About Town

Culpeper Star Exponent
Published: April 28, 2007

Belated birthday wishes to Bob Speelman who celebrated his birthday on April 22.  We hope it was a great one.

Happy belated anniversary Lindy and David Wright on April 26.

Be sure to come out and support The Humane Society of Culpeper at its annual yard sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Culpeper United Methodist Church.  Call 727-7554 if you have donations.

Floyd T. Binns Middle School is hosting a Community Book Fair Monday-May 7 during school hours to help raise funds for the FTBMS Library.  The book fair will be open Monday-Fridayfrom 8 a.m. to 3:15 and on May 7 from 8 a.m. to noon.  Parents, students, teachers, families, the community and businesses are invited.  829-6894.

Here's a good way to help a local fire department and enjoy a good meal at the same time. Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department will be having a breakfast Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The menu will be eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, biscuits, coffee, milk, and juice.  Adults/$6. Children/$4.

Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association will present its Spring Gospel Concert featuring many artists on April 29 at the Culpeper County High School at 5 p .m. This is one you won't want to miss.

Carless Web and the Gospel Strings will present a bluegrass voncert at St. Luke's Episcopal Parish Hall May 1, 500 Church St., Remington; 7 p.m.; 547-4537.

We're sure you will enjoy the Blue Ridge Chorale's spring concerts in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Jamestown; Friday at 8 p.m. at Culpeper Baptist Church and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Lake of the Woods Worship Center. 825-5583 or www.brcsings.com.

Madison County is conducting a Habitat for Humanity Walk-a-thon and Family Fun Day on May 5 starting at 10 a.m.  There will be two walks, one at 10 a.m. and one at 2 p.m., games and contests; barbecued chicken by Yoders; and crafts, bake sales, flea markets, and homemade ice cream.  Call 948-4701, 672-4806 or 948-3200.

Fauquier High School Theatre will present the first Virginia production of the new Broadway musical "All Shook Up" in the Addison Lightfoot Auditorium on May 4, 5, 6, 11, and 12.
This promises to be a very entertaining event. Call 347-6100 x2317 or e-mail at or .

License plates seen around town:  UB UGLE; BLSSTX4; 4MYABBY

We encourage our readers to send our contributions for "About Town." E-mail Margaret Butler at or call her at 825-0771, ext. 181.
You may also bring it by our office at 122 W. Spencer St.

We're looking for nominations for our "Local Hero" feature. If you know of someone who works behind the scenes to help make Culpeper a better place, we'd like to know about it. E-mail Katie Dolac at .