Gerald Ochs

Named 416 times. These are the 400 blocks the name was read from (the first 400 kept), in the order the paper printed them.

Oct 4, 2000 by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer It's not too by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer It's not too late to change your career ... to change that dream into a reality and write Wynonna Judd’s next hit, or if you have a more Rappahannock rock orientation, to give the...
Oct 11, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Special Writer ' A By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Special Writer ' A sometimes fractious October School Board meet-, ing followed a smooth presentation, by founding chairman Paul Gall, about the newly formed Rappahannock County School Sports Association (RCSSA). The organization's mission, said Mr....
Oct 11, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A successful first By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A successful first year for Jen Cable and John Hallberg's Smokehouse Winery has led to their Second Annual Harvest Celebration, scheduled for this coming weekend—Oct. 14 and 15 from noon ’til 5 p.m. each...
Oct 11, 2000 Rappahannock News Photo/Gerald Ochs'" Rappahannock News Photo/Gerald Ochs'" HARVEST CELEBRATION: Jen Cable and John Hallberg will welcome guests to the Smokehouse Winery's Tasting House on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
Oct 18, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Rappahann<x*k News Writer After a call By Gerald Ochs Rappahann<x*k News Writer After a call last month by Mayor Stew Willis for them to return or resign, Washington Town Council members Steve Critzer, who has absented himself from Council affairs since April, and Charlie Tompkins, who...
Oct 18, 2000 Rappahanock News Staff Photo/Gerald Ochs 20 YEARS: Rose Ann Rappahanock News Staff Photo/Gerald Ochs 20 YEARS: Rose Ann Sharp presented Mrs. Arlene Frye with a scrapbook of memories at a special celebration on Oct. 13.
Oct 25, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Ra ppah a nnock News W By Gerald Ochs Ra ppah a nnock News W ri ter In a county heavily laden with nonprofits and community action groups, there comes another that will undoubtedly meet with success. The new Rappahannock County School Sports Association (RCSSA) hosted...
Oct 25, 2000 Cell Cell Tower Notes Park official calls for review By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer In a letter dated Oct. 12, 2000, Shenandoah National Park Superintendent Douglas Morris advised County Administrator John McCarthy of Park management's concern "about the potential impacts...
Nov 1, 2000 RCCA RCCA talks growth, cell towers By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA) celebrated its first anniversary with an annual meeting at the Washington Fire Hall last Friday. The organization gave evidence of the significant work...
Nov 1, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A public hearing By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A public hearing will be held by the Board of Zoning Appeals at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 29, tentatively in the high school auditorium, as part of the process of considering Sprint PCS' appeal...
Nov 8, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Now Autumn's fire By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods And day by day the dead leaves fallandmelt. , , v . Autumnal Sonnet, % William Allingham Amidst the screen of smoke from backfires lit by...
Nov 8, 2000 *'■ by Gerald Ochs *'■ by Gerald Ochs , Rappahannock News Staff Writer If a calm milieu can be taken as evidence of the ebb of fire danger to the County, then Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting might mark the point at which the...
Nov 15, 2000 by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock NewB Writer Though his visit by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock NewB Writer Though his visit to November's School Board meeting was designed to shed light on Virginia's revised accreditation standards, Ed Holstrum of the Virginia Department of Education also answered the question that had caused a...
Nov 15, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At last week's By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At last week's Washington Town Council meeting, Mayor $tewart Willis announced that Drs. David Fairbanks, Sr. and Jr. had offered the town a bronze bust of George Washington, cast from the work of their...
Nov 29, 2000 Rappahannock News Photo/Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Photo/Gerald Ochs Building Trades Students Create Recycling Building: Teacher Scott Schlosser (right) provides direction and practical experience for his charges as they construct the recycling building at the Flatwood Refuse and Recycling Center. On the ; job (left...
Dec 6, 2000 Cell Cell tower Notes By Gerald Ochs Citing a desire to "reevaluate its proposals to see if mutually acceptable modifications to the pending applications may be made," Sprint PCS filed a notice of request that the Board of Zoning _ Appeals...
Dec 6, 2000 Supervisors Supervisors commends firefighters By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer "... Be it resolved, by the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County, that it praises unreservedly the actions of local volunteer fire and rescue companies, particularly the Sperryville Fire Company, under...
Dec 6, 2000 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Editor's Note: Among other things, Rappahannock County has an unusually active music scene. This short series provides a glimpse into that scene and its modern history. Cross over the rise and its laid out...
Dec 13, 2000 by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After a rigorous by Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After a rigorous and rapid recruitment effort by retiring Assistant Superintendent Mary Ann Biggs and incoming co-Assistant Superintendent Helen Williams and staff, the School Board had an opportunity to interview the two finalists Monday,...
Dec 13, 2000 , \ r , ■ *G? *-•, v ■l *G? *-•, v ■l HfV m*> ‘ i By Gerald Ochs y; a|IUpp«h*nnock News Writer For those who may have wondered just what "Maestro" means, Lorin Maazel defined it perfectly at a benefit for The Chateauville Foundation last Saturday evening...
Dec 13, 2000 By Gerald Ochs ■ Rappahannock News Writer Author's note: By Gerald Ochs ■ Rappahannock News Writer Author's note: Vince and Eddie Tracy are not names that you 'll find in the local phone book, but the essence of the story is factual and is unfolding. The identity of the...
Dec 13, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer What began as By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer What began as an exercise in guiding school
Dec 20, 2000 By Gerald Ochs Author's Note: Last week we introduced By Gerald Ochs Author's Note: Last week we introduced the Tracy family and their problems with drugs in general, and ecstasy in particular. There are options available to the Tracys, and to other Rappahannock families that face the same trials....
Dec 20, 2000 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At the December meeting of the Washington Town council, Mayor Stew Willis proposed evaluating the Clopton parcel and the VDOT property for use as Town drainfield sites. He reported that David Cole of Sunnyside...
Dec 20, 2000 Peter W. Arundel Ann Brown Diana Hughes Gerald Ochs Peter W. Arundel Ann Brown Diana Hughes Gerald Ochs Wanda Snead John T. Toler Barbara C. Way land And Our Correspondents and Production Staff
Dec 27, 2000 Part 11-Still Kickin' By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Part 11-Still Kickin' By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Rappahannock music began its resurgence in the late Eighties, and hasn't slowed down yet. Old rockers returned, new musicians found their way to the County or grew from the babies of...
Jan 3, 2001 By Gerald Ochs „ Rappahannock News WnljM' . Though By Gerald Ochs „ Rappahannock News WnljM' . Though a balanced mix of indoor activity and outdoor travail tends to acclimate the body to the rigors of winter, too early an acclimation tends to evoke, precipitously, thoughts of newly budding...
Jan 3, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A look at By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A look at the headlines of a small community newspaper over a year's period is a look into the nature of that community itself. Gosh! What a boring place we live in, thank goodness....
Jan 10, 2001 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer In a surprise move, Supervisor Bryant Lee of the Hampton District nominated Alvin Henry to the Planning Commission, in lieu of proposing that Susan Babcock be reappointed to a second term The announcement was...
Jan 10, 2001 by Gerald Ochs v ' Rappahannock News Writer The by Gerald Ochs v ' Rappahannock News Writer The newest School Board Humber, John Wesley Mills of the Jackson District, was elected Chairman of the Rappahannock County School Board by a vote of three to two. Mr. Mills had served...
Jan 17, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Washington Town By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Washington Town Council started the year with a nearly squabble-free January session, the only area of real contention being the accuracy of last July's meeting minutes. Council member Charlie Tbmpkins provided a version...
Jan 24, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After nearly two By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After nearly two centuries of capable work as a County grist mill, Fletcher's Mill, on Fletcher's Mill Road in Sperryville, is seeing the beginning of the end or, perhaps, the beginning of a new...
Jan 24, 2001 Photo by Gerald Ochs Photo by Gerald Ochs The crane arrived last week at Fletcher’s Mill for the disassembly process.
Jan 24, 2001 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Hold the vision, Be the lighthouse, It's your mission. Know where you are, Speak from the heart, Follow a star. Open an ear, Nature is here, Strength is near. -Susan Babcock, 2001 Susan Babcock...
Jan 24, 2001 As a Rappahannock "expatriate" now living in Charlottesville, I As a Rappahannock "expatriate" now living in Charlottesville, I was touched by Gerald Ochs' gentle end-ofthe- century description of life in Rappahannock (Jan.3 issue of the Rappahannock News). A recent article in February’s Utne Reader, decrying the lack of community...
Jan 31, 2001 Rappahannock News Photo/Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Photo/Gerald Ochs Rappahannock middle and high schoolers participated in the annual Science Fair Iasi weak Winners wHI compete at the Piedmont Regional Science Fair in Charlottesville on March .^
Jan 31, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Visitors to the By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Visitors to the Science Fair last week got a glimpse into the creativity and imagination of Rappahannock middle and high-schoolers, and into their methods of applying the scientific method to everyday phenomenon. The breadth...
Jan 31, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock County By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees selected officers for 2001 at its first meeting of the year. Last year's Vice President Charlotte Nichols was named President, Hallee Morgan was elected Vice-Present, Peter Little...
Jan 31, 2001 Maazel accepts NY Maazel accepts NY Philharmonic Post By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Maestro Lorin Maazel of Castleton will become the 24th music director of the nations oldest symphony orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, starting with the 2002 concert season. Maestro Maazel's...
Feb 7, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer What would have By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer What would have appeared to have been a cakewalk to Board of Supervisor approval turned out to be a rout in the other direction, and . Board disapproval was averted only by the last...