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Young entrepreneur’s candle venture skyrockets to success

By Maria Basileo CULPEPER TIMES

Despite only living in Culpeper for a year, Brett Plaugher has found his place in town and soon will find his candles on some local retail shelves.

Plaugher, 28, originally from Warrenton, established Millian Candles in October. Named as a tribute to his grandmother Millian and his mother, the two women helped develop his interest in home décor. So much so, he began what he calls his “kitchen table startup.”

“She (mom) is a décor connoisseur, to say the least,” Plaugher said. “I’m just carrying it on and hoping that it does well.”

Plaugher’s small-batch, handpoured, soy-based candles are featured in sophisticated vessels that make them stand out in the crowd.

“I love enhancing any decor settings, and I just thought it was a great way to express my creativity.”

Millian’s current vessels are wine glasses, wine bottles - due to his love of wine - and more recently, tea cups and tea pots.

Despite Christmas being just weeks away, Plaugher finds himself already planning for his spring collection as he prepares to begin selling his candles at Pepperberries on East Davis Street in late January.

The spring collection includes fragrances such as One in a Millian, which has notes of geranium

“I love enhancing any decor settings, and I just thought it was a great way to express my creativity.”

Brett Plaugher Owner, Millian Candles and jasmine blossom and Spring Morning, which has notes of honeysuckle and floral.

Plaugher branched out into tea cups because tea is the shop’s biggest seller.

“We definitely want to cater to each customer that would like something like that.”

Pepperberries is a boutique shop featuring a mix of jewelry, gifts and more from both local and global independent makers and designers.

For those customers who are curious about the process, Plaugher will be teaching candle making class at Wine and Design on Waters Place beginning on Jan. 16. ➤ See Candle, Page 14 Brett Plaugher, 28, pours his soybased candles into teacups at his home in Culpeper as a part of his business, Millian Candles. His candles will become available at Pepperberries next year.

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➤ Father, son team forge their way into a future bladesmithing business

By Maria Basileo CULPEPER TIMES

Mark Winburn started bladesmithing about eight years ago as a hobby with a small propane forge and an anvil from Harbor Freight. With the new year on the horizon, however, plans to incorporate Winburn Steel as business have begun.

“I’ve always been interested in this stuff,” Winburn said. “The last several years it kind of grew really fast because I started getting better equipment and doing more challenging projects.”

Equipment grew from a single hand-held hammer to using more advanced equipment such as press and power hammer.

Winburn, who has worked full time at SWIFT Inc. in Culpeper for 35 years, calls this venture a “stress relief hobby.”

As he developed and honed his skills despite having no formal training, Winburn’s son, Dale, took the fire, forge and hammer himself.

“Initially, he (Dale) was just doing things with me on the weekends, but then he kind of fell in love with it as well,” Winburn said.

The pair are in the process of building a dedicated shop on Wiburn’s property as they plans to legitimize their hobby come to fruition. ➤ See Forge, Page 4

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➤ Forge, from Page 3 “For myself, I was looking at it as a retirement business, but he (Dale) wants to make it a business as well.”

Dale, Winburn continued, intends to make it his full time job when the building is completed as

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he brings his artistic talents to his work as a bladesmith.

“He’s gotten much better than I am with this stuff.”

The pair have made everything from hunting and everyday carry knives to recreating historical swords and daggers including a ring guard sword and a Scottish

Dirk.

Apart from its Damascus blade - a mixture of different steels that give it its wavy look, the Dirk, a thrusting or stabbing dagger, also has a hand carved handle and brass fittings. Swords like that take about three weeks to make, Winburn said.

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When the business launches, Winburn sees the pair steering more towards recreating commission-based historical blades to sell to collectors.

To see more of the Winburns’ work, go online to www.facebook. com/WinburnSteel maria@culpepertimes.com

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Third generation dairy farm cements itself as revered community leader

By Maria Basileo CULPEPER TIMES

Tucked away in the rolling farmland of southeastern Culpeper County is Belair Farm, the area’s last dairy farm. Generations of hard work and community service can be seen in every inch of the over 900-acre farm.

The Culpeper Chamber of Commerce named Belair Dairy the 2021 Agribusiness of the Year at its yearly banquet in November.

On Dec. 3, Culpeper Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Say and Events Coordinator Amy Frazier presented the Houck family with their plaque since they were unable to attend the event in person.

The Houck’s have in the neighborhood of 300 head of cattle of which they produce about 7,500 pounds of milk every day. The farm raises Holstein and Jersey cows, both solid producers of milk.

The farm transitioned to using robot milkers on their cows a few years ago, lightening the workload

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Craig Houck, left, Pat Houck, middle, and Joe Houck, middle, listen to Carl Stafford, right, as he talks about the importance of dairy farming in Culpeper County. on their two full time employees.

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son, Craig. “We’re on the bigger side of small, but we’re still small.”

In addition to milk, the Houcks

also grew 200 acres corn and 400 acres of soybeans this year.

“We are proud of the cows, but the family part is really important,” said Senior Extension Agent at Virginia Tech Carl Stafford, who also attended the make-shift award ceremony.

Joe Houck was raised on a farm about five miles before his father, Albert, bought Belair Farm in 1970.

Two years later, the cows followed.

The farm’s name, Joe Houck’s wife, Pat, said, was there when they moved and has been called it for de➤ See Farm, Page 7

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Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Partners with Culpeper County for Free Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing On Dec. 9, there will be a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing site from 4-7 p.m. at Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department located at 19601 Church Road.

The parking lot will open at 3 p.m. and the first 300 individuals will be tested.

This one day testing site is open to everyone at no cost and will happen rain or shine. You don’t have to be experiencing symptoms or have a referral to be tested.

This free testing site is offered through a partnership between the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District and Culpeper County.

“This project expands on the work of our community partnership to provide accessible testing for everyone in our community,” said Culpeper County Emergency Manager Bill Ooten.

Rappahannock-Rapidan Medical Reserve Corps volunteers will help staff the testing site. Please be prepared to complete paperwork in your car while you wait. If you are experiencing symptoms, we recommend you wear a mask in your car especially if you have other passengers. You can expect the PCR test results to take 2-5 days on average.

“We encourage anyone who

wants to be tested, especially those with symptoms consistent with COVID-19, to come out Thursday, December 9,” said Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District Director Dr. Colin Greene.

For everyone’s safety and for the privacy of those being tested, ESTATE media should not attempt to enter the testing site and should stay in the designated media area.

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questions about COVID-19, community members may call the RRHD COVID-19 Hotline at 540308-6072 or email AskRRHD@ vdh.virginia.gov. For the latest on COVID-19, visit: www.vdh.virginia. gov/coronavirus.

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Pat and Joe Houck met on a blind date in college. Pat Houck hadn’t grown up on a farm, but soon found herself tending to farm duties as she raised their three children.

It was important, Pat Houck said, for the couple to raise their children on the farm to teach them responsibility.

Belair Farm, Safford said, contributes to the county by way of employment, paying taxes, owning land that would otherwise be developed and generating income that is spent locally.

“As a group, farmers are the bedrock of our community, if you will,” he continued. “Without them, our taxes would be much higher.” maria@culpepertimes.com

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Clevenger’s Corner housing development slated to begin construction in spring

By Maria Basileo CULPEPER TIMES

An over 700-home residential development anchored on the ends of Culpeper, Fauquier and Rappahannock counties continues to make progress in becoming a reality.

Florida-based home construction company Lennar Corporation broke ground on its first section of Stonehaven at 18163 Golf Lane in Jeffersonton in August.

Despite a sign on the property indicating homes would become available this fall, it appears the site is still being cleared of trees and brush. According to Vice President Communications for Lennar Corporation Danielle Tocco, “sales for three collections of single-family homes will begin in mid-to-late December from a sales trailer on Golf Lane prior to starting construction on our first section of single-family homes.”

The development of the wooded Clevenger’s Corner site, which sits

on the intersection of Rixeyville Road and Lee Highway, has been up in the air since it was rezoned in 2005. The Clevenger’s Village project was originally purchased

by Centex Homes in 2005, but the site was never developed. Centex then sold to Pulte Homes in 2014, and Saadeh Partners bought Clevenger’s Village in August 2018.

It is unclear when Lennar bought the property. The corporation builds homes in 23 states across the country including Pennsylvania, California and Texas.

According to Culpeper County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Deal, Clevenger’s Corner has been designated in the Comprehensive Plan as a village center.

“The village center concept was conceived with the idea that concentrating growth in appropriate locations would help preserve the rural character of Culpeper County,” he said. “The area is already

“The village center concept was conceived with the idea that concentrating growth in appropriate locations would help preserve the rural character of Culpeper County. The area is already served with public water and sewer, and as such, it is an appropriate location for some concentration of residential development.”

Gary Deal Culpeper County Board of Supervisors Chairman

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Free drive-thru Christmas display continues

By Maria Basileo CULPEPER TIMES

For 20 years, the Anderson Family Christmas Display in Reva has been spreading Christmas cheer.

“People look forward to it,”

Andy Anderson said. “And I enjoy doing it.”

Anderson welcomes cars full of kids and families to view the over 150 individual pieces amongst 47 different scenes - along with lights and 25-foot high mega tree

synchronized to music - on display on his property during the holiday season all free of charge.

“I emphasize the word free,” Anderson said. “It’s my gift to the community.”

Anderson, who has had some

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As always Culpeper Volunteer Fire Department and Culpeper Town Police for your support and promoting this organization.

The Culpeper Police Department and The Culpeper Volunteer Fire Department have joined forces to spread the joy of Christmas. The Blue & Red Santa project was created to give back to the community that is served by the Culpeper Police Department and Culpeper Volunteer Fire Department.

This program has helped our local schools by providing much needed school supplies and other various items. We have been able to assist with Culpeper Community Christmas Basket and Doris’s Angel Tree. This year more than ever these families need our help.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS These property transfers for November 2021 were provided by the Culpeper County Assessor’s Office. Appreciation is extended to W. Jason Kilby and his staff.

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Catalpa District 11/1: Koloseus, Edward J and Wife to Brock, Justin D and Wife; 2.68 acres located at 10798 Dutch Hollow RD, $271,500 11/3: Wilkoski, Jennifer Nicole to Baecher Guidotti, Skylar A and Other; 1.25 acres located at 12062 Turner LN, $360,000 11/3: Caliber Homebuilder INC to Walton, Nickolas J and Wife; 10.42 acres located at 10326 Hart CT, $619,641 11/3: Lewis, Andrew to Morales, Vanessa S and Other; 1 acre located at 11131 Cherry Hill RD, $270,000 11/5: Dutch Hollow LLC to Neff, Joshua and Wife; 11.25 acres located near Dutch Hollow RD, $160,000 11/8: Ashrifeh, Narwass and Wife to Finkle, Nicholas C and Wife; .40 acres located at 15080 General AP Hill AVE, $240,000 11/9: Anderson, Jeffrey E and Wife to Rowe, Scott and Wife; 1.51 acres located at 11398 Tulip Bulb CT, $485,000 11/9: Mayorga, Arturo and Wife to Grisham, Rodney and Wife; 3.65 acres located at 14142 Rixeyville RD, $353,500 11/15: Knecht, Bryan K and Wife to Callahan, Patrick and Wife; 7.92 acres located at 11064 Muddy Run LN, $409,000 11/16: Payton, Michael and Wife to Wolf, Christopher and Other; 5.43 acres located at 12521 Hazel River RD, $345,000 11/18: Randall, Gary P to Miller, Natalie; 1 acre located at 14182 Woodland Church RD, $246,124 11/18: Miller-Tear, Zada J to Rock Investments LLC; Multiple parcels located near Holly Springs RD, $170,000 11/22: Goldizen, Bryan K and Other to Byler, Geoffrey and Wife; 1.11 acres located at 12073 Dogwood LN, $280,00 Catalpa Town District 11/3: Hodge, James W to Just Getting By LLC; 1.29 acres located at 809 Old Rixeyville RD, $250,000 11/3: Bar Construction LLC to Albert, Victor and Wife; .45 acres located at 321 Lewis ST, $225,000 11/22: Sage Legacy LLC to Reynolds, Tracy Marlene; .22 acres located at 901 Terrace ST, $125,000 11/22: Henderson, Alexander Putnam to Smith, Jacob Phillip and Wife; .30 acres located at 1125 Lee ST, $335,000 11/23: Johnson, Linda D to Miller, Charles M and Wife; .11 acres located at 1653 Sally Lou LN, $300,000 Cedar MTN District 11/1: Miksit, Robert F and Other to Rivera, Ryan E and Other; 1.22 acres located at 19071 Equestrian LN, $800,000 11/1 : Loveland, Warren L JR and Wife to Mchale, Catherine L and Husband; 1.61 acres located at 9278 Blackbird LOOP,$432,500 11/3: Cooper, Norman Lee to Cole Hospitality Properties LLC; 34 acres located at 7570 White Oak RD, $778,000 11/8: Johnson, Walter A and Wife to Qreitem, Anton F and Other; Multiple parcels located near Kirtley TRL, $600,000 11/10: Kleindl, James and Wife to Person, Danielle; .13 acres located at 18127 Scenic Creek LN, $370,000 11/15: Weldon, John Jerold and Wife to Vongsiri, Jim and Other; .13 acres located at 18129 Scenic Creek LN, $348,000 11/22: Walker, Robert and Wife to Purrington, Challis L JR; .75 acres located at 19109 Stallion RD, $545,000 11/22: Scott, Bonnie Garrigan to Samuels, Jack and Other; .56 acres located at 28315 Rapidan RD, $101,000 11/30: Abbott, Tony and Other to Shrestha, Deep and Other; .14 acres located at 12112 Majestic PL, $356,000 Cedar MTN Town District 11/8: Howell, William Jr to Tien Cotter Real Estate LLC; .13 acres located at 799 Ripplebrook DR, $227,613 11/8: Association of Social Work Boards to RMD Investors LLC; Multiple parcels located near Southridge PKWY, $1,150,000 11/15: Quaintance, Rupert W JR and Other to Dodson, Sara Lynn; Townhouse located at 405 Willow Lawn DR, $230,000 11/19: Bloedel, Joey L to Cuc Tzi, Norma O; Multiple parcels located near Elizabeth St, $299,900 11/22: NMR Properties LLC to Sachdeva, Meena and Husband; Townhouse located at 577 Cromwell CT, $225,000 11/23: Frye, Gina L to Thompson, Janet Mae and Husband; .40 acres located at 100 Morningside DR, $390,000 11/29: Carroll, Brandon and Wife to Bautista, Andrea Chicas; Townhouse located at436 Cromwell CT, $275,000 East Fairfax District 11/1: Komar, David M and Wife to Comer, Philip L and Wife; .25 acres located at 400 Standpipe RD, $410,000 11/1: Brege, Joshua S and Other to Moyer, Dane A and Wife; .30 acres located at 2324 Tulip Poplar DR, $435,000 11/3: Da’Mes, Sufian A to Hillside Construction and Remodeling LLC; Townhouse located at 1825 Picadilly Circus, $155,000 11/9: Williams, Franklin to Busdiecker, Paul and Other; .30 acres located at 441 Azalea ST, $335,000 11/22: Alfieri, Christopher J to Darling, Kanale Ryan; .26 acres located at 503 Hitt CT, $344,900 11/29: Case, Michael and Other to Montest, Gregory M and Other; .47 acres located at 718 Saddlebrook RD, $449,900 11/29: Lacey, Matthew T and Other to Wakilzada, Munir Ahmed and Wife; .23 acres located at 721 Saddlebrook RD, $455,000 11/30: M Corbin LLC to Schrock, Austin J and Wife; .23 acres located at 612 Lonetree CT, $300,000 Jefferson District 11/3: Conners, Paul H JR and Wife to Shelton, Kirstan and Other; 1.07 acres located at 3522 Southhampton DR, $600,000 11/3: Orr, Andrew M and Wife to Austin, Sharon; 3 acres located at 18344 Sean ST, $492,000 11/5: Johnson, Amanda Rieman and Husband to Ezzell, Jeffrey James David and Other; 1.09 acres located at 2430 Somerset DR, $549,000 11/8: Lucht, Richard D to Sams, Tish Melinda; 3.31 acres located near Waterloo RD, $103,000 11/9: Hamilton, James E and Wife to Watts, Veterinary Properties LLC; 2.19 acres located at 18135 Lee HWY, $485,000

11/10: Snow-Brown, Melody C and Other to Lydon, Sean and Wife; 5.26 acres located at 10448 Alum Springs RD, $350,000 11/18: Owsley, D Terrence D and Other to Geurtsen, Matthew John; 8.048 acres located near Owsley PL, $392,500 11/19: Da’Mes, Sufian to Fenson, Nathaniel; .67 acres located at 5254 Scottsville RD, $120,000 11/22: Minor, Terrell, Kenneth and Wife to Hood, Benjamin and Wife; 2.474 acres located at 1276 Ava LN, $425,000 11/22: Lowenbach, Benjamin C and Wife to Hambleton, Stephen and Wife; 5.46 acres located at 16122 Sleepy Oak WAY, $750,000 11/22: Krill, Daniel W and Other to Danaher, Jeffrey James and Other; 1.42 acres located at 2411 Donnington CT, $575,000 11/23: Snyder, Aileen B to Clark, Martin and Other; 18.77 acres located at 16436 carpe Diem DR, $1,150,000 11/30: Owsley, D Terrence D and Other to Downs, Beau Micah; 34.14 acres located near Owsley PL, $375,000 11/30: Berns, Chad T and Wife to Burch, Amandalina and Husband; 6.56 acres located at 14646 Black Hill RD, $560,000 Salem District 11/1: Martin Investments LLC to Solinsky, David and Wife; 10.01 acres located near Vistaview LN, $150,000 11/5: Cochran, Carole Ann and Other to Payne, Trevor and Wife; 1.32 acres located at 18319 Federal CT, $335,000 11/12: Eckard, Zachariah J and Wife to Taylor, Matthew D and Wife; 6 acres located at 16083 Laurel Springs RD, $699,000 11/16: SONA INC to Abrahams, Lester E JR and Other; 7.44 acres located at 17281 Feldspar LN, $529,900 11/16: Fox, Samuel L and Wife to Coffey, Patrick N JR and Wife; 39.14 acres located near Emerald Hill RD, $234,828 11/17: Walker, Marvin L to Reaves, Sanford Jr; 1.44 acres located at 13314 Gray ST, $75,000 11/17: Hicks, Tammy Faye and Others to Pruitt, Tara Ann and Other; .59 acres located at 15495 Bruces LN, $211,000 11/22: Bofinger, Charlene to Settle Excavating & Construction INC; 3.5 acres located near Scotts Mill RD, $80,000 11/22: SONA INC to Maddox, Ingrid K and Husband; 1.49 acres located at 17302 Feldspar LN, $529,900 11/29: Bruce, Larry and Wife to Bartel, Eric D and Other; 5 acres located at 6226 riverbend LN, $499,900 11/29: Utz, Ronald Bradford to Hillside Construction and Remodeling LLC; .81 acres located at 15559 Gibson Mill RD, $222,000 11/29: Barber, Lorne Edward to Bernal, Rosa L and Husband; 1 acre located at 15045 Jenkins Hill, LN $410,000 Stevensburg District 11/1: Culpeper Capital LLC to Fanta, Lauren Frances; 5.88 acres located at 13064 Newbys Shop, $450,000 11/3: Watts, Garrett and Other to Shortridge, Frank Wesley; .98 acres located at 21339 Jennings RD, $320,000 11/8: Van Wingerden, Johannes and Other to Prins Project USA LLC; 14.99 acres located at 21195 Germanna HWY, $175,000 11/12: Wagner Family LLC to Burris, Benji J and Wife; 2.87 acres located at 21315 Jacobs Ford RD, $415,000 11/15: Miller, Floyd S and Other to Miranda, Carlos A; 2.70 acres located at 10451 Mt Zion Church RD, $340,000 11/15: Stickbow LLC to NVR INC; .46 acres located at 15083 North Ridge BLVD, $110,000 11/16: Van Pelt, Barry N to SAB Investments LLC; 2.33 acres located near Eleys Ford RD, $65,000 11/16: Burruss, Rebecca L to SAB Investments LLC; 28.20 acres located near Richards Ferry RD, $330,000 11/16: Dwyer, Richard D and Others to Heflin, Thomas Earl SR; 1 acre located at 2529 Germanna HWY, $70,000 11/17: Ramirez, Leonel and Wife to Meagher, Matthew and Others; 10 acres located at 20465 Sunset Hill DR, $525,000 11/19: Mullins, Charles Wesley and Wife to Chapman, Roger Keith; 1.14 acres located at 15697 Bradford RD, $295,000 11/22: Wines, Rae B to Cox, Johnathan; Multiple parcels located near Grassland RD, $365,000 11/29: Stickbow LLC to NVR INC; Multiple parcels located at 14903 Mapleridge RD, $880,000 West Fairfax District 11/1: Bailey, Joseph Raymond JR to Webb, Larry; Townhouse located at 1035 Longview LN, $284,000 11/1: Gonzalez, Victor A to Raufyar, Ruhina; .45 acres located at 1109 Kearns CT, $330,000 11/3: Da’mes, Sufian A to Hillside Construction and Remodeling LLC; .35 acres located at 1315 Sperryville PIKE, $180,000 11/8: Wilson, David J and Wife to Demelfi, Lisa A and Husband; .29 acres located at 720 Blossom Tree RD, $394,000 11/15: Aylor, John R and Wife to Denunzio, Crystal A; .31 acres located at 550 Greens CT, $515,000 11/16: Johnson, William Patrick and Wife to Monge-Rivera, Joaquin and Others; .16 acres located at 618 Pelhams Reach DR, $399,900 11/22: Boothe, Sharon P to Mills, Eric; .24 acres located at 613 Country Club RD, $415,000 11/24: Garabito, Monia L and Husband to Robinson, Marvin S and Other; .32 acres located at 735 Holly Crest DR, $405,000 11/30: Culpeper Land Investments LLC to Lord, Berta A; Townhouse located at 815 Fairview Village CT, $229,900

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➤ Display, from Page 9 after that it just started to get bigger and bigger,” he said.

Anderson’s neighbors help him set up the scenes. Set up began on Nov. 1 and was completed before Thanksgiving.

“It’s quite a few man hours,” he said, adding he tried to keep track one year but couldn’t keep up. “If it wasn’t for my couple neighbors and some other people, it just wouldn’t happen.”

“It takes days to put up and then comes troubleshooting mode.”

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Anderson takes time to fix any burned out lightbulbs or any other broken elements. His plans are always to open the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend.

The approximately 300-yard display runs from 5-10 p.m. every day through New Years. Weekends are typically the busiest with about 50-75 cars per night.

Weekdays see about 30-50 cars.

The display can be found at 4489 Hoover Road, Reva. Motorists are asked to follow the arrows around the circle at the top of the hill. maria@culpepertimes.com

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➤ Candle, from Page 2 Plaugher began making candles with his mom because they liked making their own scents.

“It was just a childhood hobby,” he said.

Plaugher decided to turn his longtime hobby into a small business after friends began to ask him more about it.

“That’s when I was like, ‘This might seem like something that people may want besides me,’” he said. “From there, it’s really taken off.”

When he returns home from his day job at UPS, Plaugher gets to work.

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served with public water and sewer, and as such, it is an appropriate location for some concentration of residential development.”

“The project will also accommodate and trigger commercial development, which is positive from an economic standpoint.”

Stonehaven will include 761 single-family homes and townhomes. Single-family homes are priced from the upper $400,000

en,” he said of his workspace. “Luckily, I have a huge kitchen, so there’s plenty of room for setup.”

Each scent is done in batches.

Plaugher can make 20 to 30 candles per batch.

Currently, Plaugher gets most of his business via word of mouth and Etsy, an online retail shop for small businesses.

Shoppers can find Millian Candles online to Etsy at www.etsy. com/shop/MillianCandles.

“Every person that bought it from word of mouth was like, ‘This is so unique,’” he said. “They love the wine glasses, wine bottles and tea cups. It’s pretty insane actually.

I’m very thankful.” maria@culpepertimes.com range. Townhome pricing has not yet been released as these are planned for a future section, Tocco said.

General contractor SW Rodgers of Gainesville continues to work onsite.

A commuter parking lot adjacent to the development will remain at its current location for the immediate future but will be relocated east on Lee Highway, Tocco continued. maria@culpepertimes.com

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Staff quarantines rise, student fall in Culpeper County Schools

By Maria Basileo CULPEPER TIMES

The number of Culpeper County Public School staff members entering quarantine due to close contact outside of school rose to four, the highest it’s been since late August, according to a recent weekly district report.

The report, which includes two weeks of data since CCPS was closed from Nov. 24-26, lists three Floyd T. Binns Middle School and

one Emerald Hill Elementary School staff members having entered quarantine from Nov. 30Dec.3.

The district rountly reports zero staff cases and quarantines.

Further numbers in the report outline 16 new cases of COVID-19 across all 12 district schools.

Culpeper County High School sustained the highest number of confirmed student cases with six.

Forty-seven students entered

quarantine - 17 due to close contact with others in school and 27 due to close contact outside of school.

CCPS began publishing a weekly report of the impact of COVID-19 in its schools on Aug. 27.

Data collection for the report begins on Saturday and runs through Friday. Reports are published on Friday afternoons and can be found online at www.culpeperschools.org.

According to the Virginia Department of Health, there have been 7,061 cases and 92 deaths in Culpeper County.

Statewide, there have been over 983,000 cases and over 40,000 deaths since the department began to keep track in February 2020.

Nearly 75% of the population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. maria@culpepertimes.com

Verdun Adventure Bound hosts holiday fest and Christmas market To thank the community for their support and celebrate the holidays, Verdun Adventure Bound is hosting their 2nd Annual Verdun Holiday Fest and European Christmas Market.

“When family members spend time outside, they are better able to set aside daily household distractions. It’s impossible to tackle a long-awaited household project if you’re hiking,” said Director Sean McElhinney. “And while still just a short drive from home, there is just something about the drastic change of scen-

“When family members spend time outside, they are better able to set aside daily household distractions. It’s impossible to tackle a longawaited household project if you’re hiking.”

Sean McElhinney Director ery from a community of homes to a wooded forest, to make you feel like you have really gotten away.”

The event will take place from noon to 7 p.m. on Dec. 11-12 at 17044 Adventure Bound Trail, Rix-

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While outdoor enthusiasts enjoy these challenges, family members can stroll the Christmas Market

and purchase holiday gifts from local craftspeople.

Santa will also make an appearance driving sleigh rides and for photos with guests. His workshop will be open for children to buy gifts for family and everyone will enjoy live music, food and drink vendors and warming stations throughout the property.

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Strangers in the house There’s a whole section in the Cat Manual titled “Strangers in the House.” It taught me to be sensitive to non-family members who come through the door. Some are invited, of course, but others are repairmen or somebody selling something.

Oh, the smells these Strangers bring! You wonder why I head straight for their shoes and sniff like a hound?

Well, practically speaking, their shoes are close to my nose. That’s one thing. The other is that shoes give “inside cats” like me a world of information about life on the other side of my door.

Shoes bring in grass smells and dirt smells, and sometimes squashed ant, grasshopper, beetle, and even dog smells. Shoe smells are very “down to earth” so to speak.

However, the real question is: How long will the Strangers stay? And, more importantly, how inconvenienced will I be by the visit? My favorite Stranger is the “in and out” one. The

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shorter the visit the less likely I am to be denied my favorite spot on the sofa or on the bed.

If the Strangers bring luggage, I know I’m in for curtailments. If they bring children, heaven help me. Tail grabs, for sure. Even worse is the Stranger who claims an allergy to cats.

This means exile in the basement or spare bedroom for the duration of the visit.

But the very worst of the worst is the Stranger who arrives with or without luggage and children, but with a DOG. This means “war games” and there’s no help for it.

FLIES, SPIDERS AND WASPS

Speaking of war games, during some new construction last summer I was ambushed in my living room by a squadron of houseflies. What to do? The lead fly looked menacing, somewhat like the Red Baron of World War I fame. I called for help, and my human came to the rescue with something she called a fly swatter.

She whacked the daylights out of my tormentors, and we thought the worst was over. It wasn’t.

A giant spider strolled into the kitchen, seeming to own the place. He had a body half the size

If the Strangers bring luggage, I know I’m in for curtailments. If they bring children, heaven help me. Tail grabs, for sure. Even worse is the Stranger who claims an allergy to cats. This means exile in the basement or spare bedroom for the duration of the visit.

But the very worst of the worst is the Stranger who arrives with or without luggage and children, but with a DOG. This means “war games” and there’s no help for it. of my paw and hairy black legs too numerous to count. My human spotted him almost as soon as I did and wound up her swatter. He dove for the underside of the refrigerator and waited her out. Half an hour later I sighted him heading toward the bookcases, but he disappeared between the World Almanac and War and Peace. I plan to keep patrolling the area.

Right now, however, I am fascinated with the black spot on the ceiling that looks like dirt, but is moving about.

My attention is glued to the spot, and my human is watching me watching it. Neither of us know what we are watching – until the spot moves down to her eye level. WASP! she murmurs, grabbing her swatter. I have no idea

what a wasp is, but at least I have done my job as the “spotter.” Swat!

Swat! Goodbye wasp.

MYSTERY QUESTION: WHAT IS A GRIT?

My friends advised me that folks in Virginia love grits. They failed to tell me what a grit looks like or where to find one. I keep looking for one behind doors and in dark corners. I asked my northern friends for help, but they only replied, “Hmmm,” which means they don’t have a clue. I guess I’ll continue my grit hunt on my own, hoping to bump into one and introduce myself in a casual way.

Until next time, Merry Christmas, y’all!

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fewer males attending and graduating from college. That trend has been especially pronounced for Black males.

At Germanna Community College, we’re doing all we can to remove barriers for students. We’ve built an all online, accelerated program that allows students to earn a two-year associate degree in one year. We call it College Everywhere. It’s been very effective in helping even demographics that had struggled.

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• 90 percent of College Everywhere students received an A, B, C, Satisfactory or Pass; compared to 73 percent of the other students.

• 23 percent of College Everywhere students are Black, whereas 17 percent of the general population is.

• 55 percent of College Everywhere students are male as compared to 36 percent of the rest of the students.

We also see ebbs and flows in enthusiasm in 15-week courses that don’t happen in more focused fiveweek courses. You don’t see the kind of hills and valleys in focus in a fiveweek class you do in a longer one.

Retention is another thing. When we look at retention from fall to spring, the numbers are showing we’re retaining them at a higher rate.

What we’ve done is look at how we can help students in our community get their educational goals met and carry on with life—and we believe College Everywhere can impact that in a big way, not just in Fredericksburg, but in Stafford, in Culpeper, in Spotsylvania, in Orange, in King George and Madison and Caroline — everywhere in our region.

It’s truly everywhere: Let’s say someone starts here and moves to California or Texas or even out of the country. As long as they have the ability to go on the Internet, they can complete.

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We understand that education is an investment. Therefore, all our online courses through College Everywhere are Quality Matters (QM) -certified.

Quality Matters is the industry standard in online learning. Germanna offers the most QM-certified courses among Virginia’s community colleges and is in the top three community colleges internationally.

We’re continuing to work with our four-year universities to provide a seamless transfer pathway for students to continue their education online or on campus.

Germanna’s tuition is a fraction of the cost compared to most four-year schools. College Everywhere provides a great, affordable, option for all students looking to get ahead fast.

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