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By MIDGE REYNOLDS

Rappahannock New* Special Writer

The old packing house on Rt. 522 at Flint Hill has become a regular beehive of activity these days.

The Blue Ridge Cooperage; and Lakewood Atlantic are operated by dynamic, young entrepreneurs who view their establishments as a center for solar design promoting futuristic life-styles and energy conservation in the Shenandoah Valley and the Piedmont regions.

Contrary to popular belief, the hot tubs built at the Blue Ridge Cooperage have many more uses than hydrotherapy or relaxation. Manufacturers Ken Ritvo and Sam Cliffton say hot tubs can be used for a variety of purposes in the home—from fish ponds to cisterns.

They are especially effective, however, as passive solar devices. Blue Ridge Cooperage tubs have been purchased for heat dumps, or heat-storage tanks in solar

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