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Help Flint Hill Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department members celebrate the company’s 50 years of service at an Open House on Saturday. May 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. Enjoy drinks and snacks, gifts, fire safety information, and of course, the big red trucks. Bring the kids and a camera.
Amissville benefit auction
The Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will hold a Benefit Auction on May 8 at 6 p.m. at the fire house. For further information call Jack Atkins at (540) 937-5282 or Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company at (540) 937SI 25.
Mother’s Day Horse Show
The Bleu Rock Inn in Washington is hosting a Short Circuit Horse Show on May 9. Classes offered include pleasure, hunters, and equitation for junior and adult riders. The show is being judged by Jeanne Blackwell of The Plains. Food service is by Hogwild BBQ of Warrenton. Classes begin at 8 a.m. For more information email bleurockpolo@yahoo.com or visit virginiaequestrian.com.
Headwaters’ meeting
The monthly board of directors meeting for Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, will take place Monday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County extension office. The meeting is open to the public.
DAR meeting
The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR, will meet May 11 at 11:30 a.m. at the Culpeper Minute Men Monument. Mrs. George Bryson will lead the visit to the site.
Services board to meet
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board and Area Agency on Aging will hold a meeting on May 11 at 1 p.m. at 15361 Bradford Road. Culpeper. Individuals with disabilities requiring assistance to attend the meeting may contact Paula Benenson at (540) 825-3100, Ext. 3146.
Cheerleading meeting
The parents meeting for those who have children interested in trying out for JV and Varsity Cheerleading for the fall season will be held Thursday, May 13 at the Rappahannock County High School auditorium at 6:30 p.m.
Cantor’s rep here May 13
Congressman Eric Cantor’s Community Outreach Director Barbara Taylor will be available at the Rappahannock County Library Thursday, May 13 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. to speak with constituents who need assistance or have problems of a federal nature. They also may contact Cantor’s district office 540-825-8960 or www.cantor.house.gov.
Dog Day Afternoon ’
The Rappahannock Animal Welfare League will hold its fourth annual Dog Day Afternoon with fun for families and their dogs on Saturday, May 15 from noon to 5 p.m. at Windrush, three and one-fourth miles from Route 647, on the left side of Route 637 (North Poes Road). Rain date is May 16. Cost is $5 per person; children 12 and under free. For more information, call 540-636-3308.
Breakfast for senior center
A breakfast to benefit the Rappahannock Senior Center will be held Saturday, May 15, from 8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. at the Flint Hill Fire Hall. The menu is biscuits and sausage gravy, eggs, ham, donuts, breakfast casseroles, fruit, coffee and juice. There will be gospel singing by the Rutherfords. (Strictly donation basis).
Hearthstone auction
Hearthstone School’s annual fund-raising auction is Saturday, May 15 from 3-5 p.m., featuring a silent auction, a pie and cake auction, and a live auction at 4 p.m. Admission is free. Auction items include a limited edition print by Nathan Kuhn and a framed abstract painting by his father, the late Robert E. Kuhn; artwork by Jeanne Drevas, Jill Waller, Monica Newell, Eric Kvarnes, Peggy Shadier; canoe trips, music lessons and dinner with a financial adviser at Ashby Inn. To donate an item, call 540-987-9212.
Greenhouse workshop
A two-day workshop on “Get Growin’ in the Greenhouse Business” is offered by Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Flower Growers Association Tuesday and Wednesday, May 18-19 at Lord Fairfax Community College, Warrenton. It is designed for persons thinking about getting into the greenhouse business and new greenhouse operators. To register contact Kelli Scott at Virginia Tech, (540) 231 - 3395 or kescott1@vt.edu.
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