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.

Nov 7, 2001 Cell Cell towers! nearly a done deal By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After a year of Rappahannock cell tower focus, the County’s Board of Supervisors began the process of ending debate by approving six of seven of the personal wireless...
Nov 14, 2001 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer In a prepared statement, Michael Leake, Executive Vice President and GEO of the Rappahannock National Bank, announced that the bank had identified a suitable location in one of the County’s designated commercial areas and...
Nov 14, 2001 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Recently reported Standards of Learning (SOL* test results precipitated some discussions at the November meeting of the School Board. Though some improvement was noted in high school scores, RCHS is still categorized as “Provisionally...
Nov 28, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The wisdom of By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The wisdom of Rappahannock kids has gone global, thanks to the efforts of former art teacher and ongoing multimedia phenom Laurie Marshall, the sixty students who painted th^^C.onflict Resolution*., series, of murals in 1997',...
Nov 28, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock New* Writer It has not By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock New* Writer It has not been too long since Rappahannock County faced its last drought and that one, in 1999, proved long-lasting and rather costly to local farmers, gardeners, and orchardists. This week’s rains may have...
Dec 5, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The year long By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The year long cell tower review and approval process is over, at least for the first set of applications, thanks to a unanimous okay vote by the Board of Supervisors on one of Sprint...
Dec 12, 2001 By Gerald Ochs RappahanhocV News Writer ~ . The By Gerald Ochs RappahanhocV News Writer ~ . The Kid Pan Alley project did not disappear after the more than successful “Tidal Wave of Song” concert on Sept. 22. The album has been selling like hotcakes in Rappahannock County and...
Dec 12, 2001 Improvements Improvements focus of School Board meeting By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Much has been done or is planned to assure improvements in student performance at Rappahannock County Public Schools, and these were central issues at the December meeting of...
Dec 19, 2001 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Washington Town Council bad its December meeting in a Town Hall that has recently .undergone an interior facelift. A beautifully executed Eaint job, curtains, refinished enches, and cushions designed to soften the impact...
Dec 26, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer David Cole, with By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer David Cole, with support from landscape architect Peter O’Shea and architect Tim Mohr of William McDonough and Partners of Charlottesville, presented the Planning Commission with preliminary plans for “a non-profit educational facility and a...
Dec 26, 2001 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer They don't make By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer They don't make furniture, they make it better. Alex Henze and Matt Lynn, proprietors of Rappahannock Furniture Restoration, have all but given up construction of new furniture in exchange for the greater satisfaction of...
Jan 2, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer How fortunate we By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer How fortunate we are in Rappahannock County to have the luxury of engaging in our lives and loves and in our petty disputes without ever having to face most of the consequences of the...
Jan 16, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A sparsely attended By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A sparsely attended “final” public hearing on the County’s new sludge ordinance preceded a decision by the Board of Supervisors to table consideration of the ordinance because of relevant pending legislation before the Virginia...
Jan 16, 2002 Wastewater Wastewater system inches ahead By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Resource International has , reached some preliminary conclusions on the design and costs of the collection component of a Town-wide wastewater treatment system, according to Washington Mayor Stew Willis. Their...
Jan 23, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The question about By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The question about the 2002 Independence Day Celebration may have a resolution, thanks to George Rosenbaum of Blue Moon Productions. At a meeting on the future of the Fourth of July celebrations called by...
Jan 23, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At it’s brief By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At it’s brief inaugural meeting of 2002, the Rappahannock County Planning Commission elected its officers for the year and quickly dispensed with a special exception application. Last year’s chair and long-time Commissioner Werner Krebser...
Jan 23, 2002 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Rappahannock County and the world's music community will mourn the passing of John Jackson, who died last Sunday of kidney failure at the age of 77. Bom in the County on Feb. 2, 1924,...
Jan 30, 2002 Library Library expects to feel budget woes By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer In the first pronouncement of what is expected to be many as County agencies prepare their budgets for the next fiscal year, Library Director David Shaffer informed the...
Feb 6, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At a continuation By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At a continuation of the Jan. 8 meeting of the Washington Town Council, held on Jan. 31, Vice-Mayor Steve Critzer announced that the trustees of the Carrigan estate agreed to a no-cost extension of...
Feb 6, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Behind the humble By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Behind the humble facade of a little shop on the west end of Main Street in Sperryville. hard by the bridge over the Thornton River, the wily minds and consummate comestible skills of ChefTManager...
Feb 6, 2002 Photo by Gerald Ochs NEW IN TOWN: Chef Tom Photo by Gerald Ochs NEW IN TOWN: Chef Tom Henry at the helm of the brand new Tom Foolery Restaurant.
Feb 13, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At a meeting By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At a meeting at the Washington Town Hall on Feb. 11, George Rosenbaum initiated his prospective management of the 2002 Independence Day Celebration by beginning the process of categorizing
Feb 13, 2002 School School budget for 2002-3 introduced By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Schools Superintendent Dr. David Gangel rolled out a budget for the next fiscal year that he said would not need to have any additional impact on local taxpayers. Despite...
Feb 20, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The February meeting By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The February meeting of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP) featured a revisitation of the regional visioning process and results by Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (RRRC) Executive Director, Gary Christie. After an introduction by...
Feb 27, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Strenuous opposition last By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Strenuous opposition last June by some Washington residents to a proposed Rappahannock National Bank (RNB) drive-through window appears to have led to a planned 20 acre commercial development on US 211, just east of...
Mar 6, 2002 By Gerald Ochs ' Rappahannock News Writer Despite calls By Gerald Ochs ' Rappahannock News Writer Despite calls from a largely metropolitan contingent of supporters to define the Bardo Brewery as a winery, and thus permit it to conduct' onsite sales for on- and off-premise consumption, the Board of...
Mar 6, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahanmx-k News Writer At its March By Gerald Ochs Rappahanmx-k News Writer At its March 4 meeting, the County Board of Supervisors affirmed the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve the application by the Rappahannock National Bank (RNB) to rezone a 20 acre parcel to...
Mar 6, 2002 By Gerald Ochs , Rappahannock News Writer Athletic Director By Gerald Ochs , Rappahannock News Writer Athletic Director Jon Smythe is promoting football for Rappahannock County schools, and he will host a second presentation on the subject at the RCHS auditorium on Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. He...
Mar 6, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At its February By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At its February meeting, the Rappahannock County Library’s Board of Trustees lamented the deaths of two County residents who served as long-time library volunteers. The Board moved to offer resolutions of appreciation to the...
Mar 13, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Woodville conceptual artist By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Woodville conceptual artist John Kirchner is set for two spring showings of his work: one at Connor Contemporary Art in Washington, D.C. and the second at Kim Foster Gallery in New York City. Mr....
Mar 20, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A substantial portion By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A substantial portion of the March meeting of the Washington Town Council was spent on the issue of the Independence Day celebration for 2002. Not only did the Council receive and discuss a progress...
Mar 20, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer As reported in By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer As reported in last week’s Rappahannock News, Cliff Miller, Chair of Headwaters’ Educational Initiatives Committee, spoke to the School Board at their March 12 meeting about the State composite index for Rappahannock and its...
Mar 27, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Planning Commission By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Planning Commission made short work of the two applications before it at their March meeting last week, recommending approval of a motorcycle sales facility for Amissville, and a family apartment on Scrabble Road....
Mar 27, 2002 Drought a Drought a significant problem By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Forecasts by various federal agencies show it unlikely that our region will benefit from significant improvement in the level of precipitation through the spring of next year. Although the United...
Apr 3, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A motion by By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer A motion by the Board of Supervisors to forego a contribution to this year’s Fourth of July Celebration in Washington cast further doubt on whether the event will take place at all. Ad hoc...
Apr 10, 2002 Bv Gerald Ochs Ha p pa h an nock Bv Gerald Ochs Ha p pa h an nock News W ri ter The success of Athletic Director Jon Smythe's foray into the world of RCPS football brought out some vocal opposition at Tuesday night’s School Board meeting. Negative public...
Apr 17, 2002 Three Three cent tax increase proposed * By Gerald Ochs { Rappahannock News Writer Draft 1 of the Fiscal Year 2003 County budget would require a three cent real estate tax increase—to 92 cents per hundred dollars of assessed valuation—if it...
Apr 17, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Independence Day By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Independence Day celebration for 2002 will not happen despite the efforts of George Rosenbaum and the other ad hoc Fourth of July Committee volunteers. “Liability is the big issue,” Mayor Stew Willis said...
Apr 24, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Elections for the By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Elections for the Town of Washington mayor, treasurer, and for five councilpersons will be held on May 7, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Washington Fire Hall. Voting, of course, is open...
Apr 24, 2002 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock Nows Writer Just a month By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock Nows Writer Just a month and a half after receiving approval for its planned Rappahannock Commercial Centre from the Board of Supervisors, the Rappahannock National Bank (RNB) got a Planning Commission okav for the site on...