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A routine annual physical examination is an opportunity to gain clarity about your health as you start to monitor it more closely.

Examinations help prevent minor problems from escalating and your medical practitioners can typically complete one in less than 30 minutes. Better yet, annual physicals are covered 100 percent by health insurance policies as preventative services. Corbin recommends that every 40-something woman have the following tests and screenings done during their physicals.

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Culpeper Wellness seeks applicants for grants Culpeper Wellness Foundation has announced that it will award $115,000 in grants for health and wellness projects serving Culpeper, Madison and Orange counties. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 24, at 5 p.m.

Applicants can request funding up to $10,000 to support projects or activities that will be completed by March 31, 2021. Volunteer members of the Foundation’s Community Grants Advisory Board will review the applications and determine which requests are funded. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by May 31.

Grant recipients must be organizations recognized as taxexempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or be a school, municipality or other subdivision of government. Organizations that do not have public charity status may apply for grants if a public charity acts as a fiscal sponsor.

“The Foundation’s mission is to improve health and promote wellness in Culpeper, Madison and Orange counties,” states Shari Landry, President of Culpeper Wellness Foundation. “The Healthy Living Grants Program allows us to support the efforts of local nonprofits that are passionate about making our communities healthier and stronger.

We are pleased that the Foundation’s Board approved an increase in funding this year and look forward to supporting projects throughout the three counties.”

In 2019, Healthy Living Grants were awarded to thirteen organizations including: Aging Together, Boys and Girls Clubs in Madison and Orange, Culpeper MidDay Lions, Culpeper Winter Heat Shelter, Friends of the Culpeper County Library, Hero’s Bridge, LOW Fire & Rescue, Orange County Free Clinic, Piedmont Regional Dental Clinic, RAPPU, Inc., Reva Vol. Fire & Rescue, Services to Abused Families and Sex, Drugs & God. The Healthy Living Grant Program guidelines and application instructions will be posted on the Foundation’s website www. culpeperwellnessfoundation.org.

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Last Saturday at Culpeper Baptist Church, Culpeper Youth hosted Young People Saving Lives, an event focused on raising awareness about substance abuse and mental health.

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School Board asks for $100 million budget

By Pat Fitzgerald For the Culpeper Times The Culpeper County School Board voted Monday night to ask the Board of Supervisors for an operating budget exceeding $100 million for fiscal 2021.

But even with a budget that seeks $100,394,554 for operating and food services functions, as well as a 2% pay increase for teachers and other personnel, some workers could see their paychecks actually decrease next year.

That’s because the Culpeper County Public Schools’ medical insurance plan is expected to see a double-digit increase. Workers could end up paying 11% more out of their pockets for their annual plans, said Culpeper County Schools Superintendent Anthony S. Brads said.

When school administration started the budget process, however, the district was looking at taking on a potential 31% premium increase, Brads noted. After working with its carrier, Anthem was still looking at a 26% increase. That was eventually whittled down to 21%. In addition, CCPS was able to work out a deal with the county where it would help

pay for nearly half that increase, leaving workers on the hook for an 11% increase.

Between the Anthem premium increases, as well as increases in contributions to the Virginia Retirement System, Culpeper County Public Schools is looking at paying almost $2.2 million more for those services in fiscal 2021.

While most workers won’t be affected, some could see their paychecks go down next year depending on their pay scale and position — but not as many who would have taken a hit when the process first began.

“Their pocketbooks would have seen less take home, even with the pay increase,” Brads told the School Board Monday night, adding: “We’re absolutely very cognizant of that as the administration was preparing and recommending changes.”

“Hopefully this plan mitigates the opportunity for somebody to be … upside down … with the increase in salary and increase in premium,” he said. “This is not ideal, but it’s a better situation. It’s not a great situation for our employees, it’s a better solution.”

The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors will have the final say

on the schools’ budget. Supervisors continue to hold budget work sessions with department heads, and will advertise their budget and tax rate at the beginning of April.

A final vote on the county budget, which includes school funding, will take place in May. It won’t be until the county approves the schools’ budget before workers know the final price tag on their premiums. “The employees know this is coming, through leadership, principals [and] roundtables,” Brads said. “They know that their out-of-pocket has gone from a potential exposure of 31% to 26% to even last week [at 21%].”

He noted that Culpeper County Public Schools has to remain competitive against 10 other school districts, both large and small. “If your benefits happen to be less attractive, that’s a problem with recruitment, that’s a problem with retention,” Brads said. “We think this is a reasonable approach of trying to do the compensation increase and … try to mitigate the increase in health insurance.”

With a projected 2% increase in pay, based on what the General Assembly is expected to approve for all teachers statewide, the starting sal-

ary for a Culpeper County teacher will be about $45,000.

Brads is also recommending that the district hire 15 new positions, including seven teachers, one para-educator, two school counselors, one nurse CMS, one Gifted resource position, one network technician, one school division safety officer/ coordinator and a communications director.

“If there’s a windfall from the state, this is the year to add much-needed positions,” he said.

The total cost for those 15 positions, including fringe benefits, would be $1.08 million.

The proposed fiscal 2021 budget also includes nearly $385,000 more for stipends for everything from coaches to certified psychologists and converting 11-month secretarial positions to 12 months, as well increasing tuition reimbursement.

The total operating budget for the schools themselves would be $96,170,278. When accounting for the $4,224,276 needed for operate school food services, that pushes the proposed budget over the $100-million mark. “I don’t think I’ve heard ‘$100 million budget’ on my time on the board,” said School Board member Anne C. Luckinbill.

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Arnold, master story teller, shares historical story

By Fran Cecere On Friday, Feb. 21, Sheila Arnold addressed a diverse audience for a free event at the Culpeper County Library.

Each year, Arnold relays a true story about the lives of slaves and free blacks hundreds of years ago.

She researches each tale using books written and saved over time.

This year her discussion was “Left behind.”

Arnold relates what happened in the past to what is happening today.

She started her story talking about people crossing our borders to seek a better life. They risk many hardships and also leave behind almost everything they own.

Audience members were tasked to picture leaving Culpeper immediately to move to Rhode Island. They would be given no time to return to their homes to gather anything, just leave. She asked them to tell her what they left behind. Family, pets, medicine, jobs, valuables, mementos, clothes, books, and school were just some of the most important things that were mentioned.

Through song and narration, Arnold discussed how difficult it was for slaves to reach freedom. Some

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Sheila Arnold addresses a diverse audience for a free event at the Culpeper County Library. of them had heard stories about the Underground Railroad, but they did not know how to find it. If they were lucky enough to get help, they might make their way to New York City.

William Still interviewed escapees when they reached New York.

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name, their previous owners, and their new name if they changed their identity. Many slaves chose the last name of their first owner.

Knowing this historical information was extremely important, William Still risked being sent to jail or being killed to save his ledger. Over

the years, family members were able to find their brothers and sisters because of this book.

After the freed slaves learned to read and write, they sent letters to find out about their families living in the South. Other letters were written for them and mailed to the families, or to plantation owners.

They requested information and frequently they asked if their clothing could be sent to them, possibly because that was all they ever owned.

Arnold asked the audience to talk about the list of what they couldn’t take with them and how that loss would affect their lives. They were asked to always remember how difficult it was and still is, to leave everything to strive for a better life for themselves and their families.

She hoped this would lead to better communication and understanding of immigrants.

After the presentation, Arnold answered questions and talked to attendees. Several people took pictures of the old books she used for her research. Arnold promised she would come back to Culpeper if asked, so she can share more of her historical stories.

This event was sponsored by the “Friends of the Library.”

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“This is actually my dream when we started five years ago,” Duff said. “We started small, we did exactly what we wanted. We built our community, our family up.”

Originally opened in November 2015, the business has grown thanks to Duff’s commitment to the community.

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Walker cycling to Key West to help fight cancer

By Pat Fitzgerald For the Culpeper Times A Culpeper businessman is raising money to help fight cancer by joining in a charity bicycle ride from Baltimore to Key West.

Gary Walker, the 63-year-old president of Gary’s Ace Hardware, will take part in the one-week ride next month to support the Ulman Foundation for Cancer Support.

But first he needs to raise $4,500 by the end of the ride. So far, he’s raised more than $3,000.

“This thing popped up on my news feed on Facebook, and that’s the first time I saw it,” said Walker, who’s been a cyclist for about 30 years. “So, I read it, did some research on the foundation. … They were rated 5 out of 5 [based] on the small amount of money they use for administration.

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Young adults (ages 15-39) face a variety of unique challenges with a cancer diagnosis including social isolation, fertility preservation, insurance concerns, delayed diagnosis, and survivorship.

The Ulman Foundation says it changes lives by creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer. With individual support and fundraisers, Ulman says it is able to provide free services and resources for the young adult cancer community through programs that focus on patient support services, housing, survivorship and scholarship.

“One of the things that triggered me to do this is that I had one of my best friends — he has worked for me, I have worked for him, he’s my son’s godfather — his wife died not quite two years ago from a sarcoma,” Walker said. “She was 52 years old. That was one of the things that inspired me.

“Then I had another really good friend, he was older, but he passed away this past year from prostate cancer,” Walker said. “I’m like everyone else. When you start listing

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people that you know, and your family and friends who have been affected by it, you can just list them forever; there are so many. I decided it was a good cause and if could help somebody …”

Walker has placed a scannable fundraising placard at various restaurants throughout Culpeper, including The Copper Fish, Grass Rootes, TechBox, 309 Grill and Peppers.

In addition, he’s holding a raffle ($5 a ticket or 5 for $20) where the prize is the winner’s choice of either a kayak, a Smith & Wesson gun or a $400 Ace Hardware gift card. Tickets are available at Gary’s Ace Hardware in the Meadowbrook Shopping Center. Only 1,000 raffle tickets will be sold.

Walker will be one in a team of about 25 riders who will cover 40 to 60 miles a day before stopping.

They’ll start in Baltimore on April 18, and arrive at the beginning of U.S. 1 on April 25. When they are not logging miles, the team will visit various cancer centers and meet patients.

The riders will drive to their next stop each day, making the otherwise 1,200-mile trip only about 400 or 500 miles. “You’d never make it in eight days,” Walker said, “even though it’s all downhill. Right?”

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Wellsprings displays Valentine's Crest Hill Road Bridge Adorable Couple photo winners public hearing is March 24 The Virginia Department of Transportation invites the public to attend an upcoming design public hearing for the proposed replacement of the Route 647 (Crest Hill Road) bridge over Thumb Run in Fauquier County.

The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the building known as “The Barn” on the campus of Lord Fairfax Community College, 6480 College Street, Warrenton.

The proposed $2.8 million project involves replacing the existing

88-year-old bridge. During construction, the bridge will be closed to traffic with a posted detour in place.

At the open house-style hearing, VDOT staff will be available to discuss the project and answer questions. Written comments can also be submitted by mail to Howard Tomlinson, Project Manager, 1601 Orange Road, Culpeper, VA 22701 through April 3.

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Pap test screening for cervical cancer Women are also urged to get routine Pap tests, which looks for abnormal cells on the cervix and a presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Women should receive their first Pap test by age 21 and be retested every three to five years. The American Cancer Society reports that cervical cancer is most commonly diagnosed in women ages 35-44.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS These property transfers for February 2020 were provided by the Culpeper County Assessor’s Office. Appreciation is extended to W. Jason Kilby and his staff.

February Top Dollar Deal: Cedar MTN District, $925,000. The printing of this list is made possible by ReMax Crossroads of Culpeper. Total: 73

Catalpa District 2/3: Gough, James and Wife to Fewell, Mark and Wife; 5.00 acres located at 11100 Homeland RD, $87,500 2/4: Ironwood Investments LLC to Dakis, Crystal; .35 acres located at 11439 Sperryville PIKE, $225,000 2/4: Clarity Homes LLC to Scogin, Christina; 1.75 acres located near Turner LN, $70,900 2/4: Baker, Joyce Wharton to Adams, Avery D and Other; 1.04 acres located at 9625 Roys LN, $209,700 2/6: Wright, Tina M to Vaneeckhout, Linda Christine; .6 acres located at 10701 Eggbornsville RD, $179,900 2/10: Mills, Jerry L and Others to Trigon Homes LLC; 7.24 acres located near Black Bear TRL, $68,000 2/12: Country View Homes LLC to Myers, Chris and Wife; 2.58 acres located at 11725 Alum Springs RD, $359,000 2/12: Prof-2013-S3 Legal Title Trust to Pullen, Alden J and Other; 2.63 acres located at 12600 Dutch Hollow RD, $104,900 2/14: Thompson, Wilbur C JR to Morgan, Mary Reeves; 1.2 acres located near Rixeyville RD, $50,000 2/18: Sanford & Sons Construction to Cottoms, Christina and Husband; 1.86 acres located at 15313 Pulliam LN, $310,000 2/19: Clark, William H JR to Stiffler, Jayson; Multiple parcels located near Gooseberry LN, $355,000 2/21: Jefferson Homebuilders INC to Beninati, Noel F; 5.09 acres located at 12395 Eggbornsville RD, $329,900 2/24: Brown, Robert J and Wife to Young, Jay Martin and Wife; 10.38 located near Stonehouse Mtn RD, $135,000 2/26: The Miller Company Realtors to Earth Matters Lawns & Landscapes INC; Multiple parcels located near Woodland Church RD, $150,000 Catalpa Town District 2/19: Thomas, Jane B to Konopka, Thomas A; .23 acres located at 410 Queen St, $285,900 2/20: Masters, Christian Y and Wife to Phillips, Scarlett R and Husband; .27 acres located at 1101 Jackson ST, $255,000 2/20: Walsh, Christina to Kovner, Christy Miles; .24 acres located at 240 Queen ST, $239,950 Cedar MTN District 1/1: Green Leaf Land & Timber LLC to Ortiz-Eloisa, Silvestre and Wife; 5.00 acres located near Old Orange RD, $92,500 1/3: Vance, Louis Scott and Wife to Rowles, Kevin Mark and Wife; 1 acre located at 9145 White Dove WAY, $355,000 1/6: Landon, Jean B to Gilmore, Robert D and Wife; 3.36 acres located at 19507 Clair Manor DR, $375,000 1/15: Money Source INC to SR&BN Investments INC; 1 acre located at 18141 S Merrimac RD, $180,920 1/21: Campbell, Clarence C III to Hegyi, Bruce R and Wife; 75.75 acres located near Twin Mountains RD, $208,453 1/21: Halsey, Miriam L to Whitt, Kenneth P; 5.25 acres located near Old Orange RD, $100,000 1/22: Jefferson Homebuilders INC to Jordan, Christian and Wife; 2.15 acres located at 18373 S Merrimac RD, $271,839 1/24: Rand, Thad A and Wife to Kirk, Jerry Roger JR; 1.84 acres located at 23389 Cedar Ridge RD, $269,000 1/28: Gayheart, M Andrew and Other to Elias, Michael J and Wife; 10 acres located near Rachael WAY, $50,000 1/28: Orsi, Joseph V III and Wife to Rowzie, Richard and Wife; 2.71 acres located at 19211 Rolling Hills DR, $393,000 Cedar MTN Town District 2/4: Lambert, Carl E and Wife to Calabrese, Francesco; .31 acres located at 530 Mimosa ST, $220,000 2/18: Wortman, Brian and Wife to NMR Properties LLC; Townhouse located at 577 Cromwell CT, $125,000 2/18: Blue Ridge Property Management Group LLC to Graham, Eugenia; Multiple parcels located near Elizabeth ST, $268,500 2/28: Atlantic Virginia Properties LLC to Hottle, Doran R and Wife; Townhouse located at 632 Ripplebrock DR, $194,000 East Fairfax District 2/4: Richmond American Homes of Virginia to Dankwa, Frederick S and Other; .20 acres located at 2114 Chestnut DR, $369,867 2/4: Clark, Harry V JR to Tiwari, Sudeshna; Townhouse located at 2248 Forsythia DR, $208,200 2/6: Richmond American Homes of Virginia to Butler, Darrell and Wife; .19 acres located at 2200 Chestnut DR, $334,886 2/6: Orchuk, Jeremy E and Other to Gaskins, William M and Wife; .57 acres located at 15605 Great Bridge Ln, $434,900 2/12: Collingwood, Samuel D and Other to Komar, Matthew; Townhouse located at 2240 Forsythia DR, $218,800

2/13: Hennaman, Susan J to Easterlin, Sean Wesley and Wife; .51 acres located at 601 S East ST, $360,000 2/19: Wormley, Antoinette to Patel, Milinkumar; Townhouse located at 2114 Blue Spruce DR, $270,101 2/24: Amos, Allison Elizabeth and Husband to Ryan, John J and Wife; .25 acres located at 604 Electric AVE, $410,000 2/25: Deer Crossing LLC to Orellana, Oscar and Wife; Townhouse located at 670 Highview CT, $140,000 2/25: Hall, Rikki Vincent to Miles, Stephen J II; Townhouse located at 2160 Cottonwood LN, $ 266,000 2/25: Jones, David to Maharaj, Omadath; .17 acres located at 410 Briscoe ST, $288,000 Jefferson District 2/3: Guzek, Christopher S and Other to Ventre, Joseph Coster; 1.26 acres located at 3416 Stratford DR, $440,000 2/3: ARV Holdings LLC to Holmes, Grant A and Other; 2.33 acres located at 19199 Hidden LN, $299,900 2/5: Lee, Kirk to Beydler, William D and Wife; 26.23 acres located at 10348 Gravel RD, $575,000 2/5: Newwales LC to Saadeh Financial LLC; Multiple parcels located near Lee HWY, $426,392.84 2/7: Smoot, Joshua Nathan and Wife to MClaugherty, John Thomas; 3.78 acres located at 6477 Waterford RD, $299,900 2/10: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Hammand, Robert; 1.1 acres located at 3410 Southhampton DR, $341,114 2/12: BGS Homes INC to Zube, Allison M and Other; 8.74 acres located at 7110 Lakota RD, $540,000 2/24: Marshall, Hope A and Others to Massey, Roger Dane and Other; 4.17 acres located at 6245 Old Glory LN, $314,500 2/25: Hancock, Stephen James to Taquino-Alcina, Michelle Dawn and Husband; 10 acres located at 18326 Dogwood Trail DR, $480,000 2/28: Mullins, Patricia Ann to Bolin, Mark G II; 6.06 acres located at 6047 Waterford RD, $295,000 2/28: Freedom Mountain LLC to Scalon, Sean Patrick and Other; 1.67 acres located at 5454 Rixeyville RD, $205,900 Salem District 2/3: CTS Properties LLC to Fay, Gary J; 3.37 acres located near Randolph TRL, $100,000 2/19: SONA INC to Bird, Kimberly S; 3.75 acres located at 10353 Quartz AVE, $505,341 2/20: Shrader, Kimberly Diibon and Other to Schneider, Norma R and Other; 2 acres located at 15159 Rillhurst DR, $440,000 Stevensburg District 2/4: McGlone, Dennis R and Other to Guzek, Meagan and Husband; 11.21 acres located at 11044 Gravel RD, $562,000 2/5: Benford, Wilbur J and Wife to Simmons, Michael and Wife; 2.75 acres located near Stevensburg RD, $21,500 2/7: Marems LLC to Brenco Properties LLC; 3.65 acres located near Bennett RD, $348,100 2/10: Sammis Investments LLC to Culpeper Petroleum Cooperative INC, 7.19 acres located near Fleetwood Heights RD, $1,509,354 2/18: AADE RML LLC to Gebhart, Diana Jones; 2.6 acres located at 16714 Bleak Hill RD, $290,000 2/19: Mackison, Gordon to Cummings, Luther III and Wife; .93 acres located at 14805 Poplar Forest CT, $335,000 2/21: Thomas, Marguerite to Abdo, Nida; .5 acres located at 15007 Stevensburg RD, $75,000 2/28: Lusk, Scott K and Wife to Brushwood, Sean Phillips and Wife; .59 acres located at 15011 North Ridge BLVD, $410,000 West Fairfax District 2/3: Horn, Kasey Ann to Lee, Randy JR and Wife; Townhouse located at 339 Snyder LN, $190,000 2/3: Calabrese, Francesco and Wife to Luckett, Justin and Wife; .47 acres located at 924 Langdale CT, $360,000 2/3: Schultz, Lawrence D and Other to Richardson, Nancy Rose; .3 acres located at 1032 Ridgemere LN, $298,000 2/10: Culpeper Investments LLC to NVR INC, 1.15 acres located at 833 Keswick DR, $103,000 2/11: Culpeper Investments LLC to NVR INS, .59 acres located at 908 Greengable CT, $103,000 2/12: Sommerville, Robert and Wife to Byers, Shawn A and Wife; Townhouse located at 823 Persimmon PL, $236,797 2/14: Corron, Kenneth R JR to Smyth, Richard MacFarland; .42 acres located at 211 Lesco BLVD, $240,000 2/25: Culpeper Investments LLC to NVR INC; .25 acres located at 904 Greengable CT, $103,000 2/27: SONA INC to Wichern, Philip H JR; .27 acres located at 828 Keswick DR, $412,250

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Kash making imprint on Culpeper community

By Jeff Say For the Culpeper Times A local Culpeper business is making an imprint.

Kash Imprints, located at 509 South Main Street, has expanded in the last few months — adding a new T-shirt printer and additional display space.

Owner Sophie Hudson said the demand for T-shirts increased so much over the past few months that it made sense to upgrade to a more automated machine. Now Kash Imprints can churn out 1,000 shirts per hour. With the new machinery, they needed additional space. Earlier this year they expanded to the space that used to belong to New Dimension Comics and Gaming — which moved to the other side of the building.

“Our equipment needed upgrading, and we needed space to put something,” Hudson said. “We needed something bigger, our order size has been increasing. Being able to keep up with that demand is important.”

Printer and co-owner Kat Abella said it’s the same quality customers have become accustomed to, just

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Kash Imprints, located at 509 South Main Street, has expanded in the last few months — adding a new T-shirt printer and additional display space. Owner Sophie Hudson said the demand for T-shirts increased so much over the past few months that it made sense to upgrade to a more automated machine. with additional perks such as up to eight colors on a shirt.

“The quality will be crisper and more consistent,” Abella said.

Hudson said the four tons of equipment took a lot of community help as Ron Feather with DSI and Dos Allen with the State Climb

helped bring it in through a new garage door installed in the building. ➤ See Kash, Page 15

We’re hiring New Grads and Experienced CNAs, LPNs and RNs Fauquier Health Rehab & Nursing Center Nursing Job Fair Thursday, April 2, 2020 1 – 7pm 360 Hospital Drive, Warrenton, VA 20186 Please stop by anytime from 1 – 7 pm for an opportunity to learn more about CNA, LPN, & RN opportunities at Fauquier Health Rehab & Nursing Center. Recruiters and Hiring Managers will be onsite to meet with you and give you a tour of our facility, so please make sure to submit your application online at FauquierHealth.org and click Careers.

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➤ Kash, from Page 14 The previous method was very physical, putting ink in the machine and then hand pressing it down. Now, the new machine is fully automated making a more consistent product. Now there are 10 slots for shirts to put on. A design is programmed in a computer and the machine takes off, spraying the ink on the shirt and curing it as it then distributed for sorting and folding.

“It cures the shirt and it makes sure the ink doesn’t crack, doesn’t wear off,” Hudson said. “One of the first multi color jobs we did on this was for Baby Jim’s Snack Bar.” Demand for T-shirts have increased, especially during the months where groups are hosting outdoor activities, such as 5Ks. “We’ll see the difference during our peak season,” Hudson said.

“From August on from last year we saw an increase in average shirt per order. We were at the point we needed a machine to keep up with it.”

An average shirt order is between 80 to 120 pieces but many of the 5K races can go as high as 400 shirts or more.

“We want to keep doing the consistency and quality that people are used to,” Hudson said. “We can now reach a broader section of clients.

For me, satisfaction and making sure our customers are happy and

are getting the best quality product they can is the most important thing. Having something like this means we can continue giving people that one-on-one service they’re used to.”

It’s Kash Imprints’ attention to detail and innovation that keeps customers coming back. While based in Culpeper, Hudson and Abella see business from all over the nation.

One business in California saw a design that Kash Imprints did for the Inn at Little Washington and wanted to emulate it.

“It’s having a project you’ve executed well and having someone see it and what to replicate it,” Hudson said.

Having been in business since 2007, Kash Imprints does more than just shirts. The company offers a full line of promotional materials - banners, sunglasses, pens, pins and more. Hudson said the interpersonal relationships she has created over the years are important - noting that many of the orders keep her up at night as she wants to make them as perfect as possible.

The commitment to the community will also be highlighted in their new program Kash for Causes, which will help give back to local charities.

“When someone walks through the door, it’s helping people realize their potential,” Hudson said.

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CULPEPER COUNTY LIBRARY ACTIVITIES •

UTILITY BILL DUE DATES EXTENDED TO 25 DAYS

• The Town of Culpeper Treasurer's Office announces that utility bill payment due dates have been extended from 15 days to 25 days after the bill date. Utility customers will now have the convenience of an additional 10 days to make their payment to the Treasurer's Office each month. Review your bill to see the payment due date.

Any questions regarding utility bills should be directed to Town of Culpeper Treasurer's Office, (540) 829-8220 or by email at payonline@ culpeperva.gov.

REDUCED-PRICE SPAY AND NEUTERING • Now

is the time to get your cat or dog spayed and neutered. Spay Today, the area’s nonprofit, reducedpriced spay-and-neuter program allows pet owners to choose from many veternarians throughout a wide area. At the time of surgery, initial shots and tests can be obtained at lower rates. For more information, contact Spay Today at https://spay-today.org or (304) 7288330.

HOLY COMMUNION SERVICES • St. Stephen’s

Episcopal Church, 115 N. East St. (parking at 120 N. Commerce St.), Culpeper, offers three Holy Communion Services each week: Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., with childcare from 9 a.m. to noon; and Wednesday Centering Prayer at 11 a.m., followed

by Healing and Holy Communion at noon. For more information, call (540) 825-8786 or ssec@ stephensculpeper.net.

Poppystock Festival at Wollam Gardens, April 18

DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS • The Culpeper

Downtown Farmers Market is accepting applications for 2020 market season. The market season begins Saturday, May 2, and continues through Oct. 31 from 7:30 a.m. until noon in the East Davis Street parking lot, in the Depot District. The application is due

by March 19 at noon at the Culpeper Renaissance Inc. office, located at 127 West Davis Street. Please e-mail Culpeper Renaissance Inc. at crievents@culpeperdowntown. com or call (540) 825-4416 for an application and further market information. For additional market information on-line, visit: https://www.facebook.com/ CulpeperFarmersMarket or http:// www.culpeperdowntown.com/ farmers-market.html

FREE TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE • Virginia 211 will

have free tax preparation sites at: • Culpeper — Culpeper County Library, 271 Southgate Shopping Center, Mondays and Thursdays, noon-4 p.m. Call for an appointment at (540) 308-9763.

• Fauquier — St. James Episcopal Church, 73 Culpeper St., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call for an appointment at (571) 445-3020.

• Madison — Madison County Extension, 2 S. Main St., Madison, Mondays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Call for an appointment at (540) 948-6881.

• Orange — Orange Community Center, 235 Warren St., Orange, Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Call for an appointment at 540-661-5475; Lake of the Woods, 102 Lakeview Parkway, Locust Grove, Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Call for an appointment at (540) 268-8837.

Bring photo IDs, Social Security card, tax documents and prior year’s tax return.

Culpeper County Library, 271 Southgate Shopping Center, will have the following activities throughout March.

• Quilt Raffle — Benefit Friends of the Library and Culpeper Food Closet; purchase tickets up until March 19, Drawing March 21. Tickets available at the circulation desk at the library. $1/per ticket or $5/for six. Queensize quilt donated by The Culpeper Quilters Guild, “Culpeper Spinning Rails.”

• Culpeper County Library Survey 2020 — Help your local library improve upon programs and services.

Look for the printed survey in the Winter Edition of the Culpeper Quarterly, which can be mailed in or dropped off at the library or visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/ cclva2020 to fill out online.

PIEDMONT AREA SOAP BOX DERBY DATES • The

Piedmont Area Soap Box Derby announces important dates for 2020: • Sunday, March 15 — Drivers clinic, 1-4 p.m.

• Saturday, March 21 — PASBD Fun Rally Race • Sunday, April 5 — Drivers clinic, 1-4 p.m.

• Saturday, April 18 — PASBD Fun Rally Race • Sunday, May 3 — Drivers clinic, 1-4 p.m.

• Sunday, May 3 — Local derby registration closes • Saturday, May 30 — Family Fun Day/Practice Runs • June 13-14 — Inspection and impoundment • Saturday, June 20 — Local derby race Drivers Clinics are the time to work ➤ See Happenings, Page 17

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What’s Happening ➤ Happenings, from Page 16 on your car and get some help from the Piedmont Area Soap Box Derby Team. Rally Racing allows the Driver to gain experience and become more comfortable in their car. Emails will be sent out regarding each Rally Race closer to those race days.

Family Fun Day will only be open to 2020 Registered Local Drivers.

They will be able to make multiple runs on the hill, get their time after each run, and make adjustments to their car between runs. Family Fun Day will not be a race, but an open hill which allows for flexibility of individual's arrival/departure times and allows for car adjustments to be made. Lunch will be provided for the driver and immediate (parents and siblings) family. This does not include extended family. This is a wonderful opportunity for the driver and their pit crew to learn about their car.

Car Inspection and Impoundment will take place on June 13 and 14.

Each Driver and their Pit Crew will schedule an appointment later in the season on one of the two days. For more information, call Sheila at (540) 229-4714.

HEALTHY CULPEPER AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM • The Healthy

Culpeper After School Arts program will be held every 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday from March 5 through April 9 at Floyd T. Binns Middle School. This program is offered free of charge to middle school-age students in Culpeper. Classes offered this semester are Healthy Cooking, Raspberry Pi computer class, Art and Soul and the newest class - Art Explosion. Registration forms can be found in the offices of Culpeper Middle School and Floyd T. Binns Middle School, online at www. healthyculpeper.com and via email from dwalker@healthyculpeper.com . Contact Denise Walker at 540-7270372 ext. 385 for more information.

MARCH 13 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SPIRIT NIGHT •

American Cancer Society Relay For Life Team Culpeper United Methodist Church (C.U.M.C.) Flames is having a Spirit Night hosted by Buffalo Wild Wings in Culpeper from 5-9 p.m. Friday, March 13. Help “Finish The Fight.”

TREE SEEDLINGS AVAILABLE • This year

the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District has redbuds, Virginia pine, honey locust, common buttonbush, pin oak and crab apple.

Pick up will be March 13 and 14. For more information, contact Stephanie DeNicola-Turner, CSWCD education and information coordinator, at (540) 825-8591 or stephanied@ culpeperswcd.org.

MARCH 14 GOP CALL FOR CANVASS • The Culpeper Republican

Party Call for Canvass will take place Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 402 South Main Street, Culpeper. The prefile deadline is March 7. Forms and Canvass Call can be found at www.

Culpepergop.org.

HOMETOWN HEROES DAY • Police, firefighting and

military service personnel and the communities they serve are invited to Culpeper Sport & Fitness, 19055 Industrial Road, Culpeper, for Hometown Heroes Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Free exercise classes, kids’ activities and a cookout will be available. For more information, contact CSF manager Preston Will at pwill@culpepersport. com or call (540) 825-0000.

WALK THROUGH THE WOODS AT MONTPELIER • The Natural Exploration

Series: Magnificent Trees of Montpelier, will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 14, at Montpelier, 11350 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station. The walking tour will take people around the property to visit many of the old giants. Attendees will learn how to determine the height and width of the specimens. The cost is $10 per person. Register online at www. montpelier.org/events. In case of inclement weather, call (540) 6722728 for an update.

THIRD ANNUAL SHAMROCK SHUFFLE • The

Blue Ridge Chorale presents the third annual Shamrock Shuffle at 9 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Verdun Adventure Bound, 17044 Adventure Bound Trail, Rixeyville. Walkers, joggers and runners of all ages and paces are welcome. There will be prizes for the costume contest and medals

for all finishers. Register online at www.brcsings.com. Entry fee is $30 through March 13 and $35 (cash only) the day of the event. Registration and check-in tables open at 8 a.m.

RAPPAHANNOCK SPRING BREAK • This first annual

event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Washington School. Music by The Duskwhales from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Fabulous food, local libations, must be 21. Cost for tickets $25, contact Camille Racer 540-423-8469.

MARCH 17 BOB GOOD TO ADDRESS MADISON GOP WOMEN • Bob Good (confirmed) and

Congressman Denver Riggleman (invited), candidates for the Republican nomination for Congressman, 5th District, will be the Guest Speakers at the Tuesday, March 17, Madison County Republican Women's meeting, 6:30-8:30 PM. The menu features a traditional St. Patrick's Day meal with Corn Beef and Cabbage, great sides and desserts by MCRW members. Dinner: $8. Everyone is invited to attend this informative meeting. Location: Madison Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 1236 Fishback Road, Rt. 722 at the north traffic light. For more information, call (540) 923-4109.

MARCH 18 ENTREPRENEURS HANGOUT • An Entrepreneurs

Hangout hosted by KileyCo and Elevate Culpeper will take place Wednesday, March 18, 5-7 p.m. at Elevate Culpeper, 107B East Davis St., Culpeper. Join fellow local entrepreneurs and growing businesses for the Entrepreneurs Hangout at Elevate. This casual monthly meet-up features a series of discussion topics and provides an opportunity for professionals to exchange ideas, learn from one another's experience, and leave inspired and motivated! Come hang out — this group is totally free.

Drinks and snacks provided.

DEMENTIA FRIENDS GATHERING • Dementia

Friends gives people an understanding of the disease and the small things people can do that make a difference.

Join Dementia Friends for their

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT! Want your event to appear in the Culpeper Times What's Happening expanded regional weekend calendar? Email editor Pat Fitzgerald at pfitzgerald@ culpepertimes.com. next meeting Wednesday, March 18, at 1 p.m. at The Arbors at Culpeper Multi-Purpose Room, 15255 Ira Hoffman Lane, Culpeper.

Refreshment will be provided by Tiffany Senior Village Assisted Living and Memory Care. The event is free, but RSVPs are required to (540) 7790779.

MARCH 19 CULPEPER NAACP TO MEET • The NAACP Culpeper

Branch 7058, which also serves Madison and Rappahannock counties, will host its monthly meeting Thursday, March 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Culpeper County Library. All are welcome to attend. For more information on the Culpeper branch of the NAACP, visit naacpculpeper. org.

CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY • Celebrate Women’s History at the Culpeper County Library, 271 Southgate Shopping Center, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 20, when three local book authors will discuss the theme of their books and their individual paths to selfpublishing. Lillian Aylor, K.D. Brown and Kimberly M. will be on hand to answer questions with book sales with a signing to follow. The session will be moderated by the Rev. Patricia Wormley. The event is sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary of Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association in cooperation with the Culpeper County Library. For more information, contact Women’s Auxiliary President Charlotte A. Johnson at (540) 987-3340 or (540) 661-2013 or email nb_roberts@msn. com.

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• On Saturday, March 21, Richardsville Fire and Rescue will serve a Fried Chicken Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. The cost of the dinner is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 6-12, and kids 5 and under eat free with an adult. For more information, call 540-399-1744.

FREE YOGA WORKSHOP • Join yoga instructor Annette

Hyde at Powell Wellness Center in Culpeper for an Energy Medicine yoga workshop, celebrating spring’s new beginnings and re-emergence of life from the earth. This class is open to all levels of experience with yoga, and is free and open to the public. 11:30 am – 1 p.m., 1005 Golf Drive, Culpeper. Please register at the PWC front desk or by calling (540) 445-5406. Questions may be directed to PWC fitness manager Patrice Barklund, 540-445-5395 or pbarklund@culpeperwellness.org

SPRING CRAFT FAIR • The

Lake of the Woods Lioness/Lions Club will have a Spring Craft Fair with more than 40 vendors, a bake sale, food concessions and a photographer for Easter photographs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, inside Locust Grove Middle School, 6368 Flat Run Road, Locust Grove. All proceeds will benefit the Lioness Foundation.

MARCH 18 VA CLAIMS HELP AVAILABLE • Veterans,

active duty military and their family members who desire help to prepare claims to the VA, to follow-up on claims processing or to submit appeals are encouraged to make an appointment between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, to meet with Ken Wiseman at PATH Resource Center, Rappahannock Conference Room, 321 Walker Drive Suite 201, Warrenton.

Wiseman is an accredited Veterans Service Officer with extensive experience assisting Virginia veterans. This opportunity is offered free on behalf of local veterans and is sponsored by VFW Post 9835 and Hero’s Bridge. Please contact Bruce

VA CLAIMS HELP AVAILABLE • Fauquier

Chamber of Commerce After Five will celebrate Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center’s 30th year of service to the community Thursday, March 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 53 (fifth floor), Warrenton. Hors d’oeuvres and adult beverages will be available.

RVSP by March 11 to (540) 347-6650 or meryem.pdrc@verizon.net.

March is Meditation Month.

MARCH 28 'RETURN TO HOLLAR CREEK' • The Mitchellites and

Culpeper United Methodist Church have joined together to offer another Mystery Dinner, “Return to Hollar Creek,” at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at CUMC. Join famous detective Julie Lane as she returns to Hollow Creek to investigate the embezzlement of money from the Hollare Creek Theater Foundation. Tickets are $35 for a fun evening of good food, music and mystery at the Hollar Creek Theater.

Tickets, which are advance-sales only, are available through Crystal Settle, Relay for Life team leader, at (540) 825-4934 or online at Online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ mystery-dinner-theater-return-tohollar-creek-tickets-97306894541 (online ticket purchases incur a service fee). More information is available at http://www. nttpventertainment.com.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

• Books Bound2plz invites parents and teens to a reading of Blue Lights In Your Mirror.

This guide to the criminal justice system was written by M. Hemenway who will be in the B2plz bookshop on Saturday, March 28, at 2 p.m. Using short stories, each followed by questions and answers, Blue Lights In Your Mirror is designed to answer common questions that often arise when youngsters have encounters with police. This is a good opportunity to hear what rights you have and how to behave while lights are flashing

and emotions are racing. B2plz is located across from the Post Office in Orange. For more information, call (540) 672-4000.

VIETNAM VETERANS DAY CEREMONY • March 29 is

National Vietnam War Veterans Day, an annual event observed to recognize, honor, and thank the men and women who served in the United States armed forces from November 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975. All who served during this time are considered Vietnam veterans regardless of where they were stationed.

Of the approximately 9 million Vietnam veterans, 2.7 million were stationed in Vietnam, including 7,484 women. The War was costly: 58,220 were returned to their loved ones in flag-draped caskets; 304,000 were wounded; 75,000 severely disabled and 23,214 were 100% disabled. 766 were POWs (114 of whom died in captivity); and, 1,597 are still unaccounted for, or Missing in Action. Many of those who survived the War returned with deep, invisible, and often permanent wounds from the scars of battle, and exposure to the toxic defoliant, Agent Orange. As a result, the casualty count tragically continues to increase as we lose over 340 Vietnam veterans each and every day, many from war-related causes.

To date, over 11,000 organizations have partnered with the Vietnam War Commemoration Committee to produce over 15,000 ceremonies nationwide. Culpeper National Cemetery is one of the partners in this endeavor and everyone is invited to attend a Commemoration in Culpeper National Cemetery, 305 US Avenue, Culpeper, on Friday, March 27, at 2 p.m.

For additional information, please call (540) 825-0027, or visit https:// www.vietnamwar50th.com.

MARCH 30 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT • A Community

Health Needs Assessment will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, March 30, at Germanna Community College, 18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper. Join the conversation on the community’s health needs and priorities. The event is free; email rsvp@culpeperhospital.com

to RSVP. This event is hosted by Novant Health Culpeper Medical Center, UVA Health System, Culpeper Wellness Foundation, Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District, Path Foundation and Fauquier Health.

APRIL 18 FIFTH ANNUAL 5K RUN ANS WALK FOR HOPE • The

fifth annual 5K Run and Walk for Hope in memory of Ben Long and for support of individuals and families affected by depression, substance abuse or suicide will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 18, at Yowell Meadow Park, Culpeper (rain or shine). Earlybird registration is $25 (with T-shirts for the first 150 registered). Group and virtual tickets are available.

Donations for walkers and children are appreciated. Pre-register at www.eventbrite.com and search for “Living the Dream.” Make checks payable to “Living the Dream” Foundation, P.O. Box 4, Culpeper, Va. 22701. Donations are tax-deductible.

Raffles, food, T-shirts, facepainting, games for children, community coalition groups, water and music will be on site.

All proceeds go back into the community through awareness and educational workshops, support for survivors and scholarships. For more information, email livingthedream@ gmail.com or visit their Facebook page.

POPPYSTOCK FESTIVAL • A

completely new kind of flower festival will take place in April at Wollam Gardens, an idyllic flower farm in Jeffersonton, just as the poppies are in full bloom.

There will be plenty of flowers to admire, and Wollam Gardens is also partnering with the Culpeper Humane Society and Fauquier SPCA to host a dog adoption event on the farm during the flower festival.

The festival will be held Saturday, April 18, from noon - 7 p.m. Tickets for the full day of activity are available on their website for $25 or at the gate, the day of, for $35.

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Spotted salamanders get busy breeding During warm spells this month, I’ve been checking the pond in the forest above my house for egg masses of spotted salamander and wood frog, usually the first two terrestrial amphibians to breed there every year. Global warming has made it harder to tell which amphibians are breeding merely by when their eggs appear.

But, although Virginia has lots of salamander species, others breed later in the year, not in ponds, lay eggs one at one time (like the eastern newt), or they are not known to inhabit Rappahannock County, according to the Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service (VFWIS).

It wasn’t until Feb. 17, less than a week after a warm, wet spell, that I finally found spotted salamander egg masses in the pond. Dozens of the globular masses, wrapped in an extra outer envelope of jelly, were attached to submerged stems

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in the center of the shallow pond.

Some were clear enough to see the larvae inside, but most were cloudy or covered with silt, which is often the case. There was no sign yet of wood frogs, which usually breed around the same time. They also attach their egg masses to submerged branches, but each mass doesn’t have the outer envelope and is spread out more over the surface of the pond.

The spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) is a mysterious creature. In the mole salamander genus, it spends most of its adult life hidden underground in forests, only returning to water to breed, and then at night. This may explain why some details about its life history vary across the many sources I checked. I pieced the information below together from various sources, much of it from my favorite salamander reference, James W. Petranka’s “Salamanders of the United States and Canada.” Petranka pulls together the results of many studies of each species up to 1998, when the book was published.

The breeding behavior of the spotted salamander can vary across the species’ range and between

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populations. While some populations can start their migration to a pool en masse, others may spread out their breeding over a month, or breed erratically, even skipping a year. Individuals have been found to be loyal to a specific pool, bypassing others on their journey. Like many other amphibians, they may be loyal to the pools where their lives began.

In Virginia, according to VFWIS, the breeding migration of spotted salamanders can be triggered any time in winter through early spring under the following conditions: warming soil, air temperature of at least 55 degrees and rain. They begin their courtship in the shallow areas of ponds, where the males deposit spermatophores (jelly-wrapped packets of sperm) on the bottom. A male will court a female, rubbing against her to stimulate her into picking up his packet with her cloaca, an orifice that serves both excretion and reproduction functions. Female spotted salamanders can be fickle and instead choose a spermatophore from another male.

The female lays her egg masses a few nights later, taking refuge under forest litter near the pool during

the days in between. Once done with laying, each female disappears back into the forest — along the same path she took to the pool, one study found — perhaps ending up in the same burrow from which she had come.

Relatively large (4.4-7.8 inches long), the spotted salamander has bright yellow spots that stand out against its dusky background color.

I’ve only ever seen one of these salamanders — it’s striking appearance dulled by spending the night in another breeding pool. While I’d love to see live ones in action, the idea of slogging up the mountain on a rainy night has been too daunting.

However, this time, with more rain forecast for the next night, I finally did go. I started up the trail just after dark, when these salamanders usually get active.

Climbing up over the dam, I surveyed the pond by the light of a headlamp I’d attached to my hat.

As on my previous trip, newts and some of last year’s overwintering tadpoles were swimming around in the water. On the far shore, a pair of gleaming red eyes were ➤ See Wild, Page 30

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CRIME SOLVERS Culpeper County Sheriff's Office: Feb. 26-March 1 Following are the county police reports from Feb. 26-March 1.

Reports are provided by the law enforcement agency listed and do not imply guilt, however are the charge place by the CCSO. Richard B. Alford Age: 38, White Male Hgt./Wgt.: 6-0/190 Hair/Eye: Brown/Blue Last known: 14554 Transworld Ct., Chantilly Wanted for: Contempt of Court *$100 REWARD for information leading to the Arrest of this Wanted Subject.

Feb. 26 Zelaya Alberto Juan Benavides, 49, 300 block Elmwood Drive, Culpeper, driving under the influence of alcohol.

Cory Alan Manuel, 32, 11000 block Rayborn Creek Drive, Manassas, failure to appear.

Feb. 27 Karen Faye Baruch, 57, 13000 block Kellys Ford Road, Elkwood, contempt of court.

Shaylah Michelle Porter, 24, 1000 block Mitchell Road, Rapidan, revocation of suspended sentence and probation.

Feb. 28 Shah Edward Lightfoot, 24, 13000 block Eggbornsville Road, Culpeper, driving with suspended or revoked license and disorderly conduct.

or revoked license and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Michael Dewayne Minifield, 41, 9000 block Carver School Lane, Rapidan, driving after forfeiture of license.

Renaldo Nehemiah Waters, 40, 100 block Blakeys Frye Lane, Madison, possession of marijuana.

Thurston Shane Steinburg, 44, 13000 block Eggbornsville Road, Culpeper, Perry Cardell Jackson, 33, 2100 block assault and battery on family member.

Cottonwood Lane, Culpeper, possession of marijuana.

Lorea Milton Gray, 32, 4100 block Lillards Ford Road, Brightwood, driving March 1 with suspended or revoked license.

Feb. 29 Michael A. Kilby, 49, 500 block Duet Road, Madison, driving with suspended

Andrea Taylor Bragg, 25, 1000 block Dulin Drive, Amissville, reckless drivingimproper brakes and expired rejection decal.

Erix Uslin Lucas Martinez Age: 22, 5-8/120 Hgt./Wgt.: 5-8/120 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 23124 Roland Road, Rapidan Wanted for: Failure to appear on felony charge and failure to pay fines, cost, etc. *$100 REWARD for information leading to the Arrest of this Wanted Subject.

Culpeper Town Police: March 2-7 Following are the police reports from March 2-7. Reports are provided by the law enforcement agency listed and do not imply guilt, however are the charges placed by the police department.

March 2

Stephen Wayne Jenkins Age: 36, White Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-3/115 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 506 N. East 2, Culpeper Wanted for: Four counts of revocation of suspended sentence and probation and possessing forged coin or bank notes less than $10. *$100 REWARD for information leading to the Arrest of this Wanted Subject.

Nancy Marie Cooper, 43, 500 block N. West Street, Culpeper, possession of controlled substances.

Timothy Craig Lacy, 55, 6000 block Waterford Road, Rixeyville, grand larceny.

March 3 Early D. Johnson, 51, 9400 block Old Green Mountain Road, Esmont, possession of marijuana.

Bryon Chad Deandre, 28, 11000 block Scott Circle, Bealeton, possession of marijuana.

Michael Edward Stroops Age: 31, White Male Hgt./Wgt.: 6-0/175 Hair/Eye: Brown/Brown Last known: 719 Yowell Dr., Culpeper Wanted for: Failure to pay fines, costs or penalties. *$100 REWARD for information leading to the Arrest of this Wanted Subject.

Warrants current as of March 11

Antonio Lawaron Vines Jr., 30, 1700 block Lambert Circle, Culpeper, possession of marijuana.

March 4 Joseph Richard Checklick, 38, 14000 block Chesterfield Lane, Culpeper, drunk in public with profane language.

Joseph Salazar, 29, 800 block Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, three counts of revocation of suspended sentence and probation.

Arthur J. Chasse III, 51, 18000 block Monitor Road, Culpeper, three counts of possession of controlled substances.

Britnie Elisabeth Marie Collins, 25, 400 block Briscoe St., Culpeper, possession of marijuana.

Antonio Jashad Sheppard Marshall, 30, 9400 block Springs Road, Warrenton, trespass after being forbidden to do so and possession of marijuana.

March 5 Donald Ray Nelson, 65, 600 block E. Spencer Street, Culpeper, revocation of pretrial.

Jamie Teresa Nichols, 36, 500 block W. Scanlon Street, Culpeper, petit larceny.

Davon Tyrell Raeshawn, 20, homeless, Culpeper, sentence to community-based corrections program or facility.

March 6 Idaettae Marie Lambert, 35, 300 block Third Street, Culpeper, three counts of revocation of suspended sentence and probation.

March 7 Latoya Darvia Ayer, 38, 3100 block N. Richhardt, Indianapolis, Indiana, drunk in public with profane language.

Cathy D. Nixon, 38, 1000 block Pennsylvania Avenue, Glen Allen, assault and battery on police or firefighter.

Alan Rawlings Bowling, 52, 200 block Logtrac Road, Stanardsville, driving under the influence of alcohol and intentional damage to monument under $1,000.

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These popular annual rituals give thousands of Culpeper residents the opportunity to support their favorite local businesses.

Once the votes are tallied, winners are contacted. Each winning business has opportunities to participate in the “Best of” sections published by each newspaper. Banners and plaques are offered to the top vote getters. It’s a great exam-

ple of our community boosting its hometown shops and professional service providers.

So, we want to inform businesses that an out of state company called That’s Great News, located in Wallingford, Conn., is scanning both of our papers and emailing businesses to offer them “Best of” winning plaques for $179 and more.

They are also going through our newspapers and offering meaningless plaques to local businesses featured in news stories. And — this really takes gall — the plaques they offer have our newspaper’s logo on them!

The plaques and other things this and similar peddlers are push-

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We feel it’s important to get this message out so you won’t fall for the scam being offered by unsolicited calls or emails. “Best of” winners will be contacted only by representatives from the Culpeper Times or Star-Exponent.

If you received a call about a “Best of” promotion, you can contact either newspaper for verification.

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Packard Campus Theater featuring host of classic films throughout March Several films featuring criminals, both actual and alleged, on the run, are featured on the March schedule of the Packard Campus Theater.

The schedule can be found on the theater web site at http://www.loc.gov/ avconservation/theater/schedule.html and on the Now See Hear! Blog http:// blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/.

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YSubscribe to regular updates from the Now See Hear! blog by RSS and e-mail so you’ll get the news first.

The theater is located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper. Programs are free and open to the public, but children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Seating at the screenings is on a first-come, firstserved basis unless otherwise noted.

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“The Florentine Dagger” (Warner Bros., 1935) Robert Florey directed this film noir mystery that numbers among the first Hollywood movies in which psychoanalysis is a significant factor in the story. Donald Woods plays a descendant of the Borgia line, convinced that he has inherited their murderous tendencies. Suspicions deepen when the father of the girl

he loves turns up stabbed to death with a Florentine dagger. C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Barrat, and Florence Flair lend colorful support to this mystery thriller with creepy Gothic blandishments. 35mm film print from the Library of Congress Film Preservation lab, 69 min. Also on the program, “The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra,” a 1928 short experimental film that tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized (he is identified by the number 9314 written on his forehead).

It was added to the National Film Registry in 1997. 11 min.

Friday, March 13 (7:30 p.m.)

“Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Rock & Roll, 1975-2000” (NBC) This unique program of clips from NBC’s long-running late-night live variety show was specially curated for this screening from the Library of Congress’ high quality archival master files, provided by Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video television collection. Beginning with the 1975

season and going through 2000, the show will include performances by Patti Smith, George Harrison & Paul Simon, The Kinks, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart, Rick James, Queen, The Clash, Billy Idol, Tina Turner, Robert Plant, The Replacements, Eddie Van Halen, Keith Richards, Neil Young, Aerosmith, R.E.M., Nirvana, Sinead O’Connor, Pearl Jam, The Pretenders, Rage Against the Machine, David Bowie, Lucinda Williams, and AC/DC. Digital presentation, 120 min.

Saturday, March 14 (2 p.m.)

“The Black Stallion” (United Artists, 1979) When a ship carrying young Alec Ramsey (Kelly Reno) and a black Arabian stallion sinks off the coast of Africa, Alec and the horse find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Upon their rescue, Alec and horse trainer/former jockey Henry Dailey (Mickey Rooney) begin ➤ See Films, Page 24

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Saturday, March 14 (7:30 p.m.)

“Dog Day Afternoon” (Warner Bros., 1975 – rated R*) Director Sidney Lumet balances suspense, violence and humor in Frank Pierson's Oscar-winning adaptation of a true-life bank robbery turned media circus. Al Pacino stars as the engaging Sonny Wortzik, a smart yet self-destructive Brooklyn tough guy whose plan to rob the local bank to pay for his lover's sex change goes awry.

Lumet artfully conducts his talented cast (including John Cazale, James

Broderick, Charles Durning and Chris Sarandon) through machinations that twist and turn from the political to the personal, and inevitably lead to a downward spiral played out before an audience of millions. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for five other Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Digital presentation, 125 min. *No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian.

Thursday, March 19 (7:30 p.m.)

“Dark Passage” (Warner Bros. 1947) In Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall’s third movie together, Bogart plays an escaped convict, wrongly accused of his wife’s murder, who takes refuge in the apartment of a mysterious woman (Bacall) he has just met. Delmar Daves directed this film noir that is notable for the use of a firstperson point-of-view camera from the perspective of the accused man during the first third of the movie. The film also features Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett and Houseley Stevenson in the cast. New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther especially liked the San Francisco locations, reporting that “writer-director Delmar Daves has very smartly and effectively used the picturesque streets of the city and its stunning panoramas to give a dramatic backdrop to his rather incredible yarn.” 35mm archival film

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Friday, March 20 (7:30 p.m.)

“Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion” (Columbia, 1970, rated R*) A psychotic policeman (Gian Maria Volonte), the former chief of the homicide squad who has been newly promoted to head the political intelligence unit, sets out to affirm, "in all of its purity," the concept of authority — that absolute power before which all men become servile children, if not idiots.” To this end, he proceeds to kill his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his responsibility to test if the police will charge him for the murder. This Italian crime drama directed by Elio Petri is a dramatic, psychological, black-humored satire on corruption in high office. It was the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Grand Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. In Italian with English subtitles. 35mm archival film print, 115 min. *No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian.

Saturday, March 21 (2 p.m.)

“Capital Punishment” (Preferred Pictures Corporation, 1925) Vivacious Hollywood “It Girl” Clara Bow undertakes a “straight” role in this heated melodrama directed by James P. Hogan. A man is voluntarily imprisoned on a trumped-up murder

charge, as part of an exposé of the evils of the death penalty. The plan goes awry, and only Delia Tate (Bow) can save the man, with an appeal to the governor and a last-minute chase bearing crucial information, putting Bow’s emotional range and gusto for performance on full display. The cast includes Elliott Dexter, Joseph Kilgour and Margaret Livingston.

35mm film print from the Library of Congress Film Preservation Lab in 2007, 67 min. Also on the program, Buster Keaton’s classic comedy short “The Goat” (Metro, 1921). 35mm film print from the Library of Congress Film Preservation Lab in 2010, 23 min. Live musical accompaniment will be provided by Andrew Simpson.

Saturday, March 21 (7:30 p.m.)

“Catch Me if You Can” (DreamWorks, 2002 – rated R*) Leonardo DiCaprio stars as con man extraordinaire Frank Abagnale in this briskly entertaining biopic based on Abagnale’s 1980 autobiography, directed and produced

by Steven Spielberg. Before his 19th birthday, Frank had successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor and a Louisiana parish prosecutor.

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major Hollywood film to bill a black actor above the title. Kramer pioneered in another way, too. He hired blacklisted writer Nedrick Young to co-write the script (with Harold Jacob Smith) under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas. Smith and Young won the Best Screenplay Oscar and Poitier became the first black American nominated for Best Actor.

The film also won for Sam Leavitt’s cinematography.

Its $1 million profit helped break racial barriers in Hollywood and eventually end the blacklist. 35mm copyright 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.

help catching other check forgers. The film co-stars Tom Hanks as the FBI Agent tracking the con man with Christopher Walken in an Oscar nominated performance as Frank’s father. John Williams, a frequent collaborator with Spielberg, received his 42nd Oscar nomination, for Best Original Score, for the film. Rated PG-13. 35mm copyright film Thursday, March 26 (7:30 p.m.)

“I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang” (Warner Bros., 1932) A compelling, Academy Award-nominated performance by Paul Muni as an average guy framed for robbery and sentenced to hard labor distinguishes this Warner Bros. "social conscious" picture from most others of this era. Based on a series of works by Robert Elliot Burns, himself a chain gang escapee, the film vividly depicts the prisoner's despair as his strength and dignity are stripped away until escape becomes his only option.

Director Mervyn LeRoy ("Little Caesar" and "They Won't Forget") pulls no punches in showing the brutality and corruption of prison farms. Much of the film's story and technique would influence later prison movies. Added to the National Film Registry in 1991. 35mm film print from the Library of Congress Film Preservation Lab in 1995, 92 min.

Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

Friday, March 27 (7:30 p.m.)

“The Defiant Ones” (United Artists, 1958) Friendship creates bonds that transcend social restrictions in this breakthrough film from pioneering director-producer Stanley Kramer.

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Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis co-star as convicts who escape while chained to each other. Neither is happy to be stuck with a member of a different race, but as they struggle to survive, their differences dissolve. At Curtis’ insistence, this became the first

Saturday, March 28 (7:30 p.m.)

“O Brother Where Art Thou?” (Universal, 2000) Set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression, “O Brother Where Art Thou?” follows three convicts who break out of jail in search of a cache of hidden money. Their epic journey bears more than a few similarities to Homer's “Odyssey.”

Joel and Ethan Coen wrote, produced and directed this crime comedy satire that stars George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning in supporting roles. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins. The Coen brothers enlisted veteran musician and producer T-Bone Burnett to put together period-specific bluegrass, country, gospel, blues and folk music for the movie before shooting began. The resulting soundtrack album became a best seller and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2001.

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An annoying source recently revealed that at least three people trust columnists for news and information during a crisis.

Recently, it has been reported that the 2019 novel coronavirus or COVID-19 is a big scary problem.

Disclaimer: Please do not take advice on pandemic viruses from a columnist writing for a weekly newspaper. He only wants to bring a bit of humor into our increasingly dark and chaotic world.

Heroism is always a dangerous and tricky endeavor but know that I’m here to help.

Let’s get the serious part of this column out of the way. Please wash your hands (you all should have been doing this anyway). Don’t shake hands and slap each other five — multiple times. In other words, don’t bro me if you don’t know me.

If you are sick stay home, or better yet go to a doctor. Senior citizens and those with serious health conditions should use extra caution.

Let us be thankful that we live in a nation with exceptional medical care that magically gets more exceptional if you spend more money. Let’s not go full Bernie here — we have great physicians and even better nurses. Get your advice from reliable sources like the Centers for Disease Control or the National Institutes of Health — not the tabloids, Facebook or your cousin the Ancient Alien theorist.

Always listen to the people who remain calm and problem-solve a crisis — like pilots, astronauts, doctors with actual medical training, special operators (not the fake ones) single moms, sports moms, fly fishermen (and women), sports writers, nurses, comedians, columnists, and, of course, your grandparents.

People you don’t want to listen to in a crisis — opinion hosts on 24-hr news channels, toilet paper hoarders, politicians, conspiracy theorists, stock market prognosticators, the guy wandering down the street talking to himself, the guy driving slow in the fast lane, telemarketers, people who ask the last question during staff meetings, ladies with short angular haircuts named Karen, essential oil dealers, and psychics.

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This week was a giant whirlwind of disaster — we lost an hour of sleep and the moon was full. Did you see Friday’s date? No not your allegedly hot date with the big hair! It’s Friday the 13th so don’t stumble as you run from a guy in a goalie mask.

If we are still alive next Tuesday, we can enjoy a few pints of our favorite stout as we watch people who are .000001 Irish rattle on about how we need to wear green. Irish yoga is a wonderful sport to observe. Participants hold a pint while laying on their backs and raising their feet into the air — this should not be confused with zombie scenarios.

I also had a few personal issues arise like a heel blister this week. On Tuesday, my Border Collie celebrated its birthday by toppling a kitchen trash can for a half-cooked hamburger … so cute.

My daughter told me that I should be careful of the coronavirus due to my advanced age and that I needed to consult Bosley about my hairline. My teenage son told me to buy more canned goods — then he promptly lost his cell phone charger. I don’t know if he will survive.

If there is a positive aspect to this pandemic — it would be self-quarantining. I don’t think I know a parent or hardworking person that wouldn’t enjoy the isolation, sleep, and time to read a good book.

Maybe one could fly-fish a lonely stretch of river.

This would be great, but only if you dodge the virus.

One more thing about this virus. Shouldn’t the press have been covering it earlier? Maybe they should ask why most of our nation’s antibiotics and basic medical supplies come from China?

Perhaps it’s time for the mass media to cover this health crisis in an unbiased manner — the way it was once taught in journalism school. Perhaps the press could inform the public with verifiable facts, multiple sources and a willingness to do the research.

Maybe our elected officials will take the novel approach of working together in a non-partisan way to solve a real problem. Is it possible?

In the jaded glow of midlife I have survived many a crisis — Y2K, Swine Flu, the Dan Snyder years, Summer of the Shark, Chernobyl, Cold War, asteroids, sand fleas, hurricanes, two-inch snow storms, the bacon shortage, global warming (so far), the OJ Simpson Trial, snakeheads, summer camp field trips, Culpeper deer herds and a local fox who enjoyed pooping on the irrigation control boxes at the Culpeper County Sports Complex each night.

It is a dangerous world my friends — let’s look out for each other.

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Weekly Tarotscope for March 12: Justice, 2 of Cups

The combination of cards this week is Cara Cutro all about seeking balance in our relationships.

There’s an energy of karmic retribution opening doors to healthy communication in our partnerships.

Using discernment and seeking balance will reap incredible rewards. Fairness in our dealings with others is advised. If we utilize the advise of the Justice card by thinking of the effects of our actions, taking responsibility, and weighing all sides of an issue- balance will be restored.

The 2 of Cups is the perfect partnership. This could represent a romantic relationship, a friendship, or a work partnership. Whatever type of

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The 2 of Cups also speaks to a healing within ourselves where the two halves of our inner nature are united. We are no longer fighting against ourselves. We have our own back, and this allows us access to new found partnerships in the external world around us. Balance, relationships, and communications are strongly highlighted this week.

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Ancillary documents may control all — know your assets An investment that takes an unanticipated or uncontrollable Katherine Charapich turn. That is not the surprise one wants to wrestle with in the middle-of-the night, the once calm morning, when provisions are lean, or upon the passing of a loved-one.

Wise counsel often encourages the diversification of assets. But, what about the widow who is facing life, time, and decisions on her own as the balance is no longer two?

Her needs and age should guide the placement of such hard-earned or inherited resources. If dependent on every dollar in her account, or it is foreseeable that due to housing, healthcare and medical demands that may arise while on this earth those same dollars may equate to her quality of life, then the balance of investments should weigh more heavily in the conservative margin rather than that of risk.

When considering the above counsel, credence should also be given to the parable of the talents as in Matthew 25:21 (KJV) God teaches us to be good stewards of the resources given unto us “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”

Think about the widow who wants to make sure she has provision, but who also wants to help others. What if the asset that was to provide for that widow was an interest in a business? Perhaps

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the business interest was owned by her decedent spouse. In this example, the business in which her spouse held an interest was the widow’s business.

Picture a woman, who in the years of her youth had a vision to open a woman’s boutique in her small town; one offering dresses, purses, and gloves brought in from the city. She was the first business owner in that community. Nobody believed in her or her dream. She did. Stepping into her dress shop was like stepping into a place of magic — it just made one feel beautiful.

Women began coming from afar to visit this special little shop. The business owner watched closely, evaluating what made her customers happy and she began designing her own product line. The business needed “outside funds” to produce the product line. In exchange for a capital contribution, the business owner gave a 50 percent interest in her business to her husband. The extra money allowed the business to grow and the business owner to contribute to community events and the education of young children.

When the 50 percent was given, the business owner did not control beyond the ownership of the “investor husband.” All was well with the flagship store and the expansion, and then the “investor husband” died. When presenting the 50 percent, there was no controlling language set forth in the management terms of the company, so the fifty percent passed through the decedent’s last will and testament to the “investor husband’s” adult child (the stepchild of the business owner). The “investor husband’s”

adult child, who wanted to only sell children’s clothing, did not have the same vision as the business owner causing a stalemate. Perhaps, in the controlling documents of the business (like the operating agreement for a limited liability company) attaching a right of first refusal to that 50 percent would have permitted the business owner a means of purchasing the interest and regaining full control of the company while the adult child would inherit money instead of an interest in the company.

When considering your investments, examine your entire portfolio — including your business interests. Reduce your risks and surprises. There is a wonderful case that provides an example of unexamined interests.

The case Jimenez v. Corr, 288 Va. 395, 764 S.E.2d 115, should cause every person who owns an interest in a business to review the controlling documents of their business investment. This case is an example of how the terms of an operating agreement in a limited liability company, or the by-laws or shareholders’ agreement in a corporation could dictate the form in which interests in a business pass through one’s last will and testament or trust.

The interests in Jimenez v.

Corr involved shares in Capitol Foundry of Virginia, Inc. (the Company), a supplier of municipal construction castings. Upon the death of Mrs. Corr, the matriarch of the family, the nature of how her shares were passed — whether as shares or as cash, was controlled by a shareholders’ agreement.

Due to terms in the shareholders’ agreement no interest in the company could be passed to a non-

family member.

Mrs. Corr had never assigned her interest in the company into her trust, necessitating a probate process, which per the terms of her last will and testament, poured the shares into her revocable trust.

Mrs. Corr had made her son and son-in-law the successor trustees of her revocable trust. Her son-inlaw was not considered “immediate family,” triggering the language in the shareholders’ agreement that the Company or shareholders purchase the shares. Thus, the assets in the foundry business passed to Mrs. Corr’s beneficiaries under her revocable trust as money and not as shares.

The emphasis is not on the mass of the wealth, but strategically putting to work even the little with which you have been entrusted, often requiring great care and diligence. Review your assets.

Review the documents that control your assets, including but not limited to your trust(s), last will and testament, deeds to real property, bank and investment provider terms, operating agreements, by-laws and shareholders’ agreements.

Whether your wealth is in real property, cash, savings, or wealth management accounts, businesses, tangible personal property, and/ or gifts of talent — all should be used well. Being a good steward of your assets looks different for each person. Addison Road’s version of “This Little Light of Mine,” is a beautiful rendition of the traditional song, “There's a little flame inside us all. Some shine bright, some shine small.”

Shine big! I’m all in! May you be surrounded by His Favor.

ing activity at his place, south of Sperryville. His amphibians usually crank up before mine, probably because of the difference in elevation. Lyt reported that, unlike most years, spring peepers had started calling in a nearby meadow a week

before wood frogs started at his small frog pond. He added that, although spotted salamanders usually breed before the frogs, he’d seen “only one (very fresh) egg mass” of the salamander so far.

By the end of the third week, with skunk cabbage blooming and early-emerging butterflies flying, I was eager to see more signs that spring was on its way. Warmish, rainy nights were forecast for the last week in February, and I’m planning more nocturnal expeditions to the upper pond. Even if the salamanders are done, the wood frogs should be starting, then the peepers, the pickerels ...

➤ Wild, from Page 19 moving down the mountain. They belonged to a large raccoon, which I warned off after it started sauntering around the pond toward me.

It may also have been attracted by the prospect of finding the salamanders, but to feast on rather than to observe.

After more an hour of fruitless but not unpleasant waiting, I gave up and made my way back down to my house.

Perhaps the light sprinkle of rain that evening was insufficient, or maybe salamanders were done for the year. In subsequent visits

to the pond during the day, I found the number of egg masses seemed about the same.

A few days after my nocturnal visit to the pond, I contacted Rappahannock Nature Camp director Lyt Wood about amphibian breed-

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