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Rae Ann Gaedke: A thousand-watt smile and food magic made all of Rappahannock Rae’s Place

Rae Ann Gaedke: A thousand-watt smile and food magic made all of Rappahannock Rae’s Place

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Education

Rae Ann Gaedke spent a lifetime turning food into love.  At Nature’s Foods, Mountainside Market and Rae’s Place, for potlucks, benefits, fundraisers and barbecues, in restaurants and home kitchens, she practiced her magic. The bibbity-bobbity-boo was equally divided...
Deaf culture on tap in Sperryville at Veditz, Virginia’s first Deaf-owned brewery

Deaf culture on tap in Sperryville at Veditz, Virginia’s first Deaf-owned brewery

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 26, 2023 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Politics

Veditz_groupPaula Veditz Marotta, Debbie Veditz Griffith, front row, with Greg Randall, Ray Veditz, Frank Veditz, Rick Veditz and Joey Seifner at Veditz and Company Brewing’s Fall Family Fest last month. Veditz and Company Brewing makes history as county students,...
Ben Venue slave cabins, a reminder of crossroads’ past

Ben Venue slave cabins, a reminder of crossroads’ past

by Luke Christopher | Nov 14, 2023 | Politics

It does not take much imagination to absorb history when you’re standing on the corner of U.S. Route 211 and Richmond Road. As you head north, as Richmond Road becomes Ben Venue Road, the three well-built, well-preserved brick slave cabins are a reminder of the...
Wildfire update: What a difference a quarter inch of rain makes

Wildfire update: What a difference a quarter inch of rain makes

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 13, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Politics

mop-up firefightingFirefighters conduct mop-up operations on the Quaker Run fire line. Monday, Nov. 13 update: Ahead of tonight’s possible wind event, firefighters will continue breaking apart debris piles and downed trees, according to a Monday update from the...
Rappahannock PTO opens clothing cottage for children in need

Rappahannock PTO opens clothing cottage for children in need

by Ireland Hayes | Oct 21, 2023 | Education

PTO clothing closet ribbon cuttingShelly Stoner, president of the Rappahannock PTO, cuts the ribbon on the clothing cottage at Rappahannock County Elementary School on Oct. 11. Volunteer built, discreetly located and stocked with new and gently used goods The...
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