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Bob Clore master
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Cover Designed by Marilyn Ellinger
Sally Honenberger
Best Selling Author
By Patricia LaLand
Correspondent
When Sarah Collins Honenberger, “Sally,” moved to
Orange in 1978, she had no idea she would end up as a novelist. However, with three books published in the last six
years—White Lies in 2006, Waltzing Cowboysin 2009 and
Catcher, Caught in 2010, an Amazon best-seller—her second
career is moving full steam ahead. In addition, White Lies has
been optioned by a film production company who has considered actress Jenny McCarthy to star in it.
Sally began writing books when she was six or seven years
old. A family friend who was the children’s book editor at
Little, Brown & Company brought her a boxful of copies of
the book, Millions of Cats, all with a major printing error. The
pages were blank except for the illustrations. No problem,
Sally happily filled them with her own stories, versions of the
original tale of an old couple who wanted company, but ended
up with millions of cats from the first kitten. Unfortunately the
books have not survived, but the uncontrollable urge to write
became a lifelong passion.
That talent to record stories was further spurred by a neighborhood newspaper she and her two brothers put together
about five years later. On a toy hand printing press, they set
their own type, printed and delivered it to the neighbors. The
impetus continued when she wrote for newspapers, both at
her high school, then Smith College, after which she edited
the Law School newspaper at Marshall-Wythe School of Law
at The College of William & Mary. After she and her lawyer
husband, Chris, moved to Orange, they worked together at
the law firm of Shackelford, Honenberger, Thomas & Willis,
where Sally specialized in divorce, custody and bankruptcy for
almost 30 years. Chris and Sally were partners in the firm
while they raised three children: daughter Allison now in medical school, son Stuart in finance, and the eldest son Phillip
who completed his PhD. in philosophy from Temple
University on October 8 of this year.
Sally returned to fiction writing in her forties in what she
called “hobby writing:” taking classes, winning short story
contests, and appearing on book festival panels. She began
her own teaching career as a published author at seminars,
conferences, and two years of mini-mestercourses at St.
Margaret’s School for Girls in Tappahannock, Virginia. In
2000 she reduced her‘attorney’ life to a part-time solo real
estate practice, which gave her the freedom to write full-time.
Her first novel, completed in 2003, was scheduled to be published by Longstreet Press in 2006, but the firm filed bankruptcy, stalling publication. Fate intervened here when Cedar
Sally Honenberger's "Catcher Caught" is a best-seller.
Photo by Pat LaLand.
Creek Publishing Company in Bremo Bluff was looking for
Virginia authors to expand their list. They offered her a two
book deal and White Lies was their first published fiction title,
based on the true story of one of Sally’s former clients whose
baby was injured by a vaccine. The second novel, Waltzing
Cowboys, was published in 2009.
Sally’s impetus to succeed in a difficult publishing market
for unknown authors was interrupted in February of 2009
when, with no family history or identified risk factors, she was
diagnosed with breast cancer. Shocked and scared, she underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment, while
planning her daughter’s wedding and completing the construction of a guest cottage at their river property in
See Author Page 7
October 26–November 22, 2012• OC MAGAZINE •3
Cover Story
Aquaponic farming comes to Orange
By Meghann McKnight
Correspondent
Jonathan Chasen, Teel Goodwin, and John Faigle prepare for the ceremonial groundbreaking at Orange County’s
first aquaponic farm. Photo by Meghann McKnight.
S
omething new and innovative is
growing out of Orange County’s deep
historical and agricultural roots.
Agriculture and farming are a visibly large part of Orange
County’s past and present. This fall, Crisper Products, LLC is
joining that tradition and taking it in a unique direction: Aquaponic
and hydroponic farming.
Inside greenhouses, Crisper Products will raise trout, tilapia, prawns, and other
seafood in tank systems. The fish will be on an organic diet with no hormones. The
by-products of the aquatic life will be used to sustain vegetables and herbs grown
hydroponically.
According to a press release by Crisper Products, “Hydroponics is the method of
growing plants where the roots are submersed in a nutrient solution, as opposed
to growing in soil. The plants not only grow quicker, but healthier and stronger.
Aquaculture is the method of growing seafood in tanks or ponds. Put them both
together into one system and you have aquaponics.”
This combination allows for pesticide-free production of tomatoes, lettuce, peppers
and more. Plants have a shorter “root to fruit” growth and can be grown year-round.
This will enable local restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and families to have locallygrown, healthy food.
Aquaponic farming has not yet been certified as organic, but John Faigle, President
of Crisper Products, LLC, says that everything they do
is organic.
“We don’t use pesticides. The fish will be getting
organic feed. We won’t use steroids or hormones or
anything other companies use,” he assures.
Shannon Smith Wood, sales director for Crisper
Products, shares how the facility will be innovative in
its energy use as well, “This will be a a farm operating year
round using alternative energies such as solar, wind and hydrogenerators.”
Shannon is not only the sales director, she is a mom. “Being a mother, you are
always concerned about food. You hear about e coli and all these horrible things. Or
food that is coming from other countries or from across the United States. How can
we get local food, fresh at a decent price that you know hasn’t been affected by any
disease? This is just a smart way of growing nutrient-rich food.”
Vitamins and nutrients are not compromised through hydroponic growing methods.
Faigle explains, “Some of the products are richer in nutrients, and some are equal.
Hydroponically grown food never has less nutrition than traditionally grown food.”
The 5-acre plot of land outside of Gordonsville will be the company’s first
production facility. Crisper Products also has research and development facilities in
Fairfax, Virginia and Lewisville, Texas. Crisper products already has plants growing
at the Fairfax location and will transplant those to the Orange location as soon as
construction is finished.
Photos courtesy of Crisper Products.
4• OC MAGAZINE • October 26–November 22, 2012
Cover Story
Culpeper Regional Hospital is committed to supporting
the needs of your family and our community. Whether
you are celebrating the birth of a baby in Virginia’s first
Baby Friendly certified hospital; having an MRI or digital
mammogram in our Medical Imaging Center; being
treated by our highly specialized Radiation Oncology
team; or visiting a loved one who is in the hospital,
you will be cared for by our compassionate people and
receive extraordinary care from our expertly trained
staff. Our vision is to be the best patient-centered
Bell peppers, one of many kinds of fresh vegetables that will be hydroponically
grown at the facility. Photo courtesy of Crisper Products.
The groundbreaking for the first
greenhouse was held on October 4,
2012.
Jonathan Chasen, President of the
Orange County Chamber of Commerce,
is optimistic about Crisper Product’s fit
in the county. “I think it is very exciting
to have an agricultural enterprise that is
as innovative as this. It’s great to use our
history as a great agricultural area of the
world, really, and expand upon that.”
At the groundbreaking, Crisper
Products offered tomatoes and basil for
guests to sample. The produce tasted very
fresh and clean, testifying to Crisper’s
commitment to harvesting food the day
it is taken to the consumer.
“We’re going to do restaurants,
farmer’s markets, wholesale, and people
will be able to special order,” says John
Faigle. “We plan to harvest it only a
couple hours before we deliver it to the
consumer.”
Wood continues, “We’re going to start
local and start small and then eventually,
like John [Faigle] has said, we’d like to
feed the world. Orange County is a great
place to start! We’re hoping to continue
community hospital in the country, and our focus is on
each and every individual from the time you enter our
doors until you return home.
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Cover Story
For more information,
visit crisperproducts.com.
Crisper Products LLC
10610 Marbury Rd
Oakton, VA 22124
Farming
Crisper Products is building a new hydroponic
facility on a 5-acre plot of land located at Mallory's
Ford Road outside of Gordonsville.
Photo by Meghann McKnight.
Lettuce
Fresh Crisp "crunchy" Lettuce. From Bibb, Iceburg
to Romaine types will be grown.
to expand, and keep that expansion in Orange County.”
The first greenhouse will be 24 feet by 36 feet, with plans to extend
it by an additional eight feet each month as they increase production.
“We will be starting off with the hydroponic, and then move to the
aquaponic soon after. We will be raising tilapia, trout, prawns, Louisiana
crawfish, and flounder as well,” says Shannon Smith Wood.
The Orange County location of Crisper Products, LLC will initially
employ 10-15 people. They hope to begin produce production this winter and add the seafood by spring.
“We are excited that Crisper products will continue to strengthen
Orange County’s strong economic position in the agricultural industry,”
says Teel Goodwin, Orange County District Three Supervisor.
John Faigle wants Crisper Products to benefit Orange County through
more than just business and economic growth. He plans to donate fresh
products to food banks and other charitable organizations.
Berries
Over a dozen different types of berries will be grown. All photos
courtesy of Crisper Products, LLC.
Melons
Cantaloupes, Watermelons and Honeydew and many more
types will be grown.
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from Page 5
Fresh Seafood
Rainbow Trout, Fresh Water Prawns, Crayfish, Tilapia,
and many more products will be offered.
Author from Page 3
versations and unusual things she sees,
then puts herself in the other person’s
place and mind to imagine and anticipate how the other person would
respond. The drama comes naturally.
She feels her experience as a trial
lawyer is instrumental. “To make the
case and convince the judges, I needed
to be able to anticipate a person’s
response to questions and situations.”
Writing, she says, gives her the opportunity “to make something out of nothing” with time to get into her subject’s
mind. “I love that blank screen. I can
project challenges and controversies
and see how the character will deal with
them.”
Sally is a long way from retirement
as a writer. Her current efforts are
directed at producing her first non-fiction book, One Thousand Scholars and
One Gentleman, about Ken Woodley,
editor of the Farmville Herald, who
championed college funding for adult
black students who were blocked from
Prince Edward County High School
between 1958 and 1963. Sounds like
another winner.
•••
Sally thinks her experience as a trial
lawyer has been instrumental in
becoming a novelist.
Photo by Pat Laland.
Tappahannock. Despite the temporary
setback she has never stopped writing.
Very close to the end of the cancer
ordeal she received good news. A large
publisher wanted to buy her third novel,
Catcher Caught, about a boy with
leukemia whose parents refuse to let
him have the traditional treatment in
favor of alternative remedies.
With that second international publisher, Catcher, Caught has been picked
up by high schools as a young adult
book and was on the Amazon bestseller
list for 6 weeks after its release at the
end of 2010 and it still appears as #6
under “social values” for young adults.
Recently as the Kindle Daily Deal, the
book sold 2,100 copies in one day. The
German edition was released on
October 1, and the audio book is due
out at the end of November from
Brilliance Audio.
Sally’s inspiration for Catcher,
Caught arose from newspaper articles
about teenagers who want a say in their
own medical treatment, though it was
written before her own cancer battle.
The story, which segues into Salinger’s
The Catcher in the Rye with a modern
day setting, takes place in Essex
County, where Sally and Chris split
their time between a house on the
Tappahannock River and their home in
Orange. She currently is shopping two
new novels with NYC publishing houses, Prayers of an Unholy Woman, the
story of an abusive marriage set in New
England, and Minding Henry Lewis,
about a fictional drowning in
Tappahannock.
Inspiration is not a problem for this
prolific writer. She uses snippets of conOctober 26–November 22, 2012• OC MAGAZINE • 7
The Arts Center in Orange offers many opportunities to art lovers and artists.
The mural depicting The Hunt was painted by students.
The Arts Center:
An Orange Beauty
By Patricia Laland
Correspondent
lthough The Arts Center in Orange has only been in existence since
1997, it has had a significant influence on the residents of Orange
County and surrounds, many of whom also have had work placed
in the gallery and the gift shop.
Eight shows a year have offered exposure to painting, photography, ceramics,
textiles and sculpture with evening openings that attract a large and varied audience. After the openings, art lovers are invited to meander along Main Street and
visit satellite galleries in businesses and commercial buildings where additional art
is displayed in rotating exhibits.
Another major function of The Arts Center is the outreach program that consists of demonstrations and classes, nineteen in all, that take place with participants
in public schools, senior centers and senior living residences, the Central Virginia
Regional Jail, President Madison Inn and the Orange County Office on Youth.
It was fifteen years ago that local painters Linda Marston-Reid and Megan
Marlat began thinking about how to establish an arts venue in the town of Orange.
Linda says, “We began to draw people from the community to form the first advisory board that included Nancy White, Vibeke Ober, Marian Styles, Gail Marshall,
Liz Lonergan and Barbara Collins.”
They collected cash and checks in a fishbowl for funds to establish an association, but they still needed a venue.
Economic times in Orange were at a low at this point and there were quite a
number of empty store fronts and closed business sites. Some owners were generous in letting the artists use their buildings temporarily for work space and exhibits.
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Linda and Megan began working
with local high school students to create
murals on walls along Rte. 20 and on
the side of the building facing the VA.
National Bank parking area, on Main
Street. Later, another student project
involved elementary school students
who painted the ceramic tiles that were
installed on the exterior walls at the
entrance of the arts center building.
“Our first home,” says Linda, “was
in part of the Buchanan and Kiguel
Building on May Fray Avenue. After
that year, we moved twice more into
donated space. We used the current
building for staging the Route 20 mural
project and owner Bob Morin made it
available as an arts center and rented it
to us for $1.00 per year. Many volunteers such as Louisa Bradford, Howard
and Martha Zaritsky, Ann Mallory, Dot
Browning, Pat Garnett, Ben Grimm,
Pat LaLand and others stepped forward
and The Arts Center was established.”
Upon Bob Morin’s death, his son,
Hunter, donated the building and it now
belongs to The Arts Center debt free.
Both Linda, who now lives in New
York, and Megan still feel close ties to
their project and it has been honed and
developed under the superb managing
abilities of director Laura Thompson
and her extraordinary staff, Anna Marie
Dowen, Julie Jackson and Susan
Holtzman.
Another major function of The Arts
Center is the outreach program that
consists of demonstrations and classes,
nineteen in all, that take place with participants in public schools, senior centers and senior living residences, the
Central Virginia Regional Jail, President
Madison Inn and the Orange County
Office on Youth.
The fish bowl tradition still is alive
and on Oct. 11 a gala party drew supporters that again reached deep to fund
future plans outlined by board president
Ed Harvey. “It is our desire to complete
the renovation of the lower floor of the
building so we can move the clay operations and make more use of that area
to have larger classes for children and
adults and make it available for use by
other groups and organizations. We are
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October 26–November 22, 2012• OC MAGAZINE •9
Written in Stone
By Pat Wilson
Correspondent
F
rom names etched on the
when he was fully employed. He travels in
VDOT Workers Memorial to
a 150-mile radius of his home in
those engraved on a small
Somerset and does a majority of his work
tombstone in a family cemefor funeral services, churches and organitery, Bob Clore leaves a lasting impression on
zations in Louisa, Orange, Fluvanna,
the memories of relatives and friends who
Spotsylvania, Culpeper and Albemarle
have faced the loss of a loved one. Working
counties. As his reputation spreads, Clore
with compressed air and basting sand, Clore
anticipates the distance will expand.
engraves dates, elegies and even images on
“I’ve never had to advertise, just wordthe granite reminders. But, the stonewriter
of-mouth, and I get as much work as I can
also has crafted living tributes as well as dishandle,” he said.
plays of appreciation for numerous organizations.
His skills did not develop from a lifelong
career but emerged from his work in rock
Some projects start with a computerquarries. Originally a mechanic, Clore later
engraved stencil cut on multi-layered
worked as a superintendent of a quarry in
vinyl. After a thick back layer is peeled off
Rapidan and later in Culpeper where he garwith a sharp stylus, called weeding, a thin
nered attention.
transparent mylar film remains. Sand will
“I’m the one who found the dinosaur
blow through the mylar to make the
tracks there,” he said. “It turned out to be the
impression. Duct tape or two-sided tape
number one concentrated area of dinosaur
will temporarily attach the stencil to the
tracks in the world. The U. S. Geological
stone. Achieving the desired depth and
Bob Clore engraved the names of VDOT workers killed in the line of
Survey spent seven years mapping, tracking and
appearance is one of Clore’s “tricks of the
duty on the memorial on Afton Mountain.
measuring them to determine if they were walktrade” that he acknowledges came from
ing or running. I got to meet a lot of paleontolhis mentor and his own expertise. He’d
ogist and geologists.”
only mention a few secrets of the craft.
Clore was mentioned in several publications, but one unexpected highlight was
“You can listen to the different sounds of the compressor, the swirl of the sand,”
meeting Walter Cronkite, who came to the site to tape a documentary.
he said. “I use fine screen when sandblasting to show details on flowers.”
Later back in Rapidan and working in a dimensional quarry, one that cuts stone
After being commissioned, Clore travels to the site of a headstone in his wellequipped truck while towing a compressor. He carries two sets alphabetic letters
for tiles, facades and monuments, Clore was exposed to the skills of stone engravwhich allow him to cut the fonts used on 99 percent of stones. A portable computing.
er allows him to cut out several other fonts in various sizes. If he thinks that the font
“In 1998 I bought a business from a man in Locust Grove. I knew about stone
will be unusual or the distance is far, he will ask that someone send him a rubbing
cutting
and
making
of the engraving. Either his wife Terry or stepson, Todd Bunger, will then make a
repairs, but the engraving
stencil, if necessary. If graphic art, such as an angel or an emblem, is requested, that
was new,” he said. “I bortoo can be reproduced on vinyl.
rowed the money and got
“If it’s a font we can recognize, we can measure the height of the letters and the
his equipment. He was too
spacing and match it on the computer,” said Terry. “If we don’t recognize it, we
ill to go with me to jobs,
have a program where we can scroll through fonts and type in what letters we want
but he gave me detailed
to make sure they will match.”
instructions and recomThe final step in completing a job is highlighting the name and outlining it with
mended me to his cuslithichrome, a stone-adhering paint.
tomers. I watched him
which was the best way for
me to learn.”
Scanned graphics and free online clip art allow almost endless opportunities for
Clore anticipated that
signs. Print can be curved or italicized, if desired. Often Clore is commissioned to
the business would be a
engrave polished granite for house signs or inlays on entrance posts. He has cut
part-time venture that
donor names in benches for the Germana Foundation, lettered a sign dedicating a
would ease him into retireMadison High School athletic field to Coach Eddie Dean, and engraved an eight-ton
ment. Now, at 70, he
The stencil is removed to show the added
monument honoring Masonic World War II veterans in Richmond. The Clores even
finds himself working as
effect of painting. Photos by Pat Wilson.
exchanged some landscaping at their home for a polished boulder with a verse that
many hours or more than
A Master
Engraver
Options Abound
Art Center from Page 9
actively working on the plans and are seeking funding to complete
this renovation within the year.” More than $15,000 was raised at
the event and community enthusiasm is high.
Arts Center board member Sally Mickley also teaches there. “I
have been teaching the art of hand building with clay at The Arts
Center for a few years now. It has been one of the most rewarding
places to get involved. It means so much to see the wonder in the
eyes of students at what can be made with their own hands. I only
wish everyone knew about our arts center. I hate to think there are
people out there missing this opportunity. It really is the chance of
a lifetime, and oh, what fun!”
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The murals on Rte. 29 are painted on a board fence in the "tromp l'oeil" or "fool the eye" style.
The stone sign recognizing the accomplishments of Coach Eddie Dean was cut
and engraved by Clore.
was requested by the Madison Garden Club. He has done an untold number of
pavers and bricks for various fundraising project.
Clore sometimes works with rough stones which he cuts using saws, drills and
wedges to meet the specifications of the job. The materials can range from quartz,
the hardest, to limestone or brick, the easiest. He is equally adept with soapstone
and slate. His expertise extends to repairing stones, another trick he wasn’t willing
to fully explain. The Clores also etch glass, which Terry admits is a delicate process
with little room for error.
The artisan has also apprenticed others including David Carl and his grandson,
Jacob Abbs, hoping to ensure that his skills will not become a lost art.
The master craftsman is often called upon to repair the mistakes of others. He
recently worked on the octagonal slab for a time capsule that was supposed to be
opened in 2037 but had been incorrectly carved to be opened in 2062, a quartercentury later than planned. He sanded, fixed and recut the numbers prior to the
dedication. Clore has been hired to correct mistakes by monument companies since
they find it cost effective to have him make the needed changes locally rather than
return the stone to the factory or replace it.
The stencil is removed to show the added effect of painting.
See Engraver Page 15
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Calendar
Halloween Trick or Treating
Wednesday, October 31, 4:00 – 6:00 pm,
Downtown Orange.
Organizer: Orange Downtown Alliance,
www.OrangeDowntownAlliance.org.
Festivities and fun for all ages, Special
guests: The good Witch, Cinderella, Mr.
Incredible, Belle and Ariel.
November 3 (Sat.): Montpelier Hunt Races
Experience the thrill of steeplechase horse racing at the 78th running of the
Montpelier Hunt Races on the historic grounds of James Madison's Montpelier.
For details on corporate packages, tailgating, and tickets, please call (540) 6720027, or visit www.montpelierraces.org.
November 17 (Sat.): Civil War Trail and Gilmore Farm Walking Tour
Tour the Gilmore Farm, home of George Gilmore, who was born a slave at
Montpelier, followed by a walking tour of the 1863-1864 Confederate winter
encampment site. 2:30 p.m.(540) 672-2728.
December 7-9 (Fri.-Sun.): A Candlelight Christmas at James
Madison's Montpelier
Tour the mansion by candlelight for a very special introduction to the holiday
season for you and your family. 4:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. (540) 672-2728 x141.
$1.50 Burgers
Event Hosting
BLUEGREEN’S SHENANDOAH CROSSING is a beautiful place
for weddings, receptions and special events. The splendor and
beauty of the sprawling valley offer inspirational views throughout
the year, while the historic Manor House stands ready with
superior amenities to host the party and guests.
On-site catering is available courtesy of Lake Izac
Tavern’s chef and is open to the public.
For more information call 540.832.9400
Shenandoah Crossing is located on Highway 749, off of US 33—
east between Gordonsville and Louisa.
©2012 Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc. All rights reserved. Bluegreen and the Bluegreen logo are registered
trademarks of Bluegreen Corporation and are used under license.
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SHC.03.12.12 05/12
Rikki's Fall Tour and Nature Hike
Date: Saturday, November 10th, 2012
Time: 11 a.m. Tour and 1:00 p.m. Nature Hike
Location: Rikki's Refuge, 10910 Barr Lane, Rapidan, (Orange County) VA
22733
Donation: $10.00 a ticket for either event/special $5.00 for 12 and
under and 65 and over
Must be paid in advanced. Only 50 tickets for each event can be sold.
Purchase tickets at:: mail@RikkisRefuge.org
Phone: 540/854-0870
Website:http://rikkisrefuge.org
The gates open at 10:30 a.m. on November 10th at Rikki's Refuge, Meet
Rikki's critters while enjoying the beautiful countryside. The tour is outdoors - get
ready for plenty of fresh air and walking so please dress for the weather - wear good
sturdy shoes, leg coverings (no bare legs) and shoulders covered (no tank tops). The
critters jump and play and will want to climb all over you!!! You will be walking on
rough terrain for about two hours on the tour. The nature walk starts at 1 P. M. and
lasts approximately 2 hours.
Notes From Opie
(This is me and my GreatGrandPa, I love him whole bunches.)
I’m so proud to be an Orangite !!! And I’m orange too, all
over ‘cept for my belly and sox!!!
You know why I like living in Orange so much? Cuz the
humans here are so nice! Always friendly and ready to lend a
hand. Yup, Orange County is a great place to live!!!! I’m really glad Rikki’s Refuge is here, so I can be too.
Opie official spokescat for
Rikki’s.
Dawn’s Dilemma
Hi !!! My name is Dawn. I sorry I was very bad and I had to go to hospital. I glad I don’t hurt no more and I gonna be ok. It was real scary.
Dawn found an old tarp that was shredding, and she ate some of it. We
found out when we saw something hanging out her backside. If you ever
see that, NEVER, NEVER pull on it - that can cause serious and sometimes
fatal problems.
Rikki’s rushed Dawn to the hospital where the doctor managed to
remove it under anesthesia. Usually very serious surgery is needed. Dawn
was lucky hers was minor.
Be very careful to immediately dispose of tarps and other things made of plastic and are
falling apart and might attract your animals attention. Woven plastic feed bags, the strings
holding them closed, the long plastic strip, hay bale strings, rings off milk bottles, tinsel off
Christmas trees, plastic bags, even yarn and sewing thread, can all be very dangerous when
swallowed by your cat or dog. Long things twist up and get caught in the intestines, causing a lot of damage and sometimes death.
Check your home and yard today, get rid of dangerous items, and save an expensive surgery bill.
If you can help me by giving me $1 for my hospital bill, I purr for you. That be good
deal you think?
You can help me thru my chip-in: http://rikkisrefuge.chipin.com/dawns-tarp-removal or
at Rikki’s regular donate page, and just make a note it’s for me:
http://rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php or you can send a check to: Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box
1357, Orange VA 22960 and write for Dawn on it.
Thank you for helping me,
Love Dawn
Kerry Hilliard and Opie (our spokes cat) are receiving the key to the car
from Kelly Lyles from Toyota USA. Ron Rosner of Rosner Toyota of
Fredericksburg on the right.
Rikki’s Wins Toyota Highlander
On Thursday, October 18 Kerry Hilliard accepted the Toyota
Highlander from Rosner Toyota in Fredericksburg. Kerry is the founder
and executive director of Rikki’s.
We thank everyone who voted for us. Photos courtesy of Rikki’s.
October 26–November 22, 2012 • OC MAGAZINE •13
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SERVICE: Carpentry, painting, power washing, gutter work, fencing, tree work, reseeding, fertilizing, mulching & more. Fully
insured. Call for a free estimate 540-9372144 or 540-522-1662.
LOHR’S PIANO SALES & SERVICE: Quality
tuning and repair with 40 years experience.
Also offer good used and new pianos priced
reasonably. Call 540-672-5388 evenings.
EVENTS
LAKE MONTICELLO FIRE & RESCUE BINGO:
$1,000 Jackpot every Thursday. New
Progressive Game. Doors Open at 5:30pm,
Early Bird 6:45pm. 10 Slice Road, Palmyra
(Off Rt. 600, near CVS) Questions? Call 434591-1018.
Pumpkin Season is Here
Are you ready to pick up and haul
pumpkins to Rikki's ?
Please contact Fred at fred@z9a.com or
703-560-6799 if you can help.
Everybody but us cats and dogs eat the
pumpkins - help feed us good nutritious
nums !!!
One location is ready for pick ups now
-- more will follow - and on Nov. 1st and
that entire week we'll be busy every day -Church in Alexandria ... they have some pumpkins that are getting a bit
squishy and need to be fed to the PIGS now !!!!
For this run you should have a vehicle that could take the squish ... like a pickup with a bed that could be hosed out, or a well-tarped other kind of vehicle ...
then go from Alexandria to the Refuge. It's not a huge load.
Please contact Fred at fred@z9a.com or 703-560-6799 if you can
help.
Thanks so much, Love, Opie and staff of Rikki’s Refuge.
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Lil’ Off the Top
Wachovia Bank–Rt 15
Holiday Inn Express
America House (assisted living)
Orange Medical Center
CVS Pharmacy
Orange County Library
Gas & Stuff
Orange Airport
Short Food Mart BP
Marshall Farms Corner
Edwards Store/Exxon
Exxon Market at Locust Grove
Exxon-Rt 20 Between
Orange/Lake of the Woods
Exxon Mighty Mart– Rt 15
Mama’s Pizza
Pure Food Mart
Subway
Lins Garden Chinese Restaurant
Wachovia Bank
Coldwell Banker
Locust Grove Post Office
Top’s China
CVS Pharmacy
Stellar One
Subway
Germanna Heights Apartments
Germanna Community College
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Clearwater Grill
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14• OC MAGAZINE • October 26–November 22, 2012
Faulconer Hardware
BB&T
Silk Mill Grille
Subway
Marcos Pizza
Town Hall
Toliver House Restaurant
Gordonsville Deli
Premier Real Estate
Animal Crackers
Dudley’s Laundrymat
Pomme Restaurant
ABC Store/Post Office
Gordonsville Medical
7-11Store
Gordonsville Pharmacy & Butcher
Inwood Restaurant
Subway Gordonsville
J & B Market (Valero)
Horton Vineyards
D’s Market /Excel
Four County Players
Somerst Store
James Madison Museum
PS Hair
Inn at Poplar Hill
Greenock House Inn
Red Roof Inn
Mayhurst Inn
San Marcos Mexican Restaurant
Jim Woods Barer Shop
Haynes Outdoors
New Holland Ridgeview
Orange Nursing Home
Sneeks
Burger King
BUSINESSES
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• Now accepting
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young as three
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Bloom
Marios
Hornets Nest
Jeans
Orange Family Physicians
Tractor Supply
Tucker Paint Store
Country Cookin
Farm Credit
Orange Madison Coop
Holladay House B&B
Adrianna Cowan Realtors
2nd Bank & Trust
Orange Drug Store
Orange County Community Ser.
Elmwwod at Sparks
Bank of America-Gordonsville
Bank of America-Downtown
Orange-inside
Conty Office Bldg.
Virginia National Bank
East Main Shops
Montague Miller 110 East Main
Montague Miller Inside
Sherry’s Shoppe
Orange Co. Visitors Center
(Old Train Station)
Happy Garden
Logans Salon/Spa
Orange Co. Arts Center
Jack Samuels Realty
7-11 Store
Not the Same Old Grind
Orange Chamber of Commerce
Va Community Bank
Service Directory :
call or email for rates
It is easy to advertise
Contact Information
Phone: (434) 207-0223
Fax: (434) 589-1704
Email:
valleysales@embarqmail.com
Engraver from Page 11
“One woman was born in 1912
and died this year,” he said. “But the
company had put 19 and then left
the other number spaces for the
date of death. I had to take 19 off
and put on the right date.”
Occasionally, Clore will be asked
to replace a headstone with the
client giving him the old stone. He
has been known to re-polish and
replace the inlay panel then donate
it when he hears of the death of a
child or of a friend in financial difficulties.
The physical effort can be taxing,
since headstones are at ground level.
He sits on a stool wearing a pressurized, ventilated and air-filtered hood
and arm-protecting jacket even in
the hottest weather. Numerous
times he has tramped through
woods to find an isolated cemetery
site. Clore has even stood in a dug
out grave to complete a rush job
before the next day’s service.
“The important thing is to
respect the nearby graves and leave
the site as I found it,” he said. “I
won’t work while a church is having
services, either.”
Some commissions are time consuming such as engraving over 130
names on the VDOT Workers
Bob Clore works from a well-equipped truck claiming one of his biggest expenses
is diesel fuel.
Memorial situated at a roadside overlook on Afton Mountain. That project
took over 40 hours.
“I must remain completely relaxed,”
he said. “If you tense up you might
make a mistake.”
Laboring in the commercially-zoned
area adjacent to his house is more convenient, especially when working on a
full panel headstone. Clore is expanding his business to actually purchasing
stone from a quarry and cutting headstones, which will allow customers to
deal with a local person and to receive
individualized attention. He can also
satisfy clients who want unpolished,
naturally-shaped boulders or other
unique requests.
“People will have a choice of prices
whether they want memorials, pavers
or specialized items,” said Terry. “He
can load heavy pieces on the boom
truck and deliver them to the sites.”
Clore’s only regret is that engraving
wasn’t his lifelong career.
“It’s gotten to be the best thing I ever
did in my life,” he said. “Sometimes, I
don’t even consider it work. It’s an
enjoyment because I get to meet and
help a lot of people.”
The business, called Stonewriter,
can be contacted at 540-672-0481.
October 26–November 22, 2012 • OC MAGAZINE •15
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•1890 farmhouse, detached garage/workshop,
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•Looking for privacy? Want to get back to
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•65+/- Acre Homestead consisting of 4 parcels
•Blue Ridge Mountain Views
•Mostly open land with stream, 2 large corals,
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•Gently rolling open land, pastures,
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•Brick 3 Bdrm house features fireplace,
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16 • OC MAGAZINE • October 26–November 22, 2012