Rappahannock News, January 27, 1993

SERIAL. SECT. 1100 CAPITOL ii-H & CAPITOL ST PAID CIRCULATION NOW ■(*>»* ,sn*»** * - » V -fomkKiU, ksi,^ fo ^ TT^ mty’s Family Newspaper Since 1877; 45th Year, No. 4 16 pages Member Auaii Bureau of Circulation WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1993 Washington, Virginii r none o i cfv vemo Housing starts decline By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer * In spite of a burst of activity during the summer and early fall, the County building office actually issued one fewer permit for new house construction in 1992 than in 1991. This continues a steady downward trend that began in 1988. During 1987 87 permits were issued for new home construction. In 1988 there were 80; in 1989 there were 74; in 1990 there were 62; in 1991 there were 49, and in 1992 there were 48. The average dollar value of houses constructed, however, was the highest it has been. The average value for residential construction was listed at $119,400 last year, up from $101,300 in 1991, and $85,200 in 1990. The owner or principal contractor estimates the cost of building the house when he originally applies for the building permit, and that figure is the one the building office uses. The average dollar of homes built in 1989 was $117,100. In 1988 it was $117,600, and in 1987 it was $105,900. The building office issued permits for two houses that greatly increased the average value of houses Under construction in 1992. One was See Houses, Page A-2 lust for practice Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan This house on Verner Krebser’s property was Chester Gap, Flint Hill, Amissville, Linden and burned as part of a training exercise for members of Front Royal fire departments. Lights judged by ARB By M. SEAN KILPATRICK Kappahann<»ck News Staff Writer The town’s Architectural Review board (ARB), after lengthly deliberation, approved all three petitions before it last week. Furniture maker Tom Von Fange was given approval to put a sign flat against the wall of his display room. The sign, 66” by 16”, wil) be placed on the building across Gay Street from the Baptist Church. Mr. Von Fange said after the meeting that the shop in Washington will be a display room only. He will continue to make furniture at his shop on Va. 231 south of Sperryville at the former site of Cave’s Store. The ARB took more time to approve George Samoszenko’s application to cover the exterior of his house on Piedmont Street with vinyl siding. Board member Ed Barton said he felt vinyl siding is a viable alternative, especailly in cases like this one. Mr. Samoszenko’s was built in stages and the sidings on the various sections do not match. "I would rather look at his house fixed up than the way it looks now,” Mr. Barton added. “With the Smoot house See ARB, Page A-2 Miller works to redistrict Rappahannock Sen. Kevin Miller has started the process to have all of Rappahannock County combined into his senatorial district. , Following the last redistricting, Stone wall'Hawthom District in the southwest corner of the county was put in Sen. Ed Robb’s 25th Senatorial 'District. Both Robb and Miller have agreed to consolidate Rappahannock County into the 26th District represented by Miller. The change will make Sen. Miller’s district slightly larger than ideal as 700 voters will be affected by the change. Both Sen. Miller and Sen. Robb have discussed the change on visits to the county and have heard no objections. In order to change the district lines, Sen. Miller has asked Legislative Services, part of the staff of the General Assembly, to prepare an amendment to any appropriate bill. With 3,700 bills in the hopper, it shouldn’t be difficult to find such a bill. Old Rag Bulletins Puppet show Does the dreary weather have you feeling down? The Rappahannock Library has a solution. At 7 p.m. on Feb. 1 the Wrenwyck Homeschool Players will present “Good King Wenceslas.” Children of all ages are invited to come to this puppet show and winter story time. High school sports Thursday: 6:30p.m., Volleyball Friday: 7 p.m., Basketball Government Water# Sewer Authority: Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at Courthouse. Weekend weather The forecast calls for partly sunny skies but chilly on Thursday and Friday with the lows near 30 and the highs near 40. Saturday, sunny weather and a high near 45. , These students DARE to be different They learn to say 'no' By M. SEAN KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer More than 60 seventh graders at Rappahannock County Elementary School walked across the stage Tuesday morning to receive diplomas for completing the D.A.R.E. program. Taught by Capt. Jeff Brown of the Rappahannock Sheriffs Department, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program teaches children s how to say “NO” to drugs and alcohol. The program started in California 10 years ago and came to Virginia six years ago Capt. Brown said. Today it is in 130 of 133 school systems in the state, he added. The program is aimed at fifth greaders and they were watching Tuesday as the seventh graders walked across the stage. Capt. Brown said he taught two classes last year and will do so again this year, one for each fifth and seventh grade. That way he will guarantee the information has reached all of the uppper classes at the school over the last two years. Beginning next year he will be offering the class only to the fifth grade. The D.A.R.E. program is a fairly extensive curriculum and Capt. Brown spent 45 minutes each week with the students throughout the semester. At the graduation ceremony, he told the students, “Today the word for you is ‘challenge.’ I am going to challenge you to use the knowledge you have gained, understand what is going on.” r*r * < f OFF DRUGS. Rappahannock News Suit Photo/Cindy Mahan These seventh graders are all winners. From left: Michael Paul Williams, Donald Beahm, Julie Atkins, Sally Lawler, Ginnie Ankers, and Caroline Baumgardner. At left is Capt. Jeff Brown of the Rappahannock Sheriff s Department. “Don’t give in to peer pressure. It is going to be one of the hardest things to resist. Your fellow students, your friends will try to get you to use alcohol and drugs,” he said. He urged them to set personal goals, and to respect their families and their beliefs. “Four of five people in our jails today have problems that relate back to alcohol and other drugs.” “School Principal David Smith told the crowd, “we feel this is an extremely successful program. It is bringing about changes in the behavior of students.” Capt. Brown took special pleasure in announcing the winners of tw o competitions. Michael Paul Williams, Julie Atkins, and Caroline Baumgardner read their winning essays on “Taking a Stand — how to avoid drugs and alcohol ” The second contest was to design a Virignia license plate with a No Drugs message. Capt. Brown admitted it was difficult to pick the winners: Sally Lawler for DONTDW1, Ginnie Ankers for B-SOBER, and Donnie Beahm for DAREKID. « Honesty tax is laid op consumers By CRAIG COULOMBE Kappah^nnutk News Special Writer Virginia has added a consumeruse tax, which targets out-of-state mail-order purchases of $25 or more. Speaking for the Virginia Department of Taxation, Janie Brown said the 4.5 percent tax will be levied on consumers, not out-ofstate mail-order companies, because the state cannot compel someone in another state to send Virginia the tax, although some mail-order companies already do. Bowen said purchases of automobiles in Maryland or West Virginia are covered under a separate set of rules. According to Tax Commissioner W.H. Forst, the new tax is not a tax increase, but rather the enforcement of a law in place since 1966. “According to Virginia law, Virginians are required to pay use tax on any item purchased out of state when the out of-state vendor does not charge the Virginia resident sales tax. Most out-of-state vendors, such as mail order companies, are not required to collect Virginia’s sales tax; in essence, undercutting Virginia retailers.” Bowen said the consumer-use tax will also be applied to those who purchase furniture in North Carolina and have it shipped to Virginia. North Carolina would not have the right to charge its sales tax on an item shipped to Virginia, she added. “Generally, if I buy an item and it’s shipped out of state, it can’t be taxed until it comes to rest,” she said. As an example, if a product made in Virginia is shipped to New Mexico, none of the states the item passes through can charge a tax on the item, but New Mexico can. Because the state where a mailorder company operates cannot charge a tax for the company’s products, and the company is not obligated to collect a tax from the point of destination, Bowen said mail-order companies can operate at an advantage over state companies. “Not only is this an issue with revenue lost, but it’s also a fairness issue,” she said. Forst estimated that, nationwide, more than $3 billion is lost each year in uncollected use tax and - that Virginia lost nearly $60 million last year. Since Congress has not required mail-order firms to charge consumer-use taxes, other states are affected as well and are also attempting to recover these taxes. Bowen said the state will accept estimates on the consumer use tax this year and hopes people will voluntarily pay the tax. She said for the See Tax, Page A-2 Planners approve Miller subdivision In a very short meeting the Planning Commission recommended approval for a subdivision. J. Newbill Miller and Carol Miller asked to subdivide 18.8 acres from a parcel of approximately 158 acres just west of Baldwin’s Grocery. Mr. Miller said he wanted to build a house on the property when his house in town is sold and to deed the remaining 140 acres to his sons. He noted that the property is devided by Big Branch and that he was using the natural dividing line of the branch to mark the new property line. “This is a continuation of our estate plan,” he said. He said this subdivision would allow his sons to continue using the bulk of the property for agriculture “if they can afford it.” This was D. Brooke Miller’s first meeting as a member of the Planning Commission. Dr. Miller abstained from a vote on his parents application.

►ARB From Page A-l (on Main Street) I think we made the right choice there and I think vinyl .. siding is the right choice here,” he added. M And then the board took up street lights. Mark Bailey appeared i before the board representing the .Town Council to seek a ruling from ,'the board that the radial arm fixture is appropriate for use in the town. He was told by board member Ed Barton that the 70 watt, color corrected bulb in the sample fixture on Main Street is an experimental bulb and is not in production. Mr. Barton said after the meeting that he had been so informed by Mrs. Kevis. <i The board had two concerns about the fixture. The specifications call for the support arm to be made of galvanized steel. Mrs. Kevis . wanted it to be eithfer made of , wrought iron or painted black. Although the board members agreed the fixture is appropriate, several made it clear they much prefer the acorn globe fixture. “One is designed . to light the street for vehicular traf; fic and the other is more for pedestrian traffic,” said board member Patrick O’Connell. “The pedestrian (acorn) fixture is a better choice because the town gains so much (of its tax revenue) from visitors who enjoy walking along our streets,” he added, t Mr. O’Connel finally put this mo, tion on the table: “While the ARB strongly recommends against the Trimble House (radial arm) fixture on the basis of comparable appropriateness with the acorn fixture, it has no objections to the historical accuracy and therefore we approve this fixture.” It passed. Quarter horse sale scheduled The 24th. Annual Eastern Midwinter Sale is scheduled for the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington on Jan. 30-31. The sale is national in scope, and limited to 400 quarter horses and paints. Every year it has attracted over 4,000 buyers, legitimately averaged over $2,000 per horse with 85 percent completed sales. The eastern mid-winter sale has featured buyers and sellers from 44 m states and Canada. j 0. m , Three men guilty of hunting in park Three men were found guilty on Jan. 14,1993, by U.S. Magistrate B. Waugh Crigler for illegal hunting in Shenandoah National Park. Superintendent J. W. Wade in reporting these convictions said, “We are pleased to see the substantial sentences these three persons received for their illegal acts. These fines should cause others to refrain from hunting illegally in the Park.” Wayne E. Vanderwood, 26, of Centreville, pled guilty to hunting and weapon violations in Shenandoah National Park. Mr. Vanderwood was sentenced to a $750 fine and ordered to pay $500 to the Shenandoah National Park Wildlife Protection Fund as replacement costs for the female whitetail deer he shot in the Park on Nov. 21, 1992. Mr. Vanderwood was also ordered to forfeit his 12-guage shotgun to the National Park Service. Additionally, he was placed on two years probation, was ordered to forfeit his hunting privileges for one year and has been banned from any national park for two years. Mr. Vanderwood was observed by Park Rangers dragging a doe from the woods near Hawksbill Mountain. Evidence gathered at the kill site was analyzed at the Northern Virginia State Crime Lab and aided in the conviction. The area where the deer was killed wras heavily used by hikers and one group of 20 Scouts were camping in the vicinity where Mr. Vanderwood shot the deer. In another case, Thomas E. Snow, 37, and James E. Snow, 26, both of Stanardsville, pled guilty to hunting, Lacey Act violations, violations of the state game bag limit laws and weapon violations in Shenandoah National Park. Both individuals were sentenced Piedmont offers LPN course test Piedmont Technical Education Center will begin testing on Feb. 2, all those w ho are interested in applying to the Practical Nursing Program that begins in September. This is an 18-month course that prepares a graduate to take the National Council Licensure Examination for becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.). 2nd PUBLIC HEARING: COUNTY CODE On Monday, February 1, 1993, at 7:00 p.m. the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors shall hold a Public Hearing at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, to consider ail sections of the proposed County Code not considered at last months' public hearing, including the following: Chapter 47 Recreational Facilities Authority Chapter 65 Animals Chapter 139 Sludge Disposal Chapter 151 Taxation All interested persons arc invited to attend and to make comment. Copies of the County Code are available for inspection at the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and the County Administrator's Office, both in the Town of Washington. The Board of Supervisors intends to act upon an Ordinance of Adoption of the Rappahannock County Code at their regular monthly meeting of March 1,1993. BY ORDER OF: John W. McCarthy County Administrator I Yes! Please enter my new subscription to Subscription rates bp mail: Rappahannock..$19.00/yr. Elsewhere in the U.S.$24.00/yr. NAME; ADDRESS__ CITY_STATE_ZIP_ Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS, P.O. BOX 59, WASHINGTON, VA. 22747 This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS Old Address: New Address: ) I I I I The Rappahannock News (ISSN #’s 1050-7655 & 188280) is published every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, VA 22186 by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Second class postage paid at Warrenton, Va. and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $19.00 a year in Rappahannock; $24.00 elsewhere in US. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747. to fines and assessments totalling nearly $3800. The majority, $1500, will go to the Shenandoah National Park Wildlife Protection Fund. This assessment was for replacement costs for the three large whitetail bucks which Thomas Snow shot in the Saddleback Mountain area of the Park on Dec. 12,1992. Thomas Snow was ordered to forfeit his rifle to the National Park Service. Additionally, both were placed on two years probation, loss of their state hunting privileges for one year and banned from any national park for a period of two years. The two were sentenced to six months in jail on each charge. Elementary honor roll Rappahannock Elementary School has released the second advisory period honor roll. Making straight As were fourth graders Emily Bare, Steven Clark, Joey Joback, Aaron Trice, Kenny Robinson, Jeff Simeon and Amanda Sims. Making straight As were fifth graders Sonya Anderson, Frank Paratore, Adam Rogers and Matt Wolfe. Making straight As were sixth graders Elbe Coon, Robyn Michelle Kaye, Lauren Sharp, Braden Wolfe and David Yowell. All As and Bs, fourth grade: David Anderson, Lacey Adams, Emily Crabtree, Chris Graves, Billy Legg, Cara Levick, Brant Marlett, Colin Nichols, Ned Parrish, Chris Payne, Phyllis Riley, Jeremy Slack, Jesse Smith, Jessica Stringfellow, Jenny Waters and Joaimee Williams. All As and Bs fifth grade: Summer Alexander, Kyla Andreoni, Benjamin Atkins, Ian Blubaugh, Richie Diehl, Meghan Fairbrother, Crystal Fincham, Crystal Grigsby, Chad Heddleston, Berkeley Hobson, Kathryn May, Lainie Morgan, Sandra Oliver. Ryland Pace, Michael Settle, Katrina Smoot, Clint Wines, Michelle Woodard and Beth Yowell. All As and Bs sixth grade: Teresa Rose Adams, Christopher Spencer Antony, Grace Bailey, Lisa Batchelder, Jason Wayne Brown, Lindsey Patricia Burger, Jessica Gheen, Sarah Mia Grisham, Steven Lane, Crystal Renee Mills, Erin Platt, Jason David Ryczko, Chris Sause, Claire Schadler, Naomi Smoot, Emily Marie Taylor, Jennifer Thomas, Elainia Thornhill, Jill Waters, Nile Watson and Amanda Welch. ; All As and Bs seventh grade: Ginnie Ankers, Michael Baader, Tim Deal, Courtney Mauro, Jonathon Moore, Katy Partore, Tiffany Stanley, Tiffany Stokes, Ashley Van Diver, Andrew Van Horn and Weslev Welk. r Pet of the week The featured dog at the Shelter in Amissville this week is a Siberian husky, one- to two-year old female, has blue eyes, found on Route 612, Old Hollow'. Other dogs available this week include: • Lab cross, two- to three-year old black male, weighs about 45 pounds, found on Route 616. • Hound, Crissy is a one-year old female, red, white and spotted, very friendly. • Shepherd/collie, one and onehalf-year old male, name is Brownie, loves children, shy. • Shepherd/beagle, 10-12-year old male, black and tan, found on U.S. 211 near Route 640. • Lab/ehow, two- to three-year old male, wearing a brown collar, found on Route 612, Old Hollow, very shy. • Cooney the cat, one-year old “n” male, black and grey, playful, had all shots. The shelter is open from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. The lost animal registry can be found in the Classified Section of the Rappahannock News. To reach the lost and found registry, or the shelter, call 937-3283 or 937-3336. County emergency log The following fir^ and rescue calls were routed through the dispatch center during the past week: Jan. 19: 5:36 p.m., chest pains, Route 618, Laura Mills, Castleton VFD; 11:22 a.m., structural fire, Route 729, Culpeper County, Castleton VFD; 3:24 p.m., field fire, Route 641, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD; 10:42 p.m., difficulty breathing, Route 620, Five Forks, Washington VFD and Amissville VFD. Jan. 20; 10:38 a.m., fie^d fire, Route 637, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD and Amissville VFD. Jan. 21: 4:40 a.m., difficulty breathing. Route 612, Old Hollow, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD; 6:32 p.m., possible stroke, Route 1002, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. Jan. 22: 1:50 p.m., transport. Route 1003, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. Jan. 23: 9:59 a.m., seizures, Route 043, Amissville, Amissville DALE CITY, VA GUN,i 'SHOW JAN 30-31,1993 VFW POST 1503 14631 MINNIEVILLE RD. 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Jan. 24: 11:18 a.m., difficulty breathing, Piedmont Ave., Washington, Washington VFD; 1:27 p.m., difficulty breathing, Route 600, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD; 2:59 p.m., injury from a fall. Route 231, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD.‘ • The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office this week: Jan. 18: domestic disputes, Route 610, Chester Gap; citizen requested assistance. Town of Washington; public service, Route 626. Jan 19: cruelty to animals, Route 642, Amissville; reckless driving, U.S. 211, Amissville; domestic disputes, Route 610, Chester Gap. Jan. 20: public service, Town of Washington; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Washington; dog nuisance, Route 612, Old Hollow; found property, Route 640. Jan. 21: damage property, U.S. 211, Amissville; misdemeanor theft, Flint Hill; traffic accident, U.S. 522, Fletcher’s Mill; dog nuisance, Apache Trail, Chester Gap; traffic offense, U.S. 211-522, Gid Brown Hollow; driving under influence, Route 707; suspicious person/vehicle/incident, Route 729, Castleton. Jan. 22: damage property, U.S. 522, Huntly; civil problem, Route 600, Sperryville; fish and game violations, Route 622, Washington; domestic disputes, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; damage property, Route 618, Castleton. Jan. 23: alarms, U.S. 522; suspicious person/vehicle/incident, Route 622 off 729; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211; damage property, Route 640; traffic accident, U.S. 522, Huntly. Jan. 24: dog nuisance, U.S. 522; suspicious person/vehicle/incident, U.S. 211. ►Houses From Page A-l listed at $580,000 and the other at $800,000. Without these two houses the average would have been $94,600. Of course, in any year the average would have been dropped by taking out the two most expensive houses, but 1992 was the first year any houses were listed as costing more than $500,000 to build. Building permits were issued for 125 additions and alterations to residential construction last year. This was fewer than the 147 issued in 1991 but more than the 70 issued in 1990. Records for earlier years are not complete. ►Tax From Page A-l most part, collections will be based on credit-card purchases and consumers need to keep receipts of mail-order purchases for tax purposes. In 1991, the Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation to require mail-order companies to collect the state’s tax, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require out-of-state vendors to collect state taxes. “The whole process of collecting sales tax would be much simpler for all concerned if mail-order firms would collect the tax for the convenience of their customers, but they choose not to,” Forst said. “That leaves the state no recourse but to ask consumers to report the tax directly.” He said Virginia, like other states, will aggessively pursue collecting the use tax through the state’s CU-7 form, subpoenas of mail-order firms’ records and threeparty information sources such as shipping records and information shared with other states. Asked for an estimate of how many Virginians will comply with the new law, Bowen said, “We have no idea about compliance; we never know how many people will comply with a new law. There’s no way to tell yet.” Computer glich stalls VEC checks RICHMOND - Problems with the Department of Information Technology (DIT) computer system that handles the Virginia Employment Commission’s (VEC) unemployment insurance workload are seriously delaying the VEC’s ability to process claims and payments. VEC Commissioner Ralph G. Cantrell said “We apologize for the inconveniences our customers are experiencing due to computer problems and ask the public’s understanding as VEC and DIT staff work to restore prompt computer service.” DIT Director* J. Westwood Smithers Jr. said, “We are keenly aware of the importance of prompt delivery of unemployment insurance services to the citizens of the commonwealth. My staff are working around the clock to identify and resolve the problems. Fortunately, the VEC is the only state agency served by DIT to be affected.” The problem has escalated over the last week, reducing useful computer service availability substantially in the VEC’s 42 local unemployment insurance service offices. Automation has enabled the VEC to enhance its operations dramatically over the years, making it number one in the nation for three consecutive years in the prompt payment of initial unemployment claims. Social Security needs separate wage report If you worked and received Social Security benefits in 1992, you have until April 15 to report earnings above the annual limit to Social Secufity, according to Bruce A. Hundley, Social Security manager in Culpeper. The L992 earnings limits were $7,440 for beneficiaries under age 65 and $10,200 for beneficiaries age 6569. The earnings limits do not apply to people who are age 70 and over the entire year. The purpose of the annual earnings report is to enable Social Security to compare your actual earnings with the estimate you provided when you applied for benefits or when you filed last year’s earnings report. The benefits you were paid in 1992 were based on that estimate. If you earned less than you estimated, you may be due additional money. If you made more than you estimated for 1992, you may have to repay some benefits. The report should also include an estimate of the earnings you expect to make in 1993. Note that the earnings limits for 1993 are $7,680 for beneficiaries under age 65 and $10,560 for beneficiaries age 65-69. Again, your benefit check will be adjusted to reflect any excess earnings anticipated. If our records show that you expected to have earnings over the 1992 limits, we will send you an Annual Report of Earnings form in the mail automatically.

These kids pose for the camera Rappahannock News Staf f Photo/Cindy Mahan Momma goat poses with three of her four quadruplets at the Proper’s farm near Washington. It all depends How big does a classroom have to be? By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The size of classrooms to be built in a new middle school or in additions to the elementary and high schools will depend not only on what is built but also on when building starts. The state is proposing changes in its required class size that may affect the building program if it is delayed. Currently th&state requires that kindergarten classrooms be 975 square feet not including bathroom space. The proposed new standards also would require the same size for first grade classrooms. None of the classrooms at the elementary school are that large, but when the school was built kindergarten was not offered at the elementary school. The state requirement is that when a building is expanded its classrooms be made suitable for the youngest grades first. So if the decision is made to build an addition to the elementary school new kindergarten and first grade classrooms will be needed. Elementary school Principal David Smith said that he did not have blueprints of the school, but that he had measured some of the classrooms. One of the classrooms on the primary room hall that does not have a bathroom is approximately 840 square feet. Current state standards require classrooms that are 825 square feet for first through third grades, not counting bathrooms, so that classroom would meet current standards for those grades, but not the proposed standards for first grade. The proposed standards would require 800 square feet for second through fifth grades. Current standards require 735 square feet for fourth through seventh grades but allow sixth and seventh grade classrooms to be as small as 630 square feet if they are in a middle school. Other classrooms Mr. Smith has measured are 761 square feet for a classroom usually used for a fourth grade, that has a first grade this year; 735 square feet for one of the classrooms on the sixth and seventh grade hall and 773 square feet for two other classrooms on that hall. The proposed standards would require 650 square feet for sixth through twelfth grades. As muddled as these requirements are, the requirements for special education are even more so. For self-contained special education classrooijb (classrooms for special education students who are in special education classrooms for more than half of the school day) the state recommends that classrooms meet the general requirement for Recycling is goon business for everyone. upper elementary classrooms of 735 square feet. However there is an exception. The recommendations state: “If the school division is positive that enrollment will remain substantially less than the allowed maximum, the room size may be proportionally reduced to not less than the following minimums: 630 square feet for the educable mentally retarded; 900 plus square feet for the trainable mentally retarded; 550 square feet for the emotionally disturbed; 550 square feet for the learning disabled; 600 square feet for preschool handicapped. There do not seem to be standards for special education classrooms for special education students who use the classrooms as resources (for less than half of the school day) INCORPORATED ' Regular Sales Every Tuesday HORSE SALE 2nd Sat., 10 a.m., Every Month STATE GRADE FAT CATTLE 1s Tues , 1:30 p m. Every Month ’ In addition to our regular sa es on the 2'' Tuesday of each montn. we w "ave a State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale-Consignments Welcome. For further information call 364-1566 1 mile east of Marshall on Rt 55. \ \ Women’s Cancer Assessment Early Detection Program or for classrooms for remedial education. At the elementary school several regular classrooms and modular classrooms have been split in half for special education and remedial education. None of those classrooms would meet any of these standards. The largest is approximately 450 square feet. Also none of these classrooms is specifically designed for less than the minimum number of students allowed in special education classrooms. School Superintendent David Gangel said the special education classroom standards are now recommendations rather than requirements. He anticipates that when the proposed standards are adopted for regular classroom sizes, the recommended sizes for special education classes will be adopted ds requirements also. INCOME TAX ^REPARATION Personalized Service Specializing in individual/ farm, and small business returns. 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If the building program moves ahead so that construction can begin in the fall of 1993 the county can probably go with the current standards for classroom size. If the program is delayed new' standards may apply, he added. Retirement claims require homework By BRUCE A. HUNDLEY Rappahannock News Contributing Writer When you apply for Social Security benefits, you should begin by obtaining as much information as you can about the particular type of claim you’re filing. You may obtain free publications about each of the major Social Security programs - Retirement, Disability, Survivors, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - by calling or visiting the Culpeper Social Security office. The office also provides a free booklet about Medicare. These booklets explain the programs and what you’ll need to have available when you apply for benefits. Generally, filing for Social Security retirement or survivor benefits is a simple process. You can usually provide the application information Hunters donate vension for poor With the 1992 big game season now history, vension donations to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network have reached 27,553 pounds. “Our hats are off to the game wardens, forest rangers, checking station operators, meat processors and hunters,” said Thomas Jefferson Food Bank Manager Dan Bucca. “What teamwork! Everyone who promoted and participated in the program did a great job. ” Hunters for the Hungry is a program developed by the Society of St. Andrew . The Society raised money to pay the processors who butchered and packaged venison for the Food Bank. “We are indebted to the Society for providing us with a bountiful source of lean, nutritious meat,” said Bucca. According to the Society’s Hunters for the Hungry Director, David Horne, some changes recently have been made. There is a new name, "Virginia Hunters Who Care”, and a separate non-profit status. Corporate sponsors are being sought. Horne expects donations to reach 150,000 pounds annually within the next few years. This would double the 75,000 pounds donated statewide in 1992. for a claim by phone. The completed application is then mailed for verification, signature, and return to our office for processing. Your birth certificate, proof of recent wages, and other documents (depending on the type of claim) will be needed at this stage. You may bring the original documents to our office, where they will be photocopied and returned to you. Or, you can mail the original documents to the office and the same procedure will be followed. In a few weeks, you’ll be notified by mail of your Social Security monthly benefit amount and the date it will begin. You’ll also receive a Social Security booklet explaining your rights and responsibilities as a beneficiary and how to report changes that may affect your benefits. Disability claims take longer to process because an individualized medical evaluation is needed. You may be able to speed up the process by bringing copies of your medical records with you when you apply and the names, addresses, and phone number of all doctors, hospitals, and clinics that have treated you. Even if you don’t have all the documents you need for your claim, you should still file as soon as possible. If you decide to apply for benefits, you should call Social Security ahead of time to request an appointment and the appropriate booklet for your type of claim. The information you receive may save you a lot of time and make the claims process seem much less complicated. For more information, call Social Security’s toll-free number, 1-800772-1213, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. business days, or call or visit your Social Security office at 400 South Main Street, Culpeper. (Editor’s note: Bruce Hundley is the manager of the Social Security office in Culpeper, which serves Rappahannock Comity residents.) PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN. 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■^Rappahannock An Independent Newspaper Established 1877 ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL Publisher Published Every Wednesday SEAN KILPATRICK Editor JOHN T. TOLER Executive Vice President BARBARA C.WAYLAND , ANN BROWN General Manager Account Executive To Subscribe Phone 703-675-3338 BY MAIL: $19 a year in Rappahannock $24 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. T hp Audit Buf fMU WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1993 Editorial Politics as usual If the latest press release from the Friends of George Allen is any indication, the Republicans in this state haven’t learned a thing from their defeat in November, 1989. That race for Governor between Marshall Coleman and Douglas Wilder was marked by personal attacks and the worst came from Coleman’s camp. The press release that drifted into this office took a pot shot at fellow Republican Earle Williams, a businessman from Northern Virginia who is challenging Allen for the GOP nomination. Rather than challenge Williams on an issue, any issue, the press release pointed out that Williams has invested $1.1 million of his own money in his campaign. Compared to the problems facing Virginia this year, Williams’ campaign financing is small potatoes. This state has major problems with transportation, especially in Northern Virginia and west of Bristol; the health care system is horribly overpriced; there are gaping cracks in the welfare system; The extension service has been seriously underfunded for the last several years, as has the Game Commission. From Alexandria, to Norton to Virginia Beach this state faces tough jwlitical decisions. Our tax dollars must be spent with great care. By comparison, how Mr. Williams spends his own money doesn’t matter very much. In a recent press conference, Williams flatly refused to say anything personal about Allen. The GOP leadership needs to learn a lesson from Williams and learn it quickly. .If they do not put an end to the personal attacks right now, the campaigns for state-wide offices this fall will be a replay of the last ones: Mary Sue Terry and her Democratic stablemates will win in a walk. The voters in Virginia are tired of mudslinging campaigns. They are especially tired of GOP candidates who don’t know how to do anything else. » J Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan He’s back! Freddy the Freeloading squirrel returns for another handout of corn on the cob. Rappahannock Heritage Letters to the Editor Nation's creation credited to God To the Editor: President Clinton has promised to effect sweeping changes after his inauguration, and that is probably good; the power of America has always been its capacity for change and its ability to sustain the on-going revolution that democracy represents. Hut some issues at the foundation of our nation’s well-being cannot be changed' without causing damage to the structure of our nation itself. George Washington’s inaugural address made no mention of foreign policy, domestic economics, partisan politics or any of the other matters which we might consider to be appropriate for the first democratically elected President in the history of the world to mention upon taking office. Washington mentioned only two things: 1) that he was honored to have the job and didn't want to be paid for it, and 2) that he desired to have God’s continued blessings for 0 WHAT IT? i r— IV DON'T KNOW/ LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF A NUT.1' _II" ■■■ CABLE . ANYONE?' the new-born nation. “No people”, he said, “can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than those of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.” He went on to say that “the foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable priniciples of private morality...since we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and might which Heaven itself has ordained...” The Senate’s address to him one week later agreed with him on all points: “When we contemplate the coincidence of circumstances and wonderful combination of causes which gradually prepared the people of this country for independence; when we contemplate the rise, progress. and termination of the late war...we are with you unavoidably led to acknowledge and adore the Great Arbiter of the Universe, by whom empires rise and fall...We feel, sir, the force and acknowledge the justness of the observation that the foundation of our national policy should bt* laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it is in vain to look for public virtue... We commend you, sir, to the protection of Almighty God...” Although the House of Representatives was then, as now, the more contentious of the two Houses of Congress, they also were in wholehearted agreement. “We feel with you the strongest obligations to adore the Invisible Hand which has led the American people through so many difficulties, to cherish a conscious responsibility for the destiny of republican liberty...All that remains is that we join in our fervent supplications for the blessings of Heaven on our country, and that we add our own for the choicest of blessings on the most beloved of her citizens.” And upon those foundations our nation was built, and without those foundations our nation will collapse. J. MICHAEL SHARMAN Culpeper Reader illuminates neighborly gift To the Editor: For those of us who are longtime friends and neighbors of William Parrish, the letter to the BZA (“Neighbor Turns the Other Cheek" Dec. 30, 1992) comes as no surprise. For those not as familiar with the background, this gesture is truly remarkable in light of what previously occurred in the 20th Circuit Court. Upon suddenly being denied access to a lane that served the Parrish farm for over 60 years, and after several personal efforts to resolve the matter, Mr. Parrish was forced to seek relief from Judge William Shore Robertson. After a lengthy trial, and in an exceptionally well written opinion letter, Judge Robertson ruled in favor of Mr. Parrish “by clear and convincing evidence.” Several months later, based on a simple motion to reconsider, Judge Robertson inexplicably had all par-, ties return to the courtroom. No new evidence was submitted and no witnesses appeared. In an extraordinary and stunning second opinion letter, Judge Robertson reversed his original opinion 180 degrees. After several more hearings, opinion letters, time, and expense. Judge Robertson issued his final decree, effectively landlocking Mr. Parrish anti in my view making him the victim twice. During the course of these lengthy proceedings, Mr. Parrish’s efforts simply to maintain access and to receive guests at his home were well documented. You might expect that a person thus provoked without cause and forsaken by the legal process would be angry, bitter, and vindicative. On the contrary, Mr. Parrish’s response eloquently illustrates the prinicples that have guided him and the generosity of his motives throughout the whole process. We who witnessed, testified, and supported Mr. Parrish hope that the moving and amazingly conciliatory tone of his letter will result in some reflection, not only by his neighbor, but also all those involved in the judicial system. We hope that such reflection will carry us into a new era of real justice in Rappahannock County. ARTHUR ZIMMERLI Viewtown Virginia through both barrels Is this no big deal or a conspiracy? By JOHN GOOLRICK Rappahannock News Special Writer Where are all the conspiracy theory folks when we need them? I’ve seen a few veiled references in news reports to some behind the scenes intrigue that may have existed in the strange case of a grand jury’s refusal to indict Senator Charles S. Robb, but nothing beyond that. I am not suggesting either that the grand jury after 18 months of deliberation did not reach the right conclusion, although in Rbbb’s own words federal grand juries will usually indict “a ham sandwich” if federal prosecutors ask them to. When an eminent conservative like Wesley Pruden of the ultra-conservative Washington Times says the pardon was unsurprising and the whole incident was no big deal anyway then you can assume that the grand jury action is not going to come in for a lot of critical fire. Yet at the same time the grand jury was letting Robb off the hook in terms of criminal prosecution, it was returning indictments against Virginia Beach developer Bruce Thompson who allegedly passed along to Robb’s office illegal tape recordings of separate conversations involving then Lt. Gov. Douglas Wilder and private investigator Billy Franklin. There is no need to rehash all the sordid details, but practically everyone, including Robb himself, was expecting that an indictment would be returned against the Senator since prosecutors had finally gotten around to drawing one up. But just as Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert W. Wiechering, the chief prosecutor in the case, seemed about to prevail, one of his superiors, Deputy Assistant Attorney General John C. Kenney, came on the scene and addressed the grand jury. His appearance was not only unusual but some reports have it that Kenney told the jury, in effect, the decision is up to you. One school of thought is that the Bush Administration may have grown wary of indicting a sitting U.S. Senator who is a close friend of incoming President Clinton, particularly since the kind of charges that might have been lodged against Robb were not understood by the public and paled in significance compared to the Iran-Contra charges against five former Reagan Administration officials granted pardons by Bush on Christmas Eve. If the Justice Department had decided to drop the Robb case after the many months of investigation and the public hoopla surrounding it, there would have undoubtedly been cries of outrage and charges of collusion. But if Kenney’s visit to Norfolk, some are saying, was deliberatedly designed to signal grand jurors that it would be okay to refuse to indict Robb so far as the government was concerned, then the strategy worked and nobody can accuse prosecutors of soft treatment of Robb. The conspiracy theory'blight even be taken further since Robb has certainly not been entirely vindicated of any wrongdoing. In fact, his name appears frequently in the indictments returned against his former friend Thompson and if that case goes to trial, Robb may even be called as a witness. So the possibility remains of further unflattering publicity for the politically wounded senator who comes up for re-election next year. All of us have had enough JFfC assasination and Iran-Contra corispiraey theories to last a lifetime. (Editor's note: John Goolrick, a former political reporter, is now an aide to 1st District Rep. Herbert Bateman. Opinions expressed are hip own, and not necessarily those of this newspaper.) ,

The time machine ! V From the Rappahannock News bock when: - ■ —— ■ -. - - . 30 YEARS AGO January 31,1963 A 1963 report on Rappahannock schools has been issued by the school board of the county. Total number of students enrolled in the county is 1092. Rappahannock High School has 295; Washington Elementary 310; Sperryville Elementary 290; Amissville Graded School has 45; W.A. Russelll 32; Scrabble Graded 46 and Washington Graded has 74. Sixty-five students from the county attend G.W. Carver High School at Rapidan and Criser High in Warren County. 1021 of these students are transported with 19 busses over 202,286 miles at a cost of 16.6 per mile or a cost of $32.90 per pupil. The total cost of this operation per year is $33,590.53. This includes salary of drivers, gas, oil, repairs, tires and insurance. Bus replacement costs $12,771.48. Miss Elsie Dodson of Flint Hill will leave Friday to enter the second semester of Madison College in Harrisonburg. Miss Dodson who has been teaching the 4th Grade at Washington Elementary School will be replaced by Miss Nancy Burch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Bowen of Front Royal. Miss Burch was county International Farm Youth Exchange delegate to Poland last year. Raymond M. Johnson of Woodville, Chief Forest Warden for Rappahannock County spent the past two weeks working in Fairfax County. Johnson visited the schools in Fairfax where he showed films and distributed literature on forestry. 20 YEARS AGO February 1,1973 Children who will enter the first grade in Rappahannock County next year will be registered at the Rappahannock County Elementary School on Wednesday, February 14, 1973 from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m., it was announced today by O.A. Norton, Superintendent of Schools. Every child in the county who will be six years of age on or before October 1, 1973 is to be registered by his parent the Writer's Art By JAMES J. KILPATRICK Universal Press Syndicate Bob Rolfe, a senior staff writer for The Leader in Corning, N.Y., fired a shot the other day at the Speech Police. He identified them as “■tile folks who, if left unchecked, would happily hang an offender with his own dangling participle.” Nice line. Mr. Rolfe had written a column about going shopping with someone who made purchases with food stamps. He said, “That made little difference to my friend and I.” A reader chastised him for the grammatical error. He was unrepentant. “Tell you a secret, folks. The style of this column was developed after a considerable period of experimentation and several prototypes more than a year ago. But the key point was a dictum of an old journalism school prof of mine, who said the greatest ability in the field was to be able to ‘speak fluent peasant.’” ■ Mr. Rolfe explained that he sought to write his column in conversational style, as if he were sitting next to somebody in a coffee shop, bar or restaurant. Speech Police don’t hang out in such surroundings, he said, unless they’re doing a really deep-cover gig “and even then you can usually spot ’em.” He advised his critics to lighten up. “The Hassle just ain’t worth it.” Let us think about style. Mr. Rolfe intentionally pitches his column to those “who speak fluent peasant.” He addresses them as “folks.” He shortens “professor” to “prof.” He writes “’em” instead of “them.” Hassling over grammar “just ain’t worth it.” This he believes to be peasant-speak. Maybe this works for Mr. Rolfe. If so, more power to him. It works for columnist Lewis Grizzard, who speaks fluent Good 01’ Boy. He writes naturally about his Mama Willie, who is suspicious of them satellites. Lewis’ style comes from within. He IS a good ol’ boy. By the same token, William F. Buckley Jr., speaks fluent aristocrat. His elegant style bespeaks his elegant life. Bill IS an aristocrat. Let me get in the fray. I have se nous reservations about a style that is developed, like a recipe for meatloaf, from experimentation and prototypes. My thought is that such a style must always seem affected. •I have said it before and will say it again. Style is not ketchup. It is not something that can be squirted onto a piece of writing after a first draft is done. The writer who carefully inserts “ain’t” in place of “isn’t,” or deliberately writes that something made little difference “to my friend and I,” is condescending to his peasants. He is dumbing down. This kind of folksiness is the hat on the donkey. It is unlike the editing we do for clarity’s sake. I was writing a few weeks ago about proposals in Congress to pursue the Iran-contra defendants. I started to call it an otiose endeavor and instantly abandoned “otiose” in favor of “futile.” This wasn’t dumbing down. It had nothing to do with “style.” Few of my readers include “otiose” in their working vocabularies, and though I like occasionally to stretch them just. . .a. . .little, this didn’t seem the right moment. To the writer, a beautiful word is as tempting as a puddle to a 2-yearold. We have to splash in it. Ordinarily the temptation ought to be resisted. Are we writing to communicate, or are we writing just to show off? A couple of years ago The Associated Press moved a story that began, “Many medical groups on Monday assailed the federal government’s attempt to list. . The headline over the story read, “Medical groups excoriate administration’s AIDS guidelines.” A reader in Florida sent me the clipping. She underlined “excoriate,” and she appended a caustic note: “Ex-CUSE me! How many readers know that word? I had to look it up.” As a matter of fact, the medical groups hadn’t exactly “excoriated” the government. “Excoriate” is a verb that goes a couple of furlongs beyond “assail.” It is what The New York Times did to George Bush when he pardoned Caspar Weinberger. The Times excoriated him. In its place, “excoriate” is a splendid verb, but was it right for readers of the Northwest Florida News? I don’t know. These things are judgment calls. Are we writing for peasants, dropouts, high school seniors, college graduates? A writer has to think in terms of vocabularies. But, folks, we ought not to lay on a colloquial style like a coat of stucco. Most of the time it just don’t work good. © 1993, UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE SINKHOLE RELIEF FUND A fund has been started for the Bartles family whose home and belongings collapsed into a sinkhole on November 7,1992. To make a contribution to this relief effort, please send your tax deductible donation to: The Bank of Clarke County P.O. Box 391 Berryville, VA 22611 Attn: John Hudson & Dale Bartles Acct. WEDDING STATIONERY INVITATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS NAPKINS • BRIDAL BOOKS ACCESSORIES Rappahannock jSetos Stop by our office on Main Street .Washington, VA and we can help you plan your entire wedding. 703-675-3338 or guardian at this time. In order that adequate educational planning may be accomplished, it is very important that all entering first graders be registered on this day. The 25th running of the Rappahannock Point-to-Point Races on March 3 will have a “new brush look.” With the introduction of the Durant Hill Hurdle, Rappahannock’s nine-event race card now boasts two races over brush; one an open race and one for owner-riders. Last year, the brush race - with minimum weight set at 145 pounds, open to professional and amateurs alike - had so many entries it had to be run in two sections. This year the same open hurdle will be the fourth race on the card. The new Durant Hill Hurdle race, the sixth event, is the innovation and will be offered for owner-riders with minimum weight of 175 pounds. Howard Amos Clark of Amissville is among the 43 young men who graduate Friday, February 2 from State Police Basic Training School at headquarters of the Virginia State Police in Richmond. Trooper Clark will be assigned to Manassas after graduation. 10 YEARS AGO February 3, 1983 Phones in Washington and Flint Hill were out of operation for one and a half hours on Monday night. Bill Flippo, service manager at Centel’s Front Royal office, said that the problem was caused by a broken ringing generator. At 8:00 p.m. his office first received reports that phones on the 675 exchange would not ring. The duty supervisor found that the trouble was in the ringing mechanism in Washington. A new generator was brought from Front Royal, correcting the difficulty at 9:30. Bridge work in Rappahannock is one of 22 contracts totaling $18.1 million recently approved by the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. Bids for the construction, resurfacing and maintenance projects were received in December. The local project on Route 211 involves widening and replacing the bridge deck over the North Fork Thornton River and widening approach roads near Sperryville. Perry Engineering Company, Inc., of Winchester was awarded the $258,659 contract. The Junior Panthers’ hold on the top spot in Bull Run junior varsity competition is hanging by a thread after Rappahannock’s JV dropped its fourth straight game in a loss to Clarke County’s Eagles, 44-38 on Tuesday. The Panthers had only one bucket in the first quarter. Tommy Jenkins paced RCHS with 18 points. Last Friday night, Rapp’s JV was defeated by the Brentsville Tigers, 41-31. Rappahannock had a 14-12 first quarter lead, riding four blocked shots by Jenkins. But the Panthers seemed to go into a trance, particularly on defense, that allowed the Tigers to push to victory. Jenkins was again high for Rappahannock with 17 points. Assembly is finally on move By SEN. EDGAR S. ROBB R-25th District As I review the second week of the Virginia General Assembly Session, I must say this has been an eventful week. All requests for drafting legislation had to be filed with Legislative Services by Wednesday so we had to work very hard earlier in the week compiling information and research for the staff attorneys. Our Death Penalty carry-over bill was not reported out of House Courts of Justice Committee. The vote was 11-9 to report to full House, but the Chairman, Delegate Almand, changed his vote at the last minute making the vote a 10-10 tie, which means the bill will stay in committee. Although this was not the result I wanted, I will try again by submitting similar legislation in the Senate. The gun legislation initiative of the Governor has become a hot issue. I am receiving phone calls and letters daily on this issue. As a former FBI agent of 20 years service, I am being consulted regularly by my colleagues because of my experience. The one gun a month proposal as written will not keep the criminals from possessing handguns and as far as I am concerned, one gun a month in the hand of the criminal is one gun too many. I supported stricter laws that hold the individual responsible for his or her actions and I will not support a law that cannot be enforced. I will continue to watch the other legislative initiatives and make my decision after thoughtful consideration. Robb seeks residents' views Senator Edgar S. Robb has announced that he will set up a legislative voicemail to extend the communication lines between Richmond and the district. “During the General Assembly session, I want to hear from the people back home. 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Pirate ships to sail at RCES and county park By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock News Special Writer (With assistance from the third graders in Mrs. Virginia Striplin’s class at the Rappahannock County Elementary School) Twin ships will soon be ‘launched* to take Rappahannock’s children on voyages of discovery. At the elementary school, the keel is ready to be laid for a pirate ship that will ease the overcrowding on the playground’s swings, basketball courts and the wooden play and climbing structure that the kids have dubbed the castle. The ship is the stuff of children’s dreams. Designed by Peter Kreyling who drew the plans for the castle at the county park, it has a crow’s nest ami cargo net for climbing, a plank for walking, a quarter deck for directing and an oversized tire for swinging suspended from one end. According to Cathy Kreyling, head of a four-member crew that is raising funds for the venture, materials for the ship will cost $4,(MX). The ship builders will be volunteers, working under the direction of Mr. Kreyling and Jonathon Neill-Dore, co-captains of the building committee and both professional contractors. "We wholeheartedly support the effort to expand the playground by building a pirate ship,” said David Gangle, superintendent of schools for Rappahannock. “It’s unique, not just the ship, but the project. It’s the character of the county - people working together, pulling together to find the resources to benefit our children.” “The Kreylings, working with the PTO, have made such a generous offer to donate the time and labor to design and construct the ship,” said David Smith, principal of the elementary school. “The PTO has been extremely helpful on all kinds of projects,” he said, citing the organization’s earlier assistance with the playground’s castle and the more recent support for upgrading and repairs to make the playground safer. “We’re delighted with this lastest cooperative venture and we’re happy that our supporters can take on a project of this scope.” According to the RCES princi. pal, only one grade level -- or approximately 100 children - normally uses the playground at a given time. I I “But recess schedules do overlap, so we can have 150 to 200 children out there. Even though they’re not all climbing on the castle or swinging, that equipment can get very crowded,” Mr. Smith said. “The pirate ship would double the play capacity, and that would be a significant improvement.” “Aye, aye,” say the boys and girls in Mrs. Virginia Striplin’s third grade class who chose the promotion of the pirate ship fund raiser and construction project as their special writing assignment for the week. “The playground is always so crowded that there is hardly any place to play,” said Kristy Fletcher. “It is so crowded that the older kids sometimes knock the younger kids doton. That shouldn’t happen," Betsy Welk said. “Some of us wait to swing and when we finally get to swing, our class is going in,” added Amanda Weakley. “It’s hard to have fun when it’s crowded,” affirmed Ashley Corbin. “Kindergarteners get knocked down and third graders get pushed.” Knowing the concerns of adults, Mrs. Striplin’s students took care to address one important point in their reports. “We very much want a pirate ship with a plank - but not very high!” Wayne North noted. “Parents, this ship will not be dangerous,” emphasized Jennifer Starr, expressing sentiments that were repeated a dozen times. The kids are right; adults are concerned about safety. So the insurance carrier for the county’s public schools is now reviewing the plans for the pirate ship. “If any problems are found, the design will be modified to correct them,” said Mrs. Kreyling. She pointed out that the pirate ship’s play space isn’t as high off the ground as the castle which has made the county park such a popular spot with the youngest crowd. “And we’ve had no serious accidents there.” The fund raiser for the elementary school’s pirate ship officially began January 22 when letters with pledge cards went home with kids. Volunteers will be at the school daily until February 16 to collect the returned envelopes. The two classes (kindergarten through third grade and fourth through seventh) that raise the most money will be treated with a pizza party. For the 10 chil dren who collect the most in pledges, there’s a special honor: their names will be engraved on a brass plaque to be mounted on the ship. In addition, Mrs. Kreyling and her fund raising crew of Sherry Pace, Ellen Neill-Dore and Laurie Marshall will be contacting local businesses and community organizations to ask for support. Since the money is going to the Rappahannock County Elementary School Parent/Teacher Organization, contributions to the pirate ship building fund are tax deductible. (Donors who want to give by mail should make checks out to RCES/PTO and mail them to RCES, P.O. Box 274, Sperryville. VA 22740.) Madison Avenue’s advertising mdguls might find inspiration in the sales pitches from Mrs. Striplin’s students. “Please s6nd money so we can have more room to play. We would appreciate it,” said John Everett. “This is a fun raiser for us kids,” said Ben Steven Price. “Please help give some money. Do it for the kids!” “It is not just a fund raiser but something for us to play on. And recess is the most important part of school,” maintained Kevin James Yowell. “Please give a little or a lot of money for a pirate ship on the playground so it will not be so crowded,” added Natalie Williams. “It is important to get your exercise,” concluded Kristy Fletcher. “That is why we are building a pirate ship. It will only take imagination to make it fun.” Second ship at Park Kay and Rick Kohler are captains of a second ship building venture, this one at the county park. When the park’s castle was constructed seven years ago, a pirate ship wras envisioned as phase two of the project. “It’s taken a while, but* we’re ready now,” said Mrs. Kohler, who is leading the effort under the auspices of the Rappahannock Recreation Authority. “This will be a huge community effort. Lots of people want to see it happen.” More ambitious than the RCES venture, the park’s ship yard w ill include a mother’s deck with porch and By Order Of US Bankruptcy Court. So. District of N.Y., Case #s 90B-11233 Through 90B-11285 (HCB) 60 selected, stores closing' forever! I Only at these stores: MANASSAS 7685 Sudley Road WARRENTON US Highway 211 EVERYTHING!** ALL SALES FINAL! VISA, MASTERCARD. DISCOVER CARD OR CASH. SORRY, NO PERSONAL CHECKS. ONLY AT THESE SELECTED STORES MANASSAS 7685 Sudley Road WARRENTON USHighway 211 ! I IT S BUSiNESS-AS-USUAL AT ALL OTHER AMES STORES SALE CONDUCTED BY NASSI-BERNSTEIN COMPANY INC. AS AGENT baby swings for viewing the shipboard action and landscaping with diciduous trees. So the fund raising goal is $8,000. But Mrs. Kohler noted this could be scaled down by selecting younger, smaller trees than the 12-foot, six- to seven-yearolds now planned. Like the RCES ship, the park’s vessel will be built by volunteers. “We’ll be scheduling half-day work crews for Saturday mornings and afternoons until the ship is finished,” Mrs. Kohler said, adding that a foreman will be named as soon as the landscaping design is finalized. “Last summer, our family went to the park at least once every week,” she continued. “We saw how much it was used. We saw how much the children enjoyed the castle. And we talked to so many older people who told us that their grandchildren love to come visit now because they want to play on the castle. We already have a great park; the pirate ship will make it even better!” Blueprints for the park’s ship will be on display at the Rappahannock National Bank, beginning in early February, when the fund drive will get underway in earnest. But for in formation now on how to make a tax deductible contribution for the park’s pirate ship, prospective donors can call Mrs. Kohler at 9376146. 1 The captains of the two ships see their efforts as complimenting rather than competing. “We’re confident that both projects can be successful,” Mrs. Kohler said. “It’s all for the children,” fli^-s. Kreyling added. “The pirate shjps will encourage the best kind of play - - cooperative, creative play where children exercise their bodies and their imaginations.” VMI asks Supreme Court to rule on uni-sex schools Virginia Military Institute has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on the constitutionality of the Institute’s single-sex admissions policy. In its petition to the Court, VMI argued that if the Fourth Circuit’s ruling is allowed to stand, public authorities nationwide will be highly uncertain as to the constitutionality of single-sex education. This uncertainty, says the petition, “can only act as a powerful deterrent to the continuation of publicly supported single-sex education and to experimenation with single-sex education in new settings.” This would be ironic, says the petition, because “recent educational scholarship provides new evidence of the benefits of single-sex education.” VMI, a four-year undergraduate institution for young men, was founded in 1839 in Lexington, Va. It is part of the state of Virginia’s system of higher education, which includes 14 other colleges and universities. Each of these schools has a board of visitors, which is authorized to determine admissions policy. Since its inception, VMI has undertaken to produce educated men ADVERTISING DEADLINES Rappahannock News Ads Tuesday, 12 Noon Combo Ads (Two or more papers) Monday, 3 p.m. Real Estate Combo Ads Friday, 3 p.m. Rappahannock News Tuesday, 12 Noon Horse & Farm Monday, 12 Nopn Combo Word Ads and Classified Display Monday, 3 p.m. of high character who are well-prepared for a civilian or military career. Most VMI graduates pursue civilian careers. The case began on March 1, 1990, when the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against VMI in the U.S. District Court in Roanoke, charging that the Institute’s singlesex admissions policy violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court held a six-day trial that included testimony from six expert and eleven fact witnesses. On June 14, 1991, the court held that under the leading Fourteenth Amendment case, Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, 458 U.S. 718 (1982), VMI’s admissions policy is constitutionally permissible. Finding that single-sex education at the undergraduate level is “beneficial to both males and females,” the district court specifically affirmed the value of VMI’s education and concluded that the Institute’s educational methodology is beneficial to adolescent males but ill-suited to the developmental need of adolescent females. The court said that the admissions policy was based upon “reasoned analysis,” not stereotyped thinking. It also found that the admission of women would substantially change the VMI program. On Oct. 5, 1992, the three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit unanimously agreed that VMI’s mission of producing leaders in military and civilian life is appropriate and successful; that the institute’s method of education justifies its single-sex admissions policy; that key aspects, of VMI’s program would be materially altered by the admission of women to VMI; and that if women were admitted to VMI, they could not obtain the benefits of VMI as it now exists because its program would be destroyed by coeducation. The Fourth Circuit nonetheless held that VMI many not continue its all-male admissions policy so long as the state of Virginia fails to provide an identical program for females, and it remanded the case to the district court for equitable relief. VMI’S petition to the Supreme Court points out that there is a conflict among the federal circuit courts of appeals and the states on whether an otherwise justified single-sex program is unconstitutional when identical programs are not provided for members of each sex. This conflict is not limited toSthe issue of single-sex college admissions policies but includes whether a public school may operate a sinjlesex athletic team in a given sport when it has not also provided' an identical opportunity for the otjier sex to participate in the same spoftThe petition aks the Supreme Court to take VMI v. United States in order to resolve the conflict among the circuits and the states^ Unless the Court takes the (jase and reverses the Fourth Circijit’s decision, says the petition, “coeducation will be viewed as a constitutional imperative, and educational diversity and experimentation }vill be thwarted at a time when it is desperately needed.” Area delegates create j study plan for highway RICHMOND -*- Delegate John J. “Butch” Davies D-Culpeper, Mitch Van Yahres, D-Charlottesville, Delegate Jerry Wood D-Warrenton, and Senator R. Edward Houck D-Spotsyl vania announced today the creation of a comprehensive study to examine highway, rail, and air transportation development in the U.S. 29 transportation corridor. ‘Today we established a framework for how the study will be conducted with local input,” said Del. Davies, “It is important that those impacted by U.S. 29 decisions be involved in the process.” “Local people and local governments need and yill have input in the process. This is a project that will directly effect economic development in each community along U.S. 29 and it is only right that they are involved in the process,” said Del. Wood. The entire U.S. 29 Transportation Corridor stretches from Washington, D.C., to Greensboro, NiC. However, this study specifically !focues on the portion of U.S. 29 in Virginia between Route 66 and Route 64, and between Interstate 95 and the Blue Ridge Mountains. “Included in this study is the issue of rights-of-way. I have sponsored a bill that expedites the purchase of the rights-of-way. It would require that the Virginia Department of Transportation purchase land that has been designated for highway development within three years,” said Del. Van Yahres. In addition, to reviewing highway transportation, the study will also examine rail and air transportation options that will be important in future residential and commercial development. The study requires the input of local government.

it. J. White is ready to pass the ball off to his •••••••• **m&m*m~ .vnw ' Rappahannock News Staff Photo/^can Kilpatrick Panther teammates during his last home game. Varsity cagers short handed Eighth graders enjoy playing, winning "u The eighth-grade Panthers are helping to keep Coach Gary Leake on an even keel. — The team is 4-3 so far this season, but the three losses have all come against junior high schools with a minimum of four ninth graders on their teams. Against other eighth grade teams the Panthers are undefeated. With a team made up of 11 eighth graders and four seventh graders, coach Leake is proud of the way the "team has played. “Hustle and enthusiasm on both offense and defense: Ifchose are our two strengths,” he said. UK “They are willing to do whatever I ask. They want to win; they are into basketball. They are learning the team philosophy of the game,” he said. In last week’s game against Strasburg it was easy to see that everybody on the court was playing hard and enjoying the game. These Panthers were never timid at either end of the court, with a pressing defense and a willingness to shoot at any time. Using three different full court defenses, they held Strasburg to 19 points the first half and 20 the sec ond half as they coasted to a 50-39 victory. Leading scorers were center Chris McLear with 14 and guard Jeff Atkins with 11. The eighth grade team has four games remaining, all of them away. They play at Page County on Jan. 29, at Strasburg on Feb. 2, at Luray on Feb. 4, and end the season at Madison on Feb. 16. At the varsity level injuries, illness and discipline problems have riddled the team. Hunter Foster dislocated his ankle before the season started, Kevin Jolliffe has been out RCHS students learn financial skills ‘♦i This school year Rappahannock High School students are learning about credit from the banker’s side of the desk. Thanks to an innovative curriculum supplement that uses interactive video to simulate loan interviews, students role play the job of a lender, analyzing loan applications, reviewing credit reports and calculating disposable income. At the end of the role-play, students compare their decisions with a banker’s. In this “learn-by-doing” exercise, young adults teach themselves the value of good credit, how to determine their own capacity to borrow and repay, and what they can do as young adults to build a good credit history. Aptly named How To Do Your Banking, the curriculum supplement also allows students to practice checking account management, develop savings strategies and create personal budgets. This program is sponsored as a public service by the Rappahannock National Bank. 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Only Jason Settle, a sophomore forward, has started every game for the Panthers this season. The lack of a consistent starting lineup has hurt the team, especially so last Friday night at Brentsville when they were clobbered 76-39. The team is now down to nine players as members face their exams this week. Coach Leake admitted he is not sure what he will do if he loses any more players on Friday because of grade troubles. r Students prepare science projects Students at Rappahannock Elementary and at Rappahannock High School are busy getting their science projects ready for the Rappahannock Science Fair, which will run Feb. 17 to 19. The public is invited to visit the Science Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., or during Thursday, Feb. 18. Students are investigating all kinds of topics. For example, you coffee drinkers may think twice after taking one look at Adam Haase’s mice! He is concluding his investigation on the effects of caffeine, out of concern for his rodents. Carrie Naramore is investigating which of our senses is most reliable if we have to rely upon only one sense. Some people can not tell banana from fish? Stephanie Atkins is investigating which colors appeal to people the most. Jim Clark is using his computer to study problem solving. Willie Eastham is investigating television advertising. Jennifer Woodard is determining which type of firewood is the best heating source, while Kirk Jenkins is measuring how easily the different woods split. Other projects investigate T shirt dyes, ESP. and how different soil types are vulnerable to erosion. On Wednesday, Feb. 17 students r will set up their displays in the RCES Multipurpose Room. Exploratory Division Classes (K-5) are entering group projects. Students in grades 5 - 8 compete as individuals within the Junior Division. Students from grades 9 to 12 enter the Senior Division competition. Local winners will receive plaques, ribbons and invititations to the Piedmont Regional Science Fair to be held in Charlottesville on March 12. Senior Division winners, at Charlottesville continue on to the State Science Fair and possibly even to the International Science Fair at Mississippi Beach. Across the country, science fairs provide opportunities for students to actually do science themselves, and to show’ off their achievements. Students begin by writing a background Research Paper. Then they plan and carry out an experiment, collect data, and interpret the results. The fair is the culmination, as students showcase their projects for the judges and the general public. Awards will be presented to winning students on Friday afternoon. The 1992-92 Rappahannock Science Fair is jointly sponsored by the, RCES Parent-Teacher Organization, by the Gifted and Talented Program, and by the Science Departments. Revised Volleyball Schedule Thursday, Jan. 28: home vs Strasburg Tuesday, Feb. 2: home vs Madison Thursday, Feb. 4: away vs Clarke County Monday, Feb. 8: home vs Central of Woodstock (parents’ night) Wednesday, Feb. 10: away vs George Mason Saturday, Feb. 13: District tournament at Page County. Varsity is 7-3 overall, 4 and 1 in the district, the JV is 5-2 overall and 4 and 1 in the district. -«Check the Classifieds for the best deals in town! 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&etos 703-675-3338

Gov. Wilder abandons effort to require low-pollution cars By PATRICK GRAHAM Rappahannock N*wa Special Writer RICHMOND-About 15 months ago, Gov. L. Douglas Wilder unveiled what environmentalists called a corAprehensive and visionary plan to clesm the air of Northern Virginia. But now after a year of intense lobbying from the oil and automobile industries, Wilder has abandoned a key part of his clean air plan; requiring that Northern Virginia dealerships sell low-polluting vehicles. Secretary of Natural Resources Elizabeth H. Haskell said Monday that political opposition in the General Assembly to the sale of lowemission vehicles (LEV) is too strong this year for the Wilder Administration overcome. ‘We don’t have the support for it,4 said Haskell to gathering of the Northern Virginia delegation. ‘We are very realistic about the package we are sending you.4 Wilder’s decision to back off the LEV program came on the heels of federal court ruling in New York on Jan. 22 in which overturned a New York law that-like the LEV program-would have required the sale of the so-called ‘California car.4 Also, the death of the LEV program for now seemed inevitable since Wilder last year failed to push through the program and a legislative study commission voted overwhelmingly against the idea last month. Mobil Oil of Fairfax also has been successful in blocking the idea, saying Virginia could not pick and chose among parts of California’s anti smog program, which exceeds the Clean Air Act. By dropping the LEV program, Haskell said the administration can concentrate on pushing through two other cornerstones of Wilder’s tough pollution-control plan proponents hope will bring Northern Virginia and other urban areas into compliance with the mandates of the federal Clean Air Act. The state is under the gun to bring Northern Virginia’s air quality into compliance with Clean Air Act. By 1996, ozone-forming emissions must be reduced by 15 percent and by an additional three percent from 1996 to 1999. Haskell said the administration’s scaled-t^ck plaiwupH focu^ on: recfuimg etficteh ejVssions inspection program for vehicles in the Richmond and Northern Virginia areas, and use of alternative-fuel vehicles by fleet owners throughout the state. j Rich Olin, consulting engineer with the state Department of Air Pollution said the current emission inspection program only reduces emissions by six percent while the new program would reduce emissions by 28 percent. He added that as many as 1.4 million vehicles may fail when the new emissions standards are implemented. Under the new proposed inspection program, a motorist would be required to bring their car in every two years and if the car fails, the owner would have to make repairs to bring the car into compliance. If $450 or more is spent on repairs, waivers would be granted for a year to motorists who cars are repaired yet keep failing. However, unlike the old inspection system, service stations only can test cars, not repair them. Haskell noted that there are 400 stations around Northern Virginia that inspect emissions and that state is considering building its own centers to perform the new, tougher inspections. That plan had some Northern Virginia lawmakers expressing concern about the government going into the inspection business and perhaps forcing service stations out of business. ‘It doesn’t make any damn sense,* said Sen. Richard Saslaw (D35th District). Library will host reading workshop The Literacy Volunteers of Rappahannock have scheduled a series of workshops titled Reading with Children. The workshops will be held every fourth Monday at the county library at 7 p.m. The five sessions are designed to help parents turn their children on to reading. Workshop leaders will review reading and story telling skills, and discuss how picture books and books on tape can be used to encourage children to “dive into books.” Baby sitting will be provided. Fencing streams effective By JOHN JEFFRIES Soil Coraervation Service Stream bank fencing is a simple, effective way for farmers to improve water quality in the streams flowing through their farms. Placing a fence along stream banks controls livestock access and grazing. A buffer zone of vegetation will grow between the fence and the stream. Fencing improves water quality, protects herd health, promotes pasture management, improves fish habitat, enhances the landscape, and provides habitat for birds and small animals. Fencing stabilizes stream banks and reduces erosion. When livestock trample stream banks, the soil is left unprotected and may collapse. Livestock with access to streams break down the banks, increasing erosion. As stream banks crumble, livestock risk leg injury. Allowing cows to stand in streams reduces water quality and increases contact with waterborne bacteria. Limiting livestock access to stream banks is one of the best ways for a landowner to prevent erosion. farm ■UJPEaU Vi lA'H!/ Photo provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Virginia Farm Bureau president Wayne Ashworth presents Chris Parrish the Diamond Award. 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V The delegates also adopted resolutions that pertain to rising healtji care costs, child labor regulations and water use permit fees. “This was a very important meeting for our county leaders,.*’ noted Parrish. — “Farmers face a barrage of potential governmental regulations and we were able to pinpoint the issues that most affect us. ■ ~ “Hopefully we can get some of these regulations changed during the General Assembly,” he added. Age limits are dropped for farmers RICHMOND - Gov. L. Douglas Wilder signed an emergency regulation Jan. 15 returning Virginia’A minimum age to 16 for working with most farm machinery. 2, Wilder’s changes will be in effect for a year while the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry holds public hearings and develops and approves final labor regulations. Farmers turned out in droves last summer at a series of public meetings to protest the labor department’s decision to raise the minimum age for working with hazardous farm machinery to 18. That standard went into effect July l. T; Teen-age farm family members were exempt, but the Virginia Fart)fi Bureau Federation estimated that 3,000 potential farm workers were suddenly shut out of the labor pool. Farmers felt it was unreasonable 03 restrict teen-age employment of Virginia farms more than the federal farm labor age limit, which is 16. “We’re very grateful” Wilder and Commissioner of Labor Carol Amato took this step to address farmer concerns, said VFBF President C. Wayne Ashworth. . “Considering how few young people are entering fanning these days and the chronic shortage of labor in rural Virginia, we feel this was the right decision.” Ashworth added that while the risks of farm work are well doci£ mented, farmers take every precaifc tion to prevent injuries. “Farmers are -very concerned about their own children’s safety...and they’re very concerned about the safety of any employee on their farm,” he said. “Not a single producer I know would allow an untrained person to run a piece of equipment.” --L | American Heart i f Association WERE RIGHTING FOR VOURLIFE

• Community News • Obituaries i' r , i Rappahannock News • Real Estate • Classifieds Students learn the fundamentals of capitalism Rappahannock News Stall Photos/C'inily Mahan Above, from left, John Combs, teacher Andrea Logan, Matthew Greene and Todd Smoot work on a mailing for Faith Mopntain. At right Todd shows off buttons made by his class. At left, Peggy Gallihugh and Lisa Wines show off their embossing machine and some of the napkins, cards and pads they have made. By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer Andrea Logan and Mike Tupper’s high school special education students are learning capitalism first hand. They have parlayed a $250 investment in a machine for making bows for packages into a business printing cards, notepads, and decorated cocktail napkins. The bow maker was purchased with funds for instructional supplies. Several of the students learned to make the bows, but Tony Brady w as an especially enthusiastic bow maker. The students sold the bows during the Christmas season for $2.00 for a package of eight. They also made baked goods and sold them. Mr. Tupper said the teachers at both schools were very supportive and bought the bows and food. The students also got w’ork stuffing envelopes for the Faith Mountain Company. They get $25 for each 1,000 envelopes, “I can’t say enough about the Faith Mountain Company,” Mr. Tupper said. He noted that besides giving the students work stuffing envelopes, two girls had also worked part time for the company, Lisa Wines helping to assemble orders and Peggy Gallihugh loading the truck. “This will make it easier to place the kids in the work world," Mr. Tupper said. With the money from selling bows and baked goods, stuffing envelopes and about $250 in donations, the special education department bought an imprinter for $1,400. They are still learning how to use it, but they got a good deal on paper cocktail napkins in several colors an<f have learned to print them for weddings and other special events. They have also experimented with making notepads. Mrs. Logan said they hope to also be able to print graduation announcements. Mrs. Logan also arranged to borrow a button maker from Warren County, and the students have learned to make buttons. Those promoting football teams have been the best sellers. Now that the Redskins are out of the playoffs. Cowboys and Bills buttons are selling at $1.00 each. What they need most now is customers for the printing business. They would like to get some add-on features for the imprinter and purchase their own button maker. The students are mentally handicapped, learning disabled and emotionally disturbed. They come from two classrooms. The learning disabled and emotionally disturbed are Mr. Tupper’s students; Mrs. Logan teaches the mentally handicapped students. They are not candidates for the regular high school diploma. They are following individual educational programs and may remain in school until they are 22. Some will leave, earlier. Mr. Tupper also works with; less disabled students who are work-; ing towards regular diplomas. At a the School Board meeting earlier this month they gave the board members buttons and baked goods they had made. Hard work and long waits are part of show business Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Sean Kilpatrick Michael Wharton, left, and Tucker Rogers were part of the show at the Kennedy Center. (Editor’s note: Last week we reported that Tucker Rogers and M ichael Wharton, both students at Rappahannock County High school, took part in the inaugural festivities. We asked them for a personal report on their adventure.) By TUCKER ROGERS and MICHAEL WHARTON Rappahannock News Special Writers The first day of rehearsal was spent standing in a practice room filled with almost 200 different saxophonists for about 2 1/2 hours. For the better half of that time, we were told what was going on and what we would do, such as block the stage for Bill Clinton. We were also given medical release forms. Even though every one of us came ready to play, we weren’t allowed to blow our horns or we were “out.” Finally, our band directors were given music and passed it out to us. We finally found out we had to play “America the Beautiful.” “Oh by the way,” Our director, Bill Clemons, mentioned as we all crowded out the door, “this has to be memorized. See you tomorrow.” Well, Tucker hit the sack pretty early, so the next morning he was ready to try and memorize my music on the Metro ride to the Kennedy Center. When we got to rehearsal, we all went to the concert hall first thing. There we sat for about 20 minutes. When everyone was present, we got on stage and practiced our moves; how we would get on and off, and which direction we would face, etc. We went through the piece one time (It’s amazing how much you-can remember when you need to), and then Clarence Clemons and Will Smith joined us on stage. I think they were the highlight of that day. Other than that, the day, believe it or not, was boring. Tuesday, we had to get up early in the morning to make it to the dress rehearsal at 6:15 a.m. The dress was a dark suit, white dress shirt, black socks, black shoes and black shades. The dress rehearsal was really great because after we, the Symphony of Saxophones, were finished with our opening act, we got to sit in the house and watch the rest of the performers (Boyz II Men, Vanessa Williams, Kenny Loggins, etc.) We got to see them without all their makeup and glitz that they put on for television. And we saw them behaving like real people, not acting. For Tucker, the behind the scenes look at anything is more interesting than the actual production. £t about 10:30 a.m., our whole group was crowded into an even 1 smaller room than the one we started out in the first day.Lunch was brought to us care of the Office Lunch Catering Service, or something like that. They then split us up into two rooms so we could have some space to eat. In the room and Ms. Whitford ate in, there were army officers taking turns guarding Kenny Loggins’ guitars. We got full, and so did the room. In a short while, the room was very hot, and the early morning wake up call was starting to get to me, so it would have been very easy to become irritable. Tucker listened to a Walkman and read the Guitar Buyer’s Guide to keep busy. We soon got a call to be ready in the small room with our saxes in about 15'minutes. “Yeah right! Two hundred saxes, all trying to get in their cases at the same time, and they want us to get ready in 15 minutes!” But amazingly enough we did it. After we were tuned, we had to run outside in the cold to the front entrance, and keep running to the metal detectors, and then blow our horns to blow' out any concealed weapon, and then keep running to the area behind the Concert Hall, where we ended up waiting for about 40 minutes, sitting on the floor, before we actually started the show. \ • People kept asking me, Tucker, if I was nervous, and I’d say no. The whole time we were waiting, we spent so much time listening for important instructions and doing so many things, we didn’t have time to get nervous. I’m sure there was a small amount of pressure, but 1 didn’t notice it. Even as we entered the Concert Hall and 1 saw all the people in the audience, I didn’t think how nervous I would be, but how much fun this had been so far. We made our way onto the stage and got in our places. I was breaking a little bit of a sweat. Bill Clinton came on stage and was standing about 10 feet away from me. After the show, we made it backstage and watched the rest of the show. Being backstage with all those celebrities was really the thrill of the whole show. And to think, I was talking to Clarence Clemons. I think the importance of the show didn’t hit me until it was actually over and. I saw it on tape. Also when everyone I met asked me all sorts of questions about it, it made me feel even more like part of the show. * All in all, this was a very exciting experience for me, and I’d like to do »something like it again. I don’t thinji this will be a once in a lifetime thing:

itmities Guest speaker at Hopewell The Rev. Gordon Henderson of Culpeper will be the guest speaker at Hopewell Baptist Church in Sperryville at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14 in observance of Black History Month. The service will be entitled “The Seeds of Service Today - Fruit of Prosperity Tomorrow.” All are welcome. 0 Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Darrell Bare Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Adult Choir 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Night Line-up 7:15 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Albert Verbeke, Rector Masses: On Sundays at 10:00 a.m. On Weekdays (Mon.-Sat.) at 8:30a.m. On Holy Days at 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:00 a.m. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Interim Pastor: Tom Wiles Sunday: Adult Bible Study/Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:30 p. m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Jan. 31 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.: Sperry ville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Amissville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Thomas Everett Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth & Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Thursday: W.M.U. Meeting Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Tom Von Fange Sunday: Sunday School/Bible Study 10:00 a. m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Praise Music Service 6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00-8:00 p.m. Hope Hill Baptist Pastor: Rev. Milton Switzer Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 7:00 p.m. Revival to begin The Flint Hill Pentecostal Church will hold revival services at 7:30 p.m. nightly Jan. 31-Feb. 7. The public is invited to attend. Chester Gap Baptist Pastor: Rev. James 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. Maranathan Independent Baptist Pastor: Rev. Clyde R. Woodward Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship & Children’s Church 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Teen Time 7:00 p.m. F.T. Baptist Pastor: Rev. Douglas Farmer Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Peter Weems Sunday: Sunday School 8:45 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Black History program The Women’s Auxiliary of the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association will present the 16th annual Black History program at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Orange County High School located on 201 Selma Road in Orange. Donation is $3 for adults and $1 for children payable at the door. For tickets contact Rachel Aylor at 987-8739 or Dorothy Butler at 987-8339. Sunday: Wednesday: Friday: Sunday: Nikki Calisto celebrates birthday with family Nikki Calisto celebrated her sixth birthday with family and friends at the home of her parents David and Renee Calisto on Friday. Nikki received many nice gifts. Evelyn Walker and her daughter Joyce Walker of Arlington returned on Saturday after spending a week visiting friends and relatives in Florida, in Jacksonville, Daytonna, Titusville and Atlanta. Paula Howell of Madison Heights spent the weekend with her mother Russie Miller. Their dinner guests on Saturday were Mary Miller Wood of Washington and Mary G. Edmonds of Huntly. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Mary Frances Bywaters were Dougie Bywaters and children, Alice Pullen and Cindy Butler and Nathan. BjPOtLYN.AYLO* 9*7-8136 Johnny Vest of Virginia Beach was a Saturday visitor of his grandmother Christine Vest. Jenny and Chucky Presgraves of Shenandoah Farms were Sunday visitors of her mother Ethel Lillard and Chris. E.O. and Dorothy Cummings of Suffolk accompanied Mrs. Linnie Cummings to her home on Sunday. They returned to Suffolk on Monday. Linnie Cummings had spent a vacation in Orlanda, Fla. Betty and Wes Klise spent some time in Portsmouth returning home last week. Irene Hamilton of High Point, N.C. returned to her home on Sunday after a visit with her mother Alice Brady. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cook of Amissville were Tuesday guests of Mrs. Alice Pullen. Ada and George Grimsley were Friday guests of Aubrey and Edna Lillard. Mrs. Shirley Wade and Joe Laws of Fairfax were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lillard. Mrs. Joan Patton of Stephens City was a Thursday guests of her parents the Lillards. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31. The pastor the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Boston residents entertain Amanda Sims spent the weekend with her grandmother Mrs. Hazel Hawkins. Mrs. Hawkins entered Culpeper Memorial Hospital on Tuesday for surgery and we wish her a speedy recovery. Congratulations to James Shifflett down Reva way who was selected as Employee of Month for December 1992 at the Rochester Corporation in Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Joe. Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bragg and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Whorton and Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg and family all dined at Country Cookin in Culpeper for Sunday luncheon. Bob Duszak and Troy Frazier of the Salem Fire and Rescue Department have successfully completed the Emergency Medical Course. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Clatterbuck Jr. and family recently visited BOSTON — By MARIE F. ATKINS *7 -M02 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Southard in Woodville. Mrs. Franklin Hitt of Cypress Knole was a Sunday guest of her grandmother Mrs. Frances Eubank in Washington. Many from our area were in attendance at the estate sale of Ada Burke on Saturday in Woodville. There’s news in the making that the old Hazel River Campground lo cated on Route 707 will be revived and serve as a center for underprivileged children and interested citizens attended a meeting at the Salem Fire Hall on Monday in order for more information to be brought before the public. Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Frazier joined by Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville and Mr. and Mrs. Holtzman Frazier of Fredericksburg all dined at Country Cookin in Culpeper on Sunday. Later they visited their brother Harold Frazier, a patient in Culpeper Memorial Hospital and their aunts Mrs. Hellon Jenkins, Mrs, Bessie Jenkins and Mrs. Katie Corbin, all residents at the Culpeper Health Care Center. Mrs. George Butler is a patient at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville awaiting surgery and our prayers are with her for a speedy recovery. Free day care training offered at Soho Center The Soho Center in Madison is about to start a new series of training sessions specifically designed to help family day care providers offer a quality child care program. These free training sessions will cover a broad range of child care topics including saftey and infant-child CPR, children’s nutrition, educational activities, and family day care as a home-based business with tax and insurance advice. The multi-county effort covers Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, and Rockingham and is an important part of the Soho Center's on-going Comprehensive Child Care Initiative. According to Jeanna Beker, Soho Center’s Director, “Helping family day care providers do a better job will help hundreds of the area’s children. And it will help children at every economic level because both low income and middle class families have children in family day care. Our Financial aid seminar To assist families of college bound students identify sources of financial aid, Rappahannock County High School will be hosting a financial aid workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The program will be held in room 3, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Parents ol high school seniors are encouraged to attend. The speaker for the workshop will be Darlene Comer, the financial aid director from Lord Fairfax Community College. Ms. Comer will assist parents in completing the forms necessary for federal financial aid. sessions are fun, informative, and they’re free. We have some excellent guest speakers, and everyone who attends will get a large package of information and ideas.” The schedule includes - • Jan. 30 - Quality Family Day Care - The Ingredients and Why It’s Not Just Babysitting. • Feb. 6- The Business of Day Care - Record-keeping, Taxes, Banking, and Insurance. • Feb. 13 - Ideas for Homemade Educational Toys. • Feb. 20 - Stages of Child Development and Early Identification of Development Problems. • Feb. 27 - Choosing and Using Toys for Ages, Stages of Developmental Problems. • March 6 - Nutrition - Menu Planning Tips for Balanced Diet, Convenience, and Maximum Reimbursements. • March 13 - Infant/Child CPR. All sessions will be held on Saturdays at Soho Center’s Regio nal Facility in Haywood. Famih- dav care providers interested i., knowing more about these free sesions should call the Soho Center at 703-923-4084. Sperryville highlights By CATHY PULLEN 987*8740 . The Administrative Board of the Sperryville United Methodist met Monday night at the home of Mrs. Catherine Brown. Those present were Rev. Merlin Shorb, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nethers, Julian Brown, Hugh Chrisman and daughter Alice, Mrs. Emma Swindler, Mrs. Polly Aylor and Mrs. Margaret Ann Wayland. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers of Stephens City were Sunday guests in the Ranny Aylor home. On Sunday Mrs. T.M. Johnston, Mrs. Robert McCarty of Front Royal and Mrs. Andrew Reams of Winchester attended the musical “The All Night Strut” presented by the Shenandoah Music Theater in Winchester. Mrs. Ethel Jenkins of Arocla was ^/Tuesday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Baldwin and David. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Heddleston and family and Mrs. Anna Fincham attended church services at Novum Baptist Church in Reva on Sunday where Mr. Heddleston preached the morning service. They later had lunch at The Pig and Steak House in Madison. The Sperryville Business Council met on Sunday evening at the Sperryville Emporium. The new brochures and upcoming festivals were discussed. Business people that are interested in the brochure should contact Jimmy Swindler at 987-8761 or Barbara Wayland at 675-3338, days. Happy birthday to Mrs. Eva Dodson who celebrated hers ^on Wednesday, Jan. 27. K Viewtown area news . By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 Ellis Smith is a patient at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. Junior Faulkner is also a patient at Fauquier. • Mrs. Roy Mills is a patient; ai Culpeper Memorial Hospital. 1 We wish them a speedy recovery. CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. 'See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs' 1418 Orange Road Culpeper 703-825-0397 Cisg) FRONT ROYAL MOTORS, INC. Sales Service Your Friendly Ford Dealer 703-636-2901 RAYMOND B. KNEPP, R.Ph. 1 19 Water Street Front Royal, VA 22630 Sperryville Emporium "The Shop that has EVERYTHING" Rts. 211 8.522 Sperryville, VA 703-987-8235 GEEST-JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME 405 Sperryville Road Culpeper, Va. 703/825-0395 ABERDEEN BARN Steaks - Seafood - Prime Rib Banquets - Luncheons In the Holiday Inn of Culpeper 703-825-1037 The ARMOR OF GOD “Oh my, Monthly morning already; I guess 1 hail hetter dress accordingly. You never know what awaits. I must he on my guard!" Well, mayhe this photograph is somewhat ol an exaggeration of the situation, yet, there is no douht that life can produce some unexpected challenges. Mow may we protect ourselves as we face each day? Ephesians 6:10-1 I encourages us to “he strong in the Lord and in the strength of I lis might” anil to “put on the whole armor of God.” Truly, we cannot completely defeat the challenges of life. Yet, through regular worship, we may gird ourselves with the armor of faith ... and God’s promise that no challenge shall defeat us when we trust in Him. No, “life’s not fair”... hut God is there. (1 Sunday Jalrn 21:1-14 136 su-u Copyright 1993. Keister-Williams Newspaper Services. P 0 Bon BOOS. ChartottesviUe VA 72906 Scriptures selected by the American Bible Society Jimmie's Auto Parts Complete line of foreign £> domestic parts. 161 Saunders St. • Culpeper 703/825-8030 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E., Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mins. ■ Open 7 Days a Week 7a.m.-9p.m. ’ 703-743-5698 ; ROYAL PALACE CLEANERS & LAUNDRY East 5th St & Warren Ave Bullock's Quality Cleaners & Laundry 19 E. Jackson St. Front Royal GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House 703-825-5888, Culpeper FOUND (ft SONS 850 Spcrryville Pike, Culpeper *' 703/825-3530

Girl Scouts enjoy swim party f. Approxunatdy 50 Rappahannock ^ea Girl Scouts and Leaders of the Virginia Skyline Girl Scouts Council enjoyed swimming at Lakeside in Culpeper on Friday night. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons were Mr Falls, Samantha and Robert of Woodville. Evening visit^«rWeTe.?ev- and Mrs- Stark Jones of Woodville. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz attended a 50th wedding anniversary party for their friends Mr. and Mrs. Frank Markwith in Winchester. Visitors on Sunday of Mrs Frances Eubank were Mrs. Russie Miller of Flint Hill, Mrs. Paula Howell of Lynchburg and Mr. and Mrs Frankie Hitt of Boston. Tim and Edie Falls of Woodville entertained with a birthday party on Saturday night for their daughter Samantha’s third birthday. Those helping celebrate with cake and ice cream were Robert Weldon Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Falls, Miss Martha Lou O’Bannon and her nephew Scott of Woodville, Miss Lori Breining, Richie Eastham, Mr. and Mrs. Richard By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 --.-.. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Amanda and Bobbie Jo and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark all of Washington. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier of Castleton. Mr. and Mrs. James Beatty, Randy and Robbie of Point O’Woods Front Royal were Saturday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Amanda and Bobbie Jo. Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Amanda and Bobbie Jo shopped and had dinner in Winchester. Donald Keyser of Alexandria spent Sunday with his mother Mrs. Woodville news notes By JUNE CLARK 987-8827 .. Mrs. Lucille Butler and Steve . Butler of Culpeper were Sunday af< temoon guests of Mrs. Vallie Butler and Norma Holt. Jason O’Bannon of Culpeper was a Friday overnight guest of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Maurice O’Bannon. Mrs. Audra Crawford was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Crawford, Charles Ray and Elizabeth in Washington. Marriage licenses The following marriage licenses were issued at the Clerk’s office during the past week: Edward Francis Richardson, Jr., Flint Hill and Lynn Louise Wright, Flint Hill. Thomas Russell Sisk, Sperryville and Janice Diana Lewis, Sperryville. Addie Keyser. Richie Burke and daughters Molly and Katie of Woodville were Thursday dinner guests of his grandmother Mrs. Annie Hawkins. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Annie Hawkins were Miss Kim Hawkins and Roger Hawkins of Amissville and Mr. and Mrs. John Deal, Jamie and Johnathan of Hume. Mrs. Ned Settle and Jimmy Settle visited Adam Clatterbuck at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton on Friday. Monday Mrs. Ned Settle and Jimmy Settle visited Roy Clatterbuck of Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. Happy belated birthday wishes to Amanda Clark daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Jr. who’s birthday was Friday, Jan. 22. She celebrated her 12th birthday on Sunday with a birthday dinner for family and friends. Happy birthday to Rev. Darrell Bare who celebrated another year on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Also happy birthday to Mrs. Linda Clark who will celebrate her day on Thursday, the 28th. Have a good week! Jesse Von Fange wins St. Luke's geography bee Jesse Von Fange, a fifth grade student at St. Luke’s School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee on Jan. 15, and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the fifth annual National Geography Bee, which is sponsored by National Geographic WORLD, the Society’s magazine for children, and Amtrak. The kick-off for this year’s Bee was the week of Jan. 4, with thousands of schools around the United States, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories participating. The school winners, including Jesse Von Fange will now take a written test, up to 100 of the top scorers in each state and territory will be eligible to compete in their state Bee April 2. The National Geographic Society with its co-sponsors will provide an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for state champions and their teacher escorts to participate in the National Geography Bee hational championship on May 25 and 26. The first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship; the second-place winner, a $15,000 scholarship; and the third-place win ner, a $10,000 scholarship. Alex Trebek, host of “Jeopardy!'’, will moderate the national finals, which will air as a prime-time special on Public Broadcasting Service at 8 p.m. May 26. The National Geographic Society developed the National Geography Bee in response to a growing concern about the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the United States. A 10-country Gallup survey conducted for the Society in 1988 and 1989 found that people in the U.S. ages 18 to 24 — the youngest group surveyed - knew less about geography than young people in any of the other countries in the survey. The National Geographic Society, with nearly 10 million members, has as its mission the “increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge.” In addition to the National Geography Bee, the Society sponsors a number of other geography education initiatives, including the Summer Geography Institute for teachers, the National Geographic Society Education Foundation, and the Geographic Alliance Network, which is currently working in almost evgry state and Puerto Rico. Jesse is the son of Tom and Karen Von Fange of Woodville. BLUE RIDGE Guide I ABERDEEN . 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Cost is $5 for adults and $3 children 12 and under.} Tickets will be sold in advance and may be purchased by calling 937-* 3076 or 937-4676, after 6 p.m. > • RCES PTO meeting : The regular monthly meeting of the RCES PTO will be held at 7} p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2 in the RCES library. Free babysitting will be} provided. For more information call Joan Platt, 675-3049 or Holly' May, 987-8782. } Buffet breakfast j The Washington Volunteer Fire Department will hold a buffet* breakfast from 7-11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13 at the fire hall. The* menu will consist of sausage, bacon, biscuits, gravy, cereal, eggs, pan-! cakes, hash browns, fried apples, milk, coffee, tea, juice and hot choco-} late. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Dance at Amissville : The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a dance} from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the fire hall on Saturday, Feb. 20. The band} Royal Tones will perform. Proper dress and identification is required.1 For more information or reservations call Sheila Scott at 973-4357. RRCSB meeting j The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board will hold* a meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2 in the Library of the Lord Cul-I peper Building, 401 South Main Street, Culpeper. Individuals with! disabilities who require special assistance to attend and participate in} this meeting should contact Paula Benenson a# 703-825-3100 or 703-' 825-7391 (TDD). First Friday program j Friday, Feb. 5, the library’s First Friday Series presents “Be-} neath Our Feet”, an exploration of the geology of Rappahannock* County. The speaker will be Richard Tollo, professor of geology at! George Washington University. Mr. Tollo and his students have done! extensive research on rock formations in the Massies Corner-Castle-} ton area and will show slides and specimens from those studies. He en-| courages the public to bring any area “mystery rocks" for* identification. The free program is at 8 p.m. in the library’s meeting! room with refreshments to follow. } Baseball, softball registration j The Rappahannock Athletic Association (RAA) will hold baseball* registration for children five years old by Dec. 31,1992 and not over 18* by Aug. 1 and girls softball ages seven-15 years old will be held from! 10a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 13, 20, and 27. The locations will be at the Flint! Hill fire hall. Rappahannock High School and Amissville fire hall. Cost} is $25 for first child, $20 for second child and $15 for each family mem-J ber thereafter. Fees and birth certificate required at time of registra-j tion. Due to league growth, you must register on one of these dates.i Draft date to be announced at registration. For more information call} 937-5975 or 937-4606. ‘ } Scouts taking cookie orders i The Rappahannock Girl Scouts of the Virginia Skyline Girl Scout} Council will begin taking orders for Girl Scout cookies on Friday, Jan.J 22. " ! Overeaters meeting j A weekly 12-step meeting of Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is helc^ at 7 p.m. on Tuesday’s at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington.; Newcomers always welcome. For more information call 675-3716. Choir rehearsals j The Culpeper-Piedmont Choral Society begins rehearsals for' their spring concert on Monday, Feb. 1. This year’s concert will in-! elude Rutter’s ‘Requiem’ as well as Randall Thompson’s exciting work,} ‘The Testament of Freedom’ which is based on four passages from the} writings of Thomas Jefferson. Rehearsals are at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays} at Precious Blood Catholic Church, 410 N. Main St., Culpeper. The« concert will be held on Saturday, April 24. If you would like to join and! have experience with SATB music, plan to arrive at 7:10 p.m. for the! first rehearsal or call 703-832-2467, 703-672-5574 or 703-347-0541 for} more information. ' Support group to meet The Transplant Support Group will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4 in the conference room at Culpeper Baptist Church. This group is for transplant recipients, potential recipients and their families. All persons meeting the criterion above are invited to participate. For more information call Sheila or Lanny Horton, 825-4815. Advisory committee to meet The Special Education Advisory Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 in the elementary school library. The primary purpose of the meeting is to review the 1993-94 Annual Special Education! Plan issued by the Virginia Department of Education and the change^ it will necessitate in the Rappahannock County Special Education Poli-* cies and Procedures Manual. The public is welcome. Puppet show at Library j Does the dreary weather have you feeling down? The Rappahan-1 nock Library has a solution. At 7 p.m. on Feb. 1 the Wrenwyck Home! school Players will present "Good King Wenceslas.” Children of all ages are invited to come to this puppet show and w inter story time. I Reiki healing seminar : Reiki (prounced Ray-key) is a simple yet profound healing ari which is steeped in over 2,500 years of Japanese Tradition. Writtei} about in the history of Japan and in the Buddhist sutras (sacred writ} ings) of long ago, Reiki was rediscovered by Dr. Miko Usui in the latf 1800s. A workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Flint Hill oa Feb. 5-7. There will be a free lepture Friday evening for those wanting to learn more about Reiki and it’s relevance in health care today. Fcf information call Traditional Healing Arts at 703-636-3078. I Football league forming Parents interested in helping to form a youth football league arf* asked to call Cecelia Dennis at 547-3476 after 6 p.m. or Steve Young ajt 987-9517 for more information. I Baseball draft meeting j The Rappahannock Athletic Association (RAA) will hold a public meeting on RAA baseball at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the Amissville fire hall. Due to the growth in the past three years, the league has decided to discuss a single draft system for the entire league. Play group meets A play group meets from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursdays at Trinity Episcopal Church. You may wish to bring a snack for yourself and your children. All are welcome. For any questions call 937-5314.

wcuiiCMJay, Jdiiudiy i 77J Rice is light, lean, lowfat and easy By HELEN W. SMITH Home Economics All rice is not created equal. Some is long, some is short, some is flavored and some is frozen; but all ?re nutritious, delicious, and can fit mto any family’s meal. Regular-milled white rice has been completely milled; most has also been enriched. It takes only 15 minutes to cook on top of the range and because of enrichment it is similar in nutritional value to brown rice. Parboiled rice, which cooks in 25 minutes, has undergone a special process which makes the cooked grains extra fluffy and separate. Brown rice’s tan color comes from the natural bran layers left on the grain. This form of rice has a nutty flavor and a slightly chewy texture. It takes about 45 minutes to cook. Precooked rice is the fastestcooking rice of all. Completely cooked and dehydrated, precooked white rice takes only about 5 mintues to prepare while precooked brown rice requires about 10 to 15 minutes. How to store rice Uncooked milled rice (white, parboiled, and pre-cooked) keeps indefinitely without refrigeration. Once opened, rice should be stored in air HOME ECONOMICS tight containers. Because of the oil in its bran layers, brown rice has a shelf life of about six months. Refrigerator or freezer storage is recommended. Cooked rice may be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week or in the freezer for six months. How to prepare rice For best results, always follow package directions. When directions are not, available, use this easy method: Combine 1 cup rice, liquid (see below), 1 teaspoon salt (optional), and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine (optional) in 2 to 3 quart sauce pan. Heat to boiling; stir once or twice. Lower heat to simmer; cover with tight-fitting lid. Cook according to time specified on chart. If rice is not quite tender or liquid is not absorbed, replace lid and cook 2 to 4 minutes longer. Fluff with fork. 1 cup uncooked rice, regularmilled long grain requires 1 3/4 to 2 cups liquid and cooking time is 15 minutes; 1 cup regular-milled medium or short grain rice requires 1 1/2 cups liquid and 15 minutes cooking time; 1 cup brown rice requires 2 to 2 1/2 cups liquid and 45 to 50 minutes cooking time; 1 cup parboiled rice requires 2 to 2 1/2 cups liquid and 20 to 25 minutes cooking time; 1 cup precooked rice, follow package directions and 1 cup flavored or seasoned mixes, follow package directions. Microwave oven instructions Combine 1 cup rice, liquid (see above), 1 teaspoon salt (optional), and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine (optional) in 2- to 3-quart deep microproof baking dish. Cover and cook on high 5 minutes or until boiling. Reduce setting to medium (50 percent power) and cook 15 minutes (20 minutes for parboiled rice and 30 minutes or brown rice). Fluff with fork. Nutritional information There are many reasons to cook with rice. One-half cup of rice contains only 85 calories. Rice is high in complex carbohydrates and is cholesterol and sodium-free. The following recipes are low in fat. Each demonstrates the versatility of rice. And, several can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Sesame chicken salad 3 cups cooked rice 2 cups slivered cooked chicken breast 1/4 pound fresh snow peas, trimmed and cut into julienne strips 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-1/2 x 1/4-inch strips 1 medium red pepper, cut into 11/2 x 1/4-inch strips 1/2 cup sliced green onion, including tops 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted (optional) Sesame dressing Combine all ingredients; stir well. Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled. Serves 6. Sesame dressing 1/4 cup chicken broth 1 tablespoon peanut oil Super Prices R>r The I i SUPER BOWL t 5-7 Lbs. Average . Sliced FREE! 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Wild thing 1 pound top round or sirloin steak, sliced into 1/8-inch thick slices 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup sliced green onions 1 package (4.3 to 6.25 oz.) long grain and wild rice mix, prepared according to package directions 1 can (7 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained 1 can (16 oz.) stewed tomatoes, undrained Brown beef in oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook 1 minute longer. Add rice, corn, and tomatoes. Cook until thoroughly heated, about 2 to 3 minutes. Serves 4. Hot hoppin'john salad 1 cup coarsely chopped ham 1 cupchopped onion, divided 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 cups hot cooked rice (cooked in chicken broth) 1 can (16 oz.) black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 slices bacon 4 cups very finely shredded green cabbage Cook ham, 1/2 cup onion, and garlic in oil until lightly browned. Stir in rice, peas, hot sauce, pepper and salt. Cook until thoroughly heated. Place bacon in large skillet; cook until crisp; set aside. Drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings. Add cabbage and remaining onion; stir-fry until tender-crisp. Spoon onto large platter. Ladle rice mixture into center of cabbage; crumble bacon over top of salad. Serve hot or at room temperature. Makes 6 servings. Sherried turkey casserole 1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of celery soup (substitute homemade white sauce or cream of chicken soup) 1 cup milk 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 3 tablespoons dry sherry 3 cups hot cooked rice 1 cup diced cooked turkey 1/2 cup chopped green pepper r 1 jar (2 oz.) diced piminetos, drained Paprika Combine soup, milk, cheese, and sherry in large skillet. Cover over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes. Add rice, turkey, pepper, and pimientos. Continue to cook until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with paprika before serving. Makes 6 servings. School lunch menus RCES Feb. 1-5 Monday, Feb. 1: Breakfast: Breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, cran-grape juice; Lunch: Burrito, buttered corn, chilled pears, snickerdoodle. Tuesday, Feb. 2: Breakfast: Hot cinnamon bun or cereal/milk, toast, orange juice; Lunch: Chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese, vegetable sticks, sliced peaches. Wednesday, Feb. 3: Breakfast: Sausage gravy/biscuit or cereal/milk, toast, cran-grape juice; Lunch: Fish nuggets, macaroni and cheese, buttered broccoli, spicy applesauce, corn bread. Thursday, Feb. 4: Breakfast: French toast sticks or cereal/milk, toast, cran-apple juice; Lunch: Hot turkey sandwich with gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered peas. Friday, Feb. 5: Breakfast: Scrambled eggs/toast or ceral/milk, toast, orange pineapple juice; Lunch: Cheeseburger on bun, French fries, homemade cherry cob bier. RCHS Monday, Feb. 1: Steak sandwich/cheese, homemade potato soup, French fries, sliced peaches, homemade oatmeal cookie or sausage pizza, French fries. Tuesday, Feb. 2: Spaghetti/beef, cheese sauce, buttered com, chilled fruit cocktail, homemade garlic bread or chicken pattie on bun or tuna salad on bun. Wednesday, Feb. 3: Hot turkey sandwich with gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered peas, peanut butter cookie or hamburger on bun or fish square on bun. Thursday, Feb. 4: Pepperoni pizza, tossed salad/dressing, French fries, hot apple cobbler or hot dog on bun or meat ball sub. Friday, Feb. 5: Hot dog on bun, French fries, baked beans or sausage pizza, French fries. Choice of milk accompanies each meal. Airman Peyton completes course Airman Pamela D. Peyton has completed the weather specialist course at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, 111. Students were taught to observe and record weather elements using mechanical and electronic meteorological equipment. Included in the training were elementary meteorology, observing and recording of weather phenomena, use of storm detection equipment, and weather station operation. She is the daughter of Marsha L. Peyton of Warrenton and George H. F eyton of Amissville. The airman is a 1991 graduate of Rappahannock High School, Sperryville. Wli GPG WOU Id Hansel and Grctel L without the forest? PLEASE dont ever toss ciqapettes into tbe brush. Because when a forest burns, we all feel lost. Onlq You Can Prevent Eorest Ei ires. I *SI. A f •«*d Sm„» Ijtiur Sill,

Hackleys honored by Ruritan Club -Mr. ana Mrs. liraham Hackley were honored last Thursday night at the Ruritan Club’s monthly meeting. The Hackleys were selected as “Amissville Citizens of the Year” for 1992. They were recongnized for their unselfish dedication in helping individuals, as well as community organizations, for many years. ' Plans for the third Annual Sports Card and Memorabilia Auction are underway. Bill Payne Auctions, inc. has set the date of Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. for this year’s event. Approximately 250-300 lots of highly collectible baseball, football, basketball, and hockey cards and related items will be offered for sale at auction. Last year’s highlights included a team-au By Cathy Lot smith *37-5024 tographed Redskins football as well as an autographed Joe Montana football. Baseball registration with the Rappahannock Athletic Association will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb 13, 20, and 27 at Amissville fire hall, Flint Hill fire hall, and Rappahannock High School. Those eligible include children five years old by Dec. 31, 1992 and not over 18 by Aug. 1. For girls softball, the ages are seven-15 years. The cost is $25 for first child, $20 for second child, and $15 for each family member thereafter. Fees and birth certificate are required at time of registration. Due to league growth, you must register on one of these dates. Draft date to be announced at registration. For more information, call 937-5975 or 937-4606. The Wrenwyck Homeschool Players will present “Good King Wenceslas” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. Basils are tasty and aromatic By DR. DIANE RELF Basils include approximately 150 species, mostly from Asia, Africa, arid South America, that have spread throughout the world as culinary and ornamental herbs. Basil is grown as an annual in Virginia, since it dies at the first frdst. In addition, basil requires full suri and well drained soil although it is not particular about rich or poor soils. Pinching back the flowers will encourage growth and increase the harvest. ,u There are many varieties and flavors of basil, all aromatic and worthy of a place in the garden, in a pot on the deck, or in the kitchen. Harvest basil before it flowers by cutting whole stems that are then loosely bundled and dried in a cool dark place. Store the bundles in a dry dark place. Individual leaves may also be picked and frozen. Following are a few of the many varieties available. Sweet Basil: The most common of the basils and the most often used, Sweet Basil has a pleasant clove-like flavor that is pungent, strong and slightly spicy. Plants grow to 2.5 feet in height by flowering time. Purple Basil: This is a pleasant dark purple/bronze colored basil that provides a striking contrast to the greens of the garden. It reaches a mature height of 17 inches with white flower spikes. The leaves are highly scented and pungent. Dwarf Bush Basil: This basil grows in the form of a globe and normally doesn’t exceed 8-10 inches in height. The leaves are small and the flavor is milder than the larger basils. It grows well in pots and is a nice addition to the indoor kitchen garden. In the late summer bush basil will develop white flowers which should be pinched off to encourage more leaf growth. Lemon Basil: The lemon flavor of this basil makes it a very noticeable addition to the garden. Lemon basil grows shorter than sweet basil, normally only 18 inches, and has white blossoms in the summer. Lettuce Leaf Basil: The largestleaved basil, the lettuce leaf basil is also the most robust. The 3-4 inches leaves are puffed and crinkled like lettuce leaves. The white flower spikes should be continuously removed for a good harvest of the Jesse Pond plans Pearl Harbor talk Jesse E. Pond Jr., of Sperryville, will be autographing copies of his book. “The Square Peg: A Tight Fit in a Tin Can,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 in the Rappahannock County Library. Mr. Pond joined the Navy in October, 1940, because he knew that there was trouble coming and he was looking for a place to plant his feet and fight back. On Dec. 7, 1941, his feet were on a destroyer moored at Pearl Harbor. That was certainly the most exciting day of his naval career. Mr. Pond will deliver an illustrated talk telling just how he and leaves. Holy Basil: Holy basil can be used in cooking but the taste is very unlike the more spicy sweet basil. Native to India, its rich aromatic scent is enjoyable just for itself. Holy basil will grow to 18 inches and blooms in summer with pinkishpurple flower spikes. Camphor Basil: This is an ornamental herb not generally used for cooking. The long (3 inches), hairy, light green or gray green leaves provide the strong camphor scent. The plant can grow to 3.5 feet and has small white flowers. Dr. Diane Retf is a horticulture specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension and is a member of the faculty of Virginia Tech. his shipmates and comrades all planted their feet and fought back - except for one or two who didn’t quite get the message. Comedy shows up in strange places. There were other interesting days, of course, mostly because the Navy and Mr. Pond were not what you might call totally compatible. He was the square peg. The round hole was the destroyer he served on. In the Navy, a destroyer is called a “tin can.” He served only one hitch, but he certainly timed it right. All who come to the library will get a new look at the attack on Pearl Harbor, from “within the smoke.” There will be refreshments right after the talk. 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. Eappafjannotfe j&eto£ 703-675-3338 1, at the Rappahannock County Library. This is a puppet show and winter story time. Children of all ages are inv it ed to attend. Also. .at the Rappahannock County Library, will be a presentation on Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 p.m. on the exploration of the geology of Rappahannock County. Guest speaker will be Richard Tollo, Professor of Geology at George Washington University since 1983. The presentation sounds very intriguing. The research is concerned with deciphering the pre-Appalachian geologic history as preserved in granite rocks extending from near Ashby Gap near Paris, VA through the Castleton area to Charlottesville. The research shows volcanic rocks that were erupted in this area at the time as rifting that wore apart an ancient continental predecessor to North America about 700 million years ago. Professor Tollo invites the public to bring their “mystery rocks" for identification. Admission is free. Refreshments will follow. In church news, Amissville Baptist Older Adult Fellowship meet at the home of Thornton and Iva Lam at 6 p.m. Jan. 27. The Young Adult Fellowship meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the home of Glen and Beverly Burke. The men will be doing the cooking. Have a great week and call with your news or leave at Hackley’s store. Obituc ries Grace Woodard Grace Breeden Woodard, 79, of Lorida, Fla., formely of Greensboro, N.C., died Jan. 19. She was a member of the Lorida Church of the Brethren. She is survived by three sons, James S. Woodard Jr. of Amissville, and William H. Woodard and John E. Woodard, both of Climax, N.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Lydia Stanfield of Westchester, Pa. and Mrs. Linda Jacbs of Newport News; a brother, Lester Breeden of Manassas; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Runaldue of Manassas, and Mrs. Margaret Guy of Sebring, Fla; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Jan. 23 at the Tabernacle United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Audrey Starry Audrey W. Starry, 72, of Sperryville died Sunday, Jan. 24, at her residence. Mrs. Starry was born Feb. 3, 1920 in Fairfax County to the late Charles E. Wells and Mrs. Nellie C. Violet. , She is survived by her husband, Joe Starry; two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle L. Whiting of Newport News, Mrs. Jean Marie Porter of Chanu../; one sister, Mrs. Violet Celmer of Alexandria. Additional survivors include four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Found and Sons Chapel in Culpeper with the Rev. John K. Burke officiating. 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Our first program will be in February: The movie, THE QUARREL, followed by discussion & coffee. Rabbi Carla Theodore Box 41 Woodville VA 22749 4 Giveaways 18 Farm Trailers wanted. Farm trailers needed of any size or condition for tax deductible, charitable, donation to Great Meadow for its community activities work. Phone 703-253-5001 or Bob Hilton evenings 703253-5030 Household 24 Items for Sale Freezers. G.E. chest, 20 cu.; Sears upright 16 cu.; both excellent. $150 each. 703-987-8781 Washington, Virginia. Instruction 25 Spanish and French, elementary and high school level. Also Spanish conversational adult groups may form. Call 703-675-1352, ask for Vera. ★WOMENS PROGRAMS ★ Handguns, Safe handling and range firing, weekend at Country Inn, brochure, (703) 955-1128 Executive Protection Institute. Livestock 40 For Sale Angus Bulls 15 Service age, excellent performance records, priced right, Holland has been raising registered Angus for over 40 years. Profit from our experience. Davenport, 703592-3702. Lost 41 And Pound REWARD!!! $200 leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons who stole tailgate off blue & silver Ford pickup on 1 /13/93 between 6:15am & 5pm at Massies Comer. 703-636*3394, leave message. Reward- Walker Hound missing 1/25/93, between Route 622 and Laurel Mills or Rock Mills and Route 211. Mostly white and black with tan head, shorter than normal tail. Call 703937-3003 Hisc. for 42 Sale/Rent Bahamas Cruise 5 days/ 4 nights. Overbought corporate rates to public. $249/ couple. Limited tickets. 407-767-8100, extension 2120, Monday - Saturday, 9am-9pm. Liquidation Sale- Restaurant and convenience store equipment. Refrigerators, freezers, oven, cigarette rack, small ware, scale, shelving, booths and stock. Everything must go. Many more to list. Call 703-4392325 or 703-836-1802 Old Photographs copied. Reasonable prices Call Cindy Mahan. 703-6753837 Pentax ME 35 MM Motor drive, pentax flash AF280T, auto focus lens 35-70 zoom (F2.8) dial data back. $250 Call David 703-430-9611 Pentax LX with auto winder, dial data back, extra view finder (FC-1), Vivitar 283 Flash, Lenses included; sigma 39-80 zoon (F3.5), Pentaz 50 mm (F1.2), Pentax rear converter (2x), Pentax 200 mm (F2.5), Sigma mini wide (F 2 8) plus access. $1,000. Call David L. 703-4309611. Pools! - Plan Now To Jump into a new Pool in the Spring! Certified Medallion Pool Dealer in your area specializing in: In-ground Pools & Spas! Call now for free consultation Savings from 30% to 50% Building quality pools for over 30 years! Call Greg or Jeff 703-955-4948. Financing Available. Printing Equipment Multilith 1250. 10x15 press. Needs some work - $175. Davidson Model 600 single color 12x18 press/ receding stacker; excellent condition - $1,200 MBM Guillotine type cutter. New condition/ extra blade Will cut 17x22 sheets. Negotiable. Steve, 703-687-5710. SWIM POOL'S $788 New 19x31 Complete With • Deck • Fence • Liner • Filter Installation fit Financing Available 1-800-447-7207 Lost & round Rappahannock Animal Shelter P.O. Box 428 Washington, Virginia 22747 703-937-3283 Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:30a.m.-3:00p.m. Saturday 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Lost Animals • Rottweiler, 8 mo old male, black/tan, name is Bear, wearing a red, spiked collar, weighs 70 lbs, very friendly, lost on Rt. 618 & 729. • Lab, black, 1 year old neutered male, name is Berry Bear, wearing a green collar, lost on Rt. 688, Orlcan. • Brittany Spaniel, 3 year old female, brown/whitc, wearing a leather collar, name is Lady, lost on Rt. 732. • Hound, Lucky is a black/tan male, lost on Rt. 707. • Hound, Jake is a lemon drop, 3 year old male, lost on Rt. 615, Castleton. Shelter Located U.S. 211 onto 639 Amissville, Virginia Misc. for 42 Sale/Rent We Buy and Pickup used furniture, antiques, collectibles, glassware, jewelry, coins and households. Culpeper Auction House, 703825-9081. Miscellaneous 43 Wanted Pilgrim’s Way Thrift Store for Christian education, 108 South Street, Front Royal, accepting donations, household/ lawn/ garden items. Pick up by appointment. 703636-2339. Mobile Homes 44 Sale/Rent Bealeton, $14,500 Marsh Run Mobile Home Community, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, double wide with a covered front porch. Nice kitchen with pantry, double ovens, paneled throughout, outside storage shed, good neighbors. Call 703-8696742 for appointment toMusical 45 Instruments Piano For Sale Wanted: A responsible person to take on a low monthly payment on a beautiful console piano, no money down. Call toll free 1-800-5227399 Professional Korg Wavestation Keyboard, Excellent condition, includes pedal, must sell. $700. 703-955-3718. Office 46 Equipment Printing Equipment Multilith 1250, 10x15 press. Needs some work - $175. Davidson Model 600 single color 12x18 press/ receding stacker: excellent condition - $1,200. MBM Guillotine type cutter. New condition/ extra blade. Will cut 17x22 sheets. Negotiable Steve, 703-687-5710 Drum & Strum V music • guitars ff drums • amps PA equipment, etc. (old or new) Want to sell?—We BUY! Want to buy?-We SELL 'Vt musicians best friend. ” 347-7484 Warremon Personals 47 Adoption— Childless white couple, happily married and secure, wishes to adopt newborn to share our loving home. Medical/ legal expenses paid. Call Robyn/ Jim collect 703-912-6058 Adoption- Pregnant? Loving childless couple wants to help. Medical and legal expenses paid Call Lucy & Greg collect 703968-9419. American Retirement Homes - $1,000-1- includes room, board, utilities, 24 hr. nurse assisted ambulatory/ non-ambulatory care. Charlottesville, Lexington, Norfolk, VA Beach, Cwton Forge. Emporia, South HM, Tappahannock, Portsmouth, Gloucester. VA., also Pensacola, FI. 1-800999-6637 Personals 47 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of American Incorporated Support Group. 2nd Monday, monthly. 7:30p.m. to 9:00p.m., Loudoun Hospital Center, Conference Room #3. Genealogy Program for IBM/ compatible PC's. Organize family tree. Display ancestors, immediate family, descendants. Display, print, exchange files. Call 703-430-8360. Heartland- old-fashioned candlelight weddings. Mountain chapel overlooking river. Near Gatlinburg. Everything provided. Accommodations. Romantic carriage ride. No test/ no waiting. Charge cards accepted. 1 -800-448-VOWS. In Search Of 48 Personals Volunteer Secretarial Help needed to initiate a demonstration project pointing towards a Sane Ecological Economy which does not expand and yet ends poverty. If interested, send details to Witnesses for a Sane Economy c/o Rappahannock News. PO Box 59A, Washington, Virginia 22747. Pets 50 Dissatisfied with liquid wormers? Happy Jack Trivermicide gets hooks, rounds, & tapes in dogs & cats. Available over the counter at feed & drugstores. Rec. Equip/ 51 Boats ft Access. ★ ASTRO BOAT * For Sale: 18’8” Astro Bass Boat, Mercury XR4 150, Motorguide Brute Trolling Motor, Drive on trailer with spare, 2 depthfinders, builtin battery charger, jackplate, hot foot, batteries, full Flipping deck, garage kept $12,900. Mike Day 301-540-6038, Evenings 703-668-6837 Trolling Motor Foot control. Motor Guide Trolling Motor. Pro Series. 28lb thrust. $175.00. 703-7712277 For Sale: 1991 18’6" Astro Bass Boat, Mercury XR4 150, Motorguide Brute Trolling Motor, Drive on trailer with spare, 2 depthfinders, built-in battery charger, jackplate, hot foot, batteries, full Flipping deck, garage kept $12,900. Mike Day 301-540-6038, Evenings 703-338-4603. Services - 52 Business Accounting Services and Tax Preparation. I'm Cheap. I'm Good. I make house calls. 703-898-7629 Housecleaning- Reliable and reasonable. Call 703987-9545. Please leave message PULLEN’S ELECTRICAL i PLUMBING State Licensed New Ol Old Work Pumps & Waterheaters In Stock - Installation Free Enunaui on new Work 703-675-3249 WlllUmE. SUk Electrical & Plumbing State Licensed & Insured 703-987-6772 Services - 52 Business EARLY'S CARPET, INC. Rl-211, 1 mile west of Post Office Amissville, Va. 703-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 (01 lie tluuinc ^uiecjju 4 Chimney Sweeping Relining 8I» /ufyiautfttttMu Full insured 703-675-3508 Services - 53 Farm Equine behavior Modification specializing in problem horses. One day service Lasting results. Nervous, vicious, stubborn, rearing, kicking, buckers, bad loaders. Red Revelle, 703/672-0724. Services - 54 Home Improvement Sanding & Reflnishing hardwood floors. Reasonable rates Call Roger 703635-2558. Services - 55 Miscellaneous Got a campground membership or timeshare? We'll take it. America's most successful resort resale clearinghouse. Call resort sales information toll free hotline1-800-423-5967. Services - 58 Personal Convalescent Aids Loaned free of charge - wheelchairs, hospital beds, walkers, etc. from Rappahannock Loan Closat. 703-987-8248 703-675-3602 703-937-4410 703-675-3765 Genealogy Program for IBM/ compatible PC's. Organize family tree. Display ancestors, immediate family, descendants Display, print, exchange files. Call 703-430-8360 Services- |W Personal We buy Mortgagsfcand Trust Deeds. Did yoti sell property? Receiving payments? Why wait! Fast. Cash now! Any size J Nationwide. Great Drices. Call 1-800-659-CASH (2274). Mortgages Buyers of America. 1 Rentals - '60 Apartments ★ AVAIL NOW * Apartment for rent in Sperryville. $400/ month, utilities included. References and security deposit required. Call 703-9878144. Two bedroom apartment near Washington, Va. Security deposit required.' No pets. 703-675-3337 or 703675-3061. Rentals - 63 House Slate Mills: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, eat-in kitchen, living and family rooms, finished basement; large workshop, small barn on 2 scenic acres in Rappahannock Co. $695/ monthly. 703937-3029, 703-534-9390. Rentals - 64 Office FOR RENT Old Town Warrentpn Across From Coortkoess 2 Office Suite • $300 per month Short or Long Tern TO ¥ltW, STOP III AT Tift Fauquier Democrat or Call for more information 703*347*4>tt Rentals ,68 Wanted Farmhouse/ Cottage-, 1 bedroom furnished, Washington, Virginia area. $260$300/ month, possible pet. Needed by March 15. Call Scott collect evenings, 215-293-9122. . Rentals - Apartments J) LEESBURG (J LOUDOUN HOUSE APARTMENTS SECTION 8 UNITS AVAILABLE NO WAITING LIST IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS SPACIOUS 2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED CENTRAL AIR & HEAT 703/777-7303 Itw-lpa Mob,-Fit. ext I

City »!«• seeking small dwelling for three months Bf reflection/ introspection Simple furnishings, plumth ing, seclusion a must Please respond by calling my local friends at 703,037-3110. Rental wanted in Fauquier County. Call 349-9141. Responsible Couple . seeking to rent house. WHIhg to perform caretaker - term management dutes tor rent. Concession. Prefer Huntfy - Hume - I - , -- Detablane area. Excellent (eferences. Call (w) 703478-0540, (h) 703-3388510. Bluemont: Beautiful large Mountain Stone House to share with male/ female. Lots of land Wood floors, rt6' ceilings, indoor basketball court. Outdoor enthusiast preferred. Must be Outgoing & like animals! $250 per month, +1 /3 utilities. Call Jeff 703-955'3718. i Real Estate For Sale 71 Condo/ Apartment For Sale - 2 bedroom, 1 bath - terrace level. Ceiling tans, Rolladen blinds, unlimited 9 hole golf included. Large pool, 2 clubhouses. Walk to bank, shopping. 15 minutes to beach-front. Located in Stuart, Florida. 55 or older only. $40,000. Please call (407) 2860520. - ★ ? SPRING ★ —Camping Resort: North ■Fork, Shenandoah River, . Front Royal, Va. Deeded ojot. Open all year, 24 hour «secunty. Camping, tennis. " miniature golf, ball/ soccer C fields, 3 swimming pods, v planned activities. Coast4o-Coast Resort membership available. 1992 yearly dues $270. Great family fun! $7,000/ best of«*er 703-955-4831. 3-arge 4 year new custom jjpdonial on 10 very nice acres, 12 miles west of ■Warrenton, 1/2 wooded With stream, giving away at 3195,000. 703-937-5687. -^Mountain Property: "•House plus 8 acres on south branch of Potomac, spectacular view, over *4,700 square feet. West “Virginia. Great for retirement! Sportsman paradise! Low taxes. $42,900. 304. 822-5884. Little Washington - cj/53 acre building site. pastures, ~ trees, stream, road frontage, "Ipeautiful views. Ideal for ,Country home. $52,000. 703-273-4513. New Cape Cod - Cedar siding, 3 bedrooms, den 3 baths, porch, deck, 5 acres bordering farm. Views, Tnore land available. -$165,000, owner/ agent terms. 703-675-1776, 703937-1776. *teesburg/ Oakvlew - 3 -bedroom, 2 full bath Cape 'Cod, eat-in kitchen with "bak cabinets, separate dining room with chairrail, central air. $126,900. 703-777-8154. (i Rappahannock Building lots as 515,000. Owner/ Terms. 703-675-1776, j937-1776 County low as 03Two bedroom, modest but ^lean on 1/2 acre in Amissville. Paved road near 211. New well and kitchen cabinets. EBB neat. Affordable first home. AS75.000. 703-937-5305 af*ter6pm. Real Estate - Lots/ Acreage 73 *Rlve acre wooded lot. •South of Warrenton, $35,000 703-335-9685. ■Real Estate - 74 Wanted Wanted 25-100 acres, peace and quiet, some -open land. Condition of building, if any, not critical. 'Priced at or below average -for area 703-754-9487. Legal 80 Notices , ADMISSION AND ERRORS Although every effort will be made to meet the ■(wishes of the advertisers, the publisher does not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by error(s) hot inaccuracy in the printing ■of an advertisement beJyond the amount paid for She space actually occu■pied Notice of error(s) ■must be called to the attention of the Display or ClasJ sifted department, ■depending on the type of ■advertisement, immedi•ately following first publicaJtion and prior to ■subsequent publications. • TRUSTEE S SALE OF • lot 31, Block 2, Section F. Of BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN ESTATES, together jwith all improvements thereon, and all rights, •easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying and being situate jn the Wakefield Magiste—ri»l District of Rappahan nock County. Virginia, as L***1 80 Notices shown on the plat of S. M. C.L.S., made September 24, 1959, and recorded with a Deed of Dedicaton dated NovemrSLl' l9?? Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court Rappahannock County, Virginia, in Deed Book 71, at Pages 52-54. In execution of a Deed of trust from Josph E. Tedore unmarried, dated the 17th day of January, 1992, and recorded in aforesaid Clerk s Office in Deed Book 189, at Page 648, the undersigned Trustee will offer •or sale at public auction, the foregoing described real estate, on the 29th day of January, 1993, at 10:00 A.M., in front of the Rappahannock County Court House in Washington, Virginia, the property described in such deed. This real estate will be sold subject to conditions, restrictions, protective covenants, easements and rights of ways, if any, pertaining to and affecting said real estate which may be of record in aforesaid Clerk s Office. TAX MAP: 1 E 1 23 1 TERMS: 10% Bidder's deposit; balance within 30 days. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trustee: John N. McCune P.O.Box 1424 Front Royal, VA. 22630 Phone: (703)635-4242 1285784 Automobiles 84 Chevy Cavalier ’85 4 cylinder, 5-speed, hatchback, engine noisy, but runs strong. 703-347-4222, ask for Bobby. Ford - Mercury - Lincoln, trucks included. New 93's sold at $100 below factory invoice. Call for price quote 1-800-995-9575. Recorded message. Tennessee Motor Co., Johnson City, TN. Toyota Corolla DX 4-door station wagon. 22,000 miles, white, $9500 or best Offer. Call 703-347-4597 SONNY'S AUTO PARTS UwdpgMloctOTwidtiucta Soros ntw puts * - - - m Om 2,000 an Mnd * trucks ilaBiimt. Wi Buy tnd Ml turning OftK 7 4m)t, «-4 tm4qM Loe>MRtSI.)a>iMp«l C«^p«p« Mgh SdMal. S2S-2S71 Help 91 Wanted Asst. Mgr ★JUST DO ir* Seeking several individuals I can train to help run my business. Must like people & challenges. Great $$$. NO EXP. NEC Cal Ms. Saritk at 703/450-5941 Drivers-Cardinal Freight announces a new pay plan for experienced drivers. Start up to 26c mile, reach 32c mile, plus 1 1/2C bonus. Exceptional benefits. Call today! 1-800-388-7185 Roanoke; 1-800-955-0615 Richmond; EOE/MF. Housekeeper- RichmondGoochland County. Mature live-in. Excellent skills. Part time child care. Good cooking skills. Recent references in both. Nonsmoker. Call 804-7843714. HOUSE SITTER WANTED Permanent position for country estate n. of Culpeper. Lovely, modernized, 4-bedroom, 2nd floor apt. Private entrance. Retired couple only. Write including phone number to: #2 Short Lane. Massapequa, NY 11762. Help Save The World. Recycle. For Information Call 1-800 KEEP ITT Automobiles A-l USED CARS & TRUCKS ’88 THUNDERBIRD *6,995 TURBO COUPE. 5 Spd , AC Cruise Ctrl., Tilt Wheel, Stereo Cass., Pwr. Wind - Seat-Locks, Stock#P0029 ’89 JEEP WRANGLER 6Cyl., 5 Speed. Pwr. Steenng, Stereo, Hardtop & £ Bikini Top, Custom Wheels, Stock#007A 15 PASSENGER ’89 CLUB WAGON V8. Automatic, Dual AC. Cruise Control, Stereo, Stock#090A •9,995 CROWN VICTORIA LX 4 door sedan, power windows, power seat, speed control, tilt wheel, power locks, stereo cassette, alum, wheels, very clean, only 34K miles, Stock#F117A •9.795 89 F-250 4x4 V-8, 5 speed, AM/FM, 29,CX)0 miles. Bedliner, excellent condition, Stock #287A *11595 VO DOME CONVERSION VAN Raised Root, Pwr. Wind.-Locks, Cruise Ctrl., Tilt Wheel, AC, Stereo Cass, Stock#347A *12995 ’90 DODGE SHADOW Automatic, A/C. speed control, a a a k tilt wheel, stereo cassette, air 9 Q D C bag. Stock#P0030A ViVVV ’92 FORD TEMPO Auto, AC, cruise control, tilt wheel, power windows- locksseat, stereo cass., only 18K miles, Stock#Fl15 ‘8.995 *92 ESCORT SEDAN *8,995 Auto.. AC, Stereo Cass., Pwr. Steenng, Cruise Control. Only 18KMiles. Stock#Fl16 ’92 MERCURY TOPAZ Auto., AC, Cruise Ctrl., Tilt Wheel, Pwr. Wind.-Locks AA f" -Seat, Stereo Cass, Only 12K Miles,Stock#F114_ WjWWW ’92 MERCURY SABLE GS 3.8 liter V-6, automatic, A/C, power windows, power locks, power seat, til wheel, air bag, speed control, stereo cassette, only 18K miles, StocklFl 19 *13.995 ’92 TAURUS GL 3.8 Liter V-6, automatic overdrive, A/C, power windows, seat. & locks, tilt A QnC wheel, speed control, stereo | W w cassette, air bag, only ’ 15,000 miles, Slock#F 118 * CULPEPER FORD-MERCURY FORD RT, 29 SOUTH • CULPEPER mm 703-547-FORD Job update c*tk>a Long distance. Must have clean driving record and CDL with 2 years experience. Household goods preferred. Salary $10-$14 per hour + up to 9% commission. Estimated annual income $35,000. Immediate openings. 703-569-0213 Drivers: Minimum age 22. 1 year over the road. Riding program. Good pay and benefits with commerical driver's license. Starting at 25.5/mi. McClendon Trucking. 1-800-633-7233 Drivers OTR Excellent pay & benefits 1-800-568-1851 Drivers: start 24 cents-26 cents. Earn to 30 cents, home regularly, free medical/dental, retirement, $1,000 tarp pay, safety bonus, conventionals. Require 23 yrs & 1 yr OTR. Hornady Truck Line 1-800343-79M). Drivers (truck)- Tandem Dump. Earn up to $12.75 per hour- must have driving experience, CDL, DOT physical and clean driving record. Contact: J.B. Shotwell & Son, Sterling, Va. 703-450-2340. Experienced waitstaff needed Apply at Olivers's between 2 and 5pm, 108 S. Royal, Front Royal. GARDENER WANTED Country estate between Warrenton/Culpeper. Must work machinery. Permanent position. Semi-retired OK. Write including phone number to: #2 Short Lane, Massapequa Park, NY 11762. tVASSlFieo; mi LPN Full time position in Warrenton. Pediatric experience desired. Send resumes to: Empioymeiit/A128 c/o Loudoun Times-Mirror P.0. Box 359 Leesburg, VA22075 Receptionist FUN THAT'S RIGHT! YOU CAN make good money & enjoy your career. Immed. mgmt. & asst mgmt for those w/a great attitude. Sharp in appearance & sincere desire to succeed. NO EXP. NEC. Call Keri at 703/450-5941 ROOM ATTENDANTS Annftw in ^ "I r*>*®il* The Hampton Inn 501 Blackwell Rd. Warrenton Sales AT&T SALES Fauquier County •Se« AT&T Telephone Systems to Businesses •2 yrs direct sales exper •$30-45K/yr straight commission •Flexible Benefits Pkg Cal lee Martial 1-800-525-4774 Equal Opportunity Employer Texas Refinery Corp. needs mature person now in your area. Offer plenty of money plus cash bonuses and fringe benefits. Regardless of experience, write N. P. Hopkins, Box 711, Ft. Worth, TX 76101. Truck Drivers- the relocation services division of North American Van Lines, Inc., needs owner operators immediately. Up to $5,000 contact signing bonus and $200,00 guaranteed line-haul offering per year for top quality van operators with 2 years exp. in household goods or electronics. For those w/no exp., tuition-free training is avail. Lease or purchase avail. 1-800-348-2147 Dept. VF-7. Truck Drivers-1 yr. exp. up to 28c/mi to start. Choose van or flat Tuitionfree training for those w/no exp. Great benefits Must be 23. Call Poole Truck Line 1-800-553-9443 Dept. W-20. VOCATIONAL TRAINING SPECIALISTS One full-time (#355-01) and two relief - as needed (#353-01, #354-01) to work in Culpeper or Warrenton vocational training program/workshop. Provide job training and supervision for adults with developmental disabilities. Prefer experience with MR population. Hiring Range (FT): $14,254Si 6,009. Salary (Relief): $7.31/hr. Apply with Board application by 12:00 Noon, 2/5/93 to Personnel, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 S. Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701. 703/825-3100. EEO/AA. Work where you are appreciated CNA's and LPN’s needed to work for higher pay and excellent benefits. Call Tina Fritz at Oak Springs of Warrenton 703-347-4770 CUSTOMER SERVICE/ INVENTORY CLERK Fast-paced, growing company near 166 has FT entry level openings starting at $7 per hour. Includes benefits, overtime opportunity, and room for advancement. Call: (703)361-9000 GREAT OPPORTUNITY For Professional Drivers If you are looking for a company which offers: • Over 60 years in the trucking business • Promotions from within • Pride in developing its people • Complete medical/life, dental/vision ins. • Profit sharing • 401K plan • Well maintained equipment We are looking for drivers who are at least 25 years old with at least three years successful over-the-road experience, have a current CDL, dean MVR, good references and will take a drug test. Call Personnel between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. 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Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recorded during the past week: Harold D. Scoggin and wife to William N. Scoggin. 3.76 percent interest in 123 acres, Hampton District. Gift. Lena G. Miller to David Davies Farm Show design contest By HELEN W. SMITH Extension Agent. Home Economics The Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Show Board is conducting a contest to design the cover for the 1993 Farm Show catalogue. The design should be original, creative, and depict the Farm Show. The first place winning design will be used for the cover of the 1993 catalogue. Winners will be announced in April. The contest rules are: L The contest is open to all youth actively enrolled in 4-H, FFA, and FHA in Culpeper, Madison, and Rappahannock Counties. 2. The deadline for submitting entries is Feb. 16. Turn in to local Extension Office in Culpeper, Madison, or Rappahannock. 3. Art work must be youth’s original drawing on a standard unlined white sheet of paper, 8-1/2 inches x 11 inches. Art work should be produced in black and white (pencil, ink, or black marker). The art work should be covered with a protective sheet of plain paper or plastic. 4. The youth must write their name, address, county, and age on back of their entry. 5. Judges will select winning art work based on originality, creativity, and best representation of the Farm Show. 6. Prizes: As an incentive, the youth submitting the winning design will receive a $50 savings bond. All entries will be displayed at the 1993 Farm Show. 7. The art work can be picked up at the close of the Farm Show. Miller, III and others, one percent undivided interest each in 176.5373 acres, Hampton District. Gift. B. Darleen Markham and others to John L. Pearre and ^vife, lot 12, section B, Rappahannock Mountain Estates, 5.0285 acres, Jackson District. $120,000. WINTER - the best time to view country property. Mountains stand out, the woods are open, if you like it now, you'll love it in the spring. Call us to see the best Rappahannock has to offer. EILEEN M. DAY, REALTORS j The Clopton House Box 126 Washington. Virainia 22747 675-3567 675-3887 675-3033 The Country Property People 937-3185 YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED by the newness of this established 3+ bedroom, 3 ba. home on 5+ acres. New carpet, vinyl, landscaping, etc. I.g. rec. room, work shop area. See for yourself. *179,000. TOWN OF WASHINGTON. Remodeled, newly equipped convenient 2 bedroom, 2 ba. home with den and full basement. *155,000. 33 ACRES on Bessie Belle's side wonderful views, good hdwds rd and elec. in. Choose site and build. *120,000. A HOME BUSINESS, Nursery school, music/dance studio, etc. Plus two homes all for *187,500. JUST WALK INTO this home where the windows frame mountain views, the high ceilings give drama to this almost new custom home w/2 stories and unfinished basement for just *179,500 Real Estate III 3 Court Row, Box 298, Washington, VA 22747 • 703-675-1373 Anne Furtick Mitzie Young f=> I ‘ 675-3555 ftiALW* 937-3029 Your Preview of Exciting SPRING RACING On February 17th, ARCOM Newspapers will publish SPRING STEEPLECHASING 1993 • Full Color Cover • 40,000 Copies Distributed in Rappahannock, Fauquier and Loudoun • Newstand Copies in Western Fairfax, Clarke County & Front Royal Call Your Account Executive At The &appaf)anttocfe Jtetos Rappahannock News Building Washington, Virginia 22747 703-675-3338 Facsimile Machine 675-3088 s30,000 BELOW APPRAISED VALUE!! This 2300 sq. ft., 8 room home is on 3.9 acres Rappahannock County. Additional features include 4-stall barn and a 3-stall barn. Owner financing qualified buyer. A bargain at *129,900. to For information contact: AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE at (703) 347-3581 0) 3 FLINT HILL: A lovely Cape Cod with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, full basement. An additional cottage for studio or office. Two lots with bam and outbldgs. Asking $125,000. FLINT HILL: Fronting 647, a rare chance to get approx. 30 open acres. Excellent neighbors. Information available in office. FLINT HILL: Just reduced drastically, 7.2 acres with a two story, two bedroom cabin with great front deck for views. Small pond, mostly open, a second house which is part log. $134,000. SPERRYVILLE: 136.9 mostly open acres with bold streams. Large and sunny Victorian home. Bams and outbuildings. $545,000. MADISON CO.: 6 acres in apple trees. Easily cleared. A nice home site. $40,000. HUNTLY: 25 wtxxlcd acres with choice building sites. You can’t beat this prietT$87,500. SKVFN 2 acre lots located in the Chester Gap area, buy one or buy all. Lot averages $24,000. R/appahannock n Realty 0 Rt. 522, Flint Hill 22«27 703-675-3414 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-424-8590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294. EARTHW1SE a division of Wise Container Service Are you tired of weekly trips to the landfill? If so let us haul your household trash. Weekly service to the Washington/Sperryville area. Low monthly rates!! Call for information or leave message. 703-547-3980 M "S' Sperryville Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM James W. Leake, Broker 703-987-8088 /office SPERRYVILLE - 20x38 frame building on .75 acre lot, town sewer, state road frontage. *50,000. Owner willfinance. ROCK MILLS - Very private; 6.36 acre tract, view,* stream, deeded access! road. $39,500. SPERRYVILLE - Stone and CASTLETON AREA 4 room! dwelling on 23.5 acres/ *85,500. AMISSVILLE - Barn style! home, 3 bedrooms, 2VS>! baths, rear porch, carport,* 5.7 acres, stream, pond,; workshop. $165,000. Owner; will finance. James W. Leake Jon Morgan ! 987-8236 987-8500 John Eubank Bud Corder 987-8146 675-3291 basAfiMil, garage, 4.62 acres. Nice view. $149,000. >oms„ lace,) Compare Our Prices Before You Build 1 Authorized Builder For MOD-U-KRAF* HOMES, INC. Visit our modsl at 102 N. Hawksbill St. Luray, Va. 60 Models Available Delivery in approx, 60 days. THE DOVEL AGENCY, Inc. Off 743-5034 H„. 778-2300 Class A Contractor Real Estate Broker BUILT IN VIRGINIA BY VIRGINIANS ____ ! I l \ V l l \ \ ) “A RIVER SINGS A BEAUTIFUL SONG IT SAYS, COME, REST HERE BY MY SIDE PLANT YOURSELF BESIDE THE RIVER” * RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER: Wild and scenic, 400 acres Rappahannock and Fauquier Counties, 3.25 miles on river both sides. Panoramic Mt. Views! Owner I agent terms. Try $2.4 million and notice a smile come to my face... RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER: (1) 26 acres almost 1 /3 mile frontage, Mt. Views, '165,000, (2) 10 acre farmette, 1,000 ft frontage, house and barn, $155,000, (3) 4.14 acres, 425 ft on river, high bluff with views (2 building lots), Rt. 645, $59,000, Owner/agent terms... THORNTON RIVER caresses this 5.25 acre earth parcel, high knoll, panoramic views, $59,000, Owner/agent terms... BLACKWATER CREEK caresses 8.25 secluded acres with WOW! $217*000°° h°USe’ P°rCh' deCk’ basement’ ^Se, \ \ \ * Excerpts from Angelou's Inaugural Poem... 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