Upcoming Events

Aug. 3
Haines Family Reunion: The family of the late John and Viola Haines would like to invite all relatives and friends to the family reunion Aug.3 at Mountain Run Lake at 2 p.m. Bring a covered dish and enjoy an afternoon of fun and games.

SCSM Picnic Aug. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. Come for food, fellowship, encouragement and renewed hope.  Call to register if you are planning to come. Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center, 76 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. This is non-denominational and free. For information call Chaplain Liz Danielsen at 349-5814.

Touching lives for Eternity – the staff, students, constituency, and the board of directors request your presence at the 25 Anniversary Commemorative service Aug. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Hartland Institute of Health and Education, 444 Hartland Oak Drive, Rapidan. For more information call 672-3100 ext. 232.

Aug. 4
Culpeper County Library will host an Social Security Online Services seminar Aug. 4 at 4 p.m. Join us on Aug. 4 at 4 p.m. at the Culpeper County Library.
Culpeper Chapter 296 AARP will hold its August meeting on Aug. 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Culpeper Baptist Church, on the corner of South West and Scanlon Streets. Michelle White, Voter Registrar for Culpeper County, is to be the featured speaker. Seniors in the area are welcome!

Aug. 5
Windmore Artist Pen-to-Paper Writers’ Group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at the Culpeper Depot from 10 a.m. to noon. Our next meeting is Aug. 5. For information contact Pam at 825-5511 or Fran at 825-2890.

Aug. 6
ALS Resource Support Group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Laurels, 1165 Pepsi Place, Charlottesville. For more information on this free event, call 434-589-4969 or visit http://www.ALSinfo.org.  (ALS is also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.)

Families First is offering classes for parents and caregivers of children under the age of five at Culpeper Regional Hospital conference room 3-week sessions, starting August 6, 13, and 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cost is $15 (cash only) charge for textbook (required). Call 829-2065 ext. 309 to register.

Aug. 7
NOTICE: Effective September 2, Coffeewood Correctional Center, will test our emergency signal monthly. The emergency signal for Coffeewood Correctional Center is a series of three soundings, for five seconds. The first Tuesday of each month at 11:40 a.m. the alarm will sound three times for approximately five seconds each time. This method will be utilized to ensure all mechanisms are working properly. The signal can be recognized by its high pitched tone.

In the event of an actual emergency, persons who live in close proximity to the prison can be notified. If you want to be notified, please contact 1-540-829-6483 ext. 6005 and provide your name, address, and telephone number. This information will be kept confidential and used only in an emergency.

Best of the Blue Ridge 2008 bike MS ride will be held Sept. 27 and Sept. 28 in Buchanan at the Buchanan Fairgrounds. Go to bikemsva.org or call Catherine Turner at 540-343-0042 for more information. Route lengths include a 25-mile, 50-mile, 75-mile, and 100-mile route on Saturday and Sunday. Registration fee is $40. All participants must raise a minimum of $250. All proceeds go to local and national efforts to support those living with MS and to help find a cure.

Aug. 9
A benefit dance for Jon Hall, the assistant fire chief at Salem Volunteer Fire & Rescue, will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Aug. 9. Jon was injured in a motorcycle accident May 17 and will not be able to put any weight on his legs for six months and won’t be able to return to work for at least a year. The dance will feature “Moose’s DJ Service” and will be BYOB with snacks and setup provided. Tickets are $10 for a single and $20 for a couple. Adults 21 and older only.

Aug. 10
The Virginia Federation of Humane Societies and Virginians for Animal Welfare invites the public to a legislative forum – a look back at 2008 and a look ahead to 2009. We need you and, most of all, the animals need you! Aug.10, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Perma Treat Building, 505 Lafayette Blvd., Fredericksburg; more information: 253-5309; . Working together in the 2008 General Assembly Session, animal advocates achieved better laws for Virginia’s animals.

Aug. 14
The Culpeper County High School graduating Class of 1988 will be holding its 20th reunion on Aug. 16, at the Best Western, 791 Madison Road, Culpeper, Va. 22701, from 8 p.m. to midnight. The cost of the event is $35 a person for the dinner and dance. Please email or visit groups.yahoo.com/group/CulpeperHS1988 for more information.

Culpeper Branch NAACP will hold their regular meeting on Aug. 14, at 7 p.m., at the Antioch Baptist Church, West Street, Culpeper.  Please note the change in date.  The Executive Board will meet at 6 p.m. Call 825-3796.

Aug. 16
Empowering Culpeper USDA Food Commodity Distribution has release their distribution schedule for Culpeper: Aug. 16; Sept.20; Oct. 18; Nov. 8; Dec. 20 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Providence Bible Church, 740 Old Brandy Road, Culpeper. Families that are income eligible will be enrolled to receive food commodities on a monthly basis.

Households that receive Food Stamps or Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are automatically eligible. The Culepper Connector provides drop off and pick up transportation to the church. Call Vicki Richards at 829-2065 ext. 309 for more information.

The Jefferson Ruritan Club is having a giant yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jeffersonton Community Center in Jeffersonton.

Aug. 18
Deliverance Service offered by Transformation Ministry at 7 p.m. at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Culpeper. Non-denominational.

Aug. 19
The 2008 White House Christmas ornament honors the first administration of the administration of President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), the 23rd president of the United States. Serving one term from 1889 to 1893, Harrison was a centennial president inaugurated 100 years after George Washington. Inspired by the Harrison family’s Victorian Christmas tree, this 24 karat gold finished ornament interprets the first recorded tree to decorate the White House. Ornaments are available from members of Madison County Republican Women. The ornament is priced at $18. To order call 923-4085, 923-4300 or 547-2156. Ornaments will be sold at their August 19 meeting at the Madison Presbyterian Church, 6:30 p.m. and the “Taste Of The Mountains”, Aug. 30, Booth #56, near the Court House. Ornaments are also available at The Roost, located next to The Madison Inn Restaurant on Main Street.

Aug. 22
Women In Worship Conference 2008: Registration is now open for the third Women In Worship Conference to be held in Fredericksburg, on September 26-27 sponsored by Wayland Blue Ridge Women’s Auxiliary and Friends.  The early bird registration is still open.  The guest speaker is Cynthia Brazelton, Victory Christian Ministries, Washington, D.C. and vicinity, also the Rev. Tammie Armstead Pulliam and Rev. Janice Steels, Victory in Christ Ministries.  Musical guests include Missy “Octavia” Yates and Psalmist Eric Armstead.  For vendor and registration information, contact Conference Coordinator, Minister Patricia Wormley at 786-8736 or Auxiliary President, Sis. Nan Butler Roberts, 399-1539 or email . Higher prices apply after Aug. 22.

Aug. 30
Taste of the Mountains Madison’s annual Festival, Saturday, August 30, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the lawn of the White Gazebo, David Leckie Gilmore will be our special guest. Call 829-1025.