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➤ Technology: Is your site secure? 2 | Annual Thanksgiving service set for Saturday 4 | Sallie Morgan honored by Aging Together 7 | Opioid ripples 8

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TECHNOLOGY Ignorance is NOT an excuse anymore!

DATA DUMP

Over the past 6 weeks I’ve had the opportunity to travel the country and attend different networking events.

I’ve met a lot of fantastic people doing great things in business. Some of these individuals are in the startup phase, some have revenues estimated in the mid-8, up to 9 figures.

A troubling trend that I have noticed when doing some follow-up research is the improper implementation of security certificates on websites. It’s the problem that won’t go away.

I was in contact with a company this past week for an improperly configured website. Once you logged into the secured portal, my profile page bounced back and forth between secured and unsecured pages. This meant the “secured” areas of the website were susceptible to hijacking.

Just as troubling was the initial response of “this is normal” when I first

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reported it to them. Wow, did they say that to the wrong person! No, it’s not normal.

can weather the storm of bad press around a data breach, could your small business survive?

Not a New Problem Improperly secured websites are not a new problem. It just seems to go in waves when I notice a bunch messed up at one time. It sticks out to me like a sore thumb.

Securing your website with an SSL certificate falls within the BASICS 101 category. Even if your website is just for family pictures, turn on an SSL certificate.

There are few reasons I think this is still a problem in 2019.

I do not think all outsourced web design firms/freelancers are versed in basic web security. Their focus is on website design and website speed.

Not all web hosting providers enable security certificates by default or there is added cost associated.

I still think there is the wrong mindset, it could never happen to me.

Even with all the media attention around corporate data breaches. YES IT CAN! While an organization like Equifax

Why it Matters An SSL certificate verifies to your visitor that your website identity is authentic and if they provide you any information thru the website, the transmission of data is secured.

Even if computers “aren’t your thing”, you can still easily tell if your website is secured or not. Firefox for instance will show a lock icon next to the website name. Click the lock and it will say website is secure (green) or not secure (red). The Chrome web browser is more obvious and will say NOT SECURE. What can you do?

To ensure this fundamental task is completed correctly do the following: If you are working with a web designer (or tech support person), ask them specifically if they will implement the security certificate. Ask what hosting provider they use, is SSL a default or a paid add-on, and will the entire website

have SSL implemented?

If you are a do-it-yourselfer, check with your hosting provider if the SSL is free or a paid add-on. The hosting provider support personnel should very easily assist getting the proper security certificate enabled.

A FREE option is establishing an account with CloudFlare.com.

They will give FREE certificates and you do not have to change hosting providers. Just a few domain name settings.

If you are a web designer, take the time to learn how your hosting provider of choice implements SSL. Make it a part of your most basic package. Never design another website without one going forward.

There is a lot more work to ensure that your corporate data is secure, but we must start with the basics.

But I don’t have a website I have one simple rule if you don’t have a website of your own: “Never transmit anything thru a website without a security certificate!”

Ignorance is NOT an excuse anymore.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Culpeper Baptist Church receives AARP Virginia Community Partner Award Culpeper Baptist Church is pleased to announce that it was selected as the AARP Virginia Community Partner of the Year Award. Hans Murdock, senior adult pastor and chaplain at The Culpeper was recognized at an awards banquet Nov. 12 during the AARP Virginia All-Volunteer Assembly in Richmond.

The Community Partner of the Year Award recognizes an organization or agency that has made outstanding contributions to the work of AARP Virginia by collaborating with AARP volunteers and staff to enhance the quality of life for members of the community.

Culpeper Baptist Church has collaborated with AARP Virginia this year on several initiatives, including hosting four Movies for Grownups events, two Veterans Appreciation events, a Faith Leaders and Caregivers event and by hosting several planning committee meetings for the Aging Together Coalition.

The church also has several multicultural ministries including a Korean service, a Spanish group and it has promoted the AARP Prepare to Care resource books to their ministries.

“There’s an exponential value in partnerships,” Pastor Dan Carlton commented. “Culpeper Baptist Church is one of the oldest churches in the region and is committed to being a model for others in serving the broader community.”

Murdock splits his time between Culpeper Baptist Church and The Culpeper in a unique arrangement designed to meet spiritual needs of residents and seniors in the broader Culpeper community.

“The partnership between the church and The Culpeper has opened

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doors in the community for me to represent both and to be able to work with many other groups in the community to be a voice for seniors in Culpeper,” Murdock said.

“The local church should lead the faith conversations in our community and I think that most residents want to be connected to a local faith community,” Carlton said. “It draws the church out of its shell and allows church leaders to be aware of greater needs.”

The All-Volunteer Assembly honors AARP Virginia’s most dedicated volunteers. AARP Virginia volunteers provide outreach and advocacy for more than one million AARP members in Virginia as well as all Virginians age 50+, and are committed to community service and helping everyone age with dignity and purpose.

CULPEPER YOUTH SPOTLIGHT

Culpeper Hospital Auxiliary hosts annual Lights of Love Dec. 3

Joshua Houston (Editor's note: This is weekly series highlighting members of Culpeper's Youth Council. To join Culpeper Youth, go to www.culpeperyouth.org to apply.)

This profile will consist of my thoughts on the election that took place the night before I wrote this. To be clear, Culpeper Youth is a non-partisan group and has endorsed no candidates nor any party. Any opinions contained herein are my own.

On November 5, 2019, Virginians went to the polls to elect a new state legislature. This election is known by some as an “off-year election.”

There was no gubernatorial, congressional, or presidential election this year, and typically this would be mean turnout is extremely low (in 2015, another off-year, turnout was just 29.1%). This year, it appears, that trend did not continue as many counties reported turnout that rivaled that of the 2017 election. Within Culpeper voter turnout appeared to be the status quo with moderate voter turnout being reported.

I am excited to hear that Virginia as a whole is becoming more engaged in its elections. It is becoming clear that in today’s environment that you cannot sit on the sidelines and hope that things will work out in your favor. If you want a Virginia that works for you then you must be engaged and you must vote.

That being said, there is another election next year. Anyone who will be 18 by the time of the general election on November 3, 2020, is eligible to register and vote in any of the primaries that take place before that election (even if you are still 17 at the time of the primary). To do so you can go to the DMV or the Virginia Department of Elections website.

Congratulations to this year’s winners! Go register! Go vote!

The Culpeper Hospital Auxiliary is hosting their annual Lights of Love campaign, a fundraiser event dedicated to sell lights and celebrate the holiday season with a tree-lighting ceremony. Donors can give their money in honor or in remembrance of a loved one by purchasing a light on the tree for $10 or a light in the star for $50. Forms are available in the first floor lobby reception area at the main entrance of Novant Health UVA Health System Culpeper Medical Center, the gift shop also located in the main lobby of CPMC, the coffee shop located on the 2nd floor adjacent to the waiting room at CPMC, and the Culpeper Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop located at 513 Meadowbrook Shopping Center.

The tree lighting event will be held Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:45pm outside the Culpeper Medical Center emergency department portico.

Holiday music will be provided by Jewell Tone Music Children's Chorale and the Culpeper Medical Center food service team will provide holiday treats and hot chocolate.

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Culpeper Community encouraged to come together to give thanks

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Culpeper community residents, elected officials and business owners are invited to gather together in praise and thanks during this year’s annual Community Thanksgiving Service. The service, sponsored by the Culpeper County Christian Ministerial Association, will be hosted at Culpeper United Methodist Church for the first time this year.

Culpeper Baptist Church traditionally hosted the annual service but last year the CCCMA decided to move to a smaller more intimate location and Reformation Lutheran Church agreed to host. The association also changed the date to a weekend last year in hopes to draw more people from the community. This year it returns to a weeknight “due to the fact that families are travelling the weekend of Thanksgiving”, said Erick Kalenga, President of the CCCMA. Though the attendance was up last year, approximately 140, the association decided to continue with the idea of rotating the service at different

What: Annual Community Thanksgiving Service Where: Culpeper United Methodist Church. 1233 Oaklawn Drive in Culpeper When: Thursday, Nov. 21 from 630 – 7:30 p.m.

Offering: Donation of nonperishable food item for the Salvation Army and love offering accepted to benefit the Culpeper Warming Shelter Further Questions: Contact Erick Kalenga at 540.729.7330 churches until they find a permanent location.

Pastor Brad Hales of Reformation Lutheran Church will provide the message this year tying in the parable of the ten Lepers who got healed. “Only one of the ten Lepers returned to give thanks,” said Hales noting that giving thanks is what this whole service is about. Hales is excited about the service this year.

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CCSO receives CALEA accreditation Staff report On Saturday Nov. 15, under the leadership of Sheriff Scott H. Jenkins, the Culpeper Co. Sheriff's Office received its First CALEA® Award for National Law Enforcement Accreditation.

By receiving this award, Culpeper Co. Sheriff's Office became the 4th Sheriff's Office in the Commonwealth of Virginia to receive the CALEA® National Law Enforcement Accreditation Award.

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. Accreditation (CALEA®) programs provide public safety agencies with an opportunity to ➤ Thanks, from Page 4 thanks,” he said earlier this week.

“I feel Culpeper is truly blessed”.

Hales has resided in Culpeper and been the pastor at Reformation Lutheran for 14 ½ years. “I feel Culpeper is truly blessed,” said Hales. “If I could use one word to best describe Culpeper it would be collaboration. Culpeper is one of the most collaborated communities I’ve ever lived in. People are willing

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The Culpeper Gospel choir will be providing special music during the service this year and a time of fellowship and refreshment will available in the fellowship hall following the service. Non-perishable and canned foods will be accepted for the Salvation Army this year and the offering from the Community Service this year will benefit the Culpeper Warming Shelter.

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Pies can be dropped off at the Presbyterian Church Annex Nov. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Calling all bakers: Pies needed for Culpeper Pie Project ➤ Annual pie drive provides dessert for needy families at Thanksgiving

By Jeff Say Culpeper Times Staff Writer Everyone deserves a dessert.

That’s Monica Chernin’s philosophy when it comes to Thanksgiving and for the last 10 years or more, she’s been helping make sure Culpeper families in need get their just desserts - pies.

The Culpeper Pie Project collects more than 500 pies each year, beginning after Chernin saw an ad in a local newspaper from the Culpeper Food Closet asking for pies one year.

Since then, she’s taken it on as her special project and the response has been overwhelming.

“The initial request was that each person donate four pies,” Chernin said. “When the pies project started, we needed 500 pies. I thought if we could get 125 people to donate four pies each we could hit our goal. It’s expanded since then, because some years we need 600-700 pies.”

The pies come in all flavors and from all over Culpeper. Some are homemade, others are store bought, others just donate money so Chernin and her staff at her law firm can go out and purchase pies. The pies are distributed at the Culpeper Presbyterian Church Annex on Main Street on Nov. 26 from noon to 5 p.m.

There are rules through the Culpeper Food Closet on who can get pies - you’ll need a voucher - but Chernin makes sure that if someone needs a pie, they get it.

“We have our own rules, if someone comes in and they have a food stamp card and they don’t

have a voucher - we’re not going to keep them from having a pie,” Chernin said. “Sometimes people come in without anything and we just ask them to come back at the end of the day to make sure the people who have the vouchers get theirs.”

Even with that demand, they always end up with extras. This year they’re giving some to Rev. Milton Branch Sr. and his congregation at Immanuel Christian Ministries who host a Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Other pies go to Culpeper Presbyterian Church’s Manna Ministry while a dozen goes to Boxwood and others make their way to the Culpeper Senior Center and SAFE. Chernin was baking pies one recent Tuesday morning, with her employee Karen Smith helping out. The smell of freshly baked pecan pie wafted through the air as they worked sifting together the ingredients for an apple pie.

Chernin admitted she’s been baking since she was 9 or 10 and while she had measuring cups out - most of her ingredients are put in via “touch,” as she’s come to know exactly how the dough should feel when she’s rolling it out.

Her love of baking is shared by many others in the community, and she’s never shocked by the response when the pies start rolling in.

“I’m not surprised because I’ve found one thing about this community - they do step up when there’s a need,” Chernin said. “What has happened over the years is that people don’t bake or they aren’t going to be in town - we’ve gotten cash donations and we’ve gotten $300 so far this year.”

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Aging Together honors Morgan

By Marshall Conner Contributing writer At last Wednesday’s Aging Together Annual Meeting held at Prince Michel Winery, Ellen Phipps, the non-profit’s newest executive director and Lisa Peacock, Culpeper Human Services Director and Board Chair addressed guests.

The meeting highlighted the many achievements of the organization dedicated to serving the region’s aging population that is expected to grow by 25 percent by 2030. The organization is a collaborative effort built on partnerships, volunteers, grant funding and community involvement. Following a series of reports Sallie Morgan was honored by Peacock and Jan Selbo for two decades of service.

As Morgan stood in front of friends and colleagues, she paused, smiled and recounted something said by visiting Department of Aging officials. Morgan remembered that a commissioner and an assistant commissioner turned to each other and said, “I know what works here, these people all like each other.”

Morgan added, “He was certainly right—in my two decades I have worked with people who really care for our community. It has been a privilege to work with such smart, caring and exceptional people at Aging Together.”

While the highlight of the meeting was certainly the recognition of Morgan’s career on the Aging Together Board, it was also time to share its many contributions to the aging community in its five-county region (Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock Coun-

ties).

At its core Aging Together is a collaborative team of volunteers and staff that meets the needs of a growing older population. According to its annual report, Aging Together has had notable successes this year that included hosting a Senior Prom where over 100 seniors socialized and danced, over 300 free rides were coordinated through FAMS (Foothills Area Mobility System, 375 professional and family-based caregivers attended the Teepa Snow Conference, gaining insight into Alzheimer’s and dementia care, 400 people attended its team educational programs, 540 attended its 7th annual Art of Aging Program, and over 500 volunteers participated in assessing and addressing challenges impacting local aging communities.

During the meeting Aging Together members, Board of Directors and Team Co-Chairs spoke about their achievements and goals for the new year. The organization also unveiled its 2020-2023 Strategic Plan.

Ellen Phipps, the current executive director of Aging Together revealed that this spring’s Senior Prom will have a “sock hop” 1950s theme. She also urged the community to submit candidates for Aging Togethers’ popular Five Over 50 Awards.

Also acknowledged at the meeting was the hard work and dedication of Carol Simpson, who served as executive director of Aging Together for the last three years.

To learn more about Aging Together and its goals check out www.AGINGTOGETHER.org or call 540-829-6405.

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Aging Together honored Sallie Morgan (right) for two decades of service at their annual meeting Nov. 13.

➤ Pies, from Page 6 each pie comes from a place of love and that’s what makes it special.

“To me, Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday,” Chernin said. “It’s not an ethnic holiday, it’s not a religious holiday, it’s everybody’s holiday. It’s just really nice being based purely on kindness.”

The most popular pie is pumpkin, while Chernin’s personal favorite to make is pecan.

“When I left the North and came South, I learned to make a wicken pecan pie,” she said.

Her and Smith worked on two apple pies making them from scratch.

“I was doing it before I started working for Monica,” Smith said. “I wanted to support Monica and her cause and help feed the community as well.”

Chernin said she loves to see the look on

people’s faces when they get their pies.

“It sounds really trivial, a pie seems like a little thing but it does bring so much happiness,” Chernin said. “Most people are so appreciative, they walk out of there like they’ve been given the biggest gift. It’s such an easy way to help someone out.”

Chernin requests no cream or meringue pies, and sugar-free is always welcome. If the pies are homemade, she asks that the baker wrap and label them with the flavor.

Culpeper Pies Project will be collected Nov. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. or Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon. Pies will be distributed Nov. 26 from noon to 5 p.m.

For more information or to make a cash donation, contact Chernin at mjchernin@cherninesq.com or call 540.825.2363. Pies can also be dropped off to Reigning Cats and Dogs up until Monday.

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Addiction’s Stubborn Stigma

From community resistance to recovery housing to opposition to needle exchanges, addicts face headwinds. But there are also promising signs of hope

By Randy Rieland

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t was a cry that captured a crisis.

“I’m a heroin addict. Nobody cares. Nobody cares!”

Amanda Lambert watched the slight young woman screaming in anger and despair not far from where Lambert stood on the front steps of the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center. She couldn’t look away.

“She was maybe 90 pounds soaking wet,” recalled Maj. Lambert, director of support services at the jail. “My heart melted for her. I don’t know why.

I’d never seen her before.”

The shouting continued after Lambert led the 23-year-old woman into a room at the jail. “I’m a heroin addict,” she raged. “You don’t care about me. No one gives a s---.” Her distress was so intense she was put in restraints to prevent her from hurting herself, Lambert said.

Lambert spent two hours talking with the woman, then showed up in court the next day and sat next to her during her arraignment on a disorderly conduct charge. The judge released her, but Lambert managed to keep her at the jail until she could meet with Katrina King, one of the jail’s “peer navigators” who helps addicts get into treatment.

Within a day, the woman was on her way to a treatment center in Florida. Lambert said she has now been clean for about a year and has recently returned to the area.

“It’s one of our favorite success stories,” Lambert said. “There’s no doubt in my mind that if we hadn’t intervened, she would have gone back out and overdosed and died.”

It’s a feel-good story, but one that also lays bare a dark corner of the opioid crisis: the stigma of addiction. In this case, it’s reflected in the shame and hopelessness of a woman who sees herself as a social pariah with no expectation of help in regaining control of her life. But stigma also plays out in community resistance to recovery housing, doctors’ reluctance to take on patients needing substance abuse treatment and the persistence of the notion that helping addicts is indulging them.

“There’s definitely still a

What we’ve learned Opioid Ripples has been a six-month look into Piedmont Virginia’s opioid crisis. Here are key findings in the series:

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Overdose deaths are dropping in the Piedmont, but police say it's due more to the availability of Narcan than a drop in addiction. The epidemic is not over, and even if it were, its effects will be felt for generations.

Research has found that 50 to 60 percent of addiction is due to genetic factors. Children of addicts are eight times more likely to develop a substance addiction.

The Piedmont needs more doctors trained and certified to offer medication-assisted treatment and therapy to addicts. The trend is away from abstinence-based programs because some studies indicate that they're less effective.

The Piedmont desperately needs foster families to take in children of addicted parents. At one point last year, Rappahannock County had only one.

The number of Virginia babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) — or addicted to opioids — has risen steadily this decade, peaking in 2017. Culpeper, Fauquier and Orange counties had rates well above the state average of eight NAS babies per 1,000 births. The cost to hospitals of caring for NAS babies is three to four times higher than the cost of a normal birth.

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The Piedmont has few

treatment facilities, limited public transportation and next to no residential options for recovering addicts. In fact, the Rappahannock-

Rapidan Health District has only one acute addiction treatment facility and still no “sober houses.”

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The number of people between 18 and 30 diagnosed with hepatitis C each year has more than doubled in

Virginia since 2011, largely attributable to a spike in heroin use.

In recent years, the rate in Culpeper County has been at least three times higher than the state’s.

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Some “harm reduction” programs, such as greater access to Narcan, have gained wide acceptance. But others, particularly efforts to set up clean-needle exchange programs, have made little progress.

Prevention needs to begin at early ages,

experts say. In a 2017 survey in Culpeper, 12 percent of high school seniors said they had tried pain medications without prescriptions. Some local schools are now teaching coping skills and proper use of medicines beginning with elementary pupils.

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Safe disposal of unused opioids is needed. Nationally, 60 percent of those who said they misused opioids didn’t have a prescription; half got the drugs from friends or relatives. The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Department, Culpeper Police Department, Orange Police Department and Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Department now allow people to drop off unused drugs anytime.

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stigma,” said Judge Melissa Cupp, who handles foster care and custody cases in Fauquier and

Rappahannock counties. “People conjure up the image of a drug addict, but that’s often not who it

is. If you met them at the library, you would have no idea of what had happened to them.”

The perception of substance abuse as a moral failing, rather than a medical issue, remains a stubborn stereotype. Research this year by The Pew Charitable Trusts found that 58 percent of those surveyed believed opioid addiction was something people brought on themselves.

But the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that 50 to 60 percent of addiction is due to genetics. In fact, the children of addicts are eight times more likely to develop an addiction. Also, factors such as chaotic home environment or early childhood trauma can play a role.

“The idea is so ingrained in our culture that a person makes a choice to become addicted,” said Jim LaGraffe, executive director of Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services. “But the research being done on brain development is showing how far that ‘choice’ someone makes when they’re 20 may have been predetermined by something that happened when they were 3 or 4 years old.”

Moreover, the seeds of the opioid epidemic were planted when doctors nationwide began increasing prescriptions of the painkillers in the ’90s while the pharmaceutical companies underestimated how addictive they are. The companies aggressively marketed opioids even as overdoses and deaths rose dramatically after 1999.

Another notable statistic of the epidemic is that 80 percent of heroin users started on painkillers, according to research at Washington University in St. Louis. Many used opioid medications recreationally, but for some, the first exposure came through drugs prescribed for an injury.

“How do you change the stigma?

It’s not easy,” LaGraffe said. “We had ‘Just say no’ and the ‘War on drugs.’

It’s been treated as a criminal, and not a medical issue. And it’s seen as personal failure, not that there may have been a lot of other things that led you to this point.”

“You grieve alone” So, addiction is still largely a private struggle, and one reason

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such a small percentage of addicts seek treatment—estimated as low as 10 percent. Getting treatment would require going public and risking the potential consequences of losing a job, being spurned and facing judgment from a doctor.

“Stigma is prevalent not only on a personal level from family and friends, but also on a professional level, and that hinders people from seeking treatment because they feel they will be shamed,” said Carol Levine, a researcher for the nonprofit United Hospital Fund, who with Suzanne Brundage, co-authored a report titled “The Ripple Effect: The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on Children and Families.”

“What happens is that people internalize it, so it’s not just what others think about you. It’s what you start to think about yourself.

Everyone is telling you that this is your fault.

“Then there’s the impact on the kids,” she added. “They often don’t want to tell other adults about what’s going on in their family.

They’re afraid they’ll be taken away from their parents or separated from their siblings.”

The stigma casts a wide shadow, extending beyond users to their families. And it can persist even after the person fighting addiction has died. After Culpeper librarian Dee Fleming’s son Joe overdosed on cocaine and fentanyl, a man whose daughter had died in a car accident stopped by the library to offer condolences. At one point, he said, “Doing drugs is a pretty stupid thing to do. I think this is nature’s way of weeding out the weak ones.”

Fleming was stunned. “I read comments like that online all the time,” she said. “But when I heard it to my face, I thought, ‘This is what parents like me hear.’ We don’t get the casseroles brought to your door or the cards. You suffer alone. You grieve alone.”

Harm reduction Since Joe’s death, Fleming has taken up the cause of getting local businesses to include the antioverdose drug naloxone — widely known as Narcan — in their first-aid kits. She also has become a believer in clean-needle exchange programs, as many pill takers switch to using syringes.

“I never thought I’d say that,” she conceded. But then a friend of her son’s stopped by her house. He said he was dating a woman who was an active addict, and she had learned she was positive for hepatitis C. He said he wasn’t injecting drugs, but had contracted hepatitis C from her.

“Hearing that story about how it was affecting people who aren’t even

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How stigma hurts For all the progress made in raising awareness of the ripple effects of the opioid epidemic, the stigma of addiction remains a hurdle. According to a 2018 Associated Press/NORC (National Opinion Research Center) survey:

73%

58%

would not be too willing or at all willing to allow a person with an opioid addiction to marry into their family

55%

wouldn’t want to work closely on a job with a person with an opioid addiction

wouldn’t want to live next door to a person with an opioid addiction

10 effects of stigma Addicts avoid seeing health professionals, resulting in other mental and physical conditions going untreated

An estimated 90 percent of addicted people do not get treatment

90%

The support of family and friends, key to recovery, is lost

Many doctors remain reluctant to ask patients about opioid use or to accept patients in need of addiction treatment

REJECTION

Courts can be more likely to take away custody of children

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Communities often resist residential housing for recovering addicts

“Harm reduction” programs, such as medication-assisted treatment and clean-needle exchanges, run into resistance

Many employers are reluctant to hire them Addicts often fear losing their jobs if they tell employers they need treatment

A perception that addicts are moral failures heightens their isolation and hopelessness

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using changed my mind,” Fleming said.

Both the use of Narcan and clean-needle exchange programs are components of what are known as “harm reduction.” It’s a public health strategy that acknowledges drug use, but focuses on minimizing its harmful effects. Critics say it implicitly condones substance abuse, and they feel more comfortable with treatment based on abstinence.

Stigma, not surprisingly, is at the heart of that debate, too. Harmreduction proponents point out that it wasn’t that long ago that government and law enforcement officials generally opposed increasing the availability of Narcan because they objected to the costs — financial and social — of saving drug users who would likely use opioids again.

But as the opioid death rate rose, opposition has waned. In fact, Narcan has become a standard tool carried by many police officers

and sheriff’s deputies in Virginia’s Piedmont. REVIVE!, a free training program on proper use of Narcan, is now offered to the public.

A similar shift in attitude is occurring with medicationassisted treatment (MAT), in which medications that reduce cravings — along with behavioral therapy — are used to treat opioid addiction. In a field where the treatment model has long been built around abstinence, MAT has been disparaged as essentially replacing one drug with another. But a 2016 report from the U.S. Surgeon General described it as a “highly effective treatment option.”

That aligns with the belief that addiction is more a medical than a moral condition. “With opioid use, the brain is bathed in a high level of dopamine and things are not the same anymore,” said Alta DaRoo, a board-certified addiction physician in the SaVida Health office in Culpeper. “That’s very similar to

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About this series  For the full special report, including additional resources, go to insidenova.com/opioids Opioid Ripples is an ongoing series produced jointly by four organizations: two independent, nonprofit civic news organizations, Piedmont Journalism Foundation and Foothills Forum; and two media companies, Piedmont Media and Rappahannock Media. The nonprofits provide the research and reporting; the media companies decide when and what to publish in their newspapers and on their websites. ▶ FOOTHILLS FORUM, founded in 2014, and Piedmont Journalism Foundation, founded in 2018, were created to increase indepth news coverage and public discussion of issues in their communities.

Foothills Forum focuses on Rappahannock County. For more information, see www.foothillsforum.org. ▶ PIEDMONT JOURNALISM FOUNDATION focuses on Fauquier and surrounding counties. For more information, see piedmontjournalism.org.

Community support of the nonprofits makes this and other projects possible. Funding for this series comes in part from the PATH Foundation, which provides grants to improve health and vitality in Fauquier, Rappahannock and Culpeper counties. ▶ WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SERIES? Let us know what you think of this regional reporting project.

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when somebody makes horrible diet choices and they become obese, or they develop hypertension or diabetes. We give them medication because we recognize those as medical conditions. I hope we can convince people in the general public that addiction is a disease process.”

Reducing cravings “keeps them alive and allows them to function,” said Ryan Banks, clinical services director of RappahannockRapidan Community Services. “I’d like people to understand that we shouldn’t be judging people because they’re staying on Suboxone or methadone if that’s what is going to allow them to be successful in their lives.”

One place where MAT is making inroads is in prisons and jails, which have become the front line in the opioid crisis. Research has found that users who have been incarcerated are at their highest risk of suffering a fatal overdose in the weeks after their release. More jails, including the Fauquier County Adult Detention Center, have set up programs where recovering users can be treated with medication, particularly Vivitrol, which is generally prescribed when an inmate is leaving jail because it prevents them from getting high if they use an opioid.

Since this summer, recently released inmates in Prince William County have been able to access MAT in a mobile unit that parks near the county health department in Manassas every Wednesday.

They’re tested and provided with Suboxone, but also are given help to get into long-term treatment and therapy programs. Yet some who have taken advantage of the service admit that they’re wary about doing so.

“They feel there’s a stigma with them going

into that van,” said Maj. Lambert. “They’re afraid police officers and parole officers are going to see them. The staff in the unit has had to work very hard to convince them that the stigma is going away and everyone is on board with this.”

Few yeses to needle exchange But another harm-reduction element — cleanneedle exchange programs — hasn’t made much progress in the Piedmont, or in most of the state, for that matter. In 2017, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law permitting cities and counties to set up programs where people could trade in used syringes for clean ones. The impetus was a dramatic spike in new hepatitis C cases, especially among 18- to 30-year-olds. The number was two and a half times higher in 2017 than it had been in 2011, a direct result of drug users sharing needles.

The shift to needle use is reflected in overdose deaths. Prescription opioids were the leading cause of overdose deaths in Virginia until 2015, when deaths from both heroin and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, went ahead, according to state health officials.

The state Department of Health authorized needle exchanges in 55 communities where the rise in hepatitis C cases has been particularly alarming, including three in this region— Fauquier, Culpeper and Orange counties. Overall, the rate of hepatitis C in the RappahannockRapidan Health District (Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock) jumped 330

percent for that age group between 2013 and 2017.

So far, however, only three communities in the state have functioning needle exchange programs—the city of Richmond, and Wise and Smyth counties in southwest Virginia—while Roanoke is about to launch one. The reason for the slow response is that the legislation requires local governments and law enforcement agencies to sign off on opening a needle exchange, and they’ve largely resisted.

April Achter, population health coordinator for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District, has spent months making the case for needle exchanges to local officials. She cited research showing that providing clean needles doesn’t increase drug use and studies concluding that people who use exchanges are more likely to eventually seek treatment. She shared the estimated cost of treating hepatitis C—about $200,000 per patient—and noted that outbreaks are often followed by an upsurge in HIV cases.

Achter also pointed out that exchanges reduce the risk of the public’s exposure to discarded dirty needles.

She acknowledged that it can be a hard sell.

“When it comes to programs like needle exchange, the stigma puts a higher burden on us to provide more education,” she said. “We’re looking at it from a medical perspective. My role is not one of judgment, my role is one of protecting the public health.”

But Achter’s lobbying was unsuccessful. In August, the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force, composed of Piedmont law enforcement officers, rejected a needle exchange. But several members say the reason is legal not moral.

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“They’re asking law enforcement to turn their heads because of what they feel is a greater cause,” said Culpeper Police Chief Chris Jenkins. “Absolutely, we’re in favor of reducing hepatitis C and HIV. But dirty needles are against the law in Virginia. Law enforcement is saying it’s not our role to turn our heads.”

Fauquier County Sheriff Bob Mosier agreed. “I understand that this is part of the mission of the Department of Health. But if we observe a violation of the law, we need to take appropriate action. The state legislature needs to be involved. If they can change the law, it wouldn’t put law enforcement in an awkward position.”

“It’s hard to hate up close” Recovery is a slow and tortuous process, whether it’s for a person climbing the biggest hill of their lives or a shaken community trying to find a way forward. There is no magic remedy, no straight-line cure. And stigma, a tenacious toxin, lingers.

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When you ask her about stigma, Satre brings up a Warrenton Town Council meeting last year when a proposal by the McShin Foundation to open a residential sobriety facility in the central business district was discussed. Several recovering addicts and parents of adult children who died of drug overdoses spoke in support

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of the plan. But opponents argued that having recovering addicts in the neighborhood would drive down property values. The plan was rejected.

“The things people said were really hurtful,” Satre said “I felt very bad for the addicts sitting in that room, having to listen to what people thought of them. It brought tears to my eyes.”

It was at that same meeting that former Warrenton mayor Powell Duggan spoke publicly for the first time about the death of his son, Dan, who overdosed at 38 in 2015.

Duggan remembers it as something of a watershed moment because it motivated people to become more engaged in responding to the epidemic.

“Dan, he didn’t want others to know about his addiction,” he said. “He kept it private. I wanted to respect that.

That’s why it took until that meeting for me to say something. But I thought the time had come to see if other people could be helped.”

“We’ve made great strides. But we don’t want to be setting people up for failure,” she said. “We want to be able to say, ‘Here’s your services. Here’s your treatment. Here’s your driver’s license back to help you get a job and support your family.’ Unless we wrap that all up, nothing will change.

“We’ve taken on a 1,000-piece puzzle. Slowly, we’re putting it together.”

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What’s Happening 11/21•11/27

DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE • Culpeper Renassaince Inc. will host the annual

Downtown Holiday Open House Nov. 24 from noon to 5 p.m.

CULPEPER NOV.

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.

REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH • Reformation

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. 21 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• “Funeral in Berlin” (Paramount, 1966)

CHURCH• The public is invited

Culpeper Renassaince Inc. hosts the annual Downtown Open House on Nov. 24 from noon to 5 p.m. with a tree lighting following at the Depot.

British Intelligence agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is sent to Germany to arrange the defection of Colonel Stok (Oskar Homolka), a Russian intelligence officer posted to East Berlin, despite Harry's suspicions of ulterior motives.

And as it turns out, there is much more to the mission than Harry's cagey boss (Guy Doleman) is telling him. “Funeral in Berlin” was the second film in the successful trilogy featuring Michael 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.

OPEN SANCTUARY • Culpeper Presbyterian Church Open

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.

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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. 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.

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What’s Happening 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.

BENEFIT • Shiloh Baptist Church Benefit Concert. Dessert social/ silent auction starting at 5:15 p.m. in the courtyard/worship center, gospel concert at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Multiple churches and community organizations are coming together for a benefit to help Shiloh Baptist Church rebuild after the fire earlier in November.

The concert will feature choral groups from around Culpeper. If you would like to participate, contact Alex Smith (asmith@culpeperbaptist.org or 540497-2459) Businesses that would like to sponsor this event – please contact Scott Found (scott@foundandsons.com, 540-229-2341) Like to donate an item for the silent auction or volunteer for this event – contact Beth Miller (celebrate. itscalledlife@gmail.com, 540-9059962)

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. 24

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.

OPEN HOUSE • Endless

Creations Flowers and Gifts having their Christmas Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.at 211 W. Evans Street, Culpeper. In the store specials on collectable ornaments and many other items. Sugar on Top Cakes and sweets will join us with a pop up shop with a great selection of treats for purchase. Bring the kids we will have a kids make and take craft! For more information, call 540-825-4440.

BINGO • Mid-Day Lions Sunday

Night Bingo. Help support local groups with a fun night of games. Held at Pepper’s Grill located at 791 Madison Road in Culpeper (by Best Western). Doors open at 5 p.m. Games begin at 6:30 p.m. Three progressives each night, $1,000 jackpot.

DOWNTOWN OPEN HOUSE

• Culpeper Downtown Holiday Open House from noon to 5 p.m.

Community Tree Lighting 5:10 5:30 PM. Start your holiday shopping in Historic Downtown Culpeper. You’ll find something for everyone on your gift list in one of our many specialty shops: from delicious chocolates, unique art, distinctive clothing, and specialty foods to engaging toys for

children and furniture, plus so much more. So, come enjoy the convenience of shopping downtown and the personal service our merchants always provide! Join us for a Community Tree Lighting with festive carols from Blue Ridge Chorale of Culpeper and Theatrical Arts Children’s Chorus, with a dance performance by students of Amber Rose with Avery Ballet.

Enjoy hot cider and cookies to complete this wonderful day! This special event brought to you by: Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. ~ www. culpeperdowntown.com ~ 540825-4416. Culpeper Center & Suites and Culpeper Renaissance Inc. have partnered to provide Culpeper charities and non-profit organizations with an opportunity to promote “Giving Locally for the Holidays.” As part of CRI’s Culpeper Downtown Holiday Open House 2019 for Sunday, November 24th from noon until 5pm, the Culpeper Center will host an open house to visit with and donate to local charities.

Also located at the Culpeper Center will be photos with Santa by Studio C Photography from 12:30pm-4pm, crafts with the Culpeper County Library from 12pm-5pm and music by Windmore Foundation for the Arts Piedmont Community Band from 3:30-4:30 Give where you Live! Some participants include: The Blue Ridge Chorale of Culpeper, SAFE - Services to Abused Families, Inc, Windmore Foundation for the Arts, PACT Culpeper, Culpeper Literacy Council, Culpeper Blue Angels CBA Cheer Allstars, and Madison Community Cats - MAD Cats.

CHURCH • Mountain View

Community Church's Sermon Topic for Sunday, November 24: "Overwhelmed - You're Amazing" 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. 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'

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

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.

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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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.

FOSTERING A MISSIONARY HEART • Hosted by Chelsea

NOV. 28

Academy, Newline International, and Rappahannock Cellars, join Rev. Canon Henry Fragelli as he speaks on “Reflections from Eight Year as a Missionary in the Jungles of Gabon, Africa.”

This is the second in a series to imbue and encourage culture and conversation within our community on fostering a missionary heart. Light fare and refreshments will be served, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Rappahannock Cellars, 14437 County Road 635, Huntly.

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.

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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 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 AGING AT HOME • At this

UUBRidge event, Joyce Wenger will discuss Rapp at Home, the services it offers, the relationship to the Seven Principles guiding UUBridge, and the reasons Rapp at Home is important to her.

10:30 a.m. at Hearthstone School, Sperryville.

NOV. 28

THANKSGIVING SERVICE

• The Rappahannock Clergy Association will sponsor its annual Community Thanksgiving Day Service at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary of Washington Baptist Church.

George Washington's 1789

"Thanksgiving Proclamation" will be read by Fred Catlin, mayor of the Town of Washington, and the sermon will be delivered

by Rev. Russ Savage, pastor of the Rappahannock UUBridge congregation. Clergy and lay participants from ten area churches will take part, and a community choir led

by Wendy Aichele will provide special music. Everyone is invited to share in this very special service of community thanksgiving and goodwill. All are welcome.

TURKEY TROT • Commit to Be Fit is hosting a free, family Turkey Trot at the RCHS track on Thanksgiving morning. Dress up in your best turkey costumes (optional) and join us for this fun, annual event.

The morning will kick off with a 1/2 mile kids run at 8 a.m. The 1-mile Turkey Trot will begin at 8:30. In addition, there will be fun kids' activities held during the 1 mile, main event. Finally, at 9 a.m., there will be a Thanksgiving costume contest for kids and adults. For more information, visit https://www.rappc2bf. com/turkey-trot-2019

FAUQUIER COUNTY NOV. 21 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 540-349-5814 for more information.

NOV. 22

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.

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!

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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“Wally, I need a crown,” she blurted ousWe bounce in her step. She longs out. tried visiting closed car lots on for this time of year.

It simply Sunday so you can actually get out of My mind raced into high gear. doesn’t get any better than yard your car and leisurely walk around, Don’t for get her. me wrong, I think the Yard sales look inside and suffer sticker shock.

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The knows a good Escape to escape.

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She found all General Lee's birthday in honor of services)-825-7434. agencies kinds of clothes forThese her grand kids. being so generous. work closely to ensure that the Meanwhile, I listened to the culpeper families in need get food, Kristen Johnson radio and read newspapers. shelter and gifts, and not only at Culpeper Toy Chest President

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'Disney’s Newsies' Carrying the Banner CURTAIN CALLS

Who doesn’t love an underdog?

Or at least love to hate the bad guys, especially if they’re fat and rich and used to getting their way?

The NYC Newsboys Strike of 1899 would have made great television if television had been invented then. Instead, it would have to wait ninety-three years for Walt Disney to make a “loosely-based-on-actualevents” comedy-drama with original songs featuring Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret. It bombed. Nevertheless, the video came out and slowly gathered a cult following. And what do we do when we have a cult following? (Say it together) We make a stage musical!

Undergoing some nips and tucks, deletes and song changes, the Broadway show known as “Disney’s Newsies” opened in 2012 and ran for over a thousand performances. Along the way, it picked up multiple Tony and Drama Desk nominations for everything from direction to acting to orchestration; it won for choreography and original score.

Maggie Lawrence

Directed by Molly Smith, the show now lighting up the Fichandler stage at Arena has that unmistakable fire in the belly that we associate with David vs. Goliath style causes. The story, simple enough, is remarkable for being a first of its time and place.

In the middle of the Gilded Age, the fabulously wealthy (pre-income tax) bosses of New York City, led society, set the tone, and made the news. Wm. Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer made their fortunes printing the news, but it was the newsboys (newsies) – those ragged, underfed muffins who lived however they could – that hawked the newspapers on the street.

When the bosses raised the newsies’ price from fifty cents to sixty cents per hundred, enough was enough.

These unruly, desperate little toughs managed to organize and go on strike.

It was rough going for a while, but eventually, incredibly, they won. (It wouldn’t be a musical today if they hadn’t.)

Spurred on by energetic optimism, this show has a brightness that permeates every facet, especially Parker Esse’s choreography. This “muscle dancing” wows with vitality and precision, and occasionally explodes into acrobatics and hot tap

dancing. The sheer zest of it buoys the sense that our newsies might be poor and living on the edge, but they’re unstoppable.

Jack Kelly is their leader. As played

by Daniel Maldonado, he has the force and charisma that the potential strikers need to feel confident in their movement. We can believe that this character would march into Joseph Pulitzer’s office to state his terms.

Edward Gero gives his reliably wellgrounded performance as Pulitzer,

embracing the man’s power and entitlement without allowing him to become a caricature. (“The Bottom Line”) But Kelly also reveals a conflicted side that wants to escape the madness of the city for a western ideal called “Santa Fe” and sings about it in a tenor voice that is both passionate and pure.

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Tight ensemble work from a large cast, many of whom play multiple roles, intoxicating potion!” Thanks to this musical version, their story is carried keeps a smooth forward momentum; on the banner over a century later. nevertheless, some characters stand out. Crutchie (Joe Montoya), so named Maggie Lawrence is a member of the for the bum leg that requires a crutch, American Theatre Critics Association. surely represents a large swath of handicapped youngsters of the day who She is a retired English and drama teacher. struggled to keep food on the table.

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She’s dazzling and showy, but volumes Recreation Advisory Committee Culpeper County Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee in her crowd-pleasing song “That’s SEATS TO BE FILLED SEATS TO BE FILLED Rich” border on the ear splitting.

The Board of Supervisors have committees which make recommendations on issues in a variety of Hazel Hay steals the role of Les, an areas of community life. There are currently 3 seats The Board of Supervisors have committees which make recommendations on issues in a variety adorable nine-year-old who swaggers available thecurrently Parks and Recreation Advisory of areas of community life.

Thereonare 3 seats available on the Parks and Recreation with the best of them. Les is Advisory the Committee. If you Committee.

If you have interest, or knowledge or that you believe could have interest, knowledge experience experienceDepartment that you believe Parks your time and service benefit the Parks and Recreation andcould wouldbenefit like tothe contribute younger brother of Davey, (Ethan Van and Recreation Department on the Committee, we would like to hear from you.and would like to Slyke), and the fact that the brothers contribute your time and service on the Committee, we would like Committee to hear fromserves you. as the advisory body of the Culpeper Theat Parks and Recreation Advisory have a real mother and father home, County Board of Supervisors. The Advisory Committee’s mission is to serve as a liaison The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee unlike most of the newsies, makes between the 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 them slightly suspect. But Davey Board of Supervisors. The Advisory Committee’s policies, programs, personnel, finances, and the acquisition and disposal of lands and brings a second-in-commandproperties strength is to serve recreation as a liaisonprogram, between the related to themission total community andBoard to itsof long range, projected and the citizens of the community. Their programs within the County. to his involvement, (“The World Willfor recreationSupervisors purpose is to make recommendations and advise the Know”, “Seize the Day”, “Watch What Parks Director matters The Committee meets on the and thirdRecreation Tuesday of each in month at 7affecting pm in the Board Conference recreation policies, programs, personnel, finances, Happens”). Ensemble harmonies, Room, 302 N. Main Street, Culpeper, VA 22701. and the acquisition and disposal of lands and as strong as the choreography, are propertiesavailable related toare theCatalpa, total community recreation The districts with seat positions Stevensburg and West Fairfax. If you particularly thrilling in “Once andwithin Forthese districts program, and to be its long range, in projected reside and would interested servingprograms on this Committee, please apply online at ​https://web.culpepercounty.gov/Government/CitizenAdvisoryCommittees​ ​at your for recreation within the County.

All”. earliest convenience or contact ​dhoffman@culpepercounty.gov​ ​at the Administrative Office at The Committee meets on the third Tuesday of each Alejo Vietti’s costumes are(540) period 727-3427 with any questions about the position or to request an application if needed. month at 7 pm in the Board Conference Room, 302 N. true and range, for the newsies, in Main Street, Culpeper, VA 22701.

Most committees have terms ending December 31 but some seats become available during the dusty greens, grays, browns, year anddue 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. blues. Ken Macdonald’s set design 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 makes a virtue of the four sided arena in serving on this Committee, please apply online stage, with swiftly moving diagonals at https://web.culpepercounty.gov/Government/ CitizenAdvisoryCommittees at your earliest of platforms and ladders and whole convenience or contact dhoffman@culpepercounty. changes of scene. gov at the Administrative Office at (540) 727-3427 with any questions about the position or to request an The story of how the newsies application if needed. became the news, seized the day Most committees have terms ending December 31 but and won a far-reaching victory for some seats become available during the year due to a powerless, throw-away segment resignation and applications for these are reviewed throughout the year so if interested, please apply as of society resonates long after the all interested parties are encouraged. Applicants are fact. They also learned, for the first notified as soon as possible after decisions are made. time, apparently, that “fame is one

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The owners of Shawn’s Smokehouse BBQ Company opened their third location, this time at 7019 Harrison Road in Fredericksburg, earlier this month.

Shawn’s Smokehouse BBQ originally opened in Culpeper in March 2013 and expanded to Warrenton in November 2015. Along with their catering company, which Shawn’s mom Sue started in 1980, they have a lot of successes to celebrate.

Shawn Moss said that after opening in Warrenton, there was always talk of a third location. He said he had opportunities but the fit just didn’t “feel right.” Then, by chance, he discovered the location in Fredericksburg. His now 12-year-old son Kahner started playing travel baseball in Fredericksburg and through their trips, they kept driving by a vacant spot on Harrison Road.

“I had my eyes on it,” Moss said. “One night sitting in traffic at the light dark outside and the place lit up outside. Kahner says daddy that would be a great spot for a Shawn's BBQ.” He said the way he has been embraced in

Culpeper and Warrenton led him to want to open a third location.

“Shawn’s may be in the BBQ business but, their joy and commitment is in serving the people of the community the best BBQ in the area,” Moss said. “When we opened in Culpeper I had no thoughts of opening more than one. It was not until after we opened, that our name started to spread and we started getting contacted with opportunities to open more locations.”

He praised his relationship with His Village pastor Erick Kalenga and thanked him for helping give him guidance when it came to deciding on a third location. Now that he has three businesses, how will the always interactive owner split his time?

“My purpose is to glorify God,” he said. “So I have had to step back put my faith and trust in our teams at each location. So I am able to work on my ministry and my faith to be a better father, husband, and work on the business as a whole.”

He said that the response has been overwhelming in Fredericksburg and thanked everyone for continuing to visit the Culpeper and Warrenton locations.

“Without you all this would not be possible,” he said.

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Man wanted in fatal crash arrested after walking away from ambulance A Fredericksburg man wanted for questioning in a fatal Culpeper County crash has been arrested by state police.

Earl J. Nicholson Jr., 38, was charged with one felony count of hit and run and is being held without bond at the Culpeper Regional Jail, said Virginia State Police Sgt. Brent Coffey. Additional charges are pending.

Nicholson taken by ambulance from the scene, but he reportedly walked away from the ambulance when it arrived at a local hospital, Coffey said.

Nicholson was driving a 2000 Ford Explorer heading north on Route 522 or Sperryville Pike near Gibson Mill Road around 12:20 a.m. when he lost control of

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the vehicle and crossed the center, colliding with a 2007 Saturn Ion heading south.

The driver of the Saturn, Pamela J. Mozingo, 54, of Culpeper, died at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt.

Passengers in the Saturn, Mark L. Southerland, 27, and Joey Mozingo, 33, both of Culpeper, were flown to UVA Nicholson Medical Center for treatment of lifethreatening injuries. Neither passenger was wearing a seat-belt.

Nicholson was also injured in the crash, but was never admitted to the hospital. He walked away as soon as the ambulance he was in arrived. He was later located at a home in Unionville without further incident, Coffey said.

Nicholson was transported to UVA Medical Center and then to the magistrates office.

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.

Eugene Michael Brown Age: 63, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-7/175 Hair/Eye: Black/Blue Last known: 16090 Brandy Rd., B, Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: Probation Violation on Felony Charge.

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

Denisha Lambert Age: 21, Black/Female Hgt./Wgt.: 5-3/260 Hair/Eye: Brown/Brown Last known: 902 Hendrick St., Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: (2) counts of Probation Violation on Felony Charge.

AKA: Gucci Worthem, Savage Age: 22, Black/Male Hgt./Wgt.: 5-3/130 Hair/Eye: Black/Brown Last known: 400 James Madison Hwy, 119, Culpeper, Va. Wanted for: Assault & Battery – Family Member.

Warrants current as of Nov. 20

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: Nov. 11-15 Following are the police reports from Nov. 11-15. Reports are provided by the law enforcement agency listed and do not imply guilt, however are the charges placed by the police department.

Nov. 11 Christopher Lee Williams, 36, 600 block Yancey St., Culpeper, monument: intentional damage

Marvin Jermain Worthem Jr.

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. 12 Daniel Leo Bledsoe, 26, 14000 block Black Hill Road, Rixeyville, reckless driving - failure to stop and yield before entering road Laura Ann Almeida, 48, 100 block Duke St., Culpeper, obtaining money by false pretenses (three counts) Danny Cris Gahagan Jr., 38, 100 block E. Davis St., Culpeper, revocation of pretrial Kerystal Woods, 26, 700 block Belle

Court, Culpeper, contempt of court Wendy Mae Jenkins, 41, 9200 block James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, possession of controlled substances, concealed weapon carry, revocation of suspended sentence and probation Hazma Boufnichal, 19, 1900 block Beegee Court, Alexandria, possession of marijuana Nov. 13 Priscilla Candice Frazier, 29, 5900 block Moore Road, Marshall, contempt of court Naim Arvell Sturdivant, 25, 5300 block Duke St., Alexandria, revocation of pretrial Nov. 14 Lionel Todd Henderson, 37, 800 block Hilltop Drive, Culpeper, assault and battery - family member Jennifer Leann Rollins, 39, 14000 block Hazel River Church Road, Culpeper,

possession of controlled substances Nov. 15 Lester Edward Davis Jr., 23, 700 block Belle Court, Culpeper, possess, transport firearms by convicted felons, firearm: receive stolen or aid in concealing, sale, distribute marijuana, concealed weapon: carry Daniel Jesse Elliott, 32, 14000 block Elliott Lane, Culpeper, revocation of suspended sentence and probation Katian Corado-Vasquez, 18, 200 block Chestnut Drive, Culpeper, accident driver not report, property damage, no driver's license, reckless driving - private property Michael Allen Bowman, 41, 6000 block Little Odd Lane, Spotsyvlania, violation condition of release Nathaniel Tyler Nicholson, 26, 1300 block Ridgeview Road, Reva, probation violation

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Week of 11/25/19 - 12/1/19

PUZZLES

The Weekly Crossword

by Margie E. Burke

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ACROSS 1 Hook for large 14 15 16 fish 17 18 19 5 Like some cycles 20 21 22 10 Played for a sap 14 Superfruit berry 23 24 15 Battery terminal 25 26 27 28 29 30 16 Hot rock 17 Runner's sore 31 32 33 spot 34 35 36 18 Measure up 20 Coat-of-arms 38 39 37 system 42 40 41 22 Purpose 23 Doom's partner 43 44 24 Poker stake 45 46 47 48 49 50 25 Type of fever or break 51 52 53 27 Roundabout 31 Decided upon 54 55 56 32 Clarence was 57 58 59 one in a classic holiday film Copyright 2019 by The Puzzle Syndicate 33 Down in the dumps 2 Pain in the neck 27 Like some gases 41 Smiling, perhaps 34 Major defeat 3 Fun house 28 CBS series that 42 Dairyman, e.g.

35 Curl one's lip setting featured Holmes 44 Anagram for 36 Lunch place 4 Adam Lambert and Watson "spare" 37 Late columnist was one, in 29 List starter 45 "Tip" or "rip" Landers 2009 30 Chubby finish 38 Bake in a 5 Pomeranian, for Checker's dance 46 Poker action shallow dish one 32 Cordial flavoring 47 Sleuth's find 39 Audition tapes 6 Relieve of 35 Boat-building site 48 Breathe hard 40 Olympic winner weapons 36 Madness 49 Skin soother 42 Stir up, as 7 Like a busybody 38 It may be 50 Periscope part trouble 8 Infomercials, e.g. slippery 52 Make stuff up 43 Brood 9 String around a 39 Shower with 44 Communion plate finger love 45 Fill, as a tenant 10 Northern Ireland Answers to Last Week’s Crossword: 48 Half of PG province S C A R B A L S A S M O G 51 Erroneous 11 Fill beyond full H A L E A R I E L L I R A warning 12 Type of keel A M I D S M E L L A S A P W E A L T H Y L E G I B L E 53 Fairy follower 13 Bull's-eye hitter B E G O N E L O S E R 54 Chimney channel 19 "___ we meet T I A M A R I A H A M 55 Dentist's request again" P R O T O C O L A L P A C A 56 Flatten, in a way 21 Like Silver's rider L O P E C O L O N A V E R 57 Iditarod racer 24 Sandler film, O V E R D O B A C K R E S T A R B O R E A L D E N 58 Steer away "____ ManageH A R D L Y L O F T S 59 "The ___ have it" Week ment"of 11/25/19 - 12/1/19 O V E R L A P C R O A T I A 25 "Beat it!"

O Z O N E C O C A H O U R DOWN 26 Conversation N O N C E A R I D A L S O 1 Deep cut piece?

S N E E R R A T E P E E N

SUDOKU

Edited by Margie E. Burke

Difficulty: Medium

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9 8

1 8 6

6 9

4 9 7 5

9 4 5 1 8 4 8

Answers to Last Week’s Sudoku:

7 6

7

5

1 2

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Copyright 2019 by The Puzzle Syndicate

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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.

8 5 7 2 3 1 6 4 9

1 6 3 8 9 4 7 2 5

9 2 4 6 7 5 8 3 1

6 8 5 1 4 9 2 7 3

2 3 9 7 5 6 1 8 4

7 4 1 3 2 8 9 5 6

3 9 8 4 6 7 5 1 2

4 1 6 5 8 2 3 9 7

5 7 2 9 1 3 4 6 8

Weekly Tarotscope for Nov. 21: Knight Of Swords, 6 Of Wands

TAROTSCOPES

Knights indicate a way to move forward or a style Cara Cutro of proceeding. The Knight of Swords swiftly moves toward his goal with conviction. He knows what he has to do and doesn’t hesitate to act.

He is defending something that he strongly believes in with great sensibility. Immediate action is also suggested. Sometimes the Knight of Swords can jump too quickly or may come with a warning of some sort, but with the pairing this week- I think not.

Often, he has a message to deliver. He has something important that needs to be said. This isn’t based upon emotion, but logical thinking. He knows what

he is talking about and it is important that he speaks his mind directly and be heard.

The 6 of Wands is all about victory.

Whatever the Knight of Swords has to say or do, it has a positive outcome.

There is acknowledgment and acclaim for the message delivered. Whatever cause or mission you may find yourself on, it’s important to act swiftly and incisively, as success is assured.

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 www.caracadabra.com or call 540878-7085.

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