Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 5 · column 1 of 4 · from the scan, no model involved
BY LEE COGHLAN
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Debbie Roark bought the Appetite Repair Shop back in October not intending to change the operation one iota. She enlisted help from the previous owners, Cindy and Gregg Gillies, to ensure a smooth transition. And regulars are just now finding out about the new woman behind the scenes.
Northern Virginia
Three years ago, Roark was living in Fairfax and working at a mortgage company when she decided to buy property in Culpeper. Initially intending to buy ten acres so she could have a horse, she purchased 58 acres. Now she owns a farm with horses, cattle and chickens.
Up until she purchased the restaurant, Roark had been commuting to the mortgage company. One day, this past September, she realized she could not do the-mortgage business any longer.
She says, “I needed to find something else to do with my life. I came home that evening and there was a real estate guide in my mailbox that had come with the mail and there was the ad. So I called.”
Into the frying pan
Just over a month later in October, Roark was the owner of the restaurant at the busiest time of year with all the “leaf peepers.” She says, “...it was just like a roller coaster. I was thrown into it never having done it before. It was trial by fire.”
“A lot of the locals and people that have been coming here for a long time didn’t even know it had occurred, which is what I intended. I did not want to close down and reopen, that
90.3%