Coming events

WRESTLING
CONDITIONING
Get prepared for the upcoming wrestling season Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hornet Sports Center wrestling room. Open to middle and high school students, free of charge. Contact Roger Almond, Orange Wrestling Club, (540) 207-0979. (No conditioning Monday, Aug. 17.)

ORANGE V.F.W. POST MEETING
The Orange V.F.W. Post #2217 regular meeting will be Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at the post home on Brick Church Road. All members.

VT ALUM ASSOC.
SPIRIT DAY
Aug. 14, the Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association will have "Hokie Spirit Day" at the Tropical Smoothie Café, Culpeper. Tropical Smoothie will donate 20 percent of proceeds to our scholarship fund. This is being held INSTEAD of having the monthly meeting. The Piedmont Chapter NORMALLY meets on the second Thursday of every month at the Culpeper County Library at 7 p.m. Contact Andrew Moody, (540) 908.0496 or PiedmontHokies@gmail.com

DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLINIC
A one-day, DMV-approved defensive driving clinic will be at the Orange County High School field house Aug. 15, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Five points will be awarded for successful completion of this eight-hour course. No preregistration required, walk-ins welcome. Call Anne Arborgast after 6 p.m., 672-9232.

UTZ FAMILY REUNION
The Utz family and friends' reunion is Aug. 15 at Brightwood Ruritan Club. Please bring copies of family history, pictures, etc. to share. The building will open at 5 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. Please bring dish and dessert. Call (540) 948-6761, 672-4570, 672-4181.

BELMONT HORSE SHOW
The Belmont horse show is Sat., Aug. 15 at 9 a.m., Located one mile west on Rt. 612 (Monrovia Rd) from Rt. 522 (Zachary Taylor Hwy). Approx. 11 miles north of Mineral and 23 miles south of Culpeper. For more information call 854-5670.

LITTLE LEAGUE SIGN-UPS
Gordonsville Little League will be holding sign-ups for fall baseball on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Blue Omonhundro field in Gordonsville. Boys league age 8 to 11 and girls league age 9 to 15 are eligible to play. Cost is $25 per player. Please call Robin Davies at 661-0380 if you have any questions.

RIKKI'S REFUGE PARTY
Rikki's Refuge 11th anniversary party and open house is Aug. 16, 12 noon to 4 p.m. Tours leave the gift shop every ½-hour. Come meet all the animals, including cats, dogs, pigs, goats, rabbits, roosters, horses, pigeons and others. (Bring apples and carrots). Dress for weather, mud and slobber. Admission is two or more cans of cat or dog food per person.

NAACP MEETING
The Orange County Branch NAACP regular membership meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Sedwick Building. Ruth Lewis Smith is president.

SPAY/NEUTER
TRANSPORTS
The Orange County Humane Society will be organizing low cost spay/neuter transports Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct. 13. The animals are transported to the Shenandoah Valley Spay/Neuter Clinic for surgery and they return early the next morning. For more information and to reserve a spot please call the humane society voicemail, 672-0069.

O.C. DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE FUNDRAISER
Democratic candidate for attorney general Steve Shannon will be keynote speaker at the annual summer fundraiser picnic, Aug. 18 at Porterfield Park, 6 p.m. Cynthia Neff, democratic candidate for House of Delegates will attend. Bring a covered dish, cushion, and a friend. Donations accepted. Contact Wayne, (540) 423-1634, ewaynereeves10@peoplepc.com

BOOSTERS FOOTBALL/
CHEER SIGN-UPS
The Orange County Boosters will hold sign-ups for boys and girls ages 5 to 12 Aug. 18 and 19 and Aug. 25 and 26 at Booster Park Pavilion, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. $45/flag, 5 - 6 years old; $55/tackle, 7 - 12 years old; $45/cheerleading, 5 -12 years old. For football information, call Andy, (540) 760-4203. For cheerleading information, call Gina, (540) 478-5477, or Mindy, (540) 229-6121.

YOUNG AT HEART CLUB
Aug. 19, My Junk -- Your Treasure Auction. The Young at Heart Club meets every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at East Orange Ruritan Building at the intersection of Route 20 and 522. The club, which takes local trips and performs community service, is open to anyone. For more information call Alice Lumsden (540) 672-2841; Hank Lewis (540) 972-0359 or Paul Tobin at (540) 972-6256.

GYMNASTICS
REGISTRATION
Orange Gymnastics is a non-profit program that will run through Orange County High School. Classes start September 2009. Proceeds benefit the OCHS gymnastics team. On-site registration is Aug. 20, 6 to 8 p.m. in the OCHS auxiliary gymnasium. Preschool through advanced classes will be held, Fridays and Saturdays at OCHS beginning Sept. 11. Email orangegymnastics@yahoo.com or visit www.orange-gymnastics.com.

BLUEGRASS AND GOSPEL
Aug. 21 from 7 to 10 p.m., the public is invited to enjoy an evening of bluegrass and gospel music at the clubhouse next to Waugh's off Route 20. Come for the fun and music or bring your instruments and play. Open to all individuals and groups. Call Pete, 854-7468 to schedule your group to play. Contributions go to area children groups.
YARD SALE
The Orange County Women of the Moose will be holding a yard sale on Aug. 22 from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, located at 16706 Mountain Track Road. This event is open to the public. We will also have available for purchase, breakfast and lunch items as well as other treasures. If you would like to donate any items for this event of the Women of the Moose, please contact Joy, 672-5025 for pick-up.

BOOSTERS' FALL
BASEBALL
Orange County Boosters Club fall baseball season will start in late August. Coach pitch for ages 5 to 7; Majors for ages 9 to 12. Call Joey, 672-2109; Steve, 854-4435 or (540) 718-6445.

ART MUSEUM TRIP
The Windmore Foundation of Culpeper is sponsoring a day trip, by bus, to Brandywine River Art Museum, Chadds Ford, PA on Oct. 27. Works by three generations of Wyeths will be on view. Cost, including bus fare is $48 ($46 for seniors age 65+). Lunch available at museum café. Deadline for reservations is Sept. 1. Contact Kelly Doyle, (540) 547-4333 or info@windmorefoundation.org Payment due in advance.

LIONS GOLF
TOURNAMENT
Sign up by Sept 4 for the annual LOW Lions Club Golf Tournament Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. Proceeds from this scramble format tournament benefit LOW Lions benevolence fund sight and hearing programs. Cost is $60/person, includes green fees, cart, and a picnic dinner. Call, Selven Powell, 972-6513.

FOOTBALL GAME
Watch former OCHS football standouts Asa Chapman and Bradley Starks as Liberty Univ. takes on WV Mountaineers. Buses leave for WV from Monticello High School and OCHS Sept. 5 at 8 a.m. Game starts at 3:30 p.m. Fee includes admission to game, round trip bus ride and barbecue buffet. Call James Chapman, 672-0395, or Mike Brown, (434) 531-4724.

FLOWER SHOW, SPEAKER
Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker, an expert in treatment of Lyme disease and mold related illnesses will speak at the Town of Orange Community Room Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m., followed by a Q and A session. The Dolley Madison Garden Club Zinnia Show will precede the lecture from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public is invited and urged to attend this free presentation sponsored by Dolley Madison Garden Club.

TRI-COUNTY TRACK MEET
This year's Tri-County Track Meet will be Sept. 12 at Eastern View High School in Culpeper. The family-friendly meet is open to residents of Culpeper, Madison and Orange counties ages 4 to 79. Entry forms are available at www.culpeperruritans.org, Gold's Gym, Powell Wellness Center, local newspapers or parks and recreation offices. No entries after Sept. 4, Call (540) 948-5416.

ORANGE AARP
The Orange Chapter of the AARP will meet Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. in the Orange County Rescue Squad building. The community service project for August is to take school supplies to your favorite school or teacher. AARP is open to all persons over the age of 50. Call Dottie Wampler, 672-4335.

CITIZENS' POLICE
ACADEMY
The Orange County Sheriff's Office Citizens Police Academy will be Tuesday nights, Sept. 15 through Nov. 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Waugh Enterprises in Orange. Open to all county residents over the age of 21. Contact OCSO Investigator Bob Canosa for an application, 661-5501, ext. 7222 or Donna Lucas, 672-7219, or dlucas@orangecountyva.gov

OCYC MEMBERS WANTED
The Orange County Youth Council, with the help of an Orange County Youth Commission representative, consists of students in grades eight through 11 who desire to promote a positive image of youth, plan goals and activities to help reach those goals. Members will decide at the first meeting where and when they want to meet for the coming year. Applications can be obtained from school guidance offices or by calling the Office on Youth (672-5484, ext. 2). Applications due by Sept. 18 and interviews will be conducted the following week. Call the Office on Youth or Ann Riordan, the Youth Commission representative at 672-2670 after 5 p.m.

BLUEGRASS AND GOSPEL
Sept. 18, from 7 to 10 p.m., the public is invited to enjoy an evening of bluegrass and gospel music at the clubhouse next to Waugh's off Route 20. Come for the fun and music or bring your instruments and play. Open to all individuals and groups. Call Pete, 854-7468 to schedule your group to play.

CATFISHING
TOURNAMENT
The Gordonsville Lions Club will host a catfishing tournament on Sept. 19 at High Point Marina from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seventy percent payback, $30 per person. Call (540) 895-5249, (540) 967-1453.

OCHS CLASS OF '64 REUNION
The Orange County High School class of 1964 is making plans to hold a 45-year reunion Oct. 2 and Oct. 3. Call Jack and Barbara Colvin, 672-2647, or e-mail casks@aol.com

ENTERTAINMENT NEEDED
The Gordonsville Street Festival which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 is seeking entertainment for the festival. If you have a talent that you would like to share with the community, please call Barbara Seal Harris at 832-7374 or e-mail gvfcauxiliary1@aol.com

GORDONSVILLE STREET FESTIVAL
The Gordonsville Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary will sponsor its annual street festival, Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., rain or shine. This event a major fund raiser for the GVFC. Food, raffles, crafts, entertainment, vendors. Spaces are still available: $40, or $50 with electricity. Call Debbie Hoffman, 832-3297, or Barbara Harris, 832-7374. No bikes, skateboards or dogs, please.

HARVEST MOON DINNER/DANCE
The Lake of the Woods Childhelp Auxiliary will have its third annual Harvest Moon dinner/dance Oct. 24 at the LOW Clubhouse, 6 to 11 p.m. Proceeds benefit children at Alice C. Tyler Village of Childhelp, a home for abused and neglected children in Lignum. Music is provided by The Big Band of Fredericksburg. For tickets, $45 per person, call Leslie at 972-1622 or JoAnn at 972-8666.

NPS PROGRAMS AT WILDERNESS
A National Park Service Historian is on duty at the Wilderness Battlefield Exhibit Shelter on Rt. 20, Tues. - Thurs., 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. and 1:45 - 4:15 p.m. On Fri. - Mon., the historian is on duty 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. and 1:45 - 5:15 p.m.

OFFICE ON YOUTH SCHOOL SUPPLIES CAMPAIGN
The Orange County Office on Youth is collecting donations for children who may be in need of school supplies to start the 2009-2010 school year. Donated supplies and contributions can be delivered to the Office on Youth in the Sedwick Building, 146 Madison Road, Suite 258, Orange. Items on the Office on Youth's list are: wide-ruled notebook paper, #2 pencils, pens, single subject spiral notebooks, pocket folders, colored pencils, crayons, glue sticks, rulers, one-inch three ring binders, pencil boxes, red pencils, erasers and children's winter coats. For more information, please call 672-5484.

HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS
Rapidan Better Housing is accepting applications for the Indoor Plumbing/Repair Program. Homeowners who need a well or drainfield, or need help with repairs to a well or drainfield, can apply for grants money and zero-interest loans. Rapidan Better Housing provides complete project management from start to finish. For information, please call Janet in the Madison office, 948-3274.

POSSIBLE TEEN ADVENTURE CLUB
Are you between the ages of 13 and 19? Do you like being outside and trying new and challenging activities? With enough interest, a 4-H Teen Adventure Club will be formed. The club would take trips for camping, hiking, canoeing, and whitewater rafting while learning about outdoors, team work, and natural resources. Interested? Contact Ashley Elgin at the Orange Extension Office, 672-1361.

SPAY/NEUTER TRANSPORT
The Orange County Humane Society will be having low cost spay/neuter transports to the Shenandoah Valley Spay & Neuter Clinic in Harrisonburg once a month through 2009. Please call the humane society voicemail, 672-0069, to schedule your dog or cat. All animals must be registered in advance.

OCHS CLASS OF 1960
A 50-year reunion for the Orange County High School Class of 1960 is being planned for 2010. For more information, alumni should contact Courtenay Fry Janes, (828) 627-1529, cjanes@hughes.net; Betty J. Carpenter Doyle, (904) 241-7842, bettydoyle@comcast.net; or Jane Hale (804) 272-4181, jallie23225@yahoo.com.