Rappahannock News, February 8, 1990

PAID CIRCULATION NOW 3,077 - Subj«t to ABC Audit RAPPAHANNOCK HOUSEHOLDS 2,722 “ 35 Cents Student art contest Id Rag Bulletins ■" h’iL Seventh District Congressman D. french Slaughter Jr. is again serving as the honorary chairman of the Seventh Congressional District Art Competition, which isopen to all high school students in the congressional district. All works entered will be displayed at the 4-H Center in Front Royal, and juried by guest artists invited to serve as judges. Twenty-five of the works Will be selected for aril exhibition four of the Seventh District during the spring. For j, * information about entering the contest; ^? interested students should contact their i school's art teacher or Laurie Marshall - (675-3267). ••*«* wCounty beautification day The third annual County Beautification Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 31, and volunteers are needed to assist with locating and cleaning Mtfie county's worst eyesores. Litter and cycling coordinator Nina Stam^r'is % oking for groups or individuals Interested in helping to give the county its spring cleaning. The Virginia Department of Transportation will again provide safety V vests and plastic bags, there will be refreshments for all participants, and t-shirts will be sponsored by The Inn at Little Washington. An aluminum drive to benefit the seventh grade trip to Williamsburg will also be included again this year. A truck will be at the county park on U.S. 211 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a,m. to pick up cans. All proceeds will be donated toward the trip. $<& more information, dr suggestions about clean-up spots, call Mrs. Stamer(6?5-381Q) pr tfie countfi^fice167S-33^df~^^r Slaughter’s rep visits i*?' , 4 Congressman D. French Slaughter Jr, ‘Will send his district representative, Jane Clatterbuck, to Rappahannock County on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Mrs. Clatterbuck will be at the county courthouse in Washington from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Residents will questions or concerns about matters involving federal agencies, or issues under consideration by tf^JJ.S. Congress/are invited to come ana speak with Mrs. Clatterbuck. *> 4-H leader needed The 4-H Consumerama Team is seeking an adult leader to help it prepare for the 1990 district contest, which will be - held on April 21. Last year's leader is unable to return due to a family illness, and Home Extension Agent Helen Smith has not been able to find another volunteer. "If you are interested in consumer issues, like to work with young people, and have the time to work with them for four to six weeks this spring," Mrs. Smith said, contact the county Extension offie (675-3619). "Your assistance is greatly needed and appreciated." ‘ :v * Government fi«-irt d glance • Water and Sewer Authority; \* V Thursday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., courthouse. Regular monthly meeting. • School Board: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., RCES library.Regular, monthly meeting. * / **, ? , ’3 • Town Councik Wednesday, Feb. 14,8 p.m., courthouse. Regular monthly meeting, public hearings onT vacating Jett St. between Town Hall and ; Extension Office, relocation of U~,> Hampton District polling place from courthouse to Washington fire hall. ZK I' , Weekend weather According to the extended forecast from the National Weather Service, there Will be variable cloudiness on Saturday and Sunday, with a shower possible Sunday. Highs may slip up near 60, with nighttime lows dropping into the 30s. f ^ ;U -; Rappahannock News photo/Lisa G. Currie PENNY CANDY MAY have gone the way of the nickel soda, but county youngsters find videocassettes can be rented at the local general store. Video rentals find friends, foes among county's storekeepers By LISA G. CURRIE Rappahannock News Staff Writer Country stores can be considered the mainstay of Rappahannock. Besides providing a local gathering spot, community merchants provide a variety of consumer goods from livestock feed to white bread and butter. But there is change afoot in these establishments which often are jrelt ics of a time long past. Besides white bread and butter, customers are discovering Bambi, Rambo and Batman. Video rentals are stacking up on country store shelves right next to the homemade fudge and Virginia peanuts. Rappahannock County presently has only one video rental store, and lost two more in the past year. With video rental stores at least a quarter Third in a series of an hour away from most county villages, a market for rentals is obvious. “There is not much to do out here in the evenings,” Verna Schmitt, coowner and manager of The ViewJtowu Store, said, “Rentals here give people a chance to at least have something to watch in the evenings.” The new Viewtown Store owners have equipped their store with more than 100 video rentals which rotate twice a month and feature a variety of movies from past to present. Co-owner and manager Chris Schmitt explained that since the store requires no membership, the rental fee is the only price paid and local people can chose quickly from a fresh selection of tapes. ‘This is better than a video store,” he said of his rentals, rented on consignment from a Richmond based company, TAPES-2-Go-Too. He explained that with that consignment form of rentals, no initial investment into tapes was necessary by the store and no membership fee is necessary to cover the inventory costs. Woodville’s Burke Grocery, too, can boast of successful video rentals for over a year. The market, on U.S. 522 South, has a selection of over 100 videos, rented on consignment and purchased by the store. See VIDEOS, p. 14 School still drug free Disciplinary action 1 taken against ‘play-acting’ student By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock Ncw» Staff Writer “To the best of our knowledge the elementary school is drug free, and we will do all we can do to keep the school drug free,” Superintendent David Gangel said, when asked about rumors that there were illegal drugs being used at the elementary school and by elementary students on school buses. “We have had two incidents within the past month when we were concerned for the potential of drugs at the elementary school,” he said. “In both cases we took immediate action. We gave highest priority to investigating the situations. In both instances we found to the best of our knowledge, in one case on the basis of a Sheriffs Department test, that no drugs were involved.” “In both situations our investigations indicated that students were talking about drugs or play-acting the possession of drugs,” he added. “We have provisions in our policy to take disciplinary action even if student s are play-acting possession, and action has been taken,” he concluded. In at least one incident the substance involved was apparently chalk dust, he said. The School Board policy that relates to these incidents says: “Any student apprehended selling or distributing alcohol, illegal or controlled drugs, or any substance which the student claims to be alcohol or such drugs, on school property shall be suspended, and/or expelled from school. “Any student possessing and/or using alcohol, illegal or controlled drugs, or any substance which the student claims to be alcohol or such drugs, will be suspended and placed on probation for a period of not less than sixty days and/or expelled from school.” Dr. Gangel said that the length of the suspension is left to the discretion of the administration. He said elementary school Principal Bemie Chesshir has talked to students about the problems of “play acting” possession of drugs and alcohol. Dr. Gangel said that when the policy was adopted the board had not envisioned that it would be used ih the case of a student “play-acting” the use of drugs, but rather when there were witnesses willing to say that a student had distributed drugs. Presumably because the drugs had been consumed, there was no actual substance to be tested. He said that the administration’s willingness to take disciplinary action even in a case of “play-acting” was an indication that they take the situation seriously. See DRUGS, p. 13 Inn's septic expansion will require planning study By LOU HATTER Rappahannock News Staff Writer There’s more standing in the way of the expansion of The Inn at Little Washington than the opposition expressed by the town’s residents last month. , The Virginia Department of Health will require extensive studies, modelling and design work before it would approve a septic field to handle the waste generated by the additional diners and overnight guests, according to District Sanitarian Charles Shepherd. Mr. Shepherd said the department’s policy is to “discourage” drainfields as large as one needed to handle the effluent from a commercial use of the size The Inn proposes. Known as “mass drainfields” because of their design of multiple sets of drain lines, the fields have a higher failure rate than residential septic systems, he explained. Because of the department’s policy of discouraging mass drainfields, Mr. Shepherd said, it is possible that The Inn might be asked to look into a treatment system which would meet Health Department and State Water Control Board regulations for discharge into a stream. “We might ask them to look into that before we go too far into discusssions of a sub-surface disposal system.” The cost of a disposal system, Mr. Shepherd estimated, would likely be “$50,000 to $70,000 in either case, and a plant may go much higher than that.” According to A1 Willett, program manager for the office of engineering applications at the Virginia Water Control Board in Richmond, a treatment plant would need to be approved the SWCB as well as the Health Department, and its operation would be monitored by the SWCB for compliance with discharge regulations. Those include monthly monitor ing of the discharge, reports filed monthly with the SWCB in Richmond, and review and renewal of the discharge permit every five years. The town’s ordinances currently allow sewage treatment plants where septic systems are not feasible or are riot allowed, provided they meet SWCB and Health Department regulations. The proposed revision of the subdivision ordinance would greatly restrict their possible applications. Under the revised ordinance, treatment facilities would be alSee SEPTIC, p. 14 Slope restriction upheld, exception request denied By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to uphold the slope standards in the zoning ordinance and deny Philip Mitchell’s request for a special exception for a seven-lot subdivision. Mr. Mitchell had applied for a special exception to divide his 193.5-acre farm just west of Ben Venue on U.S. 211 into seven lots, each larger than 25 acres. He said he wanted to give six of the seven lots to six of his children and keep the seventh lot for himself. When the Planning Commission first took up the issue of the subdivision at its December meeting, members asked Mr. Mitchell to supply information to them on the amount of land on his farm that was in slopes greater than 25 percent. At the January meeting Mr. Mitchell showed the planners a plat of the subdivision indicating that 34.3 acres of the land was in slopes of 25 percent or greater. The zoning ordinance provides that only 30 percent of that steep slope land may be used when calculating acreage to meet density requirements. That left Mr. Mitchell with an allowance of 10.3 acres to be added to the 159.2 acres of land with less than 25 percent slope to come up with 169^5 acres for calculating density allowed. At a density of one house per 25 acres, that would permit only six lots to be created from the farm. Mr. Mitchell was 5.5 acres short of the amount of land that would be necessary for a seventh lot. The planners voted three to one to recommend that the Board of Supervisors waive the requirement and approve the subdivision. At the board’s Monday night public hearing several speakers opposed waiving the slope requirement and also supported requiring Mr. Mitchell to site the houses on the subdivision so they would not harm the view. The supervisors then indicated that most of them are uncomfortable with trying to tell a landowner where to put his houses, but they did not feel the ordinance gave them the authority to waive the slope requirements. The board then voted to support Hampton District representative Mike Massie’s motion to deny the waiver for seven lots. Following further discussion of houses on hillsides during which no votes were taken, County Administrator John McCarthy asked Mr. Mitchell whether he was still interested in applying for a special exception for a six-lot subdivision. “What are my options?” Mr. Mitchell asked. “Can you get 5.5 more acres from an adjoining landowner?” Stonewall-Hawthom District representative Robert Anderson asked. “I’ve thought of that, but I haven’t See MITCHELL, p. 14 American History Month Rappahannock News photo/Lou Hatter RECOGNIZING OUR HERITAGE, Washington’s Mayor Dean Morehouse signs a proclamation in honor of American History Month. Janet Reed is the project chairwoman for the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution.

General District Court The following cases were heard in Rappahannock County General District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 6: Mack Vernon Dodson, refusal, continued to March 6. Ernest Randolph Fletcher, possession of marijuana, continued 12 months; $40. Gregory Lawrence Sims, possession of marijuana, continued 12 months; $40. Oscar Ray Sisk, drunk in public, $15/20. i Gregory Allen Daczewitz, possess alcohol under 21; continued. Tanya McKee, possession of marijuana, dismissed; $40. Judy E. Plaugher, no dog tag, $10/20. Eugene R. Pendleton, drunk in public; $25/20. Donald Paul Estep, grand larceny, certified to grand jury on March 12; break and enter, certified to grand jury on March 12. Juanita P. Burke, petit larceny, continued to March 6. Catherine Dixon, assault, no prosecution. Kevin S. Talty, bad check ($8.06) capias issued. Stwart Hanes, trespass, dismissed. Warren L. Stringfellow, destroy private property, no prosecution. Russell Shannon Streets, fail to comply terms of CDI, continued to May 8. Charles Albert Comer Jr., 68/55, continued to March 6. Timothy John Boyle, no county sticker, $20/20. John Moyles, reckless driving, continued to Feb. 20; hit and run, continued to Feb. 20. John Calvin Albrecht, overlength, $25/20. William Henry Alther, driving under the influence, continued to March 6 Charles Roger Andrews, overwidth, $30/25; overlength, $30/25. Timothy John Boyle, defective equipment, no prosecution. Donald Edward Butler, 74/55, $57/25. Manfred Call V, 74/55, $57/20. Brien Archie Carothers, no valid inspection, $20/25. Daniel Kevin Colley, defective equipment (tires), $20/20; defective equipment (exhaust), $20/20; fail to wear seat belt; $25/20. , James Michael Cooper, improper ! registration, no prosecution; no valid ; inspection, $20/$20, $20 suspended. James Warren Curci, no valid inspection, $20/25. Karl Williams Daus, reckless driving (80/55), $80/20. Allen Ray Davis, 72/55, $51/20; fail to wear seat belt, $25. Lori Cathryn DelNaja, fail to yield right of way, reduced to improper driving, $25/20. Charles David Dinstett, overlength, $30/25. Gregory William Dodson, driving under the influence, continued to March 6; fail to wear seat belt; continued to March 6. Mack Vernon Dodson, driving under the influence, continued to March 6; reckless driving (77/55), continued to March 6. Lapsley Marvin Dove, expired state inspection, $20/25. Wayne Allen Estes, driving under the influence, continued to March 6; no valid inspection, $15/20. Jeffrey David Gerber, 72/55, $51/25; fail to wear seat belt, $25. Kevin Wade Goode, 71/55, $48/20. Kenneth Alan Gold, no valid in spection, $15/20. Haywood Naccomus Grant, no valid inspection, $20/25. Kerry Lynn Grigsby, 71/55, $48/20; fail to wear seat belt, $25/20; drive while suspended or revoked, no prosecution. John William Harlow, reckless driving (78/55), reduced to (74/55), $57/20. John Franklin Huff III, 73/55, reduced to defective equipment, $20/20. Martha Jayne Hughes, no valid inspection, $20/25. Dana Christine Johnsotn, no valid inspection, $20/25. Timothy Allen Kuny, reckless driving (77/55), $77/25; no operator’s license in possession, $25/25. Matthew Kevin Leeds, no valid inspection, $20/25. Stephanie Tina LeMay, 73/55, $54/20. Lance LyWayne Loving, reckless driving (77/55), reduced to PUBLIC HEARING: 1991 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The Rappahannock County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 21, 1990, at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, VA, to consider a proposed Fiveyear Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for Rappahannock county. The plan is intended as a listing of those capital projects (physical improvements to structures, motor vehicle purchases, data processing equipment, etc.) deemed necessary by the County for the coming five year period. The purchase of adopting a CIP is to assist in annual capital budgeting, assist in understanding local fiscal capacity, to provide to long-range planning ana development, ana to intorm the public ol major projects being considered, well in advance of their implementation. The purpose of the public hearing is to review the proposed CIP and to accept comments from the public on setting priorities for listed items or on adding or deleting certain items. All interested persons are invited to attend and to make comment. The proposed CIP is available for inspection Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30, at the Building, Zoning and Administration office at the Corner of Porter and Main Streets in Washington. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please call (703) 675-3342. Yes! Please enter my new subscription to ftappafjannocfe jfteto# Anbfcriptum (ate* b;> mail: Rappahannock & adjoining counties.$14.00/yr. Elsewhere in the U.S..$18.00/yr. Outside the U.S.$18.00/yr. (plus postage billed quarterly) j NAME-_ I ADDRESS:_ I I r i CITY:_STATE:_ Mail subscription are payable in advance. Make check ble to: Rappahannock News, Washington, VA 22747. This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS ZIP:_ or money orjder paya j Old Address: New Address: Second doss postage paid at the Post Office atWarrenton, VA. The Rappahannock Newt is published every Thursday by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications , Inc. POSTMASTER, please send 3579 to Box 631, Warrenton VA 221860631. (74/55), $57/20. David Christopher Martin, 70/55, $45/20. Steven Archie McElroy, reckless driving, reduced to improper driving, $25/20. Charles Hubert McGuire IV, 71/55, $48/25. John James Neenan, 70/55, $45/25. Willi Steve Nichols Jr., defective equipment (tires), $20/20. • William Brian Pilkington, 71/55, $48/20. Ann Butler Potak, reckless driving, dismissed. David Allen Pullen, disregard stop sign, $25/25. Gary Wayne Pullen, defective equipment, $20/25; no valid inspection, $20/25. Gladys Joan Reid, insufficient tire tread, $20/25; fail to wear seat belt, $25. Harold C. Rhoades Jr., fail to mark load, $30/20; no SCC Authority, $30. Avis Juanita Rowe, driving under the influence, assigned to A.S.A.P., operators license suspended 6 months, 24 hours community service, 30 days in jail, suspended, $200/40, $200 suspended; defective equipment, $20/20; fail to wear seat belt, $25. Thongsing Sengthongkham, reckless driving, continued. Jodi Lynne Short, 72/55, $48/20. Gregory Lawrence Sims, driving under the influence, assigned to A.S.A.P., operator’s license suspended 6 months, 10 days in jail, suspended, $200/40, $150 suspend d. Richard A. Stoneberger, 7 65, $54/20. Mark David Stubb ,, reckless driving, reduced to impr oper driving, $25/25, $25 suspended. Regina Sommers, no valid inspection, $20/20; fail to wear seat belt, $25/20. Danny Lee Symonas, defective equipment, $25/25. John Richard Turner, driving under the influence, 12 months in jail, 20 days to serve, operator’s license suspended 3 years, $500/40, $200 suspended. William C. Walls, 69/55, $42/20. Scott Taulbert Wilson, use of radar detector, $30/20; fail to wear seat belt, $25. William Henry Alther, driving while suspended or revoked, continued to March 6. Robert Theodore Champ, driving under the influence, assigned to A.S.A.P., 10 days in jail, suspended, operator’s license suspended 6 months, $200/40, $150 suspended. County emergency log Fire & rescue The following calls were routed through the dispatch center during the past week: Jan. 31: 12:37 a.m., illness, Rt. 622, Shade Rd., Washington Fire Department and Castleton Fire Department; 3:52 a.m., difficulty breathing, Rt. 622, Gid Brown Hollow, Washington Fire Department and Amissville Fire Department; 9:42 a.m., mutual aid, Fauquier County, Amissville Fire Department. Feb. 1: 10:24 a.m., dumpster fire, Rt. 522, Huntly, Flint Hill Fire Department and Chester Gap Fire Department. Feb. 3: 8:46 a.m., chest pains/difficulty breathing, Rt. 600, Sperryville Rescue Squad and Washington Fire Department. Feb. 4: 4:33 p.m., possible stroke, Town of Washington, Washington Fire Department and Amissville Fire Department; 6:32 p.m., chimney fire, Rt. 654, Washington Fire Department, Flint Hill Fire Department and Sperryville Fire Department. Sheriff's log Jan. 30: trespassing, Rt. 654, Harris Hollow; larceny, Rt. 522, Huntly. Jan. 31: alarm sounding, Rt. 604, Boston; fight in progress, Rt. 622, Harris Hollow; information, Rt. 211, West of Washington; vandalism, Rt. 640, Amissville. Feb. 2: traffic hazard, Rt. 522, Flint Hill; suspicious vehicle, Rt. 640, Amissville; information, Sperryville area. Feb. 3: public service, Rt. 231 & Rt. 522, Sperryville; cows out, Rt. 621, Woodville; grand larceny, Amissville area; cows out, Rt. 211, West of Washington; public service, Rt. 651, Sperryville; threats, Rt. 1001, Sperryville; domestic, Rt. 628, Flint Hill; public service, Rt. 610, Chester Gap. Feb. 4: larceny, Rt. 211, Amissville; possible drunk driver, Rt. 522, South of Flint Hill; public service, Rt. 628, Flint Hill. Call 675-3338 to subscribe Rappahannock National Bank “Your community bank" Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday evenings 5 - 7 Gay Street, Washington 703-675-3519 MacGregor Antiques LIQUIDATION SALE LOST OUR LEASE Most items reduced 30-50% Must vacate by mid Feb. i-*-i Thousands of items in stock including: Country & formal furniture, Pub tables, Paintings, Prints, Mirrors, Oriental porcelain, China, Staffordshire, Quimper, Majolica, Blue Willow, Silver pjate, Brass candlesticks, Fireplace equipment, Bird cages, Lead garden figures & much more! DON’T MISS/THIS OPPORTUNITY Charlottesville Antique Ctr. Rt. 29 North V2 mi. S. of Sheraton Hotel Open 10-5 Daily 12-5 Sun. 978-3784 February almanac February has the reputation as the month of snow. This year, expect average precipitation with above average temperatures. Weather Watch: Look for cyclonic storms with rain or snow on 79; 11, 12; 16, 17; 21-23. Also, there’ll be some moisture on 25. Otherwise, you can expect cloudy, fair, cold 1315; fair, cool 18-20; fair, mild 24; and partly cloudy, colder 26-28. Torando Watch: Be on the alert 1-3 East Texas-Virginia; and again 5-7 Georgia-Virginia. Residents in the Southeastern quarter should batten down the hatches 14-16. Full Moon: February’s full moon, known as the snow moon, occurs on the 9th at 2:16 p.m. E.S.T., at which time there will be a total eclipse, but unfortunately this will not be visibile in our area. February is dental health month so be sure to protect that winning smile. Observe Lincoln’s birthday on the 12th, celebrating Washington’s on the 22nd, although the long weekend immediately precedes it with President’s Day the 19th. Remember loved ones on St. Valentine’s Day, the 14th; February’s birth stone in the amethyst, which means sincerity. Damage from winter storms and ice can be costly to home and grounds. Make periodic inspections and take care of necessary repairs as soon as they occur. Don’t wait until later. J. Gruber’s Thought For Today’s Living: “The person who hopefully waits for tomorrow, often misses out on the opportunities of today. ” Crop insurance felled by budget axe BLACKSBURG — Fed up with losing more than $2 for every $1 it takes in, the Bush administration wants federal crop insurance for fanners — including Virginia’s 45,000 agricultural producers — cut from the national budget. “This is simply a case of cutting costs, said Jim Pease, Extension agricultural economist at Virginia Tech. “The administration doesn’t want the financial burderrSnymore. ” In 1988, the Federal Crop Insure ance Corporation paid out $2.42 for each $1 in premium; it collected, according to J. Paxton Marshall, also an Extension agricultural economist at Tech. The total amount of indemnites paid was approximately $1 billion. Federal crop insurance covers losses due to drought, excessive moisture, hail and other such natural calamities. In addition, the federal government paid out $4 billion in 1988 in special disaster relief to farmers, primarily because of that summer’s drought. More than $13 million in disaster relief was paid to Virginia farmers in 1988, according to the state Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Service office. Those price tags — and the fact that federal crop insurance has seen scanty participation from farmers — made the FCIC program a glaring target in President George Bush’s hunt to cut costs and bring the deficit down, Mr. Pease said. But the move still surprised some in the agricultural industry. They say they were expecting federal crop insurance tc be overhauled, not done away with. “Properly managed and focused, I think crop insurance is a better alternative than disaster assistance,” said Eber C. Downes Jr., a Capeville, Va., farmer and member of a national committee appointed by the president to study and report on the future of agriculture policies. In fact, that committee recommended a re-vam^mg if the FCIC program, saying it was an important risk management option for farmers. Wayne Ashworth, president of the Virginia Farm Bureau, said his group has long supported the idea of federal crop insurance. “Phasing out disaster assistance and phasing in crop insurance has been the position of both the Virginia and the American Farm Bureau Federations,” Mr. Ashworth said. “I’m surprised Bush proposed this.” The lack of crop insurance participation by farmers, say Downes and others, comes from the fact that farmers figure they’ll receive the special disaster assistance if nature deals an ugly blow to their area. “Farmers think why should they spend their own money on crop insurance when the government’s going to pay for it in disaster relief assistance,” Mr. Downes said. “It’s been a frustrating pattern.” In 1988, 23 percent of Virginia farmers participated in the crop insurance program, Mr. Pease said. Nationally, about half of all agricultural producers signed up for the program. Additional drawbacks of the FCIC program include the large amount of paperwork required to certify yield records or yield losses, Mr. Pease said. Yield records for the past 10 years are required from each participating farmer so that insurers can figure out that farmer’s average yield. Most farmers cannot provide suitable documentation for more than three years. Mr. Pease said what may end up replacing federal crop insurance is some type of permanent disaster relief legislation. Such a law would specify the conditions of and payments under a disaster plan, eliminating the politically popular but expensive ad-hoc relief bills common over the past few years. Bush’s main goal is probably just to get the attention of farmers and Congress, said ag economist Marshall. “Basically, it’s a bargaining position,” he said. Real estate transactions The following real esta.u transfers were recorded dur ,g the past week: Givon Parsons and wife to John W. Norman and wife, 12.028 acres, Hampton District. $162,500. Charles C. Dombrowsky and wife to Charles C. Dombrowsky Jr. and others, 11 percent undivided interest in 1/2 interest, 90 acres, Hampton District. Gift. Linda S. Semko Tr. to Stephen J. Dombrowsky, 26 percent undivided interest in 1/2 interest, 90 acres, Hampton District. Emily L. Dombrowsky and others to Charles C. Dombrowsky Jr. and others, 1/2 undivided interest, 90 acres, Hampton District. Gift. Anna Savilla Williams to Elmer S. Williams Jr., 18,495 square feet, Wakefield District. Gift. 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NEWS Tax cap debated By MARY K. BLEWITT (Anindtl Newspaper* Richmond Bureau RICHMOND — While few argue that something needs to be done, there is a lack of consensus among General Assembly members about how to resolve the problem of escalating real estate assessments and property taxes in high growth areas. In Fauquier and other Northern Virginia counties, the problem of skyrocketing assessments is particularly prevalent, causing individual property taxes in some instances to go up as much as 500 percent. Frederick T. Dyke, co-founder of Citizens on Sensible Taxation in Fairfax County (COST), acknowledged to the Northern Virginia delegation and the Senate Finance Committee at their meetings last week that he was fighting an uphill’ battle when he proposed his solu tion. Dyke is seeking a five percent cap on individual property tax. Such a cap would require a constitutional amendment to change state law. Localities could make up the revenue, he said, from increased taxes on new construction and property resales. Though Dyke found the Finance Committee unresponsive and unwilling to get involved in local government affairs, he and other COST members have been more successful at home. Sen. Clive DuVal, D-Fairfax, and other members of the Northern Virginia delegation expressed serious reservations about the constitutionality of a cap on individual tax increases. “It’s discriminating against one taxpayer over another,” said DuVal. If a taxpayer’s real estate is more valuable than another’s, then he should be taxed at a higher rate, explained DuVal. Under a measure introduced by DuVal, an eight percent cap would be placed on the annual increase in real estate tax collections plus the increase, if any, in the consumer price index over the previous year in Northern Virginia jurisdictions. Dyke opposed DuVal’s approach, saying that it would not provide relief for the individuals who need it most. David G. Brickley, D-Prince William, who chaired a House Finance subcommittee studying the tax issue said that he plans to request that his subcommittee be extended to next year to examine the feasibility of crafting legislation to require an eight percent cap on assessment increases. Current law requires that all property be assessed at 100 percent of the fair market value, and such a cap would require a constitutional amendment. DuVal has also introduced legislation to establish a program that would permit localities to give taxpayers the option to defer annual real estate tax increases in excess of five percent. Interest would be charged on the deferred amount. Another proposal of DuVal’s would allow local governments to establish separate categories of residential and commercial/industrial for tax rate purposes. The House Finance Committee approved Brickley’s legislation Monday, requiring localities to include the percent increase in their total budget when they advertise the proposed real property tax rate. Corrections In last week’s story and editorial about the county’s negotiations with Adelphia Cable Communications Inc. to serve the county with cable television, no mention was made of County Administrator John McCarthy’s alternative to waiting until the Congress acts on re-regulation of the industry. Mr. McCarthy suggested that, if the parties wish to proceed with a contract, a clause could be included which would ensure that any regulatory authority granted to localities in the future would apply retroactively to the county’s franchise with Adelphia. Also, in last week’s story about the suit against the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals, the location of the Roy property was incorrect. The property is located on Rt. 626, Piedmont Ave., on the west side of the Town of Washington, not in Tiger Valley as the story stated. The Rappahannock News regrets the errors. It is the policy of the Rappahannock News to correct errors of substance and to clarify misleading articles promptly and prominently. To bring errors to the attention of the newspaper’s staff, call (703) 675-3338 and request to speak with the editor, Lou Hatter. Corrections and clarifications will nortnally be run, boxed, on page 3. Dance proceeds will benefit lost dogs, shelter Feb. 10 brings a rare opportunity to be a partier and a do-gooder, both at the same time. The partying part is a Valentine’s Day sweetheart dance at the Washington Fire Hall; the do-good part is that proceeds from the benefit dance will go to the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League. Going for the dogs on Feb. 10 will be Crazy Eights, Rappahannock’s premiere dance band. They’ll be playing their popular mix of old time rock and roll and current hits destined for classic status, and as usual, the Eights will have a few suprises appropriate to the evening. The proceeds from the benefit dance will be contributed by RAWL towards the completion of an animal shelter at the new county landfill. Specifically, the money will go for “no-kill” cages to be used to house aogs and cats that have over-stayed their five alloted days but are deemed to have good chances for adoption. For those animals, RAWL will provide food and other care until homes can be located. Currently, Rappahannock County contracts with a private kennel owner in Fauquier County to hold stray cats and dogs for the mandatory five days required by the state. Once that time expires, the animals are euthanized — unless RAWL members find an adoptive family or someone willing to provide a temporary foster home. The completion of the local facility and the possibilty of an extended stay in the “no-kill” cages will give volunteers more time to promote likely candidates for adoption. With an opportunity to take pictures of the strays and run those photographs in the Rappahannock News, RAWL volunteers hope to work out more happy endings like that of the Irish setter who was recently reunited with his delighted Photo courtesy Teddie Hannon THIS BIRD DOG is one of two recently found that Animal Warden Ray Pullen feels certain are lost. It is white with a brown face, female, and was wearing a red collar when it was found on Rt. 600 in Sperryville. The other dog is a male puppy, light brown Shepherd/hound mix, and was found on Rt. 707 near Slate Mills. For more information about either of these dogs, or other animals available for adoption through the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League, call Teddie Hannon (9374051). owners. Brenda Mills saw the photograph of the dog in last week’s newspaper. “Honey, that looks like Red,” she remembers telling her husband. Their Irish setter had disappeared six months earlier from a swimming hole near their house In Sperryville. “He’d go down there every day, and usually he’d be back in 20 minutes. When he didn’t come home, we looked all over for him, called our neighbors and called the dog warden, but no one had seen him,” Mrs. Mills reported in a telephone interview this week. On the off chance that the dog in the photograph might be their missing Red, Mr. Mills drove to the house of the RAWL volunteer who was keeping the setter. “My husband thinks he recognized the truck right off because he started barking and he jumped right into the back. We were shocked. We never thought we’d ever see him again.” And happiest of all is three-yearold Douglas Ashby Mills Jr. whose “I wanna see Red! I wanna see Red!” never stopped once he learned that his dog might have been found. “Dougie’s been playjng with him ever since he came home,” noted Mrs. Mills. “I do thank them for finding our dog. We are certainly pleased to have him back.” In the nine months since RAWL was organized, more than 50 stray dogs and 25 homeless cats have been placed. Additionally, numerous reports of abuse and mistreatment have been quietly investigated and just as quietly corrected. But these good works depend on RAWL’s fund raising efforts. Partiers can join Crazy Eights in going for the dogs at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10. Admission is $8 a person and $15 a couple. Refreshments will be available, provided by Spring Hill School. Exploring our 'technology debt' By DIANA BIRD Rappahannock News Contributing Writer To publish a book about Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and the USSR today and find it relevant in two months is a challenge few would take up. John Kiser’s Communist Entrepreneurs: Unknown Innovators in the Global Economy meets the test and more because it focuses on individuals and their work. . . In fact, owing to the interest generated by the fluid conditions in the Communist Bloc nations, what Mr. Kiser has to tell us is of greater moment than it would be had the Cold War continued uneventfully to bump along. For one thing, we learn that changes related to modern times of course have been occurring in these mysterious countries. Some of the changes he discusses, brought about by innovative, brilliant, creative individuals, give us some hope that the political chaos we are seeing is not the whole picture and that institutions that were helping to hold things together can operate to restabilize the socialist societies along new, constructive lines. Positive information on people and practices in the regressive Iron Curtain countries has been so lacking that some may find it difficult to credit the development of technologies such as the surgical staplers employed widely in our hospital operating rooms to an individual in the USSR, and soft contact lenses to another in Czechoslovakia. Mr. Kiser lists more than 40 “Selected Examples of Soviet Bloc Li censes Sold to Western Companies 1965-1987,” including the two I have mentioned. Mr. Kiser, whose business is to find and arrange for the sale of these technologies, has been in a position to meet and come to know some of the most interesting and resourceful of the people involved. He has interviewed them and discovered their backgrounds to write his book. He recounts how some of the technologies came into being and the systems See KISER, p. 8 SPRING SPECIAL on SERVICE CALLS at K. 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-&appatjannocfe i^etosAn Independent Newspaper Established 1877 Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL Publisher, President BARBARA C. BURKE General Manager LOU HATTER Managing Editor ANN BROWN Account Executive JOHN T. TOLER, Executive Vice President To Subscribe Phone (703) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $14.00 a year in Rappahannock and ad|olning counties $18.00 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, FEBRUARY 8,1990 mmm ~ 'V ■ Editorials *"■ /it'" .. ■ ... . iS ■. - - 21 .- a.w—fegM No playing around We find extremely disturbing the alleged incidents at Rappahannock County Elementary School where students have apparently been “play-acting” with some substance which they were pretending was cocaine. Though the substance confiscated by authorities was apparently not an illegal drug, our discomfort remains. The questions raised by such incidents are profoundly unsettling. It reminds us of a news story last summer which reported that children (the location escapes us) were discovered setting up a streetside stand, but instead of lemonade, they were selling grass clippings as marijuana and sugar crystals as cocaine. What sort of society are we becoming, that our children find masquerading as criminals to be more appealing than pretending to be heroes. We remember that, as children, we played cops and robbers — but we always fought over who got to be the cops. The reason was simple: the cops always won. Maybe that’s the problem with our society and its war on drugs. Children today can see that the good guys aren’t winning — and the bad guys are making piles of money. We’re not sure what the answers are. But when children in a community as protected as Rappahannock are discovered pretending to be drug dealers, something is terribly wrong. There is nothing playful about this situation. It’s deadly serious, and deserves some debate about how we address it. This is everyone’s problem. Focus on the issue As Washington’s Planning Commission considers the application for rezoning and ordinance amendments proposed by The Inn at Little Washington, we urge the commissioners to focus on the real issues before them. Most of the speakers at last month’s public hearing — and, we suspect — most of those who will speak later this month, commented on The Inn’s plans for expansion. Unfortunately, that’s not the subject of this public hearing. The Inn is requesting a rezoning and amendments to the town’s zoning ordinance, not approval of the addition’s design. Conceiveably, The Inn’s owners could be granted all three of their requests and never build anything at all on their property. Or, they could propose a project completely different from the one which was outlined last month. The proper place for comment on the design submitted by The Inn is — assuming the process goes this far — when its application is considered by the Architectural Review Board. They are empowered to enforce the town’s standards of architectural appropriateness. The question the commissioners must address is whether the rezoning from residential to mixed use and the two zoning amendments are in the public interest. Their decision, and the reasons for it, should be based on those considerations alone. 1 SINCE THE. E.RA. SAYS MY GAS PUMP MUST BE REMOVED TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT/ Commentary Rappahannock Heritage HARBINGERS OF AN EARLY SPRING? Snowdrops are already blooming in Washington. Rappahannock News photo/Cindy Mahan Letters to the editor .....4.. Mr. Wickens' purpose was not 'misunderstood' To the editor: The opening paragraph in Newbill Miller’s letter (printed in your Feb. 1, newspaper) about the “biggest issue in the Town’s history” and the “issues we should discuss and should have been dicussing” seems to me to suggest that, in Mr. Miller’s 0 opinion, Town residents have been distracted by his involvement with Council member William Wickens in the misguided and heavy-handed attempt to get me to resign as a member of Town Council. Susan Parrish, the author of another letter in this week’s paper, telephoned me last week to.tell me she had written a letter and had given Mr. Wickens an opportunity to read it before she submitted it for publication. She called only to ask me to confirm what she had then been told in response by Mr. Wickens. Mr. Wickens told Mrs. Parrish that she need not submit her letter for publication, because . I had since told him I agreed with him, that I had, in fact, “misunderstood” the purpose of his “friendly visit” to my home - as it was reported in the article about last month’s Council meeting and your editorial calling for Mr. Wicken’s resignation from Council. I told Mr. Wickens no such thing! And, while I take no pleasure in being the source of any further “distractions” from the business of Town government, I want any others who have heard such a statement to know it is not true. I did not misundertand the purpose or intent of that visit, nor did I overreact to what I considered to be an effort to control future votes of the Council on Town issues - and not just my vote. In fact, two subsequent events have confirmed my original understanding of what Mr. Wickens and - upon his own admission of involvement - Mr. Miller were attempting, which was to coerce me into resigning my Council position to preclude me from being an advocate for the proposed expansion of The Inn. First, I have learned that several weeks before Mr. Wickens and Mr. Miller “debated” which of them would share with me the privileged and confidential information about my State tax returns they had obtained from a still anonymous source - that Mr. Miller had offered that information to this newspaper. I understand that, upon investigating the allegations made by Mr. Miller, it was concluded there was no “story” to be published. Mr. Wickens tells me he did not know that the story he had suggested he could “contain” - in return for my resignation - had already been offered for general publication. If that is factual, then I can only conclude that Mr. Wickens has been used by Mr. Miller. Second, the Town Attorney, Mr. Reynolds, recently received a telephone call about another allegation having to do with my service on Council and votes on issues this spnng. Mr. Reynolds told me last week that he had been contacted by a lawyer known to him, who advised Mr. Reynolds that, in his opinion, I was “fraudulently” registered as a voter in Rappahannock County. The attorney suggested that Mr. Reynolds instruct me not to vote on any matter coming before Council, until I was able to get an opinion from thfr State Board of Elections that I was qualified to register as a voter in Rappahannock County, which, of course, is necessary to my holding public office. I have never met this other attorney. But, I doubt that his interest in my voter registration is academic and I question his judgement in making a conclusion about a legal issue that, according to the Virginia Code, rests mostly on the “intent’' of the party registering, when he is a complete stranger to me. After reading further in the Code on the subject myself, I noted that if the qualifications of a party registering to vote are not challenged within six months of registration, he is conclusively presumed to be properly registered. Since I registered to vote in Rappahannock County in October, 1985, the challenge is some four years late. Nevertheless, I have requested a written opinion from the County Voter’s Registrar about whether I am or am not a qualified, registered voter who can hold office in Washington. All of this puts the lie to the noble statements of explanation made by Messrs. Wickens and Miller at the January meeting of the Council. If this is what Mr. Miller would do to one of his sons, as he said then, while it is true my mother’s maiden name was Miller, I claim no kinship to Mr. Miller and I wish he would stop treating me like family. When I had no corroborating witnesses to Mr. Wickens’ visit to my home, I hesitated to make a report to the Attorney General. It seems evident now that Messrs. Wickens and Miller have attempted to interfere with or to influence my exercise of my public duties and responsibilities as a member of the Town Coun cil of Washington. I intend now to report these incidents to the Virginia Attorney General, Mary Sue Terry, for whatever consideration or action her office may deem proper. Benjamin Franklin was a “man for all seasons” at the founding of this republic. He may be better known as a founding father or ambassador to France, but he was also our first postmaster. And, while he was never at a loss for words about the affairs of government, I don’t recall his ever countenancing the use of the Post Office counter as a political pulpit. To those of my friends and neighbors in the Town who are befuddled by the commentary about me they may receive with their daily mail, I want to correct at least one thing you may have heard. I did not stand up at the January Council meeting and admit what Mr. Wickens had charged me with. The charge of criminal conduct; for failure to file a State tax return; requires that a resident, who is re-* quired to file a return, willfully fail si or refuses to make a return to thei State. I have never failed or refused; to make a tax return to the State,; knowing that I was required to do* so. So please, Mrs. Miller, don’t hang my picture on the Post Office wall just yet. Mr. Miller’s stated goal is to stop the expansion of The Inn. He has never asked me if I have a position on the issue or what that position might be. Mr. Miller has also stated that he would do whatever he has to do to see that expansion of The Inn is defeated. Speaking from my per sonal experience, his goal does not justify his means. There are a lot of political bodies buried in this Town and I’m told that Mr. Miller was present at the inters ment of more than a few. I suggest before any more stones are lobbed at this Council member, or any Council member, or the campaign to discredit this Council goes any further, that Mr. Miller stop and take a long look at himself and his glass house. RAY GOOCH Washington Questions for Mr. Wickens To the editor: I searched last week’s Rappahannock News looking for a rebuttal from William Wickens, Town Councilman and Chairman of the Town Planning Commission, to your editorial of last week, or a fuller explanation from him of his visit to Ray Gooch, also a member of the Town Council. Mr. Gooch alleged at the last Town Council meeting that Mr. Wickens attempted to coerce him into resigning from The Council, using his knowledge of supposed tax evasion by Mr. Gooch. I found no such response from Mr. Wickens, and I am not content to let the matter rest as it stands. I have many questions, not the least of which is how Mr. Wickens was made privy to priviledged and confidential tax records. However, my biggest question is simple, and I will be direct. Mr. Wickens, did you or did you not say to Mr. Gooch that if he resigned quietly, you thought the story of his alleged tax violation could be kept quiet? That does not sound like a “friendly” visit, and it’s hard for me to believe that Mr. Gooch could have “misunderstood” your intention if you did indeed suggest he resign from Town Council. If you did be lieve that Mr. Gooch may have done something illegal, what gives you the right to keep it quiet? And, as Mr. Gooch pointed out, how would that contribute to the integrity of town government or recover the tax money that was lost? I believe that your motive, in your mind, was the best interests of the Town. However, that does not give you license to take matters into your own hands, to stack the deck, or manipulate the situation to satisfy your own agenda. We do not need a director, benevolent or otherwise, to tell us what is, best for us. You can trust the people who live here, and our democratic governmental system, to judge for themselves and to make right decisions. I agree with your proposed ordinance to the Town Planning Commission that ethics in government ought to be strictly observed, Persons who serve as elected officials or in appointed positions must see to it that their actions are beyond reproach. Mr. Wickens, if you did indeed try to force Mr. Gooch off of the Town Council, bypassing legal channels and acting on your own, you have no choice yourself but to resign. SUSAN M. PARRISH Washington

Subdivision approval defended To the editor: We are the members of the Town Council who voted at our December, 1989 meeting to approve the application for the subdivision of the former Stuart property. In the context of a letter about the plans of The Inn to expand its facilities (printed in your newspaper of Feb. 1,) former Mayor Newbill Miller takes issue with what he believes to be the failure of Council to consider some 10 “points” before voting to approve this subdivision. At the outset, we take exception to his suggestion that the possible, future use of a lot — in this or any subdivision application — is a matter that should be considered by the Council in deciding whether a subdivision application meets the terms of the subdivision ordinance. A proposed use of a lot, once of record, is the proper subject of another application, under another Town ordinance (zoning or historic district), and would be considered at another public hearing. We take exception, as well, to Mr. Miller’s charge that Council failed to consider any of the'points he raised in his letter. We believe all relevant points were considered, and, if not, why didn’t Mr. Miller speak up at the public hearing on the application? He was present and said nothing. We will respond to Mr. Miller’s itemization, not point by point, but to the subjects he raised. Conflicts of Interest Messrs. Morehouse (with his wife, Linda) and Lynch (with his partner, Patrick O’Connell) are, in deed, owners of this property and are the “L.O.M ’’ of the acronym for their partnership. The "P” is Rob and Susan Fairish, and, as this newspaper noted in its editorial of Jan. 4. 1990, only Linda Morehouse ir r ot a “town officSar^ This Council is proud of the fact that in the implementation of the Historic District for the Town and making the necessary appointments to the Town Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Architectural Review Board, we have involved virtually every Town resident willing to volunteer oi unable to resist being drafted to serve as town officials. Is Mr. Miller suggesting that serving in Town government should disqualify these applicants or take from them the rights equally af forded every Town resident, as in this instance, to apply to subdivide privately-owned property? We know every applicant coming before us and we know, too - and trust that Mr. Miller will accept the fact - that with this Council, we seek only to ensure neither favoritism nor discrimination based on who an applicant is. The record of this application shows that it was the subject of debate and consideration spanning four months. The public hearing before the Planning Commission involved three meetings and the application was before the Council as new business and for a public hearing at our November and December, 1989 meetings. All of these hearings and meetings were publicly advertised or announced in this newspaper. We believe this application was the subject of the most exhaustive review and consideration of any propped subdivision in the history of the Town. There are legal limits, however, on the time an applicant can be required to wait for our decision. While we think the “speed’3 with which our decision was reached (which Mr. Miller says “amazed” him) is an exaggeration, the Council did comply with the reqirement of the Subdivision Ordinance that, once a final plat of a subdivision is filed, “(t)he Council shall indicate approval or disapproval...within sixty (60) days from the date of filing.” If we had not complied with this time limit the subdivision would have been deemed approved, as filed, without the reqiremento or which our approval was conditioned. The December meeting of Council wa» uui last chance to vote to approve or disap- • prove the application within that time limit. Councilmember Evelyn Willis did not disclose a “personal interest” related to this subdivision before joining in the Council’s consideration of the application. The State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act for Virginia defines a “personal interest” as an annual income of more than $10,000 from a business. Any lesser interest is not a personal interest, not dis qualifying and not required to be dis - closed. Mrs. Willis voluntarily disclosed that she does design work for The Inn, as an independent contractor to the business and, in response to questions put to her at her request by the Town Attorney, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Willis stated that she had never earned as much as $10,000 annually, from this work, and that she was able to participate in the consideration of the application “fairly, objectively, and in the public interest.” Mrs. Willis made this voluntary disclosure to ensure that there was a public record of her qualification to participate and vote, a factual response to the allegations that she had a “conflict of interest” that have been the subject of Town gossip for weeks. The Decision-Making Process The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the subdivision on the preliminary plat and requested information for its approval of the final plat. The applicants failed to provide that information before the public hearing by the Commission closed. It was only then that the unamimous recommen dation for approval of the application by the Planning Commission became a recommendation for disapproval. The applicants submitted the information requested by the Planning Commission to the Town Attorney, because the Planning Commission had completed its action on the application. At the public hearing before Council, both Mr. Morehouse, speaking for the applicants, and the Town Attorney, publicly reviewed with the Council what was provided in response to each request. The requests required documentary information, and, for cne most part, legal documents - such as incorporation papers for a Homeowners’ Association to maintain a private street and deeds of easement to ensure access to off-site drainfields by owners. Both the applicant and Town Attorney confirmed that all the information requests had been satisfied. 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It was not a delegation of the decision to approve or disapprove the application, for which each of us was responsible. Locations of Drainfields The Council granted no variances for this subdivision. The Council waived a provision of the subdivision ordinance which the Planning Commission interpreted to require drainfields to be on the lot of the structure served. The waiver was recommended by the Planning Commission when it unanimously approved the preliminary plat for the subdivision, subject to Health Department approval of the off-site drainfield locations. The applicant needed the Health Department approval for the Planning Commission to act on the final plat of the subdivision. The Health Department told the applicant it would not act to approve the sites until the Council granted the waiver for offsite locations recommended bv the Planning Commission. It was only to break this deadlock that the Council considered the applicant’s request at its November meeting and approved the off-site drainfield locations, thereby waiving the ordinance interpretation on the grounds that such waiver was in accord with the public interest, based upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission and existing precedents in the Town. A fuller recitation than Mr. Miller provided of the section of the ordinance providing for such waivers states that “(w)henever because of...(an) unusual condition not resulting from the developer’s deliberate act. a strict compliance with the....Ordinance would result in extraordinary hardship to the dcvel oper, the Town Council may vary, modify or waive the requirements so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured...’’ Council was told that the soil tests performed on the property by the applicant disclosed the possibility of poor drainfield sites on three lots. There was no deliberate act of the applicant that caused that condi tion. The strict compliance with the ordinance could have resulted in drainfields in marginal locations. The Coucil determined the public interest to be best secured by allowing all drainfields to be located where best performance was assured, for both a primary and an alternate drainfield for every lot. The waiver to allow off-site drainfields — in locations approved by the State Health Department, as to soil types and drainage conditions - for the lots for which drainfields might have been marginal was granted specifically to ensure that failures of drainfields in the future would not create a need or a demand for a public sewer system. The precedent the Council set by granting this waiver is a precedent that is in the public interest, not just for this subdivision, but for every Town property owner. It must be anticipated that old septic systems in Town, located on much smaller lots than in this subdivision, will have to be relocated as they fail. If the Town precedent is to forbid relocation of drainfields off the lot, then the only alternative for the Town when that happens is a public sewer system none of us wants or can afford. Minimum Lot Size This subdivision resulted in seven lots of record, all but one of which are more than 1.5 acres in size. There is a lot of less than half an acre, U.41S1 acre, as Mr. Miller stated. However, what Mr. Miller failed to say in his letter is that before this property was subdivided, there were two lots of record on the property, both fronting on Main Street, both in the “Village Mixed Use” zone allowing for business use, and both only slightly more than one-fourth of an acre (0.2802) in size. What the applicant proposed was to merge these two lots, to create a single lot, almost twice the size of the lots of record, (the 0.4181 acre lot to which Mr. Miller referred) and to add the remainder to the existing lot on which Mr. and Mrs. Morehouse’s residence is located. No new “nonconforming” parcel was created; in fact, one nonconforming parcel was eliminated. WA would have thought that Mr. MiLlAr would applaud that result, not challenge it. While this response to Mr. Miller’s letter unfortunately can add nothing to the consideration of this application by the Town residents and Council that was concluded almost two months ago, we deem it our responsibility to the Town to ensure that this addendum to the record is complete - and fairly stated. While it may serve an individual’s purpose to attempt to undermine the confidence of Town residents in the decision-making process of its elected Council, all of us — residents and Council members, alike — are losers if that effort succeeds. BRAD FISHER RAY GOOCH PETER SKOWRONSKI EVELYN WILLIS Washington Letters policy The Rappahannock News is your newspaper. We encourage our readers to express their feelings on matters of public concern. “Letters to the editor” provides a forum for your opinion. Letters should be concise and not exceed ZbO words. Letters that are too long may be edited due to space limitations. Whenever possible, letters should be typed and double-spaced. To be considered for, publication, they must bear the writer’s signature, address and daytime telephone number. Letters, which in the opinion of the editor, are libelous or in poor taste wilt not be published. Topics addressed should be of general interest to the community. 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Church Activities Service at Promise Land Elder Franklin Roberts will be preaching at Promise Land Baptist Church on Friday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited. John R. Pendleton is pastor of Promise Land. First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth bake sale The Youth Group of the Sperryville United Methodist Church will have a bake sale at the Sperryville Comer Store on Saturday, Feb. 10 beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday: Wednesday: Saturday: Sunday: Wednesday: Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a. m. Youth & Evening Service 6 p.m. Prayer Service 7:30 p. m. Men’s Prayer Service 6 p.m. Flint Hill Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. Benny Duncan Worship Service 7 p.m. Worship Service 7 p.m. Cub scout service A special cub scout service will be held at the Slate Mills Baptist Church on Sunday, Feb. 11 at the 11 a.m. service. All scouts and their Emilies are welcome. Rev. Harold Eaton, is pastor of Slate Mills BapAmissville Baptist Sunday: Wednesday: Sunday: Wednesday: Pastor: Rev. Thomas Everett Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer, Praise and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Interim Pastor: Rev. Earl Jarrell Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship service 11a.m. Covered dish dinner 6 p.m. Following Gary Charles and the men from Shiloh Association will show slides from their trip to Tanzania. Everyone welcome. Choir Rehersal 6:30 p.m. Nethers Mill Lighthouse Weekly services at Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle include Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The Rev. Charles Clinedinst, pastor, invites the public. Sperryville Assembly of God Sunday: Wednesday: Saturday: Sunday: Wednesday: Thursday: Pastor: Rev. Ray Campbell Sr. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Young People 6 to 7 p.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting 6 p.m. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth and Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. W.M.U. Meeting County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Feb. 11 as follows: Flint Hill United Methodist at 9:00 a.m.; Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. with Communion and Willis Chapel at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. 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. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Tom VonFange Sunday: Wednesday: Sunday: Wednesday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a. m. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Pastor: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Epiphany 6 Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Prayer 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist & Bible Study 9:30 a.m. 'Work in Progress' presented Feb. 16 and 17 Ki Theatre, a touring company formerly known as Golden Key, will give two performances of “Conference of the Birds,” Part I, Feb. 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. in Washington, Virginia’s Town Hall. A major work-in-progress, “Conference of the Birds” is an allegorical masterpiece made possible with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, and Meet the Composer. “The work originates from a 12th century Persian poem,” says Ki’s artistic director Julie Portman. “It traces the epic journey of a ‘nation’ of birds in search of a new leader. “Broadly cross-cultural and particularly relevant to the dramatic events in eastern Europe today, the sybolism embodies the passion, fear and hope of any human being seeking freedom,” adds Ms. Portman, herself a Ki performer and Obie award winner. “Conference” enables performers Paul Reisler and Bob Read of the music group Trapezoid, theatre artist Steve LeBlanc, dance and theatre artist Denise Read, dancer and choreographer Sharon Wyrrick and Ms. Portman to weave their award winning talents into one project. “It’s a rare opportunity to see such a major work in progress,” Ms. Portman says. Eventually it will go on tour nationally and, when it does, the Washington-based group will continue to probe, interpret and reveal the work’s everemerging allegorical significance. Tickets cost $7 in advance and can be purchased directly from the theatre at P.O. Box 203, Washington, VA 22747, at New Leaf Bookstore and Organic Harvest in Warrenton, Mountainside Market and the Country Cafe in Washington and the Royal Oak Bookstore in Front Royal. Tickets also will be available at the door for $8.50, however seating is limited. Washington’s Town Hall is on Gay Street. News around Woodville The following news should have appeared in last week’s paper. We regret the error. Mrs. Edna Woodward of Castleton, Tabitha Woodward of Fort Meyer and Mrs. Ada Burke attended a bridal shower for Melissa Ann Bayne at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bayne in Culpeper on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Sykes and Mr. and Mrs. Brad Sykes of Culpeper were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Audra Crawford. Wednesday evening dinner guests of Emory and Frances Conners were Frank and Frances Cline and Ray and Dottie Grizzle all of Fredericksburg. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wayland and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wayland of Frankford, Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haxton of Burgess were here to attend funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Wayland Wood on Tuesday and then were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wayland and Lester Wayland. Friday night Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Deal and son Bryant of Culpeper were callers of Mr. and Mrs. Chester i* june(Xaik r^w-mr | Wayland and Lester Wayland. On Wednesday Johnnie and Michelle Jenkins of Washington were supper guests of Mrs. Claudia Jenkins and Otis Hawkins. The following are news items from this past week. Mr. and Mrs. John Creel of Culpeper were Tuesday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wayland and Lester Wayland. Raymond K. Johnson spent a week with friends in New Orleans and while there they all attended the Super Bowl game on Sunday. Mr Johnson arrived home on Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Dodson and daughter Regina and Ruby and Audrey Pullen, also of Culpeper were Sunday guests of Mrs. Ruth Orange. Mrs. Helen Atkins of Amissville was a Monday--nsitor of Mrs. Orange. Call 675-3338 to subscribe KRISTINA ERICKSON Miss Erickson-Mr. McCotter plan December wedding A1 and Polly Erickson of Washington, formerly of Warrenton, are proud to announce the engagement of their daugther, Kristina Marie to William Scott McCotter, son of Richard and Geraldine McCotter of Chesapeake, Virginia. Kristina is a 1986 graduate of Fauquier High School and will graduate from James Madison Univer sity in May with a degree in Elementary Education. Scott is a 1987 graduate of Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is studying Busine&s Management and Accounting at Tidewater Community College. A December 28, 1990 wedding is planned. Viewtown area news Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dodson are spending some time in Florida. Sympathy goes out to the family of Mr. Edward Estes on the passing of Mrs. Mabel Estes week before last. Sympathy is extended to the Dodson family in Viewtown upon the passing of their sister Mrs. Nellie Nicholson recently. Mrs. Barbara Settle visited her" parents Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson on Saturday. ** Mrs. Barbara Settle visited Mrs. By MRS. GLADYS DODSON Phone 937-4904 Willie Spicer and others at the Cul^peper Health Care Center on Thursday. Sympathy is extended to Walter Reid upon the death of his mother Mrs. Annie Reid of Opal. W. C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 North Main Street Culpeper, Virginia 703/825-6700 RAYMOND B. KNEPP, R.Ph. 119 Water Street Front Royal. VA 22630 CHERRY STREET BULDMG SUPPLY CORP. 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God will not save the person who does not want to be saved. Proverbs 1:24 says, 'Because I have called and ye refused..." Dear friend, if you keep refusing God's call when the gospel is preached, you will end up in hell. Luke 16:23 tells of a man dying, and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments. The word torments is plural, so there will be more than one torment in that awful place. My friend, you do not have to go there if you will repent of sin and believe the gospel. God will not save the person who will not repent of sin. Jesus said in Luke 13:3, 'Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Repentance is a change of mind about your sin. It is a turning around. In Luke 15:18 me prodigal son realized his need of the Father. He changed his mind about the way he was living. He said, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee." Many people have not changed their minds about sin, the church and the Lord. If you have never been saved, would you give your life to Jesus and allow His Holy Spirit to save your soul? God will not save the person who rejects the blood. There is no other way to come to the Father except by the blood of Jesus that was shed on calvary's cross. Hebrews 9:22 says. Without the shedding of blood is no remission or no forgiveness of sin. God will not save the apostate. Apostate is when a person hears the truth and turns from it. They might be have made a profession of faith and were baptized and united with a church. There are many in the churches today that have never been bom again. They have heard the truth preached and they have turned from it That is apostate. II Peter 2:21, 22 says, " For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, the dog is turned to his vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." God will not save those who have already died lost. The rich man in Luke 16:27 says he is in hell praying that someone would be sent to his five brothers back on earth at this time, to warn them not to come into that place of torment. After death, it is too late to tell anyone anything. II Cor. 6:2b says, "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. When is the best time to get saved? Right now, before your heart gets harden to the gospel, and you cross God's deadline. Repent of sin and call upon his name and he will save you. "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) "Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved. (Acts 16:31) May God bless you is our prayer. 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Sperryville homes welcome guests Mrs. W.H. Cordle returned home Saturday after spending a week with her son and daughter-inlaw Mr. and Mrs. David Cordle and Devon in Williamsburg. Mr. Edwin L. Morrow of Suffolk spent last week with his sister Mrs. T.J. Pillar. Bethany and Brooks Meade of Charlottesville were weekend guests of Mrs. T.M. Johnston while their mother was on a business trip in Phoenix, Arizona. Andrew Meade joined them for Sunday dinner. Happy Birthday to Thomas Klatko who celebrated his on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Baldwin and Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen of Washington had dinner Saturday night at Dan’s Steak House near New Market. The Sperryville Bridge Club met Friday night at the home of Mrs. Mary Q. Snead. Those playing were Mrs. Lucia Kilby, Mrs. Edna Metzinger, Mrs. Elisabeth Johnson, Mrs. Helen Brown, Mrs. Lucy Ann Maeyer, Mrs. Dot Estes, Mrs. Cotton Miller and Mrs. Miriam Reeve. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Miriam Reeve and Mrs. Cotton Miller, both of Culpeper were Thursday luncheon guests of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Snead. Owen Cubbage was a Thursday guest of Mrs. Early J. Sisk. Her By CATHY Pin LEN PHonr 987-87*0 Sunday callers were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sisk of Orange. Mrs. Louise Varner was a Monday caller of Mrs. Early J. Sisk. The following news was taken from an article in the Fairfax Journal recently and was submitted by Mrs. Judy Hawkins Codding. Like her older sister Cady, and her older brother Hayden before, Cally Codding has learned how to drive by practicing on barren Fairfax County roads — the kind typically found at 4:30 a.m. It’s the first year Cally — a junior at Fairfax — has had her driver’s license. Her younger sister Clare, a freshman, figures to take the same lessons down the road. They both know the bending sixmile route from their house in Fairfax City to Annandale’s Wakefield Park all too well. Six mornings a week, the sisters make the trip on their way to swimming practice for their Solotar club. This pre-dawn wakeup is a Cod ding ritual. It started when Hayden, now a second-year student at University of Virginia, was in seventh grade. The early hours originally made mother Judy Codding skeptical about her children getting involved in the sport. Cally and Clare are fierce in-pool competitors as well as team mates on the Fairfax swim team. Cally is one of the Potomac District’s top backstrokers — not to mention a record-setting freestyle swimmer. Earlier this season, she broke Kristen Achterhofs threeyear-old school record (25.73 seconds) in the 50 free with a time of 25.66. She’s part of Fairfax’s 400 freestyle relay team that has broken the school record three times this season. Clare’s specialty is backstroke. She is one of several talented underclassmen in the district. They, along with teammates such as South Korea Olympic team member Christina Han, hope to spark the Rebels to their first district title in the school’s history. Fairfax swim coach John Struck, a former swimmer himself, says swimmers are self-motivated athletes who thrive on self-improvement. The stopwatch enables them to gauge their progress. He said both Codding girls fit that mindset. Years back, Hayden and Cady were the role models for the younger sisters. Cady is a frehman attending William & Mary, where she is also on the swim team. Hayden went to Virginia intending to swim, but his career was reduced by a series of shoulder injuries. Clare and Cally said they do regularly talk with their older brother and sister — no doubt getting the inside scoop on what big-time college life is like. The younger sisters figure to be there some day, too, studying and swimming. It’s no surprise that two schools they say they’re interested in are William and Mary and Virginia. The Coddings are the grandchildren of George and Geneva Hawkins. Mrs. Helen Carroll, Mrs. Susie Brown and Mrs. Emma Swindler were Wednesday guests of Mrs. Catherine Alfred in Reva. Luncheon guests Friday of Mrs. Emma Swindler and Mrs. Annabelle Swindler were Ruth Atkins and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Swindler at Hazel Mountain Pub, Country Manor. Saturday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Jenkins, Richard and Angie were Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Baldwin and David. The Youth Group of the Sperryville United Methodist Church will have a bake sale at the Sperryville Comer Store on Saturday, Feb. 10 beginning at 10 a.m. Happy Birthday to Richard Jenkins who celebrated his 19th today, Feb. 8. Weekend busy for Washington residents Weekend guests of Mrs. Erma Jenkins and Jeff Butler were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Butler of McLean. Herbert Fineham is a patient in Fauquier Hospital. I am sure he would enjoy a card or visit from his friends. His address is Room 208 J.^North Fletcher Wing, Warrenton, Va. 22186. We wish him a speedy re' covery. • Mrs. Sarah Latham of Amissville ' and Mrs. Frances Eubank had lunch ■ Thursday at The Country Cafe. 1 Saturday Ms. Betty Menefee of ' Warrenton and Mrs. Frances Eubank visited Mrs. Minnie Foster at the Royal Haven Nursing Home in Front Royal. Sunday, Feb. 4 was Mrs. Minnie Foster’s birthday and we hope she had a great day with her family. Dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Frances Eubank wrere Miss Angie Reese of Richmond, Mrs. Sandra Br SUN CLASS Hitt of Woodville, Mrs. Mary Carter Smoot and daughter Crystal of Lake Front Royal, Ms. Betty Menefee of Warrenton and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hudson and daughter Victoria. Mrs. Anna Clatterbuck, Mrs. Alice Racer and Mrs. Beverly Burke and Andrew were Saturday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Clatterbuck and Jonathon and Christie Estep. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pullen and Mrs. Rosie Pullen visited Mrs. Alice Beahm on Sunday evening. On Monday evening they visited Ms. Hope Campbell and Adam in Luray. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, Amanda and Stacey attended the Sportsman Show in Harrisonburg, Pa. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell visited Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lockhart in Front Royal. Later both couples visited Mr: and Mrs. James Jenkins in Berryville and had dinner in Stephens City before returning home. Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell were Mrs. Carolyn Bailey and daughter Kirsten and Suzanne of Manassas and all had lunch in Culpeper at Country Cookin. News around Flint Hill Paul Louis Miller Jr. of Odenton, Md. spent the weekend with his • mother Mrs. Paul Miller. Mrs. Bruce Bowie of Culpeper was a Sunday visitor of Mrs. Miller and they visited their sister Mrs. Downing Wood at Washington. Keith and Kevin Kinsey of Front Royal were Friday overnight guests of their grandfather Mr. Frank Huff. Chucky and Jenny Presgraves of Hume were Sunday guests of Mrs. Ethel Lillard and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Butler and boys Daniel and Todd of Front Royal visited Mrs. Wade Pullen On Sunday and they motored to Manassas shopping. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service on Phone 987-8136 By POLLY N. AYl.OR Sunday, Feb. 11 at 9 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public to attend. There are and have been a lot of folks on the sick list and we wish them all a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Graves and Ruffled Curtains Beautiful Window Treatments with our CAROLINE CURTAINS All at our Special Low' prices Natural White Rose Blue Peach 200x84.$57 200x72.$56 200x63.$54 200x54.$52 200x45.$46 > 200x36.$44 100x84.$29 100x72.$29 100x63.$29 100x54.$2C 100x45.$24 100x36.$24 Shop Now and Save on Our Specials 40 displays to choose from with everything to match. Catalog & Price List on Request Past Mail ()rdcr Service Hours Mon-Sat 10-6 17 East Luray Shopping Center 703-743-4887 Toll Free 1-800-526-4149 Luray, VA 22835 <6 Jam's All Sales Final: No Exchanges. No Returns, & No Refunds on Sale Items. 404 S. Main St. Culpeper, VA 703-825-9456 family of Warraiton and Mrs. Edith Graves of Luray were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. Also visiting was Clyde Lillard. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Welch had brunch at the Key Bridge Marriott at Rosslyn on Sunday. They were celebrating the birthday of Mr. Welch. During their absense Katie and Emily Welch visited their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Larry Welch. Steve and Molly Welch and children Amber and Nate were Friday dinner guests of the Bryant Welch’s. Happy birthday to Lesley Baker who celebrated her 8th birthday on Saturday, Feb. 3. Saturday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker, Lesley and Raven and Mrs. Mary Kindall were Miss Angie Reid of Sperryville, Mr. and Mrs. James Kindall and family of Front Royal and Shaumbay Fuller. All enjoyed birthday cake for Lesley’s eighth birthday. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker, Lesley and Raven and Mrs. Mary Kindall were Mrs. Lois Baker, Ms. Lynn Yancey and Gary Baker of Culpeper. Happy birthday to Mrs. Judy Deal of Hume who celebrated her birthday on Saturday, Feb. 3. Dinner guests Thursday night of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons were Richie and Robin Eastham of Rileyville and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Amanda and Bobbi Jo were Friday night dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Ned Settle, Jimmy and William were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Middlebrooke of Front Royal. Gary Wayne Pullen of Sperryville was a luncheon guest of the Settle family. Mrs. Katherine Weakley entertained with a birthday party Friday evening for her husband Kermit who’s birthday was Feb. 3. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczerwitz and son Gregg of Woodville and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keys and daughter Angela of Slate Mills. Have a good week and please call me when you have news for the social column. Valentine Peter Popovitch Knit Pant Sets Reg. 48.00 29.99 Korby & Company Knit Skirt Sets Reg. 38.00 29.99 Stretch Belts With Shell Buckle 12.99 Poplar Street Oak Springs ^Shopping Center fcvWarrcnton Festival At Bull Run Manassas Old Dominion > Shopping Center^ Culpeper Upcoming events Dance benefits dogs A Valentine’s dance sponsored by the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10 beginning at 8 p.m. at the Washington firehall. Music will be provided by “Crazy Eights”. All proceeds will benefit the Animal Shelter building fund. Tickets will be $8 each or $15 for couples. Refreshments will be available. Children's dance classes The Child Care and Learning Center is sponsoring an 8-week series of dance classes on Saturdays beginning Feb. 10. from 9:15 to 10 a.m. is for ages 3-5 and from 10 to 11 a.m. is for ages 6-11. Cost is $36 for eight classes. For more information call Jean Wright 635-6903 or CCLC 675-3237. Spaghetti dinner Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will be sponsoring an allyou-can-eat spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Feb. 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the fire hall. The meal Ivill consist of spaghetti, salad, bread, beverage and dessert. Cost is $5 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and under. Players discuss future The Rappahannock Players Inc. invites everyone who is interested in community theatre and the performing arts to a potluck dinner on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Coon Holler. Plan to bring a covered dish and ideas for future plays, films, videos, dance performances, or field trips to see performances. For further information please call Mitch or Steve Hostetter at (703) 937-5675. Cancer Society meeting There will be an organizational meeting for anyone interested in establishing a local chapter of the American Cancer Society. It will be held March 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse in Washington. For more information, call Sandra Varney, collect, (703) 347-2924 (before 1:30 p.m.). Youth bake sale The Youth Group of the Sperryville United Methodist Church will have a bake sale at the Sperryville Comer Store on Saturday. Feb. 10, beginning at 10 a. m. Kiser's talk rescheduled On Friday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. at the Gay Street Theater, John W. Kiser III, author of the recently published Communist Entrepreneurs, Unknown Innovators in the Global Economy, will speak on “The Opening of the Eastern Block-Socialism in Disintegration or Renewal?” Mr. Kiser will have recently returned from three weeks in Czechslovakia and the U.S.S.R. This talk and following discussion is free and open to the public, sponsored by RAAC and the Rappahannock County Public Library. NSDAR to meet The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR, will meet at the Holiday Inn in Culpeper on February 13, at 11 a.m. including a Dutch treat buffet lunch. The program has been changed to one titled “Know Your Ancestor” with each member being asked to give a thumb-nail sketch of her ancestor. RAA baseball registration Registration for Rappahannock Athletic Association baseball season will be held March 3 and 10 from 9 a.m. until noon at Aipissyille fire hall and Rappahannock Elementary School. Teams are Tee Ball ages 6-7, must be 6 by August 1, 1990; Minors ages 8-9 and some 10 for first timers; Bambinos ages 10-12 and Babe Ruth ages 13-15. If you have not registered before, you must bring proof of age. Registration fee is $15. For more information call Billy Dodson at 937-4353. Adult education at RCHS Rappahannock County High School announces Adult Education classes starting in February. Two 30-hour classes, Applications of Microcomputers and Welding will be taught on Monday nights from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Classes will begin on Feb. 26 and continue through May 7. Tuition for each class is $39. Please contact the school between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to pre-register. Enrollment is limited. 'Old Gringo' The movie Old Gringo will be playing at the Gay Street Theater on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Based on the legendary Mexican novelist/statesman Carlos Fuentes’ book, “Gringo Viejo,” it is an epic tale of the fateful intersection of three lives amid the dusty cataclysm of the Mexican Revolution and makes for three formidable performances by Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck and Jimmy Smits. The movie is rated R. Fashion show planned The Rappahannock Woman’s Club annual fashion show will be held on Sunday, March 11 at 2 p.m. at Rappahannock County Elementary School. This year’s theme Country Reflections will feature fashions from Frank’s and Warren Quality in Front Royal and Peebles in Warrenton. Tickets may be purchased from any member or contact Chairperson Barbara Burke at 987-8058. Visual arts at Middle St. Middle Street Gallery is planning a quarterly visual arts program beginning in March. The Gallery is • ecepting requests from the community for classes, films, lectures ar 1 discussions of interest in the visual arts; and a call for instructors, lecturers or discussion guides. If you would like to offer or make requests write or call the gallery at (703) 675-3440, or call (703) 675-3649. Dancing at Blackwater Creek Folk, Contra and Square Dancing will be happening on the 2nd Thursday of each month, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The next dance will be Thursday, Feb. 8. A nominal fee of $12 per person for the series of 12 dances will be charged, to cover expenses for records and equipment, payable at the next dance. No specific background in dancing is required; instruction will be provided for each of the dances. The only requirments are two feet and a light heart. For further information, call Sid Gottlieb at 547-3934 or Jan Zindel at 937-5407. Basketry at Middle St. The following art classes with Cathy Dancing Reed will be held at Middle Street Gallery in Washington. “The Art of the Vine” is scheduled Feb. 16 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a basketry class for women; the cost is $45 per student (bring a lunch). “Art from Nature for Young People” will be held Mondays after school from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb. 19 and 26. It will teach basketry craft and creative use of natural objects. The cost is $25 per student. All materials for these classes will be provided by the artist. For registration or more information call Cathy at 937-5971. Life drawing workshop The Middle Street Gallery Artists’ Cooperative has resumed its Life Drawing Workshop on Thursday evenings, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. This is an open workshop with no instructor, but a model provided. Bring your own art supplies. Fee is $10. For additional information call 675-3440.

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Only $3.75 per week for a 1 inch space! CONSTRUCTION D&H coissnuTcnoN Licensed «r Bonded •New Homes, Additions •Remodeling, Siding •Decks, Garages Our reputation Is growing from quality work. 26 years experience Call Hank 708/489-4669 CREDIT REPAIR CMI A non-profit co. Will provide an analysis of your financial situation, ★FREE^ & present a confidential plan to help you GET OUT OF DEBT The analysis can be conducted in person or via mail. Open 6 days week. Call or write: Credit Management, Inc. 1612 K Street N.W. Suite 206 Washington, D C. 20006 Local :202-728-1422 Or:1-800-345-3026 CUSTOM DRAPERIES Young’s Interiors & Draperies Custom draperies, bedspreads, shades, & pillows Call for free in-home consultation 129 East Davis St. Culpeper 7031825-2690 DENTIST W.N. Mayberry, DDS Family Dentist Washington Office 703/675-3530 TWndaya A Saiardan WyappotfeM ELECTRIC A PLUMBING QUALITY II ELECTRIC A PLUMBING Old Work New Work Farms. Residential Commercial Ijcensed and Bonded Amissville Va 703/937 5342 FEED AND FARM SERVICES COMPLETE LINE FEED * FARM SUPPLIES Vurina feeds; Custom Grinding & mixing liquid fe«d Professions! Lswn Service Grain Storage Aliens Equipment Echo Equipment Liquid Fertiliser & Nitrogen Farm & Lawn Seeds County Farm Services, Inc. 325 Wausau Place Culpeper, Va. 703/825-2381 FURNITURE CitTU' Lvrrum Antique Restoration Repairs Retinishing the Plains, VA 253-5942 HEATING Keys Heating A Air Conditioning SALES & SERVICE JOHN T. 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St. Warrcnton, Va. 22186 Busine.' s Business Residence 703/347-7559 1 -800-46-CROWN 703/937-4466 HOWARD COON Sales Associate Rappahannock Residentfor 10 Years Each Office la Independently Owned and Operated PRINTING PRINTING "Printing Excellence For Over 100 Years* ★Graphics Design & Full Color ★Full Service Printing & Binding ★Brochures, Business Forms, Books, etc. ★Delivery to your home or business PIEDMONT PRESS (formerly Warrenton Printing) Orders taken at fcappaftannocfe £ eto$ 703/675-3338 MASSAGE Deep muscle tissue therapy 6- Swedish massage by appointment Gift certificates available Jeannie Hawkins Certified Massage Therapist 703/675-3129 MORTGAGE GOA Mortgage Specialists • FHA. VA, JUMBO'S • 1 st & 2nd Mortgages 703-273-1450 1-800-3CASH11 OPTICIANS MII.LKK OPTICIANS has now mined to *><•■> Meadow brook Shopping Center. Culpeper. VirKinia Mon. Fn. > a.in.-7 p in •Ni'. I'a.in. 11 in. 7tt.l-S2a-.")WHI Expert Pomp Installation and Repair Service Now available at CadpaparPatman Co-op, lac. Id. Culpeper. Ve 703/825-2200 REALTORS ‘ ! WANT TO BE YOUR REALTOR! • f Mulnpit- l i-tinji Vr\„ • IVlntonl Mulliplfl -li't* s.-stn •N<> \a l umpultr I l.tl.i B.im \1jv • v\.|vhirn;i( in , ,fln , (( u • l\N\< * K m'i <k\\ HI kf ROGER BATCHELDER, tarthman 703-675-3777 937-4388 ^ STORAGE SPERRYV1LLE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage Residential Commercial Reasonable Rates 703/987-8507 SPERRYV1LLE. VA. TACK SHOP SNAPS Mon ft W*d 10*m-2p.m.. Too*. * Thor*. 12:30-5p.m. Fri. 10«.m -5:30pjn S* 230-12. Son 12-5p m Horse & Gift Supplies Flint Hill Square 703/675-3838 TAX SERVICE H ft R Block Behind the Post Office in Washington, Va. Tmdqa 8:30aa-8:30pm l*ndn» 8 :30aa-5:00pa SHaApMOiMOM 703/675-3209 & REPAIR Onytton* TV & Appliance Sales and Service RCA & Sytvasiia Video Products, Channel Master Antenna Systems, General Instrument Dishes, Whirlpool Jenn-Air & Maytag Appliances Banco, Va. 703/923-4266 VACUUM REPAIRS ELECTROLUX Sulex9Srrvice+Supplie\ Call Perry Smiley 703/547-2823 Little League registration in Amissville The Rappahannock Athletic Association (RAA) has announced dates for registration. On March 3 and 10, sign-up will be conducted from 9 a.m. to noon at the Amissville fire hall and Rappahannock Elementary School. Participation is not limited to Rappahannock residents; kids from surrounding counties are invited to join also. Teams are TBall, ages 6 and 7; Minor League, ages 8 and 9 (and some 10 year olds if first time players); Msyor League, ages 10 to 12, and Babe Ruth, ages 13 to 15. Ages are as of August 1, 1990; a birth certificate or proof of age should be taken with child on day of registration. community support is still urgently needed and appreciated. Sponsor an entire team for $350 or become a member of the “Friends of the RAA” by donating $25, 50, or $100 and become a bronze, silver or gold sponsor. Send your tax-deductible gift to Rappahannock Athletic Association, in care of Cheryl Diggs, finance chairman, Rt. 1, Box 705, Amissville, VA. 22002. For more information regarding registration call Billy Dodson at 9374353 or Jon Heddleston at 987-8137. For more details on sponsorship, call Cheryl Diggs at 937-5157. If you are not already providing the blue register tapes from Giant Food to a school, Fresta Valley Christian School would be most grateful to receive them. Many children in our community attend the private school. Help them obtain a computer by sending your tapes to the school’s coordinator for this project, Linda Foster, at 7451 Maple Court, Warrenton, Va. 22186. She would like to receive them by March 20 if possible. The deadline for submission of the tapes is March 31. Simply Aerobics Total workout classes are being conducted at the Amissville fire hall. Daytime classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 to 10. Evening classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:50 to 6:50. Last week I inadvertently omitted Nelson Burner and Jerry Custis’ name from the list of volunteers helping with the Ruritan’s community center building roof. Their assistance is greatly appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pierson have announced the engagement of daughter Phoebe Jewell to Bruce David Williamson of Proctorville, Ohio. The wedding is planned for March 25 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where they plan to reside. Lisa Stuart, expecting her third child the end of February, was showered with baby gifts on Saturday. The shower was given by her sister, Teresa Jones, at the home of her mother Cathy Smith. One of the special guests attend By CA'IHY UK! SMITH PWa« 937-5024 * ing was a childhood friend and classmate Bonnie Smith Meadows of Midland and her mother Mrs. Barbara Smith of Nokesville, both of whom Lisa had not seen for several years. Other special guests included childhood friends/neighbors Nancy Cowne and Marian and Shemae Coo perrider of Nokesville. Mrs. Cooperrider was Lisa’s piano teacher. Other special guests included Jo Mills of Culpeper; Amy Smith of Front Royal; Maggie Smith of Linden; Machelle Smith of Sperryville and Laura Hicks of Haymarket and Mary Bums of Warrenton. Birthday wishes go out to Micky. Stuart who celebrated her special day on Feb. 3. Happy Anniversary to Chris and Tighe Pearson who will celebrate their anniversary on Feb. 14. Have a great week and call me with your news at 937-5024. Kiser Continued from page 3 in which the inventors, scientists and engineers have worked. We learn of Elizabeth Birman’s Jnnovation Fund, a Hungarian state-financed venture-capitol arrangement which was set up to make business developments possible. He associates Ms. Birman with Agnes Cseresnyes, managing director of a banking joint venture and Susanna Olah, general manager of Biotechnika, a company organized to take advantage of the research results of Szeged Research Center, a complex of four research institutes of biophysics, genetics, biochemistry and plant physiology. The ingenuity of these women, as examples, have made the development of private enterprises in Hungary successful. The scientific and engineering work of others in East Germany, Czechoslovakia anththe USSR in the fields of chemistry, metallurgy, medical research,'felfectronic physics and machine tool engineering is examined through the lives of Otto Wichterle, Manfred von Ardenne, and Vladimir Kabaidze. Most of us are satisfied to employ the results of modern technology without feeling the slightest need to \ FAUQUIER UWSEFT* ADVERTISING DEADLINES LOCAL DISPLAY ADVERTISING Rappahannock News Ads Tuesday, 12 Noon Combo Ads (one or more papers) Monday, 3 p.m. Real Estate Combo Ads Friday, 4 p.m. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Rappahannock News Tuesday, 12 Noon Horse & Farm Monday, 12 Noon Combo Classified Display Monday, 3 p.m. Combo Word Ads I Monday, 5 p.m. discover what or whose efforts have made our highly artificial lives possible, whether the results were home or foreign grown. We read references to technology transfer to foreign countries from the US, and what harm may come to us if we reveal our secrets to the Japanese, the USSR or whomever. Not until John Kiser’s book have we been asked to consider the technology debts we owe to others. Mr. Kiser’s work is remarkable in two respects: It conveys information about people and subjects, foreign but so interesting that one doesn’t want to put the book down, and we begin to grasp the wealth of scientific and enineering resources that the communist countries have to build upon as they struggle to redesign their governments. John and Linda Kiser have a home near Slate Mills. Mr. Kiser will speak on Friday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Gay Street Theater, co-sponsored by RAAC and the Rappahannock County Public Library. A previous date was postponed from Jan. 8 owing to snow. Mr. Kiser is traveling in Czechoslovakia and the USSR and will have fresh impressions to relate as well as his ideas on what may be in store. Payment plan offered for P-E customers Potomac Edison offers special payment schedules for customers who may have difficulty paying their electric bills because of higher energy usage during December’s record cold weather. “We want customers to call us if they’re having trouble paying their electric bills,” said Southern Division Manager Bill Cowden of the company’s Winchester office. “Then, we’ll work with them to set up a special payment schedule. They may be interested in signing up for our average payment plan.” With the average payment plan, customers pay about the same amount each billing period, so that high and low bills are averaged across the year. The plan also helps customers budget for their energy expenses, Mr. Cowden said. Customers may want to call Potomac Edison’s toll-free number (800) 664-3317 to talk about a special payment schedule or to request booklets about insulation, energy-efficient appliances and other methods for saving energy during the winter months. Some tips for saving energy and reducing electric bills include: • Lowering the thermostat, to save three percent on heating use for each degree the setting is reduced. Keep in mind the dangers of hypothermia, especially if a family member is older than 60, younger than two or physically disabled. Cool temperatures from 60 to 65 degrees can cause the body temperature to drop. • Cleaning and replacing furnace or heat pump filters, to help the unit operate as efficiently and cheaply as possible. • Keeping doors closed and covering windows. • Taking advantage of the sun’s warmth by opening draperies and blinds of south-facing windows, but closing them at dark or on cold, gray days. • Considering the installation of an add-on heat pump, which is the most energy-efficient heating system, with the added benefit of air conditioning in the summer. Heart Attack. Fight it with a Memorial gift to the American Heart Association. THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL PROGRAM. 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You can depend on CenteL I Hubert C. Jenkins Mr. Hubert Carson (Chip) Jenkins, 34, of Madison, died January 31, at his residence. He was employed by The Potomac Edison in Madison as a lineman. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carson Je..kins of Madison; two sisters, Mrs. Debbie Lamb of Rochelle and Ms. Dianne Jenkins of Madison; his grandmother, Mrs. Albert J. Sisk ofSperryville; and a number of nieces and one nephew. Funeral services were held at Beth Carr Baptist Church, Madison, February 3, with the Rev. Wertie B. Turner officiating. Interment was in Woodville Cemetery. The family suggests that flowers or memorial contributions be made to Beth Carr Baptist Church. Clore Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Marie Cooke Mrs. Marie Whorton Cooke, 69, of Culpeper, died February 4, at the University of Virginia Hospital. A native of Rappahannock County, she was the daughter of the late James Edward and Ida McFar land Whorton. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Culpeper. She is survived by two sons, Willie E. Whorton of Rapidan and Roger J. Cooke of Culpeper; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Harry Whorton and Marshall Whorton, both of Culpeper. A funeral was held February 6, at Geest-Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. William Smith officiated. Interment was in Hillcrest Memory Gardens. Judith K. Henry Judith Kay Henry, 45, of Front Royal, died Jan. 31 in Warren Memorial Hospital. A funeral was held Feb. 3 at the Tumer-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal with the Rev. James Burke and the Rev. John Burke officiating. Burial was in the Burke family cemetery in Rappahannock County. Mrs. Henry was born April 26, 1944, in Front Royal, daughter of Ora Burke Lillard Christaldi of Linden and the late Joseph Conner Lillard. She was employed at Pizza Hut in Front Royal. Support group for elderly's caregivers People who care for elderly or disabled persons are invited to join a support group for caregivers. Offered by Culpeper Memorial Hospital, the group will begin meeting Thursday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the hospital boardroom. The group will meet on the last Thursday of each month. “It is apparent that a support group is needed in our area for care' givers for many illnesses as well as Alzheimers,” said Patty GardnerJackson, MSW, LCSW, CMH social worker. “Our first meeting will con cem the needs of the caregiver.” Leading other programs will be social worker, Nancy Wells, and Susan Carter, RN. Topics addressed will include needs of the caregiver, community resources, safety issues concerning the home and the patient, and evaluating various disease processes. Guest speakers may discuss pertinent topics such as strokes, Alzheimers, and MS. Any caregiver interested in attending or needing more information may contact Family Care Home Care at (703) 829-4140. Social Security cards prompt „ , many questions A recent survey by Social Security of its offices and teleservice centers across the country showed that the most frequently asked questions were ones related to Social Security cards, according to Bruce A. Hundley, Social Security office manager in Culpeper. Questions asked about how to get a Social Security card, how to replace a lost card, and how to change a person’s name shown on the card. Mr. Hundley said that a person who requests a new Social Security number must fill out an application form and furnish at least two pieces of evidence. The documents must show a person s identity, date of birth, and U.S. citizenship, or lawful alien status. An applicant for a replacement card needs evidence of identity, but does not need to prove his or her date of birth. A foreignbom person needs to prove his or her citizenship or lawful alien status. A birth or baptismal certificate can be used to establish date of birth. Some examples of other acceptable evidence of identity include a marriage record, alien registration card (“green card”), driver’s license, voter registration card, and school record. Only original documents, or After Christmas, G&M put Sale prices on each new Piano and Organ. Now, during this month of February you will see another tad showing an Additional % Off. The result can be Hundreds of Dollars in Savings Now! Look for this Sale tag on all oyr new • PIANOS • ORGANS and • ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS G&M's Name Brands Yamaha Clavinova Disklavier Wurlitzer Kimball Casio and more! ''February sale ta<T* Take An Additional 10% to 20% OFF! Until February 28tti Your Name Brand Leader' MUSIC CENTER, INC. 38 W. Boecawen St., Downtown Wine ha star Just otf tha Mall Phono 703-662-3838 Evening hours by appointment copies certified by the issuing agency can be used. Uncertified photocopies are not acceptable. It takes about two weeks to get a Social Security card, Mr. Hundley Said. Anyone with questions about applying for a Social Security number should call toll free, (800) 2345SSA. The Culpeper Social Security office is located at 806 North Main Street. It is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Surviving in addition to her mother and her husband, Massie N. Henry of Front Royal, two daughters, Sharon Kay Henry and Jessica Lee Henry both at home; one son, Jason Massie Henry at home; one step-daughter, Diane Lynn Foster of Front Royal; three brothers, Charles Lillard and Kenneth Lillard both of Summers, Arkansas, and Anthony Christaldi of Linden; and one step-granddaughter. Pallbearers were Charles Lillard, Kenny Roper, Doug Bedwell, Anthony Christaldi, Lisa Christaldi, Gordon Foster. Honorary pallbearers were Hoover Foster, Clay Estes, Mike Beatley, Marvin Arthur, Vincent Burke and Raymond Burke. Herman Terhune Mr. Herman Ramsey Terhune, 89, of Mockingbird Hill, Viewtown, died February 4, at his residence. He was a native of New York and had lived in Amissville. Mr. Terhune was a member of Amissville Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, F. Pauline Terhune of Viewtown; one son, Stephen John Terhune of Bowie, Md., two daughters, Virginia Burton of Bowie, Md., Joanne Hanson of Lanham, Md.; six grandchildren, Deborah, Terri, Tamera, Richard, John and Stephen; and three great-grandchildren. ^His parents were the late John A. and Migonette Bogert Terhune. A funeral service was held at the Amissville Baptist Church February 7. The Rev. Thomas Everett and the Rev. Sidney F. Rodriquez officiated. Interment was in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Amissville Ruritan Club. Clore Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thoughtful Service” Phone 825-2361 Culpeper CEMETERY MEMORIALS CULPEPER FUNERAL HOME • Licensed Director on premises 24 hours • Advanced Funeral planning available • Cemetery monuments •Family owned & operated 800 James Madison Highway Culpeper, Virginia 825-3530 Sam Found, Licensed Director SNOOPY’S 1 LOVE BOUQUET | for | VALENTINES DAY I Assorted Valentine Balloons \ ROSES $45.00 per dozen i while supplies last 1 Order Early for Best Selections . 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Fiber in diet has many benefits By HELEN W. SMITH Horn* Extension Agent Our grandparents called it “roughage” or “bulk” in the diet. Today we use the term “fiber” or “complex carbohydrates.” But, it’s not a new concept. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates urged the baking of bread with flour containing bran for its salutary effect on the bowels. ” Scientific difinitions of fiber vary, but generally fiber refers to the part of plant cells that can’t be digested. Dietary fiber is a part of plants; it gives each plant cell its outer structure. Foods vary in the amounts and kinds of fiber they contain. Health Benefits Fiber was once a far more common part of the American diet. But over the years more refined foods have replaced many of the higher fiber foods we used to ei\joy such as fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads and cereals. While much more research is needed to clearly define the role of fiber in the diet, some of the current research has been convincing enough fo- the U.S. Dept, of Agri culture to advise the public to include in with its diet adequate amounts of starch and fiber. In the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the two federal agencies in 1980 and recently reaffirmed, the following was given about fiber: “The average American diet is relatively low in fiber. Eating more food high in fiber tends to reduce the symptoms of chronic constipation, diverticulosis, and some types of irritable bowel. There is also concern that low-fiber diets might increase the risk of developing cancer of the colon, but whether this is true or not is not yet known. ” The benefits of eating at variety of foods with adequate fiber are important: With little or no calories, dietary fiber supplies roughage and bulk that help satisfy the appetite and keep the digestive system running smoothly. The health value of different fibers varies, however. Water soluble fibers seem to help lower blood pressure and cholesterol and stabilize blood sugar. Water insoluble fibers seem to help prevent constipation and are useful in the treatment of diverticulosis and other digestive disorders. Oats and dried beans are particularly good sources of water soluble fibers, although they contain water insoluble fibers, too. Wheat bran is one of the best sources of water insoluble fiber. A Healthy Balance Don’t go overboard in consuming fiber. Large doses of fiber may result in nutritional deficiencies because some fibers can bind with iron, zinc, and other minerals to make them unavailable to the body. Any attempt to increase fiber consumption above usual levels should be undertaken gradually. Individual tolerances for fiber vary — an adequate amount for one person may produce distressing side effects in another. Fiber in Foods It’s easy to include fiber in your I USDA Choice Beef T-BONE OR PORTERHOUSE STEAK SUN. 11 TUE5. 6 WED. 7 THUR 8 SfiT. 10 Prices in this ad good Monday, Feb. 5 thru Sunday, Feb. 11, 1990. »»um cxtr a Lea Mnrl R ?ORk Loin zpyrniiiff"'"' n\l Extra Lean M Extra Lean Bone-In COUNTRY STYLE PORK RIBS Frozen Grade A 4-7 Lbs. Average TURKEY BREAST Valentine I Plants \ Mums ; Tulips Daffodils Hyacinths qp Qp qp qp Thompson" ^ ^ Seedless GRAPES / Snow White 4 CAULIFLOWER1 Deli Bonus Buy! Gourmet TURKEY BREAST Good at deli/bakeries only 2 Liter - Diet Coke, Caffeine Free Diet Coke COKE CLASSIC 99* 2 Liter ■ Diet Sprite Sprite 1.09 6.25 Uz - Swanson SAUSAGE & EGG 750 GLENN ELLEN SAUVIGNON BLANC, WHITE ZINF $3.69 120Z. MILLER 12PK. CANS REGULAR, LITE, GEN. DRAFT $5.49 6 Pak - 4 Oz. Reg./Natural/ Cinnamon - Mott’s APPLE SAUCE $159 MOTTO 6-MK Me 16 Oz. Cut Or French Style Green Beans/17 Oz. Whole Kernel Or Cream Style Corn/17 Oz. Sweet Green Peas DEL MONTE VEGETABLES, 6 Pack - 4 Oz. Strawberry-Blackberry/Blueberry-Raspberry/Straw- berry/Blueberry-Raspberry/Strawberry-Banana Cholesterol Free LIGHT N’ LIVELY YOGURT ? $179 I 11.9 Oz. - Corn Flakes/ 10.5 Oz. - Raisin Bran KELLOGG’S CEREAL 10 Oz. - Merico BIG FLAKY BISCUITS Tropicana - Pure Premium ORANGE JUICE - ■- , ■ • •••' ■ . • • - - (s a Food Lion conveniently located near y< - •- - = * - l“*""«Tniii Virginia 22186 „ -#... pi.in. a■ ivi ^ a.ill.“9.IT1. HOME ECONOMICS diet if you eat whole-grain breads and cereals and plenty of fruits and vegetables. High fiber foods include whole-grain versions of bread, cereal and pasta, dried beans, nuts and seeds. Foods low in fiber are dairy products, meats, fish, poultry, refined (white) grain products, sweeteners, fats and oils. On an ounce-for-ounce basis, compared to whole grains, vegetables and fruits have less fiber because of their high water content. And not all vegetables are high in fiber. Lettuce, for example, has little fiber, while peas have a great deal. Whole Wheat Carrot Banana Bread This quick bread is delicious as well as nutritious. It’s fortified with vitamins, minerals and fiber because it’s made from whole wheat flour, plus grated carrots and mashed banana. 1/2 cup margarine 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup mashed banana 1 cup shredded carrots 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Beat margarine. Add sugar; beat till fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine dry ingredients. Add alternately with banana to sugar mixture, beating after each addition. Fold in carrots and nuts. Pour into two greased 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. The following recipe is one that a friend served on New Year’s Day since black-eyed peas are a traditional food to “bring good luck” during the year. It’s also a good, hearty stew for this cold winter weather we’ve been having. Beefy Black-eyed Soup r' 2 pounds ground beef 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/4 cup flour 2 quarts water 1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes 1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen black-eyed peas Chopped onion 1 cup diced carrots 1 cup chopped celery 2 This, beef-flavored 1/2 boullion 1 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder Brown ground beef and green pepper. Drain. Melt butter in Dutch oven; add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook one minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add water, cook until bubbly. Stir in beef mixture and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 45 minutes. Yield: 4 1/2 quarts. This recipe for Rice-Bean Salad is from the American Heart Association. It is seasoned with spices and lemon juice and is low in sodium in addition to being fiber-rich. Curried Rice-Bean Salad 3 cups cooked, long grain white rice 1 1/2 cups unsalted cooked white or red kidney beans 4 green onions (scallions), thinly sliced 1/2 green pepper, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon of lemon j uice 3/4 teaspoon curry powder Pepper to taste Combine rice, beans, onions, green pepper, celery and parsley. Toss to mix. Combine remaining ingredients and blend thoroughly with rice mixture. This mixture ckn be served loose in a lettuce-lined bowl. Or it can be pressed into a 5-cup ring mold, chilled, unmolded and brought back to room temperature just before serving. Fill center of ring with cherry tomatoes or watercress. Serve with slices of lemon so each person can squeeze a bit of lemon over the salad. Some may want to a stronger lemon flavor. Yield: 6 servings. The following recipe for bran muffins is a quantity recipe that keeps 6-8 weeks in the refrigerator. It makes a lot so if you are a one or two-person household, I recommed y6u make half a recipe. This recipe makes good tasting muffins and is convenient to keep on hand. The muffins can also be baked in a microwave oven. The Rappahannock County Extension Office offers 4-H programs for children and teenagers with a wide variety of interests. For more information, call 675-3619.

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Your Action Number 675-3338 Antiques 1 SPERRYVILLE ANTIQUE MARKET Open Friday - Monday 10a.m. - 5p.m. • Antiques • Collectibles • Glass • Frames • Antique Clocks • Collectible Artwork • Civil War Prints We buy, sell and take consignments For information call 703/987-8050 or 703/987-8180 Auctions 2 Auction: Auction February 10th, 10a.m., Brown's Lumber & Supply. 19-21 By-pass, Beckley, WV. Forklift, fixtures, lumber, supplies, electrical, plumbing, tools. Monroe Meadows Auctioneer #53. 304/464-7043. Business 3 Opportunities Bs Your Own Boss - National manufacturer needs local person to service 100% natural juice route. Best one-man business ever. No selling. No overhead. Must have $14,400 secured 100% by inventory. $55,000 very possible first year. This could make you independent. First time offer, for details call 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. 1-800/633-1740. Electrical contractor - Richmond, Virginia. Have state of Virginia Class A License and expertise for any size job. 35 years experience. 804/737-0065 after 5p.m. Vending Routes for sale - all cash income. 100% guaranteed return on $16,500 investment. Prime locations. $150-$300 per machine, per week, call Jack 1-800-955-7901. Vending Route - Handling Nabisco, Keebler & Fritolay. No selling involved. National census shows average gross earnings of $3,400 per month. Approximately 8 hours per week. $8,000 to $16,000 cash needed for equipment. Call 1-800-476-3018.24 hours. Perm Equip. 10 end Supplies Hey Bales - Round, 1,000 lb. mixed Orchard Grass, Clover, Alfalfa. Price by quality and volume. Flint Hill/ Ben Venue. 703/6753761. Hey for sale. High quality. Round and square bales. Call 703/937-5160. Farm Equip. 10 and Supplies Agricultural Sprayer suitable for agribusiness, orchards, etc. Heavy duty sprayer, 500 gal. speed sprayer, comes with its own old farm truck. Asking $995 or best offer. Both truck and sprayer run well. 703-667-0531. Ford Tractor, good shape, new 5’ heavy duty bushhog and heavy duty 7' scraper blade, 703/937-2121. Hay (or sale - 600 pound round bales. $10. No loading, no deliveries. Old Hollow, Sperryville. 703/9878207. Hay For Sals. Orchard grass and clover. Square bales. $1.50 a bale. Also hay for mulch. Huntly. 703/635-1308. Hutch hay. ,50c a bale. In bam. Call 703/937-5167. Firewood 12 For Sale Firewood. $95 a cord. Call 703/987-8796. Seasoned Oak Firewood 3 cords lor $265., 2 cords $190., 1 cord $100. Delivered. Call evenings 304822-4195. Garden 14 Equip, ft Produce Lawn & Garden Equipment Winter Service Specials - Parts discount, special pricing, 1/2 price pick-up out of town. Call Swan's Shop and make an appointment with Mike Rhoades for Special Savings on All makes Now!) 703/825-8371 or 1-8008189. ---wr Happy Ada 20 Happiness Is shopping Babyland, Weems Lane, Pineville Plaza, Winchester, VA 22601 703-6651899. Specializing in baby furniture and accessories. Household 24 Items for Sale Large Admiral 220 V. AC (can cool whole floor) $100; Gibson upright freezer $100; Smith-Corona portable electric typewriter $50; IBM Selectric typewriter $75; Eureka 4person tent $75; 2 sleeping bags with inflatable mattresses $25 each; camp Stove $25. 703/675-3046. Instruction 25 Become ■ Paralegal, Nationally accredited. Attorney instructed, home study, established 1976, financial aid, free catalog. 1800-669-2555, Southern Career Institute, Drawer 2158, Baco Raton, Florida 33427. Lost and 41 Found Female beagle puppy. Black, white and brown. Light tan collar. Woodville area. 703/9878852. Misc. for 42 Sale/Rent Grove Taxidermy. Whitetail deer specialist. Call 703/832-3131. Happy Jack Trivermldde: Recognized safe & effective by U.S. Bureau of Veterinary medicine against hook, round & tapeworms in dogs & cats. At better feed & Drug stores. Oliver 55 farm tractor with 5' bush hog, $2,500 for both. Calf after 6pm 703/987-8940. SAW Model 659,9MM pistol. New condition. Holster, 2 extra clips, clip pouch. $500. Call 703/364-2533 after 6p.m. Two Ashley Wood stoves $50 and $85. Call 703/6753108. Wolff Tanning Bods - Commercial-home units from $199.00. Lamps-Lotions-Accessories. Monthly payments low as $18.00. Call today free color catalog 1-800/228-6292. White Pines - Amissville area - $1 per ft. - you dig. 703/937-4092 or 703/3470234. PHOTOGRAPHS Permanent prints of the STAFF PICTURES which appear in the Rappahannock News can be ordered from the News Office. Prices are $15 for 5x7 and $25 for 8x10. 703/675-3338 Miac. 43 Wanted Old Oriental Rugs wanted. Call toll free 1-800-3433843 or 703-548-5882. CLASSIFIED ORDER BLANK Name___ AddressCity_State_Zip- City_State_ZipClassification- ClassificationCopy--—- Copy--— run:___weeks. $2 charge per week for mailing box number replies. MAIL TO: The Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 Attn: Classified Adv. Dept. • RATES (per insertion) Classified Word Ad: 20 words (or less).$4.85 15c each additional word Classified Display: Per column inch.$5.90 Tributes & Thanks: $7.00 minimum ($3.50/ inch) Mobile Home*- 44 Sale/Rent Carpal Layer has thousands of yards of carpet left over from new homes. $9.98 a yard installed. Stainmaster and more. Minimum 40 yards. Call Hugh D. Fuller, Carpetman, 703-538-5324. Genealolgy Program* for IBM/ compatible PC's. Organize family tree. Display ancestors, immediate family, descendants. Display, print, exchange files. Call 703-430-8360. Mobil* Horn* For Sale 1988, like new with a/c and shed must see to appreciate. Call 703/439-1279 or 703/439-8595. Nikon Camera* FM2 body, MD-12 motor drive, 50mm 1.8 lens, and 28mm Nikkor. $650 for the above package. FM body - $200. 35- 105mm Nikkor $300. Call Vicki. Days, 703-777-1111, and evenings 7(8-435-7493. Virginia Mobil* Homes... used homes $1,900 and up, new homes single, two or three bedroom, double. All prices negotiable. Located at Ftt.29 Bypass and Rt.666 Culpeper, 703/8252446. Main office 9720 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA. 703/273-5448; Woodbridge 703/494-1398. $868 Swimming Pools $868. Warehouse Clearance of new 1989 pools, 24' x 32' completely installed. Includes huge deck, ladder, fencing, filter and skimmer. Financing available. Other pools available. Call toll free 24 hours 1-800-523-0400. American Pools by an American Company. Personals 47 i. Cookie Diet! Lose weight with new high fiber, oat bran cookies - 3 flavors - taste great - expanding nationwide - be first distributor in yourarea. Call 804-7582423. Weight loss • Safe, effective, affordable group weight loss program in your home, office, dnurch, club, etc. Write Diet Partners 4145 Fayetteville Rd., Lumberton, NC 28358. Convalescent Aida Walkers, hospital beds, commodes, etc. Loaned free of charge for as long as needed by anyone in Rapp. County. 703/687-6248, 703/675-3765,703/937-5686 or 703/675-3602 Pets 50 Free to good homes. German shepherd/ husky mix puppies - male and female. 703/439-2585. German Shepherd Pups. Import parents. Sire: LG Sieger V1 Eros v. Roding SctiH 3. Dam: V Wenke v. der Radsieksbeeke SchH 2. $500. 703/675-3978. Lost: Pet Registry. Call 703/987-8045, leave message. 2 Female Pot-bellied piglets. 7 weeks old. $1,500 each. 1 Adult female potbellied pig, $1,500. 1 Adult male pot-oellied pig, $700. 1 male Uama, 1V4 years old, $1.500.703/594-2912. Rentals- 60 Apartments 0ns Bedroom Apartment in Remington, 25 minutes from IBM. Available Feb. 1. $475. 703/547-2556. Remodeled Bam, 1,000 sq. ft. on working farm between Sperryville and Washington. Bedroom, living room, El kitchen, bathroom. Available now. $500/ month. Call 703/987-8613. Rentals- 62 Houses SmaN House In secluded valley near Flint Hill. 2 bedrooms, bath, living/ dining, kitchen, ceiling fan, air conditioning. wood stove/ fireplaoe, basement storage, carport, deck overlooking woods. Complete road maintenance. Pets welcome. $600 plus utilities. Security deposit, references. Reply to P.O. Box 59-PP, Washington, Va. 22747. Rentals- 62 Houses Detaplane - 3 bedroom stone farm house, easy access to 1-66, large yard and garden, central heat, garage and storage building. $800/ month. Available immediately. Call 703/3642295 days; 703/937-4461 evenings. House For Rant in Bealeton/ Opal area. Rambler with 3 bdrm, 2 baths, central heat and air, washer/ dryer hook up. Available March 1st. No Pets. 1 Year lease required, $850/ month plus utilities. Call after 7pm 703/439-2784 if no answer call 703/347-3133. Immediate Occupancy Fauquier County, 2 bedroom country cottage, on large farm with outdoor privileges. Log kitchen, living room with cathedral ceiling and fireplace, electric heat and wood stove, washer/ dryer, $600/ month, references requred. Call 703/364-1348. Ryans'* Stable and silo apartment for rent in The Plains area. 11 stall bam, hay storage & 3 fenced paddocks. Silo apartment - room for 2. $953/ month. Call Alera at Mt. Vernon Armfield, 1-703/687-6395. Small farmhouse, 70 acres +, nearSperryville. Rent $600/ month. Call 703/364-1622 before 9pm. faree bedroom,9 acres, oil heat/ woodstove, available immediately, $700/ month, plus 1 month security deposit. Close to Warrenton. Call 703/369-0900. Rentals- 64 Land Pasture For Rent for approximately 50 or 60 cows or 125 steers. Call 703/6753429. Roommates- 70 Wanted/Available House To Share - female non-smgker to share house on horse farm. Bring your horse. $300 per month plus 1/3 electric. 703/937-5600. Service#- 71 Business Auto Insurance - Auto insurance rate too high) Call Marc Weaver, Agent for a rate. 703/825-8683. Going Away? Protect your home. Housesitting available by the day or week. Reasonable rates. References available upon request. Call 703/347-9019 after 6p.m. and weekends. Honest, reliable cleaning of your home or office, weekly, bi-weekly or for a special occassion. Reasonable rates. Call Jocelyn 703/439-1199. OM Black and white photos copied, reasonable prices. Hand-coloring available. Cindy Mahan, 703675-3837. Secretarial Services - typing, shorthand, word processing, legal and medical specialties. Reasonable rates. Telephone, 703/6753728. PIANO TUNING: Work guaranteed 30 years ftill time Warren Emerson Dennis Call collect, Amissvtlle, Va. (703) 937-5857 PULLEN'S ELECTRICAL A PLUMBUM State Licensed Hew St Old Work Pump Installation Free Estimates on New Work 703-675-3249 T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIZING in Customer Satisfaction and CUSTOM built homes, LOG homes and RENOVATIONS OimAUcom 703/987-8043 HAPPY' VAl.EKT!Ji£ k DAY . C * Rentals - Houses 62 Ryans’s Stable and Silo Apartment For Rent The Plains area 11 stall bam, hay storage & 3 fenced paddocks. Silo apartment -room for 2. $953/ month Call Alera at Mt. Vernon Armfield 1-703/687-6395 Services - Basin esa 71 PC’s Not Right? Call ON-SITE for Computers and Printers • Custom Systems and peripherals - below retail •Repairs at your location • Service on most systems • b hour response time • Preventative maintenance contracts available Mon. - Fri. 8-6 (703) 937-2165* ®be fcappaijannocfeiietos now offers FAX MACHINE SERVICES (Any U.S. Destination) To send information: $5.00- first page $2.00- each additional page To receive information: $4.00- first page $1.00- each additional page tZPbt &appat)annock ihtod Main St., Washington, VA. 703/675-3338 Facsimilie: 703/675-3088 Services- 71 Business Experienced and Fully Insured Modem Equipment Chimney Lining ® l» yartnmuD Arrttcr BRUCE VIERLING 703/675-3508 Services 72 Farm Equine behavior evaluation and modification specializing in problem horses. One day service. Lasting results. Nervous, vicious, stubborn, rearing, kicking, buckers, bad loaders. Red Revelle. 703/672-0724. Services- 73 Home Improvement mm Interior and Exterior painting. Free estimates. Call Gary Bright, 703/987-9164. Sanding & refinishing hardwood floors. Reasonable rates. Call Roger 703/635-2558. Top quality custom painting and staining - interior and exterior. Call for free estimate. A M. Campbell 703/439-2382. Woodacapes. Custom decks, wooden retaining walls, walkways, patios and terraces. Free estimates and extensive portfolio. Licensed and insured. Call 703/439-1476. B fit B BUILDERS OF VIRGINIA, INC. Specializing in decks, additions & remodeling 18 years experience No job too small Call after 8p.m., 703/937-6280 Brown ft Son Flooring Carpet Vinyl Tile over 12 years experience Free Estimates Call 703/675-3118 GOLDEN BOUGH BUILDERS Home Improvements Additions • Kitchens Decks • Bathrooms •Garages Custom Finish Work Bonded & Insured Call 703/937-4102 NEED ROOF TRUSSES OR MANUFACTURED HOUSING? BUY DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY AND SAVE FIRST COLONY HOMES Calverton, VA 1-703/788-4222 Services- 74 Personal American Retirement Home* - $800-$2400 includes room, board, utilities, 24 hr. nurse assisted ambulatory non-ambulatory care. Charlottesville, Lexington, Norfolk, Clifton Forge, Emporia, Danville, South Hill, Tappahannock. 1-800/999-6637. A wonderful family experience. Australian, European, Scandinavian, Japanese high school exchange students arriving in August. Become a host family/ American Intercultural Student Exchange. Call 1-800/SIBLING. Cash Loan* - Personal, business, credit cards, debt consolidation, no collateral or co-signers. Bad or no credit accepted. 516/2435035, Bankers Financial, 721 Church St., Medina, New York 14103. Tributes 77 In Memory Henry M. Dennis Sr. In memory of our beloved Henry M. Dennis Sr. who passed away on February 13.1983. You are eternal in our love, as we are eternal in yours. Always as one, Henry Jr., Donna & Juanita Business 78 Notices NOTICE Advertising published in this newspaper is accepted with the understanding that it will meet the criteria of the standards of a family newspaper. Advertising is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services as offered are accurately described and arc available to customers at the advertised price. Advertising that does not conform to these standards, or that is deceptive or misleading is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards, we ask that you inform us. Bids* 79 Proposals INVITATION TO BIO The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors hereby invites all interested contractors to submit bids to provide all labor and materials for completion of a 1,764 s.f. addition to the Rappahannock County Jail. The addition contains two stories (each of ao proximately 616 gross square feet) and a basement. The project is located within the Historic District of the Town of Washington, Virginia, with frontage along Gay Street and Mt. Salem •Avenue. The addition is to be built in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by LAWRENCE & LAWRENCE, P C. dated February 9, 1990, or such later addenda as the Architect may issue. No plumbing or HVAC drawings are provided and the Contractor is to submit Sub-contractor design and concept proposals to Architect for Review and Approval. The addition shall be equipped with sprinklers for the basement and kitchen (Second Floor) levels. Sprinklers may be connected to the existing sprinkler system serving the existing jail. All work shall conform with the 1987 Uniform Statewide Building Code, as amended, and the 1978 edition of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Guide for Minimum Standards in Planning, Design, and Construction of Jail Facilities. A pre-bid conference will be held for those interested on Friday, March 2, 1990, at the Rappahannock County jail facility in Washington. Sets of plans are available for a non-refundable fee of $75.00 by contacting the Architect at the below address. The bidding procedures for competitive sealed bidding provided by the Virginia Public Procurement Act, Section 11-37 of the Code of Virginia, 1950 (as amended), shall apply. Reference should be made to§ 11-57 and 11-58 of the Code of Virginia with re Bids 4c 79 Proposals pard to Bid Bond and Performance Bond requirements. Sealed bids, to include references, should be submitted to the office of the Architect (LAWRENCE & LAWRENCE, P C., 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 500, Warrenton, VA 22186) so as to be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 15. 1990. At this time, bids will be opened and publicly read. To be acceptable, a bid must state a fixed price, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the bidder, and must be signed by the bidder. Rappahannock County reserves the right to reject any, or all, bids. BY ORDER OF: John W. McCarthy County Administrator The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service's Rappahannock County Office in Washington is seeking a new office location within the boundaries of Washington, Virginia. This office requires 800 to 1100 feet of net useable, high quality office space. Call 703/6753616 for a copy of the solicitation. Solicitations shall be placed no later than March 7,1990. Legal Notices 80 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PURSUANT to Section 12.1-10 ot the Rappahannoctfe.County Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.1431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 5, 1990, at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following application(s): SPECIAL EXCEPTION #89-12-03 J. Clifford Miller, Miller Mfg. Co. P. O. Box 141, Richmond, VA 23201, desires to divide an approximate two acre parcel from his farm on property zoned ’RR" Rural Residential for the purpose of constructing a dwelling: house is to be located on the southside of Rt. 211. Property located in Piedmont District between U.S. Rt. 211/522 and Rt. 1002, containing 370.93 acres, Tax Map 36, Parcel 71. Article 3, Section 3.4-2 (B) A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 1990, at 7:30 p.m., at the Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 15.1-9, if any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, address, P. O. Box 222, Washington, Virginia 22747-022 in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator Rappahannock County Services - Personal 74 PEGGY’S HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES We Do Houses and Offices We work weekly, biweekly, monthly and on a 1 time basis Let Us Put a Smile in housekeeping while you enjoy the important things. Fiee estimates Please call 1-800/446-9073 Legal Notices 80 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PURSUANT to Section 12.1-10 of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.1431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at 9:00 a.m., at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following applications: SPECIAL USE #90-02-03 Mrs. Arland Welch, P.O. Box 24, Flint Hill, VA 22627, desires to construct a building for use as a post office facility for the Huntly Post Office, on an existing parcel of approximately 105.62 acres; no new lot to be created. Use . allowed under Section 3.3-3(C); land is zoned "A" Agricultural and is Tax Map 5, Parcel 160. A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am. to 4:30 p.m. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 5.1-9, if any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, P.O. Box 222, Washington, Virginia, 22747-022, in advance thereof. -* By: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator Board of Zoning Appeals RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PURSUANT to Section 12.1-10 of the Rappahannoch County Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.1431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals tor Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at 9:00 a m., at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following applications: SU # 90-02-01 Application by Mrs. Virginia Dodson to construct a family apartment in a separate building on her property for use by her daughter. Tax Map 59, Parcel 2D. Zoned ’A” Agricultural containing approximately three (3) acres. Use allowed under Section 3.3-1 (L). A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 5.1-9, if any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, P.O. Box 222, Washington, Virginia, 22747-022, in advance thereof. By: John W McCarthy Zoning Administrator Board of Zoning Appeals VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM EUGENE LYNN, JR. NOTICE OF TAKING PROOF OF DEBTS AND DEMANDS Having been requested by Jane Chase Neal, Counsel for Pamela W. Lynn, Administratrix of the Estate of William Eugene Lynn, Jr., and having determined that it is appropriate to appoint a time and place for receiving proof of debts and demands against said decedent, or his estate, all persons interested are hereby notified that I have fixed the 22nd day of February, 1990 at 9:00 A.M. as the time, and my office at the Court House in Washington, Virginia, as the place for taking proof of such debts and demands. Given under my hand this 1st day of February, 1990. James W. Fletcher Commissioner of Accounts

Legal 80 Notices RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PURSUANT to Section 12.1 10 of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.1431 of the I960 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia will hold the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following application(s): SPECIAL EXCEPTION #90-01-01 Application by Dr. & Mrs. Berkley L. Rish, to create a golf course and supporting facilities; swimming pool, riding stable, tennis courts, lodge/ club house of up to twenty (20) rooms, with resturant Also to provide five individual homesites on land zoned "C" Conservation. Property zoned "A". Agricultural and "C" Conservation Uses allowed under Section 3.34 (A) '(Country Club/ Golf Course); 3.34 (E) (Retreat/ Lodge Resort), and 3 4-2 (residential lots) Tax Map 50, Parcel 11, containing approximately 138 acres. A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zbning Office and available tor puDtic inspection, wonday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 2 i 1990. at 7:30 p.m., at the Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuantto Section 15.1-9. if any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, address. P.O Box 222, Washington, Virginia 22747-022 in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator Rappahannock CountyReal Estate- 82 Sale by Owner Shenandoah National Park borders 5 acres ;pen' woods, Mt views babbling brook. $35,000. Amissville aiea: good location, 5 a:res mostly elevated .pen. views, $69,500; Madison County, spacious ‘jrmhouse i.7 acres out buildings. $82,600 owner agent, 703/675-3777, 703/937-4388. Real Estate- 83 Per Sale Homes of quality - built on your lot, brick, cedar or vinyl ranchers, 2 stories & Capes starting as low as $37,200 No down payment required, excellent financing. Free color brochures. Call toll free Richmond 1-800-4687310; Fredericksburg 1-800-468-7320; Harrisonburg 1-800-468-7330. Nationwide Modular Homes Wholesale. Immediate delivery. Norwood Construction Inc. Call 703/788-4570. Warrenton - French Provencial brick ranch on 3/4 acre superbly landscaped lot with 2 car garage. $199,000. Call Wes at Century 21 United, metro 631-1289 or 703/330-0641. Aldie (Near Middleburg) 2 storey building zoned commercial in Virginia historical area. Ideal for antique sales. Upper brackets. S. G. Gerachis Co. 703-385-0090 The Classified word for today is HOME hoir: one’* principle place of residence: a domicile. Your home is ono of the biggest investments you’ll ever make. Protect i* with quality improvements by the 3k'lled csaltsmen '-/ho rru listed in the Classifieds. Buyers and sellers meet every day in the Classilieds. where value and quality al> lys ccs? less. Pjnd whal you S ced and sell what yon don’t | ::c3d in the Classifieds 1 JRappaijauriucfe Jicuitf I i 703/675 3338 | Classifieds v__ J Real Estate - For Sale 83 Vehicle* For Sale 84 Dataun, 1981 4 wheel drive, king cab, 5 speed, 4 cyclinder, power steering, power brakes, a/c, runs good, fully dressed, *2,000. Call 703/937-4280. F10 Blazer 1984, 6 cyl., 2 door, 4 wheel drive, 5 speed, air conditioning, rust protection. $5,995. Call Phillip, 703/253-5236. Ford Bronco 1988 - two tone, super condition, loaded, stereo cassette, air-conditioning, 5-speed, been babied and moves along! Make an offer! Samurai Convertible Fun! 1987 Suzuki 4x4, clean new top, white on white. New lifestyle. Must sell. Make offer! 703-955-2139 Ford F250 Pickup, 1984 8 cyclinder, 3/4 ton, stahl utility bed, 5 speed, low mileage. $7495. Call Phillip. 703/253-5236. Ford Taurus Wagon, 1987, beautiful white, automatic, a/c, stereo, cruise, tilt. $6,500. Gay St., Washington, 703/675-3777, 703/937-4388. Honda, CRX, 1986 red and sporty, a/c, am/ fm cassette, 5 speed, excellent condition, $5,000. Call 703/347- 2772 days; 703/594-2863 evenings. Honda Accord, 1989. blue, excellent condition, transferable warranty package included. All for $1 1,300. Call Gary, 703/987-8575 or 703/3301071. S-10 Blazer, 1987 automatic, air, excellent condition, low mileage, $10,000 Call Phillip, 703/253-5236. Chrysler New Yorker, 1986, fully equipped, 39,000 actual miles. $7,995. 703/439-8859 after 5p.m. Put* and 87 Accessories 427 Engine, new, over 400H P Less than 5K miles. Built, balanced and blueprinted by Lee Edwa.-ds. $U,300. 703/3475007. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Avon. Earn good money selling quality products. 703/937-3127 An Exciting Career in Image Consulting. Director of International Company seeking career minded individuals to offei color/ fashion/ glamour Unlimited income. Professional training provided Part-time or full-time. 703-368-9823. Busy automotive repair and tire company needs expert assistance from a mechanic and a tire service person. Apply in person at Hosson & Troilo, Brandy Station, EOE Clerk needed for weekend work. Must be 21 703/9878020 Custodian/ Guard duties requiring maintenance and industrial floor care experience. Hours include nights, weekends and rotating shift work. Person must be willing to work weekends and holidays. Full time employment, competitive salary and benefits. EOE. Please respond to: Box K, c/o Fauquier Times-Democrat, P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va. 22186. Emergency Medical Technician, full time position, overtime and weekends required. Contact 703/825-4363, Monday-Friday, 8:30a.m. to 5p.m. Experienced Power Lineman needed. Distribution work from buckets near Washington, D.C. Clean driving record required, year-round work, some overtime. Weekly out-oftown bonus for six months. Paid benefits. EOE. Call 800-666-5999, MondayFriday. Machinist Growing company is looking for machinist with 5 years experience, familiar with the setups and the operation of all machine shop equipment to work the evening shift. Good benefits and competitive salary based on axperience. Please send resume to: Ross Industries, Inc., Midland, Virginia 22728. 703/439-3271 EOE. Mental Health Clinic Manager. Full time position in ■ urai outpatient clinic to supervise staff, review treatment and progress Skill in delivering direct service in eluding individual, group and family psychotherapy. Masters degree required. Demonstrated clinical supervisory skill. Knowledge of mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services. Apply by February 22 to Personnel Office, RappahannockRapidan Community Services Center, 401 South Main Street, Culpeper, Virginia 22701.703/825-3100. EEO/AA. Jet - Conoco in Warrenton is now hiring assistant manager and sales assistants. Good benefits. Full/ part time positions. Apply in person 8a.m.-2p.m. Monday through Friday at Jet. 703/347-7244. Lineman to do telephone line work in the Leesburg. Va. area. Must have own tools and transportation. Experience required. Ex- | cel lent wages, immediate employment. Woodlawn Construction Co., 703/3599190 after 7 pm 703/3397727:804/798-3214 Milker - with experience needed on large dairy in 1 Northern Virginia. Good , salary and benefits for right I person. 703-338-3827 at- , ter 7PM. 1 Needed immediately. RN/ LPN full time nights. Good benefits. Competitive salary. Call Linda Anderson. Nursing Supervisor 703/937-5133 Need person to assist disabled lady. Must be physically capable for lifting. Some night and weekend work required. Must have drivers license and own transportation. References required. Call 703/3471611 during day to schedule interview. Need eeml-retired person to manage country home. Gardening, bookkeeping, housekeeping, managing outside help. Own transportation. $12,500 with benefits, c/o Douglas. 1109 N. Thompson Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230. OTR Olivers - Hornday I Truck lines requires 1 year | experience, 23 years of age. Start: 23 cents - 26 , cents/ mile based on experience. Excellent benefits. ' Conventional/ Cabovers. 1-800/343-7989 Part-time Waitress, good salary and good hours. Must be sober and reliable. Call 703/937-3069 before 2 p.m. Personnel Analyst Duties to include recruitment and selection, benefits administration, record keeping. Skill in initial screening arid written, verbal and interpersonal communication re- | q u i r e d . Computer knowledge : referred. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Degree in Personnel Administration helpful. Salary $18,512 and excellent benefits. For more information and Center application contact Yvonne Carter, Personnel Manager, Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Center, 401 South Main Street, Culpeper, Virginia 22701. 703/825-3100. EEO/AA. BROAD RUN $399,500 SPECTACULAR VIEWS Around from every window of this 2 year old custom Victorian home. 4 bedrooms, master bedroom with ioft & luxurious bath with jacuzzi tub. Cathedral ceilings, skylights, wrap around porch, gourmet kitchen, on 10 rolling acres. Many special features immaculate. Prestigious area. D C side of Warrenton. MLS# 90068J6 703/435-0900 LHI.UNhY HOUSE, REALTORS Vehicles Fur Sale 84 USED CAR BUYERS,,. WHERE ARE YOU! Spring is just around the corner, and so will oe the urge to Duy another car Get a jump on Spring and buy thai local well kept tradein for an upgrade vehicle or second car. Save money by buying now...we stiil have overstock on ow used trade-ins from the end of the year sales 198/ Olasmobile Cutlass Supreme 4door sedan, extra clear,. gne owner car Automatic, air, stereo, power locks, tilt, cruise .and more 1986 Mercury Cougar 2-door coupe. VS, automatic...all power options. This clean coupe ib Cougar style in a grey and silver two-tone 1984 Pontiac 1000 2-door. Pontiac's tough little economy car One owner and low miles. 1989 GMC Jimmy V6, 5 speed, 4 wheel drive, air cond.. stereo, luggage rack, loo much to write about . Just over 2000 miles! This is worth looking at. priced to sell! 1986 GMC 3/4 Ton heavy duty pickup, HO automatic, V8, has special metal cap with tool boxes in sides and ladder rack. One local owner. 1982 Chevrolet Blazer 4 wheel drive, automatic, air conditioned, custom cloth interior, nice...1st come at $39951 Stop in or call today at... 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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Raal Estate Administrative Assistant - Weil organized, seif motivated person to handle basic office duties in small rural Brokerage firm. Applicant should be computer literate, public relations minded and flexible. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume to Eileen M. Day Realtors, Box 126, Washington, VA 22747. Nurse - RN or LPN position available at Warrenton Dialysis. 4 day work week, no evenings or nights. Contact Shirley Lee, 703/347-5090 Sales. Large and growing wholesaler of construction products seeking sales help in northern Virginia territory. Intelligence, nonesty and desire and drive required. Sales and construction background preferred. Good driving record required. Base plus bonus, car allowance and other benefits. Send resume to: VP Sales, P.O. Box 39, Columbia, Maryland, 21045. EOE. Temporary Position for three days - March 6, 7, 8, for person with general office experience. Apply in person ASCS Office, Gay & Jett Streets, Washington, VA, no later than February 16. ASCS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Emplover. __ Social Work Supervisor (Client Advocacy Services). Full time position available in Culpeper to supervise case management services for both aging and mental retardation clients. Duties include managing program, organizing outreach efforts, planning new services. Masters degree in social work preferred. Experience in human services field required. Excellent supervisory skills. Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Apply by February 22 to Personnel Office, RappahannockFtapidan Community Services Center, 401 South Main Street, Culpeper, Virgnia 22701.703/825-3100 EO/AA. Sunflower Carriers, Greer, S.C. company drivers: $.24/ mile loaded and empty. Teams split $.25 1/2 loading/ unloading pay. Paid health/ pension. Passenger program. Many more benefits. 25 years, 2 years OTR. Must pass DOT physical/ drug screen. 1-800-444-5058 Truck Drivers — Tandem dump truck experience, $10.00 per hour. Must be DOT certified. Bring current driving record to: J.B. Shotwell & Son, Inc., 1106 Sterling Road, Sterling, VA (703)450-2340 Help Wanted 93 Farm and Garden Dependable handyman needed for full time position on small Washington farm. Call evenings or weekends, 703/675-3737 Grape Growers With small commercial vineyard near Hume need a person to work with us tending the vines, March through September. Flexible schedule: 20 hours or more per week, depending on your available time. Must nave transsage on machine if necessary. Positions 94 Wanted I would like to clean your home, weekly or bi-weekly. Have references. Please call Tara 703/987-9061. If not home, leave message. ELECTRICIANS Our benefits are the BEST! We offer: 401 IK) Profit-Sharing Plan Excellent Insurance Benefits Longevity Vacation Pay Sick Leave 6 Paid Holidays Annually If you are seeking a future with an opr portunity to grow in the construction industry, please come by and complete an application today! Richard F. Kline, Inc. 7490 New Technology Way Frederick, MD Driver/Field Service Representative Local concrete pipe manufacturing company is seeking a motivated individual to handle small deliveries and service calls for our customers in No. Va. Successful candidate will operate straight body truck, assist contractors with product installation and provide any necessary repair work. Good pay, excellent benefits. Please send resume to: Concrete Pipe and Products Co. Inc. 7816 Bethlehem Rd Manassas, VA. 22110 E.O.E. DOZER OPERATORS WANTED Exp. only- Top pay! Call Nelson- evenings. (703) 3688093 U.S. CENSUS BUREAU ENUMERATORS # , v $6.00 PER HOUR 24 CENTS PER MILE CAR ALLOWANCE Census field workers needed. This is a temporary position lasting approximately 3 to 4 weeks. The enumerators are responsible for delivering census questionnaires to housing units in their assigned area and updating census maps. TO QUALIFY YOU MUST: ★ BE A U.S. CITIZEN ★ ★ PASS A WRITTEN 30 MINUTE TEST ★ ★ BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD AND MEET ★ ★ EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS SET BY * ★ STATE & LOCAL LAWS ★ if HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER if it AND A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE if Qualified applicants should apply as soon as possible by visiting the following locations: Marshall Vol. Fire Dept, in town, Highway 710 Marshall, VA. 10:00a.m. Wednesdays: Feb. 14,21,28 Fauquier County High School Warrenton, VA 6p.m. Thurs. Feb. 8,15,22 National Guard Armory 692 Old Waterloo Road Warrenton, VA. 10a.m. and 1p.m. Thurs. Feb. 8,15, 22 Rappahannock County Health Dept. Main Street Washington, VA 10a.m. & 1p.m. Mon : Feb. 12,19,26 (APPLICANTS CAN VISIT THE VA. EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION) Applicants should bring with them 2 forms of identification such as Drier’s License, Birth Certificate, or Social Security Card. Applicants should be prepared to stay approximately one and one half hours. it An Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer ★ Happy Valentine’s Day Heart Association Unit plans campaign Rappahannock News photo/Cindy Mahan HEART ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEERS gather to kick off the local unit’s residential campaign. From left, Eino Siira, Judy Halle, Lillian Aylor, Maybelle Gilkey, Gil Webb, Lucia Kilby, Roberta Anderson and Jo.n Heddleston. 10 Deductiblepo»nt^_tinterest . • • * \jl2aL —T" - “ ^^s&B&££sss*rT No Gosing Cost Through April 30 Thanks to recent federal legislation, you can now deduct all the interest paid on home equity loans of $100,000 or less. * And with the government rapidly reducing the deductibility of other types of loans, a home equity loan makes even more sense; Use the money for a vacation. An addition to the house. A mountain cabin. Anything you’ve dreamed of. The interest rate you pay is lower than most other personal loans - just lVi% above our commercial business rate. The rate, as you may know, can change from month to month. Just stop by any of our locations and ask for an application. A home equity loan a from Farmers and Merchants will not only help finance —your dreams - it can make your taxes less taxing. Farmers and Merchants National ^lanh Member me MAIN OFFICE WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA BERRYV1LLE • FLINT HILL • FRONT ROYAL • MIDDLETOWN • MOUNT JACKSON • NEW MARKET • STEPHENS CITY • WOODSTOCK APPLE COUNTRY'S HOME GROWN BANK IQtlAt MOuStf*. LENDER * l-oan amount must not exceed fair market value of the house minus the first mortgage balance. If you refinanced your first mortgage after October 13. 1987. certain restrictions apoly Contact your tax advisor. On Wednesday, Jan. 24, the officers, district Captains and volunteers of the Rappahannock Unit of the American Heart Association met for a kick-off dinner at the Trinity Episcopal Church for the residential fund raising campaign. The campaign will begin Feb. 1. “We hope you will give generously when a volunteer visits you,” a chapter spokesman said. The American Heart Association is the nation’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to the reduction or disability and death from heart and blood vessel diseases, which annually kill almost one million Americans. Last year the AHA spent more than $150 million for research support and public and professional education and community programs. ASCS opens grain sign-up The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service is currently accepting applications for the 1990 feed grain and wheat programs. The sign-up period opened Jan. 16. Farmers with an established crop acreage base are eligible to participate in the voluntary programs. At sign-up, farmers may request advance deficiency payments for wheat and feed grains. The payments will be limited to the farmer’s intended program acreage. The deficiency payment rates per bushel are projected at $.90 for wheat and com, $.91 for sorghum, and $.26 for barley. The advance portion, available to farmers at sign-up, will equal $.3367 per bushel for wheat and com, $.3419 for sorghum and $.0840 per bushel for barley. All advance payments will be issued in cash. Payment rates for acreage devoted to conserving uses under the optional 0/92 acreage diversion program will not be less than the rates after adjustment of 1.4 percent due to the Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985. The 1990 acreage reduction requirements are five percent for wheat and oats, and 10 percent for com, sorghum and barley. Limited cross compliance requirements are in effect for all 1990 program crops except oats. Limited cross compliance means that if a producer participates in the program for one crop on a farm, the producer will be prohibited from planting in excess of the crop acreage base for each other program crop on the farm. The 1990 farm program sign-up will end April 13. Further clarification and additional program provisions may be obtained from the Rappahannock County ASCS office, located on Gay St. in Washington, or by calling the office, (703) 675-3616. Drugs Continued from page 1 Mr. Chesshir said he and elementary school assistant principal Mary Ann Biggs have gone into each classroom in fourth through seventh grade to talk about the policy. “We let everybody know the School Board’s policy has teeth," he said. “We tell them that pretending to use drugs is dangerous. Just like you can’t yell ‘Fire’ in a crowded theater because you can cause a panic, pretending to use drugs can be very frightening to some students.” In one instance a student on the bus was approached by another student who offered her drugs several times. When she declined, he poured a white powder in his hand and sniffed it up his nose. This incident was reported to both the Sheriffs Department and the school administration. In a related incident on another bus, two students found a pen filled with a white powder. They gave it to the bus driver who turned it over to the administration. That white powder was tested. Captain Ed Streapy of the Rappahannock County Sheriffs Department said, “We did a drug test and found no controlled substance. We have no way of testing for chalk dust, but it probably was chalk dust, the kid said it was. ” Capt. Streapy said as far as the Sheriffs Department is concerned, “The matter is closed. They (the school administration) handled it. They disciplined the kids for the prank, and that’s what it was." Dr. Gangel expressed concern that these incidents and the rumors about them are causing a serious “public relations problem” for the school. Because of the need to protect the privacy of the students involved, he can not give accounts of the incidents, but he is satisfied that there is no evidence to support the minors that there i. drug use at the Rappahannock County Elementary School.

Mitchell Continued from page 1 pursued it,” Mr. Mitchell said. “You could take a big bulldozer and change the topography,” Jackson District representative Ellis Bingham, jokingly suggested. “But you’d have to file an erosion and sedimentation control plan,” Mr. McCarthy added. Mr. Mitchell said that he estimated it would cost him $70,000 to $80,000 more to put in the road to serve the subdivision if he had to reapply after the board adopted new road standards. Commonwealth Attorney Peter Luke said that the board could table the application for up to a year and consider that the road requirements had been “grandfathered” in from the time of the original application. With Mr. Mitchell’s agreement, the board then voted to table the application until the March meeting unless Mr. Mitchell requests that it be tabled furt her. Earlier the board voted to deny Robert Misdom’s request to rezone his 7.3-acre parcel on Route 611 near Amissville from Agriculture to R-2. The parcel is part of the nine-lot Cannon-Hoyle subdivision created in the early 1960’s. Mr. Misdom said that allowing him to create two additional lots on his land would enable him to build affordable housing and would allow for gradual growth in an area less than one mile from Amissville. Mr. Misdom was supported by a neighbor, Robert Lindquist, who said that the rezoning would support the board’s desire to have development on the side roads away from U.S. 211. “He has acreage in excess of his needs in an area that is suited and slated for development,” Mr. Lindquist said. “It is better to let Rappahannock citizens do slower development,” he said. “Otherwise development pressures from adjacent counties will raise our taxes . . . Small landowners are being hurt by this 25-acre zoning.” Col. Bingham supported the rezoning request. “We have to provide for the growth we know will take place,” he said. “As lawmakers we must be very cautious in denying it when we know there is a need for it. I’m against mass development, but I’m for natural growth. It’s the o.ily way we’re going to get affordable housing.” The other supervisors opposed the rezoning on the basis that rezoning one parcel in an old subdivision that was not contiguous to other similarly zoned land would constitute “spot zoning.” Col. Bingham’s motion to approve the rezoning died for lack of a second. Mr. Massie moved that the rezoning be denied, and his motion passed four to one, with Col. Bingham voting "No.” The supervisors did approve the new road standards. With the new zoning and subdivision ordinance amendments. Type One roads, which meet all requirements for being taken into the state road system, will be required for all subdivisions in areas zoned for greater density than one house per 25 acres and all subdivisions serving more than seven lots. Type Two roads, with a 20-foot graveled travel surface of nine inches of 21A gravel will be allowed only in subdivisions with a housing density of 25 acres per house or more, and Type Three roads will be allowed only in family subdivisions. In addition, the supervisors indicated they will consider only denser zoning than is allowed in Agricultural zones if it has access on primary roads or secondary roads with at least a 50-foot right-of-way connecting to primary roads. Earlier, during the afternoon session of the February meeting, the supervisors learned that the Appalachian Integrated Pest Management program will recommend that all of Rappahannock County be included in the gypsy moth program starting next year. Currently only the southern third of the county is included in the AIPM program. With that change, Mr. McCarthy told the supervisors the job of gypsy moth coordinator will become a fiilltime position, with the county responsible for 20 percent of the salary. The AIPM program will advertise for a new gypsy moth coordinator once the addition of the rest of the county has been ap proved. Mr. McCarthy also told the supervisors that the county’s extension agents have qualified for a $10,000 grant to do a study of the county’s groundwater. The grant will be shared with Page County. Well water will be tested for pesticides, fecal coliforms and nutrients. The supervisors approved spending $1,000 to prepare the maps that will result from the studies. The supervisors also voted to spend $1,557 for the county’s share for computer equipment for the district Health Department office, and also voted to approve $3,500 to hire a temporary part-time secretary to help out in the building office. Mr. McCarthy told the supervisors that fees collected from building applications would cover the salary cost. He also said he expects the position to become permanent next year. In other action, the Board of Supervisors: • met with Sandy Reeves, Shenandoah National Park’s new management assistant. Mr. Reeves said his job is to work with the communities that are adjacent to the park. He also introduced William Wade, the park’s superintendent. • reappointed Frank Reynolds to the Middle Virginia Community Corrections Resources Board. • appointed Helen Platt to fill out Byrd Jones’s term on the Library Board. Scholastic sports The winter sports seasons at Rappahannock County High School are winding down. The girls volleyball season has ended, and the boys basketball team has moved into the home stretch. Following are the games scheduled for the remainder of the season. Boys basketball Friday, Feb. 9: Strasburg at RCHS. Tuesday, Feb. 13: George Mason at Fairfax. Bus leaves RCHS at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16: Manassas Park at RCHS. Final game of the regular season. District tournament: Feb. 19, 20, 22 and 23 at Warren County High School. All junior varsity games begin at 6 p.m., followed by the varsity contest at 7:30 p.m. 8th grade boys basketball Friday, Feb. 16: Stonewall Jackson at RCHS. Final game of the season. All games begin at 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted. ¥ ¥T ROY WHEELER REALTY — —iWarrenton 347-7171 471-4308 (metro) 246 Lee Highway, Warrenton, Va. 22186 ORLEAN AREA —. 138 acre farm offering fencing, pond, streams, 2 bams, 3 bdrm., 2 bath house and magnificent views. Property can be sold in smaller parcels. $950,000. VIEWTOWN — Sm. farm in good condition on 50 acres. Private driveway, barn. Beautiful mt. views and borders Thornton River. Just Reduced. OLREA $425,000. Large custom brick home situated on 3 acres on D C. side of Warrenton. 3 bdrms., 3 Vi baths, den family rm w/wet bar & FP, & 2-car garage. Numerous amenities. $249,900. AMISSVILLE — Renovated log cabin on 25.85 mostly open acres. Logs exposed on inside, cedar siding outside, secluded location. 15 min. from Warrenton. OLREA $235,000. MADISON — 3 bdrm, 2 bath brick rambler on large beautifully landscaped lot. House offers family room with FP & SGD to screened porch,, full basment, garage, paved driveway & magnificent views. Asking $129,500. BOSTON, Va. — 25 well rounded acres elevated house site, surveys, pastures and woods, stream & road frontage. $125,000. RAPPAHANNOCK Co. — Beautiful wooded lots w/excellent seasonal views, stream, and an ANXIOUS OWNER - 37 acres - $87,000., 27 acres - $99,000. Bring All Offers. ORLEAN — 5 + acres wooded building lot in Marshall-Orlean area. Reduced $89,000. OLREA CASTLETON — 12'/2 wooded acres. $65,000. OLREA Septic Continued from page 1 lowed only if the septic system fails, and any installation would require a special use permit from the Town Council. Mr. Willett said one of the requirements of the SWCB approval process is a statement from local officials that any proposed plant meets with local zoning and health ordinances. “We’re not going to process an application if it doesn’t meet the local ordinances.” In addition, he added, conditions specific to each application may make the cost of a treatment system too expensive. If the discharge is into a waterway which has been designated as high-quality, a trout stream or water supply source, for example, “the treatment limits may be so stringent that it’s economically unfeasible.*"' Both the Health Department and the State Water Control Board use per room and per seat usage tables to project the amount of effluent which will be discharged from a commercial use. The values cited by both Mr. Shepherd and Mr. Willett were the same: for restaurants, 50 gallons per seat per day; and for hotels, 65 gallons per person, per room, per day, which is usually calculated as 130 gallons per room, per day. Using rough figures based on The Inn’s proposed 22 additional rooms and 40 extra seats in the dining room, Mr. Shepherd calculated that the drainfield would need a capacity of at least 5,000 gallons per day. After plugging those figures into the equations used by the department to estimate septic field re quirements, the sanitarian estimated that the drainfield would need about 10,000 square feet of drainfield lines. That works out to 5,100 linear feet — nearly a mile —of line. He noted that the 10,000 square foot figure is not the size of the area on which the drainfield would be located, but the actual square footage required in the drainage trenches themselves. “It would be a tremendous amount of drainfield.” He explained that mass drainfields are usually designed with sets of 10 100-foot trenches. By the state regulations, each trench must be separated from the next by six to eight feet, and each set of trenches must be separated by a distance of 20 feet. When the natural contours and low areas of the site are considered, and the design is drawn to avoid any natural drainage areas on the land, “it would be spread out across a considerable amount of land,” Mr. Shepherd said. The state also requires an alternate “repair field” of at least 50 percent the size of the primary field, which must also be designed, sited and approved when the primary field is approved. “Special considerations might increase the required size of the repair field to 100 percent” of the size of the primary field, Mr. Shepherd added. In addition to the design process, he said, for a drainfield of that size, the state would also require a soil analysis of the site, and studies of nitrate loading and “mounding.” He explained that the nitrate study is designed to determine whether the soils can assimilate the projected amount of waste, including salts like sodium and calcium, without harm. “Mounding” refers to a problem which occurs when waste backs up in the field, creating a sub-surface Videos Continued from page 1 “It really doesn’t take that much time to write down the person’s name and where they live,” Mabel Burke said of video rentals. Like Viewtown, the Woodville store has no membership charge, just rental fees. “We get people from Boston, Sperry ville, Castleton and even some from Little Washington,” she said, adding that being familiar with the customer’s face helps in assuring the tapes’ return after the rental. With the loss of gasoline revenues, some stores may consider video rentals as a compensation. “We’ll probally get tapes,” Doris Dennis, owner and proprietor of Castleton Store, said, explaining that country stores don’t make a great deal from gasoline revenues but the pumps act as a “drawing card.” “When people buy gas they buy other things in the store,” she added, saying video tapes and lottery tickets are also, “drawing cards” to attract customers. “We did not consider video tapes at first but we may now. We’ll probally get the lottery, too,” she added. While video rentals are being considered by several other shop keepers around the county, like Ada Alexander of Boston Store in Boston, others see them as a space consumer and expense. Wilma Burke, co-owner and manager of F.T. Valley Grocery on Rt. 231 just south of Sperryville, explained that her country store stopped its rental business due to lack of payment and lack of return by tape renters. “Some of the tapes we rented on consignment,” she said of her experience, “but, some of them we had to buy. Little stores just can’t afford to keep buying these tapes and then have people not return them.” Though the business proved to be “fairly successful” in its infancy as it developed it grew far more demanding and space consuming than the Burkes’ imagined. This is one reason Ruby Green, manager of Mayhugb’s Grocery in Amissville, decided against tape rentals. “You would have to have someone to handle them,” Ms. Green said of the tapes, explaining that they are small enough that theft would have to be a consideration. So besides more personnel to handle the tapes, they would need lock and key storage. “Space is a real concern too,” she added, saying the staff did not see a demand in the video market. Mrs. Green’s opinions are shared by other shop keepers around the county. Amissville’s Graham Hackley agreed with her words, as did LaMerle Williams in Chester Gap and Cookie Childrey of Old Hollow Grocery on U.S. 211. “We are just a little store,” Mrs. Williams said, adding that space is always a concern for small country storekeepers. 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Since they are usually a direct connection to the acquifer, he said, there is a “tremendous increase” in the danger of contamination if the septic discharge gets into such a well. “The nitrate and mounding studies can pretty well tell” whether the soils are suitable, he said. “We are talking about a tremendous amount of sewerage, and the more there is, the more possibility of contamination.” During The Inn’s presentation to the Planning Commission on Jan. 26, architect Daniel Lee described a new technology which allows cars to be parked on grass. In addition to being less visually disturbing than hard-top or gravel, Mr. Lee said, it would also allow a drainfield to be put beneath it. Not so, according to Mr. Shepherd. State regulations require any parking lot atop a drainfield be either concrete or asphalt, he said. The regulations also stipulate an additional separation distance between the surface and the drain lines, to prevent them from being crushed by the weight of traffic on the lot. The average depth to the drainage trenches, he said, must be increased to 30 inches if parking is planned above them. With the regulations requiring at least another foot between the bottom of the trenches and bedrock or the water table, “that really limits you when you are looking for a four-and-a-half foot depth over a one- to two-acre site.” He explained that the regulation for parking is based on the inherent contradiction between the purposes of the porous parking surface and the subsurface drainfield. The Water Control Board has studied a project of just such a grass-surface parking lot off U.S. 29 north of Warrenton, Mr. Shepherd said. “It is specifically designed to drain rainwater,” rather than allowing it to run off, creating erosion problems. However, that quick absorption into the subsurface places the water directly where the Health Department is counting on a specific percolation rate to filter the sewerage effluent. “The ground acts as a natural filter, but its efficiency is compromised by fast absorption.” If the water runs through the subsurface to the acquifer too quickly, the risk of contamination increases because it is not adequately filtered. And, by adding rainwater SAM CLIFFTON DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT 703-675-3915 Quality Design & Construction in Rappahannock County since 1980. 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It realizes there are many old drain fields located on small lots, and if they fail, “correction is difficult because of the lot size and restrictions due to adjacent wells or septic fields. “We don’t encourage anyone to put in mass drain fields,” he said. “That’s one of the reasons it is so hard to get approval.” Any time there is that tremendous amount of sewerage and “you’re depending on nature, there are many things to consider.” If a pump stops or a valve sticks, it could cause failure of the system or excessive loading into one part of the field. The design is based on averages, he added. “What happens if those change? What happens if there is a particularly wet spring?” The approval process for a mass drain field of the estimated size necessary to serve The Inn’s expansion, Mr. Shepherd said, “is a fairly drawn-out process.” Noting that, to his knowledge, there have been no contacts with the Health Department, he estimated “It they called today and asked, ‘How long?’ I’d say count on six months — perhaps longer. And that’s if everything is perfect.” If The Inn opts to consider some type of treatment facility, Mr. Willett said, the approval process through the SWCB “is a fairly long and drawn-out process. It is not unusual for it to take a year or more.” On Jan. 30, Mr. Lee was contacted at his office, Allan Greenberg, Architect, for additional information about The Inn’s plans for the septic system to serve the proposed expansion. Mr. Lee said, “I would perfer not to talk about it now . . . This is not the time to comment, particularly since the public hearing was recessed until next month. 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