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Culpeper in Brief
Spay/neuter
cats free
St. Seton's Orphaned Animals has a grant to spay and neuter Culpeper cats for free. The only cost is $10 for rabies vaccine.
For more information, e-mail saintseton@hotmail.com or visit www.saintseton.com.
Youth Choir
Workshop set
A Youth Choir Workshop will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, July 30 and Aug. 3, at the Mount Olive Baptist Church, White Shop (Culpeper). Choir directors are Dea. Octavia "Missy" Lewis Yates and Bro. Todd Gholar. There is no fee for the workshop.
The choir will be preparing for Youth Day at the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Center, 15044 Ryland Chapel Road (Route 640), Rixeyville, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. For more information or directions, contact Dea. Yates at (540) 547-3969 or omyates@firstva.com, or Sis. Nan Butler Roberts, Interim Youth Department Director, (540) 399-9815 or nb_roberts@msn.com.
The Youth Day theme is "Back to School: Doing my best for Christ." The 2010/2011 Student Scholarships will be awarded and there will be back-to-school door prizes.
Child-care
training offered
The Childcare Network is offering a series of 2-hour training classes for anyone who works with young children. The classes will be held in the evening at Westwood Office Park in Fredericksburg.
For a detailed list of classes or more information, contact The Childcare Network at (540) 373-3275, TheChildcareNetwork@hotmail.com or www.thechildcarenetwork.org.
The Childcare Network is a nonprofit child-care resource and referral agency serving Fredericksburg and 10 surrounding counties. In addition to offering over 200 hours of training each year, the agency also maintains the database of all identified child-care and preschool programs in its service area and sponsors over 150 family child-care homes for the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Taylor reunion
set for Aug. 7
A reunion is being planned for Aug. 7 for the descendants of Marshall Smith Taylor and Penelope Linitta "Nellie" Payne. The couple were married 1877-1908 and lived the entire time in Lignum, Culpeper County.
The reunion will start at noon Saturday, Aug. 7, at Hopewell United Methodist Church, 23557 Lignum Road, Lignum.
Descendants of the couple are invited to attend, bring a dish and enjoy gathering with family.
For more information, call Carlton Dickerson, (434) 296-4040, or Sylvia Kennedy, (540) 547-2067.
SAFE benefit
set for Sept. 25
Mark the calendar for an evening at the Prince Michel Winery in Madison to meet favorite Virginia Authors and support SAFE (Services to Abused Families). SAFE assists victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
On Sept. 25, for $50 a person, guests will enjoy conversations with all authors, but Marc Leepson and John Hanny will give brief presentations. Also attending will be Joe W. Brumett, Sarah C. Honenberger, Janet Martin, Ann Mullen, Katy Powell, Gary Walker, and Grymes Memorial School student authors. All authors' works will be on sale and they will gladly sign copies. Rosemary Trible will be the guest speaker.
To complete the evening there will be food, an array of lovely wines, music, silent and live auction items to bid on. Contact Kathryn Morris before Sept. 1 for tickets or more information at (540) 948-6174, morkat@nexet.net or www.safejourneys.org.
Benefit golf
tournament set
The 4th Annual Culpeper Football Association Benefit Golf Tournament will be held Monday, Aug. 2, at the Culpeper Country Club.
Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., with a 1 p.m. start and a barbecue dinner closing out the day.
The cost is $85 for a single player or $340 for a team entry of four players. Entry fee includes tournament play, prizes, gift bag and barbecue dinner.
Entries are limited to the first 27 paid teams.
Hole-in-one prizes include a car sponsored by Battlefield Ford. Other sponsorship opportunities are available.
For more information, contact Jeff Jorgensen at (540) 547-2629, (540) 229-5117, jjorgensen51@aol.com; or Ray Tricarico at (540) 718-0288, raytric@hotmail.com.
20th Annual
Riverfest set
On Saturday, Sept. 18, Friends of the Rappahannock will hold their 20th annual Rappahannock Riverfest. The event is the primary fundraiser for the organization’s river advocacy, education, and restoration programs.
Riverfest features blue crabs, baby-back ribs, rotisserie chicken, open bar, silent and live auctions, and live music.
Rappahannock Riverfest will be held overlooking the river at Farley Vale Farm from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18.
Tickets are available in advance only. Early-bird tickets are $75 and go up to $85 after Sept. 7. Sponsorships and private tables are available.
For ticket information, contact the Friends of the Rappahannock at (540) 373-3448 or info@riverfriends.org.
Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Friends of the Rappahannock headquarters at 3219 Fall Hill Ave., Fredericksburg, Va.
FOR is seeking volunteers to help run the event. To volunteer, contact the volunteer coordinator at volunteer@riverfriends.org.
Event details and tickets are available online at www.riverfriends.org.
Food Closet
nearly bare
The Food Closet shelves are empty. They have served 227 families over the last two weeks, and they are empty, except for what is purchased.
Donations drop off in summer, and the need is steadily going up. A lot of kids are now home for lunch also.
They ask donors to give as much as they can of any variety of food, except for green beans and cereal. Plus, they really need plastic bags, for they are nearly out and use between 1,500 and 2,000 bags per week.
The Food Closet hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Phone 825-1177.
Mammogram unit
in Madison Aug. 14
The Madison Women's 4-Miler Training Program has arranged for the Digital Mobile Mammography Unit from the UVA Health System's Breast Care Program to provide state-of-the-art digital mammograms 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 in the Madison County High School parking lot.
All appointments must be scheduled (no walk-in appointments will be available) before Aug. 4 through the site coordinator, Jean Link of Syria, Va., who may be contacted at (540) 923-4038 or by e-mail at spider_hollow@yahoo.com.
The mammograms performed by the Mobile Mammography Unit are screening mammograms only.
Most health insurance plans cover annual mammography screening. Each patient should contact her insurance carrier to verify that her plan will cover the mammogram and whether the deductible has been met for the year. Each patient must bring her insurance card and identification to the appointment.
For those without health insurance, financial assistance may be available. Contact Financial Aid at (866) 320-9659 or The Every Woman's Life Program at (866) 395-4968 for further information on qualifying for financial assistance. No payment (or insurance co-pay) is due at the time of service.
The Madison Women's 4 Miler Training Program has arranged for the mobile unit to come to Madison as a part of the Program's emphasis on breast cancer awareness and support to those who have or have had breast cancer. The Program prepares female walkers and runners ages 10 and older for the Charlottesville Women's Four Mile Race. All proceeds from the race benefit the UVA Cancer Center Breast Care Program.
Citizens' Academy
to have fall session
Starting in September, the Sheriff's Office will host a fall session of the Citizens' Criminal Justice Academy.
During the course of the free, 12-week program, participants are not trained to be law enforcement officers, but are informed about each aspect of law enforcement. Participants learn about patrol operations, criminal investigations, court security, jail operations, community policing, and much more.
Class sizes are limited and an application form must be submitted and approved for participation. An application form is available on the CCSO website, http://culpepersheriffsoffice.com/programs/citizens-academy/.
For more information, contact Deputy Maria Rodriguez, (540) 727-7520 Ext. 326 or e-mail Mrodriguez@culpepercounty.gov.
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