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By LISAG. CURRIE
Rappahannock New« Staff Writer
There’s a new kid on the block in Ben Venue.
Pat and Bill Gilbert reopened Ben Venue Market last month.
“This is Ben Venue,” Mr. Gilbert said, standing amid the newly decorated store “and this was Ben Venue Store and everyone knows it as Ben Venue.”
Therefore, no change in name was necessary.
The store at Ben Venue has been a part of the Rappahannock roadside for several years, though proprietors, and sometimes names, have ehanged.
Bringing back the country store atmosphere, Pat and Bill Gilbert from Culpeper County re-opened the store located on the comer of U.S. 211 and Route 729, adding far more than food to the shelves.
They’ve added a reproduction furniture business, a sharpening service and millwork in addition to plans for a deli counter, a variety of food items and household items and plans for craft shows on the lawn.
The store was bare upon the Gilberts’ arrival, though the previous tenant had renovated the store, adding new interior paint and separating one side into workshop space.
Country Treasures Woodworking and Sharpening Services, operated and managed by Mr. Gilbert, fit into the space easily.
Years before his retirement, Mr. Gilbert took an interest in sharpening items, ranging from kitchen knives to saw blades for home and commerical use to hair clipping scissors.
“It’s a service people need,” he said, adding he was forced to give the business up due to demand.
Upon his retirement, new equipment was purchased and the business reopened.
“I sharpen hand saws, paper cutters, com.chopper blades, re-tip and
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