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April Kite Fly slated

The Ben Venue Kite Festival, Inc. and the Piedmont Environmental Council invite you to this year’s Earth Day Kite Fly on Saturday, April 17 from noon until 4 p.m. Rain date is April 18. Admission is $2 per person, children under five, free. For information call 675-3444.

Miss Rappahannock Pageant set

The annual Miss Rappahannock Pageant sponsored by the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad will be held on Saturday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Elementary School. The rehearsal will be on Tuesday, April 20 at RCES at 6 p.m.

The contestant must be a resident of Rappahannock County. This year the categories will include the following: Miss Rappahannock, Junior Miss, Little Miss, Wee Miss, Tiny Tot, Little Mr. Rappahannock, Sisters, Mother/Daughter and Grandmother/Granddaughter. For more information contact Debbie Fantaci at 987-3354 or Harriet Kindall at 987-1211.

Epiphany 5K run planned

The second annual Epiphany 5K Run and Fun Walk will be held on Saturday, March 27 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall (formerly Pot and Kettle Club) near Culpeper. The run is hosted by the Epiphany Catholic School PTO. For information call 829-0965.

Second annual garden sale set

The Trinity Church Garden Guild in Washington is sponsoring its second annual “Great Spring Garden Sale” on Saturday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, under the big tent opposite the church. Proceeds will benefit a stunning new garden on the Middle Street side of the church, opposite The Inn at Little Washington.

The finest local vendors will once again offer beautiful rare trees and shrubs, Virginia native plants, Japanese maples, rhododendrons, reblooming iris, azaleas, herbs, annuals and perennials. Tomas Fernandez will display recent examples of garden sculpture, Scott McBride will sell and sign his just-out book Landscaping with Wood, and Merrill Strange will offer cachepots made especially for the sale. Come Duy and beautify.

Benefit dance scheduled

The Rappahannock Fanners’Association will sponsor a Agricultural Scholarship Fund Dance with St. Thomcatz Big Band at Fauquier Spring Country Club on Friday, April 16 from 8 to 11 p.m. Cost is $25 per couple, cash bar and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Call for ticket information and confirmation, 635-4132 or 675-3444.

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