Rappahannock News, March 27, 1996

48th Year, No. 13 16 Pages Borwcb^Li WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1996 Washington, Virginia Phone 675-3338 50 Cents Spring Training mam i Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan IMjlilWl.lllfl *llt llfawa* fun •'•••-•--•1-- - - - --'• -r~-: - r • rjLJafiSfe ■ "• V - 9*mnn Two Plead Guilty to Stealing Car ; By CINDY MAHAN i * , Rappahannock News Stall Writer Two young men pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Rappahannock County Circuit Court last week. Cleveland Brian Clegg, 17, of Front Royal, and Mark Anthony Cameron, 19, of Front Royal, both pleaded guilty to stealing a 1989 Corsica belonging to Eugene and Thelma Lyman on Sept. 13,1994. Earlier that day, the boys, along with three others, had been involved in a drive-by shooting at Warren County High School (noVone was injured). When the 1985 Nissan Sentra station wagon they were riding in broke down, they abandoned it in Sperryville. They hitchhiked to the intersection of U.S. 211 and Route 622, found the Lyman%’ car and took it.' The boys were later found in Anne Arundel County in Maryland in the Corsica, and a\.44 Magnum was recovered from the car. s Though he is a juvenile, Mr. Clegg was treated as an adult in the circuit court because he had been tried and convicted as an adult in See Court, Page A-8 Video Arcade Wins Planners' Approval Goals Discussion in May C By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Planning Commission recommended approval for David Langelle to operate a video arcade in the old Hampton Inn building on U.S. 21L Mr. Langelle told the planners he plans to have computers as well as video game machines and pool tables and will offer internet access and computer instruction. He said he will employ local students parttime. The application states food available will be limited to soft drink and snack vending machines and that the business will follow “strict guidelines prohibiting profanity, fighting, public nuisances etc. No alcohol use, smoking or drug use will be permitted.” He said that the Health Department had indi- - cated no changes would be required for the water and sewer system. Mr. Langelle will be leasing the space from Troy Boyce who will continue to operate Atlantic Motors in the new building built behind the old Hampton Inn building. He said Mr. Boyce had agreed to install motion sensing lights which will come on if they detect after hours motion. No additional lights will be required. The planners attached a series of conditions on their motion to recommend that the Board of Zoning appeals approve the special use permit for the business. Mr. Langelle must offer two rest rooms to customers, must indicate exits, must close, by 10 p.m. and have no Sunday morning hours. In addition the entrance must have VDOT approval and the Planning Commission must See Planners, Page A-8 School Board Adopts Budget for Next Year By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer Tuesday evening the School Board adopted a $6.26 million budget for the coming year. The school budget goes to the Board of Supervisors next. The supervisors will schedule a public hearing on the budget for some time in April with a vote to adopt a budget ior the schools scheduled for May 6. The School Board’s budget represents a cut of $118,000 following decisions made at last week’s budget work session. The request from the county is $3.9 million, a 6 percent increase from the current budget. Added to the budget were $2,500 for further increases in the cost of sharing with the Water and Sewer Authority the expense of sewer plant operators and $7,800 from the federal government for school library purchases. School Superintendent David Gangel said he had understood that that item of federal aide would be zeroed out, but instead he was informed it was funded at 75 percent of last year’s amount. Piedmont District representative Dennis Wingfield made the motion to approve the budget, and Hampton District representative Bryant Lee seconded it. The motion passed unanimously. The position of Director of Administrative .. Services, with.a salary currently of $47,850, was replaced with the position of Supervisor -qf Facilities with a salary of $24,000. pr. Gangel said other school systems handle the position in a similar manner. Board Chairman John Tole said, “We’re right at the edge of having to make cuts that will, seriously affect kids.” , Mr. Lee said, “This upcoming year we’re guaranteed not to get $200,000. We might have to look at more cuts in a future budget.” The board also approved a field trip for about 20 high school students to the DARE American International Summit in Washington, DC. Old Rag 1 Bulletins Wolf To Visit Congressman Frank R. Wolf will hold a town meeting at the Rappahannock County Library starting at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29. I Kindergarten Registration All children who will be five years of age by Sept. 30, 1996, may begin kindergarten this fall. Registration for children who will be entering kindergarten this fall will be held at RCES from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 16-18 by appointment. All children must be accompanied by an adult. So that the school may plan adequately for new students, it is very important that all incoming kindergartners be registered. Parents are requested to bring birth certificates and social security numbers to registration. Call Raye Tupper or Martha Kidwell at 876-8259 to arrange an appointment for registration. I Government ; At A Glance • Library Board, 10 a.m., Thursday, March 28, Library. • * Board of Supervisors, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Monday, April 1, Courthouse. Will Virginia Join Multi-State Powerball? By TERRY SCANLON Capital News Service RICHMOND — Virginians may not need to drive across the state line the next time the Powerball jackpot nears $100 million. Virginia Lottery officials this week confirmed their pl$ns to join a multistate lottery game by early next year but haven’t decided if it will be Powerball, the nation’s largest multistate game. The District of Columbia, West Virginia and Kentucky are three of the 22 member states in the Powerball consortium, and Virginia lottery officials expressed coftcem that sales might be better in the commonwealth if it belonged to a different game. “If we offered an alternative multistate game we might be able to attract people from neighboring states,” Ms. Otto said. Other than Powerball, only two other multistate games exist in the United States. Both of these consist of three states and offer considerably smaller jackpots. Forming a new multistate game offers Virginia officials another option they said they are considering. “There has been talk among several states of starting another (lottery game),” Ms. Otto said. • Officials at the Multi-State Lottery Association, the consortium that governs Powerball, said (here are two basic factors they use to determine membership: the current status of the game and the attitude of people in neighboring states. For a state to gain entry it must receive approval of the full MUSL board that con sists of representatives from each member state. MUSL officials said Michigan was denied entrance into the consortium but didn't say when and wouldn’t say why. Powerball, however, became widely known for its large jackpots. Three times the Powerball jackpot exceeded $100 million. Its weekly drawing averages $31 million. To win the jackpot a player must pick all five of 45 possible numbers plus the “powerball” that could be one of 45 numbers. The odds: one in 54 million. County Teacher Salaries Compare Favorably A comparison among teachers’ salaries in Rappahannock County, the state as a whole and the five surrounding counties shows that Rappahannock generally lags behind the state but is ahead of the average of surrounding counties except at the top of the scale. More specificaly, using teachers’ salaries for the current year, Rappahannock with salaries for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree ranging from $23,063 to $35,802, ranks behind Culpeper and Fauquier counties throughout the pay scale but , is ahead of Page, Madison and Warren counties for starting salaries and salaries after 10 years. At 20 years of experience Madison County salaries surpass Rappahannock, but Madison County teacher salaries top out at 20 years and don’t continue to increase. At the top of the scale Rappahannock is ahead of the Madison County teacher salary but behind Warren County, as well as Culpeper and Fauquier counties. The pay scale fo^ teachers with bachelor’s degrees in Fauquier County, which is generally highest of the sixcounty area, range from $24,500 to $42,783. The pay scale in Page County, which is generally lowest in the six-county area ranges from $21,935 to $34,525. Fringe benefits offered to school system employees are similar throughout the area. Like Rappahannock, all surrounding counties pay the employee’s contribution to the See Salaries, Page A-8 I 7T*n-p Teachers’ Salaries Compared Rappahannock teachers’ pay tends to be lower than the state average, but higher than the average of five surrounding counties. Rappahannock State Avg. Nearby Counties 163 Starting Salary With 10 Yaars •* With 20 Years 1 Maximum Salary § Experience Experience Tr y 3 _ Rappahannock Nows Graphic/John Bretschnwdt

Water Study Proposed for Sperryville By SHARON KILPATRICK RappakMnwck New* Staff Writer The Planning Commission wants to go ahead with a study of Sperryville’s water supply, and a Culpeper firm that has been managing the monitoring wells at the county landfill has proposed to do the study for $7,955. - Tfie Board of Supervisors will be asked at next Monday’s meeting to approve the agreement with ENSAT to conduct the study. Vincent Day will be the project manager. The area to be studied runs from U.S. 211 and Route 612 on the north, to U.S. 522 and Route 231 on the south and U.S. 211 and the Shenandoah National Park boundary on the west. ENSAT proposes to review literature and records on the topography, geology and hydrology of the area to determine the local groundwater recharge and discharge zones. John Rice, senior hydrogeologist with ENSAT, said the Thornton River and its tributaries are the primary dischage areas in Sperryville and “everything else” is a groundwater recharge area. ENSAT will include a study of the soils and the underlying bedrock in Sperryville. During the study ENSAT will collect information on well depths and yields from property owners and local well drillers. They will also do a “fracture traceAineament analysis” of the study area based on high and low altitude aerial photography analyzed stereoscopically to identify zones of fracture concentration in the bedrockProject manager Vincent Day said they will look for straight lines on the photographs. Straight lines indicate fractures in the bedrock. Such zones present the best locations for possible high yield wells. Combined with data from well drilling logs this can further identify areas with potential. ENSAT will prepare a report detailing the results and including recommendations for further study. The report will include a map and aerial photographs of the area including key wells, fracture areas and groundwater recharge and discharge zones. Several years ago Robert Dennis, who was at the time the president of the Piedmont Environmental Council, recommended that the county do a study of its groundwater resources. He said he believed the county’s development potential, like most of the Piedmont, is limited by scarce underground water resources. Take Care in Using Air Bags As air bags have proliferated in recent years, their life-saving benefits have been proven many times. Only recently, however, have some risks associated with air bags come to light. The force of the inflating air bag can cause injuries, which are usually minor but have proven fatal in rare instances. “Overall, air bags reduce by 20 percent one’s risk of death or injury in frontal crashes, which are the most< dangerous kind,” said A1 Ledbette’r, vice president of Government Employees Insurance Company. “But if people are too close to the bag when it inflates, they can get hurt.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and air bag manufactures are working to eliminate injuries caused by air bags, but, in the meantime, responsible drivers can take precautions to protect themselves and their passengers. Mr. Fees Assist Horse Industry Looking beyond traditional public funding for research and economic development and beyond the more limited goals of any single trade group, the horse industry sought the 1993 creation of the Virginia Horse Industry Advisory Board. The board was created by legislation and industry-approved referendum. Afmed with funds collected through a $1.50 fee assessed on each test for equine infectious anemia, the board is aggressively promoting the economic development of this most traditional agricultural business. The Virginia Horse Industry Board has already provided $20,000 in funding toward the research and development of the “1995 Virginia Horse Industry Profile.” Prepared by The Wessex Group, Ltd. for the Virginia Equine Educational Foundation, the Industry Profile pegs population in the Old Dominion at over 225,000 horses and the horse industry impact on the State’s econo my at over $1 billion annually. The Horse Board supplied significant leadership and a $7,500 educational grant to the Focus ‘96 conference held in Richmond during January. Focus ‘96 brought nationally recognized experts in equine exercise physiology, lameness, conformation and selection, and horse industry business to Virginia. On-going support of collection and analysis of population numbers and economic activity data along with the support of educational programs will soon be joined by efforts to promote and more effectively market the Virginia horse and the state’s horse industry. Providing a new funding resource for basic research and the development of a horse industry directory are being added to the profile of the Virginia Horse Board. Members were appointed by Governor Allen and represent the diversity of the horse world. l Ledbetter offered the following suggestions to minimize risks associated with air bags. • Always wear safety belts, and make sure your passengers wear them, too. Air bags are supplemental restrairft systems, which means they’re designed to work with safety belts, not replace them. Unrestrained passengers, especially children, are more likely to be injured by inflating air bags. • When driving, adjust your seat position so you’re sitting as far from the wheel as you comfortably can. This is especially important for elderly people, who are more easily injured due to their fragility, and those of short stature. • Whenever possible, children and toddlers should ride in the back seat. If they must ride in front, the seat should be moved as far away from the air bag as possible. • Never use a rear-facing child safety seat in a position where an air bag could deploy. The force of the deployment could break the seat and cause the child serious injury. The center rear position is the safest for a child safety seat. (Manufacturers have begun to equip some cars with a switch that deactivates the passenger air bag. If you own such a car and must place a child safety seat in the front seat, remember to turn the bag off; but don’t forget to turn it back on when adults sit there.) “Fewer than one percent of air bag-related injuries are serious,” Mr. Ledbetter observed. “The benefits of air bags far outweigh the risks, but, by following a few common-sense guidelines, you can reduce those risks even further. rTTIYIITIIITIIITTIIITTTTir Since then the county has been trying to follow up on this suggestion. Funds have been included in the Planning Commission’s budget to do such a study. In addition Tom Junk, who represents the Sperryville area on the Planning Commission, has reported that residents in Sperryville have been having fUTfitmlty drilling wells that produce enough water for a residence. He said that seenjs to be the case more in some\3arts of Sperryville than in others, 4pd he has suggested doing a stWy of Sperryville’s well logs. > At last month’s Planning Commission meeting County Administrator John McCarthy told the planners ENSAT was interested in doing such a study, and they asked him to pursue the matter. Now that the planners have approved ENSAT’s proposal, it is up to the Board of Supervisors to approve spending the funds. Pet of the Week: •«« The featured dog at the Shelter in Amissville this week is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever and Austrian dog female. Weighs 32 pounds, spayed with all shots. • Terrier/cross: One to two year old black and white female. Found on Route 622 Washington. • Chow: Two to three year old reddish female. Found on Route 749, Nethers. • Aussie/cross: Tan female found on Route 626, Castleton. • Shepherd/Lab: Four year old white female found on U.S. 211 near Washington. • Hound/cross: One to two year old reddish female. Found on Route 231, Sperryville. • Smokey: Six to seven month old (n) male with all shots. Very playful. To reach the Shelter call 9373283. Shelter hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and k Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The lost animal registry can he " found in the classified section 6T° the Rappahannock News. "" County Emergency Log §j * The following fire and rescue calls were routed through the dispatch center during the past week: March 19: 7:38 p.m., brush fire, Route 617, Castleton, Castle'ton VFD. March 20: 9:35 a.m., sickcall. Route 802, Fauquier County, Amissville VFD. March 23: T.00 a.m., hemorrhaging, Route 606, Flint Hill, Washington VFD; 3:11 a.m., difficult breathing, Route 622, Woodville, Washington VFD. March 24: 1:11 a.m., brush fife, Route 630, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD and Chester Gap VFD; 4:06 a.m., gas smell, Route 622, Washington, Washington VFD, Sperryville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 7:49 a.m., possible stroke, Route 628, Washington, Washington VFD; 2:57 p.m., brush fire, Route 729, Castleton, Castleton VFD; 9:59 p.m., sickcall, Route 676, Castleton, Castleton VFD and Amissville VFD. • The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office during the past week: March 18: stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, BenVenue; BenVenue; traffic accident, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; informatiop-general, Route 600, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; stray dog, Route 622, Washington; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; harassing communication, U.S. 211, Washington; information-general, Route 611, Viewtown; stray dog, U.S. 211, Washington; public service, Route 681, Sperryville. :XXXXXXXXZZZZXXXXXXXXXXXXJ March 19: business, U.S. 211, Washington; repossession of vehicle, U.S. 211, Amissville; simple assault, U.S. 211, Washington; reckless driving, U.S. 211, Washington; criminal trespass/Route 600. Sperryville; family fights, Route 626, Castleton; stray dog, Route 626, Culpeper; public service, Route 630, Flint Hill. March 20: information-general, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; larceny, Route 231, Sperryville; ungovernable, Route 617, Castleton; family fights, U.S. 522, Huntly; citizen requested assistance, Town of Washington; information-general, Route 642, Viewtown; stray livestock/horses, Route 231, Sperryville. March 21: damage property, U.S. 211, Lee Highway; information-general, Route 600, Sperryville; suspicious person/vehicle/incident, Route 628, Flint Hill; stray dog, Route 666, Chester Gap; information-general; U.S. 522, Boston; information-general, U.S. 522, Culpeper/Rappahannock; citizen requested assistance, Route 626, Castleton; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 211, Sperryville. March 22: traffic accident, Route 646, Amissville; stray dog, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; stray dog, U.S. 211, Washington; stray dog, Route 666, Chester Gap; ungovernable, Route 669, Amissville; suspicious person/vehicle/incident, Route 600, Madison County; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; information-general, U.S. 522, Huntly; extra patrol/welfare check, Route 657, Huntly; residence, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; driving under influence, Town of Sperryville; traffic accident, Rpule 620, Sperryville. March 23: public service, Route 641, Flint Hill; dog in cattle/sheep/poultry, Route 72$, Amissville; extra patrol/weffa^e check, U.S. 211, Washington; infofmation-general, U.S. 522, Sperryyittf; stray dog, Route 641, Flint. Mil); intoxication, U.S. 522, Sperryville; stray dog, Route 622, Castleton; residence, Route 626, Washington; strfay livestock/horses, Route 2$1, Sperryville; driving under influenefe, Route 1001, Sperryville; informationgeneral, Route 610, Chester Gap; sulpicious person/vehicle/incident, Route( 622, Castleton. ■ March 24: stray livestock/hofte£, Route 231, Sperryville; driving undfr influence, Route 630/522, Flint .Hl^l; fire alarm, Route 622, Washington; attempted burglary, Route 616, Castleton; illegal dumping, U.S. 522, Huntly; stray dog, Route 63$, Culpeper; stray dog, Route 628, Washington; dog bite, Route 610, Chester Gap; citizen requested assistance, Route 681, Sperryville;' cftiztfn requested assistance, U.S;..l£fJ, Sperryville. ' v ' » Waterbury Honored .i s'*** a -+ . 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Anniversary $275,000 | STEEPLECHASE TRIPLE CROWN I I See tlie 2nd Leg of this Thrilling Race and I Five Other Sensational Jumping Races. | “If you don *t come, you ’ll regret > Middleburg, Virginia | Saturday, April 20 | Call 540-687-6545 for tickets % ig/Kt* of Bbes* Featuring: - Robert “G”Glasker; J\ & The Hawks • Saturday, March 30 7:00p.|n > ....and again af 8:30 p.m. ?, • Rappahannock County : High School Auditorium • Prices: *,b Advance: Students $3.00 - > Adults $5.00 *' Door: Students $5.00 Adults $7.00 Benefits go to the 1996 Junior Class Prom Tickets will be sold by Junior Class Members. We need your supportl Thank Tout f - X S*P*R*I*N*G FEEDER CATTLE SALES State Graded at MADISON LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. Madison Mills, VA 22953 540-672-2811 THURSDAY April 4, April 18 Sale starts 6:00 P.M. Buy Virginia Feeder Cattle HEIFERS & STEERS 300 lbs. & Up Cattle will be weighed the Day off Sale 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. V* Virginia Cattlemans Assoc. Reggie B. Reynolds P.O. 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r*• * • _ jrlorse Team Does Environmental Logging $ By LAURA RUBY )? Timet Ntwipapcn Stiff Writer r Logging and forest destruction are synonymous in the minds of many, but a pair of area residents is working tojchange that perception. ‘ Chris Bird, of Horseshoe Hollow Farm near Little Washington, and Redmond Manierre, proprietor of Landmark Logworks in The Plains, have rejected the machine-powered method of removing trees from the fojtfcst, in favor of a less destructive, miye peaceful approach. ^Although heavy equipment can pull out more logs quickly, for a large lump sum payment to the landowner, this- two warned about the destruction th^y, often cause. ^“While the customary heavyhanded devastation of the woodland may pull in maximum money in the shprt term, it damages the areas so bajdly that they require decades to recover,” Mr. Manierre said. “Sometimes it never heals,” Mr. Bird added, citing the large roads and gullies left by logging equipment. “In some ways, thoughtful logging is thought of as heresy.” A horse trainer and breeder for two decades, Mr. Bird uses horses known for their work ethic —mainly Belgians and Percherons — in his farm operation. He. has been doing logging on his farm, and for others, for 20 years and, has harvested enough lumber from his woods to build his home, bam and other structures on. the place. The venture is geared toward landowners who want to remove windblown or diseased trees as well as those who are interested in harvesting valuable trees from their woods every few years. “They may not make as much money (by selling the trees) individually, but you can always sell more,” ' Mr. Bird said. “It’s very hard to make even a modest living off the land. This is a way to do that,” he added. “It’s a way of implementing environmental activism,” Mr. Manierre added. The landowner’s reasons for having trees logged will determine the approach the team takes, Mr. Bird said. “If they’re doing it for the money, we will meet with the landowner to find out how much money they want, which trees they want cut and what they want it to look like when we’re done,” he explained. He will then mark the trees that offer the maximum value and meet the owner’s criteria and show the owner exactly which trees will go, he said. When working with damaged trees, they have already been selected and Mr. Bird must simply find the least disturbing way of removing them. Before the logging begins, he will develop a plan for gaining access to the trees. “We don’t want to end up with the woods looking like a battlefield,” Mr. Bird said. The logs are cut with chain saws, with a watchful eye on where they will fall, and prepared before the horses are brought in, he said. Mr. Bird prepares the animals through training in a circular, fencedin area, teaching them to respond to his commands, and simply by walking them through the task. “A lot of horses seem to have been bom trained and others never get that way,” he said. Fulling logs across a road on his farm last week, Mr. Bird used Willy, a large, gray Percheron with a calm, rational manner, and Maggie, a smaller mare who was a little on the nervous, excitable side. • The pair worked together as if they were one, each working off the other with Willy gaining momentum from Maggie’s determination and Maggie remaining calm thanks to Willy’s soothing manner. • Carrying 85 pounds in leather gear, the horses were hitched to chains that were, in turn, attached to the logs. Only a small trail of oveirturned soil and a few broken branches resulted as they removed several logs, working up a lather, but remaining obedient to his commands. “You want to go slow enough so they don’t get scared and fast enough to get the job done,” he said. “You start with small ones and work up.” The more popular way of logging involves mills bidding on trees, with the contract for taking down trees on a given property going usually to the highest bidder. While the landowner gets a bull| sum under this scenario, the mill “will take anything they can get,” Mr. Bird said. With the Manierre-Bird method, the pair offers customers a myriad of ways to use the timber once it is recovered from the woods. Portable sawmills make is feasible to turn the logs into fence boards,, siding or other building materials on the owner’s property directly after having been removed. Owners can choose to have the logs sold to a lumber mill for the profit or arrange to have it treated and dried for furniture construction, Mr. Manierre said. In wbodworking for 20 years, Mr. Manierre has a knack for evaluating potential uses — and the value — of timber Landowners interested in acquire' ing their services can call Mr. Manierre at (540) 687-3633 or Mr. Bird at 675-3409. Community Calendar Friday, March 29 • RAAC Movie, “A Time for Justice,” at The Theatre - 8 p.m. Saturday, March 30 • Rummage Sale to benefit Spring Mountain Waldorf School, at the Washington Fire Hall - 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (675-1458) • Rappahannock’s Night of Blues, featuring Robert “G” Glasker and The Hawks, at RCHS auditorium, 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. • “Final Curtain” Arlene Sterne in a one-woman show about the lives bf actresses and rivals Sarah Bernhardt, Ellen Terry and Eleonora Duse, at The Theatre - 8 p.m. Sunday, March 31 • Rummage Sale to benefit Spring Mountain Waldorf School, at the Washington Fire Hall - 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (675-1458) Thursday, April 4 • Rappahannock Loan Closet meeting, at the Library - 2 p.m. • First Thursday Education Support Group, bi-monthly meeting, at County Extension Office - 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6 • Hike in the Little Devils Stairs area - 9:45 a.m.-4 p.m. (675-1879) • Old Dominion Hunt Races, at Ben Venue Farm - noon Sunday, April 7 • Opening Reception at the Middle Street Gallery - 3-6 p.m. (6753440) Friday, April 12 • Jon Purnell talks at the Library on “U.S. — Russian Relations on the Eve of Two Elections” - 8 p.m. Saturday, April 13 • Workshop with Ramona Pence on controlling TV viewing, at RCHS - 9 a.m. • Rappahannock Democratic Party’s annual community-wide spring picnic, at CCLC - 1-4 p.m. (987-8410) • Jad Azkoul: Classical Guitar Recital, at The Theatre - pre-concert talk at 7:30 p.m., concert - 8 p.m. r Friday, April 19 • RAAC movie “White,” at The Theatre - 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20 • Earth Day Kite Fly, at Ben Venue - noon to 5 p.m. • Miss Rappahannock Pageant, at RCES - 7 p.m. (987-3354) • Open Theatre at Ki Theatre - 8 p.m. (675-1616) • “Sleep, Dreams and Awakenings: Songs of Love and Spring,” at The Theatre - 8 p.m. (675-1253) - ■ , . S ' __’ Bank Directors Reelected Rappahannock Bankshares Inc., the parent holding company for the Rappahannock National Bank held Its annual shareholders meeting on March 12 and reelected Alphaeus F. Cannon and George E. Williams as directors for three year terms. They join Elisabeth J. Jones, Mary L. Payne, Thomas B. Massie, James W. Fletcher III and John R. Conry Jr., who are currently serving as directors. Mr. Conry, as CEO, repotted to the shareholders that the corporation had good earnings in 1995, and both capital and asset quality ratios remain strong. The corporation looks forward to facing the future challenges, he said. i Times Newspapers Photo by Heather Hall ‘Chris Bird guides Maggie and Willy as they carefully drag a log from the woods. 5" SWING fM6 SPRING! ^ We have made it through the Winter of '96, so come on out and see your old ' friends and meet some new ones! C J Rappahannock's Gathering Place THE COUNTRY CAFE IdL Monday-Thutsday am to 8:30 pm. at Washington 540-675-1066 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Friday and Saturday > 8 am to 9 pm Sunday 8 am to 3 pm imrrrrfrmx TRAPEZOID Artists Paul Reisler Martha 5andefer j IN CONCERT * to Benefit Fauquier Habitat for Humanity SATURDAY, APRIL 13 at 8:00 PM TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM E. 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The 10th District Convention will nominate a candidate to the U.S. House, elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention and conduct such other business as required. The District Convention will be held at 12:00 noon on May 18,1996 at the Warrenton Middle School on Waterloo Street. The 1996 State Democratic Convention will convene for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the U.S. Senate, electing members to the Democratic National Committee, and electing delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The Convention shall continue until all business set forth in accordance with the 19% Call and any subsequent agenda provided by the Convention Rules Committee, shall be completed. Any person attending a caucus, before participating in thaH*caucus, shall sign a standardized declaration form, stating that he or she is a Democrat, does not intend to support any candidate who is opposed to a Democratic nominee in the next ensuing election, is not a member of any other political party, will not participate in the Presidential nominating process of any other political party, and is a registered voter in such precinct, county or city. Check-in will begin at 11:30 a.m. Declaration forms must be filled out at the caucus site no later than 12:00 noon. Doors to the caucus will be closed at this time and no person may complete a form or enter the caucus site after this time with the exception of those persons in line at 12:00 noon. Persons wishing to be delegates or alternates to these conventions must pre-file with the Chair of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee or his/her designees. They are also asked to pay a $25 voluntary administrative fee, however, no one will be denied the right to participate in the delegate selection process due to nonpayment of the voluntary fee. All pre-filing forms must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. April8, 19%. The following persons have been designated to dispense and receive prefiling forms: Diance Bruce, Clerk of the Court Franklin R. Schmidt Washington, Va. (540) 675-3621 (540) 987-8410 P aid for and Authorized by the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee Ethel Bailey, Treasurer

-—&appatjannocfe JJetosEstablished 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, Publisher Daiuara k,. wayiana General Manager Ann Brown Account Executive bnaron Kilpatrick yf\ Editor 1 Cindy Mahan Stan Writer and Photographer Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler David Smith Executive Vice President Senior Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $19 a year in Rappahannock County $24 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1996 Editorials mmmmemm School Budget The budget passed by the School Board will require a four-cent increase to local real estate rate unless the county budget can be cut somewhere else. For a taxpayer with a $100,000 house that works out to another $40, not very much, but most Rappahannock properties are assessed at more than $100,000.' The only other place to look for cuts in the school budget is in the proposed raises. A study in this week’s Rappahannock News shows county teacher salaries just barely exceed the average of surrounding counties, trailing Culpeper and Fauquier counties throughout a teacher’s career, trailing Madison County at 20 years and trailing Warren County at the top of the scale. The proposed raise of 2.5 percent plus step will probably not improve the situation much, but it is more than most teachers in surrounding counties can expect. Unfortunately the salary scale is not fair. Teachers who are completing their second or third year will get only the cost of living increase. That is true for teachers at the top of the scale also, and it is in the bottomjtnd top of the scale that Rappahannock salaries are ^farthest down on the list of state school systems. ’ Teachers in the middle ranges of the salary scale stand to get up to 6 percent raises. The uneven steps on the scale are the result of a decision made years ago to push up the starting.salary without pushing up the next few steps. The following year Rappahannock’s starting salary was the highest in the neighborhood. Now the county is stuck with the results of that decision without the recruiting advantage of, being on top. The decision the Board of Supervisors must make on the school budget is not easy, but cutting the raises will certainly make the job of recruiting and retaining the best teachers much more difficult. Truck Traffic Rappahannock County should get together with Madison County and insist that VDOT do a study of current truck traffic on Route 231. ; Sorne time this summer a new bridge will be built at Banco, and when that happens, the weight limit currently on the road will be lifted. ' The two counties need to be in a position to make a valid comparison of truck traffic before and after construction of the new bridge. V" .. ' v:‘Letters UilWiiittg Assistance Appreciated To the Editor: For the past five months, I liave been a Daisy Girl Scout leader. What a challenge it has been, but the enjoyment I receive from the girls far outweighs the work load. I decided that, even though these girls are in kindergarten, they needed to get something out of our time together. Thus was bom our “Project Safe at Home.” This project is supposed to teach these young girls ways they can stay safe. They made fire escape plans for their homes, tested their smoke detectors, went over emergency phone numbers, and were shown all the things in our troop first-aid kit. The girls also were taken on a tour of the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office and the dispatch office on Feb. 24. Deputy Liz King used the 911 computer to show the girls where they lived and a description of their family and homes. The adults were impressed. The girls were then given a tour of the facilities by Sheriff Gary Settle and allowed to see and sit in one of the police cars. Deputy Sheila Scott also played a major role in* our project. She came to one of our meetings, and talked about telephone answering, electrical hazards, and various other home safety tips. She listened patiently to their 101 questions and stories. Sheila also fingerprinted the girls and ■ we took Polaroid snapshots of them to give to their parents. I hope we never need them, but just in case, we have them. It was nice to encounter such friendly, patient people who share a concern for our children’s safety. With sincere gratitude, I say thank you all. EDIE E. FALLS Woodville Helpers Thanked To the Editor: I feel so fortunate to live in a small caring community like Rappahannock County. On Saturday, March 9, I locked the keys in my car while at the post office in Flint Hill. Without a second thought or hesitation two gentlemen came to my rescue and forked diligently in the cold to get the car unlocked. To both of these gentlemen, thank you very much. I only regret 1 did not get your names so I could thank you more appropriately: 1 want you both to know how much your kindness was appreciated. I also would like to thank my “neighbor down the road” for plowing me out during the January snow storm. Without your help and kindness, I don’t know how long it would have been before 1 was able to get out. , Thank you once again to these three special people. DEBBIE DENNIS Huntly Boosie Missed To the Editor: To the family and friends of the late Clarence “Boosie” Dodson, it was an honor and a privilege to know this kind, caring, gentle man. My family and I had the opportunity to work with him in many phases. Anwar and Billy were classmates and teammates since kindergarten. \ c IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET, l WE'D BE HAPPY TO CHANGE IT SO YOU DO! / Our Rappahannock Heritage i— xasmum.-anaaagaatam -: vi- ... gw. , Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan Small waterfalls mark the passage of a stream in Jenkins Hollow. Although Anwar does not attend the Rappahannock school system anymore, he and Billy still keep in close contact. Boosie was instrumental in the reorganization of Boy Scout Troop 50, in which all of the families involved formed a close-knit working relationship. Boosie also attended the 7th grade trip to Williamsburg in which Mr. Mallory was also a chaperone. He will be missed, but has left with us many fond and everlasting memories. To the family, please remember that you are always in our thoughts, - LINDA MALLORY Amissville Budget Cuts? To the Editor: To hear the Republicans, you would think that they were cutting the federal budget deficit single-handed, over the objections of Bill Clinton. The facts are: • Reagan and Bush ran up the deficit. • In three years, Clinton cut the deficit in half, with no help from the Republicans. • The Republican Congress proposes to cut the other half of the deficit in seven years, not three. Clinton’s cuts were real, cash on the barrelhead. The Republican cuts are airy promises, depending on seven separate budget fights like the one wd had in 1995 (which isn’t over yet, with the 1996 fight due to start). Nobody knows who will be in the White House or the Congress during' five of those seven years. We all have to do our best to make sure those decisions are made by people who share our values, starting with Bill Clinton and the Congress we elect in 1996. AUGUSTUS C. JOHNSON Syria Supporters Thanked To the Editor: -The 15th Annual Piedmont Regional Science Fair was held Friday, March 15 at Piedmont Virginia Community College. During the Science Fair students have an opportunity to demonstrate their research abilities and their understanding of scientific processes. We are proud of the work they have done. Our philosophy is that all students who participate in the science fair are winners. We congratulate and wish,, best of luck to our Grand Winners as they fly off to the International Science Fair in Tucson. The fair would not be possible without the help of many people. We thank the organizations who co-spon-» sor the fair: Piedmont Virginia Community College, G.E. Fanuc Automation, the U.S. Army National Ground Intelligence Center and Virginia Power. We appreciate the contributions of our anonymous ‘ donor, the Crutchfield Corporation, Albemarle Schools Building Services, Buford Middle School SCA, Crestar Bank, Kings Dominion, < Wal-Mart Culpeper Superstore, Del.' Peter Way, Michie, Hamlett Attorneys at Law, Pepsi Cola, and the school divisions of Charlottesville,", Rappahannock, Spotsylvania and Stafford. We thank the many other individuals and organizations whose efforts as judges, parents, teachers and fund raisers make it possible to showcase and encourage the work of so many future scientists. We appreciate the support from the govern-* mental, business and academic com- . munities of central, Virginia that make it possible to provide this valuable education opportunity for our youth. ' SALLY TAYLOR Board of Directors Charlottesville Environment Being Left Out By W. MICHAEL MCCABE In the ongoing battle over the nation’s funding priorities. Republican Budget Committee Chairman John R. Kasich has said, “We’re going to fund programs we think are important and not fund programs we think are not important,” Apparently, the Republican leadership doesn’t think the Environmental Protection Agency is important. Last year, congressional Republicans sent President Clinton an EPA budget which would have cut 3,000 to 5,000 employees from the payroll. The President vetoed the measure stating that our ability to protect public health and the environment would be devastated. Following the second government shutdown, the Republican leadership did not include environmental protection programs in the list of federal activities that should receive funding through the end of the year. Our irreplaceable national parks received annual funding, but EPA programs to prevent air and water pollution from degrading them did not. Ask someone living next to a refinery, chemical plant, or even a local auto body shop, whether environmental regulations should be enforced. You will hear stories that differ greatly from lobbyists’ anecdotes in the halls of Congress pushing for a weakened EPA. Many people remember what the environment was like 25 years ago when EPA was created and before most environmental laws were passed and enforced. Without regulations, companies could, and did, dump haz- • ardous waste onto the ground, spewed black clouds of air pollution into the sky and poured waste into rivers and waterways with no threat of penalty. Today, man>^ companies follow the law and have embraced sound pollution control strategies; however, continued violations make it clear that the environmental cop needs to stay on the beat. Moreover, Americans need a fed f eral environmental cop. Some laws cap only be enforced by EPA. Some polluters operate in many states and pollution originating in one state can cross state boundaries. Since 1970, when EPA was created, aggressive enforcement has helped achieve major environmental results. While not everyone will agree with every enforcement action, recent polls show the public clearly expects continued enforcement of the nation’js environmental laws. Hart-Teeier Research in 1995 found that 90 percent of the people polled said it’s nec\ essary for the government to keep g sharp eye on business and require clean-up of any air and water pollution they may create. The Republican budget has already reduced our ability to meet our obligations to the public. Further cuts and uncertainty would jeopardize 25 years of accomplishment. Editor’s Note: Mr. McCabe is the top EPA Administrator for the Mid-. Atlantic region. . «

Varsity Soccer Defeats Warren County 2-0 By BONNIE PRICE LOFTON Rappahannock Newi Contributing This week marked the first games . of the spring season of the Rappahannock Soccer League and of the Rappahannock County High School (RCHS) teams. Rappahannock’s varsity soccer team chalked up a 2 to 0 victory for its opener at Warren County Tuesday night. There were four official games played outside the county — the varsity game against Warren, one JV game against a Fauquier County high school team, and two U-8 games in Culpeper. Except for the varsity win the other games were losses. >■ Rappahannock’s two U-12 teams played each other and were evenly thatched, with a 3-2 final score. Varsity players Mike Wolfe and Eddie Sauce led their team to victory over Warren, with Mike scoring what coach Kenny Rogers described as a ,Jvery pretty goal.” Eddie got the other goal on a penalty kick. Both goals came in the first half. “We didn’t make any other scores, but we sure tried real hard,” Coach Rogers said. Goalie Jim Clark had a pretty easy time of it, according to Coach Rogers, as Warren County’s team only took 10 shots on goal. “We controlled the midfield, so they didn’t tyave any counters to what we were doing. It was a good win to start the season off.” Were Rappahannock’s other coaches discouraged by the losses to putside teams? Not at all. First of all, most of the losses weren’t wide. "Second, they think Rappahannock is slowly building itself to be a power in soccer. They are pleased with the progress they have seen, and they are convinced that they will be around to see- Rappahannock hold its own against any opponent, even the one's from counties and schools that are twice or three times our size. JV Coach Mark Pace pointed out that Liberty’s 4-0 victory over his team Monday afternoon might have looked like a “romp” to the casual observer, but in fact his team played admirably under the circumstances. Here are the circumstances: JV at Rappahannock consists of 15 eighth graders and three tenth graders. In the absence of a girls’ soccer team at Rappahannock, five girls play on the JV team. Nobody was cut from the JV team during spring tryouts because there were barely enough bodies to fill Mr. Pace’s roster. ' Monday afternoon, these 18 youngsters faced a team from Liberty Coaches Clinic Set Current or aspiring soccer coaches are invited to attend a free coaches’ clinic led by Carl Gray of the Culpeper Soccer Association on the RCES playing field from 5:30 p.m. until dark on Monday, April 1. Country Club of Culpeper JOIN NOW AS A MEMBER FOR: Golf, Tennis/Swim, Social, Junior, Legacy Non-resident & Corporate . . Memberships available. Come dine, golf, swim or play . tennis at very reasonable prices. For membership information, please call 540-825-1746 ' ' PO. Box 609, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Call 825-1748 to make tee times. Complete the coupon and present it to the Pro for one round of golf with NO GREEN FEES! ■Name: _I J Address: --- | r — i i---— | Phone Number-—- | U.COUPON PERPERSON M VISIT ONLY _| High School, a double-A school, which appeared to consist entirely of tenth grade boys. “When we shook hands after the game” Mr. Pace said wryly, “the kids (the opposing players) were all taller than me.” “On the field they were big, strong and fast. I think we diverted them well for a while — they only scored omi goal in the first half— but then it (their age and size advantage) catches up with you.”’ This is the first year that RCHS has had a JV soccer team. Those who lobbied for it knew that it would spread Rappahannock thin to field two teams. Mr. Pace smiles at the idea that 36 people tried out for varsity and JV soccer at RCHS, and all 36 were accepted — which seems ludicrously few, until you realize that this represents almost 10 percent of Rappahannock’s entire student body, male and female, trying out for soccer. The idea in starting JV soccer was to build a transition stage between the Rappahannock Soccer League for elementary-age soccer players and varsity soccer in high school. Before this year, eighth-graders had to content themselves with practicing with the* varsity soccer team, but never getting to play in games. Now they not only get to play, they are playing against huge schools, like Culpeper, which is now double A, but is slated to become a triple A school next year. So when Rappahannock’s teams go up against Liberty and Culpeper and hold their own, as they did this week, the coaches are pleased. Says Kenny Rogers, the varsity coach: “Soccer is one of those things that if you have good players, you can play any size school, and I think we have good players and they’re getting better each year. - “We have a pretty good program with the Rappahannock Soccer League, and many of our kids are active in travel leagues. Our kids do a lot ofpick-up soccer, the way kids at other schools may do pick-up baseball or football. I think soccer might be our niche.” Of the 14 games varsity is scheduled to play, the first six are against double-A schools, but Mr. Rogers is not concerned. “I think it’s good for the kids. After going against stiff competition in the beginning, we’ll be stronger when we finish the season playing teams in our own single-A division.” JV has a much shorter season — only eight games — and seven are against double-A schools, because no single-A school in our district fields a JV soccer team. The eighth game is with St. Luke’s. At the novice end of Rappahannock’s soccer system, U-8 Coach Jim Lofton said he was not pleased that his team lost 3-2 against St. Luke’s I on Saturday. “We simply didn’t play well,” said Mr. Lofton. “I Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan Brian Dove practices bouncing the soccer ball on his knee. coached many of the same players last fall, but they seemed to have forgotten their skills and positions over the winter. We’ll just have to work on it.” Rob Parrish’s U-8 team, the Eagles, suffered a worse loss to the other St. Luke’s team: 10-0. “What can I say?” he said. “We’ll do better next time.” The activities of the U-8s and other little ones in Rappahannock’s Soccer League are followed with keen interest by the high school soccer coaches because these youth are the key to Rappahannock’s future success. 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We accept all miyor credit cards •See dealer for details ttSee dealer for details on wnen^you want Tbro'a 2-year Tbtal Coverkje Guarantee done right. http://www.toro.com Mr. Lofton agrees when Mr. Pace says: “I want us to have fun, but it’s most fun to play really good soccer, to be among the best.” Adds Mr. Lofton: “I don’t agree with people who excuse Rappahannock from winning because they say we’re too small to do well. Even small places can field competitive teams if they pick their sports and pick the appropriate leagues and work at it. Let’s groom our kids into being the best athletes that they can be, and then 1 doubt we’ll have to apologize to anyone.” r Baseball/Softball Teams rt Lose First Two Games! By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer RCHS baseball and softball teams are 0 and 2 in district competition following losses to Central Friday and Strasburg Monday.. Their coaches are far from giving up. Of the Central game baseball Coach Don Hackney said, “It was an awful game all around.” On the positive side his three pitchers, Jon Digges, Tommy Settle and Willie Eastham “only allowed one earned run apiece.” However the team lost 12 to 1, and Central got its 12 points on five hits and six Panther errors. The only Panther run came in the fourth inning when Tommy Settle reached base on a Central error. Willie Eastham walked, and both moved up. Then Jason Brown got an infield single and Tommy scored. In the fifth inning catcher Griffin Ward got a base hit on a line drive but was left on basest the end of the inning. Against Strasburg, Coach Hackney saw considerable improvement although the Panthers fell 9 to 0. “The score didn’t indicate the game,” he said. “We were in it until the fourth inning. It was a major improvement from Friday. I think there are brighter days ahead. We’ll become competitive. There is no question about that.” In the second inning Brady Wolfe hit a single hobbled by the Strasburg fielder and reached second. In the seventh inning Griffin-Ward had a single. The Panthers left six runners on base. Coach Carl Payne said his softball team’s major weakness is in throwing strikes. Central defeated the Panthers 20 to 3, and Strasburg won 23 to 18. Against Central Courtney Welch hit a two-run homer. Kylene Wolfe, Apgie Atkins, Lauren Sharp and Julie Atkins all got singles. Against Strasburg Cari Kerr hit a ‘hard line drive to left field and scored three runs on the triple. Courtney Welch hit another two-run homer. Kiersten Kerr, Margo Haynes, Katy Paratore and Lauren Sharp each had singles. . jj * Pitching has been another matter.. He is very pleased with the lead? ership shown by his two starting seniors Courtney Welch and Car} Kerr. , “I’m not intimidated by either team. We’ve got an outstanding infield. We can play with anyone. We’re not throwing strikes right now. We’re going to get it worked out.” Wakefield Ski Club Successful Several Rappahannock residents participated in the Ski Club at Wakefield School in Marshall and came away from the season with awards. Alex Kelly won the Boys’ Cup. Lain Carney won the Best Overall • Technical Skier award for boys. Julia Baumgardner won a special award for Most Improved. In NASTAR competition Jennings Carney, Van Carney, Jamie Harris, Alex Kelly and parent Diane Moore won silver medals. Spencer Baumgardner, Lain Carney, Van DeBergh, Adrianne Moore, Colin Nichols, Elliot Nichol$, Corey Noll, Ned Parrish and Sam Parish won bronze medals. Jamie Braden, Van Carney, Jamie Harris, Alex Kelly, Adrianne Moore, Colin Nichols, Elliot Nichols, Corey Noll and Maggie Ruisi won first, second or third place in class — time. \ Jamie Braden, Lain Camey, Van Carney, Alex Kelly, Adrianne Moore, Ned Parrish, and Maggie Ruisi wqn first, second or third place in class -ftechnical. I . 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County Republicans Hear Katzen Speak Rappahannock County Republicans gathered at the County Courthouse on Monday, March 18, for their annual Mass Meeting. Officers elected for two year terms are Walter Longyear, Chairman; Robert Darby, Vice Chairman; and Hugh Chrisman, Treasurer. Del. Jay Katzen spoke at the meeting about the recent session of the General Assembly. He emphasized the importance of legislation the legislature passed to address the growing problem of juvenile crime. & “Juveniles charged with serious crimes such as murder and rape will be tried as adults and, if convicted, sent to prison. Juveniles convicted of some less serious crimes' will be sent to boot camp. There are ra^ny steps which need to be taken to stop juvenile crime. But there is strong recognition that these steps are positive ways of protecting law-abiding citizens and getting juvenile crime under Control,” Del. Katzen stated. He also spoke of the success in increasing state funding for Rappahannock County’s public schools, and reforms in domestic violence laws. Also speaking at the meeting were representatives of the U.S. Senate campaigns of Sen. John Warner and former chairman of the Congressional Budget Office James Miller. [Students I Honored { The following Rappahannock { County,students received honors for ! the second grading period at I Wakefield School in Marshall: J Grade 1 - Gus Parrish J Grade 2 - Gaelie Oderda and J Hannah Ruisi J Grade 4: 1st Honors - Ben Kelly; J 2nd Honors - Julia Baumgardner J Grade 5: 1st Honors - Adrianne ! Moore; 2nd Honors - Max Parrish Grade 6: 1st Honors - Jamie l Braden and Maggie-Sinclair Ruisi; * 2nd Honors - Spencer Baumgardner t Grade 7: 1st Honors - James j Kelly; 2nd Honors - Ned Parrish J Grade 8: 2nd Honors - Chris * Carrier and Jamie Harris » Grade 11: 1st Honors - Van * DeBergh, Alex Kelly and Scott ! Updike * Grade 12: 1st Honors - Lea * Blubaugh, Suzanne Carrier and * Jessica Hasse; 2nd Honors • Carey I Noll I Piedmont ; Announces i Honors t .■ « George Washington Carver' Piedmont Technical Education Center - recently held its Awards Night and * Open House to honor students for ! achievements during the first semesJ ter of school. J Students received recognition in * the categories of Top Student in > class and perfect attendance, and j some received certificates of recog’ nition. « Among Rappahannock County * students, Christy Keyes was recogt nized as Top Student in the Data { Processing II class, and John Capuria l was recognized as Top Student in the { Welding class. | Students recognized for perfect ) attendance for the first semester were ; James Whitlatch, John Pearre and * Mike Williams. ; Students receiving certificates of « recognition for the first semester were J Melissa Schwartz for her skills in I Culinary Arts, James Whitlatch for ! work beyond the call of duty in | Electricity and Charity Brown for ] hard work and consistent effort in { Electronics. J During the Awards Night the J Vocational Industrial Clubs of i America, a vocational student organii zation for students enrolled in trade * and industrial classes at the center, ’ presented local skills and leadership } contest winners with medals and cer•! tificates. \ Rappahannock skill contest win) ners in various categories were: ’ Action Skills - 1st place - James « Whitlatch; Electronics Technology - » 2nd place - Charity Brown; Welding - » 2nd place - Tracey Thompson, and t Carpentry - 3rd place - William { Shanks. J The leadership contest winners J were: Current Events - 2nd place - ; William Shanks and Opening and ] Closing - 2nd place team - Charity 1 Brown, Jessica Jenkins, Delma ; Richards, Francine Harris and Shannon Wright. A Republican primary to choose between diem for the senate nomination will be held on June 11. The Republicans also passed several resolutions including support for congressional term ljmits and a commendation of the performance of Congressman Frank Wolf. Resolutions also called for a reduction in the cost, reach and role of the national government, simplification r of the federal tax system and reductions in personal income and capital gains tax rates. Delegates were elected to attend to the Republican conventions at the state and congressional district levels. Delegates to the 10th District Convention, on May 18 are Robert Bracewell, Ronald Frazier, Cathy Frazier, Walter Longyear, John Marocchi, Clifford Northup, Jesse Pond, Edith Pond, Roderick Sweet, Sheilah Sweet, Pat Watson and George Sharp. Delegates to State Convention, on June 1 are Robert Bracewell, Robert Darby, Patricia Darby, Ronald L. Frazier, Walter Longyear, John Marocchi-, Clifford Northup, Roderick Sweet, Sheilah Sweet, Lindsey Savage, Pat Watson and George Sharp. Common Grackle Features Uncommon Colon Beauty By JOHN TROTT Rappahannock Newa Special Writer Now, in March, blackbirds return. Yesterday, at the Flint Hill. Post Office, a lady said to me: “Those blackbirds are back. The shiny ones that point their bills up.” She then demonstrated by looking toward the sky as if she had just spotted a bald eagle soaring overhead. “There are too many of them,” she continued. “All the other birds leave the feeder. Even the jays.” Somehow she knew I am supposed to know about birds, or think I do. I explained that the birds are grackles: Common Grackles to give them their proper names. Her description was accurate so I knew she was not talking about starlings or Red-winged Blackbirds. Though starlings, European Starlings to be exact, do have iridescent plumage, their feathers do not throw back light and change colors as those of grackles. Starlings have very short tails, and a grackle’s tail is long. Male Red-' winged Blackbirds have no iridescence. Besides that, redwings are much smaller than grackles as are starlings. I just looked up the spelling of iridescent. The word is tricky to spell. As usual with me, I got involved in the definition: “A rainbowlike play of colors, as in the soap bubble, mother-of-pearl, etc.” .Hummingbirds could have been added, for their plumage is startling in its ability to change colors and reflect light. In certain light that smallest of all birds looks black, but let the light on feathers strike just right, and the bird glows like an emerald, and the red throat of a male gives the bird its name, Rubythroated. A Common Grackle up close and in the right light can be a wondrous sight. Get the sun behind you and the grackle in front and marvel at the electric blue sheen on the head and throat. The feathers on the bird’s wings and batik glint with a greenish bronze luster.. Colors The Virginia Naturalist By John Trott change as the bird moves; with the light behind him a grackle is black — a true blackbird. When, I saw the first grackle land on the platform bird feeder in late February, I said to Lee: “Uh oh. Now people will start talking and worrying about all those blackbirds.” I have never quite understood why large numbers of blackbirds cause such concern and unease. Why do they seem a threat? A happy flock of goldfinches or House Finches is usually welcomed. Is it because grackles are big and, well, so black? Maybe I am just not emotionally equipped to feel anything but delight in all birds. I like all birds except starlings and House Sparrows. These two are biological pollutants introduced from Europe in the 19th century. Both have caused disorder and population declines among native birds with which they .compete for- food and nest sites. These two birds will have to be dealt with (harshly) in a future Virginia Naturalist column. Common Grackles strut and swagger as they walk about the lawn looking for insects. They have long legs and big feet. In (heir manner of walking 1 am often reminded of a boy with tight jeans with his hands in his pockets, proud and haughty. Once a bird-watching friend commented that grackles reminded her of girls walking in their first high heels. That is a likely description; it fits. Grackles have yellow eyes which give the birds a baleful, .almost menacing, aspect. This is only appearance, in the mind of the grackle watcher. Sounds of grackles, a series of rasping notes and squeaky gate sounds, are not pleasant to the human ear used to the elegant songs of Cardinals and wrens. In searching for objectivity in observing and hearing birds, it is important to remember that the grackle is not talking to us. His sounds are for other grackles and maybe for other birds to suggest strongly that they get out of the way at the feeder. Grackles want no competition for space and food. ° When two or more Common Grackles find themselves too close, they point their bills straight up. It’s a threat posture. This pointing up with the bill is also part of courtship and females apparently find it most appealing. Aggressive behavior and courtship display are very similar in birds. It is difficult to know when a bird is threatening another of the same species or showing off for a mate. This leads to more thinking of adolescent boys — and some well beyond adolescence — and their playful attacks on other males. This most often occurs when there are young ladies present. Birds are not so different from us after all. I’m glad grackles are back to enliven the month of March and remind me that spring is indeed on the way. Soon other birds will be doing what grackles are doing now — courting and displaying for mates. Actually the chickadees are doing it now. 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RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, Virginia 540-987-8555 Cone Fishing Photo courtesy of Cathy Smith Stephanie and Curt Stuart of Front Royal were among the hundreds enjoying trout fishing at Kids Day, March 16, on the Rose River in Madison County. rrrTTT I---<---? * t Lions Auction Planned i The Rappahannock Lions Club is preparing for its annual benefit auction to be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the Washington Fire Hall. The Lions are now accepting any new, used or timeworn items that people would like to discard. They cannot, however, accept food, clothing, mattresses and non-working appliances. They will pick up at any convenient time. Call Roger Andrews at 987-8974 or Holly Pendelton at 987 8627 or any Lions Club member. \ It is through the good will of the citizens of Rappahannock and sunrounding areas that this fund raiser has historically been such a success. All proceeds generated from this event are returned to the community in the fomi of assistance to those in need, sight and hearing screening at local school^ youth athletics, senior citizens, drug awareness and other projects.' A1J donations are tax deductible. * t Hospice Excursion Scheduled: Hospice of the Rapidan celebrates National Volunteer Week and Virginia Garden Week with a trip to the premiere showing of the 1996 Tactile Architecture Quilt Exhibition at Historic Montpelier. On Saturday, April 27, guests are invited to travel by chartered bus to enjoy a tour of the exhibit, home and gardens. Lunch and dessert will follow at the Tolliver House in Gordonsville. This trip coincides with a prpject by hospice volunteers who are creating a theme quilt to hang in the hospice foyer. The international quilt exhibition is celebrating its 10th r * « anniversary, and travels to Houstott Texas and Lyon, France, after it$ debut at Montpelier Station. j The price for all this is $27 pef person, which includes all admissions^ bus fare, and lunch. The bus departs from the Mulberry Commons parkin* lot, 1200 Sunset Lane, Culpeper, at § a.m. and will return at 4 p.m. 1 Anyone may attend, but space it limited, so register early. Send $ check for the full amount mad$ payable to Hospice of the Rapidai^ P.O. Box 715, Culpeper, Va. 22701* For more details, call Martha Sukite$ (540)825-4840. 4 4 • -i NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF COGENERATION PROCEEDING FOR THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY CASE NO. PUE960004 On January 16. 1996. The Potomac Edison Company (“Potomac Edison” or “ the Company") filed with the ' Commission an application, written testimony and exhibits to support its proposal to modify its cogeneration and small power production rates under Schedule CO-G for the years 1996-1997. The Company proposes to revise and lower the energy rates currently included in Schedule CO-G. establish fuel mixes to allow locked-in energy payments for a period up to thirty years, and change the calculation methodology for Schedule CO-G capacity payments from the current levelized cost methodology to a "real avoided cost” methodology. The Company also proposes an increase in the monthy customer connection charges for each of the different types of metering. The Commission has scheduled a public hearing To , commence at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday. July 10. 1996, in ! the Commission's Second Floor Courtroom, Tyler Building, ; 1300 East Main Street. Richmond. Virginia, for the purpose j of receiving evidence related to the Company’s application. ! Any interested person (public witness) desiring to make | a statement at the hearing should appear in the Commis- ] sion's courtoom at 9:45 a.m. on the hearing date and ; identify himself or herself to the bailiff. ; All testimony, exhibits, and other data filed by Potomac ; Edison will be available for public inspection at all of the Company's offices in Virginia where bills may be paid, and ; at the Commission’s Document Control Center. First Floor, Tyler Building. Richmond. Virginia. On or before May 1, 1996, persons desiring to participate as Protestants, as defined in Rule 4:6 of the Commission's ; Rules of Practice and Procedure ("S.C.C. Rules"), to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses, shall file an original and twenty (20) copies of a Notice of Protest, as described in S.C.C. Rule 5:16(a) with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve a copy upon Potomac Edison. Service upon Potomac Edison shall be directed to Philip J. Bray. Esquire. The Potomac Edison Company. 10435 Downsville Pike. Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. On or before May 29, 1996 each Protestant shall file an original and twenty (20) copies^of a Protest (S.C.C. Rule 5:16(b) and an original and twenty (20) copies of the prepared testimony and exhibits Protestant intends to present at the public hearing, and serve two (2) copies each upon Potomac Edison and each Protestant. All written communications to the Commission regarding this proceeding shall identify Case No. PUE960004 and be directed to William J. Bridge. Clerk, State Corporation Commission. Document Control Center. p.O. Box 2118. Richmond. ‘ Virginia 23218. Potomac Edison Part of the Allegheny Power System

Vermeer Show Is Rewarding By DIANA BIRD • R»pp»h»nnock Newi C«ntrib*tin| Writer On two occasions I visited the exhibition of paintings by Johannes Vermeer at the National Gallery of Art which closed Feb. 11, If anything, the crowds on my second visit, on Feb. 7, were denser than on the First in mid-December. Although the situation could hardly have been more disadvantageous for picture gazing, through patience and persistence I was able to see the paintings at close range and to look at them for as long as I wanted. .Vermeer has always been appreciated as an artist who gives an illusion of reality and who conveys beauty, in part, through his treatment of light. While his pictures are full of interesting and precisely represented details that convince one of a factual, authentic place and moment in time, there is no busyness, but rather a dignity of solemn stillness in many of his works. Some of this feeling flows from the attitudes of concentration his people exhibit. Whether they are reading, writing, making lace or pouring milk, nothing distracts them. In some ways, the seeming simplicity of Vermeer’s paintings and the narrowness of his subject matter make his works mysterious and hence intriguing beyond their visual appeal. The pictures on view showed three early works of mythology and religion. There were three apparent portrait heads and two town or street scapes. Women appear in all but one of the remaining 23 pictures.* Vermeer focuses on the lives and world of women, mostly of the upper class. Many of his pictures are interiors of an individual or a group lighted from windows to the left, and the windows are sometimes shown with care. They are of different designs. Many pictures show tables covered with an oriental rug or tapestry or covered with a bright blue possibly woolen cloth. Bright and dark blues are features of nearly all of his paint, ings. An artist friend with whom 1 discussed the show as we were look ing at it believes Vermeer painted most if not all of his pictures in his studio where he arranged, and rearranged the varied furnishings to, suit his pre-determined purposes. One aspect of his work that I especially liked was the life painted into the expanses of “white” walls of his rooms. The walls glow with muted colors so that one feels the light they reflect. This is something reproductions cannot well convey. The wonderful catalog that was prepared for this exhibition under the direction of Arthur K. Wheelock, who is ^essentially responsible for the event, is a large scholarly volume. To be representative, it needs to be large because the complexity of Vermeer’s work, if well explored, could fill volumes. In addition to this catalog I have left Johannes Vermeer by Celeste Brusati, which contains paintings not included in the exhibition, and Dutch Painting by Peter Mitchell at the Rappahannock County Library as well as a longer version of this review for the many people who were not able to get into Washington, D.C. to see die exhibit. ► Planners From Page A-l approve a sign for the business and may review the application for compliance after one year. Several indicated frustration that they could not attach conditions for appearance, especially for screening plantings, spelled out In the guidelines for the general commercial overlay district which includes this property. Mr. McCarthy said those guidelines could be applied whenever a property owner requests a rezoning to general commercial, but this property is already zoned general commercial. He said property on that side of the road is zoned general commercial about 700 feet back from the highway. “You can’t extract the same things for a special use permit as a rezoning,” Mr. McCarthy said. Tom Junk, who represents Piedmont District, said, “We’re trying to make it look better. We need to do. something with that area. We’re start ing to strip it.” Mr. Langelle said he “wants to make the place look good” and hopes to get rid of the “fluorescent orange motors out front.” He said he realizes the building is becoming run down and hopes to improve it. “I think everybody hopes this will spruce the property up,” Chairman Mike Massie said. The planners also approved a special exception for Henry Hudson to cut 4.4 acres off his 77-acre farm to build a house. Mr. Hudson said he wanted to sell the farm and understands that the subdivision, limits future subdivisions. The planners also approved a ‘ boundary adjustment requested by , Wakefield District representative Werner Krebser. Mr. McCarthy said he could have approved the resubdivision administratively since it did not create any new parcels or increase density, but he and Dr. Krebser agreed it should come before the Planning Commission because of Dr. Krebser’s position as a member of the commission. Both before and after the v boundary adjustment there are two > parcels, one of more than 25 acres and one of less. Dr. Krebser is adding land to the parcel containing his house and taking it away from another parcel he wants to sell. He said he wanted to do that because the other parcel contained a knoll and he wanted to make sure the purchaser did not use the knoll as a house site. Following consideration of applications the planners discussed the forums on the Comprehensive Plan and future actions. They agreed that people who attended the forums seemed to want the county to continue to follow its present course with perhaps even stronger controls on growth. They agreed to bring any recommendations for changes in the goals and objectives section of the plan to the April meeting and to discuss them in May. The planners agreed that a subcommittee made up of Dr. Krebser, Mr. Junk and Sharon Pierce should make recommendations for zoning amendments to cover conference centers apd resorts. They also agreed to coirfder amendments to the zoning ordinance to better control developments on property already zoned commercial. ► Court From Page A-l Warren County. He and Mr. Cameron are both incarcerated in Warren County on numerous felonies which stemmed from the drive-by shooting incident. Judge W. Shore Robertson sentenced Mr. Cameron to five years in the Department of Corrections, but suspended 3 1/2 years of that sentence. The remaining I 1/2 year sentence is to run concurrent with the time he is currently serving in the Warren County jail. Mr. Cameron’s sentencing guidelines recommended a midpoint sentence of three years and two months, because of his felony record. In the. drive-by shooting incident, he was convicted of two counts of attempted malicious wounding,, two counts of use of a firearm in a felony, one count of shooting into a vehicle, six counts of shooting from a vehicle, and two couhts of grand larceny. Mr. Clegg was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections, all suspended. His sentencing guidelines did not recommend incarceration, though he had been tried and convicted in Warren County of all the same felonies as Mr. Cameron except for the two charges of grand larceny. Both men will be on two years supervised probation for the grand larceny convictions upon their release from the Warren County jail, plus ten years probation for their Warren County felony convictions, and must pay court costs and restitution of $131 to Mr. and Mrs. Lyman. Eugene Pendleton, 32, of Culpeper was released from jail and placed back on probation after having paid his $552 court costs in full. He had been jailed on March 11 for violation of probation for not paying the $552. Classic Pose Rappahannock News Staff Photo 'by Cindy Mahan During soccer practice Michael Switzer, Jonathan Moore, Andrew Van Horn, Brian Dove and Rob* Reeve form a wall in front of the goal. L ► Salaries From Page A-l Virginia Retirement System and pay for group life insurance. All also attempt to cover the single subscriber premium for health insurance. During the current year, Rappahannock’s contribution for health insurance at $187 per month covered the entire single subscriber premium for the first time, but School Superintendent David Gangel said the insurance company had estimated premiums would increase by 15 percent while the budget requests a 10 percent increase to $206. Fauquier County’s health insurance covers the single subscriber premium. Page County offers $115 per month, and is requesting an increase to $120 per month. Warren County offers $180 per month. Madison County is requesting an increase from $125 per month to $140. Culpeper offers $150 per month. The single subscriber insurance rates in these counties are not identical. Rates are based on the insurance company’s experience with the group. The surrounding counties are, like Rappahannock County, waiting for their boards of supervisors to act on their budgets. School boards in Culpeper, Fauquier, Page and Rappahannock counties have adopted their budgets. Madison and Warren county school boards were expected to adopt budgets this week.. Madison County is requesting 5 percent increases for teachers including step increases. Culpeper County is requesting only step increases, which will amount to an average of 3 per Springyforward/ Your Estee Lauder 8-piece gift is here. A 45.00 value, free with any Estee Lauder purchase of 17.50 or more. 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The average increase will be 2.6 percent if the budget is approved according to a spokesman in the Page school system. Warren county is requesting 3 percent increases across the board. The request in the Rappahannock budget varies by where the teacher is on the pay scale. The average increase for teachers would be 4.17 percent, _ according to Dr. Gangel. ' ' Specifically the budget asks for a 2.5 percent increase to the pay scale,' Some teachers will get only this increase, if it is approved. Most will also get a step increase that will add between 1 and 4 percent. * Rappahannock pays teachers with master’s degrees an additional $1,800 per year. In Madison County the maSter’s supplement is $1,250. In Page if is about $2,000. Culpeper’s supple-' ment is $1,500 with a budget request for $1,800. Warren County’s master’^ supplement is $1,873. Fauquier County has a $2,500 supplement for a master’s degree. • — By SHARON KILPATRICKI 4-H Members Shine ]j In Livestock Contest | By HELEN SMITH Extension Agent, 4-H Scott Updike, David Massie, and the junior team brought home honors from the statewide Block & Bridle Contest held March 22 and 23 at Virginia Tech. Seven members and two leaders of the Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club participated in the annual event which included the Stockman’s Contest, Meats Judging and Livestock Judging Contests. Randall Updike, 4-H leader, reported that over 200 youth participated in the senior Stockman’s Contest and 186 youth participated in the junior contest. There were approximately 450 youth in the Livestock Judging Contest on Saturday. In the Stockman’s Contest, youth must correctly identify breeds of cattle, swine and sheep; identify grains and forages fed to livestock; equipment used with livestock; and take a written exam on animal health and care. . Each individual who participated receives a placing; awards are pre? sented in each category to the top IQ; high individuals. Then the scores are averaged to get the team placings. ;■ Members of the Rappahannock Junior 4-H Team were Katie Updike,, David Massie, Zack and Nathati Corbin. The team placed first irf Livestock I.D. and 7th overall as a team. '* In the Senior Stockman’s Contest for ages 14-19, Scott Updike participated. He placed 2nd on the quiz, 7th in judging, and 5th high individual. * In Senior Meats Contest Scott Updike was,3rd high individual. In. the Junior Meats Contest David Massie was 10th high individual. The group were chaperoned and coached by Randall Updike and Tommy Williams, 4-H leaders and parents. ARB Approves Applications: By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer Four applicants received approval for their applications in quick order at the Town of Washington’s ARB meeting last this month. Mayor Stewart Willis was at the meeting representing the Towh of Washington to get approval to use aluminum brackets for the town’s new street lights. Charles Eldred was granted approval to rebuild the steps on his business on Main Street. He explained that he had originally intended to just repair the steps but found that they needed to be replaced. He also asked the board to approve painting a white door on the post office end of the building green to match the doors on the front. Sign applications were granted for both Dr. Neil Mayberry, D.D.S. who has an office on Main Street and for Maggie Rogers, for Courtyard Studio at the corner of Gay and Porter Streets. Vietnam Veterans Sought Chapter 752 of the Vietnam Veterans of America is seeking county Vietnam vets to become members. The organization is also raising funds to erect a scaled down version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. to be placed in the National Cemetery in Culpeper bearing the names of Piedmont area men killed during the war. Linda Thompson said that the group has some Rappahannock members but is looking for more. They meet monthly and alternate between holding their meetings at the VFW Hall outside Culpeper on U.S. 522 and r the Western Sizzling restaurant on the U.S. 29 bypass in Warrenton. The next meeting is at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday' April 3, at the Culpeper VFW Hall. She saidvtlje meetings are open to anyone, but membership is for those who served in the armed services between January 1, 1959 and May, 1975. The group puts out a newsletter and provides assistance to veterans and their families. For further information contact Sam or Linda Thompson at 825-5672 or write to Chapter 752, Vietnam Veterans of America, P.O. Box 460 Rixeyville, VA 22737. 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• Real Estate • Classifieds WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27,1996 ‘ , . ' > Purnell's 'Magic/ a 'Complex of "tendencies' ; ; By DIANA BIRD ' J Rappahannock News Contributing Writer *, J^J^grge number of those who attended Robin Purnell’s opening in the-Walker Arts Center at Woodberry forest School in Madison County on ^Sunday, March 24, included one who asked me to explain the magic of Robin’s work. I had not asked myself that question, but I have been working on an answer. J Like profound truths one comes to in life which seem simple, Robin,’s ^genius is self-evident; however, it is ■not one thing but a complex of tendencies and characteristics. A primary 'feature, of course, is her mastery of painting and drawing techniques. ‘The show’s 25 paintings and drawings include work that dates back •10 years and extends into 1996. While the pictures are primarily of people, •mostly likenesses of individuals and $ome invented characters, there are in addition three Virginia mountain landscapes that glow with life. Some of her Jdrawings for planned paintings are included, making in all a fine retrospective group to study. Eliminatec from the exhibition are the paintings she did while in Vienna and St Petersburg. Most of the works on display al the gallery are portraits of people whom she has found interesting in oui community, people who didn’t ask to be portrayed but were selected because she thought them worthy ol note. Her paintings are a result of hei penetrating appreciation of the value of these people. Whatever “magic” there is in these portraits lies in the patient, painstaking skill and uncompromising devotion Robin has brought to the representation of her subjects. This “magic” finds mystical amplification in the backgrounds of her portraits, which she has crowded with images from nature and her models’ lives. Representing their worlds, these images are likewise portrayed with a meticulous cleanliness and exactitude that infuses them with authority. The Rappahannock Quintet provides entertainment during the opening at the Walker Arts Center. t Photo courtesy of Mary O’Meara In 1963 Floyd McKissick spoke at a Congress of Racial Equality rally in Durham, N.C. RAAC To Show Civil Rights i Film at Theatre Friday <■ / The Rappahannock Association for Ihe Arts and the Community (RAAC) will present the decumentarty movie A Time for Justice at the Theatre at Washington at 8 p.m. this Friday, March 29. ! The director Charles Guggenheim will introduce the (novie and answer questions following the showing. Mr. Guggenheim won an Academy Award for this film in 1995. His documentaries have won many awards, including 11 academy nominations, the George Foster Peabody Award in broadcoasting and the Venice Film Festival’s Gold Mercury Award. A Time for Justice tells the story of the struggle for voting rights and other civil rights for blacks across the American South in the 1950s and 60s. The story is told from the point of view of the participants, many of whom were students, both black and white. They were joined in the struggle by preachers and teachers, and their movement profoundly affected the course of American history. This is a bonus addition to the current RAAC film series. Film series tickets may be used for admission, or individual tickets may be purchased at the theater for $5 for adults or $3 for students. Objectifying her subjects, she sometimes combines her portrayal of them with imaginative, surrealistic features that may be humorous or symbolic. She accomplishes this without intruding herself into the paintings. Her courage in painting the fantastic realistically, simply and elegantly *^sets up a tension that demands attention. I’m not sure that what I have said explains anything or illuminates Robin’s work. Talking about her art is like making a perfect novel into a movie — it is, to say the least, gratuitous. A case in point is the small portrait of her daughter, Ruth. It is a likeness of a much loved child at a particular time in her life. A few simple things are there: the child’s beautiful face, her defining hat, her stand-up collar and simple dress. Through accretion and elimination, Robin shows us what matters. Music played and sung by the Rappahannock Quintet contributed significantly to the festive atmosphere of the opening reception. Those who missed this event can see the exhibition between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. until April 26. For information call (540) 672-3900. Photos courtesy of Robin Purnell Joyce Abell and Robin Purnell stand by the portrait called ‘The Green Thumb.* Virginia Renaissance Faire Opens in May Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth I, invites you to the premiere season of the Virginia Renaissance Faire on weekends and Memorial Day, May 4 through June 16 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. The Virginia Renaissance Faire is located at “Staffordshire of Sherwood Forest,” a recreated English village at 1175 Kings Highway (Route 3) in Stafford County, 3.5 miles east of Fredericksburg. The Virginia Renaissance Faire is produced by Renaissance Entertainment Corporation which also produces fairs in California, New York and Wisconsin. Each weekend day, time travelers Jousting, Feasting, Mayhem visiting the Faire will enjoy continuous entertainments on the Faire’s stages and arenas, including the Birds of Prey Falcons & Hawks Show, three Royal Jousting Tournaments, the antics of The Sturdy Beggars in The Mud Show, and military drills by the Queen’s Royal Guard. Dirk and Guido, The Swordsmen, will perform daily as will Cliff Hanger Dangerous Comedy, the astounding juggler and rope walker. Other featured entertainment includes Rolo Polo, the Italian clown-mime-magician who creates illusions with audience members participating in every stunt. Action shows include broad physical comedy on The Gloriana Ship Stage. This stage, constructed as a high seas frigate moored at the imagi. nary village, has permanent seating for 500. At The Cottage Stage, which seats more than 250 variety shows and music are planned, including the Minstrels of Mayhem. Kids’ Kingdom will offer Elizabethan games and storytelling for children plus participation fairy tale theater, arts, crafts and puppetry. Local artisans and international fine crafts persons will present their unique handicrafts including carved wooden toys, fine jewelry, hammered pewter and hand-woven fabrics. Feasting at the Faire always offers a variety of traditional English fare. The menu will include shepherd’s pye§, Cornish pastries, hearty ailes, as well as a selection of foods from distant lands, including New World roasted turkey legs and com on the cob, Italian ices, and French crepes filled with sweet creams and fruits. Fqr tickets and information call (800) 52-FAIRE. Hospice Will Benefit From Zoid's Concert Paul Reisler and Martha Sandefer from the highly acclaimed group, Trapezoid, will be performing at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 13th, at the Taylor. Middle School Auditorium in Warrenton. The concert is a benefit for Fauquier Habitat for Humanity’s 1996 home building efforts. As a duo, Paul and Martha focus on their original songs blended together with Paul’s original guitar and hammered dulcimer instrumental compositions. The duo’s emphasis on story and song is firmly rooted in the long innovative tradition of Trapezoid. And Trapezoid has a long 20 year history of innovation. Sing Out Magazine recently called Trapezoid “one of America’s most creative ensembles.” In addition to writing all of the music the duo performs, Mr. Reisler plays the guitar, hammered dulcimer, bass and doumbec. Rod Kennedy, director of the Kerrville Folk Festive calls his music, “The most innovative,^ creative, stimulative, refreshingly original music I’ve heard.” The Greeneville, SC News says, “Paul Reisler is certainly a leader among those who blend the categories, who redefine eclectic or take eclectic to new and wonderful territories.” Martha Sandefer (guitar, bass, vocals) is lead singer in Trapezoid. Her voice has been praised by The Washington Post as “lovely, affecting and natural,” and by The Indianapolis Star as “rich and full, weaving and haunting sound.” Fauquier Habitat for Humanity began building homes in ,1992 and is currently finishing their ninth home for area families in need. The group hopes to finish four homes in 1996, including a home to be built by the group’s Rappahannock branch which was formed in late 1994. Habitat’s mission is to eliminate poverty housing and make decent affordable shelter a matter of conscience. By building partnerships between families in need and the resources in our local communities, Habitat can provide affordable homes to families who invest their own “sweat equity” and pay a low cost, no interest mortgage for their Habitat home. For more information on the Trapezoid concert call the Fauquier Habitat office at (540) 341-4952. • Earth Day Kite Fly Planned For Ben Venue on April 20 A wide variety of unique and beautiful kites will paint the sky over historic Ben Venue Farm from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 20 at the Earth Day Kite Fly. Co-sponsored by the Ben Venue Kite Festival, Inc. and the Piedmont Environmental Council, the day will include free kite thaking-kite flying lessons, kite games for children from 1 to 100, and professional kite exhibitions. Contests for prizes include: who can fly a kite the highest in 30 seconds; most beautiful home-built kite; largest home-built kite; smallest home-built kite; People’s Choice; family trophy and the first ever Rappahannock Rokkaku Challenge. The Earth Day Kite Fly at Ben Venue was developed to provide families with an opportunity to enjoy and experience the beauty of Rappahannock County. Admission to the Earth Day Kite Fly is $5 per car load. Ben Venue Farm is. located off U.S. 211. Ben Venue Farm is one of the few fourth generation family farms still in total beef production in the Piedmont. For more information, call Heidi Eastham at 675-3444 or Hilary Gerhardt at (540) 347-2334. Final Curtain Photo courtesy of Wendy Weinbcrj Arlene Sterne recreates moments in the lives of Sarah Berndardt, Ellen Terry and Eleonora Duse, three legends of the theater, at The Theatre Saturday night.

■Bflpw iV : Church iT : Activities Thornton's Gap Regular Baptist Rev. Kirby Shenk Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth & Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Thursday: W.M.U. Meeting Reynolds Memorial Baptist Intennin Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Pastor: Tom Wiles Adult Bible School/Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Albert Verbeke, Rector On Sundays 10 a.m. On Weekdays (Mon.-Sat.) 8:30 a.m. On Holy Days of Obligation 7:30 p.m. Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Forrest Freeman Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Macedonia Baptist Pastor: Rev. James A. Price Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday: Sunday: Wednesday: St. Masses: Campmeeting Planned The New Hope Bible Church in Sperryville will be having an old fashion campmeeting April 7-19. Service times are 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and also at 6 p.m. on Sundays. Monday thru Friday times are at 7 p.m. Saturday night is ladies only with special guest speakers Mrs. Mickey Brewer and Mrs. Jerry Monday. Special speakers will include Dr. Floyd Brewer, Dr. Farrell Osborne, Dr. Jerry Monday, and many others. Special singers will include The Mondays, The Dove Family, The Osbornes, The New Hope Singer, The Menefee’s, and many others. An invitation is extended to the public. For more information call 937-6034. - Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Nancy B. White Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Thursday: Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Community Youth Group.4:30 p.m. Tuesday: Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Shiloh Baptist ‘ Pastor: Rev. George O. Dean Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. F. T. Baptist Pastor: Rev. Douglas Fanner Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist I 8 a.m. Morning Prayer 119:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Prayer II 11 a.m. Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor: Joel Cress Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Morning Worship/Children’s Church 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Youth Prayer and Praise 7 p.m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, March 31 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m., with communion. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public to join the worship services. „ Miss Jennifer Louise Eastham Miss Eastham To Wed Mr. Wallace Jr. in June Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Eastham, III of Huntly announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jennifer Louise Eastham to Mr. Carl R. Wallace, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wallace of Florence, S.C. Miss Eastham was graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. and is teaching in Arlington County. Mr. Wallace was graduated from the Berkley College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and is presently studying for his masters degree in computer Science. Miss Eastham is the granddaughter of Mrs. Virginia H. Smith and the late Otis M. Hawkins, Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Eastham of Front Royal. A June wedding is planned. Woodville Residents Entertain Mrs. Vallie Butler and Norma Holt were Friday afternoon visitors of Mrs. Pearl Hawkins. Mrs. Lillian Sykes of Culpeper was a Sunday guest of her mother, Mrs. Audra Crawford. Rev. and Mrs. .Starke Jones were in Fredericksburg on Tuesday for a' luncheon reunion for Rev. Jones’ high school class. Girl Scout Troop 1031 and their leaders, Mrs. Edie Falls and Mfs. Raynetta Buchholz entertained their \ troop with a visit to lhe National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. Troop members attending along with their parents were Samanatha Falls and Ashley Vest of Woodville Sarah Lyrine Hetzer, of Boston, Amber I T By JUNE CLARK 987-8827 Rogers and Brittany Buchholz of Amissville and a visitor, Robert Falls of Woodville. Linda Jones of Staunton was a luncheon guest on Sunday of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. L. Starke Jones. Community Invited To Easter Services Hopewell Baptist Church, Sperryville Pre-Easter services will be held at Hopewell Baptist Church in Sperryville April 1-5. On Monday Rev. Charles Jackson of Front Royal will be speaking; on Tuesday, Rev. Frank Lewis of Antioch, Madison will be the guest; on Wednesday Rev. Joseph Moore from Nazareth, Orange; on Thursday Rev. Harrison Williams from Mt. Zion, Atlantus and on Friday Rev. Wendell Grant from First Baptist, Washington and Salem Baptist, Marshall will be speaking. All services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunrise service will be at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 7 Evangelist Naomi Rowe will be the guest preacher. Everyone is welcome. Rev. Henry A. Townes is pastor of Hopewell Baptist. Easter Cantata There will be an Easter Cantata service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 31 at Amissville Baptist Church. The pastor, Rev. Tom Everett extends an invitation to the public. Easter Sunrise Service Set Amissville Baptist Church invites everyone to join them for Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 7 on Red Oak Mountain. This year there will not be a breakfast following the service. Rev. Tom Evertt is the pastor. i i \ \ \ m Methodists To Sponsor Easter Egg Hunt <4' The members of the Amissville United Methodist Church invites, tfce children of the community to attend and enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.irt. on Saturday, April 6. Sperryville United , Methodist Church The Sperryville United Methodist Church will hold their Good Friday service at 7 p.m. on April 5. The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have worship service at 11:15 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April ,7 instead of their regularly scheduled 8:45 a.m'. service. Sunday School will be at 10 a.m. Rev. Merlin Shorb is pasteyr of Sperryville Methodist and extends an invitation to all to attend. K. Welch Celebrates Birthday Katie Welch celebrated her 11th birthday on Saturday with her parents, Bryant and Holly Welch and her sister, Emily. Other guests included Larry Welch, Steve Welch, Nathan and Amber Welch, and Betty Holbik of Fairfax, Susie Walsh and daughter, Ashley Walsh of Herndon. The United Methodist Women met recently with Mrs. Louise McCullock. The program was led by Artis East. Others present were Candy Lamma, Mary Frances Bywaters, Barbara Jenkins, Alice Pullen, Mary Curtis, Mabel Lillard, Goynelle Russell, and Thelma Crane. Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. Barbara Gentry were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris of Dyke, Va. Mrs. Irene Hamilton returned to her home at High Point, N.C. on Sunday after spending a week with her mother, Mrs. Alice Brady. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship services at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. The pastor the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public to attend. Mrs. Alice Pullen was a Sunday visitor or her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Whitmer at Front Royal. Sunday evening visitors By POLLY AYLOR ; 987-8136 T of Mrs. Pullen were Mary Frances Bywaters, Matthew, Angela ad Joshua By waters. . Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard were Mark-and Diane Graves, Edith Graves'and Wayne Graves. Easter Sunrise service will’be held1 at the Flint Hill United Methodist Church at 6:30 a.m. Qn Sunday, April 7. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb will deliver the message. Following the service, breakfast will be served at the fire hall. 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By Hebrew count that would be from Noon until three o’clock. These hours on Good Friday are still widely observed as a time of solemn devotion. Though no shadow fell on Calvary during those three tragic hours, the shadow of Christ’s Cross has ever since fallen hauntingly across the pages of time...the globes of human culture. Can the shadow of a political execution in a Roman province centuries ago have impact on modern man in the space age? No! Not the shadow - that is absorbed in the dark of man’s suffering and tragedy. It is the Light that men see and believe in. The Light that penetrates all gloom. The Light that radiates from God and makes the years of His Son’s ministry on earth the brightest years of History...gleaming with hope and promise and faith for every generation. Scriptures Selected by The American Bible Society Qopyright \9t*6 Ketstcr WiUutms Newspaper Services P O Box 8005 Charlottesville. 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I # af i-! Nelson Burner ISI. Burner .Honored By Ruritans . By: MARY PRIEST Rappahannock News Contributing Writer , In a ceremony Thursday evening, '‘March 21 Nelson Burner was presented the “Citizen of the Year” award by , the Amissville Ruritan Club. t _ Mr. Bumers’s daughter Faye, sonin-law, Mike Davis and grandson, ' Corey traveled here for the ceremony. Mr. Burner recently semi-retired “frbm his barber shop. Prior to retiring, his day off was spent helping others ) with medical problems or other needs. ' He is always ready to drive anyone to Charlottesville, Fairfax, Richmond or anywhere else for medical treatment. ■Many times he has gone into a hospital, nursing home, jail, or an individual's home to cut hair at no charge, v*;Mr. Burner didn’t wait until retirement to help others. He has r always helped in his church, contin| ueg to help the Ruritan Club and he [ hetp'ed in the fire department carni; vate. • He continues to help in the com> munity and he and wife Jean are good ! neighbors to all. Before Christmas, he ! helped the churches and Ruritan Club i distribute food, fruit baskets, and : flowers in the community. J Mr. Burner is presently a deacon J and trustee in the Amissville Baptist Church. He also chairs the Cemetery Committee. He is an excellent leader. tHe has been chairman of Sunday School picnics and Men’s Breakfasts number of times. He was Superintendent of Sunday School for j,8,number of years. Ordering Sunday School materials and insuring all glasses have teachers are awesome i responsibilities. Being a good business manager, Mr. Burner carefully considers the . uses of church and other organization , fUnds to assure that all funds are property spent and used to the best advanj'.tege. "When the new home of Mr. and -Mrs. Booten Priest was being built following fire, Mr. Burner helped draw up the building plans and assisted in construction as time permitted. Mr. Burner has close family ties. rWhen his father’s home suffered ►damage in the Nelson county flood in 11969, Mr. Burner went there and ►brought his father out of the devastated area as soon as he was allowed to • enter the flood area. • He calls to check on the health Jand well-being of family members on | a regular basis. Recently, he drove a {brother who has been quite ill on a {day trip of over 300 miles to remiJnisce about the places they had £ known and remembered from their '■early years. e He has helped his widowed sister Sto raise her children. Mr. and Mrs. « Burner also helped to raise two young • girls of another young widow. » i... juoi Subscribe to the i Rappahannock News. Call 675-3338 j Estate Auction - #3 Maryland Ave., Hamilton, Va. ! April 6, 1996 C 10:00 a.m. Personal Property : 1:00 p.m. Real Estate 1 Directions: FYom Leesburg By-Pass to okf Route 7 to Hamilton, Right on Laycock Street House Is on Left at the comer of Laycock Street and Maryland Ave. j( Livable Fixer-Upper on I ocr* lot in town. Personal Piupeity to Include: 10 It satellite dish w/hookups; Tools; Furniture; Glassware; Crocks; Old coins & much more. Call for detailed listing. Terms on the Real Estate: 5% Down to successful bidder day of sale wy30-day closing. All Property to be sold "As Is, Vthere Is" without warranty expressed or Implied. 2% Broker Participation (must be registered before sale day with the Auctioneer). To view, preregister or for details (MO) 341-1919. Auctioneer: Troy E. GrflhflITI VclLIc. 1954 Lunch Served Not Responsible for Accidents Announcements day qf sale take precedence over printed material. Frazier Family Has Catherine Mrs. Patricia M. Knick and her son, Daniel of Mechanicsville, Md. and her cousin, Mrs. Edna F. Denin of Edgewater Md. were weekend guests of her aunt, Mrs. Alvin Atkins in Sperryville and on Sunday gathered with other family members for lunch at Golden Corral in Culpeper. In addition to those mentioned, others present were Mr. and Mrs. Holtzman Frazier of Fredericksburg, Mr. and Mrs. Clearance E. Frazier and Chrissy of Woodbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier, Michele, Michael and Christopher of Turkey Ridge Road, Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer of Castleton Ford Road and Jackie Rutherford of Culpeper. This was also a time of birthday rememberances namely Edna Denin, March 2, Shelvy Frazier, March 10, Marie Atkins on March 1.2, Jennifer peregory, March 14 and Holtzman Frazier on March 20. A good time was enjoyed by all. Our community was deeply saddened by the passing on March 15 of Mrs. Catherine Cubbage, wife of Owen cubbage of Richmond Road, Castleton, and we offer to the family our greatest heartfelt sympathy. Michael S. Frazier was a Thursday afternoon caller of his aunt, Mrs. Alvin Atkins in Sperryville. Joseph Peregory along with five other Cub Scouts crossed over to Boy Scouts during the Pack 123 Ceremony held at Rappahannock Park Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier of | By MARIE F. ATKINS & i;\ 987-8802 Castleo'n Ford Road were Saturday afternoon guests of Mr, and Mrs. Marvin Burke in Rochelle. Mrs. Robin Grigsby and Mrs. Janet Peregory were shoppers in Fredericksburg on Friday. Belated birthday wishes go out to my cousin, pauline Kelchner for March 18, my brother, Holtzman Frazier, March 20 and Kevin Grigsby on March 25. Miss Amanda Sims spent the weekend with her grandmother, Mrs. Hazel Hawkins. Congratulations to Allison Baker who made the A/B Honor Roll for the second grading period at St. Luke’s School where she is an eighth grader. Maria Grahn received recognition last week in the Friends and Neighbors Column she lives in Griffinsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holterman, Boston-Reva Way were guests last Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Cunningham in Jeffersonston. Mt. View General Store, down Grigginsburg Way, co-owned by Steve Harding and Nancy Duszak is open and ready to serve the community- tyMr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer of Castleton Ford Road were in Front Royal Sunday evening visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory and Mrs. Lucille Peregory. Mr. Peregory is recuperating from back surgery. Richard, Baker, Navy Selaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Baker, Reva Route has returned back to his station in Italy after serving for two months in the Adriatic Sea Near Bosnia. He was traveling on the USS La Salle with the Sixth Fleet. He joined the Navy in 1992. In other service news Navy Petty Officer, 3rd Class Christopher Arthur has completed a six month deployment to the Adriatic Sea Near Bosnia and to the Perisan Gulf. He has returned to Norfolk. In his deployment he traveled aboard the USS America, aircraft carrier. Arthur is the son of Kay Bare of Castleton. Swimming lessons are being offered at Lakeside Swim Club and the first session began on Monday, and lessons are for all. Call Mr. Watson Hypes at 547-2485 for more information. Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby, Crissy, Kevin and Jason and Mr, and Mrs. Joe Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer attend a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg in Culpeper on March 17 in honor of the , birthday of their sons, Matthew and Mark. 4-H Junior Gardeners Enjoy Trip By HELEN SMITH Extension Agent, Home Economics Seven members of the 4-H Junior Garden Club took a field trip on Feb. 27 to Amissville Nursery to visit Mr. Paul Payne and learn about his greenhouse. He explained that his greenhouses are covered with two layers of plastic with six inches of air in between for insulation. They have a long heating duct down the center with a fan at one end that blows hot air into the greenhouse. He maintains a nighttime temperature of 65 degrees and approximately 75 degrees during the daytime. Mr. Payne showed them the sprinkling system which he uses to water and fertilize his plants and the potting tables where he and his staff transplant the small plants into larger pots. This month he was growing Easter lillies and lots of ferns and hanging baskets for spring". He had started cabbage, green peppers, bro■ colli and said he would be planting more vegetables in the next few weeks. Mr. Payne showed the group a shipment of 30,000 impatiens that he had just received. They were tiny, approximately 1-inch plants which will all be replanted into pots and grown for sale. The 4-H Junior Garden Club meets on the 4th Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 4H Leader Carolyn Emerick, 675-3.575 or the Extension Office, 675-3619. Rappahannock News gift subscriptions are enjoyed 52 weeks a year! r— - — ■■■■ ■ ..._.... -WEDDING stationery Beautiful Wedding Stationery INVITATIONS announcements NAPKINS • BRIDAL BOOKS ACCESSORIES 1 Stop by our office on Main Street, Washington, VA and we can help you plan your entire wedding. 3&appaf)annotk Jletoa 675-3338 Upcoming Events Microcomputing Class Scheduled There will be adult education class held at the Rappahannock County High School on Tuesdays April 2 through May 28. Class time is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students will leam word processing, database, and spreadsheet using Microsoft Works on Macintosh computers. No typing skills necessary. Total cost for the class is $30. Due to the limited number of available computers, class size is limited to 16 students. Call Jeanie Dwyer at 987-8773 to register. Shooting Matches Planned Spring Shooting Matches will be held on Saturdays thru April 27 at the Castleton Community Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. The first round starts at 1 p.m., 12 gauge only, no sleeves or scopes. All guns will be checked. Prizes will include various meats and money. Coffee and soft drinks will be available. For shooting match information call J. Woodward at 937-3076. Rummage Sale Scheduled A rummage sale to benefit the Spring Mountain Waldorf School will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31. There will be a special sale on Sunday. The sale will be held at the Washington Fire Hall, right off U.S. 211 in Washington, For more information call 364-9639 or 675-1458. Hike to Little Devil's Stairs On Saturday, April 6 the Ragged Mountain Resource Center will be conducting a hike to the Little Devil’s Stairs area of the Shenandoah National Park. Interested participants may meet at Mountainside Market on Rt. 211 West of Sperryville from 9:45-10 a.m. or at the parking area at the end of Rt. 614 at 10:15. Return time should be between 3-4 p.m. Participants should bring layered clothing according to the weather of the day, and food for themselves. For more information, call Hunt Harris at 675-1879. Donations are welcomed. Loan Closet To Meet The Rappahannock Loan Closet will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 in the meeting room at the Rappahannock Library. Members and any interested persons are encouraged to attend. Story Hour Underway The Rappahannock County Library story hour for pre-school children, ages 2 to 5, is underway and will continue 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays through May. Easter Breakfast, Bunny, Hunt Set An Easter breakfast will be held at the Washington Volunteer Fife Department from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 6. ' The menu will consist of pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, sausage gravy, fried or baked apples, hash browns, biscuits, juice and coffee. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. The Easter bunny will arrive Shortly after the breakfast begins. An Easter egg hunt will also be held. The eggs will be provided and children need only to bring their basket. Your support will be greatly appreciated,” said an organizer. Red Cross Class To Be Held The Culpeper Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold the following class at the office located at 117 South Main Street: Infant and Child CPR from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13. Please call 825-8611 to register. Annual Fund Raiser Planned Fauquier/Rappahannock Chapter of the Red Cross annual fund-raiser yard sale and grand auction, will be held on Saturday, April 6. Now. accepting donations of new, or nearly-new clothing, especially baby clothes; working appliances; tools; recreation and farm equipment; decorations and art work. Local merchants are being asked to donate auctionable goods and services. Donations will be received at Red Cross Office, 53 South Street, Warrenton or call 349-2516. Survivors Group To Meet The Love and Laughter Cancer Survivors Group will have a meeting at 1: 30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 at the Flint Hill Fire Hall, For additional information call Esther at 675-3252. Breakfast Planned The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor an all-youcan eat breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. on April 14 at the Chester Gap Fire House. The cost is $5 for persons 10 and over. Chicken Dinner Planned A chicken dinner will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 at the Amissville fire hall. Prices are $6 for adults; $4 for children 12 and under and children under the age of four will eat free. The dinner includes chicken with all the trimmings, beverage, rolls and homemade desserts. Aerobic Classes To Begin A new aerobic class session will begin April 1. Classes includes 20 to 30 minutes of aerobic workout, free weights, floor work and stretching. For more information call Beth Levick, 675-3108. Education Support Group To Meet The April meeting of the First Thursday Education Support group has been scheduled fro 7 p.m. on April 4 at the County Extension Office. The School Budget Process will be the focus of the meeting and speaker Ron Makela, Jackson District representative on the School Board, will give us an update on the budget process. Bake Sale To Benefit League An Easter bake sale to benefit Piedmont Feline Rescue League will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, April 6 at the Rappahannock Farmers Co-op. “Enjoy delicious home baked goods and support a good cause,” said an organizer. Spring Event Scheduled The Washington Baptist Church Spring Event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. Events will include a silent auction plant sale, bake goods. Grandma’s Attic, and lots of good food and drinks. Miss Rappahannock Pageant Set Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad will sponsor their annual Miss Rappahannock pageant at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at Rappahannock Elementary School. Rehearsal for the pageant is at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16. Female residents of Rappahannock County between the ages of 2-19 are eligible to participate in the pageant. Male residents of Rappahannock between the ages of 2-6 are eligible to participate.

Tasty Milkshakes for Nutrition Month By HELEN SMITH EitniiM Agent, Home Economic* ( Since March is Nutrition Month, the three 4-H Cloverbud clubs are having a nutrition and cooking lesson at their club meetings this month. The 4-H Cloverbud clubs are for children ages 6 to 8, so you need to pretend like you’re 6 to 8 year old when you read this week’s column. The objectives of this month’s 4H lesson are to leant about the nutritional value of milk and foods made from milk, to learn to safely use a blender, and to prepare some yummy milkshakes. These are not the ordinary recipes for chocolate or vanilla milkshakes, but I looked through several of my children’s cook-books plus recipes from the Dairy Council to find some exotic, but tasty recipes. They passed the taste test with the 4-H Cloverbuds, so I hope you’ll enjoy making them with your children or grandchildren. How To Use A Blender You do not need to shake a cow up and down to make a milk shake. There is an easier way use a blender! Blenders make great drinks, but they can be a little scary to use, and you should have a grown-up helper by your side. Follow these simple steps: • Be sure that the blender is unplugged while you are getting ready. • Pour liquids into the blender first. Most blender containers are like big measuring cups with measurement marks along the side. • Be sure the cover is on tight before you plug in the blender and turn it on. While the blender is blending, do not take off the cover or else you milk shake will spray all over the kitchen. • If you need to Scrape the sides of the container, turn off and unplug HOME ECONOMICS the blender so the rubber scraper will not get chewed by the blades. • When you are all done, wash the container, but let your grown-up helper do the blade part because it is very sharp. Peachy-Keen Cooler 1 (16-ounce) can sliced peaches, undrained, chilled 1 (8-ounce) carton peach yogurt 1/4 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract 1 cup milk 1. Using can opener, open can of peaches. Place peaches with liquid in blender container. 2. Add yogurt to peaches, using rubber scraper to get yogurt out of carton. 3. Measure and add vanilla and milk. 4. Place over on blender. Blend at medium speed until the mixture is smooth and bubbly, about 1 minute. 5. Pour into glasses. Serye right away. Servings: 4 (1 cup) Use any of the following combinations of canned fruit and yogurt: • Apricot halves and apricot yogurt • Pitted dark sweet cherries and black cherry yogurt • Blueberries and blueberry yogurt Chocolate-Peanut-Banana Swirl 1 medium banana 1 cup milk 1 cup chocolate ice cream 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter • Cut the banana into 1-inch pieces. Wrap pieces in foil and freeze. • Unwrap the banana pieces. In a blender container combine banana, milk, chocolate ice cream, and peanut. butter. Cover and blend till smooth. Makes 3 jounce) servings. Mint-Chocolate Moo 1 pint chocolate ice cream 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract • In a blender container combine the chocolate ice cream, milk, vanilla, apd peppermint extract. Cover the blender container; blend till the mixture is smooth. Makes 4 (6-ounce) servings. Cow in the Apple Orchard 1 3/4 cup milk 1/2 of a 6-ounce can (1/3 cup) frozen apple juice concentrate , 1 cup vanilla ice cream 1 /2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • In a blender container combine milk and apple juice concentrate. Cover and blend till well mixed. • Add vanilla ice cream and cinnamon; cover and blend till smooth. Makes 5 (6-ounce) servings. Purple Passion Shake 1 cup grape juice 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt 2 ice cubes 1 tablespoon lemon juice Handful of blackberries, fresh or frozen (optional) Place the grape juice, yogurt, lemon juice, blackberries, and ice cubes in' a blender and puree until smooth (it’s okay if the ice is still in small pieces). Orange Dream Shake Makes about 5 1/2 cups You will need: ice cream scoop, serving glasses, liquid measuring cup and electric blender. Ingredients? 1 can (6-ounce) frozen orange juice concentrate, partially thawed 3 large scoops vanilla ice cream 3 cups cold milk 1. Spoon or pour orange juice concentrate into blender container. 2. Put scoops of. ice cream in blender. 3. Pour milk over ice cream. 4. Put top on blender. Hold top with hand. 5. Press BLEND button and let mix until smooth and frothy. > 6. Carefully pour into glasses. Serve immediately. (For a changet Substitute frozen limeade concentrate for orange juice concentrate.) Pink Cow 1 serving Ingredients: 2 large scoops orange sherbet 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup cold cranberry juice 1. Put scoops of sherbet in blender container. 2. Put lemon juice in blender container. 3. Pour in cranberry juice. 4. Put top on blender. Hold top with hand. 5. Press BLEND button and let mix just until smooth and frothy. 6. Carefully pour into glasses. Serve immediately. Recipe Deadline Approaches for National Beef Cook-Off What’s fast, flavorful and worth up to $25,000 and a kitchen full of appliances? The winning recipe for the next National Beef Cook-Off. Although the contest will not be held until September 1997, the deadline for entries — June 1, 1996 — is fastapproaching. Amateur cooks have a chance to win more than $50,000 in cash and Frigidaire appliances at the 1997 National Beef Cook-Off in Tampa, Fla., Sept. 18-20, 1997. The Grand Prize “Best of Beef’ winner will take home $25,000 and a complete suite of matching Frigidaire Gallery Professional Series appliances, including a commercial-style refrigerator, range and dishwater. Second prize is $10,000 and a Frigidaire Gallery Professional Series range, and third prize is $5,000 and a Frigidaire Gallery range. Two honor- 1 able mention winners will take home"1 $2,500 in prize money and a Frigidaire microwave oven. Successful recipes are easy-toprepare, flavorful main dishes that show off the versatility of beef. 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To receive the complete contest rules and the Grand Prize winning recipe from the 1995 competition, call 1-800-848-9088, or send a selfaddressed, stamped envelope to:k “National Beef Cook-Off Rules,” 444 N. Michigan Avenue, Dept. EA, Chicago, III., 60611. The 'Rappahannock Extension Office also has a copy. Recipe entries should be sent to „ “National Beef Cook-Off Entries,” P.O. Box 3240, Dept. EA, Chicago, Illinois 60654. Entries must be postmarked no late than June 1, 1996, and received by June 7, 1996. Recipes can also be sent- by e-mail to: " BeefCkOff@aol.com no late than 11:59 p.m. CT on June 1, 1996. The National Beef Cook-Off is sponsored by the American National Cattle Women, Inc, (ANCW), in cooperation with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). George Pullen, Lombardy Restaurant in AmissVille, center, was one of 67 managers in the food service business who completed the food sanitation class which was conducted in Planning District 9 this winer and received his certification. Pictured with him are Helen W. Smith, Extension Agent* Virginia Cooperative Extension, left, and Wallace Graham, Environmental Health Specialist, Virginia Department of Health, right. Pullen Completes Course By HELEN W. SMITH Extension Agent, Home Economics Virginia Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, recently conducted two certification courses for food service personnel entitled “Applied Food Service Sanitation.” The 16-hour management course was developed by the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. ■ At the conclusion of the course, participants took a one-hour certification exam. Through this course, the participants learned about contamination and foodbome illness, purchasing and receiving safe food, and food storage practices. They learned about training staff in safe food pfeparation and serving practices and about organiz ing a cleaning program. Pest control, accident prevention, sanitation standards, and safety regulation rounded out the course. In recognizing the key role that adequate food service employee knowledge plays in establishing safe food service managers and personnel to voluntarily seek training and certification in safe food handling. The classes of 67 food service workers met on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Culpeper and Fauquier Counties Jan. 16-Feb. 14. _ Certified instructors for the course included Planning District 9 Family Consumer Sciences Extension Agents and health department food sanitarians and staff. : - George Pullen of Lombardy Restaurant in Amissville completed the course. • Public School Lunch Menu RCES 0 Monday, April 1: Breakfast: hot cakes/syrup or cefeal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Tuesday, April 2: sausage biscuit or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, April 3: h6t cinnamon toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, April 4: Enjglish muffin/jelly or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, April 5: Good Friday Holiday!!! Monday, April 1: Lunch: hamburger on bun with lettuce and tomato, french fries and choice of fruit. Tuesday, April 2: chicken nuggets/biscuit, macaroni and cheese, green beans or carrots and fresh fruit. Wednesday, April 3: cheese pizza, buttered peas and hot cherry turnover. Thursday, April 4: fried chicken or baked ham, mashed potatoes, hot roll/butter, fruit and bunny cupcake. Friday, April 5: Good Friday Holiday!!! RCHS Monday, April 1: chicken nuggets/roll, macaroni and cheese, Just Add Hands Groves Hardware offers all the elements you need to build your home • Andersen® Windows & Doors (stocking dealer) • Benchmark® Door Units • Yorktowne® Cabinets Cinder Blocks and Brick • Cement, BrickLok and Sand • Framing Lumber • Treated Lumber • Plywood • Trusses (Roof and Floor Trusses) • Roofing Shingles • Siding (Vinyl, Hardboard, and Cedar) • Sheetrock (USG) • Moulding • Interior Door Units See Bill Or Paul In Sales John & Stuart For Deliveries “Offering a complete line of building supplies at competitive prices for over 39 years.” GROVES HARDWARE 202 East Main Street, Remington, Virginia (540) 439-3225 buttered peas and chilled fruit or french bread pizza, french fries and fruit. 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Amissville Fire Department To Host Chicken Dinner Sat. 'Support Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company this Saturday evening, March 30, by attending their fried chicken dinner. Dinner will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Cost is $6 adults; $4 children; free for children under 4. For more details call Sandi, 937-4218 or Paul 937-4954. Amissville Baptist pastor Rev. Tom Everett invites everyone to .attend their Easter Cantata at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 31. The evening service will be held at 6 p.m. with study of “Amos.” • The Amissville Homemakers will meet at Amissville Baptist at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 1. Bring a small photo to make refrigerator magnets. Amissville United Methodist ' invites the children of the community to enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. Mrs. Margaretta Hess was taken to the emergency room on Saturday but is feeling better now. Amissville Baptist invites everyone to join them for Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 7 on Red Oak Mountain. Note, there will be no breakfast at Forest Grove Baptist Church, as has been the custom for many, many years. Special thanks to everyone at Forest Grove Baptist Church for preparing breakfast following sunrise service for many, many years. Congratulations to Mr. Nelson Burner upon receiving the “Citizen of the Year” award last Thursday, March 21 at the Amissville Ruritan’s monthly meeting. Happy belated birthday to Mrs. Margaret Settle who celebrated her day on Tuesday, March 26. Mr. Bill Segrest was awarded the “Ruritan of the Year” award. Mr. Segrest has been a ruritan for ten years. He was president for four years; one year as past president; secretary for three years; and one year as chairman of the Programs Committee. Following Thursday evening’s award ceremonies, the Ruritans enjoyed a very informative presentation by Rappahannock County Sheriff Gary Settle and DARE officer, Capt. Jeff Brown. * The W.C. Smiths enjoyed family visits Saturday by Teresa Jones and family and Mike Bums and family. Amissville Health and Fitness is pleased to announce that representatives from Hartland Institute of Health and Education’s Wellness Center will be briefing the group in the near future, topics will include Stress Management, Weight Management, Exercise, Disease Prevention and Stop-Smoking. Anyone desiring to join is welcome. Cost is $2 per month. During the month of April two teams will compete to see which one exercises the most during the month. For those desiring to participate ongoing recbrds are also kept of inches and pounds lost during month and most points for things such as weight lost, inches lost, water, exercise, trying new, lo-fat recipe, attending meeting, etc. Individuals maintain their own record, with weight being done privately. Scales are available at the church for those who need them. Next Tuesday begins a new month, leader Cathy Smith encourages you to join them from 11 a.m. to noon at the Amissville Methodist Church. Meetings are held each Tuesday. For more details call 9375024. Individuals should check with their physician as to their ideal weight," number of calories or fat grams for their needs, and amount of exercise. Members bring a piece of fruit for person losing most weight that week (which should be only a pound or two). If you were unable to attend Hartland’s recent “Stop-Smoking” class, another one is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 7-11. Cost is $35. To sign up call Chris Blood at 672-3100. Thanks for calling or leaving news at Hackley’s Store by 5 p.m. Sundays. Culpeper Musicians Society Performance Set Barbershop Harmony, Bluegrass, Country, Folk and Gospel music will all be heard Saturday evening, March 30 as the local musicians once again play for the “Home Crowd” at the Downtown Cafe. The Downtown Cafe, located at 128 East Davis Street in Culpeper, will serve dinner for those who wish to come down early from 6 to 8 p.m. When the music begins at 8 p.m., snacks, desserts and beverages will be served. Reservations are recommended, if you wish to have dinner, call 825-4264. Bill Collin of Madison will start the evening with a vocal and guitar r set of folk music, “The Great Escape”, one of the quartets with the Blue Ridge Barbershoppers will also perform. The group includes Glenn Williamson, baritone; Bill Green, bass; Duane Williamson, tenor and Jqhn Sieber, lead, the Blue Ridge Barbershoppers are members of the Fauquier County Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. To round out the evening, a group of vocalists and string playing musicians have teamed up to play. Come as you are (casual or dress wear) for an evening out with friends and family, after dinner, after a movie or to meet new friends who like to hear live music in a coffeehouse setting. The pFace is provided by the Downtown Cafe, but the musicians are paid for their performances by the donations of the audience of $3 per person. The Culpeper musicians Society is a non-profit group of musicians and supporters who wish to promote a variety of live music for and from the Culpeper Area. For further information call The Bookworm at 829-6209. | Call the Rappahannock News at 675*3338 with your suggestions for stories or photos. r~;--—— —: -7-rrr—. ..'—-——- - CHILD HEALTH ASSOCIATES AND - THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA are pleased to announce the newly formed Pediatric Specialty Clinics of Warrenton A COOPERATIVE EFFORT Cardiology available in Warrenton at scheduled times beginning April 2, 1996 ^ University of Virginia patients are invited to continue their care at this location. ■$ Drs. Howard Gutgesell, Karen Rheuban, Nancy McDaniel, Paul Matheme, Martha Carpenter and Alien Everett Safe S':.-1-. iS''.. Contact Your Primary Care Physician For A Referral For an appointment, call: -UVA Pediatric Specialty Clinics -540-341-0456 - ^ Or. Margaret Jeffries Located at: Child Health Associates 528 Waterloo Street Wcstview Professional Building Warrenton, Virginia w W' Obituaries j; /’v -p/'S$jh' '’TM&Sp, ’ ■ -x. : ' Vi U-,W ' ■MUM John Woodard John Robert (Billy) Woodard, 64, of Culpeper, died on Sunday, March 17 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. A native of Culpeper County, he was the son of the late Hezekiah R. and Mary Smith Woodard. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a lineman for Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. He is survived by two sons, John Hamilton Woodard of Winchester and Dr. Brooks Woodard of Baltimore, Md. and a daughter, Bonnie Holt of Richmond. He is also survived by a sister, Margaret W. Dale of Charlotte, N.C. and two grandchildren.' He was preceded in death by a son and two brothers.. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 22 at Geest Funeral Home in Culpeper with the Rev. William Smith officiating. Interment was held at Culpeper , National Cemetery. Frank O'Neil Frank J. O’Neil, 82, of Chairton, Pa., brother of Edna O’Neil Perry of Washington died on Sunday, March! 17 in Chairton Hospital. He retired in 1976 after 35 years of service as a craneman for Mesta Machine Company, West Homestead, Pa. Born in West Mifflin, Pa. on March 7, 1914, he was the son of the late Frank H. and Mary Woodlock O’Neil. Besides his sister, Edna, he is survived by his wife, Lorraine; two sons and one daughter. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, March 20 at Richland Cemetery in Dravosburg, Pa. with the Rev. Frank A. Rocco officiating. Finny Funeral Home in Pennsylvania was in charge of the arrangements. Col. John Carney Lt. Col. John “Jack” G. Carney, Jr., died Friday, March 22 in Atlantic Beach, Florida. He was 75 years old. Bom in Erie, Pennsylvania, Col. Carney attended the University of Pennsylvania, but left to serve in the Army during World War II. He was initially stationed at the Front Royal Remount Depot in Virginia where he First fell in love both with Rappahannock County and Frances “Tiny” J. Williams, later to be his wife of 50 years. Serving first in India with Mars Task Force, his unit,'attached to Merrill’s Marauders, rode mules 1,200 miles into Burma and on to China. When the war ended, Jack was' assigned to’ the last • advanced horse cavalry class at Fort Riley, Kansas. He and Tiny were married in June of 1946. Col. Carney made the Army a career, serving First with the 4th Constabulary in Linz, Austria and then with the First Cavalry Division during the war in Korea. After a year in Hokkaido, Japan, he was assigned \ to the Central Intelligence Agency in Europe. After returning stateside with Tiny and their three sons, Crickey, Jeb and Champ, he served as military advisor to the California National Guard. After 20 years of service, He retired and moved his family to Rappahannock County. A gifted horseman, he hunted with the Rappahannock Hunt and raised hunters. He served as chairman of the Rappahannock Electoral Board and Was active in county politics. When his children were grown, he and Tiny decided to embark on a new life, leaving Rappahannock for the Caribbean and life aboard their sloop “The Saucy Jack”, sailing between Puerto Rico and St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. In 1995, Jack and Tiny moved to Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach where they finally settled in after their last of 27 moves. He is survived by his wife, three sons and six grandsons. Graveside services with military honors will be performed at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 29 at the Culpeper National Cemetery, the Rev. Jennings Hobson of Trinity Episcopal Church presiding. Family and friends will assemble at Culpeper National Cemetery at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 29. Clore Funeral Home in Culpeper is in charge of the arrangements. The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME "The Home of Thoughtful Service" 825-2361 *1-800-924-1266 CEMETERY MEMORIALS Geest Funeral Home, Inc. 405 Sperryville Pike Culpeper, Virginia 540-825-0395 L A. Wayne English & John Noon Western, Funeral Directors Christopher C. Geest, Consultant 540-675-3338 Only $4.60 per week for a 1 inch space BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. ,T See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs 540/825-0937 1418 Oranue Rd. , Culpeper Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7;30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CLEANING MAID SERVICE ResidentialCommercial Reasonable Prices Free Estimates 540-937-4247 or 540-937-5576 CONSTRUCTION TG. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, LLC. Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KREYLING CONSTRUCTION Top Quality Custom Homes Since 1975 540-987-3145 BILL CATO & CO. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION • Carpentry • Timber Framing • Cabinetmaking 540-937-3039 VA Class A Building. Plumbing, Electrical JENKINS FAMILY CONSTRUCTION Specializing in roofing, remodeling & additions Robert W. Jenkins, Jr. 540-987-9073 EARLY'S CARPET, INC. The one-Stop Shop for Complete Home Decorating Service (540) 937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 WE SPECIALIZE IN: 1. Floor Coverings Carpel - Vinyls - Tile • Hardwood 2. Window Treatments - Drapes - Valances ■ Louvers ■ Binds (Made in our Workroom) 3. Skpcovers and Re-Upholstery 4. Area Rugs - Remnants 5 Orientals _ Hwy. 211 Amiesvllte, VA, one mile from Poet Office J Residential Commercial Free Estimates & Delivery-Shop At Home Service DENTIST 1 W.N. Mayberry DDS Family Dentist Washington Office 540/675-3530 Thursdays & Saturdays by Appointment EXCAVATING LICENSED INSURED EXCAVATI NG AmissvilLe, Va. 800-379-9567 (540) 937-3619 Ponds Stone Riding Rings Clearing Roads/Drives Grading Site Work. Hauling FENCING FENCING Installer of Safe Fence High Tensile, Barb Wire, American Wire, Chain Link, Board and Electric, Split Rail Curtis Crawford Home: 540675-3943 Pager: 540-399-2688 Flint Hill, VA LAWN SERVICE CHAPMAN LAWK SERVICE For all your mowing and mulching needs - Residential & Commercial Call for your FREE ESTIMATE today (540) 635-8082 PAINTING ALMIGHTY & CO, Professional Painting Interior/Exterior Local References Call Carl Letsen 540-937-4520 PLUMBING ELECTRICAL PULLEWS Pumps & Watertieaters In-Stock Installation ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING Class A Certified New & Old Work Free Estimates on New Work 540-675-3249 PUMP installation EXPERT PUMP INSTALLATION ANE REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, VA 987-8555 STORAGE SPERRYVILLE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage Residential Commercial Reasonable Rates 540/987-8507 SPERRYVnxjE. VA PREPARATION H ft R BWQCK The Washington office will not be open this year. Prior clients files nave been transferred to our Warrenton office. 159 Moffett Ave. Wanenton, VA (540) 347-7517 PREPARATION Delta Accounting 937*7541 TYPING SERVICES TYPING SERVICES Available in Amissville Resumes, Letters, Term Papers, Flyers, Manuscripts, Reports, etc Call 540-937-5960. TV SALES & REPAIR GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE S RCAVideo Products Channel Master Antennas, Gl a RCA Sateiite Systems, Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool a Roper Appliances 312 North Main Street Madison 540-948-2200 WOODSTOVES WOODSTOVES The largest selection in VA. Sierra, Jotul, Waterford, Hearthstone & Pellet Stoves ACME STOVE CO. 1329 E. High Sreet CHARLOTTESVILLE 804/971-6777 PIEDMONT PRESS & GRAPHICS • Graphics Design & Fill Color • Full Service Printing & Binding • Brochures, Business Forms, Books, etc. Delivery to your home or business Orders taken at ftappatjannocfe jkto* 540/675-3338 ftappafjannocfe flttoil NEXT DEADLINE April 23

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Good through June 13, 1996. l)Q\T FORGET; FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, Your ads MAY BE CALLED IN UNTILL 6:00 PM MON. ■ FRI. SORRY.NO EMPLOYMENT OR MEETING PLACE ADS AFTER SPM PLEASE! Pistol Dueling ClubFormer Loudoun Reston Dueling Club. Founder has experience before moving here from abroad. Meets to be held in private woods near Middleburg. Must have own pistol or - revolver. Ammunition provided. No prior experience required. Write Box AW \ IMMi SOME OF TOUR ADS WILL (O.VIAIX THE NEW 540 AREA CODE 5 Business Opportunities Be Your Own Boss. Possible $2500 part-time - $8,000 full-time monthly processing insurance claims for healthcare providers. Software purchase required plus computer. Financing available. 1-800-722-7267. Dealership with National Maintenance Corp. Assured accounts in the local area. $600 weekly income guaranteed to start. $4,950.00 investment required. Call 800-8322290. HOME-BASED TRAVEL AGENCY P/T or FfT $495 Full training/ Support 703-569-4700 24 hours 7 Child Cue Wanted NANNY WANTED Loving Couple in “Wooaville, VA seeks FT, Live-in Nanny for our son due April 13. Our home is a large, warm, fully refurbished 100+ year old house in a beautiful setting. Experience with newborns preferred. Must drive. Call Clndl for details and compensation Information. (540) 987-9667 9 CbmputersSale/ Services Computer (or sale, dos/ windows installed, includes printer, moniter, keyboard, mouse, stand, & all supporting manuals. $600,540-675-3792.*' 16 Garage/Yard Sales Yard Sale; Saturday, 3/30, 8-2pm, 678 Zachary Taylor Hwy, across from Flint Hill Public House. Included, discontinued Discovery Toys. Products 25-50% off. Rain Date: 4/13. Garden Equip/ Produce Complete source for lawn care. Turf grass, fertilizer, lawn equipment. Everyone can shop coop.’Rappahannock Farmers Co-op. 987-8555. Auctions 2. Saturday, March 30,1996 10:00 a.m. - Rain or Shine CULPEPER AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES Rt. 29-2 miles South of Culpeper, Va. SELLING FARM EQUIPMENT - CARS TRUCKS - LAWN/GARDEN EQUIPMENT TOOLS - FURNITURE MISC. MERCHANDISE NOTE; No non-working appliances or worn-out tires. Terms: Cash Lunch Served COL. TOM W. REESE ^ Licensed Virginia Auctioneer #000031 Bonded and Insured 1205 8. Mam St., Culpeper, Va. . Phone (540) 825-2800 17 Garden Equip/ Produce Garden Tillers - Troy-Bilt rear-tine tillers, at low, direct from the factory prices. For Free catalog with prices, special Savings Now in effect, and Model Guide, call Toll Free 1800-535-6001, Dept. 12. Privacy Hedge • Liquidation Sale Cedar Arborvitae 3 1/2 foot - 4 foot Tree arborvitae (Evergreen). Regularly $29.95, Now $8.95 Delivered to your door. ,(10 tree minimum) Also, 2' Leeland Cyprus $6.95. ' Visa & Mastercard. Discount Tree Farm. Phone: 1-800-889-8239. Giveaways Firewood to cut, 3 acres mature trees, totally accessible, 5 minutes from Leesburg. 703-777-6247. 23 Horses for Sale Palomino/ QH, double registered gelding, 9 years old, 16H, bomb proof, very flashy, excellent field pleasure and trail horse “land has excellent show record. $4000/ best offer. 703-754-4222 after 7pm. Livestock 1} Fish Day U's Time For Stocking CHANNEL CATFISH, HYBRO BLUE GILL. Fathead minnows, Large Mouth Bass, Black Crapple and, Trpkxd Grass Cam (for Fond Weed Control) rhe Hybrid Blue Gil will reach a The Hybrid I weight oi 2 to 2.5 pounds. Delivery Will Be: TUESDAY, APRIL 16 Southern Statee COOP Front Royal (703)635-3118 Time: 12:00 -1:00 PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Southern Statee LURAY SERVCE - Luray (703) 743-6518 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 AM Aqua-Shade and Complete Line of Pond Equipment Avail. Call Your Local Store To Place Your Order or Call (501) 576-9501 Fish Wagon 7677 Hwy 163 • Harrisburg, Arkansas 82432 42 Misc. for Sale/ Rent Bahama Cruise: 5 days/ 4 nights. Under booked! Must sell! $279/ couple, limited tickets. 1-800935-9999 ext 2127. Monday-Saturday. 9:00am1u:00pm est. 42 Misc. foe Sale/ Rent Copies tor Sale: Refurbished copiers many brands and makes. Cufpeper (540) 825-6761. Military Retiree - Champus will pay the 25% allowed, plus 100% of all excess charges. For brochure, call. T-800-6272824 ext. 259. Privacy Hedge- Liquidation sale cedar, Arborvitae, 3 1/2-4 foot tree reg. $29.95- Now $8.95. Free delivery- guaranteed 12 tree minimum. Also available: Birch & Lilac. 1800-889-8238. . Store Fixtures - Richmond Warehouse - slotwell gridwall, gondolas, wood & glass shelving, showcases, manakins, garment racks, hangers, literature & countertop racks, signs, jewelry supplies, brackets. 800-9372232. Swimming Pool’s $887 Warehouse Clearance) Alt 1995 Model’s! Huge 31’x19’x4’. O.D. Pool’s come complete deck, fence ladders liner, filter, pump & motor. Financing and installation/ available. Call now 1-800447-7207. Tanning Beds - Wolff and Sunmaster. Factory Direct to Public. Eliminate middle man. Save hundreds. Money back guarantee. Home/ commercial. Easy payments. Free catalog. 1-800-8925015. Wolff Tanning Beds. Order direct from factory distribution center. Solid steel, full body tanning beds, financing available. Free Catalog. 1-800-5379113 (Callers inside 804 area code) 1-800-4470040 (Callers inside 540/703 area code). Wolff Tanning beds. Tan at home. Buy direct and save. Commercial/ Home units from $199.00 Low monthly payments free color catalog. Call today. 1-800-842-1305 Wolff Tanning -beds... Montego Bay. Home and Commercial Units. Factory direct. Financing available. 90 days same as cash. Units start as low as $109. 1-800-2474301. 1 Mi sc. Wanted I would Ilka to have a 40x40 garden tilled. If you would be interested in coming to my house with your tiller, please call Tammy at ' 347-4222, Mortday thru Friday, 8:00-4:00pm. (Flint Hill). Japanese Swords Any Size, Any Condition. I am a collector, not a dealer.. Top Cash Price. Free evaluation. Call Howard. 301-340-3330. Lost ft 41 Pound Rappahannock Animal Shelter P.O. Box 428 Washington, Virginia 22747 703-937-3283 Hours: Mon., Tut., Thurs., Fri&Sat. 8-12 noon Lost Animals * Hounds, red & white, one male named Poacher and one female. Fraction. They have tatoos, lost on Rt. 645, Amissville. * Sassy, 5-year old female Jack Russell, white with black spots, face is 1/2 white and 1/2 black, lost on Rt. 664 and 522, Huntly. * Smokey, 2-year old male Pekinese/Pom cross reddish with a black nose, lost on Eggbomsville Road, Rixeyville near Trailer Park. * Sam, 10 month old male Golden Retriever/ Lab cross, wearing a blue nyoncollar, lost in Jeffersonton. * Rebel, 2-1/2 year old male Jack Russell, white white with long legs, lost on Bessie Bell Mountain Road. • Shelter Located U.S. 211 onto 639 Amissville, Virginia 43 lDie. Wanted Needed “now”. 100 people who want to lose 5 to 30 lbs. in the next 30 days. Guaranteed. Only $35.00. For samples: 1800-636-8996 WANTED Horses, Ponies Cattle & Trailers All types. Cosh terms. ' Will pickup at farm. (410) 987-5642 47 Personals ADOPTION Caring couple wishing to give your baby loving home w/fulltime mom. Med/legal paid. PI. call Kathy & Peter 1-800-671-6566 Unique gift idea. We can remind you of those special occasions and dates forever. For more information call 24 hours. 1800-894-8396, code C14. 50 Pets MOUNTAIN VIEW DOG TRAINING Register NOW lor April Classes. | 540-937-2114 | 51 Rec. Equip/Boats & Accessories $4000.1986 Mercury 200 h.p. fresh water use, with or without low H20 pickup, high compress, heads, Boy sen 2 stage race reeds, Alum, flywheel or with stock flywheel. Call Doug (home) 703-327-3409 or (work) 703-777-1111. 52 Services Business J.W.Buckholtz Excavating Clearing Road Work Gravel, Culverts 540-635-9005 REO Distribution. Distribution, sort, segregate LTL delivery service to all Virginia locations. Warehousing: 1/2 million sq. ft. secure, dean, computerized inventory control. TL service (van-reefer) all USA (spedalize in Intrastate Virginia). P.O. Box 1063 Waynesboro, Vs. 22980. (540)-943-7738 Jennifer Wofle, Gen. MGR. EARLY’S CARPET, INC. Rt.2'11.1 mile west ol Post Office Amissville, VA. 540-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 55 Services Misc $$CASH$$ Immediate $$ for structured settlements, annuities, lottery payouts, insurance claims and mortgages. 1800-386-3582 JG Wentworth, the nations only direct purchaser. 1st and 2nd Mortgages Fast. Any Credit rating. No upfront fees. Easy payment plans. Great rates. Call Charles Toney at 804-282-0588 or 1800-827-8909. Crosstate Mortgage. Debt Consolidation! Cut monthly payments to 50%. Reduce or eliminate interest. 24 hour approval. Non-profit, licensed & bonded. 1-800522-4483 NACCS. Gardens Tilled: with troy horse tiller. Perennial garden work also, call Nina Moore 540-9878953. Need Cash? Receiving Payments? We’ll turn your annuity, mortgage, trust deed, tottery into immediate usuable Cash. Call for Free Info/ Best prices Now! 1-800-6592274 ext. 36. Services Personal Assisted Living. 24/hr. Licensed supervision for the elderly, from $900 monthly, all inclusive. Eleven VA locations. Since 1968. American Retirement Homes. 1800-999-6637. 61 Rentals Commercial Office Space: The Plains- on the comer of Routes 245 and 55 in the park. Small stone building with 2 rooms, 1/2 Bath, $375/mo. Call Lynn. James L. Wiley, II Real Estate 1-540-2537441. 63 Rentals House 2 cottages- 1 bedroom and 2 bedrooms, overlooking quiet, wooded valley. Small, cozy, decks, all appliances, carpeting. Immaculate. Private farm near Flint Hill. Pets allowed. May 1. $600 and $615, electric, references. 540-6753761. 2BR, 1.5BA Farm House tucked back on private farm. $975 month. Call AJera 1-540-687-6683, Armfield/ Miller & Ripley Real Estate. Gate Cottage, The Plains area. 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath cottage on private farm. No pets, $800. month. Call AJera 1-540687-6663, Armfield/ Miller & Ripley Real Estate. Rappahannock County, 2 bedrooms; 1 bath. Secluded, sundeck overlooking Thornton River. Central air/ heat, appliances, washer & dryer. No pets. $650/ month* security deposit/ references. 540-937-5147. 67 Rentals Vacation Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort : Spring from $55. daily $266 weekly. Centrally located. Indoor/ outdoor pools, whirlpools, saunas, atrium, tennis, playground, gamerooms. Sales: 2 bedroom $65,000. 800-238-1181 71 Real Estate For Sale Almost Heaven. Swiss Chalet 35 AC/ Stream$98,777. Own this private mtn. chalet w/50 mile views. Nestled amid rolling meadows, majestic hardwoods, stream & pond. A once in a lifetime opportunity. Low financing. Call owner now. 540-662-9216. Chesapeake Bay Absolute Liquidation. 3.69 AC. Waterfront $19,900. Beautiful VA waterfront & water access homesites on Bay's most prestine area. Private boat dock and pier. Call Today for Free Brochure & Land List. 800-775-4563, ext. 1100. Developer Closeout 1.21 AC $9,900. Save Thousands! Beautiful homesite in complete community in the historic Northern Neck of VA. Deeded access to private boat ramp & pier, swimming pool, tennis courts, clubhouse & more. Perfect for vacation or 2nd home. Call today, won’t last at this price. Excellent financing available. 800-775-4563, ext. 1104, Government Foreclosed Homes for pennies on $1. Delinquent Tax, Repo's, REO’s: Your area. Toll free 1-800-8989778 ext. H-5139 for current listings. Fee. Horse Lovers dream. .23+ AC .Riverfront $64,900. Beautiful rolling meadows, bordered by hardwoods & 1646' pristine mnt river frontage. Historic Winchester VA only 25 miles East. Financing. Call Owner 540-662-9216. Lake Gaston: VA/NC 350 miles shoreline. Over 49 waterfront lots. Free Lake Map, call/write Tanglewood Realty, 1-800338-8816, Box 116 Bracey, VA 23919. Land for Sale/ Rappahannock County, 21 + acres, '2 tracks, adjoining Shenandoah National Park. Septic approved. Springwater? 703-4506620 or 540-987-8272. NETHERS. 58.1-AC. estate quality parcel. Center aisle bam, 6 stalls, each w/elect. & water. Renovatable 2BR cottage. Mt. views, 2 streams, fencing, frontage. $250,000. Call Lisa Dyer / Agnes Shelton. 540-9234765. Jefferson Land & Realty, 540-948-5050. 73 ■Real Estate Lots/Acreage Lakeview Bargain! $19,900 Free Boat Slip! Beautifully wooded lot with free private boat Slip In spectacular waterfron' community abutting golf course. Paved roads, water, sewer, morel Excellent financing. Waterfront also available. Call now. 800-704-3154. timberlake Estates. Western Maryland 7.3 ac. $13,900 Minuses from Deep Creek Lake, New Germany and Savage River State ParksTl Awesome Mt. Views!! Vista Prop. 800-688-7693 “Amazing” River Lot $845 Down, $162 Month* Level 5.9 acres just a 5 minute walk to natures finest mountain river. Fish, swim, or match 'a mountain sunrise. Ready to build, camp or relax. ‘Price: $16,900, balance finance 15 years at 8.9% ARM, OAC. Call Owner 304-492-5429. 80 Legal Notices 1 Public Notice ' - ! APPROVAL OF A CATEGORICAL - . EXCLUSION FROM ANENVIRONMENTAL • : ASSESSMENT FOR A PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH THE * VIRGINIA REVOLVING LOAN FUND Public Notice No.: VRLE *•. NRO-CE001 • *First Publication Date: March 20,1996 The Department ] • fit. Environmental Quality has under conskferatled a request for a Categorical Exclusion from an Environmental Assessment for ' - ‘a wastewater protect proposed to be funded through the Virginia Revolving Loan Fund(VRLF). The applicant .is* the RappahannodC County Water and Sewer Authority. The proposed project consists of the installation of a flow surge basin at the Sperryvilie Sewage Treatment Plant. The purpose of the basin ip tq • control high flows occurring during rainfall events to improve treatment at the facility.. .■ The applicant feels that, the project meets the following exclusion - categories established Dy!' the Department: * •' (1) An upgrade in the* level of treatment of an* existing treatment worfts* on the site of the works. Documentation 1 ' supporting this request includes the VRLFapplication and - a letter request from the Rappahannock County On the basis of a review of the request and support documentation, the Department • of Environmental Quality proposes to approve thd request. Persons may comment in * writing to Department <jn ‘ the proposed approval of' the Categorical Exclusion within 30 days from thd first publication date. Comments shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer and shall contain a , complete, concise * statement of the factual'» basis for the comments. Only those comments * received within . this t period will be considered t by the DEQ. Following ' the comment period, the Department will make its determination regarding the approval. All comments should be address to: Mr. Don Wampler * ^ Department of *<*. Environmental Quality • * Office of Construction'* Assistance >1 P.O.Box 10009 '»■* Richmond, Virginia - M?an - * 3-20, 3-27-96. »i205io :* t tttr

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF ROUTE 1, BOX M3, AMtSSVILLE, VA 22002 In execution of a Deed ol Trust in the original principal amount of $130,000.00, with an annual interest rate of 9.675% from RICHARD BECKLEY AND BONADELE ELLIS dated MARCH 8.1991, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court tor the COUNTY OF RAPPAHANNOCK in Deed Book 185, PAGE 164, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will Drier for sale at public auction at the front of the Circuit Courthouse Building for the COUNTY OF RAPPAHANNOCK, located GAY STREET, FRONT STEPS OF COURTHOUSE on APRIL 18, 1996 AT 9:15 A.M., the property with Improvements to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND SUTUATE OFF VIRGINIA ROUTE 637, CONTAINING 7.3153 ACRES. MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF SURVEY PREPARED BY VH&D, INC., C.LS. DATED DECEMBER 23, 1988, RECORDED IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRIGNIA. and described in the above Deed of TrusL TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder's deposit of $13,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. Settlement within fifteen 1*5) days of sale, otherwise Trustees may forfeit deposit. Additional terms & be announced at sale. in type: CONV. Trustee’s File No. 95-25210V. PROFESSIONAL FORECLOSURE CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Substitute Trustees, C/O SHAPIRO & BURSON, 760 Lynnhaven Parkway, Syite 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 (804)431-8881. Publication Dates: MARCH 20 AND 27, 1996 *120187 Automobiles 1987 Ford Escort, runs very good, call 540-3473142, $500. Also, 4 brand new spoke rims, $100. Ask for James. 347-3142. ' Auto’s wantsdlll Import or domestic. No Junkers! Virginia and Maryland only. I come , to you!! Fast Cash! . Call anytime. " 301-593-3800. Ddnate Vehlchles - RVs - 'Boats - to Jewish Heritage for the Blind. Tax Deductible. Free Towing. Need not run. 1800-2-DONATE/ 1-800-. 236-6283. Oldsmobile 1988 Cutlass: 4 door, automatic, A/C, p/s, p/b, stereo cassette. Clean, one owner, highway miles, $2,750. Call (540) 347-4997 after 6pm. Seized Cars from $175. Porsches, Cadillacs, Chevy8, BMW's, Corvettes. Also Jeeps, 4WD’a. Your area. Toll free 1-800-898-9778 ext. A-5139 for current listings. Fee. Dodge 1991 Dakota LE. 4x4, V8, PW, PL, AT with overdrive, 8 ft lined bed with matching camper, tow hitch, new tires, excellent condition, 60,000 miles. $12,000. Call Dan (540) 743-4994. Fold 1988 F-150 4wd, 5epd, p/s, p/b, A/C, anvfm, cruise, post traction, very clean, new paint/tires, VA inspected, $7,500/obo. 540-9879049. Ford 1989 Bronco XLT. Excellent condition. Loaded. Call Kevin, 7774^48 leave message. CMC 1984 Full-size pick«■ 1*jon, 12 bolt rear. 350, with new cvtiuwior •niak*. headers, new alarm system. 700 RU auto transmission, V suspension and 3 body lift, 38.5" Super Swampera on 15x10 aluminum *£eele, new inspection, •II receipts available. $6,800. 703-779-7661. 87 Motorcycles Harley Wanted, any year FLH, 883, eoftail. Heritage, Springer, Rigkte, Trike; also parts. Excellent condition to basket case. Also Indian and An 88 Parts At Accessories SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used pans tor care and uucks Soma new parts Motors, hnsmisdcns and part* InsMed (if purchased hare). Over 2,000 cars and trucka at at times. We Buy and Sea running ears and truck*. Opan 7 days, Uon-Sat 84 Sunday 9-5 LocstJd Rt 229,3n»iipaat Culpspw Htfr School B>871 89 Recreational Vehicles Frsdsricksburg RVs March Madness blowout. Our 1993 Shasta Mini & 1993 Prowler Regal 5th wheel must go. All offers considered. North of Fredricksburg, US Rt. 1 (540) 659-5800. Automobiles 84 Jobijpdate 90 Employment Services $40,000/Year income potential. Home typists PC/ users. $40,000/ year Income potential. Toll free 1-800-898-9778 ext T5139 for listings. Fee. 35,000/ Year Income potential. Reading books. Ton free 1-800-898-9778 ext R-5139 for detaHs. Fee. 91 Help Wanted $$AVON$$ Potential $200-$2000 per month. Sell where & when you like, its not just door to door anymore. Medical/other insurance available. 1-800-288-6311. Ind. Rep. $40,(XWYr. INCOME potential. Home Typists/PC users. Toll Free 1800-898-9778. Ext T-4600 for listings. AAA Opportunity OTR drivers. A career company. A 1 equipment. A place to calf home must be at least 25 with good MVR. Call Mike Sides Challenger Motor Freight 1-800-756-3054 8a.m.5p.m. Act now? Be the judge. Decide if this isn't a sales persons dream? We think it is. 40K to 80K, as sales rep 75K to 150K as a manager. Imed. weekly income, call on business owners who have requested to see you. Qualified leads. Free training. No charge backs on advance. Management opportunities, wealth accumulation, stock ownership. For interview call 1-800-2261288 or fax resume to 804-472-9985. Area sales reps.- start your future with us. 50+ yr. old company. All leads provided. No cold calling or canvassing. Classroom plus field training. Must have professional appearance, a willingness to team our system of success, and dependable transportation. Call and schedule a personal one-on-one interview. Craftmatic Adjustable Beds 1-800-9992563 Jimmy Everhardt. BRICKLAYERS/ BRICK FOREMAN/ SUBCONTRACTORS NEEDED Must have valid work comp policy. To apply call: 703-368-0984 CARPENTERS & HELPERS WANTED For Custom Homes. Will accept partners/crews. Please call between 5&fipm: (540)347-7362 COOK Part Time. Experience necessary. Must be flexible. Bleu Rock Inn Washington, VA. 540-987-3190 Driver - want a great package? You got it) Experienced owner operators & inexperienced. See for yourself: tremendous pay, great benefits, late model equipment, generous bonus programs, tuition reimbursement. Burlington Motor Carriers 1-80O-JOINBMC. EOE. Drivers • Call Trism Transport for your career opportunity. $300 signon. Start $0.28/mile. Home often. 65-96 conventionals. 1yr. OTR & 6 months' flatbed experience. 1-600-845-5820. Drivers - new $30,000 career. Over 20 carriers hire our grads! Tractortrailer training 3 weeks or 8 weekends near Richmond. Job placement/financing. Shippers Choice of VA. 1-800927-0431. BEAT IT! Any Price! Any Payment! ■fiT' I *. *' T-, -■ iirr*-i* ■ iTi’ &.***.> 13 Owned * Operated by former Washington Redskin Drivers - OTR adds $1,000 sign-on bonus! Limited openings for experienced flatbed drivers. Assigned conventionals, benefits, 401k and more. Call today! 800-6463438, Ext. 1015 Owner Operators welcome! Drivers - singles/teams. O/O lease program. No money down. Must meet DOT requirement. Late model walk-in. Call Arctic Express 1-800-9270431. Drivers experienced or inexperienced - North American Van Lines currently has owner operator openings (single-op & double-op) in relocation services, nigh value products & blanket wrap divisions. Tuition-free training! Tractor purchase programs, no trailer maintenance expenses, pay for performance plans and much morel 1800-348-2147 Dept. A38. Drivers team* • Drive for a carrier that Knows what's important. Top teams earn $104,000+/year, excellent benefits.401 (k). $2,000 hiring bonus, all Freightliner Conventional. Solos welcomed. Call today: 1-800-4414394. Covenant Transport. Drivers: $36,000 + yearly, up to $.36/mi., be home every 9-12 days, free medical, dental, retirement, $1000 tarp, $500 safety bonus. Assigned tractors. Homady Truck Line 1-800-3437989. EARLY INTERVENTION GENERALIST #6065*01 Full-time position in Culpeper. Provide services to at-risk & developmental^ delayed children 0-2 yrs. & their families. Bachelor’s in related field preferred. Own transportation required. Hiring range: $17,589-$19,773. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 4/5/96, to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 S. Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/AA. Minorities are encouraged to apply. Male/Female Couple Needed to manage estate. Duties may indude cooking, cleaning, managing house and grounds, driving and personal affairs of professional couple. Must be professional in attire and manner with impeccable references. Must be bondable. Excellent compensation for the right individual. Send resume or letter of interest to: Opportunity, P.0. Box 510225, Riverton, VA 22651. Owner operators, company drivers. If you are concerned about the financial security in your present employment, then you need to check out Landstar/Poole. We have the opportunity you need. Call Gary Chapman 1-800-474-6230. r MANAGEMENT RETAIL Equestrian store in Chantilly, -VA. has immediate opening for self motivated, energetic, service oriented individual. Exper. desired in retail management, inventory ,& computer. Knowledge of horse/rider equipment a plus! Competitive in the work place; wage, salary & benefits commensurate w/talent & exper. Resume to: Nancy Taylor, 43717 John Mosby Hwy., Chantilly, Va. 22021. NO PHONE CALLS RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR ll/MR #6066-01 Temporary, full-time position to work in private home in Culpeper for 5 adults w/MR. Assoc, degree in, human services or equivalent exp. Requires knowledge of behavioral programming & skills w/consumers w/mental retardation. Morning, evening & weekend hrs. Salary: $9.91/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 4/5/96, to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 South Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/AA. SCREEN PRINTING CO. In Manassas looking for experienced manual screen printers to work on 1st and 2nd shifts. Contact Brenda: 703-368-6700 Ext. 124 VAN DRIVER #6025-03 On-call position available in Culpeper. Must possess good driving record and skills. Ability to interact with consumers from aging; mental health & mental retardation programs & to transport in agency vehicles. DMV record check is required. Position subject to drug & alcohol testing. Salary: $6.20/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 4/5/96 to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 South Main Street, Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/AA. SERVICE TECHNICIAN NEEDED APPLETON PLUMBING A HEATING Warrenton, VA. 540-347-0765 Service Tech to start immed. Work in Fauquier and surrounding counties. Top pay, health & dental insurance, holidays & vacation. We are a quality oriented company seeking top quality mechanics. Please call for an appointment. Coutmy-CooHm Businas is booming and we need dependable, hard-working people to serve the bat customers in town! All Positions Available WE OFFER: • Metl discount* • Flexible hours to fit your schedule • Part-time & full-time positions available • No lateniitfit hours Weekend hours available to fit your schedule We are a full-service, alcohol-free, family-style restaurant If this environment appeals to you, please apply at 623 Frost Avenue Warrenton 349*9120 HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE i Washington Residents Travel" j The youth of the Washington Baptist Church will hike to Mary’s Rock on Sunday, March 31 leaving the church at 1:30 p.m. Happy 50th wedding anniversary to Walden and Hazel Messener in Salt Lake City, Utah who will celebrate their day on Friday, April 5th. Mrs. Ann Simmons and her niece, Bobbie Jo Brown were Saturday shoppers in Warrertton. Our condolences to Lewis Butler and his family on the passing of his brother Charles Butler Sr. of Woodville. Congratulations to Mrs. Sarah C. Brown who won $200 worth of groceries at the Front Royal Food Lion Store. Rev. Lanny Horton, Director of Mission of the Shiloh Baptist Association was guest speaker at the Washington Baptist Church services on Sunday due to Rev. Phillip Bailey Spending the weekend at Eagle Eyrie along with Billy Welch, Mike Passiewx, Nancy Gallegos, Skip Giles and Sue Sabatini. Tuesday evening, March 19 Mrs. Peggy Jones .was pleasantly surprised with a birthday party at her home on Fodderstack Road. The party was hosted by Cherl Jordon of Flint Hill, Bonnie Williams of Chester Gap with By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 approximately 25 friends and relatives attending along with her daughter, Alicia and husband, Howard. Mrs. Jones received many nice gifts and an enjoyable evening was had by all. Mrs. Sarah Brown had major oral surgery in Culpeper on Friday. Saturday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Richie Eastham of Warrenton and Ennis Clark of Lebannon Church. Saturday guests of Mrs. Annie Hawkins were Mrs. Jeanetta Hawkins of Arlington, Mrs. Connie Snider and children, Blake and Samantha of Ashburn and Billy Hawkins of Stephens City. Mrs. Annie Hawkins spent Saturday night with her son, Roger Hawkins in Warrenton. Mrs. Mabel Burke of Woodville was a Sunday afternoon visitor of her mother, Mrs. Annie Hawkins. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mrs. Vergie Walters of Sterling and Mr. and Mrs. Cumberland Bennette of Gainesville. Donald Keyser of Alexandria visited his mother, Mrs. Addie Keyser on Sunday. Mrs. Frances Eubank is a patient in ICU in Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal. Mrs. Virginia Pennington and Mrs. Mary Updike are still patient at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. Our prayers are with all our sick for a speedy recovery. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Kindall of Charlottesville were dinner guests of Mrs. Mary Kindall, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker and daughters, Leslie and Raven. Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, Amanda and Stacey were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pullen and daughter, Christy of Culpeper. Happy birthday to Mrs. Mary Bailey-Smoot on Monday April 1 and Mrs. Janie Burke of Culpeper on Friday, April 5. Have a great week. Always speak the truth and you’ll never be concerned with your memory. Rappahannock Pageant Set The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad will sponsor their annual Miss Rappahannock pageant at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at Rappahannock Elementary School. Rehearsal (Or the pageant will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16. Female residents of Rappahannock County between the ages of 2-19 are eligible to participate in the pageant. Male residents of Rappahannock county between the ages of 2-6 are eligible to participate in Little Mr. Rappahannock. Special events include the sisters category and the Mother-Daughter category. Raffle tickets for various prizes are currently available from the members or may be purchased-on the evening of the pageant. For more information call Debbie at 987-3354 or Chris at 987-3127. Mrs. Shirley Kushner of Gaithersburg, Maryland was a Wednesday overnight guest of her mother, Mrs. Catherine Brown. On Thursday Mrs. Kushner and Mrs. Brown visited Mrs. Barbara Payne in Warrenton and then took Mrs. Payne out to dinner in celebration of her By CATHY PULLEN 987-8740 birthday. ' The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have worship service at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 31! Sunday School will be at 10 a.m. Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Mrs. Polly Aylor visited her sister, Mrs. Dorothy Lewis in Huntly on Sunday. Mrs. Thelma Jenkins and Angie were Sunday visitors of Richard Jenkins, Amy Wharton and Amanda in Culpeper. Mrs. T.M. Johnston visited her sister, Mrs. Harry Willoughby who is a patient at the Gordon House in Gordonsville on Saturday and also visited her brother, Hunter Tanner who is a patient at Evergreen Manor in Standardsville. _ ; Mrs. Cathy Pullen and Ashleigh of Washington were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wayland and Tiffany. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Klatko^s exchange son, Tano received third place for state at the Virginia League High School Public Speaking association competition held at t^e Charlottesville High School on Saturday. 1 ' Sunday afternoon visitors of Mrs. Emma Swindler and Mrs. Annabelle Swindler were Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Deavers of Front Royal, mrsMargaret Deavers and Mrs. Margaret Ann Wayland. { The Sperryville United Methodist Church will hold their Good Friday service at 7 p.m. on April 5. Rev. Shorb invites the public The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have worship service at 11:15 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 1 instead of their regularly schedule^! 8:45 a.m. service. Sunday School wijl be at 10 a.m. Hospital Awarded Accreditation Warren Memorial Hospital has achieved three-year accreditation from the Joint Gommission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) as a result of its demonstrated compliance with the Joint Commission’s nationally recognized health care standards. The hospital’s Home Health Care Department and Lynn Care Center also received accreditation. Charlie M. Horton, President/CEO of Warren Memorial Hospital, called the accreditation “proof of an organizationwide commitment to provide quality care on an ongoing basis. We make a significant, day-today investment in quality and view getting JCAHO accreditation as another step toward excellence. “Our ongoing activities to enhance quality include a team approach to performance improvement,” said Horton. “We strive to provide care for our patients and the community we serve that meets or exceeds their expectations.” * Formed in 1951, the Joint Commission is dedicated to improving the quality of the nation’s health care through voluntary accreditation. The Joint Commission’s on-site survey of Warren Memorial Hospital occurred in October 1995. The hospital’s Home Health Care Department received accreditation after the Joint Commission found that it had demonstrated compliance with the JCAHO national standards for home care organizations. The department “was evaluated against a set of national standards by a Joint Commission surveyor experienced in the delivery of home care services,” said Maryanne Popovich, R.N., M.P.H., director, Home care Accreditation, Joint Commission. Lynn Care Center, Warren Memorial’s nursing facility, was awarded accreditation based on its compliance with JCAHO long-term care standards. “By achieving accreditation, Lynn Care has joined an elite group of Joint Commission accredited long term care organizations,” said Mary Tellis-Nayak, R.N., M.S.N., director, Long Term Care Accreditation Services, Joirit Commission. “Only about 1,100 long term care organizations have received accreditation nationwide.” 1 Horton expressed appreciation to all of the Warren Memorial staff and noted that accreditation requires cooperation and communication among staff members. “Everyoile plays a valuable role in working to meet the standards. It makes all of us feel proud to work in an accredited organization,” he said. “In addition, we appreciate the educational aspect of the survey and the opportunity to interact with the team of surveyors.” “Above all, the national standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic and organizationwide improvement in an organization’s performance and the outcomes of care,” said Charles Bair, executive vice president, Division of K Accreditation Operations, Joint n Commission. “The community should be proud that Warren Memorial Hospital is focusing on the most challenging goal — to continuously rai§e quality to higher levels.” Updike Chosen In Livestock Judging Contest By HELEN SMITH Extension Agent, Home Economics Scott Updike, a member of the Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club, was one of the four teen 4-H members on the state 4-H Livestock Judging Team that participated in the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest this past Nov. 14 at the North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. The other three team members were Ashley Craun, Michael Kibler and David Mullins. The Virginia team placed 13th out of 35 teams. The Virginia team placed Second in beef. Individually, Scott placed second in the Beef class and Second in Beef Cattle Performance. In addition to Livestock Judging, Scott’s other 4-H projects include raising and showing Market Beef, Market Lamb, and Market Pigs. Scott has been a member of the 4-H Livestock Club for eight years. He is an 11th grader at Wakefield School in Marshall where he participates in the Latin Club and athletics. He is the son of Mr. and Mr*. Randall Updike of Washington. * Jenkins Family Has Baby Boy Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jenkins and son, John Jr. of Sperryville are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Robert Hunter Jenkins on March 18. He was born at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Hunter weighed nine pounds and 13 ounces and was 23 inches long. J Hunter’s grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Weakley of Sperryville and the late John Robert and Claudia Jenkins of Woodville. Delighted great grandmothers are Mrs. Martha Weakley of Sperryville and Dolly Turley of Fairfax. j 4 Dial Direct Classified Advertising 1-800-852-4797 jj

Community Concert Association Announces New Season, Prices lup musical entertainment — song, dance, instrumental, and even a hit musical will mark the Community Concert Association season that starts next fall. But, as usual, CCA subscribers will pay much less than top prices. Up until April 23 the adult season subscription price is $27 that includes four performances on the stage at Culpeper County High School and eight other, at no additional charge, presented by CCAs in Manassas and Fairfax. New subscribers who join by April 23 may see a bonus concert that very evening at CCHS at 7:30 p.m. Dale Gonyea is a pianist-humorist who performs in the style of Victor Borge. After April 23, the price is just $30 and there are special rates for families with K-12 children. An individual student season subscription not within the family price, fs only $10. Subscription tickets will be sold in the lobby of the high school on'April 23 starting at 6:45 p.m. Next season’s Culpeper performances, two on Sunday afternoon and two on Saturday evening, will be on Oct 6, Nov. 16, March 15 and April 27 (1997). Duo-pianists, Markham and Broadway will kick off the season with a mostly classical repertoire. Next, twelve dancers and musicians called “Rhythm in Shoes” will do step dances, clogging, jazz and tap. then tljf Black Mountain Male Choir of . Wales,^40 strong, will sing folk, classical,^hymns and popular songs. Finally, the local Windmore Foundation will stage the musical “Bamum” with a stellar cast of professional and very talented amateurs. Manassas and Fairfax performances are scheduled between Sept. 15 and April 27. They will include “Ropin’ the West”; Scottish troubadour Carl Peterson; Vieijna Brassissimo; Gabriela Imreh, a Romanian classical pianist; the Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble; mezzo-soprano Brenda Boozer; the Hungarian Festival Virtuosi; and the Nevada Dance Theatre. Reciprocal seating is based on availability at ten minutes before curtain. It will be the 27th season for the local Community Concert Association, which is staffed by volunteers from Culpeper, Fauquier, Louisa, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties. Tickets are not sold for individual performances and seats are not reserved. There are three levels of patronage, however, and these include access to a reserved section of the auditorium, program listings and other benefits. For more information a detailed brochure please call either the Subscription VP, Louise McCullough, at 5^10-972-7101 or your county subscription chairman, Margaret Tucket at 675-3481. To order a subscription just make you check payable to the C.C.A. and mail to HC 72, Box 231, LOW/Locust Grove, Va. 22508. Please include your name, address and telephone number. Community Concert Association entertainment is comparable to that presented at Washington’s Kennedy Center, many subscribers say, and seeing only one of the dozen performances can be worth the season subscription price. The bargain became bigger recently, when the Kennedy Center parking charge rose to $8. At CCA events, the parking is free. Keys To Success for the Gardener By DR. DIANE RELF Extension Consumer Horticulturist Talk to everyone you can about their gardens. All good gardeners love to “cultivate” a new gardener. Bring up your questions with your local gardening experts — neighbors with productive, healthy gardens, garden club members. Contact your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office and the agents there can help you become part of the master Gardener program that offers a wealth of information about gardening. Plan, plan, plan, and put it on paper. Many experienced gardeners start planning their vegetable gardens this month. They start with frost-tolerant crops (beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, Swiss chard, collards, kale kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, parsley, English peas, radishes, spinach, and turnips), then warmseason vegetables (beans, cantaloupes, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, pumpkins, squash, sweet com, tomatoes, and watermelons. As experienced gardeners review seed catalogs and their notes from last year’s gardens, they are planning strategies for later in the season when crops needing very warm soil, such as okra and sweet potatoes, can be planted and possible succession schemes. Consider the entire picture of the gardening year. Study the seed catalogs, but keep a cool hand — don’t over order. Seed catalogs are packed with cultural ' information and new varieties being offered. Prepare your soil — the ultimate key to success. Healthy soil grows healthy plants. Be sure to have a soil test done to determine the pH level of your soil and nutrients you may need. Use Extension recommended varieties. These varieties are tested locally and should grow well in your area. Select resistant varieties to reduce pests and reduce the need for pesticides. Regardless of the variety name and origin, some perform better than others in your area with its unique soil type and climate. Using the best-adapted varieties for your soil and climate and following recommended cultural practices can help you grow a healthy garden. Check with your local Extension office for a list of recommended garden varieties. Most of all, plant the right plant in the right place at the right time. If you need details, consult your local Springtime Breathing Tips To many who suffer from allergies and asthma, spring is a time of sneezing, wheezing and staying indoors. Springtime’s warmer weather heralds the arrival of numerous allergens that can cause allergic reactions ranging from mild to life-threatening, especially for those who suffer from asthma. However, hibernation is not the answer. “Having an allergy doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy being outside,” says Kirk E. Hippenstell, MD, President of the American Lung Association of Virginia. “It means taking precautions and altering plans to reduce your risk of having an allergic reaction or an asthma attack.” Nearly 24 million Americans suffer from hayfever or allergic rhinitis triggered by allergic reactions to tree pollen, grass pollens, and mold spores. The 13.1 million Americans who suffer from asthma also have to contend the possibility of attacks triggered by ozone air pollution, sudden weather changes-or secondhand smoke. Though air pollutants can’t be completely eliminated, there are steps that you can take to reduce exposure to allergens inside and outside the home. The American Lung Association of Virginia wants to help those with asthma and allergies to breathe easier with these quick tips: • Learn what you asthma triggers are, and how to avoid them. • Monitor pollen counts through radio, television and newspapers, and stay indoors if possible when the count is high. • Keep windows closed to avoid outside pollen from getting in. • To prevention pollen irritation, avoid touching your nose and eyes. • Wash bed linens regularly in hot water. • Remove carpets from bedrooms or vacuum frequently. • Plan outdoor activities in the afternoon. (Pollen counts are usually higher in the morning.) For more information on allergies and asthma, contact the American Lung Association of Virginia at 1800-LUNG-USA. Piedmont Maps Available (The Greater Piedmont Area Association of REALTORS (GPAAR) has produced a four-color, two-sided map of the Greater Piedmont area of Virginia. The map area spans five counties—Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Madison and Rappahannock. The finished size is 17 inches by 22 inches and it folds to 5 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches. GPAAR contracted with ADC, of Alexandria to produce the five-county maps complete with grid overlay, map coordinates, and an index to all of the major subdivisions. The information contained in the publication is copyrighted, and it cannot be copied or reproduced without permission in writing. ACD produces the REALTORS Regional Information Service, Inc. (RRISI) maps,county street map books for Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina— as well as state road atlases. The greater Piedmont Area Association of REALTORS is a 500plus member trade association that focuses on real estate professional . development and standards, legislative affairs, education and community service. The map is available for purchase at the GPAAR Member Service Center, 47 Garrett Street in Warrenton. The cost to GPAAR members is $4.50 each. The nonmember price is $5.50. Extension agent. Dr. Diane Relf is a horticulture specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension and is a member of the faculty of Virginia Tech. Real Estate Transactions The following real estate transactions Were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office. Peggie Priest Rhodes and husband to Donald Jay Rhodes, 2.51 acres, . Jackson District. Deed of Gift. Elizabeth Whetzel to Phyliss Gene Whetzel Poore, 1/2 interest in tract one, 172.776 acres, tract two, 0.292 acres, tract three, 191.9506 acres, Hampton District. Deed of Gift. RAY T. CANNON CO. INC. REAL ESTATE S IN C t I D'll CASTLETON AREA 152 acres of woodland divided into 4 parcels, small stream, long trail, good hunting ground, state road frontage, low land-use taxes. $2,700 per acre. RAYT. CANNON, Broker Castleton, Virginia 540-937-4900 Matthew H. Lynn to Larry I.K. Wingfield and wife, 2.6375 acres, Wakefield District. $87,500. B. Lee Bird to Christopher Lee Bird and wife, 3.565 percent undivided interest in 204.963 acres, Wakefield District. Diana W. Bird to Christopher Lee Bird and wife, 3.565 percent undivided interest in 204.963 acres, Wakefield District. Deed of Gift. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1 -800-424-8590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500. . The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294. Sperryville Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088 /office ;:rr i - — WASHINGTON - In town, immaculate 3 bedroom, brick Cape Cod, nicely landscaped lot. $162,000. UNFINISHED 3,500 sq. • ft. 2-story log home, : attached 3-car garage,: on 51.5 acres with' stream and outstanding view. $275,000. BATTLE MTN., 51 acres of woods, stream, view. $159,000. James W. Leake 987-8236 Bud Corder John Eubank 675-3291 987-8146 ♦♦Home And Business** Absolutely charming residence created from early- summer kitchen and ice house. A very unique property with custom details throughout. Offering includes adjacent historic grocery building, a keystone property of the town, located near the famous Inn at Little Washington. Zoned mixed use. A unique opportunity for the entrepreneur. $325,000 Real Estatem S 540-675-1373 H Across the county line; 25 acres or private rolling pastures. Large bam. 3 bedroom, 3 bath farm house completely furnished, hardwood floors, large gourmet kitchen, 2 fireplaces, screened porch. Views of the Blue Ridge and setting sun. $398,000. _ Eileen M. Day, Realtors A 1 H The Country Property People Washington, Virginia 22747.540-675-3033 • Cindy Robinson Russell Lee Kevin Day 540-675-3567 540-636-3783 540-937-3185 Ol’KN 6 DAYS A WKKK! SUNDAY BY A 1*1*01 NTMKNT ■tmarwsg . _ Absolutely Stunning!!! ...best describes this meticulous Ranch-style brick home with over 4500 sq. ft. 4 BRs, 3.5 BAs, 3 fireplaces. Beautiful hilltop setting with mountain views. 17.5 acres partly wooded, partly open, stream and spring with pond site. Heart of Rappahannock County in area of large estates. RL 621 RudadH Mill Rd. You will see nothing but beautiful countryside from this prestigious address. $335.000. Shown by appointment. Please! Rappahannock County Land Offerings 103 acres - a gorgeous setting, all wooded. Converging streams, beautiful blend of decidious & evergreens. Mountain views. In a superb location - 3 miles from Route 211 on Rocks Mills Rd. Competitively price $2893 per acre. 147.5 acres - Amissville Route 643 - 1 mile off 211 on paved state road. Great cattle or horse farm, bam, old tenant house, stream. 21 acre woods, balance in pasture & hayland. Priced below assessment $2637 per acre. 3 Estate building lots - Washington, Va. 6.5 acre $65,000, 7.5 acre riverfront- $75,000 & 11.3 acres $110,000. All have mountain views. Hard surfaced state road frontag Call Sam Snead, GRI, CRS * (540) 635-9808 or 1-800-292-3548 in Va. (540) 987-9336 evenings. R I. A L I 437-A South Royal Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630 Since 1927 Roy Wheeler Realty Company Offering Piedmont Virginia's Finest Real Estate For Over Half a Century CASTLETON - FIRST-TIME OFFERING - 4 BR, 4 BA frame Rambler w/2-story addition overlooking the valiey & its 125 wooded acres — 4 FPs, HW firs, rec rm w/wet bar, fam rm, office w/outside entrance, in-ground pool & jacuzzi rm. Long frontage on the THORNTON RIVER. $539,000. FLINT HILL - Fabulous horse facilities, 3 BR, 3'/z BA Cape Cod, guest qtrs, 3-car garage, 1200 SF apt, tennis court, swimming pool, 20 of the 50 acres in fenced paddocks, stream, sm pond, beautifully landscaped grounds and mtn views make this one of the finest offerings in Rapp'k Co. $650,000. WASHINGTON - Large all-brick Contemporary on 16.5 acres w/frohtage on the Rush River. Features include HW firs, FP, 3 BRs, 4% BAs, Ig well-equipped kit w/fam rm, in-law suite, formal DR, rec rm. office, Ig windows, & 2-car garage. $369,900. JORDAN RIVEF# frontage on this 140 acres of woodlands, pasture, stream, building sites, views, riding trails & a prime location. $492,500. Owner willing to divide. Possible owner financing. □ Flint Hill Office 540-675-7171 Jean Lillard 540-675-3670 SPRINGY RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY... AT END OF THE ROAD: Farmette with older house, bam and beaver dam. Fine 3 BR home with stone fireplace, walnut walls, wrap porches, secluded, $155,000... AT END OF THE ROAD: Near Little Washington; 25-acre farmette, older house and barns, Mt. VIEWS, open and woods, $155,000... AT END OF THE ROAD: 5.6 wooded acres bordering Shen. Nat. Par1', spring, stream, $48,000... LITTLE WASHINGTON Area: Woodland tracts with great Mt. Views; 25 acres-$90,000, nearly 10 acres-$45,000... TOWN OF WASHINGTON: Older homes within sniffing distance of The Inn At Little Washington... From $155,000... THE TOWN WATER FOUNTAIN (sometimes Ice Fountain) is showing off again, to the delight of the town dogs... m, THE COXES TAVERN septic system is of worldly dimensions...Come and help fill it up... ROGER BATCHELDER, Still behindthe rock wall on Gay St., —^ Washington, VA 540-675-1776 540-937-1776 (Res.) Q □ _ WMW. Regency OFFICE: 540-341-1080 1-800-341-1080 ANNE FURTICK MOTIVATED SELLER - LEAVING AREA HOME AT THE END OF THE ROAD! 4 BR, FR, 3-story Victorian with wood floors, wraparound porch, 25 acres, mountain views in winter, private yet off paved road. Fast Occupancy or delayed settlement. Seller financing with large down. Great buys on land from 5 acres to 104 acres. Call for details and needs!

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.4 . Winter-Weary Vehicles Need Attention After a hard winter, every car needs a good physical examination, or in automobile terms — a tune-up. However, just tuning the engine isn’t enough to remove the winter “viruses” that may be infecting your car. If they are not found and eliminated during the spring check-up, they may soon make their presence known later during the summer. Unfortunately for you, it won’t be in your driveway; but perhaps a remote stretch of interstate with no help in sight. There are many things that should be checked out. You can do some of these things yourself, or you may wish to bring your car into your dealer or mechanic. The wheels and tires are often overlooked. After a hard winter of driving in the ,sand, salt and snow, carefully inspect the tires for wear, cuts and sidewall damage. If you are using snow tires, remove them. Their thick rubber and tread design cannot dissipate the high heat that builds up during summer driving. This may cause excessive tire wear, chunking — where portions of the tire break lose — or even a blow out. Replace the snow tires with regular or all-weather tires and rotate them according to the vehicle manufacturer’s recommendation. While you are inspecting your tires and wheels, break lose all the lug nuts, jack up the car and remove each wheel. Now’s the time to find those frozen lug nuts and wheels ' that have corroded. Times Community Newspapers Staff Photo/John Tokr Technician John Kent repairs an air conditioning unit If you fingl .stubborn wheel, use a penetrating oiWo free tttejug nuts and soak the wheel to free it from tlre|hub. Once you have the lug nuts free and the wheel off, coat the wheel stud threads wit* a lithium grease or anti-seize compound, then remount the wheels and torque the lug nuts to manufacturer’s specifications. Of course, removing the wheels means you will have to first find the jack and then figure out how to use it. Inspect it for rust and corrosion. If it doesn’t operate easily, lubricate the jack until it works freely. Don’t forget to check the air in the tires — especially the spare. While you have the wheels off, inspect the brake lines for rust and corrosion or damage. Have any damaged lines or hoses replaced. If moisture or dirt have entered the system at any point, have it flushed. Winter weather is tough on a brake system, especially the brake fluid which is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture). Flushing the brake system will remove the old contaminated brake fluid and this will also prevent internal corrosion of the brake system and possible brake failure later on. Also, inspect and lubricate the parking brake cables and pulleys. Inspect the cables to see if they are rusted or showing signs of damage. If so, have them replaced. If you do this yourself, be sure to set the jack stands before starting to work. Don’t forget to service the automatic transmission. Winter driving is tough on the snow, along with the rocking back and forth sometimes needed to get out of snow drifts. \ Winter driving can also overheat the transmission and cause severe wear on the clutch pack. Changing the transmission fluid and filter will remove |he old clutch dirt to prepare your transmission for the rigors of summer driving. Two mher-ffoints we have found that most people overlook is lubricating all the latches — especially the hood latch and release mechanism. The hood latch takes a frontal assault of sand- and salt-laced water tossed up by the preceding vehicles. Lube the door hinges and squirt some silicone lubricant into the door locks to keep them operating freely. You will certainly have to clean the outside of the windshield and replace the old wipers with new ones. 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SPRING SPECIALS / Free Tire Rotation ■ with an Alignment * I manY tines of Qualify tires at affordable J Prices. J ] Front Wheel $39^ Four Wheel $49** I *Scme restrictions apply. Good through April 30,1996. Free Oil Change with a Msgor Thne-Up* TVme-Up includes: Spark Plugs, Fuel Filter, Distributor Cap Rotor, Wires ‘Prices may vary. Call for estimate. Good through April30,1996. Free Coolant Drain & Refill with an Automatic Transmission Service •Prices may vary. Call for estimate. Good through April30,1996. Call us for all of your car maintenance needs • Remember\ April is car maintenance month. CHICK’S SERVICE Over 25 Years Of Family-Owned Service To Warrenton AMOCO Virginia State Inspection #2144 338 Broadview Avenue Warrenton, Virginia 540-347-3992 Acmes the bypass from McDandrfk . „ . - • Times Community Newspapers Staff Photo/John Toler Mechanic Skeeter Swan changes an air filter as part of a tune-up. Advancing Technology Simplifies Tune-Ups Some drivers may still remember when a car’s engine needed a complete tune-up every 10,000 miles, but those times have changed. Today, there are several models being advertised as needing a “tune-up” every 100,000 miles. The. claims may lead you to ask a couple of questions. First, is this boast true? Secondly, if it is, ho\V is that possible? Car manufacturers can claim 100,000mile tune-up intervals for a number of reasons involving spark plugs. “For one thing, some people believe that a tune-up has evolved to only mean a spark plug change. .Also, sophisticated engine designs with extremely precise fuel-injection systems are less likely to foul spark plugs, leaded gasoline isn’t available and we’re making better spark plugs. Coping Under Fire A lot has changed in spark plug design since the days of the 10,000-mile plug change. Engineers realized some time ago was the necessity of conducting heat away from the spark plug’s tips. Since copper is a great conductor of heat, better spark plugs have used copper cores in their center electrodes for years. To get maximum life and performance out of a spark plug, it is necessary to improve the firing surfaces themselves. Metallurgical research showed that a high nickel-chromium alloy did a good job of resisting the forces trying to damage the plug. In fact, the high nickel-chrome electrodes resisted heat and erosion enough that the better standard-grade spark plugs could maintain their gap settings for at least two years or 30,000 miles. Consumers are always looking for something better, and that’s how double-platinum spark plugs have evolved. Double platinum spark plugs have small platinum discs on the firing surfaces of both their center and side electrodes. The platinum does a superlative job of resisting erosion, so that the gap of the electrode stays virtually as set by the installer for as long as 100,000 miles. . . The platinum firing surfaces don’t just promote longevity, they also allow for improved performance. Because, platinum resists erosion, it allows the use of a narrowed firing electrode. A variation on what is known as “fine wine” spark plug design, the double platinum plug’s smaller tip won’t block the growth of flame the way thicker electrodes do. And the faster the flame created by the firing of the spark plug can be spread, the better the engine can perform. So, What's A Tune-Up? The definition of a tune-up has been evolving as cars have gotten more sophisticated. At one time, a tune-up included setting idle speed, ignition timing and valve lash, which are all set automatically on many modern cars. Most modern engines don’t use ignition distributors any more, so the distributor cap and rotor are long goneHowever, even with these changes, this does not mean that your engine should be neglected for its first 100,000 miles. Before that mileage interval is reached, the car will need to return to your dealer or favorite garage for several oil and oil filter changes, probably at least one PCV valve, and frequent underwood inspections. Among the items vour owner’s manual may advise checking is the spark plug wires. If they are not up to par, they may keep adequate electrical power from reaching the plugs and could result in fouling despite the advances of double platinum spark plugs. The hostile environment under the hood can lead to spark plug wire deterioration over time. In most cases, Coccari advised that the original wires will need to replaced in four years or 50,000 milts. Your dealer or mechanic can check spark plug wire resistance for you. Fully-Engineered Performance Establishing and following an extensive maintenance schedule is the key to adding life — and value — to any vehicle. Reading your owner’s manual or consulting with your service manager will give you the foundation for setting up a schedule for checking and changing your oil, filters and spark plugs, as well as inspecting other vital partsof the engine.

Times Community Newspapers Staff Photo/John Toler Curtis Comer, mechanic, shows a drive axle with boots at both ends. These Boots Are Made For Cars’ Protection More than 90 percent of the passenger cars built in the last 10 years are equipped with rack and pinion steering and frontwheel driveline systems. A leading cause of premature failure and costly repairs in these systems is deterioration of rubber or plastic boots used to protect their internal parts from moisture. The number one enemy of these boots is exposure to gravel and to chemicals such as oil and power steering1 fluid. The older the vehicle becomes, the more likely it is to be affected by these factors. Cold weather also has a deteriorating effect on the rubber compounds used in some boot brands. Some boots on the market will crack in very cold weather, enabling contamination of metal components from moisture. A quick book inspection can determine the condition of the boot, which can be checked on most vehicles without being raised on a lift. The first step in the inspection is to ensure the vehicle is on a level surface, the engine is off, the transmission is in park (or reverse for manual transmissions) and the parking brake is applied. Drive Axle Boots Most late-model passenger cars and some vans are front-wheel drive, which means the drive axles are on the front wheels. Each axle has two universal joints protected inside rubber or plastic boots. It is easy to inspect the boots for tears or rips, and indications of lubrication leaking past loose or missing clamps. The axle and wheel adjacent to the boot should be dry. Wetness in this area usually indicates boot leakage. If the boot deteriorates and allows road dirt and moisture into the universal joint, it can wear and result in a more costly repair. Steering Gear Boots A clicking noise while driving can be another indication of a problem. Most rack and pinion gears have rubber or plastic boots at each end to protect the steering gear, and the socket attaching the , linkage to the steering gear. You can inspect these boots for the same problems as the drive axle boots, checking for rips or tears which allow moisture and road debris into the gear. Check to make sure all boot clamps are secure. If a boot is loose or tom, it should be serviced as soon as possible. Delay in replacing the boot could cause wear in the linkage socket or steering gear. Also worth checking are the rubber suspension bushings that help control vibration, dampen noise and maintain alignment. Suspension bushings can be inspected for signs of missing components, distortion, offcenter condition, damage from contamination by oil or the presence of cracks or splits in the rubber. If you hear or see anything suspicious, take your vehicle to a qualified technician for inspection. Inspection is inexpensive compared to possible repair costs if steering and driveline problems are neglected. On The Cover Clockwise, from top: Philip Ramey of Midas replaces brake pads, Joe Mikesell of Tom Frost Firestone installs new tire on rim and Boyd Laws of Country Chevrolet tunes an engine. Cover photos by Michael Moorhead. Also featured inside: Curtis Comer of Joe Jacoby Jeep-Eagle, Robert Me Andrew and Skeeter Swan of Jim Harris Olds-Buick, Dave Gray, John Kent and Larry Washington of Rick Hunt Auto Park. Quality Service Reasonable Rates We don’t assign our customers to service teams or give them numbers. What we do is to speak, in plain English, and treat customers with respect. Call us at 540253-5203 and ask for Skip or Holder. You’ll see, we keep our customers happy. THE PLAINS, VIRGINIA 540-253-5203

Interior / Deserves 2nd Look Your car’s interior is much like your home; when it begins to look worn, more often than not it’s nothing major, just an accumulation of little things. The seat upholstery is faded and spotted and there’s a tear in the carpet on the passenger’s side. The dome light cover is missing, the driver’s side arm rest is worn and a lengthy memo could be written on the dirty dash. “I’d rather buy a new car than deal with all this nitpicky stuff,” you grumble. Interior cleaning and fix-up may be easier than you may think, but the longer you leave it, the more expensive it becomes. Following is a checklist of interior items and the easiest way to clean or repair each. Upholstery — Look for tears, bums and spots throughout the vehicle. Corrective measures include stitching up rips, using vinyl repair kits and/or purchasing protective seat covers. Arm rests are readily replaceable. There are a variety of upholstery cleaning products on the market. Read the labels, follow directions, opt for a familiar brand name and you should do fine. You may want to follow up with a protective spray, but be careful to avoid getting the solution on your film-tinted windows. If finances permit, hir Times Community Newspapers SlafT Photo/John Toler Mechanic Robert McAndrew shows cleaning means inside, too. ing a detailer is also an option. Carpet — Carpeting suffers more wear and tear than any other fabric. If you don’t have mats, get them. Vacuum the carpet and under the mats as often as possible with a coin-operated or strong home vacuum. Use your favorite rug shampoo for cleaning. Headliner — The biggest problem with the headliner is not getting dirty but getting droopy. A quick fix may be a reattachment kit which comes with small, screw-in buttons. For a more professional look, call the upholstery shop; they’ll replace it. Padded dash — The best way to clean this section is with a commercial cleaner. To guard against the rays of the harsh summer sun, use a coating of protective vinyl spray. Door panels — The vinyl parts can be cleaned like" the dash, while the fabric sections can be treated like your upholstery. „ Instrument covers — Use a glass cleaner on glass instrument covers and all-purpose cleaner on plastic ones. Odors — Smokers should clean out ashtrays often. Instead of camouflaging odors, try products that absorb them. Finally, clean carpeting and upholstery on a regular basis. Fixtures — Buttons, reflectors or light covers can be found or ordered from your local parts store or from a dealership. Stale Fuel Stalls Starts If you’ve had trouble starting your mower, chain saw or outboard motor this spring, you are not alone. Stale gas is a common cause of this annoying problem.. Gasoline does not store well over long periods of time. After several months of storage, when it lies dormant in fuel lines or in the carburetor, fuel deteriorates due to oxidation, causing performance problems and obstructions in fine orifices. It also can damage rubber and other polymers in the fuel system. To avoid the stale gas syndrome, suggested the spokesman, do not begin the season with the old gas left in the tank or storage can. Last season’s gas can cause trouble, especially if it has jiot been treated with stabilizers. This type of additive, designed to help prevent deterioration, is recommended by most small engine manufacturers. They also warn against storing fuel for more than 30 days. If you drive a pick-up truck, van or motor home with dual gas tanks, remember to occasionally to switch from one tank to the other to avoid ending up with one tankful of gas that has gone stale. Clean, uncontaminated gas is essential for fuel-injected engines, which has tiny orifices that are vulnerable to impurities. Buy quality fuel and change fuel filters regularly. GOODWYEAR WHEELS Complete Selection of Wheels See our wheel expert, Darlene McGee Rosson S Troilo MOTOR COMPANY 540-349-090019 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton Culpeper 825-4093 • Brandy Station 825-3722 BEALETON AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE We Service All Foreign & Domestic Cars and Light Trucks Mowers - Tillers - Small Engines Financing Available for Engines and Transmissions 11226 Remington Rd. Bcalcton, Virginia Mon.-Fri. 8 am to 6 pm 439-1723 Af Al Iter Hours UTOMOTIVE All Repairs Done By Certified Mechanics OIL CHANGE j I Only $9.95 ! | Indudes: lube, filter, up to 5 qts. oil & top off ail fluids | [__With coupon only. j i ' spring"s p"ecIal | ■ Tune-Up, Oil Change, j I Rotate Tires, Flush & Fill,Check Brakes! | 4cyl $60.00 6 cyl - $70.00 | I 8 cyl $80.00 | iCajjJordetailsJ/lfth coupon only. Applies to mog carsj Warrenton Area: 241 E. Shirley Hwy* • • Most Cars AC System ^Charge $28.00 Must present coupon ruis »-reon Expires 5/31/96 Towing Available Cars, Light and Medium-duty Trucks • Foreign and Domestic Repairs • VA State Inspection - #5869 Route 844, 1/4 mile past Rte 29 &17 Open M-F 8-5 lntersection °f°Pal IS SS1

Semi-Metallic Material Reduces Brake Fade Answers From The Pad Experts In an effort to get away from asbestos in cars’ brake material, manufacturers have introduced semi-metallic pads and shoes. Although the semi-metallic material has been around for a number of years now, its use continues to prompt questions from both car drivers and the technicians who service those cars. , Following are common questions asked about brakes on today’s automobiles. • My technician has used the term "brake fade" when talking about my car’s braking system. What is brake fade ? Brake fade is the reduction in sliding force between the surface of the brake pad (or shoe) and the rotor (or drum). Fade occurs as the pad temperature rises and the resins in the pad begin to “boil.” The vapor then acts as a lubricant, preventing direct contact between the pad and the rotor. The point at which the fade becomes noticeable to the driver, he added, depends ■on the composition of the pad, the,area where the pad contacts the rotor, and the ability of the brake system to lose heat. • Do semi-metallic pads reduce brake fade? Yes, for the most part, because today’s braking systems generate higher temperatures, mpre manufacturers are installing semi-metallic pads because they conduct heat more effectively than asbestos pads. Asbestos lends to retain heat at the friction surface, leading to face conditions; semi-metallic tends to transfer heat from the friction surface, thus reducing fade. • Why are brake temperatures higher on newer vehicles? Mostly because today’s cars are lighter in weight,and contrary to what you might think, lighter weight increases, rather than decreases, the temperatures generated by the brakes. Front-wheel drive has reduced overall vehicle weight, but it has also put more weight in the front end of the car. An older, rear-wheel car might have 55 percent of its r weight up front; a newer, lighter-weight, front-wheel-drive car may have up to 80 percent of its total weight there. And that means higher temperatures for. that car’s front brakes. Another Reason is the change in size of braking components. Rotors are now made smaller to reduce weight, but that also gives a smaller surface from which to lose heat. Some rotors aren’t even ventilated, which would allow cooling air to pass through. • What are the other advantages of semimetallic pads? On cars with the higher braking temperatures the semi-metallics will give longer life, better brake balance and improved fade resistance. • If my car has asbestos pads, can I replace them with semi-metallic pads? This generally is not a good idea, but under severe conditions where high temperatures are present, they may improve overall performance. But it’s still best to use whatever the vehicle manufacturer suggests. Be sure that the high-temperature symptoms are not caused by another problem in the system before you do install new pads. • Why are some semi-metallic pads more expensive than others? 1. The longer the metallic fibers are in the pads, the., better the strength of the final product and the higher the cost. 2. Some low-cost semi-metallic pads are made with the same basic compounds as the asbestos pads (with semi-metallic material in place of the asbestos) and don’t include the special resins and modifiers of better semi-metallic pads. This results in poor pad life, noise problems and a generally inferior product. 3. Quality manufacturers recommend additional production, testing and inspection operations that other suppliers forego to reduce their final costs. Leaving out qualitycontrol steps ultimately affects the overall quality and price. ---i Prepare for summer's heat. Have a qualified automotive service professional check to make sure your vehicle's air conditioner is working properly. 10% OFF All In-Stock Merchandise through April 1 j Must present coupon ^ ** Open Route 844,1/4 mile past Rte 29 &17 Intersection of Opal M-F 8-6 * Sat 8-1 We think you II choose the Award winning service deportment at Country Chevrolet. High Tech state off the art service at low down prices! 6116©odm«ch • Oil change with up to live qua^s of GM Goodwrench quality oil • Install an AC oil filter • Complete chassis lube . noses ■ and tire pressure Quick Lube Plus ! *Mhnl i -teas; ■ recommended ■ JpPec* ttres and wheels L ^amageor Mce4S« wear A $ 29.95 Air Conditioning System Service f • Evacuate A/C system ► Replace Ireon * Clean outside A/C condenser n Lee Hwy E Warrenton, VA 540-347-9000 1-800-852-5793

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Consumer topics range from car buying to insurance, with vehicle maintenance covered by at least two sources. One of the companies offering Internet service is Automotive Information Center (A1C), which has been a leading provider of new vehicle product information. A1C is a division of Thompson Corporation, a major electronic publisher. Their AutoSite (http://www.autosite.com) includes a troubleshooting guide along with maintenance reminders and a selection of common questions and answers. “AutoSite is a clearinghouse of con sumer automotive information,” said Wayne R. Lilley, CEO of AIC. “We maintain more than 24,000 pages of continually updated resource materials that can remove the commonplace consumer anxieties associated with selecting, purchasing, repairing, maintaining and selling an automobile. “In the privacy of their homes, AutoSite provides consumers with the hard data, expert opinions and contacts, they need to make better-informed decisions about what vehicle, aftermarket product or services to buy. Despite the volume of information, the site is easy and fun to use.” Located in Acton, Maine, AIC can be reached at (508) 266-2677. Recycling Saves Energy Automotive scrap yards have been looked down on as blights on the landscape — eyesores populated by undesirable characters. In his ‘70s hit song, Jim Croce captured the popular concept when he described Leroy Brown as “meaner than a junkyard dog.” It’s ironic that “automotive dismantlers” (their polite moniker, and there are some 12,000 of them in North America) are the hub of an environmental success Story — automobile recycling. Numbers tell part of the story. First, 94 percent of the automobiles scrapped in the United States are collected for reuse and recycling. In real numbers, some 9.4 million of 10 million vehicles that are scrapped each year end up in dismantlers’ yards. The dismantler removes any parts th. t still have useful life, which are either sold as cores for remanufacturing, or as used parts. Parts such as radiators, catalytic converters, fluids and batteries, go through their own recycling processes. What’s left is the hulk, which is flattened and sent to a sophisticated operation called a shredder. The fact that there are only 200 automobile shredders in the U.S. is evidence of how expensive this equipment is. The shredder slices and dices the hulk into small bits within a few seconds. The fragments are sorted magnetically into ferrous (iron and steel) and non-ferrous materials, then the non-ferrous pile is sorted into metals and non-metals.' From all this sorted material, the recyclable products are sold to appropriate industries for re-use in new products. Every year, this amounts to about 11 million tons of recycled steel and close to another million tons of non-ferrous metals (primarily aluminum, copper, lead and zinc). Even in the recycling, there’s another environmental up side: Making recycled steel requires half the energy and a small percentage of the water required to produce steel from iron ore. And, compared with aluminum made from bauxite, recycled aluminum requires 85 percent less energy to produce. When all is said and done, about 75 percent of the material (by weight) from scrapped vehicles is recycled. What’s left, qalled automotive shredder residue, or “fluff,” is disposed of in landfills. Automotive fluff accounts for about 1.5 percent of the garbage that goes into landfills, compared with almost 40 percent for paper products and close to 20 percent for yard waste. . The North American Automobile M'ahufacturers (Chrysler, Ford and General Motors), as well as others globally, recognize that the ideal goal is to make vehicles as close to 100 percent recyclable as possible. They’ve bought into the process with commitments and guidelines to improve ' vehicle recyclability, and by working to preserve what is now a viable — and profitable — recycling industry. At Ford, Susan Day is the company’s vehicle recycling coordinator. Susan sometimes describes herself as Ford’s “goddess of garbage.” She’s a catalyst for vehicle recycling within the company, helping to develop and facilitate programs that advance recycling for Ford cars and trucks. Susan points out that Ford was the first automaker in North America to introduce recycling guidelines to its suppliers and engineers worldwide. “These guidelines stress the fact that all of our vehicles should be designed with recycling in mind,” Ms. Day said, “using as many recyclable materials as possible, making the vehicles as easy as possible for dismpntlers to disassemble, and marking plastic parts so recyclers know how to handle them. “The second part of our effort involves the use of recycled consumer goods, such as plastic soda bottles and used tires, to make components that meet our existing standards for quality and performance,” she said. Some of those components include splash shields made from old battery casings: grille reinforcement, luggage racks and trunk carpeting made from plastic 2-liter pop bottles; and parking brake pads and step-in \ plates for minivans made from old tires. Right now, the automobile is one of the most recyclable of all durable goods, thanks to the efforts of manufacturers, their suppli-ers, and the whole recycling industry. So, if you ever get snarled at by a junkyard dog, cut the pooch some slack. Remember in a way he’s working to protect the environment, too. Just don’t try to pet him

Tire Choice Affects Noise, SUVs Require Special Care Choosing the right tire for your sport utility vehicle (SUV) shouldn’t be an uphill climb. Whether you are an urban commuter or a rugged off-highway kind of guy or gal, selecting the right tire for your specific needs can make or break the driving experience. Tires influence the braking, steering, ride and handling of every vehicle — especially a SUV. Whether you drive an Explorer, Tahoe, Range Rover, 4 Runner or any other SUV, your choice of tires will greatly affect your vehicle’s capabilities. You will find a variety of “personalities” offered in today’s SUV tire market.. The personality of a tire results from the characteristics incorporated into its design. If effective wet traction Of a tire is what you need, you should look for a tread pattern that features a high percentage of void — grooves in the tread pattern — that function to channel water out from uhder the tire. If noise reduction is what you want, look for a tread pattern that incorporates harmonic cancellation properties — a process that absorbs noise instead of creating it. SUV tires are designed for optimum performance under different conditions. By answering the following questions you will Times Community Newspapers Staff Phota/John Toler Dave Grey balances an SUV tire on a computerized machine. be better able to make the right tire choice. Tires designed for SUV’s can be divided into three categories; highway-terrain (HT), all-terrain (AT) and mud-terrain (MT). The HT, AT and MT perform differently according to their design characteristics. The HT tire is intended for heavy onhighway and light off-highway applications. The HT tread pattern is ribbed and less aggressive, allowing for better braking and traction on highways and streets. Closely resembling a passenger tire, the HT has an all-weather design, quiet ride, and the longest tread life of the three. Acting as a bridge between the HT and MA, the AT tire is designed for moderate on-highway and moderate off-highway use. The AT tire offers a more aggressive tread pattern^ and heavier construction. In exchange for this increased durability, there are minor sacrifices in the areas of noise level and ride comfort. As its name indicates, the MT tire is designed for heavy off-highway and light on-highway use. The MT has the most aggressive tread pattern, featuring deep, wide grooves, allowing off-highway drivers to conquer anything in their path. The grooves grip loose dirt and rocks and pull the vehicle through any terrain. Due to the off-highway tread, the noise level is greater than that of the HT and AT. After choosing the right tire, how you care for your tires greatly affects their onand off-highway performance. • Conduct visual inspections once a monOT to ensure that your tires are void of any cracks, punctures or other problems. You may have to get dirty, but it may keep you from being stranded out on the road. • Check each tire’s inflation pressure every three to four weeks to ensure they are inflated to their proper pressure. Inspect them more frequently in colder months, as tires tend to lose pressure quickly during cold weather. ■ Balance and align your tires once a year. Unbalanced tires can produce a vibrating steering wheel, this can lead to uneven tire wear and suspension damage. Wheels that do not point straight cause rapid and irregular tire wear. • Rotate your tires every 5,000 miles, to further ensure even tread wear. Daily maintenance of your tires and your driving style are both important and can affect the performance of your tires. Stanley’s Towing Cars & Trucks 24 Hpur Service Ron Stanley 833^1 W. 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Proper Maintenance Prevents Breakdowns Whether or not you pump your own gas, your car probably receives less attention than it should. A spokesman for the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP), a new organization dedicated to improving communication between the motorist and the automotive repair shop, believes regular maintenance checks can greatly improve safety and reduce the cost of car ownership. For example: 1. For safe driving, keep brakes, steering and suspension systems in A-1 condition. 2. For maximum fuel efficiency, engine responsiveness and cleaner air, keep your engine running “in tune.” The following items should be checked weekly: 1. Antifreeze (add a 50/50 solution ot water and antifreeze when needed); 2. Engine oil (check at least every other fuel fill up and change regularly as recommended by your owner’s manual), and 3. Washer fluid. These items should be checked monthly: 1. Engine and drive belts (inspect for condition and slack between pulleys); 2. Brake fluid (add approved type from a sealed container, if needed. Note: if you find the fluid level decreasing, have the car checked by a qualified technician as soon as possible); 3. Hoses (inspect for softness or bulges; if any, have them checked); 4. Power steering fluid (add approved type when needed. Note: if you find the fluid level decreasing, have the car checked by a qualified technician as soon as possible); 5. Tires (maintain inflation to recommended pressure level), and 6. Transmission fluid (check with engine running, add only approved type when needed. Caution: do not overfill. Note: if you find the fluid level decreasing have the car checked by a qualified technician as soon possible). Check every two to three months: 1. Air filter (replace when dirty); 2. Battery; 3. Exhaust system; 4. Lights (a weekly evening walk aroilnd your car is a good idea); 5. Shock absorbers, and 6. Wiper blades. Some additional details follow to help with your maintenance checks. Antifreeze — Check the antifreeze coolant level weekly. Fill to the level indicated with a 50/S0 solution of antifreeze and water. Caution: do not remove the radiator pressure cap when the engine is hot, and always fill via the reservoir. - Washer fluid — Check level regularly. Add a 30/S0 solution of windshield washer antifreeze/cleaner and water! When temperatures are consistently below 32 degrees, use a 100 percent solution. Remember not to use coolant antifreeze. Engine oil — Check the oil every two weeks or every other fill up whichever is more frequent. Remove the dip stick, wipe it clean, insert it fully until sealed and remove it again. If the level is low, add oil in accordance with the type recommended in your owner’s service manual and especially when the oil becomes dirty or gritty. Remember to replace the oil filter with every oil change. * Belts and hoses — Inspect belts and hoses monthly. Replace worn or frayed belts, tighten them when more than 1/2 inch of slack can be depressed between the pulleys. Vehicles with springi-loaded belt tensioners require no adjustment. Replace bulging, rotten or brittle hoses and tighten clamps. If a hose looks bad or feels too soft or too hard, replacement may be required. Brake fluid — Check fluid monthly. First, wipe dirt from the brake master cylinder reservoir lid. Pry off the retaining clip and remove the lid, unscrew the plastic lid or the bolt holding the cover. If the fluid is low, check for possible leaks throughout the system. Caution: Do not overfill. Power Steering Fluid — Check power steering fluid once a month. Simply remove the reservoir dip stick. If the level is down, inspect the pump, hoses and system for leaks, adding recommended type fluid when necessary. Tires — Keep tires inflated to recommended pressure (it helps to own your own gauge). Check for cuts, bulges and excessive tread wear. Uneven wear indicates wheels may be misaligned or out of balance. Keep a record of tire rotation and rotate in accordance with the owner’s manual. Transmission fluid — Check transmission fluid monthly with engine warm and running and after the car has been driven. Make sure parking brake is engaged, shift to drive with your foot on the brake, then reverse, then to park. Leave the lever in park with the engine running. Remove the dip stick, wipe dry, insert it and remove it again. Add the owner’s manual approved type fluid if needed. Caution: Do not overfill. Air filter — Check air filter every other month and replace when it is dirty or as part of an engine maintenance (formerly “tuneup”). It is easy to reach, right under the big metal lid in the carburated engine or a rectangle box at the far end of the air duct hose assembly in a fuel-injected one. Battery — Caution! Use extreme caution when handling a battery since it produces explosive gases. Do not smoke, create a spark or light a match near a battery and always wear protective glasses and gloves. Check it monthly (or have it checked). .Cables and cable connection should be attached securely and be free of corrosion. If battery has filter holes add distilled or clear, colorless, odorless drinking water to level specified. Exhaust — Look underneath your car for broken or loose exhaust clamps and supports. Check for holes in muffler or pipes. Replacement of rusted or damaged parts is suggested. Have the emission system checked incompliance with the local state laws. Lights — Be sure all your lights are clean and working including head and brake lights, turn signals and emergency flashers. Keep spare bulbs and fuses in your vehicle, just in case. Shock absorbers — Look for signs of seepage on or around shock absorbers. Look for bent, broken or damaged parts. If any of these are present, have the system checked by a qualified technician. Wiper blades — Inspect windshield wiper blades whenever you clean your windshield. Times Community Newspapers Staff Photo/John Toler Mechanic Larry Washington performs a post-winter oil change. ► Winter From Page 3 cleaning the inside of the windshield. After a winter of running the defroster and heater, condensation, smoke and accumulated body oils coat the inside of the windshield to build up a heavy fihn. A little clean water and vinegar or glass cleaner will do wonders to restore your vision. Spring is a good time to get your car’s air conditioning system checked. It’s a good idea to run your airconditioning system for about five minute a week during to off-season, in order to keep components lubricated and seals intact, but many people fail to do so. As a result, your air conditioning system may need to be checked and recharged. You’ll need to see your dealer or mechanic for this work, as laws'prohibit the handling og freon refrigerant: gas by non-professionals. These maintenance tips for taking your car from winter to summer may seem obvious, but they will make spring and summer driving more enjoyable. SALE BEDLINERS 95 INSTALLED Bring your truck or van to Leonard’s for a complete line of Truck accessories. NOBODY BEATS LEONARD PRICES 8136Sudtey Road, Manassas, VA 703-361-6655 or 703-631-8076 IN BUSINESS PON OVER 30 YEANS. DISCOUNT LUBE 14-POIIYT SERVICE ✓ Replace Oil Filter ✓ Replace Oil (UPt0 f|ve quarts) Quaker* Windshield Washer Fluid STATE. ^ power steering Ruid ... . ✓ Brake Fluid - ^ Radiator Coolant ✓ Differential Ruid El ✓ Check Transmission & hStJJ Transaxle -==? ✓ Check Tire Pressure ✓ Air Filter, Checked & Cleaned . ✓ Battery Fluid ✓ Lubricate Chassis ✓ Check Belts , ✓ Check For Leaks Under Car

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