Rappahannock News, February 9, 1994

, Paid circulation now \- ?K? 2,950 - ',j,? r:‘ - .,: . >.'.'•■■ v - Su^j«ctto ABCAudlj ' RAPPAHANNOCK HOOSIHC^OS ^ v.. /?-* 2,722 W-^ ■ - •">.T\ a ;■^rx-ab !r '.«•>::; ,#&y -- \ t>Jk It T: * ■■-) ■ - ■— —« 1, *> sr' Tn y> - ' yr 46th Year, No. 6 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1994 Washington, Virginia Phone 675-3338 50 cents Rappahannock News Staff PhotcVCindy Mahan Col. Samuel Glasker spoke to a packed crowd on the county’s Black Church History at the library Fridays Old Rag Bulletins General Assembly Hotline The General Assembly has , established a Constitutent Services 1 Hotline so citizens can offer their views toll-free to their representatives while the General Assembly is in session. The number for the Hotline is 1-800889-0229. Hotline operators will receive calls from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. each legislative work day through March 12. Callers should be prepared to name the representative(s) they want their message forwarded to. i i Wolf's Rep. To Visit t ... Mrs. Donna Crowley, a representative of Congressman Frank Wolf, will visit the town of Washington on Thursday, Feb. 10. Mrs. Crowley will be available to talk with constituents who need assistance or have problems of a Federal nature, such as with the Social Security Administraiton, Department of Labor, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Veterahs Affairs, etc. Citizens are also welcome to express their opinions on matters of concern, particularly national topics or issues before the United States Congress. Mrs. Crowley will be at the Rappahannock County Extension Office from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Constituents who want to make direct contact with the Winchester office may call Mrs. Crowley at 667-0990 or visit the office at 110 North Cameron Street. Financial Aid Workshop The RCHS guidance department has rescheduled the college financial aid workshop at the high school once again. It is now set for the high school library at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14. Parents and students will receive information on federal and state aid. Guidance director Jim Futrell will also present information on local scholarships. Government at a Glance • Town Council, 7:30 p.m., °*#ednesday, Feb. 9, Town Hall. • Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10, Courthouse. • School Board (meeting rescheduled), 7:30, Tuesday, Feb. 15, RCES Library. • Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16, Courthouse. T Black Church History Celebrated at Library By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock New* Staff Writer' The Rappahannock County Library was packed last Friday night for the “Celebration of Black Church History in Rappahannock County”. Col. Samuel Glasker of Shiloh Baptist Church in Woodville welcomed all the people attending the program. He said, “We have either forgotten or constantly ignore the contribution of so many of us to this nation. Our history is a record of who we are, our values, our constitutions and an inherent sense of our self-worth.” The four churches included in this program have a strong common bond: the first pastor of all of them was Rev. George W. Horner. Rev. Horner also served as pastor of a church in Fauquier County and one in Culpeper County. He is much revered by present members of the churches he was involved with, and a picture of him hangs in the Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill. In the First Baptist Church in Washington is a stained glass window‘dedicated to Rev. Homer. He died in 1901. .4 Next on the program was Nanette Butler of Sperryville, who led everyone in a song, “We’ll Understand it Better By and By.” Ms. Butler said, “Music is so important in the black church.” Lewis Butler, a member of the First Baptist Church in Washington, spoke about the history of his church. It was organized in 1873 with 45 members, who were all baptized in the Rush River on the same day. The church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1976, and a special centennial program was presented. Wendell Grant is the present pastor, and he has been so since 1977. He is the tenth pastor the church has had. Ms. Anna Lewis Allsberry from Hopewell Baptist Church in Sperryville spoke next. Her family has maintained the history of the church for 121 years. Ms. Allsberry is licensed as a minister. The church was organized in 1873 by 12 people who were members of the Sperryville Baptist Church, which is now Reynolds Baptist. The Rev. John Gaines was the first pastor, and the church was bought for $2,200. The cornerstone was laid in 1922. At one time the church was rented out to the Piedmont school board for two years and classes were held there. Veda Timbers, the Clerk of Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill, spoke next. She said that Macedonia means “extended” or “reaching out”. The church was organized in 1866, and the first pastor was Rev. Homer. He remained as pastor there for 36 years. The present pastor at Macedonia is Rev. Price, and he is (he fourth to be at Macedonia for the 128 years of the church’s existence. Mrs. Timbers said, “There is a vitality that makes Macedonia stand out. ” Col. Samuel Glasker spoke about his church, Shiloh Baptist Church of Woodville. He said that Shiloh means “peace, calm and compassion.” Shiloh was organized in 1873 by a Baptist council with Rev. Homer. The structure which now stands was built in 1905. \ Col. Glasker said, “Christianity remained with blacks throughout slavery. The black church became an institution of values, justice, and social family gatherings.” Shiloh meets on the first and third Sundays of each month, and has had 14 pastors. RCES Bids Opened Low Bid Is $1.13 Million By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock New* Staff Writer Kenbridge Construction Co. was the apparent low bidder when bids for construction of an addition at the elementary school were opened Tuesday at noon in the school board office. The Kenbridge bid of $1,129,000 plus $45,000 for additions to the parking lot was slightly under what had been expected. It will leave the school system with a margin of funds for furnishing the addition and beginning the process of solving sewage problems at the school The county borrowed $1.5 million from the Virginia School Boards Authority for the addition. Thirty thousand has been spent for half of the cost of land purchased. The county must spend the money for school purposes within one year of when the money became available in December or request an extension. jThe school system has until August 1997 to replace the lagoon used to treat sewage at the elementary school with a system that removes amonia. A package treatment plant for the school may cost more than the uncommitted funds and leave the school system still needing a solution to sewage problems at the high school. County Administrator John McCarthy, who was present for the bid opening, encouraged school officials to explore the possibility of treating sewage in an “artificial wetland.” Such systems are considered experimental but are increasingly being tried. . Eight bids were received for the addition, ranging from Kenbridge’s bid to $1,237,000 from L. White and Company. Bids for. the parking lot addition ranged from $32,000 to $47,685. Piedmont District representative Frances Thornton was the only member of the School Board present for the bid opening. Administrators had hoped to interview a representative of the low bidder at a School Board meeting Tuesday night, but the meeting was canceled when freezing rain began falling Tuesday afternoon. The School Board meeting has been rescheduled for next Tuesday. Assistant Superintendent Robert Chappell said the administration plans to have a Kenbridge representative at the meeting and hopes to have a vote on awarding the contract that night. Bob Moje, the architect who designed the addition for VMDO, plans to check Kenbridge’s references and report by the end of the week. 1 The Kenbridge bid specified completion within 196 calendar days of acceptance of the contract. That schedule would have the addition ready shortly after school opens for the 1994-95 school year. \ Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan Nanette Butler led singing at the library program. Second Arson Trial Ends With Conviction Jury Gives Hamrick $2,500 Fine By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock Neva Staff Writer A jury of seven men and five women found Shawn Alan Hamrick, 21, of Marshall guilty of arson in a case heard in circuit court last Thursday. The jupr fined Mr. Hamrick $2,500 but did not impose any jail time. Mr. Hamrick was indicted on Nov. 8, 1993, along with Jeremy Adam Clem, 18, of Linden, for the arson incident. Mr. Clem’s trial was held on Jan. 10, and his case was dismissed. Mr. Hamrick was convicted of setting on fire three hay bales belonging to Werner Krebser of Huntly. The hay bales were located on property belonging to Dr. Krebser along U.S. 522 in Huntly, near Route 662. As the first witness called by Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke, Dr. Krebser said he received a call from the Rappahannock County Sheriffs Department at about 3 a.m. July 28 telling him that some of his hay bales were on fire. Dr. Krebser drove to the scene and used his backhoe to unroll the bales, so that the fire could be put out more easily. Dr. Krebser testified that he has been making hay for over 20 years, and is very careful about making sure his hay is totally dry before baling it. If hay is not dry, spontaneous combustion can occur. Mr. Clem was called to the witness stand next. He testified that he had been with Mr. Hamrick on the night and morning in question, and had been friends with him for three or four years. Mr. Clem said he and Mr. Hamrick attended a party in Fauquier County until about 11 p.m. on the night of July 27. After the party, they left in Mr. Clem’s father’s truck with Mr. Clem driving. They visited briefly with Mr. Clem’s brother, Jeff Clem, then continued on to Flint Hill. Once they reached Settle’s garage, going south on U.S. 522, they turned around and pulled into Foster’s Packing House, Mr. Clem said. He said he bought a soda and took a wooden apple crate, which he placed in the back of the truck. They then drove to the old Huntly post office, turned around, and he turned the truck’s lights off. He said they then drove to the dumpster in Huntly. Mr. Clem said he dropped Mr. Hamrick off so he could put trash in the dumpster, and “go to the bathroom.” He said he turned the truck around, and returned to the dumpster to pick up Mr. Hamrick, and they then drove north on U.S. 522. ^ When asked by Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke why he and Mr. Hamrick had come over to Flint Hill that night, Mr. Clem said they had not had any conversation about what they were going to do. Robin Gulkk, attorney for the defense, next interviewed Mr. Clem. He asked him, “Were you just driving around with your friends drinking beer before you went back to college?” Mr. Clem responded, “Yes”. When asked by Mr. Gulick what he and Mr. Hamrick were wearing that night, Mr. Clem said he was wearing jeans and a Tshirt, and Mr. Hamrick was wearing tan shorts, tennis shoes, no shirt and no baseball hat. Mr. Clem also claimed that they had arrived home at 1 a.m. or so. When asked by Mr. Gulick if he had seen any fire or any hay bales on fire in that area, or if he had seen Mr. Hamrick set fire to any hay bales that evening, Mr. Clem responded that he had not. C.W. Blosser appeared as the next witness for the prosecution. He testified that he and his wife, Lisa Blosser, were driving home from Front Royal on the morning in question when they noticed a truck in the area, pulled alongside the road with its lights off. The Blossers decided to keep an eye on the truck, thinking something suspicious might be going on. The Blossers turned around in the Welchs’ driveway on U.S. 522, and headed north, following the truck. They did not see the truck stop at the dumpster, but it did stop, in the road, near the intersection of U.S. 522 and Route 662, Mr. Blosser said. At this point, the Blossers stopped behind the truck in order to get a license number from the back of the truck, Mr. Blosser said. , They both testified that while they were stopped, they observed a person, which Mrs. Blosser perceived to be a man, run from behind three hay bales toward the waiting truck. Mrs. Blosser said the person was wearing blue jeans, a baseball cap, and tan boots. She said she saw the person stumble in the ditch by the road, and at the same time, she said they saw flames rise from the hay bales. The person then got in the truck, and the truck sped off, causing a wooden crate in the back of the truck to fly off the back and land in the road they both testified. The Blossers said they continued to follow the truck, and Mrs. Blosser was able to get the license number. The Blossers said they then drove directly to the Flint Hill Fire Department. They are both members of the department and volunteer firefighters. They called the Rappahannock County Sheriffs Department and reported the fire. They said they returned to the scene of the hay bales to fight the fire themselves. The Blossers testified that all of this took place around 2 a.m. on July 28,1993. The next witness called was William J. Shevokas, a special agent for the Virginia State Pollce.sHe works for the Division of Investigation and has considerable training in arson investigation. Mr. Shevokas explained how spontaneous combustion works and said it is not a common phenomena in hay bales. When asked by Mr. Luke if there is alSee Arson, Page A-2

General District Court The following court cases were heard in the Rappahannock County General District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 8: Robert Alcock, 74/55, $57/26. Jeanne Dryfoost Berta, 74/55, $54/26. Robert William Cameron Jr., no inspection, $15/26. Johnny Donald Cave, 68/55, $39/26. Charles W. Christopher Jr., no inspection, $15/16. Roderick David Dennis, 72/55, $51/26. Terry Curtis Dulaney, 69/55, $42/26. Bonita Lynne Gatewood, 68/55, continued to March 8; no operator’s license, continued to March 8; no county tag, continued to March 8. Sheryl Lynn Gray, no inspection, $15/26. Kathryn Hoffman Gwyn, no inspection, $15/26; no registration, $15. Adam Douglas Haase, 69/55, dismissed, paid $26 cost. Nancy Hand Halgren, 66/55, $33/26. Pamela Darlene Higgins, 55/35, dismissed. Raymond A. Jenkins, 71/55, reduced to defective equipment, $25/26. Billy Ray Johnson, expired registration, $25/31. Kenneth Lee Pearson, 73/55, dismissed. i Matthew Wade Pearson, 74/55, $57/31. James Edward Rogers IV, 70/56, $45/31. Michael W. Wharton Jr., disorderly conduct, continued to March 8; curse and abuse, continued to March 8. Kenneth Lee Baldwin, trespass, continued to March 8. Denise Rosetta Morgan, illegal dumping, continued to April 1. Richard Allen Kelly, reckless driving (78/55), $78/31; no inspection, $25. Albert Lee, 69/55, $42/26. Waverley Smith Lee, 69/55, $42/26. Owen Joseph Malone, 73/55, $54/31. Antonia Bredin Massie, expired inspection, $15/26. Naomi Evelyn McDuffie, driving under influence, continued to March 8. Daniel Emory Miller, 73/55, $54/26. Olive Mary Nealon, 72/55, continued. i, James Franklin Pullen, driving under influence, $300/46, $150 suspended, operators license suspended three years, 30 days with four days to serve, second in ten years. Angelo J. Segall, $68/55, $39/26. David A. Semon, 72/55, continued to March 8. Timothy Lee Sheirer, 67/55, $36/31. Daniel Calvin Stanley Jr., 71/55, dismissed, paid $26 cost. Michael E. Sullivan, reckless driving (75/55), $100/26. Davis Marlin Thompson, no inspection, $15/26. > n> Ronald Lee Weaver, driving under influence, continued to March 8. Franklin N. Winslow, 71/56, dismissed, paid $26 cost. / Donna Babette Silurian, 72/55, continued to March 8. ■ Kenneth L. Thompson, no inspection, $15/26. John B. Watson-Jones, no inspection, $15/26. Bruce Michael Barcia, 73/55, $54/26. John Reed Becker, 70/55, $45/31. Sandra Dawn Brown, 69/55, $42/26. Glen Bradley Burke, no inspection, $15/26. Paul F. Castonia, reckless driving (75/55), $100/26. Richard Allen Causby, 68/55, $39/31. Michael Scott Coffee, overwidth, $30/31; overwidth, $30. Emmett M. Danner, overlength, dismissed, paid $26 cost; overwidth, dismissed. Kristina Marie Dunn, no inspection, $15/16. David Lee Fannon, expired Virginia registration, $15/26. Duane A. Gilliam, 74/55, $57/26. Edna Virginia Goode, 68/55, reduced to defective equipment, $25/26. Zeb Marion Harry Jr., 67/55, continued to April 5. Adrian Nigel Henson, driving' under influence, continued to March 8. Rustu S. Kalyoncu, expired inspection, dismissed. ►Arson From Page A-l i | ways a personal motive or revenge involved in arson cases, Mr. Shevokas responded that some arson cases are motivated by thrill seekers and persons seeking adventure. Captain Jeff Brown of the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Department was the officer called to the scene of the fire at about 2:30 a.m. on the morning of July 28. He testified that hay bales about 40 feet from the road were on fire when he arrived. He said he noticed the wooden crate in the southbound lane of U.S. 522, and picked it up. Capt. Brown ran the license number which Mrs. Blosser had given him, and found that it was missing one letter. With an “F” in front of the numbers Mrs. Blosser had given him the license could be matched to a truck belonging to Mr. Clem’s father. Capt. Brown paid a visit to the address in Linden which matched the license number at about 7 a.m. on the same morning. He read Mi randa rights to Jeremy Adam Clem and Shawn Alan Hamrick, and Mr. Clem gave Mr. Brown a statement about their whereabouts that evening and morning. Mr. Luke noted that Jeremy Clem had not mentioned in the statement anything about stopping and dropping off any trash at the dumpster. A recess was called after all of the commonwealth’s evidence was presented, and the jury was sent out of the courtroom. Mr. Gulick made a motion to strike the commonwealth’s evidence in the case, i Mr. Luke said, “I think the commonwealth has carried its burden of evidence in this case. There is only one person who could have committed this offense, and that is Mr. Hamrick.” Judge Robertson allowed the ( case to continue. When the jury returned to the courtroom, Mr. Gulick called Jeff Clem, brother of Jeremy Adam Clem, to the stand. Jeff Clem testified that he was with his brother and Mr. Hamrick at a party until 11 p.m. or 11:30 p.m. on the night of July 27, and that Mr. Hamrick was wearing tan shorts, no hat and no shirt. REFINANCE No Points!!! No Closing Cost. 15 or 30 year Conv. Fixed Rate On Most Loans Also Excellent Rates On Purchase Money & Construction Loans. "Our integrity is our most important product." Call Jack O’Brien at (703) 743-4734 Fairland MORTGAGE CCX, INC. I I I ;■ I I Yes! Please enter my new subscription to &appafjannocfe i)etos Subscription rates bp mail: Rappahannock..$ 19.00/y r. Elsewhere in the U.S.$24.00/yr. j NAME___ I ADDRESS___L_ [ CITY__STATE_ZIP_ I Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: , RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS, P.O. BOX 59, WASHINGTON, VA. 22747 J This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS I Old Address: New Address: I » M - - - - - m . 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. Mr. Clem, Jeremy Clem’s father, testified that Shawn Hamrick sometimes stays at the Clem house, and had kept clothes at their house before. He said that Mr. Hamrick had on tan shorts and no shirt on the night of July 27. Mrs. Clem, Mr. Clem’s mother, testified that Mr. Hamrick was wearing a shirt and khaki shorts, and no hat that night. Mr. Gulick next called his client, Shawn Alan Hamrick, to the stand. Mr. Hamrick testified that he attended a party with Jeremy Adam Clem on the night of July 27, 1993, and that they were in Mr. Clem’s father’s truck. “We just went riding around,” he said. He claimed that he and Mr. Clem had put trash in the back of the truck from the party, and had driven to Flint Hill. They stopped at Foster’s Packing House and got a drink. They then drove north on U.S. 522, then turned around so they could take the trash to the dumpster. Mr. Hamrick said he told Mr. Clem to let him off at the dumpster so he could “use the bathroom.” He said Mr. Clem then drove off, turned around, and was headed north on U.S. 522 when he picked up Mr. Hamrick at the dumpster. They then proceeded north on U.S. 522 and noticed a truck come up behind them Mr. Hamrick said. Tliey kept driving, turned right on Route 635, and went home, he said. Mr. Gulick asked Mr. Hamrick if he had anything to do with the hay bales on fire that night, and replied, “No”. ' When asked by Mr. Luke if they had any beer that night, Mr. HamI Pet of the Week: Pet of the Week: The featured dog at the Shelter in Amissville this week is a Spaniel/cross, Granny is a eightto-ten-year-old (s) female with all her shots, very lovable, likes to ride in a car, housebroken. • Shepherd/husky, one-year-old female, black and tan, has three puppies, found on Route 605 in Boston. • Chows, Sueling and Wongtong are two-to-three-year-old females, all black, found on Route 638 in Flint Hill. • Spaniel, Cubby is a eight-toten-year-old male, tan and white, nub tail, found on Route .638 in Flint Hill. / • Terrier, one-year-old female, black, wire-haired, very friendly, found on Route 729 between Flint Hill and Ben Venue. • Setter/shepherd, Spot is a two-to-three-year-old male, white with black patch over eye, will sit and give you his paw, likes to play ball. • Kittens, two females, about three-months-old, orange and tan, playful, one kitten only has one eye. 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 fire and rescue calls, were routed through the dispatch center during the past week: Jan. 31:12:07 p.m., injury from a fall, Route 637, Amiss ville, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 2:26 p.m., chimney fire, Route 620, Sperryville, Spenyville VFD, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD; 2:34 p.m., dumpster fire, Route 626, Scrabble, Sperryville VFD; 8:29 p.m., dumpster fire, Route 626, Scrabble, Castleton VFD. Feb. 1: 7:14 a.m., injury from a fall, U.S. 211, Washington, Flint Hill VFD and Washington VFD; 7:52 a.m., seizures, Route 618, Castleton; Castleton VFD and Amiss ville VFD; 6:03 p.m., dumpster fire, Route 626, Scrabble, Sperryville VFD and Castleton VFD; 10:10 p.m., chimney fire, Route 643, Amissville, Amiss ville VFD, Flint Hill VFD and Castleton VFD. Feb. 2: 6:57 a.m., chimney fire, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VFD, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. Feb. 3: 10:12 a.m., possible stroke, Route 625, Washington, Washington VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 4:53 p.m., public service,' Route 707, Sperryville, Sperryville VFD; 6:03 p.m., unconscious person, Route 729, Amissville, Amissville VFD; 10:15 p.m., sickcall, Route 606, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD. Feb. 4: 3:54 p.m., field fire, Route 621, Washington, Washington VFD, Flint Hill VFD and SperryviUeVFD. Feb. 5: 1:29 p.m., chest pains, Route 1001, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD; 3:41 p.m., o.b. patient, U.S. 211, Amissville, Amiss ville VFD. Feb. 6: 11:35 a.m., vehicle fire, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VFD and Sperryville VRS; 9:13 p.m., chest pains, Route 669, Amissville, Amissville VFD. • The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office this week: Jan. 31: animal control free text, Route 643, Amissville; animal emergency-response, Route 643, Amissville; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville. Feb. 1: citizen requested assistance, Route 680, Castleton; stray cat or dog, Route 627, Washington; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; civil problem, Route 639, Amissville; trespassing-general, Route 640, Amissville; public service, U.S. 211, Washington. Feb. 2: stray livestock/horses, Route 628, Washington; stray cat or dog, Route 707, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; larceny-from vehicle, Route 622, Washington; stray cat or dog, Route 626, Washington; harassing communication, U.S. 211, Amissville; lost/missing dog, Route 729, Flint Hill; simple assault, Route 660, Chester Gap. ' Feb. 3: suspicious person/vehicle/incident, Chester Gap; animal control free text, Route 600, Sperryville; extra patrol/welfare check, Route 625, Washington; fire alarm, Route 640, Amissville; residence, Route 640, Amissville; damage property-private, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; stray cat or dog, U.S. 211, Sperryville; civil problem, Route 610, Chester Gap; residence, Route 640, Amissville. , Feb. 4: repossession of vehicle/ Huntly; stray cat or dog, U.S. 211, Washington; burglary-forced entry residence, Route 626, Washington; public service, Route 729, Castleton; unattended death, Route 621, Five Forks; traffic accident, Route 619, Castleton; business, U.S. 211, Washington; suspicious person/vehicle/incident, Route 674, Sperryville; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 522, Sperryville; civil problem, Route 612, Old Hollow. - Feb. 5: ambulance; Route 1001, Sperryville; citizen requested assistance, U.S. 211, Washington; suspi-i cious person/vehicle/incident, Route 707, Sperryville; lost/missing dog, Route 661, Castleton. Feb. 6: public service, U.S. 522, Chester Gap; conservation-birds, Route 707, Slate Mills; noise disturbance, Route 607, Woodville; damage property-private, U.S. 211, Amissville; public service, Route 626, Scrabble; stray livestoclc/horses, Route 671, Sperryville; reckless driving, Sperryville. rick testified that they had five or six beers, all consumed before getting to Rappahannock County. Mr. Hamrick said he had been wearing brown shorts, Docksiders, and no hat. Following Mr. Gulick’s witnesses for the defense, Mr. Luke called Capt. Brown back as a rebuttal witness. Capt. Brown stated, “They both had the odor of alcoholic beverages on their breath and on their person.” Mr. Luke presented his closing argument first. He said, “With this case, it comes down to who you believe. Why would the Blossers give this testimony? They were both positive the truck never stopped by the dum; ster. 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There is no question whose truck that was; the Blossers got the plate number off it. Jeremy Clem said he was driving that truck, and they had been drinking on the night in question. The Blossers have no reason whatever to make this up. They just happened to see it and they came forward to report it”. Mr. Gulick then presented his closing argument. He said, “The question that needs to be asked today is ’Has the commonwealth proved beyond a reasonable doubt that that man set fire to those hay bales?” Mr. Gulick claimed that Mr. and Mrs. Blosser had many inconsistencies in their testimony, and that jhe commonwealth’s case did not hold water. Mr. Luke spoke once more. He said, “How were the Blossers able to describe this truck if Shawn Alan Hamrick and Jeremy Adam Clem were already home? They said they got home at 1 a.m.; the Blossers saw them at 2 a.m.. If you were going to plan an arson, you might think about changing your clothes to lessen the chance of being identified”. After deliberating for about one and a half hours, and sending out one question for the judge “Is arson a felony or a misdemeanor?” the jury found Shawn Alan Hamrick quilty of arson, which is a felony. Upon hearing the verdict, Mr. Hamrick was visibly shaken, and his head nodded down toward his chest. IRS Sponsors Tax Assistance The Internal Revenue Service is' sponsoring two volunteer tax programs to help individuals prepare their tax returns. VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) offers income tax preparation assistance to individuals with disabilities, non-English speaking taxpayers, and lower income taxpayers. 1 The TCE (Tax Counseling for thej Elderly) offers assistance to taxpay-; era over ago 60. i In 1993, at 370 locations through-! out Virginia, VITA and TCE volun-| teers assisted over 91,000; individuals and prepared nearly 50,000 income tax returns. A VITA/TCE site is in Front; Royal and a TCE only site is in War-' renton. In Front Royal volunteers will! assist eligible taxpayers at Good! Shepherd Lutheran Church, educa-l tion building, 6th St. and Virginia; Ave. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. In Warrenton assistance for the! elderly is available at the People's; National Bank building, 21 Main St.; from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. WHEN THEY'VE STOLEN YOUR HEART AWAY...SEE FRONT ROYAL FLORIST Your M > Professional jpj7 Florist FRONT ROYAL FLORIST Royal Plaza Shopping Center 635-1334 Open Sun. Feb. 13th, 9-5 Delivery available to Chester Gap, Huntly, Flint Hill, Washington, Va., & Rapp. High School Major credit cards accepted

Aileen Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Management Says Flint Hill Plant Will Not Be Affected By SHARON KILPATRICK ■■PMhn»ocfcNew«8Uff Writer Aileen, Inc. and its whollyowned subsidiary, Aileen Stores, Inc., filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code in a New York court in late January. The company said the filing would not affect its Flint Hill plant which manufactures pants and skirts that are carried in the Aileen stores. According to the company's press release: "The filing...followed the company 8 inability to reach agreement with its existing lender on terms for additional lending and collateralization of the company’s unsecured credit line.” The company said a downturn in sales during the fall and winter selling seasons and a $4.8 million loss for 1 fiscal 1993, which ended October 30, compared to net income of $1 million > for fiscal 1992, made it difficult for the company to obtain substitute financing from other lenders. Aileen Inc. reported that it had a commitment for up to $4.5 million of "debtor-in-possession” financing from Sterling National Bank and Trust Co. of New York. "This credit facility will enable the company to return to paying retail store rents on a current basis and to resume its manufacturing activities at the level necessary to ensure that the retail stores will be adequately stocked for the spring and summer seasons, during which the company historically generates the bulk of its annual sales,” the company claims. Louis J. Cappelli, chairman of the board of Sterling National Bank, in announcing the availability of the line of credit, said, “Sterling National Bank is pleased to provide this credit accommodation to Aileen in order to facilitate its reorganization under Chapter 11, preserve jobs and allow Aileen to continue to be a strong contributor to the local econimies in which it operates.” Sterling National Bank, he added "is a recognized leader in this specialized lending area, and has long experience in lending to fundamentally sound companies in Chapter 11.” The Flint Hill plant has a new manager who started last week. Ken The Afleen plant parking lot in Flint Hill was (tall Tuesday afternoon. The company’s ftature is uncertain. Trobaugh took over at Flint Hill after 90 years with the company. He lives in Woodstock. Mr. Trobaugh said he expects the Flint Hill plant to remain open. Bob Fadely, vice-president for manufacturing, in Woodstock said the bankruptcy filing should have no effect on the Flint Hill plant. He said the plant is back in fidl production. I “We have no plans other than to keep going with spring and summer merchandise,” he said. He said there had been some layoffs at the plant “related to realignmant or cost cutting needs, but not related to a reduced work load.” Mr. Fadely said he expected the plant to continue with all employees working full time. I I County To Lease Bed From Loudoun Juvenile Detention Facility Not Yet in state Budget By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock New* Staff Writer The Board of Supervisors voted Monday to try to lease one bed in a juvenile detention facility to be built in Loudoun County. _In December County Adminis- 1 trator John McCarthy said Loudoun County intended to build a 15 bed facility but would expand to up to 21 beds if surrounding counties were interested. The original proposal would have required other counties to put up half the cost of building the space and pay the per bed cost of operation for. seven years. After that the county would have no right to use the space. That would have worked out to about $23,000 per year. The supervisors rejected that as too costly and and not offering a long enough assurance of space for juveniles and suggested that the term be extended to 20 years. Other counties negotiating with Loudoun County asked for the same Conditions. 'The Loudoun Board of Supervisors agreed to extend the agreement to 10 years with the possibility of negotiating for two two-year extension. That brings the cost down to not much over $20,000 per year. Currently the county budgets $15,000 for juvenile detention. Last year, the county spent considerably less than that, but the year before the cost exceeded the budget. Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Correction The recipe for Apple Puff Pancakes at Fairlea Farm Bed and Breakfast in last week’s Rappahannock News contained an error. The recipe for the pancake should have read three tablespoons of sugar rather than three tablespoons of flour. The Rappahannock News regrets the error. Real Estate m Eileen M. Day REALTOR BEWARE OP BUYING AFAR ' Arc you tempted by ’fantastic’ bargains In properties widely advertised at your favorite outof-state vacation spots? Before you sign any contracts, or put down any money, on such properties. it's a good idea to dwell on it for several weeks after you return home. That is not to say. of course, that all such properties are 'scams.* Some are and some are not. The point Is. It can pay you to thoroughly investigate all aspects of the property before committing yourself. Remember, this, any reputable real estate operation, no matter where it is located, will not demand that you make a decision to purchase on the spot If you encounter such tactics, get in your car and drive away and don't turn back! Also remember. If it's a good deal today. it will be an equally good deal tomorrow. The best course of action is to obtain a copy of the sales contract and all promotional literature and show them to your attorney and to a trusted Realtor. This could save you a big headsrche. If there is anything we can do to help you In the field of real estate, please stop In at EILEEN M. DAY. Realtor, the Clopton House. Washim^on, Va.. 22747. Phone 675-3033. We're here to help. _ Luke said that once the Loudoun County facility is built, judges will be far more likely to sentence juveniles to detention. He said judges are reluctant to do so now because they know there is often no space available. Mr. Luke said he was certain the county could rent the bed to another county during days it is not needed to house Rappahannock juveniles. Funds for the Loudoun facility are not currently included in the state budget. The state will pay half the cost of construction. Mr. McCarthy said Loudoun will not go ahead with building the detention center until funds are in the state budget but needed to know whether Rappahannock was interested in leasing a bed by Feb. 18. The supervisors also approved trying out a system for monitoring juveniles electronically. Mr. McCarthy said it would cost $11 per day for a system that would enable courts to keep track of juveniles. They would have to wear an ankle device that would enable authorities to monitor their activities. The cost would include a system to require the juveniles to appear before a television set attached to a telephone to confirm their presence. The unit also includes a breathalizer to check for alcohol. Mr. Luke said the juvenile judge expressed an interest in trying the electronic monitoring system. Mr. McCarthy reported that officials with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative said engineering studies indicate the utility will be able to get reliable power to the Rixeyville substation from the Hazel switch. He said he felt REC would not try to pursue the new transmission line through Rappahannock County from Sperryville. r BINGO j Monday, Feb. 14 | JACKPOT I $1000 CASH | GUARANTEE ■ Winner Take All. Cookie Jar & Quickie Games Doors Open 5 30 p m Foodservice Earty Birds 6:45 p.m Regular Game 7 00 p m. AMERICAN LEGION HALL 14222 Rixeyville Rd. (Rt. 229N) ^ Culpeper, VA . Mr. McCarthy reported that monitoring wells at the landfill showed lower pH readings and an increase in total organic carbon. He said the wells were being retested, but if the results were the same the county would have to pay for much more extensive monitoring. He said 80 of 115 landfills in the state were reporting the same thing, and that some of these results at the county landfill were coming from wells with water levels above the area used for landfilling trash. He said some think these results are caused by the presense of the wells themselves. The shaft drilled into the ground and exposing below ground rock to the air may have caused these changes, he said. He said the more extensive monitoring will require that the wells be checked for 62 compounds, compared to about 12 being checked now. Jackson District representative Ellis Bingham said Fauquier County is having the same results and has had to go in for the more extensive testing. “We’re concerned about the quality of the water,” he said, “but we’re beginning to think it’s just the rock.” He said none of the additional tests have shown any problems. The supervisors met in executive session with George Gilliam, who is defending the county in the suit brought by landowners against the supervisors for adopting a zoning amendment banning land application of sewage sludge. The attorney representing the landowners has also filed suit in federal court in Charlottesville. The suit is essentially the same as the state suit, except that it raises the question of whether the county’s ban interferes with interstate commerce. County Administrator John McCarthy reported following the executive session that the county will maintain that the Federal suit should wait for results from the state suit. During the evening public hearing on the six-year secondary road plan, there were only a few people present, and most of them seemed more concerned that road projects be done in a ways that cause the least damage to the environment. School Superintendent David Gangel said the highway department should also consider safety, especially for school buses. During the afternoon session the supervisors appointed Ellen Manson to the Community Services Board and Lee Bird to another term on the Middle Virginia Community Diversion Program. Hampton District representative Mike Massie agreed to continue on the-Extension Leadership Council. The supervisors approved resolutions expressing the county’s gratitude for the service of Jack Lockhart as sanitarian and Constance Kincheloe’s service on the Commonwealth Transportation Board from the Culpeper District. Country Heritage Main Street, Washington, VA 675-8738 ale Date*: February & March. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday WHIRLPOOL DISHWASHER jVWi MocM DU0700XY Whirlpool Dishwasher /. Model DU8700XT • 15 Cycle/Options with 5 Automatic Cycles • CLEAN TOUCH™ Console • POWER CLEAN™ Washing System • H'r-Temp Washing Option • 1-4 Hour Delay Wash Option i • ln-the-Doof Silverware Basket • • Rinse Aid Dispenser • Giant High Side Adj. Upper Rock • Black/Almond Door Panel weekend Special J$409°°t ^RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, Va 703-987-8555 Community Calendar ' Thursday Feb. 10 Spaghetti Dinner at RCHS, sponsored by the junior class 57p.m. (987-8575) Friday Feb. 11 Spaghetti Dinner Catleton Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company 6-8 p.m. Saturday Feb. 12 Chilli Dinner at the Chester Gap fire hall - 4-8p.m.635-5601) Turkey dinner at the Flint Hill fire hall - 5-8p.m. “Coffee and Confusion” a coffee house sponsored by RAAC at the Town Hall - 8-1 lp.m. Sunday Feb. 13 John Frohnmayer, former NEA chairman, speaking at the Library - 3p.m. Saturday Feb. 19 Buffet Breakfast at the Washington Fire Hall - -7-lla.m. (6753615) Book Sale at the Library - 10a.m. -4p.m. Exchange Series with choreographer Sally Nash at Ki Theatre -8p.m. , f Sunday Feb. 20 Bland Music Contest at RCHS - 2:30p.m. Monday Feb. 21 i i Book Sale at the Library - 10a.m.-4p.m. Mahan Leads News Staff In Press Association Awards At the Virginia Press Awards Winter Meeting in Richmond last Saturday, the Rappahannock News garnered nine of the 51 awards allotted in the graphics and makeup divisions for the 21 weekly newspapers in Virginia with a circulation of 4,000 or less. The Rappahannock News earned 23 points, which placed it second in its group of weekly newspapers. Included were five first place awards: Cindy Mahan for Photo-Illustration (Grade the Groundhog); Barbara Way land, Sean Kilpatrick and Lou Hatter for Lifestyle or en tertainment pages; Staff for General Makeup; Sean Kilpatrick for Spot news photo (flood in March, 1993); and John Bretschneider for Art-Informational graphics (Tour duPenc Bicycle Race Route). Other awards granted were John Bretschneider, third, Art-Informational graphics (Drug Raid); Cindy Mahan, second, General news photo (Flint Hill Carnival); Cindy Mahan, second, Photo-illustration (Valentine’s Day); Cindy Mahan, third, General news photo (President Clinton); and Bruce Sloane, second, editorial writing. — a) JP— Debbie*s vIvy Garden is celebrating a Victorian Valentinefs Day Truly Romantic bouquets-featuring love notes describing the language of flowers ^ Nosegays In fresh or silks V Top Quality roses that last ^ Baskets handpalnted by our designers ^ Victorian Corsages v Balloons & novelty gifts for men & women OPEN SUNDAY. Feb. 13. 1-5 PM 636-3900 Debbie's Ivy Garden * Florist & Gifts Commerce Avenue in the Front Royal Business Park. Use the John Marshall entrance for easy Access. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! ▼ Y ▼ ▼ Lee & Diana Bird Diane Bruce Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bull Bob and Trish Darby Martha Anne Davies Bill & Linda Dietel Faith Mountain Company Mary Holden Aubrey H. Keyser William F. Lee Dean & Linda Morehouse Andy Platt Helen Platt The Inn at Little Washington ¥¥¥ Mr. & Mrs. Ed Barton Jane Batchelder Renata & Ted Chapman Country Manor John & Julia Hartline Tod & Sallie Morgan Barney & Mary O'Meara Anthony Platt Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Poliak September Song Mary B. Simmons Mr. 8t Mrs. George Sharp Louise Van Dort Mr. & Mrs. Peter White Emerson & Helen Williams D£>GUiam H. Young The Board A families of Jim & Laz Blubaugh Joe Bon signore Hugh Exton Hon. & Mrs. Douglas Ginsburg Ray Gooch Mr. & Mrs. Paul Henze Helen & Bill Hix Mrs. C.E. Johnson Sidney & Dorothy Mank J. Clifford Miller III Mary C. Parrish H.W. Peterson Margaret C. Price William F. Ryan John C. Sawhill Ray & Barbara Scherer Grace Sims Bob & Wendy Weinberg ¥ Tom Andrews Sid Gottlieb Captain & Mrs. H.W. Holschuh Lois Manookian Mrs. John Marocchi Dale & Edna Metzinger Marion Sharp V; -.- V FHewVUiatdlMt ■ % V ■t' tf ♦ ▼ fliasDmSwr «188 HQ gratefully acknowledge these donations made in response to our December 1993 annual letter.

/ ■^Rappahannock |Nefos Established 1877 ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL Publisher JOHN T. TOLER Executive Vice President BARBARA C. WAYLAND General Manager An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday LOU HATTER Executive Editor SHARON KILPATRICK Editor ANN BROWN Account Executive To Subscribe Phone 703-675-3338 BY MAIL: $19 a year ih Rappahannock $24 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES: Recent 3 months, 50c - Older copies tp 1960, $3 (as available) i OFFICE: Rappahannock News Buildihg, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone: 703-675-3338 FAX: 703-675-3088 HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday 1 ■ ii Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation: / ™ ■ , Katzen's Decision Del. Jay Katzen’s decision announced last week not to vote in the General Assembly on floating state bonds to assist the Disney Co. because his stock holdings in the Exxon j Corporation present a conflict of interest is probably an honorable one. What is perfectly clear also, however, is that voting against the bonds would not have constituted a conflict of interest. , ' Voters in the 31st House District can assume, therefore, that Del. Katzen would vote for the bills to support Disney if he felt free to do so. Del.-Katzen has been lobbied hard by supporters and opponents of the Disney project. We can’t help suspecting that he saw abstaining as a way to escape alienating voters on one side or the other. His decision to abstain, however, has alienated voters on both sides. So this week, facing criticism for his decision, Del. Katzen is apparently reconsidering. We await further developments. Ki Theatre There is a very real possibility that the county will lose Ki Theatre. The organization is facing a fiscal crisis, and needs funds immediately to avoid having to close down following the Exchange program with Sally Nash Feb. 19. This would be a tragic loss, especially following the loss of the weekly movie series. Unlike the RAAC movies, a lack of attendance at Ki Theatre performances is not the problem. Most events are sell outs or near sell outs. Rather the problem seems to be that the performances and programs cannot carry the overall expenses of the organization. The Board of Directors has plans to put the organization on a more financially sound footing, but needs time. We hope the community will respond to an appeal for funds for Ki Theatre to give the directors the time needed to secure long-term support. Meanwhile citizens need to realize that the rich variety of artistic endeavors we enjoy in Rappahannock is not guaranteed. All our arts organizations need continuing infusions of money. I I — INTERESTED*? /=TTR TOWN HALL WANTED TOWN COWfCU. STAB TO N SOON SSM* homm: *5.°® A MEETING. THAT'S WELL BELOW THE MMMUM WAGE! IHONOR GENTLEMEN, HONOR// /5 ~\ '—i Rappahannock Heritage Ncw» SagffcotoOndy »W Mountains and fields seen from Route 601 near Nethers resting under a blanket of snow await the coming of spring. i' Letters to the Editor Disney Supported To the Editor The Walt Disney Company is a World Class Fortune 500 Company, but more importantly, it is “a good neighbor.” Created by Walt Disney, the Company still carries the well earned image of quality, integrity, cleanliness and character, unequaled anywhere. l With an initial investment of $700 million, the Company is asking Virginia to underwrite $142 million in revenue bonds for roadway improvements. If you take a very conservative view of the economics and assume that “Disney’s America” related revenues can only pay for these road improvements and nothing else, it is still a good investment. In fact, it is obviously far better than any other highway project in Virginia’s history. In an effort to protect the environment, Disney has in 1993 alone: • Given $750,000 to protect the Florida Gopher Tortoise; • Recycled 131 million pounds of trash (179 tons per day) in their $3.5 million state of the art materials recovery facility; • Reclaimed 4 million gallons per day of highly treated waste water for golf course and landscape irrigation; - • Purchased 8,500 acres South of Disney World, given the land to the Nature Conservancy and formed a partnership with six other agencies by establishing “The Disney Wilderness Preserve.” In addition, the Company placed 7,500 additional acres of Walt Disney World property in permanent conservation easements as part of the package. Based on projected traffic, air quality, and attendance at Disney’s America, please consider: • Six million visitors vs. 13 million at Potomac Mills. Where is the unbearable traffic, congestion and the complaints? • With 19 million visitors to Washington, D.C. area each year with a vast majority of Disney’s visitors in the existing tourism stream, where is the additional major congestion? • If the people are already here and just happen to stay one more day to see the theme park, where is the air quality problem? At the very worst, any air quality problem is easily solvable. Remember, the Legislature has been willing to foster Virginia’s economic growth potential by committing to spend millions in taxpayer funds for Route 58, Lego and United Airlines without any major reimbursement possibilities. Who do you trust? You should trust your own judgment on what’s best for you, the County and the State. I ask you; Can we afford not to support “Disney’s America?” We can not afford the road improvements without “Disney.” We can not promote quality economic growth and development in Prince William County and Virginia without “Disney.” ' We won’t be able to attract other quality business interests if we don’t “welcome Disney” to Prince William County and Virginia. Disney is the catalyst and the vehicle to make Prince William County and Virginia a world class community and state. Disney’s America is truly “A Bright Road to the Future!” ROYO. BECKNER, JR. Warrenton Katzen Should Sell Exxon Stock To the Editor: Jay Katzen has removed himself from voting on the Governor’s aid package to the Disney Corporation citing a conflict of interest due to some Exxon stock he owns-as Exxon is one of the many big businesses that are the beneficiaries of Disney’s proposed theme park. Del. Katzen is to be applauded for his ethics. But I am distressed t the ease with which he has removed himself from an issue critical to his constituents, and the future of the Piedmont. Instead, I strongly urge Mr. Katzen to sell the stock. He could donate the money to a charity or charities of his choice, and become the active voice and strong vote we need in the General Assembly. Gov. Allen’s aid to Disney comes at a time when housing for the mentally ill and housing for the elderly are seriously underfunded. To name just two. The Disney theme park is a bad idea. None of the other sites proposed want it-including Alexandria and D.C., pnd rural Virginia doesn’t want it either. ' This is not a time to abstain from the job he was elected to do. Exxon stock may limit Mr. Katzen throughout his tenure. We need him unencumbered to represent us. Sell the stock, Mr. Katzen. The future of Virginia is at stake. “ ~ » AMY G. KRETZ Flint Hill County's Concern for Environment Lauded To the Editor: It was with a mixture of curiosity, surprise and hope that I reacted to the front page article last week which explained the county’s response to the “sludge suit. ” In particular, I applaud the county’s consideration of provisions in federal law for more protective environmental regulations than those of the EPA (especially if there is an opportunity or need for further study, as may well be the case with sludge). A consistent consideration for the environment has not in my opinion, been one of the county’s “strong suits” though, and I encourage our supervisors and all of our public officials in decision making positions to display a more fully focussed environmental conscience for both present and potential future community concerns. HUNT HARRIS Hunlty Russian Conversations Are Concluded By JOHN W. KISER III Rarnwhaiuiock News Contributing Writer This concludes Mr. Kiser’s report on conversations he had with Russians following their election in December. Friday, Dec. 17 Dinner with Boris Boris is one of the world’s leading experts in building powerful semiconductors used in radars. Boris has visited the U.S. on several occasions where his knowledge is sought after. He voted for moderate reformist candidate, Yavlinsky. “I was not surprised Zhirinovsky won so much support. He was constantly on TV; he was well financed. I don’t know by whom. He is a very clever demagogue. Everything he does is intemtional, and he understands people’s grievances very well. “He has two faces-one for the masses and one for other situations. Zhirinovsky was one of the participants in the meetings aimed at preparing the new constitution. People I know say he is very smart and made many good suggestions. Zhirinovsky makes sense on certain issues. He is right to be concerned about the fate of Russians in the republics. We must do something.” Won’t this mean the use of force, I wondered? “I don’t think force is necessary if our government makes strong statements about protecting Russian rights.” And his other good ideas? “His idea of organizing the country based on gubernia as before in Czarist times makes sense to me. Lenin made a big mistake by emphasizing the national principle and organizing the country on national lines. That was your president Wilson’s idea. Only force could keep nationalism contained under Lenin’s system. The non-national system is the only other alternative, but it may be too late now. “Unfortunately, democracy brings out many the of worst elements in a country with no traditions of democracy or responsibility. It just leads to demagoguery. The politicians have discovered that appealing to people’s emotions and primitive instincts is best for getting votes. Nationalism is such an emotion today. It is being used to serve political ends getting votes. Nationalism is such an emotion today. Kravchuk used nationalism to help his political position in the Ukraine. Yeltsin is no better. Attacking the central government raised his importance as President of Russia. Nationalist politicians use it as a way to get power. It is cynical and dangerous. “Democracy in our country is in the hands of very unprofessional people, with no training. “ I was going to run for candidate from Leningrad to the Supre- le Soviet, back under Gorbachev. It was fashionable for all ‘good democrats’ to be against the Finnish dam project. Everyone had to be against it, even if they knew nothing about it. It was not ‘democratic’ to question its badness. “The politicians have discovered that appealing to people’s emotions and primitive instincts is best for gettingvotes.” Boris I did not like the type of people who were running. People who go with politics in our country are mainly people who are good with words, good at talking. Most have been failures in their professions or unaccomplished. “I am sick of the Democratic Front and Yeltsin is no democrat. He never was, never will be. It is at most a word he uses like everyone else because its fashionable, or it is used to get money from the West. “He is good person to drink beer with, but he is not up to this job. “Our current leaderhsip is pathetic. They are only for themselves. They have little practical knowledge, and some have this religious belief in ‘democracy’ but only as an abstraction. They have little understanding of the world. “I was invited to China recently. At first I didn’t want to go, but I’m glad I did. They are doing very impressive things in China, and managing their reform process much better. Their leadership understood the improtance of changing gradually. People can’t change quickly who have been used to a totally different way of life. We should have followed the Chinese example. “I was quite content under the old system. I had everything I needed. There was, of course, some party nonsense I had to put up with, but I learned how to get them to argue among themselves so my lab was left alone to do as it wanted. “Communism should be a spiritual system, not a materialistic one. Its failure came from trying to compete on the basis of material success. Communism with a small ‘c,’ not failed Marxism, needs people who See Russians, Page A-5

Science Fair To Be Held Next Week Students at Rappahannock Elementary and at Rappahannock High School are busy getting their science projects ready for the Rappahannock Science Fair, which will run from Feb. 16 to 18. The public is inivted to visit the Science Fair from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16 and during the day Thursday, Feb. 17. Students are investigating all kinds of topics. For example* Paul Brown has been educating several mice. Jennifer Sealock has investigated homework among high school students. Stephen Bailey is testing people’s perceptions of color. Jim Clark is using his computer to study problem solving. Do you know which chicken feed is best for egg production? Daniel ■ Dodson can tell you. Jason Settle is investigating the chemistry of corrosion, while A1 Payne, Mike Baader and Jason Baldwin appear launched on careers of consumer product testing. Devin Roberts is seeing the unusual properties of starch mixtures. Other projects investigate visual perception, hand lotions, hair dyes, and throwing footballs. On Wednesday, Feb. 16 students will set up their displays in the RCES Multi Purpose Room. Exploratory Division Classes (K-5) are entering group projects. Students in grades 5-8 compete as indivduals within the Junior Division. Students from grades 9 to 12 enter the Senior Division competition. Local winners will receive plaques, ribbons and invititations to ►Russians 1 From Page A-4 are educated to have modest needs and who get satisfaction in life not from material things, but from friendships and from intellectual, spiritual values.” The next day I drove to the airport with one of Boris’s younger colleagues. Igor is in his early forties and has four young children. His wife stays at home. How does he make it? He is lucky. He lives in a very old apartment building with thick walls. They have turned the interior of the wall into a root cellar and store food they grow at their dacha in the summer to get through the winter. He is also philosphical. "My family survived the battle of Leningrad and we are now in another battle of survival. Only the enemy is not the Germans but Moscow. Politicians think only about themselves, not the people. ” \ . My driver Anatoly’s desire for a wplf to run the government, a good wolf to be sure , as way of combating the growing chaos, is still not a concept Americans are used to. Yet is is ppnsistent with Russian history and hitman nature. What Goethe said about Germans-that they prefer injustice to disorder-applies to most all people, only the thresholds of disorder are different. Could Zhirinovsky turn out to be a good wolf? For both Russia’s and the world’s sake, policy should be steered to make sure this question never needs an answer. But there are other candidates for being wolf and Yeltsin is the most likely. He has shown his fangs by attacking the Parliament in October and if the natural law of political power holds-those who have it seek to keep it-them I would venture that Yeltsin will come completely out of the closet before the next election. Is U.S. policy ready to anticipate this? Russia is on a delicate knife’s edge in its struggle for a new identity. History, conditions and individual’s decisions will determine the outcome. Only a pragmatic, undogmatic western approach that is humble about the limits of its knowledge and respectful of the views of those who must live with the consequences of wrong decisions is appropriate under current circumstances. the Piedmont Regional Science Fair to be held in Charlottesville on March 18. Senior Division winners at Charlottesville continue on to the State Science Fair and possibly even to the International Science Fair in Birmingham, Ala. 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 1994 Rappahannock Science Fair is jointly sponsored by the Gifted and Talented Program, the science departments, the RCES PTO, and Blueridge Technologies. For further information call RCES at 987-8259. I Maroccm Attends Legislative Day John Marocchi, Board Member of the Rappahannock County Farm Bureau attended the Virginia farm Bureau Federation’s “Legislative Day” at the capitol Jan. 31 in Richmond. The event was designed to bring Farm Bureau volunteer leaders closer in touch with their respective state legislators. “We were able to meet with Sen. Kevin Miller and Del. Jay Katzen and discuss some of the most pressing concerns that affect Rappahannock County,” explained Mr. Marocchi. “It was a very productive day. Our legislators now have more insight into the needs of our local farmers and hopefully it will be reflected in their policy making,” Mr. Marocchi said. In addition, the 110 Farm Bureau leaders sat in on a Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation Committee meeting, and visited both the House and Senate while they Were in session. The leaders also heard a presentation from Paul Timmrdck, Secretary of Finance, on the Virginia budget situation. “We were impressed by Secretary Timmreck and we learned a lot, but I think our legislators did as well,” Mr. Marocchi said. Be Resourceful. Recycle. NEW PAY-OFF BINGO Every Thurs. Nighi $£A Regular OU Games $100 tSS s1000 JACKPOT . GUARANTEED NIGHTLY Mystery "G" Lucky "7" Early Gaines 6:30 PM Early Birds 6:45 PM Regular 7:00PM_ starting FEB. 17th, 1994 Snack Bar open SALEM r^ue 6 1/2 miles North on Rt. 522 * fSS £*«? PavU $huZ * OUfi+iA, I22701 cm) mow Stunning Sterling and Porcelain Jewelry Exotic Wood Boxes* * Sculptures in Wood** & Sterling Silver Art Tiles & Other Fine Gifts Mention This Ad for 25% Discount ^onAU Sterling Jewelry thru Valentine*s DayJ •‘Collectors include Bush, Reagan, Carter, The Queen of Spain, The Duke of Kent, etc. . IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CULPEPER i Janine Steen Completes Piedmont Leadership Project Janine Adelle Steen has completed her “Leaders at Work in Food Service” project at Piedmont Tech. She is applying for national recognition as an “Outstanding Leader.” Janine is a senior at RCHS and a third-year Food Service student at Piedmont. She is the reporter for the Piedmont Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations (FHA/HERO). Janine is the foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Dye of Amiss ville. “Outstanding Leaders” have the opportunity to be chosen for one of two scholarships valued at $4,000 and $24,000. “Leaders at Work in Food Service” is a program designed to develop leadership skills by combining on-the-job experience with activities related to four key leadership areas; communications, interpersonal skills, management and entrepreneurship. The program promotes goal setting, decision making and responsibility, develops technical and leadership skills, provides recognition and scholarships and encourager interaction with individuals and groups at school and in the community, her teacher Letitia K. Franklin said. Janine Steen J Janine’s project goal was to acquire a working knowledge of a business through a leadership role. She organized and completed a business plan for operating a pastry shop. The purpose was to improve her entrepreneurial skills to prepare for a career as a pastry chef. cuucsuay, reoruary v, nv/ P ©time From the Rappahannock News bock when ■»> 1 v 30 YEARS AGO Feb. 6,1964 Farmers and other rural families served by the Culpeper office borrowed $235,010 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Home Administration in 1963 to improve farming operations, buy and enlarge farms, build homes, install water systems, and for other development purposes, J. Phelps Walker, local supervisor of the agency reported this week. Rep. John 0. March, Jr. has urged Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman to consider favorably an intestified research program on the cause and control of York Spot, a disease affecting the York Imperial apple. 20 YEARS AGO » Feb. 7,1974 The Mt. Marshall Fire Road, a trail used by hikers and horseback riders in Rappahannock County for nearly 50 years, has been closed at two points by owners of 25-acre subdivision lots who live along it. 10 YEARS AGO Feb. 9,1984 Former Rappahannock Commonwealth’s Attorney Douglas K. Baumgardner has been named substitute judge and /Special justice for the 20th judicial district. Higher Rates Approved Customers on Sprint/Centers 678 exchange narrowly approved higher rates to be able to make toll-free calls to Culpeper exchanges in a ballot this winter. Fifty-four percent of those receiving ballots returned them with 242 or 60.7 percent voting yes and 235 or 49.3 percent voting no. Bell Atlantic-Virginia, formerly Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, will now do a cost study to determine how much would be added to their Culpeper customers’ bills to provide toll free ™H« to the 675 exchange. i If the added cost is less than 5 percent, the enlarged calling area can go into effect immediately. 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Library Board Declines Katzen's Request for Basement Room By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock New* SUIT Writer The Library Board agreed not to allow anyone other than the literacy volunteers to use the meeting room in the library basement on a regular basis. This follows the policy for the upstairs meeting room. The purpose is to allow all community groups equal access to library space and not to allow it to be reserved by some groups and individuals. Groups do use the upstairs meeting room on some regular basis, but they must reserve the room each time. The library policy committee met to tackle this issue because Del. Jay Katzen had asked if he could set up an office to meet with constituents in the basement room. The office would have been staffed on a part time basis and Del. Katzen intended to install a telephone. Board members said they hope Del. Katzen will remain favorably disposed towards library funding, and they expect to allow him to meet with constituents there, but they did / not want the room tied up on a regular basis. Board members expect to adopt a budget at the February meeting. They said they hope they will know about state finding by then, but board member and County Administrator John McCarthy noted that the state budget probably will not be approved until March. Frank Warner presented the board with a wish list drafted by the building and grounds committee that began with putting black top on the driveway and parking lot. “We need ttf be thinking how to maintain the road,” Chairman William Young said. “It seems to be unfixable.” , Mr. Warner also recommended that the walkway to the basement be paved, and that the board consider arranging for more regular building and grounds care. He said the committee also recommended the board consider installing a two-line telephone system with an intercom. Librarian Nicki Lynch reported that the paid staff had been trained on using the Internet system, but the fax machine has to be unplugged when someone uses the computer to go “on-line.” Mr. Warner also suggested the board install a partition in the basement to separate the furnace from storage space. “We cannot have combustible material in close proximity to the furnace,” he said. The board held elections and all current officers were reelected. Dr. Young will continue to serve as president of the board and Mary Jamieson as vice-president. Helen Platt will continue as treasurer and Grace Sims as secretary. Mrs. Platt reported that half way through the budget year, library spending is on target. She said, however, that electrical usage has been high, while heating oil bills continue to be below budget. The board left unresolved the issue of replacing the library sign. The words “new site” have been painted out. John McCarthy said that the sign violates the zoning ordinance because it is too large. The larger sign was allowed on a temporary basis during construction, but should have been replaced. Park Seeks Public Comments On Gypsy Moth Spray Program Public comments are being solicated on the gypsy moth control program being planned for implementation in May 1994. An Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared for proposed management actions to be conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Services Cooperative Suppression Program. Gypsy moth populations in Shen- ’ andoah National Park are expected to be at damaging levels, and management actions will be needed to control this alien species. Some of the Park’s visitor-use areas and portions of the Skyline Drive will be »treated with Diflubezuron. Park Superintendent J.W. Wade states that “Populations of the gyspy moth have declined throughout the Park due to gypsy moth diseases which kill the caterpillars. Populations in other areas continue to build to defoliating levels and will need to be controlled.” Proposed gypsy moth control activities associated with the Park’s integrated pest management program this year include aerial spray treatments on the following: Sections of the Skyline Drive, Dickey Ridge developed area, Mathews Arm Campground, Piney River Ranger Station, Big Meadows Campground and Picnic Area and Dundo Campground. Altogether 618 acres of the park are scheduled to be sprayed with Diflubenzuron. The primary objectives of the propsed actions are to reduce gyspy moth populations and the risks of tree mortaility in the treatment areas. Diflubenzuron is being proposed as the preferred control agent in these areas because its application is most effective in reducing gyspy moth populations where critically needed. Larval populations will be also be monitored in the parking areas and overlooks along sections of ROADS END KENNELS, Ltd. 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CULPEPER 703-825-8371 OR 800-873-8189 *c>alvtn* (We Fin Skyline Drive and will be treated from the ground with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a bacterial pesticide, if necessary. Other integrated pest management activities used to slow the artificial spread of gyspy moth life states may also be implemented if conditions warrant. These may include the inspection of recreation vehicles leaving campgrounds, limiting the length of stay in campgrounds to two or three days, and increased efforts to enhance visitor and public awareness of the gypsy moth issue. Park managers are providing a 30-day review period and invite all interested persons to comment on the propsed management activities. The 1994 Proposed Annual Gyspy Moth Management Acitivty Program is available for review at Shenandoah National Park Headquarters. Copies may also be picked up at all Park entrance stations. Persons who wish to comment of this proposal or desire a copy of the proposal may write to: Superintendent, Shenandoah National Park, Attention: Keith Watson, Route 4, Box. 348, Luray, Va. 22835. The public comment period closes Feb. 18. American Heart Association MM HGHTlMGf-OW XJI-51 IFt The OldHeaye Ho ■Uppahnoock Newt Staff Photo/Cmdy Mahan Junior Panther Jon Heddleston tosses the ball. 69th Goldcup Scheduled The 69th running of the Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase classic will be featured on a seven-race card expected to draw the nation’s top steeplechase horses and be broadcast on live national television from the beautiful Great Meadow race course on Saturday, May 9 at The Plains. Purses this year will top $115,000 making it one of the richest steeplechase events in the country. The Virginia Gold Cup, a stakes race sponsored by BMW and a purse of $40,000, is the richest timber race in the world. This year will mark the second time in history that the first three winners of the Virginia Gold Cup will automatically qualify for the famed 157 year-old Grand National Steeplechase held the first Saturday in April at the Aintree Course in Liverpool, England. More than 50,000 people will gather on the grassy hillsides of Great Meadow the first Saturday in May for what has become the region’s premier spring event. As in *9.75 Horse and Pet Supplies Rt. 522, Old Packing House, Flint Hill 703-675-1650 Don't forget Dark Horse Chocolates for Valentine's Day Free Bar of Saddle Soap with any $25 purchase (excluding Dog A Cal Food) $10 OFF Oil Skin Coats We now accept your UPS packagesll 10% OFF any non-sale item with this ad Sale ends Wednesday, February 16, 199-j Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm Saturday 10 am-2 pm 10% OFF fGIYE TELEFLORA's PEPPY LOVE BOEQEET HERSHEY'S KISSES BOUQUET or Rich, romantic flowers Gorgeous blooms in a and an adorable puppy. gleaming ceramic container. 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Post time for the first steeplechase race is 1:30 p.m. To requestion an invitation to the Virginia Gold Cup or to reserve parking, call 347-1215. For general admission ticket locations call 1-80069-RACES. For information on business entertainment tents and sponsorships at the Virginia Gold Cup, please call 347-2612. Proceeds form the Virginia Gold Cup races benefit the free yearround use of Great Meadow by community and nonprofit groups. The Warrenton Lions Club will raffle a BMW at the races with proceeds benefitting a number of charities, including area hearing and sight programs. Carroll \ Directing Family is Guiudance Z MU Since Jan. 4, Wendy S. CairolL* L.P.C. has been acting clinic direct tor at Rappahannock Family' Guidance, since the former director** Linda A. Mock, returned to her nar tive Kentucky. Ms. Carroll wiU be in, that position until a permanent reJ placment is selected by Rappahan-1 nock-Rapidan Community Servicos* Board. ->.ij Ms. Carroll is currently director of Madison Family Guidance Sent’ ices, a position she has held fpr> seven years. She has worked asa» therapist at that office for the pasta fourteen years. Ms. Carroll is a LL! censed Professional Counselor and! works with a variety of mental health and substance abuse issueou> She believes strongly in the delivery; of community mental health sem.' ices. Ms. Carroll lives in Albemarle; County with her husband. r LFCC Names 2 Dean's List Students Tonia N. Turnbull was named the President’s List at Lord Fairng Community College for the first se-' mester, LFCC President Marilyn Beck announced last week. To be named to the President’s List a student has to complete at least 12; semester hours with a 3.8 grade powK average. In addition Jan Dodson and Aniftf E. Wallen were named to the Deatrs List. 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JV Basketball Players Have Great Week By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer The RCHS junior varsity basket* ball team beat all three opponents in the last week. They remain the second best JV team in the district. Last Wednesday the JV beat Stonewall Jackson 61-42. Coach '■ Gary Leake said, “Our forwards wfere great. They assumed leadership responsibilities. There were lT'assists in this game, which is their season high.” -« Leading scorers were Jon Butler with 12, Willie Eastham with 12, and Lee Freeman with 11. According to Coach Leake, Lee Freeman, Jason Garter and Willie Eastham played their best game of the year. • On Friday the JV beat Strasburg 61-29. Coach Leake said, “We had an extremely balanced offense. Most starters got six or eight points. They played an incredible full court and half court press for an incredible defense,” he added. u ,c Jason Carter has been the leading rebounder since his ankle has healed, and Lee Freeman was the leading scorer in this game with 15 points. The third victory of the week for the JV was their win over Clarke 4527 Saturday. Jeff Atkins and Jon Butler played identical games against Clarke. They each had three 2-pointers, two 3-pointers and two free throws. Coach Leake said, “We were up 17-3 at one time. That is a big win on the road. We were really pleased. Whatever it. takes to win, this team is prepared to do it.” Coach Leake said, “They run the identical offense and defense of the varsity. It is nice they have the ability to do that. If the JV maintains the number two place, they will go to the district tournament on Feb. 26.” The varsity basketball team lost their three games played in the last week. They fell to Stonewall Jackson last Wednesday 56-62. Coach Leake said, “The first 12 minutes of the game were probably the best we have played all year. We had a 14 point lead in the second quarter, then Stonewall Jackson scored 14 straight points.” “Our momentum really switched in the second half, and there were several turnovers. We only shot 10 free throws, and Stonewall Jackson shot 23 free throws,” said Coach Leake. Leading scorers were Andre Fletcher with 16, Jason Settle with 14 and Derek Daczewicz with 12. On Friday Strasburg beat the varsity 56-34. Coach Leake said, “It was our poorest offensive showing of the year. We were down 11-10 at the end of the first quarter. We had a stone cold shooting night; we missed many inside shots that we usually hit.” Jason Settle was the leading scorer with 10 points, and Andre Fletcher and J.C. Welch each had seven points. Clarke, the first place team in the district, beat the varsity Saturday 71-42. Coach Leake said, “We had a great first quarter, but we got into some foul trouble in the second quarter. We were down only five points at the half. Even though we lost, our effort was much stronger than the last game.” Jason Settle scored the most points with 15. Coach Leake said, “I think both teams have re-established their focus and I expect them to do really well in the final two weeks of basketball season.” The Panthers will play at Manassas Park this Wednesday, at home against Manassas Park this Friday, and at George Mason next Tuesday. The last home game will be against Clarke Friday, Feb. 18, which is also parents’ night. The Junior Panthers, led by Coach Renee Leake, won their first . game of the season, which was also their last game of the season. They beat Stonewall Jackson Monday 4035. Coach Leake said, “Everybody played and contributed to the win. Jon Heddleston and R.J. White did a good job on defense. I really enjoyed working with the team and I think they learned a lot and had fun this season.” Jason Baldwin and Mike Letsen were the leading scorers with four points each. Mike Letsen also had 13 rebounds. “When you are winning, everybody loves you. When you lose, you Katzen Reconsiders Decision By P ATRICK GRAHAM • luppahannotk New* Staff Writer -«»Richmond - Freshman Del. Jay Katzen (R-31st), who announced last week that he will abstain from voting on a $163 million aid package for the Walt Disney Co., is having second thoughts. 1 Del. Katzen on Tuesday said through his aide that he might reconsider his decision and vote on the Disney aid package. He announced Feb. 1 that he would not vote because of a conflict of interest. „ Del. Katzen owns between $10,000 and $50,000 worth of stock in the Exxon Corp., whose subsidiary owns a major portion of the Haymarket property on which Disney has proposed building its 3,000acre theme park. He said he would profit should the Disney project win legislative approval. '■ “We are looking to find a way that he could possibly vote on it without being in a conflict of interest,” Del. Katzen’s aide, Broc Johnson, said. Following his decision last week, most lawmakers and state officials argued that Del. Katzen had acted properly. But he nevertheless be^me the object of some sharp criticism for his refusal to take a position on the Disney site in Prince William County and on the aid package, which includes using tax dollars to build an interchange on Interstate 66- and an access road on the park site. , Although Del. Katzen denied he yyas playing it safe by abstaining and refusing to state a position, most lawmakers and Capitol observers charged that he was avoiding making his first tough decision on the (Host contentious issue in the General Assembly this year. 1i\ Since Del. Katzen’s 31st District, which includes Rappahannock, Fauquier and part of Warren counties, is home base to Disney’s major opposition group, the powerful Piedmont Environmental Council, supporting Disney would make Katzen a marked politician in 1995. Yet opposing Disney could reap the same consequences, prompting one lawmaker to quip, “You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.” Sensing this strong political backlash from both camps, Sen. Kevin Miller (R-26th) is still undecided about backing the aid package. Mr. Johnson acknowledged that reaction from fellow lawmakers, the public and the media are influencing Del. Katzen to reconsider not voting on the Disney package. “Certainly, we have listened to what people have said,” he said. Despite Del. Katzen’s decision to abstain, a review of the state’s conflict of interest law indicates that he could vote on Disney without any ethical or legal problems. Under state law, a conflict arises when a lawmaker has a personal stake in a company that provides him with at least $10,000 a year in income. In addition, a conflict occurs when a lawmaker owns at least three percent equity in a company, Donald Harrison, spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General said. “It is a judgement call for the individual,” Mr. Harrison said, adding that he provided this information to someone from Del. Katzen’s office last week. When asked about the state law provisions, Mr. Johnson said Del. Katzen’s stock does not provide more than $10,000 a year in income Park Budget Increased, Rep. Wolf Announces r U.S. Rep. Frank R. Wolf, R;iOth District, announced last week -that the Shenandoah National Park Ihas been allocated approximately -$8.3 million in operating funds for ^fiscal year 1994 which began Oct. 1, J1994. This represents about a 17 per-cent increase from last year’s allocation of just under $7.1 million. Z The FY 1994 Interior Appropriations bill passed by Congress last '^year on Nov. 9 and signed into law ^by President Clinton on Nov. 11 increased the overall operations budget for national parks by over $90 -million from the FY 1993 funding -level. » The National Park Service deter•mines how its annual federal appropriation will be distributed throughout the entire national park -System. Official figures for Shenandoah National Park were released Chis week. Z “This year’s overall budget increase for our treasured national -parks is good news,” said Rep. -Wold, “and will help to safeguard -pur large investment and provide a Snuch needed boost to our important -Jburism industry.” JJ “I’m especially pleased the National Park Service has increased Sthe Shenandoah National Park’s operations budget so substantially,” Upp. Wolf added. “This will help the park to maintain its facilities, its services and natural beauty, and it will serve as an assurance to the thousands of park visitors and residents of neighboring communities that there will be no need to consider the closure of Skyline Drive in the future.” Rep. Wolf is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. When park service representative Sandy Rives visited the Board of Supervisors meeting Monday, he said the increased funding for the park will mean that this year campgrounds can open on schedule and ranger-led informational programs can return to the level they were before the park’s budget became so restricted. O'Meara Named to Dean's List Patrick O’Meara’s name was included on the list of 450 Lafayette College students who made the first semester Dean’s List recently announced by Christopher W. Gray, dean of the college. nor does it represents a three percent interest in Exxon. In another development that would have undermined Katzen’s decision, Del. Andy Guest (R-15th) said last week he too owned stock in Exxon, but would vote anyway. On Monday, however, Guest revealed that his financial handlers sold the stock in December. Del. Katzen is not the only lawmaker to say he will not vote on the Disney legislation. Del. William Howell (R-28th) said he would abstain because his wife owns property near the Haymarket site. Exxon’s sub8idiaiy, Friendswood Development Company, owns the land on which Disney plans to build the core of its historical theme park. Disney has an option to purchase the property, called the Waverley tract. i INCOME TAX PREPARATION w J. RcotonatU Rates Specializing in Individual, famv and small business Rat SKotton (703) 675-3442 “i—r FAUQUIER LIVESTOCK ESEMP Regular Sales Every Tuesday HORSE SALE 9r»rt Sat 10 am Puoru Mnnlh NOWON TUESDAY Doors open at 5:30 p.m. No Checks Please AT Front Royal Moose Lodge are all alone,” said volleyball coach Paul Paratore. The RCHS volleyball teams have not had a very successful season, but “they are as positive as they can be,” said Coach Paratore. “We Live been doing everything we can to try and get the game to click. There are strategies to putting kids in different positions, and we have been trying that,” he added. The volleyball teams have had only five practices since the Christmas vacation, and the Coach Paratore believes that the teams they have been playing have had more practice than his team. They have played five games in the last week, and have not been victorious in any. “Win or lose, a team needs support. It really bothers me when another team comes to our school to play, and they have more supporters watching the game than we do,” said Coach Paratore. It would make the players feel better if more people showed up for the home games. The last home game will be held Wednesday Feb. 9, against Manassas Park. That will also be parents’ night. 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• Community News • Obituaries Rappahannock News Countryside Real Estate Classifieds B WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1994 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan Brad Fisher will have more opportunity to relax at home. Dancer Sally Nash Finds Niche in County By KAREN HENDERSON Rappahannock News Contributing Writer When you’re a dancer in love with Rappahannock County, and there are no venues in which to perform and earn a living, what do you do? The answer is whatever you have to, and that’s how Sally Nash earned her place in Rappahannock’s rural arts community, by hard work, determination, and a dedication to, in her own words, “the vaguest of dreams” that blossomed into a concrete reality. It’s been twenty years since Ms. Nash moved to the mountains from D.C. When she first arrived, she was unable to earn money from her first love, dance, so she trimmed her lifestyle and worked at several small jobs. She delivered mail, gave massages at different people’s homes, and lived well below the poverty line. Ms. Nash hauled her own water for 13 years, and heated her home with wood she split herself. This spartan existence allowed her to found the Last Minute Wood Company, a performance group comprised of friends and neighbors from the area, who have performed her works ever since. From her involvement and perseverance, Ms. Nash was in vited to particpate in the Kennedy Center’s Front and Center Series in 1989. Quite unexpectedly, Ms. Nash inherited a substantial amount of money that made it possible for her to finally define her dream. She built The Workspace for Choreographers, a mountain retreat and studio, as a rehearsal space available to the dance community at large. There, she teaches classes, rehearses her own company, and sponsors performances and workshops. Ms. Nash’s foundation gives grants of time and space at The Workspace, providing a guest cabin and studio, for extended periods of time. At 8 p.m. on Satuday, Feb. 19 Sally Nash and the Last Minute Wood Company will be featured as part of Ki Theatre’s Annual Exchange Series. Using scenes from her early dance works (and some of her original dancers), Ms. Nash and her group will weave a tapestry for the audience of artistic and life events that have influenced her creativity over the last 25 years of dance. It seems that Ms. Nash dreams have been realized in a big way. “The seeds of what you become are there way ahead, and everything you do contributes to it,” she says. Sally Nash Photo courtesy of Henrv Fastwood By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock New* SUIT Writer It’s hard to see how the town of Washington could have managed without the work Brad Fisher has done as town treasurer and member of the Town Council for the past 16 years. Up until about three years ago, he did the job on a volunteer basis. Even though Mr. Fisher’s job as treasurer will end with the Town Council elections coming up in May, he has offered to keep things going until the new treasurer has been trained. Mr. Fisher also has been very instrumental in getting a new water system put in the Town of Washington. He and the last council have accomplished much. Working with the town Planning Commission, they updated the Subdivision Ordinance, the Comprehensive Plan, Historic District Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance. Planning for the new water system took a tremendous amount of time and paperwork, but the project should be finished completely by April or May, Mr. Fisher said. / Mr. Fisher works full-time as the director of the quality assurance laboratory for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, and commutes to Maryland four days a week. The round trip takes three hours, and gets longer all the time, he said. Also his 10-hour work days are becomming 12 hour and longer, he said. Once he retires from the job, and his commuting days are over, Mr. Fisher says he will probably run for mayor of the town of Washington. He says, “I think there will be plenty for a mayor to do”. Mr. Fisher believes that the biggest problem which the Town of Washington has to face is a declining population. In 1900 the population was 500, he said. In the 1990 census the town’s population was under 200. “The town can either grow or die,” said Mr. Fisher. He has seen a dramatic drop off in population since he moved to his house in the 1970s. He sees a town population with fewer and fewer children and with many of the former residences converted to businesses. One idea he has is to build some low to moderate income housing on the periphery of the town. Possibly the town boundaries would have to be extended in order to do this, he said. The water system being put in could supply water to ten times as many people as the current population, so it could well handle the population increase. Mr. Fisher said, “There are failing septic systems up and down Main Street. The lack of a sewage system is the main detriment to growth”. He sees a sewer system as the town’s next major need and says it would be extremely difficult to pay for such a system without a larger population to share the cost. He wondered about the possibility of the county and town going together to install a sewer system on the Rush River near town with sewage being pumped from the schools to the sewer plant. The job as treasurer has taken a tremendous amount of time for Mr. Fisher. He receives two or three calls at his home a day relating to town business. He works on all of the billing for the water department, grant requests, and paperwork. “There is enough work for the town to have a full-time administrative person,” he said. Mr. Fisher is concerned that there may not be enough candidates for town council for the town to continue as a separate entity. Without at least four members, the town would have to give up its town charter. However, he feels he cannot continue working in Maryland 50 or more hours a week and putting 20 to 25 hours a week into town business. Mr. Fisher lives on Mt. Salem Avenue with his wife Dawn. Their daughter, Tara, and son, David, both attend college. ! Sperryville Stonemason's Work Honored r. Photos courtesy of Sean Kilpatrick This stone house rises from on top of Jenkins Mountain Ken Shankel beside a stone fireplace he built. Ki Theatre May Close Arts Group Needs Funds A shortage of operating funds has placed Ki Theatre at a crossroad. Down one road lie the remainder of Ki’s highly praised programs for 1994. (1) The Exchange, presenting Sally Nash and the Last Minute Wood Company in February, and John Jackson in March; (2) Open Theatre performances by community members in April; (3) the summer Teen Program with dancer/choreographer Sharon Wyrriek; (4) the nationally acclaimed October Crossroads; and (5) the beloved “Shepherds’ Play” and the “Three Kings’ Play” in December. Down the other road lies closure for Ki Theatre. “That is a road we do not want to take,” said Julie Portman, founder and Artistic Director of Ki. “But unless we are immediately able to bring in additional funds, we will be forced to close.” Deep appreciation to the community for its generous support over the past years was expressed by both Julie and the Boand of Directors. “It’s frustraing to realize we have nearly doubled our membership in 1993, and raised over $17,500 from this wonderful community, and still there is a major gap in our annual budget. “The Board is developing a long range plan that should put Ki on a sounder financial footing, if the immediate cash crisis can be surmounted. This plan incudes the expansion of our financial and geographic base, several additional events each year, and more youth program. In the meantime, I fear we need to call on the community for emergency help,” Ms. Portman said. The Board wants to be part of a unified communty arts movement. One member was quoted as saying, “Somehow, we seem to be letting the county’s lead as a rural showcase in the arts slip through out fingers.” The Board urges anyone who can made a contribution, especially a challenge grant for matching funds, and anyone who can put them in touch with potential corporate donors, to contact Ki Theatre, P.O. Box 203, Washingotn, Va. 22747, or call 675-1616. All contributions are tax deductible. With support now Ki Theatre can go on to fulfill its role as a catalyst for the arts. Without it, Ki must close its doors after the Sally Nash performance on Feb. 19, the Board has concluded. By SEAN KILPATRICK Rappahannock Neva Contributinc Writer Sperryville stonemason Ken Shankle spent a good part of last year on a a scaffold high up on Jenkins’ Mountain setting stone for an unusual house. The house, which overlooks the entrance to Gid Brown Hollow, is supported by structural stone pillars more than 30 feet tall. Stone walls flank the entrance ways and frame the garage. More than 300 tons of stone were used. The house seems to rise out of the ground rather than rest upon it. The illusion is enhanced by the lack of visible mortar within the rock walls and pillars. Architect Robert Wilson Mobley, AIA, of Great Falls admits the specifications were rigorous. “We didn’t want to see any mortar at all,” he said, t “We have done a lot of custom houses and I have used a lot of stone, but Ken is the best [stone mason] I have come across in 22 years as an architect,” said Mr. Mobley. His fellow architects agreed with him and presented Mr. Shankle an award for exceptional craftsmanship from the Northern Virginia chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) this past December. “Much of Ken’s work had to be done on a scafold and that makes a stonemason’s job doubly difficult,” Mr. Mobley added. “A stonemason needs to step back from his work to make sure that the various rock sizes are well distributed. That’s hard to do on a scaffold,” he explained. The first problem Mr. Shankle had was getting the stone to the building site. Most of it came from West Virginia and was brought in on trucks. The driveway to the house site is more than two miles long and sections are extremely steep with grades of 30 percent. General contractor Henry r Digges of Amissville admitted he was a little concerned about the problem. “When the first dump truck arrived with maybe 20 to 25 tone of stone, I told the driver the road to the top was extremely steep. I really didn’t think he was going to make it,” Mr. Digges said. “He had this huge wad of chewing tobacco in his cheek, and he leaned over and spit and said, ‘I’m from West Virginia.’ Then he went up that mountain with the engine just screaming. I stopped worrying about it,” Mr. Digges said. Although Mr. Digges does most of his work in Northern Virginia, he prefers to use local craftsmen whenever he can. “If the talent is available, I like to draw from the area. I believe it is important to support the local craftsmen, and the talent is certainly here,” he added. “One man could not have done this much stonework within the extremely tight time limits of this job, and Ken had three or four stonemasons working with him.' The crew worked together so well that even on the long, flat walls, it is nearly impossible to see where one mason’s work meets another's,” Mr. Digges said. “Ken concentrated on the fireplaces, the area around the front door and garage - those areas your eye wants to focus on,” Mr. Digges said. He agreed that the specifications were very demanding. “Every aspect of the stone work was specified, all the way down to the maximum width of the cracks between the rocks. “I’m glad Ken got the award. His stonework defines the house, and sets the expectation for the rest of the house, which the other craftsmen have met,” Mr. Digges said. Mr. Mobley agrees and said he intends to nominate the finish carpenters for another craftsmanship award when they are done. 1 Tree Seedlings Available The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District Conservation Tree Seedling Sale is in its last few weeks of taking orders. While supplies last-orders will be taken until the last of February with tree distribution scheduled for mid-March. To place an order, put your name, address, daytime phone number and number of trees you wish to order on a piece of paper, enclose it with a check for the amount of the trees and mail it to the Culpeper SWCD, 604 S. Main Street, Culpeper, Va. 22701. You will be notified a few weeks before distribution as to where you may pick up your order. Trees will be distributed in Orange, Madison and Culpeper. When you purchase trees from the Culpeper SWCD, not only are you practicing good conservation, but you also support the conservation work of the District. For more information call 825-8591. Trees offered this year are: Bald Cypress, a bundle of five for $10; Green Ash, a bundle of five for $10; White Dogwood, a bundle of five for $10; Norway Spruce, 25 for $10, 50 for $17, 100 for $27; White Pine, 25 for $9, 50 for $14 and 100 for $22. RAAC Coffee House Saturday Several performers have signed up to participate in “Coffee and Confiision,” a midwinter coffee house sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) this Saturday. RAAC president Page Smith reports that entertainment will include Vicky Pratt Keating and friends from Charlottesville, Frank Stockton and Joe Butler, Carl Alpin, and Bob Treanor. All of these entertainers will be singing to guitar accompaniment. In addition Carla Theodore and David Chuse will do readings from their poetry. Refreshments, including tea and hot cider, as well as coffee and pastries will be sold in a candlelit atmosphere, Ms. Smith said. The evening runs from 8 to 11 at the Town Hall. The old church pews at the Town Hall are hard, and Ms. Smith urges people to bring a comfortable pillow.

’/ Church jj Black History Program There will be a Black History Program at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Hopewell Baptist Church. The Rev. Christopher Peterson of Dumphries will be the guest speaker. F.T. Baptist I, Pastor Rev. Douglas Farmer # Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. 1 Trinity Episcopal Rector Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a. m. Wednesday Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. i First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant '( / Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a. m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Feb. 13 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. with communion; and Willis Chapel at 10:00 a.m.. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Woodville Baptist ' , Pastor: Rev. L. Starke Jones Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. ,• t Wednesday: Bible Study and Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke ii . I ■ Sunday: (Sunday School 10:00 a.m. 1 Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Men’s Prayer Service 6:00 p. m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist 1 Interim Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Adult Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a. m. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Pastor: Tom Wiles Sunday: Adult Bible School/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. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Albert Verbeke, Rector Masses: On Sundays at 10:00 a. m. On Weekdays (Mon.-Sat.) at 8:30 a.m. On Holy Days at 7:30 p.m. Forest Grove Baptist Pastor: Rev. Sidney Rodriguez Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a. m. Worship Service 11:00 a. m. Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Nancy B. White Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Monday Youth Choir 7 p.m. and Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Gospel Sing AmissviUe Baptist Church will hold a gospel sing at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20 at the church. Everyone is welcome. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Darrell Bare Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday: Adult Choir 7:00 p. m. Thursday: Youth Group 7:30 p.m. Fellowship Assembly of God Interim Pastor: Joel L. Cress Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. . Worship Service 11:00 a. m. Young People 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Evangelistic Service 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Saturday: Prayer Meeting 9:00 a.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Various containers filled with ice Town of Washington. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan grate Mrs. Janie Pullen’s porch on Main Street in f Ladies Spaghetti Dinner Planned The ladies of Amissville Baptist Church will epjoy a Valentine spaghetti dinner to be prepared by the men on Sunday, Feb. 13. Make plans now to participate in or attend the Rappahannock County 1994 4-H Share the Fun Contest to be held on Saturday, Feb. 26 (changed from Feb. 25 due to a scheduling conflict with the Girl Scouts.) Special thanks to Hazel Zinn-Day for directing the 1994 show. Hazel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zinn of Culpeper. She is well-known to many in the community for her accomplishments in 4-H while in her younger years. She had been a state winner in the 4-H Share the Fun Contest as a teenager and member By CATHY I.OL SMITH 937-5024 of the Culpeper County 4-H. The Contest is open to youth ages 9-19 and the 4-H Cloverbuds ages 5-8. The categories are vocal, dance, instrumental, drama, variety (incuding puppetry, clowning, baton twirling, karate routinte, etc.). Police Promote Carseats Col. Carl R. Baker, Superintendent of the Virginia State Police, said today that state troopers will join the Department of Motor Vehicles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a special promotion to encourage drivers to buckle up those they love during national Child Passenger Safety Week, Feb. 13-19. “Buckling Up Is Cool” is the theme for the week-long safety effort and, in accord with this theme, troopers will distribute stuffed polar bears to children, infants to four years of age, who are properly secured in approved safety belts when observed at safety check points throughout the state. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately one-third of all safety seats are used incorrectly. “Because there are so many different car models and brands of safety seats, it is important that motorists read both their car manual and the safety seat instructions for proper usage,” Col. Baker noted. Rehearsals began last Satruday but interested participants may attend the other rehearsals from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays, Feb. 12 and 19 at Rappahannock County High School. To enter, call the Extension Office at 675-3619 or Hazel Zinn-Day at 937-3185. Entry forms may also be picked up at the Extension Office. Mrs. Zinn-Day is leader of the 4H Cloverbud Club which meets about once a month at the Extension Office. If you have children ages 5 to 8 desiring to join the Club, call her at 9373185. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20 Pastor Tom Everett invites everyone to attend a gospel sing to be held at Amissville Baptist Church. For more details, call him at the church at 937-6159. Rev. Nancy White, pastor, Amissville United Methodist Church, invites everyone to attend their Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16. AL-Anon, a support gorup for family memter who have an alcoholic person they live with or cope with on a regular basis, meets at the Amissville United Methodist Church Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Social Hall. The meeting is open to anyone who may need this support. For more details, call 347-7387 after 6 p.m. Castleton VFD will hold a spaghetti dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 11. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Free cataract surgery will be performed at Culpeper Memorial Hospital Feb. 19 on patients who feel they cannot afford the procedure. Call 825-3655 before Feb. 11. Procedure to be performed by Drs. Brear and Bowers. Leadership Workshop Knr—t— A—t. Hot Frnmilf Leadership skills are developed through training and practice. Leadership skills are useful throughout life. Teens who enjoy working with younger children have some unique opportunities as teen leaders at a Variety of 4-H camps. Tliese include Day Camp, Junior 4-H Camp, iuid Cloverbud camps. Teens also serve in leadership roles in clubs, at activities and events, and at workshops,' An excellent leader training opportunity is available for teens on Friday evening, March 4 and Saturday, March 5. These 16 hours of training will be held at Culpeper Holiday Inn and will involve teens from more than a dozen counties that camp at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center in Front Royal The workshops will be led by teen and adult volunteers, Extension staff, and Center staff. Teens age 14 as of Jan. 1, 1994, who are in the 9th grade or higher are invited to take part in the training and apply for a position at the various camps. Former teen leaders have found summer jobs, part time jobs and strong college and scholarship recommendations as a result of their volunteer teen leader performance's. For registration forms or information, contact the Extension Office at 675-3619. By HELEN W. SMITH Wood vi lie News Notes By JUNE CLARK 987*8827 Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Jennifer Conners and Bray Williams upon their marriage which took place on Saturday afternoon at the Woodville Baptist Church. Mr. Bobby Brown and daughter Bobbie Jo and Washington and Mr. Wayne Borwn were Sunday afternoon guest of Mrs. Chloe Brown. Mrs. James Sykes and grandson Michael Sykes of Culpeper and Mr. Curtis Crawford and daughter Katherine of Flint Hill were visitors during the week of Mrs. Audra Crawford. Charles and Pat Wharton attend open house at the new Virginia Farm Bureau Headquarters in Richmond on Sunday. Mrs. Audra Crawford, Mrs. James Sykes and grandson, Michael Sykes of Culpeper were among those attending a birthday party at Burger King in Warrenton for Charles Ray Crawford. 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In this case, perhaps it was only “puppy love,” but most of us have suffered a broken heart, only later to realize a more appropriate choice. This Valentine’s Day, if you are happily in love with “the one,” celebrate your treasure. If you are not in that “special relationship,” but would like to be, worship God, have faith and celebrate the constant love that He bestows upon us each moment. God’s love should make you smile...and that’s wonderful. Someone who needs your smile just might be looking...right now. So smile and have a Happy Valentine’s Day! Sunday Psalm 78:32-51 Monday Psalm 78:52-64 Tuesday Psalm 78:65-72 Wednesday Matthew 6:1-4 Thursday Acts 3:11-26 Friday Acts 6:1-7 Saturday Acts 6:8-15 u Scriptures Selected by The American Bible Society Copyright 1994. Keister-Wituams Newspaper Services. P 0 Bo* 8005. ChartoflesviUe. 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Flint Hill Department Plans Dinner By POLLY N.AYLOR 987-8136 is® grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson. Also visiting were Elmer Hickerson of Chester Gap, Madolene Herndon of Manassas, Alice Pullen and Mary By waters. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship services at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13. The pastor the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harris and Mrs. Rose Smith of Warrenton motored to Harrisonburg shopping on Saturday. Bryant and Holly Welch had dinner at the Lone Star Cafe at Gainesville on Saturday everilng to celebrate Bryant’s birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Odie Herndon and Stacy of Manassas and Barry Hudson of Front Royal were Sunday vis itors of Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Hudson and Kathy, \ Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Pearson of Hume were Wednesday visitors of Mrs. Alice Pullen. Mrs. Pullen with Alice Virginia Butler visited Mrs. Anna Miller Ellmore at Amissville on Saturday. Mrs. Pullen visited with Mrs. Dorothy Atkins on Sunday. Mrs. Atkins has recently returned home after being a patient at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. The Flint Hill Administrative Board met on Monday, Feb. 7 at the home of Mary By waters. Those present were Rev. Merlin Shorb, Libby Wharton, Ester Settle, Thelma Crane, Ernie Crane, Mac McCulloch, Louise McCulloch, Douglas Bywaters Jr., Renee Corbin, Jeff Corbin, M.H. Brady, Jack Curtis, Mary Curtis, Candy Lamma, Barbara Jamieson, Mabel Lillard and Evelyn Walker. Mr. James Foster was honored with a birthday dinner on Saturday at his home at Chester Gap. He was celebrating his 84th birthday. The dinner was given by his wife and children. Those present were Kay Foster of Chester Gap, Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Broke and Mrs. Carol Nicholson of Huntly, Mrs. Marie Woodward and Joyce Woodward of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. James Fos Wash ington Residents Entertain Mr. and Mrs. John Deal and children, Jamie and Johnathan of Hume and Mrs. Annie Hawkins eryoyed .dinner at The Red Lobster Restaurant and the movie Mrs. Doubtfire in Manassas on Friday night, the occasion being Mrs. Deals’ birthday. Roger Hawkins of Amissville was a Sunday guest of his mother ■Mrs. Annie Hawkins. Happy belated birthday to Lesley Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker who celebrated her 12th birthday on Thursday, Feb. 3. Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker, Lesley and Raven and Mrs. Mary Kindall were Mrs. Karen Smoot and daughters, Crystal and Samantha of Manassas. • The community was sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Claudia Jenkins of Wood ville. Our condolences to the family. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Tuesday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Clark at Lebanon Church. . Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons entertained with dinner for her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Happy birthday to Randy Beatty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Beatty of Point O’Woods, Front Sperryville Highlights By CATHY PULLEN 987-8740 Mrs. Shirley Kushner of Gaithersburg, Md. was a Sunday guest of her mother Mrs. Catherine Brown. They visited with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Payne in Warrenton on Sunday. Sunday evening Mrs. Brown and Julian Brown visited with the Paynes. Amanda Jenkins was a Sunday and Sunday overnight guest of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Jenkins and Angie. Other Sunday guests in the Jenkins home were Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen and Bronson Bruce, all of Washington. Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to the family of Mrs. Claudia Jenkins of Woodville who passed away on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Klatko, Sara and Nadya attended a movie and had •dinner at Pargo’s on Saturday. The 'occasion being Mr. Klatko’s birthday which was on Sunday. Mr. and lire. David Tyner of Palmyra were Saturday guests of Mrs. Ethel Tyner and Miss Nellie .Atkins. ] The community was saddened to learn of the death of Buster Leake who passed away on Monday, Feb. 71. V(/hepe would Hansel and Gretel be without fopest? Onlq You Can Pftwnl Forest Fires. By RUTH CLARK 675-360* ■.... i Royal who will celebrate his 13th birthday on Thursday, Feb. 10. Bobbie Jo Brown spent Saturday evening with Lori Breining and Richie Eastham. Mrs. Sarah Brown and Mrs. Ruth Clark shopped and had lunch in Front Royal on Thursday. Ashby Wayland and Gilbert Burke, residents of Washington are residing at the Oak Springs Nursing Home in Warrenton. We wish them both a nice recovery. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. Bobby L. Frazier and Mrs. 01lie Vann of Castleton. Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Amanda and Bobbie Jo had dinner at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Winchester and attended the movie Mrs. Doubtfire at Royal Cinemas in Front Royal. Ms. Betty Menefee of Manassas spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Frances Eubank. Mrs. Polly Aylor of Sperryville was a Tuesday visitor of Mrs. Frances Eubank. Friday Mrs. Maijorie Atkins visited Mrs. Frances Eubank. . Mrs. Sandra Hitt of Boston visited her grandmother Mrs. Frances Eubank on Sunday. Hope you Valentine’s Day is a happy one. \ - 1 ter of Gaithersburg, Md., Mrs. Margaret Settle, Melanie and Stewart of Ami88ville, Mrs. Irene Fletcher, Mrs. El Nicholson and Mrs. Dolly Stringfellow of Washington, Robert Clatterbuck, Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Foreback, Zack, Jennifer and Samantha, Mrs. Karla Miller and children, Jason, Austin and Addison all of Flint HilL The group enjoyed a good time with lots of laughing and reminiscing by all. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have eight children, 22 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Sunday morning visitors of Sallie Lillard were Mr. and Mrs. Rick Kinsey, Scott and Kevin and Mrs. Phyllis Brady, all of Front Royal, Connie Harris, Frankie Huff and son Rob ert. Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses were issued at the Clerk’s office during the past week: Warren Bray Williams, Chester Gap and Jennifer Nichole Conners, Woodville. Raymond Cleveland Groves, Jr., Amissville and Cindy C. Hamilton, Parlin, N.J. COUNSELING MINISTRY j • Holiitic Counseling for j Individuate, Couplet A Groupt ■ • AlcoholitmlAddiction A12 Step j Recovery j • Career A Life Traneitione j • Pertonal A Spiritual Growth j • Street Reduction A Meditation j • Sexuality A Spirituality i • Retreate, Seminart, A j Workthopt ' • Slitting Scale Fee Roger F. Klinger, M.TJ3. Barry Sultanoft MJ). 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Heart Fair Planned The Rappahannock County Health Department is sponsoring the fourth annual Heart Fair on Valentine’s Day, Monday, Feb. 14 during the hours 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Free blood glucose screenings and blood pressure checks will be offered as well as information on how to reduce your risk for heart disease. Blood cholesterol screening will be offered for a $6 fee. _ Th® Rappahannock Extension homemakers will be offering an exhibit on new food labeling laws and how to interpret food labels. For more information contact the Health Department at 675-3516. Dance at Amissville The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will be holding a dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26 with the band Pure County featuring Steve Dennis, Larry and Barry Jolliffee. For reservations call Sheila Scott at 937-4357. Committee To Meet The Rappahannock County Library Peraonel Committee meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at the library. Buffet Breakfast Planned A buffet breakfast will be held at Washington Volunteer fire hall from 7-11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19. The all-you-can-eat breakfast will include sausage, bacon, homemade biscuits, gravy, French toast, eggs, pancakes, hash browns, fried apples, cereal, milk, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice. All proceeds will benefit the Washington Volunteer Fire Department. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Other breakfast dates include March 19 and April 2 which will feature an Easter egg hunt with the Easter buddy. i Library Program On Friday, March 4 at 8 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library The Psychology of Color,” Tom Zumwalt, Interior Designer will present a program. All are welcome. Dinner at Flint Hill A turkey dinner and all the trimmings will be served at the Flint Hill fire hall from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. Prices are $7 for adults, $4.50 for ages seven to 12 and children under six are free. All proceeds will benefit the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Chili Dinner Planned * i An all-you-can-eat chili dinner will be held at Chester Gap fire hall from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. For more information call Kim Gilkey-Breeden at 635-5601. RAAC Coffee House The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) will present “Coffee and Confusion,” a midwinter coffee house event from 8-11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Town Hall in Washington. This date is a change from last week’s announcement. Everyone is invited to enjoy informal acoustic music and readings by talented folks from around the community. Non-alcoholic beverages and pastries will be available for purchase. Bring your own seat cushions for comfort. No admission will be charged, but donations to RAAC are encouraged. Anyone who would like to volunteer to help or perform should call Dan Lewis at 987-9158. Spaghetti Dinner The Castleton Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will be having a spaghetti dinner from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 11. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. CPR Class Scheduled Washington Volunteer Fire Department will be sponsoring a C.P.R. Class for the general public. C.P.R. when performed correctly, can be a life saving technique. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26 and from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27. All age groups are welcome to attend. There will be a limit to class size so please register early. To register or for more information call Thora at 675-1282 or the department at 675-3615. Support Grdup Meeting The Cancer Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington. For more information call 6753252. Winter Book Sale Its time for the Rappahannock County Library "Winter Book Sale,” to be held at the Rappahannock Library over President’s Day weekend from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Feb. 19 and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday. There will be thousands of new, old, and used books for sale. All of these books have been donated to the library. Area Fruit School The Madison-Rappahannock Area Fruit School will be held 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10 at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria. Registration will be held from 8:30-9 a.m. before the school. For more information call the Extension Office at 675-3619. Pancake Supper The annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper and Mardi Gras will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at St. Stephen's Church in Culpeper. Prices are $4 for adults and $2 for children under 12, with a $10 per family maximum. Innkeeping Workshop Hie Conyers House Country Inn in Slate Milk has scheduled a one day workshop for prospective innkeepers from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27. The extensive workshop includes all the experience of the 13 years Norman and Sandra Cartwright-Brown have owned and operated The Conyers House. The cost of the intensive is $100 per person or $175 per couple. Reservations can be made by call 987-8025. Luncheon is included and a behind-the-scenes tour. Subjects to be covered are finances, taxes, lincense, help, insurance, housekeeping, food service, purchasing, public relations, advertising and all questions.

Food Allergies and Intolerances By HELEN W. SMITH Kxtcmiod Agent, Horn* Economic* Not all unpleasant reactions to food are the result of an allergy. “Allergy” has become the household word for any bad effects you get from something that doesn’t bother most people. Actually, an allergy is a very spetific body response involving the immune system. Other adverse reactions to food my be intolerances-which the body, literally, can’t tolerate the food (can’t digest or metabolize it normally). There are also food sensitivities. This term is used to refer to both allergies and intolerances-and any other unusual reaction to food. In some ways, it doesn’t much matter whether what you’ve got is a good allergy or intolerance or sensitivity. You’re in discomfort and the primary treatment, in any case, is to avoid the offending food. But in other ways-including the degree of health problem involved-the difference can matter. Check With Doctor First It’s important to recognize the possbile link between symptoms and the eating of certain foods. But it’s more important to make sure you have a specific allergy or intolerance before starting to eliminate catego HOME ECONOMICS ries of food from your diet-such eliminations could lead to nutritional problems. Therefore, you should always see a doctor for a medical diagnosis if you think you may have an allergy. He/she can run the proper medical tests and refer you to a dietician for nutritional counceling. This article contains general information on alergies; always check with a doctor for a specfic diagnosis. Food Alergies In true food allergies, the body’s immune system overreacts to substances in food. The substances they’re called allergens-are usually (but not always) proteins. The immune system responds to them as though they were threatening foreign invaders. After all, warding off invaders is its job. But in this situation, the system can’t seem to distinguish between the allergens in dangerous intruders (bacteria, prasites) and those in innocent ones (grass, pollen, dust) or even those beneficial ones (milk, eggs, fish, nuts). Are food allergies common? Not really. Best estimates are that less than two percent of Americans have food allergies. What foods are involved? Theoretically, any food can cause an allergy. Acutally, only a few account for 90 percent of all food allergy problems. These common offenders are cow’s milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat and soy. Slightly lower on the of fenders list are fish, shrimp, crab, tomatoes, and corn. What are the symptoms? They vary and can in volve the skin (hives, rash, itchiness), the gastroin-testinal system (vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain) or the respiratory tract (hay-fever-like reations or even asthma). Severe cases can lead to shock, which is life-threatening. 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It’s not always easy to diagnose. Your doctor will probably give you a complete physical and ask about the frequency, severity and seasonality your symptons. This may help distinguish between a food allergy and a reaction due to another cause. To track down the offending food, your doctor may ask you to keep a diary of everything you eat and all your reactions, or he may eliminate certain foods, one at a time, from your diet. Skin tests and blood tests may also be required. Who is likely to have a food allergy? It seems to run in families. Everyone with a normal immune system has the potential for allergic reactions, but most of us don’t develop them. Why this is true isn’t fully understood. When do food allergies appear? Sometime they’re evident at first exposure to an offending food, as in infants who develop food allergies when introduced to cow’s milk and solid foods. (These very early food allergies, incidentally, tend to disappear in later childhood.) But an allergy doesn’t always appear at first taste. Sometimes a food you’re eaten for years becomes a problem. Food allergies can begin at any age. What do you do about a food allergy? Usually, thes best course is to identify the food an eliminate it from the diet. While some people with allergies to certain foods may be able to eat those foods in small amounts with no ill effects, other people suffer severe reaction to even the slightest trace of the offending food. Also, for some people each repeated exposure to an offending food produces more severe reaction. For some eliminated foods, a substitute must be found-as in providing a soy-based formula for infants allergic to cow’s milk. Avoiding a single food-strawberries, say-isn’t difficulty. Avoiding a much-used ingredient-such as eggs, milk or wheat-can present problems. A person allergic to one of these must become familiar with the ingredients in common dishes, be a keen reader of food package labels and taken care when eating out. Food Intolerances In allergies, only one body mechanism id involved, the immune system. In intolerances, any one of several mechanisms can underlie the body’s inability to handle a specific food. The two msot frequently encourtered food intolerances are to lactose, the primary sugar in milk, and to gluten, a protein in wheat. Lactose Intolerance Lactose intolerance occurs when a person has a deficiency in the enzyme lactose, which is needed to break down the milk sugar lactose into a simpler form that can be absorbed into the bloodstream. The results, though not usually dangerous, may be distressing. The buildings of undigested lactose has a laxative effect. Symptoms can range from mild distension and nausea to abdonimal cramps and diarrhea. Who is likely to experience it? Certain ethnic groups are more susceptible than others, though why this is true is not known. Lactose intolerance is common among people of African, Asian, American, Indian and Mediterranean heritage; rarer among those of Northern European descent. For most people, a lactase deficiency develops gradually over time. After age two, the body simply be gins to produce less of that enzyme. What can be done about this intolerance? There’s no way to increase the amount of lactase a body can make, so control of diet is the answer. The person with the intolerance has to learn, mainly through train and error, how much milk sugar his or her body can handle. Fortunately, lastase deficiency is seldon so severe that a person has to eliminate all milk and milk productswhich are the principal source of calcium in the American diet. For example, some people who can’t drink milk can eat ice cream. Some who can’t drink a whole glass of milk at one sitting can consume the same amount of milk in smaller protions spread throughout the day. Most people with lactose intolerance have no problem with fermented milk products-including butter milk, sour cream, yogurt, cottage cheese and aged cheeses. Reason: Most of the milk sugar has already been digested by the helpful fermenting bacteria. Gluten Intolerance ) Gluten intolerance-is a classic food intolerance in children. It affects the lining of the small intestine and is believed to be due to a lack of the enzyme which digests gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and oats. Common symptons of this inherited disease usually include poor growth, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, weight loss and diarrhea. Gluten intolerance usually appears some time during the first three years of life, though occasionally it can appear in adulthood. Damage to the intestine’s lining occurs as a direct result of eating gluten-containing foods. Once the damage occurs, the body can’t digest and use ( other nutrients in food-hence the poor growth and failure to thrive. How can you be sure the problem is gluten intolerance? A number of conditions can cause similar symptons, so medical attention is vital. There are several tests your doctor can use to determine whether or not gluten is being handled normally in the digestive tract. How is it treated? All symptons result from the damaged intestinal lining’s not being able to do its job. When gluten-containing foods are removed from the diet, the intestinal lining will become damaged again. A gluten-free diet needs to be prescribed by a doctor. It’s a serious matter, eliminating all foods containing wheat, rye, barley and oats. Usually, the diet must be followed for life. Very few children “outgrow” gluten intolerance. But, fortunately, with the proper diet, they can lead normal, healthy lives. f Held For Consumers If you have a food allergy, or intolerance-or think you have-consult your doctor. One a diagnosis is made, a registered dietician can help you understand you sensitivity and help you plan menus. The Extension Office has copies of the USDA publication Baking for People With Food Allergies. You can also write to Rice Council, P.O. Box 740123, Houston, Tx. 77274 and Quaker Oats Company, P.O. Box 049003, Chicago, 111. 60604-9003 and request information on allergies. Here are two recipes for cookies and muffins that have no milk, eggs, or wheat. Cinnamon-Raisin Muffins 1 cup medium rye flour 2 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup dark seedless raisins 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon . 2 tablespoons salad oil About 45 minutes before serving: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease six 2 1/2 inch muffin-pan cups. In medium-size bowl, mix first 6 ingredients. Add salad oil and 1/2 cup water, stirring just until moistened. (Batter will be lumpy.) 2. Spoon batter into muffin-pan cups, Bake 30 to 35 minutes until muffins come away from edge of pan. Makes 6 muffins. Each muffin: About 165 calories, 5 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 200 mg sodium. H Oat-Date Balls 1 cup milk-free margarine (2 sticks), softened 3 tablespoons sugar 11/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 8-ounce packages pitted dates, finely chopped 1 cup quick-chopped or old-fashioned oats, uncooked 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts (optional) Early in day: 1. In large bowl with mixer at medium speedy, beat first 3 ingredients until fluffy. With spoon, stir in dates and oats. Cover and refrigerate mixture 2 to 3 hours until firm. 2. With hands, shape mixture into 1-inch balls; roll in nuts if desired. Chill. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen balls. Each ball without nuts: About 80 calories, 5 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, megligible sodium. t School Lunch Menus RCES Feb. 14-Feb. 18 Monday, Feb. 14: Breakfast: French toast sticks or cereal/milk, toast, juice; Lunch: Cupid cheese pizza, be mine carrot sticks, heartfelt applesauce, Valentine dessert. Tuesday, Feb. 15: Breakfast: Cinnamon toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice; Lunch: Barbecue ribs on bun, French fries, cole slaw. Wednesday, Feb. 16: Breakfast: Little smokies/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice; Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, sliced carrots, homemade biscuit. Thursday, Feb. 17: Breakfast: Hot cinnamon bun or cereal/milk, toast, juice; Lunch: Spaghetti, tossed salad with dressing, choice of fruit, garlic bread. Friday, Feb. 18: Breakfast: . Breakfast pizza or cereal milk/toast, juice; Lunch: Hot dog on bum, potato rounds, choice of fruit. 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SMITH Eztcitfion A|tnt, Home Economics The 4-H program offers several international exchange programs. The LABO program is an exchange with student in Japan. Youth are age 12-15. Japanese student who visit the United States are enrolled in a language laboratory and are the same age. Host families are needed for these exchange students usually during July and August. It is a wonderful opportunity to gain an insight into another culture and to share ours. Applications for the exchange trip with deposit are due in the state office by Feb. 15. Host families applications are due by April 1. Virginia is hosting 35 delegates. The International 4-H Youth Exchange (IFYE) Host Family applications are due in the state 4-H office by April 15. Families usually host four to six weeks. For more information about any of the 4-H international programs, call the Extension Office at 6753619. 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AT&T -12.6 cents per minute, Anytime - Anywhere in the U S ! 703-3453683/800-324-3683. Log Home Dealership! Unlimited 'earing potential Part/ Full-time. Leads/ training. Models from $14,904.00. Brentwood Log Homes, 427 River RocK Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129. 800-264Logs<5647). Restaurant: Fine dining in renovated bank building. Established 7 years. Shenandoah Valley, off interstate 66 and 81. Real estate and business. Many options. $199,000.00. 703-869-1911. Sunquest Wolff Tanning Beds - New CommercialHome Units From $199.00 Lamps- Lotions- Accessories. Monthly payments low as $18.00. Call today Free New Color Catalog, 1 -800462-9197. Wanna Be a bank robber? Invest $700 with your bank at 5%, or work from home and pay yourself 60%70% No risk. Call 804-2396886 Firewood 15 Firewood Mixed hardwood $100/ cord. 703-987-8796. Giveaway* 18 Free Woodan Pallets - You pick up. Call Ronnie Watson, 703-450-6800. Wanted/Giveaway New or used flat bed trailers, bucket lifts, golf carts, mules, tractors, PVC pipe, telephone or electric poles, sporting books & trophies. Great Meadow can use any and all of the above. Contnbutions may be treated as tax deductible. Call 703 2535001 ask for Judy. Household 24 Items for Sale Freezer for sale - $125. Call Rick at 703347-6622. Instruction 25 Become a real estate appraiser. High earnings. Home Study. Earn Professional Designation Through National College of Appraisal. P.C.D.I., Atlanta, Georgia. Free Literature. 800-362-7070 Dept. RB738. WINTER HORSEBACK RIDING Indoor Arena Private Instruction Avail. Mountain Spring Stable Sperryville, VA (703)987-9545 Livestock 40 For Sale WANTED Cattle All Types Cash terms Picked up at Farm (410)987-5642 12 Pursbrad Black Angus Bulls, 10 to 26 months old. Ray T. Cannon, 703-9374900. lilac, for 42 Sale/Rent Bahama Cruise 5 days/4 nights underbooked! Must Sellt $249/couple. Limited tickets 407-767-0208 Extension 2127. Monday thru Saturday 9am-10pm Bahama Cruise- 5 days, 4 nights. Underbooked! Must sell! $279/ couple, limited tickets. 407-767-8100, ext. 2120. Monday -Saturday, 9:00am-10:00pm. Camping Resort membership, North Fork, Front Royal. Open all year, 24 hour security. Deeded lot. Coast to Coast membership available. Great family funl Yearly membership dues. Call tor more information. 703-955-4831. CUB CADET PRE-SEASON SERVICE SPECIAL Complete tractor inspection and factory recommended maintenance including cleaning of the entire tractor FEBRUARY SPECIAL 15% OFF ALL CUBCADET PARTS CULPEPER MOTOR CORPORATION 825-8381 Miscellaneous 43 Wanted Antiques & Collectibles including furniture, tools, crocks, milk bottles, toys, glassware, kitchen items, old store and gas station items, etc. Cash paid. 703ji 636-6749. Musical 45 Instruments Plano for Sale: Wanted: A responsible person to take on a low monthly payment on a beautiful console pi’ ano, no money down. Call toll free: 1 -800-533-7953. Office 46 Equipment Home Office • Must sell by Sunday: Tables, file cabinet, air purifier, typewriter, stand, glass door cabinet, lamps, etc. 703-987-9339. Personals 47 ★ ADOPTION ★ Loving childless couple wishing to adopt an infant willing to pay legal & medical expenses. Mary/ Patrick 1-800-807-BABY * ADOPTION ★ Loving Childless Couple Wishing To Adopt Infant To Share Our Happy Home Will Pay Legal/ Medical Expenses Please Call Us Collect Elizabeth & Tom 703-534-4405 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. Information about any medical disease, diagnostic test or prescription medication. $1.00 for one request, 25c for each additional request. ADIC., Box 2406, Fontana, CA 923352406. Personals 47 Swedish Student 17, anxiously awaiting host family, v,Enjoys sports, computers. Other Scandinavian, European high school students arriving August. Call Melanie 703-878-4410 or 1800-SIBLING. We buy Mortgagee and Trust Deeds. Did you sell Property? Receiving payments? Why Wait! Fast. Cash Now! Any Size - Nationwide. Great Prices. Call 1-800-659-CASH.(2274). Pete 50 Happy Jack Trlvermicide Recognized safe & effective against hook, round & tapeworms in dogs & cats. Available O-T-C at farm, feed & hardware stores. Hunting Dog- Male, german short haired pointer, 3 years, AKC registered, bird trained, $500. Call 703439-2539. Rec. Equip/ 51 Boats ft Access. Boat tor sale- Special Winter Sale. 1989 Bayliner Ciera Sunbridge 2655. Ideal for family or couple, boating, cruising, fishing or even water skiing in the Chesapeake Bay. Mint condition, loaded. Docking agreement optional. Call for details, 703-815-3465. Services - 52 Business Chimney Sweeping Relining ttbjfMtyoiul fert(u Fully Insured Bruce Vierling 703-675-3508 Lost* Pound 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 • Lab, Daiscy is a ten year old black female, lost on Rt. 639 before Rappahannock Landfill. • Jack Russell, Bug is a 18 month old white female, has a brown patch over one eye, lost on Rt. 662, Huntly.• Bassetts: Romeo is a male tri-color wearing a blue collar; Dixie is a female tri-color wearing a beige nylon collar. • Beagle, Buthcad is a three year old male, tricolor wearing an orange collar, lost on Rt. 646, Vicwtown. • German Shepherd, Chaunzy is a seven year old neutered male, black with tan cyebrowns and cheeks, wearing a blue collar and tags from Warren County, shy with men, lost on Rt. 522, Point of Woods. Shelter Located U.S. 211 onto 639 Amissville, Virginia Services - Business 52 EARLY'S CARPET, INC. Rl-211, 1 mile west of Post Office Amissville, Vs. 703-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 Services - 54 Home Improvement COLONIAL MASONRY Brick - Block - Stone 20 years experience Prices reasonable 703-778-2610 703-778-2115 L & S Fencing & Construction. Chain Link - Board - Privacy Fencing. Remodeling - Bams - Additions. 703-937-4639 leave message, Steven Keys, i Sanding & Reflnishing hardwood floors. Reasonable rates. Call Roger 703635-2558. Services - 56 Personal A perfect wedding in the original Smoky Mountain Wedding Chapels. Complete arrangements-very reasonable. Photos, music, flowers, videos, limo, cabins, receptions. In Dollywood Country! 1-800-2625863 Assisted Living- 24/hr residential/ assisted retirement living includes room, board, and utilities- $1100 + - Va. Beach, Charlottesville, Lexington, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Gloucester, South Hill, Tappahannock, Emporia, Clifton Forge, VA. American Retirement Homes 1-800-999-6637. Rappahannock Convalescent Aids Loan Closet Loaned free of charge - wheelchairs, hospital beds, walkers, etc. Call 703-987-8248 703-675-3602 703-937-4410 703-675-3765 703-937-5292 703-987-3116 Weight loss guaranteedBum fat, suppress your appetite, increase your metabolism. Only $19.95. Call Wholesale Pharmaceuticals for information. 1 -800340-3438. Cod/Visa/Mastercard/American Express Accepted. Rentals - 63 House For Rent - New Home - Woodville, Rappahannock County. 3/4 bedrooms, 2 baths, no indoor pets. No smokers. Horse pasture. Available February 15, $900. 703-987-8922. Near The Plains, stone log cabin with raised hearthstone fireplace. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, large kitchen. No pets. $900. per month. Call Alera Armfield & Miller Real Estate at 1703-687-6683. WOODVHXE New, 1 bedroom, roomy, fully equipped. AC. carpeting. unfinished basement, deck. Great views. $525 per month 6 monthsor 1 year lease. Call Rieffel 202-387-2311 m>. 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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT * 25+ acres with 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bath Rambler, ful basement, large shop/bam on Hazel River, Rappahannock County *240,000. Call John Strittar. FAUQUIER: THE PLANS, Sprawling brick home has vaulted ceiling living room with fireplace & many other features including deck with Hot Tub & separate guest cottage *170,000. Call Pat' Seeberger Md-Virginia Propardaa 1-800-366-5015 Real Estate - 72 Owner Luray Recreation area. Large 3 bedroom, near Shenandoah River, George Washington National Forest. $2,000 down, $550/ month. Owner financing. Call 703-7435766. Real Estate - 73 Lots/Acreage American Land Liquidators Lots, homesites, Acreage/Vacant land. For sale by owners across the country Call for free lists/Property data. Buyers: 1800-480-0090: Sellers: 1800-364-6612. Mtn. Ski Chalet 5+ Ac$49,990. Breathtaking Views!!! Huge, ready to finish, glass front chalet w/wrap around deck- just 12 miles to the South's single best ski resort & VA’s #2 championship golf course Come out and see! Call now 800-344-0947, ext. 9577. Real Estate- 73 Lota/Acreage 10 Min. Wintergreen Resort MOUNTAIN GETAWAY 5 +/-AC $14,990 Gorgeous parklike setting w/50 mile views. Ski, hunt, fish, hike, canoe & more... Perfect for vacation or retirement. Owner financing. Call today III 1-800-3440947, ext. 9977. Legal 80 Notices OMISSION 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) or inaccuracy in the printing | of an advertisement bet yond the amount paid for the space actually occupied. Notice of error(s) must be called to the attenI tion of the Display or Clasi sified department, i depending on the type of advertisement, immediately following first publication and prior to subsequent publications. ABC LICENSE Rappahannock Trading Co. trading as HACKLEY'S STORE. RT 211 & Rt 642, Amissville, Rappahannock Co., Virginia 22002-0092 is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a WINE & BEER OFF license to sell alcoholic beverages. Ronald W. Makela President/Owner 01436442 Order of Publication Commonwealth of Virginia Rappahannock County Circuit Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re: Elizabeth Rosalyn Dupree v Paul Edward Steve Dement III The object of this suit is to: enforce the Plaintiff's judgement lien rights by purchasing the defendants undivided one half interest in that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the town of Sperryville, Piedmont Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, and bounded on the east by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company property, and the lands of Tablet, on the south by the lands of Lester Dodson, on the west by the lands of the devisees of Hubert Jenkins and on the north by the U.S. Route 522. Tax Map Number 38A156, pursuant to the provisions contained in Virginia Code §8.01-83, and to credit the amount of any such sale against the judgement lien held by the plaintiff. January 14,1994 Diane Bruce Clerk 1434822 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PURSUANT to Section 12.1-10 of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.1431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 23, 1994 at 9:00 a.m., at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following ap- 4 plications: SU# 94-01 -02 Susan Hoffman and Michael J. Biniek, Rt. 1, Box 32, Sperryville, VA 22740. desire to obtain a Special Use Permit in order to establish a bed and breakfast facility. Properly is located on Rt. 231, in Hawthorne Legal 80 Notices Magisterial District; Tax Map 54, Parcel 25, zoned, “A" Agricultural and "C" Conservation; (better known as The Kilby Farm"). Bed and breakfast shall consist of five (5) guest rooms; breakfast, only shall be served. Allowed under Section 3, Article 3.3-5 (FF) of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance. A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 5.1-9, if any. The above named applicant; adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, P.O. Box 222, Washington, Virginia, 22747-022, In advance thereof. By: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator Board or Zoning Appeals #1436326 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PURSUANT to Section 12,1-10 of the Rappahannock county Zoning Ordinance and Section 15.1431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 7,1994, at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following application(s): SPECIAL EXCEPTION #94-01-03 Susan Hoffman and Ml-! chael J. Biniek, Rt. 1, Box 32, Sperryville, VA 22740 desire to obtain a Special Exception to the Rappa-. hannock County Zoning Ordinance in order to operate a summer day camp for twenty-five (25) or more’ children at their property located on Rt. 231, Tax Map 54, Parcel 25, (better' known as The Kilby Farm”); located in Hawthorne Magisterial District and zoned "A” Agricultural and “C” Conservation. Use. allowed under Section 3, Article 3.3-2 fE) of the County Zoning Ordinance. A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 1994, at 7:30 p.m., at the Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 15.1-9, rt any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, address, P. O. Box 222, Washington, Virginia 22747-022 in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator Rappahannock County 1436324

Vehicles 84 For Sale Donate Cara, RVs, Boats, Trucks, Art to Charity serving the blind. Tax deductible. Free towing. Free Towing Need not run. 1800-2-Donate; 1-800-2366283. Ford Escort QT 1991 Green, 16V., H.O., air, 5 speed, am/ fm cassette. $7,500. Call afater 6pm. 703-349-4965. SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used parts lor cars and trucks Some new parts Motor*, tanmiaHon* and perto Inetoltod « Bunhand hw*k Om2,000 cars and trucks at alt limes. W» Bur «ed SMI naming car* and Suck*. Op*n7 tteya, Horn-SatS-6 S<mSaj9-S Locator! A 224. 3mi**pul Cuk'vtoHeriseioor S2S-JS71 Vehicles 84 For Sale Toyota Cal tea 1966- Excellent condition. One owner. 138K miles. $2,895. PurceHviHe. 703-338-6303. Leave message. Tracks- 85 For Sale Ford F-600 1962 Dump truck with boom, 8.2 Detroit, 10,000 pound capacity. 10’ flat dump. Great Condition. $8,500. 703955-4831. SALES Many of our respresentatives have never sold anything before. No experience necessary, .will train right individuals. Motivated, ambitious individuals will succeed at this great career! Clean driving record and dependable transportation required. Husband and Wife Teams Welcome! Call: Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM 703/347-3708 SALES AND SERVICE An exceptional opportunity is open for the right person in our sales department. We offer: • Paid training program • Furnished leads • Exceptional benefit package including: medical, 401 (k), auto allowance. • No overnight travel If you are a self motivated, honest, aggressive individual with a desire to succeed, we have immediate openings in your local area. Prior sales experience a plus; good driving record essential. u To arrange for a personal interview please call: ORKIN PEST CONTROL 1-800-742-0626 1 EOE/M/F/H/V Job update Accepting applications for heavy equipment mechanic having at least five years experience with Caterpillar equipment Also mechanic with five years experience for heavy diesel trucks. EOE. Rappawan, Inc., Route 522 South, 815 Remount Road, Front Royal. VA 22630. 703/6366143. COOK Part-time; experienced. Involves weekends. Call: 703-364-1200 Manor COOK Part-time and full time positions available. Various shifts available. Please call for interview. Flint Hill Public House 703-675-1700 EOE M/F/H/V CRANE OPERATOR Smith-Midland Corporation, a precast concrete producer, has an immediate opening for an experienced operator who is familiar with a 35 ton crane. Interested persons should apply in person at Smith-Midland Corporation, Rt. 28, Midland, VA 22728. Drivers- top opportunities for owner operators in three fleets. Relocation Services, Blanketwrap and High Value Products. Outstanding tractor purchase program available. Tuition free training for inexperienced drivers. North American Van Lines, 800! 348-2147. Dept, DA-55. PARIS COUNTER PERSON Tractor and farm equipment. Company benefits. Smith A Sons 703-347-1991 PLUMBERS NEEDED Most work in Fauquier area. Experience with hydronic heat preferred. Call Appleton Plumbing and Heating in Warrenton at: 703-347-0765 ★★★POSTAL JOBS ★★★ $12.26 per hr. to start + benefits. Postal carriers, sorters, clerks, maintenance. For an application & exam information call: 1219-736-4715 ext. P8671, 9 AM-9 PM, 7 days. Salee Manager Greenwood Gardens has immediate opening for experienced pre-need sales manager, health, retirement benefits, above average income potential. Mr. Wise 804/784-5214, 9am-12. TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVERS The McLane Company, Fredericksburg, VA, is now accepting applications for delivery drivers. Comprehensive benefits plan includes life and medical insurane, paid holidays and vacations and profit sharing. Applicants must be a mlnimym of 21 years old, have one (1) year verifiable driving experience, knowledge of DOT, ability to log, CDL, good DMV record and willing to work irregular schedules and holidays. Applications available by calling: 1-800-872-8000 ext. 304 EOE/AA PHOENIX DEVELOPMENT CORP. Has opening for: > Body/Fender/Painter Person, 11 for Heavy Trucks/Equipment. Call for Appt: Tom Durham 703/368-6888 HELP WANTED RESTAURANT Kitchen & wait persons. Experience helpful. Apply in person. The Appetite Repair Shop v|lvl I jvlllv ORGANIST Skilled organist needed for large, growing church with very active must programs. Two weekly programs plus accompaniment duties for two choirs. For applications, call 703-635-2935 or write: ORGANIST PO Box 142 Front RoySI, VA 22630 MECHANIC Qualified diesei tractors and farm equipment. Company benefits. Call: Smith and Sons 703-347-1991 THOROUGHBRED HORSEMAN to work with breeding stock and babies on a good farm on the Shenandoah River. References. 703-635-1790 UNDERGROUND UTILITY CONTRACTOR Now accepting applications for: • Truck Drivers • Equipment Operators • Laborers • Directional Boring Machine Operator CDL Class A License. Preferable but no mandatory. Apply in person: 13850 Bamsfietd Rd. Lot C mnvoonv vs. CABINETMAKER Expanding Millwork Company near Warrenton, VA Needs 2 Journeyman Cabinetmakers with 5 years experience in wood & P-Lam fabrication and commercial installation. Must have own tools, transport & ref. Please call: 703/439-2407 GAITHERSBURG CABINETRY & MILLWORK CO., INC. VACANCY FOR RCHS BASEBALL COACH Rappahannock County High School is accepting letters of applications from anyone who is interested in coaching baseball for the 1994 Spring season. Letters should be sent to: Mr. Kart Hamip, Athletic Director Rappahannock County High School P.0. Box 295 SpenyvMo, VA 22740 Letters must be received by February \ 17, 1994. Rappahannock County School Board does not discriminate in any of its programs of employment practices on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, or religion. Moffett Mills Moffett George Mills, 86, of Warrenton died Feb. 1 at the Fauquier Hospital. Wt. Mills was bom Sept. 4,1907, in Viewtown son of the late Bushrod and Lessie Doffermyer Mills. He worked in service stations in his early life owning and operating his own station in Warrenton from 1953 and retiring in 1971. He then worked as a courier for the Fauquier National Bank. He was a member of the Warrenton United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Lavinia R. Mills; two daughters, Peggy M. Hawkins of Sarasota, Fla. and Cheryl M. Palmer of Warrenton; one grandson, Stuart M. Palmer of Richmond and three nephews. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Warrenton United Methodist Church with the Rev. D. Michael Houff officiating. Interment was in the Warrenton Cememtery. ,< Memorial contributions may be made to the Warrenton United Methodist Church or to the American Heart Association. Claudia Jenkins Claudia Dodson Jenkins, 69, of Woodville died Feb. 4 at her residence. , I / She was bom in Rappahannock on June 10,1024, the daughter of the late John M. Dodson and the late Alberta Dodson Hawkins. She was a housewife and a member of the Five Forks Baptist Church. She is survived by her stepfather, Otis Hawkins of Calverton; two sons, Bobby Jenkins and Johnny * Jenkins both of Sperryville; two daughters, Brenda Anderson of Sperryville and Dorothy Wharton of Culpeper, eight grandchildren and The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME "The Horn of Thoughtful Service'' Phone 825-2361 Culpeper For Your Convenience 1-800-924-1266 CEMETERY MEMORIALS m three great-grandchildren. » Also surviving are four sistera, Laura Wharton of Culpeper, Jessfe Pennell and Lucy Koch both North Beach, Md. and Libby Cagjp of Conunerce City, Colo, and onto brother, Jimmy Hawkins of Calvdiirton. Z Funeral services were held on Monday, Feb. 7 at the Clore Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wilfqpd Deppen and Pastor Carl Menefee Officiating. y Interment was in Sperryvme Cemetery. * James Fincham: James Roscoe Fincham, 74, if Culpeper died Feb. 3 at Culpep$r Memorial Hospital. » Mr. Fincham was born May^3, 1919, in Rappahannock to the Me Lester Fincham and Maggie L. Burke. • He was a veteran of the Unifed States Army. • He is survived by his wife of iO years, Sadie Virginia Fincham; two daughters, Betty Jean Hawkins Jbf Castleton and Nancy Ann Finchgm Phillips of Oklahoma and one sen Larry Wayne Fincham of West Vfrginia. •« He is also survived by fqpr grandchildren, Allan Hawkins, Catherine Hawkins, ^ Charles bee Hawkins and Athalia Vives and three great-grandchildren, Patrick Ray Hill, Leandra Jean Hill afed Adrian Renee Hawkins. j Graveside services were held in Tuesday, Feb. 8 in Culpeper {Rational Cemetery with the R|v. Charles Shifflett officiating. * Found & Sons Funeral Ho$e was in charge of the arrangements^ Charles Leake * i Charles Lonnie (Buster) Leal$, 80, of Sperryville died on Monday, Feb. 7 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. • vHe was bom in Rappahanndck Comity on April 23,1913. '• He was retired from the Arlington County School System and was a member of Sperryville Methodist Church. " His parents were the late Herbert and Eugie Leake. * Survivors include his wife, Hlubye Leake of Sperryville; ohe brother, Roy Leake of Sperryvjjle; one granddaughter and two greatgrandchildren. * A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1(7at Sperryville Cemetery with the Rfev. Merlin Shorb officiating. Memorial contributions may* be: made to Sperryville Volunteer rfescue Squad, Sperryville 22740. 1 Clore Funeral Home is in change of the arrangements. 1 \ Etmes

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Boxwood Diseases One of the most common disease ascribed to boxwood is decline. Decline refers to the general debilitation of a woody plant. It is manifested by slower than normal growth, small leaves, loss of green color, and dead twigs and branches. Decline usually occurs when the root system of a plant is impaired by parasitic organisms or unfavorable soil environment. Nutrient deficiencies or toxicities also can cause decline. In some plant species, viruses and/or mycoplasma-like organisms cause decline. Fungi Attack Both Root and Crown Decline of boxwood usually refers to a disease of English boxwood incited by root and crown colonizing fungi. Because the symptoms are similar, decline is often confused with symptoms incited by parasites or environmental factors acting directly on twigs and foliage. A single plant may have both twig blight and root rotting fungus. The only way to determine if the roots are healthy is to wash them free of soil and inspect them for descoloration and decay, or submit roots and soil samples to a diagnostic lab. English boxwoods exhibiting decline symptons have roots and/or crowns that are colonized by one of several fungi. Root lesion and spiral nematodes also can debilitate roots and cause decline. The fungi and nematodes are not mutually exclusive; that is, they all may occur at the same time in various proportions. Symptons of decline appear on individual stems or whole plants as a yellow to bronze coloration of foliage. Death of sections of the plant is common. Very often, the basal area of the stem is discolored. The bark must be removed to see this symptom. i Only Good Practices Can Sometimes Prevent Problems Currently, no fungicides or nematicides are recommended for con trolling boxwood diseases in the home landscape. To help prevent diseases, use recommended cultural practices usch as providing water when necessary; avoiding over-watering or excessive fertilizing; and thinning shrubs to allow better air circulation. To prevent winter injury, make sure sufficient soil moisture is available during the fall. To conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, cause organic mulch such as wood chips is also benficial. For plants that are declining or have blighted stems and foliage, pruning is in order. Prune dead stems back to healthy tissue. Disinfect pruning shears frequently in household bleach dilutes 1:9 with water. When the job is finished, bleach should be washed thoroughly from tools to prevent rusting. Have the soil tested for nutrients and fertilize as recommended. Many factors can cause poor health in boxwoods and typically more than one factor will be involved at any given time. Weather conditions, especially severe winter temperatures and drying winds, can cause leaves to brown and twigs to die back. Extemely cold temperatures, when there is no snow cover, can even kill plants. Don’t Use Same Site After Diseased Boxwood Removed If boxwoods have died and boxwood decline disease is confirmed, do not plant English boxwood in the same site. American boxwood can be used as a replacement as it is resistant to decline. But if Phytophthora root rot is confirmed, the site should be avoided for future boxwood plantings or modified to improve drainage. Fungicides are available to protect certain plants from Phytophthora root rot, however, they will not cure the disease. (Dr. Diane Relf is a horticulture specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension and is a member of the faculty of Virginia Tech.) 4-H Contest Planned The Rappahannock County Extension Office has announced plans for the 1994 4-H Share the Fun Contest. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25 at the Rappahannock County High School. Rehearsals will be on Saturday mornings, 911 a.m. on Feb. 5, 12 and 19 at the High School. Mrs. Hazel Zinn-Day, leader for our 4-H Cloverbud Club, will be director of the 1994 show. “Mrs. Zinn-Day brings a lot of expertise and enthusiasm to our 4-H Share the Fun Show this year,” stated Helen Smith, Extension Agent. “When Hazel was a teenage 4-H member in Culpeper County, she was a state winner in 4-H Share the Fun,” she continued. “We feel very fortunate that she is willing to be director of our show and coach for the children preparing their acts.” The Share the Fun Contest is a 4H performing arts project for children. They learn about performing before an audience, costumes, makeup, poise, etc. Youth ages 9-19, plus 4-H Cloverbuds ages 5-8, are eligible to participate. The categories are Vocal, Dance, Instrumental, Drama, Variety (which includes puppetry, clowning, baton twirling, karate routine, etc.), the Combination (acts which include two of the above classifications. To enter, call or come by the Extension Office for an entry form. Call the Extension Office at 675-3619 or Hazel Zinn-Day at 937-3185 for more information. i RAY T CANNON CO. INC. REAL ESTATE SINC t 1 9b I Amissville: 61 acres including old 6 room, farm house with stone and brick chimney, also outside building. Located on state maintained road, $195,000 with owner’s financing. Rappahannock County: 1 acre lot, located on State Highway 522 near Blackwater Creek. Assumable loan. $29,500. Rappahannock County: 24.5 acres, 4 room masonry house, fronts on state road, spring. $85,500. RAY T. CANNON, Broker (703) 937-4900 CASTLETON, VA (793) 937-4111 Quiet Country Living On a large, landscaped lot with pastoral views, this 4 bedroom home features a kitchen that has a seating area with Bay window and a fireplace, plus a spacious family room with another fireplace. Large double decks overlook tree-enclosed private yard with garden house. Nice community with new schools close by. A great buy at just $117,500. CALL TOMARIE BOYD 703-825-3300 703-825-3840 CLORE, REALTORS® 332 JAMES MADISON HIGHWAY CULPEPER, VA22701 V% S ^ %,k S *••• V >>«•••'• S S 31 ' % \ V* REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY Real Estate T ransactions The following real estate transfers were recorded during the past week: Jane M. Wales to Donald F. McHenry, 5.718 acres, Jackson District. $332,000. Robert G. Leibold and wife to Elizabeth A. McHenry, 5.718 acres, Jackson District. $202,000. Jeffrey S. Hill and wife to Carlice McGlothin and wife, 2.0019 acres, Jackson District. $35,000. John W. Kiser and wife to Andrew N. Alexander and wife, 19.2722 acres, Hawthorne District. $176,000. ? HOME: (703) 937-3029 OFFICE: 703-341-1080 1-800-341-1080 Rappahannock County - Castleton Area Privacy - both woods and open land, 4 bedrooms, large master bedroom, dining room, living room, sun room (could use these winter days!!). 27 acres include restorable log cabin, adult size tree house. *265,000. Spring building is upon us - large and small tracts of land - now is the best time to walk the land - good these winter days!! exercise Buyer-Broker service available. FLINT HILL - Lovely 11-rm Victorian w/wrap porch situated On 1.4 acres! Pine firs., 3 FPs, French doors w/bevelled glass, & beautiful woodwork!! Glorious mt. views. Numerous possibilities. *199,900. HUNTLY - 360 degree views from this 90 acres fronting on the Rapp1< River, rolling pasture, some woods, streams, 2-story , stucco farmhouse, stone walls & excellent owner financing! *375,000. FLINT HILL - Charming 4 BR/2 BA stucco house (c1927) on one acre! Oak floors, FP in LR, den, DR, picture windows, porches, det. garage w/2nd fl. rms. for studio/wkshop. *159,900. FLINT HILL - 140 rolling and wooded acres on Jordon River w/views of Blue Ridge mtns., stream, several building sites, and frontage on Rt. 637. ODH territory. *562,000. i ■ i. 1 Roy Wheeler Realty Co. B 703-675-7171 & BLUE RIDGE FOOTHILLS... SMILE AT OLD RAG MT. from building knoll of 16.8 acres open/woods in beautiful FT Valley, spring, stream, nearRt. 231 (Scenic Road) and Rt. 707, $75,000... HIGH KNOLL with pastoral and Mt. views from 5.25 acres open/woods River frontage, fine area between Korea and Homestead, $49,000... SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK borders 5 acres open/woods, Mt. Views, cascading creek, Morningstar area, $39,500... \ RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER caresses 60 acres for nearly one mile, open/woods, house and barn, $350,000 or will divide, Tapps Ford... \ LITTLE WASHINGTON: House and building lots... OWNER/AGENT TERMS on the above... 50% DISCOUNT if purchased on Feb. 29... ROGER RATCHELDER, LAND PEDDLAR Washington, Va, 703-675-1776 703-937-1776, 800-887-1776 PRIVACY, SECLUSION, VIEWS AND WATER This one has it all! Located on a dead end state maintained road. Sits on a hill with pretty views. 26 acres joining National Park. Big 2 story home with wide front porch. Fireplace, central air/heat, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, over 2200 sq. ft. of living space. A great value at *215,000. RARE 10 ACRE BUILDING SITE just off paved state road. Nice wooded lot. Stream on back boundary. Great access yet private building sites. *57,500. CALL SAM SNEED 1-800-292-3548 (703) 987-9336 eve. Looking for Bargains Read the Classifieds! L J Renovated 2 bedroom home on two acres near Washington, Va. Includes two stall horse bam with board fenced paddock. Great views. *110,900. 703-675-1019 i SperryviHe Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM James W. Leake, Broker 703-987-8088 /office CASTLETON AREA on Rt. 616, superb 1.8 acre lot with high building sites and view. $29,000. ON RT. 522, south of Woodville, 4 acre open and wooded lot, stream, new survey. $35,000. Owner will finance. CASTLETON AREA 4 room dwelling on 23.5 acres, *85,500. James W. Leake 987-8236 John Eubank 987-8146 Morgan 7-8500 Jon 987 Bud Confer 675-3291 Open Meadow, fringe of woods, pond and river surround this 29 acre parcel. Improved by 3 bedroom, den, 2 bath, screened porch home. Nice views, outbuildings and serenity. $229,000. Covington River: Price reduced! 2 acre, 2/3 bedroom home with outbuildings on Rt. 211. $110,000. j. Exceptional 60 acres near Shenandoah National Park, stone walls, old orchard, great mountain views. S>ome pasture, woods, well and septic. $192,000. £9. 675-3567 675-3887 EILEEN M. DAY, REALTORS The Clopton House Box 126 Washington, Virginia 22747 675-3033 \ The Country Property People & 937-3185 % LEASE PURCHASE: Rent this immaculate 7-room, 3 bath brick/siding 2-level on 5.7 acres amd apply a portion of rent toward down payment. Call for details. $169,000. i l FABULOUS LOG HOME - nearly new /excellent condition - gourmet kitchen, luxurious baths. ABE LINCOLN WOULD BE AMAZED! Separate guest/office quarters. All on 11 acres locate^ in the Rappahannock Hunt area. $269,000. Owner/agent. LAND FOR SALE 31 acres, wooded, near Town of Washington. $130,000. „ -v 10 acres on Covington River. $97,000. 32 acres with pastoral views, fencing/stream. $160,000. RealEstatejn Mitzie Young, Lynn Stone, Rudy Ruzic Office In Washington Theatre Building, Gay & Jett Streets 703-675-1373 r THE BUYER’S AGENCY, INC. Washington, VA 22747 703-675-1190 V presents the following parcels of land for sale 29 or 33 acres, open, rolling, stream, spring, stone fences and views . @ *5400/ acre or 58 acres @ *5200/acre near Flint Hill 102 acres, wooded, open, rolling, some elevated, stream, stone fences *364,900 or 36.75 acres for *140,400 or 65.89 acres for *234,500 Castleton at Bessie Bell Mountain 5.92 acres for *65,000 wooded, spring, rock outcroppings perc approved, near Little Washington 90 acres, woods, stream, stone fences, right-of-way from two state roads, and those FANTASTIC mountain views! *225,000 above Little Washington \ David Welch : 703-937-5754 Butch Zindel Buyer Broker