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In the March Mountain Voices, Karen Bear of Fodderstack Road in Washington relates a true tale of a “close encounter of the first kind.”

Karen lives with husband William F. “Yogi” Bear on their small farm, and told me that Rappahannock County “is the only place I have been truly content.” Amen! A Close Encounter

By Karen Bear

About 20 years ago, on one of Rappahannock’s darkest nights, the children and I left the house to attend an afterdinner meeting.

We did not bother to turn on outside lights — we do not like bright outdoor lights in Rappahannock County, since it makes viewing the stars much easier.

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