Rappahannock News, May 1, 1996

TCHMOND Inumvj'i.'Ml ■8th Year, No. 18 WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1996 Washington, Virginia Phone 675-3338 50 Cents Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan The top three finishers in the Fodderstack race were ont in front from the beginning; 25, Mark Jenkins, came in third; 146, Bob Stolz, finished first, and 57, Jason Sparkowski, was second. 277 Go the Fodder stack Distance By SHARON KILPATRICK ■tapiMhaaaock N«w» Staff Writer Wonderful spring weather and beautiful flowering scenery greeted runners for die 18th annual Fodderstack Classic I OK race Saturday. Bob Stolz, 31, of Harrisonburg was the first male runner, finishing the course in 32:43, over a minute behind the record time of 31:26 but considerably ahead of the. 1995 men’s winning time of time of 35:59 Jason Sparkowski, 36, of Washington D,C. was second, and Rappahannoci County High School senior Mark Jenkins 18, was third with a thne of 38:15, a personal best for him on the course and more than a minute and a half faster than his time last year. He also won the Eva Smith Memorial trophy for the first Rappahannock male to finish for the secI ond year in a row. ‘ Caroline Baumgardner Won the Hva Smith for female runners with a time of 52:05. \ Overall for the women Kathi Canese finished first *! *©: 11, more than .three minutes faster titan last year’s winner, but still under the women’s record of 36:46. Fay See Race, Page A-7 Speakers Support Raises for Teachers Goals 2000 Funding Opposed By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The majority of the larger than usual crowd that attended the Board of Supervisors public hearing on the school budget supported passing the budget with no further cuts. Some even suggested adding to it. However, there were a few people who opposed any increase in taxes. Most of them also spoke against Goals 2000 funding, even though there are no Goals 2000 funds in the budget. School Superintendent David Gangel told of the difficult decisions that had gone into the proposed budget. Most of the increase, which will require a four-cent addition to the real estate tax, is for spending that is required or for raises for teachers and other school system employees. He noted that both the state and federal governments are cutting back on support for Rappahannock’s schools. “In the end if we are going to have quality public schools, it is falling on the locality,” he said. He noted that the School Board had already cut the budget by $118,000. Four positions have been cut, he said. “These are not just employees; they are friends, neighbors, colleagues. Three of the four are Rappahannock residents,” he added. He said the cuts made so far “will have a minimum impact on students. If there is a significant [further] reduction, it will have an impact on students, and it could be a significant impact.” If the raises are reduced, “We may not be able to attract the people we want. We may not be able to maintain the people we’ve got. If you take away salary competitiveness, it will affect you for years to come. I have never seen a time when we say ‘this is the year to catch up.’” He said cutting personnel and having larger classes or postponing maintenance would also harm education and could cost more in the long run. He said there were many legitimate requests for the school system that are not in the budget. “We did not request an additional Spanish teacher, but we need one. We need an art teacher. We cannot offer art across the board. I’m not asking for an art teacher, but we need one. We did not ask for an additional PE teacher, but we need one. Look at the rest rooms. They need renovation. We’re not asking for that. We cannot host track meets. I’m not asking for a track in this budget, but we need one. I’m not asking for a football team, but it would be nice to have one.” He said he went back to the basics in the Bible of faith, hope and love. “Faith is up to the family and the community. It is not part of our mission, but hope is what we are all about.” He told the story of Joey, a boy who came to his elementary school in third grade. “Joey was a troubled child. Today we would say he was atrisk,” he said. Joey became the class clown, but a fourth-grade teacher turned his life around and gave him hope. “There is a little of Joey in each of us, and a teacher who gave us a future and hope,” he said. “I know the people of this county love the children of this county. That may require the sacrifice of a tax increase. I think we already have a 7 know the people of this county love the children of this county. That may require the sacrifice of a tax increase. ’ — David Gangel good school system. It is not perfect, but the teachers move me with their dedication.” School Board Chairman John Tole said the board had spent a lot of time with the budget. “We are all tired of seeing one another ” he said. “In some places the School Board is not in tune with the community. We are aware that the power to tax is the power to destroy.” He said the board believes also that the “schools can be a source of pride and unity in the community. He said he was particularly concerned about cutting the position of the teacher both his children said “had the greatest influence See Budget, Page A-8 Old Rag Bulletins Volleyball Day Camps High School Coach Laura Conklin is organizing three-day summer volleyball day camps for girls. Varsity camp will be June 24 to 26. JV camp will be June 27 to 29. Hours are 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The cost is $45 and includes a T-shirt for each camper. Forms are available in the high school office. The deadline for turning in the money and forms is May 9. For further information contact Coach Conklin at 9878575. Republican Primary The final day to register to vote in the June 11 Republican Primary is May 13. The voter registrar’s office will be open until 5 p.m. that day. The office will also be open Saturday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For further information call Registrar Nancy Leake at 675-3739. Government At A Glance • Board of Supervisors, 2 p.m., Monday, May 6, Courthouse. Agenda includes adoption of school budget. • Town Council, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, Town Hall. Agenda includes public hearing on the town budget and a discussion of speeding problems on Main Street. • Board of Zoning Appeals, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 9, Courthouse. Countywide Cleanup Prize Split Three Ways By BONNIE PRICE LOFTON Rappahannock News Staff Writer Two 11-year-olds are walking away with the biggest share of the $100 prize offered for the best effort in last week’s cleanup of Rappahannock’s roads. Aron Weisgerber and Gaelan FinneyDay filled 25 bags with roadside trash, in addition to collecting 17 tires and a small mound of metal parts. Hunt Harris of the Ragged Mountain Resource Center awarded the two boys $34 for their large collection as well as for the wide territory they covered. They cleaned Old Hollow Road, along the Shade Road and on Red Oak Mountain. “The majority of the trash was beer bottles and cans,” said Aron’s mother, Jane Mullan. “There seemed to be a lot of drinking at spots. It looked as if people pulled up on the side of the road, drank and then threw everything out.” Mrs. Mullan accompanied the boys on their cleanup outings, which she said added up to perhaps 16 hours of work over the week. Mr. Harris divided the remainder of the prize money evenly between two groups of cleaners: three Dellinger family members and Chris Sause, who cleaned in the Scrabble area, and eight residents of Laurel Mills, who collected 53 bags of trash along Route 618. “I wanted to recognize the Dellingers and Chris because they tackled the roads leading to a dump area, which is a particularly tough chore,” said Mr. Harris. “I also wanted to give credit to the Laurel Mills group, which collected by far the largest number of bags,” he added. “They exemplified the ‘good neighbor approach,’ where many families joined together to clean up See Cleanup, Page A-8 Library Endures Graffiti Attack By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer * The county library suffered a graffiti attack some time last Monday. The graffiti appeared both inside the building, on the screen that separates the children’s room from the meeting room and in the women’s bathroom, and outside on the pillars. The graffiti appeared to have been put on with a black felt tip pen. At last Thursday’s meeting of the Library Board, librarian David Shaffer said the staff Had managed to clean most of it up. The board agreed to try to quickly paint over the remaining grafiti on the pillars. Also, he said, Stella Clark, the children’s librarian, will move her desk into the children’s room to help “increase the visibility of the staff.” Mr. Shaffer said he will regularly patrol the outside of the library. The only clue the staff has is that three teen-aged girls entered the library building on Monday afternoon and all went ir\Jo the women’s bathroom together. Assistant Betty Smith heard giggling, but she said the girls left and did not go into the library rooms. Chairman Roberta Anderson said, “This offends me deeply.” Vice chairman Frank Warner agreed saying, “It is usually not people who use the library who do graffiti.” Following an executive session the board offered Mr. Shaffer a long-term contract with a raise. Treasurer Helen Platt reported the library’s budget was in good shape at the end of nine months in the fiscal year. Tree Planting Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan Students from the RCES special education classes planted trees at Thornton Gap in the Shenandoah National Park to celebrate Earth Day. .

Amendment To Aid Victims of Crime RICHMOND — Flags at state offices flew at half-staff last week in recognition of the commonwealth’s crime victims and their families. Gov. George Allen asked all state agencies to lower their flags when he declared April 22 through 26 Virginia Crime Victims’ Rights Week in conjunction with the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The gesture also symbolic of a victory for crime victims as a proposed amendment to the state constitution. Since the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights was passed in this year’s General Assembly session, it will be on the November ballot as a referendum. And if £ majority of voters ratify this amendment, it will be added to the Constitution of Virginia. Introduced by Del. William C. Mims, R-Loudoun-Fairfax, at the request of Attorney General James S. Gilmore III, this amendment would give crime victims the right to restitution, the right to protection from further harm and the right to receive timely notice of judicial proceedings. “Historically, our criminal laws recognized the rights of the accused Apple Cidery Disrupts Sewer Plant Operation By SHARON KILPATRICK RappafcMMCk Niwi Staff Writer The Water and Sewer Authority is hoping the state’s Department of Environmental Quality will keep the cidery in Sperryville from discharging into Sperryville’s sewer system. Twice the sewer plant has been disrupted by discharges from the cidery. At a meeting in April member Carson Johnson said he visited the plant last summer when he heard it had been opened to determine how much the charges should be increased because another business had opened in the building which is owned by Alex Sharp. He learned that the cidery had been ordered to stop discharging into the .Thornton Rive'r and the owners of the business had installed a large tank at a lower elevation than the sewer system’s tank and a grinder pump to pump to the sewer tank. He said the drain to the new tank also collected rainwater from the roof, and that means the business is contributing to inflow problems at the plant whenever it rains. “Red flags went up right then,” he said, when he saw the new installation. However, the primary problem with the discharge from the cidery has been the high biological content of the material sent to the Sperryville plant when tanks are washed out before a new batch is put in them. DEQ has held at least one meeting with the owners of the cidery, and they have been ordered to have an engineer prepare plans for pre-treatment of their effluent. WSA members were worried that the cidery owners may discharge again before the pretreatment process is in place. Mr. Johnson suggested the WSA ask its employees to cut the connection from the cidery’s tank to the WSA tank. “We’re already under a restraining order to get rid of inflow and infiltration wherever it exists, and we do know it exists there,” he said. “We also know the effluent messes up our plant,” Chairman Eugene Leggett said. However, the WSA members agreed to wait to see if DEQ will take care of the problem for them. They considered a letter from Peter Luke saying tljpt John Shipman challenges his sewer biHsi Mr. Shipman’s bill is more than three years in arrears, and the WSA has asked Mr. Luke to proceed with a forced sale of the property. Mr. Johnson said he had told Mr. Shipman that he should bring any request for a lower rate to the members, and he has not done so. “He wasn’t charged extra when he had a restaurant and a cookie factory in there,” he said. He also said Mr. Shipman had refused to pick up certified letters sent to him about his bill. “He was very arrogant,” Mr. Johnson said. WSA members asked Mr. Johnson to go over the history of Mr. Shipman’s account with Mr. Luke. They agreed they are not prepared to accept less than the full amount of the bill. Notice To Customers Of CENTRAL TELEPHONE OF VIRGINIA On April 2,1996, Central Telephone of Virginia, an issuing carrier in Sprint Local Telephone Companies Tariff F.C.C. No. 1, filed tariff revisions in accordance with Part 69 of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rules. If you are currently obtaining Interstate Carrier Common Line Access Service, End . User Access Sen/ice, Switched Access Service, Special Access Service, or other interstate access services from Central Telephone of Virginia, these revisions, which are scheduled to become effective July 1,1996, may affect the rates you are paying for service. A Copy of Sprint Local Telephone Companies Tariff F.C.C. 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Washington, Va. 22747. and the rights of citizens collectively, but the individual victim was left out,” Del. Mims said. “The lack of legal recognition for victims’ rights literally added insult to injury.” Gov. Allen also acknowledge that crime victims and their families often were ignored and forgotten in the judicial process. David Botkins, assistant press secretary for the governor, said Gov. Allen long has supported the rights of victims and the importance of recognizing them. “Gov. Allen has always felt it was important to remember the victims and the families of crimes,” Mr. Botkins said. “It was the criminals who were literally getting away with murder. Under Gov. Allen that has come to an end.” During this 15th annual commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Wee, victim advocates plus criminal justice and allied professionals as well as crime victims joined together to inform citizens of communities across Virginia about victims’ rights, crime prevention and related activities. “Every day I hear from another victim it saddens me,” said Secretary of Public Safety Jerry Kilgore at a vigil in Richmond. Attorney General James S. Gilmore III, a staunch supporter of victims’ rights, attended a candlelight vigil in Norton, Va., to remember and honor crime victims and their families. Mr. Gilmore, who established Virginia’s first victim-witness program while commonwealth attorney for Henrico County, was the leading supporter of the proposed Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights amendment to the state’s constitution. On the national level, Rep. Henry J. Hyde, R-Ill., has introduced legislation similar to Virginia’s in the U.S. House of Representatives, while Sens. John Kyi, R-Ariz., and Diane Feinstein, D-Calif. are sponsors in the U.S. Senate. These measures would grant victims certain rights including offering victims protection from further harm or reprisal through the imposition of appropriate bail and conditions of release for the offender. In addition, they call for the victim being treated with respect, dignity and fairness at all stages of the criminal justice system. This would allow the victims to address the court when the offender is sentenced. Other stipulations would provide victims with timely notification of judicial proceedings so they could confer with prosecutors. The court also would be required to notify the victims about any and all releases concerning the perpetrator. Aileen Adams, director of the Office for Victims of Crime in the U.S. Department of Justice, called the concept of criminal justice “incomplete” unless victims justice is part of the equation. “For the 44 million people in America who are touched by crime each year,” she said, “justice is a priority; justice for the criminal, for the victim and for the community-at-large.” Bear Causes Auto Accident By CINDY MAHAN ' Rappahannock News Staff Writer A bear was hit by a 1986 Subaru driven by Bradley A. Gillies, 42, of Rochelle, Va., last Friday morning, but the bear got away! State Trooper Sean Knick investigated the 7 a.m. accident which took place at Route 231, .3 mile south of Route 707, near the southern end of the county. Mr. Gillies’s car had $3,500 damage but he was not injured. Nearly $19,000 damage was done to vehicles and a light pole stemming from an accident in Flint Hill last Saturday morning. Robert A. Mawyer, 67, of North Garden, Va., was driving a 1991 Cadillac north on Route 522 when he ran off the right side of the road, striking a 1991 Ford which was parked at the parking lot where the Flint Hill Post Office is. The Ford, owned by Lindsey Eastham of Washington, was pushed into a light pole in the parking lot, causing $800 damage to the pole. Mr. Mawyer’s Cadillac had $10,000 damage and Mr. Eastham’s Ford suffered $8,000 damage. No one was injured, and no one was charged in the accident, according to Trooper Knick’s accident report. A water balloon smashed on the windshield of Anita Pumphrey’s vehicle as she drove past the Health Department in Washington last Thursday afternoon about 3:15. According to Major MacWelch of the Sheriffs Office, Ms. Pumphrey said that the water balloon seemed to just fall out of the sky. A house owned by Diane Auger on Hungry Horse Lane in Sperryville was entered through a window, but it has not been determined if anything is missing from the house. WEEKLY GARBAGE COLLECTION "Our Business Is Picking Up" Discounts to subdivisions, communities & multi-family accounts_ Residential • Commercial Recycling Prices from also offered $16 and up per month Serving Rappahannock County hr over three years Call Wise at 540-547-3980 Iplilili AUCTION Saturday, May 11, at 6:00 P.M WASHINGTON FIREHALL Washington, Virginia. The Rappahannock County Lions are preparing for our annual auction. Once again, we are asking our community and surrounding neighbors for donations suitable for resale at this event. Gift certificates, antique furniture, working tools, collectible glassware, silver & gold jewelry, and other merchandise you may wish to donate to this community-minded organization will be greatly appreciated. Sorry...we cannot accept clothing, mattresses, non-working appliances, or food for resale. The LIONS CLUB returns the proceeds from this auction back into the community each year to help those who need it the most. One example is the Sight and Hearing Clinic held yearly at the local schools where all students are screened for possible problems. If you have something to donate, please call: Roger Andrews at 987-8974 or Holly Pendleton at 987-8627. Please help support your LIONS CLUB!! Bill Payne Auctions, Inc. VA.A.R #330 540-937-4142 540-675-3729 Route 1, Box 1095 Amissviille Va 22002 ANTIQUES «REAL ESTATE » LIQUIDATIONS • COLLECTIONS fc. A Pet of the Week: The featured dogs at the Shelter in Amissville this week is are two Border Collies. One male and one female. Found on Route 642, Viewtown. • Jed: three year old (n) male. Hound/cross. All shots. Very playful. • Sheba: three year old female (s) Foxhound. Needs a fenced area. • Daisy Mae: two and half to three year old (s) Female. SharPei/Sheltie. Tan, weighs 45 pounds. • Milo: ten month old (n) male, German Shepherd. Needs fenced in yard. • Sonny: three to four year old Shepherd/Husky. Tan and white. Quiet dog. To reach the Shelter call 9373283. Shelter hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The lost animal registry can be found in the classified section of the Rappahannock News. County Emergency Log The following fire and rescue calls were routed through the dispatch center during this past week: April 22: 10:21 a.m., public service, Route 651, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS; 2:22 p.m., chest pains, Route 618, Woodville, Sperryville VRS; 2:34 p.m., auto accident, Route 639/211, Amissville, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 4:32 p.m., heart attack, Route 622, Woodville, Washington VFD, Flint Hill VFD and Sperryville VRS; 6:02 p.m., structural fire, Piedmont Ave, Washington, Washington VFD, Flint Hill VFD and Sperryville VFD; 9:47 p.m., sickcall, U.S. 522, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD. April 23: 10:42 a.m., injury from a fall, U.S. 211/642, Amissville, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 5:53 p.m., sickcall, Route 651, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. April 24: 9:23 a.m., public service, Route 676, Castleton, Amissville VFD; 10:30 a.m., injury from a fall, Quann Lane, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 6:17 p.m., sickcall, Route 671, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. April 25: 2:57 a.m., difficult breathing, Route 645, Amissville, Amissville VFD; 12:58 p.m., asthma attack, U.S. f\\, Sperryville, Speiryville VRS and Washington VFD. April 27: 9:44 a.m., public service, Town of Washington, Washington VFD; 3:13 p.m., injury from a fall, Route 626, Castleton, Castleton VFD and Washington VFD; 6:42 p.m., injury from a fall, Route 612, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. April 28: 6:32 p.m., brush fire, Route 683, Washington, Washington VFD; 6:55 p.m., difficult breathing, Route 1001, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD; 8:53 p.m., asthma attack, Route 642, Viewtown, Amissville VFD. • The following call came through the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office this past week: April 22: stray livestOck/horses, Route 231, Madison; information-genBEN VENUE Market announced- ft&Upriced. Major Brand Cigarettes $12.99/carton | Generic'Brand $10.39/carton #** Daily Deli Specials $2.49/up Subs $2.49 Hand-dipped Ice Cream 850/scoop Root Beer Floats Catering Service Also r Available Directions: Highway 211; 16 miles west of Warrenton eral, Gay Street, Washington; stray dog, Route 620, Woodville; lost/missing dog, U.S. 211, Fauquier County; traffic accident, U.S. 211/639, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, Route 622, Washington; fish and game violations, Route 618, Woodville; public service, Route 622, Washington; family fights, Route 660, Chester Gap; Stray dog, Route 1001, Sperryville. April 23: dog nuisance, Route 615, Castleton; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Washington; public service, Route 729, Amissville; criminal trespass, Route 645, Amissville; dog nuisance, U.S. 211, Amissville; stray dog, Route 600, Sperryville; telephone harassment, Sequioia Street, Chester Gap; firing weapon, Route 677, Flint Hill; citizen requested assistance, Route 622, Washington; citizen requested assistance, Route 606, Flint Hill; residence, Route 611, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211/729, Amissville; citizen requested assistance, U.S. 522, Flint Hill.. April 24: suspicious person/vehicle/incident, U.S. 211, Sperryville; information-general, Route 729, Castleton; information-general, Route 636, Washington; information-general, Route 640, Viewtown; stray dog, Route 622, Rock Mills; parking violation,' U.S. 522, Flint Hill; animal emergency, Route 640, Amissville; citizen requested assistance, Route 628, Washington; business, U.S. 211, Amissville. April 25: information-general, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; public service, Route 637, Flint Hill; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 211, Washington; residence, Route 611, Amissville; suspicious person/vehicle/incident, Route 613, Amissville; damage property, Route 622, Washington; cruelty to animals, Route 645, Amissville; citizen requested assistance, Route 651, Sperryville; walk through/security check, Route 678, Amissville. April 26: information-general, Route 606, Flint Hill; funeral escort, U.S. 522, Woodville; residence, Route 611, Amissville; gas theft, U.S. 211, Washington; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; family fights, Route 610, Chester Gap. April 27: suspicious person/vehixle/incident, Route 626, Washington; fish and game violations, Route 649, Castleton; gas theft, U.S. 211/229, Culpeper; traffic accident, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; criminal trespass, Route 600, Sperryville; illegal dumping, Route" 626, Scrabble; public service, Route 1003, Sperryville; public service, Route 628, Washington; noise disturbance, Piedmont Ave., Washington; traffic accident, U.S. 211, Amissville. April 28: emergency message, Route 681, Sperryville; reckless dri-I ving, U.S. 211, Washington; intoxica-; tion, Route 729, Flint Hill; citizen requested assistance, U.S. 211, Fauquier; parking violation, Route 626, Washington; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Washington; family fights, Route 642, Amissville; noise distur-' bance, Route 1001, Sperryville. AUCTION Amissville Volunteer Fire Department Saturday, May 4,1996 at 6:00 p.m. Blenders Iron com muffin pan 2 work shirts (new) 15/32 Dresser k shelves Luggage Electric stove Computer table Wooden game table VG Lamp stand Coffee maker Books 1 iron scoop candle holders Tea cart Bicycles Saadle stool Brass fish k crabs Electric heater Coffee mill Dart board Desk & credenza Vacuum cleaner Child's bedroom set IBM 286 computer, printer & software Lead crystal (new) Toy iron pot-belly stove Farm bell TV Whirlpool bath Dresser & mirror Clothing Toys Pitney Bowes copy machine Spoon holder/spoons (President) Metal desk Hand vac wet k dry Knitting basket on legs Plant stand Pictures Canister set Radio, speakers, turntable Banks k trucks Artificial fruit Shure set fastener kit Coat rack Wooden desk k chair Rocking chairs Manual typewriter Toy iron stoves Toy iron dog Toy iron washing machine 2 irons 5 gal. glass water jug Other items too numerous to mention. Sale will be held indoors at the firehouse. Food and refreshments available. Sale Conducted By: Bill Payne Auctions, inc. (540) 937-4142 • (540) 675-3729 VAAF#330 Sale held rain or shine. Not responsible for accidents. All proceeds of this auction go to the Amissv ille Volunteer Fire Department

New Books -^—-.. .i— Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan RCES first graders got personalized books thanks a Learn to Read Program. Here Michael Weaver looks at his book with sponsor Mary Frances Fannon. -t. Headwaters Cleanup Planned for Saturday By BONNIE PRICE LOFTON Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The headwaters of the river from which Rappahannock takes its name will no longer be an illegal, dangerous dump, if Saturday’s cleanup goes as planned. , Hunt Harris of the Ragged Mountain Resource Center has organized the largest volunteer cleanup in the history of the county for the Foot of Mountain Run in Chester Gap. - Ready for action at 9 a.m. Saturday will be three dump trucks and a front-end loader supplied by the Virginia Department of Transportation, a van from the sheriffs department to shuttle volunteers Payne Completes Basic Training Army Pfc. Christopher F. Payne tas graduated from basic military raining at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. During the training, students eceived instruction in drill and cerenonies, weapons, map reading, tacics, military courtesy, military jusice, first aid, and Army history and raditions. Pfc. Payne is the son of Navy Lt. 3mdr. Francis L. and Geraldine B. 'ayne of Sperryvile. / from the Chester Gap Fire Hall to the dump site, and four pickup trucks donated by local residents. “This acreage ought to be a beautiful park. There is a lovely waterfall, quiet woods and a gorgeous view,” says Mr. Harris. “Instead it is the most unsightly trash dump I’ve seen outside of an urban area.” In recognition of the site’s importance as the headwaters for the Rappahannock River watershed, 20 members of the Fredericksburg group Friends of the Rappahannock will be coming to Chester Gap to help with the cleanup. Mr. Harris asks volunteers to leave their vehicles at the Chester Gap Fire Hall off routes 660 and 670 and to walk or take the sheriff’s van to the cleanup site. The cleanup is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p,m., with volunteers welcome to donate an hour or two at any time during the day. Lunch, coordinated by Maybelle Gilkey, will be served at the Fire Hall. Mr. Harris says that the dump site is steep and treacherous and recommends that no children be permitted to come. He suggests that volunteers wear sturdy footwear, heavy work gloves, long-sleeved shirts and durable pants. Large buckets with handles should be brought for hauling small trash out, if volunteers have such buckets on hand. For more information, contact Mr. Harris at 675-1879. Principals Worry as Day Of Reckoning Comes By BONNIE PRICE LOFTON RappahMMck N*w» Contributing Writer The principals of Rappahannock’s schools will have a mixed reaction at the end of this week when they learn whether half the students in their schools observed TV-Tumoff Week April 24-30. RCES Principal Raye Tupper,who agreed to kiss a pig if most of the students at Rappahannock Elementary spent the week without TV, has been making inquiries about the type of pig it will be. “It’ll be clean, won’t it?” she asked one organizer. Then as an afterthought she murmured, “I don’t suppose there are any diseases one can get from a pig?” Mr. Smith, her assistant principal, seemed less concerned, though he had also agreed to kiss a pig. “I don’t think the majority of students are going to turn in TV-Tumoff pledge cards,” he observed. At the high school, it crossed Principal Jack Raines’ mind that if he switches places with a student for a day, as Mr. Raines agreed to do if 200 students went TV-free for the week, the student-principal might spend the d^y drinking Coke with his feet on Mr. Raines’ desk while Mr. Raines is struggling through geometry. Ironically, though, school personnel have contributed to making TVTumoff Week a success, thus making it more likely that Mrs. Tupper, Mr. Smith and Mr. Raines will have to live through their minor ordeals. At the high school, baseball coach . Donn Hackney suffered through the week without watching a single televised game. His wife, Melody, says TVTumoff week has made them aware that TV was like an extra member of. their household. “I never thought we were big TV-watchers, but now I real-, ize that it’s on almost all the time that we’re home,” she says. After the third day without TV, Mrs. Hackney said she liked the new, quieter atmosphere. “It’s easier to get the children off to school without the TV on in the morning. They’re more focused on getting ready to go.” She said the adjustment wasn’t too difficult, except that she missed getting the TV news in the morning. The Tupper family (husband Mike is the assistant principal at the high school) also kept the TV off, despite the dire consequences for Mom with her pig. The Tupper children, ages 4, 5 and 7, spent more time outside playing T-ball with Dad. “We listened to the radio a lot, and we danced together to CDs a lot,” says Mrs. Tupper. Instead of flipping on the TV after the children were in bed, Mr. and Mrs. Tupper would talk, sharing their day’s experiences or reflecting on their children. “Things felt calmer this week. Usually we turn on the TV to unwind and vegetate, but 1 found it calmer to sit and talk without the noise,” said Mrs. Tupper. “I think we definitely felt more together with ourselves and with other members of the family.” Now that TV-Turnoff Week is over, will anything change for good? “I doi^t think I’ll feel the compulsion to turn on the TV in the evenings, just for the noise,” said Mrs. Tupper. Relay for Life Organized By NAOMI SMOOT Rappahannock New* Contributing Writer May 31 through June 1 people from Rappahannock, Fauquier and Culpeper counties will participate in the national Cancer Society’s Annual Relay for Life. This 24-hour event is held each year at the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton. Prior to the 31 st, participants form teams of 8-12 people and find sponsors. Each team member attempts to raise $100. They then go around the track in shifts from 6 p.m. Friday night until 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon. “To increase the number of teams from last year, that was our big goal,” said Jane Johnson, Director of the National Cancer Society. This goal has definitely been accomplished! Last year two teams from Rappahannock attended the event and raised $3,450. At a Cancer Society meeting held several weeks ago 12 teams were reported from our county. That was more than Fauquier and Culpeper combined. Those counties had a total of eight teams. Ms. Johnson said that she is “really very pleased with how many people are responding. Every time we take an update they [people from other counties] just shake their heads and say ‘How is Rappahannock doing this?”’ There is still time to get involved if you are interested. For more information on how you can become a part in this year’s event contact Ester Settle or Dorothy Butler. Community Calendar Friday, May 3 • Full Moon Hike up Old Rag Mountain (675-1879) Saturday, May 4 • Chester Gap Dumpsite Cleanup - 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (675-1879) • Civil War Authors Weekend at Gray Ghost Vineyard - 11 a.m -5 p.m. (937-4869) • May Day Celebration, at Spring Mountain School - noon-5 p.m. • 4-H Cloverbuds Farm Fun Day, at the Rappahannock County Park - 1-4 p.m. • Auction at the Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company - 6 ' p.m. (937-5125 • The Edinburgh Quartet in concert at The Theatre - 8 p.m. (675- ’ 1253) Sunday, May 5 • Civil War Authors Weekend at Gray Ghost Vineyard - 11 a.m.-5 '. p.m. (937-4869) • Opening Reception at the Middle Street Gallery - 3-5 p.m. ■ | Friday, May 10 • May Fest at RCHS, public invited - 11 a.m.-l p.m. and 7p.m. • “Saving the World, One Animal at a Time,” program with Ed Clark, co-founder of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, at the library - 8 p.m. Saturday, May 11 • Garden Party and Concert to benefit RAAC, at Mount Prospect , Farm, home of Col. and Mrs: Stewart Willis, 5-6:30 p.m. (675-3193) n • Lions Club Benefit Auction, at the Washington Fire Hall - 6 p.m. (987-8974 or 987-8627) Planners Ponder Water, School Vocational Wine By SHARON KILPATRICK RappikMMck News Staff Writer Members of the Planning Commission heard presentations by ENSAT on the water study that the company will do of Sperryville and School Superintendent David Gangel on the proposal for adding a vocational wing to the high school and developing athletic facilities at their meeting last Wednesday. The Planners decided, after spending 15 minutes on one page, to postpone discussion of the goals and principles chapters in the Comprehensive Plan until next month. John B. Rice of ENSAT said the water study will include three parts: a review of all the available literature, a study of well recordsd, and aerial photography. The three will be incorporated into a final report that will include maps indicating underground water flows and locations for potential high-yield wells. Mr. Rice said a high yield well along a fracture zone might affect other wells that tap into the same fracture zone. He said the Sperryville area has fewer problems with water quality than the Shenandoah Valley where porous limestone rock makes contamination more likely. Dr. Gangel said the school system was trying to establish whether vocational education could be offered locally at a cost the same or less than the cost of having students take vocational courses at Piedmont Technical School. He said he expects the School Board to make a decision on whether to proceed with a vocational education wing in September. He said besides the cost of having vocational education offered at Piedmont another consideration is the small number of students who take classes at Piedmont because of the difficulty of scheduling a full course load when so much time is lost ir traveling back and forth betweei schools. Piedmont District representative Tom Junk asked Dr. Gangel to consider the cost of maintaining a larger plant. Chairman Mike Massie said Piedmont offers a better education than the University of Virginia. 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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1996 Budgets and Taxes ' Support for the school budget was not universal at Monday bight’s public hearing, but it was overwhelming. Those who argued in favor of increases in teachers’ pay and for the higher property taxes to pay for the increases far out-numbered those who were opposed, but all spoke with sincerity and with concern for the well being of the county and its citizens of all ages. School Superintendent David Gangel was at his most eloquent at Monday’s hearing, and he deserved the round of applause he received. His most dramatic litany was the list of needs in the school system that the school budget does not adress at all. The students handled their presentations with poise and grace. Their testimony to the dedication of the teachers they have encountered in Rappahannock public schools was very moving. However, many of the problems they cited with lack of funds for extras are •, also left out of the proposed budget. | While the turnout was impressive by recent standards, most taxpayers were not in the audience. Patrons of the schools should realize members of the Board of Supervisors are hearing plenty in private from those whose primary contact with the school system is through their tax bills. The supervisors have before them a county budget including the school budget that requires a four-cent increase in the real estate tax fate to balance. Furthermore, that budget contains nothing for either increasing the hours at the county landfill or paying for manpower and other costs at a centralized trash collection site. Clearly providing such a central site and approving the current school budget will require more than a four-cent increase. Still a 74 or 75-cent rate will not be high in comparison with many counties. Several counties to Rappahannock’s north and east will apparently never see a rate under a dollar again. Rappahannock residents should realize the county’s low rate of growth is primarily responsible for that low tax rate. If the county is to continue to enjoy a low taxes, continued control of development as well as fiscal responsibility is needed. The primary reason the cost of government is escalating in rapidly developing counties is that houses do not pay enough in taxes to make up for what they cost in services. The supervisors should approve the school budget as presented at next Monday’s meeting, and they should approve a tax rate that will also include the costs of operating a centralized trash collection site. IS NO WAY TO RUN A SHOP! ---T\£□ & ovjt’ - oB~ Goals 2000 Revisited To the Editor: First, let me express my great admiration for School Superintendent Dr. Gangel. He has a difficult task as he strives to give our children the best education possible. I recognize the fact he was just trying to secure needed funds for the school. I commend School Board Member Ron Makela for the many ways he and wife Jan support our community. (As a matter of fact, I’m wearing my “Amissville 22002” t-shirt at the health seminar today which shows “Hackley’s Store” in smaller print.) I consider them good friends and neighbors. I happen to disagree on this issue. I regret I was made out to be a liar in your comments in the April 17 s issue. When you said “It seems odd that those who oppose using the “iffy” federal Goals 2000 funds. . . prefer to have the state relying on the even more “iffy” revenues from Powerball” is wrong; I oppose the lottery; I believe many who can least afford it waste money on the lottery instead of using it for their family. Gambling is a disease to some. I’m sorry you feel the debate “is much ado about practically nothing.” You also said “Mr. Makela said he was well aware of the controversy over Goals 2000.” I’m glad he remembered. When I spoke to him on Saturday, April 13, he said he did not realize it was controversial until after the fact. To which I responded, “You mean neither Ron Frazier nor Rick Wood has discussed this with you?” I knew personally they had concerns about the program. I have been aware of the controversy for several years now and have been trying to follow it. If it was known it was controversial, all the more reason to give citizens an opportunity to view the program. When I return 1 hope to review this latest version of Goals 2000; if there are indeed no federal strings attached now, 1 will be the first to express my apology, Dr. Gangel’s letter to me of April 19 states in part, “If the money were applied equally, the figure of $6,000 has been discussed for Rappahannock County.” The Culpeper Star Exponent issue of April 18 published an article by the Associated Press that lawmakers did not override Gov. Allen’s veto of Virginia’s participation in Goals 2000 when they met last Wednesday, April 17. It further stated that 85 of 134 .school boards had passed resolutions requesting the aid, according to the Virginia School Boards Association. Of course they don’t tell you the association coerced local boards to make a quick decision. Their letter to local boards dated March 26 states, “Should you be inclined to adopt a resolution requesting the State Superintendent to apply for federal (Goals 2000) “Educate America Act” funds, you should do so as quickly as possible prior to the April 17 veto session.” (“prior to the April 17 veto session” was in bold print.) To show you how confusing the act is, the Virginia School Boards Association wrote to U.S. Education Secretary Riley on March 21, stating in part,”. . . stipulates certain issues/statements related to sections of P.L. 103-227 that are confusing to our superintendents.” and requests clarification. See if you can figure out the response from the U.S. Department of Education to the Virginia School Boards Association of March 25. It states in part, “If a district chooses to apply for and receives Goals 2000 funding for local plan development or implementation under section 309 (a), the district decides how the local plan criteria would best be met. For example, the district would determine how broad-based representation could best be achieved in the development or implementation of the local reform' plan. Similarly, the district would Our Rappahannock Heritage Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan Gaelan Finney-Day and Aron Weisgerber picked up this trash in Old Hollow. determine the most pressing needs, if any, facing students and their families with regard to social services, health care, nutrition and child care, and determine how it might enter into partnerships with others to increase the access of students and families to coordinated services. In other words, how a district approaches the local plan criteria is a local decision; there is no federal review of local plans...We are not, however, authorized to waive specific provisions of Goals 2000. Thus a local district seeking Goals 2000’ funds would not apply for a waiver of a Goals 2000 requirement.” CATHY LOU SMITH Amissville Supporters, Volunteers Thanked To the Editor: On behalf of the Rappahannock Recreational Facilities Authority, 1 would like to thank all of those local businesses and residents who contributed to making the 18th Annual Fodderstack 10-K such a success. First, for their generous sponsorship, the Inn at Little Washington deserves to be singled out along with the proprietors, Patrick O’Connell and Reinhardt Lynch. Thanks also go to the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Warrenton for drinks, cups and race equipment, to Wakefield Country Day School for bus transportation, to the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad for the use of their grounds for registrationv and to Bruce and Vi Vierling for the use of the Flint Hill Shed at the race’s start. As always, the support of the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia State Police were much appreciated, as was that of the Flint Hill and Washington rescue squads. Additionally, many local businesses are thanked in an advertisement elsewhere in this issue of the Rappahannock News for their strong financial support. To all of the other cheerful volunteers at the water stations, the finish line, the mile markers, the registration desks and elsewhere, including Cadette Girl Scout Troop 402 and Boy Scout Troop 200; We couldn’t have done it without you! JOHN MCCARTHY Recreational Facilities Authority Accusations Unfair To the Editor: I write out of concern for how some of our community seem determined to “do business” — that is gossip and accusations. In this case the leadership of the Washington Volunteer Fire Department, particularly the chief and treasurer, are under attack. Gossip, innuendo, unfounded accusations, and downright lies are circulating in the community. Yet the sources do not come to ask for facts, to seek financial information, or come to join in the work. Unfortunately, some of the sources are within our own company. When citizens volunteer their time to serve the community as tirelessly as the volunteer fire and rescue workers of our county, this is grossly unfair and poisonous. We are fortunate to have some very well trained individuals who volunteer time from busy lives to go out on calls, which enables us to be highly efficient in our mission. This is the work that is essential and needs to be dedicated for the good of all, petty arguments aside. I would suggest that anyone who has questions as to the efficiency of our department, whether it be financial or serving the community, to come and ask. Any good organization will be glad to provide answers. Then let’s get on with doing the job at hand. „ . PATTY LANNING member WVFD Support Applauded To the Editor: I attended Monday night’s hearing on the school budget and was pleased to find such great support for the budget — and I think for increasing the budget — among students, parents, teachers, administrators and a crosssection of Rappahannock County citizens. Students were particularly articulate in expressing their appreciation of the education they are receiving in our public schools, and landwoners without children were willing to pay more taxes to support our schools, our teachers, our children, our future. As a life-long supporter of public education, 22-year resident of Rappahannock County, mother of two public school teachers, and now grandmother of a kindergartener and a high schooler in our county, I applaud all of you for your eloquent support. GRACE SIMS Washington Get Off Gravy Train To the Editor: It was suggested at the Monday night meeting on the school budget that I write this letter After reviewing the 1996 budget plan, several points of interest were sighted. 1) Every School Board member is getting a raise except the High School Principal, Assistant Principal, and Comp/Administrator. Those three are getting a cut in pay and possibly one cut out all together (Administrator). 2) If these people are getting cuts, why can’t the teachers at least stay at present salary. Isn’t over $30,000 per teacher enough? If the parents of the students still in school want these teachers to have their raises, thpn let each one pay $125 for each child they have in school. With approximately 1100 students this will raise over $137,000 for teachers’ salaries. 3) When I was in school, parents helped the students raise money for travel to track meets, science fairs, field trips, and other outside activities. We did not ask our parents to persuade the tax makers to raise property taxes so we could have these thing without an effort on our part. There were no “free rides” when I went to high school. Heck, we (the students) even paid for our senior trip to New York for five days. We sold donuts, gave dances in the school gym, had cake walks and school bazaars to raise money to go on, trips. Are we so “high class” that raising money these ways is degrading? Where are the concerned parents when the baseball diamond needs work, the track field needs clearing and resurfacing, the soccer field need stones removed, cutting, edged, and weeded? Are we so proud that we have to pay a contractor to do these things? Coroe on people, get off the gravy train and jump in, get your hands dirty, put some effort into it. Stop asking for tax dollar handouts! HAROLD THROWER ; Washington Editor’s Note: The School Board members themselves are getting no raises. Raises proposed for administrators including principals and assistant principals range from 2.1 percent to 6.2 percent. One administrator’s position will be eliminated and a “supervisor of facilities" hired instead. Rappahannock students and their parents engage in extensive fund raising activities, and many hours of volunteer labor have been given to the athletic facilities. ' ' * ' . Increase Minimum Wage To the Editor: The present federal minimum wage of $4.25 an hour was set in 1991. Because of inflation, it would take $5.15 an hour today to buy what $4.25 bought in 1991. President Clinton wants to raise it to $5.15 now to make things fair for more than 12 million American workers. Sixty-nine percent of these workers are adults, 59 percent of them women. A full-time worker at $5.15 would earn the poverty level for a family of three. The last raise passed the Senate 89-8 and the House 382-37. President Bush signed it. A clear majority of •today’s Senate (including eight Republicans) supports Clinton’s bill. Seventy-nine percent of the American people want it. Senator Robert Dole, the Republican leader, refuses to let the Senate vote on it, and it would take 60 votes to force him to do so, not just a majority. Dole’s own (taxpayer-paid) salary has risen 563 percent during his time in Washington. If the minimum wage had increased at the same rate as his salary, it would be $7.62 an hour. During the time the federal government was shut down because no budget had been adopted. Senator Dole drew more government salary than a full-time minimum-wage worker makes in a year. Some Republicans say that raising the minimum wage would cost jobs. Opponents have said this every time the rate has been raised (seven times since World War II), but it has never happened. More than 100 noted economists, including three Nobel Prize winners, have endorsed President Clinton’s proposal. AUGUSTUS C. JOHNSON Syria Letters Policy The Rappahannock News welcomes contributions from our readers. “Letters to the Editor” is- • your forum, the place where you can express your opin- - ion on matters of interest I and concern to the commu- I nity. . \ Letters should be brief! ; and MUST be signed and; ; include the address and telephone number of the writer. The deadline for letters is * noon on Tuesday. I

,--"1 ■■ unf ! I >v..n.OM.iaa m fiTfA it , -. I Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan Andrew Inglis goes for the ball in Woodberry Forest game. WCDS Wins in Lacrosse The WCDS Owls lacrosse team stretched its record to four wins and two losses in the past week with victories last Friday and Saturday. On Friday the team defeated the Woodberry Forest JV B team 10-5. The Owls converted 31 shots on goal and strong second-half defense to gain the victory. David Brandt led the WCDS scorers with four goals. WCDS goalie Tim Burke with 13 saves and defensemen Andrew Inglis led the tight defense. However, the offensive play for the Owls has been the emerging story of the season according to Coach Fred Chandler who says he sees “good things in store for the rest of the season.” On Saturday the team defeated Mercersburg JV 7-0. The Owls caught fire after a sluggish 2-0 first half. The second half featured most of Soccer Teams Fail To Score The Rappahannock County High School soccer teams seem to dominate their opponents throughout their games, but end up tied or losing in the scoring column. Last week the varsity team got its second victory over Clarke County 32, but the week also brought a loss to Quantico 1-0 and a 4 to 0 loss to Brentsville. Then on Monday the team got an early goal against James Wood and held on to a 1-0 lead until late in the second half when James Wood got a breakaway goal to tie the score. Two five-minute overtime periods were scoreless, and the Panthers had to settle for another tie. The JV expected to dominate a smaller St. Luke’s squad last Wednesday and got the lead on a goal by Ryland Pace, but settled for a 1-1 tie, and on Monday, they went down in a 1-0 score against the James Wood JV. . Both coaches are pleased with the play of their teams and frustrated with the results. Of the St. Luke’s game Coach Mark Pace notpd that five of the Panther players join five of the St. Luke’s players on a travel team, so the game was a friendly rivalry between players who know what each other can do. He said his team had 26 shots on goal to 11 for St. Luke’s. “We had lots of chances. We just didn’t finish that well,” he said. FAUQUIER >^r LIVESTQCK m EXCHANGE INCORPORATED Regular Sales Every Tuesday HORSE SALE 2nd Sat., 10 a.m., Every Month STATE GRADE FAT CATTLE 1tT Tues., 1:30 p.m. Every Month In addition to our regular sales on the 2’,;| Tuesday of each month, we will have a State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Consignments Welcome. For Further Information call 364-1566 1 mile east of Marshall on Rt. 55 the offensive fireworks, according to Coach Chander, including goals by five different players. The win was the third in a row for the Owls. Last week bolstered by 64 groundballs and 33 shots, the team dominated the Blue Ridge School’s JV Barons 8 to 2. The Owls jumped out to an early lead and kept up consistent pressure. WCDS goalie Tim Burke led the defense, providing 10 saves. The midfield was controlled by WCDS offensively and defensively, and the Owls were able to convert a number of Baron turnovers to offensive opportunities. David Brandt had three goals, and Andrew Nilan added three more. Nick Konick and Thad Zimmer had one each. On Friday, April 19 the team got its first win with a 5 to 4 victory over Notre Dame Academy. The Owls were paced by solid midfield and defensive play. In the effort the Owls collected 64 groundballs and “did a good job of controlling the pace of the game,” according to Coach Chandler. Goalie Tim Burke made 16 saves. Scoring for the Owls were David. Brandt, Thad Zimmer and Andrew Nilan. However, the next day the team had its second loss 10- 0 to St. James. According to Coach Chandler the Owls midfield continued running well and winning groundballs. However, “Offensively, the Owls were lethargic, unable to create any real momentum.” Earlier WCDS opened its lacrosse season with a 5-4 loss to Woodberry Forest JV A. • FREE OFFER FROM STIHL • BEST GAS TRIMMER BEAL IN TOWN!!! trimmer Our most popular trimmer for homeowners - lightweight, easy u sidii, wuiiuurictuic iu use wim cAv.cpuuuai power! ?f'ZQ95 § S ' (7orhft*m*r STIHL There is a difference. ® :hase for a limited time only AZtShcAudra: •Handy Utility Box ' »Two, 50' loops of extra line •Quality Safety Sunglasses • New 'Measure-Top' 16 oz. Oil Limited Quantity Available % SWAN'S J A. SWAN, <JK. K. CO, ,p 201 S Eust St , Culpeper (,-M/ 540-825-8371 u s laron id,oi2 s .I. tuntaua^, iviay i, i yyv nj Ceremony Begins RAA Baseball Season By CATHY LOU SMITH Rippahinnock Ncw» Contributing Writer Last Saturday, April 27, was a very special day for the Rappahannock Athletic Association (RAA). Exactly 20 years earlier the first official game was played on Stuart Field in Amissville. Saturday’s ceremony also included the dedication of a dogwood tree in memory of Clarence “Boosie” Dodson who recently died. He was recognized for his many years of service to community youth. Boosie was a member of the first team to play on Stuart Field, the “Early Birds,” sponsored by John and Lorraine Early of Early’s Carpets. He was a coach most of those 20 years and worked with Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. His dedication to area youth will long be remembered. Amissville Baptist pastor Rev. Tom Everett presided at the dedication and asked for a moment of silence to remember Boosie. Mrs. MayBelle Stuart was also remembered. She died last Aug. 16. RAA acting President John Ferdetta shared some of the history. Navy Captain and Mrs. L.B. Stuart moved to Amissville in 1953. He agreed to allow local kids to play ball on his property and spent many hours enjoyinc watchine them. Mrs. Stuart honored these memories when she donated the eight and , one half acres on Sept. 13, 1983, to the Amissville Ruritan Club for use by the ball teams during ball season. Thus the name Stuart Field. It was her desire that the Ruritan Club and RAA cooperate in seeking the best for the community. She wanted the ball teams to have a permanent home at Stuart Field. Thanks to the efforts of Jerry Brown and Joanne Himmer, the RAA was incorporated' five years ago. The purpose was to organize, develop and operate a baseball program in affiliation with Babe Ruth League. Goals were to teach the youth good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and reverence so they could develop into feature leaders in the community. The Rappahannock News published a photo of the first team, the “Early Birds,” on April 22, 1976. It showed John Early as sponsor, team members Mike Early, Mike Paul, Bobby Carter, and Clarence “Boosie” Dodson. Other team members joining in those early days included Ben Atkins, Scott Ziemer, Roger Cordani, and Ron Dodson (Boosie’s brother) who has dedicated most of those years also to baseball. Ben Atkins is still active in RAA. In addition to being coach, Ben has taken on the responsibility of reporting RAA activities on a weekly basis. You can make his job a little easier by having someone on each team designated to provide him with early and accurate game results. . Ball players enjoyed a speech by Redskins player Dexter Nottage on Saturday. This is his third year with the Redskins. He lives locally in Quail Ridge. He was kind enough to stay around and autograph photos for the children. The National Anthem was sung by Pat Davis and Gail Phillips. They asked the crowd to join them. Following the invocation by Rev. Tom Everett, Mr. Ferdetta said, “Let the Games Begin!” Thanks to the efforts of Douglas Baumgardner, RAA Sponsor Coordinator, the League is enjoying a healthy financial situation compared to other years. In Saturday’s games in the T-Ball division the Lil’ Yankees sponsored by the Amissville Ruritan Club defeated the Lil’ Orioles sponsored by Hackley’s Store, and the Lions sponsored by the Rappahannock Lions Club defeated the Cubs sponsored by Ray T. Cannon. In the Minor League division the Dodgers sponsored by R.L. Rider and Co. defeated the Indians sponsored by David and Donna Sheffield 15-9. For the Dodgers Jacob Dodson had a double and two RBIs as did Kevin Burton. Joseph Davis had a two-run homer. For the Indians Karl Thornhill had two singles. Zachary Tamburello was the winning pitcher. In the second game the Yankees, who still lack a sponsor, defeated the Braves sponsored by Howard and Lisa Swaim 16-8. No hitting information was available at press time but Alex Sharpe was the winning Ditcher. In the Major League division the Senators sponsored by Rankin’s Sporting Goods defeated the Red Sox sponsored by Rappahannock National Bank 5-2. Noah Starks was the winning pitcher. He had 15 strikeouts. Losing pitcher Ryan Brown had 17 strikeouts. For the Red Sox Ryan Brown had a double and single, and Michael Fairbrother had two doubles and two RBIs. For the Senators Noah Starts had a single, double and home run. Mike Cannon also had a home run. In the second game the Pirates sponsored by Memory Makers defeated the Orioles sponsored by Early’s Carpet, Inc. 14-1. Brandon Holloway was the winning pitcher. For the Orioles Larry Claterbuck had a triple and a double. For the Pirates Nick Willoughby had two singles and a double, and Zach Ashby had a single, a double and a home run. In the junior Babe Ruth division the Royals sponsored by Douglas Baumgardner defeated the Rockies sponsored by J. & E. Gough 13-2. The winning pitcher was Mark Whorton. Erwin Pendleton led the hitting for the Royals going 3 for 4. Ian Falk had a triple. For the Rockies Paul McQuillan had a triple and David Gough went 2 for 3. Photo courtesy of Cathy Smith Members of Boosie Dodson’s family surround a dogwood tree planted in his memory at Stuart Field. Shown standing are his brother Ron Dodson, sister Sherlean Wayland, son Wayne Dodson, sister Joyce Wilson, brother Gene Dodson and sister Janet Hitt. Kneeling are his son Billy Dodson, wife Dixie Dodson, and sister Gloria Switzer. In the second game the Rockies defeated the Orioles sponsored by L.G. Zindel, Inc. 8-3. The winning pitcher was Paul McQuillan. Ricky Butler hit a three-run homer for the Orioles. • The senior Babe Ruth division is taking registrations. Play will not start until after the end of the high school baseball season. RCHS Defeats Luray By LAINIE MORGAN Rappahannock News Contributing Writer On Tuesday, April 23, Tommy Settle, Jon Digges and Carlos Cerecer led the Panthers hitting attack as they defeated Luray 7-5. The trio produced eight hits and scored five of the seven Panther runs. Willie Eastham pitched his second complete game of the year improving his mark to 2-3. Willie got himself into trouble early and was trailing 4-0 at the end of two innings. The senior, however, showed poise by shutting down Luray’s offense through the next five innings while facing 27 batters. The Panthers got their first run in the third inning when Carlos led the inning off with a single. Jeff Atkins sacrificed Carlos to second and Tommy Settle singled him home. The Panther bats were quiet through one full inning until the fifth. Carlos lined a base hit to left field to lead the inning off. Jeff* Tommy and Jon Digges all singled behind Carlos collecting four earned runs and taking the lead 5-4. Luray tied the game in the sixth inning, but the Panthers’ bats responded in the seventh. Jeff walked and then stole second base. Tommy singled and stole second base. With runners on second and third base, Jon Digges doubled off of the left field fence sending Jeff and Tommy across the plate for runs six and seven. Willie coasted through the seventh inning sealing the win. Last Thursday the Panthers met Page County at Page., The Panthers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first inning. Seniors Jon Butler and Jason Brown had the two lonely Panther hits. Jon Butler roped a single in the first inning driving in Jeff Atkins and Jason Brown who had reached base on a walk and hit by the pitcher. The Panthers’ bats were idle through the next three innings as Page collected 12 hits and scored 17 runs. “It was an awful outing,” said Coach Donn Hackney. “Jon Digges never got into his pitching rhythm and Page batters let him know that.” “We’re still improving. We’ve got some important games ahead of us, and I expect to win every one of them. We have a great group of guys who are coming together as a team. Defensively we’ve gotten stronger. I can say with confidence, don’t count us out.” THANK YOU!!! to all FODDERSTACK 10-K Race Sponsors A grateful Thank You to all of the following generous Sponsors of the 18th Annual Fodderstack 10-K Race The Inn at Little Washington • Rappahannock Realtly • F & M Bank • Talk of the Town • Blue Ridge Technologies • Rappahannock Nat’l Bank • Roy Wheeler Realty • 4 & 20 Blackbirds • Mountainside Market • Baldwin’s Grocery • Luke & Genebach • Eileen M. 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State To Try Boot Camps for Non-Violent Juvenile Offenders I By SHERRY JONES Capital News Service RICHMOND — Young law violators may find themselves headed for military-style boot camps because of changes in juvenile justice law which take effect July 1. The new initiatives approved by the General Assembly this session give judges more sentencing alternatives. One of these alternatives provides for more military-style boot camps as an intermediate sentencing option r-1" 1 between a juvenile’s release on probation and incarceration. Gov. George Allen praised the legislation because it “focuses on the goal of reforming those juvenile offenders who are willing to turn their lives around and become productive citizens.” Virginia’s first military-style boot camp for juvenile offenders opened Jan. 1 in Isle of Wight County. The quasimilitary facility houses 33 juveniles — half sent from Richmond and half sent by the state. Margaret Gentry, assistant to Maj. John Johnson who runs the camp, said the Southampton camp, a partnership between the city of Richmond and the state Department of Youth and Family Services, provides a place for first-time nonviolent juvenile offenders. The privately operated camp, Ms. Gentry said, is equipped to handle 45 inmates on a five-month rotating basis. “They stay for five months, or 150 days, and then they go through period consisting of six-month aftercare program,” she said, explaining that during the transition period juveniles and their parents must check in two nights a week at report centers. Staff at the report centers monitor the youths’ school work, provide counseling and offer vocational opportunities. Sen. Benjamin J. Lambert III, DRichmond, who worked extensively on the reform legislation, said he thinks this type of camp can be a successful means of rehabilitation because it takes a different approach. “Kids need more structure,” he said. “We need to do anything we can to put those kids on the right track. It’s worked in Texas so let’s give it a try in Virginia.” Attorney General James S. Gilmore III, who chaired the Governor’s Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform, agreed, saying he thinks the boot camps are a good idea because they give judges more options when sentencing youths. “We would like to continue to see U6 ays Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12 1 A. 25% OFF "MELBOURNE PLACE" MISSES' COORDINATES BY KORET. Save on a selection of embroidered tees, novelty sweater vests, button* front print skirts, plaid shorts and more. B. 59.99 YOUR CHOICE. SELECT MISSES' DRESSES. Soft summer options. 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Ms. Gentry said the Virginia J Juvenile Boot Camp offers a strtf££j tured, programmatic system for juv«-*^ nile offenders. * With their days beginning at 5:30 { a.m. the 11-to 17-year-old “troops” - follow a rigorous schedule throughout < the day that consists of physical train-/} ing, meals and school. Their days end*; at 9:30 p.m. with lights out. Most of the day, Ms. Gentry said, ■ the inmates attend class learning the-1 basics — maths, science, English an^ history. No televisions or radios affe1 available at the camp, but the juvfig.'J niles can read newspapers in the evening after they complete the+rhomework. Although security is a concern^ Ms. Gentry said, the staff at the camp are unarmed. A protective fence, however, surrounds the camp. “There are no weapons of any sort here,” she said. “Inmates are~ restrained when necessary in a man-i^ ner that is not harmful to them. This isr. just to protect the staff. But most of these people are in here for truancy, stealing cars or (using or selling>„drugs.” . As part of the rehabilitation^-, process, some of the juveniles have^. visited the loc&l community college in< addition to spending time with several area youth groups. “Our staff is 100 percent commit- i ted to seeing these guys turn their-' lives around,” Ms. Gentry said. Gov. Allen said the innovative and stern sentencing options will be— available to both circuit and juvenile court judges and will be administered* by the Department of Juvenile Justice* created under separate legislation. RCES Honor Roll Announced The faculty and staff at * Rappahannock Elementary School would like to recognize the following students for their outstanding academic achievement for the fourth six' weeks grading period. 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Rappahannock News Staff Photoj by Cindy Mahan This group came over the finish line with Bear the dog, who cooled off in every stream along the way. ► Jump XX From Page A-l Slattery was second, and Jeanne Grillo was third. There were 222 runners registered for the race, 132 preregistered and 90 registering on race day. However, 211 actually participated by walking, running, or in one case pushing a double stroller while wearing in-line skates. Men outnumbered women 112 to 99, and the 40 to 44 age group was the largest category for both men and women. Runners reported a cross wind on much of the course. Many Rappahannock residents and former residents participated but did not make it into the record books. For most of them finishing the hilly course was reward enough. Complete results follow: Men Overall 1. Bob Stolz-32:43 2. Jason Sparkowski - 34:59 3. Mark Jenkins - 38:15 Men 12 and Under 1. Timothy Atwell - 49:37 2. Alexander Strange - 52:24 3. Eli Henry Weems - 61:49 4. Joey Langelle - 86:47 Men 13-18 1. Tim O’Meara - 40:53 2. Caleb Proper - 40:56 3. Jennings Hobson - 43:27 Clover buds Enjoy 4-H Camp By NAOMI SMOOT Rappahannock Newt Contributing Writer Camp is a word generally associated with swimming, hiking and most of all, summer. On March 22-24, however, 10 children and two teens from Rappahannock attended 4-H Cloverbud Camp held at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational center. This year’s theme was science, and the campers participated in activities such as making worm colonies, making paper and regular camp rituals like songs and campfires. “My favorite was the worms,” said camper Devin Day. The worm colony activity* enabled them to make homes for two worms which they were then allowed to take home. “I named mine Dolly and George!” exclaimed Brittany Lee, another camper. That wasn’t what Brittany enjoyed most though. “My favorite part was making name tags because you could decorate,” she explained. Before the name tags could be decorated though the children made the paper for them. To do this campers used a blender, water, com starch, food coloring and paper which had been previously written on. They put all the ingredients in the blender and mixed them until the gloop was the corret consistency to put in a pan. At this point they squeezed water out of the mixture and ironed it. All of them enjoyed the planetarium where they learned about stars and the constellations. Camper James Hense explained that they saw five constellations. “Me and Berry and James and Tommy and Jessie and Kelly and Patrick saw the comet through binoculars. It looked like a fuzzy ball,” said camper Justin Burger. “I just thought that it [the comet] would look like a big firey marshmallow coming through the sky,” Devin added. Campers had a favorite song. “My mommy gave me a penny so I could I see Jack Denny; I did not see Jack Denny; I brought some Bubble Gum,” sang Rebecca Tupper. All five of the campers who were interviewed also made lots of new friends that weekend. “I knew one person and got to know the others in the room I was staying in,” Rebecca stated. “We had lots of fun together in the room when we had rest time,” Brittany added about her new friends. fcven though the weekend was somewhat cold, and as James explained, they could not go swimming they all enjoyed themselves. Others who attended the camp from Rappahannock were Lindsey Burger, Eston Davis, Ann-Ashleigh Lamma, Frances Monroe, Jessie Palmer, Julie Payne and Tommy Pendleton. Livestock Club Members Busy By HELEN SMITH 4-H Agent Spring is a busy time for members of the 4-H Livestock Club as the 1996 show season and contests get underway. David Massie, an eleven year old member of the club, showed one heifer and two market steers and received several awards at the Glenwood Park 4-H Show on Saturday, April 13. " The Glenwood Park Livestock ShoVv, which was held at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds near Leesburg, included over 50 classes of various breeds and ages of steers/heifers. Jim Massie, David’s father and 4H leader, reported that the ’96 Show “hkd the largest number of exhibitors and animals in quite a few years.” ! This is the first show of the season before local county fairs and cattle association shows are held during the summer. The morning’s itinerary began With the Junior and Senior Showmanship classes which all exhibitors are required to enter. David placed third in his division. The judge gave each exhibitor pointers since this $fiow is a learning experience. In the Heifer division, David entered a Continental-Cross summer yearling commercial heifer. He won his class as well as Champion Continental-Cross Heifer and the Champion Bred and Owned class. . David also showed two market steers. In the Angus late junior yearling class, David won first in his division. There were five divisions. His second steer was a continen tal-cross Early Junior Yearling. David placed second in that class. This was the first year David has entered the Glenwood Park Show. Overall, he had an outstanding show, which shows how diligently he has worked this winter to feed, train and groom his livestock. The 4-H Livestock Club participated in the District 4-H Livestock Judging Contest this past Saturday, April 20, at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds near Harrisonburg and received several team and individual awards. The junior team, for 9 to 13-year olds, consisted of Katie Updike, David Massie and Nathan and Zack Corbin. Participants judged three classes — beef steers, swine, and sheep — ranking each class. Then participants gave oral reasons to the adult judge explaining why they ranked each class the way they did. Overall, the Rappahannock junior team placed third, and David was the sixth high individual. In the sheep class, Nathan was fourth and Zack was tenth. In the swine class, David placed first, Katie was eighth and the team placed second. In the beef class David placed first and the team placed second. Justin Updike participated in the senior division for teens ages 14 to 19. Members of the livestock club are planning to also participate in the Virginia Beef Expo this week in Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley 4-H and FFA Beef Show on May 4 in Woodstock. ■ ■ -w-... .nmr ->m ..— 1 1 .. ■■■■■ ian-J5M1 Dawn Dixon and her mom Dianne Pendleton finish with Karen and Rebecca, Dawn’s daughters, in a stroller. Men 19-29 1. John O’Neill-38:55 2. Matthew Ryan - 44:02 3. Matthias Schiller - 46:26 Men 30-34 1. John Barth - 39:46 2. Janies Movsink - 39:54 3. Lynwood Morrison - 40:48 Men 35-39 1. Michael Radam - 41:43 2. Jim Shaughnessey - 41:58 3. Robert Snour - 43:04 Men 40-44 1. Brian Wheatley - 39:18 2. Mark Ramey - 40:31 3. John Rolph - 42:03 Men 45-49 1. Richard Parli - 43:23 2. Steve Bottle - 43:40 3. Paul Paratore - 45:41 Men 50-59 1. Talbot Mack - 44:54 2. William Pittard - 47:39 . 3. Phillip Strange - 48:50 * Men 60 and Over 1. Mervin Jeffries - 49:40 2. Merlin Larimer - 53:37 3. Robert Gurtler - 53:38 Eva L. Smith Mark Jenkins 38:15 Women Overall 1. Kathi Canese - 40:11 2. Fay Slattery - 40:44 3. Jeanne Grillo - 41:34 Women 12 and under 1. Carolyn Atwell - 49:43 2. Shiloh Proper - 56:49 3. Allison Wheatley - 63:16 4. Laura Collins - 72:16 Women 13-18 1. Caroline Baumgardner - 52:05 2. Myriam Lathuille - 54:58 3. Berkeley Hobson 55:47 Women 19-29 1. Ann Barron Cameal - 46:30 2. Amy Entwistle - 47:23 3. Laura Schenck - 48:29 Mark Jenkins and Caroline Baumgardner won the Eva Smith Memorial trophies for county residents. Women 30-34 1. Belinda James - 47:01 2. Tara Jeffries - 53:01 3. Carol Snead - 55:04 Women 35-39 1. Terry Sweitzer - 42:51 2. Julia Peck - 47:28 3. Sanda Friberg - 48:13 Women 40-44 1. Lisa Carr Thompson - 45:07 2. Nancy Raney - 48:01 3. Nancy Norman - 52:01 Women 45-49 1. Judy Allen - 47:19 2. Merry Foregta - 55:35 3. Regina Carder - 57:57 Women 50-59 1. Mary O’Meara -54:10 2. Linda Brown - 55:40 3. Margaret West - 56:40 Women over 60 Libby Wharton and Betty Owsley (no times recorded) Eva L. Smith 1. Caroline Baumgardner - 52:05. Boy Scouts To Burn Flags As a public service, members of Boy Scout Troop 36 in Washington will bum tom, tattered, and permanently-soiled American flags during a patriotic and respectful cremation ceremony on Flag Day, June 14. The ceremony will be held on the Washington Fire Hall grounds beginning at 7 p.m. Anyone possessing flags which should be retired may bring their flags to the ceremony or mail them to: Boy Scout Troop 36, 636 Mount Salem Avenue, P.O. Box 124, Washington, Va. 22727. The proper manner for disposing of American flags is by burial or burning. Burning is the preferred method. Child Screening FOR THE COUNTIES OF CULPEPER, FAl'QCIER, MADISON ORANGE & RAPPAHANNOCK 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. May 4,1996 _ C l lpeper I— May 11, 1996 WARRENTON What You Do Can Make A BIG Difference In Your Child s LIFE! SUSPECT A HEARING DISORDER IF YOUR CHILD: • doesn't pay attention to noises in early infancy • doesn't turn toward voicea • doesn't respond to distant noises like jets, thunder, or a call from another room • has frequent earaches or runny ears • turns one ear toward sounds he or she wants to hear • has slow or delayed language development -chiM cap play games like patty-cake ■od peekaboo; lit up without support; wave bye-bye, crawl; pull self up to stand; feed self cookies, crackers and other "finder foods." -child can say "Mama"; knows own ' I// ' ' / Hablamos tspanol Qualified Professionals will screen each child for Hearing, Vision, Physical & Mental Development. Health Department will provide well-child health assessment—Physical & Occupational Therapists and Speech-Language Pathologist available for consultation. Child Care provided for children not involved in screening process. Child fingerprinting by local Police Department available. All Children Ages 0-21 are Welcomed. ' THE MORE PARENTS UNDERSTAND about how a child grows—in mind and in body— the better prepared they'll be to recognize special concerns. And, once they're aware of these concerns and needs, they can seek help. ild can repeat nuriery rhyme!, understand simple stories, and um 3-word tentencei. -child can walk up and down ttalrt (2 feet on each (tap), play with toyi, run. SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1996 - 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. PEARL SAMPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18480 SIMMS DRIVE, C ULPEPER, VIRGINIA SATURDAY, MAY 1|, 1996 - 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 430 E. SHIRLEY AVENUE, WARRENTON, VIRIGNIA Sponsored by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Early Intervention Interagency Coordinating C ouncil in cooperation with the Public School Systems of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock Counties. THIS IS NOT A KINDERGARTEN SCREENING. TO REQUEST SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS OR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL 1-800-410-1476.

► Budget From Page A-l on their sense of excellence. Perfection is a journey, not a destination. The schools have come light years in the last 13 years....to the point we can have high quality vocational education with a minimum of cost.' Changes take a long time. Patience is essential.” He said there has been a reduction in discipline problems in the past few years because the school system has “folks in a position of responsibility who want to work with children who have problems....We’re a very diverse community. The schools can be a positive unifying force.” Aileen Johnson supported the budget citing two teachers and two teachers' aides who have had a big impact for the good on children. “I know there are many as dedicated as they....We can go into the 21st century for Rappahannock’s most priceless treasures, and believe me, it’s not our land, it’s our children.” Lee Bird spoke of working in the adult literacy program. He said he knows first hand how difficult it is for those who are adults with adult responsibilities for jobs and family members to make up for education lost when they dropped out of high school. “It’s better to see them through when they’re young and. don’t have the accumulation of responsibilities.” Former School Board Chairman Beverly Massie said, “We don’t have a perfect society, and we don’t have perfect schools. We have many fine teachers.” She said many of them and other school system employees are people who grew up in Rappahannock and decided to return to the community and work in the schools. “That means a strong community,” she said.. She said she knows first hand the difficulty fanners are having. “We’re in an economic downturn, but I don’t think we should sacrifice our children. We have to look farther than the ends of our noses.” Fifth grade teacher Margaret Lee. She said she is proud of the improvements in the schools. She said the elementary school has a sign up saying “It takes a village to raise a child. The parents, businesses, taxpayers have supported continuous improvement.” She said teachers put in many extra hours tutoring children, carrying home papers to grade and books to plan lessons. “There are two kinds of schools — Those that move ahead and those that fall behind.” She said formerly Rappahannock had a high rate of teacher turnover, but the School Board and Board of Supervisors had worked together to improve salaries. Now the salaries are about average, she said. “Let’s not fall farther behind....Teaching is hard work. We have such good teachers they make it look easy.” Kent ReeVe said teachers salaries should not just be compared with salaries in neighboring counties. He said the company where he works as a computer programmer has many former teachers who are making twice as much money as they did teaching. He said he had taught in adult night school. “Software engineering is so much easier than teaching and you make so much more. I urge you not to cut teachers’ salaries.” Tom Everett said he sees a lot of big houses around him. “I’ve got llamas on one side of me and zebras on the other. Where is all this money? Why are we talking about cutting a budget when I’ve got llamas in my yard?” Joe Reinbolt said he opposes Goals 2000 with regulations written by “Democrats and ‘60s degenerates and I also oppose an increase in taxes.”'He said taxes on his house have tripled in eight years. “I can’t handle any more.” He suggested the county get more money for schools from parents as donations or “garnish their wages.” He added, “It takes a Mom and a Dad [to raise a child]. It U 45 May 18 8 18,1886 n-6pm (Rain or slime) A CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT REP BACK Dl TIKE... May 18 and 19 at The Wilderness Civil War Reenactment ~ the largest living history event on the east coast In 1996. Experience the sights and sounds of one of the most devastating battles of the Civil War that marked the first meeting of legendary generals Ulysess S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. • Wore than 4,000 reenactors recreating spectacular battles • Authentic military and civilian camps • Cavalry skirmishes • Period artisans • Live folk, country and Civil War period music. • Children's activities In Easy to Reach Orange County, VA The Wilderness is being held at a breathtaking private farm located 5 miles north of the Town of Orange. 1-800-841-7803 doesn’t take a village.” Rick Wood said he opposed Goals 2000. “The federal involvement is not worth it” He said he agreed teachers should have raises, but “Where are you going to find the money?” Harold Thrower said his taxes had increased 22 percent last year with the fire tax. He suggested other parts of the budget be cut so the teacher raises could be funded. Forrest Whorton said he opposed the budget. “I’d like the teachers to work with the county people and try to hold on for a couple of yup. Don’t raise taxes just because^they need raises.” High school senior Cari Kerr praised her French teacher for turning her around. “She touched my heart,” she said adding that now in French V she can read any French book assigned. She said when she goes to other schools in competitions, the students from the other schools are “in awe” when she says how well she knows her teachers. Senior Jim Clark said he was “outraged” that anyone would suggest teachers not get a pay raise. He said he vyas on a Technology Bowl team that won first in the state two years in a row and was not able to advance to national competition because the school system did not have funds to send the team. The national winner was a team, the Rappahannock team had defeated at the state level, he said. His mother Ellie Clark suggested those who “think teaching is a lark should offer to substitute.” She suggested they also put themselves in the students places and imagine trying to concentrate in 90 degree heat without air conditioning or running on the poor track. “You should not only refrain from cutting the budget, but give money to dream,” she said. Rose Ann Sharp said, “I don’t want you to cut the budget any more.” She said as director of the Child Care and Learning Center “How lucky I am in my board of directors. They never once let the staff go without a Bill Dietel said it is important the the Board of Supervisors hear from older citizens who don’t have children in the public schools. ‘‘Many of us are willing to pay more taxes if the money went to public schools,” he said. He added he was concerned about the “note of defensiveness” in the budget presentation. “I am appalled there is no increase in the library budget, materials, that we’ve decided to cut teachers. Schools run on excellence,” he said. “You’re seeking average support for average salaries. The schools are last in line to beg our share.” High school junior John Arnold said he is amazed that anyone would think of cutting teachers’ salaries when high school teachers are preparing to go to block scheduling that will require them to make major changes in the way they teach. Jennifer Bowen, a high school junior, said she had been helped by teachers who encouraged her interest in creative writing. She said she had loved taking a creative writing course, but there are no more advanced classes for her to take. “I have something that gives me self confidence. I can’t take it any farther here. I’m starving inside. Are you willing to walk away and let me die?” Rick Kohler said it is “tragic we can’t send the children to the national championship. We can’t afford not to challenge our students. We need sports facilities. I strongly support the budget. It is a minimal budget. I challenge you to come up with more money for this system.” Holly May said, “I’m in favor of the budget. I wish it wasn’t so lean. I think we should be spending more....Teaching is one of the hardest most demanding jobs there is. I think all teachers are underpaid and underappreciated.” High school senior Amelia Manson said she had come from a private school in Richmond. “I love Rappahannock,” she said. She said some of her friends hate their private schools. “I don’t see how you can talk about cutting anything.” Kathryn Treanor said people in Rappahannock support the schools in many ways, with contributions. “The people will support your leadership in passing this budget.” Rosa Crocker said she was concerned that attention to the budget was causing people to lose sight of a long range vision for education “cultivating excellent conditions for learning.” When no one else asked to speak, supervisor Chairman. Hubert Gilkey thanked people for coming out. Hampton District Mike Massie said people letting the supervisors know what they think “helps make our job easier. We have made progress. It’s been a fight every year. I don’t want to see us go back.” Stonewall-Hawthom District representative Robert Anderson said, “1 thank the people who came out and also the ones who sent letters and phone calls. Someone has put on a good post card campaign.” Jackson District representative Ron Frazier said he had studied Goals 2000. “I found the works ‘shall’ and ‘must’ 50 times for a volunteer program. It is very bad.” The Board of Supervisors will pass a school budget at their meeting at 2 p.m., next Monday, May 6. PSORIASIS?! Relief in 8 Out of 10 Cases* New approved spray stops your itching, flaking, red skin. Restores your skin and scalp to normal in as little as 7 days or 100% of your money back. Used and recommended by dermatologists. No side effects. Call now for full information. CALL NOW: 1-800-61-SPRAY AMERICAN DERMATOLOGY FOUNDATION Warehouse Clearance Sale May 4th & 5“' announces its Pre-Mother s Day Spring Clearance Sale of first quality discontinued hand painted pottery from their Herend Village Pottery and Italian Collections. 70% to 80% off all first auality and even more on imperfects and seconds. All items sold individually...Dinnerware, Serveware, and Accessories. HOURS: Saturday & Sunday 9-5 21440 Pacific Blvd., Sterling, VA 20167 • 703-444-4516 Directions: From Dulles Toll Road: Rt. 28N 5 miles, left on Severn Way, right on Pacific Blvd. (Follow signs.) ^^^J^isa/MC^^Iashw^Check^iCcegtec^^Al^Salef^ina^^Nc^honeOrders^^ D La* orse Meeting Introducing Thursday May 9,1996 ~ 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bowling Green Country Club Oust E. of 340 between Double Tollgate & Front Royal) MUST R.S.V.P. By May 3rd To: I it Royal Southern States A Winchester Southern Si 3-258-2053 or (540)635*3118 (540)6624 EHsncan (800)485-4107 Chuck Alexander (800)485-4 Photo courtesy of Maurice Herndon Charlene Breeden of Breeden’s Nursery, right, helps members of the Episcopal Churchwomen of Trinity Church, Washington, select annual flower plants for the fall dried flower sale. Also shown are Charlotte Nichols, Sandra Anderson, Jane Herndon, Martha Barton and Louise Eastham. Flower Sale Starts Now PJans for the annual House Tour and Dried Flower Sale aponsored by the Episcopal Churchwomen of Trinity Church, Washington, get underway early in the season. Most demanding in time is growing and drying the flowers used in hundreds of arrangements. The women use a variety of materials from flowers they have grown themselves specifically for the arrangements to materials collected in the wild. Early this season a group ventured to Breeden’s Nursery in Madison County to select annual plants to be grown in members’ gardens for their flowers. The event held on the third weekend in October is scheduled for Oct. 19 and 20 this year. Tour co-chairman will be Charlotte Nichols and Louise Eastham. Sandra Anderson is chairman of the flower committee. The tour weekend features three of Rappahannock’s out- - standing homes and a tea house open to the public as well as the sale of dried flower arrangements. The House Tour has become a fall social event that attracts visitors from all over the area. Proceeds are used by the ECW for wide-ranging outreach programs in the county and state. ’ ► Cleanup From Page A-l their community.” The prize money was offered by the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection. Mr. Harris estimated that a third of the county’s hardsurface roads were claimed in the cleanup week. “This has been the most successful effort in county-wide cleanup in the six or seven years that I’ve been helping with the job,” said Mr. Harris. Over 200 bags of trash were —... .I .; ■ .. , ... .« filled, by Mr. Harris’ estimates. But Mr. Harris added that he hopes next year’s cleanup sees even greater participation, so that no trash is left strewn about the countryside. He envisions a system where someone in each section of the coynty offers to be “cleanup coordinator” and rallies neighbors to join the effort. “Of course, if we could find a way to raise people’s consciousness about not throwing trash on the ground, we wouldn’t have to do any cleanup at all,” he said. “Getting people to love, appreciate and cherish our beautiful county is my ultimate goal.” The cleanup of the Rappahannock County Park was also a success, with nine people working several hours to fill 20 bags. Water Extensions Underway Rappawan Inc. started construe tion last Wednesday, April 24, on thi last phase of construction for th< water distribution system in the Towi of Washington, Mayor Stewart Willi< announced. The work is directed at replacing old piping on the south end of Gay Street and on the north and south ends of Main Street and extending the piping at the eastern end of Mt. Salem Avenue. The old piping in these areas is in poor condition and has repeatedly required repair. The new piping will correct this deficiency and and ease the burden on the town of having to perform repairs while also ensuring reliable water distribution is provided to ■ the users in these areas. The work wi : additionally ensure the availability'< ' water adjacent to the properties bein 1 served without mandating long runs ( personal piping across other’s propertj Mayor Willis indicated that th work is expected to be complete b the end of June. He apologized for an inconvenience the work might causi the users of town water during period: when the water will have to be cut off He further asked that the residents o the town limit discussions with tht workers so that the work can proceed as scheduled. Questions with regard to the work should be directed to Mayor Willis, Treasurer Louise van Dort, or Council Member Steve Critzer. WCDS Honor Roll Named Wakefield Country Day School at 4untly is proud to announce that the ollowing Rappahannock students iave received academic honors for te third quarter marking period: First Grade — Second Honors: ■ate Kevis; First Honors: Taylor filler. Second Grade — Second Honors: arter Bruce. Third Grade — Second Honors: nn Zeamer and Natalie Miller; First J onors: Mattie Nawrocki. Fourth Grade — First Honors: / ite Martin and Sara Hathaway. Fifth Grade — First Honors: Sam l *>■ Wood, Christina Luke and Alexander Purnell. Sixth Grade — Second Honors: Jessica Nawrocki and John Baumgardner. First Honors; ^ Williams and Casey Longyear Seventh Grade - Second honors: James Favareau; First ^onors: Thomas Dowell and Ruth *umell. Ninth Grade — First Honorsacob Konick. Tenth Grade — First Honorsindrew Inglis. . EleVVr”!h Grade ~ Second lonors: Nick Konick.

• Community News • Obituaries • Real Estate • Classifieds Rappahannock News WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1996 Families Enjoy Hosting Exchange Students By CINDY MAHAN ■teppaksaaock News Stall Writer Two of the seven foreign exchange students in the county this school year have been staying in the homes of three of the county’s lawyers. Myriam Lathuille, who lives in St. Jean de Sixt, France, has been living with Douglas and Margaret Baumgardner and their family in Washington this year. She arrived last July 31, just a few days before the Baumgardners and their four children were leaving on a trip out west. Her trip was delayed due to a paperwork problem, and the Baumgardners were worried that she would not arrive before they were due to leave on theii trip. But it all worked out, and the Baumgardners feel that Myriam enjoyed the trip. This has been the Baumgardners first experience having a foreign exchange student in their home, except for one who stayed with them for two weeks once, and they say that Myriam has fit in perfectly. When they were looking fpr a student, they looked for someone who had similar interests to their older daughter Caroline, who is very interested in horses and sports. Myriam fit that bill, and Mrs. Baumgardner said that Myriam and Caroline’s relationship has been like they are really close sis Photo courtesy of Doug and Margaret Baumgardner Caroline Baumgardner has developed a close relationship with Myriam Lathuille of France. Gambetta To Play May 10 International guitar virtuoso and Green Linnet recording artist Beppe Gambetta will appear in concert at the Drum & Strum Music Center Coffeehouse in Warrenton on Friday, May 10th. ' Show time is 8:30 p.m.; admission is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. Additionally, Mr. Gambetta will be hosting a hands-on instructional workshop at the coffeehouse on Sunday, May 12th. Admission to the workshop is $20. The Drum & Strum Music Center Coffeehouse is located at 51 East Lee Street. For more information 8 about the performance and/or workshop, call (540)347-7484. A gifted performer who demonstrates a broad range of expertise on acoustic guitar, Mr. Gambetta, from Genoa, Italy, began his career in a classical music orchestra for plectrum instruments. After gaining exposure to a wide variety of musical genres, he chose to focus his studies on the guitar playing styles of American traditional music. Since then he has developed a distinctive sound of his own, a multicultural tapestry of traditional and original acoustic music forms. His original compositions and arrangements reflect a colorful mosaic of musical influences from his native Italy to America flatpicking, fmgerstyle blues, Celtic, central European and Mediterranean dance tunes and more. Mr. Gambetta’s talents have been enjoyed at major concert halls, prestigious intemation festivals and various workshops throughout Europe, the United States and Canada. His thorough mastery of acoustic guitar has resulted in his being acknowledged as Europe’s premier guitar stylist. Music and Dessert Photo courtesy of Tom Espinola and Lorraine Duisit Lorraine Duisit and Tom Espinola will provide music for a RAAC benefit Garden Party Concert at the home of Stewart and Eve Willis on Saturday, May 11. ters. “I think they will always be close,” she said. The two ride together and belong to the U.S. Pony Club. They also participate on the cross-country and track teams at RCHS, and both ran in the Fodderstack 10K last weekend and did very well. They have been on several ski trips too. The fact that Myriam was French also played a part in the Baumgardner’s decision to pick her. Mrs. Baumgardner’s ancestry is French; her maiden name is DeJamette. Three of their children study French in school, and having Myriam with them has helped their French too. Myriam has probably travelled more in the states than a lot of Rappahannock residents her age. YFU (the foreign exchange program) sponsored a trip to New York City. She has also been on a bicycle trip in Washington, D.C. and seen the play Les Miserables and visited the White House, and camped in Shenandoah National Park. The Baumgardners enjoyed introducing her to Halloween in Washington, and they said that at Christmas she had never received so many gifts. On Easter, they held an Easter egg hunt and Myriam gathered more eggs than anyone else. The upcoming prom and graduation are really exciting for her too, said Mrs. Baumgardner. At home, said Mrs. Baumgardner, Myriam is always willing to help. Myriam and Caroline normally clear (he table after dinner, and she helps care for their three horses. She gets along with all the children at home, Spencer, Alex and Julia, and with everyone at school. Mr. Baumgardner said it is going to be an emotional time when Myriam leaves to return to France. But the Baumgardners plan to visit Myriam and her family in France before too long. They plan to continue the foreign exchange student tradition and will probably host a boy next time, once their son Alex is a junior or senior (he is now 14). Mr. Baumgardner imagines their next student as a boy who \frill excel in basketball and baseball. Santiago Mosquera from Popayan, Colombia, has been living with Peter and Sharon Luke (both attorneys at Luke and Genebach, Ltd. in Washington) and their two children, Ben and Christina in the F.T. Valley. He arrived last August 16 and the Lukes were asked by Jeanie McNear of YFU to take care of him for six weeks, as he hadn’t yet been placed in a home. After they got to know Santiago, said Mrs. Luke, she and her husband decided it would be a shame to have him go anywhere else. She said that their 11 year-old daughter Christina was especially excited to have an exchange student staying in their home, and their 8 year-old son Ben has really enjoyed having him too. “Ben is having a lot of fun with him,” said Mrs. Luke. Santiago and Mr. Luke are both avid bicyclists; Santiago is a national bike champion in Colombia and rides in races here as a “junior expert.” Last fall he participated in two mountain bike races, and often rides from 30 to 35 miles a day. On May 18 he, Mr. Luke and Ben will be participating in a bike tour in Madison. He is looking for a mountain bike to purchase and take back to Colombia with him as the choices there are limited. Santiago has been very good company, said Mr. Luke, and Mrs. Luke added that it has been like having another adult in the house. He has been helpful by mowing the grass and he does his own laundry. Photo courtesy of Sharon and Peter Luke Santiago Mosquera from Colombia and Peter Luke take a break on top of Oventop Mountain. They said that Santiago enjoyed the cold weather a lot, especially the skiing and sledding. He went along on one of the Wakefield Country Day School ski trips (WCDS is where the Luke children go to school). In Colombia the weather is tropical yearround, so the Lukes took Santiago shopping for winter clothing. He celebrated Christmas three times, twice with the Lukes and once with the rest of the exchange students at a Christmas dinner held at the Kerr’s house, another family who is hosting one of the students. Mrs. Luke said that Youth for Understanding (YFU), the organization that places exchange students in Rappahannock County, has a lot of activities for the students throughout the year, though her family has taken Santiago a lot of places too, including Key West, New York City and Washington, D.C. Later this month they will be going to Utah to spend a week biking, hiking and rafting, said Mr. Luke. And Santiago has been doing well on the RCHS soccer team. This was the Lukes’ first time having an exchange student, and they, like the Baumgardners, are thinking about doing it again. And both families hope to take family trips to their newfound friend’s home countries. YFU is seeking host families for the coming school year. Jeanie McNear, the local representative, says they certainly do not have to be families of attorneys. Call her at 987-8150 for more information. Lions' Auction Set for Next Saturday By MIKE MAHONEY Rappihaaaodi News Contributiag Writer The Rappahannock Lions annual auction, a community event that is good for the community, will begin at 6 p.m. on May 11 at the Washington Fire Hall. The Lions’ auction is a notable event in several ways. First, it lets you put to good use things you don’t use but are too good to throw away. We all have things like that: a television the kids left behind, perhaps, or grandma’s china cabinet that doesn’t fit in the dining room. Donate them to the Lion’s auction and feel good about it! Second, ii also gives you a chance to get a bargain: a comfortable chair for the guest bedroom or the tool you really want but won’t buy at new prices. Come to the auction and buy it! Third, the auction is an occasion to get together with your friends and neighbors, have a bite to eat and have fun. Come and watch our. very own, and very good, auctioneer Bill Payne work the crowd. He makes it a fun evening for all involved. Just about anything is sold at the auction except food, clothing, mattresses, and large appliances. The Lions do ask that donations be clean and in working order. Every recent auction has featured furniture, other household goods, books', art objects, tools, garden and farming equipment, TVs and VCRs, gift certificates from local merchants and restaurants, and guns and sports equipment. Donations may be brought to the Washington Fire Hall on Friday evening, May 10, or during the day on May 11. For help, you may call the Lion Auction Chairmen, Roger Andrews (9878974) or Holly Pendleton (987-8627), or Information Officer Mike Mahoney (675-3446). They will happily arrange for pick-up. The auction will also feature a raffle; prizes are cash awards of $300, $200 and $100. You may purchase raffle tickets from any Lion for a dollar a chance or 25 chances for $20. Local merchants are also selling raffle tickets. The Rappahannock Lions are a major supporter of worthy causes in the county. For years, they have been providing college and 4-H scholarships and prizes for county students. They have contributed to the purchase of athletic equipment and facilities and help to fund the Sheriff Office’s DARE program. They bring the Sight and Hearing Van to the county and screen our young people and senior citizens for vision and hearing defects. RCHS To Hold May Fest On Friday, May 10, Rappahannock County High School will hold its first annual May Fest. This will be a day for teachers, students, and community members to share talents and projects in exhibits and interactive workshops. The day’s festivities will begin with an assembly featuring Cindy Wayland’s French 2 class in a dramatic presentation of a French African tale “La Cruche” (The Jug). This is a tale of an orphan’s journey through many fantastical situations. Harriette Rosenblatt’s art classes have executed the scenery, masks and other visuals. The assembly will also feature shadow puppet plays performed by 8th grade students from Laurel Van 1 Horn’s English classes and a medley of songs by the Show Choir directed by Melinda Russell. The students will have an extended lunch hour that day to view exhibits throughout the school and, weather permitting, outdoors as well. These will include projects on view by the technology department, art classes, math classes, humanities classes, Spanish classes, science classes, and many more. Artists from the community will be on-site working on their own projects for students to view and ask questions. Later in the afternoon students will have two workshop periods chosen from an extensive list of offerings. These will include such diverse offerings as pinata making, kite making, computer assisted drawing, and line dancing. There will also be a Renaissance Fair, a Coffee House, Rappahannock High’s own Spanish dancers, a presentation on the History and Art of Film and much more. The general public is invited to visit the high school from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to view the exhibits around the school. There will also be an evening viewing time for the community starting at 7 p.m. with a repeat performance of the earlier assembly in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. For more information please contact Sharon Wyrrick at RCHS at 9878616. They also subsidize the purchase of glasses and hearing aids for low income county residents. In addition, they make cash contributions through the County Department of Social Services. All of the income that the Rappahannock Lions realize from their fiind raising events is given to worthy causes, either to national and international programs largely related to sight and hearing, or right here to lpcal county programs. You can feel confident that your contribution to the Lions will help make a good deed possible. See you at the auction! Clark To Speak at Library By DIANA BIRD Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Edward E. Clark Jr. of Waynesboro will speak at the “Friday at the Library” program on May 10 at 8 p.m. Mr. Clark is a co-founder of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, now the nation’s largest professionally staffed veterinary hospital for native wildlife. Mr. Clark, the son of Peggy Clark of Flint Hill, has spoken here before, accompanied by some of the birds and animals his center rescues after injury or other problems. We will be welcoming home a much admired friend. He is now Director of Region 3 of the National Wildlife Federation on whose board he has served for 14 years. Ed Clark has worked for the Virginia Council of the Environment and The Virginia Outdoors ♦ Foundation as member and trustee. The Virginia .Wildlife Federation has recognized Clark for his leadership in conservation education. Mr. Clark’s talk and demonstration, “Saving the World, One Animal at a Time” will be the final regular Friday evening program at the Rappahannock County Library for this season. Refreshments will be served. There will be a special program in July when Jeanne Drevas will speak. She took a tour of pottery making villages in Burma, and she will show slides of her*%^nture into areas where Westerners have not been for 30 years.* String Quartet Pholo courtesy of Wendy Weinberg Members of the Edinburgh Quartet, Miles Ballister, Peter Mqrkham, Michael Beeston and Mark Bailey, with his back to the camera, will play at The Theatre this Saturday evening.

Revival at Chester Gap Revival services will be held at Chester Gap Baptist Church May 510 with David Johnson, pastor of Rileyville Baptist Church. The service will begin at 7 each evening. From Sunday until Tuesday there will be a youth pastor available for the young people of the church and community. There will also be special singing each evening. The public is invited to attend revival services and all other services at Chester Gap. Rev. Jimmy Burke is pastor of the church. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. L. Starke Jones Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Thursday: Bible Study and Prayer Meeting 6:45 p.m. Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, May 5 as follows: Flint Hill at 11:15 with communion;' Sperryville at 8:45 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m., with communion. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday School 10 a.m.. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth & Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. W.M.U. Meeting Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Tuesday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Special Service Scheduled The Flint Hill Baptist Church which has been closed since 1968 will reopen at 4 p.m. on May 19 with a special worship service. Rev. Lanny Horton from Culpeper will be the guest speaker. Music will be provided by the Shiloh Association choir. There will also be three visiting ministers, Rev. Phillip Bailey from Washington Baptist, Rev. Merlin Shorb from Rappahannock Methodist and Rev. Jimmy Burke from Chester Gap Baptist. All are welcome. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Pastor: Tom Wiles Sunday: Adult Bible School/Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Sunday: Wednesday: Thursday: St Peter's Catholic Mission Masses: Sunday: Tuesday: Sunday: 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. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Community Youth Group 4:30 p.m. Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. George O. Dean Sunday School 9:30 a.m. F. T. Baptist Pastor: Rev. Douglas Farmer Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 18 a.m. . Morning Prayer II 9:15 Sunday School 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist II 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Women's Day Program Set A Women’s Day Program will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 at Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill. Lunch will be served from 1:152:30 p.m. The speaker will be Rev. Doris V. Byrd, pastor of the John Wesley United Methodist and Mt. Zion United Methodist Churches. Both congregations will be in attendance for this program. All are invited. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every first and third Sunday 10:30 a.m. i nree members ot the Amissville 4-H Club made Smokey the Bear posters. Left to right: Rayland Brown, Ryan Brown and Noah Starks. Amissville 4-H Club Reports On Activities By CHANTA BROWN 4-H Teen Leader In February the Amissville 4-H Club, worked on Smokey the Bear Posters. Rayland Brown won 1st place in the 4th grade level, Ryan Brown placed 2nd and Noah Starks placed 3rd in the 5th grade level. At the March meeting, the group talked about milk and milk products, they also made several different fla vors of milkshakes, ranging from peachy keen to peanut butter. Next month the group looks forward to working with Mexican cooking. The Amissville 4-H Club meets on the fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church. It is for youth ages 9 to 18. For information, call 4H leader Jennifer Gray at 937-5105 or the Extension Office at 675-3619. Rappahannock Teams Prepare for Fundraiser By HELEN W. SMITH Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Ten teams in Rappahannock County are making plans to participate in the 1996 American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, a fundraiser scheduled for May 31 and June 1 at Airlie in Fauquier County. According to this year’s Relay Chairman, Ester Settle, there will be 10 teams participating from Rappahannock County. These include two repeat teams — The Gay Street Walkers which is composed of county employees, and The Brady Bunch from Flint Hill. The new teams include: Amissville Baptist Walk-a-teers, Huntly Hoofers, Trinity Church team, Ruby Cannon Memorial team, Rappahannock Methodist Walkers, RCHS Bible Club team, Dorothy Butler’s team, and Rappahannock Community Walkers (Ester’s team composed of everybody r else who wanted to participate, but didn’t have a team.) The Relay for life, which is a 24hour event, begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 31. After the opening ceremony, there will be a Cancer Survivors Walk for the first lap; then each team will begin the Relay and walk continuously for 24 hours. There will be judging for the Best Tailgate Party, Lighting of luminaries in memory of someone who had cancer at 9 p.m. and games, and special events throughout the night and on Saturday. Prior to the Relay, teams in Rappahannock County will be getting donations to the American Cancer Society. Last year the two Rappahannock teams raised $3,343 for the American Cancer Society and hope to increase that amount in 1996. For more information contact Ester Settle, Relay for Life Chairman, at 675-3252. i Secure i our future loday Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Fraziers Honored With Surprise Party The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory on Castleton Ford Road was the settkig for a surprise party on Friday evening honoring Mrs. Peregory’s father, Shelvy Frazier, and his wife Montrue on their 15th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Peregory baked and also cut the cake. Mr. Frazier’s sister, Mrs. Atkins served at the punch table with Mrs. Frazier’s children, Charles, Nancy and Ray assisting in the preparation of food. Those coming with gifts and good wishes, totaling 43 guests, included Mrs. Lucille Peregory and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory of Front Royal, Mrs. Dora Clatterbuck, Mrs. Madeline Holmes and Ms. Lisa Green and Ashley all of Amissville, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg, Kellie, Karla, Matthew and Mark, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Robinson and Timothy and Jackie Rutherford of Culpeper. Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville, Mr. and Mrs. Mac Arthur Pullen of Rixeyville, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier Jr., Michele and Christopher of Boston, Misses Mary Tharp and Margie Williams, Ms. Juanita Grigsby, Ray Whorton, Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby, Crissy, Kevin and Jason, Jennifer Peregory, and Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin, Michael, Crystal and Jacob, all of Castleton and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wharton of Woodville. Mrs. J.R. Peyton and her uncle, Hoarce were Saturday guests of Mrs. Thelma Sours in Luray. Miss Amanda Sims spent the weekend with her grandmother, Mrs. Hazel Hawkins. Mrs. Gale Halterman was in Jeffersonston recently to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Cunningham. Joseph Peregory spent the weekend on a Boy Scout camping trip at Marriot Ranches. Congratulations to Julia Powers on her 10-3 win over Cary Call in the girls tennis showdown with James Monroe on Friday afternoon. Tomorrow, Thursday, our country .will observe its 45th annual National Day of Prayer. Gov. Allen has issued a proclamation declaring this to be a Day of Prayer here in Virginia. With the theme “Honor God,” a special prayer event will take place from 12 until 2 p.m. on the Culpeper courthouse lawn with the choir from Culpeper Christian School bringing the^pecial music and the public is invited to this service. Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville was a .‘Friday overnight guest of her niece, Mrs. Joe Peregory, .Mr. Peregory and Jennifer. Saturday Mrs, Atkins, Mrs. Donna Dodson and Mrs. Harvey Tharp were shopping in Fredericksburg and dined at Southpoint-3 restaurant, formerly Chasons. On Sunday Mrs. Atkins visited her cousins, Harry and Eunice Meier and her aunt, Mrs. Helton Jenkins, all of whom are residents at Culpeper Health Care Center. Mr. Owen Cubbage of Richmond Road accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Terry Cubbage to Locust Grove Sunday afternoon for the birthday party for Mr. John Southard. Magic Theatre 1, a children’s show will be presented this weekend; Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m., at the Windmore Foundation Cultural Center, Griffinsburg. For more information call 547-2555. A reminder that this Saturday at the Culpeper Agriculture Enterprises there will be a benefit auction for the Reva Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. Lunch will be served at the auction which begins at 10. Featured in the local news columns of “Friends and Neighbors” last .week, was Mr. John Toth, principal of Carver Piedmont school. Students and former students in our area remember him as a former principal of Rappahannock High School. Book Fair Scheduled May 11 The Culpeper Literacy Council is sponsoring a book fair. This event will be held at the Precious Blood Catholic Church of Culpeper from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Hundreds of inexpensive paperback books will be available. This is a great opportunity for parents and children to plan a summer where reading will play an important part of the recreational agenda. Educators have long noted that children often lose some of their reading skills during the summer vacation. Reading can be a solution to a child’s complaint of boredom. Plan ahead, and be prepared with several books. The book fair also provides an opportunity for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. to purchase inexpensive books for later gifts. Books make a great gift for birthdays or any other special occasion. Further information is available from the Culpeper Literacy Office Mrs. Buraker at 825-5804 or from the President of the Council, Ms. Brenda Price, 937-4338. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.$. 211 E. Luray "Foothills of Blue Ridge Mtns. Frl. & Sat. 7a.m. - 9:00p.m. Sun. to Thurs. 7a.m.-8:30 p.m. 540-743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST., CULPEPER, VIRGINIA 540/825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. "See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs" 1418 Orange Road Culpeper 540-825-0937 Sperryville Emporium ”The Shop that has EVERYTHING" Rts. 211 & 522 Sperryville, VA 540-987-8235 , / / | any people move through life only half alive. They eat, breathe, work and sleep, indeed, perform all the necessary functions of life, but these things are done almost automatically. They take little notice of the world around them and of the people that inhabit it. How much they are missing of the things that make life worth living. How different are those that have discovered God’s love. For them, each day is like a miracie - anotner cnance to discover the beauty of the earth. They are open to everyone and everything. Take your first step towards becoming fully alive - attend the church or synagogue of your choice this week. Sunday 2 Peter 1:1-15 Monday 2 Peter 1:16-21 Tuesday 2 Peter 3:1-18 Wednesday Galationa 5:16-26 Thursday Isaiah 11:1-9 Friday Isaiah 11:10-16 Saturday Isaiah J Scriptures Selected by The American Bible Society Copyright 1996 Keister Williams Newspaper Services P O Bom 8005 Charlottesville VA 229C6 F&5 ABERDEEN BARN Steaks - Seafood - Prime Rib Banquets - Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeper 540-825-1037 Jimmie's Auto Parts Complete line of foreign & domestic parts. 161 Saunders St. • Culpeper 540/825-8030 The Color Shoppe Paint • Carpet • Wallcovering Blinds ' Rt. 29 South - 2 miles from Culpeper Old Hudson Ham Building _ 547-9743 GOLDEN CORRAL Family Steak House 540-825-5888, Culpeper .

National Prayer Day To Be Celebrated l'luuuiiiti uay 01 Prayer celebration will be held on the court house lawn in Warrenton at noon tomorrow, Thursday, May 1. In Culpeper, Christians will meet on the court house lawn from 12 noon to 2 p.m. to pray for a moral rebirth in America. Special music will be provided by Culpeper Christian School. This year’s theme is “Honor God.’ This marks the 45th annual Day of Prayer. If you’re unable to attend these special event, you are encouraged to have prayer wherever you may be for repentance and healing for our nation and God’s guidance for our leaders. II just learned my sister, Peggy McGlothlin Schloe just returned from Pensacola Fla. where she reports her husband, Jerry Schloe’s church, Pensacola Assembly of God, has been in a Great Harvest Revival since last Father’s Day. They have witnessed many miracles and many denominations coming together. Hazel River Assembly of God guest Evangelist, Steve Messick, continues revival through Thursday, May at 7:30 p.m. nightly. He is a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. Pastor Steve Dodson invites everyone to attend. Details call 937-6041 or •6021. The Rappahannock Athletic Association is now accepting registrations for the Senior Babe Ruth League (ages 16-18). For additional details or registration, call Richard Pentecost 937-5975. Since Stuart Field is located in Amissville in tricounty area of Rappahannock, Culpeper, and Fauquier, players from surrounding areas are invited to participate. Opening Day ceremonies were held last Saturday. The annual two-mile Walk for Life to benefit the Charlottesville Pregnancy center will be held beginning at 9 a.m. this Saturday, May 4 at Culpeper Baptist Church. To walk or 1 sponsor call Cathy Smith 937-5024 or Lindy Dimeo at 829-1004. The Amissville Homemakers will meet May 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Amissville Baptist Church. Guest speaker is Helen Smith. She will discuss “Calcium-Rich Eating.” Reminder, May 18 is deadline to enter Canadian trip contest. Attention ball players, parents, and coaches of RAA. Please be aware it is dangerous to have children shortcutting to Hackley’s Store through the adjoining property (north side Stuart Field). I understand some children were almost dog-bitten on Saturday. The tenant advises he has had to talk to several children going through the property in the past several weeks while preparing for Opening Day this past Saturday. He is concerned that someone may be bitten so please alert all concerned. If questions, call Cathy at 937-5024. During Opening Day ceremonies at Stuart Field on Saturday, April 27, tribute was paid to Mrs. May Belle Stuart for donating the fields for use by ball teams under the auspices of the Ruritan Club. Mrs. Stuart died last August 16. May we never forget her kindness! It was exactly 20 years ago that the first official team played ball her. The team was the “Early Birds” and was sponsored by John and Lorrain Early of Early’s Carpet. At Saturday’s ceremony a dogwood tree was dedicated in memory of Clarence “Boosie” Dodson. He was rememRug Workshop Set Belle Grove Plantation, the National Trust for Historic Reservation house museum located one mile south of Middletown will ctffer a traditional wool rug hooking workshop. The workshop will be held on June 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The price is qjso $50 and does not include materials. For more information or to register for the workshop, please call the fielle Grove office at 540-869-2028 ‘ Registration is limited. savings; Includes HUGE SUN DECK! ms f complete! \ All pools include; Filter Pump, Steel Bracing,Huge Sun Deck, Pool Ladder; Set In Vinyl Liner; Safety Fence & Stairs._ 1 ■800-447-7207 Call 24 hours a day, 10LL FREE! bered for his years of dedication to community youth. Redskins Dexter Nottage addressed the crowd. The Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will hold an auction this Saturday, May 4. To donate or for more details, call Paul Poling at 937-5205 or Jack Atkins at 937-5282. In Amissville United Methodist Church (UMC) news, mark you calendar 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 for a Mother-Daughter Banquet. Bring a covered dish for self and to share with guests. All ladies are welcome to attend; however, since space is limited, you may reserve your free ticket by calling Gertie Poling at 937-5205, Pattie Brown, 364-3974, or Judy Chandler at 937-3062. UMC will also hold an auction outside the church at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 17. To donate call Alan Brown, 364-3974 or Judy 937-3062. Come early to browze. Benefits will go to the youth for a mission trip to Mexico. In Amissville Baptist news, youth will go bowling this Sunday following church. Mark your calendar for the Acteens Mother-Daughter Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 10. The Mission Friends group enjoyed a trip to Discovery Zone last Sunday after church. Summer Youth program begin tonight, May 1, at Amissville Baptist. All area youth are encouraged to participate. Congratulations to RA Derby Race Winners: lads: 1st Chad Carroll, 2nd Larry Oliver, Jr., and 3rd Ronnie Bochette. Challengers: 1st Joshua Bochette. Baptist Men: 1st Larry Oliver, 2nd Ron Bochette and 3rd Gary Meyer. Congratulations to Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Rosenberger upon'his selection to be Culpeper Colonel from the Jefferson District. Friends may join him for the ceremony at the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. We’re so proud of him. He deserves all the accolades! (Board chairman and son Brad Rosenberger did not participate in any was so as to avoid even the appearance of conflict. Cathy Lou and Carrington Smith enjoyed having daughter, Lisa, and son-in-law Curtis Stuart and their family on Sunday. They came by earlier and joined them for church services at Amissville Baptist. Fourmonth old Cory with a head of brown hair and blue eyes looks more like a little girl at first glance. They’re all so precious. (Of course Mom-ma is not too biased!) They also enjoyed having son-in-law, Ron Jones and grandchildren, Ronnie and Ashley stop by on Saturday. Also, foster son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Mary Burns brought Mike, Jr. and Aurbrey by for a while on Sunday. It was good to see Mark Bums, Mike’s brother, who was also with them. The Bums enjoyed dinner at Ben and Mary’s recently when friend and neighbor Mrs. June Green took them. On Friday Cathy Lou was thrilled to visit with former Nokesville resident, Amy White Lisko, husband, Steve, and children, Sophie and Stevie. They operate the carnival “Lisko and Sons” out of Ohio and were set up last week in the K-Mart Shopping Center in Warrenton. Her mom Linda joins her on the road. They travel alot so she homeschools the children. They have a large travel trailer which makes it pretty convenient. rrrrr Cathy Lou and Carrington Smith wish to publicly express appreciation to their friends and neighbors for assisting them in returning a herd of cows back into the fields when the strong winds blew a gate open. They included Lewis Hackley, John Victor, Jack James, Wilbur Hartman and his sister-in-law, Debbie and nephew, Wayne, Perry Rudacille, Bill Holland, Curtis Stuart and his brother-in-laws Gary and Troy Smith. The Hartland Cooking Class will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow night, Thursday, may 2. Cost is $5 per class. There will be another one in this session on May 9. Hartland is located approximately 12 miles south of Culpeper off Route 15 toward Orange. Turn left onto Route 614 at the “Locust Dale” sign; go one mile to Hartland on the left. Classes are held in,the Wellness Center. For more details, call 672-3100 ext. 240. Anyone desiring to attend the next “Lifestyle to Health” seminar at Hartland should call above number also to obtain a registration form or I have some. The next session begins Sunday, May 5, and runs for 18 days. Call today if you plan to attend this session. The next one is also for 18 days and begins June 9. To sell tickets for the Fire Department’s queen, princess, and little princess contest call Sandi Carter 937-4218. Thanks for leaving news at Hackley’s by 8 a.m. Mondays. Specializing in 18th & 19th Century Furniture and Collectibles, Vintage Working Decoys 540-937-5786 M The Perfect Gift ...Anytime J -H6>M5TKA | “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” tells the story of Rappahannock County and its people The soft-bound book includes old photographs and special articles which appeared each month of the 1983 sesquicentennial year in the »appflJ)aimodiiifto* plus stories of historical interest from past years. Featuring chapters on education, soldiers, doctors, slavery, freemen and integration, mountain people and the park, The Depression, old mills and settlements, travel, entertainment, natural disasters, mountain justice and farming. The collection of articles was written by the fcappaiwnnocfe staff with the help and cooperation of hundreds of Rappahannock people. Stop by the ihtoa office or call 675-3338 for your copy. “On The Morning Side Of The Blue Ridge” $11.95 plus tax and $ 1.90 for postage | Si S 1 s I I si S Upcoming Events 4-H Farm Fun Day Set The 4-H Cloverbud Clubs are sponsoring a Farm Fun Day from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at Rappahannock County Park on Route 211. This is for children kindergarden through third grade. They are invited to bring a pet or small animal to show. Games and doorprizes are planned, so bring the entire family. Call 675-3619 or 937-5936 for information. Civil War Authors Weekend Gray Ghost Vineyards is sponsoring one of the largest assemblies of Civil War authors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5 at the winery. Authors available for autographs, book sales and conversation will include Virgil Carrington Jones, Jim Moyer, Tom Evans, Dr. Kenneth MacAtee, William Page Johnson, John Divine, Nancy Baird, Alice Nichols, John Gott and Harold Woodward Jr. Three new books will be introduced for the first time that weekend. There will be no charge for the event which will include tastings and sales of Gray Ghost wines. The winery was named in honor of the Gray Ghost of the South, Colonel John S. Mosby and is located on Highway 211, about 11 miles west of Warrenton, in Amissville. The weekend event will be held rain or shine. For more information, call the winery at 937-4869. Class Reunion, Committee To Meet The Rappahannock graduating class of 1981 is planning their 15th year reunion in the coming months. If you have not returned your survey form, members are requested to do so as soon as possible. There will be a planning committee meeting at the home of Chris Foster at 2 p.m. on May 5. Anyone interested in serving on the committee should call Chris at 675-1862.. Child Screenings Planned There will be a free child screening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4, in Culpeper and May 11 in Warrenton. The screening is for children in the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock. The Culpeper screening will be held at Pearl Sample Elementary School. The Warrenton screening will be held at Central Elementary School. Qualified professionals will screen each for Hearing, Vision, Physical and Mental Development. The event is sponsored by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Early Intervention Interagency Coordinating Council in cooperation with the public school systems of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and , Rappahannock Counties. To request special accomdafions or further information call 1-800-410-1476 Play at Wakefield The hilarious comedy play “The Foreigner,” by Larry Shue will be performed by the Wakefield Country Day School Drama Club on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. Curtain time is 8 p.m. If you missed this hit show during its recent runs on Broadway and in Washington, D.C. theaters, join the audiences at the School for an evening of rollicking comedy. Tickets may be purchased at the door, adults pay $3, children’s tickets are $1. Sperryville Plans Carnival Members of the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor their annual carnival this year, May 29, 30, 31 and June 1. Special rates will apply for the ridqs on Wednesday evening, a parade will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday and grand prizes will be awarded on Saturday evening. Prizes will include the grand prize of $500, first, second and third « prizes of $100 each will be awarded to a lucky winner. All members of the community and county residents are urged to support the fire department in their endeavors. There will be food, games and fun for the entire family. Yard Sale, Car Wash Planned The Child Care and Learning Center will sponsor a yard sale and a car wash from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. The car wash will be from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. There will be face painting and a raffle. Also lunch and sodas will be available. All donations are welcomed. For more information call Sherry O’Neil at 937-5909 or Lisa Blosser at 675-2628. Pot Luck, Fun Time Planned .Mothers and kids are invited to come out to the Rappahannock Park at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 7 for a pot luck lunch, a fun time, and a chance to exchange ideas about a Mothers’ Day Out program and a book discussion group for mothers. Just bring yourself, your kids (if they’re not in school), and a simple dish or chips to the park. For further information, call April Heddleston 987-8137 or Marie Riedel 675-3638. RCHS Athletic Banquet On May 29 at 6 p.m. the Rappahannock High School Athletic Department will hold its annual Athletic Banquet in the RCHS Commons Area and Gymnasium. Tickets will go on sale Monday, May 13 and can be purchased in the office at the high school. All tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets will be $4 per person except for Varsity Athletes who get in for free. For more information please contact Michael Tupper or Kelly Settle at the RCHS Office, 987-8575. Benefit Carden Party Planned A garden party concert to benefit the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community will be held on Saturday, May 11. Cocktails and light buffet will be served from 5 until 6:30 p.m. with a concert by Tom Espinola and Lorraine Duisit from 6:30 until 8 p.m. Coffee and dessert will also be served. There is a $25 per person charge. The event will be held courtesy of Col. and Mrs. Stewart Willis at their home, Mount Prospect Farm. Rain date is set for Saturday, May 18. For reservations call 675-3193 during office hours. May Day Celebration Set The public is invited to the traditional May Day Celebration at Spring Mountain School from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 3. Along with the May Pole Dance, there will be rides, games, food, entertainment and crafts. Artists and craftsmen interested in selling their wares can call the school at 675-1458. Open House Planned The Belle Meade Day Camp will have an open house/open pool from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 5. For more information call Susan Hoffman 987-9748. Spring Workshop Series Set The IRIS Centre for Shamanic Studies will present its Spring workshop series at the Centre, 325-B Middle Street in Washington. “Sacred Circles: A Ritual Art-making Workshop for Women” with Kathleen Oettinger, ritual artist and Denise Horton, Ph.D from 7-9 p.m. on May 17 and from 10-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. Other workshops will be held on June 1, June 14 and June 15. The fee for full-day workshops is $95; half-day workshops are $45. Friday evening slide-lectures are $5. Limited scholarship aid is available. To register and for further information, call Denise Horton, PhD., Director, 675-3003.

Mse Meat Thermometer; Take Guesswork Out of Cooking By HELEN SMITH ExtmiM Office, Home Ecmomia ; Have you ever cut into a roast or turkey in the oven to see if it has finished cooking? It’s an inconvenience, especially if you have to do it several wnetUse a meat thermometer! It takes the guesswork out of cooking. A meat thermometer can help you prevent (bodboume illness, prevent overcooking, and hold foods at a safe temperature. If you don’t regularly use a meat thermometer, you should get in the habit of using one. A meat thermometer can be used for all foods, not just meat. It measures the internal temperature of your cooked meat and poultSy, or any casseroles, to assure that a Safe temperature has been reached and that harmful bacteria like certain strains of salmonella and E. Coli bacteria have been destroyed. The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline recommends that a meat thermometer not be a “sometime thing.” Use it everytime you prepare foods like poultry, roasts, hams, casseroles, meat loaves and egg dishes, v Types of Meat Thermometers There are several types of meat thermometers available at grocery, hardware and kitchen stores. They HOME ECONOMICS include: Regular, oven-proof types which go into the food at the beginning of the cooking time and can be read easily. Instand-read and digital types which are not intended to go in the food in the oven, but give you a quick reading when inserted into the food and can be read easily. Pop-up types commonly found in poultry, but may be purchased for other types of meat. Microwave-save types are specially designed for use only in microwave. Buying Tips Make sure the thermometer you buy is designed for meat and poultry. There are other types of thermometers, for example, candy thermome ters. Read the package label carefully to make sure you are buying the type designed to use with meats. When buying a meat thermometer, look for an easy to read dial, made with stainless steel and a shatter-proof clear lens. Digital thermometers are also available. Internal Cooking Temperatures Now comes the part that is most important — the minimum internal temperatures that foods must reach to be considered safe to eat, USDA Food and Safety Inspection service recommends the following: Fresh ground beef, 160 degrees F; Beef, Veal, lamb — roasts, steaks, chops, medium 160 degrees F; Fresh pork, medium 160 degrees F; Ham, 160 degrees F; Poultry, 180 degree F. For more information on safe temperatures to cook meat, call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1800-535-4555 or the Extension Office at 675-3619/ Meat loaves should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. The following recipes are several variations on meat loaf which is an economical way to use ground meats. Layered Meat Loaf 2 pounds ground beef 2 cups soft stale bread crumbs 3/4 cup milk 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1/3 cup chopped onion , 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 2 tablespoons horseradish 2 teaspoons salt 1 tablespoon prepared mustard Approximately 3/4 pound thinly sliced Cheddar cheese 1/3 cup parsley Paprika Mix meat, crumbs, milk, eggs, onion, green pepper, horseradish, salt and mustard. Put 1/3 of mixture in 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan. Layer 1/3 of cheese, sprinkle with half the parsley. Cover with second third of meat mixture and cheese, add remaining parsley, then remaining meat. Bake at 375 degrees for about 1 hour. Cover with remaining cheese and place in oven until cheese melts. Sprinkle with paprika. Remove meat from pan with wide spatula. Pizza Meat Loaf 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef or ground round 3/4 cup cracker or bread crumbs 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped 1 cup onion, finely chopped 1 egg 1 16 oz. can tomato sauce 1 Tbsp. oregano salt and pepper to taste 2 cups Mozzarella cheese, grated Mix all ingredients except cheese. Flatten mixture to 1/2-1 inch thickness. Put cheese on top and roll up jelly roll style. Bake at 350 degrees — 375 degrees for 1 hour. Summer Meat Loaf 2 lbs. ground chuck . , 1 cup sour cream 1 envelope dried onion soup mix 1 egg 3 stale hot dog rolls, crushed 1/2 cup tomato or V-8 juice 1 tsp. leaf thyme 1 tsp. leaf tarragon 2 tsp. black pepper, coarsely ground Mix all ingredients. Place in loaf pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1,1/2 hours. Remove from oven and let sit for 30 minutes. Drain off fat. Place in larger baking pan, top side up. 8 Servings, Make Ahead, Freeze Glaze: 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4-1/3 cup catsup Mix ingredients and glaze top and sides of meat loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour. Cool. Remove to platter and chill overnight in refrigerator. Cheese Meat Loaf 2 pounds ground beef 4 eggs 1/2 package herbed seasoned stuffing mixture 1 green pepper 1 pound Swiss cheese 6 ounces fresh mushrooms A little milk Chop the green pepper and cut the Swiss cheese into small pieces. Slice the mushrooms. Combine ground beef, eggs, stuffing mix, green peeper, Swiss cheese and mushrooms. Add a little milk. Mix and pour into loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Serves: 4 to 6 Turkey Meat Loaf 1 lb. ground turkey breast 1 egg white 1/2 c. oat bran 3 T. ketchup 1 T. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp. dijon mustard 1 /2 green pepper, minced 3 slices onion, minced 2 T. chopped green olives (opt.) 1 lg. garlic clove, minced or garlic powder 1/4 tsp. each, sage, black pepper, marjoram, celery salt Combine all ingredients and form into loaf. Bake for 1 1/4 hours at 350 degrees. Use a meat thermometer (170 degrees) to be sure of doneness. Don’t overcook. Bobbie Jo Brown Celebrates 10th Birthday With Relatives Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown and daughter Amanda entertained with a 10th birthday party on Sunday evening for their daughter and sister, Bobbie Jo. Guests were Charles Richardson Jr of Luray, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls, Samantha and Robert of Woodville, Mr. and Mrs? Jimmy Beatty of Point O’ Woods, Front Royal, Mrs. Melody Richardson and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Sunday, May 5 at 5 p.m. there will be a Mother and Daughter Girl Scout dinner at the Washington Volunteer Fire Department honoring two local women, Ms. Beverly Atkins and Mrs. Sandra Jenkins for their out standing work in the community. The Washington Baptist Church Spring Event last Saturday was a great success, thanks to alf that donated items, those that give of their time and all who supported our church event. Mrs. Ann Simmons is a patient at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton and is visited daily by her family and friends. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz attended the Silver Eagles Quantley luncheon in Waldolf, Md. Mrs. Katherine Weakley is a patient at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. Sunday Mrs. Annie Hawkins visited her daughter, Mrs. Mabel Burke in Woodville. Donald Keyser of Alexandria spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Addie Keyser. Mrs. Virginia Pennington and Mrs. Mary Updike are patients at Overlook Rehab Center in Warrenton. Nice to see William and Karen Bear of McHennry, 111. at their place on Fodderstack Road over the weekend. Happy birthday to Charles Clark of Manassas who had his day on Tuesday, April 30 and to Mrs. Frances Eubank whose day is WEDDING STATIONERY T t , Beautiful Wedding Stationery INVITATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS NAPKINS • BRIDAL BOOKS ACCESSORIES Stop by our office on Main Street, Washington, VA and we can help you plan your entire wedding. Eappatjannock j&eto£ 703-675-3338 Thursday, May 2. Mr. Leonard Barrow of Viewtown is a patient at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton and is visited daily by his family. Coralyn and Tim Atwell spent the weekend with their grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Van Poole in Washington. Both ran in the Fodderstack Race and placed first in the 12 and under age groups. Bill Welch will be delivering the message at the 11 a.m. worship services on Sunday at the Washington Baptist Church along with special music by Peter Fetter. Our minister, Rev. Phillip Bailey will be away for the weekend on a Christian Retreat. The public is invited to attend. . Have a great week and please call me with news for my column. Moore Daughters Participate On April 27 Kaitlin and Kerri Moore went to the Apple Blossom Mall to see J.T. the clown. At the show there was a drawing for six children to participate in the Junior Clown Academy Class. We were so happy that out of approximately 25 names two of the six were Kaitlin and Kerri. Later that day they learned how to make them selves up as clowns, they received a mini professional make up kit, a certificate of completion as well as free tickets to the circus which is part of the Apple Blossom Celebration. . . Congratulations Girls — have fun at the circus. The Flint Hill Baptist Church will have an opening service on Sunday, May 19 at 4 p.m. The guest speaker for the service will be Rev. Lanny Horton of the Shiloh Baptist Association in Culpeper. The Shiloh Baptist Choir will present special music. Area pastors taking part in the service will be Rev. Phillip Bailey, Washington Baptist Church, Rev. Merlin Shorb, United Methodist By POLLY AYLOR 987-8136 Churches of Flint Hill, Willis Chapel and Sperryville and Rev. Jimmy Burke of Chester Gap. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, may 5 with communion. The Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. The Flint Hill United Methodist Women met on Monday evening with Mrs. Mabel Lillard. Those present were Mrs. Barbara Gentry, Artis East, Gaynelle Russell, Louise McCullock, Mary Curtis, Mary Frances Bywaters, Candy Lamma and Ashley, Barbara Jenkins, Athena Bywaters and Mrs. Alice Pullen. Dan Hickerson of Amissville and Bazel Hickerson of Richmond were Wednesday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson. Mark and Diana Graves and Edith Graves were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Aubney Lillard. Helen Coffey was a recent visitor. Jimmy and Betty Lillard of Manassas were Saturday evening guests of his mother, Mrs. Mabel Lillard. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson visited Ed Hickerson in the Warren Memorial Hospital on Thursday. Craig Shergold, 7 years old has a brain tumor — life expectancy of less than 6 months. His wishes to get 1,000,000 cards to enter Guiness World Book of Records. Includes a spiritual message with card. His address is: Craig Shirgold Children’s Wish Foundation, 32 Perimeter Center, East Atlanta, Georgia, 36346. Mission Team Going To Mexico By ALAN BROWN Rappahannock Ntwi Contributing Writer The Charlottesville and Ashlanc Districts of the United Methodise Church are sponsoring Volunteers ir Mission to work in Mexico. The Mission Team will travel to Mexico City and then on to Puebla, Ciudad Serdan, and Ahuatapec (pronounced A-wa-ta-peck). The team will depart Dulles International Airport on July 11, 1996, and return on July 23, 1996. The team will be divided into three groups, each going to a location. In Ahuatapec a group will begin construction of a parsonage for a church that was recently built by other mission teams. Ahuatapec is a small rural town populated by migrant farm workers. In Ciudad Serdan a group will repair bathrooms and stables at an orphanage for children. In Puebla, the most modem city of the three, a group will repair dormitories for future volunteer mission teams. Seven members of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship from the Amissville United Methodist Church, Amissville will join the Mission Team to Mexico. The team will include Alan Brown from Flint Hill in Rappahannock County, who will serve as team leader, Gloria Deal and her son Brandon, Natalie Dunn, Jessica Harrup, and Brock Hodgson, all from Culpeper County, rhis goodwill mission will give the young people an opportunity to trav:1 abroad, exercise he language skills they are learning in school, and witness first hand customs and culture very different from our own. This is an opportunity rarely made available to them. The Amissville youth group is hosting several fund raising events to cover their expenses. Their goal is to raise $5,000. On May 25, the youth will hold a car wash at Rosson Troilo in Culpeper from noon until 4 p.m. On May 17 beginning at 6 p.m. the Amissville United Methodist Church will hold an auction to support the Mission Team to Mexico. To gain financial and community support, the Team hopes to find Corporate Sponsors from local businesses. T|ie names of companies and businesses will be publicized through the group’s fund raising events, newsletters, promotional mailings, and team shirts. Interested businesses and those looking for additional information should contact Alan Brown at 364-3974. Mushroom, Wine Festival Scheduled Lovers of wine, crafts, music, mushrooms and scenery will be delighted with the myriad of sights and sounds in quaint Front Royal on Saturday, May 18. Over 100 crafts people will display their hand-made items, 10 wineries will be serving tasty samples, and mushroom growers will sell the fabulous fungi in all fbrms. This, the tenth annual, should prove to be bigger and better than ever with a children’s area, constant live entertainment, and the smell of delicious food wafting through the .air. For a $3 fee, you will receive a commem orative wine glass for tasting. Surrounded by mountains, this small town atmosphere is just what the Doctor ordered for a fun outing with the kids or a romantic weekend get-away. Make a mini-vacation of it in a rustic cabin or a plush bed and breakfast and include; touring museums, hiking, biking, canoeing, tubing, golfing, shopping, horseback riding, * fishing, airplane rides, hot air balloon rides, caverns, or just plain relaxing! For further information, feel free to phone us regarding this fun celebration of the fabulous fungi (the mushroom, of course)! 1-800-338-2576. Rappahannock News gift subscriptions are enjoyed all year!

George W. Beahm Cemetery Revisited By WAYNE F. BALDWIN Rappahannock N*w« Contributing Writer Charley and Florine Baldwin, Mrs. Sally Keyser, Dorothy Kelley Me Waters and Wayne Baldwin hiked to the old George Washington Beahm cemetery on Sunday, April 14th. I had been her about twenty years ago but had wanted for sometime to go back and photograph the cemetery and remains of the old house. Upon my telling, my intentions, the other folks voiced their desires to go along. I picked Dorothy up in Culpeper, drove to Slate Mills and got my Mom and Dad and met with Sally Keyser at 10:30 a.m. at the bottom of Pickerel Ridge Road. We drove up the mountain and first went to the Albee estate. This place was formerly owned by Romie B. Pullen, my great-grandfather and my Mom’s grandfather. We visited the family cemetery her, then proceeded back down the mountain to where the old road to the Beahm place intersects the new road. This old road, also went to the homes of Jim Poley Atkins, Clarence Pullen’s, formerly Houghton’s, and Oscar Baldwin’s (my Dad’s homeplace). My grandfather, Oscar, was one of the many whose property was condemned by the government for the making of Shenandoah National Park. Dad said they left the mountain in 1937. It was 1935 or 1936 the last time he’d been to the Beahm place, and that was to get the cows. Now, sixty years later, things had changed. He was older, the land looked different and as he said, “I didn’t think it was that far back then.” We followed my father’s lead. He having grown up up there knew the way better than the rest of us. Certainly better than three of us who had never been there. We began by finding the chimneys of..the Houghton-Pullert place. Still standing vigilant centennials of the past, but showing signs of the presence of time. We listened as Dad told a couple of childhood stories from his still vivid memory. Then mustering our courage we made our way toward the Beahm place. Having to stop frequently for »my elder counterparts to catch their breaths and reassure themselves they could do this. At forty-three, I was the youngest in the party, the other’s ages ranging from sixty to seventy years. We made it to the Beahm place in good time, I think. Got a drink from the spring which still runs. Took pictures of the chimneys where the house once stood, then found the cemetery, which is in good repair. All the stones were standing save ohe, that of Mrs. Nancy Beahm. We counted ten graves. There are four inscribed stones. We knew the names of three others buried there but that still left us with three names we could not come up with. Perhaps some kind reader will know and inform one of us. We left this place with the joy of knowing we’d be going down hill. There were comments to the effect that some of the party would not be coming back her any more, kind of sad but realistic. I hope at sixty or seventy I can still do it too. School Lunch Menus RCES Monday, May 6: Breakfast: hot cinnamon toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Tuesday, May 7: waffles/butter, syrup or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, May 8: breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, May 9: hot cinnamon bun or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, May 10: sausage and egg biscuit or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Monday, May 6: Lunch: chicken noodle soup, grilled Cheese sandwich, vegetable sticks and choice of fruit. Tuesday, May 7: spaghetti, buttered com, choice of fruit and garlic bread. Wednesday, May 8: chicken pattie on bun, potato rounds, green beans or choice of fruit and homemade brownie. Thursday, May 9: taco’s, french fries and cole slaw or chilled cherries/creme, Friday, May 10: cheese pizza, garden tossed salad and hot blueberry cobbler or chilled fruit. -' Mrs. Crawford Entertains Guests Curtis Crawford and daughter, Katherine, of Flint Hill and Mrs. Lillian Sykes of Culpeper were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Audra Crawford. I'T , i h By JUNE CLARK 987-8827 Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest and granddaughter, Ashley Vest spent from Thursday until Monday at Virginia Beach. Mrs. Christine Vest of Flint Hill accompanied them and visited with friends and relatives while there. Robert and Lisa Knott of Front Royal were Tuesday evening visitors of Misty Hitt. Daniel and Bessie Norman had many wonderful surprises while celebrating their birthdays. Saturday night they dined at Ben and Mary’s Steak House in Warrenton with their son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Teresa Norman of Front Royal. On Sunday the Normans had” lunch at Golden China in Front Royal with their daughter-in-law, Fran and grandsons, Will, Wade and Wyatt Norman of Washington. RCHS Monday* May 6: chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese sandwich, vegetable sticks or choice of fruit or hot steak and cheese and vegetable sticks. Tuesday, May 7: little smokies/biscuit, macaroni and cheese, buttered peas and jello/fruit or fruit or chicken salad on bun or hamburger and french fries. Wednesday, May 8: baked aam/gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered peas or fhiit and hot biscuit/butter or cheese pizza, french fries and fruit. Thursday, May 9: lasagne, tossed garden salad, choice of fruit and hot garlic bread or grilled ham and cheese and french fries. Friday, May 10: taco’s/beef, cheese, potato rounds, vegetarian seans and sweet “p” bar or ham sand.vich/lettuce or fish square on bun. Mulch while you mow For just $15 a month Designed for superior mulching with a powerful 4.5hp (push) or 6hp l/C (self-propelled) engine. Multi-contoured cutting blade in the deep dome mulching deck cuts and recuts grass into fine particles. Features include 9position height adjustment and 8” ball bearing wheels. Optional bagger available. Also Available: L0149 6hp, 6-speed, Setfpropelled MuJchcf with 31” deck LU-lUb $219* $369* No Payments Til Oct. 1st** 2-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Price does not indude freight and set-up charges. Financing Is tor quaMed buyers ority A 10% aaymentB required. See dealer tor delals. Retail dowsi payment ORDER YOUR SNOWTHROWER * NOW AND GET PRE-SEASON SAVINGS, GUARANTEED! Single Stage and Two-Stage Models From 5hp to 10hp A $50 deposit quarantees pre-season pricing. # See dealer for details. •D^xalnW'«y*Vl CULPEPER J.A. Swan Jr. & Company 201 S. East St. 703-825-8371 Idmnm wUnrMli Oxkri isaipac WARRENTON Gravely Tractor Agency 35 Broadview Ave. 540-347-3523 Wednesday, May 1, 1996 DO B. W. Hudsonpillar Brandon Wayne Hudsonpillar, 23, of Fairfax formerly of Sperryville, died on April 21 at Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church. He was bom Nov. 21, 1972, in Waukegan, Illinois. He is survived by his father, Calvin L. Hudsonpillar and his mother, Diana Lynn Hudsonpillar, both of Fairfax; one sister, Terra Hudsonpillar of Midwest City, Oklahoma and one brother, Travis Hudsonpillar of Fairfax. He is also survived by his grandparents, Alvin Lee and Beverly Hudsonpillar of Hondo, Texas and Calvin and Virgie McEntire of Hominey, Oklahoma. Brandon was a graduate of Rappahannock County School. He was studying to be a Journeyman Electrian and was currently employed by Bolton Electric, Incorporation in Manassas. He had worked for many years with E.L. Kellogg in Chantilly. A memorial service was held on Friday, April 26 at the Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton with the Rev. Jon Heddleston officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to help defray expenses to Calvin L. Hudsonpillar, 12111 -C Elm Forest Way, Fairfax, Va. 22030. Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton was in charge of the arrangements. Silas Carder Silas William Carder, 79, of Culpeper, died on Sunday, April 28 at the Culpeper Health Care Center. He was born Feb. 24, 1917, in Rappahannock County to the late Bernard A. Carder and Jessie Mae Carder. Mr. Carder was past president of the Willie Paul Lewis Class at Culpeper Baptist Church, was a member for 58 years of the Independent Order of the Oddfellows, Phoenix Lodge #59 and was a member of the Norman Ashby Rebekah Lodge #69. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice Rumsey Carder. Survivors include one step-daughter, Shirley Waibel of Culpeper; five brothers, Wallace A. Carder, Melvin A. Carder and Russell H. Carder, all of Culpeper, Cecil E. Carder of King of Prussia, Pa., Harold F. Carder of Sun City Center, Fla. and one sister, Mrs. James R. Carder (Betty) of Culpeper. He is also survived by two stepgrandchildren, Tommy Dowell and Gary Dowell, five nephews, nine nieces, 24 great-nieces and great Applications for Junior Volunteers Accepted The Culpeper Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is accepting applications for new junior volunteers for 1996. Applications may be obtained from the reception desk/switchhoard person at Culpeper Memorial Hospital or from the Guidance Department at Rappahannock County High School. Applications, must be received no later than May 15;’ 1996 in order to have an interview scheduled. The four areas for junior volunteer service and ages required are: (1) Thrift Shop junior volunteers (14-17) yrs.) help customers and maintain a neat environment in a retail setting, Meadowbrook Shopping Center in Culpeper. (2) Early Learning Center junior auxiliqns (14-17 yrs.) answer phones, act a receptionist and greeter, and assist with supervision of children (3 locations — Culpeper, Madison, and Orange), (3) Coffee Shop junior volunteers (13-17 yrs.) work with an adult dispensing food to customers, and (4) the Hands-On program (14-17 yrs.) is designed to interest youth in a health related career through direct supervision of nursing personnel. For information call 829-4309 . RAPPAHANNOCK Business & Service Directory . V \ fe ■>' 540-675-3338 Only $4.60 per week for a 1 inch space BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs 540/825-0937 1418 Orange 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 CARPET EARLY’S CARPET INC. The One-Slop Shop kx complete Home Decoding Swvice Roof Coverings * Window Treatments Wallpaper Sup Coven & Upholslefy Residential A Commercial RL 211 AimssvtXe. VA 937-5500 CONSTRUCTION TG.TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, LUX 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 DENTIST W.N. Mayberry DDS Family Dentist Washington Office 540/675-3530 Thursdays & Saturdayi by Appointment 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 J&appabannocfeiletauf 540/675-3338 EXCAVATING LICENSED INSURED EXCAVAT!NG ' AmisstAlU, 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: 540-675-3943 Pager: 540-399-2688 Flint Hill, VA FLOWERS IM SPItlM.S hl.NM.YS Florafax Wire Service Weddings, Parties, Balloons Local Delivery Available Mapr Credit Cards Accepted FRAMING Mill End Craft & Frame Shoppe CUSTOM FRAMING 424 E.Main Street Luray, Va. 743-5653 LAWN SERVICE CHAPMAN LAWK SERVICE For all your mowing and mulching needs Residential & Commercial Cal! for your FREE ESTIMATE today (540) 635-8082 PAINTING ALMIGHTY & CO. Professional Painting Interior/Exterior Local References Call Carl Letsen 540-937-4520 V FAUX NX 151 O'5 Murals & DECORATIVE PAINTING by Linda Heinistra 540 987-3349 PLUMBING ELECTRICAL PULLER'S 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 AND 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 SPERRYVILLE. VA r TRASH TALKnr TRASH Weekly Trash pack up for any Rappahannock Co. resident. Recycling & one-time pack ups also available 937-5040 TV SALES & REPAIR GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE & RCAVideo Products Channel Master Antennas, Gl & RCA SateMe Systems. Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool 4 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 Rappatjannocfe IZems NEXT DEADLINE May 23 nephews, two great-great-nephews. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 2 at 11 a.m. at Found and Sons Chapel with the Rev. John S. Farrar and Dr. Ted W. Fuson officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the members of the Willie Paul Lewis Class of the Culpeper Baptist Church; J.L. Kilby, Henry Sturgill, Marvin Bates, Jeff Jessup, Robert Peters, Wister Weaver, Bill Brown and Earl Hetzel. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Culpeper Baptist Church Building Fund, 318 S. West Street, Culpeper, Va. 22701. Found and Sons Funeral Home in Culpeper is in charge of the arrangements. Dutton Yowell Mr. Dutton Ernest Yowell, 92, of Madison, died on Monday, April 29 at Autumn Care of Madison. Mr. Yowell was bom in Madison, on Sept. 25, 1903. He was the merchant of Etlan Store for 43 years and a farmer. Mr. Yowell was a member of Haywood. He was the son of the late Wade H. Yowell and Lucy Belle Nethers Yowell. He was preceded in death by first wife, Ethel Nethers Yowell. Survivors include his wife, Cebill E. Yowell of Madison; two daughters, Mrs. Thelma Y. Coppedge of Etlan and Mrs. Ruth Y. Jenkins, also of Etlan and son-in-law; Randolph Jenkins; step children, Shirley Berry and Alice Deal; seven step grandchildren and several step great grandchildren. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Randy Jenkins and Sheila Stanley and four great grandchildren, Katie Jenkins, Ryan Jenkins, Angie Stanley and Jeremy Stanley. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on thursday, May 2 at Etlan United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Etlan Cemetery. The Rev. Rev. Henry Daniel Aylor and Rev. John Ellington will officiate. Pallbearers will be Douglas Coppedge, Andy Aylor, Maury Jenkins, Charles Broyles, Michael Carpenter and John Leonard. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at Clore Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Autumn Care of Madison, P.O. Box 420, Madison, Va. 22727. Clore Funeral Home in Culpeper is handling the arrangements. The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME "The Home of Thoughtful Service" 825-2361 *1-800-924-1266 rU UTTTEDV UELIODTAT C HI I Geest Funeral6 Home, Inc. 405 Sperryville Pike Culpeper, Virginia 540-825-0395 A. Wayne English & John Noon Western, Funeral Directors Christopher C. Geest, Consultant

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Cleaners PSI 2500 $799; 3500 $ 1099 complete factory direct, tax tree. Lowest prices guaranteed, catalog. 24 hour 1-800-351-7283. 43 Mlsc. for Sale/ Rent Military Retlrae - Champus Supplement will pay the 25% allowed, plus 100% of all excess charges. For brochure, call 1-800-627-2824 ext. 259. Swimming Poole $887 New 1995 Factory Left Over Models. Huge 31’x19’x4’ Deep Comes Complete with Large Deck, Fence, Ladders, Liner, Filter, Pump & Motor. Installation & Financing Available. Call 24 HRS. 1-800-447-7207 Tanning Bede. 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 fanning 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. 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 I Commercial/ Home units from $199.00. Low monthly payments, FREE color catalog. Call TODAY 1-800-842-1305. 43 Mac. Wanted WANTED Horaea, Poniea Cattle & Trailers All types. Cosh terms. Will pick-up at (arm. (410) 987-5642 Miac. for 42 Sale/Rent PLANTATION CITRUS OF INIHANI ItIVEK, IIN'C. In This World of Plastic, Preservatives and Off-the-Shelf Gifts_ Why not give the hard-to-find old fashioned gift of natural goodness... Our famous Indian River citrus fruit is a never-to-be-forgotten gift of sunshine, good health and great taste. Everyone willl enjoy the “sweet-as-sugar”] taste treat... you, as well as5 deserving friends Ramambrance Pack Kaapaaka Pack Florida Pack (2 Trays) Plantation Pack (4 Trays) $17.95 $20.95 $24.95 $31.95 Hand-packed and shipped immediately after picking Order AU Oranges, All Grapefruit, or Mixed 10% Off On Three or More Orders IManlailon Citrus 835 20th Place Vero Beach, FL 32961 or call toll free 1-800-5G7-1149 We Accept Master Card, VisaDiscover, American Express or Checks Payable to Plaatallsa Citrus 43 Mice. Wanted Japanese Swords Any Size, Any Condition. I am a collector, not a dealer.. Top Cash Price. Free evaluation. Call Howard. 301-340-3330. We pay cash for Deed of Trusts or mortgage notes secured by real estate. Why wait on payments when you can have cash? Call Cambridge Investment Todayl 540662-2300. Weathered wood. Small quantities wanted for interior decoration. Sound condition either painted or un-painted. Advise Pete 703-758-1688. Details & price. 47 Personal* AM* to help you and your baby. Loving, childless couple of 10 years woul like to share our hearts and home with children. Call collect anytime, Jim A Linda 1-800322-2914. ADOPTION Caring couple wishing to give your baby loving home w/fulltime mom. Med/legal paid. PI. call Kathy A Peter 1-800-671-6566 Baby hedge hogs make great pets. Call 540-439IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC to dogs and still want to protect your hearth and home, we have perfect solution. Our trained snapping turtles do not shed, bark or beg to be petted, but will strike fear in the heart of any thug. Our little guardians are trained to lunge for the ankles. Ankle boots also available for members of your household. For information - Watch Turtles, Inc. Box AW. 02 Services Business Do You Mind Your Own Business? If so, apply for a quick, easy and affordable small business loan. “Start-up” or established businesses. Call your local Southern Financial Bank branch or Linda Sandridoe (540) 3493900. Metro: 8345409. Southern Financial Bank EARLY'S CARPET, INC. Rt.211,1 mile west of Post Office Amissville, VA. 540-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 Business J.W.Buckholtz Excavating Clearing Road Work Gravel, Culverts 540-635*9008 55 Services Misc Any credit rating. Cash for Homeowners. No Equity Programs. Lowest Rates. No Up Front Fees. Local Co. Mortgage South, Inc. Call Nelson 1800-254-9506. Debt Consolidation $491 Cut monthly payments to 50%. Reduce or eliminate interest. 24 hour approval. Non-profit, licensed & bonded. 1-800522-4483 NACCS. Fairfield Williamsburg timeshare patriots place and Kingsgate. Call NOW and SAVE Thousands. All Seasons. Golf and Resale Mart. Licensed Real Estate Brok- • ers, 1-800-844-0776. Free Debt Consolidation. Immediate Reliefl Honesty is our best policy. Don’t be fooled. Reduce monthly payments 30%50%. Eliminate interest, stop collection calls. NCCS (non-profit) 800955-0412. 56 Services Personal Hearing Alda: Just $379.00 manufactured direct to the public. In the canal type, fully guaranteed, free information and sample. Call toll free 1-800-960-4367 Micro Max. 57 Tributes As I look into the wind against my face, I can feel its rusting uneven pace. It btowe over the road where you rode your bike, against the goal where you played with grace. It rolls over the hills, and mountains where you ran your race. It’s been four years since you breathed this wind of pace, four years since we have seen your smiling face. But as the wind goes by I can feel your heavenly presence and know you are in God’s grace. You have kept the faith, you'have run the race. Neil we miss you. Love Abe, Becky A Nathan. Rentals House 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. WASHINGTON, VA , Rent or Sell- 25 acres 2-BR, Lg. LR. Kit.. _ Laundry Rm, garage. Very priv. Fantastic views. Owner financing. 703-642-9575 Moms are such special people. Very often we forget the many things they do for us. Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Classified Mother’s Day ad. She will cherish it forever. l . Mom, \ > You’re the best ,! ‘ in the whole i | world. Love,Kathy hv*3*i*}*&i*i*& lxl - $5.00 Deadline, Friday May 1st, 5:00p.m. for our May 8th Edition Photo can be included Photo can be included ii . f «f . f . ' S: !. My Mom is special, One of a kind 1 ( There when I need her, ( f i Always on my mind i i ’ Adds joy to my days, “! i i * Lights to my nights. 4 | ( , 1 Thank God for my Mom1 , She gave me my life. < , Mom, You’ve been the best mom in these past 1 , 28 years. You were always there when I 1 , needed you, with great support. I never 1 , could have made it without you. Happy ' ’ Mother’s Day. I love you. \ > Jackie M.} f 1x2- $9.00 2x2-$15.00 Call, bring in, or mail you messages & photos before deadline given above. Ads must be prepaid. VISA/MasterCard, American Express, Discover are also accepted. Photos must have name(s) printed on back for identification. ^ If you need help with your ad, please call the Classified Department 1-800-852-4797 Mail your ad with payment to: Classifieds - Just For Mom P.O. Box 359, Leesburg, VA 22075

r Ren taw Office prvttt entrance, availablanow. . $250/mo. in■- d.ufls.One year lease, one month security depot*. 540-6*1-4M2 540-675-3316 Got a Campground Membership or Timeshare? Well take it. America's largest resort resale clearinghouse. Cali resort sales Int. 1800-423-5967. Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort: Spring from $62 daily, Summer $84 daily. Centrally located. Indoor/ outdoor pools, whirlpools, saunas, atrium, Iannis, playground, gamerooms. Sales: 2 bedroom - $65,000. 80G238-1181. MYRTLE BEACH RESORT SALES AND RENTALS - Studios, one, two bedroom golf condos or oceanfront $45,900$110,000. Fabulous amenities! Call Bob 1800-448-5653 (day) 1800-635-8233 evening) MBRVRBIC. Professional with excel •nt local rsferencss looking ter cabin (small houss jmh charm to buy/ rant) Must have-good light, privacy wood heat option, ana view. 2 bedroom or 1 bedroom plus loft. Write PO Box 196, Washington, Va. or call 540-6753771, eves. tooking^bem/ housed Rappahannock/ Fauquier/ Culpeper Counties, 2 bedrooms, 10 acres to rent. Love the country. Call Anna 202-244-2504. Summer Retreat: Private home Washington, VA. Single female to share with same. $250 plus. 540-675-3087 message: 675-1750. Real Estate For Sale Wa Pay Cash for deed of trust or mortgage notes secured by real estate. Why wait on payments when you can have cash? Call Cambridge Investment today I (540) 662-2300. For Sale NC Crystal Coast. PRECONSTRUCTION SALE Save Thousands in gorgeous now waterfront community near quaint Swansborol Wooded homesites from the low 70’s. Enjoy boating, fishing. and nearby barrier Island beaches. Excellent financing available! Call Bluegreen 1-800448-S2S3 ext 1?ft1 Auctions ■ 2 VIRGINA CONTRACTORS AUCTION Saturday, May 11,1996 at 9:30 a.m. LOCATION: Off Rt 211 in Amissville, VA DIRECTIONS: FROM WASHINGTON, DC - Take Rt 66 W to Rt 29 S to Rt 211 W. Approx. 17 mi turn left onto State Rt 729 (By Ben Venue Store). Sale site 1-1/4 mi on right. FROM RICHMOND - Take Rt 95 N to Rt 17, towards Warrenton. Turn right onto Rt 29 N to Rt 211 W. Approx 17 mi turn left onto State Rt 729 (By Ben Venue Store). Sale site 1-1/4 mi on right. FROM .FRONT ROYAL - 522 S 15 mi to Massies Comer, Turn left dnto Rt 211 E. Approx 2 mi turn right onto State Rt 729 (By Ben Venue Store). Sale site ‘1-1/4 mi on right. *■ COMPTONS EXCAVATING & AMISSVILLE TRUCKING will be selling Surplus equipment and trucks along with various other contractors. Consignments of equipment, trucks and tools are still being accepted. PARTIAL LISTING TRACKLOADERS & DOZERS •CAT 953B Orops, GP bucket, 2,000 hr svc has been done, Machine is showing 1950 hrs, ex'c cond w/good u/c, all warranties transfer w/new owner, S/N 5MK01539; 1993 LIEBHERR 621B crawler loader, Orops, GP bucket, S/N 1378; CAT 933 trackloader, Orops, GP bucket, good u/c, S/N 12A847; JD 450 C trackloader, Orops, multipurpose bucket w/backhoe attachment, 8/N 450CA8635K02T; CAT D3C series II dozer, Orops, 6 way blade, exc -dond., good u/c, S/N 7JG00119; CAT D6B crawler tractor, Orops w/sweeps, ;>anual tilt blade, S/N 44A11959; JD 1010-C crawler tractor, S/N 5964; IHC **600 Orops, 6 way blade dozer, good u/c, rear winch, 2883 hrs, S/N .7QP16C003545. «e~ i SKIDLOADERS & BACKHOES BOBCAT 743 skidsteer w/diesel eng; MUSTANG 17002 skidsteer w/pallot forks & bucket, S/N 10510; CASE 580 Super K, 4x4 cab, ext hoe; HYQYNAMIC DynaHoe backhoe, 5200 hrs, S/N 127676; DYNAHOE D-190 backhoe w/hyd breaker; CASE CK 680 Orops backhoe. diesel eng, S/N 4137535. WHEELLOADER & GRADALLS, MOTOR GRADER MICHIGAN 75 wheelloader, S/N 9CG202; (2) LITTLE GIANT gradalls w/Detroit diesel eng, 1 - has a new Detroit engine in rear; HUBERT 1700 motorgrader 653 Detroit auto trans, 12' blade, good cond, S/N FG273508. PANS, ROLLER & TRENCHER .CAT DW-21 pan w/diesel eng, S/N 60C1628; HANCOCK 292 B pan w/DeJtrWt diesel eng, S/N 345-1277; WOOL RIDGE ,12 cu yd pan; HYSTER • sheepsfoot roller, pulled by Cat tractor w/Cat diesel power; DITCH WITCH J walk-behind trencher. I TREE SPADE & COMPRESSORS JVERMEER TS-44 T tree spade mounted on a 1971 IHC Loadstar 1600 w/new V-8 gas eng, 5 spd trans; (2) Chicago Pneumatic air compressors; 3 H.P. Craftsman air com, like new. ' farm equipment J JD-1530 wide front farm tractor, diesel eng, 226 hrs, S/N 1530A-124596; » FORD square baler. . . ROAD TRACTORS 1970 MACK R model tractor w/Wetline; 1980 MACK R model T/A tractor w/300 Mack eng, 6 spd trans. i DUMPS & FLATBEDS 1986 MARMON T/A dump, Cummins power, 8 spd trans, A/C, Jake brake, nice trk; 1983 FORD F-350 dump w/diesel eng & 4 spd trans; 1973 DODGE 4X4, 1 ton dump w/gas eng; 1991 DODGE 1 ton flatbed w/V-8, gas eng, auto trans. CAB A CHASSIS & BOX TRUCKS 1984 MACK C&C, diesel power; 1988 IVECO C& C, auto trans, diesel eng, 49,000 orig. m; 1987 F-350 C&C, gas eng, auto trans; 1985 GMC 6000 W/14" box, 4/2 spd trans, only 17,000 orig m; 1991 CHEVY C-30 van w/14' box, gas eng, auto trans, 60,000 m. BOOM TRUCK 1983 GMC Top Kick 7000 3208 Cat diesel eng, 5/2 spd trans, S/A 16’ flatbed truck w/Dunbar 4 ton behind the cab knuckleboom crane. VEHICLES 1988 F-250 p.u., gas eng, auto trans w/tow pkg; 1972 CADILLAC convertible (for restoration); 1989 CHEVY crewcab V-8, gas, auto. SEA CONTAINERS & TRAILERS (4) 20' Sea Containers, (2) 40' Sea Containers; EAGER BEAVER 15 ton, air brake equip trl; PHILLIPS stock trl; 1980 JOHNSON log trailer; 1978 RAVENS flatbed, 42’ spread axle, air ride; 1973 FRUEHAUF 40' flatbed. MISC WW 20 ton 5th wh wrecker; New 11R-22.5 radial tires mounted on Bud & spoke wheels; Honda Fourtrax 250 4-wheeler, 4x4; Heavy duty wood split-. ter; Traffic cones, chain binders, plate steel, new hyd hose, drill bits, tool Crates and many more misc contractors tools TERMS OF SALE: COMPLETE PAYMENT SALE DAY with CASH or CASHIERS CHECK. Company or Personal Checks accepted only if accompanied by a VALID BANK LETTER OF GUARANTEED PAYMENT (See your bank to obtain bank letter). INSPECTION: Friday, May 10,1996 from 10:00 a m. to 4:00 p.m. SALE SITE PHONE: Beginning May 4 - (540) 675-1697 CONSIGNMENTS STILL BEING ACCEPTED Consignments will be received at sale site beginning Monday. May 6th. Consignments of small items must be at site by Wednesday, May 8th at Noon. To Consign your Equipment or Vehicle call 800-443-9580 or 898-0340 (Within Frederick Area) ($00) 443-9560 • (301) 698-0340 VA A.P. 128 VA DLR 8929 • _ mountain hofmiin. 25 icrac, $115^000. Call 540-967-8134. WASHINGTON, VA Sal or Rant- 25 acre* 2-BR, Lo. LR, Kit., Laundry Rm, garage. Very priv. Fantastic views. Owner financing. 703-642-9575 Chesapeake Bay Preconstruction land salel Just released premium homesites in new community on Chesapeake Bay. Waterfront from $39,900. Water access from $10,990. Community beach, boat ramp & pier, protective covenants, low taxes, u/g utilities, on-site financing and more. Call today 800775-4563, ext 1236. 80 Legal Notice* RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.1431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County. Virginia, will hold a public hearing oh Monday, June 3, 1996 at 7:00 p.m. in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following applications: RZ # 96-04-01 Kenneth J. and Anne Pankow, POB 235, Flint Hill, VA 22627, contract purchasers of Tax Map 13, Parcel 73, property currently owned by William E. Foster, desire to rezone said trade in order to relocate their established retail store aha “Horse n Hound’. Property is zoned "VR" Village Residential in Wakefield Magisterial District. Use allowed under Section 170-36(E) and Section 170-35{G) of the Rappahannock County Code. Rezoning governed by 170-134. A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courthouse, for. any such recommendations as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55, if any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747-022, in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 5-1 and 5-8,1996 #128582 81 Legale/ABC ABC Llcanaa Scoffie, Inc.trading as Mrs. Coxa's Tavern 411 Main St. Washington (Rappahannock County) Virginia 22747-0246 is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Beer and Wine On and Mixed Beverages license to sell alcoholic beverages. Frances W. Eldred, Owner 4-24 A 5-1-96 #127140 Bids and Proposals 79 Carver-Piedmont Technical Education Center is seeking bids on PC computers, software, peripherals. Interesled bidders may secure bid specifications by contacting Mrs. Linda Deal at (540) 825-0476 from 8.-30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.. or by writing: Mrs. Linda Deal Carver-Piedmont Technical Education Center P O Box 990 Culper, Virginia 22701 AH bids ere due Monday, May 13,1996 5-1-88 #127881 1988 VW Cabriolet Convertible, 5tpeed, ae, am/fm eaaaada, Only 38,000 mHaa, naw tlraa: $8,950 Call 540-937-4774 1990 Paeaarrow- 34 ft. rear Queen, Loaded!! GM powered, excellent condition. low mileage- only 20,000 miles. $38,000. Call anytime (540) 347Honda 1991 Civic Hatchback, 65K miles, air-condition, auto. Very good condition. Great in snow. Must sell. Moving. $7,200/ obo. 540-3644691. •92 Qeo Storm, GSI, blue, 5-speed, A/C, very recent tune-up. Good condition. $7000. Call 540-364-9788 after 6pm. 85 Trucks/Vans CHEVY 1985 S10 PICKUP extended cab, 4x4, AM/FM, A/C, P/S, P/8, cruise, tilt wheel, new tires, $2,650. Call 540-937-4774 CMC 1984 Full-size pickup. 1/2 ton, 12 bolt rear, 350 with new carburetor intake, headers, new alarm system. 700 RU auto transmission, 6" suspension and 3 body lift, 38.5" Super Swampers on 15x10 aluminum wheels, new inspection, all receipts available. $6,800. 703-779-7661. YOU CAN COUNT the CLASSIFIEDS get results! 91 $40,000/Yr. INCOME potential. Home Typists/PC users. Toll Free (1) 800-498-9778. Ext T-4600 for listings. Air Conditioning/Heating SERVICE MECHANIC Heating & Air Conditioning, Residential 8 Light Commercial. CFC certification and 3-5 years experience required. Apprentice also needed. Call Jody: 703430-8500 BACKHOE OPERATOR Needed for excavating company. Working in mostly, Fauquier, Loudoun and Rappahannock counties. Must be experienced. Monomoy Svcs, Inc. P.O. Box 521 The Plains, VA (540)253-5500 Fax:540-253-5100 COUPLE WANTED Experienced groom for fox hunting stable and a farm hand for field mowing and lawn maintenance. Competitive salary. Insurance benefits and housing provided. Send resume to: P.0. Box 1464 Middleburg.VA 22117 Carpenters 4 Helpers wanted. Front Royal. Buildig a new school. Call (304) 728-7736. DIRECTOR OF NIGHT PROGRAMS for George Washington Carver - Piedmont Technical Education Center. Part-time Ten Month position beginning mid-August, 1996. Qualifications: Possess or be eligible for Va. Teacher’s Certificate; experience in vocational curriculum/administration preferred; possess excellent organizational, leadership and budgetary skills. APPLICATION DEADLINE is May 15, 1996 EOE. Interested, call (540) 825-0476. N / * \ DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES for George Wasington Carver - Piedmont Technical Education Center. Twelve month position beginning July 1. 1996. Qualifications: Possess a Postgraduate Professional Certificate (an endorsement in Administration preferred): experience as a vocational - technical administrator or teacher preferred; possess excellent leadership, instructional and organizational skills. APPLICATION DEADLINE is May 15, 1996. EOE. Interested, call (540) 825 - 0476. Drivers- Tandem- TriQuad Axel Dump Trucks. Must haws driving experience, COL, DOT physical and good driving record. Contact J.B. Sholweil a Sons, Sterling, Va. 703450-2340. ELECTRICIANS HELPERS Wanted for residential work with a large No. Va. contractor. No experience necessary. On the job training. Must have a good driving record. Excellent benefits including medical, dental and paid vacations ,Call: (703) 450-2125 GARDENER/ GROUNDSMAN For large estate near Middeburg, VA. Must be experienced. 20 to 40 + hours a week. Send a letter of interest detailing work background and salary desired to: Gardener, PO Box 510225, Riverton, _Virginia, 22651. GROOM WANTED For fox hunting stable. Routine stable, duties, grooming 5 exercising. Competitive salary, benefits & possible housing. Send resume to: P.O. Box 1464, Middleburg, VA 22117. HORSE FARM & BARN HELP Person to dean stalls in AM; afternoon-farm maintenance; fix, mow, paint, nail, etc. References required. Call before 7am. 540825-6177. MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN II #6058-01 Part-time position, 18.75 hrs/wk, in Culpeper, VA. Licensed therapist' to provide full range of therapy to children, adolescents & adults to include crisis intervention, intakes, assessments & short term therapy. Must be able to independently assess & treat consumers with a wide range of symptomology & provide clinical supervision. Hiring range: $30,849$34,651/yr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon. 5/10/96, to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 S. Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/AA. Minorities are encouraged to apply Nursing Position available for part time for in home nursing assistant for care of elderly; possibility for future full time position; CNA degree or above preferred; 540-987-8511 between 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. RECEPTIONIST Full Time Light paperwork and filing. Benefits. Apply in person to: Joe Jacoby Jeep 510 Frost Avenue Warrenton, Va. Immediate Opening Paablaa Department Ston We're looking for someone who truly believes customers come first, who has in eye for fesbion and who knows what it means to give great service to serve m our store as: * Sales Associates (Part-Time) Peebles offers a competitive wages and benefits package. To apply, come by and see: JoAmlkCloud Sr e ««i«i«ni iimmm 251 Waal Lae Highway Warrantor!, Va. Peebles An Equal Opportunity Employer PART TIME HELP Part time person to work flexible hours near Washington, Va. on grounds and light handy man warehouse projects. Call Denise at 540-9679043 and leave name & phone number for call back. Restaurant Cold Pantry Garde Manger Creative & energetic for four-diamond restaurant in Clarke Co. Fine dining restaurant exp. required. Scheduled Wed-Sun. evenings. Call for interview/appt. 540-837-1375, or 1-800-638-1702 RESIDENTIAL AIDE #6038-04 Full-time position in Orange & Culpeper to include evening & weekend hrs. Provide assistance & residential support to consumers w/mental retardation at supervised apartments. Exp. with MH/MR populations helpful. DMV record check required. Position subject to drug testing. Hiring range: $6.81$7.66/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 noon, 5/10/96 to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 S. Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/AA Restaurant New, casual dining restaurant seeks qualified Wait & Kitchen Staff. Ctl 675-1900, or an* in person# 411 Main St, Washington, VA. ...CanSdtlt1. Seamstress / Tailor ntwM for custom APS a Z m ••winy ■nop in Warren ton. (540) 347-5913 SECRETARY I #6062-02 &#6078-01 Two fuK-bme positions in Warren ton & Orange. Skilled secretary, receptionist & knows WP5.1. Handle confidential data. Juggle priorities. Hiring range: $6.81-$7.66/hr. Apply with RRCS8 application by 1200 Noon, 5/10/96, to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 S. Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701; 540-825-3100. EEO/AA. 92 Help Wanted Domestic Caring 4 responsible person needed to live-in and care for elderly man still of independent means. Room & board along with a salary provided. Assistance with light housework and simple cooking necessary. The Plains, VA. Please call 540-439-8576. If no answer, please leave a j * message. We’re your line to... trucks and bikes and cars and g cows and homes and mowers &appaf)annorfe i£eto$ Classifieds 1-800-852-4797 HONOR GOD National Day of Prayer ■ May 2, 1996 Nationally Broadcast Concert of Prayer 8:00 -11:00 p.m. Woodbridge, Virginia I___1 At Hylton Memorial Chapel: Jim & Shirley Dobson, Bill McCartney, Joni Eareckson-Tada, Wellington Boone, Lloyd Ogilvie, Kay Arthur, T.L. Lowry, Man Poogn Kim, Michael Card, Bill & Vonette Bright, David Bryant, Avery Willis, Raleigh Washington, Tom Trask, Joe Stowell, Thomas Wang, Peter Wagner, Samuel Green, Leith Anderson, Paul Cedar, Tom Claus, Fernando Ortega, Ron Sider, Brandt Gustavson, Bobbye Byerly, David Rambo, Evelyn Christenson, etc._ TV and Radio Broadcast from HYLTON CHAPEL Ticket Info: (703) 590-0076

Plant Care, Nursery to Garden By DR. DUNE RELF Funrioa Ctmiacr Horticulturist Plants receive a great deal of professional care before they reach local garden centers. The way these plants have been developed and cultivated varies. Many plants go through complex care before they get to the nursery. For example, ornamental trees are three to four years old before they are marketed. In the first year, the trees are planted in rows and staked. This is followed by three or four years of weeding, irrigation, pest management, regular fertilizing, pruning, and inspection for disease and insects. After the trees have gone through this process at the growers, they are harvested and shipped to garden centers. Garden centers often mulch trees to increase their ability to withstand winter temperatures and winds as most trees are sold the spring. Rhododendrons Need Five Years To Grow Shrubs also go through a long, complex process before they reach the garden center. For example, it takes five years for a rhododendron to grow from a cutting into a marketable plant for a garden center. First, the grower takes a cutting and places it in a propagation house for five to six months. Rooting takes place in the propagation house, where temperatures and relative humidity are carefully monitored. Rhododendrons are thert potted and placed in the growing area of the greenhouse for five to six months. Here, the rhododendrons are fertilized and pinched so they will grow into high-quality plants. After a year, the . rhododendrons are. planted in fields where they remain for two and a half to four years. During this period, they are fertilized, irrigated, and monitored for insects and diseases. Finally, the grower and digs, balls and burlaps the rhododendrons, and ships them to garden centers. Rose Plants Shipped In Refrigerated Trucks Roses are another example of the care garden centers and nurseries give to plants. Roses aarive at garden centers in refrigerated trucks. The temperature in the truck is carefully maintained at 55 F to protect the roses and prevent damage. Most garden centers place roses directly into the sales yard. Here, the roses are sorted, irrigated, and fertilized. Most roses remain in the garden center for approximately six weeks. See companies spend years developing seeds for a hybrid flowers. Hybrids come from two parent flowers that are bred to incorporate the best characteristics of each parent. Breeders select the parent plants and breed F-l hybrids. Flowers are grown from the F-l hybrid seed in “plant trials.” Plant trials involve growing seeds both in containers and in the field to enable the seed company to determine if they hybrid flowers meets the desired objectives. For example, an F-l hybrid may incorporate the hardiness of one parent and the colorful blooms of another. If plant trials do not yield a strong, Almanack Weather cr May calls for temperatures above average, with precipitation that is average according to the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack. Weather watch: The month opens with fair, warm days (1,2) with rain, storms (3,4) and fair, mild days (5-7). Rain, storms are expected (8,9) with (10-14) a stretch of fair, warm days. More rain, though warm temps (15,16), but fair skies and warm temps (17,18). Look for showers, storms (19-22) with (23,24) fair and pleasant. More showers, storms expected (25-29), winding up the month fair, very warm (30,31). Tornado Watch: Be prepared for activity 3-4 and 20-22 and batten down the hatches. Full Moon: Occurs at 7;48 a.m. E.D.T. on the 3rd, and is quite naturally known as the Flower Moon, others know it as the Planting Moon or Milk Moon.. Give a loved one a special May Basket on May Day, the 1st. Fill it with Snow Drops, Lillies of the Valley, Violets or Blue Bells. Emerald is the gem of this month. Special Days: Honor Mother on her day, Sunday, the 12th and remember on Memorial Day, Monday the 27th, those who served our nation in the Armed Forces and paid the supreme sacrifice. Rising temperatures in the garden are beckoning and urging on$ and all to cultivate, planting both flowers and vegetables, so that one may enjoy the fruit and bounty of the earth. Wait, though, till after the danger of a late Lord Fairfax Students Inducted Nine students who attend Lord Fairfax Community College at the Fauquier Campus wered recently inducted into Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Internation Honor Society for students enrolled in two-year colleges. In order to be selected into Phi Theta Kappa, students must be fulltime, maintain a minimum 3.5 average (out of 4.0), and meet other criteria. The initiation ceremony followed a banquet held at the Middletown Campus of LFCC on April 13. New members of Phi Theta Kappa from LFCC/Fauquier include Lynne Anstine, Remington; Anna Boreland and* Amy Glascock, Marshall; Stephanie Chamaj and Gwen Stum, Bealton; Sarah Francis and Robert Toler, Broad Run; Kimberley McKinney, Hume; and Joyce Wharton, Sperryville. A total of 43 students from both campuses were inducted, the largest number ever to qualify for acceptance at the spring gathering. Faculty advisers for the Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa are David Williams and Annetta Richardson, whose officers are at Middletown. frost. Be adventuresome and try new varietals in addition to those tried and true plants with which you have had success in the past. J. 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The Virginia Gold Cup May 4,1996 & .JS Times Community Newspapers

HERE COMES THE CLASSIC Official 1996 Viiginia Gold Cup Painting by Heather St. Clair Davis THE 7 1 ST RUNNING OF > THE VIRGINIA GOLD CUP SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1996 Great Meadow • The Plains • Virginia Advance Tickets Only • ANNUAL SELLOUT EVENT • No Tickets Sold At Gate Subscriber Car Pass $50 (admits car and up to 6 people)* Race Week, $60 Nearby Ticket Outlet Locations * Locations where Members Hill Badges arc available. WASHINGTON. P-C* Capitol Concierge 1400 Eye Street, NW Suite 750 202-223-4765 * NationsBank 1801 K Street, N.W. 202-955-8018 •NationsBank 1729 Wisconsin Ave., NW. 202-955-8835 •NationsBank 888 17 Street, N.W. 202-624-4400 NORTHERN VA. AREA •NationsBank 600 N. Washington St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-838-5920 •NationsBank 7400 Little River Turnpike Annandale, VA 22203 703-658-8260 •Lincoln Property Co. Suite 200 1530 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22209 703-522-5963 •NationsBank 1700 N. Moore Street Arlington. VA 22209 703-807-1034 •NationsBank 9280 Old Keene Mill Rd. Burke, VA 22015 703-913-4230 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 5719 Burke Centre Pkwy. Burke, VA 22015 703-425-1007 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 6043 Centreville Crest Ln. Centreville, VA 22020 703-968-5600 •NationsBank 10440 Main Street Fairfax. VA 22031 703-218-4800 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 9548-0 Main Street Fairfax. VA 22031 703-978-7778 467 N. Washington Street Falls Church, VA 22046 703-538-3885 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 2217 Old Bridge Road Lake Ridge, VA 22192 703-497-0300 "Lansdowne Retort 44050 Woodridge Parkway Leesburg, VA 22075 703-729-8400 "NationsBank 505 East Market Street Leesburg, VA 22075 703-771-3800 "NationsBank 701 Donegan Drive Manassas, VA 22110 703-313-3030 Pargo’s Restaurant 10651 Balls Ford Road Manassas, VA 22110 703-369-5800 "NationsBank 1369 Chain Bridge Road McLean, VA 22101 703-918-0950 "NationsBank 2936 Chain Bridge Road Oakton, VA 22124 703-319-2680 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 2952-D Chain Bridge Road Oakton, VA 22124 703-242-0230 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 6575-0 Frontier Drive Springfield, VA 22150 703-313-4798 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 8420 Old Keene Mill Road Springfield, VA 22152 703-451-4788 "NationsBank 6315 Backtick Road Springfield, VA 22150 703-866-5701 "NationsBank 8300 Greensboro Drive Tysons Comer. VA 22103 703-761-8260 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 120 Maple Avenue West Vienna, VA 22180 703-242-8220 Chesapeake Bagel Bakery 8315 Leesbtpg Pike Vienna, VA 22180 703-893-2333 * NationsBank 1452 Jefferson Davis Highway Woodbridge, VA 22191 703-497-3070 THE PLAINS The Comer Store Route 245 540-253-5440 The Rail Stop Main Street ' 540-253-5644 CHARLOTTESVILLE Eljo’s 3 Elliwood Avenue 804-295-5230 CULPEPER Levy’* Jewelry 118 North Main Street 540-825-0011 EPEPERICKSPURC Made In Virginia 807 Caroline Street 540-371-2030 MARSHALL Marshall Hardware 8371 W. Main Street 540-364-2944 M1DDLEBURC Dominion Saddlery Main Street 540-687-6720 RICHMOND The Tobacco Company Restaurant 1201 East Cary Street 804-782-9431 WARRENTON Hone Country Saddlery 60 Alexandria Pike 540-347-3141 The Hampton Inn 501 Blackwell Road 540-349-4200 The Stable Door 11 Main Street 540-347-2586 WINCHESTER Cork Street Tavern 8 West Cork Street 540-667-3777 PnwnudBj A6 L rrucecus benefit the use of Ur eat Meadow by non-profit community groups *96 Gold Cup May 4, 1996 Arthur W. Arundel, Publisher A special supplement to Times Community Newspapers Produced by the Fauquier Times-Democrat advertising and editorial departments. Editor .....Betsy Branscome Production Manager ...Barbara Norris Production Assistant.Christina Trifillis Advertising Artists.Peg Bemtson, Tracy Miller, Maria Persinger 4* Inside Welcome To The Gold Cup....3 Visit With All-Time Leader Joe Aitcheson.4 Nominations Long, Strong For Gold Cup ...6 Television Production To Reach The World.8 Minute By Minute: Race Day Timetable .8 St. Clair Davis Creates Cover Art ...9 Lottery Offers Unprecedented Opportunity .9 Foxhunter ’Chase Focuses On Amateurs .11 Mapping The Route - Course Maps.13 Pony Racing Focuses On Juniors ...;.16 Hats Off To The Winner - Photo Essay.18-19 Crosswords, Crosswise Gold Cup Puzzle.24 Owner’s Box Focuses On Hospitality.25 Historic Highlights Of 71 Years..25 Spoils Go To The Victor - Cup History.26 Horses’ Spirit Captured In Verse .27 m w m ' Time* Community Newipapen Photo/BeUy Bmmcon* I he Virginia (.old Cup always attracts a large, enthusiastic crowd of steeplechase fans to Great Meadow. S-l ii <t r uXS

’Chasing Classic Comes To Meadow 71st Gold Cup Set For May 4 By BETSY BRANSCOME Turn ( unnunily Newspapers Staff Writer The Virginia Gold Cup Races at Great Meadow in The Plains May 4 offer a little something for everyone: for the horseman — top competition, for the railbird — society’s finest, for the thrill-seeker — rapid-fire steeplechasing action, and for the tailgater — alfresco picnic opportunities abound. This year, even more excitement is being generated by a new Virginia Lottery game from which winning numbers will be selected by the first and second place horses in three races at the Gold Cup. The innovative game is the first of its kind in America using a steeplechase race for results. Tickets for the lottery game are available at all regular lottery outlets and on the Great Meadow course up until 1 p.m. on race day. This diversity and ability to please the palates of a variety of spectators has kept the 71-yearold Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase races at the top of the thoroughbred game throughout its history. “The Virginia Gold Cup is one of the richest timber races on the National Steeplechase Association calendar,” explained NSA communications director Joe Clancy Jr. “The best jumpers in the nation annually travel to Virginia in the spring, and the Great Meadow race often becomes the high point of the year’s national timber championship season.” So, though it may in some circles be more likely a day of hobnobbing and networking, the Gold Cup is more than anything else a championship day for horses, , horsemen and the competition calendar. This special supplement is produced each year to highlight the Virginia Gold Cup. Feature articles, “back when” briefs, detailed timetables, television production schedule and photo essays can all receive ample space in this section. All-time leading steeplechase jockey and all-time winningest Virginia Gold Cup rider Joe Aitcheson is the subject of a research article. Still exercising racehorses at the age of 68, Aitcheson says that he wants to come out of “retirement” in the year 2,000 to make a steeplechasing appearance. From the memories of his valiant winning rides over the old Broadview course in Times Community Newspapers Photo/Betsy Branscome The finest in thoroughbred steeplechasing competition is slated May 4 at the championship Great Meadow course. Warrenton — home to the Gold Cup from 1935 to 1984 — Aitcheson is likely to do just that. His enthusiasm and love of thoroughbred sport is an inspiration to all. Nominations to the 71st running of the Gold Cup timber classic, with a purse of $35,000 on offer, were strong. Eleven of the nation’s, top timber horses were nominated at the first stage, with more expected at the time of entry on’ April 29. Though the complete entry list was unavailable for this supplement at press time, the runners in any important stakes race such as the Gold Cup are generally horses that were nominated to the race last week. An in-depth study of the nominees is included in this section. The innovative NationsCup open steeplechase will mark the third time horses have run over the Arundel course. Set to simulate natural hunting obstacles, the race is known to some* as a “steeplethon,” a name that brings to mind steeplechasing and marathons. Set at three miles over a challenging endurance test, the NationsCup is expected to again attract a varied group of jumpers to. run for the $20,000 purse. Foxhunters will also use the Arundel course for an unprecedented amateur race limited to “fairly hunted” horses. The Paul Mellon ’Chase was designed to encourage more grassroots support for steeplechasing — by limiting participation in the Mellon race to amateur riders that have not won any sanctioned races, the event should attract new talent which may then go on to become involved in tlic steeplechasing sport further. Visitors to The Plains on the first Saturday in May will be exposed to the best the steeplechasing sport has to offer. Not only will thoroughbreds race over the solid, imposing “timber” fences found on the Gold Cup course itself, but three races are set over “hurdles” or simulated brush obstacles meant to equate natural hedges. Since steeplechasing has its roots in 18th-century Ireland — where sporting foxhunters would challenge each other to race to the nearest visible landmark across country (most often the village’s church steeple, hence the name) — hedges were the regular obstacle crossed. Today’s hurdle runners skip through the simulated hedges as just another stride in their race to the finish, with times for brush races typically faster than the more careful timber horses. Timber racing, then, is for the older, more experience, more athletic horse who has proven himself a careful jumper. Most timber horsjs began their careers over hurdles. The Gold Cup is set over 23 timber fences which range in height from 3 feet 6 inches to 3 feet 11 inches. A total of $135,000 in purses is available to horsemen at Great Meadow. Sponsorship packages attracted national names such as NationsBank, BMW and Land Rover, highprofile businesses that recognize the upscale cro\«d and advertising potential at the day-long Gold Cup races. May 4, the gates at Great Meadow open at 5 i.m. to horsemen, with the general public invit ed to arrive starting at 10 a.tn. Entrants in the pony races will come to the paddock at 10:45 a.m., with post time for the first junior race at 11 a.m. Jack Russell Terrier races will be set up in the paddock at 11:30 a.m. At noon, entrants in the Paul Mellon Foxhunter’s Chase will enter the paddock. Post time for the first sanctioned steeplechase is set for 1:30 p.m. The six races then run at a rate of one per Half hour, with post time for the featured Virginia Gold Cup at 3:43 p.m. Television and radio broadcasts will take the racing to the people, with live radio in the Washington, D.C. metro area from 3-4 p.m. A special, one-hour Gold Cup television show will air on the Prime Sports Network during prime time May 9 and 10. Remember, only advance tickets may be purchased for the Gold Cup. This is most important to remember — tickets are available throughout the area this week. For ticket outlet or tailgate parking information, call (540) 253-50°l. 4p

v ;The Marion duPont Scott# 17 • j- i P equine medical Uenter is Honored to Serve with Official Veterinarians at the 1996 Virginia Cold Cup Serving the Equine Athlete A Full Service Equine Referral Hospital Offering 4 Lameness Diagnosis 4 Respiratory Evaluation 4 Sports Medicine 4 Nuclear Scintigraphy 4 Laparoscopy 4 Surgery 4 Medicine / ' 4 Neonatal Intensive Care 4 24 hour Emergency Service 703-771-6800(phone) 703-771-6810 (fax) Morion duPonf Scott Equine Medical Center • P.O. Box 1938 • Leesburg, VA • 22075 4TH RUNNING OF TO BENEFIT n Historic Richmond Foundation SATURDAY, MAY 18,1996 Marengo Plantation New Kent County, VA (30 M ixims east of Richmond and west of Williamsburg) ' A DAY OF STEEPLECH ASE RACING IN THE COUNTRY OVERLOOKING THE PAMUNKEY RIVER Information, Contact: 804-343-RACE Historic Richmond Foundation . Stewart-Lee House 707-A East Franklin St. • Richmond, Va 23219 Aitcheson,68, Speaks Out Living Legend Shares Story By BETSY BRANSCOME Timei Ctnnuiily Newspapers SUIT Writer ', "If you have it. it is for life. It is a disease for which there is no cure. You will go on riding even after they have to haul you onto a comfortable old cob.... " Monica Dickens (1803-1881) Racing gets into the blood, the saying goes, and it is a hard habit to break. But steeplechase jockey Joseph Leiter Aitcheson Jr. doesn’t want to shake his horse habit. At age 68 the eight-time champion rider is still galloping thoroughbred racehorses every morning at Laurel Park, keeping his aging grandfather’s figure fit for what he says will be the comeback to end all comebacks in the year 2000 — steeplechasing at the age of 72. Literally a living legend, Aitcheson set the all-time record for jump wins by an American jump jockey — 440 in his 23-year career. He also holds the record as the winningest rider of the Virginia Gold Cup, having triumphed eight times on eight different horses at the old Broadview course in i --—p Photo by Douglas Lees Gold Cup founder Arthur W. Arundel honors all-time leading rider Joe Aitcheson with a medal in 1988. Warrenton in the timber classic’s 71-year history. Aitcheson recently took time out to talk after morning work for Laurel trainer Tim Keefe. More fit and trim than many people less than half his age, Aitcheson speaks with a gentle confidence that comes only from years of success. liberally sprinkled with a share of tragedies. His right eye and left eye move in perfect union, but only after ophthalmic surgery corrected a severed muscle from a racing fall. Fingers on both hands are slightly See Champ, Page 5 j^^uog/InterBuild, Inc. Builder • Contractor Post Frame Construction: Horse Bams, Arenas, Light Commercial r*M i ——, 36'x50’ Stable/Apartment- Windance Farm, Upperville, Virginia FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT US AT540-338-2306 P*°- 00,1 237> Purcellville, VA 22132 ‘ Metro: 703-689-1217 „ 800-432-3864 rncira. iwhiw ___Fax: 540-338-3011 WORTHS 27 North Loudoun Street "Old Town' Winchester Better Women's Clothing SIZES 4 - 24 For Over 50 Years ‘The Copper Wit Warrenton's First and A Taste of Ireland Open Seven Days for Lunch and Dinner rOWNE CENTRE • WAHRENTON 347-6757 ns C PIECES TACK SHOP

► Champ From Page 4 misshapen, after many a tumble broke or dislocated each a number of times. The graying black hair is still just as boyishly curly, and he is soft-spoken yet forthright, opinionated but open for debate. Far from insulating himself in championship status, Aitcheson seems to enjoy nothing more than extended tea time discussing horses of eras past arid courses of lore. First Class And Fearless “He was first class, all the way,” recalled D. Michael Smithwick a Maryland - based steeplechase trainer who provided Aitcheson with many of his winning mounts. “He was completely fearless, and had an incredible sense of timing ... His record is a tribute to his careful thinking and courageous race riding.” Aitcheson was honored with the F. Ambrose Clark Award in 1976 for his contributions to the sport. He was inducted into Racing’s Hall of Fame in 1978. And in 1988, he was honored by the Virginia Gold Cup in a special salute, and the new jockey’s changing quarters at Great Meadow racecourse in The Plains were named for him. The Gold Cup moved from Broadview to Great Meadow in 1985. “It was a real honor to accept the special Gold Cup salute,” Aitcheson sai<t<,“The Virginia Gold Cup was a good race for me back in the 60s and 70s. In fact, my best day of racing ever came at Broadview in 1967. I won five of six races on the program. The Gold Cup is one of my favorite races of all times.” Records ‘Never The Focus' That Aitcheson calls the Gold Cup “one of his favorites” is high Belmont Park in New York). “Records were never my focus,” Aitcheson said. “But when I’d get close to breaking one — like when I nearly broke Dooley Adams’ [38 jumping win season] record in my first champion year — it would become a big dfeal to me.” After winning 37 races, nearing Adams’ previous all-time mark for a rider, in 1961, Aitcheson eclipsed his old friend and rival in 1961 with a new record of 40 steeplechase wins in one season, a ‘[Aitcheson] was first class, all the way. He was completely fearless, and had an incredible sense of timing. His record is a tribute to his...courageous race riding. ’ — D. Michael Smitbwick reverence indeed: he rode more than 2,500 races lifetime and counts among his 440 total victories five Carolina Cup scores, seven Deep Run Hunt Cup wins, six International Gold Cups (when it was a brush hurdle race at Rolling Rock), three National Hunt Cups, four Turf Writers, four Noel Laings, three Radnor Hunt Cups and five Temple Gwathmeys (when it was run at Aqueduct and r . number yet to be equaled. Born Into The Game Aitcheson makes his home in Burtonsville, Md., just up the road from Laurel Park racecourse. He was bom there, fittingly, on Riding Stable Road July 31, 1928. “My dad was a horse trainer, had a fe>Viumpers and some flat See Champ? Page 21 After Gold Cup Join us for dinner at Legends... And relax at Julio’s Located on tht* Bypass, across from McDonald's 380 Broadview Avenue. Warrcnton, Virginia • 347-9401 STEAKS SEAFOOD CHICKEN BATTERTGN The Battertox Group HORSE TRAILERS Kingston, Feather-Lite, Cresent, Cotner Gore Ron B attfkton : \ IR( ^ » “R” Dressage Judge Horses Sold Boarded ^ Trained Barbara B atterton Trelavwey Farm Berryville, Virginia 1540' 955-3328 Luxury Custom Homes additions Barr\ Batterton BaOEKTO\ ( < )\STRL C'TIC )\ C<)VU'-\Vi, Im MIDI* i j . Virginia ',41 )■ (,8" ',909 PURINA,THE MAKERS OF EQUINE SENIOR, introduces .. . Critical Time Period - Challenges face your growing horse - from bone problems to joint disorders. Flexible - Contains high quality fiber along with all the nutrients your growing horse needs, with or without hay or pasture. Feed from weaning until one year of age. Research Tested and Patented - New feeding ‘ technology is safe and takes the guesswork out of feeding. Complete Nutrition in a Bag - A highly dense, highly digestible feed, for foals’ small stomachs. Purina Equine Junior - “The New Way to Feed Foals” MID-COUNTY FARM SUPPLY 606 Falmouth St./Rt. 15 Business Warrenton, Virginia 22186 347-1742 or (800)282-3087 Call for Delivery! •> U ......- --L i - - *

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► Horses From Page 6 deceased Maryland sire Salutely won the Virginia Gold Cup in both 1994 and 1995 and looks to become the first triple winner since good old Leeds Don in 1965-1967. The bay gelding is trained and generally ridden by Monkton, Maryland-based horseman and timber specialist Jack Fisher. Only a 7-year-old, Saluter could very well continue to set records _... . . Photo by Douglas Lees Virginia-trained Edge Hill Squire, shown here winning at Morven Park, is nominated for the May 4 Gold Cup. Introducing j ] the new way to feed foals • Proper balance of nutrients for optimal growth and development. Feed from weanling to two years of age. • Complete feed with preprocessed alfalfa, all-in-one bag. Reduces nutrient variability in hay or pasture. • Combination of energy sources allows you to help control the growth rate to fit your management goals. • Pelleted / extruded, high density feed form, very digestible. Well-suited for a foal’s smaller stomach. • Special, high-quality molasses, even picky caters love the taste. Purina Mib, FAUQUIER FEED SUPPLY Full-Service Puntta Dtaltr Serving Northern Virginia FEED • GRAIN • HARDWARE • FERTILIZER J CUSTOM APPLICATIONS • DELIVERY AVAILABLE Route 17, Bcaletan, Virginia 22712 * (540) *39-8915 Hturtr Mtnday-Fnday 7JO am W 5:30 fm, Saturday 7:30 am M 1X30 fm, Claud Sundays TJUl throughout a career that looks to be just beginning. He was National Steeplechase Association champion timber runner both in 1994 and 1995 as well, with 11 races won in those two championship years. Since Saluter won his 1996 debut at the Marlborough Point-toPoint, he would seem an odds-on choice to replicate his Great Meadow form this term. However, the invincible became the runnerup in the April 13 My Lady’s Manor, losing a fair-and-square stretch battle to rival Southwoods. That victory seems to have done Southwoods in for the year: he is reported to have an injury that will keep him out for the remainder of the spring at least. So Saluter is without his main ’96 competition, and his 1995 rival, Buck Jakes, was not prenominated to the Gold Cup; instead that Maryland-based horse was slated to run in the April 27 Maryland Hunt Cup. He may supplemental^ nominate to the Gold Cup when entries to the race are made, at an extra cost, however, no horse since the great Billy Barton in 1926 has won the Hunt Cup and Gold Cup in the same year, indeed few have tried. Since Saluter has proven beatable in the 1996 term, the other Virginia-breds can take heart in their chances over the stiffly-challenging four-mile course. Bred by See Horses, Page 17 r Serving travelers for two hundred years. The historic Wayside Inn. Fine dining in an atmosphere pf casual country elegance. Traditional regional cuisine. Twenty-four antique-appointed guest rooms. Sty** 6 & f lirts Ogiu Graphics (540)788-3567 (800)981-SIGN banners, bumps, magnetics, small decals, promo items & MORE Catlett, VA Apple Manor Northern Fauquier County in the Piedmont Hunt 20 Exceptional Parcels Ranging from 11-181 acres Dramatic elevated viewa of the Blue Ridge Mountains and across the Paris Valley. - Underground Utilities - - Roads in Place - ♦ - Protective Covenants - - Streams and Springs - / Rolling pastureland and woodland. Frank Hardy, Inc., Realtors FARM AND ESTATE BROKERS INTERNATIONAL 207 E. WASHINGTON STREET , POST OFFICE BOX 1786 MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA 22117 TEL: 15401 687-3333 U.S.A. FAX: 15401 687-3336

Prime Time Production Features MBN Team By BETSY BRANSCOME The Middleburg Broadcasting Network will have its hands full at the May 4 Virginia Gold Cup races. MBN is producing' a live .radio show and providing a full closed-circuit television show for patrons at the course. At the same tune a full team of talent works on the production of a 60-minute Gold Cup special to be broadcast during prime time. “The Virginia Gold Cup is a sellout every year,” explained Middleburg Broadcasting Network co-founder and corporate vice president Larry Jones. Television, Radio, Closed Circuit On Tap “So only 55,000 people can see the action at the course. Through the MBN and our media productions, we can bring the races to the nation.” Indeed, through the MBN production, the Gold Cup will be brought to the world. British Broadcasting Company’s racing color commentator and former steeplechase jockey Richard Pitman will take part in the Gold Cup coverage, bringing to the show an international perspective on American steeplechase courses. Anchor of the one-hour national television special is Frank Herzog. Herzog has been part of broadcast teams for the NBA Championships, four Super Bowls, NFL Football and NBA Basketball “We are fortunate to have such a Broadcast professional as Frank to anchor MBN’s production of the Virginia Gold Cup,” said Sam Huff, president of the / MBN. Huff said he has worked with Herzog on radio broadcasts of Washington Redskins games for IS years. Co-chairman and director of racing for the Virginia Gold Cup, Donald Yovanovich will lenjl insight on race day as color analyst with the production team. As Yovanovich won the 1978 Gold Cup aboard Navy Davy and is regularly among the leading trainers in Virginia, he is expected to provide excellent commen\ •' ■ *'>' r Discover these Distinctive Shops in Old Town Warrenton WATERLOO COURT "Electrolysis Centre PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL Charlotte D. Gabor by appointment only Waterloo Professional Building 20A John Marshall Street Warrenton, Virginia (540) 349-1245 Oigges Road Professional Bulking 9001 Oigges Road, Suite 104 Manassas, Virginia (703) 335-1157 cIen?PCiis We Offer Complete Nail ana OKin t^are ‘Trisfi^JbCC Wflil'ItcfwkuBi Pedicures. Artificial & Natural Nail Care , %utA ‘Patterson Licensed Tstfieacum Facials,Waxng. Lash Tntng BY APPOINTMENT 540-349-1612 COMPLETE TRAVEL SERVICES Air • Rail Hotel • Cruises Car • Tours WARRENTON TRAVEL 26A Waterloo Court (540) 347-5581 1-800-762-9806 tary on entries and strategy for the featured NationsCup “steeplethon” natural steeplechase and the BMW-Land Rover Gold Cup. Michele Rouse, noted horsewoman and champion timber rider, will return as a production favorite. On horseback, she will conduct post-race interviews with riders as they return to the winner’s circle. Eve Lloyd Thompson, an official for the 1996 Olympic equestrian games, will conduct VIP interviews on Members’ Hill and in the crowd areas. Special guest Richard Pitman was twice second in the English Grand National. Cheltenham Gold Cup and in the jockeys’ championship. With the BBC for 20 years, Pitman ended his racing career in 1975 with 440 victories. Paddockside interviews will be performed by Gerry Newman, winner of more than 350 races as a professional rider in England, Ireland and the United States. Newman finished third in the See TV, Page 9 Race Day Schedule Gates Open At 10 •10 a.m — Great Meadow gates open to public • 10:45 turn. — Pony races • 11:30 n.m. — Jack Russell Terrier races held in paddock • 12 p.m. — Closed circuit television broadcast begins • 12:15 pm. — Post time for Paul Mellon Foxhunters' Chase • 12:55 p.m. — USMC Color Guard begins opening ceremonies • 1 pm. - Lysa Horkan sings National Anthem • 1:30 pm. — Post time for starter handicap hurdle • 2 pm. — Post time for maiden timber • 2:35 pm — Post time for maiden hurdle • 3:13 pm. — Post time for NationsCup • 3:43 pm — Post time for Virginia Gold Cup • 4 pm — Drawing for BMW raffle ticket • 4:30 pm — Post time for illowance hurdle • 5:05 pm — Past time for maiden hurdle • 5:18 pm — Lottery wnouncement , • 5:32 pm — Post time for Kentucky Derby (to be radio broadcast live over P.A. system tnd on televisions in tents) • 7 pm — Gates dosed

► TV From Page 8 Grand National in 1978 and won the ’81 Irish Grand National, a race his father won in 1949. “It does not get any better than the MBN for comprehensive coverage of the fastest-growing spectator sport in the country,” Jones said. The MBN closed circuit team will include Andie Jones, and the radio broadcast will also feature Sam Huff and Carol Holden. The 60-minute Gold Cup special will be aired Friday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Home Team Sports locally and the Prime Sports Network nationwide. Madison Square Garden will also pick up the coverage, as will stations in Philadelphia, Chicago, Ohio and the New England Sports Channel. As many as SO million households could have access to the steeplechasing classic. The MBN will also produce the Virginia Lottery special to air at 9 p.m. on race day, May 4. Emmy Award-winning producer Bill Brown is the executive producer of the shows. Lottery Game U nprecedented The Virginia Lottery and the Virginia Gold Cup will make history May 4 when the lottery will use the results of a horse race to determine its winners. It will be the first lottery game conducted on a steeplechase race in the United States. The $1 game will be sold through the Lottery Board’s more than 3,000 retail outlets up until 10 minutes prior to post time for the first lottery race. Players attempt to correctly choose five numbers — tied to the winner of one race and the first two finishers in two others — to collect the prize. “This is a very large step forwarder steeplechase racing,” said Virginia Gold Cup chairman Arthur W. Arundel. “providing immense new public exposure to the steeplechasing game and support our charitable beneficiaries.” Prizes will vary depending on the number of tickets sold statewide. The Virginia Lottery estimates that the top prize could be worth $75,000 or more. Runners in three races will be randomly assigned a number, one through 35. The finishing order of those three races will then determine the lottery winner. Tickets will be sold at the course on race day. Did You Know? Virginia-bred* have won 49 percent of the first 70 runnings of the Gold Cup. .---* Times Community News pipers Photo/Betsy Bnnscome Middleburg Broadcasting Network co-founder Larry Jones, left, will produce Gold Cup radio and television. St. Clair Davis Paints Official Cup Artwork Internationally acclaimed equine and landscape artist Heather St.Clair Davis is the official artist for the 71st running of the Virginia Gold Cup, sponsored by BMW and Land Rover. Davis’ Gold Cup work represents the field of runners galloping through the Swan Lake Splash during the natural steeplechase’s inaugural running in 1995. Davis captures the intense movement of horses, riders and water in addition to the large race-day crowd in the background of the softly-colored impressionistic painting. “There is a moment of perfect balance that is good for a statue. But for painting, you want to tip a horse just off balance, take him past the moment of perfect balance, so you imply the movement,” Davis says. “You don’t want him static.” A native of Cheltenham, St. Clair Davis has been working from her Vermont studio for more than 30 years. Her American odyssey began when she, her hus band and small son sailed from the west coast of their native land to America in a small sailboat St. Clair had galloped racer horses as a girl on Cleeve Hill, high above the championship Cheltenham racecourse in the Cotswolds. She attended formal arts schools in both Cheltenham and Birmingham. When she and her family moved to Vermont, she decided to put aside her love of the open ocean and concentrate on her original loves of horses and art She began a breeding operation, basing her program on foundation stallion Portrait Painter, from the nick of Native Dancer and Princequillo. “Quite often the person who knew me as a [horsewoman] had no idea that 1 painted, and the person who knew that I painted know that 1 rode a little bit, but didn’t know that I ran a breeding farm and... competed,” she told an Equine Images reporter. St. Clair Davis’ work is on Cup invitations and being sold as a poster. Call (540) 347-2612. Crestar Salutes The 71st Running Of The Virginia Gold Cup. Exceptional performance for each and every customer Ow* Bard C-*var Bard MO Crwar Bard N A C*«s*r Ba-d rSB Mrtri rr*c

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Times Community Newspapers Photo/Betsy Branscome The sod-topped stone wall, here being negotiated by Patrick Cooney, is just one of the natural obstacles found on the NationsCup and Foxhunter ’Chase courses. Mellon Hunter Race Carded By BETSY BRANSCOME Times Community Newspapers Staff Writer Not only will steeplechasers take to the Arundel open steeplechase “steeplethon” course for the third time ever on May 4, runners will contest the third and fourth races across the innovative crosscountry challenge. In addition to the $20,000 NationsCup open steeplechase — a sanctioned race open to any horse, the newly-penned Paul Mellon Foxhunter ’Chase is scheduled as a lead-up to Gold Cup's cartj of sanctioned events. The new three-mile amateur event will be run over the same natural fences found on the Arundel course — all of which simulate the variety of obstacles in the hunting field. Along with pony races for junior riders which will open the day of sport at Great Meadow May 4, it is hoped that the Foxhunter ’Chase will encourage new owner-riders to enter the sport. Named after Paul Mellon, an Upperville-based philanthropist and long-time Golcf Cup participant, that steeplechase is limited to horses which were “fairly hunted” last season, which have made at least two starts in 1996 Virginia point-topoints and which are ridden by amateur jockeys who have not previously won a sanctioned race. These rules are meant to ensure that competition will be fair and even; without professionals in their midst, amateur riders can compete strictly against each other. Together, the Foxhunter Amateurs, Professionals To Share Arundel Course ’Chase and full program of sanctioned steeplechasing over both timber and hurdles offer spectators a clear view of all levels of racing competition. The trophy which will be presented to the winning owner in the Foxhunfer ’Chase is a bronze sculpture donated by Mellon. It depicts champion and runner-up jockeys Richard Dunwoody and Adrian McGuire in their most heated racecourse battle on the English Turf last year. James L. Young, master of foxhounds of the local Orange County Hunt in Middleburg, and recent president of the Master of Foxhounds Association, based at Morven Park in Leesburg, will head the foxhunters’ event committee. He will work with Ambassador Charles Whitehouse, MFH, of The Plains, and Gold Cup race director Donald Yovanovich. The Foxhunter ’Chase at Great Meadow sets out to become as the best known hunter ’chases in England, which is still known as the cradle of modem steeplechasing. The Christies’ Hunter Chase at Cheltenham in February is run for a purse of approximately $23,000, the Martell Hunter Chase at Aintree in Liverpool is run for about $22,000 in April and the Horse and Hound Cup is run at Stratford in June for about $11,000. Though this year’s ’Chase at the Gold Cup meet will not offer a purse, the race was designed to encourage a new category of owner-rider who might in the future contest a loosely- or directly-connected series of similar events around the state and eastern U.S. Paddock time for the Foxhunters’ runners is set for noon. Post time is 12:15 p.m. The NationsCup, a sanctioned race which has a 3:13 p.m. post time, is set at three miles over the same course as the Mellon race. Both races over the Arundel course follow a route which is meant to closely equate the challenging natural obstacles found on a typical day’s foxhunting. Jumps include brush, national hurdles, timber fences, a fallen tree, chicken coops, a stream ditch jump, a sod-topped stone wall and a 9 inch deep 170 foot long stream bed crossing through which horses in both races will splash mid-race. Last spring’s Gold Cup marked the inaugural running of a race on the Arundel course. The spring ’chase was won by Chirkpar, professional Sean Clancy riding, with Kinross Farm’s Mihmaz and amateur rider (though professional trainer) Neil See Course, Page 12 72-Acre Estate Charming Virginia Country Home 90 Minutes From Downtown D.C. immoeulotejy restored country home circa 1790. Enjoy the rare charm of original Chestnut logs, four stone fireplaces, and old Pine floors. Three bedrooms; three baths; two levels of porch; spring water system. Spectacular mountain views, beautiful patio, exquisite stone terracing, and professional landscaping. Estate also includes restored stone summer SeT5!lf4wP..yaci?us acres, 7 42 op®" 9cres with 20 in Christmas trees, Si Luii°,’ai wooded/mountainside acres with valuable stand of Bkx* Walnut and Ash Located in Frederick County, Virginia, the estate is 15 minutes from Middletown and Winchester. This unique and meticulously maintained properly is offered at $fr10.000 Shown by appointment only. Contact Aubrey J. Owen, Trustee at 540-667-0800 or 540-869-5613 Oceanfronf/Whalehead Beach 5 bedrooms, 3 balhs, 1,893 square feet, plus decks and large screened porch. Rents for $1,895 per week in summer. Good rental history. Asking $385,000 54Q-667-09Q0 HBHMI 37th ANNUAL HUNT COUNTRY STABLE TOUR 1996 UPPERVILLE, VIRGINIA Paul Mellons Sea Hero, winner 1993 Kentucky Derby SATURDAY and SUNDAY MAY 25 and 26,1996 TAKE A RARE LOOK INTO WORLD-RENOWNED HORSE STABLES Visit Paul Mellon’s Rokeby, home of Sea Hero, and Jack Kent Cooke’s Kent Farms, home to his prize Tennessee Walking Horses. 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Upcoming Concert: Celebration of Spring, May 19, 1996 Middleburg Community Center, Middleburg For more information, call the SCORE Music School at (540) 253-7460 WE DELIVER! ...a full line of home care equipment - beds, wheelchairs, oxygen, walkers and commodes ... plus, we provide that rare ingredient - SERVICE - to make the homebound recovery experience more pleasant. We bill both Medicare and private insurance directly. So call us TOLL FREE (800) 237-5717 or drop by our showroom in The Plains. 4CONVALESS The Plains Pharmac y • The Plains, Virginia 22171 (703) 253-3275 - (800) 237-5717 At Old Tavern Across From Great Meadow Route 245 at Route 17 Deli • Groceries Party Platters • Beer • Wine Game Hunting Supplies Game Checking Station VIRGINIA LOTTERY (6 digit and 3 digit) 253-5440 Open 7 Days A Week Get Your Business on the Web! Millions of people use the Internet and the World Wide Web every day. Can you afford not to he there ? Chameleon Graphic Design can custom create a professional, affordable web site for your company. Just give us a call. Chameleon Graphic Design (540) 349-4814 Email: chameleonCcro6slink.net ■ _ MEAPCW OUTDOORS FOUNDATION INC. 1996 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AT GREAT MEADOW Every Saturday, April thru June - Youth League Soccer Saturday, May 4 - The 71st Running of The Virginia Gold Cup - Gates open at 10:00 AM; First Race at 1:30PM Advance Tickets Only - For tickets, call 1-800-69-RACES or (540) 347-1215. Saturday & Sunday, May 18 & 19- Multiple Sclerosis Bike Tour - The Snow Valley MS 150 offers an excellent opportunity for you, your co-workers, family members and mends to motivate each other, to train and raise pledges. Rolling through quaint towns, past miles of farmland and grazing horses, you will be enthralled by the charm of Northern Virginia's Hunt Country. For more information, call (202) 466-6151. Sunday, May 26 - Virginia Regional Pony Club Mounted Games Rally Monday, May 27 - CDCTA Horse Trials - Horse Trials at the Preliminary and Intermediate level. Call Colleen at (540) 439-1665 for more information. Each Friday, June thru Sept. - Friday Twilight Polo - Bring a picnic supper and treat yourself to an evening under the stars. Phone (540) 687-3290 for more information on memberships, special activities scheduled and reserved parking. Grass polo also coming - call for details. Sat., Sun., June 1-2 -Vintage Virginia (96 - lSth Annual Wineries Festival. - Enjoy tastings of premium wines from 35 wineries. More than 75 arts and craft displays, delicious food, jazz and pep music, wine appreciation seminars, medal entertainment for children. Gates open 11 AM to 6 PM. For more information, phone (703) 827-8771 or 1 -800-277-CORK. Thursday, July 4 - Fourth of July Celebration - Live entertainment inducting bands, hayrides, acrobatics, children’s games and more, all topped off with musically choreographed fireworks. Gates open at 2 PM; fireworks after dark. TICKETS: $25 per car in advance; $35 at gate. For more information, call (540) 253-5001. Fri., Sat., Sun., July 12, 13,14 - Old Dominion Rodeo - Back by popular demand - PR.CA sanctioned rodeo with bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling and more. For more information, call (540) 253-5001. ' Fri., Sat., Sun., Aug. 10 -12 - Torrance Watkins Eventing Clinic - A Clinic for the Serious Competitor at Training thru Advanced Levels to indude Flatwork, Gymnastics, A Midnight Madness Dressage Schooling Show, Cross Country School at Great Meadow and a Steeplechase School. For entries and information, contact Colecn Keenan at (540)439-1665. COMING THIS FALL: Saturday, Aim. 17-The VA Regional Therapeutic Riding Center’s Auction & Ride-a-Thon - For entry and general information, call Jeanne Blackwell at (540) 253-5643. Saturday and Sunday, August24-25-21st Annual Festival ofVA WinesFor more information, call Shows, Inc. at (410) 268-8890. Friday, Sept. 13 - American Cancer Society Polo Benefit - Tues. thru Sun., Sept. 17-22 - Middleburg Classic Horse Show - For more information, call (540) 253-5028 Saturday, Oct. 19 - International Gold Cup - 59th Running - Steeplechase racing over brush and timber fences in the classic steeplechase tradition. Prc-racc festivities add to the character and family enjoyment of a day of racing in the Virginia autumn countryside. For ticket information, call (540) 347-2612 or 1-800-69-RACES. 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► Horses From Page 7 S.L. Smith, Brankman is a 6-yearold son of Woodman but of the Hold Your Peace mare The Branks. The handsome steel gray gelding won three times over timber last year, but has yet to replicate that form this season. He finished up the track at Glenwood Park April 20, but owner Augustin Stables every year sends out the best of the best (including Southwoods) and Brankman wouldn’t have been nominated unjess he was expected to improve off his ’96 debut. The 1^91 National Steeplechase Association champion timber runner, Gus’s Boy was bred in Virginia by David B. Lily. The Commonwealth colorbearer has been inordinately consistent over timber throughout his sixyear jump racing career, including multiple victories in three of his six seasons. His best year, 1991, featured scores at the Virginia Gold Cup in the apprentice timber, Hardscuffle, Genessee Valley, Montpelier and St. James. The Maryland breeding program has four state representatives among Gold Cup nominees. Leading that charge has to be James Simpler’s Navy Pilot, bred by well-known horseman Sidney Watters. The dark bay gelding was Photo by Douglas Lees James Simpler's Navy Pilot, shown from the My Lady's Manor meeting, is nominated for Saturday. a double winner in 1994, taking the John Rush Street Memorial at My Lady’s Manor and the Radnor Hunt Cup, but he has been away from the races since then. Trainer Jack Fisher knows his work for the Gold Cup, though, and the horse will undoubtedly be tight if he’s among the starters Saturday. Maryland-bred Pacific Spy has been effective over timber this spring, winning a hunter ‘chase at Howard County and placing second to the eventual Street winner See Horses, Page 26 Shenandoah Stable and Pet Supply offers a wide variety of equipment, supplies and feeds for horses, dogs, cats as well as many other small animals and birds (wild and domestic). Call us, or better yet, come by and see the great selection of quality products we offer! Steve Fox & Cathy Belch 540-955-4725 Saddlery Supplies-Feed Pet Supplies & Foods Filling the need of riders of all disciplines with tack & accessories from these manufacturers, among others • BT Crump •Big Horn •Keiffer •Toktat •Tory Leather • Troxel • Bona Alen • Racing Equipment • Custom Cotors > • Special Orders We have the everyday needs for your horse's care and maintenance - • Manna Pro Feeds • Pennfietd Feeds • Tiz Whiz • Farnam Products • Absorbine • Horse Health • Vita Flex • Sold Gold • Wahl Clppers • Fieblngs and more ... . • Eagle Premium Pet Foods • Nutro • Diamond • BilJac • L&M Small Animal and Caged Bird • Collars. Leads, etc. • Treats • Shampoos. Wormers. Flea & Tick • Grooming Supples • Wld Bird Food* Feders ■ FMurin] the Fu> Unc of .Manna Pro On Route 340. 5 1/9 miles north o» Route 50. and 9 (rales south of - • Frederick County, Virginia Carter Hall ca 1830, 6-BR brick Georgian, barn, 4-room servant quarters, 99 acres. Owner related to agent. $1,250,000 United National --Real Estate Ml (540) Bus. 955-4404 No One Knows The Country Like We Do® ' Res. 869-5068 Golden Rule Realty John Toney Berry Hill ca 1885, 3,600 sq. ft. brick Victorian, 8.8 acres, office, sheds, barn, pond site. Owner/Agent. $299,000 •a- <rr * rv w - The Fence Of The Georgia International Horsf Park • Hi-Polymer fencing. • Never needs painting. • Won't rust, rot or break. • One to five fails. • Now available in residential styles. • Also available in decking or docking. TRIPLE Mi J CROWN. FENCE THQBODGHKman FENCTNGpgPPFmr Warrenton, VA (540)349-4006 m

Hats Off Fashion Follows Photo by Douglas Lees Photo by Douglas Lees Haute couture' is evident at Fairfax, left, as Marlena Cooke dons black head to toe. Above, Col. Robert O’Brien is handsome in his Irish tweed cap at Foxfield. Larry Curtis - a standout in his Australian Acubra - above right, gives a debriefing to rider Gerry Newman. Times Community Newspapers Photo/Betsy Branscome Ball caps are typical in the paddock. At left, Chuck Lawrence and Patrick Worrall study the competition, while at right Jonathan Sheppard and Jamie Osborne discuss a race. Below, a photographer trades chic for comfort. Times Community Newspapers Staff PhokVBeay Branscome Photo by Douglas Lees A full range of fashion statements are made at steeplechase meetings. Above, a French beret, and below, a silk head scarf, are all the rage at Old Dominion this spring. r..it.... ii .. . Photo by Douglas Lot

To The Winner Form For Racecourse Chic ...^ Photo by Douglas Lees The weather often dictates fashion for the wise steeplechase spectator. Above, Warrenton Hunt master of foxhounds Sally Tufts is toasty in her ‘Russian trapper* hat. At right, rider Leigh Ann Snead is dressed for work (in her jockeys* skull cap) but David Bourke’s daughter Hillary is coiffed all ready for springtime in her straw hat and matching floral chintz smock. Times Community Newspapers Photo/Betsy Branscome Photo by Douglas Lee Even with potential ‘helmet hair/ former model Trove Plaskitt still radiate* racecourse glamour. Photo by Douglas Lees Above, Cathy Osier spectates with daughter Molly. Osier sports a matching felt hat for her early spring ensemble. Lower right, Jimmy Young, Orange County Hunt master of foxhounds, sports his signature shaped cowboy hat while visiting with television personality Katie Couric. Couric should have taken hat advice from her friend, as her hair is 'mussed’ from the wind. *1 % \ Photo by Douglas Lees Above, June Ruhsam is attractive in her wool knit hat at Ben Venue. At right, Sidney Watters eyes the competition in his brown wool Trilby. I— 'hoto by Douglas Lees ■ Tftnra Community Nrwjp*pen fSoto/Betsy Bramcurw >

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► Champ From Page 5 horses,” Aitcheson said of his father, known to friends as Leiter. “He fanned this land, and hunted his own farmer pack of hounds back in the old days. They all did back then.” Leiter Aitcheson had been the star pitcher at the University of Maryland, and he was recruited by the old Brooklyn Dodgers. After a year in New York, he returned home to the Baltimore Orioles for four years. He was then sent to a minor league team in Illinois, but when he lost his investment capital in the stock market crash of 1929, Leither returned to the family farm in Maryland and took back up with the horses. The senior Aitcheson soon saw an innate riding ability in his young son, and he provided Joe with his first racing mounts at age 14. “The three big horse shows in our area, Montgomery County, Howard County and the Iron Bridge shows, would hold a flat race and a timber race after the showing was over for the day,” recalled the junior Aitcheson. “It was ‘bush league’ racing for sure, but it was good for experience. 1 knew I wanted to ride ... from when I’d go up to the Laurel course and watch those jumping races.” Photo by Douglas Lees Joe Aitcheson guides Mrs. Ogden Phipps' Top Bid to win the American Grand National at Fair Hill in 1973. But professional horsemanship would have to wait a few years while Aitcheson enlisted for a twoyear Navy tour in 1945 just after World War 11. He returned from “seeing the world” to take up the reins as before, making his one and only start in the Maryland Hunt Cup (restricted to amateur riders) in 1950. “I not only fell at the 13th, 1 wiped it out,” he laughed as he remembered that long-ago April day. “It was as if there was no fence, only a gap.” Racing again took a backseat to Aitcheson’s strong patriotic See Champ, Page 22 George W. Glaize Jr., Inc. REALTOR* 11 South Cameron Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601 (540) 662-5058 18th century, 4,392 sq. ft. home situated on 22+ acres in the heart of Clarke Co. Five fireplaces, library and veranda-style side porch for those unhurried summer evenings. Outbuildings, stream and views. $300,000 Completely restored 1800s country home on 38 acres. Two wrap porches, 3 fireplaces ana gorgeous old pine floors. Log barn, pond, guest cottage and workshop. $290,000 LANE’S Licensed & Insured 6 •Heavy Equipment ► Site Wbrk •Vehicles »Decks • Vinyl •Aluminum Siding •Deck Sealing Commercial & Residential Pressure Washing (540) 364-2385 Buddy & Shelia Lane BO. Box 291 Marshall, VA 22115 is a unique art gallery. A working studio featuring colorful paintings, painted furniture, floor cloths & pottery. Workshops in decorative & faux painting are offered as well as yoga, art classes & more!! Hay Art I xliiliil paintings by William Chewning opening reception May 3rd • 6 to 9 p.m. Main Street • Marshall, Virginia (540) 364-4732 J&Q, TOWING OR JUST GOING O IT IN STYLE SUBURBAN Check out our 1996 3/4-Ton GMC Suburban with its powerful 6.5 liter turbo diesel engine. It has plenty of power for your towing needs, yet its elegant appointments make it suitable for an evening, at the theater. You see, at QMC, we’re not just a truck anymore. 9015 Winchester Road, Front Royal, Virginia 2^630 (800) >40-5226 • (540) 636-2986 • o40' 667-0607

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► Champ From Page 22 Turf Writers and the Temple Gwathmey. Though he won enough races to take the title, purse money in the early 60’s was a pittance compared to today’s regularly carded $ 100,000 stakes races. In fact, Aitcheson’s wins in the eight Virginia Gold Cups carried no purse at all. For a ride in a race with no purse, Aitcheson said that his pay was “... $50 for a non-winning ride, $ 100 for a winner. Some owners would remember you a little better than that, but it was a hard living.” It was especially hard, he agreed, when trainer Smithwick split up his best horses between two riders. Paddy Smithwick took back his jockeys’ title in the ‘62 season with just 29 wins as Aitcheson sat out some of the year with broken collarbones. But the next year Aitcheson won 38 of 181 jump races, the champion title, and stakes to include the Gwathmey, the Laing and the Carolina Cup. In 1964, Aitcheson broke his first of many records, winning 40 of 152 steeplechase rides, and one on the flat, for a .27 ratio. He was the first American jump jockey to win more than 38 races in a single season. “Some of my favorite horses ran that year,” he said, remembering the “good ones” — Seroual, Amber Diver and Paul Pout’s Moon Rock. He was toppled in 1965 by Doug Small, then in ‘66 by Tommy Walsh, but in 1967, Aitcheson returned to the top with a vengeance — he was leading rider for the next four years running. He won 126 races in those seasons, partnering such champions as Leeds Don and Top Bid to multiple victories. Though he had his share of falls and injuries from “pick-up” rides, he also had many winners from freelancing, and continued to do so throughout his career, “... hustling with the best of ‘em,” according to Smithwick. /uicneson was one oi oniy a few riders to specialize both over timber and brush fences. “Only me and Paddy and Tommy [Walsh] rode regularly over both,” Aitcheson said. “Timber riders were more usually amateurs, and most brush jocks didn’t want to take the time to go to the hunt meets.” Most of his successes came during a time that the New York Racing Association held two months worth of steeplechase meetings in the regular meets at Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga. “Going to hunt meets took a lot of time, getting there and riding the whole card,” Aitcheson explained. “In New York, you’d live nearby, come in, ride a single race, win if you’re lucky and then go to Esposito’s. It was a great life.” It was an especially good life if you were at the top of the riders’ table, as Aitcheson regularly was. “He took Jot* of outside rides,” said Smithwick. “He had the ability to watch someone else ride a horse a few times, and they’d fall with it. Then he’d call and pick up the ride and the horse would win. He knew what he was looking at.” Aitcheson fashioned the first “flak jacket” body protector for the jockey community. “1 had played football in school, and in the Laurel league, so I had those pads,” he said. “Once I started breaking my collarbones [repeatedly] 1 put those pads on, and they helped cushion the falls.” Though he never was again leading rider, Aitcheson continued partnering the decade’s best jumpers. Alfred Smith’s:Tuscalee, trained by the senior Aitcheson, won 37 jump races, the most ever of any steeplechaser. Aitcheson also rode Chapel Street, Soothsayer, Annual Meeting, King of Spades and Happy Intellectual to win major stakes. Happy Intellectual was his last stakes winner, taking the 1977 Turf Writers r at Saratoga. “That old horse carried himself,” Aitcheson said. “He was so classy — at the end of my career 1 was having to close my right eye a few strides out of a fence to see it through my double vision. Happy Intellectual ran and jumped on his, own that day. The best ones were like that. “But 1 realized it was time to retire,” he added. “I’d ridden a lot of races and taken a lot of falls. It was time to stop.” The fact that New York racing no longer regularly carded daily steeplechases meant that jump racing was relegated back to the hunt meets, less attractive to Aitcheson. “So I thought I’d train horses.” Based at Laurel, Aitcheson lived back on Riding Stable Road and kept horses at the track. Though he trained a winner, “I really didn’t enjoy training,” he said. “I like horses too much to See Champ, Page 25 1 Photo by Douglas Lee* A brimming crowd was on hand at Broadview in 1972 to watcj* Joe Aitcheson steer King of Spades to victory. FOR SALE HISTORIC CLARKE COUNTY ESTATE 599 Acres - Gently Rolling with Stream The original part of the residence was built out of stone in 1750. The newer addition was added a few years ago. There are 10,000 square feet of living space which includes 3 floors and a walk-out basement. Stone guest cottage, stone manager’s home, also separate 5-room home, swimming pool, spnng house, barns and other buildings. Call for FREE Brochure on this Estate. Additional Information in broker's office: topo, aerial photos, price upon request _Call Realtor45 E.E. 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Owners’ Hospitality Featured Prospective steeplechase horse owners will be hosted at a new Owners Box at the May 4 Gold Cup at Great Meadow. In a move designed to encourage new owners in the sport, the new seated box area will provide hospitality and information about jump racing to those interested in becoming involved in5,the spQrt. The new box overlooks the course near the Stewards Stand and will be staffed by race volunteers coordinated by National Steeplechase Association communications director Joe Clancy Jr. and Virginia horsewoman Emily Day. Guests are welcome. Gold Cup Turns 71 ‘ 1922 - Eight local sportsmen meet at the Fauquier Club in Warrenton to organize the first race ever held over four miles of stone walls and rail fences at historic Oakwood. Won by Irish Laddie. • 1924 - Gold Cup races move to Broadview, and event is run for first time with national sanctioning. • 1929 - Races move to Clovercroft after a fire destroys Broadview mansion in 1928. • 1943-1945 - No Gold Cups run during the height of World War II. • 1967 - Leeds Don fifth horse to retire Gold Cup, as the only one to win three consecutive renewals. • 1972 - Rider Joe Aitcheson Jr. wins his eight Gold Cup, setting an unparalleled record. • 1979 - Charles Fenwick Jr. becomes first rider to win same year’s Maryland Hunt Cup and Virginia Gold Cup on different horses. Jack Fisher repeated the feat in ’94. • 1985 - Gold Cup classic moves to Great Meadow in The Plains. • 1991 - Sanna Neilson becomes first woman to win. ► Champ From Page 23 lose them to claims and things. 1 prefer to ride them, anyway.” So since 1979, Aitcheson has continued galloping in the mornings. He rode a few races in ’79 and ’80, and then made a brief comeback in 1990 for the 40th anniversary of Racing’s Hall of Fame. “I was inducted in 1978,” he said. “And I wanted to ride in [a sixth decade.] 1 really do plan to ride in the 50th anniversary year of the Hall of Fame.” For a 72-yearold Joe Aitcheson to ride in the year 2000 would be a record certain not to fall. His riding standard is not immediately in jeopardy, but active steeplechase jockey Jeff Teter has his eye on the 440 mark. “Tell Joe I’m getting close to him,” Teter was overheard telling trainer Tim Keefe last fall when Teter won his 200th race. “You tell Teter to call me after his second 200. Then we’ll talk,” was Aitcheson’s laughing reply. Life After Forty Aitcheson currently spends the mornings at the track, galloping and working horses. Afternoons are reserved for his personal life, much of which is spent nurturing his 8-year-old grandson Jake. “He plays on the school soccer team,” Aitcheson beamed with the pure It enthusiasm of any proud grandparent. His evenings are often filled with dancing in the Laurel area. Aitcheson proclaims proficiency at the "... jitterbug through rock and roll. I’m into it all.” Through the dancing and riding, Aitcheson looks literally half his age. “I really mean it about that race in the year 2000,” he repeated. “I think that me and Mikey Smithwick [inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975] should both ride for its 50th anniversary.” Smithwick is currently 67 years old, one year Aitcheson’s junior, and he would only chuckle when asked whether he was game. “But I’ll bet that old Aitcheson is serious,” Smithwick said. “He always was fearless.” “He’s a good hand with a horse,” said Tim Keefe, who at 29 is not even half Aitcheson’s age. “He usuajly gets on one or two for me, first thing every morning.” In deference to the records, maybe, Keefe has his track stable office decorated with a couple of 1950’s win pictures provider! by Aitcheson. The living legend, truly game to set yet another record, finished his second cup of herbal tea and set off for home, just up the road from the track. At age 68, you’d have thought he was going home for a nap. 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