by Ireland Hayes | Mar 13, 2024 | Business
benevolent fund headwatersCierra Chambers, Lacey Jenkins and Brittany Dwyer Gianoli of the Headwaters Foundation at the Benevolent Fund dinner last weekend. The Rappahannock Benevolent Fund hosted its annual Celebrity Waiter Dinner on Saturday, raising money to...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Feb 18, 2024 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health, Politics
‘His heart was always in Rappahannock’ John Anderson was the quintessential local kid who made good, a hometown hero who died on Jan. 31 at the age of 77, after a months-long battle with COVID and its complications. anderson-6-web.jpgJohn Anderson with his first pup,...
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...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 19, 2023 | Agriculture, Art, Education, Politics
Representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) visited Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) last week to tour the school’s garden and cafeteria, which are now flourishing because of a federal grant the school district received in...
by Chris Doxzen | Jun 25, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health
Theresa Ruffo Swanson hails from a large Italian family — six siblings and a mom and dad now watching from above. She’s a career caterer, founder of Distinguished Engagements, and a firefighter in Chantilly. The Base at Blue Ridge is at the location where the...
