Rappahannock News, April 16, 1992

Old Hag Bulletins Anti-drag group to form A new group to foster a substance-free environment for the county's youth, the Community Coalition Working for Healthy Youth (CCWHY), will hold an organizational and informational meeting in the Washington Fire Hall,7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28. All interested community members are invited, and babysitting will be available. Animal Shelter holds bake sales A bake sale to benefit the Rappahannock Animal Shelter will be held at two locations in the county on Saturday, April 18. From 7:30a.m.-noon the sale will be at the Rappahannock Co-op, and from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at That Sperryville Emporium. Those wishing to donate a baked item or make a donation should call 937-3283 during the day or 675-3790 after 6 p.m. County GOP mass meeting The Rappahannock Republican Committee holds its mass meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, April 20 in the Rappahannock Courthouse to elect delegates to the 10th Congressional District and for the Republican presidential candidates. ’ ■ There is a $1 fee to attend. Registration runs from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Candidates for delegate or alternate must pre-file with Chairman Ron Frazier. Call 937-5983 for more information. > • V. ... \ v.‘r. V Vi**— >,* V'r - r— ,rrr '«?*»***.. .. yV/^ • ■. r. ■ .\ ,*£•■*-* The level of growth and development that Rappahannock County can expect over the next 10 years will be the subject of a talk sponsored by the Rappahannock League (or Environmental Protection, 8 p.m. April 24 in the Rappahannock High auditorium. Note that the date has been changed from earlier announcements. The speaker will be Ed Risse, who describes himself as "a fervent advocate of efficient land-use patterns, density and new institution to enhance liveability, eliminate congestion, and reverse environmental degradation." Vehicle stickers on tale Vehicle stickers for Rappahannock County are on sale at the Treasurer's Office on Gay Street. Takes must be paid and stickers displayed by May 1. The office .... hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday/ Friday. Call 675-3334. • ■ *r. • ■ *?(■ • , 'x Government at a glance ♦ The Town of Washington Architectural Review Board meets at 7:30 ; p.m. Thursday, Aprjtyl 6 in the 3 f j Rappahannock Courthouse. Agenda items include the Smoot application, town streetlightsi an update on the Eagle application,-Pageland Homes, and a sign Rfrthe Jenkins property (the old gas station 1 on Main Street). • The Rappahannock Board of Supervisors will hold its 1992-93 school budget public hearing at 7:30 p.m. ^ Thursday, April 23 in the Rappahannock Courthouse. The proposed budget of $4.8 i; million is about $350,000 higher than last * year's and includes an increase of about ! *v $270,000 in county funds. ‘1 “ ff '"■ML show_,_, rt •V Rappahannock, News Sttff Ph«a»Cindy Mahan , #v ■ v- •' :t4' t, :Mi V '■flf - ■ '* * : "few "t/'. Kace has grown over 13 years By MARK SCOLFORO Rappahannock N«wa Staff Writer Over the course of its 13-year history, the Fodderstack 10-K Clastic race, 0.2 miles of countryside between Flint Hill and Washington, Va., has had its moments. The idea for the race came from Eva L. Smith, whose son ran one day from Flint Hill to the Rappahannock Courthouse, where Mrs. Smith was employed as deputy clerk. He suggested that Fodderstack Road would make an excellent race course, and Mrs. Smith set about organizing it. Mrs. Smith passed away after only one of the races had been run, but in her name are the awards presented every year to the top male and female winners from Rappahannock County. That first year, 1979, a 44-yearold jurist from Fairfax County came in first with a time of 35:28. Today Richard Jamborsky is the chief judge in the Fairfax Circuit Court. Katy Judd won the inaugural race in the women’s category, completing the course in 47:48, and Paul Regan was the top county finisher at 39:21. None of the three marks was destined to last very long. Not only was the turn-out that first year the smallest ever, only 137 runners, but there were also race categories that have not stood the test of time: “first vegetarian to finish,” Bob Davis, who came in 12th overall; and the “person who came One ordinance passed, the other held over : Town Council&lso<considGr& lighting ^ ByMARKSCOLFORO Rappahannock N«w* Staff Writer ' . Washington has a new Historic District Ordinance to govern its Architectural Review Board, but the Town Council was unable to push through a new Subdivision Ordinance as well after four hours of deliberation last Wednesday night. Passage of the Historic District Ordinance hinged on one issue— whether one slot on the five-member ARB should be reserved for an architect or other expert, regardless of town residency. Council members Marie Bailey and Newbill Miller fought to keep non-residents off the board, but were in the minority. When the final vote was taken, only Mr. Miller voted against adoption of the HDO. Far more involved was discussion of proposed changes to the Subdivision Ordinance, and in the «>d the council held over the public hearing until the May meeting, i .... ■ 1 . when s vote is expected tp be held. Several new issues were raised * by Town Attorney Frank Reynolds, ■ following a meeting with Virginia Department of Health officials in his office last week. But the question that most vexed the council, as it has v done in several previous meetings, was how best to handle those subdivisions it has already approved under the current ordinance— subdivisions th*t may not meet new - standards once the 1992 Subdivision , Ordinance is approved. In particular, requirements gov-* emingdrainfields were debated, and some of the Health Department issues raised by Mr. Reynolds also dealt with those requirements. Two council members, Ray Gooch and Mr. Miller, both said they-v are strongly in favor of making sec„ endary drainfields mandatory for new subdivisions. But others, in* <■?.•.%*. , ■ ’i ■ y See TOWN COUNCIL, p. A*6 the longest distance to run,” Pat Smith of Sioux City, Iowa. A tradition that has held up to this day was the handmade trophies—that year manufactured by Jeanne Drevas, this year being donated by Merrill Strange. The second year more than 225 people came out, and Chris Flavin of D.C. knocked 20 seconds off Judge Jamborsky’s time, breaking the tape in 35:08. Katy Judd was 14 seconds faster than her previous winning time, taking the women’s division for the second time in 47:34. That year the third-place finisher was a Brookneal, Va. resident named Frank Reynolds, who would SM FODDERSTACK, p. A-5 : ' ft >;<■ , •jjjiifyj V' •' f Vii: Wy#Hwinni I Nww Suff Wym^Ciady fctohi County Treasurer Frances Faster was recognized for 30 years servi ■ fmk CL I School giv£tt $609,000 from Nabisco By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock New* Staff Writer Rappahannock Elementary School will get $609,000 from the RJR-Nabisco Foundation over the next three years to develop and implement interactive computerized instruction in science, math, social studies and English for fourth grade. RJR-Nabisco announced Tuesday that Rappahannock Elementary School and Carl Sandburg Intermediate School in Alexandria were the two winners in Virginia for the coming year. Fourteen grants were awarded nationwide. The grants are part of the company’s Next Century Schools competition to fund innovative programs in education. More than 1,100 schools entered this year’s competition for $9 million. At Tuesday night’s School Board meeting School Superintendent David Gangel gave credit to the staff for “pulling together” to develop the grant proposal. “It was a true team effort,” he said. He noted that the application had been supported by the countv. Potomac fcdison, the Xerox Corporation and the Virginia Department of Education. Dr. Gangel said the introduction of computerized instruction in fifth-and sixth-grade math has had dramatic success. He noted, however, that the program has used commercial software, and it has not been possible to change it to suit the particular needs of Rappahannock’s students. The software to be used in fourth grade will be developed locally, and it will be possible to change it to suit local needs. The existing computer lab cannot be used for other purposes because the computers take up most of the desk space. For the fourth-grade program the school system will be ordering customized desks with part of the desktop serving as the computer screen and the rest of the computer built into the desk so that the desk can also be used for instruction that does not use computers. The school system will be hiring three additional people to develop the software and oversee the grant program. School Board Chairman Beverly Massie said, “I want to commend the administrators and teachers and all who participated for many hours and many pages in pulling this together. ” Dr. Gangel also noted that Rappahannock schools are gaining nationwide publicity for the programs that have grown out of Rappahannock’s partnership with the Xerox in implementing “Total Quality Manage- ' ment” in education. Publications put out by the American Association of School Administrators, The Business Roundtable and the National Alliance for Business as well as the have Department of Education have mentioned the school sysztem recently. ■ *" ‘ Dr. Gangel also said Virginia Secretary of Education James Dyke will be visiting Rappahannock Schools in may to see some oi the programs at work. “It takes true courage to risk change in tough economic times,” said RJR-Nabisco chairman Louis V. Gerstner Jr. “Instead of retreating to the relative obscurity of the status quo, these pioneering educators are demonstrating that it is not only desirable, but possible to fight for fundamental change in education.” The Next Century Schools program invests in educators who have devised radically different educational approaches to meet the needs of their students. Last fall, RJR-Nabisco challenged front-line educators to devise and submit revolutionary proposals that would improve student performance and demonstrate the potential for adaptation by other communities throughout the nation. Members of the advisory panel that selected the schools include presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, National Education Association president Keith Geiger, American Federation of Teachers president Albert Shanker and former New Jersey governor Tom Kean. Since launching the Next Century Schools project in 1989, RJR-Nabisco has invested $30 million in the pioneering efforts of 43 schools. This year’s schools are See SCHOOLS, p. A-2

CRIME & PUNISHMENT General District Court docket Darlene Marie Phillips, 70/56, reduced to 64/55, $27/24. Edward Junior Roudabush, no valid state inspection, $25/29. . James Edward Seymore, 70/55, reduced to defective equipment, $25/24. Daniel E. Simpson Jr., 72/55, dismissed. Jason Lynn Smoot, fail drive to right (accident), $25/29; fail to wear seat belt, $25/29. Mark David Stewart, defective equipment, $20/24. Steven W. Stoner, reckless driving (80/55), $125/24. David Neil Trageser, 70/56, $45/24. •• -S'-'.y v -/ .%'/;? ■ Joseph D. Wilkins Jr., fail to wear seat belt, $25/29. Reginald C. Williams, 74/55, $57/29. Michael David Zemsky, 70/56, $45/24. Lewis William Dodson, driving under influence, reduced to reckless driving, $100/24. The following cases were heard in Rappahannock County General District Court on Tuesday, April 14: Howard Lee Beverage Jr., spotlighting, 60 days in jail suspended, $500 replacement cost, forfeiture of gun, $100/76; trespass/hunt on posted property, hunting license revoked, continued 12 months. Vicki Ann Rankin, trespass/hunt on posted property, hunting license revoked, continued 12 months; spotlighting, 60 days in jail suspended, $500 replacement cost, forfeiture of gun, $100/76. Thomas W. McFarland Jr., contempt of court/fail to pay fines/cost/restitution, capias issued. Geri L. Hudson, bad check, continued to May 12. L. James Glick, 71/55, $48/29. Michelle Jeanne Herman, 71/55, $48/24. Stacy Lynn Nemcek, 74/55, $57/29. Francis John Pascarella, 72/55, $51/29. Robert Lee McKenney Jr., no county sticker, $25/24. Michael Lee Williams, no county sticker, proof of residence received, charge dismissed. Robert Edward Riley, fail to comply, dismissed. James W. Hackley, drive suspended, continued to May 12. Randi Lynn Badach, 73/55, $54/24. Clarence Henry Barnett, 67/55, $36/24. Carissa Ann Bradshaw, defective equipment, $25/29. Francis Burrell Brooks Jr., 70/55, continued to May 12. . Virginia L. Cashdollar, 70/55, $45/24. ■ Correction Miss Rappahannock winners in two categories were reversed in last week’s paper. The cutline should have said Kaitlin Leigh Moore was first runner-up and Breanna Garcia was second runner-up in the Tiny Tot division, and Diana Wiese was first runner-up and Diane Sealock was second runner-up in the Miss Rappahannock division. PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Equalization for Rappahannock County will meet on the days (and times) listed below for the purpose of equalizing real estate assessments, and for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequalities, including errors in acreage. ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE COURTHOUSE Upon hearing such complaints, either oral or written, the board will give consideration to same, AND EITHER INCREASE, DECREASE OR AFFIRM SUCH ASSESSMENTS. Appointments will be scheduled every 15 minutes to minimize waiting. To appear before the Board of Equalization, please call (703) 675*1403, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. April 20,1992 9:00 A.M.-12:00 Noon April 22,1992 9:00 A.M. -12:00 Noon May 18,1922 9:00 A.M. * 12:00 Noon May 20,1992 9:00 A.M. -12:00 Noon By order of the Rappahannock County Board of Equalization. E FRANKLIN WARNER CHAIRMAN Please enter my new j subscription to l&appafjannocfe iJetos t ■-n Rappahannock, •*. Elsewhere in the U.S..... 3 fetHm* tun rates kf mail $16.00/yr. $20.00/yr. •i NAME:. ADDRESS: ^JL -4rtrrmm CITY:. STATE:'ZIP: Mail subacription* are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to:: RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS, fcO. BOX 99, WASHINGTON, VA. 22747 Thia form may abo be need for # ^ CHANGE OF ADDRESS Second class (ISSN 1050-7655) postage paid at the Post Office at Warrenton, VA. and at additional offices. The Rappahannock News is published every Thursday by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. tmi. . . • “ Charles W. Cornwell Jr., reckless driving (76/55), reduced to speeding (74/55), $57/24. Robert Earl Clements Jr., driving under influence, operators license revoked three years, six months in jail, eight days to serve, $300/44, $250 suspended; drive suspended, reduced to no operators license, $10/44. James H. Davis, 72/55, $51/24; no valid registration, dismissed/complied with law. Michael Bryan Dean, no operators license in possession, dismissed/complied with law. Nicholas Fasanella, defective equipment (light), dismissed; defective equipment (exhaust), $25/24. Thomas C. Finkenbinder, 68/55, $39/24. Peter Andrew Garland, defective equipment (exhaust), $20/24. Philip Brandt George, 68/55, $39/24. Duncan Hollomon, 71/55, $48/24. David Thornton Lam, 70/55, $45/24. Jung Hwan Lee, 74/55, $57/29. Derrick Gray Lloyd, driving under influence, continued to May 12; 72/55, continued to May 12. Seth Paul Maycock, 69/55, $42/24. Miguel Angel Marquez, defective equipment, $25/29. Robert Beverly Moore, 73/55, dismissed. John Wayne Morris, 70/55, continued one year. Tony McLean Nicholson, driving under influence, continued to May 12; reckless driving (accident); continued to May 12; leave scene of accident, continued to May 12. John Conway Perrygo, fail to yield right-of-way (accident), $20/24. Schools Continued from page A-1 the last to participate. “The goal of the Next Century Schools program is to make both an individual and collective difference in public education,” said Roger D. Semerad, president of the foundation. “As a result, we must take what we know to work in a single school and help spread that success to other communities searching for answers. In a few years, we anticipate that many of this year’s winners will offer effective educational alternatives for countless communities across the nation.” High School Secretary Kelly Settle presented the work of one of the Quality teams that has been working on a proposal for handling student illness and emergencies. Starting next year students leaving because they are sick will be signed out on individual cards. At the elementary school a sign-out sheet will still be used, but it will match the cards at the high school. * More staff will receive first aid training. The committee also recommended that school nurses be hired for both schools. Mrs. Massie noted that the legislature is considering requiring school nurses in the future. In other action the School Board: • Adopted a school calendar for next year. There are 185 school days scheduled again, with the understanding that if five days are not used they may be added to the Easter vacation, which is scheduled for Good Friday only. • Adopted a grievance policy for classified employees. These include all employees except teachers and administrators. All will start with a year of probation. • Adopted new rules for bus riders. Riders will not be allowed to buy or sell things on the bus. Except for the Piedmont bus and extended field trips, they will not be allowed to eat or drink on the bus. The new rules grew out of the recommendations of another Quality team. They will be implemented on a trial basis for the rest of the school year. • Met for several hours in executive session to consider “pupil personnel” issues and teacher employment. Education subject of talk Continuing to identify the resources available to the residents of Rappahannock County and to elaborate on some matters of special interest, the First Friday Library program series is exploring some of tiie educational opportunities available in the area, 8 p.m. Friday, May Young and not-so-yotmg sometimes seek to broaden their horizons through taking courses of interest' with or without applying them toward a degree. Persons attending the program will hear speakers from Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, from Shenandoah University in Winchester, and from Georgetown University, 'pie speakers will discuss the curriculum qach offers to attract people of diverse interests back to the academic fold. Rappahannock High School offers additional selected courses as well and will be represented on the panel. Superintendent David M. Gangel will talk about the public schools' adult education programs. All who attend should feel free to pose questions or to make suggestions to the educators present and to enjoy their company during the refreshment period following the more formal part of the program. Please mark your calendar for “Education” at 8 p.m. on May 1 in the community room of the Rappahannock County Library on U.S. 211-822 just east of the town of Washington. Canadian Wilderness Adventure Camps Coed Roundtrip 2, 4, or 6 Ages 11-17 Transportation Week Sessions Included June 27-Aug. 9 • Canoe Expedition • Fly-In Fishing Outpost Camp • Fishing & Canoe Adventure Combination U Call or write for free brochure: 1 -800-296-TASC or 703-YES-TASC TASC FOR TEENS, 340 Country tide Circlo, Jofforsonton, VA 22724 (Specializing in Travel Adventure*, Skiing & Comping lor Teen* Since 1976) NOW IN FAUQUIER COUNTY tlilllimnillllfmiltlifiimifiHMJtftifflmfflil^^ .mm c L CouqtrySide Floor“• cFasl]ion§ .wishes to thank all of their customers of the past 9 years. Now located in the New Baltimore area off Route 29 in Fauquier County. The owners, Sam Compton and Les Shaw, would like to extend a welcome to their new showroom. They are looking forward to proznding the same quality goods and service as always. Our experience, your advantage. FREE ESTIMATES Call or Stop by 6581 Commerce Court Just off Route 29 New Baltimore Business Park 703-347-0400 ,„1UWW 1-800-310-9595 'Prank' leaves student with multiple injuries What school administrators are calling a “prank” left a Rappahannock High School student with multiple injuries last Thursday, and led to “severe” disciplinary action toward several others. According to assistant superintendent Robert Chappel, "a situation that started out as a prank backfired,” leaving an 8th grade boy with bruised ribs, bruised muscles, a bruised liver and tom ligaments. He said that what a group of students “definitely intended as a prank,” putting the boy into a trash container in a boys’ bathroom in the school, ended up with the boy hurt. Mr. Chappel said the victim missed two days of school, but was back in class Monday. The other kids were punished, said Mr. Chappel. “Obviously we’re very, very concerned about it. We can’t be specific about the nature of the punishment, but you can be assured we’re treating it very, very seriously,” he said. In police and court news this week: • A 32-year-old Sperryville man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a single-vehicle accident that left him injured this week, according to Sgt. G.A. Morris of the State Police. Gregory Smoot was operating a 1985 Plymouth on Route 600, a halfmile south of U.S. 211, at 9:05 p.m. April 4, said Sgt. Morris. He ran off the right side and hit a tree. Trooper G.T. Settle placed charges. Smoot was injured. The vehicle was destroyed in the wreck. • A 16-year-old Culpeper boy was injured and his 1987 Nissan destroyed in a single-vehicle accident at 6:15 a.m. Apnl 12, according to Sgt. Morris. The boy apparently ignored a stop sign at the Route 729- Route 642 intersection and lost control, running off the left shoulder, into some mailboxes and coming to a stop on his side. Trooper G.T. Settle charged him with reckless driving. The Nissan was destroyed. • Danny Huff, 19, of Chester Gap was charged with following too closely after rear-ending a 1983 Renault on U.S. 211, three-tenths of a mile west of Route 622, at 9 a.m. April 12, said Sgt. Morris. Huff was operating a 1988 Chevy pickup when he hit the car, driven by a 17-year-old Flint Hill girl, in the rear. She had been slowing for traffic, said Sgt. Morris. Trooper Settle placed charges. Damage to the pickup was estimated at $1,500; to the Renault, $1,000. • Wendie Dee Morrison, 20, of Chester Gap, pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery and two counts of making a false application to the Department of Social Services in Rappahannock Circuit Court April 2. Judge W. Shore Robertson ordered a pre-sentence report, to be returned June 18. • George Robert Embrey, 36, of Amissville, pleaded no contest to perjury during a March 25 hearing in Rappahannock Circuit Court. Embrey lied during a DUI hearing in May 1991, according to court records. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered by Judge Robertson. • Carroll Amos Weaver, 22, of Amisaville, pleaded guilty to breaking-and-entering and petty larceny during an April 2 hearing in Rappahannock Circuit Court. The petty larceny charge was reduced from grand larceny. A charge of destruction of private property was continued. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. • The following fir* and rescue calls were routed through the dispatch center during the past week: April 6:12:35 p.m.. stroke, difficulty breathing, Rt. 605, Castleton VFD and Sperryville VRS: 1:55 p.m.. fire alarm, Rt. 643, AmissviHe VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 4:22 p.m., brush fire, Rt 615, Castleton VFD and Amisaville VFD; 6:21 p.m., brush fire, Rt. 661. Castleton VFD, Sperryville VFD and Amisaville VFD; 8:05 p.m., structure fire, U.S. 522, Town of Flint HMI, Flint Hill VFD. Chester Gap VFD, Washington VFD and Amisaville VFD. April 7:5:22 p.m., allergic reaction, Rt 622, Castleton VFD; 8:27 p.m., illness, Rt 600, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD; 9:08 p.m., auto accident. Rt. 600, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. April 8: 6:07 p.m., brush fire, Rt. 628, Flint Hill VFD. April 9:11:41 a.m., injury to the ribs, U.S. 211, Washington VFD. April 10:7:34 p.m., rescue. Rt. 707, Castleton VFD. April 11: 6:55 a.m., injuries from a fall, Rt. 621, Washington VFD. April 12: 6:11 a.m., auto accident, Rt. 640 and Rt. 729, AmissviHe VFD; 10:22 a.m., chest pains, Rt. 646, Washington VFD and AmissviHe VFD; 6:03 p.m., broken leg, Rt. 642, Amissvllle VFD. a The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriff's Office this week: April 6: traffic accident, U.S. 211, Sperryville; stranded motorist, U.S. 522; simple assault. Washington area; public service, U.S. 522; missing person, Washington area; family fights. Rt. 645, Rappahannock Lakes. April 7: simple assault, Rt. 640; noise disturbance. U.S. 522; traffic accident, Rt. 600, Soerrwille. April 8: suspicious person/vehicle/incident, U.S. 211. Amissville; criminal trespass, Rt. 637, Huntty; public service, U.S. 211; traffic accident U.S. 211,Sperryville. April 9: public service, Rt. 669; property damage, U.S. 522. Chester Gap; public service, Chester Gap. April 10; prowler, Sperryville; intoxication, Sperryville; dog nuisance, Rt. 637; public service, Piedmont Ave., Washington; family fights, Rt. 615, Castleton; rescue, Rt. 707; stranded motorist, U.S. 522, Chester Gap; noise disturbance, Rt. 1001 and Rt. 600; driving under influence alcohol, Rt. 618. April 11: driving under influence, U.S. 522; telephone harassment, Rt. 622, Castleton; noise disturbance, Rt. 606, Flint Hill; driving under influence alcohol, Rt. 616. April 12: traffic accident, U.S. 211-522; traffic accident. U.S. 211, Washington; properly damage, Rt. 621, Woodville; civil problem, Rt. 610 and U.S. 522. April 13: carrying a concealed weapon, Rt. 626. Community trash pick-up Saturday There will be a community trash pick-up, with the Washington fire hall recycling center serving as “Trash Headquarters” for the day, Saturday, April 18. Members of the community are encouraged to participate by bringing in their recyclable goods and by collecting trash along Rappahannock roadsides. Bags from VDOT will be provided at the fire hall and the Rappahannock High Environmental Chib members, as well as members of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP), Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), and the Rappahannock Rainforest Action Group (RAG) will be available to help with pick-up of bags and recyclables. The pick-up is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to be followed by a picnic and frisbee toss at the Rappahannock Park. Call Hunt Harris at 675-1436 or 703-347-0823 for further information. Real Estate Hi Eileen M. Day REALTOR POSTPONING TAX QUEqjTlQH: I am aware that If I sell my house for a profit. Unde Sam wants the Income tax due on this profit However, I heard that this tax could be postponed for years. How does this work? AnattER: You heard right! To qualify for this postponement you must build or buy another house within 24 months before or after you have sold your present one. You must pay at least as much or more for the new house as you got for the old. . If you are building a new house to replace the one you are selling, you must occupy it two years after the sale to qualify for the tax deferral. If this is your case, it might be a good Idea to discuss with your attorney the merits of Inserting a penalty dause In your contract with the builder so that you will not suffer a loss if he fails to complete the house within the two year period. Check with your accountant on details If this matter affects you. It oould be wen worth your while. If there Is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate please stop In at EILCCM M. DAY. Realtor, the Clopton House, Washlndon. Va. 22747. Phone <175-3033. Wete here to help.

A longtime teacher's contributions By SHARON KILPATRICK Rawahannoek New* Staff Writer From classroom management to flower arranging, whenever Christine Johnston has tried something, she has excelled at it. Bom in Madison County, she attended local schools and graduated from Madison County High School during the Great Depression. “Money was short, and times were hard,” she said. Her father was the youngest of 13 children, bom when his father was in his 70s and his mother was in her late 40s. His mother said to his father, ‘Tap, we’ve got to cut this foolishness out,” Mrs. Johnston reports. She notes that her grandfather, ' who died before she was bom, was alive at a time when Thomas Jefferson was still living. When the Civil War ended he told his slaves they - were free to go, but 11 stayed, not having any place to go. “You wonder ; how anyone could raise that many children and feed and clothe them, but they had a lot of help,” she said. Two of those slaves were still living when she stayed at her grandmother’s house as a small child. “They were really old. I would see them coming down the lane smoking l com cob pipes, and I was afraid of them, but they were as kind and good as can be, she said. Following high school Mrs. Johnston and her sister went to Fredericksburg State Teachers College, now Mary Washington. They both became teachers. Jobs were scarce when they graduated. Her sister got the only job in Madison County, and Mrs. Johnston went to a one-room school in Greene County. “I boarded and walked one mile to and from school,” she said. “We had a pump in the yard and a pot bellied stove where we built a fire for heat.” She had 15 students in first through seventh grades. “The larger children helped with the smaller ones. That was the only way I could have managed,” she said. She next taught in a two-room school, also in Greene County. She was also the principal. Next she was principal and teacher in a four-room school in Ruckersville. Altogether, she taught seven years in Greene County. By then, her sister was teaching in Culpeper. Mrs. Johnston joined her at Ann Wingfield school, starting with a sixth-grade class. The superintendent asked her to go to seventh grade the next year with her class. She taught seventh grade there for two years. On a double Farm Show needs crafters for July The Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Show is planning something new this year: a craft show. It will be held at the Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise Grounds from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, July 26. Call 703-547-2408. Consider Wakefield A National Leader in Classical Education Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 Extensive bus service available. Call (703) 364-4111 for information on our Spring Open Houses. Wakefield School Marshall, VA 22115 nn vsr 1/liTlH kj Steakhouse Celebrate Easter with Family & Friends at Dean's Steakhouse!! • Baby Back Ribs • Va. Country Ham • • Fried Chicken • Choice Steak • • Roast Prime Rib • • Fresh Salmon, Scallops, Flounder, Trout • •Homemade Soups & Desserts • • Children's Menu • Senior Discount • Located 200 yds from Skyline Drive entrance, Front Royal, Va. • Patio Dining Available • 635-1780 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan Former teacher Christine Johnston is active in the Rappahannock Garden Club. date with a teacher friend, she met her future husband, T. Morgan Johnston, Rappahannock fanner and orchardist. She hadn’t planned to teach the next year, following her marriage, but the school in Flint Hill had no principal. She agreed to serve as principal and teacher until someone else could be found. By mid-year, she was a full-time farmer’s wife. They had two daughters, and when the youngest was one, Mrs. Johnston went back into the classroom, for a few years in Flint Hill and then in Sperryville, where Mary Quaintance Snead was principal. They made quite a team, and Mrs. Johnston stayed for 26 years, at Sperryville and later at the consolidated elementary school. After years of teaching various grades, Mrs. Johnston decided she preferred teaching fourth grade. “They can work more independently than the younger ones, and they’re more appreciative of what you do for them than the older ones,” she said. She encouraged her students to use art to express themselves, and she had a marked artistic talent herself. During her last few years in Sperryville, she also taught art the last period of the day at the high school. She was the high school’s first art teacher. “There wasn’t any curriculum,” she said. “I had to make up my own.” She enjoyed teaching high school art. “She was an excellent teacher,” Mrs. Snead said. “She really cared about the children, and she had no trouble with discipline.” Mrs. Snead said one of Mrs. Johnston’s students had struggled with reading through his early grades. Mrs. Johnston encouraged his artistic talents, and as he gained Mrs. Johnston ‘was an excellent teacher. She really cared about the children, and she had no trouble with discipline — Mary Q. Snead Former principal self-confidence through art, he began to improve in other subjects and eventually went to Virginia Tech. Mrs. Snead said Mrs. Johnston was also talented in music and took a major role in planning programs. “She was my right-hand man,” Mrs. Snead said. Mrs. Johnston played a major role in arranging the Christmas and seventh-grade graduation programs. But the major event each year was the May Day program. Participants had to meet certain health requirements, and each year there was a queen and king of health. Together they wrote the words; Mrs. Johnston took on most of the responsibility for the music and decorations. One of the other teachers called them “Rappahannock’s Rogers and Hammerstein,” Mrs. Snead said. . Other teachers also benefited from Mrs. Johnston’s artistic abilities. “She shared her talents willingly with everybody at every level,” Mrs. Snead said. That carried ■ THE GREAT 1 ASPARAGUS l UPRISING ^Fresh-picked local asparagus by Richard & Joyce Abell *150”Now at lountamside Market '03-675-3179 FY 1993 SCHOOL BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County will hold a public hearing at the Rappahannock County High School at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 1992, in accordance with §15.1-162 and 22.1-93 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, concerning the following public school Board for the fiscal year commencing July 1,1992. MAJOR CLASSIFICATION OR SOURCE CONTEMPLATED EXPENDITURES: Instruction Admin., attendance, & Health Pupil Transport. Services Operation & Maint. Services School Food Services Debt Services TOTAL CONTEMPLATED EXPENDITURES: Estimated Revenues: From the Commonwealth From the Federal Gov't Other Local Sources Transfers from General Fund TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES: FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30 1992 3,249,979 284,867 369,981 295,707 50,878 187,275 4,438,687 1,720,070 238,622 10,200 2,469,795 4,438,687 1993 3,469,345 317,357 424,306 331,528 66,440 182,550 4,791,526 1,724,099 318,880 10,200 2,738,347 4,791,526 BY ORDER OF: John W. McCarthy County Administrator over to out-of-school activities as well. “I don’t know how many children she taught who, when they got married, called on her to decorate for their weddings,” Mrs. Snead said. She noted that Mrs. Johnston gets asked frequently to do posters for county organizations or flower arrangements for special occasions. “People call on her all the time, and she stays in the background, not taking any credit.” During her teaching years, Mrs. Johnston was also active in community affairs. She served on the famous all-woman Town Council in Washington in the 1950s. Together with the rest of that council, she travelled to New York and was introduced on the television program “The Big Surprise” when Mayor Dorothy Davis appeared as a contestant. Active in Trinity Episcopal Church, she served a term on the vestry. She has been a member of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board and did a term on the School Trustee Electoral Board. She has been an active participant in the Culpeper Minutemen chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving on the committee that selects the good citizens from among area school children every year. In 1977, when Mrs. Snead retired, Mrs. Johnston did also. Her husband was very ill. “I missed the children,” she said, but she decided she was needed more at home. Our Spectacular Spring HERB & PLANT SALE Rare Varieties Fantastic Selection o 703-987-8547 Main Street, SperryviMe, VA 10 - 6 Every Day --. o ^ o —v^t Lions auction needs cast-off donations By BOB SCOTT Rappahannock Ncwa Contributing Writer Have we got a deal for you! It’s an offer you really can’t refuse. At least we hope you won’t. The Rappahannock Lions are on the prowl again. They’re searching for all the things you no longer need, haven’t looked at for years, or haven’t even unpacked from the last move. Some of your good neighbors could use what you could do without. The Lions will come and pick up what you donate, sign an official receipt and you can “write it off’ as a deductible donation. So what do you say, neighbors? Hey, it’s finally spring! The grass is getting greener, the fruit trees are flowering and it’s time to get ready for the annual Lions Auction. Do you remember “sulphur and molasses?” Well, at least you’ve heard of “spring house cleaning.” You haven’t? Bless your youthful hearts. It’s an authentic American tradition. But don t limit your cleaning up to the house or the attic, or even the basement. Take a look in the bam and out in the yard and if it isn’t alive and kicking or if you’ve forgotten where you got it or who gave it to you or why ... by all means, give it to the Lions. We can guarantee that someone will make good use of it and our auctioneer, Lion Bill Payne, can get the best offer for it. If you don’t believe that, you’ve never watched him in action. He’s good. Your cast-offs are our cash “crops.” Why is all this worth your time and effort? You can realize a benefit from something you could really do without. Someone else gets a bargain and the Lions raise money to carry on all their good works for our community. If you’ve never participated in one of Bill Payne’s exciting auctions, you’ve missed one of the best free shows of the year. It may not be the 4th of July, but there are plenty of “fireworks” at the local fire hall, and lots of laughs and real bargains to be had for the bidding. Here’s what you need to know to make this worthy project a big success. These are the designated Lions in your neighborhoods who will answer your questions, arrange for pick ups or let you know where to drop off donations and how to get signed receipts for your items to be auctioned: J. R. Goolsby (675-3194) Amissville/Viewtown area; Guy Foster (987-8939) and Carson Johnson (987-8720) Sperryville/Peola/Slate Mills area; Paul Nichols (675-3500) and Roger Welch (675-3686) Chester Gap/Flint Hill/Huntly; John Hartline (987-8679) Washington area (except town); chairman Kermit Weakley (6753246) town of Washington; and Bob Anderson (987-8206) and Joel Daczewitz (987-8395) Woodville/Castleton/Scrabble area. Now is the time to clean house, bam and yard. Your spring cleaning can produce a surprising inventory of potential donations. The Lions auction is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at the Washington Fire Hall. Next week we’ll tell you about our 1992 Lion’s Club budget goals, what the funds are used for and why we hope you will make a note on your calendar under “9 May” that says “Lions Auction, 6 p.m.” It’s an event you will not want to miss. Now that we’ve suggested what we think you should be doing, we’ll have to take our own advice and get busy ourselves. We confess, we have a crowded garage and a basement full of stuff to go through. Some of it we haven’t seen for years. We probably don’t need to keep it any longer. How about you? After her husband’s death, she joined the Rappahannock Garden Club. Activities in that organization, and enjoying her grandchildren, have filled her retirement. She has gardened since she was a child helping her mother grow flowers in Madison County. “I love working with flowers,” she said. Her speciality is roses. Mrs. Johnston’s arrangements have won many awards. 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jvappaqamtocfe ^efns An Independent Newspaper Established 1077 Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL MARK F. SCOLFORO Publisher Editor JOHN T. TOLER Executive Vies President BARBARA C. BURKE ANN BROWN GensrsI Manager Account Executive To Subscribe Phone 703-675-3338 BY MAIL: $16 a year in Rappahannock $20 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES: 3 months or more • 70c, 1 *2 years • $1.00, over 2 years - $3.00 (if available) OFFICE: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone: 703-675-3338 FAX: 703-675-3088 HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation. Thp Audit . BurPAu THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1992 Election recipe Now that the Commonwealth has joined the rest of the Union in creating a democratic system of school boards, it may be of interest to some exactly how to bring about such a system in Rappahannock County—a move that would make the School Board, if not better, at least more accountable. Concern for public input has not been a problem here, but we still think, if on principle alone, the board will be stronger (and would speak from more of a public consensus) if the members are elected by a majority. Getting an elected School Board will be a two-step process: voters must approve a “shall we elect” referendum, and then the election will be held. Due to an amendment by the governor, school boards are to be elected at the same time as boards of supervisors, which means 1994 at the earliest. In order to get the “shall we elect” referendum taken this year, a petition with the names of at least 330 registered Rappahannock voters must be turned in by Monday, Aug. 3. The petitions can begin to be collected after July 1—that leaves only 34 days. Proponents of the measure may want to get additional signatures, as some are likely to be disqualified. Those interested in getting petitions can contact Registrar of Voters Nancy Leake at 675-3739, or the State Board of Elections. Total voter registration in the county, as of March 31, by the way, was 3,291, according to the Registrar’s Office. Voters ought to anticipate several types of candidate that may emerge. The single-issue candidate—say, someone who thinks the middle school is or is not a good idea—may not have the rounded interest in the overall good of the school division to be a strong board member. Those interested in school prayer, or parental notification for abortion, for example, would be barking up the wrong tree: those aren’t issues likely to be solved by the school division, and the more mundane month-to-month questions are the real meat of the job. As elected boards won’t have taxing authority, those who can work hand-in-glove with the supervisors will have an advantage (candidates may even want to solicit endorsements from the supervisors). The future decision to build or not build a middle school will have some relevance to any election debate, as will school transporation, discipline, curriculum, and stands on funding teachers’ salaries. While we’re on the subject of elections, those signing petitions in favor of putting Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot in the ballot in Virginia should be aware that Rappahannock is now in the 10th Congressional District, at least for that purpose. Mr. Perot needs to qualify in each of the state’s congressional districts, so those in Rappahannock who sign his petitions as 7th District residents aren’t doing him any good. I WHAT’S IN A NAME ... REDSKINS, CHIEFS, BRAVES veagusp OFFENSIVE ? YEA, HOW ABOUT US 9, SOMEHOW I ALWAYS CONSIDERED MY NAME A SOURCE OF PRIDE ff To quote a young poet To the Editor: To Mr. Holley (Letters to the Editor, April 9) and other devotees of facile distinctions among art, truth, beauty, writing and such, I commend the following from a young wordsmith: ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. —John Keats, “Ode on a Grecian Urn” W. MICHAEL MAHONEY Washington, Va. A request of litterers To the Editor: My husband and I have been weekend residents of Rappahannock County since 1988, and we hope to become full-time residents in about two years. Recently I read about problems with littering along the county roads. Littering is not unique to this county; however, because of the natural beauty here, One would expect folks to be more appreciative and litter less. Until the litterers do develop a greater appreciation for the beauty in this county, those who do appreciate it can do their part by cleaning up the litter. I regularly patrol a stretch of road in Gid Brown Hollow. Although I do not encourage littering, I can attest to the benefits of picking up trash along our road. It is great exercise in scenic surroundings, people driving by wave, and sometimes usable trash can be found. I carry two bags—one for non-recyclables, and one for recyclables (I always find several cans of unopened sodas and beer, which I have my own way of recycling). I recommend wearing work gloves for the messy litter and boots so that aluminum cans can be flattened easily. I also recommend trash picking on a sunny day—sunshine reflects off the cans and bottles making them more visible. By the way, on our stretch of road the preferred soft drinks are Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew. The preferred beers are Milwaukee’s Best and Bud (I prefer Pepsi and Miller Genuine Draft in case anyone is leaving unopened drinks in the future). Hopefully more people will learn to love and appreciate this special place and litter less. In the meantime, those of us who care will just have to enjoy nature carrying a trash bag. JUDITH FUENTES Alexandria Letter raised valid issues To the Editor: Sharon Wyrrick asks some significant questions that deserve an answer. First of all, if the National Endowment for the Arts had funded artists producing woman-degrading pornography and anti-semetic “sculpture” a bureaucrat like John Frohnmayer would likely have quickly bellied-up and began grov 25 YEARS AGO April 20,1967 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has appointed Col. V. John Lyle of Washington, Va., as special assistant to the administrator of the manned space flight program. In that position he will have responsibility for assisting in the overall management of all manned space flights, including the planned Apollo lunar landing. Col. Lyle is a graduate of the University of Maryland and also holds bachelor of laws and master of laws degrees from Georgetown University. Irvin Kenyon of Fairfax assumed duties as game warden of Rappahannock County on Monday, April 17. He was among 15 trainees who completed a special Game Commission Training School held April 3-14. Mr. Kenyon is a native of Fairfax County and for a number of years operated a service station. He has served three years with the United States Army. He is married to the former Judith Mason and they have a son, Craig William, 18 months old. A meeting of the Rappahannock County Volunteer Firemen’s Association will be held This was the news In bygone Rappahannock times Friday night, April 21 at the Flint Hill Fire Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m. All members and interested firemen are urged to attend. 20 YEARS AGO April 20,1972 Francis Updike of Richmond has been appointed executive secretary for the Virginia Angus Association effective April 26, it has been announced by Dr. A.V. Bartenslager, president. Mr. Updike came to the Virginia Angus Association with a wealth of livestock knowledge, having been reared on the family farm in Washington, Va. and active in 4-H and FFA work. Activities of the organization include schools and forums, meetings, publications, shows and sales, and on-the-farm consultation. The Virginia Angus Association is the only organization of its kind to own its own headquarters building which is located in Charlottesville. Lewis Hitt of Castleton received a third place trophy for his Beagle in the 13-inch class of the Madison County Wildlife Association Field Trial. The awards were made at the associations’ annual dinner in March. Marine Pfc. Irvin O. Gatewood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison A. Gatewood of Route 1, Washington, Va. has reported for duty at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. He attended Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, and joined the Marine Corps in June 1971. 10 YEARS AGO April 22,1982 The Washington Town Council voted last Wednesday night to postpone the annual town clean-up week to the week of April 25 through May 1, with a special trash pick-up offered on May 1. Town trash collector John Norman had been unable to arrange a special pick-up on Saturday, April 24, the end of the week previously set by the council as clean-up week. Dorothy Hawkins noted that the council had set the date without consulting Mr. Norman, and he had already made plans for that day. Nine Rappahannock band students scored high marks from the judges in the district Solo and Ensemble Festival held last Saturday in Purcellville at the Blue Ridge Middle School. The youngsters were evaluated on individual merit according to how well they performed their prepared solo with the judges adding constructive comments aimed for future improvements. Categories scored included technique, position, interpretation and musical effect. Mark Wittl, deputy with the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office, scored high marks, both academically and with a gun, at the Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Center. Wittl, who graduated from the center on March 26, received certificates in basic law enforcement training, a required course, and in courtroom, security training, an elective. Chosen vice-president of the center’s 33rd basic class, he graduated second in the class with an average of 97.36. In addition, Wittl received a police expert marksman certificate through the National Rifle Association. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan Rappahannock Heritage Jessica and Graham Hall of Viewtown playing on the county park's slide. elling before the public outcry. Yet he offered no apologies for his support of man-degrading, homosexual pom and anti-Christian works. Next, though the amounts spent funding such junk were minimal when each taxpayer’s contribution is considered, nevertheless a very good parallel would be the public indignation against the Pentagon buying $250 bolts and $1,000 toilet seats. Should those who administrate our taxes be blind to all common sense? Also, as far as art goes, few members of the general public get to experience much of it directly. Even pop junk like the stuff Mr. Frohnmayer helped bring into existence is usually vastly overpriced. Only the rich can afford to be art connoisseurs and collectors. 1 enjoy theater and dance but have never been to the Kennedy Center—frankly I can’t afford it. Even then, such things are an acquired taste and the majority of Americans are never given a good opportunity to get it. As Ms. Wyrrick’s experience shows, Rappahannock County is a relatively rare exception, and that is why she moved here from the District. Most » “local” art is way down the totem pole of excellence. So people are outraged that their money, no matter how small an amount, is being spent on something that is pretty much denied to them—let alone that it was pornography and insults a religious group (and as such its funding was against the First Amendment) parading itself as “art.” Ms. Wyrrick’8 experience shows that the NEA has not ignored dance in its funding, but I’ll bet that she is engaged in either modern dance or ballet. Mr. 'Frohnmayer claimed he thought he was doing something for the cutting edge of art by what he allowed his agency to do. But bellydance was being relatively overlooked. Modern and ballet are still somewhere out of normal peo pie’s reach except for their daughter’s classes and recitals, but people who may have no original paintings hanging on their walls, who attend Kennedy Center performances at best only occasionally, still er\joy bellydancing by experienced, trained professional artists in their own homes and at their friends’ parties. If you look up “Entertainers” in the Yellow Pages you won’t find any modem or ballet dancers—only bellydancers. Yet, as I mentioned before, these artists are struggling to overcome a bad image—which was created to be exploited by Hollywood in the 1920s and has since been taken up by TV, nightclubs, and soforth—with little or no help from the NEA. Both modem and ballet are spinoffs, children of their ancient mother, bellydancing. Bellydancing reached deep within the psychic roots of each of us and finds a ready response since it is probably as old as Homo sapien. The art has obviously grown and adapted itself to ainerent cultures over tne mulenia (not just centuries or decades) just as it is doing here today. It has even grown and learned from its children. I think the public knew intuitively that the NEA and Mr. Frohnmayer were, besides promoting the ugly, ignoring the truly beautiful and deserving. Although in the middle areas they no doubt did a lot of good. PETER B. HOLLEY Syria

Spring is time for gardeners and farmers to prepare fields According to Tommy Williams, the Rappahannock Extension agent, landowners should follow several rules when applying fruit pesticides. x Timing: Proper timing and thorough application of pesticide sprays are essential for quality fruit production. Make certain that the spray reaches all parts of the tree and covers all of the foliage and fruit. If coverage is hot uniform, it may be necessary to adjust or change the parts (disk) of the sprayer nozzle. It is difficult to determine the exact time or date to start the protective spray, since there are usually several kinds and varieties within a home fruit planting. A simple gen eral rule, however, may be used lor most home fruit plantings. Start the protectant pesticide spray program in the spring when the young foliage is approximately ohe-fourth inch long on the earliest variety of breakbud and spray all varieties at the same time. It is much easier to follow this procedure than it is to attempt to spray each variety according to its stage of growth. One will have to apply sprays during the full blossom stage of some varieties. This spray usually will not interfere with pollination because no insecticides are included with the fungicides recommended for use at this time. How much spray per tree: There is not accurate measure of how much spray to apply per tree. There are too many variables in the types of sprayers that are available, the wetability of the leaves and fruit of the different species of fruit, the amount of wetting agent (surfactant) contained in the different pesticides, and the extreme variability of the environment (wind blowing, dry, hot, wet, cool, ect., each of which influences wetting the foliage) when the protectant pesticide is being applied. A general rule of thumb is to spray the foliage and fruits until droplets form and begin to run or drip off. For the beginner the amount of pesticides suggested for coverage of different size trees will be helpful. For example, a five-foot tree with a three- to six-foot spread should get a gallon. A 30-foot tree with a 30-foot spread should get about 18 gallons. WSA examines investments The Water and Sewer Authority met April 9 for a brief business meeting. The only item on the agenda was the status of $60,000 in certificates of deposits now held by the WSA. WSA chairman Jimmy Swindler looked into investing the fimds in the Local Government Investment Pool, but the consensus of the authority members was not to use the LGIP because it is not insured. The money, which is the WSA’s plant replacement fund, is now in a bank savings account because the return on CDs is so low. Next month the WSA will discuss the 1992-93 budget. Pruning; Spray coverage can be improved through good pruning practices. Trees should be “opened up” to allow spray and sunlight penetration. Prune-out all dead and decaying branches because such wood may harbor insect and diseases. Keep the height of the trees low to enable good coverage. Thinning: It is important to thin fruit properly to provide good disease and insect control. Thin all tree fruits so that the mature fruits will not touch each other. Protectant pesticides cannot effectively cover fruits that touch each other; hence, this provides a place for insects and diseases to become established. Tree size: It is almost impossible to produce high-quality fruit in the home orchard on old, large trees because the spray pressure commonly used is inadequate to force the pesticides to the tops of such trees. Therefore, old trees should be replaced with dwarf trees that are allowed to reach a height of no more than 12-15 feet. Soil needs care, according to ASCS “If you can raise a good crop without the extra work and expense of a lot of tillage, why do the tillage?” asks John Jeffries of the Soil Conservation Services (SCS). “The objective of any tillage program is to get a crop up and growing with as little competition from weeds as possible,” Mr. Jeffries said, noting that keeping the top soil “is a direct benefit to farmers.” In today’s agriculture, using the words conservation and tillage together has two meanings—to preserve, or to save soil, and to reduce, or conserve, costs in performing tillage. Farm operators who feel they may have a need for some type of conservation tillage' should contact the SCS. They can assist you in determining the need and plan a com plete erosion control program for your farm. It will greatly increase soil protection with only limited construction of erosion control devices. Investigate the possibilities for your farming operations. For more detailed information on conservation tillage and other assistance available, contact the Rappahannock County SCS at 703-8254200. Sign-up for crop relief programs The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service is currently accepting applications for the 1992 feed grain and wheat programs. The signup period ends April 17. The programs offer price support loans, deficiency payments, and other program benefits to farmers who reduce their acreage bases by five percent for wheat, corn, grain sorghum and barley with zero percent for oats. Producers may request advance deficiency payments in cash when they sign up. The payments will be COUNTY TAGS NOW ON SALE County taxes must be paid and Registration Cards must be stamped by the Commissioner of Revenue. County tags must be displayed by May 1, 1992. When transferring a sticker from one vehicle to another you must return the old sticker and receipt to the Treasurer's Office before a duplicate will be issued. Office open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information phone • 703-675-3334 Frances A. Foster, County Treasurer —ATTENTION— FRUIT GROWERS before you purchase your • Chemicals • Calcium Nitrate • Ammonium Nitrate • Urea & Other Fertilizers and Production Supplies CALL US! SOUTHERN STATES, FRONT ROYAL CO-OP jfl 50 Water Street • I -800*248-2053 limited to the producer’s intended program payment acreage. Producers who meet acreage reduction and other program requirements may obtain price support loans at a national average rate of $2.21 per bushel for wheat, $1.72 for com, $1.63 for grain sorghum, $1.40 for barley and 88 cents for oats. The 1992 programs have many planting options, the same as in 1992. Up to 25 percent of the crop acreage base or flex acres, may be planted to any program crop except fruits and vegetables. Com and sorghum permitted acreage will be combined. The plant mg mix is at the producers discretion. For additional 1992 farm program details, producers may contact the local ASCS office in Washington. Use care applying vegetable herbicides There are many herbicides cleared for use in vegetable crops. However, most of these are designed for commercial vegetable production rather than the home garden. They are formulated in large packages, require precise rates of application, and may leave residues in the soil that would interfere with growing other plants in the area the next growing season. In most home garden situations, it is more practical to use cultural methods of weed control rather than chemical. A hoe and Rototiller are very effective if weeds are not allowed to get ahead. Mulching is also very practical in a home garden situation. The mulch could be several layers of newspaper, tarred felt paper (roofing paper), black plastic, or sawdust. Caution: Do not mulch with grass clippings from a lawn that has been sprayed to control broadleaf weeds. 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Laura Mink won the women’s division with a time of 48:30. Mr. Reynolds, who had moved to the county in the meantime, won the second Eva Smith for men, and Merrill Strange for the women. There was no top-vegetarian category, but note was taken of the women competing in the mothers pushing-baby-strollers division. History has lost the name of the winner of that competition. Mr. Reynolds and Ms. O'Meara won the Eva Smith Memorials the following year, and Larry Forrester and Marti Nelson took the top overall for their respective gender categories. A sign of the race’s growing popularity: 213 entered. The course record for men fell again in 1983, as Winchester’s Kevin Matthews crossed the Courthouse finish line in 32:45. Marti Nelson also broke the women's mark by more than three minutes. Betty Settle sliced five minutes off the women’s Eva Smith standard, and the men’s Eva Smith winner was, again, Mr. Reynolds. Yet another course record was set by Steve Pinard in 90-degree heat in 1984. Mr. Pinard smashed the former mark with a time of 32:20 in a race that brought out a record 369 entrants. Mr. Pinard was back to defend his record the following April, setting another mark of 31:26 that stands to this day. Kim Belyea of Winchester took the women’s trophy with a time of 37:41. She holds the current record of 36:46. Lisa G. Currie won the Eva Smith for women, and Mr. Reynolds was again the top men’s finisher. That year 275 people registered but only 225 ran as temperatures hit the high-80s. Fodderstack sign-up held for April 25 race By MARK SCOLFORO Rappahannock New* Staff Writer Next Saturday, April 25, the Fodderstack 10-K Classic will be conducted again over the Flint Hill-to-Washington course. Named for Fodderstack Road, the picturesque country lane that connects the two villages, the race is organized by the Rappahannock Recreational Facilities Authority, and proceeds support the county park at Washington. Runners will compete in 10 age categories for men and 10 for women, and local runners will be chasing the Eva Smith Memorials, given to the top male and female runners from Rappahannock County every year. The race takes about $2,500 to put on, and it seldom comes within $.300 of breaking even anymore — although it used to make money. Any business or individual who can pitch in is encouraged to call Ms. Lilian! at 675-3670 or Mr. McCarthy at 675-3342. Pre-registration is $14 and is due by April 17. Send checks payable to the Rappahannock Recreational Authority to P.O. Box 124, Flint Hill, 22627. Registration takes place the day of the race at Vierling’s Warehouse in Flint Hill by 9:30 a.m. and costs $17. Transportation from Wash Culpeper’s Tim Kearney came on the scene in 1980, finishing first among men with a time of 33:58. Mr. Reynolds and Ms. O’Meara won the Eva Smith trophies. Christine Beathard, wife of thenGM of the Redskins Bobby Beathard, won her age division that year, a feat she repeated in 1987 as Bobby won his division too. Mr. Reynolds took his seventh straight Eva Smith in '87, and Mrs. Currie won her second. Mr. Kearney repeated for his second straight win, and Ms. Belyea won for the third time with a 38:25 finish. Two hundred and forty-four runners competed. Nine-year-old Mark Jenkins won the 12-and-under category with a time of 48:20. Diane Bruce, a race founder with Eva Smith and a major organizer ington (the finish line) to Flint Hill is available, but you must be at the courthouse by 9 a.m. For more information call 675-3342 (after business hours a machine will pick up) or write to the above address. There are new categories for runners in their 40s this year, due to increased demand. The categories are (the same for men and women): 12 and under, 13-18, 1924, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 4549,50-59, and 60 and over. In addition to the Eva Smith Memorial Awards, donated this year by Merrill Strange, trophies go to the first three finishers in each category. Virginia Savings Bank of Front Royal presents a $300 check to any runner to break the men’s or women’s course records; they split the check if both records fall. The men’s record is 31:26, set by Steve Pinard. The women’s record is 36:46, held by Kim Belyea. After the race, the Washington Baptist Church will hold its annual spring event featuring box lunches, a plant sale, refreshments and a flea market. Numerous galleries and shops will also be open in Washington. Application forms have been sent to those who have run in past years. If you need one, call 675-3342. 1 over the years, was presented a plaque of recognition in 1988, the 10th year of the Fodderstack 10-K Classic. Mr. Kearney won for the third year in a row, 33:110, in a field of 250; and Ruth Riemenscheneider was the leading woman runner, 38:39. Mr. Reynolds took his 8th Eva Smith, and Nina Stainer won in the women’s category. That year the baby-carriage division was resurrected. In 1989 the registration fee hit $10 (it was $5 the first year), and a steady drizzle kept the field down to only 182, the second-lowest ever. Tim Walters ran a strong 32:00, but was still 34 seconds shy of Pinard’s record. Terry Sweitzer was the top female finisher, 38:20, and Mark" See FODDERSTACK, p. A-6 WEDDING STATIONERY Beautiful Wedding Stationery INVITATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS NAPKINS • BRIDAL BOOKS ACCESSORIES Stop by our office on Main Street, Washington, VA and we can help you plan your entire wedding. IXappafjannock J^etosf 703-675-3338

Town Council Continued from page A-1 chiding Susan Parrish and Mayor Dean Morehouse, questioned the need to go beyond Health Department requirements. Mr. Reynolds pointed out that the Health Department's standards already allow for some 50 percent extra capacity. The permissibility of off-site drainfields was again an issue—the council has spent several sessions debating whether and under what circumstances to allow them. To account for previously approved subdivisions the council had - planned to include a brief “legis * lative intent summary,” but the content of that summary caused still more consternation this week (both Mr. Gooch and Mr. Reynolds submitted versions). With all of those factors left unresolved, each of the council members present took turns trying to find suitable compromises. * Mayor Morehouse fought against regulations that would require already-approved subdivisions to have secondary drainfields. “If you can’t utilize [your property], then you have a legislative taking,” he argued. Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Gooch, both attorneys, argued that the council can change its ordinance and alter a property owner’s potential uses of his or her land, as long as some kind of “reasonable use” remains. Mid-way through the debate, Mr. Reynolds said that the council appeared to agree that any new sub division should have primary and secondary drainfields. "Then the question,” he said, "is are we going to assume anything approved since *82 has unlimited rights for off-site, or do they have to keep it alive” by petitioning the council every 12 months for three years? The three 12-month periods are the grandfathering provisions of the proposed ordinance. Mrs. Parrish observed that the need for off-site septic fields only exists for a handful of lots approved since 1982, probably less than 10. “Is there any problem with saying, let these. . . lots be?” she asked. “Then you’re saying they’re approved forever. You’re back to that problem,” said Mr. Gooch. Mayor Morehouse had another wrench to throw into the works. If the Health Department’s standards are one and a half times the needed septic capacity, and the town requires two drainfields, then almost all of a half-acre lot will be absorbed by drainfields, leaving only a few hundred square feet for a building, he said, Mr. Reynolds had reported the Health Department’s suggestion that the town require drainfields large enough for three-bedroom houses. Mayor Morehouse said that would mean total drainfield capacity large enough to service a total of nine bedrooms (two three-bedroom fields, one and one-half times). Mayor Morehouse attacked the two-drainfield requirement. If the town sticks with the ever-changing Health Department standards, he noted, irate property owners who can’t get adequate septic capacity will have their beef with the Health Department, not with the Town Council. Nonetheless, the motion that fi nally passed will allow one month to farther clean-up the ordinance, adding some insubstantial wording from the Health Department (via Mr. Reynolds) without the three-bedroom drainfield standard, but including a secondary drainfield for new subdivisions. The public hearing on the ordinance was continued until next month, on a motion passed 5-0 (Mr. Miller abstained, probably speaking for more than just himself when he said: “I still don’t know what’s going on.”). As to the grandfathering of offsite drainfield rights, that issue apparently did not reach a consensus, and was apparently ignored. Requests by the paper to Mr. Reynolds and Mayor Morehouse to clarify what consensus, if any, was reached, were not answered by presstime. In other business, the Town Council: • Heard a presentation by lighting manufacturer Hadco of Littleton, Penn., which gave the council several options for town streetlighting. At the end of the presentation, the town, by apparent consensus, selected one version for the company to take to Potomac Edison. When the power company examines it, the manufacturer will be able to provide the town with an estimate of cost. Later that evening, after Hadco’s representatives and most members of the Lighting Committee had gone, committee member Charlie Eldred read from a prepared statement outlining his opposition to the manner in which the Hadco proposal had been forwarded. He said he had “strong objections to the action taken regarding streetlighting.” He accused the company’s salesmen of making statements that, Mr. Eldred claimed, were “in conflict with known facta.” He disputed some of the technical details tarnished by Hadco, and that, said Mr. Eldred, “places the rest of the tacts indoubt.” He said the town ARB, which makes up five of the seven-member Lighting Committee (council member Mark Bailey is the other), is “obsessed” with forcing the town to adopt a light that “has no historic basis here whatsoever.” Mayor Morehouse said the town has not committed to purchase any lights from Hadco—but Mr. Eldred said he felt sure the company got that impression and would represent it as such to Potomac Edison. "We don’t even have a single budget request as of this minute for any lights. Nada. Zip. Zero,” noted the mayor. “We have not made an economic decision, not that I know of,” said Mayor Morehouse, who promised to write Hadco and Potomac Edison this week to make sure that is their understanding as well. Mr. Gooch defended the Hadco presentation. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the ARB coming forward with a fixture. You can come forward with a fixture, too,” he told Mr. Eldred. • Was informed by Mayor Morehouse that he and Treasurer Brad Fisher need budget items in the next week. 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Lawmakers predicted last week that Gov. Wilder's more controversial amendments will be accepted by the Assembly during the one-day veto session. Gov. Wilder amended 82 of the 916 bills passed this year and vetoed 14 bills. Among the controversial actions taken by Gov. Wilder were his amendments to a bill dealing with abortion and another bill calling for the issuance of bonds for road construction. Gov. Wilder cut in half the transportation bonds bill and removed both a proposed gasoline tax increase and a referendum requirement from the measure. Lawmakers said they would go along with the changes to spare a veto action on the bill. Gov. Wilder argued last week in Loudoun County that his changes make the bill better. “There is no proclivity for raising taxes right now,” Gov. Wilder said as he pointed to the recent defeat of a meals-tax referendum in Fairfax and the 1990 defeat of a transportation pledge-bond referendum. Gov. Wilder conceded that he felt the transportation bonds, if included in the referendum votes this year, would damage the chances for his own bond package. That package includes bonds for higher education, parks, and mental-health facilities and will be put before voters this November. In addition to changing the transportation-bonds package, Gov. Wilder altered a bill requiring that teenage girls notify their parents before getting an abortion. Gov. Wilder’s change requires that the bill be passed by the General Assembly in 1993 before it may become law. That action, some say, could mean the bill will die in a Senate committee that killed similar legislation this year. It was only by circumventing that committee by legislative maneuvering that the bill was passed this year. Other bills touched by Gov. Wild ers pen include: • The bill allowing trucks to drive at 65 miles per hour where passenger cars now may was vetoed by Gov. Wilder. Though legislators may override a veto with a twothirds majority vote, no Virginia General Assembly has ever done so. • Gov. Wilder signed into law a bill allowing a majority of landowners to kill new historic districts by voting against them. • Gov. Wilder amended a bill establishing a new salt-water-fishing license, lowering the price for the license from $7.50 to $2.50. • Gov. Wilder vetoed a bill that would have reduced the food-to-beverage sales-revenue ratio required of all restaurants. Currently, restaurants are expected to generate 45 percent of their sales through food rather than mixed drinks (beer and wine are excluded from the ratio). The bill would have reduced the percentage to 35 percent—a level Gov. Wilder said would create “saloons” in Virginia. News from Wakefield School in Marshall Three students of French at Wakefield School in Marshall have been initiated into the French National Honor Society (FNHS). The students were: Stephanie Tomeden, a student of French V from Flint Hill; Michelle Palft$ of Delaplane, who is studying French IV; and Jennifer Galli, a French II student who lives in Charles Town* W. Va. The F.N.H.S. is a national organization which recognizes the achievements of excellent French students. Jacqueline Senseney, the French instructor for the prep school, is the sponsor of the F.N.H.S. To become members of the society, students must be at least in the ninth grade, enrolled in at least the second semester of French II, have First Honors in French, and be in good standing in all other classes taken. In other recent school activity: • At its 68th annual convention in New York City during the week of March 18, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) conferred a Silver Crown on the “Talisman,” Wakefield School’s literary and art magazine. This award is one of the two most prestigious awards in the Clinton wins three of four area delegates Bill Clinton won three of four delegates selected Monday night during the caucus of the Rappahannock Democratic Committee, contributing to a strong showing for the Arkansas governor statewide. Delegates William Dobrovir of Sperryville, Kent Reeve of Washington and Doug Baumgardner of Washington will attend the state convention in Roanoke as Clinton delegates June 6-6. Margaret White of Sperryville, the county Democrats’ fourth and final delegate, will go uncommitted. One of two alternates will be Raymond Brown of Amissville, also a Clinton delegate. The other alternate will be selected by a vote of the four delegates during the next week, according to Mr. Reeve, the county chairman. Mrs. White, Mr. Dobrovir, Mr. Reeve and Mr. Baumgardner are also delegates to the 10th Congressional District Convention in Warrenton May 23 at Fauquier High School. The Democrats do not now have a single candidate to oppose Republican U.S. Rep. Frank Wolk, a six-term incumbent, so all four will attend as uncommitted delegates. In voting that took place over the weekend and Monday, Gov. Clinton reportedly won 54 percent of the state’s delegates, former California governor Jerry Brown took 11 percent, and 34 percent were uncommitted. The turnout was low across Virginia, which will send 78 delegates to the national convention in New York City in August. world given by press associations. Five students and two faculty advisers attended the CSPA convention this year. This year’s ‘Talisman” editor in chief, Alison Martin of Flint Hill, had Lyon Martin of Millwood, an 11th grade staff member, with her. Representing the “Hoot,” Wakefield’s newspaper, and “Serendipity,” the science journal, was editor in chief Michelle Egan of Warrenton. Jennifer Galli of Charles Town, W.Va. and Morgan Butler of Remington, 10th graders, took in classes about both newspapers and yearbook, so they will report back to “Virtue et Sapientia,” the Wakefield yearbook. New co-advisor Suzanne Wolfe accompanied the girls to the city for the first time, while Lee Buratti, advising the “Talisman” for the sixth year, attended the executive sessions of the convention. Mrs. Buratti, as advisor of a Crown nominee and a judge for CSPA, was asked to be a presenter at the conference. Assisted by “Talisman” staff members Alison Martin and Lyon Martin, Mrs. Buratti’s class, “Creativity: the Challenge— Seeing the Invisible” highlighted methods of soliciting, judging, rewriting, and editing poetry. • Wakefield-Marshall teacher Lee Buratti attended an advanced placement conference for heads of English departments on March 6. The conference, held at the Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, D.C., covered changes in the English AP testing, suggestions for future procedures, questions and conundrums concerning AP testing, and proposals for AP English curriculum. Presenters included college level professors who contribute to the creating of the exams, experienced scorers, Canandian representatives new to the AP system, and directors of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) which oversees the validity and statistics of the AP testing. Fodderstack Continued from page A-5 Jenkins won 12-and-under for the third straight year. Bobby and Christine Beathard both won their divisions, and not long afterward they shipped out for San Diego. Mr. Reynolds, for the 9th time, won the Eva Smith, and Nina Stamer repeated in her category. In 1990 it was Reynolds and Stamer winning the Eva Smith again, and overall Clint Kiser topped the 249-runner field, Lynn Patterson winning the women’s division. Last year Mr. Reynolds bowed out of the running, and RCHS track star Matt Eidson won the men’s Eva Smith. Merrill Strange, after winning the Eva Smith in 1981, came back to take it again in 1991. Greg Langer of Falls Church was the overall champ (36:03), and Terry Sweitzer won her second women’s title (40:36).

Morehouse attends mayoral conference ROANOKE—Mayors of 23 Virginia cities and towns have found they face many of the same problems, with the only difference being that the larger communities have bigger opportunities. No matter the size of the community, the mayors found many of the same problems facing them. And the mayors, whose length of service ranged from months to decades, said they benefited from their counterparts, regardless of the size of community they represented. The Virginia Mayors’ Institute, said Michael Chandler, Cooperative Extension community planning specialist at Virginia Tech, was developed to provide municipal mayors with a comprehensive overview of mayoral duties, powers, and responsibilities. In addition, the two-day institute gave participating mayors a chance to learn practical strategies in such areas as communication and meeting management skills; conflict management and planning skills; leadership styles; and associated relationships that involve colleagues, professional staff, the media, and citizens. Washington Mayor Dean Morehouse was among those in attendance in Roanoke last week. Mr. Chandler said the program evolved from a survey of Virginia mayors that had 84 percent participation. A committee of mayors also was called upon to make suggestions about the program. A similar conference for the chairmen of boards of supervisors is being contemplated for this summer. Mr. Chandler noted that during the past 18 years conferences have been presented on a regular basis for newly elected members of councils and boards of supervisors, new zoning board members, and new planning commissioners. The crown in this series of programs that help local leaders is the Institute for Economic Development. The mayors’ program, sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension and Public Service at Virginia Tech, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, is scheduled to be repeated again this year. Washington Mayor Dean Morehouse, center, talks with Virginia Tech community resource development specialist Michael Chandler, left, and Sim Ewing of the U.Va. Center for Public Service during tiny ginia Mayors* Institute in Roanoke recently. Davis honored ;; by United Van David Davis, van operator for ^ Crowder Transfer and Storage in Alexandria, has received the Safe V; Driving Award from United Van *" Lines. United honors van operators accumulating exceptional safe-driving and overall performance records annually. Eligibility for this year’s award required a minimum of 50,000 miles driven while with United, going a b year without an unsafe driving complaint or a moving violation, compliance with daily log requirements, keeping up-to-date on operating " qualifications and tractor-trailer maintenance, and a low claims expe, rience. Mr. Davis has been with Crowder for the past 31 years. He has been a warehouse foreman, a dispatcher and is currently a van operator. During his tenure he has received the Van Operator of the Month award from United in Decern David Davis ber 1986 and February 1987. He was Crowder’s Driver of the Year in 1986 and co-winner of Driver of the Year in 1987. He lives in Washington, Va. with wife Marie and three daughters. 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Softball's unbeaten streak runs to nine By MARK SCOLFORO Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock High girls softball team swept three games of a home stand this week to increase their record to 9-0 and their Bull Run District lead to two games. Pitcher Susan Payne reached another milestone, tossing a no-hitter against the outmatched Brentsville Tigers. Except for three batters who walked, Payne flirted with a perfect game. Perfect is a good word to describe the Lady Panthers’s season so far: at the halfway mark in the district schedule they have now beaten every single team, and their 7-0 district record gives them a two-game cushion against Strasburg and Central, both 5-2 and tied for second. In the Brentsville win April 8, the Rappahannock team defense was as good as it’s been all year, according to Coach Renee Leake. The nohitter was saved by clutch plays on D by freshman phenom Cyndi Welch and sophomore Marsha Freeman. Sherron Boddie was 3-for-4 at the plate, and the rest of the offensive output was scattered among the team. In an all-important matchup Over the timber P AiCom Newspapers Staff Photo/Scott Ferrell Patrick Cooney won the second division of the seventh race at the Ben Venue course. against Central of Woodstock April 10, the softball team ran up a 13-1 second-inning lead before letting up and watching Central come storming back. A 21-9 advantage in hitting was enough, 'however, and Rappahannock came away with their eighth win of the year, 20-14. Boddie went 5-for-5, Freeman was 4-for-5 and Leah Marlett was 3for-4. Rounding out the week was a 148 win at home against second-place Strasburg Monday for sole possession of first place. In a defensive battle Rappahannock had eight hits, the Strasburg Rams six. ■ Coach Leake said the team is getting stronger as the season is progressing, and the winning streak has helped. “They’re not getting over confident, but they’re going into every game knowing they’re the team to beat,” she said. The stats tell the story of the team’s success: overall they’re batting an incredible .373. All-district Boddie is leading in average, .667 (18-of-27), with the team’s only home run. Her on-base percentage is .857. No, that’s not a typo. Other leading hitters: Marlett (6for-10, .600 avg., .714 OBP), Freeman (ll-for-22, .500, .807 OBP), Dietrich Beaver (7-for-17, .412, .807 OBP) and freshman Welch (.320 average). Baseball team beats Rams, 8-7 The baseball team won its third district contest of the season Monday, beating Strasburg at home 8-7 to bring its record to 3-5,4-5 overall. In a five-day stretch the Panthers played three games, losing a close one against Brentsville April 8, 4-1, and experiencing a letdown against Central of Woodstock April 10,11-4. In the Brentsville game Rappahannock faced what Coach Mike Tupper said was “about the best pitcher in the district,” pro prospect Wes Hughes, whose fastball has been timed in the 90s. Hughes Rappahannock New* Staff PhottVCindy Mahan Catcher Mike Jenkins had three hits in baseball team’s win in extra innings against the Strasburg Rams Monday. struck out 16 and held Rappahannock to only four hits, but Panther right-hander Hunter Foster threw 13 K’s himself, allowing only five hits by the Tigers. Sophmore Foster (0-3) “threw an excellent game,” said Coach Tupper. “It was a good ballgame. He threw well enough to win.” Foster’s three losses don’t tell the whole story: in two victories this season he has been pulled with the game still close, and not been given credit for the win. The Panthers had the go-ahead run at the plate in the seventh inning, but Brentsville got the last out and the win. Against Central, senior Kevin Daymude (1-2) allowed eight hits in seven innings in what became a onesided contest early on. “We really weren’t ready to play," said Coach Tupper. “We’re as good as that team.” nappanannocK goi omy live mus. The Strasburg game went back and forth in the early innings, with both teams getting but not holding slim leads. In the bottom of the fourth the game was tied 3-3, and that held up until the top of the seventh, when the Rams got four runs on relief pitcher J.C. Welch (3-0), putting the, score at 7-4 going into the bottom of the seventh and final inning. Down by three, Justin Ferrence got on base on an error, Hunter Foster walked and th§n Daymude hit a shot, 381 feet off the left-center field wall. A natural triple, the Panthers got a break on the throw to home, which went out of bounds, scoring Daymude. With the score even at seven, Mike Jenkins got on base, A1 Kellert doubled and Ferrence walked to load the bases. The Strasburg pitcher then walked Daymude on five pitches to give Rappahannock their fourth win of the year. The Panthers are getting good defense, but their offensive output has still been minimal. The team batting-average is only .201, but the onbase percentage is .443. “That’s being selective at the plate,” said Coach Tupper, “maybe too selective.” Kevin Jolliffe’s .269 average leads the Panthers, followed by Foster’s .250 and Daymude’s .238. Daymude (8) and Foster (5) lead the team in runs-batted-in. Moviemakers aren't coming The Disney filmmakers who were scounting locations in Rappahannock for a film about terrorism have apparently decided against shooting here. According to Extention agent Tommy Williams, most of the movie is being filmed in D.C., and they concluded Rappahannock was just too far out. They had been looking for an old, abandoned farmhouse to dynamite. 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• Classified • Real Estate • Obituaries ^Rappahannock jNelns THURSDAY. APRiv ia looo Roundabout Craft guild slates meeting Windmore Foundation for the Arts' craft guild has scheduled a meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26 on the subject of etched glass. The meeting will be held at the Windmore site in Griffinsburg and will last about two hours. Materials cost $9 and include a finished 8-by-10-inch piece of etched glass with a wood base trimmed in copper. Register by April 22. Call 703-8253888 for more information. Windmore's theater roundtable will meet at 6:30 p.m. April 13 in Griffinsburg. Experienced or merely interested in theater, the roundtable welcomes participation. Call 703-547-2555 or 703-399-1730. 'Something Old.. / May 2 American popular music of the 20th Century will be featured in "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue," 7:30 p.m. present the program. Lois Shanks is the organist and director, Mary Lu Hartsell is the accompanist. Tickets are $5. Call 675-1253. The Theatre at Choral Society will Drawings/wood displayed The drawings of james Johnson and the lath-turned wood products of Peter Exton are on display at the Middle Street Gallery in Washington through April 26. Also, the deadline for entries in the gallery's "Earth, Air, Fire and Water: The Elements" show is 6 p.m. April 17. For more information call the gallery at 6753440. The gallery's hours are Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. RAAC Sunday movie: 'Paradise' The RAAC Sunday night movie at The Theatre at Washington, Va. this week is "Paradise," starring Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith and Elijah Wood, 7:30 p.m. April 19 (Rated PG-13). Produced by the same team that gave us "Three Men and a Baby," this touching story is about a troubled couple whose grief over the death of their young son is tearing their marriage apart. Elijah Wood co-stars as the shy, lonely boy who helps them rediscover their love for each other. Griffith and Johnson deliver deeply affecting performances in this gentle and touching movie. Parents are strongly cautioned: this film may not be suitable for young children. 109 minutes. Tickets are $3 for children and $4 for adults. Coming to The Theatre RAAC movie series: Tom Davenport's "Mutzmag," April 26; "Cape Fear/' May 3; "Beauty and the Beast," May 10; "Prince of Tides," May 17; "JFK," May 24; "Bugsy," May 31 ; "Medicine Man," June 7; "Grand Canyon," June 14; "Addams Family," June 21; "Star Trek VI," June 28; "Father of the Bride," July 5; "The Great Mouse Detective," July 12; "Radio Flyer," July 19; and "My Own Private Idaho," July 26. High school play scheduled 'The Slabtown District Convention," a play sponsored by the Julia E. Boddie Scholarship Committee, will be presented at Rappahannock High, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25. Thrpoijlic is invited and tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for children. The play was written by Nannie H. Burroughs, bon\ in 1883 in Orange County, Va. Miss Burroughs was instrumental in forming the National Trade and ’ Professional School for Women in D.C., ■ renamed the Nannie Burroughs School in 1964, three years after her death. Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Cindy Mahan Ray Lester of Madison County guides Lucky and Bounce out of the Toles’s tree stand during low-impact logging operations. Environmentally friendly logging By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock N«w« Staff Writer For John and Judy Tole the invasion of the gypsy moth in Rappahannock during the late 1980s was nothing new. They lived through the same thing in Massachusetts in the 1970s. Back then they had two small children who were forced to stay inside and couldn’t play in the sandbox because droppings from the caterpillars would fall into their hair. “It was pretty confining,” Mrs. Tole said. “There was massive defoliation. The trees were covered. That was not our experience here. Of course, most of the trees around the house are pines.” Nevertheless, they have a 14-acre forest on their property, Evergreen, located between Woodville and Rock Mills. The forest was made up mostly of white and red oaks, and the gypsy moth were killing a lot of trees. “We could have used them for firewood,” Mrs. Tole said. “They were pretty good wood, but we thought maybe somebody could use them for something else.” They contacted the state forester, and he gave them the names of logging companies. Most weren’t particularly interested in such a small logging project, Mrs. Tole said. A couple of loggers came out and looked around. They expressed willingness to log the forest, but they “would do the traditional thing,” Mrs. Tole said: “Come in and wipe the place out with not much thought to what was left." She saw other areas that had been logged in that manner. “It broke my heart to have to dnve by it, she said. We knew we didn t want that. So they contacted Lyt Wood, whose Tree Works company advises landowners on tree care and forest management. He told them that Chris Bird might be available to log with draft horses. Mr. Wood marked 120 trees to be cut and several more that were not marketable to be culled for firewood. Three weeks ago Mr. Bird and his partner Ray Lester, who lives near Banco in Madison County, started logging at the Toles property using horses. One day last week they were using Mr. Lester’s team of Belgian mares, Lucky and Bounce. Mr. Bird said he also has a team, and they designed a plan to switch off so the horses work one day and rest the next. Besides the horses, they also brought along Mr. Bird’s portable sawmill. It was trailored behind a pickup truck. Mr. Bird said he had decided to saw up the logs before selling them. Sawmills are discounting oak from trees killed by gypsy moths because it is cut standing dead. “But they are superior for building materials because they are seasoned," he noted. One day last week the horses were dragging a log Damage to the forest is much less with horses than with tractors. to the sawmill. Mr. Bird and Mr. Lester worked as carefully as their team to get it up onto the sawmill. They squared it off at 12 inches by 12 inches and then proceeded to try to cut it all at once into four-by-fours for wagon tongues. They cut six pieces for wagon tongues from the log. The rest will be firewood. Some of the rest of the logs will be cut into eight by-eight and eight-by-ten timbers for house frames. This is the type of cutting that most interests Mr. Bird. “I built my own house out of heavy oak timbers,” he said. “Most of the old bams around here were built out of oak, and they have stood the test of time,” he added. However, he will keep checking the market and cut the wood to fit the market. “We can cut it from a half-inch thick to 12 inches thick,” he said. Later the team of horses dragged another log still lying in the woods into the open field and went back to transport more logs from trees that were still being cut. One got hung up in another tree after it was cut. It took several tries, but eventually the horses jerked it free and it landed on the ground. They then dragged it off and left it with the other logs in the clearing. Mr. Bird compared his type of logging with more conventional methods. He said horses are particularly valuable for steep terrain. “They don’t turn over and they don’t get stuck,” he said. With the usual logging operation and big machinery, the woods end up looking “like they were the scene of an artillery battle. There are some careful and reputable loggers,” he added. “But it is a gritty business. They have hundreds of thousands invested in equipment and huge payments due every month. ” Compared to that, logging with horses is slower and requires more work but a much lower investment. It is not easy, however. “You’re holding the reins with a loe chartrinc be hind you and the horses in front,” he said. He has also used horses for farming, and said farming is “a piece of cake” compared to logging. “This kind of job is a nice high-quality, low-impact cutting," Mr. Bird said. “The Toles get rid of dead trees without tearing up the woods.” Mr. Bird and Mr. Lester will split the money they get from selling the lumber with the Toles. On Friday both teams of horses were planting a field in oats, alfalfa and timothy. “They’re multi-purpose,” Mr. Bird said. “They can grow their own food, and when you’re through working them, you can ride.” So far the Toles are happy with their choice of logger. “I’m pleased with the minimal impact that has occurred there so far,” Mrs. Tole said. “There is a lot of regeneration in the forest already with white pines and some white oaks. It is more aesthetically pleasing.” But now the Toles have another problem. They grow Christmas trees and rhododendrons for nursery stock. The short needle pines are being attacked by a pine bark beetle. They are trying to figure a way to stop that destruction without cutting down all the short needled pines. Lester and Chris Bird, in left photo, load a half-ton log onto the sawmill. Bird, right, supervises cutting.

ctivitiei Hope Hill revival Revival services at Hope Hill Baptist Church will be held Wednesday, April 22-26. Evangelist Roger Hatfield, from Ballard, W.Va. will be preaching. Services will be held at 7:30 p.m. weekdays and 7 p.m. Sunday. Pastor Switzer invites all to come and ei\joy the good preaching and the special music. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Albert Verbeke, Rector On Sundays at 10 a.m. On Weekdays (Mon.-Sat.) at 8:30 a.m. On Holy Days at 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Seder Remembe ranee 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service 12 noon Sunrise Service 6:00 a.m. at Parson’s residence Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Festal Eucharist 11:00 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt following service Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Masses: Thursday: Friday: Sunday: Wednesday: Revival at Full Gospel Revival services with Rev. Neal Bridges from Mobile, Ala preaching will be held at Amissville Full Gospel church. Services will begin Easter Sunday, April 19 and continue through the 26th at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Pastor Jerry Fletcher invites the public. For more information call 937-3907. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Darrell Bare Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11a.m. Adult Choir 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Night Line-up 7:15 p.m. Sunday: Wednesday: Fellowship 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. Evangelistic Service 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Saturday: Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m. Church choir workshop The third church choir workshop will be held at the Beulah Baptist Church in Eggbomsville April 29-May 2. Instructors will be Professor Robert Rhodes, Ilona Epperson, Rita Ellerbe and others. Registration begins each night at 7 p.m. Devotions and instruction at 7:30 p.m. and rehearsal at 8 p.m. The final concert will be at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. The workshop fee is $5. Contact Nanette Butler, workshop coordinator at 987-8339 (weekends) or 202-399-3337 weekdays for more information. Amissville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Thomas Everett # Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11:00 a m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study and Mission Groups 7:00 p. m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Tom Von Fange Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a. m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Praise, Music Service 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7-8:00 p.m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, April 19 as follows: Flint Hill at 9:00 a.m.; Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Chester Cap Baptist Pastor: Rev. Janies W. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:30 p. m. Tuesday: Bible School 7:00 p. m. Revival at Thornton Gap Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Church will begin revival services April 20 and continue through April 24. The services will begin at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Rev. Bill Grandstaffof Luray will be the speaker. All are invited to attend. 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. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Revival at Black Oak Black Oak Regular Baptist Church located on Route 729 will be having revival services at 7 p.m. April 20-24. Nathan Patefield, missionary to Brazil will be guest speaker. Pastor Wayne Richards and his congregation extend an invitation to the public. Easter services held this weekend First Baptist The First Baptist Church in Washington will hold Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 19. Sunday School will be at 7:30 a.m. followed by a fellowship breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Rev. Wendell Grant is the pastor. All are welcomed to worship in remembering the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church invites all Christians in southern Rappahannock County and northern Culpeper County to join its Easter Sunrise service at 6:15 a.m. Sunday, April 19 at Burke’s Hill on U.S. 522 just north of the Boston Post Office. Rev. Dan Gregg says a “special guest” out of the past will tell of his “first hand” experience of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus onnst. In case of rain, the service will be held at 6:15 a.m. at the church on U.S. 522 at Scrabble. Hope Hill Baptist Church Hope Hill Baptist Church in Castleton will hold its Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 19 at the church. Breakfast will be served following the service. Rev. Milton Switzer invites the public. Sunrise service on Red Oak Sunday morning at 6:15 there will be a sunrise service on the Red Oak Mountain near Woodville. This service will be led by the Woodville, Forest Grove and Amissville Baptist churches. A highly unusual program has been planned around the message of Rev. Lanny Horton, Director of Missions for the Shiloh Baptist Association. Michael Johnston and Pat Windham will sing “High Upon A Mountain Top,” a song written and put to music by Michael Johnston for this occasion. Then Allen and Jeff Light, father and son, will bring a special message in the song entitled “Were You There?” All of those gathered there will sing “He lives” and “Victory in Jesus,” accompanied by Bernie Price on the electronic organ. The public is cordially invited. Take U.S. 522 to Woodville and turn north on Rt. 618 and go straight up the mountain. You can drive all the way to the top. Come and join with us in this unique celebration of Easter. F.T. Baptist A Maundy Thursday Lord’s Supper Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on AprQ 16 at F.T. Baptist Church. On Easter Sunday, April 19 Easter music entitled "Victory in Jesus” will be performed at 11 a.m. Pastor Douglas Fanner invites the public to attend. Gid Brown Bible Baptist Special Easter services will be held at Gid Brown Bible Baptist Church beginning wtih Sunday School at 10 a.m. and regular worship service at 11 a.m. Gid Brown Pastor John Burke will be preaching at 11 and extends an invitation to all. Special singing will also be featured. Bethel Baptist Church, Amissville At 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 the Bethel Baptist Church Sunday School and youth department will sponsor an Easter Egg hunt and spaghetti dinner at the church. Sunrise services will be held at 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 19. Rev. Ludwell Brown will be the guest speaker. Music will be provided by Promise Land Baptist Church choir. Breakfast will follow the sunrise service. At 1130 a.m. the regular worship service will be conducted by Pastor Forrest Freeman. Rev. Freeman will be preaching at 7 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Millwood on Friday, April 17. Hopewell Baptist Church On Maundy Thursday, the 16th at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Ludwell Brown will be preaching at Hopewell Bap Washington Baptist Church adopts goals for its future In action taken at its business meeting on April 12, Washington Baptist Church in Washington has voted to adopt an ambitious set of church goals covering the next five years. This vote is the culmination of a six-month effort by the church to determine the needs and desires of those within the church and to study the needs represented by the larger community. The plan adopted by the church includes five objectives covering a wide variety of areas. They range from addressing the spiritual and physical needs of the church family, providing education and ministry opportunities for those within the family, to beginning brand new ministries within the community and making the church more a part of the community. A major objective is the providing of adequate facilities, including the adding of new space to the existing building. Specific goals for reaching each objective have also been adopted and a timetable assigned. Central to the adopted plan is a clear statement of the church’s purpose. That purpose is summed up in the church’s motto, “To Know Christ and to Make Him Known.” The plan explains this to mean that “we know Christ through study, worship, prayer and through following His direction as outlined in the New Testament. We make Him known by sharing our faith and by the example of our lives in our service to Him and toothers.” The church’s pastor, the Rev. Darrell Bare has said, “We are callng this plan a roadmap for our future. We may not reach every goal adopted, but just by our efforts we are reminding ourselves of why we are a church. We are also now better able to tell other people what our church is all about.” Those interested in learning more about Washington Baptist Church and the church’s future are invited to visit on Sunday mornings (Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m., worship at 11 a.m.) or on Wednesday nights at 7:15 p.m. Or you may call the church at 675-3336. The members of the Washington Baptist Church family welcome visitors and inquirers. Bowlathon teams getting prepared Rappahannock teams are forming for the Bowl for Seniors Bowlathon scheduled for April 26 at Warrenton Lanes in Warrenton. To register, call Jeannie McNear at 6753329 or pick up a form at Rappahannock Family Guidance or the Child Care and Learning Center, both in Washington. Team members get a free game and a bowlathon T-shirt. The money is raised from pledges based on points per pin. All bowlers compete for grand prizes based on the highest amount collected. Door prizes will be given away every half-hour, and among them will be lunch at Four and Twenty Blackbirds, dinner at the Country Cafe and a canoe trip provided by Massanutten Canoe Company, all local supporters of the fundraiser. The money raised will go to the Adult Day Care Center at Shadow Lawn in Warrenton, a program of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board. For more information about adult day care, call Reason Mills at 703-825-3100. If you would like to help with the benefit, or if you have any questions, call Theresa Reynolds at 703-8253100. MOUNTAINSIDE MARKET Gay Street, Washington, Va. 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His mother, Mary, was there, witnessing the unthinkable, yet knowing it was prophesied. Jesus' disciples were there, staring in disbelief. A condemned thief was there, believing in God's mercy. "Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?"... Jesus was there, bloodied and Nfeless. His disciple, Joseph, was there, burying Him. Pilate's centurion guard was there, sent unsuccessfully to guard against Jesus' escape. 'Sometime! it cauiet me to tnmble... tremble... tremble .. Jesus was not there. Amidst the earthquake. He had risen... the Savior of humankind! This Easter, wi you be there, in Christs sanctuary? May we echo the words of the astonished centurion guard... "Truly, this was the Son of God!* Copyngx 1902 Kaiatar-NMhaina Nwwapapw Servcet P. O Boa 9005, Chartot«Mv«a. VA 72906 Scriptures Selected toy T>w Amercan BM Society Sunday Mark 11:1-11 Monday Romans 8:1-17 Tuesday Romans 8:18-39 * Wednesday Hebrews 10:1-39 Thursday Luke 22:1-46 Friday Luke 23:13-56 Saturday Isaiah 42:1-9 ABERDEEN BARN Steaks - Seafood - Prime Rib Banquets - Luncheons In the Holiday Inn of Culpeper 703-825-1037 Jimmie's Auto Parts Complete line of foreign & domestic parts. 161 Saunders St. • Culpeper 703/825-8030 Sunny Slope Home for Adults 12-bed unit Home Atmosphere Vacancies Available Flint Hill 703-675-1297 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211E., Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mtns. Sun.-Thins. 7 un. • I pan. Fil-Ssl 7un.-S:30pm. 703-743-5698 ROYAL PALACE CLEANERS & LAUNDRY East 5th St & Warren Ave. Buttock's Quality Cleaners & Laundry 19 E. Jackson St. Front Royal GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House 703-825^5888, Culpeper Sam Found, Mgr. 850 Spciryville Pike, Culpeper 703/825-350 MADISON Hardwood Flooring. Dry Wood Hardwood Paneling 703/948-4498 or 948-4737 Madison, Va. tist Church in Sperryville. All are welcome. Slate Mills Baptist Church Sunrise services will be held at the Slate Mills Baptist Church beginning at 6:15 a.m. on April 19. There will singing of the glorius ressurection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The pastor, Rev. Harold Eaton will speak of "The Glorius Triumph.” Following the services breakfast will be served in the fellowship hall at 7:30 a.m. Morning worship services will be held at 9 a.m. Rev. Eaton will preach on the subject of The is Lord.” The public is cordially invited. Woodville social notes 8j JUNE CLARK m Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Crawford and daughter Katherine and Mr. and Mrs. Opie Crawford and son Charles Ray, aU of Flint Hill, were Sunday guests of Audra Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Buster Hitt were Sunday guests of Mrs. William Butler and family in Winchester. Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vest were overnight guests in Charlottesville on Saturday after shopping and having dinner returning home on Sunday. Ashley Vest spent the weekend with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Settle at Chester Gap. Audrey Pullen of Culpeper was a Sunday guest of Ruth Orange and Ruby Pullen. On Friday Dorothy Wharton and Claudia Jenkins had dinner at the Golden Corral in Culpeper. On Saturday Mrs. Sonny Anderson and son Chris of Sperryville were guests of Claudia Jenkins and Otis Hawkins. Marriage licenses The following marriage licenses were issued at the Clerk’s office during the past week: James Robert Woods, Bowie, Md. and Polly Aim Jenkins, Washington. Jerry Lee Gray, Washington and Debra Diann Price, Bunker Hill, W.Va.

Patient welcomed home from hospital We are glad to report that Bill Pullen was able to return to his home on Sunday after being a patient in Winchester Hospital due to a logging accident. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stuart of Kentucky spent several days recently with Janie Pullen and visited with her brother Bill Pullen while he was in the hospital. Happy belated birthday wishes to Patsy Baker who celebrated another yearon Sunday, April 12. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker celebrated with a 13th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, April 14. Weekend guests of Virginia Lindstrom were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Eames of Martinsville. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls, Saman By RUTH CLARK •wMlafi 675-3608 M—— tha and Robbie of Woodville, Sarah Brown, Amanda and Bobbie Jo and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark enjoyed a cook-out, birthday cake and ice cream with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons on Friday evening for Mr. Simmons’ birthday. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier and Mrs. Ollie Vann of Castleton and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark had lunch in Culpeper. Saturday night visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Clark of Lebannon Church. Sunday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Amanda and Bobbie Jo were Mr. and Mrs. James Beatty, Randy and Robbie and Missy Williams of Point O’Woods, Front Royal. Visitors Sunday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mary Atkins and Jean Dodson and children of Sperry ville. Sperryville prepares for Easter The Sperryville United Method* ist Church will have an Easter egg * hunt at 2 p.m. on Saturday. All area * youth that wish to participate should ) meet at Margaret Ann Wayland’s * home. \ Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers . of Stephens City were Sunday ; guests in the Ranny Aylor home and ! also visited with the F.D. Coffey * family. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jenkins, * Heidi and Heather were Saturday ' overnight and Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins and Anh gie. They, along with Cathy Pullen of Washington, Amy Wharton, Richard Jenkins and Rhonda Baldwin and David, attended the wedding of Donna Jenkins and Darrell Clark in Brightwood on Saturday. Sunday guests of Ethel Tyner and Nellie Atkins were Lillie Corbin and Sara Klakto. Their Saturday guests were Lois Frazier, Frances Leake and JoAnn Butler, all of War r*By CATHY PULLEN ^ *iyM Mitt H7474I renton. Jean Glick of Port Republic and friend Ray Meyerhoeffer of Vemoa were Sunday afternoon guests of her aunt Anna Fincham and Gertrude Coppage. The Sperryville Bridge Club was entertained Friday night at the home of Edna Metzinger. Those playing were Miriam Reeve, Dot Estes, Celine Siira, Elisabeth Johnson, Mary Q. Snead, Lu Bake sale, car wash slated in Flint Hill tf *5-i> rOitv n. AVtos fj, * EC 9*T*M MMi..-.mi Plan now to attend the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Company’s car wash and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the fire hall. The cost will be $5 for a car wash. Anyone wishing to make baked goods may call Connie Huff-Harris at 676-3067. The Flint Hill firemen are making plans for an auction at the fire hall on Saturday, May 23. The time will be announced later. The fire company members will be glad to pkfk up any items to be donated. So while doing your spring cleaning remember the firemen’s auction and call 676-3067 or 676-3286 for pick up of your items. The Flint Hill firemen’s annual banquet was held on Saturday and was well attended. Bill and JoAnn Welch, Billy and Elizabeth were recent guests of Arland Welch at her home Mountain View. Frances Hudson and Kathy Hudson motored to Springfield on Sunday * to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lillard and Dayna there. Our sympathy to Doris Vest and family on the death of her grandmother Florence Butler who passed away on Wednesday. Funeral services were held at Etlan on Friday. Mrs. Vest, Christine Vest and Renee Calisto motored to Luray on Thursday to visit Mrs. Vest’s parents Mr. and Mrs. James Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson entered the hospital there on Wednesday. Frank Huff a patient at VA Medical Center spent the weekend at his home here. Mr. Huff with Ludmilla Bochrov attended the firemen’s banquet on Saturday evening. Mr. Huff was accompanied back to VA Medical Center on Sunday by Carolyn Kinsey and son Scott. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have sunrise service at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 19. The pastor the Rev. Merlin Shorb will deliver the message. It's a girl! Mr. and Mrs. John Jones and Karen of Purcellville are proud to announce the birth of a daughter and sister, Kristen Nicole, born April 1. at Winchester Medical Center. She weighed eight pounds and 15 ounces and was 20 inches long. Paternal grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jones of Flint Hill. Maternal grandparents are Charles Presgraves of Flint Hill and Goldie Henry of Strasburg. Leon Lillard and daughter Amy of Broad Run were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hiekerson and Frances Hudson visited Barry Hudson and Roxanne Campbell on the Browntown Road Saturday. WEDDING STATIONERY Beautiful Wedding Stationery INVITATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS NAPKINS • BRIDAL BOOKS ACCESSORIES Stop by our office on Main Street, Washington, VA and we can help you plan your entire wedding. 3&appaf)annocfe j&etod 703-675-3338 cia Kilby, Helen Brown and Janet Reed. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Snead, Mrs. Siira, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Kilby. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dennis, Ashlyn and Matthew of Jackson, S.C. were last Tuesday guests in the Ranny Aylor and F.D. Coffey homes. A Good Friday service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 17 at Sperryville United Methodist Church. Rev. Darrell Bare of Washington and Anna Fincham visited Thelma Button in Rixeyville on Friday afternoon. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins and Angie and their houseguests were Cathy Pullen and Lisa Sisk, both of Washington, Kim Jenkins of Woodville, Reda Cave of Etlan, Ethel Jenkins and Stella Burkhead, both of Aroda and Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Baldwin and David. Heather Jenkins of Falls Church is spending this week with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins. Congratulations to Donna Jenkins and Darrell Clark who were wed on Saturday in Brightwood. The Sperryville Business Council met on Sunday with president Jimmy Swindler at Country Manor. The group discussed and made plans for their upcoming Spring Festival which will be held May 23 and 24. The group also elected Margie Ellis from Faith Mountain to the position of vice-president. The council will have its new brochure ready for distribution by early May. Have a Happy Easter! Wednesday Frances Eubank visited her sister Mrs. Vergie Hutchinson in Front Royal. Guests Saturday of Mrs. Eubank were Sandy Nicholson of Winchester, Mary Smoot, Crystal and Megan of Lake Front Royal and Sandra Hitt of Boston. John R. Eubank Jr. and Frances Eubank visited Bill Pullen in Winchester Hospital on Sunday. En route home they had dinner at the Golden Corral in Front Royal. Sunday Jeannetta Pullen of Flint Hill, Marie Rutherford of Front Royal, Virginia Cloud and Addie Keyser had dinner in Stephens City. The Washington Baptist Church is in need of some good items for our annual spring event on Saturday, April 25 for Grandma’s Attic. Items may be left at the church from 9 to 12 on Tuesdays and Fridays or call Ruth Clark at 675-3608. Donations of baked goods are also needed, call lean Alther at 675-3844 if you can donate something for the bake sale. Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Hitt of Boston were Sunday evening visitors of Frances Eubank. The Ladies Auxiliary Thrift Shop is now open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Have a happy Easter! It's a boy! Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown Estes Jr. of Culpeper are proud to announce the birth of a son, Matthew Brown, born April 8 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. He weighed five pounds and 11 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long. Grandparents of Mr. and Mrs. Harojy Sr. of Culpeper, fo/ hannotk and Mr. anc Treadway, also of Culpeper. Upcoming Events Organizational meeting An organizational meeting for a new daytime Extension Homemakers Club will be held at the Extension Office at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30. If you are interested in joining a daytime club, come and learn what Extension Homemakers Clubs are all about. Plan to attend the morning program on “Seafood Cookery" at 10 a.m. too. Carwash, bake sale The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department will hold a car wash and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18. The cost of the wash is $5 per car and will be held at the fire hall. Anyone wishing to donate baked goods should call Connie Harris at 675-3067. The Fire Department is also planning an auction in May, so remember them when you do your spring cleaning. Watch the newspaper for further details. Contestants sought The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is seeking young ladies for carnival queen. The carnival will be held May 27-30. Anyone wishing to be a contestant should call 987-8124 and leave a message. Mothering Co-op to meet The monthly meeting of the Mothering Cooperative will be held on Thursday, April 16 at Rappahannock Park. In case of rain the group will meet at Trinity Episcopal Church. A pot luck lunch will be held at 11:30 and beginning at 12:30 Laurie Marshall will speak to the group on “How to sketch your child.” She’s convinced that even those of us who say we can’t draw will be surprised at how easy her steps lead us to good results. Bring a . 2 pencil. Paper will be provided. RAWL bake sale Rappahannock Animal Welfare League will have a bake sale from 7 to 12 noon at Rappahannock Farmers Coop and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sperryville Emporium on Saturday, April 18. If you would like to donate a baked item or make a donation, please call 937-3283 during the day or 675-3790 after 6 p.m. RAWL will have their regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at the courthouse in Washington. The public is invited. Free seminar A free seminar, Important Issues of Today, will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22 at Culpeper County Rescue Squad Building. There will be a representative from a lawyer’s office, Social Security, Social Services and an insurance agent available to answer any questions. The seminar is sponsored by Clore Funeral Home in Culpeper and is open to the public. Bingo at Castleton The Castleton Volunteer Fire Department will offer a $1,000 jackpot on April 25. Early bird starts at 7 p.m. and regular bingo begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information call 937-5292. Auction at Amissville The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will hold an auction beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Donations are accepted. Call Carroll Ray Settle, 937-4781, Paul Poling, 937-5205 or David Sheffield, 937-5595 for pick-up of items. B&B's moveable feast I The Bed and Breakfast Guild of Rappahannock has scheduled its annual Moveable Feast at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26. The Guild has sponsored a Moveable Feast since 1988. Participating B&B’s are Caledonia Farm, The Conyer’s House, Gay Street Inn, Thistle Hill and Sycamore Hill. Reservations may be made by calling the Gay Street Inn at 6753288. Easter egg hunt An Easter egg hunt and social will be held at Horseshoe Hill Recreational Center, U.S. 211 west of Sperryville from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday, April 20. There will be fun for all ages including sack races, soft ball, food and drinks. This event will benefit the Rappahannock Community Citizen League Center. Bake sale The Rappahannock Senior Citizens will be holding a bake sale at Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17. Come and get some delicious goodies for your Easter weekend! » Phase I completed On Saturday, April 25 there will be a celebration of the completion of Phase I of the playground at the Rappahannock Park. The time is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring a potluck for picnic time. Phase II will also be unveiled. Lecture planned LeeAnn Washburn will be conducting an introductory class, “Touch for Health,” from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. Learn how to use this simple method to feel more energized, centered, relaxed and coordinated. Call Kaye Kohler at 937-3110 or Ms. Washburn at 547-3206 for more information. Easter breakfast Come have breakfast with the Easter bunny from 7-11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 at Washington Volunteer fire hall. Items will include sausage, bacon, biscuits, gravy, French toast, cereal, eggs, pancakes, hash browns, fried apples, milk, coffee, tea, juice and hot chocolate. Price will be $5 for adults and $3 for children. Free childrens Easter egg hunt at 11:30 a.m. with age groups, under 4 years, 4-8 years and 9-12 years. There will be prizes, baskets and fun for all. Play at RCHS A play entitled “The Slabtown District Convention” will be presented by the Julia E. Boddie Scholarship Committee at Rappahannock High School. The play will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Cost is $5 for adults and students $2. Breakfast at Chester Gap The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department will hold an all-youcan eat breakfast from 7-11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18. The menu will consist of pancakes, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, gravy, fried apples, fried potatoes, biscuits, coffee, tea and juice. Cost for adults is $5, children ages 6-12 is $3 and children five and under is free. Lion's Club annual auction The Rappahannock Lion’s Club will hold a benefit auction at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 at the Washington Volunteer Fire Department. Donations of new, re-newed and saleable items are needed, cash donations always acceptable but food and clothing items are not. For more information or to have donations picked up call Roger Andrews 987-8974, Skippy Giles 675-3637, Kermit Weakley 675-3246 or any Lion’s Club member.

The prevention of cancer is partly a function of diet By HELEN W. SMITH Rappmannock Nawa Contributing WrKar Cancer develops as a result of interactions between genetic and environmental factors. A large body of evidence from experimental studies on animals and humans points to the role of diet, an environmental factor, in the cause of specific cancers. This evidence suggests that a high intake of dietary fat, certain fatty acids, and calories increase risk of cancer at different sites. In contrast, other dietary components such as fiber and vitamins A and C may be protective. American Cancer Society Guidelines: We know certain foods reduce cancer risk. Follow the American Cancer Society guidelines with the foods you eat. Here are their recommendations: Watch your weight, cut down on total fat intake, eat more high-fiber foods, eat fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins A and C, and choose more cabbage-family vegetables (some are also high in vitamins A and C), limit alcohol intake, if you drink, and eat less salt-cured, smoked, and nitrite-cured foods. Diet is suspected as an important cause of as much as 35 percent of all cancer deaths. And research continues to uncover more information on which foods may help*reduce cancer risks. HOME ECONOMICS Best ov all, the foods that are good for you are good to eat. Keep this shopping list with you when you go to your market or post it on your refrigerator. Good sources of Vitamin A include: apricots, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, peaches, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and winter squash. Vitamin C is found in: broccoli, cabbage, grapefruit, oranges, potatoes, red and green peppers, and strawberries. Foods that are good sources of fiber are: apples, broccoli, cauliflower, chick peas, com tortillas, dried beans, kale, oranges, pasta, pears, potatoes, prunes, raisins, spinach, and whole grain cereals. When selecting cereals, check the label for oil/fat/sugar content and select ones that have a small amount of sugar and fat. To ensure a low fat diet, select cheeses made from skim milk, lean meats, fish, low-fat yogurt, skim milk, and chicken. When cooking chicken and fish, don’t bread or fry it. Since April is cancer month, I decided to share these nutrition guidelines from the American Cancer Society in my column this week. ' The following recipes are low in fat and high in vitamins A and C. Try them, not only during April which is cancer month, but the other 11 months, too. Hot-and-sour Chinese slaw 4 cups shredded cabbage 3/4 cup shredded carrot 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup cider vinegar 3 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/8 teaspoon red pepper Combine cabbage and carrot in a large bowl; set aside. Combine oil and vinegar in a small saucepan; stir in remaining ingredients. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Immediately pour hot mix ture over vegetables; toss well. Chill overnight. Yield: 4 to 6 servings. Carrot-raisin salad 3 cups shredded carrots 1/2 cup flaked coconut 1/2 cup raisins 1/3 cup salad dressing or mayonnaise 1/4 cup pineapple juice 1/3 cup salted peanuts (optional) Lettuce leaves Combine all ingredients except lettuce; stir well. Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours. Serve on lettuce leaves. Yield: 6 servings. Skillet cabbage 2/3 cup chopped onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 4 cups coarsley shredded cabbage 1/2 cup coarsley grated carrot 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/8 teaspoon paprika Saute onion, garlic and ginger in butter in a large skillet 2 minutes. Add cabbage and carrot; stir-fry over medium heat about 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in soy sauce, pepper, and paprika. Yield: 4 to 6 servings. Carrot-bran cupcakes 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/3 cup sugar 11/2 cups 100 percent wheat bran cereal, crushed 1/2 cup raisins 1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 11/2 cups shredded carrots 1/2 cup vegetable oil legg 1/4 cup milk Orange-cream cheese frosting Combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture, and set aside. Combine carrots, oil, egg, and milk; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin pans, filling two-thirds full. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool and frost with Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting. Yield: about 1 1/2 dozen, Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting: 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar 1 teaspoon orange juice 1 teaspoon grated orange rind Beat cream cheese well; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in juice and rind. Yield: enough frosting for 11/2 dozen cupcakes. . Double chocolate cupcakes (Joyce Andrews) 11/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup unsweetened orange juice 1/3 cup water 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate minimorsels 1 teaspoon powdered sugar Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Combine orange juice, water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in chocolate morsels. Spoon into foil or paper-lined muffin pans, filling two-thirds full. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans immediately; cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Yield: 1 dozen (about 153 calories each). Grad&A Frozen 4-7 Lbs. Avg. Tu rkey B reast Wilson Whole Or Half Com King Boneless ^ . Hams.u>. 1 .OO Li . 16 Oz. - Food Lion Cut Green Beans JV 2 Liter - Diet Coke, Sprite, Diet Sprite COKE CLASSIC Golden Ripe Bananas ,4/$1 ^ *Easter *PCants J We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities. Prices in this ad good Wednesday, April 15 thru Tuesday, April 21,1992. Early's Carpet returns to the Amissville area John and Lorraine barly, owners and operators of Early’s Carpet Inc., U.S. 211, just west of Mayhugh’s Store, invite everyone to attend their grand re-opening on Monday*, April 20. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 ijvn. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. fo 5 p.m. on Saturday. To serve you letter their toll-free number is 800-870-9098. They offer a wide selection of carpet, vinyls, hardwood and tile as well as drapes and upholstering. For details call them at 937-5500. Also featured in the Early Building this time will be “Sonja’s Craft Shop” by Sonja Early Robson, Featured are decorated lace bears and rabbits, dried flower arrangements and baskets, country-home furniture, wood crafts, and a variety of gifts for all occasions. Her number is 937-5527. Another feature is “I’m so Karen” by florist Karen Robson. Ms. Robson offers delivery to surrounding areas, including Warrenton, Sperryville and Culpeper of fresh silk flower arrangements for funerals, weddings, birthdays, get-well, etc. Helium balloons are also available. Ms. Robson’s number is 9375572. Last but not least, GEM’s Cleaning Service cleans carpets, upholstery, and general household cleaning, including windows. Call Betty Mills or Martha Garrison at 937-5571. Early’s Carpet first opened in the fall of 1966. Welcome back! We are aware of the following Easter services at local churches. Amissville Baptist Church will hold a Sunrise Service at Red Oak Mountain. Those attending should meet at Amissville Baptist Church at 5:45 a.m. Breakfast will be served at Forest Grove Baptist Church following the service. Rev. Lanny Horton will be speaking. A workday is set for May 2 at Amissville Baptist. By CATHY LOU SMITH Pastor Everett invites everyone to attend. At Amissville United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. Munday Thursday there will be communion, scripture and chorals. At 7:30 p.m. on Friday a pageant entitled “Beneath the Cross” will be held. Child care will be provided. On Saturday an Easter egg hunt will be held at 2 p.m., Egg coloring will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday and on Easter Sunday at 6 a.m. a Sunrise Service followed by breakfast by donation, will be held and worship service will follow at 11 a.m. Pastor Weems invites the community to share in these special services. Hope Hill Baptist on Route 618 at 7 a.m. there will be a Sunrise Serrvice, followed by breakfast and special music, at 10 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. worship service. Pastor Switzer invites everyone to attend. Culpeper Assembly of God at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday the Living Lord’s Supper drama and communion. At 7 a.m. Sunday there will be a Sunrise service, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. “Whip, Hammer and Cross” drama. Child care provided. Pastor Bill Smith invites everyone. For transportation call 703-825-9511 or - 825-9512. Have a great week and call with your news or leave at Hackley’s Store. School lunch menus RCES April 20-24 Monday, April 20: Spring break. Tuesday, April 21: Spring break. Wednesday, April 22: Breakfast: Hot cakes/butter, syrup or cereal/milk, toast, apple juice; Lunch: Sausage pizza, com on the cob, chilled peaches, homemade brownie. Thursday, April 23: Breakfast: Little smokies/toast or cereal/milk, toast, orange juice; Lunch: Taco’s/beef, cheese, lettuce and tomato, French fries, chilled pears. Friday, April 24: Breakfast: English muffin/jelly or cereal/milk, toast, cran-grape juice; Lunch: Chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, green beans, fruit cocktail, biscuit/butter. RCHS Monday, April 20: Spring break. Tuesday, April 21: Spring break. Wednesday, April 22: French bread pizza, mixed vegetables, chilled pears, peanut butter cookie or steak nuggets, French fries. Thursday, April 23: Golden fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, buttered peas, fresh fruit, biscuit/butter or Italian sub, potato rounds. Friday, April 24: Spaghetti/beef, cheese, tossed salad, hot homemade apple pie, French bread or hot dog on bun or tuna salad sandwich. Choice of milk accompanies each meal and salad bar is available at Rappahannock High several times a week. Prof. Laing gets grant Sweet Briar College Professor of Art History Aileen Laing of Amissville has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for a research project entitled “Anglo-Norman Apocalypses Re-examined: the Role of the ‘New* Art History.” This summer Professor Laing will study the new theories and criticism in art history; review the current literature on medieval art, concentrating on English Gothic manuscripts, especially Apocalypses; examine ways the “new” art history can be applied to medieval art; and explore material concerning education and family life in the later Middle Ages to understand how Apocalypse manuscripts may have been used. An art historian, Professor Laing teaches courses in medieval and renaissance art, and in American and English architecture and the decorative arts. ! Professor Laing came to Sweet Briar in 1971 and was curator of the Art Gallery from 1979-82 and chair of the art department from 1974-80 and 1983-86.

Florence Butler Florence Donna Butler, 95, of Life Care Center of New Market, died Wednesday, April 8 in New Market. A graveside service was conducted Friday, April 10 at the Etlan Cemetery by the Rev. Charles Clinedinst. Mrs. Butler was bom April 19, 1896, in Madison County, the daughter of the late William Nathan and Cynthia Jenkins Weakley. She was a homemaker and wife of the late Charles W. Butler. Surviving are a daughter, Ethel Mae Nicholson of Luray; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Bradley Funeral Home in Luray was in charge of the arrangements. David Faulkner David Calvin Faulkner, 54, of Lignum, died Sunday, April 5 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Mr. Faulkner was the son of the late Orville Chapman and Betty Mae Taylor Faulkner of Lignum, he was a carpenter and a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church at Lignum. He is survived by a daughter, Beverly Leeds of Simi Valley, Calif.; two brothers, Orville Faulkner Jr. of Castleton and Marvin Faulkner of Culpeper; six sisters, Ann Hensley of Culpeper, Sadie Apperson of Fredericksburg, Hattie Willenborg of Ramseur, N.C., Ruth Gauss of Reston, Hazel Crist of Arlington and Barbara Faulkner of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and a granddaughter, Allison Atherton of Simi Valley, Calif. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 11 at Geest-Johnson Funeral Home in Culpeper. Eva McDonald Eva Mae McDonald, 71, of Elkton, died Thursday, April 2 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since Monday, March 30. Mrs. McDonald was born Oct. 9, 1920 at Elkton and was a daughter of the late Marvin and Emma Hensley Gruver. Mrs. McDonald had operated McDonald’s Home for Adults since 1975. She was a member of the Bear Lithia Baptist Church. She was married to Grover McDonald of Elkton, who survives. Surviving, besides her husband, are two brothers, Curtis Hensley of Shenandoah and Hilden Boyd Hensley of Stanley and six sisters, Pauline Davis and Helen Lam, both of Elkton, Louise Fitzgerald of Shenandoah, Reba Brown of Hyattsville, Md., Thelma Steel of Timberville and Wilma Burke of Sperryville. A funeral service was conducted Sunday, April 5 at the Kyger & Trobaugh Funeral Home in Elkton by the Rev. Donald T. Leatherman. Burial was in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens near Harrisonburg. Dr. Elijah Barber Dr. Elijah Barber, 94, of Culpeper, died Thursday, April 9 at Meadowbrook Adult Care Home. He was a native of Orange County. He practiced medicine in Culpeper for 57 years of the 62 years he lived in Culpeper. Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Hill of Culpeper; one son, James E. Barber of Abingdon, Md. and two grandchildren, Marsha and Michelle Hill, both of Culpeper. Graveside services were held at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Woodville Monday, April 13 with the Rev. Dan Gregg and the Rev. Kevin Alzak of Mount Lebanon and Alliance Bible churches officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Culpeper County Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 731, Culpeper, Va. 22701. W.C. Thompson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. George Carpenter George E. Carpenter, 75, of Winchester, died Friday, April 10 at his residence. Mr. Carpenter was bom May 25j 1916 at Brightwood, the son of Heber and Berta Alice Hale Car-1 penter. He was married to Betty!) Dodson on Aug. 21, 1947 in Rich-|/ mond. He was retired from the Seal Exterminating Company and he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. • Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Joyce E. Foster of Beaver Dam, Va. and Judy A. Stringfellow of Washington; one son, Gary A. Carpenter of Stephens City; a sister, Eunice Carpenter of Brightwood; a brother, William J. Carpenter of Warrenton and two grandchildren. A funeral service was conducted Monday, April 13 at the Jones Funeral Home with the Rev. Warren E. Boling officiating. Burial was in the New water tank installed The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department has installed a 20,000gallon water tank underneath the carnival grounds, officials announced this week. The storage tank will be used for fires within the village and first-due area, and to re-fill tanker trucks. Those contributing to the installation include Flint Hill Fire members, Serreno Excavating of Huntly, and Blosser and Sons Excavating of Flint Hill, Robert Clatterbuck and Son, and Gus Forbush Crane and Steel Co. of Huntly. The tank was donated by AT&T in Middletown, where it was a fuel storage tank. It has been cleaned ex tensively and inspected by the requisite government officials and judged safe for water storage. According to Flint Hill Assistant Fire Chief Frank Huff, now that the tank is in the ground Flint Hill Fire will be setting up training exercises with other county fire units to get an established continual flow of water going. If the fire departments can meet certain insurance industry standards, then property owners in the first-due area will qualify for discounts on their property fire insurance. Mr. Huff said the practice has been used extensively in the Carolinas, but it’s still relatively new in Virginia. Gravel Springs Lutheran Church Cemetery at Star Tannery, Va. Pallbearers were Holmes “Buck” Seal, Nelson L. Mclntire, John Foster, Ralph Snapp, H. Ben Crim and Harvey Collins. Elvis Dodson Charles Elvis Dodson, 28, of Sperryville, died Friday, April 10 at his residence. Mr. Dodson was a native of Culpeper and the son of Charles and Virginia Brown Dodson of Sperryville. He was an employee of Communications Corporation of America and a member of Etlan Free Methodist Church. Besides his parents, he is survived by a son, Benjamin Elvis Dodson of Luray; a daughter, Kelly Marie Knight of Front Royal; two sisters, Christine Timbers and Darlene Updike, both of Sperryville and his fiancee, Littie Holmes of Midland and her son, Thomas Holmes. A funeral was held Wednesday, April 15 at Geest-Johnson Funeral Home in Culpeper with the Rev. Douglas Farmer officiating, with interment in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper. Pallbearers were Chris Hetzer, Ernie Anderson, Robert Dennis, Chris Foster, Mike Williams, Glen Campbell, Steve Brown and Joseph Holmes. Lacy Corbin Lacy Thomas Corbin, of Winchester, died Wednesday, April 8 at the Veterans’ Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. where he had been a patient sinceDecember following a lorlg declining health. He was a ■fefrr^r^oTftosedale Baptist Chure®rrfcl a retired selfemployed paint His .parent^ were the late Will and Roberta (Katy) Jenkins Corbin of Madison where he was born on May 14,1914. Survivors include his wife, Nettie Frances Dodson, a native of Sperryville; one son, Jimmie; four granddaughters; one grandson; seven great-grandchildren also survive; and two brothers, Bruce Corbin of Elkwood and Sylvester Corbin of Winchester. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, April 11 at Jones’ Funeral Home in Winchester with his pastor, Rev. Ken Smith officiating. Burial followed in Shenandoah Memorial Park. Those serving as pallbearers were Robert Corbin, Billy Corbin, Holtzman Frazier, Dickie Corbin, Frankie Corbin and James' Kelchner. 'r. »< The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME "The Home oflhoujjhtfulService" Phone 825-2361 Culpeper For Your Convenience 1-800-924-1266 CEMETERY MEMORIAL Woodville farmer's stock cited in report Robert Anderson, Woodville, has been recognized nationally by the American Angus Association for having three registered Angus cows included in the American Angus Association’s 1992 Pathfinder Report. Only 1,228 of the more than 22,000 members of the American Angus Association are represented in this year’s report, according to Richard Spader, executive vice president of the American Angus Association with headquarters in St. Joseph, Mo. The Pathfinder Program identifies superior Angus cows based upon recorded performance traits that are economically important to efficient beef production. These traits include regular calving and heavy weaning weights, reports John Crouch, director of performance, programs for the American Angus Association. All registered Angus cows that meet the strict Pathfinder standards are listed, along with their owners, in the Pathfinder report which is published annually by the American Angus Association. It is published in the May issue of the Angus Journal and extra copies are available from the American Angus Association. The largest number of Pathfinder cows from a single herd this year is 112, and several hundred breeders have a single cow that qualifies for the exclusive listing. YOU ARE INVITED FREE SEMINAR on IMPORTANT ISSUES OFTODAY Wednesday, April 22, 1992, 7pm Culpeper County Rescue Squad Building, Culpeper, Va. There will be a representative from a Lawyer’s Office, Social Security, Social Services and an Insurance Agent there to answer any questions! Sponsored by: CLORE FUNERAL HOME, INC. 415 South Main Street Culpeper, Va. 22701 703-825-2361 or 1-800-924-1266 Brotherhood meeting enjoyed l he Alt. Lebanon Baptist Church held their Brotherhood dinner meeting on Friday evening at the church. Good food and fellowship was enjoyed by all present as well as the music, which was provided by The C.E. Dearing Memorial Chorus from First Baptist Church, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier were Wednesday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Burke in Rochelle. Do you like pancakes and sausage? Well, it’s not too early to plan to attend the Salem Volunteer Fire Deparmtent and Rescue Squad “all you can eat” pancake supper at the firehouse from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on April 25. This supper is one of their annual fundraising events, so please come on out for good food and help your fire company. Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier and Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperry ville and Harold Frazier of Culpeper were Friday overnight guests of their aunt Nettie Corbin in Winchester, being called there due to the death of their uncle Lacy Thomas Corbin. Mr. and Mrs. Holtzman Frazier of Fredericksburg and Mr. and Mrs. By MARIE F. ATKINS ; * W7.M02 Ray Frazier and family joined the family for the services Saturday held at Jones Funeral Home with interment in Shenandoah Memorial Park. Others from surrounding areas in Winchester for the services were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Racey, Mrs. Harry Meier and Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Mason. New Salem Baptist Church down U.S. 522 way will have an Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18 and all children in the area are invited. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Taylor upon the recent birth of their son Justin William. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church will be having a 6:15 a.m. Easter Sunrise service Sunday, April 19 at Burke’s Hill just past the Boston post office and the public in the surrounding area is invited. Rev. Dan Gregg is pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Meade and Billy Meade of Culpeper were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and family. On Saturday the Fraziers and Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss Weaver attended the barbecue at Green Valley in Culpeper. Deepest sympathy is extended to the Dodson family on Route 707 upon the passing of their loved one on Friday. Orville Faulkner and family down Castleton way has our sympathy upon the passing of his brother David last Sunday at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. 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Entertainment 13 Attention • Florida/ Bahama Vacation. 5 days 4 nights. $349 a couple. Call 1-800-743-8455 after 12 noon. Other vacations available on request. Joseph’s Backpacking Adventure Company - “We supply all the equipment" Backpack with a guide into a vacation or weekend trip. Call 703-679-3532 for information package. Farm Equipment 14 end Supplies Large round bales of grass hay. Bam stored. $15 per bale. Call 703-6753691. Firewood IS Slabwood (or sale reasonably priced, you haul. Huntly, Va. 703-635-1921. Garden Equip/ 17 Produce Garden Tillers Rear-tine Troy-Bill Tillers at low, direct from the factory prices. For Free Catalog with prices, special Savings Now in Effect, and Model Guide. Call Toll-Free 1800-535-7900 Dept. F. Lewnmower Troy-Bilt Tuff Cut. 8HP, 24', self-propelled, 21' rear wheels, electric start, rugged, like new, used less than 50 hours. 703-675-3870. 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Ray T. Cannon, 703-9374900. 10 Purebred Block Angus Heifers and 1 Angus bull. $8,200. Ray T. Xannon 703-937-4900. Lost 41 And Found Reward • $10011 Beagle lost in Ben Venue area since March 15, brown/ white/ black 5 year old sgajred female. 703-937Mlsc. for 42 Sale/Rent Air Conditioner For Sale. Brand new used, 1 month. Sears Kenmore Automatic. 12,000 BTU. 115 Volt plug in. Energy saver shutoff. 5 year warranty A/C Dimensions, 24* Wide, 15VV deep, fits windows 28’ to 40* wide. Weighs 97 pounds. Paid $550 new, will take $450. Call 703771-6323 after 6p.m. Allsun A WoNI Tanning Beds - New CommercialHome Units From $199.00. Lamps- lotions-Accessories. Monthly Payments Low as $18.00. Call Today Free New Color Catalog. 1800-228-6292. Swim Pool $788 Huge 24'x 32 0 D New 1991 Factory leftovers. Comes complete with Sundeck, Safety Fence, Liner, Ladders, Filter, Pump and Motor Installation included. Financing available with Approved Credit. No Bankruptcy. 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Cathedral train with drapes of pearls and a bow with a small brim hat. Size 10. $450 or best offer. Daytime 703-471-9596. Lost* Pound 41 Rappahannock Animal Shelter P.O.Box 428 Washington, Virginia 22747 703-937-3283 Hours: Tuesday, Friday 9:30am. ■ 3pm, Saturday 10am. - 4pm. LMtAnmtais •Lab/ Sbap, ■•ekabaat lava, Mayfly. •GarauaSbap feat as It 718, a, 6 yaar old atala, i to Tad, taa aad black, loat oa OU Bag Wbta, toat oaMJ^LSoiMt.1 It 612, ■abba, I aa Old lag •M, black, li Shelter Localed U S. 211 onto 639 AmusviUe, Virginia Mac. for 42 Sale/Rent WHITE PINES TREES A SHRUBS KOUSA DOGWOOD Wholesale Prices Off 703-347-3681 Stan Haworth Miscellaneous 43 Wanted Mato A Friend...For Life! Scandinavian, European, Yugoslavian, South American, Japanese high school exchange students arriving August. Host families needed! American Intercuttural Student Exchange. Call Irene 1-1804)-7468416 or 1-800-SIBLING. Want to Buy Go-Cart with Live Rear Axle - with or without engine. 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Charlottesville, Lexington, NorfokvA Beach, Clifton Forge, Emporia, South HW, Tappahannock, Portsmouth, Gloucester, VA., also Pensacola, FI. 1-800909-8637. Crohn's and CoNtie Foundation of American Inoor2nd Wonoiy, monthly. 730p.m. to 9:00p.m., Uwdoun Hospital Cantor, Conference Room #2. IBM/oompatlblefc?. Ofganize family tree. Display ancestors, Immediate famBy, descendants. Display. ftesr"*0-1 M sxcees charges. For brochure cal 14004272824 sod. 269. Pet* BO Rottweiler Pup* Parents 135lbs. German Champ lines. Large btocky heads. Reasonable. Parents on premises. Call 703-788Ktte’a Repair & Welding. 703-636-3314. Open Saturdays. PULLEN’S ELECTORAL IPLUMMG State Licensed New Si Old Work Pumps A Waterheaters In Stock - Installation Free Estimates cm new Work 703-675-3249 Tba Megan Company Commercial and Residential General Contractor. Renovations. Insurance. Repairs, Drywall, Roofing, Power Washing, Interior/ Exterior Painting. Free Estimates. 703-788-1124. T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION - Custom Built and North American Homes Class A License 703-987-8043 Services - 53 Farm Custom Bean Harvester Fresh and Cannery. Booking dates mid-iune to midSeptember. 5 Pixall ISO’s. 6 Bulk trucks. Call 305258-5587. Equine behavior Modification specializing in problem horses. One day service. Lasting results. Nervous, vicious, stubborn, rearing, kicking, buckers. bad loaders. Red Revelle, 703/872-0724. Hunters/ Jumpers. Riding/ training lessons. I will come to you. Please leave message, Christine Cullen, 703-672-1025. Services- 54 Home Improvement GOLDEN BOUGH BUILDERS Home Improvements Additions • Kitchens Decks e Bathrooms •Garages Custom Finish Work Bonded & Insured CM 703-937-4102 Remodelling: Decks, porches, painting, bathroom renovations. No lob too large or too small. Reasonable raise. 703-9372121. fludlnQ A hardwood floors. Reason? Me rates. Can Roger 703B36-266S. Convalescent Aids Loaned free of charge - wheelchairs, hospital beds, walkers, etc. from Rappahannock Loan Closet. 703-987-8948 703-675-3609 703-937-4410 703-675-3765 We Buy Mortgages anc trust deeds. Did you sel property? Receiving payments? Why waitT Fast Cash now! Any size - Nationwide. Great Prices. Cal 1-800-659-CASH (2274) Mortgage Buyers of America. Tributes 57 In memory of our mother, Mabel J. Deal It’s been four years since you went away. Time really passes, though It seems Ilka yesterday. We're all doing fine with families of our own, They’re growing up fast and soon will be Seknow how hard It wss for you now, To raise six kids without Dad around. You did your best and wo wanted to say, We love you, we miss you ana Happy Birthday) Written by your daughter Dorothy (Tuttle Deal) Jeffreys Columbus, Nebraaca Rentals- 60 Apartments Flint Hill- 1 bedroom, available immediately, singles only. $325/ month. 703-347-7171(d). 703-6753670(e). Flint Hill- 2 bedroom apartment, large country kitchen with balcony, freshly painted. Available immediately. $400/ month. 703347-7171/703-675-3670. In Washington, Vs. Large 1 bedroom apartment, porches, superb views, ample storage bam & parking. $375/ month. Call 804823-1515. r ALL ^ Motuhiy Rem AfiplitHt To 1‘urdiaso Of: HOME 100% Satisfaction Guarantee 2 Bedroom $449 1 Berkoom wiDai $439 • Free Wather/Dryer • Frost-Free Refrigerator • Mini-Blinds •Carpet • Disposal The All New Woodscape Apartments Culpeper 703-825-2931 Men.-FYifcOO-5:00 Saturday 11 JO • 3 JO Rentals- 63 Honae Flint Hill Ana-1 bedroom, 1 Vi bath cottage, central heat, air conditioning, fireplace, washer, patio. Lovely views, like new. $600/ month. Deposit required. Can 703-675-3279 evenings., Three bedroom brick house, 1 Vi bath, basemem, carport, electric heat. References, deposit, lease. No pets. Rt. 628, Fodderstack Road, Washington. 703-675-3606. For Rent: The Old Rectory." Main Street, Washington (behind Rappahannock National Bank). Beautifully refurbished house, hardwood floors, living room, large dining room, weN equipped kitchen, home office with separate entrance, 3 bedrooms, 1V4 baths. $900 per month. References. Phone 703534-9390 or write P.O. Box 322. Washington, Va. for Rani: 3 bedroom, 1V& bath, eat-imkitchen, washer and diver, hilly furnished, end of state maintained road on 25 acres. Joins National Park. $600/ month, security deposit, references and credit report required. Call Sam of Sam Snead Realty 6359608 (office) or 703-9879336 (home). Sperryvtlle: 3 bedrooms. living room, dining room, den, eatin kitchen, washer/ dryer, wood/ electric heat, secluded setting close to park, no pets. $500/ month. Willing to except building projects in lieu of part of rent. Available May 1st 703-549-7954 after 6pm. The Plains Ryans stable and Silo apartment, 11 stall horse bam, with good hay storage and 3 fenced paddocks. Silo apartment attached. room for 1 person, $950. Armfield Miller Real Estate. Call AJera 703-6876395(o)/ 687-6683<h). Rentals/ Sale 67 Vacation Myrtle Beach - Spring Promotion $29.00 - Summer Promotion $45.00 (2 adults 4 2 children). Ocean front, ocean view rooms, suites, condominiums - indoor/ outdoor pools, whirlpools, dose amusements, f-800331-7413/1-800-528-0226. North Myrtle Beech - Vacation Rentals. Choose from a large selection of oceanfront and 2nd row cottages, condos/ homes. Affordable prices, quiet family atmosphere, friendly service Free Brochure. Call Elliot Realty. 1-800525-0225. South Carolina - Myrtle Beach Resort - Oceanfront condos, housekeeping six pools, tennis courts, etc. Monthly rates from $400.00 per month. Free brochure 1-800-448-5653. Rentals 68 Wanted Rental wanted in Fauquier County. Call 349-914T Real Estate • 70 Commercial Marttnaburg Forced to due to health. Very lucrative pawn and loan business; easier than you think to learn, wW give on the job trainina Can net an easy $75 0* - $125,000/ year Business and living quarters plus small cottage Included. Write to; PXTBox 3700, Baikeiey Plaza, I tteaburg, WVaf. 25401. Real Estate- 71 For Sale $1600 price Government agencies now liquidating ffl06664-6500 ext. HC 580 tor immediate assistance.

Real Estate* 71 woodsy 3 bedroom home, 3Vk acme, open/ woods, ^dreanf. Panonwiic mountain views, decks, sheds, <125,000, owner/ sown terms, 703-6751778,703-037-1776. Old Hollow Grocery-Sale. trade or rent with option to buy. Zoned commercial. g6,000. Cal 703-675Own A Home Nowl Repoeeoeaed, IRS ioredoaed, and SAL bailout properties. Buy now and ‘ *! on 1 Cal 1-600-336-3388 H-7381. Two bedroom new bath, new kitchen and wiring, halt basement on 2 open acres with views ct mountains. farmland, and orchard, 2 miles outside Flint HIM. $115,000. Call 703675-1012 evenings/ weekends. borders S.6 Rappahannock County, stream, secluded, $55,000. Owner/ agent terms, 703 875-1776,703-937-1778. Real Estate- 73 Owner Clerks Co. — 29 acres of rolling pasture, hey field. Imemone and bluegrass. Well located in the estate area near Berryville with distant views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 2 story farmhouse in very poor condition. 4 bedroom perc. Spring fed pond, nice garden, over 1/5 mile new board fence. Privacy guaranteed by Clarke Co. sliding-scale zoning. Near to golf course, medical center, colleges and fine restaurants. Low taxes. $149,500, less for cash. Bring $1,000 deposit. Owners Wavne Long 703-8969064; Allan Lora 703-7408202. 3 to 4 Bedroom Cape Cod. Eat-in kitchen, wtth stove, refrigerator, dishwasher. Full walk-out basement. Deck, shed, on 1.5 wooded acres. Boston area. 703-547-3696. $99,500. Real Estate- 73 Lota/Acreage Shenandoah Valley — 7.5 acres of wooded property in a beautiful country setting. Gently sloping entrance through mature hardwoods to a secluded building site with a 3 bedroom perc. Near colleges, excellent hospitals, god courses and Shenandoah River. Low taxes. Price $39,500. Allan Long, 703740-3185 or 703-7408202. Business 78 Notices Note for sals. 1st deed of Oust $105,000. 11%, 2 year payment history. Balance due 3 years. 703-3479328 or 703-347-7826. Legal 80 Notices VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY In the matter of the adoption of MICHAEL SHANE FUGATE, an infant bom June 21,1985, and change of his name to MICHAEL SHANE HEFLIN. *■ ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit la a Petition for the adoption erf MICHAEL SHANE FUGATE, an infant bom, June 21, 1985, and change of his name to MICHAEL SHANE HEFLIN; and for the entry of consent to the aforesaid adoption on behalf of the natural father, LARRY TAYLOR. An Affidavit ha* bean made and filed that the natural father of the infant child. LARRY TAYLOR. Is a resident of the State of Virginia, his last known address being Route 6. Box 125, Centreville, Loudoun County, Virginia 22030; that the present address and whereabouts of the natural father is unknown, that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Petitioner in this matter, GREGGORY HUGH HEFLIN and CYNTHIA HELEN A FUGATE HEFLIN, to as* certain in what county, city, or country the natural fattier of the infant child. LARRY TAYLOR, is without effect. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the said LARRY TAYLOR appew and protect his interests In this matter on or before 5002, which said date is no sooner than fifty (50) days after entry of this Order of Publication; and it is furttier ORDERED that this Orahall be entry of this_ week lor four (4)_ utive weeks In the Rappsonce a conaecnewapaper published In the County of Rappahannock, that a copy be posted at the front door of the courthouse wherein this Court is held, and that a copy be mailed to the last known address of LARRY TAYLOR. at Route 6 Box 125, Centreville, Virginia 22030. ENTERED this 17th day of March, 1992. Diane Bruce, dark By Margaret Ralph Deputy Clerk Lee W. Atorecht Esquire LEEW. ALBRE6HT>.C. 19 Culpeper Stteet Legal SO Notices P.O. Box 1095 Warrantor). Virginia 22186 WMW* for rennonerB A COPY-TESTE Diane Brucs, Clark Margaret Ralph Deputy Ciarlr 01246731 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY MARILYN F. BROWN Plaintiff V. In Chancsry No. 92CH-7 MAURY W. BROWN JR.. at ala ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to effect partition amongst the owners, by sale or otherwise, of a tract of land containing 137 acres, more or less, lying and being in the Hawthorne Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, and being more particularly described according to the Rappahannock County land records as follows, to-wit: *AH that certain tract or parcel of land known as the "Maury W. Brown Farm’ bounded by the land of Tholand, Gore and Bruce, and J.E. Waytand. Save and except 241 acres, more or less, conveyed by the grantors hereto Tholand. Inc., by deed dated March 3, 1952, and recorded March 4, 1952, in the Clerk s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County. Virginia in Deed Book 57, at page 348, et seq.* Said land is the same and identical real estate that was conveyed to Marilyn F. Brown and Maury W. Brown Jr, by deed of Maury W. Brown and Eleanor D. Brown, his wife, dated March 28, 1964 and recorded on May 11, 1964 in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia in Deed Book 81 at page 278, as is more fully recited in the Bill of Complaint heretofore filed in this cause. An affidavit having been made and filed that the address and whereabouts of William R. Gaddie, doing business as Gaddie Construction Company, is unknown, and that Defendants, Maury W. Brown, Jr., R Wayne Harveson, Trustee and William R. Gaddie are or may be nonresidents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, it is therefore ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED that Maury W. Brown, Jr., R. Wayne Harveson, Trustee and William R. Gaddie, doing business as Gaddie Construction Company, do appear on or before May 15, 1992 and do what is necessary to protect their interests herein. It is further ORDERED that the foregoing portion of this order be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks in tne Rappahannock News, a newspaper having general circulation in the County of Rappahannock, Virginia within ten days after the entry of this Order of Publication 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. Enter this 19th day of March, 1992. Diane Bruce Clerk I ask for this: Douglas K. Baumgardner, Esq. Counsel For Complainant The Miller Building Porter and Main Streets P.0 Box 270 Washington, Virginia 22747 (703)675-3617 Virginia State Bar No. 15989 1245630 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER OF VIRGINIA At Law No. 922-6 Plaintiff MINNIE LEE WIRE SUMMERS, MINNIE LEt WIRE SUMMERS. Executrix and Trustee under the wiH of C. Raymond Wire RAMONA WIRE RIDDELL, a/K/a Monica Riddell RAMONA WIRE RIDDELL, a/k/a Monica Riddell, Surviving Trustee under trust agreement tor the benefit ol Raymond Montgomery Riddell RAYMOND MONTGOMERY RIDDELL RAMONA WIRE RIDDELL, a/k/a Monica Ridded Surviving Trustee under trust agreement for the benefit of Richard Rusaed Riddell RICHARD RUSSELL RIDDELL. RAMONA WIRE RIDDELL, e/k/a Monica Ridded Surviving Trustee under trust agreement tor the benefit of Wild! Wire Ridded WILDIWIRE RIDDELL. WILLIAM WALLACE ANDERSON. ROSEMARY WIRE ANDERSON and 2.86 acres of land, in fee simple absolute, together with a temporary construction easement and permanent easement TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Pursuant to an order entered on the 2nd day of April, 1992, this notice la hereby given: In this proceeding the petitioner seeks to acquire by condemnation the fee aimpie tMe Interest In 2.86 acre*, together with a temporary construction easement and permanent easement more particularty described in the pleadings heretofore Wed in this cause, as to a certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Hampton District of Rappahannock County, Virginia, for the uses and purposes of the petitioner in tne construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance and repair of a highway system known as U S. Highway Route 211, aH of which is described more particularly in the petition and exhibits attached thereto on We in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, to which reference is hereby made tor a full and accurate description thereof; and tor the appointment or drawing of commissioners to ascertain just compensation to the owners of any eetate or interest in the property to be taken or affected as a result of the taking and use thereof by the oeWioner. For such purposes, the petitioner will apply to the Court, sitting at Washington, Virginia, on the 8th day of May, 1992, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as petitioner may be heard, for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain just compensation as aforesaid. And it appearing by affi" ' g to law davit filed according I that the following owners are not residents of the State of Virginia or their addresses are not Known with certainty and that diligent S within the Commonhas been made on behalf of the petitioner to ascertain such addresses without effect: Minnie Lee Wire Summers, 8024 Lilly Stone Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20817, Ramona Wire Riddell, a/k/a Monica Riddell. P.O. Box 296, Spenyville, Viiginia, 22740, Raymond Montgomery Riddell, 1201 18th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, 3520$, Richard Russell Riddell, Box 136, 153 Averett College, Danville, Virginia 24541 Wildie Wire Rkraell, The Shade, Washington, Virginia. 22740, William Wallace Anderson, 8024 Lilly Stone Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20817 and Rosemary Wire Anderson, 8024 Lilly Stone Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20817 it is ORDERED that the aforesaid owners do appear within ten (10) days after due publication of this Order in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County and oo what is necessary to protect their interests and it is further ORDERED that if any of the above named owners desire to assert any objection or defense to the taking or damaging of their property or to the jurisdic uon oi me ooun 10 near me case and to proceed with the appointment of commissioners they shall file their answer and grounds of defense designating the property in which they claim to be interested, the grounds of any objection or defense to tne taking or damaging of their property or to tne jurisdiction of the Court to hear the case and to proceed with the appointment of commissioners for the determination of just compensation. Should any such owner fail to file his answer and grounds of defense as hereinabove provided, such failure shall not preclude the owner from appearing on the date set for the appointment of commissioner nor from presenting evidence as to valuation and damage nor from sharing in the award of just compensation according to his interest therein or otherwise protecting his rights, but such failure shall preclude such owner from any other defense by way of pleas in bar, abatement or otherwise. An extract Teste: Diane Bruce Clerk task for this: Douglas K. Baumgardner, Esquire Counsel for Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner of Virginia The Miller Building Porter and Main Streets P.0 Box 270 Washington, Virginia 703-675-3617 Virginia State Bar No. 15989 COPY TESTE: Diane Bruce, Clerk M. Ralph, Deputy Clerk #01248182 Automobiles - 84 Camara SS 19M 350 engine. 4-speed, 12 Bolt 373, new tires on felly wheels, 3000 miles on drive train, much more to list, $4300/ beet offer. Call 703-771$845 after 6pm. Care, Tracks, Boats, Jewelry & more sold at below wholesale prices! Find out about these little publicized events. Call 1-800338-3388 Ext C-6773. Chevy 1972 Blazer. 2x4, 350 v-8, automatic, excellent condition, 50,429 miles. 12/92 inspection. $2500.703-987-8366. Donato your car truck, motorhome, boat, real estate stamps, coins, collectibles, to foundation serving the blind I.R.S. tax deduct ible, Free towing; need not run 1 -800-326-5822. Honda Prelude SI 1991 • 9,300 muss. 5-speed, Eleotric sun/ moon roof. Fully loaded! Black. Call Mark (Days) 703-7290186 or (Evenings) 703-777-3119. 80 Legal Notices For Sate Subaru 1963 QL wagon, good car, needs worn, $550.703-967-3167. Pontiac Trane-Am- 1976. loaded, 6.6 Hire .703-777-7786 after 5:00 p.m. Trucks - 88 For 8ale Dodo* Ram 0100 1068. short bed, 4 wheel drive, 318 automatic, fuel Injected. power windows, power locks, new tires. 45k miles. CaN 703-349-0718 Sam-5pm; 341-4855 after 6pm. QMC “Jimmy” 1003 1/2 ton, 4x4,305 V-8,4-speed, air-conditioning, 4-speed, 6/92 inspection, Class III hitch receiver. $3995. 703087-8305. QMC 1983 3/4 ton, 4x4. 350 V-8, 4-speed, good mechanically, body rough, current inspection. $1995. 703-967-8305. Font Courier Pick-up 1981 Runs good, $350 or beet Oder. Utility trailer 4x7. $200 or best offer. 703729-5240. Parts and 88 Accessories SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used parts lor can and trucks Soros new pans Motors sewwMom end pure ImWM * purdiMoe hwek Om2,000 an and nucha at all imas. Wo Buy wtS SSI rwnfeis cweondfeucta. Open 7 dofi, Mon-Sol 8-t Stmday 9-5 looeted Rl. 229.3 mileo pout High School. 825-2571 *ec. 89 Vehicles Taunts Traitor 1977 6 stoeper, good condition, air, canopy, rotary T.V. antenna, am/ fm radio dock, electric or battery hook-up, •ewer hook-up. 703-4393366 home, 703-347-7702 work. Camper 1969 30’ Excellent condition, on leased site at Lake Anna. 12x24ft Help 91 Wanted ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE Person to track land use and conservation issues in Rappahannock County. Experience with conservation easements and ag districts desirable. Average 10 hours per week. Resume to: PABskSMB WasMagtaa, VA22747 Help 91 Wanted Ufa and Health Agents 15 tee currant leads weekly. Average commissions par sale $300.100% hospitalzation and income benefit Work where you Hva/VA. 1800-826-8044 then dial housekeeper wanted two days per month for two bedroom, two bath house in Flint Hik. Please cal 703-675-1441. kjg tractor trailer drivers. New Equipment Coming Ini 1 year O.T.R, teams 27314, incentives, benefits, age 23, single 19-224 East Cioaat Pay. 1-800-4414384. MITT TME POSITION Ideal for military or government retirees. Background in logistics, supply or sales. No nights, weekends or holidays. Please send resume to: PjOlBuMSI MVdMenbVA 22117 ASSISTANT HOUSEKEEPER Flexible hours. Full or part time. Good tips. Non-smoker. Reliable transportation. Close to Slate Mills. 703/967*8025 TRUCK DRIVERS EXPERIENCED MIXERS Frederick, Stafford, Dumfries, Woodbridge areas. Benefits include health, life, short term disability, 401K plan. $8.50-$11.00/hr. Requires current copy pf good driving record and Class BCDL. EOE. Tarmac Sterling, VA 703-471-0044 Truck Driver*- Tandem dump truck experience. Musi be DOT certified. Bring current driving record to: J.B. Shotwell & Son, Inc., 1106 Sterling Road, Sterling. Va. (703)4502340. Jobe Wanted 94 Junior Jenklna would like to have yards to mow on Saturday. 703-675-3673. LPN’s - RN’s Mature. Full time. Rotating shifts for home care. Upper Prince William County. Call: Competent Health Care 1-800/562-9091 703/369-2273 IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Leesburg lumber millwork company has openings for assembly workers and experienced woodworkers. Apply in person, 2:30-4:30, Monday-Friday. Barber & Ross Company 110 Catoctin Circle, SE Leesburg, VA 22075 EXPERIENCED UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT OPERATORS NEEDED. TOP WAGES 703/709-7065 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE KT Enterprises, located in Chantilly, Va is looking for professionals in the following landscape management fields: • Pruning Foreman • Maintenance Foreman • Plant and Turf Applicators All positions require 1-2 years experience in related fields. Valid driver's license a must. Call Mr. Tipton 703/222-0449 between 7:00 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday. We’re your line to... trucks and bikes A A and cars and cows and homes and mowers and putters and plows ju^and sellers and tents kittens and icqj and boats and woodstoves and loans and lots and jobs and condos and meetings and buyers ^ and skis and printers and horses and dryers and rugs and auctions and diamonds and dogs and announcements and agents and hardware and' hogs and services and seedlings Call today for more information ®j)E ftappafjattnocb iSetos Classifieds 1-800-852-4797

Waste management plan for area approved The Virginia Department of Waste Management has approved the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan submitted by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission (PDC-9) for several area localities. The plan is one of 22 recently approved by the Commonwealth. Legislation passed by the General Assembly in 1989 mandated that every county, city and town either individually or regionally draft a solid waste management plan which would meet guidelines established by state statutes and regulations of the Department of Waste Management for source reduction, reuse, recycling, incineration and landfilling. Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties and the towns of The Plains, Warrenton, Remington, Orange, Gordonsville, Madison and Washington banded together to form a regional solid waste management designated area and jointly submitted a plan through the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission. Culpeper and Culpeper County opted to draft a separate plan. That plan is still under review by the Department of Waste Management. “State mandates continue to place a burden on our local governments,” said Richard Stoemple, PDC-9 executive director. “However, by joining together with a regional plan, our local governments have saved a lot of money and have been able to get a quicker review by the Department of Waste Management.” ^ No landfill permits may be issued by the Department of Waste Management to a locality until its solid waste management plan has been approved. The counties in Planning District 9 each have a landfill. Under new regulations by the Commonwealth, landfill designs must now include surface runoff and erosion controls, a gas monitoring and management system and a groundwater monitoring system. Also, detailed closure plans are now required before abandoning landfill sites. “The cost of developing landfills is now exceeding $200,000 per acre,” Mr. Stroemple said. “We have to find alternatives and the regional plan goes a long way toward doing that in a systematic, coordinated and cost ettective tasnion. reopie asn what our commission does for the money it receives from its member jurisdictions. The solid waste management plan is a fine product to which our counties and towns can point with pride.” The Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission spearheaded the drive for regional cooperation that resulted in formation of a district solid waste management task force in 1989. The task force, which includes local solid waste managers and recycling coordinators, meets quarterly to share ideas and resolve problems of mutual concern. National Home Week observed American Home Week, an affirmation of private property rights and the privilege of homeownership, will be celebrated in communities across the nation May 3-9. The week-long observance, sponsored each year by the National Association of Realtors, is aimed at reminding individuals, businesses and industries of their rights and responsibilities as citizens and property owners in an effort to bring people together for the betterment of the community. Festivities planned by the Piedmont Association of Realtors (PAR) include public open houses to be held simultaneously on May 3 in Culpeper, Rappahannock, Orange and Madison counties with cash prizes to be awarded in each county through random drawings. A series of homebuying/homeselling seminars is scheduled to begin on May 7 and continue from 7 to 9 DEADLINES LOCAL DISPLAY ADVERTISING Rappahannock News Ads Tuesday, 12 Noon Combo Ads (Two or more papers) Monday, 3 p.m. Real Estate Combo Ads Friday, 3 p.m. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Rappahannock News Tuesday, 12 Noon Horse & Farm Monday, 12 Noon Combo Word Ads and Classified Display Monday, 3 p.m. AFFORDABLE PROPERTIES... SLATE MILLS AREA H8 acres at *1,000 per acre! Beautiful mountain • tract with lower and higher elevations. Secluded yet accessible with access road throughout Views at the top. Surveyed, priced to sell, invest now for the future. MLS * N266569. CALL CINTHIA THORNHILL705-825-5222 (H). r-r. BOSTON AREA Incredible well built hon\£ on 1.3 acre*. Great for entertaining with large formal dining, *creened-in porch, finished basement and workshop. Two fireplaces, 3 bedrooms, two baths. Maintenance free brick, new roof, interior decorated, ready to move in. Priced at '119,900. MLS # N192273 CALL LINDA BERRY... .705547-3816 (H). lassie Properties of Culpeper, Inc 128 East Davis Strsst, Culpspar, Virginia • TEL: 703-825-8400 • FAX: 703-625-2948 p.m. on May 14 and 21 at Piedmont Technical Center located between Culpeper and Orange. Learn from Realtors, loan officers, home inspectors, and attorneys how a real estate transaction progresses from start to close. The seminars are free of charge and prospective buyers or sellers may attend any or all of the sessions. “These and other activities reflect the board’s efforts to make the residents of the Piedmont area of Virginia aware that homeownership is the cornerstone of a thriving community,” said Michael Berryhill, president of the PAR. For additional information on the week’s events, contact PAR headquarters in Culpeper at 703-8253789. Combo Real Estate Rates available for 9 Arundel Newspapers! Call today 703-675*3338 O REALTY <» WILL BUILD TO SUIT! Your lot or ours. Let us find you one you like. CEDAR SHELLS - chalet or cape cod. Several styles to choose from. Very versatile floor plan - can be added onto. Let us show you several already built! Prices starting at *44,900. depending on land cost. Models will full basement can contain as much as 1800 sq. ft. Call Sam Snead Sam Snead Realty 703-635-9808 • 1-800-292-3548 703-987-9336(evenings) T>T7 A T ITCTATTr JL/vIJXjljLJLJL/ DIRECTORY Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recorded during the past week: Kevin J. Yahner to Kevin J. Yahner and others, 2.20 acres. Gift. Linda Louise Armentrout Savino and husband to Michele Charles Savino, 45 percent interest in 5.1568 acres, Hampton District. Gift. Virginia Savings Bank to Gary T. Graves and wife, lots 28 and 29, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Wakefield District. $58,000. Beautiful, 30 acre mini-mountain with 2 acre pond, new road, well, excellent location, 2 miles to Washington and Sperryville, Va. *179,000. Also: 50 acre mountain tract,'site cleared, road and well. Robert O. Bridges Owner/Broker 703-987-8781 Need a REALTOR? THE BUYER'S AGENCY INC. is a BUYER'S BROKER 703-675-1190 Washington, VA 22747 David Welch Butch Zindel 703-937-5754 Buyer Broker Combo Real Estate Available In 9 Newspapers 675-3338 Country living in town—2 acres for kids to play, 4 bedrooms, 2Vi baths, full basement, rumpus room, carport.*l 39,000. 19th Century home at the base of Bessie Bell Mountain, in area of larger, open farms. Horse farm; complete with stalls, paddocks, & riding ring. 3.9 acres. *157,000. Old Historic Grist Mill, circa 1800. Good condition, original beams, 5V4 acres with attractive 5 room brick home. Good exposure for business. *225,000. EILEEN M. DAY, REALTORS EE 675-3887 The Clopton House Box 126 Washington, Virginia 22747 675-3033 The Country Property People gt 937-3185 m n i f Built Especially For You ^ i i i i* ii ==am^B There is only one way to have the home of your dreams in a location that is perfect for you—have it built on a lot you've selected. By building your own home, you can have all the features you want and nothing you don't. Your home will reflect your taste, and it will be everything you've ever wanted. Let us put you in touch with one of the many qualified builders we work for. Call our offlca today to look at the beautiful lots that are currently available. It's the first step to having your dream home. 437-A South Royal Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630 703-635-9808 • 1-800-292-3548 r|B\=mw MOONLIT RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY... LITTLE WASHINGTON AREA: Near Shenandoah Nat. Park. Contemporary, on 36 acres, wooded, secluded, Rush River, balconies, charming. Price reduced to below appraisal, *225,000... AMISSVILLE AREA: 25.8 acres harbor newish one level with basement and garage, open I woods, stream, privacy, *215,000... BORDERS LARGE FARM: Newish one level, basement, garage, deck, views, fireplace, 7.2 acres, *165,000... LAKE MOSBY is yours to use along with decks, swan and fish...one level, 3 bedrooms, basement partially finished, deck, cathedral ceiling. *89,900... MT. LAND: 28 acres wooded, views, road frontage, less than *3,000/acre, *80,000. Owner/agent terms... SELEBRAT E-STER: Buy one or all of the above... ROGER BATCHELDER, REELTOR and bad spellar -m—v a Gay St., Washington, VA 22747 ^ M 703-675-1776 703-937-1776 Eileen M. Day, Realtors is pleased to announce the sale of STONEHAVEN Woodvllle home of Mr. & Mrs. George Muth in cooperation with Barbara Potter & Associates Eileen M. Day Barbara Potter & Associates 703-675-3033 703-832-3520 Sperryville Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM James W. Leake, Broker 703-987-8088 /office SCRABBLE - 5 acre wooded building lot, frontage on paved road. •29,000. OUTSTANDING VIEW of the Blue Ridge Mtns. from this stone and brick home on 4.62 acres, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room w/fireplace, 2 car basement garage. Central heat & air. •f59$00L Reduced to *149,500. Listings Needed James W. Leake 987-8236 Jon Morgan John Eubank 987-8500 987-8146 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AM real estate advertising in this newspaper is subiecl to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1966 which makes it illegal to advertise ‘any preference, limitation or dtscnmmation based on race, color, religion. Sex. handicap., familial status, or national origin, or an intention, lo make any such preference, limitation or discnmmation * This newspaper wilt not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised m this newspaper are available 6n an equal opportunity basis. To complain ot discrimination, can HUD Toll-free at 1-800424-8590 For the Washington, DC area please can HUD at 426-3500 The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294 UNIQUE CONTEMPORARY Harris Hollow Rd, near Shen. Nat. Park secluded, 36 acres, stream, balconies, Mountain Hideaway, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, '225,000. ROGER BATCH ELDER, REALTOR 703-675-1776 703-937-1776 OUTSTANDING VIEW of the Blue Ridge Mountain* from this stone and brick home on 4.62 acre*, 3 bedroom*, 2 bath*, living room w/fireplace, 2 car basement garMe. Central heat & air. XLS9$0tT Now Reduced to ‘149,500. Sperryville Realty SPERRYVULE EMPORIUM James W. Leake, Broker ^ 703-987-8088 To reach more Potential Buyers for Less| Money... Run a regular Real Estate ad and buy a Marketplace space at a special rate. Call today for details.

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Home & Garden Guide Teach 'em young Kids take to gardening with zeal By JEFFREYS. MINNICH Special to Ar€om Newspapers If you’re a parent, your garden could be growing with the help of little hands. Children are interested in nature from an early age. If you direct that natural curiosity toward gardening, you’ll create wonderful childhood memories of time spent together in the fresh air, nurturing plants and enriching the environment. And, you’ll be providing a healthy alternative to too many Saturday morning cartoons. Getting started It’s important to start on a small scale. Remember, the world is a much larger place through the eyes of a child. Designate a small spot in your vegetable or flower garden. Or, if you’re in an apartment or townhouse, designate a clay pot or planter for your child. After you demonstrate how to plant seeds, give your child free reign to plant things his way. This freedom encourages children to learn and develope a design sense. You’ll be surprised how creative kids can be. If you and your child are planting flowers, sow marigold, four o’clock or sunflower seeds; these annuals are easy to grow. Kids tend to like sunflowers because they can grow taller than your kids themselves, and when the flowers mature, the seeds can be harvested, dried and added to the bird feeder. Radishes, lettuce and com are easy vegetables for your child to grow. Imagine how proud your youngster would be, if you could make a salad for dinner from his own crop! In fact, you could be changing his whole perception of vegetables. Maintaining interest „ To keep your child interested in his garden, make caring for it a family activity. Water and weed together. Let him transplant or re-pot flowers and add new plants to his garden. Decorate the house with his flowers. A plant or vegetables he has grown would make a wonderful Father’s Day present or gift for grandma. Don’t forget garden ornaments like terra cotta bunnies and concrete puppies, which can dress up your child’s garden plot. Why not give your child a budget and let him Lancaster Building Corp. CUSTOM HOMES • CARPENTRY CONTRACTING • ADDITIONS We'll work with you to design and budget your project with the personal attention you want. Call now to schedule a FREE CONSULTATION. 703-349-1214 800-733-9394 Warrcnton, VA pick one out? Bird baths and feeders are also popular. What’s available Today, there are many products available at local garden centers for young gardeners. Northrup King Company markets a plant starter kit which includes everything you need to grow seedlings for under $12. Warner Juvenile Books and Klutz Press publish a line of childrens gardening books that run from $5 to $15. For less than $5, you can purchase kid-size gardening gloves from Wells Lamont. True Temper Tools manufactures a whole line of pint-sized gardening tools — rakes, hoes and shovels — for $10-15 each. By encouraging your child to garden, you’re introducing him to a life-long hobby. You’ll See Kids, Page 4 I Discover Spring at Aberdeen Green W« carry a complete line oft Outdoor Ornamental Plants • Mulch • Playground Sets • Azaleas • Statuary A Pottery • Roses • Shade Trees • Evergreens • Ground Covers • Perennials • Evergreens • Gazebos We offer the following services: Landscape Design ft Installation • Lawn Seeding _ Aberdeen Green L:'' ^=- A Landscape Garden Center Rt. 229,1620 Rixeyville Road 5^ "WR Culpeper,Virginia 22701 825KiTHi A7AIFAH G"-12"$2.77| ! ■ J MJxmtJ Offer good with this coupon thru 5-2-92 * NOW! Jackson & Perkins NATIONALLY ADVERTISED ROSES PLANT BOX AND ALL! Now fully stocked with spring plants! A wide selection of trees, evergreens, ground covers, fruit trees, azaleas and rhododendrons. New stock arriving weekly! WARRENTON FARMER'S CO-OP GARDEN CENTER 143 Washington Street plants 347-7100 fo* Member Virginia LIFE Nurserymen‘i Association the -m GARDEN I COUNCIL'

Low maintenance lawn means minimum care Bj JEFFREY S. MINMCH With today’s busy lifestyles. many homeowners have a hard enough time getting their lawns mowed, let alone finding time to give roses and other demanding plants the care they need. If this sounds like you. the solution is to introduce into your landscape design a wonderful world of “low maintenance*' plantings. Choosing native plants Low maintenance landscaping requires minimum care to achieve spectacular results: the key is selecting plants that can thrive on their own with little interference from you. The best chance of this happening lies in choosing plants that will be naturally, instinctively “happy” in their new environment. That's why the primary solution to low maintenance is incorporating native plant species. A plant can be considered native if it’s a part of the local ecology, providing food for native birds and animals which feed on the plant’s pests, completing the natural food chain. Native species are more resistant to any adverse climate conditions we may experience. Some of the best loved and most popular of our native species here include: red maple, river birch. American redbud, flowering dogwood, ash. American holly. Virginia redcedar. mountain laurel, sweet gum. scotch pine, pin oak and native yuccas. While no plant groups are guaranteed to be entirely without problems, these naturally fit into our local ecology. Though not native to this area, other plants have proven to be bred for success in this region as well. These include Japanese maple, many of the cypresses, ornamental grasses, hollies, junipers, magnolias, crapemyrtle, mahonia. nandina. flowering pears and viburnum. Choosing the right spot Another important thing to Rappahannock Electric Cooperative If youreplanning to build or remodel... Your Cooperative Can Help! Wc gi ve free consultations to members who are building or remodelling. We’ll offer advice about wiring insulation* duct work* and the type and size of heating and cooling equipment that’s right for your home. Rappahannock Electric Cooperative 703-898-8500 • 804-633-5011 • 703-825-8373 1-800-552-3904 • 1-800-572-2264 remember for low maintenance is to choose the right spot for your new' plant. Wet versus dry, sun versus shade, exposed versus protected, are all important considerations when selecting plants. Knowing the conditions in your yard can help your nursery professional suggest the proper plantings. This lessens the required maintenance significantly, and you'll be happier with the results. Avoid extra care To avoid incessant trimming, consider the mature size of a plant before installing. Match the mature size to the site you've chosen. To minimize constant watering, select droughtresistant plants such as yuccas, Virginia red cedar and ash. To avoid insect infestations, keep plants as healthy as possible by supplying the proper light, water and nutrients. Remember, just as you are more resistant to colds or flu when you’re getting the right nutrition, so a healthy plant is a resistant plant. Give a good start Making sure plants will be resistant to future problems is the basis for low maintenance gardening. The best way to do this is to nurture plants for the first two or three years. This helps the plants establish good root systems and enables them to adjust well to their new home. By paying attention to these simple low maintenance basics, you’ll not only ensure a beautifully landscaped yard, you’ll also leave yourself time to enjoy it. (Editor's note: Jeffrey S. Minnich is vice president of Cambell & Ferrara Nurseries Inc. of Alexandria. He holds a bachelor’s degree in horticiilturefrom Virginia Tech is a Virginia certified nurseryman and a member of the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers.) □ Kids From Page 3 instill a respect for and love of living things in your child. And children who plant seeds today will plant trees tomorrow — trees that will clean our air. prevent erosion and improve our environment. (Editors vote: Jeffrey S. Minniclt is vice president of Cambell & Ferrara Xurseries Inc. of Alexandria. He holds a bachelor's degree in horticulture from Virginia Tech, is a Virginia-certijied nurseryman and a member of the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers.) WE'RE THE PROBLEM SOLVERS!* Lumber Plywood Doors Windows Insulation Plumbing Supplies Brick Block Paints Mortar Hardware Electrical Supplies 1418 Orange Road, Culpeper, Va. (703) 825-0397 V ^°Urs Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00prrVSaturday 8:OOam-Noon

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