Rappahannock News, April 28, 1988

38th Year, No. 17 16 pages Member Audit Sanaa of Orculatloa THURSDAY, APRIL 28,1988 Washington, Virginia Phone 675-3349 25 Cents Supervisors to advertise 52-cent tax rate Higher rates feared necessary to cover landfill development By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock Special Writer There was an audible sigh of relief last Thursday as the Rappahannock supervisors took their first look at the draft county budget for 198889 and the tax rate necessary to fund it. According to accountant Wally Cox, a 50-cent rate on real estate, $2.90 r^te on personal property (licensed motor vehicles only), and a draw of $391,688 from accumulated surplus would meet the expenses submitted by the various departments of local government. . “That’s great!” was the reaction from John McCarthy, the board’s administrative assistant, adding that be had feared a much higher levy would be required to cover the cost of landfill development. ; Mr. McCarthy warned, however, that solid waste disposal may yet run more than the $400,000 anticipated in the draft budget, depending on the bids to be opened next week for construction of the new county landfill. Accordingly, the supervisors agreed to advertise a rate of 52 cents per $100 of assessed value on real estate. “And hope that we can cut it down,” added Supervisor Nelson Lane. Even a rate of 52 cents looks better than this year’s 69-cent levy, but NELSON LANE appearances are deceiving. A 52cent rate won’t mean that local tax bills going out jn November will be 24 percent lower. The county’s reassessment takes effect this year, and with the new land values, one cent on the rate now brings in $33,000. That’s an increase of 43.5 percent over the $23,000 currently generated by a penny’s worth of tax. It roughly parallels the rise in total value of real property in Rappahannock, which went from $218,034,560 in 1987 to an estimated $324,000,000 in 1988. With the new assessments, this year’s budget would have required a tax rate of 47 cents, so the advertised rate of 52 cents represents a 10.6 percent increase and the hopedfor 50- cent levy a 6.3 percent increase. Mr. Cox projects a general fund balance of $700,000 at the end of the fiscal year this June 30. Drawing $391,688 from the surplus and with a 1988-89 tax rate of 50 cents and expenses as outlined in the draft budget, he anticipates a balance of $308,000 in July 1989. Trimming of departmental requests began at Thursday’s work session. Sheriff John Henry Woodward had asked for $10,000 in supplemental pay for dispatchers, intending $2,000 apiece for the five employees who double as matrons for female prisoners in the county jail. The State Compensation Board, which pays law enforcement salaries, will not fund matron positions for Rappahannock because too few women are incarcerated here, Mr. McCarthy explained. However, if any female prisoners are to be held in Rappahannock’s facility, a matron must be on duty, so the dispatchers —all of whom are women — fill that capacity, he noted. If that double assignment wasn’t possible, women prisoners would have to be sent elsewhere, at the county’s expense. In addition, it might disrupt the arrangement whereby Rappahannock holds Fauquier’s female inmates in return for that county’s acceptance of Rappahannock prisoners for work release programs unavailable here, Mr. McCarthy noted. Law enforcement salaries set by the Compensation Board and other pay scales established by the state are “out of our control,” said Supervisor Lane. “We shouldn’t supplement one, or we may be asked to do the same for others ... It opens a whole Pandora’s box,” he warned. “They’re performing two jobs — dispatcher and matron,” countered Supervisor Mike Massie. “That’s justification for a supplement.” However, he acknowledged that $10,000 “may be more than we can afford” and suggested $5,000, or $1,000 for each dispatcher, as a compromise and a sign of “good faith.” “What they’re doing is above and beyond the call of duty,” Mr. Massie continued. ‘They’re saving us See TAX RATE, p. 16 Supervisors looking at cuts of just $19,000 from school budget From the signs at last Thursday’s work session, the school budget to be approved next week by the Board of Supervisors will be a mere $19,000 less than the $3,871,698 sought by the Rappahannock County School Board. Meeting with accountant Wally Cox following a short public hearing on the proposed 198889 educational spending plan, the supervisors directed that $10,000 be trimmed from the instructional category and $9,000 from operation and maintenance of school plants. “I know we can’t tell them where to take it out, but we can say where we’re taking it from,” noted Chairman Hubert Gilkey. The supervisors contemplate the reductions coming in sabbatical leave for teachers ($10,000), compliance with the new federal asbestos regulations ($5,000), and “unanticipated” maintenance expenses ($4,000). “If something unanticipated comes up, we can reappropriate the money,” said Mr. Gilkey. He also pointed out that the budget still includes $2,000 for the asbestos coordinator. As for the sabbatical leave. Supervisor Charles Estes supported the deletion in view of the high landfill expenses coming in 1988-89. “We’d look differently at this next year,” he said, to nods of agreement from Mr. Gilkey and Supervisor Mike Massie. Leading off the speakers at the earlier public hearing. Superintendent David Gangel described the proposed budget with its 14 percent overall increase and 12 percent rise in local revenue demands as “more than just numbers. It reflects the goals, aspirations, and values of this school system.” The 8 percent raise to the base of the teachers’ pay scale, slightly over the 7.3 percent mandated by the state, attempts to improve Rappahannock’s ranking of 128th among 134 Virginia school divisions in starting pay, he told the supervisors. “We need to be competitive to get the best staff.” That same 8 percent is also proposed for the new administrative pay scale and for all classified employees. See SCHOOL BUDGET, p. 16 Old Rag Bulletins • The legendary Country Gentlemen, bluegrass music's most enduring and popular band, will perform in concert at the Gay Street Theater this Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m. • Clean up, fix up, pick up, and paint: To encourage property owners and renters to improve the appearance of the town, Washington's Town Council has arranged for a 20 percent discount at the Paint Shop and Sherman Williams in Warrenton and Royal Plaza Paint Shop in Front Royal on all paints and selected tools and equipment. The discounts will be given through October with the signature of the mayor or a council member. Inside: • Contributors to the •: courthouse renovation campaign recognized p.2 • County forester looks at the gypsy moth p. 3 f • More raves for The Inn p. 11 • Recipes with a south of the 'border flavor .f. p. 10 Government 1 i:i At A Glance: 'S ' • Board of Supervisors: Thursday, April 28, 7 p.m., • courthouse. Budget work session. Monday, May 2,2 p.m., courthouse. Regular monthly meeting; public hearings at 7 p.m. • Water and Sewer Authority:; : Thursday, May 5,8 p.m., courthouse. Regular monthly meeting. Weekend weather , k High temperatures will be in the low-to-mid 60s all, week, slightly cooler than the normal high temperatures for this time of year. Some sun on Saturday, turning increasingly cloudier on Sunday and into next week. The normal high temperature is 73 degrees. The Inn at Little Washington Milestone for celebrated restaurant By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahanannock Special Writer A decade ago, when the new restaurant opened in Washington, Virginia, mail came addressed to “The end of Little Washington.” Twq weeks ago, that same restaurant basked in the honor of being the launch site of the Relais & Chateaux’s first guide devoted entirely to the finest inns of North America and luxuriated in the applause from the acknowledged experts. “Of all the inns and restaurants in the United States, this is the greatest!” rhapsodized Craig Claiborne, the dean of food writers, cookbook authors, and restaurant critics. Mr. Claiborne was just one of the notables on hand for the momentous occasion — momentous at least in the world of food, wine, and the art of hospitality. The Relais & Chateaux, with its exacting standards and ratings for the five “C’s” of hospitality (character, courtesy, calm, comfort, and cuisine), has long been the Bible for the sophisticated European traveler. The inclusion a few years ago of properties on this side of the Atlantic was “acknowledgement that America was growing up in terms of taste, style, and cuisine,” explained Patrick O’Connel, chef and coowner of The Inn at Little Washington. This year’s presentation of the first mini-guide, listing only inns in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean, is an effort to make the Relais & Chatemix as understood here as it is in Europe, Mr. O’Connell said, adding that “practically everybody on the street in France is conversant with the organization.” It was an honor for The Inn when it was tapped in 1986 for inclusion in the prestigious guide to hotels and restaurants. But it was an even greater honor to be selected for what grew to be an extravaganza of dining and hospitality. Every year, the latest edition of the Relais & Chateaux is presented to the world at a grand luncheon for sponsors and representatives of the food and wine press. “I was asked originally to do the launch in New York. Formerly, they’ve always had a French chef come over from France to handle the food, but this year, they really wanted an American to cook for the press,” Mr. O’Connell explained. “I was willing to do that, but then they went a step further. They wanted THE INN TODAY, Chateaux. Rappahannock News Pholo/Cindy Mahan flying the flag of the elite Relais & to have it at a Relais & Chateaux property, even though that’s never been done before.” So chef O’Connell began to plan the menu he would prepare in his own kitchen. “I still thought it was just lunch. Then it became a meeting. Then a three-day event,” he added, flashing the big grin that is so much a part of his every conversation. “It was a real tribute on the part of the French. Everything must be authorized through the Paris headquarters of the Relais & Chateaux, and they supported the idea of showing the American press a fine example of what the Relais & Chateaux is.” He and partner Reinhardt Lynch are obviously delighted by the acceptance into the fraternity of “masters of hospitality and diplomacy.” “They had been inspecting us without our knowing it for five years,” Mr. Lynch noted. “And when they asked us how many of the Relais & Chateaux properties w'e’d visited, we started counting up and discovered we’d been to almost all of them — not because they were members, but because we wanted to experience the food and the unique style,” Mr. O’Connell added. The innkeepers of the organization regularly visit other members “to see how they’re doing, to keep tabs on each other,” he continued. “So it becomes a close knit family.” And this is a family that knows how to have a good time. “Each year, the Relais & Chateaux has an international meeting. They’ve been held in Paris, Frankfurt, Stockholm. For three or four days the Association gets together for the most lavish and incredible parties imaginable," Mr. O’Connell said. And do the new members from Washington, Virginia, attend? “We wouldn’t miss it for the world!” affirmed Mr. Lynch. It is serious partying. At last year’s meeting in Germany, for example, festivities got underway with a beer fest the first night, complete with dancers in traditional Bavarian costumes. The second night, a medieval feast served in a monastery ended with all 500 guests See THE INN. p. 11 Family transfer causes concern A1 Henry, the former supervisor from Jackson District, found his interpretation of the county’s zoning ordinance at odds with that of the Planning Commission last week. Mr. Henry has a buyer for a 27-acre lot subdivided in 1983 from the 385-acre Emerson Smith farm near Amissville. But the potential purchaser wants assurance that he can divide off two acres for his son under the exemption for family transfers. “I thought family subdivisions were allowed by right,” Mr. Henry told the Planning Commissioners last Wednesday. But he added that zoning administrator John McCarthy had advised that a clarification from the Commission was necessary because the original tract has already been divided nine times, including several five and 10-acre lots and a family transfer of two acres last year from Chris Parrish to his two-year-old child. “That was the last lot cut off,” Mr. Henry noted. Rappahannock’s ordinances allow five family subdivisions exempted from density requirements on parcels of record as of 1962. The question, according to Mr. McCarthy, is whether lots of 25 acres or larger cut from the same tract count against those five by-right subdivisions. “There are five cuts allowed for family divisions from the whole parcel (of the original 385 acres),” said Commissioner Werner Krebser. Of the nine lots created already from the Emerson Smith property, some were less than 25 acres and were approved in violation of agricultural zone density standards by former zoning administrator Emil Smet, he added. “You bring up Chris Parrish’s family division for a two-year-old child. It will be very interesting to see what will happen to that lot two years from now,” Dr. Krebser said, referring to the ordinance’s stipulation that sale of lots created under the family subdivision exemption within two years may be viewed as evidence of intent to circumvent subdivision regulations. “I’m very interested to see if that wasn’t subterfuge.” As for the interpretation sought hy Mr. McCarthy, Dr. Krebser held that for parcels of record as of 1962, the total number of lots created by right through the family transfer AND lots subdivided in accord with density requirements cannot exceed five. “There’s a discrepancy if my 27-acre lot can’t be divided when the man next door with 12 acres (and a lot of record as of 1962) can get five cuts,” Mr. Henry maintained. Mr. Henry’s 27-acre parcel wasn’t a recorded lot until 1983, and “1962 is the magic date,” Chairman A.Y. Stokes pointed out. “You have to be fair to people who live in this county and own property in this county and want their children to be able to live on that property,” the former supervisor argued. “It shouldn’t matter how old the lot is.” Setting the limit at 1962 is “simply discriminatory,” he insisted. “It comes down to whose ox is being gored,” countered Commissioner David Fannon, as the commissioners explained that without a cut-off date, lots could simply be resubdivided indefinitely with no See TRANSFER, p. 16

News of Record County emergency log Fire and rescue April 21: 1:22 a.m., chimney fire, Rt. 211, Flint Hill Fire Department and Amissville Fire Department; 2:10 p.m., brush fire, Rt. 615 and Rt. 617, Amissville Fire Department; 4:25 p.m., brush fire, Rt. 522, south of Flint Hill, Flint Hill Fire Department and Washington Fire Department; 8:01 p.m., injuries from a fall, Rt. 211, Culpeper County, Amissville Fire Department. April 23: 8:49 a.m., heart problems, Rt. 600, Washington Fire Department. April 24: 6:29 p.m., auto accident, Rt. 522 south, Sperryville Rescue Squad. April 25: 7:38 a.m., electrical fire, Rt. 610, Chester Gap Fire Department; 3:43 p.m., structural fire, Culpeper County, Sperryville Fire Department; 10:33 p.m., auto accident, Rt. 642, Amissville, Amissville Fire Department. Sheriff April 20: Trespassing, Rt. 643; burglar alarm sounding, Rt. 611; cows out, Rt. 522, Flint Hill; trespassing, Rt. 622, Gid Brown Hollow; reckless driver, Rt. 522, Chester Gap area; bull in the road, Rt. 211 west; public service, Rt. 211 west of Washington; cow in the road, Rt. 522 and Rt. 621, Woodville. April 21: Burglar alarm sound ing, Rt. 611; public service. Rt. 669, Amissville area. April 22: Public service, Rt. 618, Woodville area; public service, Rt. 608, Sperryville area; littering, Rt. 729, Amissville area; cows out, Rt. 211, west of Washington; intoxicated driver, Rt. 622, Gid Brown Hollow; domestic, Rt. 729, Amissville area, j April 23: Missing juvenile, Rtf 622, Shade Road; missing juvenile located, Rt. 622, Shade Road; auto accident involving a deer, Rt. 211 west, Washington area; drowning, Chester Gap area; disturbance, Rt. 211 west, Sperryville; suspicious person, Rt. 606, Flint Hill; stolen tags. Rt. 522, Boston area. April 24: Unauthorized use of vehicle, Sperryville area; illegal vehicle on highway. Rt. 231; missing calf, Rt. 628; possible illegal use of substance, Town of Washington; hit and run, Rt. 622, Harris Hollow; vandalism, Rt. 211 west, Sperryville area; trespassing, Rt. 622, Harris Hollow; illegal vehicle on highway, Rt. 622; civil matter, Castleton area; domestic. Rt. 522, Sperryville. April 25: Vandalism and breaking and entering, Rt. 612; subject driving without a license, Sperryville area; cattle missing, Rt. 2131; intoxicated driver, Rt. 522 and Rt. 630; missing person, Rt. 522 south, Sperryville area. Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recorded during the past week: N. Laurence Black to James K. Powell and wife, Blue Ridge Mountain Estate, Lot 19, Block 10, Section E, Plat 5, Wakefield District. $900. Edward L. Timberlake to Stephen E. Mouring and wife, Lot 1, 26.5 acres, Stonewall District. $31,800. Sandra S. Green and husband to Daniel B. 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Courthouse project is classic example of community spirit The historically-conscious preservationists of Rappahannock County collectively shuddered when they learned that the cost-conscious Board of Supervisors planned to install flourescent lights, acoustical tile, and other “low budget” items in Washington's grand old courthouse. Constrained by a budget already strained by educational expenses, the price of solid waste disposal, and other necessary governmental services, the supervisors were looking for the cheapest way to satisfy the judge’s call for improvements in the courtroom. Here, fiscal responsibilty collided with the sense of history so strong in Rappahannock. But rather than badger the board for a heftier allocation to ensure compatibility with the century-old design of the seat of county government, the preservationists, led by Dr. Werner Krebser, formed a Courthouse Renovation Committee and quietly raised the money to get the job done right. Working with the support of the Historical Society, especially Virginia Lindstrom and the late Rex Lindstrom, the committee: • sheetrocked the ceiling. • concealed the wiring to the wall sconces. • installed lighting fixtures designed by Charles Eldred and Dr. Krebser. • hung photographs which were contributed by Franklin Photography (and framed by the committee). • commissioned Steve Hostetter to refinish the courtroom benches. Dried flowers for the judge’s chamber were provided by Christine Johnston. A writing table was also donated for the chamber. Plaster work was refurbished and the woodwork was professionally repainted at no charge. Eugene Tucker sold the committee an antique clock at below wholesale value and continues to come to the courtroom every week to wind the clock. Attorney Doug Baumgardner do Rappahannock National Bank ‘ ‘Your community bank” Hours: . 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Ill Gordon 6 Wyatt 416 Park Street Charlottesville. Va. 22901 295-8108 nated time without charge, secretarial support, and file cabinet space, and coordinated a significant contribution from the Rappahannock County Bar Association. And as Evelyn Miller Willis pointed out in a letter to the board, this was a joint effort between citizens and government; the Board of Supervisors allocated the funds for recovering two judges’ chairs and paid for the new carpet which was selected by Diane Bruce and the committee. In her letter, Mrs. Willis thanked both Ms. Bruce and the board for their patience and interest. All of the contributors, including the scores of Rappahannock residents who donated money for the project, are recognized on the handsome brass plaque that hangs at the top of the stairs in the courtroom. And boding well for more of these cooperative ventures, Mrs. Willis expressed the committee’s willingness “to assist in any way in the future.” Supervisors 2:00 p.m. Call to order Minutes of May meetings Introduction, Tom Farley, District Engineer, VDOT School Board Budget Adoption School Superintendent, Dr. David Gangel, Transfer of Funds Bob Dennis, Changes in Agricultural and Forestal Districts T -anrlfill Operation - Leonard Joyce Resolution - Litter Control, Grant Appointments 1. Library Board (William D. Young) 2. School Board (Massie & Reeves) 3. Lord Fairfax Community College Board (Douglas K. Baumgardner) 4. Landfill Advisory Committee . 5. Recreational Authority Accounts 7:00 p.m. Public Hearings 1. Special Exception 88-03-01 2. ICMA Retirement Program Annual run set for May 14 Lord Fairfax Community College will hold its ninth annual 5Miler road race beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at the college. Entry fee is $5 for pre-registration postmarked by May 7. All other registrations will be $7. T-shirts will be given to all officially entered participants and awards will go to the first male and female finishers in addition to age group winners. Surprise drawings for finishers are also planned. Immediately after the last runners cross the finish line an “AboutA-Mile Fun Run” will be held. The Fun Run is free but completion of aff entry form will be required. e Registration on the day of the race will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. with check-in not later than 8:30 a.m. For more information or entry forms, contact the College Admissions Office at 703-869-1120. PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County wish to announce and make known that, ' commencing with their May 2 regular meeting, the General Business session of their monthly meeting shall henceforth begin at two o’clock p.m. rather than ten o’clock a.m. : Further, all public hearings on the agenda shall : be heard at an evening session of the Board of Supervisors’ monthly meeting, commencing at seven o’clock p.m. The regular monthly meeting day, the first Monday of the month, shall remain the same. John W. McCarthy Administrative Assistant to the Board of Supervisors BEDLINERS SMALL TRUCKS ’177-*P V 8-FOOT TRUCKS *188 Large Selection of Truck Caps __end Accessories Our 10th Year Anniversary TRUCK CAPS, INC 4Vs miles north of Front Royal on Route 522. Closed Sundays • Phone (703) 869-4859

•Gypsy moth is established in Virginia By BUCK KLINE Are* Forester The gypsy moth is an introduced pest. It was brought to Medford, M&ss., in 1869 from Europe by a French scientist who hoped to cross jt with silk worms and develop a Jiardy breed of silk-producing Jnoths. But gypsy moth caterpillars (larvae) escaped and by the late jl800s were well established in the area surrounding Medford. Since then the gypsy moth has spread throughout the Northeast and isolated infestations exist in several Mid-Western and Western states. ! In the past, several local infestations of the gypsy moth were found Jn Virginia, but concerted efforts .eliminated them. By 1982, however, sightings around Richmond and along the Bay to Virginia Beach confirmed that gypsy moths are well esjtablished in the Commonwealth. \ Gypsy moths spend the fall and winter as eggs. The eggs hatch into tiny larvae about the time that leaves begin to appear on trees in the spring. Caterpillars feed for almost 10 weeks and may grow to a length of 2 Vi inches. Full-grown caterpillars change into pupae, a resting state that lasts about two weeks. In July and early August, moths emerge from the pupal cases, mate, lay eggs and die - they do not feed. The whitish female moths are too full of eggs to fly. They remain near their pupal cases and release a powerful chemical (pheromone) to attract the smaller brown male moths which are strong fliers. Each female lays several hundred eggs in an oblong egg mass covered with soft, buff-colored scales. Eggs are deposited in bark crevices and holes, under rocks, in wood piles, on buildings and vehicles or in other protected places. Long distance spread of the gypsy moth occurs when egg masses are unknowingly transported from infested areas; short distance spread results when the small caterpillars are transported by wind. Gypsy moth caterpillars eat tree leaves. Under outbreak conditions defoliation can extend over thousands of acres. Caterpillars prefer the foliage of oaks, particularly white oaks, but they eat many other kinds of vegetation when preferred food is exhausted. Even evergreens, shrubs and vines are sometimes eaten. The caterpillars do not prefer to feed on ash, cedar, dogwood, holly, locust, sycamore, yellow poplar, rhododendron, and walnut. Repeated defoliation kills trees, and during outbreaks in residential areas gypsy moth caterpillars are an extreme nuisance. Trees lose their foliage, caterpillars crawl everywhere and their droppings rain from the trees. When disease kills the caterpillars in large numbers, as often happens, the stench is overwhelming. In rare cases, people develop an allergy to the hairs of gypsy moth caterpillars. Various control measures are available to landowners, but only chemical insecticides are consistently effective in reducing the problems posed by large numbers of caterpillars. Some people object to the use of these poisons. “Biological” control measures, such as the application of virus or a bacterium, which infect and kill the caterpillars, or the encouragement of parasites, which attack and kill caterpillars and pupae, are less effective in prevening defoliation or in reducing the nuisance problem when large numbers of gypsy moth caterpillars are present. For more information contact the Virginia Department of Forestry at 948-5341, or the County Extension Office at 675-3619. Gypsy moths: Facts and fiction ; By BUCK KLINE ; • The gypsy moth kills trees. Indeed it does, but the extent of tree mortality depends on a number ©f interacting factors such as tree 4ge and vigor, the severity of the defoliation and the number of successive defoliations. It is estimated that $bout 20 percent of the oaks severely defoliated during the initial gy psy moth outbreak in Virginia will die. Tree mortality following an outbreak, however, can range from 5-80 percent. Generally, at least 50 percent of a stand of forest trees must Consist of preferred tree species, primarily oaks, before widespread defoliation or tree losses occur. The gypsy moth is a leaf feeder. By devouring most or all of a tree’s foliage, it forces the tree to produce r^ew leaves in early summer. This reduces the food reserves and weakens the tree. The gypsy moth attacks all hardwood (deciduous) trees. S, No, several tree species such as black walnut, tulip poplar, ash, dogwood, and sycamore are usually ignored. Oaks are preferred, particularly white oaks, but during outbreaks a wide variety of other vegetation growing in association with oaks, including white pines and hemlock, will be attacked. The gypsy moth can be managed to reduce its damage. Yes. There are several direct and indirect methods to minimize damage: a. Reduce the number of oaks, particularly white oaks. b. Reduce the number of refuge (hiding) sites — debris, outdoor furniture, etc. c. At very low levels of population, distribute commercially available sex attractant or traps over a large area to confuse adult male moths and thereby reduce their ability to mate. d. Install burlap bands on shade trees to collect caterpillars. Collect and other factors combine in varying degrees to help reduce gypsy moth populations and help to lengthen the period between outbreaks. Manipulation of these factors is an integral part of what is called “Integrated Pest Management (IPM).” Under certain conditions, application of insecticides may be an important part of the IPM system. Federal, state, and local governments assist in gypsy moth control. Because the gypsy moth is quarantined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), federal and state governments assume certain responsibilities, primarily to prevent long-distance spread of the pest. Mandatory inspection of cer Legal Aid to hold public meeting , Rappahannock Legal Services (ftLS), a United Way agency providing free legal representation in civil cases to low-income residents of Culjfcper, Orange, Fauquier, Madison |nd Rappahannock counties, has anityunced that it is setting new serv» ice priorities for its clients. The agency will hold a public meeting at its Culpeper office on Wednesday, May 25, at 7 p.m. to receive comments from interested citizens on its proposed plan. For further information regarding the plan and the meeting, the public is invited to call RLS at 703825-3131. Growers of Azaleas ‘Dozens of varieties in Bloom nozv. v* Saturday 9 a.m.-5p.m. [: Sunday 12 noon - 5 p.m. (703) 675-3707 Directions: 3 mites south, of Washington, Yta. on Route 626 Is proud to present for your enjoyment THE JUNIORS featuring Joe Terry At the Hop . 2 Dinner Shows May 7th. First Show Seating at 6:00 p.m. Second Show Seating at 8:30 p.m. Tickets $28.95 per person. Special room rates low as $43.95 Call for reservations NOW (703) 743-5105 A 401 W. Main Street ' Luray, Va. 22835 tain items likely to carry the gypsy moth from infested to uninfested areas is the major quarantine activity. In addition, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the USDA have provided laboratory-reared parasites for release. Both federal and state agencies are supporting or conducting research. The USDA-Forest Service has provided matching funds for direct control of the gypsy moth with approved insecticides in cooperation with state and local governments. In Virginia, the VDACS is responsible for cooperating with the USDA-FS and local governments in this phase °f the gypsy moth program. The Virginia Department of Forestry has implemented biological control on several million acres of privately owned forest land in Virginia. and destroy egg masses, larvae and pupae. This helps to keep gypsy moth populations at reduced levels. However, “blow-in” of newly hatched caterpillars from adjacent woodland can counteract local control efforts. e. Encourage the establishment of parasites and predators as the gypsy moth becomes established in new locations. This is normally done by government agencies. f. Apply an insecticide to kill young feeding caterpillars when gypsy moth populations become intolerably high. Once established in an area, the gypsy moth never leaves. True, although past records of gypsy moth activity indicate that there is usually a period of two or more years between outbreaks. Until such time as preferred tree species are removed or die, low level of gypsy moth populations will maintain the potential for recurrent outbreaks. The gypsy moth is mainly a “people" pest. Most complaints originate from people living or pursuing recreational activities in areas where gypsy moth defoliation is severe. The presence of larvae crawling everywhere and the rain of caterpillar droppings are common objections. Temporary loss of shade following defoliation and tree mortality are other concerns. Where people experience outbreaks of the gypsy moth, suppression measures, such as spraying, are usually undertaken. Uninhabited woodlands will generally receive little insecticide treatment to reduce damage by the gypsy moth because costs are too great. There are certain natural controls which moderate gypsy moth damage. All insect populations have ups and downs. Weather conditions, parasites and predators, a virus disease Call artje Bappaljannocb ihtos at 675-3349 with your suggestions for stories or photos. Want To Try Something New? Built entirely of logs and nestled on five RIVER FRONT ACRES. Listen to the rushing of the Shenandoah River from our front porch and enjoy a SPECTACULAR VIEW of the Massanutten Range while you dine on our varied menu. Our moderately priced entrees include fresh Catfish, Lamb Shanks, Steaks, Prime Rib, Pork Tenderloin and Pan Fried Chicken. Early Bird Special Wednesday And Thursday 4 to 6 P.M.-$1.00 Off Main Entrees Hours: Wed. & Thursday, 4-9, Fri. & Sat. 4-10 Sun. Noon to 9 Directions: Rt. 211 West past Luray to Shenandoah River Turn left 646 at river and go one mile. Ph. 703-743-4240 Reservations Accepted IT DOES YOUR HOMEWORK. All kinds of work aroulHl s home or small farm go easier with a Kubota B5200. And the long list of standard features on this tractor put it at the head of its class. Stan with a sturdy 13 hp diesel engine. Plus 2-speed rear FTO, six forward and two reverse speeds, hydraulic 3-point hitch, independent rear brakes and a choke of 2- or 4-wheel drive. A variety of implement! can be used with die B5200. They include • midmount mower, rotary tiller, plow, front blade, cultivator and disc harrow. This Kubota can handle any assignment. Nothing like it on earthT NANCY GARRETSON, RURAL VIRGINIA WEAVER, will visit Rappahannock County next week for a workshop and demonstration. Her visit is sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) and the Virginia Commission on the Arts. Weaving as art is focus for visiting artist Nancy Garretson, a rural Virginia weaver, visits Rappahannock County next week with her giant loom and expectations that she’ll have much in common with” the artists who have chosen this area as their home. Some of the themes she’ll explore in her workshop May 6 at Blackwater Homestead are creating in isolation and the definition of success. Like many rural artists, she uses landscapes and their textures and colors as an inspiration for her work. She’ll discuss motivation and inspiration, exhibit works in progress and give a short weaving demonstration, followed by discussion and a potluck supper. May 7, at the Middle Street Gal lery, there will be an exhibition of Ms. Garretson’s work. The artist will be on hand, along with her loom, from 10 until 4. Ms. Garretson’s visit here is sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Arts as part of their Arts on the Road series. The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community was chosen as one of the six state sponsors for this program. The charge for the Blackwater presentation, which begins at 7 p.m., is $2. To reach Blackwater Homestead, travel east on Rt. 522, turn left on Rt. 650, and bear right about a mile further on Rt. 615. Blackwater Homestead is about a mile on the left. Park holds research symposium Shenandoah National Park will host its 11th Symposium on Research and Resource Management on May 5 and 6. This gathering of academicians, scientists, resource managers and others interested in the protection and perpetuation of the Park’s natural resources will meet at the Skyland Lodge Conference Hall at 8 a.m. The theme is “Clearing the Air.” Papers on various research and resource monitoring projects within the Park will be presented. The ban quet Thursday evening will feature guest speaker Ms. Molly Ross, Deputy Chief of the National Park Service Air Quality Division. A field trip to the Park’s Shaver Hollow Research Natural Area on Friday morning will be led by the staff of the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia. The symposium is open to the public. For more information contact Debbie Sanders at the Resource Management Office, near Luray, telephone (703) 999-2243. NOTICE Rappahannock County stickers must be displayed on every motor vehicle (except School buses marked as such), trailer or semi-trailer that is licensed for highway use and normally garaged, stored or parked in Rappahannock County by midnight on Saturday, April 30. John H. Woodward, Sheriff Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office the PEPPERMINT STICK ^ is having its semi-annual SIDEWALK SALE April 28, 29 & 30 10 A.M. 'til 5 P.M. Daily Come see the bargains on first quality clothing for kids and juniors Up to 90% Savings All Stock Reduced at least 20% Bring in this ad and get an extra 5% off All sales will be final U.S. 29 South of Madison {7031948-KIDS A mpril 30) 1a.m. - 5p.m\Jj w V vJ o Wine Tasting • Hot Air Balloon Rides vi o Air Acrobatics • Winery Tours ti o Virginia Shiitake Mushrooms • Polish Sausage "a o French Crepes • Virginia Water Tasting ts o Virginia Cheese Tasting • Coffee Tasting "vj o Cork Hunt tj Crowning of the Lord & Lady of the Vine &aiti or &i)tne! Advance Tickets $5.00 At Gate $7.00 For information and advance tickets call (703) 635-7627

——ftappafjannocfe etostAn Independent Newspaper Established 1877 Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL Publisher BARBARA C. BURKE General Manager LOU HATTER Managing Editor JOHN T. McEWAN President ANN BROWN, Account Executive To Subscribe Phone (703) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $10.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties $15.00 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES: 3 months or more 70c, 1 -2 years - $1.00; over 2 years - $3.00 (if available) OFFICE: Rappannock News Bldg., Washington, Va. 22747 Telephone: 703-675-3338 HOURS: 8:30 a m. to 5:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Published by Arundel Newspapers Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation. THURSDAY, APRIL 28,1988 Editorial Family transfer provision is legislative ‘gray area’ In the long hours of work that went into the county’s new zoning and subdivision ordinances, the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors struggled the longest with the sections on family transfers. The primary concern was how to give parents the means to provide their children with a piece of land on which to build a home while simultaneously preventing misuse of this exemption from development controls. They decided to require an affidavit, attesting that the family division is intended to be for a residence for the qualifying family member —son, daughter, or parent. And they included a proviso that sale of the newly created lot within two years of the subdivision will be viewed as evidence of intent to circumvent local land use ordinances. In doing so, the commissioners and the supervisors recognized that they were laying claim to a “gray area” not specifically deeded to local government under the state’s enabling legislation, but they considered it critical to the county s planning strategies. Judging from what was said at the Planning Commission’s meeting last week, it is time to extend the “gray area” further still. A two-year-old is not going to establish a residence anywhere any time soon. While it is going to be interesting, as Planning Commissioned* Werner Krebser noted, to watch what happens to the lot created under the family transfer provision for that child, the Board of Supervisors shouldn’t wait to close the loophole while they watch. We suggest they immediately ask the Planning Commission for an ordinance amendment to restrict family transfers to parents and children who have reached their majority and are no longer minors in the eyes of the law and society. It is proper and just to allow family transfers. It is equally proper and just to guard against the potential for abuse of that right. Alliance supports INF ratification By SEN. JOHN WARNER R-VA The United States Senate is currently carrying out its Constitutional role in providing advice and consent to ratification of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces, or INF treaty. The Foreign Relations Committee, the Armed Services Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence have been conducting hearings on the treaty for almost a month. I am privileged to serve on both the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees. Our objective is to ensure that the treaty contains no serious ambiguities or loopholes, is effectively verifiable, and contrib* utes to our overall national security objectives. During the recent recess, Senate Majority Leader Byrd (D,wV) led a bipartisan Senate delegation, of which I was a member, to five NATO capitals to assess the attitudes of NATO leaders on the INF treaty, the post-INF period and the new Soviet leadership. The delegation met with the heads of government in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Turkey and Italy. Leaders in each country we visited urged that the Senate ratify the INF treaty without amendments that would reopen the negotiations or delay ratification. All pointed to the INF treaty and to the events that made it possible as a tribute to Alliance cohesion and cooperation. The Reagan Administration received high marks for closely consulting with allied governments parallel to the negotiations, and continuing those consultations across the entire spectrum of Alliance issues. The Alliance leaders shared our view that we must judge the Soviets and their new leadership by deeds, and not by rhetoric. All agreed that Soviet objectives are hostile to Alliance strategy and American pres ence in Europe, which has kept the peace for more than 40 years. At the same time, Europeans are being barraged by a Soviet public relations campaign of unprecedented sophistication. The challenge for Alliance leaders is to galvanize their public behind the proper course for western nations. Despite published reports to the contrary, there is agreement among top NATO leaders on the need for modernization in the post-INF period. They remain committed to the Montebello decision of 1983, which called for both reductions of nuclear weapons and modernization of remaining conventional and nuclear forces to ensure their survivability and effectiveness. THe post-INF period will be a challenging one for the NATO alliance, but there is much cause for optimism. The INF treaty proves that Alliance cohesion works, and I anticipate that same cohesion and spirit of cooperation in the post-INF environment. We found much more agreement than disagreement among allied leaders, and I believe they are convinced that the commitment of the U.S. to NATO is, and will remain, strong. Mr. Warner represents Virginia in the United States Senate. A resident of Middleburg, he is the Commonwealth’s Senior Senator. Rappahannock Heritage Apple blossoms in beautiful Rappahannock County. Rappahannock News Photo/Cindy Mahan Letters to the Editor Spraying opposed m iiie euiiur. I endorse the eloquent statement made by Andrea Klopp in last week’s letter about the use of herbicide. Now we are hearing about the widespread aerial spraying over our land of the insecticide Dimilin to kill the gypsy moths. This may happen soon, but it’s not too late to say no. Chemicals that are harmful to any life are harmful to all life. Consider luna moths, butterflies, crayfish and the myriad of life forms that may be harmed by this poison. The insecticide Dimilin is toxic to shellfish as well as insects. Consider the Chesapeake Bay into which the waters of Rappahannock, Northern Virginia, Washington and Maryland flow. It’s not too late to say no to the poisoning of our environment. Consider the greater wisdom of nature. People lived on this land for thousands of years in harmony with the earth. It’s time to look to the way of the native people as we face a world of fear, disease, environmental pollution and nuclear bombs. We may see consequences of these conditions for years to come, but remember there is a balance and a wisdom beyond the minds of men. Consider, landowners, that when you poison your land you poison yourselves, and compromise our future on the land we love. Walk lightly on the earth. CATHERINE KILEY Sperryville Donations appreciated To the editor: I would like to take this time on behalf of the members of the Amissville Volunteer Fire Department to thank those individuals who donated articles and food items for our annual auction March 19. Our auction was a success and we grossed more than $3,400. That success is attributed to the support of our community. Again, we thank you. SHARON L. SCOTT Secretary Amissville Volunteer Fire Department Coming home is the best part of traveling By LORRAINE ROBSON Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Flying high above the Atlantic Ocean, I look with great anticipation to my return home to the United States. I have been away for almost six weeks, and I long to listen to the 11 p.m. news in a language I can understand, to count my money in dollars again and have some change left over when I go shopping, to see my family and friends, to eat some familiar foods. In truth, to be able to go into my own kitchen, open the refrigerator and find just anything to eat. Travel anywhere is wonderful and exciting but returning home is what life is really all about. My visit to Amsterdam was lovely. My hotel was truly European, only 16 rooms, wonderful service and though it was stated, “Bed & Breakfast,” truly the breakfast had a lot to be desired. There was only one other American family in the hotel, and we made friends quickly. The hotel was located in the museum area, and I was able to walk to the Van Gogh and the National Rijksmuseum in only minutes. The Dutch people are warm and friendly and are only too glad to help in giving directions. Most of the people speak fairly good English and offer their assistance wherever possible. Even the weather was cooperative and after the first morning, when the rains came down in torrents, the sky cleared and the balance of the week was pleasant. The Americans in the hotel invited me to join them on an auto trip to Aalsmeer, the National Flower Auction Cooperative, where hundreds of thousands of flowers are auctioned off daily and shipped to vendors world wide. The auction bidding begins at 6 a.m. and by 11 a.m., the blooms and plants are on their way to the purchasers, since r Schipol, the Dutch airport, is only five miles away. Flower growing is a living business, and timing is very important in order to control the size of the bloom for the buyers’ consumption. And no, they didn’t give us any samples, but there are flower stalls in every available space. I thought my room in the hotel could use some lovely tulips, and for $2.25 I bought a dozen. How lovely they looked until I was ready to leave on my next leg of my journey. A trip to Delft, the porcelain factory, took only 45 minutes from Aalsmeer, on a super, super highway, where speed up to 120 kilometers (95 mph) was not uncommon. Theiiighway on both sides was literally filled with beautiful windmills, and taking pictures was an easy and pleasant task. The porcelain factory proved most interesting and watching them throw clay on the potter’s wheel and seeing the beautiful pieces produced was enlightening. Buying gifts to take home was something else, the prices were so very high that I decided against it. Dinners in Amsterdam were wonderful. Walking along the main street near the hotel, I found a charming Dutch restaurant where the local Yuppies came to eat. Although very bus'’ and with a long wait ahead of me, 1 uecided this was - the place and to my good luck, I was adopted by a charming couple who asked me to join them. The food was superb, they assured me, and indeed it was. Oysters the size of a clenched fist were ambrosia and my dinner of poached salmon in white wine was incredible. In fact, I repeated the visit two days later. My days were spent in visits to the local galleries and museums, a visit to the diamond factory where I held more than 50 carats of diamonds in my hands, and a cruise through the canals. By the end of each day, I was exhausted, and ready for sleep by 10 p.m. With only another week of travel to go, home was looking better and better. Because of some bad timing, my trip to Den Hague did not take place, but a business friend drove into Amsterdam and we had dinner together. My friend was accompanied by his two beautiful dogs, and one of them joined us at dinner. I thought they would put us out of the restaurants, but evidently it is not uncommon to have your dog, on a leash, join you for dinner. What a strange way to spend my last evening in Amsterdam. Flying on British Airways, I headed to London and the end of my travels. I have never been there before, but being a lover of Elizabethan literature, I looked forward to seeing the places named in my books. Again, my hotel was both beautiful and European, and I think more expensive than I had anticipated. Breakfast was not included in the price, and when 1 think that coffee, rolls and juice cost just under 4 English pounds or almost $8,1 shudder. But what elegant service. I certainly could get very used to this style of living. Using the buses in England was easy, the maps were very clear and I found my way wherever I went. I did decide to take an all-day exursion to the important sections of London, and this helped me the following days. People from all over the world were on the bus and where Israel was full of German visitors, England had the Japanese, not all of them speaking English. Our guide was remarkable, speaking nine languages, Japanese among them. Walking was easy in London, and walk I did. Make one wrong turn, Drivers kill To the editor: It is not the roads that kill peo* pie, it is the drivers that kill. At 11 a.m. on April 19, roads dry, visibility good, I was ap~ proaching the spot where two people were killed last year, at 55 miles per, hour. I saw an elderly Chevrolet, pick-up driving on the Co-op. park*ing lot, headed for the highway. This truck continued right out on tH£ highway and turned east, in tfjft same direction that I was heading, y My vehicle was under control,^ braked hard and avoided back-er^b ing the old truck, which continued east on 211 at 35 miles per hou& There was never any chance of rrt> hitting his vehicle. BUT if I had been driving • Jj freight truck, or an 18-wheeler, M that same speed, there would be op^ less driver this afternoon in Rapp& hannockCounty. '• JESSE E. PONDJK^ S' Sperryville and before you know it, you are ojf the other end of the city. I know . /"* I walked almost two miles to the* Royal Opera House to pick my tic!>; ets to the Ballet, left to return to tlje hotel, and before I knew it, wountf up at 10 Downing Street, where* Mrs. Thatcher, the Prime Minister*' was leaving her office. Along wifljthe hundreds of other tourists, 1 snapped my camera, hoping to add: her pictures to my already heavy; collection. 5 The last night in London was a* double treat for me. What I had; planned was to see the Royal Ballet,! but when I arrived at the Opera! House, I found I had tickets for Ver-I di’s Opera “The Masked Ball.” The‘ Opera House is simply beautiful. J The Grand Tier afforded me one of; the best seats in the house, and I* thoroughly enjoyed every minute of! the concert. I returned to the hotel! stimulated beyond words and began I the chore of packing and preparing; for my return home in the morning. | I don’t know if or when I will! ever be able to travel as I have done! these past six weeks, but it was; wonderful. Now I look foward to my; return to Virginia to begin another; step in my return to Rappahannock; County as soon as possible. • When I sold Meadowood, my* home in Slate Mills, I had several! projects planned. To date, I have! completed two of them: my trip toj Florida in January and my March/; April trip to Israel, Holland and En- • gland. On Wednesday I return to* school at Northern Virginia Commu- ! nity College and the following week ! will begin working part time. MyJ most important goal is to own land in J the county again, and to this end I * am now dedicated. | I look forward to seeing all of you \ at the newspaper soon. | Ctje fcappafjannocfe news staff wants to hear your story ideas. Call the news room today with your suggestions and news tips.

jfComplete the Dream’ be given June 5 £ me Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center in Warren County gas scheduled Sunday, June 5, as the Mate for the official announcement of pts $3.5 million capital campaign. f- The campaign theme “Complete gjhe Dream” represents completion £©f the Center’s master facility plan •with the construction of a major Jmulti-service conference center comJfdex. The 49,000 sq.ft, project, uniter construction since March, will be jCompleted in the spring of next year. £ The celebration June 5 will feature a district-wide open house, •showcasing the entire compound. Jlrrom 2-5 p.m. the facility will beJeome a “fairground” of musical entertainment, food concessions and ^displays provided by the Extension jtfomemaker and 4-H Clubs from the •19 counties the Center serves. The 'event, which will be open to the public, is a tribute to the youth of North_ ___ em Virginia and will include activities for children — hayrides, pony rides, a petting zoo, Ronald McDonald magic show, hot air balloon rides and costume characters, to name a few. A brief ceremony will take place at the Front Royal-Warren County Amphitheater at 3:30 p.m. recognizing leadership gifts and officially announcing the beginning of the threeyear campaign. To date, more than $1.2 million in financial commitments have been pledged to the project and it is anticipated that another $250,000 will be committed before the June 5 announcement. The campaign logo, designed by Julia Read of Winchester, will be used on all campaign publications. Public solicitation will begin on June 6. Reenactment planned May 8 < More than a thousand men in 6}ue and gray will charge at each Other in New Market May 8 in the Ingest running Civil War reenactment in the nation. The event at 2 gjn. commemorates 247 teenage Oil cadets who made history at the f864 Battle of New Market. A Union army had invaded the Shenandoah Valley. The Confederate commander ordered the cadets at Virginia Military Institute to help him turn back this threat. They did, and ten of them died; 47 were wounded. . This will be the 21st annual regaging of the battle at the New Market Battlefield Park, site of the original clash of some 11,000 troops. Park officials look for some 15,000 spectators. Participants have registered from 13 states and Canada. They are bringing at least 13 cannons, two of them original bronze 12-pounders that shake the ground when they fire, a park spokesman said. It was getting late in the war when the battle was fought. The armies of U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee were locked in a death grip in eastern Virginia. A Union army moved south through the Shenandoah Valley to cut a vital railroad. The tall and handsome Southern commander in western Virginia was a man of distinction. He had been the youngest ever vice-president of the United States. He was John C. Breckinridge, and he had run on the Democratic ticket against Lincoln for the Presidency. Now a veteran Confederate commander, a major general and soon to be the Confederate Secretary of War, Breckinridge faced one of his sternest tests — whether to actually throw into battle the cadets who had joined him. In the critical see-saw of the fierce conflict, he decided he had to. The cadets’ performance made, history. They moved forward with parade ground smartness, dressing their ranks as they went. They captured a cannon and many prisoners. They were a deciding force in one of the last Confederate victories. They are remembered today at the Hall of Valor, the park’s $2 million museum. The reenactment is free, but there is a $2 parking fee for each car. Spectators with radios may tune in for a blow by blow description by a U.S. Army historian over a local radio station (WHSV of Harrisonburg). The Trading Post Authentic American Indian Arts & Crafts Cordially Invites you to meet Daniel Walking Stick Cherokee Native American Official Pipe Maker of the Cherokee Nation Fri., Sat, & Sun., Apr. 29, 30 & May 1 11:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Daniel & his family also specialize in all types of Indian crafts. They encourage young people of all ages to attend the lectures and demonstrations. Rt. 211 West 1.5 Miles West of Washington, VA. IIT3813 □ Every Honda is designed, manufactured and assembled to exacting specifications. I □ At the heart of Honda Power Equipment is a | durable, reliable Honda engine. □ Honda backs what you buy with a nationwide | network of dealers who mim m service what they sell. 119 A nUIUM I HONDA. Power Equipment ror optimum periornuince ana saieiy. we recommend you read the owners manual before operating your Honda l\mer Equipment. CltfMT American Honda Motor Co, Inc. This was the news In bygone Rappahannock times 20YEARSAGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the April 25, 1968, edition Hillsdale Theatre on Route 211 east of Washington, will open for the season Friday night, April 26, and will continue through the summer. There will be two shows' Friday and Saturday nights and one on Sunday nights. The opening feature is “Double Trouble” starring Elvis Presley. Miss Elsie Dodson of the Washington Elementary School was in Richmond Friday to represent the Rappahannock Education Association at a meeting of the Virginia Education Association Insurance Committee. 15 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the April 26, 1973, edition Demetrice Jordan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jordan of Flint Hill, has recently been promoted to manager trainee in appliances in McBrides store in Washington, D.C. She has been employed there for three years a a sales clerk in toys. She is a graduate of Criser School in Front Royal and is a member of the Carver Alumni Association. The Woodville Home Demonstration Club will meet at the home of Mrs. W. B. Johnson on Tuesday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. The program on scarves and accessories will be given by Miss Rhonda Morris. Members were asked to remember the cakes for District VIII on May 2. r 10 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the April 27, 1978, edition Rappahannock County farmers wishing to participate in the feed grain and wheat setaside programs will have an additional two weeks to sign up. The sign-up for the set-aside program has been extended from May 1 through May 15. Amissville Cub Scout Pack 50 met Tuesday evening, April 18, at the Amissville United Methodist Church. Parents, leaders and Scouts were present. Following the meeting, the Cubs and Webelos participated in a Pinewood Derby. The cars were made from wood with each Scout designing his own. 5 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS From the April 28, 1983, edition Two projects in Rappahannock County make up a portion of the $3,601,743 in contracts recently awarded for heavy-duty resurfacing of 139 miles of highway in the Culpeper District. The work in Rappahannock will cover 2.8 miles of US 211 and Secondary 729. Resurfacing projects are paid for from state highway funds. Ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication of the Rappahannock County Park will take place on Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. Tennis and basketball exhibitions are planned and free refreshments will be served. The public is invited. 'WtatctUtUti SAttd&cv .:* £&&&-££? 'oK *v:>. C O NT Ri#§fj||^l D1® N 4ifer IN G " #f6t BOX 96^3 i#BGIN.IA 2^ffikv Specializing in Decks, Dorns, Garages and Custom Homes % • •; ” ■;>■• wsta&W Offering free esfimares ond cusrom carpenrry designs by licensed and insured professionals 703-675-3065 INVITATION TO BIO Sealed BIDS for the construction of the Rappahannock County Sanitary Landfill in Rappahannock County, Virginia will be received at the Office of the Rappahannock County Building & Zoning Administrative Offices, P.O. Box 222, Washington, Virginia 22747, until 1.00 p.m. local prevailing time on Friday, May 13,1988. BIDS received after this time will not be accepted. BIDS will be publicly opened and publicly read aloud. Winning bidder will enter into written construction contract with the County of Rappahannock, Virginia. The project consists of excavating, placing, grading, and compacting approximately 50,000 cubic yards of unclassified fill, placement of approximately 63,000 square feet of 60 mil HDPE liner and 7000 cubic yards of liner cushion, construction of approximately 1800 linear feet of leachate collection piping, approximately 1000 linear feet of subdrains, construction of an erosion/sedimentation control pond, and a leachate holding pond with liner, approximately 2600 linear feet of diversion ditch, approximately 1150 linear feet of gravel access road, and other miscellaneous work. To qualify, all BIDS shall be submitted in duplicate using BID forms furnished by Joyce Engineering, Inc., a copy of which is bound in the project manual; incomplete or segregated BIDS will not be accepted. Work under this contract shall be substantially completed with 60 days of the date fixed by the Notice to Proceed. BID Documents consisting of drawings and project manual may be examined at the following locations.: Office of the Rappahannock County Building & Zoning Administrative Offices P.O. Box 222, Main & Porter Streets Washington, Virginia 22747 Joyce Engineering, Inc. P.O. Box 1886 1407 East Main Street Princeton, West Virginia 24740 Copies of the BID Documents may be obtained from Joyce Engineering, Inc., P.O. Box 1886, 1407 E. Main Street, Princeton, West Virginia 24740, in accordance with Instructions to Bidders upon depositing the sum of $75.00 for each set. Only complete sets will be issued. One-half of the deposit will be refunded to bona-fide bidders upon the return of the BID Documents in good condition within ten (10) days after the BID opening. No refunds will be issued to non-bidders. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a m. on Thursday, May 5, 1988, at the Office of the Building, Zoning and Administrative Offices to review the scope of work and clarify any aspect of the work which may be in question. Bidders must contact the Administrative Assistant to the Board of Supervisors for access to the project site. All BIDS must be accompanied by a certified check or BID BOND in the amount of 5% of the total BID made payable to the County of Rappahannock, Virginia, in accordance with Section 11-57. The competitive sealed bidding procedures of Chapter 7, Title 11 of the Code of Virginia shall apply. The winning bidder shall agree to comply with Section 11 -58 or 11 -61. No BID shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after BID opening except as provided by Code of Virginia, Section 11 -54 Procedure (i). Bidders must be licensed contractors in the Commonwealth of Virginia in accordance with Code of Virginia Title 54, Chapter 7. Rappahannock County reserves the right to waive informalities and to reject any and/or all bids. < John W. McCarthy Rappahannock County _ Board of Supervisors Photo courtesy of Mrs Elizabeth Williams Out of the Attic HOME OF MAURY AND ELEANOR BROWN in FT Valley, Sperryville, shown approximately in 1948. Mrs. Brown will be honored on her 90th birthday April 30 with a celebration at the home of her daughter Mrs. Phyllis Shirey in Richmond. The Browns had six children, Charles, Maury, Allen, Phyllis, Elizabeth and Jean. The three sons ^ who live in Texas plan to attend the birthday party. Amnesty deadline May 4 The last day for illegal aliens to apply for amnesty remains May 4, 1988, according to the Virginia Department of Social Services. “We want to emphasize this fact because much confusion has surrounded the publication of the deadline date,” Social Service Larry D. Jackson says. Earlier nationwide reports had implied that this deadline was being extended, but the deadline remains May 4 with a 60-day period to supply supplemental documentation. As a provision of the Immigration and Control Act of 1986, aliens who have resided illegally in the United States since prior to January 1, 1982, and can provide documentation of this fact, are eligible to be come legalized. The confusion results from a recent change in the legalization process. Beginning April 4, and continuing to the May 4 deadline, aliens have the option of filing a “skeletal” application which includes the biographical data and the filing fee but allows at least 60 days in which to provide the supporting documentation and medical information. Interviews will be scheduled for after July 5, at which time the supporting material will be required. This change, enacted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, is expected to facilitate the legalization processing as the amnesty period ends. 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Church Activities Thornton Gap revival Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Church near Sperryville on Rt. 612 will have revival services May 1-6 at 7:30 each evening. Dr. E. Wayne Thompson, pastor of Engleside Baptist Church, Alexandria, will be the guest speaker. A warm welcome is extended to all. Sperryville Assembly of God Pastor: Rev. Ray Campbell Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11 a. m. Young People 6 to 7 p.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Saturday: Prayer Meeting 6 p. m. Flint Hill Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. Benny Duncan Sunday: Worship Service 7 p. m. Wednesday: Worship Service 7 p.m. Amissville Full Gospel Sunday: Sunday School 10 a. m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p. m. Gospel Tones at Promise Land The Gospel Tones of Rectortown will give a concert at Promise Land Baptist Church, Washington, on Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. All are cordially invited to attend. St. Peter’s Catholic Mission Old School Annex Washington Fr. Albert Verbeke, Chaplain Masses: On Sundays at 9 and 11 a. m. On Weekdays (Mon.-Sat.) at 8:30 a.m. On Holy Days at 7:30 p.m. Family Worship Center Pastor: Rev. William “Bill” Taylor Phone: 987-8014 Sunday: Adult Worship and Children’s Church 10:30 a m Wednesday: Intercessory Prayer 6:25 p.m. Praise Singing 7 p.m. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Aerobics. All welcome. No charge. 6:30 p m Saturday: Youth Night 7 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Revival at Chester Gap Revival services will be held May 1-6 at Chester Gap Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. with Rev. Rodney Barwich as guest speaker. There will be special singing each evening. Pam and McKenneth King will be guests for the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, May 8. Sunday School will be held at 10 a.m. Rev. Jimmy Burke, pastor of Chester Gap Baptist Church, invites all to attend. Sunday: Wednesday: Sunday: Wednesday: Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. L. Starke Jones Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bible Study and Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Larry C. Hovis Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Homecoming at Five Forks There will be homecoming services at the Five Forks Regular Baptist Church on Sunday, May 1. The church is located on Rts. 620 and 621 in Woodville. Services will begin at 10 a.m. with David Thompson, director of the Rapidan Baptist Camp & Conference Center in Rochelle. Then at 11 a.m. Danny Totten of the Seneca Trails Christian Academy of Ronceverte, W. Va., will be speaker. Lunch will be served on the grounds. Dr. Wayne Thompson of the Engleside Baptist Church in Alexandria will be the speaker in the afternoon. Pastor Carl Menefee and congregation invite all to attend these very special services. Ml. Lebanon Baptist Pastor: John Warren Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a. m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Interim Speaker: Tom VonFange Sunday Sunday School 10 a. m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Mother’s Day program The Hopewell Baptist Missionary Society of Sperryville will have their Mother’s Day program on Friday, May 6, at 8 p.m. Sister Rowe of Antioch Baptist Church in Madison will be the guest speaker. Rev. U.S. Brokenburr is pastor of Hopewell, Lottie Aylor is president and Rachael Aylor is program chairman. All are welcome. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a. m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth and Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Thursday: W.M.U. Meeting Quaker meeting There is an hour of silent worship on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Middle Street Gallery. t _ Rappahannock News phota/Lou Hatter AWAITING HIS FIRST BAPTISM, Rev. Larry Hovis and a group of volunteers installed the Washington Baptist Church’s new baptismal tub. The baptistry was dedicated during the Sunday service March 20. News around Amiss ville In celebration ot National Homemakers Week, several activities are planned. On May 2 at 7:30 p.m. the Amissville Homemakers Club will hold its monthly meeting at the Baptist Church on Rt. 642. Members plan to display items they have made for nursing home patients to be distributed on May 6. New members are welcomed. Call Mary Priest at 937-4072 for more details. On May 4, 3-7 p.m. the three Rappahannock Homemakers Clubs will sponsor the Red Cross bloodmobile at the Washington Fire House. The club will distribute small sandwiches, cookies and drinks to participants. On May 5 at 12:30 p.m. the Homemakers Clubs will meet at the Corner Post Restaurant in Flint Hill for lunch. Homemakers and guests are invited to attend. TOPS VA 525, Amissville, will host special speakers on May 10 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to a demonstration by Fashion Academy consultant Janet Elmore. Ms. Elmore will discuss and demonstrate proper colors, makeup, and clothing at the weekly meeting held at the United Methodist Church on Rt. 211. On May 17 at 10 a.m. Brenda Olafsen, Culpeper County Extension agent, will discuss methods of preparing tasty low-calorie food, and will distribute handouts on eating sensibly to maintain ideal weight and prevent disease. For more details call Cathy Smith at 937-5024. Amissville Ruritans’ auction is set for May 21, tentatively at noon, at Stuart’s Field on Rt. 211 in Amissville. This will be a donation and commission sale. Call one of the following for details: Charlie Priest 937-4072, Nelson Burner 937-5270, George Kidwell 937-4429, George Wesselhoft 937-5924, Rob “B” Settle 937-4691 or Bill Segrest 937-4604. Everyone’s participation is appreciated. Fresta Valley Christian School, a non-denominational school since 1977, is currently registering students K through 12th grade for the 1988-89 term. A bus picks up and discharges students at the Baptist Church on Rt. 642. Also at the request of several in the community, audio tapes of the recent successful Family Seminar Workshops are available. Call Mrs. Donna Bloom, principal and director, at 364-1929 for details. World Day of Prayer on April 29 will be celebrated on the Washington Mall from sunrise to sunset. A bus will be leaving the Culpeper area early Friday morning. Call 8259511,9512 or 8716 for details. Mrs. Anna Fincham and Mrs. Charlie Compton had lunch last Thursday at the Brookside Restaurant near Luray to celebrate their birthdays. Mrs. Fincham’s birthday was Saturday, April 23, and Mrs. Compton will celebrate her birthday on April 27. Mrs. Fincham enjoyed having her niece Mrs. Warren Settle and her granddaughter Diane Sealock as guests on Saturday night. Also celebrating birthdays are Machelle Smith on April 29 and Mae Shepherd on May 3. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mrs. George Kidwell who is recovering from surgery. The community expresses condolences to Margaret Davis whose mother Clara E. Clark died last week. Sunday, May 1, at 6 p.m. the United Methodist Church will conduct its annual Family Sing. Pastor Parker invites the community to share in this special service. Woodville news Patsy Vest attended a bridal shower for Tracy Welch Sunday in Warrenton. Mrs. Gordon Payne of Madison was a Sunday guest of Mrs. H. B. Winfrey and Mrs. Frank Brown. Mrs. Clifton Clark was a Monday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Collier Fox and Billy Fox in Luray. Mrs. John Creel of Culpeper, Mrs. Beulah Armentrout and Mrs. , Chester Wayland were Thursday guests of their brother and sister-inr law Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brown in Front Royal. Spring Concert offered In celebration of its 21st year, the Culpeper-Piedmont Choral So: ciety, will present “An Evening of Beautiful Music from England and the United States” on Friday, May 13, at 8 p.m. at the Culpeper Baptist Church. Some 52 singers with soloists, organ and orchestra will perform music by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Rudolph Friml and Andrew Lloyd Webber, as well as spirituals and songs of the American West. Featured will be the “Requiem” by British composer John Rutter. Lois Shanks of Warrenton is the society’s music director and J.R: Cannaday is its accompanist. Some of the instrumentalists are faculty members of James Madison University and Woodberry Forest School. Although the concert is free and open to the public, donations will be welcomed at the door to help offset the $4,000 production expenses. Error in pest management guide; An error has been found in a tar; ble in Pest Management Guide 456003 for Home Fruit Production, if not amended, the error will result ini serious crop damage or high resi-i dues. Please call the Extension Office if you have received a copy of this publication so that we may give! you an errata sheet. RIDGEVIEW MOTORS, INC. buy - sell - trade 309 N. Main Street Culpeper, Va. 22701 UD310 “The used car dealership you can depend on " _703/825-2060 _ GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House 703-825-5888, Culpeper THE COUNTRY SHOP Used furniture, antiques and crafts Next door to P.O. Amissville, Va. 703/937-5402 RAYMOND B. KNEPP. R.Ph. 119 Water Street Front Royal, VA 22630 CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. "See Us For AH Your Building Supply Needs” 1418 Orange Ftoad Culpeper 703-825-0397 GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY OF CULPEPER, INC 767 Madison Road • South 703-825-0205 FRONT ROYAL MOTORS, INC. Sales Service "Your Friendly Ford Dealer 703-636-2901 TURNER-ROBERTSHAW FUNERAL HOME Your Golden Rule Funeral Home 1200 N. Shenandoah Ave. Front Royal, Virginia 22630 (703)635-4186 OIL HEAT & BURNER Distributor of Exxon, Mobil Pstrolsum Products & Exxon LP Gss Front Royal, 703-635-4155 Washington, 703-675-3214 COUNTRYSIDE FLOOR FASHIONS Cvpei Oriental,Sheet Vinyls- TM Aeuphoistory Slip Covfrs O'apes-Wali Coverings 347-0400 - Amissville. Va Morsesdoe Mill family ‘Restaurant dr Carru-Out MavMcMN-FMSr-ChKk-Oitetam 2UVM$PMipSt-M74M5 BEN VENUE MARKET 675-3133 & RECTOR S STORE 937-4954 Groceries. Gas A Oil / What Do You See? I ne oonquei meal u>as over ana me people settled dock to oe entertained by the guest speaker. But instead of the usual opening funny story, he held up a large piece of white paper with a small black dot In Its center. “What do you see?” asked the speaker. And the large gathering answered almost in unison, “A black dot." "What else?" he asked, pushing the issue. There was a long silence, then some mumbling about the black dot, and finally someone said It for the entire crowd: "Nothing, just a black dot." , ' I nen me speaKer reminaea mcm. oui aon i you ■« (he WHITE PIECE OF PAPER?" The Apostle Paul makes such a point: “.. Jor a wide door/or effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries." (I Cor. 16:9) Paul saw the WHITE PIECE OF PAPER. He saw the opportunities, a “wide door," he 1 called It. But he also saw the "black dot," the many adversaries, the , many problems. But he saw that as / secondary. What he saw first was “the wide door.” J The “wide door o] 1988" it opened to us. God grant that we tee the DOOR rather than the BLACK DOT! 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Weekend busy for Washington residents Brownie troop 929 girls Amanda Brown, Naomi Smoot, Stacy Payne, Ericka Miller, Fran Overdoff, Melissa Zim and their leader Mrs. Sarah Brown worked Saturday with the trash pick-up on Rt. 659 and Rt. 628 for 2Vz miles. They collected 22 bags of trash. Others who assisted the troop were Kelly Hall, Mrs. Vickie Miller and son Jonathan, Mrs. Shirley Zim and children Scotty, Timmy and Jenny, and Bobby Brown. After the trash pick-up all enjoyed lunch at the Rappahannock Recreation Park. Mrs. Faye Pullen has returned home after having surgery in Page Memorial Hospital, Luray. Mrs. Wingfield Sisk of Amissville and Mrs. Kathleen Colbert of Manassas were Wednesday visitors of Mrs. Janie Pullen. Callers Thursday were Ms. Gloria Robinson and Mrs. Dorothy Jackson. On Friday night Mrs. Jane Krebser of Huntly, Bill Pullen and son Eddie visited in the Pullen home. Mrs. Thomas Eastham, Mrs. Dale Metzinger, Mrs. Nelson Lane and Mrs. Douglas Fairfax attended the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Continental Congress in Washington, D.C., Monday through Thursday. ■ Tim Falls of Woodville, Miss Edie Eastham and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark had dinner Saturday evening at the Golden Corral in Front Royal. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark and family were Ms. Betty Robson and Charles Clark of Manassas. We wish a happy birthday to Bobbie Jolene Brown who will be 2 years old on Thursday, April 28, Charles Clark of Manassas whose birthday is Saturday, April 30, and Mrs. Frances Eubank who will be celebrating a birthday on Monday, May 2. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Jr., Amanda and Stacy visited Mrs. Agnes Pullen, Mrs. Grace Hawkins and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pullen, Christy and Pearl, all in Culpeper. Mrs. Addie Keyser was among those attending a birthday dinner for Mrs. Nellie Mitchell at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Atkins and Lions plan benefit auction The Rappahannock Lions Club, assisted by the Varsity Club of Rappahannock County High School, will sponsor a benefit auction on Saturday, May 14, starting at 10 a.m., at the Washington VFD building in Washington. Total net proceeds will be applied to the purchase and installation of a new scoreboard for the new gymnasium at Rappahannock County High School. Donations of usable and saleable items are needed, but no clothing and/or food items. Cash contributions are acceptable, and all donations will be appreciated, a Lions spokesman said. All contributions are tax deductible. Pick up of donated items may be arranged through any Lions Club or Varsity Club member. For convenience, a few names are listed: Hamption District: Bob Ingle (675-3404), John Schultz (987-8916), Godfrey Freeman (675-3059); Jackson District: A1 Doub (937-4609), Shawn Wayland (937-5424); Piedmond District: Carson Johnson (987-8720), Guy Foster (987-8939), Kelly Sisk (987-8214); Stonewall-Hawthome District: Bryan Johnson (987-8541), Randy Jenkins (547-3416); Wakefield District: Paul Nichols (6753500), Phil Smith (636-9855), Leslie Nichols (675-3500); Town of Washington: Kermit Weakley (675-3246), David Fisher (675-3428). family on Sunday. Mrs. Addie Keyser visited Mr. and Mrs. Moffett Pullen in Flint Hill Sunday evening. Mr. Pullen is recuperating from a fall. Johnny Eubank and his mother Mrs. Frances Eubank had lunch Wednesday at the Country Cookin in Culpeper. Friday Mrs. Mary Carter Smoot and daughter Crystal of Lake Front Royal and Mrs. Eubank visited Mrs. Eubank’s sister Mrs. Vergie Hutchinson in Front Royal. Sunday afternoon visitors in the Eubank home were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smoot and Crystal of Lake Front Royal, Mrs. Sandra Hitt of Woodville and Mike Hudson and daughter Victoria of Sperry ville. Ashton Burke of Warrenton had lunch with his mother Mrs. Charlie Burke on Wednesday. Albert Slaughter of Leesburg was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keyser at The Oaks. Mrs. Annie Hawkins visited her brother George Bennette in the McGuire Hospital in Richmond on Monday. Mr. Bennette had heart surgery recently. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hawkins of Arlington were Saturday visitors of his mother Mrs. Annie Hawkins. Sunday guests in the Hawkins home were Mrs. Judy Deal of Hume and Mrs. Mabel Burke of Woodville. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell visited Aubrey Campbell in the Lynn Care Center in Front Royal. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Campbell visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordan Bailey and family in Manassas. Monday the Campbells visited Mrs. Steve Lockhart in the Winchester GYPSY MOTH SPRAYING SIGN UP NOW K. & K. AIRCRAFT INC. 25 yrs. experience CALL DAN (703) 828-3214 Hospital and Tuesday they visited Mr. and Mrs. Julian Welch in Flint Hill. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Wayland were Mrs. Josephine Wood of Reva Park and Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Wayland and Brian. Mrs. Becky Olsen of Concord is visiting for several days with her mother Mrs. E. M. Jones. The Washington Ladies Auxiliary Thrift Shop is now open for business. The shop is open every Wednesday and Friday from 10 a. m. till 4 p.m. We have lots of good clothes and some furniture, so come on out and help support our fire department. Mrs. Betty Jean Moulis of Silver Spring, Md., was a Tuesday overnight guest of her mother Mrs. Ned Settle and family. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Weakley camped Thursday until Tuesday at the North Fork on the Shenandoah. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczewitz, Gregg, Derek and Philip of Woodville joined them for dinner. Monday Mr. and Mrs. Weakley toured the Marshall and Rectortown area homes open for Historic Garden Week. A good penny is better than a bad nickel. Have a good week! 11111II. HAZEL MOUNTAIN PUB | Announces new hours of operation S Effective May 1 we will be open 3 10a.m.-6p.m. Mon.-Thurs. 10a.m.-7p.m. Fri.-Sun. Enjoy your meals amidst Panoramic mountain views indoors or outdoors on our spacious dining deck HAZEL MOUNTAIN PUB is located in COUNTRY MANOR 2 miles west of Sperryville on 211 703-987-8576 Spend Your Tax Refund Wisely . . . WE GUARANTEE THE LOWEST PRICES IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY AREA THE MISER’S MATTRESS DISTRIBUTORS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WINCHESTER 1-800-222-0831 1869 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. Mon & Fri 9-7 • Sat. 10-6 Sunday 11-5 LEESBURG HARRISONBURG 1-800-344-0052 2241 S. 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Twin Ea Piece QUEEN set Sold in sets only KING set .$99 ....$249 ....$349 Twin Each Piece FULL ea. pc.$119 QUEEN set ... !329 KING set $429 Lowest Price in Town! 90 days same as cash Major Credit Cards accepted Phone orders accepted 30 Day Price Guarantee Liberal Lay-Away Policy ~ TAKE WITH OR —=— — IMMEDIATE DELIVERY= Upcoming Events Retired teachers to meet Rappahannock Retired Teachers Association will meet Tuesday, May 10, at 10:30 a.m. at the Comer Post Restaurant in Flint Hill. Masonic Lodge No. 78 to meet The Washington Masonic Lodge No. 78, AF & AM, meets in its lodge hall on Monday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. All Master Masons are invited. Extended hours at Treasurer’s Office County Treasurer Frances Foster has announced the Rappahannock Treasurer’s Office will have extended hours through the month of April in order for residents to obtain their county stickers. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Honorary Fire Chief The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is looking for young women, 12-18 years old, to compete for the title of Honorary Fire Chief. The title will be awarded at the Department’s annual carnival. For more information, contact Joyce Lillard, 987-8952. Country Gentlemen April 29 The legendary bluegrass band The Country Gentlemen will appear at the Gay Street Theater in Washington on Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Faith Mountain, The Village Cafe, Picture This in Warrenton and Royal Oak Bookstore in Front Royal. Sponsored by RAAC, the concert is expected to attract a sell-out crowd and reservations in advance are encouraged. Choral concert May 13 The Culpeper-Piedmont Choral Society will present its annual Spring Concert at 8 p.m. Friday, May 13, at the Culpeper Baptist Church, 318 S. West St. Music Director Lois Shanks will lead the 50voice chorus in “An Evening of Beautiful Music” from England and the United States. With soloists, organ and orchestra, the “Requiem” by British composer John Rutter will be performed in addition to songs by Gershwin, Kern, Friml, Porter, Webber and others. More details and information about this celebration of the choral society’s 21st year will be announced in early May. Anyone who wishes additional information may call (703) 825-6282 or 347-0541. CPR classes The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad will be giving CPR classes the weeks of May 3 and 5 and May 10 and 12, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7-10. All interested individuals are urged to attend. The cost of the course will be $4 which will pay for books, supplies and refreshments. Contact Rick Johnson at 987-8655 for further information. Birth class series On Friday, May 6, a childbirth class series will begin at Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington. Classes will meet on Fridays from 79 p.m. The class focus is on preparation for birth and parenthood. Call Diane Wood at 987-8267 to register. Thrift Shop now open The Washington Ladies Auxiliary Thrift Shop is now open for the season. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday. For additional information please contact Ruth Clark at 675-3608 who will be managing the shop on Wednesdays or Jean Alther at 675-3844 who will manage the shop on Fridays. The shop has lots of good clothes for the family and also some furniture and household items. “We look forward to your business this year,” said Mrs. Clark. Amissville Ruritans set auction On May 21, tentatively set for noon, the Amissville Ruritans will hold a donation and commission sale at Stuart’s Field on Rt. 211 in Amissville. For more information call one of the following: Charlie Priest 937-4072, Nelson Burner 937-5270, George Kidwell 937-4429, George Wesselhoft 937-5924, Rob “B” Settle 937-4691 or Bill Segrest 937-4604. Everyone’s participation is appreciated. Images by three Virginia photographers The public is invited to an opening at Middle St. Gallery from 3-6 on Sunday, May 8, for an exhibition of photographs by Cynthia Mahan, David Roehler and Elsa Rosenthal. The show will run through the end of May. Gallery hours are from 11 to 6 Friday, Saturday and Sunday and by appointment. Call 675-3440. Cloverbud camp planned 4-H Camp Cloverbud will be held Aug. 5-6 at the 4-H Center near Front Royal. This camp is designed to introduce 6, 7 and 8-year- olds who have not been to camp before to the overnight camping experience. The cost is $25. Registration information can be obtained by contacting the Rappahannock Extension Office at 675-3619. Mass meeting to be held There will be a mass meeting of the Republican Party of Rappahannock County at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 29, at the courthouse in Washington. The purpose of the meeting is to elect Delegates to the 7th District Convention May 21 in Ashland, Va., and the State Convention June 10-11 in Roanoke, Va., officers and committee members of the county party for the 1988-89 term. All interested registered voters are invited to attend. Aerobic dance and flexercise class A six-week series of aerobic dance classes will begin Tuesday, May 3. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Rappahannock Elementary School. Class fee is $25 for twice a week or $35 for unlimited attendance to aerobic and flexercise classes. A six-week series of flexercise classes will begin Monday, May 2. Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the elementary school. Class fee is $25 for twice a week or $35 for unlimited attendance at both series. Beginners are welcome. Call Rose Ann Sharp at 675-3887 for more information. Miss Rappahannock contest The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad is sponsoring its annual Miss Rappahannock contest on Saturday, May 7, at 7 p.m. The contest is open to young women between 2-21 who are county residents. Contestants are asked to obtain their own sponsors at a sponsorship fee of $10. A sponsor can be any business, organization or private citizen. A new feature this year will be a Mother/Daughter pageant if there is enough interest shown. Rehearsal will be held Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at the elementary school. For more information contact Sherry Johnson (987-8655) or Nancy Leake (987-8971). ‘Cinderella’ at Wolf Trap RAAC is sponsoring a bus trip to see the Paris Ballet perform Cinderella, directed by Rudolf Nureyev. The trip is scheduled for July 13, but reservations, accompanied by half the $35 ticket price, must be made by May 1. The price includes bus fare, ballet ticket and a snack. Bloodmobile coming The Rappahannock Extension Homemakers are sponsoring the Red Cross bloodmobile visit to the county as part of Extension Homemakers’ Week. The bloodmobile will be at the Washington fire hall from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4. Anyone over the age of 18 in good health may donate blood. _

muiauaj, npiu i too Flint Hill homes welcome guests 'I'kn TtjfTir«- - met at the home of Mrs. Linda Miller on Monday. Members present were Alice Pullen, Mary Frances Bywaters, Gaynelle Russell, Louise McCulloch, Flo Duvall, Russie Miller, Evelyn Walker, Barbara Gentry, Margaret Eastham, Janet Eastham, Mary Brady, Mary Curtis and Ruth Ann Simmons, a new member to the group. Mrs. Irene Hamilton arrived on Sunday to spend some time with her mother Mrs. Moffett Brady. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCulloch were Sunday dinner guests. Also visiting in the afternoon were Dick Brady and son Jason of Oakton, M. H. Brady and Robert Brady. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Crane of Lanham, Md., returned to their home last Tuesday after a visit with Mrs. Crane’s mother Mrs. Brady. •yPOLUHAYLOft ... - Mrs. Gladys Bowie of Culpeper was a Saturday guest of her sister Mrs. Russie Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Vest spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Werner and Joshua at Hopewell. 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Members of his family attending were his father Wilbert Shorb and his brothers Will Shorb, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Shorb and son Michael, all of Layhill, Md., and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shorb of Harpers Ferry, W. Va., his children Merl Shorb, Denise and Jennifer Shorb of Layhill. Rev. Shorb will graduate from Wesley Theological Seminary at Washington, D.C., on May 9 with a Master of Divinity degree. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Lillard and family of Clayton, N.C., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Carson Lillard. Joining them during the weekend were Tommy Lillard, Christine Lillard, Steven Lillard, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Moats and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dellinger and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lillard and family, Michael Lillard, David Lillard and Jean Lillard. Mrs. Ethel Pullen was a Saturday overnight guest of her daughter Mrs. Debbie Wimmer. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers of Stephens City were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Robert Nethers and Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor at Sperryville. Also visiting were Mrs. Dorothy Lewis, Karen Corder and Mrs. Helen Coffey. Heather Aylor was a Saturday overnight guest of her aunt Mrs. Dorothy Lewis and cousin Karen Corder. Miss Sallie Lillard spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Woodard at Culpeper. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service on Sunday at 11:15 a.m., with Communion. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb, invites the public. fThe Home Front! I by: Gary K. Olser CRB • CR5 • GR1 Apartment houses, townhouses and condos are more interesting these days to institutional investors such as big insurance companies. Tax changes and overbuilding in the commercial sector are cited. Old ice-cube trays are perfect for starting seedlings. Press in soil and plant one or two seeds in each section. Water well. At transplant time, it's easy to lift out each "cube." Drive a nail into a plaster wall, and you're likely to crack the paint and crumble the plaster. 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Answers to questions as to how to gain control of your life, bring about your own growth in the face of the unforeseen, and use the events of your life to fiilfill yourself are found in the stories of hundreds of people in this book. Elizabeth Stone in Black Sheep & Kissing Cousins, How Our Fam-. ily Stories Shape Up, says our family stories have the power to play a role in shaping our identity and our sense of our place in the world. She weaves her own family stories among those of more than a hundred people, providing ways to interpret our own stories and their roles in our lives. The Story of English by Robert McCrum, William Cran and Robert MacNeil, is a companion to the PBS Television Series. It is the extraordinary tale of a language that came from nowhere to conquer the world. Two thousand years ago the English language was spoken by a handful of Ravage and now forgotten tribes on the northwestern European shores. Today it is spoken by perhaps a billion people, of whom 350 million use it as their mother tongue. This book is the first that tells the whole story of English in a popular way and makes it accessible to the general reader. New fiction includes The Chcmn School by Nelson DeMille. This is a portrait of Russia, and sets forth issues of individual and national responsibility on a global scale. It brings the legacy of both the Viet > nam War and the Cold War to their furthest and most logical possibili- , ties. This story of intrigue and sus- * pense may become a classic of our time. $ In The Fast Men, Tom McNab has done more than create a new genre: the sports western. 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Sperryville residents entertain Steve Brown arrived Friday from Blois, France, to spend some time with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown before transferring to Greenville, Miss., on a new assignment. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lyne were Mrs. Fathering Ware of Hollieford and Mrs. Frances Johnson of Woodbridge. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers of Stephens City were Sunday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor and Mrs. Robert Nethers. Mrs. Dorothy Lewis and granddaughter Karen Corder of Huntly and Mrs. F. D. Coffey Jr. were afternoon visitors. Heather Aylor was a weekend guest of Karen Corder in Huntly. Mrs. John P. Snead is a patient in University Hospital, Charlottesville, where she had hip surgery as the result of a fall. Luncheon and bridge guests of Mrs. Frances Tabler and Mrs. Brown Miller last Thursday at the Tabler home were Mrs. Peggy Pryde and Mrs. N.K.G. Tholand. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Reams and sons Brad and Morgan were weekend guests of Mrs. T. M. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hawkins attended funeral services in Front Royal Wednesday for Mrs. Hawkins’ brother-in-law J. Paul Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown and Mrs. Frances Thornton attended the Brown-Turner wedding and reception in Wytheville Saturday. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nethers were Tracey Bolyard of Frederick, Md., her fiance Lt. Richard Shea of Virginia Beach, and Glenn Bolyard of Centreville. Mr. and Mrs. Nethers are also to be congratulated upon the birth of another great-grandchild Shawna Denise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Drusky of Garfield Heights, Ohio. The Administrative Board of the i Sperryville United Methodist ! Church met on Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nethers. Members present were Rev. Merlin Shorb, Hugh Chrisman, Julian Brown, Mrs. Lee Swindler, Mrs. Roy Swindler, Mrs. Jimmy Wayland, Mrs. Catherine Brown and Mrs. Ranny Aylor. Scholarship fund established A scholarship fund in honor of Mrs. Julia E. Boddie was established September 5, 1987, to help some eligible child to further its education. The group is now accepting contributions toward this fund. Make checks payable to Rappahannock County High School for Julia Boddie Scholarship Fund. Mail to Ms. Lillian Aylor, Rt. 1, Box 335, Washington, Va. 22747, Mrs. Marie Davis, P.O. Box 65, Washington, Va. 22747 or Mrs. Dorothy Butler, Box 3, Sperryville, Va. 22740. Real Estate tsj Eileen M. Day realtor' ° HOW REALTORS ARE PAID If you’ve ever sold a home before and are wondering how our agency is paid, here’s a quick rundown: Most properties are sold on a commission basis. This means that , if you select our agency to market your home, we will receive a percentage of the sale price for professional services rendered. The commission is usually paid from the sale proceeds at the closing when the title is transferred. In other words you will not need any upfront money to market your property. Our agency will assume all marketing expenses, such as advertising; and will be reimbursed via the commission after the sale is completed. The percentage of the sale price asked by different agencies may vary, since commissions are negotiable. In the course of listing your home and preparing a marketing program for your property, the Realtor will discuss the commission policy with you and give you a full explanation of the services you can expect. If there is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate please stop in at EILEEN M. DAY, Realtor. The Clopton House, Washington, VA. 22747. phone: 675-' 3033. We’re here to help. Obituaries Louis M. Hatter, Baltimore Sun sports writer Louis M. Hatter, of Baltimore, Md., and Clarksville, Va., died Thursday, April 21, in Durham, N.C., after a brief illness. He was 68. Mr. Hatter was a sports writer with the Baltimore Morning Sun, who retired in 1984 after a 43-year career. He spent 27 years on the Baltimore Orioles’ beat, beginning when they joined the American League in 1954. He also served as president of the Baseball Writers Association of America and as official scorer for several World Series and All-Star contests. Known as “The Dean” of Baltimore sports writers, Mr. Hatter wrote “the best day in and day out game stories I’ve ever read,” said Bob Brown, the Orioles’ director of public relations. From boxing to golf, from the America’s Cup to indoor soccer, Mr. Hatter handled his assignments with journalistic integrity and an ever present regard for the fact that the stories he wrote were filled with real people, with real feelings. “He never wrote a demeaning article about a player," said former Orioles’ pitcher Dave McNally, “even if the player deserved it.” Lou Hatter was one of the most wonderful, gentlest gentlemen I ever met,” added Orioles’ Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson. After his retirement Mr. Hatter divided his time between Baltimore and his family’s farm just outside of Clarksville. It was there on March 24 that he was stricken with an aortic aneurysm. He had been in the surgical intensive care unit at Duke University Medical Center since then. Although his assignment was world class sports for most of his career, Mr. Hatter never lost his love for writing about amateurs - people who played sports for the sheer joy of the game. He often spoke fondly of the high school baseball and amateur golf matches he had covered. “That was the thing about Dou,” said Bob Maisel, his long time Miming Sun editor and friend. “Whatever his assignment, he always carried it out with class, style, good humor and accuracy. . .that’s the way it has always been with Lou Hatter. He did his job well the way it should be done, but never made an enemy while doing it.” Mr. Hatter was bom in Baltimore on August 18, 1919, a son of Elmer Leintz and Alice Virginia Metcalfe Hatter. He attended Forest Park High School and was graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., in 1941 with a degree in English. He joined the Baltimore Sunpapers as a city reporter later that year, covering, among other assignments, the last hanging at the Baltimore City jail. Mr. Hatter often joked that the assignment had deterred any thoughts he had about a life of crime. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, including duty with the Counter-Intelligence Corps in the Philippines, rising to the rank of lieutenant. Mr. Hatter met his future wife, Margaret Moore of Clarksville, while he was stationed at Fort Eustis, Va. They were married in 1946. His wife survives him as do two sons, Lou Jr. of Sperryville and Gary of Winston-Salem, N.C., and a brother, Robert Porter Hatter of Baltimore. a iamniar nxture in press boxes across the nation, Mr. Hatter was instantly recognizable by the plume of cigar smoke which often wreathed his head. The cigars, along with his twinkling blue eyes and ready elfin grin, became his trademarks. He gave away the cigars the day he retired, and never lit another. He was eulogized by his younger colleagues at the Sunpapers as well, many of whom had their first taste of major league sports on his beat. They remembered him as a man who was always willing to share his experience and expertise. Though he pursued his profession with intensity and an ever present awareness of his responsibilities as a journalist, Mr. Hatter was devoted to his family as well. He gave up a free-lance writing assignment with77ie Sporting News when he found it left him too little time for his family. His family, along with his faith, were mainstays of Lou Hatter’s life. Funeral services were held at Clarksville Presbyterian Church on Monday, April 25. The Rev. Ron Obenchain and the Rev. George A. Moore officiated. Mr. Hatter was buried in the Moore family plot at Bluestone Cemetery outside Clarksville. A memorial service was held in Baltimore at Grace United Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 27. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Mecklenburg County Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue Squad, Clarksville, Va. 23927. On \7Fi a n ANNIVERSARY ^ I LfVEV CELEBRATION ( ♦ ? SPECIAL EVENTS .«* May 6 Thru 21 Save Money on many select products Oil Paints, Brushes, Ink Drawing Pads, Paint Kits Graphic supplies and more c May 6 thru 21 25% Discount on complete frame orders Special frame prices Reduced glass prices May 5,6-9 P.M. Opening reception Oil paintings, baskets 25 Featured artists Watercolors. ceramics New work Photography, more Wine and Cheese D C"uro -hie 347-5080 77D West Lee St Warrenton, VA. Weekdays 10-5 Saturday 10-4 W. A. Sealock Sr. William Alfred Sealock Sr., 63, of Chester Gap, died April 23 at the Warren Memorial Hospital. Mr. Sealock was bom Dec. 12, 1924, in Huntly, the son of the late James Daniel and Flora Dulin Sealock. He was a veteran of Army service during World War II. Surviving are his wife Nora S. Sealock, two sons, William A. Sealock Jr. of Chester Gap and Garry W. Sealock of Fairfax, four sisters, Edith Hilleary of Ellicott City, Md., Marie Sealock of Huntly, Minnie Kreisher and Lillian Fox of Front Royal, and four grandchildren. He was a member of the Chester Gap Baptist Church, where his funeral was conducted April 27 by the Rev. James Burke and Rev. William Alford. Burial was in the Willis Chapel Cemetery in Huntly. Pallbearers were Anderson North, Paige Henson, Junior North, Alan Fox, Jay Fox and Dorsey Sealock. Honorary pallbearers were Jimmy Williams, Joe Williams, Bradley Williams, Dick Grubbs, Billy Wines, Bruce Williams, Stanley Williams, Orley Seal, Lovel Walker, John Williams and Norman Hoffman. Bailey Corbin Bailey Corbin, 55, of Reva, died April 23 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. He was a self-employed building contractor. Mr. Corbin was a member of Thoroughfare Chapel Bible Church. He was a native of Madison County and had lived for several years in Reva. Survivors include his wife Mary F. Corbin, two sons, Marshall Bailey and Donald Dwayne Corbin, two grandsons, Joey B. and Ashley R. Corbin, his mother Polly A. Corbin and a brother Riley Corbin, all of Reva. His father was the late George Stanley Corbin. A funeral service was conducted April 26 at the Clore Funeral Home, Culpeper, by the Rev. Don McCann and the Rev. Perry Utz. Burial with full military honors was in the Culpeper National Cemetery. The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME “ThcHmutf Thoughtful Service” Phone 825-2361 CuJpcper CEMETERY MEMORIALS TOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE. When you give to the Red Cross, you take on a great responsibility: saving thousands of lives. Maybe even your own. Vada Fincham Vada Pearl Fincham, 81, of Culpeper Baptist Retirement Community, died April 19 at the Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fincham was a native of Madison County and a member of the Slate Mills Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter Rebecca Fincham Anderson of Manassas, a sister Liza Hicks of Hartwell, a brother Otho Scroggins of Lignum, eight grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren. Her husband was the late Charles William Fincham and her parents were the late John and Lela Cubbage J enkins. A graveside service was conducted April 22 in Hillcrest Memory Gardens, Jeffersonton, by the Rev. Harold Eaton. Pallbearers were her grandsons. William E. Pullen The Rev. Merlin Shorb will conduct graveside services for William E. Pullen at the Wakefield Methodist Cemetery in Flint Hill at 2 p.m. Monday, May 2. Otis Kilby Otis Turman Kilby, 80, died April 21 at his home in Culpeper. A native and lifelong resident of Culpeper, he was the owner of Otis' Service Station. Survivors include his wife Margaret Brown Kilby of Culpeper, a sister Maude Louise Kilby of Washington, a nephew Henry Clay Kilby Jr. of Maryland, and a foster son and daughter-in-law Click and Maude Taylor of Culpeper. His parents were the late John Thomas and Della Flor Hitt Kilby. A graveside service was conducted April 23 in Fairview Cemetery by the Rev. Donald Seely. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salem or Culpeper Rescue Squads. Clara Clark Clara Elizabeth Clark, 82, of Warrenton, died April 22 at the District Nursing Home. She was the widow of George B. Clark. Survivors include two daughters, Alice V. Budd of Warrenton and Margaret E. 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Mexican fare makes a fiesta By SANDRA RICHARDSON Extension Agent. Home Economics J ust as American cooking is as diverse as the many regions and ethnic groups that may be found, so too is Mexican cooking. Meals are a celebration of life in Mexico. Another term frequently associated with Mexican meals is ■fiesta." In Mexico fiesta is synonymous with celebration. Mexicans eat their main meal about 2 in the afternoon and then a much lighter meal between 8 and 10 in the evening. When asked to identify one characteristic that would singularly describe Mexican cooking, “chile" would be the answer most frequently given. Regardless of how they come - ground, whole, sliced, diced, pickled, fresh, canned, or dried - chile peppers are an inherent part of Mexican cooking. Dried chiles can be revitalized by soaking in hot water until they are softened. Overly hot chile peppers in a dish can ruin a dinner, especially if family and/or guests are not accustomed to the bite. To take the sting out of hot chile peppers, add vinegar to your hot salsa or soak chiles before using in equal parts of water and vinegar. Another way to tame hot chile peppers is to use combinations of chiles (mild and hot). Use green bell peppers and a few hot chile peppers mixed together. To make a paste, cut chiles open to remove stems and seeds. Puree chiles in blender, adding a small amount of water. If this paste is too hot, add a mixture of water and vinegar to tame the mixture.. A smoother paste can be obtained by pressing through a sieve. Chili powder is used for making sauces for tacos, enchiladas, salsas and other dishes like chili con came. This may be purchased at a grocery store or may be made at home. Chili Powder 6 oz. dried chiles (mild, hot or combinations) 2 Tbsp. ground cumin 2 tsp. ground paprika 4 tsp. salt 2 tsp. garlic salt 2 tsp. oregano 2 tsp. onion salt 2 tsp. fresh diced cilantro Cut off stems of chiles with a knife. Blend all ingredients with chiles in a blender or food processor until powdery. Makes 2/3 cup of a zesty chili powder. Store in an airtight glass jar. Tortillas are bread to the Mexicans. They are made from corn or flour and may be purchased at a supermarket or made at home. Corn Tortillas Indians ground their own corn on stone to make their corn tortillas. These tortillas were thick and were used as bread. They were a basic food staple. Today, making tortillas is an infinitely easier process, since we can purchase corn flour. Com tortillas have become thinner and many Mexican people still consider them “bread.” 2 cups com flour (Masa Harina) 3/4 tsp. salt 1 cup water plus a little more, if necessary In a bowl, add flour and salt and mix very well. Then add water, a little at a time while mixing. Take dough in hands and form into an elastic dough. 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Honey Pod Peas wise Potato Chips 89* 6.5 Oz. - Reg. & Ridgie Mardi Gras Napkins Peter Pan Peanut Butter $179 22 Oz. - Bonus Smooth/Crunchy Food Lion Charcoal $129 10 Lb. Cottonelle Toilet Tissue w 1 Remount Road. Gateway Plaza Shopping Center. Front Royal add more water if necessary to keep dough moist. Dough should hold Its shape but still be moist. •1 Form 12 dough balls. Take 2 sheets of waxed paper and place one dough ball in the center. Press down and flatten dough; use a small plat*. Make a thin tortilla 6 inches around Cook on an ungreased griddle, leaving the top sheet of waxed paper on the tortilla. Cook until the edges of the tortilla turn brown and small air bubbles stop forming. Remove second sheet of waxed paper, turn tortilla and cook. Do the same with dough balls. Allow tortillas to cool, that place in plastic, bag and refrigerate. (Makes 12). „ Flour Tortillas Tortillas are the “bread” of Mexii can people. Tortillas can be fixed in a variety of ways and eaten alone thejy make a pleasing snack. The large, afc most transluscent tortillas seen in Mexico and some Mexican house* holds in the Southwest are evidence of the rich cultural influences carried over through the years. But since most of us do not have the large stoves used for large tortillas, a smaller version is used. For this ycju will need a griddle, a willingness to learn and perhaps a helper! 4 cups flour | lVitsp. salt < 1/2 cup shortening S 1 Vi cups warm water { In a mixing bowl, mix flour and{ salt. Cut shortening into flour and| add small amounts of water while» mixing. Form into a dough, knead * thoroughly. Dough should be smooth i and elastic. Form 18 dough balls. J Sprinkle dough with flour to keep) from sticking. Keep dough cover^paj while making tortillas. -* | Heat griddle, but do not grease. * Take a dough ball and make a circle S using your hands. Using your fin- J gers make small indentations all j around the circle. With a rolling pin, flatten dough to make a 12-inch circle. Take to griddle and cook. Leave on griddle until bubbles form. Tun# and cook other side. Turn only once,Place hot tortillas in a bowl or plate < and cover air tight. Keep in a cool/! dry place. Makes 18 tortillas. 'J! Store tortillas in a plastic bag or * covered container. Tortillas can be fried, eaten plain, baked, topped with sauces,' served with jelly or any filling. They can be warmed on an ungreased griddle or pan. For microwave warming, wrap tortillas in waxed paper and heat for a few seconds,' Place on plate and cover to keep warm. j. Beans are another staple of life t» the Mexicans. Pinto and calico beans are most commonly used. These art. mashed or creamed to fill tacos, burros, and tostados. As a side dish;: they are served whole or mashedi * Refried beans are mashed beans cooked in oil. 7 M 1 IJUIVO V 'a 2 cups pinto, black, or red kidney beans 2 onions, finely chopped ' 2 cloves garlic, chopped Sprig epazote or 1 bay leaf 2 or more serrano chiles, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried pequin chiles^' crumbled 3 tablespoons lard Salt and pepper to taste 1 tomato, peeled, seeded and* chopped Wash beans, but do not soak. Put in cold water to cover with half of the chopped onion and garlic, the' epazote or bay leaf, and chiles.^ Cover and simmer gently, adding' more hot water as needed. When beans begin to wrinkle, add 1 table-" spoon lard or oil. When beans are' soft and almost done, add seasonr-' ings. Cook another half hour without; adding more water; there should not I be a great deal of liquid when beans, are done. %j Heat remaining 2 tablespoons’: lard and saute remaining chopped" onion and garlic until limp. Add tomato and cook for 1 to 2 minutes; add a tablespoon of beans and mash intb the mixture. Add a second table-] spoon of beans without draining" them so that some of the bean liquid evaporates in this cooking process. ’ 1 Add a third tablespoon of beaqsvand continue cooking until you have a smooth, fairly heavy paste. Returnthis to the bean pot and stir inUT. beans over low heat to thicken th^ remaining liquid. Makes 6 to 8 ser\£ ings. Be sure to watch next week’s column for more on the “Mexican"4 Fiesta!” PLASTERING AND STUCCO — Old or New— Removal of old plaster or stucco. IN BUSINESS 20 YEARS • C, • SIlMATES (7031 347-5735 John Robinson, Inc. ii. I’.-' K 'J.*

The Inn Continued from Page 1 dancing on the tables. The finale came the third night at a black tie dinner with a circus theme. “There were 700 people dining in this huge hall, and they brought the circus inside! Trained dogs. Dancing elephants that did the ballet, and while they lumbered around, human dancers ON TOP of the elephants did the ballet. The waiters changed costumes between courses, dressing like clowns, acrobats, lion tamers, and in zebra suits,” Mr. O’Connell recalled. The financing for these lavish fetes comes from the Relais & Chateaux sponsors, such businesses as Remy Martin, Iron Horse, Air France, Porthault Linens, and Taittinger Champagne. The organization is as discriminating here as it is with its membership. “Only the finest organizations are accepted. They have a backlog that want to give huge sums of money as sponsors,” Mr. O'Connell reported. Selection as a Relais & Chateaux member is certainly a peak, but the Inn at Little Washington’s ten-year history has been a series of peaks and pinnacles. From its selection I Kappmnoock News Photo/Cindy Matun CAROLYN PULLEN, a 10year veteran at The Inn, was presented recently with a watch bearing a tiny diamond for each year of service. And the critics say ‘Bravo!’ “Once in a while there comes along a restaurant so good that you worry,” wrote John Rosson, the first of the food critics to discover the new restaurant in Washington, Virginia. And in the intervening 10 years, the praise has grown more fulsome. “Don’t be surprised to find there is total perfection in every aspect of this magnificent obsession called The Inn at Little Washington . . . The best combination of comfort and food in a country-house setting in the United States.” — Edward Carter, Letters from Abroad, A Connoisseur’s Monthly Chronicle of the Underrated Treasures & Overrated Pleasures. “Here it is, folks, the most beautiful inn in Virginia — and the best restaurant, too... This is an innovative American restaurant with roots deeply entrenched in the French countryside. But who cares. It’s enough that the food is superb.” — Tim Mulligan, Virginia, A History & Guide. • “It just so happens that my favorite holiday in the world involves Virginia. Every year I go with a friend . . . We take the car and we drive to Little Washington and spend two or three days at the most magnificent inn I’ve ever seen in this country or Europe. There I’ve had the most fantastic meal in my life. I was raised on soul food. I grew up in a.boarding house in Mississippi. I love black-eyed peas, the whole works, but I never dreamed I would be eating black-eyed peas with foie gras. But that’s what O’Connell did. He put black-eyed peas with thin slices of Smithfield ham on thin slices of toasted wheat bread and sauteed foie gras on top with a vinaigrette dressing. It was one of the b$st things I ever put in my mouth.” — Craig Claiborne, food critic emeritus for The New York Times. “I’m not going to try to do the kitchen justice in the manner of esteemed food writers . . . Let’s just tha^Th^nnatLittl^iVashing-^ eight years ago as one of Esquire magazine’s best 100 new American restaurants to its ranking this year by Zaggat, a national restaurant survey, as Washington, D.C.’s top dining establishment in all categories, the food served at The Inn at Little Washington has garnered rave after rave. The upstairs rooms were added in 1984, and they won the same fulsome praise. “Each room in the inn is furnished in the style of a grand Victorian English country house . .. No detail has been overlooked,” said Tim Mulligan in Virginia, A History & Guide. An “Architectural Digest’s dream of a garret,” wrote Charlottsville historian William Tazewell in The New York Times, describing his stay at The Inn. “The bed was in a loft, there was a separate sitting room, enough closet space for an oil magnate buying out Harrods, and a bathroom designed for a sultan with sybaritic tastes. ” The staff now numbers 44, up considerably from opening days when Mr. O’Connell, Mr. Lynch, and a 14-year-old kitchen boy ran the place. “We had a long telephone cord and I took reservations at the stove while I stirred the sauces,” the chef recalled. And from the rambling old building that once housed a garage downstairs and a basketball court on the second floor, the town of Washington got about $40,000 in restaurant tax revenue in the past 12 months, almost enough U> cover its entire annual budget. With the telephone ringing as often as once a minute, and requests for dinner reservations running as high as 3,000 for a Saturday night in peak season, success seems assured for The Inn at Little Washington. But the high expectations of their patrons bring a new challenge, according to the chef. He recently sent his 24-year-old assistant, Terrance Braxton, to England for two weeks to work in the kitchens of two Relais & Chateaux properties and a fine London restaurant. And when Mr. O’Connell and Mr. Lynch take their annual vacation, they go to Europe to eat at all the three-star restaurants, looking for culinary inspiration. Whether inspired by peers or by his own imagination, Mr. O’Connell _ __ Rappahannock News Photo/Cindy Mahan PATRICK O CONNELL AND REINHARDT LYNCH, proprietors of The Inn at Little Washington, in front of the garden pavilion addition finished just in time for the Relais & Chateaux luncheon. “We didn’t have enough seating, and it was either rent a tent or build!” Mr. O’Connell joked. “The numbers kept growing right up until the last day, with representatives of the press calling to ask, ‘Why wasn’t I invited?’ ” THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON Ode to The Inn Dear Patrick and Reinhardt, Just a note to let you know, how nice it was to go, voila Relais & Chateaux at The Inn at Little Washington, to dine and wine and see the vine in the Virginia sunshine. I really can’t remember when I’ve had a better time. A hearty thanks for all your ranks, and for your work, as visionaries to host us all, and carry the ball. To impress the press and show our best side, to take it all in good stride and raise the U S flag for the launching of our guide. It’s an honor and a privilege for the Home Ranch to be under the same branch that grows, and lets this country know of the essence of the Relais & Chateaux. Country tune, full moon, see you soon. — Ken Jones The Home Ranch on the edge of the great divide where the horses fly the trout run, the cattle drive the knawgas hide, and the guests rest. is uttung me icon at ineinnma nev amd lighter direction. “The sauces will be much less heavy,” he ex plained. This comes in reaction to i national and international trend to ward heightened 'health consciousness” and also reflects The Inn’s recent change to a fixed price menu. “Everyone now has four or five courses, and that’s taken into consideration in the orchestration. And besides,” the chef added, grinning again, “it reflects our own tastes. Don’t forget, we’ve been eating here every night for 10 years.” Rappahannock News Photo/Cindy Mahan FOOD WRITERS AND CHEFS crowded The Inn’s dining room. Craig Caibome from The New York Times (center) and chef Jean Louis Palladin of Jean-Louis at The Watergate (right) were among the notables. The guest list from Washington, D.C., also include Phyllis Richman of The Washington Post, practically every writer who has a regular by-line on the Post's food pages, and representatives from USA Today, The Washington Times, and Washingtonian magazine. ton is the kind of restaurant where a couturier dresses the salad, where the chocolate is white and the preens are varicolored, where the sauces are silky, and where the vodka whispers in your ear in a heavily accented voice, dahlink.” — William L. Tazewell, writer and historian who lives in Charlottesville, for The AJew York Times. “In the kitchen, only one other Relais & Chateaux member — the Seven Gables Inn, near St. Ixjuis — gives chef O’Connell a run for his morels.” — Jennifer Cecil, in reviewing the 12 American members of the Relais & Chateaux for Conde Nast’s Traveler and ranking The Inn as the best of the elite group. “Every aspect of the food, service, and setting are planned and orchestrated to leave the diner with the dual sensations of tranquility and excitement.” — Ellen N. Brown, Art Culhmre. “Few restaurants are worth a three-week reservation wait and a 90-minute drive. This one is. Here, new American cuisine is being developed and refined as excitingly as anywhere in the country . . . This is a restaurant that continues to be intriguing and rarely disappoints even when expectations are outlandishly high.” — Phyllis Richman, The Washington I’ust. What they all want to know , The Inn at Little Washington is easily THE most written about restaurant in America. Feature articles have appeared in* newspapers from the San Francilco Chronicle to The New York Times, in magazines, in guide books, arfjtl in cook books. The Inn is included in lists of best new restaurants, undiscovered treasures, new American chefs, and vacations of a lifetime. In just one month, writers fr$m New York magazine, Washingtonian, Conde Nast’s Traveler, USA Today, the Washington Times, and the Washington Post have tried to fiiid words to describe the elegant ref>asts, sumptuous decor, attentive service, and artful hospitality of The Inn. It’s to the point where Patrick O’Connell is becoming as accomplished at fielding questions as he is at preparing salmon en papillate while Reinhardt Lynch can recite the history of the restaurant as adroitly as the selections on the menu. The reporters from around the world and across the country may be innovative in angles and leads, but they are remarkably similar in inquiries. According to Mr. O’Connell and Mr. Lynch, both press and patrons ask the same questions over ... and over. . . and over again. • Question number one: Did you ever imagine you’d be so successful with a little restaurant out in the country? “We’ve never had time to reflect on it. From the beginning we’ve been too busy.” • Question number two: What's next for The Inn? “We don’t think too much about that either! We want to improve, refine, upgrade, and get reinspired. Living up to the nice things people have said about us is a challenge in itself.” • Question number three: How is it, with all this marvelous food, that you manage to stay so trim ? “We both have high metabolic rates. We’re usually not aware of breakfast or lunch. We’re too busy. But we do have a large meal at midnight. We usually ask for a surprise. It’s when we try the experimental stuff, the new dishes we’re working on.”. • Question number four.B7io.se house was this before it was a restaurant? “When we tell them it was a garage, they don’t believe us any more!” • Question number five:H7wif’s your favorite restaurant in Washington, D.C.? “That’s impossible to say. It depends on so many things — the mood you’re in, whom you’re with, what you want to eat. We try to avoid that The menu . . . And the chefs RELAIS & CHATEAUX SPRING LUNCHEON April 12, 1988 Hors d’oeurves Tatiuitcr Bijnc Jr BW.; Lhimpi|M Carpaccio of Salmon and Tuna with Pickled Ginger and Wasabi Mavonnaise l*S'iofn Hone Fume Blanc. Airaaa4er Vallrr A Demi-Tasse of Sorrel and Pear Soup Salad of Goose Foie Cr.%t. Green Beans, and Lobster *.';th TarragAti Vinaigrette Green Apple Sorbet with Calvados Loin cf Spring Lamb in an Aromatic Broth with Asparagus Tips and Mint Greznolata 19S* Iron Horae ionoira i.oum* Grrrn Valiev Pinot Nor Rhubarb Mousse with Creme Anglaise Frivolities Rem* NtamnV.S.O.r Rappahannock News PhottVCnrfy Mahan PATRICK O’CONNELL PLANNED THE MENU, but he had help turning out the fare from two visiting chefs from Relais & Chateau? properties: Herve Glin of Meadow Wood, St. Helena, Calif, (left) and Fabrice Beaudoin of La’ Colombe D’Or, Houston, Texas, (right) “We couldn’t understand each other, but somehow we managed.” Mr. O’Connell joked. The chef suggests: Combine fresh, local produce with regional specialties it taxes imagination and confidence to successfully cross the ethnic borders of French, continental, and Oriental cuisine, and it takes a passport, in this case the freshest ingredients of the highest quality. Patrick O’Connell has developed the former; the latter are delivered to The Inn’s kitchen door. From the beginning, Mr. O’Connell has tapped the resources of Rappahannock and the surrounding countryside. Virginia is famous for country ham; The Inn incorporates that specialty into many of its appetizers and entrees, buying all its ham from Tom’s Meat Market in Culpeper. (Tom Calhoun’s hams are rubbed with cure three times in the first eight weeks, then hung in the aging room for six to 12 months where they acquire their special country flavor.) iroui aDouna in tne Blue Kidge Mountain streams; The Inn has this local resource smoked by Esther Mitchell in Harrisonburg. Fresh eggs come from Miriam Harris’ Jordan River Farm in Huntly and apples, peaches, and cider from the Sharps’ Mountain Green Farm just a mile or two away in Harris Hollow. From Mattie Ball Fletcher’s next door and Diane Welty’s in Tiger Valley, The Inn gets herbs and flowers. Henry Hudson supplies vegetables grown on his Washington farm and from Madison County, former dairyman Buddy Hale brings shiitake mushrooms. “All summer long, people show up at the back door with baskets of cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, you name it,” says Carolyn Pullen, the baker and breakfast cook who also handles produce orders. To take advantage of this natural bounty, The Inn changes its menu with the seasons. And right now, the baskets and bags at the kitchen door are brimming with asparagus, picked at Butch Eastham’s three acre plot in Huntly, and morel mushrooms or “merkles,” harvested from secret spots in the forest and from under old apple trees in abandoned orcnaras. l he asparagus shows up in soup served with a dollop of lemon cream, or swimming in the fragrant broth surrounding circles of spring lamb. The morels come in sauces and turnovers. And both combine with Virginia ham in a gratin of asparagus that tastefully illustrates Mr. ^’Connell’s version of “the cuisine of today — healthy, eclectic, imaginative, unrestricted by ethnic boundaries.” Gratin of Asparagus (Serves 4) l‘/< pounds asparagus 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 pound fresh morels (if unavailable, substitute fresh shiitake or chanterelle mushrooms, but do not use dried morels) 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon leaves, chopped 1/2 pound country ham 1/2 pound Jarlsberg cheese, shredded 2 cups hollandaise sauce (recipe found in any French cookbook) ^Sd^n^epper to tast^^^^^^ Peel the asparagus spears and blanch in salted boiling water until the stalks are cooked but still crisp. Drain and plunge into ice water to stop the cooking action. Sprinkle with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Clean the morels by wiping them with a damp cloth and trimming the stems. Heat the butter in a saute pan and when hot, saute the morels over medium high heat, stirring gently, Until they are cooked (about 4 minutes). Season with salt, pepper, and tarragon. Cut the ham into thin julienne strips and set aside. To serve, preheat a broiler. Arrange the asparagus in 4 gratin dishes with the morels, ham, and cheese in the center. Ladle the hollandaise over the asparagus and < place 6 inches from the broiler element for 1 minute, or until the surface is glazed and brown. Serve immediately. _ Rappahannock News PhouvCindy Mahan CHEF O’CONNELL AND HJS STAFF ran the classiest assembly line going as they put together five courses for the 85 guests at the luncheon.

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AFTER AN AD IS ORDERED it cannot be changed or cancelled after the posted deadlines for that issue. At the time of placing your ad, it will be read back to you for any corrections you may want to make. Read your ad carefully the first time it appears in the paper. H it contains an error, or if you wish to make a change call us at once! MAIL TO: The Rappahannock New* P.O. Box 59, Washington. Va. 22747 Attn: Classified Adv. Dept. Farm Equip. 10 and Supplies Someone to cut 160 acres of hav land on shares. Fertilized this spring with nitrogen. Call 703/987-8433. 1986 Mitsubishi, MT372 15 hp diesel tractor (92 hours) with the following implements: 48" Haban finish mower, 42" Befco rotory tiller, 5' blade, front end weights, shop manual. All for $4,800. 703/347-5146, leave message. Firewood 12 for Sale 100% hardwood. $72.50/ cord unsplit, $97.50/ cord split. Delivered. 4 & 5 cord loads. 703/636-1907. Garage and 13 Yard Sales large yard sale on Saturday, April 30 from 10a.m.4p.m. Lots of household items, curtains, bedspreads, some clothes. Take Rt.622 at Gid Brown Hollow, house across from Gid Brown Bible Church. Watch for signs. Cancelled if raining. Garden 14 Equip, ft Produce MOWERS FOR LESS. HOMESTEAD LAWN EQUIPMENT 300 Broadview Ave. 349-1066 Happy Ada 20 Happiness is shopping BABYLAND, Weems Lane, Pineville Plaza, Winchester, Va. 22601. 703-6651699. Specializing in baby furniture and accesories. Don't Forget MOTHER'S DAY is Sunday, May 8th.! Place your order now for a lovely corsage or flower arrangement for that special Mom!! Corsages $7.50 and up Bud Vase arrangements $5.50 and up Table arrangements $15 and up Camille's Flowers for all occasions 703-675-3757 Help Keep Rappahannock Beautiful! Start by wearing “YOUR COLORS” today. We all have apeclal colora that make ua look and feel terrific. Discover yours! Call 703/675-3051 Gift certificates for Mother’s Day ft Graduation available Household 24 Items for Sale Household furniture and appliances. Lowery Magic Genie organ. Call after 6p m. 703/675-3864. Instruction 25 Train to be a TRAVEL AGENT TOUR GUIDE AIRLINE RESERVATIONS Start locally, full time part-time. Train on live airline computers. Home study and resident training. Financial aid available. Job placement assistance. National Hdqtrs. Lighthouse Pl, FI. A.C.T. TRAVEL SCHOOL 1-800-327-7728 Accredited member N.H-S.C. Lost and 41 Found If You have found or lost a dog or cat, call Pet Registry anytime. 703/547-2298. Animals available for adoption. Iliac, for 42 Sale/Rent All Steel Clear-Span Building Sale! 30x40x10 -$4990; 40x50x1 0 - $6390; 40x60x10 - $7490; 50x100x12 - $12,990; 60x100x12 - $14,990; 80x100x14 - $19,990 All prices F.O.B. Factory. Other sizes. Call 1/800/4229070. Gunshowl By the ‘Great Southern'. April 30, 9-5; May 1, 10-4. Buy, sell, trade, antique and modem weapons. Showplace Expo, Rt.360, Richmond, 804/737-0484. Sewing Machine*: Due to school budget cuts, the nation's largest manufacturer otters new heavyduty models, many stitches, buttonholes, everything. 20 year guarantee Originally $449. Now $139. Freearm $20 extra. Credit cards, COO. Free delivery. Limited $ Back Warranty. 315/5938755 SWIMMING POOLS Here’s your chance to own a quality KAYAK pool at an affordable price. We now have a limited quantity of factory reconditioned, deluxe model swimmmgpools in vanous sizes We have pools to fit everyone's budget, and we accept almost anything in trade 30 Year Warranty, installation and financing available. Call now and make us an offer! 1-000/THE—POOL Ext. B188. Building 8 Materials AMERICAN CEDAR AND REDWOOD, INC. Full line of affordable Cedar & Redwood Products April Overstocks Cedar Special Kiln Dried 3 & Btr. S152E 1x12 Boards Full 7/8" thickness S749/MBF Redwood Special Kiln Dried Select Thick Butt Rabbeted Siding 11/32" x 6 S649/MBF 11/32" x 8 S679/MBF Contractor Sales 703/948-3312 Firm Equip. 10 and Supplies Live Fish for Stocking Ponds Over 32 species of fish, fish and pond supplies. Bass. Giant Jumbo Blue Gills, Yellow Perch, White and Silver Channel Catfish, Northern Pike, Walleye. Minnows. Bullfrogs, Many More. Also Israeli tor Algae and Weed control. Colorful catalogue available upon reqest. Fish at our fishing lakes stocked with giant fish weekly, FREE when you pick your fish up or we deliver to your pond. Fishing in our Lakes Reg. $5.25 per day Adults and S3 50 for Children. Keep 8 big fish! Zetts Fish Farm and Hatchary Rt. 2 Box 218 K Innwood, West Virginia, 25428 304-229*3654 Misc. for 42 Sale/Rent Truck Insurance -Local and Long Haul. Tractors, Trailers. Dumps. All Filings. Associated Benefits and Insurance Services, Incorporated, Post Office Box 3410, Winchester. Virginia 22601.703/665-0485. Taro Wav radio antenna tower, 60' $500. 703/347♦800 Typewriters - Due to school budget cuts ROYAL afters brand new electrics with internal correction, slectric carriage return, are-set, tab, 88 character teyboard, $159. List much ttore. 5 year warranty, -ree delivery. Mastercard, i/isa, A-express, COD Ex:hange only. 315/5933755. 1000 Sunbeds, Toning Taales, Sunal-Wolff Tanning 3eds, Slenderquest Passive Exercisers. Call for ree Color catalogue. Save o 50% 1 -800-835-3826. (995 Swimming pools 6995. Warehouse clearance of new 1987 pools, 24’x32\ Includes huge leek, ladder, fencing, filter and skimmer. Financing, ather pools and installation available. Call toll free 24 tours, 1-800-523-0400. American pools by an American Company! PHOTOGRAPHS Permanent prints of the STAFF PICTURES which appear in the Rappahannock News can be ordered from the News Office. Prices are $8 for 5x7 and $12 for 8x10. 703/675-3349 unn.r.irTi “You’ll Never Have Tangled Telephone Cords Again” NOW.. Plug in Unlimited Relief from tangled telephone cords. Fits all standard telephones. No Tools Required. FCC Approved. Full One Year Guarantee. Only $8.95 + $1.00 PAH UnTangler, Box 8176, Silver Spring, MO 20907. SWIM POOLS WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE $978 Hug* 19x31 O.D. Include* Deck Fence Liner Filter Warranty Installation A Financing Available Umltsd Supply Dooley Pool Co. Frederickaburg, VA Call your local Virginia Pool Co. today 1/703/898-4332 1/800/262-3047 MUc. 43 Wanted Wanted: craft set ups at the Fifth Annual Country Music Festival at the Richardsville Fire Grounds. Anyone interested call 703/399-1420 or 7033991501. Wanted: old chestnut split fence rails. 703/349-8200 day. 703/364-9593 night GERANIUMS Assorted colors BEDDING PLANTS Flower A Vegetable Stovers Greenhouse Rt 229 - 3 miles from Culpeper - 703/825-9579 Misc. 43 Wanted WANTED: MORELS (Miracles) Top $$$ 703/987-8829 or 703/675-3003 Mobile Homes - 44 Sale/Rent Affordable Alternative — 2/3 bedroom mobile homes in Fairfax parks. $12,500$37,500. Double/ single wides. Financing available. Professional Mobile Home Brokers, 703-631-4068, 703-281-6024 and 301464-5446 Clayton Homesof Harrisonburg Quality is economy. Trade your single wide on a new home. We are low on used homes so you get top dollar. See our new 3 bedroom, 2 bath and den model. Sliding glass door to walk out on your patio, can be yours for less than $30,000. Used double wide just took in on trade, bargain as always. Free set up and delivery. 33E in Harrisonburg, Va. 703/4346961. No down paymant if you have your own land. Ask for Rob or Cindy. We have Modulars. Musical Instr. 45 ft Equipment Peeby Electric Guitar, excellent condition. With Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier and Ross microphone. $500. 703/4393188 LOHR S PIANOS Quality Pianos Priced Low Wuriltzer Walter CSpf 4 Weber 1 || Radiant. Va. 703-672-5388 SALES & SERVICE Personals 47 Academic Financial Aid Services - Matching your qualifications to college scholarships, grants and other financial sources. Call or write: P.O Box 8807, Richmond, VA 23225 804/320-7336. Hunting Club Membership, includes use of 5,000 acres in Northern Virginia. Call 703/6432608 Services To Abused Families, Inc. Providing battered Women Alternatives for Safety For help or information call: 3494)309 or 825-TURN SURPRISE! A kBELLYDANCER for Your party! Classy, affordable 5. 15 or 25 minute shows by "ANTHEA". 703/923-4030 Peta SO Adorable 2 month old female poddle AKC papers available $300 Call Angela at 703-689-3984 Cavaliar King Charles spaniel puppies. 8 weeks old. 1 tri-color female. 1 blenheim male Call 703/399- 9712 after 4:30p.m. Happy Jack Flea - Tick - Mange Spray - Kills fleas where ordinary flea collars fail! Contains NO synthetic pyrethroids! Southern States - Roses MUc. for 42 Sale/Rent Rental*- 60 Apartments Mother-In-Law Efficiency apartment in three-year-old home. Two miles out of Purcellville. Deck, fenced yard, yard maintenance furnished. Pet considered. $475. Available now. Owner is real estate agent. Call collect after 6 p.m. I703-497-0312. One bedroom duplex with garage, new. 5 miles west of Warrenton. Available immediately $425. 703/3470709. Rentals - 61 Business ProlMSiontICotmMfcM Office Space 840 to 1700 sq.ft with parking. Available Immediately. Located on Marshall Street near Fauquier Courthouse. 703/347-0709, Metro 2730009. Rentals - 62 Houses Amlsaville - 2 bedroom, furnished house for 1 or 2 non smoking adults. No pets. Rent negotiable. Available 6/1. Call 301/2708579. For Rent. Three bedroom townhouse with 2'h baths - also some with finished recreation room with full bath and fireplace. Located in town of Warrenton. 703/347-7777. Houm for rent, 1 bedroom, next to landlord in Washington, Va. No pets, security deposit and references required. $375 per month. 703/675-3736. Rent Three-Year-Old Home two miles out of Purcellville. Three bedrooms.2 baths, fireplace, garage, deck, fenced yard, yard maintenance furnished. Pets considered. $975 per month. Also mother-in-law apartment available at same location: $475 per month Owner is real estate agent. Call collect after 6 p.m. 1-703-497-0312. 2 bedroom house, town of Warrenton Available May 15. Good neighborhood, air conditioning, $695/ month, security deposit, year lease. Evenings 703/3491527.703/347-0584 Rentals - 66 Wanted to Rent 2-3 bedroom house to rent in Washington or surrounding area. Call Carol Hensley at The Inn in reference to Paul Strickland, 703/675-3801. Real Estate - 67 Wanted Real Estate Wanted rustic retirement home in nice wooded section on southerly slope with stream, pond, etc. Maximum price - $150,000. 703/635-1484 Real Estate - 68 Sale by Owner Brand New townhouse, 3 bedrooms. 3'/2 baths, finished recreation room with fireplace. In town of Warrenton, $117,500. Also two bedroom townhouse at $99,500 703/347-7777. S bedroom energy efficient 4000 ft home on 5 acres. Rts 29.17.15. 2 car garage, pool, storage building, box stall, decks, pond, 1000 evergreens, hardwoods, fruit trees Excellent location for Bed and Breakfast or Nursery Will help to finance. $250,000. 703/347-1525. Interest In North Fork on the Shenandoah, a 135acre recreational property in the Shenandoah Valley on the Shenandoah River. This is an undivided interest-deeded property Has swimming pool, miniature golf, tennis courts, picnic areas, fishing, boating, many relational activities Year around, unlimited use Hookups for campers and motor homes. Security force. Save 1/2 from selling price. Must sell due to health Call 662-4484 (Winchester) after 6 p.m. *$Mi INSTALLADON OPTIONAL A CXTRA Real Estate - 69 For Sale Lake Gaston- Over 100 Lakefront lots. Free Lake Map & Buyers Guide, Call or write Tanglewood Realty, 804-636-2204, P.O. Box 116, Bracey, Va. 23919. Land Bargain- 108 acres between Lynchburg-Smith Mountain Lake. Excellent hunting. Timber reserved. State road, stream, springs. Low taxes. $39,500. Jim Moore owner/ agent. 703/463-7080. Quality Custom Homes - built on your lot 100% complete starting from $36,150. Capes, Ranchers. & 2-stories, no money down financing. Free brochure. Call collect Richmond 804/794-4614 or Fredericksburg 703373-2711. ATTENTION PERSHECTWE HOME OWNER: Don't overpay for your borne. T.G. Taylor Construction will introduce YOU to Continental Modaiar Hairs! 703/987-9043 LOCAL AUTHORIZED BUILDER/ DEALER Nationwide Modular Homes. Will build or sell package 703/825-1663 CORBIN HOMEBUILDERS, DIC. North American Homes THE ONE BUILDERS CHOOSE to bring them the highest return on their Investment. WHY NOT YOU? Call Modular Concepts 703 349-8247 or 1-800-541-1135 VIRGINIA MOBILE HOMES SPRING CLEARANCE Save thousand* of dollars on new double wides - single wides also Big savings on good used homes - large selection. Visit us now! You'll be glad you did VIRGINIA MOBILE HOMES Located at Rt.29 and RL666 Culpeper, Virginia Mon. • Sat 8-6 Sun. - 12 - 6 Call 703/825-2446 Roommates 70 Wanted/Available Female Roommate Wanted to share three bedroom farmhouse in Front Royal area. 6362893 Male/ female needed to share new house between Etlan and Syria. Neat, nonsmoker, deposit required. $250/ month includes utilities. Leave message 703/923-4044. Service* - 71 Business Acker Asphalt Service - driveways, parking lots, roads, shopping centers. Seal coating, all patching 703-478-1240 Auto Insurance problems? Call Leary Insurance for low monthly rates; immediate SR22 filings Call 703/825- 4234 from 8:30a.m -4p m. daily. Bushhog Mowing, a 6' mower. Have trailer, will travel. Call 703754-9643. Middletown Furniture Stripping. Paint and varnish removed from wood and metal. 7745 Main St., Middletown, Va Tues. - Sat, 9 - 5 869-2695 Mortgage Money available: All types of mortgage loans, good or poor credit. Brokers protected. Call (703)273-1450 or 800-3CASH11. Old Black and white photos copied, reasonable prices Hand-coloring available Cindy Mahan. 703987-3106 Organizing or arrangement work done in homes or businesses inside and out. Ideas to make your work easier and things to look better all around. Call 703/675-3544. BALDWIN BUILDERS Builder/ Dealer Quality Homes by Continental 703/987-8079 Tom Baldwin, Jr. Model shown by appointment. Services- 71 Business RMP Construction. Specializing in painting and decks. Licensed and insured. 703/349-1894 or 703/675-3145. Roofing - Gutters -down spoutings. Tinning and roofing of aH kinds: Aluminum gutter; down spout. Roof repair. Bill Starks, 703/675-3630, 703/6753724. Tree Stumps removed — Neat and reasonable. By Stump Jumper, 703-7772349 Bushhogging Plowing Ground Maintenance For Free Estimates call after 5p.m. 703-675-3243 Help For Hire •Handyman •Odd Jobs Reasonable Rates Free estimate's 703/937-4910 PULLEN’S ELECTRICAL A PLUMBING State Licensed New 81 Old Work Pump Installation Free Estimates on New Work 703-675-3249 PIANO TUNING: Work guaranteed 30 years ftill time Warren Emerson Dennis Cal) collect, AmlssvtUe, Va. (703) 937-5857 Stained Glass Works CHURCH»HOME*COWtERCIAL NEWsREPAlRsRESTORATlON 703/825-0438 PHOTOGRAPHS Permanent prints of the STAFF PICTURES which appear in the Rappahannock News can be ordered from the News Office. Prices are $8 for 5x7 and $12 for 8x10. 703/675-3349 up Childbirth with ‘ Preparation : issoaalton Childbirth with Preparation Association Diane Wood, BA. Ed , Cartfflad Childbirth Instructor, LamazaMsthodot Prepared Childbirth 703/987-8267 PARALEGAL STUDIES Study to become a paralegal. Evening classes now forming for May 16. 1988. Call Betsy for further information. 703/825-1200. Center For Paralegal Studies 102 N. Main St. Suite 20 Culpeper, Va. 22701 Professional Typing Services Assignments now being accepted from businesses, professional organizations, students, & other interested persons. Please contact Mrs. V. Riley at 703/780-4016 before May 31. Capable, efficient. Satisfaction Guaranteed WASHINGTON VIDEO RENTALS Open Wed.-Sam. *2-7 p.m. VCR’s for rant or sale Main Street In the basement of the Miller Bldg. 703/675-3454 VHS ft BETA [electbolux! Sales Services And Supplies Call Perry Smiley^g 703/547-2823

Classified Advertising Your Action Number 675-3338 Service* - 73 Home Improvement Brick and Block Masonry work. Over 30 years experience Free estimates C. Ford 703-837-2311. Dominion General Contracting. Remodelling, room additions, kitchens, bathrooms, rec rooms, garages. decks, patios plus handyman service For estimates call 703-937-5482 after 5p.m. Phase II Carpentry, home improvements, repairs, custom shop work, references supplied. 20 years experience. Free estimates. Call 703439-2636 evenings. Sanding A refinishing hardwood floors. Reasonable rates Call Roger 703635-2558. Stone, Slate And Bnckwork by Conerstone Masonry Expenenced. with references. New work and restorations. Call 703-6626587 or 636-3359 Ask for Robert or Berdina. or leave message B ft B BUILDING Specializing in decks, additions fit remodeling 18 years experience Nojob too small Call after 8p.m., 703/937-5280 Professional Decorating At discounted prices. Call for a consultation, or shop at home service: Love Interiors, lnc„ 205A Kettta SC, Warren ton Open daily 9:30-5, Saturdays and evenings by tfipt703/347-0455 Services - Personal 74 LPN seeks private nursing duties, reasonable rates. Call 703/675-3608. Services - 75 Miscellaneous Gardens Tilled, using 6 horse power Troy-Bilt tiller. Call Nina Moore, 703/9878953. Perennial garden work also Gardens Tilled, using 6 horsepower Troy-Bilt tiller. Call Nina Moore, 7039878953. Perennial garden work also. Tributes 77 In loving memory of our sister Virginia Summons who departed this life April 1976, our father John and brother Roger Summons who departed this life April 1980 Another year has come and gone, Filled with memories of our loved ones, beautiful memories gracious and sad, of our father, sister and brother we had. Vivid memories of your smiling faces filled with pride, dignity and grace. God knew how much you could bear, live on dear ones in his loving care. When daylight dissolves into darkness, and the day is through may we always end each day, loving,missing and needing you. Lovingly, Edith and Ora HELP WANTED i An excellent opportunity1 Be a Christmas Around the World Supervisor and earn commissions, trips and a $300 kit. No investments, all supplies and training at no cost. Call collect. 703667-9366 Assistant sports editor - award-winning Northern Virginia weekly newspaper is seeking an assistant sports editor to contribute to its 12-page sports section Applicants must be interested in all phases of the operation writing news, features, columns and indepth articles, plus design, layout and some photography. Send cover letter, clips, resume and salary history to Sports Editor, Loudoun Times-Mirror, P O Box 359. Leesburg. Va 22075 Associate Sales. S50.000-S100,000 per year (commissions). Guaranteed leads for closers only We offer: weekly income, no charge backs. 4day work week, paid exotic tnps 1 800 654-9127. Attention Bakers: we need homemade cookies and breads (french, whole wheat, white and/or sweet breads For details call 703987-8058. Avon Sales: Earn $$$$'s selling Avon at work or where you live VA MD/ DC metro area. Call 703-4517103 or Toll-Free: 1-800662-2292. Backhoe Operator - Experienced on Case. Dig and install sewer and water lines. Northern Virginia area. Good pay, benefits. Call 703-378-0606. Carpenter* and helpers wanted Call Ronnie between 6-9p.m. 703/7889059 Carpenter* Wanted immediately for work in i Fauquier County. Experience required. Call . 703 349-8476 between 8 am.-4p.m. Car tire changer needed immediately. Call 703 8258851 Classified Advertising - Part time position available in the Classified Advertising Department of the Loudoun Times-Mirror newspaper in Leesburg. Hours: Monday. 8:15 a m. to 5:00 p.m Competitive starting salary. Typing and strong grammar required Retired persons encouraged to apply. Call Connie to schedule an interview at 703-777-1110 or 703-4444480 Coametotogyteacher, High School diploma. State license and minimum 5 years experience required Teaching experience preferred. Salary based on experience Apply Piedmont Technical Education Center, 703/825-0476. Driver - Full time position as van driver in Fauquier County. Must possess good driving record and skills. Ability to interact well with clients from aging. 1 mental health and mental 1 retardation programs. Apply by May 4th to Personnel Office, Rappahannock - Rapidan Community Services Center, 401 S. Main St., Culpeper. Va. 22701. 703 825-3100 EEO'AA. Experienced laborer* needed for brick and block work. Working in Marshall area. Call-after 5p.m 703364-4353 SHEET METAL SHOP SHEET METAL APPRENTICE Individual will work from engineering drawings to layouts and forming operations in the fabrication of precision sheet metal parts as well as deburring and sanding operations. Mechanical and math apptitude required. State registered apprenticeship program with on-the-job training and night classes are provided. Kelmar, Inc. Midland, VA 703-439-8952 AMINISTRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES Herndon/Dulles Area EDS is the world's leader in the computer and communications services industry. We currently have excellent opportunities for administrativesupport personnel. These opportunities will start in Bethesda, MD and relocate to our new Eastern Region Headquarters in Herndon, VA. Positions available include: e Administrative Assistants e Secretaries e Clerk Typists e Word Processing Operators e Receptionists e General Office Clerk Call Collect: (301)670-8900 Or, send your resume to: EOS Staffing, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 10, Dept. 6KA1188, Rockville, MD 20850. ATTN: Gary Taylor or Paul Ferraro. An equal opportunity employer, m/f/v/h. Virginia Department of Transportation Highway Equipment Mechanic Apprentice The Virginia Department of Transportation has an opening for a Highway Equipment Mechanic Apprentice at the Warrenton Residency Shop. Good position with excellent fringe benefits, consisting of paid hospitalization, sick leave, vacation, holidays, as well as a good retirement system. Applications are available at the Warrenton Highway Residency Office or at the Virginia Employment Commission. Completed applications must be submitted before 5:00 P.M. on April 29, 1988. Duties: Serves as service attendant — pumps gas, assists customers on pool cars. Services and maintains vehicles; maintains records on petroleum commodities. Assists journeyman mechanic in automotive repair and maintenance work, such as removing transmissions, overhauling motors and differentials, etc. Performs housekeeping and grounds work. Performs required paper work, such as time cards, petroleum commodities, HRPS; takes stick readings; picks up parts at local vendors; conducts five-minute safety meetings twice monthly, and practices job duties in a safe manner. Performs preventive maintenance on certain types of equipment, in- ‘ volving changing oil and filters, greasing, inspecting and changing tires, balancing wheels, etc. Cleans and paints new parts and parts repaired or welded by a supervising mechanic. Operates light equipment to be moved from one place to another. Keeps tools neat and clean. Qualifications: Knowledge of general automotive equipment. Ability to operate light equipment. Ability to perform heavy manual labor. Ability to read and write and follow instructions. Ability to accurately observe and record data. Must possess valid Virginia Operator’s license. Safety shoes are required in the performance of the above duties. Completion of elementary school and/or education, training, or experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the work. Salary: $11,216 - $15,323 (Grade 3) AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Submit Applications to: Mr. R. E. Moore, Resident Engineer, Va. Dept, of Transportation, P.O. Box 33, Warrenton, VA 22186-0033. Himp Truck Drivers leeded Loader and backoe operator. Qualified mehanic and mechanics elper. Please call 03'550-8088 or 703 490300. Electricians- Residential ind commercial mechanics ind helpers We offer top >ay, life, dental and medial insurance, paid vacalon. paid holidays, sick eave and profit sharing >lan. pay rate up to $13 per K>ur Sundance Electrical Contractors. Gainesville, /a. E O E 703 349-8200 x metro 273-5877. Experienced beautician, iart time. Amissville 3eauty Boutique Call t03 937-5895. Experienced painters reeded to work in the Warenton area for Bryan & Asiociates at large tommercial site Phone 301 779-4566 collect for nore information Monday hru Friday 7a m -9a m xi ly Experienced auto glass nstaller. glazer Combinalon shop and residential vork Mature with good atitude and ability to work vithout supervision Apply n person. Mikes Glass & Mirror Co.. 2002 Orange 3d.. Culpeper. Va. Sat Paidfor reading books! 5100.00 per title. Write: 3ASE-A3320, 161 S. Lin»tnway. N. Aurora, Illinois 50542. :arnt Equipment Dealer las immediate opening for shop help. If you are skilled >n farm tractors and equipnent or have a good workng knowledge or trade schooling on farm equipnent. then call Ted Wiliams at Northern Virginia rarm Center, Rectortown, Virginia 703-364-1541 for >ersonal interview. Help Wanted: Laborers leeded for work in Fauquier County. No experience necessary Paid nsurance. Call between 3a.m.-4p.m., 703.3493476. Hairstylist*. Esthetic Ian, Shampoo personnel needed for a beautiful new high style salon in Leesburg Generous pay, health retirement plans for those who qualify Experience required 703-3389335, Chris Help needed im. idiately Heavy Equipment Mechanic Truck Mechanic. Equipment Serviceman. Dump truck drivers with chauffeur license. Laborers Good salary and benefits. All positions require expenence Apply in person R.L. Rider & Company. 30 John Marshall St., Warrenton. VA 703 3471611 EOE. Insurance Salem san's Dream - Paid on submitted business. No charge backs. No service calls. Free leads. Start earning ever $1000 per week commission. Call 804 2545783 Landscape Crew memDers Expanding company seeking motivated people lo grow with us Education and experience a bonus, cut will tram interested individuals Good starting pay. said holidays and excellent advancement opportunities Call 703/347-1507 or 703361-3924. EOE. Legal Secretary/ Assis:ant. needed immediately, lor small law firm in Warenton Real estate experiance helpful. Salary commensurate with ability. 703 349-1010. Mother of twins seeks lousekeeper/ mother's nelper. 4 days a week, must have own transportation and be dependable. Please call 703/937-5794. Heeded immediately, mechanic Call 703/825-8851. Nursery worker. Male, full and part time. Long Moun:ain Nursery, Washington, i/irginia 703'675-3707. Plumbers and Helpers - Full time or part time. New construction. Northern Virginia. Call 703-860-1566 or 703-860-1439. Utility Foreman Pan Foreman and Operators Experienced Dozer, Loader, and Backhoe Operators Concrete Form Carpenters, Finishers, and Rebar Workers NEEDED. Please call: 703-368-0063 or 631-2761. Assistant Manager Classified Advertising JOIN AMERICA'S #1 WEEKLY CLASSIFIEDS! me Louaoun nmes-Mirror is seeking an energetic, people-person to fill the position of Classified Advertising Assistant Manager. Applicants must be detail-oriented, mature, reliable, dependable and enjoy working with people. Sales experience preferred. Strong grammar, spelling, typing or word processing, and administrative skills desirable. We offer competitive salary, full company benefits, and commission Incentives. Please call Connie at 703777-1110, 703-444-4480 or metro 4781910 to schedule appointment to Interview. Relief Developmental Specialist to work in Orange and Warrenton on an as needed basis providing training and supervision for mentally retarded adults. $6.37 per hour. Contact Personnel Office, Rappahannock -Rapidan Community Services Center. 401 S. Main St., Culpeper, Va. 22701,703/8253100. Apply by May 4th. EEO/AA. Reporter • award-winning Northern Virginia weekly newspaper seeks an entrylevel reporter to cover town governmewnt and general assignments. Start your career with the team that captured Virginia's top journalism awards for the past two years. Send cover letters, dips, and resume to Editor, Loudoun Times-Mirror, P.O. Box 359, Leesburg, Va 22075. RN/ LPN full time and part time positions available on 3-11:30 and 11-7:30 shifts Competitive salaries and benefits. An excellent way for inactive nurses to return to the nursing profession. If interested in working in geriatrics, please contact: Annaburg Manor Nursing Office, 703/335-8362 for more information or interview. Sheet metal mechanics and serviceman needed for busy heating and air conditioning company. Salary commensurate with experience. Liberal benefits available with vacation and holidays. Year round work available. Contact: Van Luven & Co at 703*439-3315. South Wales Golf Course needs maintenance workers. No phone calls. Come by Maintenance barn for application and interview between 7a.m.-3p.m. Truck Drivers needed immediately: Best pay and benefits program in the industry. Start at .23 per mile with regular increases to .27. Minimum of 2100 miles per week guaranteed. 23 years old with 1 year OTR experience. Good record required, inexperienced? Ask about J.B. Hunt approved driving schools. Financial assistance available. Call J.B. Hunt 1 800/255-3615. Summer Help - Farm Equipment dealer has opening for young person, 16 years okf or older. Duties include mowing grass, sweeping, cleaning lot and facilities, and other jobs as they occur 40 hours a week maximum. Salary is minimum wage. Call Ted Williams at Northern Virginia Farm Center, Rectortown, Virginia 703-3641541 for application. Truck Drivers — Tandem dump truck experience, $9.50 per hour. Bring current driving record to: J.B. Shotwell & Son, Inc., 1106 Sterling Road, Sterling, VA. (703)450-2340 Truck Drivers -Applications for employment of Over-The-Road-Truck Drivers are being accepted 5i Senn Trucking Co. Apicants are required to be at least 23 years of age. posess a safe driving record. and have 2 years over-the-road experience or be a graduate of a certified truck driving school. Drivers receive: 1. $1,000 per year in Safety Bonuses. 2. Pay that is among the top in the industry. 3. Assignment to late model COE tractors. 4. Employee medical and life insurance paid by SENN. 5. Family medical and life insurance available. 6. Paid vacation after 1 year employment. 7. Retirement plan after 1 year employment, funded 100% by SENN. 8. Passenger program for immediate family. SENN TRUCKING COMPANY, Highway 301. South, P.O. Box 89, Emporia, Va. 23847. Tele. No. 804/634-9449. Woman for part or full time, weekend work. Housekeeping, cooking, serving. Non smoker, good transportation, telephone, reliability necessary. Flexible hours. $6/ hour. 703/987-8025. MQlni«YMnC9 WOOQff $5.80 per hour plus benefits. Multi skilled individual experienced in mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, electricity, refrigeration. Full time position in Culpeper, duties include painting, routine maintenance, groundskeeping and special construction projects. Apply by May 4th to Personnel Office, Rappahannock -Rapidan Community Services Center, 401 S. Main St., Culpeper, Va. 22701,703/825-3100. EEO/AA. MECHANIC WANTED Experienced in diesel and gasoline engines. Drive grease truck and do light maintenance work. Steady work. No boozers. Suburban Pipeline (703) 885-6118 FARM WORKER For llama farm in Northern Virginia Must be dependable and enjoy working with animals. Knowledge of carpentry, fencing, and landscape maintenance helpful. Housing a possibility. Fishing opportunities abundant! Send resume including education, farm experience if any, and compensation requirements to: Loudoun Times-Mirroi Blind Box C P.O. Box 359 Leesburg. Va 22075 Warehouse & Sales Persons wanted immediately! FT and PT Good Working Conditions Apply in person: Marshall Farmers’ Co-op EOE Xray Tech Busy orthopedic office needs energetic team player. Excellent benefits. Send resume and salary requirements to: Blue Ridge Orthopedics 550 Hospital Dr. Warrenton 703-357-9220 DISHWASHER(S) (FuUTime/Part Time) Earn the highest pay for dishwashers in the state of Virginia. Opportunity for advancement. Benefits! References required. Evenings and weekends also available. Call Caroline. The Inn at Little Washington Washington, VA (703) 675-3801 leave message Country Restaurant Looking for Seasonal Help Need • Waitresses • Bartenders • Dishwashers. Good pay and benefits offered. Contact manager at 347-7388 for interview. Southgate Shopping Center Have you been looking for any of the following in a job? •Profit sharing •Pay incentives for work stability •Blue Cross/Blue Shield available •Flexible hours for part-time, day or night shift •Service personnel possible averaging $7.00/hr. or more in wages and tips. •Assistant Managers starting at $ 13,000 annually with profit sharing, insurance, paid vacation & opportunity for advancement. We have several posit ions open immediately. If you are interested, come by and pick up an application anytime! MATURE INDIVIDUAL to run Snack Shop starting May 20th. For more information: Contact Manager at 347-7388. ELECTRICIANS Residential and Commercial mechanics and apprentices. We offer top pay, life, dental and medical insurance, paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, tuition reimbursement for the State Apprenticeship Program, quarterly evaluations, security, and other incentives. Our work is STRICTLY in Virginia and our shop is centrally located between Gainesville and Warrenton. We interview Monday -Friday, 8:00 A.M. -4:30 P.M. Sundance Electrical Contractors, Inc. Warrenton (703)349-8200 Metro 273-5877 Manassas 368-8577 EOE MECHANICS Wanted for a Manassas based equipment dealer shop. Salary based on experience, knowledge and ability. Career employment with chance for advancements. Will need personal tools, acceptable driving record and to be free of personal drug and alcohol problems. EOE Contact Mac McLane: 703-369-7224 or Metro 631-8500 Accounts Receivable/ Invoicing Clerk Immediate opening with local manaufacturer. Must have AR experience using a computerized system and be keyboard proficient. Good interpersonal skills required. Good salary and • benefits. Send resume with salary history to: Personnel Director P.O.Box 365 Haymarket VA 22069 RECEPTIONIST Luxury, international country inn seeks front desk receptionist. Position requires excellent phone manner and attention to detail. Hotel, sales, customer service relations helpful but not essential. Salary open. Part time, evenings and weekends also available The Inn at Little Washington Washington, VA Call Vivienne 703/675-3100 301/434-3500 Call collect P 0 ~ - p f Accounts Receivable/ \ Invoicing Clerk , Immediate opening j with local manau- ] facturer. Must have * AR experience us- { ing a computerized \ system and be key- \• board proficient. \ Good interpersonal j skills required. • Good salary and * benefits. Send resume with salary history to: Personnel Director P.0. Box 365 Haymarket VA 22069 ? • 5 t 4 • 4 4 l 4 i ♦ 3 J # j 4 4 4 4 Virginia department of transportation Highway Equipment MECHANIC A The Virginia Department of Transportation has opening^) for Highway Equipment Mechanic A at the Warrenton Residency Shop. Good position with excellent fringe benefits, consisting of paid hospitalization, sick leave, vacation, holidays, as well as a good retirement system. Applications are available at the Warrenton Highway Residency Office or at the Virginia Employment Commission. Completed applications must be submitted before 5:00 P.M. on May 6,1988. Duties: Makes repairs to automobiles, trucks, and highway maintenance and construction equipment. Repairs gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, differentials, electrical systems, brakes, and hydraulic systems. Performs some welding and fabricating operations. Installs and repairs snow removal equipment. Completes work and maintenance of equipment. Completes work orders, requisitions, time cards, bin cards, and stock issue sheets. Keeps shop in neat and orderly condition. Performs official state inspections. Qualifications: Knowledge of: general shop practices, diagnostic, and repair techniques; gasoline and diesel engines. Skill in performing mechanical repairs on engines, differentials, and other automotive and equipment components. Ability to: operate equipment; perform heavy manual labor; operate engine analyzer, welder, wheel balancer, and other shop equipment; read and write and perform arithmetic calculations. Selected candidate will be required to become certified as a state inspector. Must possess a valid Virginia Operator’s license. Safety shoes are required in the performance of the above duties. Salary: $14,655 - $20,019 (Grade 6) An Equal Opportunity Employer Submit applications to: Mr. R. E. Moore,Resident Engineer Virginia Department of Transportation P.O. Box 33 Warrenton, VA 22186 CONCRETE INSPECTOR For pre-cast concrete. 3 years construction experience with 1 year in reinforced or pre-cast concrete fabrication. Local position. Call: 1-800-752-9494 EOE Maintenance JANITORIAL/ MAINTENANCE OPPORTUNITIES Herndon/Dulles Area EDS has immediate opportunities for Maintenance Personnel at our new Eastern Regional Headquarters in Herndon. We have opportunities for: • Janitors/Maintenance • Housekeepers • Truck Drivers • Warehouse personnel • Other opportunities available in food service EDS offers competitive salaries and excellent company-paid benefits. For immediate consideration, please call collect: Denise Nicks (301)670-8906 Or, send your resume to: EDS Staffing, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 10, Dept. 6B01088D, Rockville, MD 20850. Principals Only An equal opportunity employer m/t/v/h Electrical Project Manager needed for electrical contracting company. Chantilly, VA. Must be U.S. Citizen, capable of administering government projects. Drafting and computer skills required. Send resume to: Harry Maines P.O. Box 428 Chantilly, VA 22021 or call (703) 471-1521 or (703)-327-6352 for appointment. EOE Business Editor Award - winning weekly newspaper needs ambitious, accurate, experienced journalist to write, design and coordinate its business section. Full benefits, opportunity for advancement. Send resumes to: (no calls please) Owen Korsmo, Editor P.O. Box 631 Warrenton, Virginia 22186

Classified 101 Driver/ Runner For electrical contracting company In Chantilly, Virginia. Knowledge of Metro area preferred. Some heavy lifting required. Contact Mickey Dent: 703/471-1521 DRIVERS With tandem experience and good driving record in hand. Regular work with company benefits. No. Va. Area. Cad: WiikamA. Hazeilnc. 703/378-8300 ext 295 BEOMA Opport—Hy Full and Pul-time Food Service Positions available with HAZEL MOUNTAIN PUB We offer flexMe boon, opportunity for overtime, a pfcasaut waiting enviroomcat and numerous other benefits. Please come by sod pickup splicer ion between 10a.m. aid 6p m. before May 20tb HAZEL MOUNTAIN PUBia located In COUNTRY MANOR, 2 mioo wwt of Sperryvttaon RL211. 703/967-8576 LIKE TO DECORATE? (Full or Part Tune) Do you have an eye for color, home decorating, products? Your local Sherwin Williams Store has an opportunity for you to work Inside Sales and put your skills to work. This position offers good pay. and the opportunity to expand into all aspects of retail operation in the growing company. For details, please apply in person or contact Bruce or Terry at: 347-4337 103 to core for omat WaoNnoton farm, futt tima. Can 703/675-3737. Mtlaw 110 Wanted I wM car* tor eidorty people in nw home, Wanenlon ■rea, 24 houra a day. 703/430-1087. Cashier/Bookkeeper Immediate Opening To work full time days. Must have a good attitude and enjoy working with the public. Good pay and benefits. Apply in person to: Jane Madill or Came Wilson Dudley Martin Chevrolet 8000 Sudley Road Manassas Branch Electric Supply Company Has the following positions available in our Culpeper store. Warehouse Worker: Warehouse experience desired. Electrical knowledge helpful. Truck Orivtr: Experienced driver with excellent driving record. For appointment contact Leo Hobbs: 825-1901 ECME Entry Level CLERICAL Accounts Receivable position. Detailoriented and organized. Limited typing and calculator skills. Duties include tiling, ordering supplies, accounts receivable and miscellaneous bookkeeping. Automated system. Non-smoking office. Salary $6-$7 per hour. Send resume to: Doug Cumins P.O. Box 428 Chantilly, VA 28021 or call 70JV471-1821 Machinist Precision Machinist for Job Shop Will set up and operate manual and CNC equipment. Hurco or Okuma experience helpful. Kalmar, Inc. Midland, VA 703-439-8952 Pharmacy Technician/ Health Equipment Coordinator Full Time; 36 to 40 hours per week. Assist with unit-dose dispensing. Coordinate inventory and deliveiy of home health equipment. Basic computer understanding and some hospital health care backgroud preferred. For Convaless/The Plains Pharmacy. Call: 253-5275 or 1-800-237-5717 NURSING ASSISTANTS NEEDED 7 to 3 Shift and 3 to 11 Shift VIU TRAINS District Naming Home 947-1881 Itoatoaee 138 Mottoes NOTICE OF RIGHT TO NOMINATE •V PETITION Tbs Farmers Homs Administration (FmHA) is accepting nominations for County Committee si scions for (he Culpeper ares (Culpeper, Fauquier and Rappahannock Counties). Ties nodes is issued to inKXTn mqem voters oi me right to nominate candideSee by petition. Copies of me petition ana nistruCDons on as completion can be obtained from your local FmHA office. Persona nominated should have an Merest in a county or area in which acdvidea of Ihe county area committee are carried out They must be ctizene of the United Stales or aisns lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, and be wed qualified for committee work. Spouses of those persons who meet the edgib*ty criteria are also eligible for nomination for stecdon to the county combe received in Farmers i InHI ■ j rtoa»inieheiitm OAJ how Aomtntstraoon, wm S. Main St, Culpeper, Virginia May 22701, no later thwi 19.1908. FmHA comlo ad eligible voters will mu! regard to race, color, reflgion, nation si origin, age, poddcal affitodon. mantel status, sex, and/or handicap. $500 REWARD for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons responsible for the burglary at Rose Hill during the month of February. Anyone with information should contact the Rappahannock Sheriffs Department at: 675-3331 Notices 127 TOWN COUNCIL, WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 6-1-2 of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.1-431 of fee 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Town Council of Washington. Virginia, will hold a public nearing on Wednesday. May 11, at 8:00 p.m., at the Courthouse in Washington. Virginia to consider the Mlowing SPECIAL USE# 88-03-01 Application by Central Telephone Company of Virginia to piece a new telephone line on existing poles from sub-station on Gay Street down the west side of Jett Street to intersection of Main Street. Use aflowed under Sections 1-4-3(c) and 1-4-2(e) of the ZCning Ordinance, Town of Washington. A COPY of the loregoing lor public impaction, Monday through Friday, 836a.m. to 430 p.m. The above named applicant. adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address thsir written comments to the Administrator, P. O. Box 222. Washington, Virginia 22747-022, in advance thereof. By: John W. McCarthy ZOfwnQ nOnlvWuMOr bons is on file at the Office and available Legal 127 Notices PUBLIC NOTICE REISSUANCE OF AN NPDES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE TO STATE WATERS AND STATE CERTIFICATION UNDER THE STATE WATER CONTROL LAW Pubic Notice No: VA-NRO-M-0475 Pubic Noice Issue Dole April 28.1968 The Stale Water Control Board has under consideration reissuance of the following NPDES Permit and Stale Certificate: Permit No: VA0022471 Name of Permitee: Rappahannock County School Board Facility Name eno Location. Ftappehamock E. S., 0.25 miles off Route 522 on Route 636, Rappahannock County Permittee Address: P.O.Box 273 SperryvHto, Virginia 22740 Flow: 0.006 MOD Receiving Stream: Unnamed tributary to the Rush River, Rappahannock River Basin, No Subbasin, Section 4, Class III. Special Standards q Discharge: Existing Municipal Sewage Discharge This reissuance consists of limitations for- flow, pH, BOO(5), total suspended solids, chlorination, and dechlorination. This proposed retssuOTce is tentative. On the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the State Water Control Board proposes to reissue the permit subject to certain conditions. Persons may comment in writing to the Board on the proposed reissuance of the permit within 30 days from the date of the first notice. Comments shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer, and shall contain a complete, concise statement of the factual basis for the comments. Only those comments received within this period will be considered by the Board. The Board may, upon request or upon its own motion, decide to hold a public hearing H it determines that public response is significant. All pertinent information is on file and may be inspected, and arrangements made for copying at Virginia State Water Control Board, Northern ReSional Office, 5515 herokee Avenue, Suite 404, Alexandria, Virginia 22312, Telephone No. (703)750-9111. Following the comment period, the Board will make its determinations regarding the proposed reissuance. These determinations will become effective, unless the Board grants a public hearing. Due notice of any public nearing will be given. Vehicles 200 For Sale 1M7 Chevrolet Blazer Siverado Package. Loaded with QM extended warranty. 703-771-8101 1M7 Chevrolet Suburban fully loaded Silverado package, excellent condition, 30,000 miles left on Warranty. $17,500. 703/347-5858. 1887 Chevrolet Sutxirt>an fully loaded Silverado package, excellent condition, 30,000 miles left on warranty. $17,500. 703/347-5858. THE CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! LA ..A-j I UU l I Help 101 Wanted PHOENIX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA Has openings for a fuel truck driver and a welder. Both must have a good driving record, experience in maintenance of heavy equipment and welding. 50 hr. week, good benefits, good pay. Call: Tom Durham 352-2622 These openings will not last long. SERVICE PUNCH-OUT CARPENTER • Excellent opportunity to join growing company. • Excellent pay and company benefits. Call Tom Barber Country Developers 703-450-4547 or 703-777-3700 Vehicles 200 For Sale 1906 F0rd4x4, good condition. AC, PS, automatic, bed liner, heavy duty 3/4 ton. $10,000 or best offer. 703/788-4894. 1908 Thundertoird, fully loaded with power everything - sunroof, new tires, looks and runs new. $6,150. 703/364-2680. leave message. 1904 FuH Stas Bronco. 4 X 4 XLT automatic transmission, 302, front buckets, like new, $10,500/ or best offer. 703-635-9729 after 6. 1903 Ford XLT pickup, 4 wheel drive, 4 speed. Excellent condition. 39,600 miles. Toot box, customized exterior and many extras. $6,500. 703/3475429. 1902 Ctievetts, 4 speed, one owner, 52,000 miles, excellent condition. $1500. Cal 703/675-3505. 1979 Honda Accord. New brakes, muffler, tailpipe. Nice interior. Motor has cracked head. Good for mechanic or parts. Best offer. 703/347-9415 after 6p.m. 1970 Mercury Monarch, V8, 2 door, one owner. Good condition. Asking $575. Call 703/937-5146 1906 Mustang 289 engine, excellent mechanical condition, $3,800 or best offer. 703/347-1953. Ford 150 4-wheel drive w/ lock hubs. AM/FM, no air, sliding rear glass, 4-speed, x-body tool box. 56K, $8,000.703/675-3488 after 6p.m. Motorcycles 201 1985 Honda Rebel. 250CC, red with 2K miles, sissy bar and helmet. $950 o/b/o. 703/439-1050. Recreational 204 Vehicles Coleman 1985 Chesapeake pop-up camper. Immaculate, never used, sleeps six. Roomy, easypull. Heater, sink, stove, icebox. Take over payments, $99/month. 703777-3086. Your jygeamc ^aits ^ In the car lot that comes to you — the Classifieds! Shop the laritesl selection of new and used carr and trucks without leaving your home! You can study the listings ul your leisure and choose the model, price and extra options that appeal to you. It’s just smart business! To place an ad, call our Classifieds. Itappafyutnotk flttoi 675-3340 o#^A’1 special Purchase 1987 & 1988 From *11,995 Iff you ovor wanted a Ford Aerostar, now is the time! Immediate Delivery 5 Available M Ford T-ifrd Turbo, nuto.. fully loaded. Demo Retail - 19.1 30 STICKIEY FORD PRICE $17,995 M Oi««. Camara auto., AC. cats., cruise Retail 12.995 STICKIEY FORD PRICE $12,295 •7 Ford Ranger 4X4 5 speed, V6. AM/FM cass Retail - 11.795 STICKLEY FORD PRICE _JL1 Q.M5_ •5 Ford LTD AT, AC, cruise Retail - 5995 STICKLEY FORD PRICE $5695 17 Ford Exert Wagon 5 spd . AC. AM/FM cast. Retail 7295 STICKLEY FORD PRICE $6995 97 Ford Tompo 4 dr., GL, auto., AC, cruise Retail 8295 STICKLEY FORD PRICE _$7995 •7 Toyota Corolla 4 dr., auto., AC. AM/FM Retail 8495 STICKLEY FORD PRICE $7995 U Ford Ranger AT. PS. AM/FM Local owner Retail - 7295 STICKLEY FORD PRICE $6995 Other Makes And Models Available John Bushong Sales Manager “YASNY” on • the • spot financing t 9——Ml 6The Untouchables9 The movie The Untouchables will be playing at the Gay Street Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, at 7:30 each evening. Director Brian De Palma scorches the screen once again with this thrilling cops and robbers epic. Rising star Kevin Costner is Eliot Ness, the fearless Treasury agent who leads the deadly crusade against A1 Capone s ruthless syndicate. In an Oscar-nominated performance, Sean Connery plays the two-fisted Irish cop who becomes the group’s mentor. Academy Award-winner Robert De Niro is absolutely chilling as A1 Capone. The movie is rated R. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children. Annual geranium sale Orange Cooperative Pre-school is having their annual geranium sale, offering geraniums in red, white, pink and salmon in four-inch pots, priced at $15 a dozen (12 plants) or $1.25 each. Plants are available at the school the last week in April. Dr. Adams promotes health with a smile Dr. Hunter (Patch) Adams, medical reformer and director of the 17-year-old Gesundheit Institute, will appear at the Gay St. Theatre on Friday, May 20, with his “Magic Elixirs of Life.” Playing a snake-oh salesman, he’ll promote tonics for healthy living, nutrition, exercise, wonder, curiosity, love, nature — 18 in all. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m! show are available at Mountainside Market in Washington. Proceeds will benefit the Institute, a non-profit health community. Oasis ‘SpringFest’ April 30 “SpringFest 88,” the first Virginia Wine Festival of the year, will be held Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oasis “SpringFest,” known for its premium wines and champagne, will feature activities for the young and old — air acrobatics, grape stomping, hot air balloon rides, a cork hunt, live music and entertainment, Virginia food products, and culminating the day, the crowning of the Lord and Lady of the Vine (for the best limerick or poem relating to the wine or vine). Tickets are $5 per person in advance and $7 at the gate. Admission includes a stemmed wine glass engraved with the Oasis crest. Persons under 21 are admitted free. For further information call (703) 6357627. Club plans auction Salem Ruritan Club is having an auction Saturday, April 30, beginning at 5 p.m. at Salem Ruritan Building on Rt. 522 at Griffinsburg. Items will be received Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30, until 3 p.m. Calling artists and craftsmen The Festival of American Craft formerly held at Faith Mountain Company in Sperryville has moved to Oldway Craft Village, located on Rt. 211 just west of Sperryville. Space limitations sparked the donation of the festival to Oldway, a new center devoted to demonstrating the old work skills of today’s craftsmen. The festival is being held Memorial Day weekend (May 28 and 29) and applications are now being accepted from artists and craftspeople. If any artists were overlooked on the original mailing list please contact Oldway Craft village for details at P.O. Box 219, Sperryville, Va. 22740 or by calling (703) 987-8474. Circus in Front Royal The Front Royal Jaycees have completed the final arrangements with Franzen Bros. Circus for an appearance of the circus in Front Royal on May 18 at the Warren County Fairgrounds. The circus will bring its magic to Front Royal for one day only, so make plans now to attend, a spokesman for the Jaycees said. The Front Royal Jaycees will be selling circus tickets in advance to raise money for various community activities. Patrons may save $1 per ticket by buying tickets in advance. A Lambrequin can completely restyle your window Mini Blinds or Pleated Shades provide more unity and light control. Spectacular solutions for special windows. 220 S. Loudoun St. Winchester, Vs. CtoMdfor Festival Fri., S*L, April 29-30 >lo5 [703)667-0574 Sfc“»,<"04 One Day Could Add Years To Your Life. May 4,1988. Do you know your blood pressure? How about your cholesterol level? If you don’t know, you should. On Ma> 4. I'JHX. Voluntary Hospitals ol America will sponsor the largest blood pressure and cholesterol screening ever It's called Count IX>wn USA: The National BUhkI Pressure and Cholesterol Check, and it will he conducted by hundreds of VHA hospitals across the country. VHA is a network of 630 local's owned, not-for-profit hospitals and theii 170 affiliates These hospitals include some of the most prestigitnis medical centers in the world Knowledge Is Power. National health experts want all Americans to know their blood pressure and cholesterol level as a first step in taking charge of their health and preventing heart disease and stroke VHA has worked closely with the National Heart, l.ung. and Blood Institute in developing procedures for CountDown USA the first national screening lor cholesterol based »m the latest medical findings about the role ol blood cholesterol in heart disease j At CountDown USA you will lind »hjI how you measure up and whether you should see a physician for further testing and evaluation II you don't already have a physician, your V ILA hospital will help you lind oik ILOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS Wednesday •: May4,I9tt »»A.M.7P,M. GwntDownllSA VHM'MIAm • «P4UAIS«» / f uuquicrHospn.il Wurrcnlon. Virginia

School budget Continued from Page 1 The budget includes one addition to the instructional staff: a combination art/gifted and talented resource teacher at the elementary school. “Art is an important part of the instructional program . . . Gifted and talented programs are becoming a more pronounced area. We’re getting more funds for this from the state. We need to make more of a commitment," the superintendent said. Of the approximate $464,(XXI increase in the total of the proposed budget over the current year. $88,000 is attributable to the high school addition through the combination of an additional janitorial position, more janitorial supplies, higher electrical bills, relocation of two trailers to the elementary school, and the interest payment of the literary loan for the capital outlay project, according to Dr. Gangel. Another $30,000 comes from "extraordinary” expenses for a new decholorinator at RCES and compliance with AHERA, the federal asbestos law. he added. Partially offsetting the increased expenditures, Rappahannock is expecting $1,332,370 in state revenue, which is about 17 percent more than Richmond contributed this year. The higher level of support is attributable primarily to increased enrollment, Dr. Gangel said, adding that Rappahannock's average daily attendance is 937 this year, well over the 881 anticipated, and is projected to be 946 in 1988-89. This “gradual” upward trend is expected to continue “for some time to come," the superintendent added. Helen LaCava. RCHS math teacher and president of the Rappahannock County Educational Association, called on the supervisors to approve the budget as submitted and to reaffirm their commitment to keep education their highest priority. “Good education costs money. but we can't afford bad education." Thanking the supervisors and the citizens of the county for their support of the long-awaited high school expansion. School Board Chairman Beverly Massie noted: "It's taken us a long time to come this far. and we still have a way to go." “I'd like to see our county grow scholars the way we grow apples,” said Laurie Marshall, asking that the proposed budget be approved and applauding the salary recommendations as recognition that “teachers are some of the most important people in the $lunty.” The employees of Rappahannock's school system put in “many, many hours” for which they aren’t paid, and they do it “because they love the children and they want to do a good job,” said Assistant Superintendent Robert Chappel. Richard Deets read a statement signed by the members of the RCHS Honor Society, asking that the supervisors approve the budget. “We feel the younger students in the county need the best education possible . . Just as we, as Honor Society members, are supposed to be models for our fellow students, so Rappahannock County looks to you to be models for the community,” the young petitioners wrote. RCHS principal John Toth, formerly a teacher and assistant principal at the high school, noted that in his 17 years in Rappahannock, he’s “seen things on the down swing and on the upswing . . . Now we need to continue to improve what we have.” RCHS teacher Scott Currie asked for the board's backing and support to continue progress towards making RCHS vocational classes a model program. Diane Wood also requested adoption of the budget as submitted. Tax rate Continued from Page 1 money, the way I look at it." “If they're getting hammered, obviously I want to be fair,” Mr. Lane replied. “But it’s a bad precedent. We have a lot of people in this county who perform above the call ol duty.” “I can go along with $5,000," said Chairman Hubert Gilkey. “I’ll defer to you,” added Supervisor Charles Estes. And with that majority, Mr. Cox deleted $5,000 from the sheriffs request — but left in a like amount for supplemental pay for the dispatchers. In the only other reduction made at last week’s work session, the board cut the proposed allocation for fire and rescue services to $70,000, which is $15,495 less than the emergency units had requested. Again, it was Mr. Massie who argued in favor of keeping support at that level. He explained that the increase over the $63,724 allocated this year would go for standardized insurance to cover fully all of the county's fire and rescue companies. And speaking from the experience gained at a fire at his farm the previous day, Mr. Massie praised the quick response time and expertise of these unpaid volunteers. By consensus, the supervisors agreed to a 10 percent increase for fire and rescue. The board will continue its review of the draft budget at a work session this Thursday, April 28, when department heads will explain their requests for 1988-89. Eileen M. Day, REALTORS Clopton House, Box 120 }~ Washington, Va. 22747 _ 675-3033 1 he Country Property People” 147 acres mountain land less than 10 miles from route 66. South facing perfect hideaway. $1,150 p.a. ^ 1 Traditional White Farm cottage with magnificent backdrop. Nearby Hughes River is audible. 3 bdrm., 1 bath, very liveable, outbuilding, versatile landscaping, attractive with large trees, boxwood. $79,500 Old Rag view from scenic Rt. 231 16.6 mostly cleared acres with streams. $3,500 p.a. owner will finance. ( Mime Young I <75-3555 Kevin Day 675-3736 Butch / Hide I 937-5703 Hazel Zinn-Uay 675-3736 TRAPPEDBYHIGHRENT? t Regency Heights in Winchester | ^ has the answer... \ OWN YOUR OWN «••• HOME. • prices from the sixties • builder will pay up to $2000 in closing costs I ! RESIDENTIAL WARRANTY 10-YEAR PROTECTION PLAN • Choice of 25 £ Home Styles * • Underground untilttie* 1 • Water and sewer ,■ • Wooded lot* I • Andersen Window* • Marillat Cabinat* • Moan Fixtures • Award Winning Energy Pafccage • Alcoa Siding a Armstrong Carpeting yr - SHENANDOAH Split Foyer Hour*: Tua* Ihur Fit 10 amlo 5 p.m S* V • m *> 5 P OomO Monday Sunday 12noonlo5pm OKiar tanaa by appommam Just offRt. 7 East of Winchester (703)667-5495 730 Wolaaon Drive. Wmchater. VA SSS Supervisors asked to add ■ to the budget F°r many years, Rappahannock's School Board has been “chasing the elusive goal" of upgrading salaries to compare with those offered in neighboring counties, said Sharon Kilpatrick. But even with 8 percent raises in 1988-89, Rappahannock’s starting pay will be $1,003 below the average of the five surrounding counties, based on what is being proposed in the neighboring jurisidctions, she noted. “As you can see, we’re not getting anywhere . . . If we’re going to be average, we’ve got to pass Page and Madison and be right in there with Culpeper." An 8 percent raise in the teachers' pay scale will put starting pay here at $17,607 which compares to proposed salaries of $18,000 in Page, $18,100 in Madison. $18,863 in Culpeper, $18,885 in Warren, and $19,500 in Fauquier, according to Mrs. Kilpatrick’s figures. She presented the supervisors with her version of a new pay scale that would bring Rappahannock's salaries up to the average for the area. “It’s certainly not free," she acknowledged, reporting that the regrade would cost $88,763, exclusive of fringe benefits. "But it’s not ever going to get any cheaper.” Mrs. Kilpatrick also noted that adoption of her salary scale would boost the county's ranking to the “90s, maybe even the 80s” among the Commonwealth’s 134 school divisions, both in terms of starting salary and maximum salary for experience and advanced degrees. “I hope you’ll consider doing something unprecedented, and that's adding to the budget,” she told the supervisors. Praise for the budget “I’d like to publicly applaud Dr. Gangel for the budget he’s put together," said Supervisor Nelson Lane. “I’m not saying I'd not looking hard at the sabbatical leave, but this is the best budget presentation that’s been given in the eight or nine years I’ve been here. And I think the rest of the board feels the same way, too." "The whole budget tone, the whole morale of the situation is much better,” Mr. Lane continued, encouraging citizens and officials to continue “pulling together” on the difficult decisions the county will face in the future. “I support this budget all but that much,” he said, holding his forefinger and thumb about an inch apart. Mr. Lane recalled that while backing the capital outlay project at RCHS in theory, he had believed “economies” were possible, specifically by putting up a pre-fabricated gymnasium as opposed to brick-andmortar construction. “But I lost that battle, and now that we’ve done what we’ve done, I think it’s a very good thing and I’m proud of it,” the Stonewall-Hawthome representative acknowledged. In the final comment from the audience, Laurie Marshall asked if the county could do long term planning to anticipate what education costs might be in the future. Administrative assistant John McCarthy noted that Rappahannock’s officials have opted in the past to forego development of a capital improvements plan. “But given the unending nature of long term expenses, I think we will move towards adopting a CIP in the next year,” he said, basing his opinion on recent remarks from members of the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission. “We need to be looking towards the future,” said Supervisor Massie, agreeing with Ms. Marshall’s contention that long range planning is necessary. “I think it’s a must to stay ahead in the ball game.” “I assure you we’ve taken your comments to heart,” Chairman Gilkey told the audience of about 25 as he closed Thursday’s public hearing. “We’re pleased with this budget,” he said, adding that the board will act on the school budget at its meeting May 2. And at the work session which followed, the praise continued, boding well for the future of the county’s public school system, at least as long as the current board members are in control of Rappahannock’s purse strings. Even the accountant joined in the compliments: “This is the first school budget I’ve gone through and smiled!” concluded Mr. Cox. Sperryville Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM (703) 987-8088 - Office Flint Hill - 27.9 wooded acres, frontage on Rt. 629 and Jordon River, home site approved for septic. $47,500. On Rt. 522, 6.2 acres with cleared building site, stream, long road frontage $28,000. Three bedroom brick rambler, kitchen, dining and living area combined with fireplace, 2 baths, full basement. Garage and large metal building. All on 3.8 acres on paved road. $79,000. On Old Rag Mt. and Ragged Run, partially furnished 3 room cabin with fireplace, well, 1 acre on state road. $39,000. On Rt. 211 in Sperryville 5 unit motel apartment complex, gift shop, fruit stand, restorable 2 story frame home, .95 acre, town sewer. Just reduced to $135,000. James W. Leake - 987-8236 Barbara Sisk Julian Brown 987-9015 987-8758 Bud Corder Martha O’Bannon 675-3291 987-3102 John Eubank Carson Johnson 987-8146 987-8720 Call 675-3349 to place your ad Building? • Paint ^ • Lumber flp • Millwork • Hardware "q complete One-Step BUILDING SUPPLY WARRENTON BUILDING MATERIAL CO., INC. on the by-pass, Warrenton 347-1400 Sweeping views of mountains from this three bedroom brick rambler near Washington, Va. Separate living room, dining room, den, all hardwood floors throughout. Full basement and double carport. 10 cleared acres, masonry barn with 2 stalls and machine/ storage area. $160,000. appahannock Realty — Farm Land, Residential, Commercial — Flint Hill, VA 22627 [fl 703/675-3414 Hil] »*° “TA:* <V r ^ % STEVENS&COMPANY ONE BOAR S HEAO PLACE DIAL 804/296-6104 CHARLOTTESVILLE. VIRGINIA 22901 LOVELL (ca. 1840) Lovely brick Georgian manor with slate roof anti English basement on 428 acres between Culpeper anti Orange. Four secondary dwellings, four Harvestores, barns, sheds. River frontage and mountain views in an estate area. Excellent soils, about 300 A. cropable. Brochure on request. $935,000. RURAL RETREAT FARM (ca. 1845) Beautifully restored frame Georgian residence in Greene County, west or Ruckersvillc. 147 acres, about 80 acres in hay/pasture. New multi-use barn, new shop, 3 miles new fence. Residence has 6 working fireplaces, heart pine floors, English basement, crown molding. Brochure on request. $450,000. RED HILLS E'ARM -On a knoll with commanding Blue Ridge views, this 21 acre estate offers country living at its best yet is only 4'/j miles from Charlottesville. The historic brick Georgian manor c. 1798 with slate roof is in pristine condition and features well-proportioned rooms, 12 ft. ceilings, detailed woodwork and molding, 8 fireplaces, 5 or 6 bedrooms and 4 baths. Other amenities include attractive 2 bedroom guest cottage/tenant house, 5 stall horse barn, carport, swimming pool and dressing room. The grounds are beautifully landscaped with numerous tall boxwoods, garden areas, and 3 board perimeter fencing. $695,000. Transfer Continued from Page 1 oversight or control by local government until the county is carved up into two-acre pieces, the minimum allowed under the family transfer provision. Mr. Henry interjected that his 27 acres is adjacent to “five-acre zoning.” “Wait a minute!” Dr. Krebser responded. The adjoining parcels were “cut up illegally” and shouldn’t be used as justification for further small-lot development of an agriculturally-zoned area where ^he density is one dwelling unit per 25 acres, he said. “We can only act under what we have before us that’s been approved by the Board of Supervisors,” said Commissioner John Clark, tapping his copy of the county’s zoning ordinance. And under that ordinance, a family subdivision of the 27 acres now owned by Mr. Henry could be allowed only by special exception from the Board of Supervisors, he said. Further, the commissioners agreed that any lots subdivided illegally from the rest of the original Emerson Smith tract would be counted against the total of five byright family divisions permitted for the tract as a whole. “I suggest you have your con tract purchaser apply for a special exception,” advised Mike Massie, the Board of Supervisors’ representative on the Planning Commission. “There’s no question that it’s not allowed by right, and there’s some question whether it could be allowed even by special exception,” added Mr. Fannon. “How do you all feel about a special exception?” Mr. Henry asked the commissioners, who would make a recommendation to the board on any future permit application. He didn’t get an answer. “When I was a supervisor, I thought the intent of the ordinance was to allow family divisions ... I didn’t know the number of cuts was taken into consider-1 ation,” Mr. Henry added. “I think if your purchaser decides to do that (apply for a special exception), it’s going to be a struggle, and a time consuming one at that,” Mr. Fannon concluded. In other action at last Wednesday’s meeting, the Planning Commissioners voted unanimously to recommend approval for: • A special exception permit to allow Brenizer Price to construct a second dwelling on 93 acres located off Route 522 near Woodville. • A special use permit to allow Josephine Vest to remodel a bam into two family apartments. Summer registration set Lord Fairfax Community College will conduct pre-registration for the summer semester from May 1620, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the college campus in Middletown. Only currently and formerly enrolled students may register during the pre-registration. Payment of tuition will be due, unless the student receives a Tuition Deferral Authorization Form from the business office. The Deferred Tuition Authorization Form allows the student to register and defer payment of tuition until June 17. In-state tuition will be $25.95 per credit and out-of-state tuition will be $127 per credit. For more information or a complete listing of summer courses contact the college at (703) 869-1120. I 9 ncnt A I LA3 I : The Shenandoah Valley's Only Exclusive TOTAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP Fantastic Sales, Genuine VW Parts - Quality VW Service MILLER'S APPLE VALLEY ^VOLKSWAGEN, INC. \ D» IAA a .... — Rt. 322, 3 Milos South of WInchostor CALL (703) 667-1664 /4T "We Care ' SCENIC RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY!! & Environs LITTLE WASHINGTON: Town Victmian, conservative elegance across from library Spacious rooms, high ceilings, bay windows, pinches, country kitchen, stately trees, boxwood, $298,000.. 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Convenient to Warrenton and 1-66. A must to see. $184,900 WASHINGTON Va. (Rappahannock County) Beautiful 25 wooded acres w/approx. 5 acres for grazing. Lge. one-story building with excellent potential. Offers F/P, oil heat, baths, large windows w/excellent views of Blue Ridge Mts. and overlookina Dond $149,500 CASTLETON (Rappahannock County) - Plenty of room for children an horses on 22 acres with stream and mountain views. House features lge. eat-in kitchen, cathedral ceiling and fireplace in LR. Hardwood floors throughout. Sliding Glass Doors to Deck $139,900 WASHINGTON, Va. (Rappahannock County) Approx. 39 gently rolling acres fronting on paved road. Mostly wooded with Mt. i views, streams and several excellent building sites. Convenient to i Northern Va. areas. $129,500 i CULPEPER COUNTY This river front property offers mountain ! views and highway access. 37.7 acres near Rixeyville. $94,500 ! SYRIA (Madison County) Charming old 2-story log cabin w/excel- I lent chestnut logs. Cabin needs renovation. 37 acres w/frontage j on Rt. 670 and the Rose River. Within walking distance of Graves ’ Mt. Lodge. Acreage is wooded w/several beautiful buildina sites I A rare find $99,000 ' ! BEN VENUE (Rappahannock County) 31 acres near Aaron Mt - i rolling wooded terrain with stream offering privacy. 20 min. com- ' mute to Warrenton. Convenient to Rappahannock and Old Do- ! minion Hunt. Price is less than $2,300 per acre. $69,900 j Chrla Anthon 937-5956 Jean Lillard 675-3670 Carol Hammit 987-8550 Elizabeth Scott 987-8509 Chrla Parrish 937-5160 Ray Scott 937-8509 ROY WHEELER REALTY Warrenton, Virginia 22186 347-7171 Metro 471-4308 c >at< »c< >ac< va&r: