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H E A LT H Behind the Stethoscope: Meet the Culpeper Medical Center Providers - Dr. Craig Reigel Culpeper Medical Center, a Novant Health UVA Health System facility, strives to provide quality, comprehensive healthcare to the Culpeper community from a team of talented medical professionals.

Here you can get to know one of our providers, Dr. Craig Reigel.

How long have you been practicing medicine?

Over 25 years.

What is your background?

I earned my master’s degree in physiology from Temple University and my medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

I then completed an orthopedic residency at Allegheny General Hospital before pursuing a fellowship focused on sports medicine from Thomas Jefferson University. In the time since then, I’ve worked in private practice in the Philadelphia area and in Virginia, and treated athletes from the high school, collegiate and professional levels.

What made you pursue a specialty in orthopedics?

It’s fairly common for patients to be inspired to become doctors, and that’s what happened to me when I had knee surgery back in college. Orthopedics was an intriguing profession and I was curious about how the doctors performed my procedure. I kept my mind open to other specialties, but ultimately I was drawn back to orthopedics.

What attracted you to UVA Orthopedics, a department of Culpeper Medical Center?

I started practicing in Philadelphia but was looking for a change. The Culpeper area and UVA Orthopedics were both great fits for my lifestyle

and professional goals. Working for a large, hospital-based practice is new to me, but I was attracted to the resources and opportunities it would give me to try new procedures.

What specific conditions and injuries do you treat?

I am board-certified in orthopedic surgery and focus mostly on sports medicine. The procedures I do most often are rotator cuff repairs and knee and hip replacements.

What do you want readers to know about hip and knee replacements?

There’s no “right age” to pursue a hip or knee replacement. Patients need to know themselves and recognize when their pain levels are out of control, and I urge younger people to wait as long as they can before pursuing a replacement. I encourage older patients to be checked medically to ensure they are healthy enough for the surgery.

Is there a particular patient experience that stands out to you?

The most rewarding part of my job is offering a solution to a problem that, if untreated, could limit a person’s options. I remember seeing a young athlete who had a bad injury that could have been career-ending and how I was able to prevent that outcome and help them get back to their preinjury performance levels.

What are you most passionate about as a provider?

I’m passionate about keeping people active at any age. An active lifestyle is one of the greatest defenses against obesity, joint problems and other health concerns, so I do whatever I can to encourage patients to move.

What are your hopes for the

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We’ve got a good grasp on joint replacements as far as the materials to use and geometry for the best fits, but we’ve yet to see much advancement in the longevity of joint replacements. We still have a lot to learn about biology and implants, including how to keep joint surfaces from wearing out or getting joint injuries to heal better with a lower risk of reinjury.

What would your patients be surprised to learn about you?

I’m a big believer in practicing what I preach, so I try to stay very active and enjoy hiking and mountain biking.

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Russell steps down as CCRC chairman Jon Russell, Chairman of the Culpeper County Republican Committee (CCRC) announced he is stepping down as Chairman of the CCRC, effective immediately, to lay the groundwork for a mayoral bid.

Russell served over two years as Chairman of the CCRC. ViceChairman Dave Crissman will be serving as acting chair until a new election is called.

“I have been asked by residents of Culpeper to consider a run for Mayor, as such, I need to free up time to listen to our residents and better understand their hopes for the future of our town," Russell said.

"It has been a pleasure to serve the party over the last 2 years. Under my chairmanship with the help of many members, we have seen our membership numbers swell, we have increased the number of qualified women and minorities serving in party leadership positions, our website is more user friendly, and Republicans now hold (4) seats in county elected offices compared to only (1) two years ago.”

Vice-Chair David Crissman said, “It has been an honor to serve with Chairman Russell. Because of his leadership we are now poised to carry forward strongly to give President Trump and other Republicans candidates a huge margin of victory in Culpeper County in 2020.”

Russell was elected Chairman of the Culpeper County Republican Committee in March 2017. He currently serves as Town Councilman in his second term. He serves on the Board of Directors for Hope for Appalachia Virginia and recently finished his term as Chairman of the Board for the Greater Piedmont Salvation Army. Jon is married to his wife Sarah of 17 years they have four children.

“I want to thank Jon Russell for his unwavering support for my reelection. I know he will continue to do great things for Culpeper," said Del. Nick Freitas.

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“Being chosen for this honor twice in three years indicates that we are on the right track with our efforts to support student success at Germanna," said GCC President Janet Gullickson. "We’re proud of our students, faculty and staff. We’re committed to the idea that when our students succeed, so do our communities. At Germanna, we love our students.”

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Culpeper is unique when it comes to veterans ➤ Community comes together to honor veterans every day: especially on Veteran's Day

By Jeff Say Culpeper Times Staff Writer Veteran’s Day is the day for our country to honor those that served - but in Culpeper every day is veteran’s day.

That was the message from keynote speaker Keith Price, a U.S. Army veteran, town council member and President of VFW Post 2524.

Speaking at the Culpeper National Cemetery on the 100th anniversary of the first observance of Armistice Day - which in 1954 became Veteran’s Day - Price talked about what makes Culpeper special when it comes to honoring our veterans. ➤ See Veterans, Page 5

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➤ Veterans, from Page 4 “We are truly fortunate in Culpeper have this historic and beautiful cemetery to have these ceremonies,” Price said. “It’s a jewel of the town and sometimes it’s easy to forget it’s here.

“Honoring veterans is easy to do here in Culpeper because this is such a veteran friendly town. Residents are eager to find ways to say thanks.”

He told the story of James Prosser, a Culpeper native who served in World War I and was a member of the Composite Regiment with Gen. Pershing. Price, who lives in the house Prosser lived in, found his grave at Fairview Cemetery.

His grave marker was sunken in the ground and contacted Found and Sons Funeral Home to have the gravestone fixed. The community-minded business took care of it, not taking any payment for the work. It’s that commitment to honoring and remembering veterans that makes Culpeper special, Price said.

“It’s an example of what people in this community will do to take care of veterans,” Price said.

Price pointed out that the number of veterans in the country is actually quite small - five percent to be exact. In Culpeper County, the number is a little higher with

seven percent of veterans, but why does the community do so much to honor that small number?

“I think it’s because honoring veterans keeps us in touch with and allows us to reaffirm values that made this country great and continue to make us proud to be Americans,” Price said.

Those values were seen throughout the county as each school hosted a Veteran’s Day ceremony. On Friday, at Culpeper County High School, U.S. Coast Guard veteran Thomas McIntrye, a teacher at CCHS, spoke to the veterans students assembled. He too, spoke of values.

“When I decided to join the United States Coast Guard, I understood that I was taking on a commitment, a commitment that I hadn’t experienced at that point in my life,” McIntyre said. “What I did not understand, but did quickly understand, was that commitment was a massive one.”

He told of how he graduated boot camp on Sept. 14, 2001. It was a trying time for our nation just hours after 9/11. It was also a change for the Coast Guard, when their mission shifted to homeland security.

“To a certain extent, we had to learn things on the fly in the Coast Guard when it came to our mission of homeland security,” he said.

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He served on homeland security missions, search and rescue missions and environmental missions - serving as a coxswain of a 41-foot boat. It was lessons he learned in that leadership role that have served him the rest of his life.

“It’s a difficult task, it’s something that’s very challenging at a young age,” McIntyre said. “That’s where things like training, commitment and values come into play.”

Marshall Keene, Stevensburg’s representative on the Culpeper County School Board and a Marine veteran, praised the schools for their recognition of Veteran’s Day. “All of our schools are celebrating Veteran’s Day and it’s import-

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ant - not only because I’m a veteran - but for the schools it’s special to have that connection to the community,” Keene said.

At Emerald Hill Elementary School, a record crowd of veterans turned out to be honored by the students - as each grade sang a patriotic song and read about what it means to be a veteran.

Matthew Priest, director of Culpeper National Cemetery, said Culpeper is extremely cognizant of the sacrifices and commitment it takes to serve.

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Clevenger's Village project: 'not a pipe dream' ➤ BOS approves readjusted proffers for long delayed project

By Jeff Say Culpeper Times Staff Writer Clevenger’s Village is one step closer to being a reality.

During the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors evening meeting Nov. 6, the board voted 6-1 to approve a request by Emad Saadeh, of Saadeh Financial, to amend proffers previously agreed to by Centex Homes for the property zoned planned unit development at the intersection of routes 229 and 211 in Northern Culpeper County.

The 774 dwelling unit plan, sitting on 1,700 acres, has been discussed since it was rezoned in 2005.

The project was purchased by Centex Homes in 2005 shortly after rezoning. Due to economic reasons, Centex was not able to make the project work and Clevenger’s Village was not developed.

Centex was sold to Pulte in 2014. Saadeh Partners bought Clevenger's Village from Pulte in Aug. 2018.

During the meeting Wednesday, Culpeper County Planner Sam McClaren explained the proffers would include minor realignment of a number of residential building lots and deletion of some interior road work - mostly the realignment of Old Bridge Road.

Emad Saadeh explained to the supervisors that the reasons for the amended proffers were mainly to eliminate stream and wet-

land crossings.

The amendments would apply only the residential parcels owned by Saadeh Financial. The group, which is based in Northern Virginia, now owns all the residential portions of the project and has a contract to purchase designated commercial areas of the development. Two other property owners, Newwales, LC and KMT LLC are also involved in the current PUD and are not subject to this proffer amendment request.

The PUD consists of 774 cluster residential units, including 12 apartments and eight affordable housing units. It also includes the construction of a 144,000 square foot “village commercial” and 210,000 square feet of “village” employment center.

Two 25 acre school sites are included in the proffer and 704 acres of land are dedicated to Culpeper County for a land trust.

The county already owns a water treatment plant, a sewer treatment plant, an elevated potable water storage tank and a network of water lines on the planned development.

“We are very excited about the project,” Saadeh said. “We did not make the investment and time to buy it and sit on it. The biggest compliment for this project is our background and the strength of our background in commercial development. We also recognize that we are not residential developers so we picked the best of the best builders, who have a presence in Culpeper County to join us and be part of our team.”

Saadeh said Richmond American and Lennar will build 55, 70 and 80-foot lots in the development - in varying styles. ➤ See Clevengers, Page 7

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CMS tells story of 'Once on this Island'

By Jeff Say Culpeper Times Staff Writer Culpeper Middle School will present the classic “Once on this Island, Jr.” Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

“It’s based off the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale of “The Little Mermaid,” director Ken Wayne said. “It’s about a girl who goes on a journey sent by the gods to determine which is stronger, love or death.”

The play stars Carley Mullins as Ti Mone, Brian Garcia as her love interest Daniel, Cammy Jacobs as the Goddess of Water, Summer Gee as the Goddess of Earth while Lilly Morrison plays the Goddess of Love and Caleb Smith is the God of Death.

The musical was recently revived on Broadway and won a Tony.

He said he hopes the large cast - of 92, reaching over 100 with technical staff, is able to take something away from the classic.

“The message is always applicable, it’s a message of forgiveness and love,” Wayne said.

Wayne said while it can be challenging with a large number of actors, he enjoys the camaraderie it builds.

“It’s a lot of organization, but it’s a lot of fun and joy that goes into it as well,” Wayne said. “I love that this many kids get to experience theater and the arts.”

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➤ Clevengers, from Page 6 Jack Gallagher, President of Richmond American, spoke to the board and assured them that this project was viable.

“This meets the demands of what we’re seeing in the market today,” he said.

Saadeh presented an estimate of what the county could expect in tax revenue once the project is started in 2021. Clevenger’s is expected to be developed from 2021 until 2029, with a total commercial tax revenue of $3.4 million, according to Saadeh. In personal property tax, the project is expected to bring in $1.1 million and $1.6 million in real estate tax over the life of the project.

West Fairfax District Supervisor Gary Deal questioned what the drainage system would be for the residential aspect of the development, being told it was entirely curb and gutter.

East Fairfax Supervisor Steve Walker questioned if there was still parcels reserved for civic use - citing a possible library at the northern end of the county. Saadeh con-

firmed that was still part of the project.

The supervisors questioned some of the other proffers, which included recreation.

Saadeh said two soccer field and two baseball diamonds were planned. BOS chairman and Jefferson District supervisor Jack Frazier said that with more than 700 homes being planned - that the recreation aspect needs more attention.

During the public hearing portion of the meeting, Little Fork Volunteer Fire Department Chief Doug Monaco said his company supports the amended proffers.

“I’ve covered this area for 25 years and we’re in desperate need of a building,” he said. “This would be a big help for us in paying a mortgage on a building.”

Deal said that if Doug Monaco supports this, then he applauds the developer for getting the volunteer fire department to buy in.

Frazier, the only supervisor to vote against the amended proffers, said he felt it was “real premature” to approve the amendments.

Despite Frazier’s concerns, the board approved the amendments.

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HOME & GARDEN Disappearing birds: Are we once again facing a ‘silent spring’?

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For years, I’ve been experiencing a growing sense of dread about the declining populations and extinctions of so many species, including birds.

As I’ve compared notes with fellow conservationists and read studies about disappearing birds, the alarm bells going off inside my head are becoming deafening.

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bird, seemed to be disappearing, and rumors of a linkage to the West Nile Virus were making the rounds. I saw only one at my feeders last winter, and since then, only heard or saw one on three occasions where I live, which is highly unusual. The titmouse frequents feeders and hangs around with cardinals and chickadees. It also serves as a forest sentry, loudly scolding intruders that enter its domain, so its absence stands out more than that of some other, quieter birds.

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➤ Birds, from Page 8 hunters in collecting blood samples from grouse to test for WNV. With the tufted titmouse also in mind, I started dig into the research on the virus and its effect on birds.

WNV was first introduced into the Western Hemisphere in New York City in 1999. Its main vectors are mosquitoes, which spread the disease to birds and some mammals, including humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website lists 330 bird species in which the virus had been detected from 19992016. Of those, 265 are native. The National Park Service reports that the highest rates of bird disease and death from WNV occur in crows and other corvids (including crows and jays), American robins, eastern bluebirds, chickadees, house wrens and tufted titmice — all native to our area.

The good news, according to the CDC, is that “although some infected birds, especially crows and jays, frequently die of infection, most birds survive.” And while humans can contract the disease from mosquitoes, “there is no evidence that a person can get infected from handling live or dead infected birds.”

Still pondering the impact of WNV on birds, in September I received notice from the journal Science that it had just published the results of

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a comprehensive study by leading U.S. and Canadian ornithologists on the disappearance of birds in the two countries. Downloading the paper, I found that the researchers had evaluated the results from long-term surveys in populations of 529 bird species in the continental United States and Canada, representing 76 percent of birds that breed there.

As reported by popular media outlets and my network of contacts, the results of the study even shocked scientists: an estimated 29 percent of the total bird population studied had disappeared over the last 50 years — close to 3 billion individual birds. The decline was across all major habitats. More than 90 percent of the total cumulative loss was from 12 bird families, especially grassland birds — sparrows, warblers, blackbirds, and finches had declined by more than 53 percent.

There was some good news as well: an estimated 250 million birds in more than two dozen families had increased: turkeys and grouse, ducks and geese, raptors, gnatcatchers, vireos and 21 others. The increase of many of these species was a direct result of conservation efforts focused on them, say the researchers. But, they warn, by focusing bird conservation on saving individual species threatened with extinction and ignoring the loss of abundance within still-common species, we may be missing the point

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and underestimating the extent and consequences of changes in whole ecosystems.

The researchers point to no one cause for the bird decline, and don’t mention WNV. They do point to human-related factors — “habitat loss, climate change, unregulated harvest, and other forms of human-caused mortality” — as having contributed to the decline. They also say that the “thousand-fold increase in global extinctions” is likely to have “profound effects on ecosystem functioning and services.” They warn that the loss of bird abundance “signals an urgent need to address threats” in order to avoid collapse and associated loss of ecosystem integrity, function and services needed for wildlife and for humans.

As fall approached, titmice were still absent at my place. And with the warblers and other summerbreeding birds on their way south for the winter, the yard and forest became increasingly quiet. The one exception was the Carolina wren, which seem to be everywhere this year. It wasn’t until the end of October that I finally heard a sound I’d been listening for but was afraid I’d never here again — the sweet, hesitant notes of a white-throated sparrow. It always reminds me of the Christmas carol “Oh, Christmas Tree,” which is appropriate for this winter resident.

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It offers the one cheery sound in the otherwise mostly silent winter here.

Another common backyard bird, it is the one local sparrow not on CDC’s list for WNV, but like other sparrows, their numbers are declining.

Grabbing my binoculars, I ran out onto my deck and in time to see a half-dozen white-throated sparrows.

Calling nearby were two goldencrowned kinglets. Since then, these and other winter residents have been coming and going, while some summer birds, such as cedar waxwings and eastern towhees, are still migrating through to their winter quarters further south.

With her landmark book, “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson helped turn around the decline of North America’s wild birds through a ban on DDT. But with multiple, complex issues apparently contributing to the huge decline in the past 50 years, no one fix will solve the problem. We may not be able to turn around this disaster, but we can at least help slow the decline through various strategies. I’ll explore a few of these in my next column. © 2019 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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R E A L E S TAT E Culpeper County Housing Market picks up pace this quarter After a relatively flat start to the year, the housing market in the GPR area is picking up pace in the 2nd quarter. There were more sales in the region overall than a year ago, which represents the first sales growth since the fall of 2017.

Price levels in the market continue to climb in most local markets, which has been a consistent theme for several years. The inventory of active listings has been expanding over the past three quarters, and during this same time period the average days on market has been trending up. The direction of these two metrics could indicate softening demand in some local markets, as homes are staying on the market longer and the inventory level is building.

The region’s economy is strong and provide a solid foundation for the housing market overall.

The job based continues to expand, and unemployment remains below the state and national levels.

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and can lead to increased housing demand over time. In addition, the Federal Reserve announced that it will be lowering interest rates this summer, which will keep interest rates at historically low levels for the coming months. Key highlights housing and economic data this month include: • The Greater Piedmont region has been experiencing broad-based economic growth in recent months. Very low unemployment suggests potential constraints on businesses looking to hire.

• Interest rates are even lower now than they were at the beginning of the year, and there is no indication of significant increases in the months to come as the rates will be lowered again this summer by the Federal Reserve.

• Sales activity in Culpeper County in the 2nd quarter inched up over last year’s level, the first uptick in nearly two years.

• Home prices continue to climb in Culpeper County. The median sales

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➤ Housing, from Page 10 up about 1% from this time last year, an increase of 2 sales. Prior to this quarter sales activity had been trending down consistently for the past couple years in Culpeper County.

Home Prices: Rising sales prices remains one of the big stories in the Culpeper housing market. Price levels have been on the rise now for more than four years. At $309,000 the 2nd quarter median sales price is nearly $10,000 higher than a year ago. The 2nd quarter median sales price is now $50,000 higher than it was in the 2nd quarter four years ago.

Active Listings: The inventory of homes available on the market

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There were 291 active listings on the market at the end of the 2nd quarter in Culpeper County, which is 26 more than last year, representing a 10% gain.

Days on Market: It took nearly a month longer to sell homes on average in Culpeper County than a year ago.

The average days on market in the 2nd quarter was 76 days, which is 26 days higher than the level last year, a 52% jump. The average days on market has been trending up for three consecutive quarters in the County, after declining for several years.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS These property transfers for October 2019 were provided by the Culpeper County Assessor’s Office. Appreciation is extended to W. Jason Kilby and his staff.

Oct. Top Dollar Deal: Stevensburg District $1.8 million. The printing of this list is made possible by ReMax Crossroads of Culpeper. Total: 92 Catalpa District 10/3: Hoffman, Jordan R and Wife to Parada, Juan; 2.08 acres located at 11310 Cherry Hill RD, $260,000 10/7: Deserres, George to Lowe, Felicia Renee; 2.00 acres located at 13065 Stonehouse Mtn RD, $232,000 10/7: Cubbage, Donald R and Wife to Liverpool-Nuka, Coretta Ann and Husband; 6.8 acres near Pettie LN, $57,000 10/8: Briggs, Garrett and Other to White, Vicki Conrad and Husband; Multiple parcels located near Holly Springs RD, $407,000 10/9: Mills, Jerry L and Others to CMH Homes INC; 3.00 acres located near Eggbornsville RD, $60,000 10/11: Grant, Michael Eric and Other to Settle Excavating & Construction INC; 12.00 acres located near Cherry Hill RD, $174,000 10/11: Gent, William A and Wife to Grice, Stephen D and Wife; Multiple parcels located near Hall St, $255,000 10/17: Jefferson Homebuilders INC to Gwizdowski, Richard W and Wife; 5.68 acres located at 12589 Eggbornsville RD, $401,248 10/22: Holcomb, Johnathan D to Kantarian, Harry K; TR; 1.6 acres located at 11023 Woodduck LN, $285,775 10/28: Mills, Margaret Ann to Sheads-Coleman, Sherry L; 1.51 acres located at 11130 Rixeyville RD, $62,500 10/29: Magee, William TR to Blevins, Steven and Wife; 10 acres located near Bywaters LN, $75,000 10/29: Inzeo, Michael and Wife to Fernandez, Mario and Wife; 2.75 acres located at 13417 Windmill WAY, $331,000 Catalpa Town District 10/2: Ditech Financial LLC to HLW Investments LLC; .21 acres located at 201 W Fairview RD, $99,500 10/9: Rankin, Charles Alton to Sowers, Lawrence L; .17 acres located at 1121 Jackson ST, $150,000 10/15: Knopsnider, Rebecca Ann to Colbrunn, Nancy J; .27 acres located at 914 Old Rixeyville RD, $125,000 10/16: Fant, Kemper Mills JR and Others to Martiniano, Penny J and Wife; .26 acres located at 1006 Nottingham ST, $265,000 10/24: Brock, Robert Mark to Lawson, Jean W; .41 acres located at 1102 Old Rixeyville RD, $245,000 10/29: Williams, Franklin to Clatterbuck, Sydney A and Other; .33 acres located at 1121 Old Rixeyville RD, $225,000 Cedar MTN District 10/1: Jefferson Homebuilders INC to Helme, Gavin JR and Other; 1.98 acres located at 18369 S Merrimac RD, $309,075 10/2: Moore, Jay Michael to Weltz, Kenneth Rodger and Wife; .83 acres located at 19110 Equestrian LN, $ 499,000 10/3: Pennymac Loan Services LLC to Brown Investment Properties LLC; .15 acres located 18038 Lakeford DR, $ 235,000 10/11: Kidd, Eric Lee and Wife to Grigsby, Denna and Others; 1.38 acres located at 11045 White Shop RD, $265,000 10/16: James C Justice Companies INC to Clark, John Sheldon; 60 acres located at 8368 Horseshoe RD, $1,800,000 10/17: Smith, Mildred to Diggs, Dorothy; .60 acres located at 21620 Dove Hill Rd, $120,000 10/18: Graham, Helen M to Crane, Thomas J and Wife; .15 acres located at 12047 Live Oak DR, $305,000 10/22: Goode, Richard B to Gugino, Rocky J and Other; 64.11 acres located at 21036 Greenway DR, $450,000 10/24: Strange, Caleb and Other to Blankenship, Kevin L and Other; .13 acres located at 12015 Live Oak DR, $345,000 10/31: Moffett, Shane W to Gregg, Colton E and Other; 1 acre located at 10487 James Madison HWY, $220,000 Cedar MTN Town District 10/1: McGarth, James F and Wife to Stapleton, John M and Wife; .13 acres located at 791 Ripplebrook DR, $230,000 10/16: Pierce, Milton T and Other to Weis, Susan; .73 acres located at 141 Morningside DR, $299,900 East Fairfax District 10/1: Houck, Lisa P to Cruz, Agustin; .19 acres located at 128 Standpipe RD, $329,900 10/4: Harris, La Val to Butterfield, Melissa A and Other; Townhouse located at 2138 Blue Spruce DR, $270,000 10/4: NVR INC to Pearce, Terry J II and Other; .37 acres located at 2236 Walnut Branch DR, $299,990 10/8: Phetteplace, Patrick D to Andrea, Jacob M and Wife; Townhouse located at 1966 Peachtree CT, $218,000 10/10: Patriot Property Group LLC to State of Culpeper LLC; .67 acres located 305-311 S Main ST, $730,000 10/17: Sanchez Alvarado, Luis A and Other to Hollingshead, James A and Wife; .05 acres located at 1958 Peachtree CT, $215,000 10/17: Thompson, Wilbur C JR to Mitchell, Andrew and Others; Multiple parcels located near Old Fredricksburg RD, $30,000 10/18: Burress, Rebecca to Eastern Estates LLC; Townhouse located at 1109 Vantage PL, $80,000 10/23: Lelacheur, Duane C to Hurst, Anthony J and Wife; .46 acres located at 714 Saddlebrook RD, $395,000 10/23: Thompson, Eleanor E and Other to Huang, Xiaozhong and Wife; .33 acres located at 530 Barberry ST, $168,000 10/24: Conrad, Carol M and Others to Flanagan, Margaret; .29 acres located at 902 S East ST, $330,000 10/25: Greene, Joann T to Abed, Hakam and Other; .71 acres located at 1803 Broad ST, $45,000 10/30: Estrada, Maria Claudia to Brown Investment Properties; Townhouse located at 2257 Forsythia DR, $205,000 Jefferson District 10/1: Staudaher, James George and Wife to Lefchak, George M and Wife; 1.18 acres located at 17142 Paddington CT, $480,000 10/4: Thomson, Barbara J to Hostettler, Lisa B; 11.98 acres located near Zion Church RD, $130,000

10/7: Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to Krieger, Raquel; 1.16 acres located at 1312 Dulin DR, $271,000 10/17: Moore, Randall L & Moore, Lisa A to Millar, James E JR and Other; 4.41 acres located at 1059 Dulin Dr, $330,000 10/17: Gebhart, Richard J and Wife to Delauder, Joseph Vaughan and Other; 1.29 acres located at 2414 Somerset DR, $375,000 10/18: Crane, Thomas J and Wife to Dark, David S and Other; 1.39 acres located at 1496 Kelly CT, $396,000 10/22: Jordan, Christian David to Murphy, Christopher Daniel and Wife; 1.07 acres located at 8432 Lakota RD, $300,000 10/22: Brotten, Marcus W and Wife to Deane, Cecil F and Other; 1 acre located at 15260 Quail Ridge DR, $310,000 10/23: BBR Investments LLC to SNL Construction INC; 1.2 acres located at 17143 Waterloo RD, $115,000 10/25: Atkins Construction Group LLC to Driver, James Leonard and Wife; 8.99 acres located near Riley RD, $130,000 10/28: Wood, Phillips B; to Fannon, David TR; 7.54 acres located at 4274 Running Quail TRL, $470,000 10/30: Town point Mortgage Trust Asset-Backed Securities & Us Bank National Assoc Indenture Trustee to Williams, Franklin; 1.12 acres located at 10255 Dutch Hollow RD, $144,900

Salem District 10/1: Henry, Paul L and Wife to Crawford, John C; 1.63 acres located at 8130 Windswept LN, $350,4000 10/3: Butterfield, Alan D and Other to Fitts, Janice; 2.04 acres located at 15203 Rillhurst DR, $ 488,000 10/4: Anderson & Sons Builders INC to Scott Bridgette Suzanne; 10.07 acres located at 11398 Twin Lakes LN, $312,000 10/7: Lohr, Dana K to Narrow Way LLC; 1.89 acres located at 5723 Slate Mills RD, $150,000 10/8: Breeding, Stacy T to Fircetz, David; 1.85 acres located at 11113 Settletown PL, $162,500 10/8: Tin Pot Limited Partnership RLLP to Kincheloe, Joseph C; 3 acres located at 9209 White Shop RD, $171,000 10/10: Bennett, Emerson B and Wife to Corbin, Stephen W; Multiple parcels located in Culpeper & Rappahannock County near Obannons Mill Rd, $400,00 10/11: M R J Partnership to Myers, Nathan T; 1.41 acres located at 5137 Duncan TRL, $218,000 10/18: J & E Holdings LLC to Weaver, Rodney and Wife; 2.8 acres located at 6070 Boston Ridge CT, $423,500 10/22: Hall, Scott J and Wife to Larson, Rodney M and Wife; 2.8 acres located at 13449 Essex ST, $434,000 10/22: Van Leer, Danielle Marie to Spinks, Robert; 1.26 acres located at 16080 Fox Chase LN, $260,000 10/23: Fitts, Janice J and Others to Jones, David M and Wife; 1.95 acres located at 8323 Tinsley PL, $688,000 10/29: Saibini, Joshua and Wife to Meade, Jacqueline Spring and Wife; 2.3 acres located at 17249 Birchwood DR, $324,00 Stevensburg District 10/3: Passarelli, Frank to Tatum, William Carlyle and Others; 10.04 acres located at 15763 Auburn RD, $688,500 10/7: Rockwood Homes INC to Allen, Andrew Benjamin and Other; 5 acres located at 26457 Eleys Ford RD, $268,000 10/9: Trigon Homes INC to Mock, Ardith M; .87 acres located at 15002 North Ridge BLVD, $401,344 10/15: Brousseau, Wallace H JR to Keaton, Kristine; 1.9 acres located at 18340 Edwards Shop RD, $175,000 10/22: Bray, John S to Huffman, Lorraine Kenyon; 5.83 acres located at 12051 Jameson Mill RD, $420,000 10/24: Keller, Erika to White, James; 11.16 acres located near McKinley LN, $120,000 10/28: Lester, James B and Wife to Heim, John and Wife; .63 acres located at 14017 Belle Ave, $385,000 10/29: White, James to Gelinas, Mirelle; Multiple parcels located on McKinley LN, $829,000 10/31: Cedar Homes Investments LLC to Hale, Christian Edward; 2 acres located at 24250 Rivercomb RD, $192,000 West Fairfax District 10/1: Baird, Michael and Other to Hylton, Jennifer; .77 acres located at 328 Spring ST, $232,000 10/1: Rizik, Yacoub and Wife to Thompson, Candice; .24 acres located at 113 Wayland Manor DR, $319,900 10/1: Caroon, Wayne L to Claros, Salome Argueta; multiple parcels located near Oaklawn DR, $ 278,000 10/3: Richmond American Homes of Virginia to Boyd, Daniel P and Wife; .29 acres located at 109 Wayland Manor DR, $339,039 10/7: Lagos, William J and Others to Jones, Dorothy Jean; .22 acres located at 1020 Ridgemere LN, $357,000 10/7: Thompson, John S and Wife to Couser, Christopher S; .28 acres located at 806 Deer Chase RD, $360,000 10/15: Rodriguez, Juan C to Lakeview/Culpeper LLC; .19 acres located at 529 First ST, $219,000 10/15: Ironwood Investments LLC to Skinner, Linda Frazier; .40 acres located at 202 S Blue Ridge Ave, $215,000 10/16: Coker, Curtis M and Wife to Clatterbuck, Christopher A and Wife; .26 acres located at 1005 Scarlet LN, $355,000 10/16: Ironwood Investments LLC to Carrasco, Gaston; .20 acres located at 402 Monticello AVE, $215,000 10/18: Amos, Linda Diane to Chirichella, Christine; .34 acres located at 601 Windermere DR, $339,900 10/18: Brown, Joshua to Guzman, Jose M and Others; .13 acres located at 813 Fox Den RD, $312,400 10/22: Bebel, Christopher K and Wife to Rivera, Elizabeth and Other; .24 acres located at 544 Greenbriar DR, $375,000 10/31: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Teferedgin, Fikirte F and Other; .23 acres located at 1112 Oakmont CT, $335,000 10/31: Ruffner, Marshall and Other to Streets, William R and Wife; .29 acres located at 2020 Golf DR, $459,900 10/31: Cromer, Janis L and Others to Nolasco, Arturo E; .34 acres located at 721 Sperryville PIKE, $154,000

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to routinely check on an elderly mistreated lady at her residence and make sure she has adequate care as well as all of her supplies needed for daily life," Vice President Jameson said.

Culpeper Town Police Department Officer John Minor was honored with the Heroism Medal - which awarded for individual acts of personal Valor in a dangerous situation.

Minor was honored for his actions on Feb. 6, 2019 in which if not for his quick actions a deadly incident was prevented.

Each winner will also be submitted to the state Virginia Public Safety Committee, SAR for consideration as Officer of the year in each category.

Last year Town Police Officer John Slaughter was awarded the state SAR Heroism Award at the Senate building in Richmond.

The recipients picked up their awards at a Luncheon on Oct. 26 at Historic Little Fork Church.

The Culpeper Minute Men wish to thank all personnel for the important service to the public.

The Culpeper Minute Men, Chapter Sons of the American Revolution honored first responders in Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Greene, Rappahannock and Fauquier counties.

This Year’s winners are: The General Law Enforcement Award was given to DFC. Creston Irby of the Fauquier’ County Sheriff ’s Office.

Receiving the Fire Safety and EMS Award Lieutenant Matthew Shields of the Fauquier County Dept. of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management.

Hank Milans III, of Culpeper, received one of the bronze Good Citizenship Awards.

"All you have to do is look around Culpeper and you’ll find Hank helping out with all his volunteerism," said Culpeper Minute Men Chapter Sons of the American Revolution Vice President Charles Jameson.

MDA Chris Corbin, of the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, received the second Bronze Good Citizenship Award.

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The Culpeper Minute Men Chaper of the American Sons of the Revolution honored first responders during their annual luncheon Oct. 26. Culpeper Town Police Department Officer John Minor (top) received the heroism award for his actions on Feb. 9, 2019.

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County Board of Supervisors. The Advisory Committee’s mission is to serve as a liaison The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Her selection was based on herthe outbetween Board of Supervisors and the citizens of the community. Their purpose is to make serves as the advisory body of the Culpeper County recommendations and advise the Parks and Recreation Director in matters affecting recreation www.myrec.coop standing service and commitment in Board of Supervisors. The Advisory Committee’s policies, programs, personnel, finances, and the acquisition and disposal of lands and mission is to serve as a liaison between the Board of developing employment and training 1-800-552-3904 properties related to the total community recreation program, and to its long range, projected and the citizens of the community. Their for recreationSupervisors within the County. opportunities for Veteransprograms of all ages purpose is to make recommendations and advise the and military service branches, espe-meets on Parks Director matters The Committee the and thirdRecreation Tuesday of each in month at 7affecting pm in the Board Conference recreation policies, programs, personnel, finances, Room, 302 N. Main Street, Culpeper, VA 22701. cially those with significant barriers and the acquisition and disposal of lands and to employment. Ms. Bowersock propertiesavailable related toare theCatalpa, total community recreation The districtsrewith seat positions Stevensburg and West Fairfax. If you program, and to be its long range, in projected these districts and would interested servingprograms on this Committee, please apply tired from the U. S. Navy inreside Maywithin 1999 online at ​https://web.culpepercounty.gov/Government/CitizenAdvisoryCommittees​ ​at your for recreation within the County. after 24 years active service prior to earliest convenience or contact ​dhoffman@culpepercounty.gov​ ​at the Administrative Office at Committee meets the thirdorTuesday of each (540) 727-3427 questions about theonposition to request an application if needed. joining the VEC. She currently re-with anyThe month at 7 pm in the Board Conference Room, 302 N. sides in Brandy Station. Most committees have terms Main Street, Culpeper, VA 22701. ending December 31 but some seats become available during the year due to resignation The and districts applications for positions these areavailable reviewed with seat arethroughout the year so if interested, please applyCatalpa, as all interested parties are encouraged.

Stevensburg and West Fairfax. If you Applicants are notified as soon as possible after decisions are made.

reside within these districts and would be interested in serving on this Committee, please apply online at https://web.culpepercounty.gov/Government/ CitizenAdvisoryCommittees at your earliest convenience or contact dhoffman@culpepercounty. gov at the Administrative Office at (540) 727-3427 with any questions about the position or to request an application if needed.

Most committees have terms ending December 31 but some seats become available during the year due to resignation and applications for these are reviewed throughout the year so if interested, please apply as all interested parties are encouraged. Applicants are notified as soon as possible after decisions are made.

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CENTURY TOURNAMENT • Culpeper Sport & Fitness hosts a Century Tournament, a fun doublesonly tournament in which the combined age of the playing partners must be 100 years or more Nov. 23.

CULPEPER NOV.

Presbyterian Church Open Sanctuary: Our sanctuary is open to the public each Thursday from Noon to 2 p.m. for a time of prayer, reflection, and meditation, in the midst of our busy days and lives. Our address is 215 S Main St. in Culpeper. Please stop by, and invite your friends, neighbors, and coworkers. All are welcome.

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.

CHURCH• The public is invited

to morning prayer with Jesus each and every Thursday at 8 to 9 a.m.

Come anytime during that hour.

Entrance to morning prayer is at the rear of Reformation Lutheran Church. Any questions, contact: officeasst@culpeperlutherans. org.

REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH • Reformation

NOV. 15

Lutheran Church, 601 Madison Rd., Culpeper, Reformation Lutheran Church - A bible study just for seniors "Graying in Grace" meets each Tuesday at 10 a.m.

MANNA MINISTRY • Manna Ministry Lunch every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Culpeper Presbyterian Church. Free meal for anyone in the community

NOV. 14 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 nonsmoking. Call 825-3424.

FILM • ““Musical Highlights from NBC’s Late Night with David

David Leckie Gilmore performs at the Jewell Boxx Nov. 16.

Letterman”(1982-1993) “Late Night with David Letterman” premiered on NBC on February 1, 1982, following “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and ran through 1993 when Letterman moved to CBS. Letterman was joined by Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band and the show hosted hundreds of top musical acts as guests. Featured artists on this exclusive program curated from the video collections of the Library of Congress include Wilson Pickett, Gregg Allman, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, John

Hiatt, Lou Reed, Steve Earle, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, The B-52’s, Robert Palmer, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Taylor, Chris Isaak, Pixies, Lindsey Buckingham, Los Lobos, Al Green, Pete Townshend, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen. Digital presentation, 90 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

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FILM • “The White Sister”(Metro Pictures, 1923) Set in an Italian village in the shadow of smoldering Mount Vesuvius, “The White Sister” stars Lillian Gish as Angela, the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is in love with the dashing Captain Giovanni Severini (Ronald Colman).

When her father dies and she hears that Giovanni has been killed in the war, Angela decides to devote herself to helping others, becoming a nun.

Filmed in Rome, Naples and Algeria over a period of nearly six months, this was Gish's first starring role after leaving D.W. Griffith and she involved herself in every facet of film production alongside director Henry King. The film was a great success, playing more than six months in New York, in a 13-reel "roadshow" version, as well as a standard ten-reel edition. Live musical accompaniment by Ben Model. 35mm film print produced by the Library of Congress Film Preservation lab in 2019.

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What’s Happening NOV. 16 MUSIC • 7:30 p.m. David Leckie

Gilmore: Pink Floyd Experience at the Jewell Boxx. This is David Gilmore's tribute to the iconic band, Pink Floyd. The performance will showcase a full band of well-known musicians, Bryan Jacobs, Vincent Vala, Rob Carlysle, Doug Schmit, and Craig Gilpin, recreating Pink Floyd classics from the albums: Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, and Animals. This will be a Pink Floyd fan's chance to experience the timeless music of a history making band from a group of seasoned musicians. Tickets are $15 and available at jewelltonemusic.com. 540317-1115.

SMALL BUSINESS FORUM

• Daniel Technology Center from 9am to noon: Beyond Ideas: Small Business Forum for Black Entrepreneurs and Innovators - developing business plans, marketing, customer relations, contracts, and licensing. Insight, discussion and networking opportunities. Open to all, registration required for this free forum. Register at: www.eventbrite. com/e/78516832961.

FILM • “Chicken Run” (Dreamworks, 2000) Facing mortal peril, Rocky the rooster and Ginger the hen decide to rebel against evil farmers Mr. and Ms. Tweedy and lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the farm where they are being held captive. This stop motion animated comedy was the first featurelength film produced by the British studio Aardman Animations, known for their popular Wallace & Gromit shorts. It was directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park and features the voices of Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Tony Haygarth, Miranda Richardson, and Benjamin Whitrow. The screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick spoofs the World War II prison pictures "The Great Escape" and "Stalag 17" with characters who are true eccentrics. “Chicken Run” became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film in history. Rated G. 35mm archival film print. 84 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

2 p.m.

FILM • “One, Two, Three” (United Artists, 1961) Director Billy Wilder's Cold War farce stars James Cagney as C.R. MacNamara, a Coca-Cola executive who is sent to Berlin to promote the product on the

other side of the Iron Curtain. But he soon learns that his real job is babysitting his boss's teenage daughter, Scarlett (Pamela Tiffin), who has secretly married volatile Communist Otto Piffl (Horst Bucholz). Filming took place in West Berlin until one morning when the Berlin Wall went up, forcing the crew to move to Munich.

Variety praised the comedy calling it "a fast-paced, high-pitched, hard-hitting, lighthearted farce crammed with topical gags and spiced with satirical overtones.” This was Cagney’s final film until he was coaxed out of retirement for a small role in 1981’s “Ragtime.”

“One, Two, Three” received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography for Daniel L. Fapp and a Writers Guild nomination for Best Written American Comedy (Screen) for Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. Digital presentation.

104 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken. 7:30 p.m.

MUSEUM • 9:00am to 10:00am - Yoga at the Museum - Join Pranapiloga at the Museum for a morning of yoga to get your day started! Intended for all ages.

Suggested donation of $5 per person. Please register online at Pranapiloga's website.

NOV. 17

CHURCH • St. Stephen’s

Episcopal Church - Join us in Worship! We offer three Holy Communion Services each week: Sunday at 8 AM or 10:30 AM, Childcare from 9 AM – 12 PM. Wednesday Centering Prayer at 11 AM followed

by Healing and Holy Communion at 12 PM. For information: www. ststephensculpeper.net | 540-8258786 | ssec@ststephensculpeper.net | Address: 115 N. East St., Culpeper | Parking: 120 N. Commerce Street.

CHURCH • Culpeper

Presbyterian Church, Worship Service 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:50 a.m.

"Overwhelmed - Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" Worship Service Times: 8:30, 10, 11:30 AM. 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

NOV. 18

HEALTH • Aquatic exercise for arthritis relief. Beginning November 18, Powell Wellness Center (PWC) in Culpeper will host a 4-week aquatic exercise program focused on easing the symptoms of arthritis. Exercise is important to increase strength and flexibility in support of joint health, and the pool offers a low impact environment with warm water that can soothe joint pain. Personal trainer Sharon Steele will lead the session; Steele is certified by the Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute, the Aquatic Exercise Association and the Arthritis Foundation. The class will run from November 18 through December 13 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2:00 – 2:45 pm. The cost is $285 for community members. Location: Powell Wellness Center, 1005 Golf Drive, Culpeper. If interested, please contact PWC fitness manager Patrice Barklund, 540-445-5395 or pbarklund@ culpeperwellness.org

NOV. 20

NAACP • NAACP Culpeper

Branch #7058, which also serves Rappahannock and Madison counties, will host its monthly meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Culpeper County Library. All are welcome to attend. More information on the Culpeper Branch of the NAACP can be found at naacpculpeper.org

NOV. 21

FILM• “Funeral in Berlin” (Paramount, 1966) Night Bingo. Help support local British Intelligence agent Harry Palmer groups with a fun night of games. Held (Michael Caine) is sent to Germany to at Pepper’s Grill located arrange the defection of Colonel Stok at 791 Madison Road in Culpeper (Oskar Homolka), a Russian intelligence (by Best Western). Doors open at 5 officer posted to East Berlin, despite p.m. Games begin at 6:30 p.m. Three Harry's suspicions of ulterior motives. progressives each night, $1,000 jackpot. And as it turns out, there is much more to the mission than Harry's cagey boss CHURCH • Mountain View (Guy Doleman) is telling him. “Funeral Community Church's Sermon in Berlin” was the second film in the Topic for Sunday, November 17: successful trilogy featuring Michael BINGO • Mid-Day Lions Sunday

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Caine as agent Palmer. Directed by Guy Hamilton (“Goldfinger”), it was shot on location on the streets and in the outskirts of Berlin as well as near the heavily-patrolled Berlin Wall where the camera crew had to use a telephoto lens from a distance to shoot Caine crossing the border. The Cleveland Press called it “a smooth and slickly done espionage movie that is well ahead of the gimmicky Bond epics with their supergood, super-evil characters.” 35mm archival film print. 102 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

7:30 p.m.

FUNDRAISER• Culpeper Middle

School will host a spirit night at Buffalo Wild Wings from 5 to 9 p.m.

HEALTH• Free health assessments. Community members are welcome to visit Powell Wellness Center in Culpeper for a free health assessment with Germanna Community College nursing students. The assessment will include vital signs, hearing, vision, height, weight and biometrics. Drop by 9:00 – 11:30 am or 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm; first come, first served. Location: Powell Wellness Center conference room, 1005 Golf Drive, Culpeper. For more information contact PWC fitness manager Patrice Barklund, 540-445-5395 or pbarklund@culpeperwellness.org.

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FILM• “Beauty and the Beast”

(DisCina, 1946) Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece - in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast - is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death in “Beauty and the Beast”(“La Belle et la Bête”) have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder. Critic Roger Ebert wrote in his four star review, “Before the days of computer effects and modern creature makeup, here is a fantasy alive with trick shots and astonishing effects, giving us a Beast who is lonely like a man and misunderstood like an animal. Cocteau, a poet and surrealist, was not making a ‘children's film’ but was adapting a classic French tale that he felt had a special message after the suffering of World War II: Anyone who has an unhappy childhood may grow up to be a Beast.” Rescheduled from January 12, 2019. In French with English subtitles. 35mm restoration film print on loan from Janus Films. 93 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken. 7:30 p.m.

NOV. 23

POTTERY• Visit Prancing Pony

Pottery on November 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. when the production studio of Anna Marie Torre Wright will be transformed into a showroom of her wheel-thrown and hand-built stoneware. From distinctive yarn bowls to graceful coiled baskets to mugs and other functional stoneware, there will be something for everyone on your holiday list . Call 540-399-1964.

WARRIORS YOGA• Yoga instructor Joyce Bernache-Cohoon will host a Warriors Yoga workshop focusing on helpful techniques for PTSD and trauma at Powell Wellness Center, 1005 Golf Drive in Culpeper. Joyce is a level 1 and 2 certified yoga instructor with training for PTSD and addiction and recovery. This workshop from 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm is free and open to the public. Inquiries may be addressed to Powell fitness manager Patrice Barklund: 540-445-5395 or pbarklund@ culpeperwellness.org FILM• ““Alice’s Restaurant”

(United Artists, 1969 – rated R*) Arlo Guthrie plays himself in this comedy drama directed by Arthur Penn, based on Guthrie’s eighteenminute talking blues ballad "The Alice's Restaurant Massacree." Filmed in and around Stockbridge Massachusetts, “Alice’s Restaurant” received an Oscar nomination for Best Director. Digital presentation, 111 min.* 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.

7:30 p.m.

TENNIS• Culpeper Sport & Fitness hosts a Century Tournament, a fun doublesonly tournament in which the combined age of the playing partners must be 100 years or more. A & B brackets, round robin games. $20 per player. CSF location: 19055 Industrial Road, Culpeper. Inquiries are welcome to contact manager Preston Will: 540-825-0000 or pwill@ culpeperwellness.org

NOV. 26

THANKSGIVING • Tuesday, November 26. 7:30 p.m. at OBC. Please bring canned food for the Food Bank and a snack or desert & a 2 ltr. bottle of soda to share for fellowship afterward.

NOV. 28

TURKEY TROT • Start your

Thanksgiving Day with a gobblin' good time at Powell Wellness Center's Turkey Trot; runners and walkers of all ages welcome.

Register online; early bird registration through November 1 is $20 and includes race shirt. 8:00 am race start at PWC, 1005 Golf Drive, Culpeper. Kids' Fun Run at 9:15 am. Info & registration https:// powellwellnesscenter.org/turkey-trot/

NOV. 29

KIDS’ TUMBLING CAMP •

Tumbling instructor Kasey Wilcox hosts a tumbling camp for ages 6-11 at Culpeper Sport & Fitness.

10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $50 (includes snack). CSF location: CSF location: 19055 Industrial Road, Culpeper.

Inquiries are welcome to contact manager Preston Will: 540-8250000 or pwill@culpeperwellness. org

DEC. 5

FILM • “Late Show with David

Letterman”(CBS, 1993-2015) Following an 11-year run of a highly popular late night variety show on NBC, David Letterman moved to CBS with “Late Show with David Letterman” which debuted on August 30, 1993.

Letterman’s music director Paul Shaffer came along to lead the CBS Orchestra.

The final episode of “Late Show” aired on May 20, 2015 after Letterman announced his retirement. The show hosted hundreds of top musical acts during its 22 years on the air. Featured artists on this exclusive program curated from the video collections of the Library of Congress include Billy Joel, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash, Green Day, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Joni Mitchell, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Allman Brothers Band, Oasis, Steely Dan, D’Angelo, Eddie Vedder, Aimee Mann, Van Morrison, Pete Townshend, Beck, Radiohead and Rage Against the Machine. Digital presentation, 90 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken. 7:3o p.m.

DEC. 6

FILM • “Battleground”(MGM,

1949) William Wellman directed this World War II epic that follows a company in the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as they cope with the Siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944. The film is notable for portraying American soldiers as vulnerable and human while remaining steadfast. “Battleground” is considered to be the first significant American film about World War II to be made and released after the end of the war. Twenty veterans of the 101st were hired to train the actors and appeared in the film as extras. The all-star cast includes Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy and James Whitmore. Robert Pirosh, who based his screenplay on his own experiences during the Battle of the Bulge, was awarded an Oscar as was Paul C. Vogel for his cinematography.

The film received four additional Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for Wellman. Digital presentation, 118 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

7:30 p.m.

DEC. 7

BLUE RIDGE CHORALE • Blue Ridge Chorale, directed by C. Alexander Smith, Brittany Bache, Accompanist, Melanie Bolas, Assistant Director, Donna Steckler, Assistant Accompanist featuring Locust Grove Middle School Band is pleased to present their 2019 Christmas Concerts Saturday December 7 at 7 PM and Sunday December 8 at 4 PM at Culpeper Baptist Church 318 S.West St. No tickets are required, Donations are greatly accepted.

FILM • “Battle of the Bulge” (Warner Bros., 1965) Set during the historic event for which the film was named that took place in December 1944, this World War II drama directed by Ken Annakin is known for its exciting battle scenes. Unlike many earlier Hollywood war epics, the fictional plot of “Battle of the Bulge” attempts to present a more balanced look at the last great German offensive in the war.

Digital presentation, 167 min. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations taken.

7:30 p.m.

DEC. 12

FILM • “Trading Places” (Paramount, 1983 – rated R*) Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy star as a stuffy upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet in this comedy set during the Christmas holidays. Veteran actors Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche play the Duke brothers, owners of a successful commodities brokerage firm, who hold opposing views on the issue of nature versus nurture and make the wager that sets the story in motion.

John Landis directed the hit film that was inspired by Mark Twain’s "The Prince and the Pauper." “Trading Places” was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy or Musical and supporting players Denholm Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis each won Best Supporting acting BAFTA awards.

Author and critic Richard Schickel of Time magazine called the film “one of the most emotionally satisfying and morally gratifying comedies of recent times." 35mm archival film print.

116 min.* No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian.7:30 p.m.

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

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SUMERDUCK RURITAN• 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Monthly Meeting and Fellowship. Meal served at 7:00 PM followed by business meeting.

Want to know what the Ruritans are about, come to a meeting and join us! ALL welcomed.

BREEN BOOK • The Scrabble

DEC. 9

School Preservation Foundation presents the movie Green Book from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Scrabble School, 111 Scrabble Road; Castleton. The film showing will be followed by a discussion moderated by author Terry Miller.

Green Book won three Oscars in 2019: Best Motion Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor. Rated PG-13. Free and open to the public. Refreshments for sale. (Donations gratefully accepted). For more information, contact Nan Butler Roberts at 540661-2013, email nb_roberts@msn. com, or contact@scrabbleschool. org

DIABETES AWARENESS • Diabetes Awareness Community Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Old Sperryville School, Sperryville, hosted by Christie Estep. There will be Hearing Screenings, children's Vision Screenings, provided by The Rappahannock Lion's Club, additional screenings Glucose, Blood Pressure, BMI and Massage Therapy provided by Rebekah Oyster, CMT as well educational speakers. Refreshments and door prizes Free. For more information, call Christie Estep at 540-522-8693.

BREAKFAST • Amissville

United Methodist Men will serve breakfast from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Donations are accepted and all proceeds are used in service to others. For more information, call 540-987-4978 or email to amissvilleumc@gmail. com

NOV. 24

TRIBUTE TO SINATRA • Vocalist Bob McDonald (National Anthem singer for the Washington Capitals) and his band celebrate the songs and life of legendary crooner Frank Sinatra with a program of the most memorable songs from the singer’s film and concert performances at

SUMERDUCK RURITAN• Senior Citizen Bingo 10:00 AM 12:00 PM. Bingo for Seniors 55 and older. Everyone that plays brings a gift bag with an inexpensive prize in it. Anyone wishing to join the group for lunch at a local restaurant afterward is welcome.

ALL INVITED! For more info call our Event Line – 540-445-1714 – Leave Message and someone will contact you! Follow us on Facebook at fb.me/SumerduckRuritan Thank you for your support!

4 p.m. at the Theatre House, Castleton Farms. Musicians from the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra join Bob for an afternoon of Sinatra classics worthy of any Rat Pack. For more information, purchase tickets call 540-937-3454 or email connie@ castletonfestival.org

FAUQUIER COUNTY NOV. 14 COFFEE & CONVERSATION AT SCSM • On Thursdays from

10 a.m. to noon, Spiritual Care Support Ministries opens up to the community to provide fellowship, encouragement, and hope through conversation with others, we invite you to come for a cup of coffee, tea, light refreshments and a place to sit and chat.

Please visit www.scsm.tv or call 540-3495814 for more information.

NOV. 15

IGNITE FAUQUIER • Ignite Fauquier, an alliance of entrepreneurs, is helping small business owners “fire up business.” Come join our program, on Wednesday, October 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Warrenton Visitor’s Center (33 N. Calhoun St.). Meet new people and learn the challenges of businesses and organizations.

Following the program, there were also be discussion among attendees Ideally, all will benefit from the ideas exchanged and from the connections made on the second Wednesday of every month. Please join us! The doors will be open at 8:30 a.m.

NOV. 19 WHITE ELEPHANT SALE • Box Dinner 5:00 PM unit soldout. Check our Facebook for menu or call event line. $5 Desserts for Sale.

Dinners ready for pickup at 5:00 PM until sold out.

Preorders are taken until Thursday Nov 14 - Dinners are selling out! Don't be left out! Call today 540-445-1714 or email SumerduckRuritan@gmail.com

ORANGE COUNTY NOV. 22 WHITE CHRISTMAS • Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. The dazzling score features well known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,”“How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.” WHITE CHRISTMAS is an uplifting musical worthy of year-round productions.

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VIEWS

Not Your Starter-Kit Inheritance “I don’t like hearing the sound of rain on a metal roof, Katherine Charapich or seeing the green, yellow, and red hues on the leaves,” said Nobody Ever.

Both were giving me cause for thanksgiving on a quiet weekend morning, as fall was just making its entrance. All should have been well in my world. Then, came that thought – you know the kind that comes and interrupts, or perhaps better stated – comes and disrupts.

What was Heaven going to look like now – now that my earthly world looks a little different today than it did yesterday, and the day before?

I kid you not. I let that consideration take hold in that moment of thanks and actually bring me to my knees. I wasn’t worried about my eternal placement. I truly worried for a moment about who would be there? Who would greet me? What would such inheritance look like?

I countered the thought by chiding myself, “O ye of little faith.” (Matthew 8:26 KJV). You have other matters with which to concern yourself, certainly you can leave ‘the Heaven piece’ to God; the inheritance He has planned for you is not a starter-kit.

Thus, I rearranged my focus back to that of thanksgiving and – as my mind usually does, I began to frame my thoughts in terms of estate law; the planning for the care of one while they are on this earth, the use of their assets for their care, and the ease of management and distribution of those assets upon their passing. (I know, such repertoire does not make for fun conversation during “happy hour;” that’s ok, I’ll remain in my office.)

Having just entertained thoughts on what Heaven was going to look like for me as some of my “earthly framework” has changed, the tenet of estate law on which I reflected was inheritance. Taking first the eternal inheritance promised, “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told

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you. I go to prepare a place for you.”

(John 14.2 KJV).

Though that promise stands on its own and needs nothing added to it or taken away from it, my human nature drew further assurance from believing the lyrics in Lauren Daigle’s song Trust in You, “There’s not a place where I’ll go . . . You’ve not already stood.” I mixed into that confirmation a quote I had seen that resonates with me, “Your name is being mentioned in rooms your feet haven’t yet entered.”

Concluding that I don’t need to continue wrestling with the windmill in my mind of what Heaven will look like, as I know the Grantor of such Life; Heaven shall be quite an inheritance. Thanksgiving.

What about the earthly format, the inheritance that is usually thought of as what assets one will receive upon the death of another?

Black’s Law Dictionary defines inheritance as, “an estate in things real, descending to the heir. . . Such an estate in lands or tenements or other things as may be inherited by the heir. . . An estate or property which a man has by descent, as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another, as his heir.”

Individuals leave assets to family members, loved ones, friends, strangers, charities, and even pets through trusts, last wills and testaments, survivorship language on jointly held accounts, the naming of beneficiaries on intangible personal property (such as cash, savings, wealth management accounts, and life insurance policies), recorded transfer on death deeds, and when one dies intestate – without a last will and testament, by default via the laws descent and distribution as set forth in the Code of Virginia.

One can inherit real property - land or land with improvement, intangible personal property - cash, savings, and wealth management accounts, and tangible personal property - items that one can touch; for example, a car, jewelry, and household effects.

A Trustor (also referenced to as Grantor or Settlor) is one who writes a trust – whether irrevocable or revocable. Those individuals who inherit through a trust are referred to as beneficiaries. A Testator is

one who writes a Last Will and Testament. Those individuals who inherit through a Last Will and Testament are beneficiaries. When a person passes without a Last Will and Testament, she is referred to as the decedent of an intestate estate.

Those individuals who inherit through an intestate estate are called heirs-at-law. Using a Transfer on Death Deed to pass an interest in real property, the Transferor (Grantor) is the decedent who passes ownership to a beneficiary.

Whether an individual passes her assets via the terms of a trust, a last will and testament, intestate, or a transfer on death deed, being vigilant about the effects of tax laws is prudent. As an estate planning attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I often hear clients express concern about “death taxes.” The issue of “death taxes” does not discriminate between a trust, a last will and testament, or if a person passes intestate.

Presently, the Commonwealth of Virginia does not assess an inheritance tax or a state estate tax; the difference being that an inheritance tax is paid by the individual beneficiary and a state estate tax is paid by the estate.

For the year 2019, there is a Federal Estate Tax that is assessed on the estate of a decedent that exceeds $11.4 million per person.

This amount is projected to increase in the year 2020 to $11.58 million per person. For 2019, the assessed tax is 40% on assets that exceed the $11.4 million. It is possible that if a spouse passes and does not utilize any of her Federal Estate Tax exemption, the surviving spouse could have a total $22.8 million Federal Estate Tax exemption.

Such an aggregate is accomplished by the surviving spouse claiming the unused portion of the decedent spouse’s Federal Estate Tax exemption through what is called “portability.” Form 706 must be timely filed in order to preserve the unused portion of the Federal Estate Tax exemption for the surviving spouse.

The Federal Estate Tax exemption is promised to sunset at the end of 2025, with levels returning to pre2018 exemptions, making periodic reviews of one’s estate planning

prudent.

Even if the value of assets in one’s estate is not nearing the Federal Estate Tax exemption, the tax ramifications in the timing of giving of gifts may be very pertinent. When an individual is weighing whether to leave assets as an inheritance at the time of death or to make an inter vivos gift, it is important to consider the tax ramifications to both the giver and receiver. As previously mentioned, giving gifts at death can affect both the giver and the receiver, as the estate of a giver reaching the Federal Estate Tax exemption may be taxed and the receiver may be left with far less than had been anticipated. If a decision is made to convey an inter vivos gift, the receiver may lose the ability to take advantage of the stepped-up basis.

Controlling the inheritance that you leave for others is an action you can affect.

Having a conversation with your estate planning attorney, CPA, and financial advisor about the assets within your estate and your intent for those assets is wise.

One dollar is as important to one person as another’s one hundred thousand dollars is to that other person. The person who does not ask the questions, does not put an estate plan in place, and who ends up paying a tax of 40% because of lack of planning (albeit in 2019 a healthy dollar threshold), may not have cause for thanksgiving; and, perhaps could force a family business to dissolve for lack of being able to pay the tax.

Sometimes having that one dollar, a roof over one’s head, and enough food to place on the table for that holiday is enough to make a person exclaim a thanksgiving.

In whatever situation you find yourself, plan well regarding the estate you have. However, know that the true inheritance you leave is not measurable in tangible gold, but in those intangibles left for others . . . the love, foundations of faith, guidance, encouragement – for those, truly are causes for thanksgiving.

Katherine S. Charapich, Esq., operates the Estate Law Center, PLLC in downtown Culpeper. Call 540-8122046

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Know Your State and Your Vote’s Weight: Engagement Elections are certainly not the only mechanism through which citizens can have input into their government.

Public elected officials have a duty to represent their constituents.

There are many ways for voters to make their opinions and wishes known to their representatives on current issues.

In this month’s edition of Know Your State and Your Vote’s Weight, readers will learn about different ways they can engage with their elected officials in the Virginia General Assembly.

VOTER'S GUIDE Rebecca Layne

Finding the Right Time Even though the regular session starts in January, representatives can be contacted about issues throughout the year. They have mailing addresses for both Richmond and their local offices. If citizens want their representatives to draft and submit legislation, it is best to start contacting them at their local addresses in May or June so that the bill can be written and submitted before the December deadline. To comment on legislation that is being debated while the general assembly is in session and urge their representatives to take certain actions, constituents will need to

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Thank you for re-electing me to Culpeper Town Council I want to bring forth special recognitions for everyone that contributed and helped me with my winning campaign for Town Council re-election.

I want to first start off by thanking all of the citizens that came out to vote. It is important every time that there is an election to get out and make you voice heard through your representatives.

I would like to send a special thanks to my son Frank Reaves III. His dedication and intellect

make their voices heard starting in January. This can be done one of many ways including making a phone call, sending an email, and mailing a letter. Readers can find contact information for their representatives by visiting https:// whosmy.virginiageneralassembly. gov and entering their own home addresses.

Phone Calls When making a phone call, there are two main strategies. The first is preparing a brief message that can be recorded or taken down by an aide. A constituent should prepare a message that includes greeting the senator or delegate, saying they are a constituent, providing their location in the district, and concisely explaining why they are for or against a bill. The second method is for a constituent to call the office and ask if the legislative assistant is there, using only the assistant’s first name and giving only their full name and community within the district. This sounds like they are more familiar and can get them put through the legislative assistant, if the assistant is available. The legislative assistant is in closer contact with the senator or delegate than aides or interns, so they are the person to seek if one wants to get as close to a senator with their call as possible. If one just wants their opinion on a matter recorded and added to others who are calling in, the first strategy is very quick and effective. when dealing with logistics, public relations and campaign material creation was a true asset for my success.

I would also like to truly thank my wife Sandra, my daughter-inlaw Michelle and my granddaugther Ashton. Your love and support wiht my daily tasks have not gone unnoticed.

To my dedicated campaign assistants: Doris Peterson, Josephine Minor, Sandra YatesReaves, Dickie Thomas, Carolyn Reaves-Richards and Wilber Carmichael, your loyalty, support, dedication and hard work knows no bounds.

I could not have asked for a

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Emails Another quick way to send in an opinion is over email. This, like leaving a message, can express a constituent's opinion but might not directly reach their legislator. When the general assembly is in session, a delegate or senator’s inbox for their state-issued email address is flooded with emails and is usually delagated to an aide or intern to manage.

Letters If a constituent wants one of the best chances at getting their written message given to their senator or delegate, handaddressed constituent letters can be highly effective. A form letter will not garner the same amount of attention as a thought out letter from a constituent explaining how a law or policy impacts or would impact them and their community.

Staff usually filter out mass mailing campaigns that use form letters.

Writing a unique letter definitely stands out and be more impactful.

There are many more ways to become engaged. Constituents can look for special interest groups online or visit their local political committees to join their efforts.

Rebecca Layne is the Second Vice Chair of the Culpeper County Democratic Committee and is a graduate student in George Mason’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.

better group of people supporting me. Thank you all so much for everything that you have done for me. I am eternally grateful.

A special thank you to all of the people who donatedto my campaign and who allowed me to put my campaign signs at their place of business and residence.

Thank you all and I am excited to be returning for another session of the Culpeper Town Council.

I will continue to work hard for the people in my community. God bless our community and everybody within.

Frank Reaves Jr. Culpeper

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Culpeper Chamber honors local businesses with awards

PHOTO BY JEFF SAY

The Culpeper Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards Nov. 7. Award winners were: (Top left) Ed Dalrymple was named the L. B. Henretty Memorial Outstanding Citizen of the Year. (Top right) Dennis Brown, of Cole's Hill Farm, accepts the award for Agribusiness of the Year.

(Bottom right) Ian Chini, of I&L DJing, receives a hug after winning the Young Professional of the Year. (Middle left) Kathy Campbell, of Settle Down Real Estate, won Entrepreneur of the Year. (Middle right) Russell Furr, of Culpeper Home Services, accepts the award for Small Business of the year. (Bottom left) The staff of UVA Community Credit Union accepts the Large Business of the Year award. (Bottom right) Jamie Clancey accepts the award for nonprofit of the year for SAFE.

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Wakefield Country Day School receives $1.1M for tuition assistance Wakefield Country Day School (WCDS), located in Huntly, Virginia, launched its new Huntly Scholars Program pursuant to a donation of $1.1 million in tuition assistance just received from dedicated benefactors.

It is expected that more than 20 students of all ages will receive tuition assistance with these funds. The number of students benefitting from the Huntly Scholars Program is expected to increase to 40 in the near future.

Since May more than $2 million has been donated to WCDS for tuition assistance and to support ongoing operations. These donations enable students, otherwise unable to attend WCDS, to receive a classical education with relevance in today’s world. Specific eligibility criteria for the Huntly Scholars Program, that promotes diversity and inclusion, will be announced by December 1st.

WCDS Board Chair Paul Larner noted, “We are very grateful to the generous WCDS benefactors for their dedication to expanding enrollment and creating a vibrant path for the

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Trees of Life Gala to benefit Living Water Community Clinic As a mission of The Lake of the Woods Church, Living Water Community Clinic partners with community churches, businesses, civic organizations, regional healthcare facilities, and community members.

The Clinic, a tax exempt 501(c)3 organization, has been providing free medical, counseling, and spiritual care to our uninsured neighbors for over 3 ½ years. Our patient population has increased each year – this year by 30%.

Partnerships with local health organizations and doctors continue to expand adding cardiologists, dermatologists, urologists, and more. New programs being developed include the Living Water Dental Clinic, Diabetes Management, and Access to Medication (AMP). Our partnership with the LOW Lions will provide matching funds to purchase an x-ray machine for the new dental clinic.

Debbie McInnis, the Executive Director of the Clinic, reports that serving the community through the Clinic has been one of the biggest blessings in her life. Debbie said that she is moved each time she observes how

many we are helping in the community.

Please join us for the Trees of Life Gala to benefit the Living Water Community Clinic on Friday, November 22, from 5:30-9:00 pm at the Lake of the Woods Clubhouse. This is the 5th Gala carrying on a tradition of support that began even before the Clinic first opened.

Proceeds will help establish other new programs, and cover expenses to operate the clinic and expand support to our neighbors.

Our Gala guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, an auction of decorated christmas trees and other items, dinner, wonderful music, speakers and much more. Tickets are $55/person and must be purchased in advance. All proceeds will directly benefit the Clinic.

If you’d like to volunteer, donate, or know more about the Clinic, please visit our website or give us a call at 540-854-5922. Tickets for the Gala are available online at www. livingwaterclinic.life, at the Living Water Community Clinic from 5-9pm on Thursdays evenings or The Lake of the Woods Church during services on November 3 and 10th.

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Culpeper County Sheriff's Office: Nov. 6-10 Following are the county police reports from Nov. 6-10. Reports are provided by the law enforcement agency listed and do not imply guilt, however are the charge place by the CCSO.

Rashauda Holmes-Queen Age: 27, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-8/121 Hair/Eye: Brown/Brown Last known: 300 Amelia Dr., 103, Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: Fail to Appear.

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Nov. 6 Micah John Boivin , 38, 2100 Yuma Circle, Safford, Az., probation violation on felony charge (three counts), probation violation on misdeamnor charge (three counts) Rebekah Ann Smith, 34, 26000 block Fincher Drive, Rapidan, possession of marijuana Scott Robert Lee Jr. , 56, 11000 block Lucasville Road, Manassas, violate protective orders, monument: intentional damage, petit larceny Nov. 7 Lloyd H. Heimerling Jr., 34, 11000 block

Marsh Road, Bealeton, probation violation on felony charge Luis Eduardo Torres Renteral ,18, 1800 block Birch Drive, Culpeper, stolen property with intent to sell/larceny, breaking and entering with intent to commit felony Jonathan Wayne Welch , 28, 6000 block Balls Mill Road, Midland, defeating drug and alcohol screening test Nov. 8 April Ranea Jenkins, 32, 1400 block Kelly Court, Amissville, defeating drug and alcohol screening test Jack Alan Perry, 40, 500 block Meadowbrook Drive, Culpeper, violate condition of release Linda Haines Turner, 52, 19000 block Mitch Lane, Jeffersonton, employer failure to report false statements (two counts)

Nov. 9 Dana Marie Brown, 55, 400 block Deal Place, Amissville, assault and battery - police officer or firefighter, intentionally prevent a law enforcement officer from arresting David Alan Robertson, 53, 18000 block Carter Lane, Brandy Station, compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers Michelle Lynn Mullins, 47, 20000 block Camp Road, Culpeper, distribute/sell for profit schedule I/II Donald Charles Cornwell, 33, 400 block Deal Place, Amissville, possession of marijuana Nov. 10 Richard Shane Palmer, 51, 30 block Woodlawn Terrace, Fredericksburg, driving under the influence of alcohol, eluding police endanger persons or police car

Culpeper Town Police: Oct. 28-Nov. 7 Robert Michael Johnson Age: 31, White/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-11/171 Hair/Eye: Brown/Blue Last known: 687 Arrington Mountain Rd., Haywood, Va. Wanted for: (2) counts of Probation Violation on Felony Charge

Following are the police reports from Oct. 28-Nov. 7. Reports are provided by the law enforcement agency listed and do not imply guilt, however are the charges placed by the police department.

Oct. 28 Ashley Michelle Young, 25, 1900 block Gold Finch Drive, Culpeper, trespass after being forbidden to do so

Desmond O'Neil Pollard AKA: Desmond Lewis Age: 24, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-9/140 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 1001 S. East St. ½ 1, Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: (3) counts of Revocation of Suspended Sentence & Probation.

Renaldo Nehemiah Waters Age: 39, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-3/153 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 130 Oak View St., Culpeper Va. Wanted for: Fail to Appear.

Warrants current as of Nov. 13

Oct. 29 Trent Ellis Wise, 40, 400 block E. Chandler St., Culpeper, assault and battery - family member - third offense Jeremiah Edwards Menefee, 22, 600 block Mountain View Drive, Culpeper, strangulation: results in wounding/bodily injury, unlawful use or injury to telephone lines Joseph Michael Harris, 31, 300 block Port Republic Road, Waynesboro, failure to appear Oct. 30 Angela Nicole Apperson, 22, 6100 block Blackwell Road, Reva, obtaining money by false pretenses Zachariah Tyler Moss, 20, 1900 block Cotton Tail Drive, Culpeper, assault and battery - family member Dallas Lance Rivard, 44, 200 block Sand Trap Lane, Culpeper, possess, transport firearms by convicted felons Oct. 31 Christopher Lee Hammonds, 38, 700 block Ripplebrook Drive, Culpeper, revocation of suspended sentence and

probation Nov. 1 Charles William Lawrence, 37, 7500 block Tralee Woods Court, Springfield, grand larceny: motor vehicle theft, driving with suspended or revoked license Nov. 2 Therea Ann Dannaf, 30, 1300 block Lightfoot St., Culpeper, possession of schedule I, II controlled substances Xol Witelio Sis, 24, 22000 block Batna Road, Culpeper, driving under the influence of alcohol, no driver's license Charles William Lawrence, 37, 7500 block Tralee Woods Court, Springfield, assault and battery - family member, obstructing justice without force John Patrick Furey, 38, Greenview Court, Mineral, assault and battery - simple Nov. 1 Daniel Eduardo Franco, 23, 2100 Cypress Drive, Culpeper, contempt of court Yessica Yadira Mumoz Bustamante, 37, 1300 block Spring Meadow Lane, Culpeper, assault and battery - family member Davon Shamoan Noakes, 26, 600 block Yancey St., Culpeper, assault and battery - simple, assault and battery police officer or firefighter (two counts) Bennie Kelly Cottoms, 40, 12000 block Cherry Hill Road, Culpeper, assault and battery - simple, assault and battery police officer or firefighter

Nov. 4 Danny Cris Gahagan Jr., 38, 100 block E. Davis St., Culpeper, possession of marijuana, drunk in public, profane language Patrick Aaron Griffin Azor, 28, address unknown, Culpeper, trespass after being forbidden to do so Nov. 5 Merriel Morgan Swenson, 38, 400 block Briscoe St., Culpeper, obtaining drugs by fraud, forging, uttering (two counts) Nov. 6 Kate Jo Phillips, 24, 400 block Covington St., Culpeper, manufacture, sale, possession substance schedule III, IV, V Nov. 7 Curtis Smith, 26, Tulip Road, Ruckersville, contempt of court Hope Ann Frazier, 33, 19000 block Frazier Road, Culpeper, larceny or theft, third or subsequent offense Jack Alan Perry, 500 block Meadowbrook Drive, Culpeper, monument: intentional damage, violate protective orders Randy Franklin Frazier, 46, 11000 block Alum Springs Road, Culpeper, drunk in public, profane language Angela Jean Frazier, 18, 500 block Meadowbrook Drive, Culpeper, monument: intentional damage

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Week of 11/18/19 - 11/24/19

PUZZLES

The Weekly Crossword

by Margie E. Burke

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ACROSS 1 Kind of tissue 14 15 16 5 Wood for model 17 18 19 planes 10 Skyline obscurer 20 21 22 23 14 Denver's co-star 25 15 Disney mermaid 24 16 Former Italian 26 27 28 29 30 31 money 17 In the thick of 32 33 34 35 36 18 Detect, in a way 37 38 39 40 19 Rush job notation 43 44 41 42 20 Rolling in dough 46 47 45 22 Easily read 24 Last-place 48 49 50 51 52 53 finisher 56 57 25 Dismissal order 54 55 26 Jamaican coffee 58 59 60 61 liqueur 63 64 29 Holiday entree, 62 often 65 66 67 32 Diplomat's concern Copyright 2019 by The Puzzle Syndicate 35 Llama look-alike 37 Bound along DOWN 32 Walk heavily 51 ____ and fauna 38 Emoticon eyes, 1 Knitter's project 33 Wander around 52 Understood often 2 Tiny part 34 Realtor's event 53 Bogart's role in 40 Assert 3 Fake name 36 Fancy railway "The Maltese 41 Work too hard 4 Noteworthy, as digs Falcon" 43 Chair part a day 39 Sculler's need 54 Crack, as lips 45 Cozy room 5 Blowout 42 Bar projectile 55 Actor's quest 46 Tree-dwelling 6 Type of ant 44 Salad green 56 ___ and for all 48 Not quite 7 Tell tales 47 Embellish 57 Zig or zag 50 Certain 8 eBay party showily 60 Wallet bill apartments 9 Loyalty 49 Spelling or Burr 54 Neighbor of 10 Done in Answers to Last Week’s Crossword: Slovenia 11 Be disobedient S U C H H A T C H C A D S 56 Middle bit of a 12 Like some T R I O O P E R A O R A L Venn diagram exams A G G R E G A T O R N I N E 58 Day fraction 13 Anagram for Y E A R N C A P T I V A T E 59 Kind of layer "page" R O T T E N R E S E T 61 Cola starter 21 The Kingston S H E R R Y U M B E R L E T E R A S E R S A L T 62 Additionally ____ O A T M E A L L O B E L I A 63 Present 23 Soccer score P L E A N E C T A R I M P occasion 25 Foul chaser H U T C H C A M E O S 64 Like Death 27 Oktoberfest A S H C A N V A P O R Valley instruments A L I G N M E N T E N A C T 65 Part of a hammer 28 Bossy remark?

A C C E S S I B L E P I T A 66 Scornful look 30 Air of force heroes Week 11/18/19 - 11/24/19 T R E A T A L A N I C O N 67 Part of APR 31 K follower H U S K Y C E N T D E N Y

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Difficulty: Easy

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7 4 9 7 9 8 3 4 9 5 6 2 3 7 8 5 4 4 7 9 6 5 1 6 Copyright 2019 by The Puzzle Syndicate

HOW TO SOLVE:

Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9; and each set of 3 by 3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 to 9.

Answers to Last Week’s Sudoku:

9 6 7 5 2 3 8 1 4

2 8 3 1 4 7 9 6 5

4 5 1 8 9 6 7 2 3

7 1 6 9 8 4 3 5 2

3 9 8 2 6 5 1 4 7

5 2 4 3 7 1 6 9 8

6 4 2 7 1 8 5 3 9

8 3 9 6 5 2 4 7 1

1 7 5 4 3 9 2 8 6

Weekly Tarotscope for Nov. 7: The Empress, Queen Of Cups

TAROTSCOPES

Incredibly abundant energy Cara Cutro this week! The Empress is the Divine Feminine at its peak.

What are we giving birth to?

It’s important to stay open to the beauty and prosperity around us. The Empress is creative and sensual. This is about connecting with the world around us using our senses, while allowing our creative juices to flow. Being open to receive the joy that abundance brings is key. The important thing to remember here is to keep our 5 senses open so that we don’t miss the beauty all around us! The Empress may also be advising us to focus on our self-care.

Nourishing foods and activities are in order.

Coupled with the Queen of Cups, we are adding an element of compassion and emotional support to the motherly energy of

The Empress. This is a whole lot of feminine energy playing out.

This could be mother/child stuff coming into a healing, supportive space. This could also be that we are embracing ourselves with such incredible loving care. The cup held by the Queen of Cups is a very special one. She is highly intuitive. A master of the emotional realm. Her emotional intelligence is off the charts. She faces The Empress offering these gifts. There is an opportunity for an incredible mutual reception of emotional fulfillment presented here. Follow your intuition and take excellent care of yourself and loved ones this week. It’s time. Say yes.

Cara Cutro is a spirit centered teacher and life coach residing in Sperryville, VA. She is an herbalist, massage therapist, reiki master, intuitive counselor, tarot reader, and the owner of Abracadabra Massage & Wellness and the Wisdomkeepers School. For a full list of services or to setup an appointment with her or one of her team members, book online

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