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EVHS, CCHS students participate in National Walk Out

By Jeff Say

CULPEPER TIMES STAFF WRITER

Students at Eastern View High School and Culpeper County High School participated in the National Walk Out Wednesday, at 10 a.m. a 17-minute demonstration in memory of the 17 people killed at a school shooting in Parkland, Fla. a month ago.

More than 200 students orderly filed out of Eastern View High School Wednesday morning, silently standing in bitter, windy conditions before returning to class.

Eastern View principal E.G. Bradshaw and Superintendent Tony Brads watched as the students held the moment of silence.

Bradshaw said the event was organized by Student Council Association members.

"It's certainly a show of solidiarty across the nation," Bradshaw said.

"This was student initiated, they made the request and we felt it was appropriate to honor the request at this time."

EVHS senior and Culpeper Youth member Riley Reynolds said it was important to participate in the walk out.

"I walked out in solidarity and in remembrance," she said. "I walked

Students at Eastern View High School participated in the National Walk Out Wednesday. out because a few of us were scared that if we walked out there could be a shooter there waiting for us. I walked out because for the seventeen minutes that I was outside I kept thinking 'If anything goes wrong, run to your car. Run to the parking lot. Run to the football field, the woods, the road.' I walked out because when I was nervously thinking about the possibility of a shooting happening during a walk out to end the possibility of shootings, I did not once think that I should run back into my school if there was a shooting. I walked out because if there was a shooting, the school was not an option, I would feel no safer there. I walked out because

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whenever I leave my classroom, even to run to the restroom that’s 10 feet away, I take my keys and phone because if something happens and I have to hide in the stalls, at least I will have my keys already with me when I have to run. " Culpeper County School Board member Marshall Keene spoke out against the movement.

"I do not support the #ENOUGH: National School Walk Out that is also taking place on the same day the students walk out of our schools," Keene said in a statement. "I would have supported other peaceful demonstrations done in a much different setting on a different day so there would

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be no question what the purpose of the demonstrations are (assemblies, prayer, moment of silence, etc.). As a United States Marine veteran and career Law Enforcement Officer I hold the 1st and 2nd Amendment along with the rest of the Constitution very close to my heart.

I believe that our students are currently being manipulated by politicians and media personalities for their own purposes.

Every time a politician exploits a victim or student for their own legislative agenda, we move farther away, not closer to real solutions that will keep our students and teachers safer."

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It's with heavy hearts that we pass along the news that longtime Culpeper Times correspondent Rich Crowley passed away Feb. 28 in Clovis, California. Rich provided us with "Rich Crowley's Snapshot of Culpeper" for more than nine years, before ending his weekly feature in July of last year as he moved to California.

He also operated the "Face of Culpeper" photo blog and made countless friends and brightened many spirits during his time here in Culpeper. A retired educator, he always relished teaching Culpeper a little more about the community, capturing moments we might otherwise would never have been able to share. He signed off in July with: "For all of you that I have photographed ... thank you. For all of the many kind words ... thank you. I have loved my interactions and will always carry Culpeper and the many faces that I have photographed in my heart." Thank you, Rich and you'll be missed. He is survived by his wife Andrea and three sons.

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Working side by side

By Amy Wagner

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“We’ll probably pinch each other a bit but we’ll also celebrate together,” said Pastor Dan Carlton of Culpeper Baptist Church as his congregation prepares to join forces with yet another church under one roof. Tom Friedrich, pastor of City on a Hill Church had similar insights “I’m excited to be working alongside Dan. We are so different.” The two churches will unite to create a band of five churches worshipping under one roof, beginning mid-March.

A cornerstone in Culpeper, Culpeper Baptist has embraced several faiths/congregations throughout the years that includes four churches. Marinatha, a Latino congregation, worships in the worship center each Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m.; Culpeper Korean worships in the large classroom on the third floor each Sunday at 11 a.m.; the Love Church worships in the chapel each Sunday at 11 a.m. and City on a Hill, who will complete the five, will worship each Sunday in the worship center at 10:30 a.m. just before Easter.

As far as joining forces with an-

other church both Friedrich and Shelton agree that it isn’t about a steeple. “It’s about a mission. We need a facility but that can’t be the whole of what we do,” said Shelton, adding,” The building is a tool to mission if we look at it the right way.”

Shelton has been at Culpeper Baptist for just over three years.

This spring a 244-year-old church is coming together with a ten-yearold church which creates a special combination. “It’s churches working side by side,” said Shelton recently. “Typically it’s a church plant coming together, so this is unique,” he added. The two churches plan to provide youth ministry collaboratively and plan their ministry much the same.

Friedrich and Shelton met at a Healthy Culpeper meeting. They began talking leases and spaces and decided it might be better for the Kingdom if they joined forces.

Shelton’s congregation voted at the end of January 2018 and the deal was sealed. Speaking deals, Shelton feels adding another congregation under Culpeper Baptist’s roof provides more opportunity for people to worship in Culpeper; he feels it is a good use of space and

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“We host a lot of community groups so it’s nice to have different presences, “said Shelton noting that they have had increased community involvement events and he is hopeful the two can come together for those types of event.

“Both of us can learn from each other’s models”, said Shelton who acknowledged that City on a Hill is a home based model and Culpeper Baptist is a problematic church model. Friedrich said, “We want our groups to get together to reach out, not just read the Bible.”

Embracing many faiths and reaching out to many backgrounds Shelton hopes he will hear, “We

are going to the place where good things happen. Some of those things will be Culpeper Baptist and some of them will be City on a Hill and so forth,” said Shelton recognizing that there are several different congregations worshipping in a building that is in a central location and can provide needs for a variety of faiths.

Ann Yeaman, a member of Culpeper Baptist since 1964, recently weighed in, “It’s about reaching out to the community. We are a very large church and if we can help each other we should.” Open and optimistic, Yeaman is excited about adding a fifth church body to the mix.

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Coen King, left, portrays "Steve the Wizard," as Will Orr (center) plays "Mike the Magician" and Shawn Sweeney is the angry landlord during Young Life Club's meeting on Monday. The club mixes teenage fun with lessons about the Lord.

Young Life let's kids be kids while connecting to God

By Jeff Say

CULPEPER TIMES STAFF WRITER

At first glance, the scene on Monday night looked like a typical teenage party.

Teens locked arms and screamed along to Shawn Mendes “Stitches,” stomping along as they read the lyrics on a screen.

A few moments later, they acted out for a reverse charades, trying to get a teammate to guess items related to boys or girls.

A typical Monday night, however it held a deeper meaning.

Toward the end of the evening, the same teens who moments before were raucous and wild, sat transfixed - listening to the word of God being read by an adult.

Welcome to Young Life Club, a group that ministers to teens in Culpeper County High School and Eastern View High School.

Culpeper director Will Orr led the madness on Monday, greeting each teen by name, exchanging hugs and serving as MC of the weekly meeting.

Orr, who came to Young Life organically - he once was a member at CCHS - relates to the teens in ways most adults don’t.

That is the mission of Young Life. To connect with students in the schools, invite them to these gatherings and hopefully help foster their faith.

Orr doesn’t count these teens as Young Life members, he counts them as friends.

Alongside his wife Joy, he’s welcomed many of these students into his life and into his home - it’s not just enriched his life, but also theirs.

“That’s what it’s about,” Orr said. “The kids that show up to Club and our other stuff, they don’t show up because they saw a post about it or because they heard an announcement at school. They show up because they’ve been personally invited.

They’re like friends with the leader. We spend time at the school and we just get to know kids and become part of the school.”

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“Everyone likes everyone here,” King said. “It’s a good environment, it’s a comfortable place to go where you feel safe.”

King categorized himself as strong in faith, but points out not everyone who attends is. Connecting with his peers and with the adult leaders - there are eight total plus Orr - has helped strengthen him.

“I don’t read the Bible but when we do little Bible scriptures at the end, it just helps me,” King said. “It helps get a little closer to God.” For Orr, getting closer to God was just a byproduct of making a friend more than 10 years ago. A 2008 graduate of CCHS, Orr recalled being a freshman and meeting then Young Life leader, the late Jeff Stables.

Stables knew Orr’s name immediately and as Orr said, took a liking in the young man.

“There was nothing cool about him, he was a dad who wore cargo shorts and had a buzz haircut,” Orr said. “There was nothing on the surface that made him seem cool. We just become best friends. Before I knew it, I was hanging out with him in our spare time.”

Orr graduated and then, as he sheepishly puts it, got into some trouble with the law. The first person he sought out was Stables who didn’t judge him or punish him - he reflected on their lessons that he had been teaching through Young Life.

“Jeff was the person I went to, because we were best friends,” Orr said. “We talked about it and he reminded of stuff he had been sharing with me all along about God and life and how it’s supposed to work.

That was a turning point in my life.”

Now, Orr serves as that beacon in the life of countless youngsters.

During a skit involving a magician, a wizard and an angry landlord, King portrayed the role of “Steve the Wizard.”

It was all just silly fun that had the more than 30 in attendance rolling with laughter.

“Will is obviously older, but when we hang out it’s just like a teenage friend,”

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King said. “Even though he’s the leader of Young Life, he’s just like a friend.”

It was that friend that King was able to lean on when it came time to make a choice for college. He had several offers and Orr was his sounding board.

“They relate to the same stuff, all on Twitter.

“I just prayed every night leading up to that decision,” King said.

Prayer is what led Noelle Brown to Young Life. Her mother, Mandy, was a longtime leader with the organization and she’s been around it since she was little.

So when she went to CCHS this year, she knew exactly where she belonged.

“I love church, I love all the people here and I was already used to the environment,” Brown said. “I get to communicate and share the worship (with my friends), it makes it much more special.”

Orr’s connection with the students is apparent. Like his mentor, he’s a dad too now - maybe minus the cargo shorts - but he still has a way of reaching out to the youth.

“He puts it in a way where I understand it a whole lot more,” Brown said. “He also uses it in real life situations like in the modern world.”

During Monday’s meeting, leader Shawn Sweeney shared an embarrassing story about a recent drill at his school.

He was larger than life, making the kids laugh but he brought it all back to the Bible and how Jesus would handle similar situations.

The room was silent, all eyes were on him and the kids were transfixed.

It’s those moments, when the adults share stories about their lives and relate them to the students that truly shine.

“It just makes it so much easier to be comfortable,” Brown said. “Here you get to talk about the Lord with your friends and you get to connect with people who are like your family. It just makes it so much easier to talk about.”

For Orr, it’s simply giving the kids a safe space to be just that - kids.

“The idea is just for kids to let loose and have fun,” Orr said. “It lets them act their age for once and not feel pressured to perform and be someone they’re not. It’s goofy, it’s high energy. It all funnels down to the end of the night when one of the leaders opens up the Bible and talks about Jesus.

That’s what we’re all about it. Young Life wouldn’t exist without our belief in Jesus.”

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Trees come crashing down, while other plants emerge

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Winter Storm Riley, the first of three nor’easters to move through our area in less than two weeks, brought down an alarming number of trees, which in turn pulled down power and phone lines, wreaking havoc on roads and in yards.

Mature pines in open areas seemed to have taken a particularly hard hit.

My guess was that these pines had suffered more because of their full foliage, which offered more resistance to the 60 mph winds, while hardwoods were still bare and therefore offered less resistance. To find out if I was on the right track, I emailed Joe Rossetti, Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) senior forester for Northern Virginia, which includes Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties.

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in the destruction they incurred.

“Because the pines had needles, they caught the wind more than the hardwoods,” Rossetti wrote. When the derecho happened in the summer a few years back, “plenty of hardwood trees were blown over because their leaves caught the wind, resulting in greater force on the tree,” he added.

Most of the pines that fell over were white pine, with Virginia pine coming in second, according to Rosetti, while the fewest were loblolly and shortleaf pines. This is likely because loblolly and shortleaf have adjusted better to being grown in open spaces and exposed sites than white and Virginia pines have, he explained. To build firmness in the face of wind when they are grown in open areas, the former “actually change the way their roots are structured in the soil.”

White and Virginia pines, on the other hand, do not grow differently in the open than in forests. “Basically,” Rosetti wrote, “they never adjusted from being forest-grown trees, where the force of wind is spread out through many trees, to being open-grown trees where each tree has to withstand the force of wind on its own.”

He also pointed out what I noticed on a drive to Warrenton after the storm — that the eastern red cedars that grow in the open along the highway showed little damage from Riley. Even though they also had a full canopy of leaves, “very few” of them failed in the storm, Rossetti wrote. Eastern red cedars, which are common in such exposed areas, which also include unused pastures and fields and in fence rows, are “well adapted to being open grown, which means they have to survive that sort of wind on occasion,” he explained.

Despite the damage to individual trees, the forests should be fine, Rossetti wrote. “For every tree that failed in the storm,” he pointed out, “there were thousands or possibly millions in the state that did not fail.”

Such storms are one of the ways nature recycles unhealthy trees, enabling other, healthier trees to get more light and survive. “The vast majority of the trees that failed had some sort of problem — a structural defect, branch union defect, damage, or root problem,” Rossetti wrote. He underscored the need for landowners to have a certified arborist check

trees for potential issues that may be affected by winds on a regular basis “to mitigate these defects before they cause trees to fail at a bad time.”

Since the storm, I didn’t get up my mountain to look for signs of spring until Sunday (March 11), an unseasonably cold day. I found two hepatica, their leaves shriveled by recent freezes, starting to bloom. Such spring ephemerals are adapted to dealing with temperature swings and tend to keep their flowers closed when temperatures plunge. Why risk damage to the flowers when no pollinators are out in such cold weather?

I expect the next sustained warm spell will bring an explosion of wood frog breeding, but with global warming destabilizing the weather, which in turn messes with the phenology of amphibians as well as plants, I’m not laying any bets. © 2018 Pam Owen Pam Owen is a writer, editor, photographer, and passionate nature conservationist living in Rappahannock County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. You may reach her at nighthawkcomm@gmail.com

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I became a little worried since the hive at the shop is indoors and we can see when something is a little off. They had eaten all of their honey stores, but we have been very diligent in feeding them sugar water and bee candy (it’s like a fondant that we make). The queen continues to lay eggs and we have noticed that there are far more worker bees to include drone cells that we saw just this week, not many but enough to recognize that yes, they are drone cells based on their size.

Our hives in our bee yard have been very active and we have seen them flying in and out on warm days and we know that they have more than enough honey to keep them going.

There’s not much to report on during this very crucial bee time, other than to keep an eye on your hives, help to feed them if you know that they have eaten their winter stores of honey, and hope that spring and warm weather is on the horizon.

C O N TR AC T!

Where do I begin? These past few weeks have been wrought with lots of highs and lows.

The end of February and into the month of March the weather has been a bit strange to say the least.

The fluctuation of temperatures has truly played havoc with not only my hives but to other beekeepers as well that have stopped by my shop to commiserate on the many losses we have all experienced.

It didn’t matter if it was a strong hive or a weak one, there seemed to be one common thread and that was the weather.

We made sure that our hives had plenty of honey stores to get them through the winter but what we didn’t count on was the instability of the variation of temperatures.

We saw bitter cold, intense wind, rain, snow, and then temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s. On a few of those days that were uncommonly warm we saw just how frenetic the bees became, they were bringing in so much pollen it was mesmerizing just watching them work so furiously, then the next few

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SUMMER CAMPS

Salvation Army's Camp Happyland provides life lessons

➤ Annual camp to be held June 28-July 18 in Culpeper County CONTRIBUTED REPORT

Children living in poverty face many problems during the summer months.

They are at greater risk of hunger insecurity because they do not have access to school cafeterias.

They are at greater risk for injury or getting into trouble because adults are more likely to be unattended during the day. They are more likely to experience isolation and poor health because they stay in-doors. Camp offers a powerful solution to these problems. A summer camp provides meals, counselors, and a new group of friends.

A study by the American Camping Association indicates that long term life changes occur in children who attend summer camp. The study “Youth Development Out-

comes in the Camp Experience” examines 5,000 families from over 80 ACA- accredited camps, exploring changes is four key areas: Positive Identity; Social Skills; Physical and Thinking Skills; and Positive Values and Spirituality. Results show that children typically experience growth in all four areas, even long after the camp experience was over.

In fact: 96% said camp helped them make new friends 92% said camp helped them feel good about themselves 74% said camp helped them to do things they were afraid to try at first The Salvation Army has long believed in the power of summer camps, which is why we operate 45 camps throughout the United States. Campers participate in activities including swimming, arts and crafts, music lessons, sports, dance, hiking, wilderness camping, boating, fishing, Bible study, ➤ See Camp, Page 11

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The Salvation Army hosts Camp Happyland June 18-July 28.

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➤ Camp, from Page 10 and much more. Many kids who attend these camps have never experienced anything like it in their lives. And nearly all of them walk away with invaluable life and social skills that give them hope for a brighter future.

Camp Happyland is no average campground. We own two ponds, a river, pool, nature center, climbing wall, sports fields, and cabins and activity buildings with utilities; all stretched out on 635 acres of beautiful woodland. 75 employees worked together to serve 968 children last year.

Some children attended twice, resulting in 1288 weeks of camp provided for children out of a maximum capacity of 1352 weeks possible.

Salvation Army officers from all over Virginia and Washington DC spend a full week of camp duty every year in order to ensure the highest possible quality of program. Happyland invests a budget of about 1.7 million a year into children.

Our local plan is to broadcast an invitation to camp far and wide so that as many kids as possible are able to take advantage of this tremendous opportunity.

Our most important partnership for connecting with children will be

SUMMER CAMPS the Boys and Girls Club. We will send flyers to children’s parents and then our social worker will go on-site to sign up kids when the parents come over several evenings.

We will also extend an invitation to the client families who have received Salvation Army services through Angel Tree, food pantry, and utilities assistance.

We will place information in the newspaper and advertise it at our family stores, e-mail blast, texting our volunteer base and email blasts through Partners for Community Resources and Healthy Culpeper.

With this communications plan, we hope to sign up 60 children for Camp Happyland. This represents a significant increase over the 34 local children we sent to Happyland in 2017.

We will provide transportation to camp on Monday and back on Saturday. There are several weeks available so that families can choose the best time for them.

There are different camps every week, starting June 18 and ending July 28.

These unique camps offer a broad range of options, such as sports camp, leadership, wilderness camping, and badge work similar to Boy Scouts. The age range of each camp is different, but depending on the camp, we invite children starting at age 6 up to teenagers at age 17.

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6428 Wilson Rd., Marshall, VA 20115 • (540) 364-1929 • fvcssummercamps@frestavalley.org We offer summer camps weekly from June 18 – August 10 for kid ages 4 – 12. Each week has a different theme and includes many fun activities centered around the theme for that week plus a field trip. The themes are listed below.

The camps run from 9 am through 3 pm. The cost is $200 per week per camper with some camps requiring a $25 supply fee. Campers who register for 6 or more camps by June 18th will receive a 10% discount on the basic summer camp fee for all the weeks for which they register.

Other services include transportation from Warrenton which costs $45 per week. Before and after care is offered between 7 am and 9 am and after care between 3 pm and 5 pm. Before and after care costs $5 per hour.

New this year, campers can register online at our website: frestavalley.org/summer-camps

SUMMER CAMPS FOR 2018 June 18-22

July 23-27

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July 2-6 (Short Week Camp Fee $160)

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July 9-13 Sizzling Chefs* Ages 4-7 Master Chef* Ages 8-12

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Miraculous Music Makers Ages 4-11

July 30-August 3 Busting Builders Ages 4-5 Amazing Adventures* Jr. Lego™ Robotics, Ages 6 – 7 (12 camper limit) The Wacky, Wild World of Sports* Lego™ Robotics, ages 8 – 12 (14 camper limit)

August 6-10

Survivor Camp Ages 4-11

*There is a $25 per child supply fee for Jr. Lego® Robotics, Lego® Robotics, Sizzling Chefs, and Master Chef. *** Lego Robotics Camp is limited to 14 campers. Jr. Lego Robotics is limited to 12 campers. Our Lego® Robotics camps are not in any way affiliated with the Lego® Corporation although we do use their products.

Don’t miss out on this chance to send your kids to Camp Happyland for FREE with the Salvation Army Located in southeast Culpeper County, the Salvation Army owns two ponds, a river, pool, nature center, climbing wall, sports fields, and cabins and activity buildings with utilities; all stretched out on 635 acres of beautiful woodland. 75 employees worked together to serve 968 children last year.

Overnight-stay camps last for one week each, from July 18 through July 28. We will provide transportation to camp on Monday and back on Saturday. These unique camps offer a broad range of options, such as sports, leadership, wilderness camping, and badge work similar to Boy Scouts.

The age range of each camp is different, but depending on the camp, we invite children starting at age 6 up to teenagers at age 17.

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Belle Meade provides unique learning programs for students Camp

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At Belle Meade Montessori June 4-8, July 2-6, July 16-20 School, middle and high school (6Camp Sessions: 12th grade) students engage in an academic program that includes story & play time mathematics, sciences, humanities, swim lessons, arts & crafts, foreign languages, fine arts (art, muSwim Camp for ages 4-7 sic, drama), physical education, and July 30- Aug. 10 electives.

At the adolescent level academic July 2-13, July 16-27, June 4-15, June 18-29,instruction is more structured than in the earlier years of Montessori edCamp Sessions: ucation, it continues to be modified canoeing, arts & crafts to challenge the individual needs of swimming, hiking, archery, students.

Day Camp for ages 6-12 As Montessori teenagers age, they are not only academically prepared April 22 & May 6, 2018 to pursue college or other interests, Camp Open House:they become creative, collaborative, innovative, self-confident, emotionally mature, and socially skilled adults.

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dation on which to build a happy and meaningful life.

Belle Meade Montessori School is situated on a holistic, working farm and is one of few secondary schools that has a truly natural environment.

Adolescents study and work on the farm, using their whole minds and bodies in real work because the adolescent needs real work and to feel that the work is worthwhile.

The students must work collaboratively for the farm to be successful, and they work side-by-side with adults.

The adults are not only teachers in a traditional sense, but also mentors. Students’ social interactions with peers and adults provide inspiration, feedback, and validation that they are wonderfully unique individuals as well as integral and important members of a community.

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Young Life spreading the word about Mulch Madness Culpeper Young Life is partnering with JK Enterprise to kick off their annual Mulch Madness Fundraiser. This mulch is premium quality, double-shredded, hardwood dark much and black mulch. Students sell mulch by the 2 and 3 CU FT bag at competitive prices, and deliver it themselves, with the help of willing adult volunteers. It's a way for them to raise money to go to Young Life camp by providing a quality product and the sweat-equity of free delivery.

Culpeper Young Life is a Christian ministry that values faith, friendship, and fun. Young Life leaders are actively investing time with students in Culpeper County high schools and middle schools to build lasting friendships and to help them live life to the fullest. Young Life is serious about adventure. Young Life’s summer camps are a testament to that.

“Ask anybody who’s been to a Young Life camp how it was, and they will tell you they had the best week of their life,” says Will Orr, Area Director, Culpeper Young Life.

The challenge for kids: the camp experience cost money. "We never

want money to be a reason that one of our friends can’t go to camp. We tell them ‘If money is the issue then there is no issue’. And that’s why we sell mulch. That’s where the community comes in." says Orr. All money raised in the fundraiser goes to help kids go to camp. Our goal is to raise $12,500 so more kids can go to camp.

Orders will be received now through April 23 and will be delivered every Saturday in April. For more information or to place an order, call 540-219-8043 or email ylculpeper@gmail.com. To download an order form or to find out more about Culpeper Young Life go to www.culpeper.younglife.org.

Need help spreading your mulch? Good! Let us do it for you.

Student(s) will come with a Young Life leader and spread your mulch for $15 an hour (per student). All money earned will be credited to the student’s camp cost. To schedule a day/time to have student(s)/ leader come or to answer any questions, please contact the Young Life Office at (540) 219-8043 or email ylculpeper@gmail.com.

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Contending tackling touring, serious subjects THE FINAL SAY Jeff Say

We often joke in the office that it’s a small world, and I have a connection to everyone.

That joke resonated here a few weeks ago when a friend of mine from Pittsburgh sent me a text - “dude, you need to check

out this band.”

Knowing my musical tastes - which many may find unconventional - I was excited to open the link he sent me.

Most who see me around town would likely be surprised to know my background in the late 90s/early 2000s as a hardcore kid. I listened to anything hard, rebellious or driving.

Bands with names like Snapcase, Earth Crisis, Finch, H2O and many more. Fact is, I still do, even if I’ve mellowed a bit and like some melody thrown in for good measure.

So when I clicked on the link he sent, I immediately appreciated the pounding drums, the staccato guitar licks and the alternating screaming/ singing coming from the speakers.

➤ See Contending, Page 15

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Contending is out on tour supporting their EP From Ashes. Members of the band include Jason Jones, Johnny Mullen, Trevor Payne and Nick Multari.

CULPEPER COUNTY

PARKS & RECREATION Art Jam: Landscape Painting Workshop for Kids

In this one day class, we’ll play with warm and cool colors to create a vibrant landscape painting. Kids really enjoy having an opportunity to take a project from start to finish without interruption, and they leave the studio with a project ready to be proudly displayed. All supplies will be provided.

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➤ Contending, from Page 14 It was a music video he had sent me, so I lifted my head for a moment to look at the screen.

“Wait, I know that girl,” I said to myself.

I went back and watched the video again and was sure I knew that girl.

“That’s Adrianna,” I yelled out to no one in particular.

Adrianna Bustamante - recently named the Best Community Leader by the Culpeper Star-Exponent for her work with Theatrical Artists who Sing Christmas Carols - was the actress on my screen, portraying a young lady struggling with substance abuse.

I quickly shot off a Facebook message to Adrianna to confirm my suspicions and she answered right back. Yep, that was her and this band that I was enjoying was Contending from Culpeper.

Go figure, I have to hear from my friends in Pittsburgh about a band in my own backyard.

Meet Contending My interest piqued, I quickly set forth to meet the guys in the band and sit down and talk to them about their journey, the music video for “The Storm,” and with them and Adrianna about the heavy subjects broached in the video and the rest of their EP From Ashes.

Contending, consisting of Trevor Payne on vocals, Nick Multari on guitar and vocals, Jason Jones on bass and Johnny Mullen on drums, formed originally in 2012, but took a break in 2015 after performing in Culpeper Has Talent. The band reformed in 2017, took third in Culpeper Has Talent and released the EP. Last week, they hit the road for their first tour - traveling to Georgia, South Carolina and Charlottesville.

Contending struck a chord with me because of their uplifting message and the uniqueness that they are a faithbased band - something many people don’t equate with post-hardcore bands.

The subject matter on From Ashes touches on suicide, substance abuse and post traumatic stress disorder - the topic the music video for The Storm was based on.

Through it all, the message is an uplifting one - that you can persevere.

“Anytime you can do something a little rebellious it adds to the mix,” Jones said. “One of the main reasons I find people listen to music is for an example. To generalize a little bit, there’s a lot of kids in our genre that are probably looking for a message to listen to, to give them a little hope or strength. I think it’s awesome, I think it’s a great audience and all of our fans that have heard it so far really like it.”

Mullen, who Jones calls the driving force behind the band (“his baby,” Jones said with a laugh), was also going through tough times as his friend Joseph Fleming had passed away just weeks before filming The Storm - and the band filmed parts of

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the video at his family’s home.

So let’s start with the single The Storm, and break down why the video and song is having such an impact on listeners.

The Storm The song and video is dedicated to Jones’ friend Adam “Wolfgang” Muelleman and Fleming. Muelleman, who suffered from PTSD, committed suicide on Aug. 8, 2016. Fleming died from a drug overdose - cocaine that was laced with fentanyl - Oct. 13, 2017.

Jones called Muelleman one of his closest friends who could relate to what he was experiencing as a medically retired Air Force veteran.

They met in 2002 in Alaska while stationed with the Air Force there.

“We just kind of hit it off,” Jones said. “We became best friends overnight. We hung out a lot, listened to a lot of music. We got really close and then as the military does best, it rips things apart and we went our separate ways.”

They kept in touch for a while, mostly through Facebook but Jones knew that his friend was fighting similar demons.

“We kept in touch when we could and we were kind of each others support for a lot of things,” Jones said.

“He was one of those guys that when you met him, he was strong willed and he was one of the smartest dudes I’ve ever met.”

It was through Facebook that he learned of his passing from Muelleman’s brother.

“It sucked,” Jones said. “It was a reckoning moment for me because I thought I’d never have to hear those words that Adam had committed suicide. It was a lifeline that I lost, more than just a friendship.”

To cope, he started to write. He had never shared his poetry with anyone, but showed the band his writings and they became “The Storm” and “Silence of it All.” “The guys took it and they turned it into this beautiful thing I’d never be able to do on my own,” Jones said.

Jones said that the video and the song have become bigger than the struggles he has faced, helping others along the way.

“That’s what it’s all about, is getting the message out there,” Jones said. “As cliche as it sounds, you’re not alone.

Everybody is fighting a battle in some way, shape or form.”

The video Bustamante became acquainted with the band through Culpeper Has Talent and was quickly contacted by Mullen about staring in the video for “The Storm,” directed by David Borges of Efileno Arts and Media.

“When they performed the song in the finals of Culpeper Has Talent, they had introduced why the song was written,” Bustamante said. “You can already feel that it’s special. I knew it was deep. There was a couple times when I was getting into character, I try

to put myself in the character of Jane and put myself in that mentality.”

As a community leader who works with the youth - an educator at Epiphany Catholic School - and not far removed from high school herself, Bustamante can relate to the struggles addressed in the song and the video.

She admitted that when younger, she thought about suicide, so that aspect of the song spoke to her. It helped her relate to the role of Jane.

“I think it’s not so tough getting into character, I think it’s giving it justice that’s hard,” Bustamante said.

“I’ve been through internal issues like that before, but not as bad. As an educator, I see it and there are children around me that are going through stuff.”

Bustamante said that she has talked to students who deal with issues similar to what is addressed in the video and she wanted to be able to give them an outlet to see it’s not just them that have to deal - it’s an issue anyone can face.

“It’s different for everyone,” Bustamante said. “For this character, who decides she wants to take drugs to overcome the fact her dad abuses her...I believe somebody is going to connect. I wanted to be able to mirror it so someone could go ‘oh yeah, that’s me.’”

For the Fleming family, they had suffered the loss of their son and brother just weeks before filming.

“Joe and I basically grew up together,” Mullen, who worked with him at Merchant’s Grocery, said.

“Working in that environment was heavy to say the least. There was a lot of pain there but it was a healing process as well.”

The subject matter of suicide and substance abuse is one that the Culpeper community is too familiar with. The band hopes the video and the song open up conversation about the epidemics.

“I think it’s really important because it’s not a topic people want to talk about,” Bustamante said. “I know they’re trying here, with different programs. I know in the schools it’s kind of taboo, and I understand why because it’s a hard topic. But it’s that population that tends to go to that.

If this is a way for them to see and understand while enjoying music, why not? It’s important for them to know that.”

Going on tour, the future The song and the video has garnered a lot of attention for Contending, as it’s available on Apple iTunes, Spotify and most streaming networks.

They were featured in New Noise Magazine and Rock Revolt and their tour has opened them up to a whole new audience.

They’ve received a lot of feedback and they’ve reached all over the East Coast - as I witnessed when my buddy alerted me to them.

Their sound is unique, blending melody with metal and incorporating a multitude of influences.

“I had a target sound I always went for, this kind of big full bodied wall of sound,” Multari said. “ We all come from very diverse backgrounds and I think that all gets into our music. Our sound has been evolving significantly over the years.”

Multari met Jones in the Air Force as well and moved to Culpeper in 2005. Still a reservist, he juggles his two full time jobs while creating the music he loves.

“We want to set ourselves apart by not just screaming and singing about everything that is wrong, but the fact that if you can really push through anything,” Multari said. “We wanted to provide an alternate take, about how you come out on the other side. All of us in the band have gone through traumatic things, but we’ve come out of it better people.”

The tour is a culmination of a lot of hard work the band has put in.

“I’ve dreamed about going on tour with my own band since I picked up the guitar at 17,” Multari said. “This is bucket list stuff for me.”

“This has been a dream, a passion, pursuit of mine since I was a small child,” Mullen said. “I went through a lot of young child career plans and phases, but on the subsurface has always been music. Music has always been a driving force for me. The fact we’re able to take this on the road now is beyond a dream come true.”

They’ve been writing new music for months now, debuting a new song, “Cold Existence,” on tour and hope to have another release out soon.

“The product that has come out of it is just incredible,” Mullen said.

“We’re taking this a day at a time, an opportunity at a time.”

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AUTHOR TALK AT LIBRARY • Dr, Tom Neviaser will be discussing his book "The Way I See It: A Head to Toe Guide to Common Orthopaedic Conditions" March 21.

Shamrock Shuffle 5K

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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.

segment from the 50th Anniversary Salute to Louis Armstrong that aired on the Hollywood Palace, May 1, 1965, with guests Jimmy Durante and Edward G. Robinson. 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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LIVE MUSIC • Enjoy dinner

or a drink witha special guest musicians at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.

The Shamrock Shuffle 5K will be held March 17 from 9:30 a.m.

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LIVING THE DREAM WALK

• Third annual 5K and 'Living the Dream' Walk in memory of Ben Long and for support of individuals and families affected by substance abuse, depression or suicide. Saturday, April 14, 9 a.m. to noon. at Yowell Meadow Park. Preregister on www. eventbrite.com search for Living the Dream. $25 (free T-shirt to first 150 registered walkers.)

ANDREW 5K FUN RUN • 6th annual Andrew 5K Fun Run, featuring a color splash, Saturday, Arpril 28, Hoover Ridge Park, Madison. $25 with T-shirt, $15 without T-shirt. For more info and to sign up visit www.Andrews8.com.

MARCH 15

LIVE MUSIC • Enjoy dinner or a drink to Culpeper’s Kate Hohman at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.

RELAY FOR LIFE • American

Cancer Society Relay For Life of Culpeper Team Captain and Participant Meetings Third Thursday of each month at the Culpeper United Methodist Church

March 15, April 19, & May 17 6 p.m. relaycpep@gmail.com for information www.relayforlife.org/culpeperva

FILM • “Jazz Greats on the Dick Cavett Show” (ABC, 1971-72) Drawing from the nearly 2,000 hours of Dick Cavett’s decadeslong talk-show series that Cavett donated to the Library of Congress last year, this program will highlight some of the great jazz artists who appeared on the show. Included are two appearances by Louis Armstrong, one of which aired just months before Satchmo’s death in 1971. Interviews and performances

by Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, The Modern Jazz Quartet and Earl “Fatha” Hines round out the program. Also included is a

FILM • “My Left Foot” (Miramax, 1989 – R-Rated*) Daniel Day-Lewis earned his first Oscar nomination (and win) for portraying Irish writer and painter Christy Brown in this biographical drama. Born with cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class family, Brown became an author and artist by learning to write and paint with his only controllable limb - his left foot. Brenda Fricker won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Christy’s mother. *No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

LIVE MUSIC • Enjoy dinner

or a drink to the Special Guest musicians at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229.

No cover.

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staff at Vinosity in downtown Culpeper on Friday evenings from 5 – 8 p.m. for their complimentary in-store tasting.

Sample a selection of wines or beers from either new arrivals or old favorites. 174 E. Davis Street. 540829-9463.

to knit or crochet. Held at Reformation Lutheran Church located at 601 Madison Road in Culpeper each Monday from 10-12 a.m. All welcome. Contact Diane Vanderhoof at 540-604-0068.

WINE TASTING • Join the

PRAYER SHAWL • Learn

BINGO • VFW Post 2524 weekly

MARCH 20

MARCH 17

St. Andrew offers men and boys the Discipline of Prayer, Study and Service, to follow Christ and bring others into his kingdom.

Newcomers are welcome to join us for breakfast each Tuesday at 7 a.m.

Contact 540-825-8786 Address: 115 N. East St., Culpeper | Parking: 120 N. Commerce Street Visit www. ststephensculpeper.net

ST. STEPHEN’S MEN’S GROUP • The Brotherhood of

bingo sessions on Friday nights.

Doors open at 5 p.m., play starts at 6:45 p.m. Guaranteed $1,000 jackpot, regular games pay $100 if 90 or more players. Upstairs and downstairs seating, the entire facility is non-smoking. For further information call 825-3424.

QUILTING • Join others each

Saturday who enjoy quilting at Reformation Lutheran Church located at 601 Madison Road in Culpeper. All welcome. Quilts are given to SAFE and other local organizations. Contact Diane Vanderhoof at 540-604-0068.

FILM • “The Manchurian Candidate” (United Artists, 1962) During the Korean conflict, prisoners of war (including Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey) are brainwashed by the Communists to lay the foundation for highlevel political maneuvering once they return home. Haunted by nightmares, Sinatra is determined to solve the mystery behind his terror and eventually discovers the heart of the scheme. Directed by John Frankenheimer, this Cold War suspense thriller features Oscar nominated Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh in the cast. It was added to the National Film Registry in 1994. Rated PG-13. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

SHAMROCK SHUFFLE 5K

• The Shamrock Shuffle 5k run/ walk will be held March 17 at 9:30 a.m. Check in begins at 8 a.m. Registration is $40 for an individual or $70 for a couple. $25 for a student and $12 for the youth 1K. The race will be held at Verdun Adventure Bound, Rixeyville.

Proceeds benefit the Blue Ridge Chorale of Culpeper, Inc. Sign up

Jazz Greats on the Dick Cavett Show will be shown at the LOC March 15. online at www.brcsings.com.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION •

Empowering Culpeper will be distributing USDA Food Commodities at the Culpeper United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Located at 1233 Oaklawn Drive. The Culpeper Connector provides drop transportation to and from the church.

MARCH 18

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 | 540-825-8786 | www.ststephensculpeper.net |ststephensculpeper.net.

PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BAND • Piedmont Community

Band will host rehearsals on Sundays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Culpeper Baptist Church, 318 S. West Street. The band is seeking musicians of all ages and skill levels.

Email piedmontcommunityband@ gmail.com. Director Dave Detwiler was the lead trumpet for The United States Army Band from 1973-2000

and is currently the Principal Trumpet for the National Symphony Orchestra Pops.

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 • Mountain View

Community Church's Sermon Topic for Sun, March 18: "Word Up - SORRY!" Worship Service Times: 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m. Live Stream available at 10:00 AM 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.

540-727-0297

CHURCH • 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. For information: 540-825-8786 | ssec@ ststephensculpeper.net | www. ststephensculpeper.net | Address: 115 N. East St., Culpeper | Parking: 120 N. Commerce Street.

JEFFERSON RURITAN SPIRIT DAY • The Warrenton

Chick-fil-A is hosting a Jefferson Ruritan Club Spirit Day from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. The Jefferson Ruritan Club will receive a percentage of any order placed that day at the Warrenton Chick-fil-A when the customer says “I’m here for Spirit Day” when they place their order.

The Jefferson Ruritan Club is a community service organization that has been serving the Jeffersonton area for over 70 years, helping our community be a better place to live.

For more info, call 540-937-5119 or go to www.jeffersonvaruritanclub. org.

MARCH 21

CHESS • Culpeper Chess Club meets each Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Culpeper County Library located at 271 Southgate Shopping Center. All ages and all skill levels welcome, even those who have never played. Come learn a new skill! For information contact Charity Karstetter at 540727-0695 or culpeperchessclub@ hotmail.com.

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LIBRARY • Join us as retired

Orthopeadic Surgeon Thomas Neviaser explains in layman’s terms what orthopeadic surgery can mean for you. His book, “The Way I See It, A Head-to-Toe Guide to Orthopeadic Conditions” is a book that is long overdue for the common person, so that you as the patient can know and understand what is happening and going to happen. Join us on at 4 in the Culpeper County Library meeting room to learn more. Dr. Neviaser will specifically be talk about lower back pain in this in-depth look at orthopeadic problems. His book will be available to purchase and for signing for $15.00. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

MARCH 22

FILM • “Good Will Hunting” (Miramax, 1997 – R-rated*) Oscars went to Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for Best Original screenplay and to Robin Williams for Best Supporting Actor in this drama directed by Gus Van Sant.

Damon also stars as the title character, an undisciplined janitor at M.I.T., with an uncanny gift for advanced mathematics. Will reluctantly agrees to study math and participate in therapy sessions to avoid a jail sentence for brawling. *No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

JOB FAIR • 50 and Better Job

Fair: Attention Hiring Managers: Are you seeking high quality employees? Search from a better pool! We are bringing together Active Senior applicants who have: A Desire to Work, Practical, Real World Work and Life Experience, A Great Work Ethic. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church.

540-825-1376. Contact Heather Nungesser with any questions or to register as a recruiter.

MARCH 23

LIVE MUSIC • Enjoy dinner

or a drink witha special guest musicians at Grass Rootes, 195 E. Davis Street, 540-764-4229. No cover.

DEATH CAFE • Bring Death out

of the dark corner with the Death Café What is a “Death Café” and why talk about Death?

Death is a normal part of life; it is not a failure to be avoided or hidden. At a Death Café people, often strangers, gather in an open, respectful place to eat dessert, drink coffee and to discuss whatever they wish on dying and death. Death Café is part of a global movement whose main objective is to increase awareness of death while helping people make the most of the rest of their lives. A Death Cafe is a groupdirected discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes – no products or services are sold or endorsed. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session.

See http://deathcafe.com for more detailed information. Join us for coffee, cake and conversation on Friday, March 23 from 2 – 3:30 in the Library meeting room. RSVP by calling 540.718.5323 or email craig. wilt@hopva.org by Wednesday, March 21.

FILM • MGM Double Feature -

Directed by John Sturges “Kind Lady” (MGM, 1951) This chilling drama directed by John Sturges stars Ethel Barrymore as Mary Herries, a kindly older British art collector, who is tricked by an artist and his wife (Maurice Evans and Betsy Blair) into allowing them to move in to her house. Mary is soon held prisoner by the couple and their accomplices (Keenan Wynn and Angela Lansbury) posing as a butler and maid, as they start to sell off everything of value she owns.

“Mystery Street” (MGM, 1950) Shot on location in Boston and the Harvard campus, this crime drama stars Ricardo Montalban as Peter Morales, a blue-collar detective investigating the identity and means of death of a skeleton found halfburied on a beach. Directed by John Sturges, with Bruce Bennett as a Harvard University doctor, this early movie depiction of forensic science is an engrossing, realistic mystery.

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

WINE TASTING • Join the staff at Vinosity in downtown Culpeper on Friday evenings from 5 – 8 p.m. for their complimentary instore tasting. Sample a selection

of wines or beers from either new arrivals or old favorites. 174 E. Davis Street. 540-829-9463.

BINGO • VFW Post 2524 weekly bingo sessions on Friday nights.

Doors open at 5 p.m., play starts at 6:45 p.m. Guaranteed $1,000 jackpot, regular games pay $100 if 90 or more players. Upstairs and downstairs seating, the entire facility is non-smoking. For further information call 825-3424.

MARCH 24

PRAYER SERVICE • Reformation Lutheran Church, will hold their monthly Healing Service at our new location, 601 Madison Road, in the Town of Culpeper.The Healing Service begins at 6 p.m. After the service prayer teams will be available for personal prayer and anointing with oil. You do not need to be a member of the church to attend.

FILM • “The Prince of Egypt” (Dreamworks, 1998) This animated adaptation of the Book of Exodus follows Moses’ life from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny leading the children of Israel out of Egypt. The musical drama features the voice talent of Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes and Michelle Pfeiffer. Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score and Schwartz’s song “When You Believe” won the Academy Award for Best Song.

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

MARCH 25

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 | 540-825-8786 | www.ststephensculpeper.net |ststephensculpeper.net.

PIEDMONT COMMUNITY BAND • Piedmont Community Band will host rehearsals on

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

Sundays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Culpeper Baptist Church, 318 S. West Street. The band is seeking musicians of all ages and skill levels.

Email piedmontcommunityband@ gmail.com. Director Dave Detwiler was the lead trumpet for The United States Army Band from 19732000 and is currently the Principal Trumpet for the National Symphony Orchestra Pops.

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 • Mountain View

Community Church's Sermon Topic: "Word Up - YES!" Worship Service Times: 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m.

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.

CHURCH • 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. For information: 540-825-8786 | ssec@ ststephensculpeper.net | www. ststephensculpeper.net | Address: 115 N. East St., Culpeper | Parking: 120 N. Commerce Street.

MARCH 26

PRAYER SHAWL • Learn to knit or crochet. Held at Reformation Lutheran Church located at 601 Madison Road in Culpeper each Monday from 10-12 a.m. All welcome.

Contact Diane Vanderhoof at 540604-0068.

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without table. Point of contact for reservations is Debbie Embrey (540) 718-3177.

RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY MARCH 1-31

APRIL 21

WINE AND DINE MONTH •

Forget the weather and find the fun during March Wine and Dine Month on the Rappahannock County Artisan Trail. Twentyseven Trail members offer more than 80 events for your wining, dining, staying, playing and artistic pleasures. For details: http://www. rappahannockcountyartisantrail.org/ Click on Open Door Tour

MARCH 17

PIEDMONT SOFTBALL CHILI BOWL: • Enter your

chili — and eat a lot, too — in Piedmont Softball Association's annual fundraiser for its fast-pitch girls' league, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the old Bill Payne Auction Gallery, 10 Maddox Lane, Amissville. All who bring a pot of chili compete for awards in in categories of exotic, hottest, and basic chili, with the chili receiving most votes winning the title of 2018 PSA "Bestest Chili" and possession of the unique PSA Chili Bowl perpetual trophy for one year. Rollicking cake walks, as well as silent and live auction items and more. All-you-can-eat chili and cornbread is $8 admission; $4 ages 6 to 11; kids 5 and under free.

MARCH 18

CEMETERY FUND PROGRAM: • Shiloh Baptist

Church, Woodville, will have its Annual Cemetery Fund Drive.

Immediately following the morning service, lunch will be served. We will have the Spiritual Harmonizers for our musical guest for the 3 p.m., service. The program supports the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery grounds.

IRISH MUSIC • The Kinda Celtic band, five musicians playing toe tapping music, will be playing at Central Coffee Roasters, 11836 Lee Highway, Sperryville from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

For more information, call 540-9871006.

Wine and Dine Month in Rappahannock County is in March. For more details and to make reservations: http://www.opendoortour. org/category/trails/rappahannock-county-artisan-trail/

MARCH 22

AGING TOGETHER SAFETY

• Aging Together is sponsoring a program how to learn ways to keep your phone and computer safe with TechBox of Culpeper, smart technology for home and business and Library Computer Help Desk, Laura Skauge, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library meeting room, Washington. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 540-321-3075.

MARCH 23

TWEEN MIXER • Hearthstone School, 11576 Lee Highway, Sperryville, having its Spring Tween Mixer from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the school. Music, dancing, snacks and games. Admission $5.

For more information, call 540-9879212.

MARCH 24

FILM • The Scrabble School Preservation Foundation presents “The Wiz” at 6 p.m. at the school, 111 Scrabble Road, Castleton. Open to the public.

Free. Refreshments for sale.

Donations gratefully accepted. For more information: email contact@ scrabbleschool.org or Nan Butler Roberts, 540-661-2013; nb_ roberts@msn.com

FAUQUIER COUNTY APRIL 7

YARD SALE • The Remington Lions Club located at their club house at 1326 James Madison Highway (H/W 29) in Remington is hosting a yard sale on Saturday, April 7 between the hours of 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Fees are $40 inside with one table or $20 outside

YARD SALE • Mark your Calendars for the Annual Indoor yard sale. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus Council 5561 from St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church is having their yearly Indoor Yard Sale at Mercy Hall 271 Winchester Street, Warrenton, on Saturday April 21 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the sale on Thursday April 19 and Friday April 20 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Mercy Hall. We will be accepting gently used furniture, household items, baby items, books, toys, jewelry, camping items,gardening items and nick- knacks. We reserve the right to refuse any items that we can not sell. We CAN NOT accept CLOTHING OR ELECTRONICS. This year our sale will feature a bag book sale - as many books as you can fit into a plastic grocery bag for $5.00 and a SPECIAL CLEARANCE sale that starts at 12:00!! You won't want to miss this sale! The proceeds from our sale will permit us to help many charities in the area. If you have any questions you may contact Diane McFarland at dmcfarland43@ hotmail.com or Tammy Anzenberger at sirenliberty@hotmail.com. We Thank You in advance or your help with our yearly fund raiser!

ORANGE COUNTY MARCH 24

MUSIC • Lake of the Wood Lioness Lions Indoor Spring Craft Sale and Flea Market will be held from 8:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the Locust Grove Middle School at 6368 Flat Run Road, Locust Grove. There will be about 40 vendors including pottery, wood crafts, glass art, jewelry, cosmetics, home decor, Flea Market Attic Treasures and more. There will also be a good concession and a wonderful bake sale. Come out for a fun day of browsing for treasures

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To trust or not to trust One of the items of tangible personal property I treasure most Katherine Charapich are books. There are certain ones that I want to protect – the ones that were my grandfather’s, ones given to me by treasured friends, and the children’s Bible with its worn, much-loved corners from which I taught my children the fundamentals of faith.

If I were to place the children’s Bible in the hands of another person and accompanied such action with the stipulation that they protect and safeguard that book, use it to teach their children, and upon the occurrence of their children reaching the age of majority pass that book along to my grandchildren, I would be creating a trust of sorts.

The fundamental meaning of trust is the assurance that what you expect to occur will do so. When one plans for the management of their assets while they are on this earth, and the distribution of the same upon their passing, knowing that a wellformulated plan is in place provides peace and assurance.

Frequently found in estate plans are the use of revocable trusts.

Black’s Law Dictionary defines a revocable trust as, “a trust in which the settlor reserves the right to terminate the trust and recover the trust property and any undistributed income.” Revocable trusts often play a significant and useful role in estate planning. Before jumping to the conclusion that a revocable trust is suitable for your circumstances, consider whether the benefits outweigh the expense.

When you are in social gatherings, whether during a dinner party or playing bridge, when a friend makes it known that she has a revocable trust and espouses all that is good and wonderful about such an estate planning instrument, consider using that moment as an encouragement to take stock of your own plan. Rather than getting caught up in keeping up with what works for your neighbor, or

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buying into a plan that is simply more than you need, cautiously approach whether a revocable trust is suitable for your needs. §64.2-719 of the Code of Virginia authorizes the establishment of a trust by a Trustor during the life of the Trustor, such as a revocable trust, or the establishment of a trust through the instrument of a will, which is called a testamentary trust.

A revocable trust is often attractive to individuals as a means of setting forth the terms of the use and management of their assets for their own benefit while they are on this earth, and the distribution of the assets upon their passing.

The analysis of whether the establishment of a revocable trust will be useful to you has an underlying premise of what level of protection and control is appropriate for you, your assets, your intent, and your estate. Consider at least four factors when completing the analysis: your interests in real property, your desire for assets to be managed seamlessly and distributed outside of probate, whether you intend to micro-manage assets following your death – from the grave, and the need for protection of your interests.

When beginning the analysis, one should take into account what assets are in one’s portfolio, beginning with real property – land, and land with improvements. Real property is probated in the jurisdiction in which it is located. Thus, if you own real property in Virginia, and real property in a foreign jurisdiction – for example, a vacation place in North Carolina, and there is no joint ownership with right of survivorship or transfer on death deed in place, upon your death your Executor if you passed with a Will in place, or your Estate Administrator if you passed intestate (without a Will in place), would probate your real property in Virginia, and would probate your real property in North Carolina – referred as ancillary probate. Leaving real property to transfer through such a process is not ideal, especially for the fiduciary taking on the role of Executor or Estate Administrator. A better approach would be to establish a revocable trust and fund your interests in the real property into the

trust. Thus, upon your death your interests will pass per the terms of your trust and outside of the probate process.

A second step in the analysis is how you want to approach the management of your assets while you are on this earth, especially in the event of mental incapacitation, as well as the seamless distribution of those assets – outside of probate, upon your death. There are means of managing assets for your care and benefit while you are on this earth that do not require a trust, such as the use of Agency under a power of attorney.

This is a point for discussion with your estate planning attorney.

A third component in the analysis of whether a revocable trust should be a consideration for you, is whether you want to “micro-manage” your assets from the grave. The pivotal question is whether you have an asset that you want made available for the use of one party, and upon your passing, the use is made available to the remaindermen. Thus, the asset is kept in trust past your death, and protected and used per the terms set forth in your trust.

A fourth, though certainly not a conclusive point, would be whether an individual thinks their wishes may be contested.

Both a will and a trust can be contested. A will goes into effect on the death of the Testator. A revocable trust goes into effect upon the signing of the instrument.

Thus, if there was a trust contest, and the terms of the trust were in existence and use for a reasonable amount of time, and the Trustor could have changed the terms if she had wanted, one would hope a Court would uphold the terms of the trust.

Protecting your assets for the benefit of your use and distribution per your intent is worth the process of analyzing what estate planning documents as set forth in the Code of Virginia, are advantageous for your protection. Asking questions and investing the time is worth having trust in your estate plan.

Katherine S. Charapich, Esq., operates the Estate Law Center, PLLC in downtown Culpeper. Call 540-812-2046.

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Nonprofit Expo set for April 21 at Verdun Adventure Bound

By Jeff Say

CULPEPER TIMES STAFF WRITER

Nonprofit organizations will be getting a spotlight April 21.

Verdun Adventure Bound and Breeze Printing will host a Nonprofit Expo and Family Fun Day April 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Verdun.

The brainchild of Honore Hastings, Executive Director, Verdun Adventure Bound and Breeze Printing owner Robin Kruczek, the day is way to help connect local nonprofits and to help introduce them to the public.

Hastings said she had thought about hosting something like this for some time and the timing was perfect as it’s just weeks before the annual Give Local Piedmont on May 1.

“We were thinking wouldn’t it be nice to have a fun day to kind of unite all of us,” Hastings said. “It’s a nice opportunity for the community to come in on a weekend and to meet their local non profits and

to see how much the non profit community gives back.”

Kruczek publishes a nonprofit newsletter that is distributed digitally and in a little more than a year has seen that project grow from four pages to 32.

“The whole goal is to get the information out to the community about what the nonprofits have going on,” Kruczek said. “It’s to let them know about the nonprofits. Some people don’t know about many of the nonprofits. People just need to know that they exist, what their needs are, how they can be involved.”

Their hope is also to have nonprofits work together more, to pool their resources and to use that teamwork to make their events more successful.

“One weekend there were four different things going on in four different locations,” Kruczek said. “My feeling was if they had pooled their resources and did it in one location, ➤ See Expo, Page 23

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Hastings said that through her experience with Verdun, often nonprofits operate by the “build it and they will come,” philosophy.

“Unfortunately, that didn’t happen,” Hastings said of her experience. “We have these programs and we needed people. I’ve always liked working with other organizations, but it really was one of those ‘ah-ha’ moments. We have it, there are other places that have the people, why not collaborate?”

For example, she said, Verdun has a 5K course that local nonprofits can rent for a small fee and that helps the nonprofit to have an organized course and it helps promote Verdun. She said that CAYA hosts their annual run at Verdun and this weekend the Blue Ridge Chorale is hosting its Shamrock Shuffle 5K. She also pointed to the Groundwork Project, that Verdun and Rappahannock Goodwill started last year after receiving a $100,000 grant from the Ohrstrom Foundation in New York.

The grant gives at-risk youth the opportunity to benefit from the combined expertise of RGI and Verdun as the youth build the life and job skills they need to achieve personal growth, leading to sustainable employment and a stronger commu-

nity for us all.

“That’s what comes out of this collaboration, is working together,” Hastings said. ‘That’s kind of the hope.”

Hastings and Kruczek said that the response so far has been positive and they’ve had more than a dozen nonprofits reach out to be included in the day, as well as several for profit businesses as well.

Forms to sign up are available at the Breeze Printing website and is free for nonprofits. There is a $25 fee for businesses.

The day will begin with registration at 8 a.m. and a morning session open only to nonprofits from 9 to 11 a.m. That will feature speakers and programs helping nonprofits with lessons on grant writing, community involvement, marketing and branding, volunteerism and staffing.

The public will be invited in from noon to 5 p.m. and nonprofits are encouraged to host games, facepainting and other events.

“You try and offer interesting opportunities to learn more about what you do by hosting these types of events,” Hastings said. “I’d like Verdun to be at the forefront of trying to band together with all these non profits.”

To learn more about the event or to register if you are a nonprofit, email nonprofitexpoapril2018@ gmail.com.

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Annual Deputies vs. Teachers basketball game full of laughs Photos by Ian Chini The Scott H. Jenkins Youth Sports Benefit Basketball Game between the "Deputies vs. Teachers" took place at Eastern View High School last Friday evening. Organized by the Culpeper County Sheriff's office, all proceeds from the game will go towards the annual Youth Summer Sports Camps that they sponsor. The evening consisted of fun activities that incorporated the spectators with a kick off Tug of War game and a half time "pie-ing" of the Sheriff Office's seven school resource officers. The main event, the teachers vs. deputies game, was action packed with the teachers ultimately winning, 54-43. (RIGHT) Deputy Kerry Grigsby assists young Carrington Washington in making a free-throw shot.

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Historic Garden Week in Orange April 21

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Historic Garden Week 2018 in Orange County takes place on April, 21, 2018. Sponsored by the Dolley Madison Garden Club, the tour feaVOTED tures three homes spanning “300 Years of ArBest BBQ in Culpeper... chitecture” which is this year’s theme.

Come experience the difference!

Historic Bloomsbury, a Colonial period home 540.317.5718 Chef Tony owned by the Honorable Helen Marie Taylor, 129 E. Culpeper Street circa 1722, is both a focal point and the headat The Stable, behind the Culpeper Post Office Catering Available quarters for this year’s tour. Eastern View, & Private Parties owned by Martha and Howard Zaritsky, blends its 1839 roots with Greek Revival elements and Make your reservations now!

Victorian gingerbread to span three architecturally significant eras. Belle Terre, owned by Gina and Rodney Sedwick, was built in 1991 as a Georgian Revival style home.

The homes and gardens will be open on SatMADISON INN RESTAURANT urday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are HOURS: Mon. Closed | Tues.-Thur. 11am–8pm | F-Sat. 11am–9pm | Sun. 11am–3pm required to enter the three homes on tour. ProCOFFEE & SwEET SHOPPE NOw OPEN: ceeds from ticket sales support Garden Club of Virginia projects to beautify and restore historic Gourmet Coffee/Teas, Homemade Cakes,NOW Old Fashion Candy, COFFEE & SWEET SHOPPE OPEN: and coming soon Hershey’s Ice Cream!

Virginia gardens of significance and to support Gourmet Coffee/Teas, Homemade Cakes, Old Fashion Candy, Coffee Shop Winter Hours: Tues. - Sat.ICE 8amCREAM! - 3pm, closed Mon. & Sun.an ongoing partnership with Virginia’s State & NOW SERVING HERSHEY’S 12 Flavors!

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has “many distinctive architectural features” of colonial period architecture in Virginia. Bloomsbury’s interior staircase is one of these distinctive features.

The staircase includes “a wide balustraded landing resembling a gallery [that] overlooks the main room or hall.” This landing was said to have been used as a musicians gallery to entertain and provide music for dancing in the main hall.

Points of interest along the tour are many and varied. They include James Madison’s Montpelier, James Madison Museum of Orange County History, The Arts Center in Orange, Waddell Presbyterian Church, Rapidan School House, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

Tickets are on sale online at www.vagardenweek.org, and locally until noon on April 19 at MedSpa of VA, The Arts Center of Orange, the Laurie Holladay Interiors and at The Market at Grelen.

Advance tickets are $30 per adult. Tickets on the day of the tour will be available for sale at each home on the tour and at Laurie Holladay Interiors in Gordonsville for $35 per adult.

Children 6 -12 are half price; children 5 and under are free.

Culpeper Food Closet Need of the Week This week:

Canned chicken Canned fruit (no peaches) Applesauce - individual, cans or jars Tooth paste The Culpeper Food Closet is an outreach ministry of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 120 N. Commerce street. Call 825-1177.

Drop off donations M-F from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Arrangements should be made ahead with Dick Rosica at 547-3644 if you are bringing a large amount, i.e. from a food drive.

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CRIME SOLVERS

Aloysius Frank Crawford Jr.

Age: 37, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 6-2/170 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 18037 N. Merrimac Rd., Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: (2) counts of Probation Violation on Felony Charge

Ronald James Galusha Jr.

Age: 28, White/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-5/120 Hair/Eye: Brown/Brown Last known: 9247 Clyde Ln., Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: Grand Larceny.

Tregg P. Johnson Age: 49, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-8/190 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 13737 Inlet Rd., Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: Fail to Pay Fines, Costs or Penalties.

Julie Russell Age: 27, White/Female Hgt./Wgt.: 5-9/195 Hair/Eye: Brown/Blue Last known: 1048 Riverdale Cir., Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: Possession of Controlled Substances, Possession of Marijuana and (2) counts of Contempt of Court.

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Culpeper County Sheriff's Office: March 7-12

Following are the county police reports from March 7-12.

Reports are provided by the law enforcement agency listed and do not imply guilt, however are the charges placed by the CCSO.

March 7 Myles Eryk White, 29, 2400 block Somerset Drive, Jeffersonton, violation of pre trial release Katherine McNeill, 31, 20000 block Batna Road, Culpeper, failure to appear Tiffiney Evonne Swann, 30, 500 block Fourth St., Culpeper, possession of schedule I, II controlled substance (two counts) Ashaun Brinson, 35, 800 block Willis Lane, Culpeper, probation violation on felony charge (two counts) Dominique Raquel Terrazas, 32, 500 block Hood St., Chambersburg, Pa., breaking and entering with intent to

commit felony (two counts), obtaining money by false pretenses (two counts)

March 8 William Douglas Spalding, 54, 700 block Lakeview Lane, Boyce, driving under the influence of alcohol, accident: driver not report with death/ injury/damage March 9 Jackie Willis Jenkins Jr., 42, 14100 block Acorn Lane, Culpeper, possession of controlled substances (three counts), possession of marijuana, possess or distribute controlled paraphernalia Kristen Ashley Settle, 25, 29000 block Kron Court, Richardsville, reckless - general, driving with suspended or revoked license Amber Dawn Smith, 24, 14000 block Acorn Lane, Rixeyville, probation violaton on felony charge

Emmanuel Navarro-Vazquez, 34, 1600 block Crenshaw Court, Charlottesville, no driver's license, driving under the influence of alcohol March 10 Melissa Leah Lambert, 39, 18000 block Ponderosa Court, Jeffersonton, cruelty of animals, animal: inadequate care by owner Christopher Charles Walker, 35, 12000 block Hope Road, Culpeper, contempt of court Brittany Leigh Cubbage, 26, 14000 block Wispering Pines Lane, Rixeyville, possession of schedule I, II controlled substance (three counts) March 12 Almus Everett Barbour, 44, 18000 block Monitor Road, Culpeper, failure to appear Michael Logan Mays, 30, 800 block Hilltop Drive, Culpeper, violate protective orders

Culpeper Town Police: March 5-11

Following are the police reports from March 5-11. Reports are provided by the law enforcement agency listed and do not imply guilt, however are the charges placed by the police department.

March 5 Kenneth Clayton Reckart Jr., 36, 100 block Park Ave., Culpeper, assault and battery - family member John Wayne Morris, 73, 1000 block S. Ft. Valley Road, Madison, trespass: after forbidden to do so March 6 Frederick Allen Robinson, 40, 600 block E. Spencer St., Culpeper, failure to appear Leroy Wayne Bright, 33, 100 block Bowler Lane, Orange, grand larceny, unauthorized use: animal/vehicle/ larceny, concealment, price alter merchandise Lashava Olivia Brown, refusal 2nd test within 10 years, possession of marijuana, driving after forfeiture of license, driving under the influence of alcohol, assault and battery family member

Richard Allen Ridgeway III, 29, 11000 block Torrie Way, Bealeton, possession of marijuana Antonio Quinn Hill, 27, 2000 Redwood Drive, Benton, conspiracy to commit felony, shoplift alter price/ conceal goods March 7 Damontae Deolos Eady, 39, 800 block Fairview Village Circle, Culpeper, assault and battery family member Kenneth Clayton Reckart Jr., 36, 100 block Park Ave., Culpeper, failure to appear Juan Claybourne King, 34, 1300 block High St., Culpeper, assault and battery - family member March 8 Franklin Roosevelt Ferris, 52, 500 block S. Main St., Culpeper, violate condition of release Christopher Ray Smith, 30, 2300 block Beaver Dam Road, Midland, grand larceny Julio Cesar Gomez Vasquez, 32, 600 N. East St., Culpeper, failure to appear

March 9 Jeremy Allen Martin, 22, 1300 High St., Culpeper, possession of marijuana Thomas David Sykes, 27, 1300 High St., Culpeper, possession of marijuana Michael Anthony Sykes, 26, 1300 block High St., Culpeper, possession or marijuana Barbara Fay Polk, 38, 800 block Willis Lane, Culpeper, credit card forgery, credit card fraud, fraudently receive goods, credit card forgery (two counts) March 10 Shaquille Edward Davis, 24, 14000 Jackson Place, Orange, possess or distribute controlled paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, unlawful use or injury to telephone lines, assault and battery March 11 Jory Matthew Hensley, 27, 6700 Orange Road, Madison, revocation of suspended sentence and probation (two counts)

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RRRC and regional tourism partners receive grant for 'Tween CONTRIUBTED REPORT

Governor Ralph Northam announced today that the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission received $21,012.50 from

the Virginia Tourism Corporation Marketing Leverage Program grant fund.

In total VTC awarded more than $840,000 for 56 tourism marketing

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projects across the state to help increase visitation and revenue for Virginia’s localities through tourism.

The grants are designed to help local and regional tourism entities attract more visitors by leveraging local marketing dollars, and will ultimately impact at least 232 other statewide tourism entities. The local organizations match the state grant funds by a minimum of 2:1 in order to support marketing projects. This funding cycle, the local partners will match the VTC grant dollars with more than $3.1 million, providing more than $3.9 million in new marketing to increase visitation to Virginia.

RRRC and its regional tourism partners received the $21,012.50 grant for the ‘Tween Rivers Trail Brand Awareness Campaign.

RRRC partnered with the Town of Culpeper Tourism & Economic Development Department, Fauquier County Department of Economic Development, Madison County Economic Development & Tourism Department, and Orange County Department of Tourism to supply $42,025 in matching funds for the project. The Rappahannock County Visitor’s Center is also a partner in the ‘Tween Rivers Trail and other regional tourism efforts.

The grant will allow the regional partners to continue developing the ‘Tween Rivers Trail marketing materials and promote the region’s tourism industry. Brochures and videos will be produced, ads will be placed in print, digital and social media venues, and both the ‘Tween Rivers Trail and The Virginia Piedmont websites will be updated to showcase the trail sites and tourism businesses within the region.

“Agritourism is a fast growing and important part of our region’s economy, representing over $210M in economic impact for Central and Northern Virginia. The agritourism industry offers our farmers an opportunity to tap into the multi-billion dollar tourism industry, which helps them sustain and grow their businesses,” said Paige Read, Director of Tourism and Economic Development for Culpeper.

“The Marketing Leverage Program grant received from VTC will enable RRRC and our local tourism partners to expand the marketing of the ‘Tween Rivers Trail to both new and returning visitors from within and outside the RappahannockRapidan region in order to support the region’s agri-artisan industry,” said Patrick Mauney, Executive Director of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission.

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