Richard Lykes
Named 704 times. These are the 400 blocks the name was read from (the first 400 kept), in the order the paper printed them.
- Jun 5, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes VISITING THE COUNTY: Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) visited Rappahannock County Sheriff Larry Sherertz on May 30 to discuss a law enforcement grant the congressman obtained for Rappahannock County in February. The grant provides $125,000 for...
- Jun 12, 2003 In loving memory In loving memory Richard Lykes' cat Simba, who has appeared in the Rappahannock News, died mysteriously last week. See Page A6.
- Jun 12, 2003 By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News As By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News As dusk set over the peaceful Blue Ridge Mountains last evening, we buried the sunlight of our lives for the past seven years. Our beloved “kitty” Simba died mysteriously, but not violently,...
- Jun 19, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes David Edwards David Edwards, Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes David Edwards David Edwards, director of the Northern Regional Preservation Office of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources was one of more than 225 guests attending a reception Sunday afternoon following a presentation on historic...
- Jun 19, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Nearly 800 friends and Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Nearly 800 friends and family members cheered as the Class of 2003 entered the Rappahannock County High School auditorium on Saturday, June 14 for the graduation ceremony. Some 87 graduates were honored at this year's...
- Jun 19, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Sandra Forbu^ti, right, admires the work of one of her advanced students, Peggy Arundel of The Plains, Va. Mrs. Arundel's painting is a rendition of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Irises," a famous painting at the Metropolitan...
- Jun 19, 2003 By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News Sandra By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News Sandra Massie Forbush, an accomplished artist and now art “professor” held an exhibit of her students’ work at her home near Flint Hill this past weekend. With a background in fashion design...
- Jun 19, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Jo Mariao, left and Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Jo Mariao, left and Carol Hertz display their paintings at Sandra Forbush's art exhibition.
- Jun 26, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes The beautiful Avon Hall Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes The beautiful Avon Hall estate is the setting of a two-day auction this Friday and Saturday in Little Washington. The lawn will be festively decorated with a 60 x 100 foot white tent during the...
- Jun 26, 2003 Photos courtesy ot Richard Lykes Photos courtesy ot Richard Lykes Two brass plaques were installed Sunday on the f ont wall of the historic Mt. Salem Baptist Church on Long Mountain Road in a dedication ceremony. One plaque is from the National Register of Historic...
- Jun 26, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes flTie stars of the Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes flTie stars of the movie "Crazy Like a Fox" shown at The Theatre in Little Washington Sunday afternoon gather afterwards at a reception at the Middleton Inn with more than 100 other supporters of the...
- Jul 3, 2003 Tree ...because it was said to be suffering from fatal decay. Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes
- Jul 3, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Chef Patrick O’Connell of the Inn at Little Washington congratulates award-winning artist Alan Rubin at the opening exhibit of Rubin’s new paintings at the Inn’s art gallery on Friday evening. Some 100 guests viewed Rubin’s...
- Jul 10, 2003 Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Friends and neighbors who Photo courtesy of Richard Lykes Friends and neighbors who live in the Town of Washington and their houseguests gathered on the lawn of Avon Hall on Friday to celebrate the Fourth of July with a picnic lunch. While the turnout...
- Jul 17, 2003 Photos by Richard Lykes Photos by Richard Lykes OUTRAGE AT TOWN MEETING: A stop-work-order has been issued on this site on Main Street in Washington after authorities learned that no building permit had been issued or site plan approved. The site is the proposed...
- Jul 17, 2003 its nut ju»i uni' iiuum-, nidi a im issue. ...How many Hardiplank houses can the town of Little Washington stand." she asked. Richard Lykes of Flint Hill spoke against LaPre’s criticism. “You’re not introducing somt strange space house here in the city. It’s a nia See WORLEY, Page A6
- Jul 31, 2003 Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes DRIVE SLOWLY: VDOT engineers mark Main Street in Washington to show' where monitoring devices will be placed tomorrow to detect speeding motorists. VDOT resident engineer Garrett Moore sprays white paint on the street after he and...
- Jul 31, 2003 Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes PLANNING MEETING: Members of the Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes PLANNING MEETING: Members of the Planning Commission of the Town of Washington listen as members of the audience discuss what has become a controversy over construction of a jewelry shop by Chris Goodine. From left, chairperson...
- Aug 7, 2003 Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes and Mary Ann Kuhn Reinhardt Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes and Mary Ann Kuhn Reinhardt Lynch, left and Patrick O’Connell, co-owners of the Inn at Little Washington arranged to have a bronze plaque engraved ‘Krebser Square’ in honor of Dr. Werner Krebser and had it installed...
- Aug 7, 2003 Among the speakers at Dr. Werner Krebser’s memorial service ...Dietel, Judge Rayner Snead, Wheeler Santmeyer and John McCarthy. Rappahannock News . Photos/Richard Lykes and Mary Ann Kuhn
- Aug 14, 2003 Rappahannock News photo/Richard Lykes Ben Jones, former congressman, TV Rappahannock News photo/Richard Lykes Ben Jones, former congressman, TV star, and Rappahannock businessman signs autographs on fans he calls “Cooter's Garage Air Conditioners” for hundreds of his admirers. Some 10,000 gathered this past weekend at “Cooter’s Place” in Sperryville for...
- Aug 21, 2003 Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes Cliff Miller, whose family has Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes Cliff Miller, whose family has been farming for almost 200 years at the 825-acre Mount Vernon Farm in Sperryville, says he is "impressed" by the benefits of the USDA stream protection program called CREP of which...
- Aug 28, 2003 Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes Chucky Jenkins, MCI computer specialist left, Mike Leake, CEO of Rappahannock National Bank and Sgt. Gary Settle of the Virginia State Police were among the many Rappahannock County volunteers serving food to the children.
- Aug 28, 2003 By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News A By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News A young boy, about six or seven, was sitting alone with his back against a tree, looking forlorn. He stood out among the 88 other children at Camp Fantastic who were having...
- Sep 11, 2003 days. Lett pnoto: bneritt candidate ...Sheriff Sherertz, Charlie Sher and his wife, Pat, from Amissville. Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes
- Sep 11, 2003 Letters ...We. the committee for Rappahannock Night at Camp Fantastic, would like to thank Richard Lykes for his wonderful coverage of this annual event. It was great to have someone from the Rappahannock News there with us. circulating and taking notes...
- Sep 11, 2003 I was delighted to read Richard Lykes’ front page I was delighted to read Richard Lykes’ front page article in the Aug. 28 issue of the Rappahannock News regarding Special Love and the Rappahannock community’s support of Camp Fantastic. Over five years ago, my daughter Katie was diagnosed with...
- Sep 18, 2003 Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News Ki Theatre Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News Ki Theatre begins its 15th season on Saturday, Sept. 20 with its popular “Poetry Coffee House” at 8 p.m. This special evening offers the Rappahannock community an opportunity to rediscover and enjoy old...
- Sep 25, 2003 Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes HIGH WATERS: A Nissan Maxima Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes HIGH WATERS: A Nissan Maxima was swept off Route 522 north of Flint Hill early Tuesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding over the highway into a low lying field.
- Sep 25, 2003 some residents may have been left in the dark. ...to setting up evacuation shelters. Rappahannock News staffers Mary Ann Kuhn, Jan Clatterbuck, Richard Lykes and Ann Spieker contributed to the hurricane coverage.
- Sep 25, 2003 Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes Tom Guidice and Alice Currin, Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes Tom Guidice and Alice Currin, local musicians with the ‘Humble Thunder’ band perform opening number at the Eighth Annual Rappahannock Music Festival in Sperryville over this past weekend.
- Sep 25, 2003 Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes DONATIONS NEEDED: Marie Davis, left, Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes DONATIONS NEEDED: Marie Davis, left, and Helen Williams hold up a Piedmont United Way thermometer poster) showing their goal of $7,200 for Rappahannock County.
- Oct 2, 2003 Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes Rappahannock News Photos/Richard Lykes Left, members of the highly-acclaimed Rincones Dance Theater perform at an evening of modern dance at Lorin and Dietlinde Maazel’s theatre at Castleton Farms Saturday night. Some 130 guests attended the benefit performance for the Chateauville...
- Oct 9, 2003 Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes Remembering St. Francis of Assisi's Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes Remembering St. Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures, Rev. Jennings Hobson III blesses parishioners' animals in a special service at Trinity Episcopal Church in Little Washington on Sunday. Noel and Charlotte Laing's four friendly rottweilers...
- Oct 9, 2003 Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes John "Ski” Sygielski, the new Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes John "Ski” Sygielski, the new president of Lord Fairfax Community College, center, is introduced to the beauty of Rappahannock County at a reception to welcome and honor him last Saturday at Fran Krebser's Flint Hill home,...
- Oct 16, 2003 Sunnyside Sunnyside wins some, loses some at ARB By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News The flares went up again at last Thursday’s meeting of the Tbwn of Washington’s Architectural Review Board over Sunnyside Farms’ most recent incarnation of its...
- Oct 16, 2003 iujl iujl Rappahannock News Photo<Richard Lykes HELP FROM FRIEND§; Greg Dodson holds his four-year-old daughter Sidney, who has cerebral palsy, as he shows her the specially-ecjuiplp^dChevrolet van with a wheelchair lift that was donated to his Flint Hill family last Saturday....
- Oct 16, 2003 By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News Thanks By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News Thanks to the generosity of Bubby Settle and a number of friends and customers of Settle’s Cars and Trucks in Flint Hill, four-year old Sidney Dodson and her family received a specially-equipped...
- Oct 16, 2003 Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes A BIG SMILE: Sidney Dodson, Rappahannock News Photo/Richard Lykes A BIG SMILE: Sidney Dodson, 4, rides up on the lift elevator into the family's new van for the first time on Saturday.
- Oct 16, 2003 By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News The By Richard Lykes Special to the Rappahannock News The historic Flint Hill Baptist Church celebrated a special Homecoming Service this Sunday in Flint Hill as it approaches its 150th year