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By David Mower 11 August 2008 Second Chance. Everyone waits for that May Saturday morning when the extraordinary annual Episcopal Yard Sale begins at the Boys Camp a mite south of Kilmarnock on the shores of Indian Creek. All those treasures being given a second chance before becoming landfill. It’s as much a social event as a treasure hunt when shoppers and bargain hunters rummage through the buildings looking for that one precious item they didn’t know they couldn't live without.
I have a dear friend who made it a special point to come here from St. Louis each spring to participate in the annual rite of the yard sale. His love was finding a great buy in the men’s coats and jackets shed. He knew quality in clothing from his days as a merchant. As we all gathered around after the sale for a mint julep and a little friendly pool on the Derby, he would regal us with the stories of the $2.00 coat that cost the original owner several hundred dollars. “Look at the lining, the stitching, the lines and lay of the lapel, those inside pockets … this [brand name] coat is hardly worn!! What a deal! He enjoyed giving those jackets a second chance. He usually wore the prize home on the airplane to show it off.
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Friday: The Rappahannock Art League's 47th Annual Labor Day Art Show will be open to the public from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. . ### The Lancaster Players present “Mary Poppins” at the Playhouse White Stone. ### Saturday: 31st Annual Upper Lancaster Volunteer Firemen's Festival - The Lively Idol Sing It!! Sing along at the Labor Day Festival. ### White Fences Vineyard will celebrate the harvest season with the Irvington Stomp. ### The St. Stephen's Anglican Church's Christmas Countdown, from 9:00 AM until 3:00 will feature fresh and delicious peaches by the bushel! |
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DMower 17 August 2008 - It's been forty years. 17 August 1968. Where you on that date? Of course you don't remember. But I do. Standing at the Altar at Grace Lutheran Church in McClusky, North Dakota. -- McClusky, not unlike Kilmarnock 40 years ago.... McClusky, population about 950, in the heart of North Dakota. I married the Mayor's daughter. [READ WHOLE COMMENTARY HERE]
Table Talk Series - First in this series will be a 3-part discussion of Islam and Christianity - 6:30 PM, 27 Sep at St. Stephens.
White Stone Vol Fire Dept $10,000 Raffle - tickets still available
Now is the time to get in shape for the March of Dimes October 5th March for Babies.
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