Down Memory Lane
Aug. 8, 1985 SUPERVISORS APPOINT DEPUTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
A secretary to the Rappahannock County zoning administrator has this week been named deputy administrator. Sandra Brown was appointed by the Rappahannock County Supervisors Monday.
The position was established to fill a vacancy created when Building Inspector Emiel Smet, who accepted the additional job as zoning administrator, left for vacation. In that time, the county had no authorized official to act in that capacity, delaying some local land transfers.
“Apparently, there are some people who are pretty upset,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke told the Board of Supervisors. Luke said the county could be held legally accountable if landowners missed a closing deadline because of the vacancy. Supervisor Lane suggested the county hire a full-time zoning administrator.
“I think that planning is critical to Rappahannock,” he said.
RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS NAMES NEW EDITOR
Paul McFarlane, former news editor at the Shenandoah ValleyHerald in Woodstock, was this week named editor of the Rappahannock News.
McFarlane, 28, is a 1979 graduate of James Madison University and has been with the Valley-Herald for the last six years. McFarlane replaces Jon Klaverkamp who has served as editor of the Rappahannock News since January. McFarlane is single and is commuting from Woodstock but plans to move to Rappahannock County.
COUNTY PAYS FOR TWO POLICIES
County supervisors Monday found little relief in their effort to buy a single policy for all their coverage, despite hiring a Richmond consultant to do just that.
At their regular monthly meeting at the courthouse Monday, supervisors were again left carrying two policies, one from the Clement Insurance Agency of Culpeper and one through the Virginia Municipal League. Neither policy is exactly what the county wanted, apparently.
However, Alan Thornton, a consultant with the Industrial Insurance Management Corporation of Richmond, told the supervisors that he has been given a verbal commitment that Clement can supply a policy. None, however, was set in writing.
So, in the meantime, the county is paying for two policies.
Nov. 24, 1999 CONSIGNMENT SHOP OPENS IN AMISSVILLE
Jerry and Sherri Mills opened the Amissville Consignment Shop on Oct. 30. The shop is located in what used to be a beauty parlor. On sale is what Mr. Mills describes as “antiques and collectibles.”
This is Mr. Mills’ first foray into the consignment business. Previously, he has owned an auto repair shop and a pet shop. He still will operate his excavating business.
Mr. Mills says, “My interest for old collectible stuff brought me into the business. My mother was a refurbisher and upholsterer of antique furniture.”
The response to the shop has been substantial. All of the newly-acquired merchandise has been from people putting items on consignment.
Mr. Mills says: “People will put a price on them. We don’t buy things from people. Business has been good and improves each day. They like the idea of the consignment shop. They like knowing they’ve got a place to bring their stuff and sell it.”
COMPUTERS FACE SHIFT TO YEAR 2000
All the computers in the world face the problem of going from 1999-2000. Since most old computer programs use only 99 to stand for 1999, the shift to 00 might be taken as 1900. Some people think it will cause the end of life on earth as we know it; others will ignore the problem entirely. Maybe everything will be okay. Maybe not. No one knows, but you’ll find out.