OUR VIEW: LOC movies will be great for our area

Staff Editorial
Published: August 29, 2008

» SUMMARY: Library of Congress movies are a great — and inexpensive — way to enjoy a rarely seen part of our community; Town Council does the right thing in keeping skatepark open.

Calling all movie aficionados — Mount Pony is the place to be this fall. Thanks to the Library of Congress and its “Movies on the Mount” program, the community will have a free (yes, we said free) place to check out classics such as “King Kong,” “Adam’s Rib,” “Bride of Frankenstein,” and coming Thursday, “The Maltese Falcon.”

The Library of Congress, open for more than a year, has always been a seemingly silent partner in the community — looming menacingly in the distance like some haunted castle, with few residents knowing exactly what the interior looked like. But the area has always been mysterious — first a signal station in the Civil War and then the Federal Reserve building — but now the mystery is being revealed.

The theatre looks divine, with its red-high backed chairs adding a touch of elegance and, dare we say, Hollywood panache.  We can’t wait to see what themes the LOC comes up with for some of the movies — we’ve already got our Frankenstein costumes ready for the Halloween showing of “Bride of Frankenstein.”

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STILL SKATING: The sound of ollies, jumps, and OK, maybe some swearing will continue to be heard at Yowell Meadow Park’s skatepark thanks to the Town Council. The council did the right thing in not closing down the skatepark, a rare teenage hangout in Culpeper.

The council recognized that there’s little to do here in town, and decided to discuss funding the $32,000 repair job that is needed on the ramps at the park.

We applaud the Town Council for keeping it open, and we also applaud it for looking into ways to enforce the rules of wearing a helmet at the park.

We encourage skaters to keep their end of the bargain by wearing helmets, keeping the area clean and maybe, just maybe, cleaning up the language.

A skatepark can be a great community resource. Let’s hope everyone works together to keep it that way for future generations.