thatbeginning getting significant other, that Iwas would steer of (drum roll, please) yard salecare some age onchaotic it. It was well taken clear of the political climate in season. of, but theSuffice miles were showing from all Virginia. it to say that all that The Yard Queen has those trips to Sale Charlottesville foraUVa. political upheaval is disconcerting broad smile on her face and a joysporting and bounce grossevents. understatement. ous in her closed step. She longs We tried visiting car However, there was It onesimply billlots on for this time of year.

Sunday so you can actually get out of workingget its way through the General doesn’t better than yard your car andany leisurely walk around, Assembly that caught my attention. It sales for her. look inside and suffer sticker shock. is really acar case correctness For those ofofuspolitical who get But some dealers are don’t getting excited about yard sales, gone awry. smarter or perhaps greedier,Spring opening simply means time to cut grass, Letdays me start by explaining that seven a week. sneezing, watery eyes, sore I wear hearing aids.

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A few weeks Monitoring System.

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THE EDITOR tions off to Meanwhile, I was left to toil with my neighbors, cleaning up the neighborhood, picking up trash and stumbling in the mud up to Iknees am writing tostormwater thank Warrenton myYour in the recent VIEWS article inpond the residents for sharing the true plucking trash tossed byon! people Culpeper Times was spot You meaningtrash of Christmas with children without cans. brought athis level of maturity and in The needYard past holiday season.

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A much like Civil War soldiers watching “impaired,” which talks about aDouble few more miles we were at for enemystate, movements.

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The Yard Sale Queen noted how see many.

Don’t get me wrong, being visually fast I was getting in and out of the car Two weeks ago, I had a very athearing my age. or limited isn’t something unhappy Yard Sale Queen.

She thatAlthough any of usSundays want. are better for had to work.

It may be the first sticker price looking, Saturday was of But political correctness has really many Saturdays her company will OK, when car shopping in Front Royal. taken over. force her to work, similar to last The Yard Sale Queen suggested When people come to the house summer. driving there.

So off we went.on The and see the closed captioning shefamily-owned got to go to my about firstLast stopyear, wastell the Chevy TV, I jokingly them, “I am closed six yard sales.

It’s not a good thing dealership. captioned forgets the unhappy hearing impaired.” when she because We walked around the lot looking I may beyard one ofsale. the few who isn’t she can’t The pretty at window stickers and peering inside offended to be classified as hearing smile issmall replaced annot ugly several SUVs.by I’m surefrown. what impaired, butdeals, it see is a inside fact. thefor clothes grandwe Finding expected to car.

After kids andhave even her daughter is a Surely the General Assembly has all, cars a steering wheel and passion with her. more important things to consider, seats.

Last Saturday, we headed to likeFor adjusting the commonwealth’s almost 10 minutes, we walked Hagerstown for our annual trek to see some of my old classmates from high school.

It wasAmerican our 49th by I am British by birth, class reunion, although I am not choice. suffering from poverty, children sure the significance of that other Served over 52 war, yearsdisease in the US natural disasters, and th than it is after the 48 and before Army so my loyalty to this great famine. th the 50 is. firm, as is my wife's. The Nation These giftsYard bringSale smiles In thesimple past, the Queen (national) flag willthe toConfederate the faces of children around has found some really good neighcontinue flying at Goodwood alongside world. borhood sales to occupy the flag ofyard the United States 24/7her Packed with fun toys, school time, while I listen to the radio or in honorand of Mrs. Reed's ancestors supplies hygiene items, these read a newspaper. who fought for the Confederacy and giftsEven bringthough joy anditare a tangible cold and their absolute right was to dissent.

And, expression of God’s love. overcast, there were more yardon the Southern Cross will be flown Since 1993, Operation sales than expected.

She found General Lee's birthday inChristmas honor of all kindshas of clothes her grand kids.

Child collectedfor and delivered Meanwhile, I listened to the more than 157 million gift-filled radio and read newspapers. shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories.

It’s not too late for people to Wally aBunker is a freelance contributor make difference.

Though dropwith the Culpeper Times.

You may off locations serving Warrenton

tax code to coincide with the recent around.

No salesman in sight.

I federal changes regarding deductions thought maybe the business was and such. Maybe not. closed, but I could see people sitting Shifting gears. As many readers at desks inside. What were they know I am aHere die-hard thinking?

I amUniversity looking at of cars, Virginia sports fans.

The Yard Sale and they are inside – waiting.

Queen and Ithe have season for When Yard Sale tickets Queen started football, women’s soccer and men’s toward the showroom door, a young and women’s basketball. man came out, introduced himself and We attended a recent asked if he could help. women’s It was so low game – the team isn’t key, I almost fainted.doing very well He explained that this dealership this year.

The first-year coach has business He said andoes overall losingdifferently. record as well as a he was salaried on commission. losing record inand the not ACC. He also said she the made so-called A comment at a“processing press fee” was $195, unlike the almost conference following a 52-42 loss to$600 pureForest profit made processing feesswivel at other Wake my head dealers. like Linda Blair’s in the movie “The I drove the bright red Chevy Trax, Exorcist.” and loved the handling and mileage “Well, I have to say that this game rating. Long story short, the low key, looks different if we make shots,” she no hard sell, deal was done. The Yard said, a straight Salewith Queen thinks face. the Trax is cute.

Say what?

Of course, you make Cute? How is 3,300ifpounds of shots and score more points thanStylish, your metal, glass and plastic cute? opponent the game will look different. maybe, but what do I know?

Which bringsthe menew to comments She liked Trax so much made by men’s head coach she suggested giving theTony red Trax to Bennett embarrassing her – itfollowing was her the favorite color – and buying ruby metallic red one – 74-54 lossme by ahis number 1 ranked my and favorite color.1 seed in last year’s Hoos number Three weeks later, we bought a NCAA Tournament to number 16 seed second Trax in Culpeper, but she UMBC. refuses trade herwhipped, newly purchased “We gottoour butts that ruby oneclose,” for my bright red one. was notred even said Bennett, Fickleno woman. making excuses.

I do know one thing with all this “But we got thoroughly outplayed, car buying, I didn’t feel like a baby seal did not play well…I don’t know what or road kill. to say, but that was a thorough buttAnd we are making Trax. whippin’.”

Just aBunker few random thoughts from Wally is a freelance contributor someone whose hearing has gone a bit with the Culpeper Times. You may reach south. him at wallybunker@outlook.com

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November 2019, anyone can still you for your wisdom pack Thank a personalized shoebox gift and your courage. online at samaritanspurse.org/ buildonline.

Anthony T. Reed, Sr. Information about year-round Colonel, AUS, Ret volunteer opportunities can also USAR Ambassador Emeritus be found at samaritanspurse.org/ Senior Fellow, International volunteerwithOCC. Strategic Studies Association Thank you again to everyone who Culpeper participated in this global project— many who do so year after year.

These simple gifts send a message to children worldwide that they are loved and not forgotten.

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Malignant - and Maligned - ‘Richard III’ Today’s advice: When your bread is buttered by the Tudors, don’t write nice things about their enemies not even their dead enemies.

Shakespeare understood this.

His “Richard III”, loosely designated a “History play”, features his first truly villainous leading character, the eponymous Richard.

After all, what playwright would dare suggest that his queen was descended from anything less than heroes who had saved the realm from a shockingly brutal despot? But there was Elizabeth I’s grandfather, Henry VII, who had a tenuous claim to the throne at best.

The blacker the Richard, the better the Henry.

Good story, not good history.

“Richard III” is not just the fictionalized chronicle of how one ambitious king slashed a bloody path to the throne but could not secure it. It is a heavily cautionary tale for all times, a reminder to the credulous and optimistic among us of the uniquely human “desire to believe the best when the worst is evident.”

Throngs of such people stand culpably behind every tyrant in history, and Shakespeare has his own Richard commenting with delight on the gullibility that works in his favor. (Lenin called them “useful idiots.”)

Director David Muse hopes to exploit the extreme darkness and death in the script. Unfortunately, it doesn’t translate into the desired effect.

Before we hear about the winter of our discontent, we see the set.

Scene designer Debra Booth’s stage is as repellant as it is puzzling. Grey cinder block, rusty pipes, metal doors, dripping water stains – is it the basement of a factory? No wait, there’s a gigantic operation theatre light hanging from the ceiling. A hospital? Which means that murders aren’t carried out in violent 15th century style, but with victims strapped down on gurneys. The occasional change of scene never transcends these grimy surroundings.

I get that the reign of Richard was grim with underpinnings of paranoia; putting it on a stage where we don’t want to be for five minutes, much less two and half hours, is not an effective way to do it.

Adding to the unavoidable sense

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Maggie Lawrence

COURTESY PHOTO BY SCOTT SUCHMAN

Sandra Shipley stars as the Duchess of York, Matthew Rauch as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, John Keabler as Sir William Catesby, David Bishins as Sir Richard Ratcliffe and Sam Midwood as Lord Lovell in Richard the Third.

Want to go?

What: Richard III Where: Shakespeare Theatre Co., Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW, Washington, D.C. Call: (202) 547-1122 or visit ShakespeareTheatre. org Playing through March 10 of reach exceeding grasp is the device of back players sharpening knives in rhythm, and occasionally whole lines of figures slapping their chests and pounding sticks.

Some “cool ideas” just don’t work in practice, and this one comes dangerously close to a cliché of amateur drama.

The occasional heavy pounding of rock music doesn’t help the impression.

Not all is lost. The purest light is the performance of Matthew Rauch as the maligned – and malignant - Richard. Wearing a brace and carrying a cane as a nod to his disability (which was actually scoliosis) he is strong enough to be seen for the leader he was, and charismatic enough to explain the successful seduction of Lady Anne (Cara Ricketts) over the body of her dead husband, the Prince of Wales.

The doomed Clarence (Cody Nickell) has a simplicity and trust that makes his betrayal hard to watch. Having no reason to suspect his perfidious brother of sponsoring the arrest, his certainty that Richard will free him creates a lead-

weighted irony.

Nowhere does the exasperating optimism of peacemaking ring more soundly than when the ailing King Edward IV (David Bishins) attempts to make his own faction reconcile with the Woodvilles, his wife’s ambitious family. Like children on a playground being forced to hiss their apologies through clenched teeth, they give the king what he wants and no one, except maybe Jimmy Carter, could be expected to believe that this pact will last.

The treachery and murders continue. A wildly mournful Queen Margaret, (Lizan Mitchell) widow of Henry VI, enters like a vengeful Cassandra, full of curses and predictions (some of which were difficult to hear). This is the Mother of All Women Scorned, and many will have reason to recall her words before it’s over.

The betrayal of Buckingham (strong performance by Christopher McFarland) who stood by the king as the most solid of confidantes and fellow schemers – up to but not including the murder of the princes in the Tower – signals the rapid unravelling of the increasingly paranoid king. Denied rewards once promised, Buckingham defects, is captured and executed.

And then there is Henry Tudor, soon to be Henry VII, carrying the weight of a nation seeking deliverance. It is not Evelyn Spahr’s

fault or any comment on her acting ability that she was cast as the future king, but it was a mistake.

Gender and race flexibility have become a norm in theatre, but this example is a large speed bump to the audience’s investment in the story. Mr. Muse should find some other script with which to be daring and modern.

Sad to say, Murell Horton’s costumes are as muddled in concept as the set. Shades of grey are understandable. Navy officers’ uniforms are not. Other than the monochromatic dullness, nothing unifies them in place or time.

A few moments find their mark.

The visitation of the ghosts of Richard’s victims the night before Bosworth Field is moderately chilling, but by this time, the chest slapping and stick pounding are gratuitous.

Richard III, the only English king to die in battle, is also the only one to have his own posthumous society dedicated to defending his name; however, “Richard III” is concerned with Tudor truth. Unfortunately, truth, half-truth, lies, and slander all go down the same rusty pipes in this ambitious but ultimately unsatisfying production.

Maggie Lawrence is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association.

She is a retired English and drama teacher.

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By Jeff Say Culpeper Times Staff Writer Culpeper resident Tina Freitas announced Saturday her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Virginia Senate 24th District seat.

Her announcement pits her against longtime senator Emmett Hanger, who has held the 24th District seat since 1996.

Freitas, the wife of Del. Nick Freitas (R-30th District), said it’s time for change in the District - which encompasses Augusta County, Rockingham County, Staunton, Culpeper County, Waynesboro, Greene County and Madison County.

Hanger first became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1983, when she was four.

“Emmett Hanger is a nice man, my desire is not to drive him out of office, my hope is that he will see that is time for the next generation to step up and defend our district,” Tina Freitas said, speaking to a group of more than 100 at Prince Michel Winery on Saturday morning. “We need someone with conviction, resolve and energy to uphold it against the onslaught bills from the extreme left designed to control us, deprive us of our rights and the fruits of our labor.”

Hanger has faced opposition from the Republican party due to his open support of Medicare expansion in Virginia.

“There doesn’t seem to be an aspect of our lives that is safe from meddling politicians,” Tina Freitas said. “I’ll never understand how politicians can find our principles so essential to getting elected, then quickly abandoning them when it comes to legislating.”

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Tina Freitas, right, speaks to supporters following her announcement that she will run for the Republican nomination for the Virgnia Senate 24th District. ernment intervention.

“I remember the hardship of tax season every year for my parents that worked so hard to provide for us,” she said. “It seemed every time we turned around there was the government to take a large portion of what my parents worked so hard to earn.

“This is why I’m passionate about keeping our government limited and taxes low,” she said.

“Even as a child I knew it was wrong for the government to plunder people to maintain its massive appetite for spending.”

An active member in the Culpeper County Republican Committee, she is a past president of the Founding Fathers Republican Women and has volunteered on many Republican campaigns.

Despite seeing what the atmosphere can be like first hand through her husband, she said she is resolved to make a difference for her three children.

“It’s a bit intimidating, but let’s face it you only live once but when you see something needs done and no one else is stepping up to do it, it’s time for you to be motivated and get it done,” Tina said. “It’s hard of course, but things worth doing are always hard.”

A mother of two young daughters, and a son, she said that the #metoo movement isn’t just for liberals.

“I do believe that we need more strong, female voices speaking up for women in this country, that don’t tell them everything they

can accomplish in life is through the government,” Tina Freitas said. “I believe women can do things on our own, because we are equal.”

Introducing her Saturday morning, Nick Freitas recalled knowing the moment he met her in ninth grade that she had a strong set of morals and values - and that has guided them throughout their lives.

“The thing that has always amazed me about Tina is that she had this innate sense of justice and right and wrong,” Nick Freitas said. “There has not been a single day that I haven’t been impressed with her character, her ability, her intelligence.”

More about her campaign is available at www.tina4va.com.

Greta Weeks chosen as 2018 Unsung Legal Hero by Virginia Lawyers Weekly Contributed report Greta Weeks, paralegal with Walker Jones, PC in Warrenton, was one of only 43 legal professionals chosen throughout Virginia to receive the 2018 Unsung Legal Heroes Award. She was one of only 18 paralegals statewide recognized with this award.

Virginia Lawyers Weekly honors law firm employees who have

consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty, often behind the scenes.

This award is reserved for Virginia’s most talented and dedicated legal support professionals.

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Greta has worked in the legal arena for 45 years in almost every aspect of the field. She was selected for this award for her exceptional legal skills, unmatched compassion and kindness with clients, and willingness to help other attorneys and staff members whenever needed. Greta makes a positive difference in the lives of everyone around her. In her free time Greta enjoys time with fam-

ily and friends, gardening, hiking, and canoeing.

With offices in Old Town Warrenton and historic Washington, Virginia, Walker Jones, PC has provided a broad scope of legal services to clients throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area for more than 40 years.

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Keynote presenter Dr. John R. Clark, a plant breeder and distinguished professor of horticulture at the University Arkansas, will speak on blackberry varieties. Dr. Clark has developed more than 50 varieties of various fruits and has cooperative breeding activities at several locations in the United States, Europe, Mexico, South America and Australia. Dr. Bernadine Strik, a horticulture and Extension berry crops specialist at Oregon State University, will speak about the basics of blueberry production.

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Culpeper County Sheriff's Office: Feb. 6-13 Following are the county police reports from Feb. 6-13.

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Feb. 6 Steven Lee Marcoux, 29, 1200 block Roys Lane, Culpeper, failure to appear Lyndon Burle Cole Jr., 28, 1900 block Meadow Lark Drive, Culpeper, assault and battery - family member Christopher Allen Patterson, 27, 300 block Belleview Ave., Orange, probation violation on felony charge Jonathan Glen Feeney Sr., 37, 7300 block Crockett Ave., Rapidan, obtaining money by false pretenses Feb. 7 Kevin T. Harvey, 39, 21000 block Yellow Bottom Road, Lignum,

possession of schedule I, II controlled substance, possession of marijuana Silas Amos Bowles, 30, 500 block Southridge Parkway, Culpeper, failure to comply with support obligation Joseph Patrick Beddow, 47, 19000 block Mount Dumpling Road, Brandy Station, trespass after being forbidden to do so Feb. 8 Amber Elizabeth Burke, 35, 8000 block Ashland Ave., Manassas, probation violation on misdemeanor charge Feb. 9 Rodney Jay Mills, 56, 15000 block Alther Lane, Culpeper, driving under the influence of alcohol Kendrick Demetrick Reaves, 26, 400 block E. Chandler St., Culpeper, concealed weapon: carry

Feb. 10 Orrah Elizabeth Shultz, 25, 15000 block Covey Circle, Amissville, contempt of court Keenan Rahmand Wilson, 26, 6000 block Maxwell Drive, Suitland, Md., possession of marijuana Gerald Rodney Shepard, 40, 11000 block Beale Branch Lane, Remington, revocation of pretrial Feb. 12 Robert John Sill, 60, 9000 block Whitestone Court, Culpeper, violate protective orders Helen Marie Banks, 49, 10000 block Keyes Lane, Rixeyville, possession of schedule I, II controlled substance Feb. 13 Kirstie Jo Fincham, 32, 9000 block General Widner Road, Rapidan, probation violation on felony charge

James Ronall Howard Age: 67, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 6-1/235 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 1768 Birch Dr., Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: 1st Offender Alcohol Violation Felony.

Justin William Taylor Age: 26, White/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 6-2/185 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 1164 Sperryville Pk., Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: (2) counts of Probation Violation on Felony Charge, Fail to Appear on Felony Charge and Bail/Peace Release.

Paris Hampton White Jr. Age: 24, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 6-2/175 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 5896 Riverbend Ln., Reva, Va. Wanted for: Contempt of Court.

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Culpeper Town Police: Feb. 11-17 Following are the police reports from Feb. 11-17. Reports are provided by the law enforcement agency listed and do not imply guilt, however are the charges placed by the police department.

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Feb. 11 Leroy Wayne Bright, 34, 100 block Bowler Lane, Orange, contempt of court, General District Court Kirstie Jo Fincham, 32, 9200 block General Winder Road, Rapidan, probation violation Crystal D. Williams, 38, 600 block Willis Lane, Culpeper, driving with suspended or revoked license Carlos Daniel Yanez Luna, 19, 6400 block Beales Court, Bealeton, possession of marijuana

Feb. 14 Charvez Ray Robinson, 30, 24000 block Revercomb Road, Lignum, monument: intentional damage Irene Luellen Faulkner, 30, 200 block Wolford St., Culpeper, trespass after being forbidden to do so, driving with suspended or revoked license India Alizah Robinson, 19, 100 block Elm St., Culpeper, possession of marijuana, trespass after being forbidden to do so Martin Mancio-Garcia,39, 10000 block Tower Road, Unionville, revocation of suspended sentence and probation

Feb. 12 Elias Moises Samoyoa, 18, 300 block Lafayette Drive, Culpeper, sale, distribute marijuana Ashley Nicole Johnson, 31, 100 block S. West St., Culpeper, possession of marijuana Feb. 13 Danarik Kimm Holland, 26, 200 block E. Piedmont St., Culpeper, larceny: second conviction Joseph Resse Springer Jr., 30, 10000

Feb. 15 Artayvia Shapree Baker, 22, 100 block Ash St., Culpeper, contempt of court Irene Luellen Faulkner, 30, 200 block Wolford St., Culpeper, prisoner - make, procure, possess unlawful chemical compound, possession of controlled substances Stephanie Danielle Uddin, 36, 800 block Runnel Court, Charlottesville, failure to appear, contempt of court

Amber Leigh Aliff, 38, 1900 block Tall Pines Road, Melbourne, abuse and neglect of children, possession of controlled substances Edu Ismael Vazquez-Aguilar, 29, 600 block Clubhouse Way, Culpeper, assault and battery - family member, drunk in public, profane language Destry Clark Wing, 20, 400 block Kearns Drive, Culpeper, assault and battery - family member Jamir Zakee Ruffin, 25, 500 block First St., Culpeper, possession of marijuana Kristine Belle Jones, 21, 8500 block Springs Drive, Warrenton, possession of marijuana Feb. 16 Tiffany Lynne Bright, 18, 1200 block Belle Ave., Culpeper, assault and battery, robbery Feb. 17 Robert Edward Bland Jr., 38, 900 block Virginia Ave., Culpeper, assault and battery - simple (two counts) Shaylah Michelle Porter, 22, 700 block Belle Court, Culpeper, concealment, price alter merchandise Joseph Sanford Burns II, 27, 14000 block Catalpa Drive, Culpeper, revocation of suspended sentence and probation (two counts)

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Answers to Last Week’s Sudoku:

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