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Rappahannock philanthropist Bill Dietel dies at 96

Rappahannock philanthropist Bill Dietel dies at 96

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 11, 2023 | Art, Business, Education

Bill Dietel obit portraitBill Dietel at Over Jordan Farm in 2016. Longtime Rappahannock County resident and philanthropist Bill Dietel, 96, died peacefully at his Flint Hill home, Over Jordan Farm, surrounded by his family Tuesday night.  Dietel, who lived in the...
New general manager transforming Inn at Little Washington into resort spa

New general manager transforming Inn at Little Washington into resort spa

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 6, 2023 | Business

Ed Gannon Inn general managerPrior to coming to Little Washington, new Inn general manager Ed Gannon helped launch a 700-acre resort in California’s Napa Valley. Ed Gannon, The Inn at Little Washington’s new general manager, is taking on the storied enterprise’s most...

Cliff Hackel’s film takes us back to the 80s

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Sep 11, 2023 | Art, Business, Politics

Remembering era of rotary phones, change that came next Remember the time before cable, satellite and wireless telecommunications, back when AT&T had a monopoly on phone service in the United States?  Award-winning filmmaker Cliff Hackel, a long-time Rappahannock...
Flint Hill Company 4’s troubled recent history

Flint Hill Company 4’s troubled recent history

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Aug 27, 2023 | Art, Business, Crime and Courts, Fire/Rescue, Local Services, Politics

2023-02-FF-FlintHillVFD-13.jpgThe Flint Hill Volunteer Fire & Rescue department, Rappahannock County’s Company 4, on Fodderstack Road. A Virginia State Police investigator found evidence of possible embezzlement, credit card theft, tax fraud and forgery at the...

Doers Profile | Ann and Pete Stenner

by Bob Hurley | Aug 26, 2023 | Business, doers, Education, Local Services, People, Politics

Background: Ann — Undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Mary Washington and George Mason University respectively; retired Prince William County elementary school teacher; volunteers for the Rappahannock Food Pantry, RAAC Art Tour, Headwaters,...
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