7th Annual Crab Feast - Culpeper Chamber of Commerce

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Culpeper Times • July 30-August 5, 2015
The Chamber ADVANTAGE
Culpeper Chamber of Commerce » JULY 2015 » Volume 3, Issue 7
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7th Annual Crab Feast
Cap’N Corbins CRABS
STEAMED ON SITE
$40 per person
includes one beer ticket,
food & entertainment.
additional beverages for purchase
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12TH 4PM-7PM
event at: beer hound brewery
201 Waters Place Culpeper, VA 22701
Tickets Available:
Beer Hound Brewery
Culpeper Chamber of Commerce
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Culpeper Times • July 30-August 5, 2015
members in the news
On July 1, Theresa Richmond of
Mahogany Ridge Dog Training School
began serving as president of the Culpeper
Chapter of Toastmasters International.
Toastmasters is a public speaking club that
may be just what you are looking for! Their
meetings are held the first and third Tuesday
each month at Virginia Regional Transit,
Meeting Room on Brandy Knoll in Culpeper.
ATCS, P.L.C. is pleased to announce a new
addition to their Culpeper Engineering staff,
Dulany Lewis; she is a longtime Culpeper
resident and resides in the Jeffersonton
area. They also would like to welcome
their two summer interns, Jeff Nelson from
Garrisonville, and Douglas Grover II from
Amissville.
ARiA is pleased to announce that they
will receive two Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) awards from the
Department of Defense (DoD) this year.
For the Navy they will be developing new
signal-processing tools that help Navy ships
detect submarines. For the Air Force they
will be developing a cognitive-computing
application that leverages artificialintelligence from IBM Watson to assist
companies that want to contract with the
government.
As of July 1, 2015, Hospice of the Rapidan
will have completed their integration with
and assumed the name of Hospice of the
Piedmont. Hospice of the Piedmont is the
largest community-based nonprofit hospice
organization serving central and northern
Virginia. The overarching mission of the
integration is to provide exceptional patient
and family care to those seriously ill and
dying in central and northern Virginia.
Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center
(PDRC), a Piedmont United Way agency,
was recently named a Neighborhood
Assistance Program (NAP) organization
for a sixth year by the Virginia Department
of Social Services. NAP encourages
businesses, trusts and individuals to
make donations to approved non-profit
organizations for the benefit of low-income
persons. PDRC was awarded $5,000 of
Virginia tax credits based on its proven
operational success and capacity to serve
low-income persons.
Recently, at the Virginia
Sexual and Domestic
Violence Action
Alliance’s 2015 Biennial
Retreat at Roanoke
College, Karen Brown
was the recipient of the
Catalyst Purple Ribbon
Award. Karen has worked for the past six
and a half years with Services to Abused
Families, Inc. (SAFE) in Culpeper, VA as the
Director of Programs and Services.
Wakefield Country Day School (WCDS)
is pleased to announce their achievement
as a Virginia Living© Top School. A special
bound-in supplement to the September/
October 2015 issue, Virginia Living’s©
“State of Education” celebrates excellence
and innovation in Virginia’s high schools and
colleges, and includes “Top High Schools
& Colleges 2015”, a list of 150 public and
private high schools and colleges leading
the way in education innovation around the
state.
Appleton Campbell would like to extend
their thanks to all who voted them the Best
in Culpeper. They appreciate your support!
Glory Days Grill is pleased to announce a
string of recent Awards: Best Wings, 2015,
awarded by Northern Virginia Magazine;
McCormick Cornerstone Award, 2015,
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 & 2007,
awarded by The Restaurant Association
of Maryland; Restaurant Neighbor Award,
State Winner - 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012,
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Restaurant Association of Maryland,
2003 - Restaurant Association of Greater
Washington. Congratulations!
Pranapiloga is pleased to announce that
they were voted Best Yoga Instructor in the
Star-Exponent The Best of Culpeper 2015
award category. Congratulations!
Mountain View Marketing was honored
and humbled to be chosen Culpeper Times
Best of the Best Advertising Agency of
Culpeper 2015. They extend their thanks
to all who voted for them. They appreciate
your support!
Faye Gish of Faye’s Office Supply would
like to thank everyone for their prayers and
support during Curtis Gish’s recovery from
his accident. She would like all to know that
his recovery is moving along well.
The Culpeper County Electoral Board reappointed James Clements to a four-year
term as General Registrar beginning July
1. Clements was originally appointed in
March to fill an unexpired term. “The Board
has been extremely pleased with James'
performance the last few months,” said Jan
Huss, chair of the Electoral Board. “He has
reached and exceeded the goals we set for
him during that time and we look forward to
working with him for a full term.”
The Board of Directors of Rappahannock
Goodwill Industries, Inc. (RGI) has
selected Donnie Tolson to become RGI’s
next President and CEO. He will succeed
Woody Van Valkenburgh, who will retire
at the end of 2015 after 35 years with the
organization. Tolson, who joined RGI in
2010 as Chief Financial Officer, said, “I look
forward to continuing Woody’s commitment
of service to our community and establishing
new ways to bring the Power of Work to
more people.”
CENTURY 21 New Millennium will be
collecting school supplies until August 19th
as part of its Back to School Supply Drive.
The supplies will be distributed to students
in need. Businesses and individuals wishing
to contribute to the drive should drop off
school supplies at 601 South Main Street.
Anything from pencils to backpacks will be
accepted.
Brown Harris Wealth Management will
soon be relocating to 309 N. Main Street,
their new office is almost complete! In
THE CHAMBER ADVANTAGE Published monthly as a joint venture between the
Culpeper Chamber of Commerce and Culpeper Times as the Chamber’s newsletter. The
newsletter is distributed monthly as a page within the Culpeper Times, as well as being
available on the Chamber website, www.culpeperchamber.com free of charge.
Culpeper Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 540-825-8628 •
Fax: 540-825-1449
Address: 629 Sperryville Pike, Suite 100,
Culpeper, VA 22701
www.culpeperchamber.com
Contacts:
Culpeper Chamber of Commerce
Debbie Stohlman, President/CEO •
[email protected]
Martha Sanford, Membership
Coordinator •
[email protected]
Culpeper Times
Anita Sherman, consulting editor •
[email protected]
Thomas Spargur, sales director •
[email protected]
Jeff Say, graphic designer •
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Mission Statement:
We are the voice of the business community working to promote, build, and
support the most effective climate for economic development.
welcome new members
addition, Brown Harris recently added a new
financial advisor, past President and CEO
of the Culpeper Chamber, Jim Charapich.
Battlefield Chevrolet
Brown Harris would like to congratulate
Angel Yeiser
Karen “Dee” Ingram in celebrating her one
11411 James Monroe Highway
year anniversary with Brown Harris.
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 547-3700
Sherbeyn's
http://www.battlefieldchevrolet.com
Lawn &
Landscape is Automobile Sales
proud to share
their win for
Best Appearing
Business
float at the
Brandy Station
Volunteer
Firemen's
Parade on
July 23, 2015.
They take
pride in their
work and enjoy
community
events greatly.
Donald would like to thank his office staff,
Michelle Sherbeyn and Emily Arft for their
hard work on this entry, as well as for all they
do on a regular basis. At Sherbeyn's, "Your
Dreams are our Creations," and they thank
Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department
for their hard work every day, and for allowing
Sherbeyn’s to be a part of their Firemen's Fair
in 2015.
Battlefield Toyota
Angel Yeiser
11013 James Monroe Highway
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 317-7800
http://www.battlefieldtoyota.com
Automobile Sales
Goodnight Jewelers
Arzoo Goodnight
425 Meadowbrook Drive
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-5322
http://www.goodnightjewelers.com
Jewelry
Transmissions of Culpeper
Ron McPeek
101 West Spring Street
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 621-0632
http://www.transmissionsofculpeper.com
Automobile Repair / Service