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Aging Together’s 5 Over 50 honors older adults’ contributions

By Josh Gully CULPEPER TIMES

A person does not have to be young to make a positive contribution to society. That was abundantly clear during Aging Together’s eighth annual 5 Over 50 virtual ceremony in which older adults were recognized for efforts to make their communities better places to live.

The 5 over 50 event recognizes five individuals from Culpeper, Rappahannock, Orange, Madison and Fauquier counties who have gone above and beyond in giving back to their communities during their older years.

The event was fittingly held in May, or Older Americans Month, which carries a theme this year of “strength in community.”

It is a theme embodied by this year’s 5 Over 50 honorees - Frank Bossio in Culpeper, Mimi Forbes in Rappahannock, Donalda Lovelace in Orange, Delano “Dink” Kreis in Madison and Liz Danielson in Fauquier - as Aging Together Chair Lisa Peacock said all five made differences in their communities while showing strength and making the world a better place.

Culpeper is ‘blessed’ to have Frank Bossio When Frank Bossio was Culpeper County’s administrator, a disgruntled farmer decided to tie a dead cow to a fence in the county administration building’s parking lot.

Instead of expressing anger over the unique situation when queried by a reporter, Bossio quipped that some citizens pay their taxes with money while others stray pay with beef.

Sue Hansohn introduced Bossio during the 5 Over 50 ceremony and applauded his sense of humor. But it certainly is not that attribute alone that led to him being recognized by Aging Together. More so, he was

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Former Culpeper County Administrator Frank Bossio receives the 5 Over 50 award from Aging Together Executive Director Ellen Phipps. honored for his long-standing dedication to helping local youth understand the importance of education and the training options available.

Even when he was busy with the duties of a county administrator, Hansohn explained that Bossio found time to devote to Culpeper’s youth. He is a long-time member of Career Partners and has mentored numerous students through the program as they prepared for the E Squared competition. Additionally, he has been involved with the 5th grade STEM program, New Pathways Tech, the Service Academy Board and the American Association of Airport Executives.

“I think we’re just really blessed to have him in our community,” Hansohn said.

Bossio said his primary interest is ensuring young people have the opportunity to receive a quality education that includes hands-on training so they understand how things work. A Navy veteran, he is also a member of the Young Eagles program that introduces children to the wonders of aviation during

rides in a small plane.

Through these efforts, Hansohn said Bossio has inspired younger residents to have a forward-thinking and “go get” attitude that has led to lasting results.

Bossio’s advice to younger folks is that all success essentially boils down to “building relationships and knowing what the right question to ask is.” He also encourages the youth to always be inquisitive and learn new things.

“The heartbeat of Rappahannock” While Mimi Forbes’ formal title is director of Rappahannock County’s food pantry, she is also known as “the heartbeat of Rappahannock County.”

Crystal Hale, an Aging Together board member, explained the nickname was born from Frobes’ loving attitude and willingness to always ensure everyone is taken care of in Rappahannock.

“She has such a great, positive impact,” she said.

And Forbes enjoys expressing her care for others, as she is also

known as “the mad hugger.” While the food pantry continued feeding residents throughout the pandemic, Forbes said it has been difficult “to not be able to hug people when they need it.”

Danny Wilson, Forbes’ neighbor and a volunteer at the pantry, described her as a unique person with excellent people skills and “a big, warm heart.” He explained Forbes has an uncanny ability to connect with everyone no matter their situation or income bracket.

“She tends to view them as people,” Wilson said. “Folks that may be a little bit ostracized for some reason or another by society are embraced by Mimi...I think it’s just part of who she is but I think it’s part of her spiritual practice as well.”

While Forbes is very proud to be selected as a 5 Over 50 recipient, she said "well, you know, it's my job."

“It’s a job that I really love to do and it’s nice to be awarded for doing it,” she said.

Bette Mahoney, the founding Rappahannock Pantry Board president, said Forbes has performed outstandingly in the job she so dearly loves. No matter what resources she has or lacks, Mahoney said Forbes always manages the pantry with “charm, enthusiasm and a willingness to work with what she had or what she could get.”

“Serving the clients was always her primary goal. Over the years, she continued to serve them while also managing the resources through periods of crisis as well during the better times,” Mahoney said.

Patty Hardee of Rapp at Home agreed, describing Forbes as “a dynamo” “Her sunny disposition, empathy and managerial skills are an unbeatable combination,” Hardee said.

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“It’s really going to be a state-of-the-art Up the road in Culpeper, where Gerfacility.” manna already operates the Daniel TechThe building will include a free clinic to nology Center, the community college is Janet Gullickson, serve nearby residents. partnering with the county school system president of “Like REC, we know that rural areas on a new Career and Technical Education Germanna sometimes suffer from not having services high school, which will be called CTECH. Community available,” Gullickson said. She hopes the Its students will include many REC memCollege, which is clinic helps to bridge at least one of those bers. The workforce development partnerbuilding a stategaps in the Locust Grove area. ship will allow high school students to earn of-the-art health The building will help Germanna furdual enrollment credits. and sciences ther its mission by training future nurses, “All of these features will require a trebuilding in Locust pharmacy techs, physical therapist techs, Grove that will be mendous amount of power – and regular dental hygienists and other health-related dependable power,” she said. “And one powered by REC. careers – many of whom are likely to be of the things we appreciate about REC is member-owners of REC. The health center also will that they ensure that we always have good power to feature biochemistry and health-sciences labs, among our resources we really need. many other resources for students.

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Through a concept called “beneficial electrification,” you can. In essence, by being plugged into the grid, electric devices will become more environmentally friendly over time.

Here’s how this impacts you: Electric appliances such as your heat pump, air conditioner, water heater, clothes dryer, oven and even battery powered lawn care equipment have the potential to become greener.

Because large appliances have a typical lifespan of 10 years or more, it is beneficial to invest in highefficiency appliances that use less electricity.

Manufacturers continue to make all-electric devices more energy efficient, from lighting to heating and cooling systems.

The flexibility of the grid accommodates the transition in the way power is produced. The amount of electricity produced by coal and other fossil fuels has been in decline, and the amount of power produced by wind and solar has increased significantly. Last year, the Energy Information Administration reported that in 2019, the U.S. renewable energy consumption exceeded coal for the first time in over 130 years.

What does this mean for you? Your appliances and other devices are expected to be powered by an increasing amount of renewable energy sources in the future.

Beneficial electrification is a means to do our part to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gases.

In addition, we encourage our members to use the My Usage tool in myREC SmartHub, so you can monitor your energy use and identify ways to save.

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Most automobile manufacturers plan to transition from gasoline-powered engines to all-electric battery power in the next decade. Our website, myREC.coop, is an excellent resource to compare the operating costs of electric vehicles. REC is also developing an electric vehicle charging rate that will provide savings for charging during non-peak times of the day.

The beneficial electrification movement underway around the world is happening right here in REC’s territory as well, and we believe that in the years ahead this will result in a dual benefit – cost savings for you, and a cleaner environment for future generations.

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Students commit to jobs on CTE Signing Day

By Josh Gully CULPEPER TIMES

High school seniors prepared to hop right into the workforce after graduation were celebrated this week during the second annual Career and Technical Education Signing Day ceremony.

Similar to when high school athletes announce the college team they will join, career and technical education students on Thursday were joined by family, Culpeper County Public Schools staff and their soon-to-be employers to sign letters of intent for their jobs.

Randi Richards-Lutz, CCPS' director of CTE, explained that the signing ceremony was initiated because it is just as important to celebrate the students who are entering the workforce as those who will be joining collegiate sports teams.

"We're proud of every single one of them," she said.

Students who signed letters of intent included: • Elijah “Drey” Waters with the Army • Montanna Reece with the Army • Brianna Tyson with the Air Force • Samuel McCabe with the Air

Force Academy • Nathan Santana with the Marines • Zachary Scott with the Marines • Xavier Veeney with the Marines • Edith Rachel Flores Andrades with Kid Central • Savannah Shepard with Kid Central • Terese Greene with Culpeper Baptist CDC • Victoria Soderholm with Salon Voss Rachel Palmer, Kid Central's program manager, was happy to attend the ceremony and explained that both Andrades and Shepard will also attend Germanna Community College to pursue early childhood education degrees.

Through a state program, she added that Kid Central will help pay for their continued education.

Eastern View High School Principal Dr. Felix Addo said the excitement that came with celebrating the CTE students' accomplishments on signing day nears that on graduation day.

Another signing day is expected imminently as other students are still in the interview process for employment.

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From left, EVHS Principal Dr. Felix Addo, Kecia Washburn Greene, Terese Greene and Megan Hawkins of the Culpeper Baptist Church Childhood Development Center pose together after Terese signed a letter of intent to work at the Baptist CDC after graduation.

Terese Greene, right, signs her letter of intent to work at Culpeper Baptist CDC after graduation during the CTE signing day ceremony with her mother Kecia Washburn Greene.

Savannah Shepard, left, looks on as her mother Cathy signs her letter of intent to continue working at Kid Central after graduation on Thursday at Eastern View High School.

Edith Rachel Flores Andrades (front row, center) is joined by her boyfriend Kevin Cruz (front row, left), Kid Central and CCPS staff after signing her letter of intent with Kid Central.

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H E A LT H A nurse’s guide to having the best hospital stay when baby comes

➤ A labor and delivery nurse shares her top tips to maximize comfort during your visit

The birth of your first baby can be one of the most exhilarating, emotional and anxiety-inducing experiences you will go through.

Staying in the hospital can seem overwhelming for anyone and having a baby can amplify feelings of stress and tension.

Labor and delivery (L&D) nurses, like Molly Stolar, who is also the nurse manager of the Family Birth Center at Novant Health UVA Health System Culpeper Medical Center, are there to help and put you at ease during those sometimes-daunting days.

Below, Stolar offers some insider tips to ensure you have the best possible stay.

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Your stay will be 24 hours at a minimum but could be two to four

days. Pack your overnight bag for the hospital at least three weeks in advance in case of an unexpected early delivery. Your packing list should include some extras that might help you feel more at home: • Personal pillow • Bedroom slippers and robe • Towel from home, if desired • Personal care items and Molly Stolar toiletries you prefer • Clothes for you and baby to wear home • Breastfeeding gowns/sleepwear/ bras, if applicable • Baby book for recording first memories • Infant car seat “Keep what you pack basic but comfortable, and don’t stress too much over packing exactly right,” Stolar said. Novant Health UVA

Health System provides many items including basic toiletries, gowns, post-birth supplies, diapers, wipes, baby blankets, shirts and hats.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

At Culpeper Medical Center, newborns remain in the room with mom at all times to promote bonding, except under special circumstances.

“While in labor you will not be able to eat solid food,” Stolar said, “But you can usually have frozen Popsicles, Jell-O, liquids, hard candy and gum. Once you have been cleared to eat, you will have access to a room service menu.”

EXPECT LOTS OF TEAM MEMBER VISITS

“The staff tries to be as quiet as we can, but we need to check in during specific times to make sure all is well,” Stolar said.

You can also expect visits from your OB-GYN, scrub technicians,

lactation consultants, physicians, pediatricians/neonatal nurse practitioners, phlebotomists (drawing blood for labs), anesthesiologists (for pain control), the birth registrar, and cafeteria team members (bringing meals).

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L&D nurses like Stolar are trained to handle almost any situation and be your ally. Besides assisting with pain management and monitoring vital signs and bleeding, they help both mother and baby with the transition phase after delivery.

They offer guidance to new parents, provide clinical care such as administering medications and helping with post-delivery care, assist with skin-to-skin contact and bonding, and aid with breastfeeding if the mother chooses to nurse.

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The Piedmont Area Soap Box Derby is set to return ➤ Drivers are prepared for ‘the thrill of the hill’

By Josh Gully CULPEPER TIMES

After being one of the many events canceled last year as the coronavirus unleashed itself, The Piedmont Area Soap Box Derby is returning on June 12 at the Paul Bates Raceway.

Races are set throughout the day with the opening ceremony slated for 10:30 a.m.

Excitement was in the air on May 22 as drivers prepared their cars and flew down the tracks during practice runs. Race Director Sheila Rae Rutherford recalled having to send the notification announcing the cancellation last year.

“I sat there and looked at the email before I sent it for a long time going ‘I don’t want to press transmit now’ because it is hard to disappoint the kids like that," she said.

That, however, is in the past and Rutherford said it was fantastic to return to the tracks as the drivers’ enthusiasm was contagious.

Since the race was planned amid the uncertainty of what future coronavirus guidelines would

entail, there will be fewer participants than usual. But 29 drivers are set to compete in a double-elimination tournament in the stock, superstock and masters divisions.

The champions from each division will qualify for the 83rd World Championship in Akron, Ohio in July and compete against drivers from around the world. Those who win their divisions in the local race will receive a winner’s jacket and a $1,000 award to offset the cost of traveling to Ohio.

If they win in Ohio – an accomplishment reached by five local drivers awards include a champion’s jacket, ring and scholarship.

Rutherford explained that the derby is such a great experience for children because it teaches a litany of life lessons such as respect, sportsmanship and camaraderie. She was near tears when describing a scene from a past derby in which three competitors embraced after a race.

“It’s just remarkable to see the friendships that they’ve made and how much they support each other,” she said.

Rutherford noted that the derby also allows children to apply the skills they learn in school and actually see the results. Beyond that, it is just a good family fun environment in which a driver can experience “the thrill of the hill.”

PHOTOS BY JOSH GULLY

Ryne Serene, 11, is ready to hit the tracks for the Piedmont Area Soapbox Derby. Below, Johnathan Johnson gets his derby car ready for race day.

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After 16 years of fits and starts, a 774home mixed-use development in Jeffersonton called Clevenger’s Village is set to break ground this year. In January, Culpeper zoning administrators signed off on construction plans for the first phase of construction, which will add 115 single-family homes, and the developer indicated this month that construction at the site will begin soon.

The planned Clevenger's Village mixeduse development is located four miles from Amissville and about 7 miles west of Warrenton.

Located on the southeast corner of Lee Highway (U.S. 211) and Rixeyville Road (Route 229), the new development will be built just across Route 229 from the existing South Wales subdivision, which includes more than 340 single-family homes.

Emad Saadeh, managing partner of project owner Saadeh Partners, confirmed Monday that site work for Clevenger’s Village will begin “early this summer” and that model homes will be completed by this autumn, with “sales to follow.”

Saadeh referred additional questions

about the residential construction timeline to the Lennar Corporation, a Florida-based construction company. The individual listed as a media contact for Lennar did not respond to an emailed request for information and the voicemail at the listed number was full.

Even if residential construction begins in earnest this year, however, the construction phases approved by county supervisors call for a six-year building timeline with no more than 150 building permits to be issued each year.

The development will also include a substantial commercial element. Though a gas station, self-storage facility and veterinary clinic already exist at the intersection – across the highway from the development site — the new construction will add the first major retail development to the area, with several drive-thrus envisioned for a “village core” commercial center located along U.S. 211, along with lots intended for a hotel, grocery store, library, bank and other retailers.

Additional lots will be set aside for office buildings.

Worries about the impact on Rappahannock’s dark skies arose after the project was announced in 2019.

“Culpeper has an ordinance that generally requires fully downshielded lighting,” Torney Van Acker, a leading dark skies preservationist in Rappahannock, told the Rappahannock News at the time. “However the devil is in the details and the exceptions.”

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Wild Ideas: Cold, dry spring brings challenges and pent-up desire After living in the bizarro times of Covid-19 for more than a year and tiring of the icy weather at the end of winter, I was looking forward to the warmth and increased opportunities to view nature that spring usually brings. But this spring, cold, dry weather has presented challenges to wild species and we winter-weary humans.

As winter was nearing an end, ice covered Oventop Mountain, where I live. Skunk cabbage, an early harbinger of spring, finally managed to pop up and bloom in pools formed by the ice as it started to thaw.

When spring finally arrived, it brought a rollercoaster ride, careening between cold, dry weather and brief stretches that were warmer but still dry.

Despite the weather, early spring ephemeral wildflowers showed up in decent numbers in wooded areas here on the mountain, starting with bloodroot. It bloomed by the thousands down the mountain slope, but most lost their flowers within a few days, perhaps because of temps rising to near 90 degrees. After seeing many bare stems where the flowers had been and were not replaced by fruit, I worried the bees that typically pollinate bloodroot didn’t get a chance to do their work.

Other ephemerals soon started blooming, including cutleaf toothwort, wild ginger, star chickweed, golden ragwort, showy orchis, nodding trillium, wild cranesbill, lanceleaf anemone, sweet cecily, cancer root, wild violets (several species), Jack-in-the-pulpit, mayapple, black snakeroot and Solomon’s plume. By early April, the white-and-yellow blooms of fleabanes began to decorate the open areas.

Among the early woody plants to bloom, pawpaw, black haw, eastern redbud and Virginia dogwood added to the spring flower show for which the Blue Ridge is famous. By May, warming weather brought an olfactory treat when the clusters of delicate white blooms of black locust filled the air with their sweet aroma. Highbush blackberry blossoms soon added their scent, with multiflora rose and Japanese honeysuckle (both nonnative invasives) bringing the aroma to an intoxicating peak.

By early spring, migrating birds started trickling in. My species counts went from the usual 10-15 to 24 one day, with warblers heavily featured. Although some have bright breeding colors, they tend to be heard more than seen, since they are small, quick and often hidden in thick foliage. The chestnut-sided warblers, northern parulas, black-throated blue warblers, Kentucky warblers and cerulean warblers I encountered didn’t stay long, moving on to other destinations, but three warblers that regularly breed here — ovenbird, American redstart, and Louisiana waterthrush — did stay.

With their colorful plumage, scarlet tanagers, indigo buntings, and an eastern towhee were among the stars of the nonwarbler migrant contingency. After trying a few notes, the towhee soon went silent, which

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The songs of three other birds that nest near the deck — a red-eyed vireo, northern cardinal and Carolina chickadee — are more noticeable for their volume and frequency than their melodic nature. Still, it’s hard not to admire their persistence.

The cold spring may have hindered chick rearing this year, particularly of early nesters, by limiting the production of larvae, which more than 90 percent of birds depend on to feed their young. Lepidoptera, the main producers of this protein-packed, easy-to-swallow food, need temperatures to reach at least the mid-60s to be active.

However, the eastern tent caterpillar moth seemed undaunted by the weather. Every year they appear on a young black cherry tree near my house. When the caterpillars get big enough, they leave their nest in search of other food and a bunch inevitably end up on my house, as they did this year, offering a buffet to nearby birds.

Fungi were also scarce this spring, with the morels that popped up last year in two places being no-shows this year. And the leaves of some plants have been curling up from lack of rain, and other plants were starting to go limp.

The cold, dry weather may also be the cause of low egg production among the early-breeding spotted salamanders and wood frogs that congregate at fishless ponds here before spring officially begins. Other amphibians, including spring peepers, eastern American toads, and gray treefrogs cranked up their songs when temps got into the mid60s, especially on damp nights, then went quiet during cold stretches.

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Returning to normal: CCPS votes for five day in-person schedule ➤ Virtual learning option will also be offered

By Josh Gully

CULPEPER TIMES

A sign that the oft-referred to “new normal” is fading was illustrated on May 24 when the Culpeper County School Board voted to resume a fully in-person learning schedule next year. While no hybrid options will be available, the board also voted to allow families to opt into the Virtual Virginia online program.

With the decision, the school system is far exceeding the Virginia General Assembly’s requirement that schools offer a minimum 15 hours of in-person instruction next year. The state also recently ruled that school divisions must plan for the possibility of a fully remote schedule should a severe coronavirus outbreak occur and close school buildings. ➤ Health, from Page 5 for Culpeper Medical Center, I have never seen a labor or delivery that’s just like another one,” Stolar said. “It’s quite normal to be nervous, but just remember that

The state did not require that school divisions offer online learning but School Board member Anne Luckinbill said she favors providing a virtual option as younger students may not be vaccinated and she does not want to “order them into school.” School Board Chairman Marshall Keene said he also favors providing the virtual option as many students have gotten jobs and he does not want to prevent them from working.

After the meeting, Keene said five days of in-person learning is “way overdue for our students and parents alike.”

“I’m more proud that we were able to keep our schools open with some sort of face-to-face learning throughout the COVID pandemic.

Our staff didn’t quit on each other when they were faced with uncharted challenges,” he said.

The state is requiring that the we do this work every day and you are in great hands. We love what we do and do what we love!”

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“(Five days of in-person learning is) way overdue for our students and parents alike.”

Marshall Keene School Board Chairman school system be prepared to transition students who begin the year virtually and decide they want in-person learning. Per the new law, Superintendent Dr. Anthony Brads said the schools will accommodate students who want to transition from virtual to in-person, but it will be in a manner that is amenable to both the schools and students. When a student decides to switch from virtual to in-person, he explained that there simply may not be spaces available in certain classes.

While the schools will pay students’ $3,600 annual Virtual Virginia registration fee using federal ESSER II funds, the program pro-

vides instructors and local teachers will not oversee lessons. The division will also use the federal funds to pay tuition for local homeschoolers if they enroll in Culpeper County Public Schools. Brads explained such increased enrollment could be beneficial and result in the schools receiving more state funds based on a formula in which student population is a factor.

Any student wishing to participate in the Virtual Virginia program must register by July 15.

If students enroll in Virtual Virginia, they must meet locally established criteria such as ensuring that they will provide their own internet.

nervous. These feelings can extend well beyond actual childbirth, especially if you are a first-time mother.

“No question is dumb or silly, and if you don’t ask, you’ll never know the answer,” Stolar said.

“L&D nurses are here to take the

very best care of you, your new baby and your significant other.”

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CulpeperFest: Showcasing businesses, reconnecting community

By Josh Gully

what Chamber Events Coordinator Amy Frazier described as a “bare bones vendor fair,” this year will be more family-friendly with the addition of raffles, games and activities.

Attractions slated for the event include a Career Partners mini maker faire, a birds of prey demonstration, large vehicle displays, face painting and photo booths. Additionally, a band will play in the parking lot where attendees can grab a bite to eat from food trucks and kick back on hay bales while enjoying their meals and listening to music.

While there will be plenty of fun, job hunters may actually get lucky and find work as Say said several of the participating businesses are actively seeking employees.

If people are missing entertainment and a sense of community, Frazier encouraged them to come out and enjoy CulpeperFest.

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After a year of isolation, Chamber President/CEO Jeff Say said it is more important than ever to stress shopping locally and get to know the businesses and nonprofit organizations that will be manning booths. Beyond the showcasing of local organizations, Say noted that CulpeperFest is a social event and often the only place people get together for the entire year.

“We’re just excited to have people come out, see each other and greet their neighbors,” he said. “Even more so now, this is a giant reunion to bring our community back together, to reintroduce them to what great opportunities we have in Culpeper County with our businesses and nonprofits.”

Say noted that CulpeperFest connects residents to the resources they need and lets them know “that Culpeper is the best place to live.” He also expressed thanks to

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Incumbent bows out of mayoral race

By Josh Gully CULPEPER TIMES

Culpeper Mayor Michael Olinger announced Wednesday night that he is forgoing a re-election bid in favor of family time.

Olinger, who is nearing the end of his second term, wrote on Facebook that it became important to spend more time with family after his father's death in August.

Shortly after Olinger’s announcement, two sitting council members who are in the middle of their fouryear terms - Jamie Clancey and Frank Reaves Jr. - announced that they are running for mayor. They must still collect and file the 125 signatures necessary to be on the ballot by June 8, Registrar James

Clements said. They will face off against Councilman Jon Russell, who has already qualified to be on the ballot.

Russell - who is in the last year of his second term - released a statement thanking Olinger for his years of service, saying he relates to the decision as his father died in 2008.

“Some dads are larger than life and their passing takes a long while to work through. I admire his commitment to his family. I look forward to finishing out the year with him on council,” Russell said.

Olinger is in his second mayoral term and previously served 13 years as a council member. Over that time, he said it was a pleasure to work with fellow council mem-

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Culpeper Mayor Michael Olinger speaks at the Living the Dream Foundation's recent Walk for Hope. bers and an “outstanding” town staff.

“We worked as a team to accomplish many projects during my tenure. I truly appreciate all of the

support I have received over my years of service,” Olinger wrote.

He also expressed his love for Culpeper and said "I'm not going to disappear."

Keene foregoes re-election bid to accept role with conservative PAC

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Keene has been appointed as unit committee services coordinator with The Virginia Project political action committee and will serve as liaison to the Republican Party of Virginia's unit chairs.

He will also continue in his roles as a sheriff's office investigator and chairman of the Culpeper County Republican Committee.

Keene was elected to his four-year school board term in 2017 and the seat is up for grabs in the November election.

Keene said the decision to not seek re-elec- Marshall Keene tion was reached primarily because he "accomplished what I wanted to accomplish" and fulfilled campaign promises including shortened bus rides and arming security officers. Another major accomplishment of the last four years he cited was the incoming career and technical education school set to open in the fall.

While the coronavirus pandemic was the primary challenge of his term, Keene said the school board's handling of such a challenging situation was another major accomplishment.

"I stood fast in what I believed and listened to my constituents about keeping our schools open and I pushed for that the entire summer

last year and it came to fruition," he said.

Keene said he is honored the school board expressed confidence in him as he was chosen to serve as chairman this year. He added that the school system is in good hands with the leadership capabilities of Superintendent Dr. Anthony Brads.

While one candidate has announced intentions to run for his seat, Keene said he is announcing his decision to give other conservative candidates time to launch campaigns.

Keene, who was unsuccessful in a special election for the Culpeper County Circuit Court clerkship, said that race made him realize he did not need to have "too many irons in the fire." He also wishes to focus more attention on his daughter Kaylee, who will be a junior next year.

The role with The Virginia Project, he said, ties into his position as the local GOP committee's chairman and "it combines my efforts into one place."

Although he intends to move on from the school board, Keene said he is not done in the political arena.

"I'll always be a proponent of our youth and our students. I'll always push for conservatism on the school board and I will continue to be that voice in this new position with the political action committee and as my role as the Republican party chairman in Culpeper to ensure that we keep our public schools in Culpeper as conservative as possible," he said.

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Faces of Culpeper places first in VPA competition Staff-contributed The Culpeper Times is pleased to announce that our second edition Faces of Culpeper placed first in the 2021 slick publication category of the Virginia Press Association’s annual advertising competition for newspapers throughout the state.

This marks the second consecutive year that the publication, which highlights the local faces that make up Culpeper’s thriving business community, received the honor.

Publishing the magazine was a team effort, with project writer Wally Bunker and photographer Ian Chini leading the way. Through the magic of Bunker’s words and the quality of Chini’s photographs, readers are treated to an inside look at the unique stories and faces behind each business.

"Thanks to Wally Bunker's wordsmithing and Ian Chini's keen eye, Faces is a great celebration of Culpeper's hometown entrepreneurs.

It's gratifying to see their work honored, along with that of our other team members and advertising partners,” Culpeper Times President Dennis Brack said.

This marks the second consecutive year that the publication, which highlights the local faces that make up Culpeper’s thriving business community, received the honor.

Culpeper Times Publisher Tom Spargur agreed and lauded their efforts, noting that Bunker aptly

captured the story of each business.

“Many advertisers said they really enjoyed working with Wally and he was a creative writer that brought out the story they were hoping to share,” Spargur said.

Those stories, Spargur added, were a perfect compliment to Chini’s creative and professional photography that brought life to the magazine.

“We are proud of the entire team that helped make Faces of Culpeper a well-received magazine for Culpeper,” Spargur said, adding that the project would not have been possible without sales executive Audra Dickey and designer Jay Ford.

Faces of Culpeper is available at the businesses featured in the magazine, the Ole Country Store, Full Circle Thrift, the Culpeper Visitors Center and the Culpeper Times. To see the online version, visit insidenova.com/CulpeperFaces2021.

We hope next year’s edition will exceed expectations and anyone interested in featuring their business in the 2022 FACES of Culpeper should contact tspargur@culpepertimes.com.

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Myopia in children is in crisis mode worldwide ➤ Eye Care of Virginia aims to be part of the solution

“Now we can do something to slow the progression of myopia and we must. Not only does slowing the progression of myopia help preserve your child’s vision, it keeps their eyes healthier and at less risk for serious eye conditions later on such as cataracts, glaucoma and retina detachment, all conditions that can lead to visual impairment and even blindness.”

By Josh Gully CULPEPER TIMES

When it comes to the prevalence of myopia - also known as nearsightedness - the statistics are staggering.

Nearly half of the world’s population, about 5 billion people, will be myopic by 2050. Over 40% of Americans have myopia and Dr. Miles Press of Eye Care of Virginia says that number is increasing at an alarming rate, especially among school-aged children.

Eye Care of Virginia is hoping to be part of the solution and is one of 24 practices in the country offering the state-of-the-art CooperVision’s Brilliant Futures™ Myopia Management Program with MiSight® 1 day contact lenses. This new technology is the first and only FDA-approved daily soft contact that slows the progression of myopia in children 8-12 years old at the initiation of treatment.

“It’s a simple and safe solution that works for many lifestyles, as well as being proven to slow myopia progression by about 59% on average,” Press said. “To top it off, research also tells us that compared to children in glasses, children in contact lenses report better quality of life, especially for recreational activities and their self-perceived appearance.”

WHAT YOU CAN DO

As screen time surges and new research findings are published, Press encourages parents to continue scheduling annual comprehensive eye exams and to keep an eye on behaviors related to screen time such as excessive time indoors and “near work” activities that may play a role in the development of myopia.

He also encouraged people to look after their eyes by getting outside at least two hours every day.

If a child does develop myopia, Press said “together, we can explore what will be the best fit for your child, their preferences and their lifestyle.”

DOES SCREEN TIME ACCELERATE MYOPIA PROGRESSION?

As the coronavirus pandemic has forced many children indoors and caused a rapid rise in screen time, Press explained parents’ concerns over the impact on their children’s eyesight is increasing.

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MiSight® 1 day: first and only soft contact lens FDA-approved* to slow the progression of myopia by about an average of 59 % in children over a 3 year period, if initiation of treatment is started by ages 8-12.

A new study from JAMA Ophthalmology confirms parental concern about myopia during home confinement. Researchers recently analyzed nearly 200,000 schoolbased vision screenings among 125,000 children ages 6−13 in Feicheng, China. The study shows that home confinement due to COVID-19 appears to be associated with a substantial myopic shift in young children, aged 6−8.

In fact, the prevalence of myopia sharply increased 1.4-3 times in 2020, compared with the previous five years. The authors note that younger children may be more sensitive to environmental changes, given they are in a critical period for eye growth and myopia development.

standing of myopia and technology has advanced.

“Now we can do something to

slow the progression of myopia and we must,” he said. “Not only does slowing the progression of myopia help preserve your child’s vision, it keeps their eyes healthier and at less risk for serious eye conditions later on such as cataracts, glaucoma and retina detachment, all conditions that can lead to visual impairment and even blindness.”

Fortunately, Press explained that options are available to support a child’s eye health and “we believe that kids should grow stronger, but their nearsightedness shouldn’t.”

Long-term implications of myopia

Myopia is commonly diagnosed in childhood. Unmanaged, it can progress and worsen over time, leading to more severe sight conditions later in life, including: • Retinal detachment • Myopic maculopathy

• Glaucoma • Cataracts

MY CHILD HAS MYOPIA— WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

Your child has trouble seeing the board at school, is frequently squinting and complains of headaches.

What do you do now?

While having myopia often meant wearing glasses and obtaining continually higher prescriptions as the condition worsened, Press explained that the under-

References: 1. Xu L, Wang Y, Wang S, Jonas JB. High myopia and glaucoma susceptibility, the Beijing Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2007;114(2):216-20. 2. What You Should Know If Your Child Is Nearsighted (Info-graphic) Retrieved October 29, 2019 from https://www.allaboutvision. com/parents/myopia-facts-infographic.htm 3. Flitcroft, D. The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 31(6): 622-660. 4. Chen, S. J. et al. Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Myopic Maculopathy in Elderly Chinese: The Shihpai Eye Study, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2012; 53 (8): 4868-73 SOURCE: BRILLIANT FUTURES MYOPIA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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CulpeperFest is a chance to reconnect!

My wife swears I’m not that much different from a dog.

I whine when I’m hungry, I’m never around when I’m needed and I get really excited to see people.

That last part is extremely true – I’m a people person. That’s why this last year has been extremely difficult as we have all been isolated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

I, like many in our community, am a hugger.

I like to greet my friends with a bear hug, something we haven’t been able to do much in the past year.

However, now it seems we are starting to come out on the other side. Like man’s best friend, I’m excited to “see” people again.

Sure, I’ve been able to host video chats and town halls and we’ve stayed connected that way – but this spring feels … different. I’m not going to say

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a return to normal, because I’m not sure things will ever return exactly the way they were, but we’re getting more opportunities to reconnect with our community.

CulpeperFest is going to play a major part in that effort.

The annual event, our area’s largest business to community expo hosted by the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce, returns June 11 and it couldn’t come at a better time. Our community is hungry to reconnect – we want to get out and learn about our businesses and nonprofits.

More matter-of-factly, we want to see each other. Last October, we hosted CulpeperFest at Eastern View High School’s Cyclone Stadium and we were able to make numerous connections during a pandemic. A little more than six months later, we’re excited to bring our community back together.

Novant Health UVA Health System Culpeper Medical Center is our signature sponsor this year, and our Grand Champion Sponsor is Be A Culpeper Local. Those two sponsors are a great example of what we’ve focused on in the past 14 months – staying

healthy and shopping locally.

Our community has rallied around each other to protect our neighbors and to support our local businesses.

Now, more than ever, it’s extremely important to shop locally to help our area businesses thrive. Many of them will be visible at CulpeperFest, so stop by to make introductions or reacquaint yourself with what our county has to offer. The same can be said of our nonprofits – they have faced many obstacles in the past year. They have struggled to host fundraisers, find volunteers and we have worked hard to extend their reach during this period.

This year’s CulpeperFest will be held June 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Cyclone Stadium. The event will feature something for everyone – from food trucks, to entertainment, to mini maker faire

by Career Partners, to birds of prey demonstrations to large vehicle displays, and so much more!

We hope that you’ll join us for our 41st annual CulpeperFest – it’s a chance to reconnect with our community and see why Culpeper is the greatest place to live!

A different kind of chills and fever The stage lights cut ribbons of red, green, and blue light through the creeping stage fog and my anticipation grew. A couple months back I rolled the dice and bought a pair of tickets to see this concert.

I received both my vaccines, so did my wife, and we were now hellbent and determined to breakout and see a live show. This Marshall Conner year of masks, guidelines, and virtual school made us all crazier than a caged ferret. I am sure even our pets would like a break from people hanging around at home.

One of the things I have deeply missed is live music. I just needed the right show and a bit of immunity.

Recently, the desire to see a musician I had grown to appreciate the last few years made this decision easier. It seems silly to call it rebellious--but it felt a bit like my youth. It was a sold-out, two-show concert—yet it did not feel like the packed shows I attended before the pandemic. The venue was limited to 40% capacity, people were masked (until seated), temperature checked and socially distanced.

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It was live music, but with all the Huxley-like oddities of pandemic life.

We drove to the Birchmere, in Alexandria to see Samantha Fish, a rising star of the blues rock scene. She is soulful, charismatic, and talented.

She can pick up any one of her dozens of guitars and make it wail with emotion. Beneath her platinum blonde locks there are eyes that can melt the heart and a devilish smile that says let me take you on a musical joyride down a sketchy road. She is equal parts blues, soul, New Orleans cool, Kansas City gritty, a couple shots of rockabilly--- all finished with a dash of metal.

Professionally, Fish has earned at least 10 Independent Blues Awards, including an Artist of the Year Award, according to her bio. She is seven albums deep and she just breaking into her thirties. She plays a list of her creations and occasionally covers a Townes Van Zandt, Gladys Knight, or Black Sabbath song when the mood serves her.

In fewer words, she was the perfect choice for my return to live music.

Between a blazing song list, she recounted the many obstacles of the past year as she tuned her guitar.

“I played lots of songs and a few mini-shows to my computer. It is funny, you are never sure about the

reactions. I would look at the camera and say I hope you liked it. It has been a weird time for musicians,” Fish told the audience. “It’s been messed up for all of us. I’m glad to see you all.”

The merchandise manager at the Birchmere’s store told me people are just starting to return to shows. The availability of vaccines appears to have inspired a renewed willingness to venture out to favorite venues. Many conversations were noted. I heard at least a dozen people say, “I’m so glad to be back” or “this is my first show since the pandemic.” It is encouraging to see people trying to get back to something that resembles normalcy. In one way it felt like air-travel following the 9-11 attacks.

I think there is a real desire to return to what we cherish. Live music is the perfect foil against the information anxiety. Great music lifts our spirits and fills the long silences.

“Works of art make rules: rules do not make works of art,” wrote French composer Claude Debussy.

Many of us lean on the power of music to fortify ourselves in tough times. We all have our pandemic playlists that get us through the day.

Thanks to Samantha Fish I can listen to “Chills and Fever” rather than check for symptoms.

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Medals in the Critics Challenge Upon survey completion you can International Wine & Spirits submit by mailing or dropping off at Competition. Their 2017 Cabernet the Culpeper County Library. Copies of survey will also be available at the Library desk or online. The Library is seeking all survey responses turned in

by April 1, 2020 to assist in planning for the upcoming fiscal year.

RAPPAHANNOCK-RAPIDAN COMMUNITY Services is proud of our Gladys Williams, who has been named the Culpeper Times Citizen of the Year. Gladys, who’s been with RRCS for 38 years, is a program coordinator at the Culpeper Senior Center, working with 75 seniors every week — with more applying by the day to provide them with programs, cheer, a warm meal, and transportation. She is a rock in the community.

ENDLESS CREATIONS FLOWERS & GIFTS celebrates the season of love by giving back. They are be doing food for flowers throughout February. Simply bring in 5 cans or boxes and receive

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BATTLEFIELD welcomes volunteers employees who will service the to support preservation and clean-up NEW Private Office and Reserved projects at the battlefield on April 4, Desk Options! ELEVATE is now the American Battlefield Trust’s annual partnering with other Downtown Park Day. Volunteers are invited to help spaces to provide private offices and with spreading mulch on trails, picking reserved desks. We are managing up litter and more, and will receive a these agreements through the commemorative t-shirt for their efforts.

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TAMMY LAGRAFFE has joined the Culpeper Wellness Foundation team as director of the Culpeper Free Clinic. A registered nurse, she most recently has worked with the Virginia Department of Health as a Public Health Nurse Supervisor. Tammy also brings experience with women’s health, behavioral health and communitybased wellness programs to her new role as clinic director.

THE LIVING THE DREAM FOUNDATION has begun planning for their 5th Annual 5k run and ‘Walk for Home.’ All funds raised are used locally to raise awareness and educate the community on depression, substance abuse and suicide. They give two scholarships each year to both Culpeper High schools, Orange, Madison, and Rappahannock High

new base are looking forward to aessay successful program for the an and plan to in a related Elevate platform, sowork it works very Culpeper community. field in thistoarea. motto is based similarly our Their monthly co-working on founders Gloria and Ed’s late son Tom Boyd, of Re/Max Crossroads, membership: affordable monthly Ben Long’sthe name-B.E.L.: Believing received honor #3 highest membership with nooflease or in Every Life! It's the most sales performance in the Midcontract! flexible, Atlantic Region. affordable way to secure an office DAVID MARTIN, Manager at Full space!

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CAITLIN TROILO-WADDELL from ENDLESS CREATIONS FLOWERS KK’s Printing and Stationery received & GIFTS is having a Christmas in the award for 2019 Public Servant July sale. All Items in store are 25% of the year by the Culpeper County off except plants, fresh flowers and Republican Party. delivery.

LAUREL VAN HORN has been named COMMUNITY BANK OF THE stage manager for StageWorks' CHESAPEAKE is pleased to welcome upcoming show called The Emerald Sam Kessler as Vice President, Heist. Laurel retired from teaching Commercial Loan Officer. In this role, English at Rappahannock County High he will focus on generating business School in 2010, and was fortunate lending opportunities while building to find StageWorks and follow one banking relationships. Sam will serve of her dreams which was working in Orange, VA and the surrounding the theater. She has happily worked markets, including Spotsylvania, behind the scenes for two of their Culpeper, Charlottesville and more. most recent productions, Salt & Pepper and Southern Fried Funeral.

Through StageWorks, she has met and worked with a group of incredibly knowledgeable directors and actors.

Laurel is looking forward to two performances of a unique and funny play that will engage and delight their audiences.

business owners to attain their financial goals. Josh is excited to be a part of Carter Bank & Trust, a Community Bank that cares.

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Save the Date! Culpeper Economic Robinson Plumbing Development willof bethe hosting the Community Bank Chesapeake Chris RobinsonOwner Culpeper Farm Tour on Saturday Sam Kessler th September 18 and 9048 White Shop RoadSunday 10 Chatham Heights Road th September !

Culpeper, VA19 22701 Suite 104 Robinsonplumbing25@gmail.com Fredericksburg, VA 22405 Trinity Senior Village is pleased www.Robinsonplumbinginc.com kesslers@cbtc.com to welcome our new Executive Plumbing www.cbtc.com Director, Megan Duty to our team!

Megan comes to Trinity with a BS Bank Living the Dream Foundation in Health Science and a Major in Ed & Gloria Long – Founders Healthcare Administration, with a Vent Vikings PO Box 4 long term care. She has focus on Anthony Barnhill Culpeper, VA11 22701 more than years management 19507 Bootsie Lane livingthedreamculpeper@gmail.com experience with the last five in Non-profit Brandy Station, VA 22714 ventvikings@gmail.com Blesseddreams, LLC www.ventvikings.com Ana Lyon – Photographer/Owner Home Improvement 14614 Manorwood Drive Culpeper, VA 22701 Sweet Roux ana_lyon@blesseddreams.com Ariel Davati de Campos www.blesseddreams.com 201 South East Street Photography Culpeper, VA 22701 adavati@outlook.com The Real Estate Store, Inc. www.sweetrouxofculpeper.com Ashley Rinehart Restaurants/Food 101 Duke Street Suite 215 Culpeper, VA 22701 info@therealestatestoreva.com www.therealestatestoreva.com Real Estates

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Kona Ice of Culpeper, Locust Grove & 18th Annual Golf Classic Warrenton Friday August 21st 8am Registration Maria Lischak Country Club of Culpeper 132 Harrison Circle 100 Country Club Road, Locust Grove, VA 22508 Culpeper, VA 22701 culpeper@kona-ice.com Food & Beverage

Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services and a Board Member of Piedmont CRUSH were invited to the White House for the launch of the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s (ONDCP) new Rural Community FAYE’S OFFICE SUPPLY Wishes Resource Guide, on January 31st, 2020.

Happy Birthday to Rachel Rouleau.

The ONDCP works to reduce drug use and its consequences by leading APPLETON CAMPBELL, a leading Community STARS HVAC, has a new employee!

April Gillison our new Client and coordinating theisdevelopment, provider of residential plumbing Care Coordinator. She is the first friendly voice you hear when you call implementation, and assessment of and electrical now in its 44th year of C-STARs. We are excited to announce we are growing - again! Pardon drug policy.

The1,600sq action guide is top-rated service to Fauquier and our dust while we expand our 3,400 sqU.S. ft clinic another ft! We one of several tools that was created surrounding counties, is looking are in the process of building private treatment and evaluation rooms specificallyWe forhope rural leaders who forward 2020 to opening a new to betterinserve the children in our community. to have all the are facing drug facility in Warrenton. construction completed and the new space ready byaddiction the endin oftheir Summer. communities. In attendance were: Jim Stay tuned for a Grand Opening!

LaGraffe, Piedmont CRUSH Board THE AGING TOGETHER TEAM Members Sean Polster, Town of hosts “Dementia Friends” session at Warrenton, and Crystal Hale, Orange monthly meeting.

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Wagner Hearing Aid of Culpeper would like to welcome Lori Montgomery to our staff. Lori is our new Patient Care Coordinator and will be the friendly face you see when entering the office. Lori is as passionate as Freda and Teresa about serving the Culpeper community and Helping U Hear.

Call for a Free Hearing Evaluation and say hello to Lori, or come meet all of us June 11 at Culpeperfest 2021.

Dogwood Village would like to recognize Nancy Huffstickler for her contributions to the facility. Nancy has been a resident in Health and Rehabilitation for almost eight years. She was born and raised in Northern Virginia and moved to Orange about 12 years ago. Nancy worked for Fairfax County for 30 years in Human Resources. She has a daughter and three grandsons and looks forward to their visits. Nancy has been teaching Sunday School for several years for Dogwood residents and enjoys providing one-to-one visits for many residents. Nancy enjoys music and outside visits.

long term care. Prior to coming to Trinity Senior Village, Megan was the Executive Director for three and a half years at an Assisted Living in Fredericksburg.

Megan says she has “always loved learning seniors’ life stories” and has “a strong desire to create a

home for seniors that provides a great quality of life.” eXp Realty Culpeper Branch Office is now on Main Street! Based on the success of these awardwinning agents and the expected growth of the company, eXp Realty

Full Circle Thrift, a non-profit, was incorporated Oct. 15, 2002. Since 2003 over $500,000 has been donated back into the community to help those in need. Our motto is “We are Culpeper Helping Culpeper”. Follow us on Facebook (Full Circle Thrift Store), check out our website (fullcirclethrift.org), visit the store at 12308 Sperryville Pike, or contact us at 540-7278716. David A. Martin, Manager, is pleased to announce that Tracy Corbin was recently promoted to Assistant Manager. Tracy was hired in 2016 as a Sales Associate and promoted to Supervisor in 2019. Her duties have included processing and pricing donated goods, assisting customers with purchases, handling daily sales receipts and deposits, and helping with Facebook and marketing.

Tracy resides in Madison and invites everyone to donate, shop and support the store.

Hospice of the Piedmont invites the public to a virtual community conversation on finding your way after a life-limiting diagnosis with local entrepreneur Bob Kahn on June 22 at 1pm.

Little Shop Of Shimmer just celebrated our 1 year anniversary!

We would also like to welcome Andrea Moore to the team! Please find us on Facebook and check out our new option to book private shopping appointments!

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C O V I D -19 U P D AT E Is the pandemic over?

By Rachel Needham

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It’s a tempting thought, isn’t it?

With vaccination rates rising, more people are going out sans masks to gather with friends and family, eat in restaurants and enjoy a public life resembling pre-pandemic normalcy. It can sometimes seem as though we have crossed the finish line of the COVID-19 marathon.

However, Dr. Colin Greene, interim director of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District, explained we are still a long way from the checkered flag. “It’s not over,” he noted.

“Remember that a pandemic is a worldwide event, so it would have to be substantially over worldwide for the pandemic to be declared over — and that will probably be for the WHO [World Health Organization] to call,” Greene said. “If you look at other parts of the world, unfortunately this pandemic is still going strong. … The rest of the world is having a harder time getting [vaccines].”

So with COVID-19 continuing to spread like wildfire throughout parts of India and Brazil, Greene explained, it is unlikely that the WHO will call an end to the pandemic anytime soon.

“That said, the shorter-term question might be: When will the state of emergency be over here in Virginia and here in the United States?”

Greene hasn’t heard of specific criteria for ending the state of emergency, but he suggested that a sustained period of either no cases or very few new cases of COVID-19,

with a significant proportion of the population either vaccinated or naturally immune, could be enough to lift the emergency declaration.

Earlier this month, President Joe Biden set the goal of getting at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 70 percent of Americans by July 4. In a telepress briefing late last week, Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia’s state vaccine coordinator, said he thinks the state “will definitely get to that goal.”

Only five percent of Virginia’s population — 320,000 more adults — would need to get the vaccine between now and July 4, or about 8,000 per day to reach the President’s goal, Avula said. “We have been tracking a good bit better than that. Over the last week, [we administered] around 20,000 — a little over that — per day for first doses. So making good progress.”

In Rappahannock County, one in two residents have received at least one dose and more than two in five are fully vaccinated. Nearly 47 percent of all residents in the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District, which serves the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Madison and Rappahannock, have received at least one dose.

IF THE PANDEMIC’S NOT OVER, CAN I TRUST THE CDC’S GUIDELINES?

Unequivocally, Dr. Colin Greene says yes.

“The CDC’s guidelines are based on two statements for which there is substantial evidence,” he said.

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The exceptions, Greene noted, are for those who work among very high-risk people, such as patients in hospital wards or nursing homes, where even a very small risk is “still more than you’re willing to take;” and for people who work among large populations of unvaccinated people, such as schoolchildren.

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CULPEPER IN BRIEF SCHOOLS OPT TO CONTINUE NOT NAMING TOP TWO STUDENTS

The Culpeper County School Board recently decided to continue not recognizing a valedictorian and salutatorian. Instead, the two local high schools will continue recognizing several students whose grades are in the top percentile.

The idea was broached during a recent work session after a few parents suggested that the top two students be recognized.

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Spark Culpeper is a fun, hands-on summer camp. It exists to provide a safe and engaging space for all kids of our community. In an increasingly chaotic world, Spark aims to extend social, academic, and emotional support to the youth of Culpeper.

Spark is an extension of PACT, a free tutoring program, and will work closely with families to provide academic and socio-emotional support to its campers. Educators from Farmington Elementary School, Culpeper Middle School, and Floyd T. Binns Middle School will teach and lead groups to bridge academic gaps from the past year.

It is open to children who have completed grades K-8.

Spark will meet 5-8 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with weekly sessions running June 15-Aug. 5. Costs are $25 per child with full scholarship available. The camp will feature dinner, academically-focused projects, social times and group games. Weekly attractions will include bouncy houses, water games, speakers and more.

The camp will observe CDC-recommended coronavirus guidelines.

COMMUNITY-STARS OWNER WINS FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Kim Lephart, Community-STARs owner, was recently named the winner of Female Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2021 BIZ X Awards, an annual event that honors the best of the best small and medium-sized businesses around the world. T Community-STARs is a group of handpicked therapists helping to develop and shape the future of the disabled youth in our community by offering physical, occupational and speech therapy services.

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given this prestigious award. I know I did the best I possibly could in 2020 for our clients, my employees, and my business.”

REC NAMES DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION IN CULPEPER

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative has promoted Kevin Pories to director of operations and construction in the Cooperative’s Culpeper office. Pories began his career at REC in 1989 as an apprentice lineman. Since then, he has worked his way through the various lineman progressions, eventually becoming General Foreman in 2018.

“Mr. Pories has over 30 years of field experience, garnering a rich knowledge of the electric distribution industry,” said Shawn McDonough, REC’s manager of the Western Region. “His knowledge and experience is critical in building a strong, resilient system to meet – and go above and beyond – our member-owners’ expectations.”

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the eighth annual Give Local Piedmont event. The May 4th event, raising a total of $1,223,973 with 3,397 unique (individual) donors.

The final figure represents funds raised to support the 199 nonprofit organizations that participated across Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, and Rappahannock County.

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“Give Local Piedmont demonstrated what our communities can do together to support the causes for that we care deeply. Focusing on giving local and supporting our nonprofits speaks volumes about this northern Piedmont region we call home,” the release says.

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Over 1,000 donations totaling $122,262 were given Northern Piedmont Community Foundation’s annual Give Local Piedmont event.

The Hospice of the Piedmont received the greatest amount for the day with $14,086. The Culpeper Baptist Child Development Center also did well, earning $13,575.

Each and every organization participating will earn yet a bit more once the $100,000 bonus gift provided by the PATH Foundation is divided among all the 198 participants.

A Northern Piedmont Community Foundation news release notes that local businesses, nonprofits and citizens banded together to strength the region in spite of the hardships

For the 19th straight year, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative received the Tree Line USA designation from The Arbor Day Foundation for demonstrating best practices in protecting and enhancing forestry.

“REC works year-round to ensure our certified arborists and forester do their jobs with an eye toward sustainability,” said Cindy Musick, Director of Vegetation Management. “Respecting the environment is key to everything we do.”

This year, REC took part in Arbor Day celebrations including tree plantings at Hoover Ridge Park, Madison Garden Club and Waverly Yowell Elementary.

RRRC COMMUTER SERVICES CONDUCTING BIKE MONTH SURVEY

As part of Bike Month, the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission Commuter Services program is celebrating is collecting survey information from residents and workers in Culpeper and Warrenton regarding bike to work opportunities.

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MEMORIAL DAY REFUSE COLLECTION

In observance of Memorial Day, the Town of Culpeper’s offices will be closed May 31. Additionally, trash that is normally collected on Monday will be collected Tuesday instead.

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Kicking for charity

By Josh Gully CULPEPER TIMES

Placing the “fun” in fundraising, the Culpeper Young Professionals recently hosted its first charity kickball tournament on the Lenn Park baseball fields.

The tournament was one of several Young Professionals charitable events of the year, proceeds from which are being donated to The Groundwork Project, which is a joint venture between Rappahannock Goodwill Industries and Verdun Adventure Bound that serves as a career readiness program for those aged 16-24 with life circumstances rendering it difficult to find employment.

While Chamber of Commerce Events Coordinator Amy Frazier said the Young Professionals hoped to raise more than the $150 collected, the tournament went well for an inaugural event during which everyone had a great time and excitement was built for what will be an annual occurrence. More will be added to the total raised as Kona Ice and Burnt Ends BBQ food trucks were stationed nearby and will donate a portion of their sales.

Members of The Money Mafia team did not even know a kickball tournament was set to take place.

In a fortuitous stroke of luck, however, a team member happened to be at Lenn Park that morning and summoned his comrades to take the field. The Money Mafia, which plays in a local kickball league, harnessed its experience and proved to be no match for its competition. The team breezed through the doubleelimination tournament undefeated and happily accepted a $250 award after taking down the Ardent Mills Grinders in the championship.

Money Mafia player Justin Werner said he and his teammates “loved and enjoyed our time being out there” and he hopes to see the event grow in the future.

PHOTOS BY JOSH GULLY

Jason Ford, a member of the Culpeper Young Professionals team, winds up to make contact at the young professional's inaugural kickball charity tournament.

The Money Mafia team was all smiles when they received a $250 first place award after sweeping through the competition and going undefeated in the recent kickball tournament at Lenn Park.

Stephen King makes solid contact behind the plate for the Culpeper Young Professionals team.

Burnt Ends BBQ and Kona Ice were on hand to feed the players after they worked up an appetite on the field.

The Ardent Mills Grinders team did not take home the first place check, but they proudly held up two fingers after falling to The Money Mafia in the championship game.

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ACROSS 1. *Carole King: "But you're ____ ____ away" 6. "I Thee ____" 9. Ring practice 13. Hacienda brick 14. *Billy Joel: "I love you just the way you ____" 15. What speakers do 16. Leg of lamb 17. Styling goo 18. Spooky 19. *Rod Stewart: "Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried ____ ____" 21. *Stevie Wonder: "Very superstitious, writing's on ____ ____" 23. Type of constrictor 24. Can of worms 25. *"____ Cola, what a beautiful drink" 28. Capital of Peru 30. *Carly Simon: "I had some dreams, they were ____ in my coffee" 35. Bad luck precursor 37. Swing seat, possibly 39. Macaroni shape 40. Capital on the Baltic Sea 41. Figure with vertex and rays 43. Venetian magistrate 44. Not fitting 46. Sealed with a handshake 47. Wise man 48. Annotator and commentator 50. Facts and figures 52. Bambino 53. Chinese monetary unit 55. International Labor Organization 57. *The Knack: "M M M My ____" 61. *Sister Sledge: "We are family, get up everybody ____ ____" 65. Last European colony in China 66. Pastrami's partner 68. Sheik's bevy 69. Movie premiere, e.g.

70. Gunk 71. Ancient assembly area 72. Used to be wild?

73. Attila, e.g.

74. Part of mortise joint

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