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Contestants sought
Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department is in search of contestants for their upcoming beauty pageant which will be held ; Saturday, May 13 at 6 p.m. at Ressie Jeffries School on Criser ! Road in Front Royal.
Registration will be held May 5 at Shoe Show in Front Royal. For information call Karen Williams at 635-4673; Norma Settle at 635-5180 or 366-1948 or Wendy Williams at 635-6392.
Open house at Belle Meade
Belle Meade Day Camp has five two-week sessions from ! June 19 - Aug. 25. Transportation from Amissville, Washington, ; Sperryville, Culpeper and Madison. Visit at 353 F.T. Valley Road, ■ Sperryville on Sunday, May 7 or Sunday, June 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. Call Susan Hoffman at 987-9748 for more information.
The Global Cafe at Ki Theater
The Art Club of RCHS is inviting the public to participate in I an evening of potluck international cuisine, conversation about global issues, live performance and art on May 20 at 6 p.m. in the Ki Theater.
The Global Cafe will feature questions at each table created by Art Club students and young people from Hearthstone. The thought-provoking questions will be conversation starters. Those who attend are requested to sit with people they don’t normally interact with.
There will be original poetry and song and music by students.
I Any young person in the county is invited to share their view of ■ the world in a creative way. Hearthstone students will be displaying their mural entitled “We’ve Got the Whole World.”
If you would like to donate a dish for six from a country other than the United States or if you would like to perform, please leave a message for Laurie Marshall at 987-8575. Admission is $5. Proceeds will go to benefit the Art Department.
Auction at Amissville
The Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will be holding an auction on Saturday, May 6 at 6 p.m. at the fire hall. For donation pickup call J.B. Carter Jr. at 937-4218, Paul Poling at 937-5205 or Donna Hickerson at 937-3004.
King, Queen contestants sought
The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Company is seeking boys and girls to participate in the annual Honorary Fire King and Queen Contest. Contestants will be selling raffle tickets for a purebred Black Angus heifer and a cash prize. Interested parties should contact Charlotte Turnmeyer at 635-8278. This year’s carnival will be held July 26 - 29. The parade is July 28.
The Usual Suspects at Blue Moon
The Usual Suspects will be performing at the Blue Moon Cafe in Sperryville on Saturday, May 13 beginning at 9:30 pm
The Blue Moon Cafe is nestled at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in scenic Sperryville, located at 11763 Lee Highway. Seating is limited so make reservations for dinner and enjoy an evening of fun American Roots Music with The Usual Suspects.
Class reunion planned
Since 1961 there have been 427 graduates taught by 24 instructors of the LPN program currently located at CarverPiedmont Tech Center. There will be a reunion of all classes starting in 1961 through 2000 on June 3 at the Holiday Inn in Culpeper. Current addresses are needed. Call Earl Aylor, RN, BSN, 547-3911 for details.
Lions Club preparing for auction
The Rappahannock County Lions are preparing for their annual auction. This year the event will be held on Saturday, May 13 at 6 p.m. at the Washington Fire Hall.
If you have something to donate call H.B. Wood at 987-3301; Charlie Whorton at 987-9217 or Jim Dellinger at 987-9027.
Erosion, Sediment course offered
Virginia’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is offering an Erosion and Sediment Control in Virginia course. This course was developed through the collaborative efforts of DCR’s Division of Soil and Water Conservation and the Virginia Department of Transportation. The one-day course will cover the state minimum standards, related engineering specifications and conservation practices on construction sites. Participants who complete the course and pass the examination at the end of the training will receive a certificate of completion. There is a $50 nonrefundable registration fee, which includes a manual. There are six locations and dates to choose from Richmond, May 9; Fredericksburg, May 16; Charlottesville, May 25; Lynchburg, June 1; Williamsburg, June 15 and Manassas, July 12. Enrollment is limited and participants are selected on a first-come, first served basis. For more information call 804-371-7533.
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