Rappahannock News, December 20, 1990

Old Rag Bulletins Food distribution Dec. 21 The Rappahannock County Department of Social Services will distribute governmentsupplied basic commodities on Friday, Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. until noon from the basement of the Social Services office on Gay St. All eligible recipients are urged to stop by the office during those hours to pick up their commodities. For information about the distribution, call Social Services, (675-3313). Extension Office closed The Rappahannock County Cooperative Extension Office will close at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 and remain closed through Christmas week. The office will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 8:30 a.m. Extension agents Tommy Williams and Helen Smith and office manager Jan Palmer wish the county's residents the happiest of holidays and a joyous New Year! Money for homeless The Cougar Cub Scout den of Pack 123 has placed wooden boxes in the shape of houses in locations around the county to collect money for homelees children and their families. The money will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, an organization that provides homeless families with skilled help and money to build or renovate a house in exchange for 500 hours of labor. The family then owns the house, and must agree to live in it for five years. The Cub Scouts built the boxes, painted them and made signs. The project was inspired, a leader explained, by a United Nations report that there are 90 million children in the world without homes. Cost-share signup underway The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District is taking applications for its 1991 Chesapeake Bay Cost Share Program. Farmers may sign up at the county ASCS office, located in the Gay St. Theatre in Washington, until Jan. 15. This year, landowners can benefit from a new $5,000 maximum on funding, up from the $3,500 cap in previous years. “Because of this unique cost-share program,” said a SWCD spokesman, “there's something you can do about the problems facing our waters." The program allows farmers "to install conservation practices that protect Virginia's waters and lead to more productive farms." For more information about eligible practices or how to apply for assistance, contact the SWCD office in Culpeper (703-825-8591). ■ Government at a glance • Architectural Review Board: Thursday, De<c. 20, 7:30 p.m., courthouse. Regular monthly meeting • Washington Planning Commission: Regular meeting scheduled for Monday, Dec. 24 cancelled due to Christmas holiday. The Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting next month on Monday, Jan. 28. • Board of Zoning Appeals: Wednesday, Dec. 26, 9 a.m., courthouse. Regular monthly meeting. Weekend weather According to the extended forecast from the National Weather Service, Friday and Saturday will be mostly cloudy with periods of rain possible. Sunday will also be partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs Friday and Saturday will be in the low- to mid 50s, Sunday near 60s. Low temperatures will range from the low- to mid 30s. You can't win 'em all m Rappahannock News photos/Cindy Mahan SANTA GETS A VARIETY of reactions during a visit to the Child Care and Learning Center. At top, Latoya Porter shares her Christmas wish list, while Jenna Scambos (bottom right) gives St. Nick a searching look. Anna Thomasson, however, isn’t impressed by the jolly old elf, and just wants to get back to Mom. Water project readied for bids, but Miller questions cost to town By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer Washington’s Town Council agreed to go through a two-stage process to pick a bidder for the upgrading of the water system. In the first phase the council will seek a list of bidders qualified to submit bids for the project. Bidders wall be asked to submit documentation establishing their experience with similar projects. In the second phase only those firms who have qualified through the first phase will be asked to submit actual bids on the project. Mayor Dean Morehouse asked for the council’s concensus to proceed with the two-stage process rather than a single-bid profess to make certain when the town is negotiating with the lowest bidder, it is a firm qualified to complete the work. Council memberr Newbill Miller asked what the dificiencies are in the present system. Treasurer Brad Fisher, who also manages the water system, said that since neither the spring nor the old well is considered a “reliable source” the town lacks a second reliable source of water. He said that to use the spring the town would have to build a filtration plant which would cost more than another well. Mr. Fisher also said that current treatment is inadequate and that See COUNCIL, p. A-6 Wilder pledges to oppose tax hikes Asks ‘Where is the money?’ for western bypass By JEFF NELSON and TOM RUWITCH Arundel Newspapers Staff Writers LEESBURG — Gov. L. Douglas Wilder reiterated his stand against raising taxes in the face of an expected $2 billion budget shortfall during a Dec. 14 interview with the Editorial Board of Arundel Newspapers, but backed away froift plans to shift a greater cost burden to local government. “No, I won’t have to raise taxes. I will resist any efforts to do that by the legislature. I don’t see the need for it at this time,” Gov. Wilder said in a discussion with the Rappahannock News and other reporters and editors of Arundel Newspapers in Leesburg lastFriday. In wide-ranging remarks, Gov. Wilder reiterated a campaign stand that while he favors construction of a western bypass around D.C., there won’t be funds to build it in the foreseeable future. “I would urge that it be done as soon as possible too, but the question is what’s possible. You still have the lack of money. I hate to keep going back to the recurring theme, but it’s there: Where is the money?” said the governor. “I said that I think, first of all, that we should try to acquire whatSee WILDER, p.A-6 f Rappahannock News photo/Lou Hatter GOV. L. DOUGLAS WILDER > / Schools ask for another administrator By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The county school budget for fiscal year 1991-92 will call for a reorganization of the central administration staff, including a new administrative position of Director of Support Services which will be responsible for the school bus fleet and for building maintenance and repairs. School Superintendent David Gangel asked for and received School Board approval of the reorganization at its meeting last week. He said the administrative expansion will not cause an increase in spending, because most of the funds for the position can be shifted when transportation supervisor Allie Huff retires at the end of the schoolyear. The rest of the proposed salary can be covered by Chapter 1 funding from the Federal government, Dr. Gangel said, by making the new Director of Support Services also responsible for preparing reports for that program, which covers three of the remedial labs at the elementary school. Dr. Gangel told the School Board members he needs someone in such a position because, as the administration is organized now, both he and Assistant Superintendent Robert Chappell are taking time from instructional concerns to deal with such problems as rearranging bus routes, repairing roofs, and planning for underground storage tanks. Last week’s School Board meeting was also for public input into the upcoming budget, and guidance counsellor James Futtrell presented requests from the faculty. The teachers’ request was divided into three sections, Mr. Futtrell said: instruction, physical plant and salary and benefits. Under intruction, he said the faculty See SCHOOLS, p. A-6 Dog pound now open No members of the Board of Supervisors turned up for the official opening of the county dog pound last Friday at 1 p.m. at the county landfill, however, county officials, animal loverjs and a few homeless canines applauded the occasion anyway. County Administrator John McCarthy was on hand as well as representatives of the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League and the shelter’s operator, Tracey Clark ofWoodville. Mrs. Clark said the pound has actually been open since Monday, Dec. 10 and adopted out the first dog last Thursday. The pound will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The county had been paying $6 a day to keep dogs in a private kennel in Fauquier County. Mr. McCarthy said it now costs about 75 cents a day to feed a dog, so the pound won’t kill the dogs as long as there is space to keep them. There are eight kennels with runs at the pound, and six of them were occupied Friday. Besides the kennels and runs there are two small storage rooms at the pound. One of these will be used for euthanasia and treating sick dogs, Mrs. Clark said. Mrs. Clark said the pound is seeking donations of an examination table, a sink large enough to serve for washing and dipping dogs and a small refrigerator. Mrs. Clark’s salary as the part-time animal shelter manager is being picked up by the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League, a private, non-profit community group which depends on donations and fundraisers. See listing of lost and found dogs, page 2. Inaugural year marked by dark fiscal picture By PATRICK GRAHAM and WILLIAM HANLON Arundel Newspapers Staff Writers LEESBURG — Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s first year in office has been dominated by an inherited budget crisis that has prevented him from promoting his own agenda but has allowed him to establish a national reputation as a fiscal conservative. Wilder narrowly defeated Marshall Coleman in the November 1989 gubernatorial race to become the nation’s first black governor. Immediately after his election, he was propelled into the national spotlight, and immediately after taking office in January 1990 he was faced with a severe budget shortfall. As Virginia’s economy worsened in the ensuing months, state revenue projections were continually lowered. Revised estimates announced last week were for a shortfall of as much as $2 billion. Wilder confronted the budget crisis with a pledge not to raise taxes, and he has not wavered from that pledge. He also has refused to use the state’s $200 million “rainy day” reserve fund to combat the shortfall. , He has been both praised' and criticised, mainly praised, for what some have called his “Reaganesque” stand on taxes. In an interview with Arundel Newspapers in May, Wilder responded to the comment that he sounded like a Republican by See YEAR, p. A-e V u *

General District Court The following cases were heard in Rappahannock County General District Court on Tuesday, Dec. 18: Darryl Evan Whidby, refusal, operators license suspended six months, $24. Joel C. Battige, possess alcohol under age, $50/24. Sammy Lee Henman, possess alcohol under age, $50/44. Darrel Shannon Lang, possess alcohol under age, continued to Jan. 15. H.W. Mundy, bum before 4 p.m., dismissed. Steve Edward Baldwin Jr., drunk in public, $25/24. William Edward Settle, drunk in public, $25/24. ~ Jerry C. Pullen, drunk in public, $25/24. Brian T. O’Connor, petit larceny, continued six months, $100 restitution; assault, dismissed; illegal dumping, dismissed. Daisy Williams, welfare fraud, no prosecution; fail to pay restitution ($725), no prosecution. Ernest Lee Rooker, fail to appear, $24; destroy private property, dismissed. Mary Jane Swift, back check continued to Jan. 8. William Lewis Ay lor Jr., no county sticker, $25/29. Dean Rudolph Cameron, no valid inspection, $15/24. Sandra Lynn Chadwell, no operators license in possession, complied with law. John Wayne Morris, pass on solid line, $26/24. Cindy Carol Addington, 72/45, $81/24. Thomas Edward Garritty, 69/55, $42/24. Robert Eugene McPeek, 68/55, $39/24. George Hampton Massie, fail to yield right-of-way, dismissed. Bonnie Oates Beaty, reckless driving, show cause, continued to Jan. 8. William Hugh Atkins, reckless driving, reduced to improper driving, $50/24. Craig Steven Aufenkamp, no state inspection, $15/24. Bemd Karl Baldus, 72/55, $51/29. Jill Renee Banton, 71/55, $48/24. Glenn Richard Batson, drive suspended, operators license suspended three years, six months in jail, 20 days to serve, $144. Jeffrey Dupree Bishop, no valid inspection, $15/24. Robert Lanham Boykin Jr., 68/55, $39/24. Michael Jay Brazda, 72/55, $51/24. Steven Clay Bristol, defective equipment, $25/29; insufficient tire tread, $25/29; no valid inspection, $25/29. Richard Albert Brown, 69/55, reduced to 64/55, $27/24. Thomas Morris Carter, improper sunshading, $30/29. John Robert Cable, disregard signal light, $25/29. David J. Case, 72/55, $51/24. Jesus Chavez, defective equipment, $25/29. Vanie Defatima Cortez, 70/55, reduced to 64/55, $27/24. Brian Gerald Daly, 72/55, $51/24. Harold Keith DeLoach, 68/55, $42/24. Ernest James Drakeford, 74/55, $57/29. Allen K. Drayton, 66/55, $33/24; illegal use of radar detector, $30/24. Colleen M. Farris, 73/55, $54/29. Deborah Skinner Finley, reckless driving (accident), reduced to improper driving, $25/24. Billy Leroy Forkey, 74/55, $57/29. Richard Wade Frazier, drive suspended/revoked, reduced to no operators license, $25 suspended; . t In loving memory of i Jimmy Brady I at Christmas time. j We love you Jimmy \ and miss you more ! everyday. 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Make check or money order payable toRAPPAHANNOCK NEWS, WASHINGTON, VA. 22747 This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS4 Old Address: New Address: i Second class postage paid at the Post Office at Warrenton, VA The Rappahannock News is published every Thursday by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications. Inc. POSTMASTER: Please send 3579 to Box 631. Warrenton, VA 22186-0631 69/55, $42/24; illegal use of radar detector, $25/24. Teresa Gale Frink, 71/55, $48/24. Ralph D. Goodenough, 69/55, $42/24. Anthony Charles Grimm, 69/55, $42/24; fail to use seat belt, $25. John Foery Hafner, 72/55, $51/24. Adam Nicholas Harms, no registration in possession, complied with law; improper lane change, $20; fail to wear seat belt, $25/24. Bryan Adair Henderson, drive suspended/revoked, operators license suspended 90 days, six months in jail, 10 days to serve, $144. Sammy Lee Henman, fail to appear (11/20/90), no service/not found, capias returned; drive suspended, no service/not found, capias returned. Wayne Leroy Herrell, drive suspended/revoked, reduced to no operators license, $25/29; operate uninsured vehicle, $100/29; defective equipment, $25/29; improper registration, $25/29; expired state registration, $25/29. Wayne Leroy Herrell, fail to wear seat belt, $25. Jerome Francis Hochreich, 72/55, $51/24. Robert Herman Hodges, reckless driving (77/55), reduced to 74/55, $57/24. John Edward Holder, reckless driving (77/55), reduced to 74/55, .$57/24; defective equipment, $25/24. Kenneth Wayne Hulsey, overlength, $30/29; illegal use of radar detector, $25/29. William Carson Hulver, defective equipment, $25/29. Susan Marie Impellizer, 68/55, $39/24. Johnny Eldridge Jenkins, insufficient tire tread, $25/29. Ronnie Wayne Jenkins, 74/55, reduced to 64/55, $27/24; fail to wear seat belt, $25/29; reckless driving (accident), reduced to improper driving, $25/25; fail to report accident, $25 suspended. Sara Monson Kass, 72/55, $51/29. Marc Steven Kaufman, reckless driving (80/55), $80/24. Douglas Richard Kaup, 69/55, $42/24. Andrew Lawrence Keaton, no valid inspection, $15/24. Hugh Teneyer Keleher, 68/55, $39/24. Stephen George Kovalchik, overwidth vehicle, $30/25; overlength, $30. Patricia Lou Lanning, 69/55, $42/24. William David Lawson Jr., reckless driving (76/55), $100/29. Chong Dae Lee, 71/55, $48/29. Jonathon Mac Adam Leising, reckless driving (75/55), reduced to 70/55, $45/24. Cheryl Iola Lightfoot, disregard stop sign, $20/24. Mark Steven Litalien, 74/55, continued. Richard Douglas Mahan Jr., disregard stop sign, $25/24. Charles Ernest McClennon, no valid inspection, $25/29; no operators license, $25/29; fail to wear seat belt, $25/29; insufficient tire tread, $25/29; defective equipment, $25/29. William Alexander McFarland, reckless driving, reduced to speeding (64/55), $27/24. Mark Wallace Morgan, 73/55, $54/29. Amy Abigail Noakes, no valid inspection, $15/24. Scott Ceck Powell, 73/55, $54/24. Donald Lee Robertson, drive suspended/revoked, continued to Jan. 15. Andrew Paul Sabatini, insufficient tire tread, $20/24. Peter James Sabia, 70/55, $45/24. Gary Scott Saunders, 71/55, $48/24. David Joseph Simons, 70/55, $45/24. Kendall Clifford Sneeden, reckless driving (76/55), reduced to speeding (70/55), $45/24. Warden Michael Stern, 69/55, $42/24. James William Sibert, driving under influence, continued to Jan. 15; attempt to elude officer, continued to Jan. 15; reckless driving (77/55), continued to Jan. 15; fail to wear seat belt, $25/24. Debra Ann Snow, defective equipment, $20/24; no operators license in possession, complied with law. Joseph Lee Stewart Jr., reckless driving (77/55), continued to Jan. 15. Michael Ashby Wayland, defective equipment, $20/24. Vincent Carl DeLuise, 78/55, $48/24. PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE On Monday, January 7, 1991, the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County will consider a series of proposed amendments to the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance. The amendments are intended to comply with changes in statutory authority enacted by the 1990 session of the General Assembly of Virginia, or to enforce authority conferred on Rappahannock County by recent changes to enabling legislation. These amendments are the same as those considered by the Board at their meeting of Monday, November 5, 1990, and are hereby being reconsidered due to an error in the advertising required under S15.1 -431 of the Code of Virginia, 1950 (as amended). The following amendments to the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance shall be considered: I. Amend Section 2.24 by adding: C. A residential facility housing a group of not more than eight mentally ill, mentally retarded, or developmentally disabled persons, in addition to staff, shall be considered for all purposes occupancy by a single family and may thus be located by right without conditions other than those applied to all single-family detached dwellings. For the purposes of this Section, mental illness, mental retardation and developmental disability shall not include current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in S54.1-3401 of the Code of Virginia, 1950 (as amended). A residential facility shall be deemed to be any group home or other residential facility for which the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services is the licensing authority pursuant to the Code of Virginia. Newly constructed residential care facilities shall conform to the standards required for the appropriate use group as dictated by the National Building Code of the Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) in addition to those requirements imposed by the DMHMRSAS. II. Amend Section 3.7 by adding new items: „ 6. no property owner shall qualify for a family subdivision unless and until they shall have owned the property for a period of not less than five (5) years. 7. property may not be divided between joint owners or their heirs (i.e., a surviving spouse and children may not divide an inherited property through the application of this section). 8. 'Family', for the purposes of this section, shall be a parent, child or, in the event of a divorce action where division of property is a part of the settlement, spouse. 9. The recipient of a lot created under the terms of this section shall not convey the property to any other person or persons for a period of not less than two (2) years. III. Add a new Section, to read: 3.9 Permanent Mobile Homes A. Permanent mobile homes shall be allowed anywhere that single-family dwellings are allowed in "A”, Agricultural zoning areas in Rappahannock County, provided that all such structures: 1 Shall have a minimum manufactured width of 19.5 feet; and, 2. Shall be placed on a permanent foundation; and, 3. Shall be "skirted" completely such that no light shall see through the foundation. IV. Amend Section 5.2-7 (A.) by adding at end of section: Further, no such family apartment shall be more than 200 from the main residence, nor shall it utilize a separate entrance to the property unless such entrance is already in existence. v. Amend bection 5.3-9 by adding an item: D. In no event shall the density of development as measured in two person occupancy units (whether in double occupancy rooms, cabins, bunk-beds in dormitory style arrangements or other means) exceed 50 units. VI. Amend Section 5.5-2 A. by deleting item and replacing with: A. For a nine hole golf course, the minimum acreage requirement shall be seventy-five (75) acres and one hundred-fifty (150) acres for an eighteen hole golf course VII. Amend Section 5.5-2 B., by deleting period at end and adding: , in addition, all greens and fairways shall be located no closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet from all adjoining property lines and public road right of ways held by the Virginia Department of Transportation. VIII. Amend Section 5.5-2, by adding a new item: C. The planning Commission or Board may require that the applicant prepare and submit groundwater modeling or hydrogeologic data sufficient to determine groundwater quality and quantity, in order to evaluate the effect of the proposed use on such supplies. Such evaluation may have as its purpose both an analysis of present nutrient and pesticide loads on water supplies as well as projections of future loadings of these materials. IX. Amend Section 5.5-5 by adding new items: E. In no case shall the density of development, as measured by two-person occupancy units (be they, bedrooms, campsites, cabins, bunkbeds in dormitory-style accommodations, or other equivalencies) exceed two units per gross acre F. In addition, each individual "lodge" shall contain no more than twenty (20) rooms; or a maximum occupancy of forty persons (exclusive of family or manager's quarters). X. Delete text of Section 8.3-2 (B.) and replace with: Type ll-No private streets not built to Type I standards shall serve more than five (5) lots. XI. Amend Section 13.3, the definition of Hotel, Motel, by adding, at the beginning of the definition: In Commercial General "CG", Industrial "I ", and Highway Commercial "HC" zones... XII. Amend Section 13.3, the definition of Resort, by adding, after the word "lodging": (for more than twelve persons) All interested persons are invited to attend either or both hearings or to address your comments for the record to John W. McCarthy, Zoning and Administration Office, P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747 House badly damaged Rappahannock News photo/Lou Hatter A FIRE SATURDAY AFTERNOON in an unoccupied house at Oak Forest, on Route 621 outside Woodville, caused extensive damage. The fire was started by a burning pile of debris that got out of control, according to Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Ricky Lillard. Firefighters and rescue personnel from Sperryville, Washington and Castleton responded to the fire. Lost and found dogs I he following dogs have been picked up by Animal Warden Ray Pullen and are being held at the county’s animal shelter. Call Tracey Clark at the shelter (703-937-3283) for more information about these animals. • Wire-haired beagle: Adult male, browii leather collar, found near Old Hollow, Sperryville. • Hound: Adult male, brown leather collar, found at Route 231 and 618. • Hound/husky mix: Male puppy, found on Route 729 near Culpeper Co. lane. • Hound mix: Adult male, tan, found near Flint Hill. • Bassett hound: Adult male, found on Route 637 in Huntly. • Bird dog: Young male, black nylon collar, found near Old Hollow, Sperry ville. • Sheepdog: Young male, blue nylon collar, found on U.S. 522 near Boston. The following dogs have been reported lost by their owners to the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League’s lost pet registry (703-9373283): • Commodore: Adult male, shaggy white fur, gray nylon collar. • Rabbit dog: Two-year-old male, lost near Amissville. The county animal shelter is located at the landfill, on Route 639 off U.S. 211 east of Amissville. y HAPPY HOLIDAY May all the joys of the Christmas holiday reach every heart and home. A r As always, our staff is ready and waiting to serve customers and friends in every possible way. Sperryville Emporium Parkway Gift Shop (703)987-8235 & (703)987-8144 _ Spenyville, Va. * All of us at THE INN ATIimEVft&flNGION Wish you a Wonderful Holiday Season and A Delicious New Year Thanks to the entire community for your support and patronage during the past thirteen years. Warm wishes and Congratulations to our devoted staff on becoming the only Inn in America's history to receive Five Stars and Five Diamonds.

The Inn receives first double 5-star The Mobil Travel Guide has been honoring outstanding restaurants and hotels for 34 years, but until this —year has never bestowed its coveted ■ five stars on an establishment for J both its food and lodging. ; This year, The Inn at Little j Washington became the first. ■ The Inn had received the five! star rating for the past three years | for its luxurious accomodations, and | this year added its nouvelle Ameri| can cuisine to the elite five-star list. j “The Inn at Little Washington ! and the other 31 Five-Star winners J stop at nothing when it comes to ; pleasing their guests,” said Jack An• dresen, the Guide’s manager. “They are one-of-a-kind establishments J with all the best facilities and service . for making a vacation or business ; trip an experience each guest should i never forget. A Five-Star stay, so ! close to a dream, but in fact it is a J wonderful reality.” | The Inn’s proprietors, Chef Pat[ rick O’Connell and Reinhardt i Lynch, said of the award, “To earn ! the ‘Mobil. Travel Guide’ Five-Star J Award for both the inn and the res taurant assures our guests the ultimate experience at The Inn at Little Washington. It just goes to show the efforts of our superb staff make it possible for us to achieve Five-Star status in both areas.” In a letter notifying Messrs. O’Connell and Lynch of the award", Allen Murray, Mobil Corp.’s president and chief executive officer, said of their accomplishment: “The criteria for the famed Five-Star ratings are unequaled in the industry, and The Inn at Little Washington unquestionably meets this challenge. Your attention and dedication to consistency of excellence, outstanding service, distinctive facilities, gracious hospitality and, above all, your aim in the pursuit of perfection make The Inn at Little Washington one of the best places to visit in America.” This year, Mobil bestowed its Five-Star designation on a total of 33 restaurants and hotels across the country. The awards will be formally presented during a weekend celebration April 12 and 13. Allison faces two federal indictments By MARK SCOLFORO , Arundel Newspapers Staff Writer Kenneth Warren Allison, 36, the Marshall man arrested after a series of pre-dawn raids by the FBI in November, actually faces two indictments for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to records on file in the clerk’s office of U.S. District Court in Alexandria. And two properties searched during the massive operation have been seized by the federal government, including a property in Harris JHollow outside Washington, Va. An affidavit sworn by Special Agent James Bret Rogers of the -U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms outlines the government’s ..case against Allison for the firearms charges. One of the charges stems from an incident in the parking lot of the Marshall 7-Eleven in September when Allison allegedly fired a highpowered rifle into the air after a fistfight. Allison was arraigned in U.S. District Court on Dec. 12. Pre-trial ..motions were scheduled for Feb. 1 and Allison’s jury trial was put on the docket for March 6. During the arraignment a motion by the U.S. Attorney for hand, writing examples from Allison was granted, according to court records. Rogers’ affidavit states: r “On Sept. 20, 1990 [he] obtained information from three separate citizens that Kenneth W. Allison was in possession of a firearm on Sept. 19 in the 7-Eleven store parking lot” in Marshall. One of the witnesses, said Rogers, was an acquaintance of Allison’s who spoke with Allison when he drove up. Allison asked him to buy beer, which the unnamed witness stated he would not do. Allison went inside to get the beer, according to the witness, and on the way out Allison allegedly started a fight with “a black man named John. “The witness stated that Allison was choking John and then kicked him in the privates. The witness stated John escaped and ran from Allison. The witness stated that Allison then went to his van and got a tffle with a scope attached,” according to Agent Rogers’ affadavit. “The witness stated that Allison, armed with the rifle, then proceeded to look for John,” but John had run from the parking lot, according to the affadavit. When he couldn’t find John, according to Rogers, Allison “raised the rifle, pointing it upwards toward the sky, and fired it. The witness stated that when the shot rang out, everyone was running for cover for P O RCELAIN Faeries and Gnomes for Christmas _ \ V_ Available at The Pinched Pot Sperryville Sat. & Sun. I lam - 5pm For information call Margaret Rogers 703-987-9402 happy Holidays May all the joys of the Christmas holiday reach every heart and home Flint Hill Store Jean & Wilson Burke Even Santa recycles Rappahannock News photo/Cindy Mahan WASHINGTON’S RECYCLING PROGRAM gets a holiday theme from Cornelius “Sleepy” Fincham (left) and Ray “Santa” Gooch, who collect recyclables from the town’s residents each month. Mr. Gooch reports that half the homes in town are now participating in the voluntary program. I fear that Allison was going to kill someone.” The other witnesses alluded to in the affadavit were a clerk at the store and a companion of John’s, neither of whom were named. The other indictment of Allison stemmed from the search of his residence and the subsequent seizure of 32 firearms, including nine scoped rifles. The gun possession charges are federal crimes, according to court documents, because the firearms were not manufactured in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In a related development, a spokesman with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s field office in D.C., Cynthia Booth, released the list of residences that were searched the morning of Allison’s arrest. The following addresses were searched on Nov. 11: • Kenny Allison, Route 2, Box 527, Marshall. Ms. Booth said this property was seized. • Kenny Allison, Route 1, Box 172, Washington, Va. Ms. Booth said this property was also seized. • Mr. and Mrs. Embrey Allison, Route 1, Box 54, Marshall. • Jerry Allison and Amy Reeder, Route 5, Box 251, Warrenton. • Angela Lloyd and Coy Brasket, Route 710 and Salem Street, Marshall. • Jennifer Jackson, Route 673, Warrenton. The search warrants are sealed, according to a clerk in the U.S. District Courthouse. Property seized in the raids is in the custody of U.S Marshals, according to Ms. Booth. Also in Allison's court file is the document from his bond hearing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Apperson argued that “release of the defendant would pose a danger to the community.” Oldway Craft Village { Presents: u mHis Master 's Blowpipe' Our 5th Annual Christmas Sale Featuring Glassworks Gallery's Handblown Glass gifts for the discriminating buyer. Paperweights, Perfumers, Vases, Bowls, and Xmas Ornaments- Handblown by glassblower Eric Kvarnes Herbal and cat lovers' gifts in clay by Monika Calhoun at the "Pinched Pot" C NOW Thru Sun. Dec. 23,10 to 5 Daily Oldway Craft Village Is located on Rt 211-1 Mile West of SperryvilleVa. 703-987-8474 Oldway Craft Village Is owned and operated by professional artists Wishing you sheer joy and happiness all season through. We value your friendship. Sperryville Antique Market and Sperry ville Storage Company Gallery names director At the membership meeting of the Middle Street Gallery Gene C. Wenrier, president of Arts and Education Consultants Inc., of Reston, was named to be the Gallery’s Director of Marketing and Development. Tanya Richey, president of the Gallery, said, “we are at a critical point in the development of the Middle Street Gallery when we need the kind of assistance in public relations and fund raising that Mr. Wenner can provide to establish us as an important art center in Northern Virginia.” Ms. Richey went on to say, “We are looking forward to the hands-on approach to these areas that Mr. Wenner will be able to bring to us as we expand our exhibition, workshop, educational and outreach programs to our community and other surrounding counties. Little Washington, as it has been called, is becoming a recognized arts community adding to its widely known tourist attractions.” At the meeting, Mr. Wenner said, “This is a very unique community, with its location at the foothills of the Skyline Drive. The Middle Street Gallery has already created a program of excellence. The next challenge is to inform the entire Northern Virginia about its exhibitions and workshops, build a solid financial base that will allow expanded education programs in the schools and within the neighboring GENEC. WENNER park system.” Arts and Educations Consultants Inc. has developed fund raising and marketing programs for other arts organizations, particularly those with unique programs and limited budgets and staff. Mr. Wenner’s experience includes consultations with business and industry for the Arts in Education, National Public Radio, the John D. Rockerfeller Fund, UNESCO, the Kennedy Center, the Los Angeles Getty Center for.Education in the Arts and the Virginia Art Educational Association. Latham, Massie attend SWCD conference WILLIAMSBURG - W. Clifford Latham of Amissville and James F. Massie of Flint Hill were among the more than 400 people attending the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts at the Williamsburg Hilton & National Conference Center, Dec. 2-4. The theme of the meeting was “Looking Toward 2000: District Responsibilities.” Robert Wetherbee, President of the National Association of Conservation Districts, presented the keyr note address on Monday. Speaking on “Conservation Districts into the Nineties,” Mr. Wetherbee characterized the 90’s as a decade of opportunity and challenge. “Not since the Dust Bowl Days of the 1930’s has so much public attention and concern been focused on the mission and work of local soil and water conservation districts. This public attention presents us with more than just opportunities. It also presents us with a very formidable challenge,” said Mr. Wetherbee. PUBLIC WELCOME TRANSFERRABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (TDR) a program to protect farmland and open space A bill authorizing TDR in Virginia will be described by Del. L. Byrne January 3,1991 7:30pm County Court House Sponsored by: neamont tnvironmental Council Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection Rappahannock Farmers Association Rappahannock Co Agricultural Advisory Committee Rappahannock Farm Bureau For information 703-987-9605 i JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! Our striped long sleeved and collared tee shirt! Regularly $19.95 NOW $12.95 10% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE — ■■■■■ •• —■ • • ••-•••••• •••»--. : : - Great New Items at Fantastic Savings are arriving every day! .a FAITH MOUNTAIN Main Street Sperryville 10-6 7 Days a Week 703-987-8547

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Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation. 4$ The Audit Bureau THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1990 For unto you... find it came to pass in those da\'s that there went out a decree from Caesar ‘Augustus, that all the world should be taxed, find all went to be taxed, everyone into his own city. find Joseph also went up from J a Idee, out of the city of CVazareth, into Judea, unto the city of ‘Daind, which is called'Bethlehem, to be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. find so it was that while lhe\} were there the days were accomplished that she would be delivered, and she bought forth her first born son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. find there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock tr\’ night. find, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them and the fj lory of the Lord shone round them, and the\> were sore afraid. iZnd the angel said unto them, “cTear not, for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great jov, which shall be to all people. ‘‘Tor unto you is born this day in the city of‘David a Saviour, which is Christ the Cord. "‘Ynd this shall be a sign unto vou, Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." iZnd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising fjod, and saying, "tjlor\’ to fjod in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." iZnd it came to pass, as the angels were gone away, from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now into ‘Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us." And they came with haste, and found Mar\' and Joseph and tfie babe lying in a manger. ‘And when thev bad Seen it they made known abroad tbe saving which was told them concerning this child. And all the\’ that ■> heard it wondered at those things which were told them bv ■ the shepherds. ‘But Mary in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising <jod for all the things that they haJ heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Qospehaccording to St. Luke kept all these things, and pondered them Rappahannock Heritage DRESSED IN HOLIDAY FINERY, The Inn at Little Washington glows on a December night. Rappahannock News photo/Cindy Mahan Letters to the Editor RAAC gives thanks To the editor: Rappahanpock County is a community unique in its commitment to helping its neighbors. The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community owes a debt of thanks * the individuals who repeated, v.-Lrioute .. nenever called upon to help with a project. Most especially, we wish to thank all of you who, so generously supplied food and services to make Sally Nash’s performance of “Sanskrit” and RAAC’s Dec. 14 fundraiser a success. CHARLIE TOMPKINS President and the Executive Committee RAAC Washington If the cats could talk... 1 o the editor: May I share a few thoughts with your readers at this holiday season? In the wonderful story, “The Night The Animals Talked,” the story of Christ’s birth is told by the animals. Imagine with me, that the following conversation took place among the felines at Dan and Shirley Minton’s, a private, no-kill cat shelter in Abingdon, VA: “Listen to the wind,” says Samantha, a calico curled up by the fireplace. “We’ve much to be thankful for.” “Agreed,” purred Miss Kitty from atop the easy chair. “Yes,” agreed Fluffy from under the chair, “The Mintons saved me when I got thrown away at the dump.” “Me, too,” meowed little Puff, creeping out from under the Christmas tree. “My hide would be history by now.” “Not much history,” growled Tom from the coffee table as his nap was disturbed. “It’s only history if hRistmas Blessings F rom Th«* Staff of Tht* J&appapttnock J^etos \rthur \\ . Anuuirl Publisher — Ann Brown Barbara C. Burke Lisa J. Currie Lou Hatter Sharon Kilpatrick Cindy Mahan Cathy Pullen Scott Reppert John T. Tdler | our i^roauction Correspondents and Production Staff someone remembers you. “Where did all these guys come from?” quiered Mr. Katt, a one-eyed orange tiger. “I counted 200!” “Everywhere,” replied Tabby. No cat is too sick, abused, hurt or unwanted for Shirley. She loves each one of us as if she only had one.” “And Dan always helps,” Fluffy added, pleased to contribute to the conversation. “Times have been,” continued Tabby, “when we didn’t have enough food and Dan and Shirley gave us theirs.” Tabby’s yellow eyes were bright with love. “We don’t have a ‘D-Day’ to fear. We live in a ‘no-kill’ shelter.” “What if Shirley gets sick and can’t take care of us?” worried Tiger and Panther. “Let me tell!” chimed in Elvira, who was so black only her green eyes could be seen in the dim light. “Shirley has had three brain surgeries in two years. “That’s inside here,” Elvira explained, lifting a dainty paw to her head for emphasis. “The Lord keeps giving her life back to her.” And to us, exclaimed Laura from the rug. “Dan works hard, but we must depend a lot on donations since someone always needs (and gets) medical attention. Like humans, we feel cold, hunger, pain, rejection and the need for love.” “Yes!” they purred, as they settled down to their naps. “We are blessed!” In this imaginary conversation, the cats have their facts correct. Shirley Minton is life itself to so many little bright-eyed cats and kittens as well as those who are sightless. While ‘relearning” some things following her surgeries, she finds time to tutor an elderly lady and two handicapped persons. She gets no monetary compensation, and, at times is criticized. Through her struggles to care for her “critters,” Shirley grieves at each loss. The fortunate little castaways from people who allow their cats to breed at will, find their way to the Mintons. All too often, they perish while those who threw them away are snuggled in warm beds happy to be rid of the little “pests.” The Mintons live simply. They don’t follow the latest fashion trends; they don’t go out to dinner; See LETTERS, p. A-5 Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus To the editor: I am eight years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O’HANLON 115 W. 95th Street New York Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extin guished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign th^t there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they’re not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and Unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that certain beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. — Editorial, the New York Sun Sept. 21,1897

The time machine From the Rappahannock News back when: 20YEARSAGO December 24,1970 The Christmas tree for the Town of Washington was officially lighted last Tuesday evening. The beautifully illuminated large evergreen is located on the lot between the fire house and Rappahannock National Bank. The tree was trimmed in celebration of the Holy Season and for the pleasure of all who pass. A group of citizens met Friday night at Washington to discuss the high voltage transmission power line proposedAy Potomac Edison Company which would go through Rappahannock County. Sixty odd people attended to hear the pros and cons of such a line. Philip Irwin of Flint Hill chaired the meeting and was subsequently named as chairman of a committee to further the study on a workable alternative and the legal aspects of a defense to the line. 15 YEARS AGO December 25, 1975 Rappahannock’s Planning Commission will seek a trash collector and a commercial landfill operator, or someone who can perform both chores. At their meting last Wednesday night, December 17, the planners agreed to advertise for a “private landfill operator” who might collect the trash as well as dispose of it. The Rappahannock Hunt has scheduled a Junior foxhunt to start at 10 a,m. Saturday, December 31, from the Club Hound Kennels at M.F.H. Fletcher’s Thornton Hill Farm. This New Holiday Wishes Joy, peace, good fortune and our continuing appreciation. BURKE’S STORE Woodville, Virginia 987-8814 Best of everything to you. HILLSDALE GROCERY Rt. 211 Near Massie's Corner 675 3115 Year’s Eve Hunt will be capfree, which means that all junior hunters are invited to take part without paying the usual capping fee of $5. 10 YEARSAGO December 18, 1980 An-influenza epidemic hit Rappahannock this week, sending absenteeism soaring at the county’s public schools and forcing cancellations of classes until January 5. By Monday afternoon, 308 children - 46 per cent - of the elementary school’s enrollment of 667 were out, the overwhelming majority with the flu. Included on the absentee list were 11 teachers and aides. Walter Scott Reid III, a Wakefield sophomore, won the second place award in the oratorical contest sponsored by the American Legion for area youths. The contest, held Saturday, Dec. 12 , at the Warren County High School, required students to deliver an 8-11 minute speech on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution. 5YEARSAGO December 19, 1985 Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael White recently completed submarine qualifications on board the Trident missile submarine USS Ohio and was awarded his coveted silver dolphins. White earned this noteworthy achievement of “Qualified in Submarine” as the result of his initiative, perseverance, a great deal of studying and hard work. r A tribute to Oak Hill, 1820-1990 By PEGGY SMITH Rappahannock News Contributing Writer When we think of “Oak Hill’ and all she meant to so many people in her lifetime, it is difficult to understand why she was taken from us. I remember the first time Arthur and I saw “Oak Hill.” Both of us realized she was just like Cinderella waiting to be loved again. And, so the dream began, for that was what it was; we didn’t buy a home, we bought a dream. With the help of family and friends, Arthur restored each room at “Oak Hill” to perfection. Once again she stood stately and proud on the hill surrounded by the beauty we all share living in Rappahannock County. Each of us has a favorite season. Being a New Englander mine used to be Fall. The gardens at “Oak Hill” changed my mind. Springtime, when all of Miss Susies’ Irises came to life, there was nothing more beautiful. Each Spring we discovered another variety and color. We transplanted all th^ bulbs from the fields where they had been thrown after Fall clean-up time. At our last count we had 23 different colors and varieties. The Irises seemed to preside over the gardens like a queen and the other Spring flowers only enhanced their beauty. I remember summer, and all the happy times we shared on the magnificent porch. The early mornings watching for the first hummingbird to come to feed, and at dusk, just listening to the sounds of nature at the end of the day. What made it all seem so complete was our old soldier, the Chestnut Oak. For nearly 500 years he stood watch, during peace and war. “Oak Hill” saw generations pass by under his branches and was loved by all. So many wonderful, happy memories that meant so very much to so many people who lived or visited “Oak Hill” during her lifetime. Arthur and I and our family were very proud of “Oak Hill” and will always treasure the ten years we lived there. How fitting, that “Oak Hill” is being honored in the Rappahannock News calendar for the month of December. It is one final tribute to her grace and beauty. We will remember the laughter and the sunlight and how happy she made us all. In closing, Arthur and I would like to thank each and every one of you for caring. It has given us the strength to start over. God Bless us all. Perspective $ formed in 1B33 from AND NAMED FOR THE muon RIVER, HEADWATERS Of which m IN THIS COUMTY. Letters Continued from page A-4 they don’t go to movies; they don’t buy choice cuts at the grocery store. They provide for their shelter first. They gratefully accept contributions of anything which can be sold or bartered to better their shelter. As an educator in a private school, I teach love and respect for each of God’s creations. Though certainly not the primary purpose for the gift of His Son, the necessity of animal sacrifice ended when Christ gave His life for us. That makes me appreciate our Savior even more. I urge your readers to join with me this holiday season in prayerfully considering a gift to “The Best Little Cat House in Virginia.” It is indeed the gift that goes on giving. The address is: Dan and Shirley Minton, Rt. 5 Box 300, Abingdon, VA 24225. May God bless each of you and give you a joyous holiday season. GLENDA S. GOLOB, Principal Gig Harbor Christian School Au revoir to Rappahannock To the editor: As I am leaving Rappahannock County I would like to thank everyone who was there for me when I needed them the most. I was not prepared for the death of my husband §£ 39 years. To know that he was loved and appreciated by his friends and neighbors is a great comfort. I al ways felt very fortunate to be his wife. He loved this country, Virginia and especially Rappahannock. He could never think of a better place to live. Again, thank you and “au revoir”. MARGUERITE NIKOLAJEVIC Castleton At this festive time of year may we express our gratitude of serving our fine customers and friends. THE COUNTRY CAFE Main Street Washington, Va. Closed Dec. 24-26 703-675-1066 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS BOARD OF ASSESSMENT On Monday, January 7, 1991 the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors intend, in accordance with §58.1-3275, to appoint five persons, one from each magisterial district in Rappahannock County, to a Board of Assessors. This Board of Assessors shall meet to oversee the general reassessment of property in Rappahannock County currently being conducted by a professional appraiser and to review appeals of individual assessments by individual property owners. In order to be qualified, Assessors shall be freeholders of Rappahannock County, and shall receive such training as required by the Department of Taxation. Compensation shall be set by the Board of Supervisors. Those interested in being considered for the position are invited to contact their Supervisor at the telephone numbers listed below, prior to January 7,1991: Jackson District Piedmont District Hampton District Wakefield District Stonewall-Hawthon Col. Ellis D. Bingham, II Charles K. "Pete" Estes Michael M. Massie Hubert S. Gilkey, III \ Robert P. Anderson 937-6120 987-8951 675-3357 635-5472 987-8206 By Order of: John W. McCarthy County Administrator mm (mum Coming your way with thanks and good wishes on the road ahead. Best wishes. BALDWIN'S WEST END SERVICE • Mechanic on duty • Auto Parts • Wrecker - 24 hours •AAA Danny & Andy Baldwin ^And^ BONNIE SUE'S FLOWERS Fresh, Dried and Silk Flowers Route 211, West • Sperryvllle, VA 703-987-8240 Volunteers' determination keeps film series alive To the editor: As your reader’s know, the RAAC movie program has been in a state of some confusion over the past few weeks because of the negotiations with Gay St. Theatre owner Wendy Weinberg for the use of the theatre. Though there is now no lease for RAAC’s regular use of the theatre, and we are now searching for alternate space for some of our programs, Mrs. Weinberg, in an effort to provide a continuing presence of the movies in the community has agreed to a short term use of the property at only a token cost to RAAC. There are some problems and inconveniences to each party in this arrangement in the long term, but for the moment, at least, movies continue and the theatre will be used. We hope that the public as well as RAAC membership will respond positively. Rappahannock is unique with our all volunteer film program, unusual in the nation, and an opportunity for all. With all our glitches we offer first quality entertainment, with good equipment, and excellent souqd system and a big screen. Though we have to wait till producers and distributors convert to 16 mm after a commercial run,, we schedule quickly; and are often ahead of video (may I use that word). We have high quality pop com at low prices, other goodies, and a chance to associate with friends in a warm, cozy, and thanks to Mrs. Weinberg’s insistence, neat and clean environment. We are determined to continue the movies if at all possible, either at the theatre, or if that doesn’t work out, at one of several locations we are currently exploring. BILL YOUNG Chairman, RAAC Film Committee a'W 'v i ^ j~Llid<2ry i^piPif A time of giving and sharing. Thanks. T.G. Taylor Construction Sperryville, VA 703-987-8043 May your Christmas be bright with glad tidings and cheer. Pullen’s Electrical and Plumbing Washington, VA 703-675-3249 Whirlpool Full-Size Microwave Oven Model MW7400XW r • Microcomputer Touch Controls • Glass Turntoble • 1.4 Cu. Ft. Oven Interior • 750 Watts of Cooking Power • Auto Set • Quick Defrost Cycle • 10-Level Variable Cook Power Control • 6-Stage Programmed Cooking • Clock/Minute Timer RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryvllle, Virginia 703-987-8555

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The most popular varieties of apples in Europe tend to be Golden Delicious and Jona Gold, said Rich Marini, tree fruit specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension at Virginia Tech. “They tend to like tarter apples than we do,” he said. “They’re also more impressed by flavor than appearance, whereas U.S. consumers buy with their eyes.” Mr. Marini said some Red Delicious apples - the number one selling variety in America - also are exported, but not in the numbers or of the size we’re accustomed to. “I think in some cases Europeans take small apples we feel are too small for the U.S. market,” he said. Clayton Griffin, director of the Virginia State Apple Board, said although the opening up of European markets may be good news for some, others are eyeing the Far East as a bigger potential market. “Last time I talked to some of the folks in Washington State (the number one state in apple production), they didn’t seem real interested,” she said. Seeking the perfect tree Photo courtesy of Toni Updike WAKEFIELD KINDERGARTNERS AND preschoolers select a Christmas tree at Fanning Baumgardner’s tree farm outside Washington. The tree cutting is an annual outing for the youngsters. Registration at Fauquier Center The Fauquier Center of the Lord Fairfax/Germanna Community Col leges will hold registration for the spring semester on Jan. 8 and 9 from noon until 7 p.m. Placement tests for first-time students will be held on Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. There is no appointment necessary for the placement exams, and there is no charge. Classes begin Jan. 14. For more information about courses offered at the Fauquier Center, located on U.S. 29 south of Warrenton, call (703) 347-1304. L 1 'Vi * \ iMerry ^Christmas During this holiday of warm thoughts we wish you joy and happiness. 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Panthers seek consistent offense By LOU HATTER Rappahannock News Staff Writer If there is any consolation to be gained from the start of the Rappahannock Panthers’ basketball season, it is that back-to-back losses to Luray don’t count in the district standings. Adding insult to injury, the Bulldogs snapped 3 2 1/2 year, 56-game losing streak at the Panthers’ expense, beating Rappahannock in their home opener on Dec. 8, by a 71-62 margin. The following Tuesday, Rappahannock traveled across , the mountain for a rematch in Luray, and the Bulldogs again won, 7563. , Against George Mason on Dec. 14, Rappahannock finally pulled together a winning performance, beating the Mustangs easily, 65-46. The Panthers were led by team captain James Roy, who rolled up 21 offensive points. Teammate Bobby Jenkins added another 16, and Jason Butler and Jason Henry contributed an additional nine points each. Butler led the Panther offense in the season opener, scoring 29 points, the team high total for the season. But the Bulldogs shut him off in their second meeting, holding the senior guard to just five points. Against Clarke County on Tuesday, however, the Panthers again lacked offensive coordination, with only Jason Butler (16) and Paul Hitt (11) in double figures. And the team’s inside game, which made the difference against the Mustangs with better than 40 points, added only 11 points against the Eagles. “Our strength in that first victory — our inside game — was our •weakness last night,” Coach Leake said Wednesday morning. Against George Mason, “we had a real balanced scoring attack, with everyone feeding the inside man.” In Berry - ville, Hitt and Butler “played real well, but we just didn’t get the team effort.” Coach Leake said he does not think the team’s early season difficulties will be a major problem. “The disappointment is in our lack of a consistent offense. We know we can score,” the coach said, pointing to four players who have scored game high totals of between 16 and 29 points, and another four players have scored between seven and nine points in a game. Although the players’ averages have been good, the coach said, the problem is that the team is not combining its scoring each night. “We’re j not getting them all in the same night. Different people step forward each night.” Added to that offensive incosis It’s holiday trimming time and we wish you the merriest. JOHN’S BARBER SHOPS Polly, Kim & John 703-987-8146 I !w* i Our pleasure is al} ways to serve this ! community and it’s \ people. j E. G. Hackley , Groceries - Dry Goods > Feed - Hardware I Amissville 937-5373 Rappahannock News photo/Cindy Mahan PACING THE PANTHERS to their first victory, James Roy drives for the basket against George Mason last Friday. Roy led the team in scoring, with 21 points, as the Panthers defeated the Generals, 65-46. tency is the Panthers’ difficulty at the foul line against the Eagles, when the team shot below 50 percent from the charity stripe, after averaging 70 percent for the first three games. That was particularly devastating in the fourth quarter, when the Panthers were down by five points with two minutes left. Out of five one-and-one attempts, with a possible 10 points, the Panthers connected on only three of the first shots. “Anytime the clock is stopped, you’ve got to make the baskets,” Coach Leake said. “Had we shot well from the line, we could have taken the lead into the final minute.” The team “has a pretty good offense, and they are having to foul us to stop us, but we go to the. line and don’t cash them in. It’s a mental thing. You’ve got to go to the line and expect them to go in — not just hope.” The Panthers will travel to Brentsville on Friday to face the Central Falcons. 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A number of good teams will play in the invitational tournament. Coach Leake said, including last year’s AA state champions, Robert E. Lee High School. The winner of Rappahannock’s game against St. Maria Goretti of Hagerstown, Md. will face Robert E. Lee Friday night. <Q&W Holiday Wishes Joy, peace, good fortune and our continuing appreciation. SUNSET HILLS FARM Grower * Cut Flowers * Roses * Fall Mums LEON & BETTY HUTCHESON 703-987-8804 Vs/ Jolty ^imes All joys be yours this Christmas. CABIN FEVER BOOKS Main Street Washington, Va. 703-675-1300 51 it—m y\\) At this treasured time tie extend thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kind support. Have a happy holiday season, brimming with good cheer. THE RAPPAHANNOCK NATIONAL BANK Member fdic Washington, Virginia 675-3519 FOREIGN CAR? 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Schools Continued from page A-1 recommends that whole language be extended throughout the elementary school, that more electives be added at the high school, that a kitchen be provided for special education students, that up-to-date textbooks in social studies that reflect recent changes in the world be adopted, that substitutes and parent aides receive training, and that money be set aside for repair of computers. Under physical plant, Mr. Futtrell said the teachers recommend that the softball field be finished at the high school, that lights be provided for the parking lots at both schools, that another telephone be provided at both schools, that heating and ventilation be improved at both schools, and that more attention be put on cleaning and maintenance at both schools, including painting the ceilings. In the area of salaries and benefits, the teachers asked for at least a two percent cost of living increase, or to have the school system pick up the teacher’s five percent contribution to the retirement system. They also asked for increases at the top steps of the salary scale and for an increase in the masters’ degree supplement. Finally they asked that classified employees be given a salary scale with step increases. During the in-service portion of the meeting, fifth and sixth-grade reading teacher Margaret Lee told the School Board how she had implemented whole language and cooperative learning in her reading program. She said her students read regularly to kindergarten and first grade classes, and that each class had made a bid book for the use of the younger grades. She said that three days a week her students read books selected from the library. They are expected to keep a journal of their reading and to write letters to each other or to her about what they are reading. She said the program was very inexpensive to implement, because the students are using books already in the library and provide their own spiral-bound notebooks for the reading journals. She said the program takes more of her time in evaluation because part of each student’s grade is determined in an evaluation conference with the student, but that less of her time is spent running off ditto sheets. “I have found the whole language reading workshop fantastic,” Mrs. Lee said. “The children are increasing their reading vocabularies, they are becoming more discriminating readers, and they are learning to love to read.” In other action, the School Board: • approved the senior class trip to Seven Springs Ski Resort. • appointed David Hunter as track coach. • learned that the repairs to the roof over the auditorium were finished last week. Allegheny Power pays dividend The Board of Directors of Allegheny Power System, Inc., declared a quarterly dividend of 79 cents a share on the common stock. The dividend is payable on Dec. 28 to stockholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 14. SALE! SALE! SALE! / THE CHURCH MOUSE 50% OFF Christmas Ornaments Other Christmas Items At Big Savings! Starting Friday, December 21 and continuing to December 30 Looking for unique Christmas gifts7. Visit THE CHURCH MOUSE Main Street Sperryville Open Friday-Sunday 10AM-5PM 703-987-9106 Council Continued from page A-1 about 200,000 gallons a month are being lost through leaks in many of the main lines. The project will also include replacing the meters and installing backflow preventers on them, now a requirement. “We have to justify to the citizens what we are doing,” Mr. Miller said. He asked what the town expected to pay for the upgraded water system. Mr. Morehouse said the budgeted amount was $660,000. “That’s a lot of money for 238 people,” Mr. Miller said. Mr. Fisher said the town had not yet selected a bidder for the new well because he doesn’t know whether it will require an eight-inch or six-inch pipe. He said he had figured out the cost of all bids for a 500foot well for both six-inch and eightinch pipes, and the lowest bidder for the six-inch pipe was not the same as the lowest bidder for eight-inch pipe. Mr. Fisher said the Environmental Protection Agency required that the town pass a resolution discontinuing the use of the spring. Mr. Miller suggested that Town Attorney Frank Reynolds first conduct a title search to make certain the town wouldn’t lost the spring or the rightof-way from the spring to the reservoir if the town stopped using the spring. “There may come a time when we have to use the spring and we have to do the filtration treatment,” Mr. Miller said. 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He has been touted by several national columnist and political consultants as perhaps the Democrats’ best hope of capturing the White House. But even some of those who praise Wilder’s tax stand say it is a calculated ploy to attract national attention and position himself to the right politically of other contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992 or 1996. In an interview with Arundel Newspapers in Leesburg Dec. 14, Wilder denied considering his national political future in making budget decisions. “The future doesn’t even enter my mind with reference to what I must do,” he said. Wilder added that the budget situation does present him “with an opportunity to streamline government in Virginia,” an opportunity he might not otherwise have had. “When there is a surplus and there is money, you couldn’t get people to tighten up, you couldn’t get agencies to pare down. You couldn’t get the bureaucracy to be somewhat self-eliminating,” he said. But Wilder’s critics charge that while the budget situation has given Wilder an opportunity to pare down government, his handling of the situation has prevented him from advancing a policy agenda. Those critics also say he spends too much time trying to out-maneuver other nationally prominent Democrats and not enough time on state concerns. Those critics say the first year of any administration is crucial, and that Wilder may have missed the only chance of his four-year term to set his own agenda. “I would be hard pressed to idenify any one agenda item (Wilder has advanced),” said Mark Rozell, a political analyst at Mary Washington College and a Fairfax County resident. “There have been personal achievements, but there has not been any policy achievements. “It’s ironic that the crisis lets him play the responsible fiscal conservative, while on the other hand he can say to the liberal interest groups, ‘the money isn’t there, but I’m with you,’ ” said Rozell. Wilder maintains that his budget decisions are simply the best way to deal with the budget situation he inherited, and that he isn’t running for national office, although he has made frequent trips to New York, California and Iowa. “I’m committed to fulfilling my term as governor,” he said in last week’s interview. Yet the signs of his national ambitions are viewed by many as obvious. For example, last month Wilder’s top political advisor and the state Democratic chairman, Paul Goldman, started a political action committee called, ‘"Die Committee for Fiscal Responsibility in 1992.” Money raised by the PAC is planned to help pay for travel and campaigning. Goldman also recently created some publicity for Wilder by criticizing two fellow Democrats who also are thought to be eyeing the White House—U.S. Sen. Charles S. Robb, of Virginia, and New York Gov. Mario Cuomo. Wilder said Dec. 14 that Coleman’s record as attorney general was “the lousiest” in Virginia history, and that Robb, who formerly served as governor, and with whom Wilder is reported to have a longstanding feud, was reviving Coleman’s career by pushing him for the drug post. Wilder said he, has spoken to Cuomo since Goldman made his remarks, and that the two governors “got along well.” Wilder himself said in the interview last Friday that there will later be time for “an accurate perusal of my record as to what sort of governor I have been for Virginia. And then the question then is whether that would serve as a guide for any further political offing?” Wilder Continued from page A-1 ever proprty we can, if we can, at a time when it’s affordable. I do have environmental concerns, and then there’s no money,” he said. He was asked about Virginia Department of Transportation studies that a Western route would divert no more than three percent of the traffic from the existing Capitol Beltway and would promote development along a new roadway. “That’s coupled with environmental concerns,” said Gov. Wilder. “'I think that the case could be made that if it were properly planned and ... . located, it should divert the traffic. And if it doesn’t, it’s the fault of those who put it there — and we should put it at a place No better time than the Holiday Season to say “thank you.” Baldwin’s Grocery Paul & Cucie Baldwin Washington, Va. Open through the Holidays 675-3383 where it does divert traffic,” he said. . Gov. Wilder proposed to look at ways to cut land purchase costs for roads and at how to get more money from the federal government. “Our condemnation procedure is one of the most anachronistic in the world. We’re putting in legislation for a jury of peers. It’s heen defeated heretofore. We’re going to push it,” he said. Gov. Wilder said, for the first time, that he did not support a plan to divert state education funds from wealthier county systems, such as those in Fauquier and Loudoun counties, to poorer ones. ’‘He noted that recent startling reports in the press about such shifts were developed by a subcommittee to submit to a full legislative committee. The governor said he hopes his “Project Streamline” will not entail a shift of financial burden to local govI I May your Christmas be bright with glad tidings and cneer. Greetings from Elmer & Martha Atkins ELMER'S CIDER MILL & ANTIQUES Route 651, Sperryville 703-987-8355 emments. “Hopefujly not. As you know, we spared the localities for the most part in the first year of the bien-; nium. And the 2'A percent to 5 per-; cent cuts that are envisioned, in my judgment, will be those that won’t be placing onerous burdens. Surely there will be additional burdens.; But, we’re asking (localities), likewise, to involve themselves vfrith a little bit of streamlining — eliminating the bureaucracy,” Gov. Wilder said. He also emphatically denied that he is looking at a national campaign for president or vice president in 1992. The governor refused to rate his first year in office, but said that he is most proud of his “fiscal responsibilty with compassion” platform anc its attendent Project Streamline. (Editor’s note: Times-Democrat Editor Richard H. Johnson and Rappahannock News Editor Lou Hatter also contributed to this story.) ^ )”a r ■ May the star of that first Christmas night guide you all year long. May God Bless You James <St Wilma Burke F.T. Valley Grocery Sperryville, Virginia on Route 231 703-987-8361 r /V7'v Christmas Suffet December 25th 12 noon - 3 pm . Turkey & Dressing Baked Ham 5 Roast Beef ? 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If you bring your financial numbers along (assets, debts, gross income, expenses, etc.), he or she can give you an estimate of how much the bank will lend you. Then you'll have something solid with wh[ph to work and can look for a home that Fits your budget. If there is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate please sto'p in at EILEEN M. DAY, Realtor, the Clopton House, Washington, Va. 22747. Phone 675-3033. We re here to help.

+Journal • lieal estate 'Bonndabont Breakfast with Santa The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad will sponsor an all-youcan-eat breakfast at the fire hall-on Saturday, Dec. 22 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The menu will include eggs, sausage gravy and buscuits, potatoes, apples, orange juice, coffee, tea and milk. Pictures will be taken with Santa. "Give the kids a chance to talk with Santa while the whole family enjoys breakfast," said an organizer. The price for adults is $5, $3 for children under eight. 'Scrooge' at theatre The movie "Scrooge" is the feature attraction at the Gay St. Theatre this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 22 and 23. The movie stars Albert Finney, Alec Guinness and Edith Evans. A handsome musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Finney hams it up in the title role, while Guinness plays a surprisingly fey Marley's ghost. Showtime is at 7:30 p.m. both evenings. There is no admission charge for this holiday presentation, which is brought to the community as a Christmas present from Peter Kramer. EMI class begins Jan. 7 A class leading to state certification as an Emergency Medical Technician will begin Jan. 7 at the Flint Hill fire hall. The class will also be offered for current EMTs whose certification is near expiration and must attend a refresher course. Classes will be held each Monday and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The tentative date for the state examination is May 30. Preregistration is a necessity for this class. For more information, or to pre-register, contact Sherry Hamill-Huff (703-6753848). Watercolor class Tanya Richey offers a watercolor painting class each Thursday from 1 p.m. to ^ p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Windflower Gallery in the Clopton House in Washington. The class explores new techniques in watercolor painting. The fee is $45 for Middle Street Gallery members, $55 for non-members, for five classes. For information, call (703) 675-1113. Gallery's Christmas shop The Middle Street Gallery continues its Christmas shop, the gallery's December exhibition. It features handmade original art and craft items created by member artists. The selection includes pottery, baskets, paintings, prints, fiber arts, sculpture, handmade Christmas angels, decorations, jewelry and much more. The shop is perfect for those last-minute Christmas gifts, without fighting the crowds are other shoppingoutlets. The Christmas Shop exhibition will run through Dec. 30. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday. Backstage techs needed OldeTowne Theatre will interview interested residents for paid “behind-thescenes" technical positions for the company's first production, scheduled to open next March 1 at the Gay J>t. Theatre. Rehersals begin Jan. 5. Professional training will be provided. For more information, contact producer Sheree Rainbolt-Kren (703-675-1157). Mothering co-op gathers The Mothering Cooperative will meet at Trinity Episcopal Church on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 11:30 a.m. Participants are asked to bring a covered dish to share at the pot-luck luncheon. The meeting will focus on the lengthy list of tasks and responsibilities of mothers. Grab bag gifts will be exchanged — please bring a gift costing less than $3. Children and husbands are welcome to attend; a $2 contribution is requested from nonmembers. Call Carol Lucking (987-9308) or Jean Falk (987-9523) for more information. Four and Twenty Blackbirds blends fine cuisine and affordable prices uj liioA u. uunniii Rappahannock Newi Staff Writer Soft morning light filters between the lace and chintz into the silent dining room of Four and Twenty Blackbirds in Flint Hill. The tables await the noontime gathering of hungry patrons. Though, inside the two kitchens, the clang of pots and pans muffles the silence as staff begins early morning preparation of such fine dishes as zucchini and basil phyllo triangles with pine nuts, crab cakes oriental with spicy sweet and sour sauce served with sesame noodles, Tuscan chicken, chocolate mousse marquis with mint creme anglaise or plum crisp with ginger ice cream. Perfect American cuisine is what eating is all about at Four and Twenty Blackbirds in Flint Hill. Such perfection is not accomplished without detailed precision. This precision comes from hours upon hours of planning and preparation by chefs and proprietors Heidi Morf and Vinnie DeLuise. “It’s just American cuisine,” co-partner DeLuise says with modesty of the menu, which includes a selection of several entree like chicken, beef, vegetarian entrees and seafood. The menu changes every three weeks. Everything on the menu, from a broccoli, bacon and cheddar cheese omelet to grilled grouper with pineapple mango salsa to sour cherry and chocolate spice cake with whipped cream, is created and prepared by Ms. Morf and Mr. DeLuise and their kitchen staff of six. Prices range from $5.75 for a Sunday brunch and luncheon selections to $16.95 for grilled beef tenderloin with tomato aioli served on shoestring potatoes for dinner. Mr. DeLuise’s arm, steadly slicing meat for lunch sandwiches, never falters as he speakes. “We do some ethnic food but it’s basically American fine dining,” he adds with modesty. “We try to serve fine food and keep the prices down,” he said. Inside the tiny restaurant, the tables, capable of seating 52 on the main floor, cozy together between fine antiques and the swish of ceiling fans. The room, dating back before its eating establishment days to mercantile days as a general store, contrasts its somewhat Victorian atomsphere with the downstairs arrangement, comfortably dressed in a more rustic motif with its stone bar and red trim. “I think it is a dream of people who work in a restaurant of owning one,” Vinnie said as he sliced meats for the luncheon menu. “I never thought it was financially possible,” he said. With help from The Fauquier National Bank, Mr. DeLuise’s and Ms. Rappahannock News photo/Lisa G. Currie PARLAYING THEIR RESTAURANT and B&B experience into their cuyn business, Heidi Morf and Vinnie DeLuise have found their dream at Four and Twenty Blackbirds in Flint Hill. Morf s dream came true. Their work in eating establishments goes back some years. Mr. DeLuise began his restaurant experience as a waiter at The Inn At Little Washington, then spent some years in Warrenton at The Depot. Ms. Morf began her culinary career in a bakery in Middleburg and graduated to a position as the dessert chef at The Inn at Little Washington. After deciding to'go into business for themselves, they opened Four and Twenty Blackbirds in Amissville, a bed and breakfast spot which specialized in evening meals for overnight guests. As their popularity grew, more and more local residents requested reservations for their dinners. Since the space at the bed and breakfast was limited to a traditional dining room-sized space, the need for a larger place became apparent. “We were getting busier and busier but the space limited our real growth,” Mr. DeLuise said, adding their purchasing the present building which once housed The Comer Post Restaurant was by sheer coincidence. “We were just riding around and saw the place was for sale,” the chef said with a smile. “We never thought we had a chance.” Their chance arrived and after rearranging, redecorating and hiring new employees, Four and Twenty Blackbirds opened in Flint Hill. “It was a great deal to think about,” Mr. DeLuise said of the couple’s feeling on the purchase. “We knew it was going to be a great deal of work.” Hard work is “par for the course” in the restaurant business. From their early experience in resaurant business and their personal experience with their establishment in Amissville, Mr. DeLuise and Ms. Morf were aware of the long hours required to make the business flourish. Many days start as the sun warms the sky and end as the clock strikes a new day. But, Mr. DeLuise admits as time progresses things are beginning to be easier. Foodstuffs are easier to obtain through delivery; the couple has grown familiar with local places such as My Father’s Butcher and Warrenton Seafood Market as sources, and “local people have really supported us, offering fresh produce while the employees have become familiar with the routine,” Mr. DeLuise said. Their success - critiqued by The Washington Post and Mid-Atlantic Country - Mr. DeLuise attributes to Four And Twenty Blackbirds dedicated saff. “We could not have done this without the help of our employees,” Mr. DeLuise said. “They have stayed with us and worked right alongside us.” “We are like a family here,” Mr. DeLuise said of his waiting staff of seven and his kitchen staff of six. “We sometimes spend more time with each other than we do with our families,” he added with laughter. Serving a clientele of varied age, locale and background, Mr. DeLuise noted with pride that most of the patrons are Rappahannock residents. “We want this to be a local place to eat,” he added, saying the hours, Wednesday through Saturday lunches from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. with Sunday brunch from from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner hours from Wednesday through Saturday from 5:30 until 9 p.m., offers people a variety of time to dine. Reservations are requested for weekend nights and for parties of more than five and can be made by calling (703) 6751111 during these hours. Garden Club holiday greens sale funds Nature Camp scholarships By HELEN HOLSCHUH Rappahannock News Contributing Writer On Dec. 6 at 5 p.m., the Rappahannock County Garden Club finished up the last wreath, tied the last bow and delivered the last garland for 1990. The ladies of the Garden Club have been doing this for 20 years to supply scholarships for Rappahannock students to attend Nature Camp, and every year the club has a hard time supplying all the wreaths and garlands asked for and they have to turn down many orders because of the logistics involved. Preparation begins in late summer,- when an inventory of supplies, wreath frames, florists pins, wire, ribbon and binder twine is taken and needed supplies are ordered. Then in late October, early November, begins the hunt for willing land owners who will allow their white pines to be trimmed, their boxwood snipped, and their cones picked up. This year in order to make 108 wreaths, 20 door swags, and 228 feet of garland, it took five pickup truck loads of white pine, 28 large plastic bags of boxwood, five truck loads of mixed greens, including juniper, cedar, spruce, Virginia pine, yew, and others; five grocery bags of magnolia leaves, five grocery bags of spruce and white pine cones and four commercial spools of four-inch red ribbon. The Garden Club members each pledge to give at least two full days during the week, but in the week before, a regular army of “cutters” isout in the county cutting the greens needed and hauling them to the Washington Fire Hall. The Garden Club prides itself that all greens are less than a week, and most only a day or^two old, when the wreaths are made. The gathered greens are kept watered down to assure freshness. The boxwood is actually “washed” to Photo courtesy Rappahannock County Garden Club MEMBERS OF THE GARDEN CLUB work feverishly on Christmas greens during their annual workshop earlier this month. Proceeds from the greens sale sends youngsters to the Garden Club’s Nature Camp. clear it of dust and insects. One person spends the week before making the 75 to 100 bows needed for the finished product. Two persons man the phones to take orders. On Sunday afternoon a team arrives at the Washington fire hall to set up for the next day. Two large black plastic sheets are taped to the floor to protect it from the dripping pine sap. The three wreath-making machines are placed on plastic-protected tables and three supply tables are placed at right angles to the machine tables. On Monday morning, production begins. A team of six people is needed to produce one wreath. When the production is fully staffed, there are six persons at each v of the three machines, plus two to four people sitting elsewhere, cutting off large branches to supply the table cutters, along with a production manager and a salesperson. The money earned is put into a special fund to provide scholarships for two Rappahannock students, either from the elementary school or the high school to go to Nature Camp in Vesuvius, Va. Nature Camp is run by the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Its primary purpose is to teach young people to love, understand, and \vork for their natural environment. Mrs. Holschuh is the chairman of the Garden Club's Christmas Greens workshop. Movie series continues at Gay St. Theatre RAAC, Weinberg agree on temporary lease for weekend films Because the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community’s lease at the Gay Street Theatre expired at the end of November, the fate of the week-end movie program has been unclear. . Alive and well, but somewhat battered after a month of uncertainty, RAAC’s movies are now operating on an interim lease with theatre owner Wendy Weinberg until the end of February with its usual schedule of fine films, Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. except for monthly matinees for children at 2p.m. The movies will continue as long as there are sufficient patrons to cover costs, though remaining at Gay Street depends upon successfully negotiating a long term lease there or moving to one of several alternate locations now being evaluated. As a non-profit organization RAAC is able to rent films at rates lower than commercial theatres, but is unable to use commercial advertising. Costs are still high, and there must be an average attendance of about 75 persons per weekend to cover them. The public is encouraged to attend. The support of the entire community is needed. Schedules are available at the theatre. Films are announced on the marquee, in the Events of the Week column, on posters, and-on the RAAC hotline (703-675-3073). This weekend, as a Christmas gift from Peter Kramer, RAAC will present “Scrooge.” There will be no admission charge to this special holiday show. The following week RAAC will resume its regular programming with Spike Lee’s musical drama “Mo Better Blues,” starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, at year’s end. The new year will begin with Harrison Ford in “Presumed Innocent,” a contender for next year’s Oscars, “Memphis Belle,” still showing in D.C., with critical acclaim, and “High Fidelity,” a fascinating documentary of the lives of professional classical musicians which has not been shown in this area and is a musical and artistic treat.

Church ;, ; Activities County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Dec. 23 as follows: Flint Hill United Methodist at 11:15 a.m.; Sperryville at 8:45 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10:00 a.m. with Communion. 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 Von Fange Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jenning W. Hobson III Monday: Holy Eucharist 1100 p. m. * Tuesday: Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:00 a.m. Christmas Pageant 4:30 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. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. L. Starke Jones Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Wednesday: Saturday: 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. Gospel sing at Flint Hill The Flint Hill Pentecostal Church will hold a gospel sing on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Sperryville Assembly of God Pastor: Rev. Ray Campbell Sr.. Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Young People 6 to 7 p.m. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth and Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Thursday: W.M.U. Meeting Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Peter Weems Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Monday: Jr. Choir Practice 7 p.m. Youth and Adult Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: Health & Fitness Meeting 10 a.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Sunday: Wednesday: Sunday: Wednesday: Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen S_ Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Amissville Baptist 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. Mt. Lebanon Bapist Pastor: Dan Gregg Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Morning Worship 11:00a.m. Bible Study 7:00 p. m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Darrell Bare Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. MR. and MRS. GLENN AUGUST Wayland, August say vows Kimberly Linette Wayland and Glenn Barry August of Clarksville, Maryland were married on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Gourdvine Baptist Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wayland of Viewtown. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Barry August of Clarksville, MD and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown of Dayton, MD. Rev. Tom Darlin performed the ceremony. The bride was escorted by her father, Lawrence Wayland. Beth Keys of Culpeper was the maid of honor. She wore a tea-length rose gown. Becky Becker, Tammy Compton and Shannon Helms were the bridesmaids. They also were tea-length gowns in raspberry. Kent Switzer, cousin of the bride, was the ring bearer. Alexandria August, the groom’s sister and Kerri Compton, the bride’s cousin were the flower girls. Best man was Brett Lawrence. Adam August, Sean Wayland and Mark Kressley were the ushers. Nancy Compton of Culpeper was the pianist. Videotaping of the wedding was done by Milton Switzer Jr. of Viewtown and Ronald Dodson of Viewtown. Wedding coordinating was done by Gloria Switzer, aunt of the bride. Performing singers were the Switzer Family of Viewtown and Janet Hitt, aunt of the bride. The wedding cake was prepared by Caroline Brown, the groom’s mother. Church decorations were done by Becky Becker, Joyce Wilson, and Kim Wayland. The couple went to Maine and Newfoundland, Canada on a twoweek honeymoon. The couple is residing in Rappahannock County. Variety of Christmas programs in the area Trinity Episcopal Trinity Episcopal Church will present its Christmas pageant Sunday, Dec. 23 at 4:30 p.m. All are invited. Trinity Episcopal Church will hold its Christmas Eve Service Sunday, Dec. 24 at 11 p.m. Washington Baptist Members of Washington Baptist will host a community Christmas caroling on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. and a candlelight Communion service will be held at 7 p.m., Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Communion service There will be a candlelight Communion service at the Sperryville United Methodist Church Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. All are invited. Willis Chapel Willis Chapel Methodist Church will present its annual Christmas program, entitled “Happy Birthday Jesus,” 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 23. St. Peter’s Catholic Mission The following services will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Mission: Monday, Dec. 24, Vigil of Christmas, Christmas Carols and Pageant at 7 p.m. and Christmas Mass at 7:30 p.m. (No Mass in the morning.) Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day and there will be only one Mass on Dec. 25. Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Church will hold its Christmas play entitled “A Christmas Nightmare” on Sunday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. Flint Hill Pentecostal Flint Hill Pentecostal Church will present its annual Christmas play on Sunday, Dec. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Sperryville social notes Mrs. Shirley Kushner of Gaithersburg, Maryland was a Thursday until Saturday guest of her mother Mrs. Catherine Brown. Mrs. Barbara Payne of Warrenton spent the day Saturday with her mother Mrs. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Famham, Va. were recent guests of Mrs. Nina Sisk. Mr. and Mrs. Robr ert Sisk of Orange were Sunday guests of Mrs. Sisk. Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Baldwin and David were Saturday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen in Washington. Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Church will hold its Christmas play entitled “A Christmas Nightmare” on Sunday at 7 p.m. Sperry ville United Methodist Church will hold its candlelight Communion service on Christmas Eve at 8 p.m. Those from the area attending the annual Christmas program at the Flint Hill United Methodist Church on Saturday night were Mrs. Polly Aylor, Mr. and Mrs. Carson Johnson, Mrs. Emma Swindler, Mrs. Helen Coffey, Mrs. Catherine Brown, Mrs. Margaret Ann Wayland, Mrs. Ruby Dwyer, Mrs. Sallie Keyser and Mrs. Margaret Devers. Living nativity J The Rappahannock CountJ United Methodist Churches will present a living nativity scene, re-enacting the Birth of the Christ Child, 6p.m.-9p.m., Saturday, Dec. 22, in the grey barn on Route 211, a hall mile east of the town of Washington. Slate Mills Slate Mills Baptist Church will present a musical “Candlelight and Carols” on Sunday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. The service is scriptures and carols with audience participation. The pastor and congregation extend aii invitation to the public to attend. Promise Land Baptist Church A Christmas play entitled “The Birth of Christ told by Grandma’’ will be presented at the Promise Land Baptist Church near Washington on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited. Black Oak Regular Baptist Black Oak Regular Baptist Church located on Rt. 729 will present their Christmas program Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. There will be Christmas poems, singing of enrols and a play entitled “The Highest Gift.” On Dec. 31 Black Oak will be having their New Year’s Eve watchnight service, beginning at 8 p.m. The public is invited. Hope Hill Baptist Hope Hill Baptist Church in Castleton will have their annual Christmas program Sunday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. “Come join us as the Switzer kids and the choir sings a Christmas Cantada,” said Hope Hill Pastor Milton Switzer. Hope Hill will hold a “Watch Night” service Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. until midnight. 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MR. and MRS. SCOTT MONTGOMERY Machelle L. Smith bride of Scott E. Montgomery Machelle Lee Smith, daughter of Robert W. and Linda L. Smith of Sperryville was married to Scott E. Montgomery, son of G. William Montgomery of Manns Choice, Pa. and the late Mary Lou Montgomery Nov. & at Community Baptist church in Manassas. The Rev. Aubrey Sanders performed the 3 p.m. double ring, candlelit ceremony. Music was provided by Carolyn Wood, Jan Shepherd, Mary Burns and John Wheaton. The bride given in marriage by her father, wore an ivory Victorian satin gown wrapped in pearls, sequins, and lace. Her fingertip veil was a crown of sequins embroided with pearls designed to accent the chapel length train. She carried a bouquet of white roses, gardenias, and baby’s breath. Connie Smith Owens of Sperryville was the honor attendant. The bridesmaids included Kelly Long of Nokesville, Michelle Matthews of Manassas and Kelly Gar diner of Fredericksburg. Flower girl was Megan Young of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Todd . Rowley of Daytona, Fla. served as the best man. Ushers were John Montgomery of Manns Choice, Pa., Brian McCloskey of La Vale, Md., and Christopher Johnson of Mountainview, Ca. Tommy Owens of Sperryville was ring bearer. The bride graduated from Brentsville District High School in June 1987. She is a police dispatcher for Prince William County Police Department. The groom graduated from Allegany High School in 1982 and Allegany Community College in 1987. He is a police officer for Prince William County Police Department. Following the ceremony there was a reception at the Police Association Hall in Manassas. The couple honeymooned in Cancun, Mexico. They are now living in Prince William county. Call je IRappafjannotb ilctos at 675-3349 with your suggestions for stories or photos. May the spirit of the Christmas season bring to you lasting happiness Sperryville Corner Store Spenyvllle, Va. 987-8185 noLiDHys ‘Tis the season to trim trees, sing carols, give gifts and to say sincere thanks. t7Jtau&e Old Town Sperryville Special Sale December 21-30 See You in March! 703-987-9106 Christmas tea highlights Woodvilie area news A Christmas tea with co-hostesses Frances Conners and Evelyn Dellinger was held on Saturday at the Dellinger home in Scrabble. Guests were Judy Anthon of Rixeyville, Nancey Peterson of Gainesville, Jane Thornhill and Shirley Penaranda of Boston, Robin Dellinger of Remington, Dicey Thornhill, Bea Butler, Lottie Thornhill, Joyce Bennett, Debra Gregg and Elizabeth, all of Boston, Helen Holschuh and Eleanora Wharton of Castleton, Betty Jewell and Paula Dellinger of Scrabble, Florine Estes of Sperryville, Louise Bondelid, Beverly Conners, Sherry Johnson, Lucy Oliver, Betty Wood and Julia Wood, all local. Out-of-town guests were Pauline Wren of Louisville, Georgia, Rosemary Baughman, Jean Powell and Carol Anthon of Alexandria. Todd and Kim Vest entertained at a pre-Christmas party for relatives and friends at their home on Saturday evening. Clifton Hume of Warrenton, Mr. and Mrs. John Creel of Culpeper and Mrs. Kerry Lynn Grigsby and son William of Sperryville were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wayland and Lester Wayland. Mf. and Mrs. Kerry Lynn Grigsby and children Kerry Lynn and William of Sperryville were Sunday guests of Mrs. Ada Burke. Richard Bayne and David Meyers of Culpeper were Saturday visitors. r,ari i ancey oi v lewtown, uscar Butler of Culpeper, Richard Eppard of Elkton, Rev. and Mrs. L. Starke Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burke, Dicky Burke and Audrey and Ruby Pullen of Culpeper, Ruth Orange and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Taylor of Rixeyville were visitors during the week and weekend of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Clark and Misty Hitt. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cline of Cape Coral, Florida returned home on Wednesday after spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Emory Conners. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Coffelt of Edinburg were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Johnson, Julie and K.C. In the evening they attended the Christmas play at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church where Julie and K.C. had parts. On Friday Dorothy and Amy Jf By JUNE CLARK 9874M27 Wharton of Orange were guests of Mrs. Claudia Jenkins and Otis Hawkins. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Hawkins of Warrenton, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Jenkins of Washington and Mrs. Brenda Anderson and daughter Sonya were guests. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczewitz attended the Lions Club Christmas dinner at Bowling Green on Friday night. Philip Daczewitz arrived home on Friday from Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia to spend the Christmas holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczewitz. Greg Daczewitz of Fairfax spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczewitz, Philip and Derek. Woodville Baptist Church had their annual Christmas dinner on Sunday at the home of Mrs. Frances Blankenbaker at Haywood. A time of good food and fellowship was enjoyed by all. Twenty-one friends and members were in attendance. Mrs. Helen Atkins of Amissville was a visitor on Monday of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Clark and Misty Hitt. Mr. and Mrs. James Falls were visitors also. Foster completes basic training Private Jeffrey Allen Foster was graduated from basic training at the U.S. Army training school in California on Nov. 2. Among the skills he was trained in was hand-to-hand combat. Pvt. Foster is the son of Jessie and Ethel Foster of Boston, Va. He is a 1990 graduate of Rappahannock County High School. a IcHlPflUHK HOLLOUf Our sincar* wishas for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy holiday saaspn. ^ Joyce & Bill Duvall 703/987-8518__Spenyville_/fJ I BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Hill Volunteer Fire Company Saturday, Dec. 22 7 AM-1 1AM Adults ...$5.00 Children .$3.00 under 8 Bacon * Sausage Gravy with Biscuits * Potatoes * Apples * Eggs * Orange Juice * CoRee * Tea * Milk "Bring the kids and let them talk with Santa and the entire family can enjoy a delicious breakfast." JOl] TO JILL m k * k * Wishing you a bright and happy Holiday Season. We've enjoyed serving you and look forward to seeing you soon. We Thank You for Your Kindness and Support Throughout the ■ Year and Wish One and All A Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year! Special Thanks to Our Wonderful Staff The Faith Mountain Company «* •» % % Cheri and Martin Woodard 703-987-8547 Open Christmas Eve 10 a.m.-4 p.m. We will be closed December 25 & 26 Open 27-30 and Closed December 31 & January 1 Please come and see us! a « a «* A * A « A t A * A H A * £ Upcoming events Childrens theatre games Childrens theatre games taught by Frank Kren of Old Town Theatre are held on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. until noon at the Gay Street Theatre.. Fee is $25 monthly. For more information call 675-1157. Help for abusers,M victims Services for Abused Families Inc. of Culpeper sponsors weekly support groups for abusers and the victims of domestic violence. A group for women with relationship problems meets each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., and a similar group for men with problems including anger and violence meets each Monday at 6:30 p.m. The location of these meetings is confidential. For more information, call SAME (825-8876 or 349-0309). Individual counseling is also available; there/is no charge for these services. f Gun tickets available ' The Chester Gap Fire Department is sponsoring a gun lottery. The ticket price is $30 and will be good for one year and you could win a gun a week for 52 weeks. There will only be 1,000 tickets. For more information call 635-4673 or 636-3279, anytime, 635-8305 after 6 p.m. or 635-5472 after 5 p.m. Lions hosting pecan sales The Rappahannock Lions Club is holding its annual nut sales. Available are pecans, $5.50 pound; mixed nuts (no peanuts), $6 pound and honey roasted peanuts (12 ounces) $3. Contact Roger Welch, chairman at 675-3686 or any Rappahannock Lions Club members. AA meetings at Trinity An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is held every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington. Middle Street art classes Tanya Richey offers a Watercolor Power class each Thursday from 1-3 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Windflower Gallery. The class will explore new techniques in watercolor painting. The fee is $45 for members, $55 for non-members for five classes. For information, call 6751113. ‘ Overeaters Anonymous meeting An Overeaters Anonymous meeting is held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church. There are no dues or fees. Aerobic classes Simply Aerobics classes are now being taught at the Amissville fire hall Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. A babysitter will be provided. For more information call Beth Levick at 675-3108 or Jan Zeamer at 349-3225. Bridal Gowns Xsizes 8-22), 'Dec 1 thru Jarir1 15 }Q) Must make room for. ^our new 1991 gowns'. 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Holiday cooking in microwave By HELEN W. SMITH Home Extension Agent Holiday cooking and baking can be quick and easy when you use your microwave oven and can also result in a very good quality product. The following recipes for appetizers, candies, cookies, and holiday gifts were demonstrated at the microwave program at the Extension Office on Dec. 4. These were a few oi the favorite recipes among the group that evening. If you would like a copy of the entire handout, stop by or call the Extension Office at 6753619. I’m sure many of you have made peanut brittle the traditional way. This recipe from the Virginia/Carolina Peanut Growers Association is made in the microwave and results in a very good product. Peanut Brittle 1 1/2 cups raw shelled peanuts, skins on 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup HOME ECONOMICS 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional) 1 teaspoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking soda Stir together peanuts, sugar, syrup, and salt in a 11/2 quart microwave safe container. Microwave 4 minutes on high; stir, microwave 4 minutes longer. Stir in butter and vanilla. Microwave 2 minutes longer on high. Add baking soda and quickly stir until light and foamy. Immediately pour onto lightly greased baking sheet; spread to 1/4inch thickness. When cool break into pieces. Stord^n airtight container. Yields about 1 pound. Orange Rolls Here’s a shortcut for making Orange Rolls. You use a commercial roll mix and let the yeast dough rise and bake in the microwave. Breads baked in the microwave have the same tender texture as those prepared conventionally, but they don’t brown. So these rolls get a little color from their cinnamon filling and orange glaze. 1 (16-ounce) package hot roll mix 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon Glaze (recipe follows) Prepare and knead roll mix according to package directions. Place butter in a small custard Prices in this ad good Monday, December 17 thru Sunday, December 23, 1990. Whole 15 Lbs. Average Sliced FREE! SEMIBONELESS HAMS f Grade A - 10 Lbs. And Up SELF-BASTING TURKEYS 49f. We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities Seasons Greetings From All Of Us At * Food Lion Food Lion Will Be Closed On Christmas Day 6SFSALE Lb. - Red Ripe Packaged, TOMATOES i Stalk - Crisp Cruncy I CELERY \ 3 Lb. Bag - Tasty YELLOW ONIONS 6 Ounce LAY’S RUFFLES POTATO CHIPS cup. Microwave at high 40 to 50 seconds or until melted. Set aside. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Roll dough out on a floured surface to a 14- x 12-inch rectangle; brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar mixture. Roll dough jellyroll fashion, starting at long side. Pinch seam to seal (do not seal ends). Cut roll into 9 (about 1 1/2-inch) slices; place slices, cut sides down, in a greased shallow 2 1/2-quart casserole. Cover with plastic wrap, and place in back of microwave. Place 1 cup water in a glass measure in front of rolls. Microwave at medium low (30 percent power) 1 to 2 minutes; let stand in microwave 5 minutes. Repeat procedure 2 to 4 times or until rolls have doubled in bulk. Remove cup of water from microwave. Uncover bread, and microwave at medium high (70 percent power) 7 to 8 minutes or until done, giving dish a quarter-turn every 2 minutes. (Rolls are done when the top springs back when lightly pressed with a finger.) Spread with glaze while warm. Yield: 9 servings. Glaze: 1 cup sifted powdered sugar 1/4 cup orange marmalade 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice Combine all ingredients; stir well. Yield: about 1/2 cup. Note: Rolls may be baked in a conventional oven at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until browned if a traditionally browned crust is desired. Double Good Fudge The Double Good Fudge was very easy to make as were the Peanut Haystacks. These are especially good for children to make since they’re a no-bake cookie. Vegetable cooking spray 1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar, sifted l c. crunchy peanut butter 1/4 c. plus 2 T. milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 c. butter or margarine 1 (16 oz.) package powdered sugar, sifted 1/4 c. milk 1/2 c. cocoa 1/2 c. chopped peanuts 1 tsp. vanilla extract Coat a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. Line bottom of pan with wax paper, and coat with cooking spray. Set aside. Combine powdered sugar, peanut butter, and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk in a large microwave-safe bowl; stir well. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Cover with wax paper, and microwave at high 2 to 3 minutes. Spoon into pan. Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at high 1 minute or until melted. Stir in 1 package powdered sugar, 1/4 cup milk, and cocoa. Cover with wax paper, and microwave at high 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in peanuts and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spoon chocolate mixture over peanut butter layer; cool and cut into squares. Yield: 3-1/4 pounds. Peanut Haystacks 1 c. (6 oz.) butterscotch chips 1/2 c. peanut butter 1/2 c. salted peanuts 2 c. chow mein noodles Place chips, peanut butter, and peanuts in a 2-qt. bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave at medium (50 percent) 3-5 minutes until most of chips are shiny or soft. Blend well; stir in chow mein noodles with rub- / ber spatula. Drop by forkfuls onto waxed paper. Garnish with small piece candied cherry. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen. Apple Chutney For a gift idea, Liz Tole shared a recipe for Apple Chutney which was delicious, and I made a recipe of Crock Cheese which also tasted good and would be great to pack in small containers and give for gifts. 4 c. chunky applesauce 1 c. chopped dried peaches (drained) 1 c. sugar 2 T. lemon 1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple juice 3/4 c. raisins Combine all ingredients in 3 qt. casserole. Cover with wax paper. Microwave at high for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring well several times. Spoon into hot sterilized jars and seal. Yields 7 to 8 six ounce jars. Serve with pork, beef, or poultry. Crock Cheese 1 lb. Cheddar, Colby or Monterey Jack cheese 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion 1 to 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted Cut cheese, butter and cream cheese into 1-in. pieces. Place in medium bowl. Microwave at 30 percent (medium-low) 1 to 3-1/2 minutes, or until slightly softened, stirring and rotating bowl every 30 seconds. Watch carefully to avoid melting. Mash the cheese and the butter pieces with a fork or pastry blender /until smooth or use a mixer or food processor to blend well. Stir in onion. Add any flavor variation ingredients, as desired. Pack mixture into cheese crock, serving dish, cellophane-lined clay pot, mug or pitcher. Pour melted butter over cheese to seal crock (1/8-in. layer). Refrigerate cheese no longer than 2 weeks. Makes 1-1/2 pounds. Flavor Variations: Port Wine Cheese: Add 1/4 cup port or sherry wine, 2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley, 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper and 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder to the softened cheese and butter mixtures. Continue as directed. Pepper Cheese: Add 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh or canned jalapeno pepper and 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes to the softened cheese and butter mixture. Continue as directed. Pepperoni Cheese: Add 1/2 cup finely chopped pepperoni to the softened cheese and butter mixture. Continue as directed. Note: Crock Cheese mixture can be divided in half and given two flavors by following two of the flavor variations, using half the amounts indicated. Garden Club members enjoy Christmas lunch By MARTHA SUTHERLAND Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Lovely decorations, delicious food, happy songs and smiling guests were the ingredients for a most enjoyable Christmas lunch on Tuesday, Dec. 11th. After four days of intense work at their Christmas greens workshop, the members of the Rappahannock County Garden Club met on that day at the Bleu Rock Inn. Hostesses Lucia Kilby, Dee Hume, Jane Herndon and Margie White had planned a festive occasion for members and guests. Helen Holschuh, chairman of the Christmas greens workshop, reported on the continuing success of Cfcrtfit Jiorn.... i We thank you j during this holiday season for your patronage and friendship. Merry Christmas. We would like to thank you for your support this year! SPERRYVILLE EXXON Charles Clinedinst, Proprietor Sperryville, VA 987-8377 —> Christmas Day May the spirit of Christmas surround us all and let the deep meaning of this great holiday remain within our hearts. CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thoughtful Service" Phone 825-2361 Culpeper this project. Proceeds from the sale of wreaths, swags and garlands will enable the club to enroll several Rappahannock County students in Nature Camp during the summer of 1991. Door prizes of home canned spiced peaches were presented to several lucky ladies. Then our talented member, Virginia Scott, with her autoharp, entertained us singing folk songs and Christmas carols. Mrs. Sutherland is the publicity chairman of the Rappahannock County Garden Chib. American Heart Association WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE p Regular Sales a Every Tuesday HORSE SALE 2nd Sat., 10 a.m., Every Month STategrade FAT CATTLE '1st Tue$., 1 p,rn. Every Morlifi! in addition to our regular sales on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, we will have a State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale-Consignments Welcome. For further information call 364-1566 1 mile east of Marshall on Rt. 55 ADVERTISING DEADLINES EARLY HOLIDAY DEADLINES Rappahannock News Ads Saturday, 12 Noon Combo Ads (One or more papers) Friday, 3 p.m. ■ Combo Ads (One or more papers) Thursday, 3 p.m. CLASSIFIED ; ADVERTISING Rappahannock News Saturday, 12 Noon ~ ■ Horse & Farm Friday, 12 Noon Combo Word Ads and Classified Display Friday, 3 p.m.

Decorations will be judged Dec. 22 cv ci june nas meir outdoor decorations in place. Judging is in progress and will be completed by Saturday, Dec. 22. Everyone within a five mile radius of post office is eligible. Just five days to Christmas and 12 to New Year’s Day. Alpenglow and fruit cakes are still available at following locations: Both threepound, pre-sliced, Benson fruit cakes and Alpenglow may be purchased at R & B Antiques next door to post office, Amissville Beauty Shop, Lom-Bar-Dy’s Restaurant and Jenkins Garage. Cakes only may be purchased at Western Sizzlin in Warrenton, Sperryville Barbershop and Viewtown Grocery. Classic blush, non-alcoholic, Alpenglow containing both grape and apple juice, in Champagne-size bottles are available at 211 Mini-Mart and K & D Service Center, comer of Rts. 211 and 229. The Ruritans appreciate your support. (Your contributions may be mailed to P.0. Box 62, Amissville 22002.) Also, get your “Citizen of the Year” nominations in to the Ruritans by Jan. T. Mail to P.O. Box 62, Amissville 22002. In fire and rescue news, an EMT class begins on Jan. 7 at Flint Hill VFD Mondays and Thursdays 7 to 10 p.m.; to attend sign up at Amissville VFD or call Sherry Huff at 675-3848 to register. Congratulations to the following who were elected at the last VFD meeting David Sheffield, President; Carroll Ray Settle, Vice President; Barbara Daymude, Treasurer; Sandy Carter, Secretary; C. G. Lawrence, Chief; Scott Chamberlin, Asst. Chief; Robert Croston, Fire Captain; Wayne Dodson, Lieutenant; J. B. Carter, EMS- Captain; Sharon Scott, EMS Lieutenant; Paul Poling, two-year Director; and Scott Hensley, one-year director. We’re also proud of Sheila and Sharon Scott who have just com By CATHY LOU SMITH 937-5024 pleted the Cardiac Care Technician Class. Also, Scott Chamberlin recently completed a paramedic course. The community is fortunate to have so many dedicated volunteers who continuously train to be able to give the best service possible in an emergency. Consider an end-of-year contribution to VFD and mail to P.O. Box 147, Amissville 22002. Homemakers Club officers for next year are Mary Priest, President; Nora Segrest, Vice President; Alice Lawrence, Secretary; and Millie McGhee, Treasurer. Congratulations to the following homemakers who had perfect attendance this year: Alice Lawrence (her 23rd year of perfect attendance), Katherine Riley (a homemaker member for 58 years), Omega Hitt, Irma Holmes and Bev Lawrence. Amissville Baptist will hold a New Year’s Eve service at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 31. The church also has special programs for children during the Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m. as follows: “Mission Friends” is for ages three to five, boys and girls;. “Royal Ambassadors” is for boys ages six to eleven; and “Girls in Action” for girls ages six to eleven. Pastor Everett welcomes everyone and can provide more details by calling 937-4063. Reminder, directory photos taken Jan. 3 and 10,3:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cattlemen join Angus Association Frank Pearl of Huntly and Willie C. Smith Jr. of Amissville have been elected to membership in the American Angus Association, according to Dick Spader, the organization’s executive vice-president. In addition, Mr. Pearl, the owner of Chancellors Rock Farm, enrolled in the Angus Herd Improvement Program sponsored by the association. Mr. Spader explained that the Herd Improvement Records are used by registered Angus breeders to help them keep records of reproduction and growth rates of individual animals. “Every year, hundreds of Angus breeders use AHIR records to produce more profitable, efficient Angus seedstock,” he said. The program provides a standardized schedule of weighing each calf, which allows breeders to identify the cattle that grow the fastest and most efficiently, and also to identify cows that regularly produce above average calvefi) as well as the bulls that sired them. The American Angus Association began the program in 1957, becoming the first beef herd organization to offer its members a production records program. Today, Association members report more than 300,000 birth, weaning and yearling weights through the program. The Association, with more than 24,000 active adult and junior memrj Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government. - William Lyon King bers, is the largest beef cattle registry association in the world. Its computerized records contain information on nearly 11 million registered Angus cattle, according to Mr. Spader. If you LOVE COUNTRY you’ll LOVE our RUFFLED CURTAINS SALE CAROLINES NATURAL ONLY All 100" wide $29.99 All 200" wide $59.99 ★ All matching accessories ★ Catalog & Price List on Request Ruffled Curtains 17 Blast Luray Shopping Center Luray, VA 22835 Toll Free 1-800-526-4149 Hours Mon-Sat 10-6 Join neighboring Flint Hill VFD for breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 22 from 7 a.m. to 11. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under eight. Simply Aerobics is taught at Amissville VFD Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. Call Beth at 675-3108 or Jan at 349-3225. With all the entertaining during the holidays, don’t forget to recycle all your glass, aluminum and newspapers. Take them to the landfill every day except Wednesday and Sunday. (Note: You do not have to be a Rappahannock resident to recycle items at the landfill, you do to dispose of household trash.) With the extra spending for food, save your pink Giant and blue Safeway cash register receipts to help schools obtain computer equipment. In village news, congratulations to Tricia and Greg Martin upon the birth of daughter Beth Ann on Friday, Dec. 14 at Fauquier Hospital. She weighed eight pounds and two ounces. The proud grandparents are Mrs. Charlotte Scott and Thelma and Silas Martin Jr. of Amissville. Barbara apd Charlie Gore were delighted-to have their grandson, Wade Gore, 3, of Opal, spent the day last Friday. Highlight of the day’s activities included his assistance in trimming the Christmas tree. Locals attending the Smith Brothers Christmas dinner at Chesapeake Seafood in Fairfax last Saturday included: Ben and Patricia Dean, along with son Mike who just flew in from Germany where he left several inches of snow on the ground; Lisa and Allen Streightiff; Randy Curry; Mary and Mike Bums; Lisa and Curtis Stuart; and Cathy and Carrington Smith. Please have a safe and joyous holiday season. With the holidays next two weeks, get your news in a day earlier. Drop off at Hackley’s or call me by Thursday evening at 9375024. QneetiMQi Merry Christmas from THE RUSH RIVER COMPANY argains to make even Scrooge smile... After Christmas Sate starts Wednesday, December 26th ejtfijc off all winter clothing VffZrfd uttdyd © © © AITARLL FOR TODAYS WOMAN 203 Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, VA 22701 (703) 825-5182 ALL SALES FINAL ON SALE MERCHANDISE Mon. - Fri. 9:30 - 5:30 Sat. 9:30 - 4:00 Merry Christmas from the staff and management of MADDOX FUNERAL HOME Same family management since 1908 May this holiday season be filled with the kind of wonderful moments that make the fond memories of tomorrow. Front Royal, Va. 635-2773 Betty Foster Betty Lou Foster, 47, of Flint Hill died Dec. 12 in Shawnee Springs Nursing Home in Winchester. The funeral was conducted Dec. 15 at Tumer-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal by the Rev. Edward Jenkins and Mrs. Cindy Matthews. Burial was in Flint Hill Cemetery. Miss Foster was born Nov. 17, 1943, in Flint Hill. She was the daughter of the late Guy and Maggie Burke Foster Sr. and the granddaughter of Jesse Foster of Front Royal. Surviving with her grandfather are two brothers, Guy Foster Jr. of Sperryville and Jerry Foster of Flint Hill and a sister, Mary Beumer of Manassas. Pallbearers were Henry Beumer, Guy Foster III, Sammy Foster, Donnie Foster, Bobby Foster, Rocky Foster and Jimmy Foster. Honorary pallbearers were Donnie Welch, Mike Welch, Harvey Smoot, Bob Burke, Earl Burke, Pete Jenkins and Junior Atkins. Russell Riley Russell R. Riley, 58, of Berryville died Dec. 12 at his residence. The funeral was conducted Dec. 15 at the Enders Funeral Home in Berryville by the Rev. Larry Veach. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery in Berryville. Mr. Riley was bom Nov. 15, 1932, in Flint Hill, the son of Patsy Smoot Carpenter of Boyce and the late Robert Riley. He was a boiler mechanic for FEMA and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Surviving with his mother are his wife, Barbara E. Riley; two daugh ters, Patricia Osborn of Stephens ] City and Rebecca Dorsey of Win- ] Chester; a brother, Peter Paul Riley ( of Clarke County; a sister, Irene Da- i ily of Winchester and three granchil- ] dren. Pallbearers were Tony Riley, Michael Riley, Robert Dorsey, Louis Osborn, Vernon Hatheway and Berkley Winters. Lena Robinson Lena B. Robinson, 83, of Manassas, formerly of Front Royal, died Dec. 13 in Woodbridge. The funeral was conducted Dec. 16 at Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal by the Rev. Jerry Young. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Robinson was bom June 17, 1907, in Rappahannock County, the daughter of the late David and Lucy Seal Kendall. She was a member of the American Legion Giles B. Cook Post 53 Auxiliary and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 1860. She was the wife of the late Lyle H. Robinson. Surviving are five daughters, Betty Malin of Manassas, Bernice Lehman of Vancouver, Wash., Anna Deavers of Bentonville, Mary Fitzgerald of Alexandria and Lena Campbell of Odessa, Texas; a sister, Clara Palmer of Front Royal; a brother, Charles Kendall of Fresno, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; 19 greatgrandchildren and a great-great granddaughter. Pallbearers were Larry Deavers, Gary Deavers, Clarence Patrick Deavers, Edward Lee Deavers Sr., Edward Lee Deavers Jr., Calvin Frye Jr. and Michael Hupman. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Giles QUALITY ELDERLY CARE • Hawksbill Rest Home In The Heart Of The Shenandoah Valley. • Private And Semi Private Rooms Available At Reasonable Rates. • Three Minutes To Hospital Care. • Courteous And Skilled Staff. • Many Activities Offered. HAWKSBILL REST HOME 122 Hawksbill Street Luray, Virginia 22835 (703)743-6229 i. Cook Post 53 Auxiliary, 22 W. Cighth St., Front Royal, Va. 22630 »r Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilary Post 1860, 1847 N. Royal Ave., •Yont Royal, Va. 22630. American Heart Association WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thoughtful Service” Phone 825-2361 Culpeper CEMETERY MEMORIALS V May the star of that first Cmstmas night guide you all year long. FOUNDS CULPEPER FUNERAL HOMES Sam & Katie Found 800 James Madison Highway Culpeper, Va 825-3530 Our Holiday. , Special $5ts The Holiday Season is here giving you the opportunity to share a special gift that has been serving Rappahannock County since 1877. You can solve your gift problems and save money... f if you act on this offer before December 31, 1990. Buy one subscription at full price and get the second for half price.' and we’ll even mail a gift card with your subscriptions if you wish. REGULARLY HOLIDAY SPECIAL SAVINGS In County $16.00 1st subscription $16.00 2 for $32.00 2nd subscription $ 8.00 ' Total $24.00 $8.00 Out of County $20.00 1 st subscription $20.00 2 for $40.00 2nd subscription $10,00 $10.00 Total $30.00 IXappafjannock j^etos P.O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22747 1 st Subscription Gift Subscription Name Name Address City - State Zip Address City _ State Zip Name on Card to read: Bill to address if different from above, or to change address. NEW OLD Name _ Name _ Address City _ Address ■ State Zip City State Zip No subscriptions accepted for more than 1 year. Offer expires 12/31 /90

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Prepayment is required for some classifications and types of ads Call us for further information. v ic^sa AFTER AN AD IS ORDERED it cannot be changed or cancelled after I the posted deadlines for that issue At the time of placing your ad. it will be read I back to you for any corrections you may want to make Read your ad carefully the I first time it appears in the paper If it'contains an error, or if you wish to make a I change call us at once! 1 1-800-852-4797 Your Action Number Antiques 1 SPERRYVILLE ANTIQUE MARKET Open Friday-Monday 10a.m. - 5p.m. • Antiques • Collectibles • Glass • Frames • Evening Purses • Collectible Artwork • Civi War Prints We buy, sell and take consignments For information call 703/987-8050 or 703/987-8180 Opportunities Mow Highways for the State. 2 Ford Tractors each with new tires, both run great! Complete with 6' oushhogs and 6’ side mount, nydrolic sickle bars. Earn $30/hr with each tractor. $15,000 or best offer. Will sell separate Also have work truck and lots of parts. Call Chris 703-7772484. Sals or Lease Historic downtown Culpeper. 1,900 sq. ft. includes apartment. Lease negotiable. Purchase for $89,500. 703825-2771. Business 3 V A TRULY UNIQUE HOLIDAY GIFT!! For that Special Someone who has always wanted their own business... A fully decorated (fixtured?) ladles specialty store In the nicest center in Culpeper. Excellent lease and other positive assets available. Some financing possible. Call Tom at 703-368-0330 or 703-791-2057, Evening. Child Service* 4 Loving Mom will give TLC to your child in my Warrenton home. All ages. Full/ part-time, planned activities, lunch and snacks included References available 703-347-0598. Building 8 Materials Steel Buildings - Manufacturer First Quality all steel buildings offers Clearspan-full color-5 year warranty ■- $2.78 per square feet. Example: 51x102x12, $14,479. FOB Plant. Jewell Building Systems, Inc , Dallas, NC 1704-922-7621 Farm Equipment 10 and Snppliea Ford 601 for sale. Power steering, with four new tires and 5ft. bushhog. $4,800 Call 703-937-2121 Four by Eight single axle tilt bed trailer, 1990. $475 Call 703-937-2121. Hay for sale. High qualify, round and square bales 703-937-516a H*y for Sale - round bales. $10/ each. 1000 to sell. Call 703-675-3429. Hay For Sale: Orchard grass and clover. Also, god mulch hay. Call 703Firewood 12 Firewood for sale - Oak, split and delivered. Reasonable prices, timely delivery. Call 347-1897 and leave message. Firewood for Sale— All hardwood split, $95/ cord. Free delivery 20 mile radius. Senior citizen discount. 703-937-5468. Seasoned Firewood $95 a cord. 703-987-8796. Seasoned Firewood for sale. Call after 6pm, 703675-1171. Garden Equip. 14 and Produce White Pines - Landscaping beauties - 5 + feet - $18 per tree delivered - Now is the time to plant. 703-3471125. Giveaways 15 Give Away Welsh Springer Spaniel, beautiful male, AKC registered, parents are champions. Needs room to run. 703-5249106(h), Julie, 202-4478284 Giveaways 18 Loving Homes Nsede< tor 2 homeless tortoise shell/ calico, female cats Friendly, spaded anc shots. Donation. Many others. 703-860-9530. Meed A Loving home for a beautiful adult male English Pointer. Occasionally need homes for Labradoi Retrievers. Fenced yard/ run and references required. 703-882-3363. Happy Ads 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 Close Out On All Electric Ranges & Refrigerators In Stock Buy now and save Trentane Gas Co. Rt.28 Catlett Va 703-788-9021 1-800-462-5352 Instruction 25 Plano/ Music Lessons Your home or mine. Children and adults. 703-9375678. Christmas Trees CHRISTMAS TREES’8* Cut your own perfect White or Scotch Pine B & B Pines and Norway Spruces Pre-cut BLUE SPRUCE, DOUGLAS and FRASER FIRS FREE HAYRIDES and hot cider. Santa's shop has pine roping, tree stands, wreaths, ornaments and more. Easy access and parking. U.S. Rt 340, 4 miles north of Benyville. OAKLAND TREE PLANTATION 'Shenandoah's Christmas Place" Open Daily 9 to 5 703-955-4495 UA £ CLASSIFIED ORDER BLANK Name__ Address_ City. -State. Classification, Copy_ .Zip. To run:. .weeks. $2 charge per week for mailing box number replies. MAIL TO: The Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 1 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) EARLY DEADLINE Reminder Due to the Christmas Holiday , the classified department will be closed December 24th and 25th. Our deadlines will be changed as follows: Combo Classified(with other papers) - 3:00pm Friday, December 21st Regular Classified - 12:00pm Saturday, December 22nd Boarding/ Lessons 27 LynfleM Farm -1 mile outside Hillsboro on Rt. 9 offers elegant and peaceful surroundings that feel like home. Treat your horse to the finest facilities in Virginia including an 80 x200' indoor arena, a 2 acre outdoor arena, jump course, cross country trails, and personalized service. English and Western riding lessons are available with Connie Frizzo and dressage lessons with Gretchen Verbonic. Please drop by and talk with Lynn or Connie or call 'at 703-668-6382. Livestock 40 For Sale Bulls Pure-breed angus. Buy now before the first of the year, so you can depreciate off income taxes. Ray Cannon, 703-937-4900. Lost 41 And Found Lost Black over tan German Shepherd male, neutered. Tattoo left hind deg. ,90 pounds. Chain collar. Lost on Rattlesnake Mt. between Markham and Linden, Monday 12/10/90. $250 reward for safe return. 703-364-1087. Mice, for 42 Sale/Rent - Carpet Layer has thousands of yards of carpet left over from new homes. Stainmaster and more. $9.98/ yard installed. 40 yards minimum. Call Hugh D. Fuller, 703-538-5324. Cruise For Two People from Florida to The Bahamas. Luxury liner, 4 nights - hotel. Good through 12-15-91. $250. 703-644-5938. Diamond ring, 1, 2, 5 carat. Plus diamond bracelet, plus diamond earrings. Pay cash for diamonds and Rolex watches. 703691-9020. Genealogy Program for IBM/ compatible PC’s. Organize family tree. Display ancestors, immediate family, descendants. Display, print, exchange files. Call 703-430-8360. Kill Roaches. Buy Enforcer OverNite Roach Spray. Kills roaches overnight or your money back. Guaranteed! Available at: Rappahannock Hardware. OLd Photographs copied. Reasonable prices. Call Cindy Mahan, 703-6753837. Wolff Tanning Beds - Commercial - Home Units From $199. Lamps - Lotions - Accessories. Monthly payments low as $18. Call today Free Color Catalog 1-800-228-6292. Hunting Club Membership includes use of 6,000 acres in Northern Virginia. Call 703-643-2608. Auctions Saturday, Dec. 22,1990, 10:00 A.M. Rain or Shine VALUABLE REAL ESTATE & HOUSEHOLD MDSE. TO SETTLE ESTATE OF EFFIE SMITH, REMINGTON, VA. Directions: Take business Rt. 29 lo Remington, VA. West on Bowen St. to Post Office, go just past Methodist Church to Rt. 1204, go appx. 3/10 mi. to sharp curve, driveway on right, just outside Remington town limits. PARCEL #15 2-story, 4 bedroom house, dining room, living room, kixhen, pantry, bath, well a septic. Situated on nice kx 105' x 240. To be sold absolute to highest bidder and in 'as is* condition. ADDITIONAL PARCEL #16:.Lot 105'x240' to be offered subject to confirmation ol executor. Real estate deed book 165, page 331, plat D.B. 89, page 146. Fauquier Co. Clerk's Office, Warren ton, Virginia. REAL ESTATE WILL BE OFFERED AT 12:00 Term: 10% deposit of purchase price to be paid by cash or certified funds at auction time, balance due and payable within 30 days. N purchaser fails to settle within 30 days, the deposit will be forfeited, and will go toward resale of property. ‘All Announcements at auction time take precedence over all printed matter.* PERSONAL PROPERTY 1962 Rambler Classic 4 ORSadm Artique Dining Room suile WSener, Clara Cbsd. Table and 4 chars ArtiqueKichenCabnelwRourBn Artiquathillaobe Nee Manual Hospul Bed LdOdi Chars Sears oi Space Heater nQomt Pay Bed At ornate Washer Upri^t Freezer Bedric Refrigerator Melal Breakfast Set EXECUTOR: ROBERT A NIES Term Of Personal Proparty: CASH LUNCH SERVED (2)MetalWardobes Bookcase Bedroom Suit P) Bedoom Suits (2 vkPod Beds) Anlkpe Potty Chair Several Bedricaf Fans Some Laan A Garden Took LOTS USC. MOSENol Listed Srital Setter Of Space Heater Bedric Cook Stow COL. TOM W. REESE Corllfled Virginia Auctioneer #000031 1205 S. MAIN STREET CULPEPER, VA. PHONE 703-825-2800 Since 1MI UQUKMTOR CERTIFIED A BONDED Miscellaneous 43 Wanted Father and son seeking permission' to hunt for Doe Season. Please call 703-347-0554 after 6pm. Old Oriental Ruga wanted. Call toll free 1-800-343-3843 or 703-548-0000. Mobile Homes 44 Sale/Rent Attention Mobile home buyers. No down payment? No problem. A dollar and a deed is all you need. For details call 703-898-4554 Champion 1985 14x70, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, located in Bealeton. Days 703-6311666, evenings 703-3472063. $16,500. Double Wide mobile homes - many homes to choose from, priced to sell. Call 703-898-4584. Repos - Low down payMusical 45 Instruments LOHR’S PIANOS "Quality Flaw’s Priced las” n uniucr Walter & Weber Radiant, Va. 703-672-5388 Sales & Service Spiart-CoatotePUnoBaizaM Wanted Responsible party to make low monthly payments on spinet-console piano. Can be seen locally Call Mr White at 1-800-327-3345 ExtlOl Personals 47 Adoption: Loving couple wishes to adopt baby. Legal and medical expenses paid. Please call Ginny and Bill collect at 703-2418165. Convalescent Aids Walkers, hospital beds, commodes, etc Loaned free of charge for as long as needed by anyone in Rapp. County. 703/987-8248,703/675-3765, 703/937-5886,703675-3602 Get Married in the Smokey Mountains" at Gatlinburg's Original Mountain Chapel. Simple arrangements to the most elegant. Photographs, flowers, music, videos, limos, honeymoon suites, ministers. Second marriages welcome. No test, no waiting period. Gatlinburg Wedding Chapels. 1-800-34Glve your child financial security, educational opportunity and lots of love in a stable home. Your child will have a stay-at-home mom and devoted father. We can help with your expenses. Call 703-866-4980 collect. Pets 50 UNVEL KENNELS Orlean. Va. Boarding Large Heated Covered Runs All Breeds Training Pointing Breeds Sales Started & Finished Bird Dogs 364-2996 Pets 50 English Springer Spaniels: Puppies, AKC, black/ white, liver/ white, males, females. $150. 703-8772658. Lab Pupa AKC. Beautiful black males, happy retrievers, ready to fill your Christmas wish. Hips, eyes, health guaranteed. $350. 703-439-3416. Pekingese Puppies, 2 males/ 2 females, 6 weeks old Christmas Eve, AKC registered, first shots, $125/ each. 703-347-5328 after 6pm. Sheltle Pups (Miniature Collies) AKC registered, sable and white. 3 males 2 females. Extra nice quality. $300-$350. Martinsburg. 304-229-8243, 304-2298545. The Pet Tailor - Offers 10% off professional grooming, pet portraits, pet sitting and pet transport service. Call K. Bare 703937-5542. Rentals - 62 House Centrevllle Townhouse 3 levels, 2 master bedrooms, 2 Vi baths, fireplace, pool, $750/ month, plus security deposit. 703-754-0025. Four Bedroom house in Sperryville. References and security deposit required, $550 a month. 703-987-8144. Luray area 2 bedroom, 2 bath, eat in kitchen, full basement. All appliances, 50 minutes from Warrenton, access to 66/ 211. Landowner rights to Shenandoah River. Owner/ agent. $525. plus deposit. 703-347-1868. McLean- 2 large bedrooms, 2 bath, fireplace, deck, washer/ dryer, dishwasher, CAC. 1/2 acre, ideal for married couple. $975 + utilities. 703-3566695. Rappahannock CountyMountain view, 3 bedroom, 1V4 bath, stove and refrigerator included, $475 per month. 703-635-7273. Rappahannock County Smedley, Virginia. 5 room farm house with 7 acres. $300 per month. Inquiries contact 301 -322-4283. Rural Washington, Va., 2 bedroom house with attached garage, all appliances, central heat ana air. One or 2 adults and one child maximum. $500/ month plus utilities. References and security deposit. Call J. Critizer, 703-6753328, evenings and weekends for appointment. 63 Rentals - Rooms Woodville - Wonderful old 3-5 bedroom farmhouse now being upgraded. 2 hours D C. Lovely view. Idiosyncratic lease. Hopefully ready by mid-January for environmentally aware responsible family with references. $700 plus utilities. 703-987-8813. 703-9878813 after 12-23-90. Rentals/ Sale 65 Vacation A Weekend In the Shenandoah Valley. 4 days/ 3 nights, $100. For details, call Marilyn, 703-777-1110 days/ 703-771-8433 evenings. Milton House Bed & Breakfast. Luray/ Shenandoah Valley. Reduced wirier rates. Skiing, hiking, varm hospitality, gourmet xeakfast, fireplace. 703Rentals 66 Wanted Cental wanted in Fauquier xxinty. Call 349-9149. Roommates 70 Wanted/Avail. Large Victorian house near Manassas to share with nonsmoking professional. Small pets OK Must like cats. $425.00. 703-594-3647. Services - 71 Business experienced and Fully Insured Modern Equipment Chimney Lining ©lb (aduontb ©obitt BRUCE VIERUNG 703-675-3508 PETER WINFIELD BUILDER Renovations, New Con stniction, Bams. Stone work. References Licensed and Insured. 703-547-2523 PIANO TUNING: Work guaranteed 30 years fall time Warren Emerson Dennis Call collect, AmissvfUe, Va. (703) 937-5857 PULLEN’S ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING State Licensed New St Old Work Pump Installation Free Estimates on New Work 703-675-3249 T.G.Taylor Construction CUSTOM built homes LOG homes or NORTH AMERICAN homes Class A License 703-987-8043 Services - ' 72 Farm Equine behavior evaluation and modification specializing in problem horses. One day sen/ice. Lasting results. Nervous, vicious, stubborn, rearing, Kicking, buckers, bad loaders. Red ReyeHe, 703/672-0724. Services - 73 Home Improvement GOLDEN BOUGH BUILDERS Home Improvements Additions • Kitchens Decks e Bathrooms •Garages Custom Finish Work Bonded & Insured Call 703-937-4102 aanamg a rennishing hardwood floors. Reasonable rales. Call Roger 703/635-2558. Tributes 77 In loving memory of Charles E. Huff who passed away 4 years ago, Dec. 19,1986. You were someone special who can never be replaced. Your memory in our heart can never be erased. God gave us strength to fight our grief and courage to bear the Mow, but what it meant to lose yo no* one will over know. No one knows of the sadness, only those who have lost can tell, God knows how much we miss you and love you. Sadly missed by wife, children & grandchildren MMHMKH Business 7f Notices Positively No Hunting 01 Trespassing on the following properties. ★★★ Kaywood Massies Corner Hickerson Mountain Col.D.C. Knuepfer ★★★ Sutton House Too Slate Mills Road Route 707 Scott & Kathy Sutton ★★★ Legal 80 Notices RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OP SUPERVISORS 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 Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia will hold a public hearing on January 7, 1991, at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, to consider the fol lowing application(s): RE-ZONING #90-11-01 Robert B. Metcalfe operating as Metlo Development, Inc., P.O. Bo> 147, Flint Hill, VA 22627 desires to re-zone his property located on the Easi side of Rt. 522 in Flint Hill, VA, Tax Map 13, Parce 129, consisting of structure on approximately 0.756 acres; (better known as Lol 25B). Property is currently zoned "VR”, Village Residential with request to rezone as “VC" Village Commercial. Re-zoning subject to Amendment 12.2-2, Articles 1,2 & 3; Section 12.2 - 3 through 12.2-7. 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, December 19, 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 01182196 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS VARIANCE APPLICATION 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 Monday, December 31, 1990 at 9:00 a m., at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following applications: VARIANCE #90-12-01 Application by George S. and Annie G. Cook, Rt. 1, Box 14, Flint Hill, VA, to obtain a Variance from the side and front set-back requirements of fifty-feet (50 ) due to the lot in question being only 100' in width and also that the rear of said parcel has exposed and shallow-lying rock. Variance is needed in order to establish a dwelling site; property is located on Rt. 669 in the Amissville, VA and consists of approximately 1.09 acres and is zoned "A" Agricultural; Tax Map 33, Parcel 76F. Section 3.4-5(a) of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance. VARIANCE # 90-12-02 Application by Mr. & Mrs Joseph Ordile for a Variance fom the side yard setback requirements for “VR" Village Residential zoned distncts of 20'. They propose to erect a 44 wide home on an eighty (80 ) foot wide lot, (Tax Map 1 A, 1. Parcel 15A) in Chester Gap. Variance allowed under Section 12-4, Standards contained in Section 12-4-4. #01183273 Legal 80 Notices VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY STALEY H. FICKLIN 221 Mt. Holly Street Baltimore, Maryland 21229 TEMPLE E. FICKLIN 6101 Runny Meade Avenue Clinton, Maryland 20735 ANNIE F. TAYLOR Rte. #3, Box 102 Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Complainants In Chancery No. 3578 v. EVIE C. LAWSON Rt. 2 White Post, Virginia 22663 VIRGINIA ALLEN JACKSON Rt. 1 Box 418 Winchester, Virginia 22601 HUGH G. ALLEN 526 E. Miner Street West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 HENRY FICKLIN 1040 Valiant Street Lancaster, California Q1S.^4 BILLIE K. FICKLIN 1204 West Oak Street Lompoc, California 93436 ERNEST E. FICKLIN 428 Jefferson Drive Columbus, Georgia 31907 BRANARD E. FICKLIN 78 Grove Street Montclair, New Jersey 07042 TEMPLE C. ALLEN, JR. 4018 Loch Raven Blvd. Baltimore, Maryland 21216 GEORGE E. ALLEN 2324 Ocala Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21216 ADALA SIMMS 3508 6th Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20032 ROSETTA A. LESTER 1703 Arcadia Avenue Boulevard Heights, Maryland 20027 UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, AND SUCCESSORS IN TITLE OF HENRY CLAY ALLEN, deceased, HALL ALLEN, deceased, (SON OF HENRY CLAY ALLEN), and GEORGE EDGAR ALLEN, deceased, (SON OF HENRY CLAY ALLEN), whose names and addresses are unknown and who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN, and Any other unknown persons having any interest in the property of which HENRY CLAY ALLEN died seized and possessed on or about January 1934, consisting of FOUR PARCELS OF LAND, JACKSON DISTRICT, RAPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, shown on Rappahannock County Tax Map 32 as Parcel 65, containing 28.22 acres, Tax Map 32 as Parcel 60, containing 2.25 acres. Tax Map 32 as Parcel 19, containing 1.25 acre, and Tax Map 32 as Parcel 66, containing 1.84 acre, their heirs, devisees, and successors in interest, who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. DEFENDANTS ORDER OF PUBLICATION i ne purpose of this suit is to effect a partition, by sale or otherwise, of the property of which Henry Clay Allen, a resident of Rappahanock County, Virginia, died seized ana possessed of, in or about 1934, consisting of four separate parcels of land which are described above. A pleading having been filed alleging that there may be persons having an interest in the subject property whose names are unknown to your Complainants, which pleading has made said persons parties defendant by the general description PARTIES UNKNOWN, and an affidavit having been filed stating that there are parties to be served who are non-resident individuals, and it further appearing that there may be persons having an interest in the subject property who are under a leaal disability. It is therefore ADJUDGED ORDERED AND DECREED that all PARTIES UNKNOWN having an interest in that certain tract of land of which HENRY CLAY ALLEN died seized and possessed are made parties defendant by a general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN, and It is further ADJUDGED ORDERED, and DECREED that all such persons and any other persons having any interest in the aforesaid property of which HENRY CLAY ALLEN, also known as HENRY ALLEN, died seized and possessed do appear on or before February 1, 1991 and do what is necessary to protect their interests herein. It is further ORDERED that the forgoing portion of this Order be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks in the Rappahannock News, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Rappahannock, Virginia, and within ten (10) days after the entry of the Order of Publication, that the Clerk

Legal 80 Notices post an attested copy of this Order at the front door of the Courthouse and that the Clerk further prepare a certificate of said facts and file the same in the papers of this cause. Entered this 10th day of December. 1990. Diane Bruce Clerk of the Circuit Court Rappahannock County Virginia I ask for this: Sharon Genebach Luke Counsel for Complainants P.O. Box 6 Washington, Virainia 22747 M 703-675-3421 #01183161 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY RACHEL HOWARD GRIMSLEY Rt.1, Box 107 Flint Hill, Va 22627 RUTH BANCROFT GRIMSLEY Rt. 1, Box 107 Flint Hill, Va 22627 EVA DRAKE GRIMSLEY Rt.1, Box 108-D Flint Hill, Va 22627 HAZEL PUTNAM COOKE Rt.1, Box 1330 Amissville, Va 22002 THELMA PUTNAM POE 991 West Strasburg Road Front Royal, Va 22630 DORIS GRIMSLEY DUNCAN 69 West Lee Highway Suite 66 Warrenton, Va 22186 LENA WINCE MEDVED Rt.1, Box 89-B Marshall, Va22115 Complainants In Chancery 3576 v. HOWARD LEE HACKLEY 3514 Tyler Street Falls Cnurch, Va 22041 CLARA PUTNAM 216 Page Street Berryville, Va 22611 MARY LOU PUTNAM 58 Mauzy Square Marshall, Va22115 CALVIN COOLIDGE PUTNAM PO Box 1100 Highway 211 East Life Care Center Newmarket, Vp 22844 ELFRIEDA PUTNAM 607 N. Street Apt 25 Mountain Lake Park, MD 21550 MARTHA MARTIN PO Box 58 Mt. Lake Park, MD21550 KAREN BETTINGER Rt.4,96-B Deer Park, MD21550 JAMES H. YOMMER 502 Roanoke Avenue Mountain Lake Park, MD 21550 KATHY JEAN NEWMAN 2932 S.W. Biotte Ct. Port St. Lucie, Florida JUDY*LEE WINCE 6791 Garfield Street Hollywood, Florida 33024 HOWARD WINCE c/o Lena Medved Rt.1, Box 89-B Marshall, Va221l5 HELEN BRAGG Rt.1, Box 88 Marshall, Va 22115 JEFFREY D. NELSON Apt. 204 9070 Park Avenue Manassas, Va22110 CHARLES W. SCHMIDT 7581 Margate Court Manassas, Va 22110 KEVIN D. SCHMIDT /ooi Margate uourt Manassas, Va22110 WILLIAM SPICER MANUEL 215 Dogwood Drive Tarboro, North Carolina 27886 DAISY MURFEE Rt. 1, Box 952 Tarboro, NC 27886 DAVID MANUEL 5514 Catharpln Rd. Gainesville, Va 22065 CARROLL “BUDDY" L. MANUEL 149 Terry Lane Carriere, Mississippi 39426 EMMAGRIMSLEY MARSHALL General Delivery Gordonsville, Va PHILIP JOY JOHNSTON Rt 2, Box 198 Catlett. Va 22019 THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF WILLIAM SHELTON GRIMSELY, deceased, LILA GRIMSLEY, deceased, ELLA GRIMSLEY BURGESS, deceased, and EDGAR GRIMSLEY, deceased, MARY BROWNING GRIMSLEY, deceased, NOAH BOOTEnpUTNAM, deceased, LORELLE MASON HACKLEY, deceased, BEDFORD GRIMSLEY PUTNAM, deceased, SHARON YOMMER, deceased, HOWARD NORMAN GRIMSLEY, deceased, BARNETT BRUCE GRIMSLEY, deceased, JOSEPH SHELTON GRIMSLEY, deceased, VIRGIE GRIMSLEY also known as VIRGIE GRIMSLEY WINCE, deceased, JAMES WINCE, deceased, LUCY GRIMSLEY MANUEL, deceased, PHILIP HENRY GRIMSLEY, deceased, and any other persons having any interest in the property of which WILLIAM SHELTON . GRIMSLEY died seized and possessed on or about 1922, containing 5 acres, more or less, in STONEWALL DISTRICT, RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, shown on Rappahannock Legal 80 Notices County Tax Map 41 as Parcal 22, their neirs, devisees, and successors in interest, who are made parties hereto and designated as PARTIES UNKNOWN. RESPONDENTS ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to effect a partition by sale or otherwise of that certain tract of land of which William Shelton Grimsley died seized and possessed located in Stonewall Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, which property is supposed to contain five (5) acres, more or less, having been acquired by the said William Shelton Grimsley by deed dated November 13, 1874 from James Woodard, recorded in deed Book N at page 356 of the Rappahannock County land records. . A pleading having been filed stating that there may be persons having an interest in the subject property whose names are unknown to your Complainants, which pleading has made said persons parties defendant by the general description PARTIES UNKNOWN, and an affidavit having been filed stating that there are parties to be served who are non-resident individuals, and it further appearing that there may be persons having an interest in the subject property who are under a legal disability, II IS therefore ADJUDGED ORDERED AND DECREED that all PARTIES UNKNOWN having an interest in that certain tract of land of which WILLIAM SHELTON GRIMSLEY died seized and possessed are made parties defendant by a general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN, and It is further ADJUDGED, ORDERED, and DECREED that the Respondents and PARTIES UNKNOWN and any other persons having any interest in the aforesaid property of which WILUAM SHELTON GRIMSLEY died seized and possessed, do appear on or before January 18, 1991, and do what is necessary to protect their interest herein. It is further ORDERED that the foregoing portion of this Order be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks in the Rappahannock News, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Rappahannock, Virginia, and that the Clerk post an attested copy of this Order at the front door of the Courthouse and that the Clerk further prepare a certificate of said facts and file the same in the papers of this cause. Entered this 27th day of November, 1990. Diane Bruce Clerk of the Circuit Court Rappahannock County, Virginia I ask for this: Sharon Genebach Luke Counsel for Complainants P.O. Box 6 Washington, Virginia 22747 703-675-3421 01181212 82 Real Estate - Owner Huntley/ Rappahannock: on Rte. 522, 10 minutes from Front Royal. 7 parcels of 25 acres +, only 4 left. Blue Ridge view, some on Rappahannock River. Wooded, open, rolling terrain, abundant deer and turkey. Call 703-281-1865. Secluded in the Cedars with pastoral and river views. New, cedar siding, contemporary, spacious basement, window walls, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, decks, cedar cathedral ceiling, hardwood floors Owner/ agent $187,000. 703-6751776, 703-937-1776. Washington, VA: 320 acres - unique mountain top property. Numerous building sites with total privacy and panoramic views Springs, pond sites and abundant wildlife. Brokers Welcome. Below market, flexible terms. Owner Agent. Days 1-800666-6242, evenings 703922-7682. Real Estate - 83 For Sale American Retirement homes - $8D0-$2400 includes room, board, utilities. 24 hr. nurse assisted ambulatory/ non-ambulatory cafe. Charlottesville, Lexington! Norfolk, Clifton Forge, Emporia, Danville, South Hill, Tappahannock, Portsmouth and Gloucester, Va, Pensacola, FI. 1800-999-6637. Nationwide Modular Homes Wholesale. Immediate delivery. Norwood Construction Inc. Call 703/788-4570. Sacrifice! Clean, cozy townhouse unit. $144,500. Call Bill Wellborn 703-3852010,0.L.R.E.B. Real Estate - 83 For Sale LAND FOR SALE Rt. 662, S. of Front Royal •25 acre parcels; 2 are river front •Not affected by new zoning •Magnificent view of B. Ridge Mts. •Build or use as investment •Open/ wooded rolling terrain •Hunters: deer & turkey abound Call Steve Korfonto 703-255-6500 Jonathan Realty Investments Real Estate - 83 For Sale • Warrantor! opportunity Knocking! Open the door on this large 4 bedroom, 2VS- bath colonial, on full basement, plus 2 car garage with acreage. Only $189,000 plus your choice carpet allowance. General Brokerage Inc. 703-3470707. Vehicles For Sale 84 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer 1990 4x4. Loaded with all options 4.3 V6, automatic transmission with overdrive. Black with charcoal cloth interior. $14,995 or best otter. Call Paul (H)703-777-7646 or (W)703-777-2211 anytime. Chev Van 1984 - 1/2 ton, air-conditioned, power steering, am/frh radio/ cassette, no glass on sides or back, 65,000 miles. 703937-5402. Chevy Nova 1963. 6 cylinder, automatic, recent tune up, good tires, with stereo $700 or without stereo $500/ offer. 1964 Chevy 112 ton, 6 cylinder, 3 speed, short bed, stepside pickup, runs real good, $400/ best offer. 703-554-8290 evenings. Chev 1985 Pickup 3/4 ton, $3,500. 703-937-5402. Chrysler Conquest TSI: 1988. Red, loaded. Excellent condition. $9,500 negotiable. 301-831-8952. Must selINMo brokers. Dodge Dakota 1988 Pickup with racks, excellent condition, $7,000. 703937-5402. Dodge 150 1984 4x4, 104K on truck, 2K on High Performance 318. Yellow Beacon on roof. 100 gallon diesel tank and tool boxes in bed. Automatic, power steering/ brakes, towing package. $4,500 or best offer. 703-777-2484. Free Tank of gas to purchaser, 1983 Mercury Courgar, V-8, electronic ignition, 5.0 liters, 312 cubic inches, air, immaculate interior, new battery, new brakes, good muffler. $1,900. Dick Johnson. 703347-4222 days or 703-3474222 evenings. Pontiac Trans-Am- 1978. Burgandy, loaded, 6.6 litre 400. $2200. 703-777-7766 after 5:00 p.m. Toyota 1981, long bed, 4x4 with cap, only 51,000 original miles. Exceptionally good condition. $4,200. 703-675-3414. Motorcycles 85 For Sale Harley Davidson- 74 Sportster XLCH 1000. New pistons, rings, headwork. Fresh motor. $2,400. Call Butch at 703-338-9619, evenings or 202-679-5191, days. Available Immediately Assistant Manager for farm. Must have experience with all types of farm machinery and beef cattle. Duties to include: equipment operation, working cattle, some management decisions, and physical labor. Two references required. Salary negotiable. Housing and utilities furnished with health insurance available. Must have vaild Virginia drivers license. Reply to: P.O. Box 59-F, Washington, Virqinia 22747. Cabinetry & Millwork ESTIMATOR Shop in Dulles Airport area needs a responsible Estimator with shop drawing experience. Please send resume and salary .requirements to: P.O. Box 1354 Sterling, V A 22170 JANITORIAL SERVICES NEEDED The Rappahannock ASCS Office is accepting bids for Janitorial Services. Services required weekly are: cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning soiled spots on carpeting, trash disposal, and maintaining toilet facilities in dean and sanitary condition. Cleaning windows quarterly. Contact ASCS Office for acceptable forms. Deadline is January 7, 1991. 6753616. FOODSERVICE SUPERVISOR Position available for person with experience in total Dietary Operations of longterm care facility. Successful applicant will have background in kitchen management, purchasing and inventory control and resident care planning. Located on the fringe of Northern Virginia, our facility offers easy access from the metro area. Please respond to: Employment Dept P.O.Box 359 9 E. Martcet St. Leesburg, VA 22075 Atten: DL Part Time TELEMARKETING Temporary or Full Time No products. Setting appointments. Earn $200$500 a week. Please call: (703)330-6285 Ext 10 Truck Drivers — Tandem dump truck experience. $10.00 per hour. Must be DOT certified. Bringcurrent driving record to: XB. Shotwell & Son, Inc., 1106 Sterling Road, Sterling, VA. (703)450-2340 MAGISTRATE Opportunity to develop career as judicial officer in Rappahannock County. Responsibilities include making arrest and release decisions, as well as completing appropriate court system papers. Work week consists of combination of “on-call” and “activity” time according to a varied schedule. High school education or equivalent is required. Qualifications desired include experience or combination of education and experience in criminal justice system; interviewing procedures; fundamental knowledge of criminal laws and procedures; typing skills or legible handwriting; analytical ability; good interpersonal and communication skills. To apply, send state application by December 27, 1990 to: Chief Magistrate P.O. Box 246 Washington, VA 22747 Airline Reservations Sales Agents Full Time Join tne Continental Airlines Reservations Sales Team at Duiless International Airport. VA for an exciting career in the travel industry Continental offers: • Excellent travel benefits for employees spouse, dependent children and parents • A liberal profit snaring plan • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance For Full-Time employees • Starting salary of $6 8/ hour plus unlimited performance based incentive pay • A comprehensive training program Applicants must have a pleasant phone voice, the ability to type 30 wpm good interpersonal skills All candidates must be able to work flexible schedules Call (703)709-1980 between 9 00AM-5.00PM to arrange for an interview CONTINENTAL EuuJt OppnfTuntfv Emplovff When\t>u Want Fast Action... Call the Classifieds &appaf)attnotkJ}etos 1-800-852-4797 Breakfast with Santa in Flint Hill di_ * ***** I1VTT tu CltLCIlU UI e<UViaSL with Santa at the Flint Hill fire hall on Saturday, Dec. 22 from 7-11 a.m. Children 8 and under $3 and adults $5. Featuring sausage gravy and biscuits, eggs, apples, bacon, tea, coffee and milk. Come and enjoy. Mr. William Lee returned to his home on Friday after being a patient at Warren Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Curtis visited her brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lockridge at Woodbridge on Sunday for Christmas family dinner. Also joining them were Mr. and Mrs. James Todd and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ellis. Mrs. Edith Graves was a Sunday visitor of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson motored to Etlan last week and visited her sister Mrs. Martha Jenkins and Bud Jenkins there. Mrs. Shirley Wade of Chantilly spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lillard. By POLLY N AYLOR 987*813$ Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Welch, Katie and Emily ate at the “Melting Pot” in Front Royal on Sunday and later toured the Christmas lights. Katie participated in the Methodist Church Christmas program on Saturday. Mrs. Wade Pullen had as her Saturday visitors Bob and Mary Reid of Annandale. Mrs. Gladys Bowie of Culpeper spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. Russie Miller. Mrs. Alice Virginia Butler of Front Royal visited her mother Mrs. Wade Pullen on Sunday and they visited with Mrs. Annie Elmore at Amissville. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church children presented a Christmas program at the church on Saturday evening. The program was followed by a Christmas concert presented by The Shorb Brothers (Merlin, Will and Happy) and narrated by Dana Shorb. The event was well attended and very much enjoyed by all present. The United Methodist Church Women met on Monday evening for their annual Christmas dinner with Mrs. Louise McCulloch. Those present were Rev. Merle and Joy Shorb, Barbara Gentry,. Russie Miller, Ester Settle, Elizabeth Wharton, Mary Curtis, Evelyn Walker, Gaynelle Russell, Mary Brady, Alice Pullen, Mary Frances Bywaters, Margaret Eastham, Janet Eastham, Arland Welch and Ardis East. Boston residents entertain, travel nev. ana Mrs. Lindsey Savage entertained all the workers, officers and teachers of the Massanova Church and Academy on Thursday evening at the Western Sizzlin Restaurant in Warrenton. Miss Trish Broderick of Germantown, Md. and Stephen Filyo Jr. of Gaithersburg, Md. were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wood at “Dun-Lookin” and while the family was meeting together they received a call and had a long conversation from Stephen Christopher Filyo out in Chicago which naturally thrilled the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory and Joel of Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mills and daughters were pre-Christmas dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory and family. Mrs. Gale Halterman down Reva way was a recent guest of Mr. and The Perfect Christmas Cjift for that Special Someone... Qift Certificate from. The Marybeg Dress Shob a. specialty onop tor Ladies • Ciao • Lilli Ann • Lanz • Tanner Sizes: Missy 2-20; Half Wh/2Wi\ Petite 2-16 404 S. Main Street Culpeper, Va. (703) 829-0531 Special Holiday Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-7pm Saturday 10am-5pm Christmas Eve 10am-2pm 308 East Market Street Downtown Charlottesville Phone (804) 977-5717 Part^i Platters, Gift Baskets... Fruit and Our OWN Smoked Products Chicken-Duck-Pheasant, Fish, etc. ORDER EARLY And for that Special Holiday Dinner... CHICKEN BREAST 99C lb. Spiral Hams • Government Inspected Seafood Naturally Grain-Fed Beef & Pork • Turkeys Oysters • Gourmet Cakes BEST PRICES IN TOWN • ASK ABOUT OUR DELIVERY SERVICE MY PAPA’S BUTCHER SHOPPE 102 Broadview Warrenton, Virginia 349-4433 wm (MM Coming your way with thanks and good wishes on the road ahead. Best wishes. Settle’s Garage & Grocery £75-3252 We Wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR Dick C. Weaver & Son, In^ 515 North Main Street Culpeper 825-4711 per BOSTON By MARIE F. ATKINS 9S7-8H02 Mrs. C.S. Cunningham at Jeffersonton. In sports news we learn that Travis Woodard was the winner of the ; Redskins autographed football at the Culpeper block party. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Woodard. ^ One of our native ladies, Mrs. Fannie Smith Clatter buck 'reportsthat her two sons, Craig and Ron are serving with the U.S. Marines in Saudi Arabia. One of her sons, Ron, had his Thanksgiving dinner with President Bush. Mt. Lebanon Baptist 'Church; held their Christmas Cantata “His; Love Reaching” at their Sunday morning worship services and Pas-i tor Gregg brought a short message. ! Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregorv at-J tended the Keebler Company; Christmas dinner held Saturday evening at the Chesapeake Seafood House. Mr. Peregorv is an employee of Keebler. , Slate Mills Baptist Church on Rt. 707 will be presenting their Christmas program Sunday evening, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. and all are welcome. Mrs. C.D. Marshall of Front Royal spent the recent week here with her mother and sister Mrs. Ruth Lillard and Mrs. Hazel Hawkins.. Mrs. Cary Thornhill was a Sunday overnight guest of Mrs. George Butler. May I take this opportunity to thank each of you for your support during the past year and may each and everyone of you have a joyous Christmas centered around the birthday of the One, whns<- we celebrate. LFCC coob offer rec s Th.‘ I <r<! f’airfi. . aiitv t'ollepe Anil):i";;if!ni\ ,,r. ilrosed to announce the >vu as,- of jo Years and Si ill i 'ooKio'" 1.1(. eomniemnra? ice c- 1,-honk. ‘‘I’d Ye is ; tid Mi.! i .mkin"1 is based on toe host recipes from the. !<FC(' 1|1 e-!’ c-okb'iok 1 '! h lots of tasty '.Kid:,..; - The cook nook is priced f. hi 1 aould nuke a thouKhtlai. . lonlai !e t’hristnias [•resell-. . ' be erikeool ;'1: : b to ae id' l C Fmm.V • Anvil's :ii' evsied in par d bug a cookbook n\ov contact t! e 1 'nllege a' ' Vi i't i yi.e. i ■ Paralegal courses begin According !■> a recent article published in the Fail Job Market section of The H\i,<hiiirtt)n 1‘nst, legal assistants are forecasted to be one of the fastest growing occupational groups this dec.-.ne. ^ In response to this anticipated growth and community interest. The Fauquier Center of Lord Fairfax and Germanna Community Colleges w ill begin offering courses leading to a certificate for the Legal Assistant or Paralegal. During spring semester, beginning Jaa. 14, Introduction to Law1 and tin- Leg;:! Assistant” and “Real Estate La .C will be offered. Roth classes will bo taught by practicing lawyers who are experienced instructors. Registration will be held Jan. 8 and 9, from noon until 7 p.m. at the Fauquier Center on U.S. 29, south of Warrenton. Call t703) 347-1304 for f"r* formation.

Dot Estes celebrates birthday at Lindstroms' Friday night Mrs. Virginia Lindstrom entertained with a birthday dinner party for her sister Mrs. Dot Estes of Sperryville. Her guests were Mr. and Mrs. Pete Estes, Miss Susan Estes, Ms. Kim Bader and son Michael and Dr. Walter Kilby, all of Sperryville. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Frazier and daughters Crystal and Kerri of Spotsylvania were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark, Robert L. Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons. The Rappahannock News office received a card from Mrs. Matilda Walker this week. She was a resident of Washington for many years, taught in the public school system here and was church organist for a nuhiber of years. Friends and residents wishing to write to Mrs. Walker may do so at Atrium Retirement Home, 3350 30th St., Boulder, Colorado 80301. Our prayers are with Leon Bailey and his family, as he continues a patient in ICU at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. He is visited daily by his family. Sunday evening visitors of Mrs. Dorothy Ralls and son Steve were Mr. and Mrs. Ike L. Ralls and family of Linden. Mrs. Sarah Latham of Amissville and Mrs. Frances Eubank had lunch at The Country Cafe on Tuesday. Friday Mrs. Sarah Latham of Amissville and Mrs. Frances Eubank visited Mrs. Russie Miller in Flint Hill and had lunch at Four and Twenty Blackbirds Restaurant. Mrs. Mary Carter Smoot and daughter Crystal of Lake Front Royal were Sunday evening visitors of Mrs. Frances Eubank. ^?>cusun’s (6reetiugs nub ^Best 111 is he 5 fur the upcoming |Nefo ^§ear M/lZi _ SATELLITE THE AREAS LEADER IN SALES ANO SERVICE 636-1068 FRONT ROYAL By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 Visitors Sunday of Mrs. Annie Hawkins were Mrs. Mabel Burke and granddaughter Molly and Katie of Woodville and Mr. and Mrs. John Deal, Jamie and Johnathan of Hume. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell were Tuesday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lockhart in Front Royal. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell visited Mrs. Mary Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Campbell and daughter Peggy in Chester Gap. Have a good week and call when you have news. Art begins with resistance — at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. - Andre Gide A STEVEN E LEBER AND BOB BEJAN FOR TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLES WITH THE LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT GROUP PRESENTATION TOMSK MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, See the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Live On Stage in The Ultimate Showdown! JANUARY 2 THRU 6 APPEARING AT THE /ifc. Patriot Center («tir)jr Mttvm l mvrrsm PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Wed., Jan. 2...... *7:30 PM Thur., Jan. 3.7:30 PM Fri., ian. 4.7:30 PM Sat., Jan. 5 .. 11 AM,3&7PM Sun., ian. 6.1 & *‘5 PM ‘All Opening Night Tickets $7.50 plus service charge. Courtesy of Pizza Hut and DC20. Brought to you by Safeway Family Night— Save $2.50 with Safeway Coupon. . T$ck§ts: $14.50, $11.SOt $9.50 plm service charge Tickets available at any TicketCenter location including all Hecht's and the George Mason University Patriot Center Box Office or call: (202) 432-0200 • 1-800-448-9009 Living Christmas Trees Balled and burlapped CHOOSE & CUT YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS TREE Open all day every day through Dec. 23 Skyline Evergreen Farm Since 1967 Bentonville, VA (703) 635-4366 From Front Royal: 10 miles Soath on (I.S. 340,2 miles east on Bentonvllle-Browntown Rd. EVEN SCROOGE KNOWS This One is Value Packed All brick rancher, 3/4 bdrms, 3 baths, office, huge fam. Rrri., Lv. Rm. w/FP, enjoy mtn views from the deck. 2 acres. *139,000 MLS#N 144583 Culpeper- Just Listed - Rt. 522N 2 bldg, lots, 23A acres+ , 2.1 acres, rd frt. close to town. *36,000 each MLS#N143242-N 143228 HAPPY HOLIDAYS & PEACE Total Realty Concept 703-825-1803 -mlsM Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recorded during the past week: Fate D. Garland to Robert E. Marshall and others, lots 3 and 4, block 5, section E, plat 5, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Wakefield District. $16,500. Betty C. Crawford to Curtis P. Crawford and wife, 1.05 acres, Wakefield District. Gift. Roger D. Armentrout to Linda Louise Armentrout Savino, 20 percent interest in five tracts, 25.1568 acres, Hampton District. $10,500. John R. Postelle to Leslie W. Nichols and wife, lot 35, Peyton Farm Estates, 17.7177 acres, Hampton District. $130,000. Terry L. Lockhart to David C. Lesher .616 acres, Wakefield District. $105,000. Leon J. Polak and others to Irvis Gylys and wife, 58.1288 acres, Hawthorne District. $170,000. Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never —in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. - Winston Churchill &appaf)annocfe J8eto$ now has direct lines for CLASSIFIED AND EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING 1-800-852-4797 Arundel Newspapers Advertise locally & surrounding counties! STEVEN W. WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Remodeling, renovations, sun decks, rec rooms, new home construction. VA/FHA/FMHA Approved 703-369-3750 or _703-636-1140 Flint Hill Properties 14.08 open acres with a cozy frame home. 2 or 3 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, and partial basement. Outstanding neighbors! Great views! ’115,000. A stately Queen Anng home in the village 10 rooms, 3 baths, 5 fireplaces, partial basement, and wrap porch. Never mind a gas shortage, you'll be within walking distance to grocery stores, post office, bands, churches, and shops. *250,000. 10.319 acres just outside of- Flint Hill. A beautiful cleared tract with long mountain views. Small one room cottage with bath. *105,000. 30.67 acres fronting 522 between Huntly and Chester Gap. Great views. Nice building sites. *89,500. 147 acres across from Willis Chapel Church. These two tracts abut and would be compatible for 25 acre parcels. *290,000. Rappahannock 0, Realty Flint Hill 22627 703-675-3414 Peggy Clark 635-7516 Gregory Clark 635-7516 SCENIC RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY!! West of Warrenton... UNIQUE CONTEMPORARY: Solar, extra insulation, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, Cedar siding, bold stream, shed workshop, garage, 5.85 acres open / woods, possible division, extra special, $235,000... PRIVACY AND SPACE: 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, one level, basement, fireplaces, pretty wood floors, porch, garage, mature trees, shrubs, special surprises, 5 acres, $200,000... SECLUDED but convenient to Rt. 211; Nearly new one level, 3 bedrooms, 2'k baths, 2 car garage, pogfh, JACUZZI, charming and affordable, $279,500... RIVERFRONT HORSE FARM: Call.HOUSE RENTALS... I MT. LAND Closer my God to thee...$2,000/acre... I CONGRATULATIONS NEIGHBOR: The Inn at Little Washington wins more laurels as a five star inn and restaurant..what next?? ***** I AUU/1A n/\ i \jtit^LJJtLK, 1 tit. KblAL 1XJH u.i inline vvasningion. Still behind the rock \ 703-675-1776 | Res: 703-937-1776 wall on Gay St., *5* Season’s Greetings We think of you this season with warmth and appreciation and also our thanks. Eileeen Day Realtors will be open by appointment only from December 24th thru January 1st 1991. For appointment please call 987-8121: 937-3185: 675-3843. HAPPY HOLIDAYS From All Of Us At Eileen M. Day Realtors Roy Wheeler Realty Co. CASTLETON - Custom built 3 BR/2 BA cedar home on 4-9 acres with fireplace, hardwood floors and nicely appointed interior. 2-car finished garage. $ 189,900. WASHINGTON - Attractive owner financing on this 25 acres of woods, pasture, stream, views, abundant wildlife, and hilltop building site. $119,500. AMISSVILLE - First-time offering - 19.89 wooded acres with choice building sites, mountain views, and small stream. Exceptional value at $99,900. 703-347-7171 Diane Welty - 703-675-3241 Jean Lillard - 703-675-3670 May the peaceful tranquility of this happy season enter your heart and home. We thank you and look forward to serving you in 1991. SPERRYVILLE REALTY Sperryville, Virginia 703-987-8088 Mayjwe all in the coming year, work for peace and good will throughout the world! ANNE FURTICK OF RE/MAX DYNAMIC REALTY 703-937-3029 Castleton W "Q": WHAT DID THE CAT GET THAT CROSSED THE DESERT? Mrs. "Claws" would be proud to live in this spacious new 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with a laundry room big enough for the alvas to set up a workshop. *96,000. Kiss your angel under the mistletoe in your new 3 bedroom duplex. Store your presents in the basement. The price is a Christmas Present to you at *79,500. Mrs. "Claws" army of elves kept her home spotless and we mean spotless!! 13X26 family room, gleaming oak hardwood floors, a formal living and dining room for all your holiday entertaining. *104;900 "Up on the rooftop, click, dick, dick” since the price is only *165,000, so you better move quick! with 15 acres, a 10 stall bam and owner financing, you'd better give us a yell cause we know it's gonna sell. Santa followed the Shenandoah and stopped to rest his reindeer at this cabin on 7 riverfront acres, and after building a snowman in the meadow, Santa discovered another wonderful fact: the price *79,500. Call Sam Snead 1-800-292-3548.“ (703) 987-9336, Evenings "A": Sandy Claws . SAJEVt SNEAD Front R^l, VA 703-635-9808