Seeptember 2011

Shop at Home, Save at Home Feature:

Score a game winner at On The Run Sports! The shop specializes in a variety of sports gear, especially soccer, which has a huge following in Fauquier County.

Providing equipment that enhances hearing is the name of the game at Fauquier Hearing Services.

Pack it up and ship it out with confidence at The UPS Store in Warrenton.  Their exclusive Pack and Ship Promise guarantees items arrive in the same condition they were in upon leaving the original destination.

Have a scoop of freshly-made ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery.  It takes two freezing processes totaling 10 hours to make the delicious flavors.

Your Business and Community in Action:

Thanks to an upgrade in its emergency notification system, Fauquier County has made CodeRed and CodeRed Weather warnings available to residents. To register, visit www.warrentonva.gov and click on the CodeRed icon.
        
A Formal Affair is sharing joy through its generous donation of wedding dresses to a valuable cause, “Brides for Haiti”. For more information on this program, visit www.st-josephs-haiti.com/3694/index.html.

Although September is barely upon us, some things require a lot of advanced planning, including the Fauquier Community Food Bank’s preparation for Thanksgiving baskets.  To make a donation, call the food bank at (540) 359-6053.

Support your local team of walkers in the Cure Search Fundraiser.  For more information or to make a donation visit www.ultimatehike.org/dc and search Lauren Owens’ name.

Another successful youth mission trip for St.. James Episcopal Church to the poor neighborhood of Hollywood, South Carolina this past July.

Wollam Gardens (5167 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton) is preparing for its 2nd Annual Dahlia Festival on September 3, 4, & 5 and September 10 & 11 from 11:00am-5:00pm.  For more information, visit www.wollamgardens.com.

Happy family news around town.  Tintworx, Jerry Tolley and wife, Katie, welcomed the arrival of their first child, a baby boy (Ryder Cash), on April 15. Also in the news is the recent wedding of Jon Gregory, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Fauquier and his wife, Bonnie.

Thanks to the completion of an Eagle Scout project by Jarrett Putt, Warrenton Adult Day Care staff and clients are enjoying the beautiful late summer weather in a charming park just outside the Warrenton Community Center.

School is In: Time for a Library Card! You can apply online at http://library.fauquiercounty.gov.

Summer is winding down, but there are still plenty of fun things to do outdoors at Sky Meadows State Park.  For more information, visit www.virginiastateparks.gov.

The Warrenton Lions Club recently recognized local resident Dick Westlake with a rare and impressive achievement – a 55-year chevron in honor of his years of service.  For more information about the Warrenton Lions Club call Doug Campbell at (540) 428-2099 or Dianna Blackmer at (540) 439-8606.

Local equestrians, Jennifer Phillippe and Bonnie Barr-Briggs designed special riding gloves to help riders determine “L” and “R”. Their idea has been sold to a premier equestrian glove company, SSG Riding Gloves.

The Salvation Army has relocated to a new location at Waterloo Street, (formerly mini-mart) in Old Town Warrenton.  Donations are accepted on the Pelham Street side of the building during regular business hours, Monday-Friday from 9:00am-4pm – look for Saturday hours beginning in October.

There are plenty of great opportunities available in our community thanks to the Fauquier County Parks & Recreation Department.  To make sure to get the GOOD Times newsletter emailed to you directly, send your request to Donald.itnyre@fauquiercounty.gov.

The Fauquier County Fair is proud to present its 5th Annual Fall Harvest Fest and Car Show on September 3.  Gates open at 8:00am at the Fauquier County Fairgrounds (6209 Old Auburn Road, Warrenton) with onsite car show registration running from 9:00am-noon. For more information visit www.fauquierfair.org.

Thanks to the Connectionsprogram offered through Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services, Fauquier, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Madison, and Orange County residents with dementia and their family caregivers are getting assistance and enjoying improved quality of life. For more information, contact Jane Dalton at (540) 825-3100 or visit www.rrcsb.org.

Mary Ann Robertson, Liberty Hill Pet Resort is seeking dogs for complimentary training.  Dogs and owners should be available between September 10-24, when Mary Ann will videotape herself training the dogs and working with owners.  For more information, call (540) 439-7297.

Bring your appetite for great food from Spitony’s and a fun night of trivia to the Warrenton Community Center (430 East Shirley Avenue) on September 16 beginning at 6:00pm for the 6th Trivia Night and Pasta Dinner to benefit the Fauquier Habitat for Humanity. For more information or to reserve your seat or table, call Tammy Roop at (540) 270-9409.

Lucille Samia, a retirement community resident of The Oaks turned 100 years old! Lucille’s advice to longevity? “Live a clean life,” she says.  “Don’t overdo it!”

ADVERTISING IN THIS ISSUE.....

Law & Financial:  Edward Jones, Karen M. Kennedy and Associates P.L.C., The Law Offices of Deborah A. Lott, PLC, Law Office of Marie Washington, PLC, Oak View National Bank, Allstate.

Classes: Woodruff Shires & Warmbloods, Prince William Dance Academy, National League of Junior Cotillions™, Gainesville Dance Center, Tagaloo, Ballet Academy of Warrenton.

Restaurants: Tippy’s Taco House, Jerry’s Subs•Pizza, Tropical Smoothie Café, El Agave Mexican Restaurant.

Specialty: The Red Thread, Living Water Farmers Market, Eden’s Natural Market & Greenhouse, Cold Stone Creamery, g.whillikers (quality Toys and Books Plus Teacher Supplies, Sherrie’s Stuff and Other Folky Things, Dok Klaus Computer Care, Carter & Spence, Simple Comforts, Kelly Ann’s Quilting, Rankin’s True Value Hardware & Sports Center, Warrenton Jewelers, McKay Used Books•Movies•Music, McClanahan Camera, On The Run Sports, Skeeter’s Custom Leather & Tack Shop, CFC Farm & Home Center.

Services: RW Contracting, Touch of Grace (Personal Care for Adults & Children), Foxfire Consulting, P.R.I.N.T.I.N.G.  F.O.R.  Y.O.U., J&D Handyman Services, Craftmasters Services, Warrenton Center Cleaners, Kalia’s Cleaning Service, Firesafe Chimney Systems, Inc., Aqua Mechanics, Aqua-Tek Pressure Washing, Club Paradise Tanning Salon, The UPS Store, Tommy’s Tree Service.

Religion: St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church.

Lawn & Garden: Gateway Home & Garden Center, American Home Landscape, Lee Highway Nursery & Produce, Promise Landscape LLC, Byler Buildings, The Farm at Broad Run Nursery & Greenhouses, Capitol Sheds.Com.

For the Home: Horizon Real Estate (Team Loni), Appleton Campbell, Inc. Plumbing•Heating•Air Conditioning•Electrical, Goode Heating•Air Conditioning•Refridgeration, Rankin’s Furniture Home Accessories & Gifts, SouthStar Construction, Warrenton Decor, Century 21 (Edie Grassi and Kathleen Lunsford), On Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Mister Sparky (America’s On-Time Electrician), Superior’s Rhino Roofing System, Chuck Mullins Plumbing, Gibson Home Services, Weichert’ Realtors® (Tammy Roop), Henley Management Realty, Inc., MRC Plumbing & Heating LLC, Discount Furniture, Montgomery Shade & Awning, The Paint Shop, Wolfrom & Co. Upholstery and Interior Fashions.

Automotive: Country Chevrolet, Jim Harris GMC Buick, Jiffy lube, Chick’s Services, Inc.

Pets: Liberty Hill PET RESORT, Pawsitive Pet Services, LLC.

Events:  Boys and Girls Club of Fauquier/Genia Haught Memorial 11th Annual Golf Tournament (Friday, September 30), Fauquier Habitat for Humanity Hike for Habitat, September 24th, 22nd Annual NVBIA Golf Tournament, Sepember 26th at Fauquier Springs Country Club, A Day in The Plains, Saturday, October 1st), Evening Under the Stars, Saturday, September 17.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIMBERLY! ~ From your BFF Nicolle.

VOTE! Jim Stone for Supervisor