Rappahannock News, September 11, 1996

48th Year, No.37 12 PagesBawwofciwitoiM , WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1996_ Washington, Virginia_Phone 675-3338 50 Cents V »/<.'*> Repairs, Cleanup Expensive By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer If aliens had landed in Rappahannock County and seen the blue sky and sunshine last Saturday, they might have said, "What a beautiful, peaceful place this is." If they had landed on Friday, it would have been a totally different story. With upwards of eight inches of rain and„winds gusting up to 38 mph from Hurricane Fran on Friday, Rappahannock has been declared a disaster area by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This means that residents are eligible for individual disaster assistance. County Administrator John McCarthy said that private property owners with property damage who need assistance in repairing that damage should call the FEMA teleregistration line at (800) 462-9029 to register for assistance. After registering through this number, said Mr,. . ' ' ‘ Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan During the height of the storm on Friday, Beaver Dam Mary and Richard Simmons's driveway off Route 231 at the Creek washed out culverts and created a waterfall over entrance to the F.T. Valley outside Sperryville. Old Rag Bulletins Disaster Assistance Private property owners with property damage who intend to seek assistance in repairing the damage should contact the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) teleregisp-ation line at (800) 4629029 to register. A packet of information about programs will be mailed to you. Do not call this number again once you have registered. For general information or to learn the status of applications call (800) 525-0321. Office Hours The office of the Registrar of Voters is open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information on registering or voting call 675-3739. Government At A Glance • Water and Sewer Authority, Thursday, Sept. 12, Courthouse. • Architectural Review Board, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, Town Hall. • Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, Courthouse. • Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, Courthouse, public hearing on Sperryville rate increase. • Town Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, Town Hall. 2 Rappahannock News P.O. Bo* 59' Washington, Va. 22747 (540) 675-3338 (540) 675-3088 (fax) / Negotiation Approved For Central Trash Site By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The county will try to purchase 27 acres behind the high school and along the Rock Mills Road, Route 622, for a centralized site for trash collection and leaving recyclables. The property could also be used to provide more playing field space at the high school. Following aa executive session at their meeting last Wednesday, the Board of Supervisors voted to authorize County Administrator John McCarthy apd County Attorney Peter Luke to negotiate with the Bryant A. Fletcher estate to purchase a 10-acre parcel directly behind the high school and with Rosemary and William Anderson to purchase about 17 acres along Route 622 that adjoins the Fletcher property. They also voted to keep the current dumpster sites at Huntly and Scrabble open until the new trash site is available. Road Work Earlier the supervisors again heard from landowners opposed to VDOT s proposal to widen Route 630 beside Wakefield Country Day School. Bemie Fisken said he tries to interpret the county to friends from the city and suburbs. When they ask where is the McDonalds, he tells them that the very diverse population of the county is united in its "love for country life and has a compelling desire to keep this place country." See Roads, Page A-6 Parents Oppose RCHS Attendance Policy By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The new high school attendance policy ran into a buzz saw of opposition from a group of parents Monday night. Superintendent David Gangel, assistant superintendent Mary Ann Biggs and high school principal Jack Raines were on hand to explain how the policy was adopted and to listen to comments. At the high school this year there is no distinction between excused and unexcused absences, and attendance counts for 10 percent of the grade. Dr. Gangel explained that the policy was adopted because attendance has become a growing problem for the schools. He said the administration wanted to hear from the parents. "The regulation is not carved in stone,” he said. Mrs. Biggs explained that a committee of parents, teachers and administrators met for a period of months to draft a policy to deal with the problem. Mrs. Biggs said they did not find that students with high absences did poorly in school, in fact, they included some of the top students. However, she said, their absences meant that teachers were not able to cover as much material in class. She said when she called schools that have good attendance she found that a lot of them have policies that if a student misses a certain number of days, frequently five, they will fail for the semester. She said the committee did not want to adopt that policy. Mr. Raines said it had become more and more difficult to deal with the absences. He said by the end of the first semester last year more than 180 students had already missed 10 or more days of school. In the past, students could make up work missed because of excused absences but not unexcused ones. Mr. Raines said the school wants all students to make up missed work. Last year on the Friday before Labor D<iy 15 students were absent. This year only three were, he said. Most of the parents present objected to counting days missed because of illness the same as playing hooky or taking away from the grade of a student who missed classes because of a medical appointment. They said they do hot let their children miss school unless they are really sick. One parent said her daughter attended school when she was sick because she was "afraid" to miss school. The discussion lasted more than two hours. At the end Dr. Gangel said the school administration would consider revisions to the policy and would consult with parents. Opposition carried over to the School Board's Tuesday night meeting as two of the parents from Monday, Pat Davis and Bill Payne, appeared again to express their opposition to the policy. They said the policy is targeting the wrong students, that their children always make up missed work and make good grades. ’ Dr. Gangel repeated that he intends to take another look at the policy and bring it back before the board. Parent Bonnie Lofton said she had been a member of the committee that drafted the new policy. She said she had gone into the process feeling the same way that Mrs. Davis and Mr. Payne felt, but after listening to teachers describe the difficulties they have teaching when many students are absent, she had come to realize that her daughter's absences could affect learning in school. Board member Ron Makela, who attended tlje Monday night session, suggested the school system require parents to notify the school any day their students are absent for the absense to be excused. Board member Bryant Lee said the new policy is working because absences are down dramatically compared to last year. - Dr. Gangel reported that roofs at both schools are leaking including the roof over the new section of the elementary School. He reported that enrollment was 1,046 at the end of 10 days compared to 1,047 in 1995. Sixth grade teachers reported on the steps they are taking to improve results on the Literacy Passport Test. Dr. Gangel said the school system should also consider making up missed snow days on Saturdays and developing a policy for alternate bus routes on hard surfaced roads only. He said that most days have been made up after testing is completed, and to improve test results the schools need to consider getting in more school days before the tests are given. The board members asked Dr. Gangel to bring them a clearer dress code, especially for the high school. McCarthy, people should not call that number again, but call (800) 525-0321 instead to learn about the status of the application. Also, by this Monday, if not earlier, a Disaster Assistance Center will be opening in at least one bordering county, possibly in Warren County, for residents to apply in person and receive assistance. By Monday,. Mr. McCarthy's office should know where that office is being set up and be able to advise of that number and location. Mr. McCarthy's phone number at the County Administrator's office is 675-3342. Although less serious than the June 1995 flood for many people because no one lost his or her life this time, the damage was more widespread in the county. The rain and wind began before daybreak on Friday, and before long roads were being closed due to high .water, trees were falling, blocking roads and taking down power lines with them, and bridges were awash with flood waters. The North Fork of the Thornton River jumped its banks, flooding Route 612 in Old Hollow and rushing down the road to flood U.S. 211. Volunteer firemen Greg Williams and John Jenkins were there to divert traffic to the eastbound lane of U.S. 211 during the afternoon. Dieter Knuepfer, emergency services coordinator, said that the river in Old Hollow was 300 feet wide at the second bridge on Route 612; it is normally about 20 feet wide. The Thornton River raged through Sperryville, pouring over the bridges at Route 667 and 1001 by the rescue squad. A mudslide closed Route 603, on the Hughes River, in the southern end of the county.. . ' Sheriff Gary Settle said dial he Was impressed how everyone from the Sheriffs Office,' fire and rescue personnel, VDOT, State Police, Col. Knuepfer and others worked together to handle the storm. "It was a good cooperative effort all the way around. We had a good, line of communication, and things went very smoothly," he said. Major Rick Mac Welch said, "Our people stuck their necks out. They went back to check on people in the hollows when the rain was coming down at its hardest." At one point, said Sheriff Settle, there were four dispatchers working, taking calls on the Sheriffs Office five lines plus the 911 line. They called people back in the hollows, where the storm was known to have hit hard, to check and see how people were doing throughout the storm. Some deputies worked 20 hours on Saturday, said Major MacWelch, and a total of 176 hours of work time were attributed to Hurricane Fran, he said —" time spent answering calls from people in need, closing off roads, even cutting up trees that were blocking the road. "The Sheriffs Office has its own chainsaws now,” said the sher- . iff. One cruiser was damaged when a tree fell on it, smashing its windshield and damaging the hood. Col. Knuepfer's job includes doing damage assessments of the county and sending reports in to Richmond, which he said he sent in on Saturday. He cautions people who have private wells that have been flooded to have their water tested before drinking it. The Health Department can he,lp with that, he said. Also, septic systems that are exposed should be checked. Superintendent Ron Marshall of VDOT said that Peola Mills and Harris Hollow were the hardest hit areas of the county. However, residents of Old Hollow will probably disagree with that assessment. More rain was recorded in Sperryville than in Washington. "The really bad rains stayed along the mountain and Harris Hollow,” Mr. Marshall said. Though 28 roads were ^ closed at one time Or another during the storm, almost all are open now. Mr. Marshall said that Route 601 in Peola Mills is barely passable and half of the road is gone, so local residents are using Route 707 instead. The bridge on Route 601 was closed prior to the . storm because it is being repaired. ! Route 625 in Harris Hollow is See Tran, Page A-6 Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan Friday afternoon the road and the river became one as the North Fork of the Thornton River flowed onto U.S. 211.

District Court Docket The following cases were heard in the general district court on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and were not previously reported in the Rappahannock News: Shawn Andrew Dietrick, 70/55, $45/29. * Garrett Lars Hermansen, no county sticker, $25/29. Muwaffak Q. Hijazi, 41/25, $39/39. Katherine Rose Johnson, 37/25, $36/29. John W. Kosztolnik, no registration in possesssion, complied with law, no operator's licences in possession, complied with law. Wilson Lee Kreitler, 46/35, $33/39, defective equipment, $35/2. David J. Thomas, 37/25, continued to March J1, 1997. Edward W. Towers, illegal radar detector, $40/29. Tony Willson Atkins, no county sticker, $35/39. Steven Leroy Bradley, no county sticker, $25/29. Alexis M. Vlack, no county sticker, $35/39. Michael George Andrews, 73/55, $54/29. Charlotte Hopkins Brady, no county sticker, $25/29. Eric John Brass, reckless driving, $50/29, seat belt violation, $25. Glen Franklin Cubbage, 34/25, $27/39, seat belt violation, $25. Lisa Day Eiland, 44/25, $57/29. Wade Hamilton Harbin, 54/25, $87/29. John Ahom Healy, 74/55, $57/29.. Samuel Haddox Jones, 42/25, $51/29. Theresa Maria Light, 51/35, $57/29. Daniel Parker Mason, 54/35, $57/29. Andrew Joseph Vemaci, no state inspection, $25/29. Molly Poole Wolfe, 72/55, $48/29. Sidney Allen Alman, driving under influence, $500/250 suspended, $59 cost, 12 months/11 months and 20 days suspended, operator's licenses suspended indefinately, 12 months probation, declaired habitual offender. Tena Elizabeth Boyd, 73/55, $54/29. 1 Corey Ourseler Brookover, 66/55, $33/29, no registration, $25/2. Edward Charles Brown, seat belt violation, $25. Ronnie Eugene Burakcer, seat belt violation, $25. Leroy Philip Cahoon, 68/55,' $39/29, seat belt violation, $25. Leroy Philip Cahoon 3rd, seat belt violation, $25. Richard Paul Cannedy, 71/55, $48/29, no operator's licenses in possession, complied with law. Marie Louise Clark, 72/55, $51/29. Patrick Joseph Crowley, 68/55, $39/29, expired registration, dismissed. Katherine Faye Cubbage, 67/55, $36/39, seat belt violation, $25. Janice Ann Deering, 72/55, $51/39. Joaquin E. Delcid-Cruz, 67/55, $36/29, no seat belt, $25. Edilberto M. Femander, illegal decal, $30/29, no seat belt, $25. Heidi Paula Forster, 67/55, $36/29. , Kimberly Vaughn Green, no inspection, $25/29. William Edward Green, no inspection, $25/29. Brenda Jimenez Haddox, reckless driving, $100/29. Mark Steven Hajduk, 68/55, no seat belt, continued to Oct. 1. Sarah Jean Hillegass, 67/55, $36/29. Charles Arthur Hobbie, 70/55, $42/29. Theadore Edward Hohman, 74/55, $57/39. Matthew Aaron Hutmaker Jr., 74/55, $57/39. Gregory Mark Ingram, 71/55, $48/39. William M. Jackson, 70/55, $45/29. Christina Louise Jebsen, 66/55, $33/39. David Wayne Jefferies Jr., 74/55, $57/29, seat belt violation, $25. Ruth Ann Kesner, defective equipment, $35/39. James Watson Kilby, drive suspended/revoked, $100/29, operator's licenses suspended by court 7 days, fail to appear 6/11/96, $29. Frank Anthony Kish, 69/55, $42/29, ho seat belt, $25. Fred Leslie Laird 4th, 72/55, $51/29. Richard Anthony Layden, reckless driving, $100/39, no operator's licenses in possession, complied with law, no registration in possession, complied with law. Sacha Millstone, *71/55, $48/29, seat belt violation, $25. Richard Warner Moon, expired inspection, $35/39, no seat belt, $25. John Harold Murray, 69/55, $42/29, no seat belt, $25. Catherine Scott Patterson, fail to drive right of way, $50/39, no registra NOTICE OF CENTRAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA THAT IT IS SEEKING TO HAVE ITS RATES MADE PERMANENT FOR THE YEAR 1993( CASE NO. PUC940008 Central Telephone Company of Virginia (“Center) has filed a Motion with . the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“SCC”) pursuant to paragraph 20 of the SCC's Experimental Plan for Alternative Regulation of Virginia Telephone Companies (“Plan") seeking to have its rates made permanent for the year 1993. The Plan made the rates of Cental interim for the year 1993 and subject to refund if Centers return on equity for that year should exceed 14 percent. The SCC Staff has filed an Annual Information Filing Report (“AIF Report") indicating that Centers return on equity for 1993 was 3.32 percent. Any person desiring to comment upon Cental's Motion to Make its Rates Permanent for 1993 or to request a hearing thereon may do so by filing such comments or requests for hearing with the Clerk of the Commission, William J. Bridge, do Document Control Center. P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218, on or before October 16,1996. Any such filing should refer to Case Ifa. PUC940008. 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Alvaro Gaston Sanchez, 68/55, $39/29, no seat belt, $25. Robert Morris Sanders, 69/55, $42/29. Rino Mali Schiavo-Campo, 69/55, $42/39, no seat belt, $25, no registration in possession, $25/2, no operator's licenses in possession, $25/2. Brenton Thomas Shaffert, no seat belt, $25. Gary Allen Simmons, 68/55, $39/29, seat belt violation, $25, no registration in possession, complied with law. Timothy Dale Skaggs, insufficent exhaust, $30/29, no valid inspection, $25/2, no seat belt, $25. Ann Myung Soo, 73/55, $54/39. Trevor L. Stevens, reckless driving, $50/39. David Andrew Talbert, 69/55, continued to Oct. 1. Charles Richard Thomas, 69/55, $42/29. John D. Thomas Jr., no seat belt, $25. Tracey Harding Thompson, reckless driving/accident, drive suspended/revoked, no inpsection, no registration, no insurance, continued to Oct. 1. Brian David Vanbrunt, 66/55, $33/29. Richard George Vanbuskirk Jr., 66/55, sent to driver's improvment class, S29 cost, continued to Nov. 5. Robert Bruce Watson, no operator's licenses in possession, $25/39. Christine J. Whaley, no seat belt, $25. Jason A. Whaley, 67/55, $36/29, no seat belt, $25. Ray Anthony Whitehead, 67/55, $36/29. Christopher Allen Wisor, 67/55, $36/29, no seat belt, $25. Mary Hope Billings, no county sticker, $25/29. Glen Brandley Burke, no county sticker, $25/29. Linda X. Franklin, no county sticker, complied with law, no inspection, dismissed, $29 cost. Robert Thomas Franklins, no county sticker, complied with law. Brian Keith Miller, 44/25. William W. Parker, no inspection, $25/29, Dwayne Miller Scott, no county sticker, $25/39. Q. Earl Yancey, fail to appear 8/6/96, dismissed. Thomas Jack Henry Jr., possess marijuana, continued one year, opera WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA -OTWBA Old Town Winchester Business Association and Clarke motor/, Inc Present: Saturday, September 14 Day starts at 1:00 pm on the Loudoun Street Mall “A Taste of Old Town” 92.5 WTNC FM Register to win a tnp to Cleveland and tbe Rock & Roll Hall of Fane Family Activities Antique Fire Truck display Face Painting Server’s Race Storytime Bubbles Family Preserves: at the Handley Regional Library. LIVE AUCTION - 4:30 pm FREE CONCERT - 7:00 pm Sponsored m pan by: Court Square Copies Meadow Branch & Arcadian Miller & Anderson Catered Affairs Coca Cola Bottling Works Hess Family Auto Center F & M Bank - Winchester Norwest Mortgage T. Jefrey’s Restaurant The Winchester Star Yount, Hyde A Barbour, PC aCATLEMANIA UVE' ■ MX uxauond. xtinX by. or mtm B my Mtyw+Svr* Coff Lai or tko B—tx" tor's licenses suspended six months, $200 cost. Eduard David Luebke, possess marijuana, continued to Nov. 19. Laura Jean Majorana, possess marijuana, continued to Nov. 19. Anthony Edward Clanagan, damage property, capias. Jesse Franklin Reynolds, trespass, dismissed, $49 cost, drunk in public, $25/2. Marcia Ann Hyatt Byram, illegal dumping, $200/39. Stephen Emest Apesos, 70/55, failed to comply, $45 fine. Matthew K. Roh, 70/55, failed to comply, $45 fine. Rae Bunch Wines, reckless driving 78/55, dismissed. Thad Matthew Zimmer, improper driving, $25 fine/suspended. Mark Lloyd Angelihi, 74/55, $57/39, no inspection, $30/2. Joanne Virginia Bailey,, defective equipment, $25 suspended, $29 cost. Teresa Fay Barton, 69/55, $42/39. Justin Charles Beck, 72/55, $51/29. Louise B. Beck, 70/55, $45/29. George R. Beltran, 72/55, $51/29. Bradley A. Bisk, 70/55, $45/29. Imy Lou Blandenbaker, 69/55, no seat belt, $25. Joe Henry Braswell, 73/55, $54/39. , Pablo Julio Bravo, 68/55, $39/29, seat belt violation, $25. James Edward Burk Sr., fail to obey stop sign, continued to March 11, 1997. Justin Seawin Campbell, 71/55, $48/39. James M. Carter, 74/55, $57/29. Daniel Shawn Cauffman, improper driving, $25 suspended, $29 cost. Belton Connell Davis, 69/55, $42/29. Bregory Scott Dowd, 74/55, $57/29. Robert Lee Dunivan Jr., 73/55, $54/29. Kelli Talbert Eckler, reckless driving, 78/55, no operator's licenses, continued to Dec. 10. Daniel Joseph Ferguson, 71/55, $48/39. Renee Elizabeth Fleuette, 70/55, $45/29. Hermac J. Gala, 74/55, $57/29. Rubinder K. Gill, 71/55, $48/29. Elvin K. Gunter, 70/55, $45/29, seat belt violation, $25. Jessica Lynn Haase, 69/55, $42/29, no operator's licenses in possession, complied with law. Miachel Arthulr Hoik, 70/55, $45/29. Dal Su Hong, reckless driving, 82/55, reduced to 75/55, $57/29. Chauanshuo Raymond Hu, 72/55, $51/29. Earl Keller Jewell, reckless driving/accident, sent to driver's improvement class, continued to Dec. 10, $29 cost. Kibong Kim, reckless driving, 78/55, $100/29. County Emergency Log The following fire and rescue calls were routed through the dispatch center during this past week: Sept. 2: 4:07 a.m., false alarm. Route 630, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD and Chester Gap VFD; 5:48 a.m., mutual aid, Route 279, Culpeper, Amissville VFD; 6:48 p.m., sickcall, U.S. 211, Amissville, Amissville VFD. Sept 4: 4:41 p.m., auto accident. Route 729, Rixeyville, Castleton VFD; 4:57 p.m., seizures. Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD; 5:56 p.m., seizures,. Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD. Sept. 5: 1:00 p.m., vehicle fire, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VFD; 1:35 p.m., sickcall, Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD. Sept. 6: 8:34 a.m., electrical fire, Route 637, Hint Hill, Flint Hill VFD, Chester Gap VFD and Washington VFD; 11:05 a.m., power lines down, Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD; 12:15 p.m., power lines down, Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD; 1:19 p.m., power lines down, Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD; 1:53 p.m., roadside fire. Route 612, SperTyville, Sperryville VFD; 2:15 p.m., field fire, Route 626, Washington, Washington VFD; 4:44 p.m., power lines down, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VFD; 5:11 p.m., power lines down, U.S. 522, Flint Hill, Flint Hill VFD. Sept. 8: 8:31 p.m., electrical fire, Route 626, Washington, Washington VFD. • The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office during this past week: Sept. 2: driving under influence, U.S. 522, Woodville; reckless driving, U.S. 522, Woodville; fire alarm, Route 630, Flint Hill; harassing communication, Town of Washington; business, U.S. 211, Washington; damage property/private, U.S. 522, Chester Gap; info, gen., Route 643, Amissville; stray dog, Route 630, Flint Hill; stray livestock/horses. Route 630/522, Flint Hill; citizen request assist, U.S. 522, Huntly; citizen request assist. Route 231, Sperryville. Sept. 3: traffic accident, U.S. 522, Massie's Comer; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; info, gen.. Route 628, Washington; reckless burning, U.S. 211, Amissville; simple assault, Route 622, Woodville; all other larceny, Route 729, Amissville; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 522, Sperryville; communication abuse. Route 645, Amissville; extortion/threat injure person, Route 645, Amissville; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 522, Huntly; extra patrol/welfare check, Route 633, Washington. Sept. 4: misdemeanor theft, U.S. 211, Washington; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; funeral escort, Route 647, Flint Hill; info, gen., Route 611, Amissville; lost/missing dog, Route 640, Viewtown; burglary/no forced entry. Route 707, Sperryville; burglary, no forced entry. Route 1001, Sperryville., Sept. 5: extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 211, Amissville; reckless driving, Route 642, Amissville; extra patrol/welfare check. Town of Washington; stray dog, Route 622, Woodville; citizen request assist, U.S. 211, Culpeper County; felony theft, U.S. 211, Washington; info, gen.. Town of Washington; stray dog, U.S. 522, Flint Hill. Sept. 6: vacation request, U.S. 522, Huntly; info, gen., U.S. 522, Huntly; public service. Route 707, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; public service, Rappahannock County; stray dog, U.S. 211, Amissville; public service, Route 666, Chester Gap; public service. Route 622, Sperryville; public service, Town of Washington; info, gen.. Route 614, Washington; puhlic service. Route 231, Sperryville; info, gen., Rappahannock County; suspicious incident, U.S. 211, Amissville; citizen request assist. Route 622, Washington. Sept. 7: info, gen., Town ‘.of Washington; info, gen., Route 681, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; bank, Town of Washington; public service, Route 614, Washington; public service, U.S, 211, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; public service, Route 622, Washington; animal emergency. Route 643, Amissville; stray dog, Route 638, Flint Hill. Sept. 8: suspicious incident, Route 231, Sperryville; driving under influence, Route 231, Sperry ville; suspicious incident. Route 664, Huntly; traffic accident, Route 617, Castleton; lost/missing dog. Route 629, Flint Hill; stray dQg, Route 600, Sperryville; info, gen., U:S. 522, Flint Hill; info, gen., Route 600, Sperryville; public service, Route 612, Sperryville; citizen request assist, Route 631, Flint Hill; stray dog, Route 638, Flint Hill; residence. Route 624, Washington; suspicious incident, Route 637, Amissville; citizen request assist. Route 628, Washington; pubic service, Route 707, Slate Mills; citizen request assist, U.S. 211, Washington; info, gen., Unknown; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 211, Washington. Hiker Missing in Shenandoah By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer A 27-year-old hiker from Arlington has been reported missing in Shenandoah National Park. James S. Schneider, who was last seen on August 30 after having dinner at Big Meadows Lodge, had still not been found as of Tuesday evening. Lyn Rothgeb, in the Public Affairs Office of the park, said that Mr. Warrenton Farmers’ Co-op Garden Center— 143 Washington Street • 347-7100 Hours; Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:30 Sat. 8:30-1:00 Member of VA Nurseryman's Assoc. Schneider had entered the park at 6:15 p.m. on August 30 at Swift Run. His rental car, a red 1996 Hyundai, was found by ranger's parked in the White Oak Canyon parking area on Sept.’5. The car was traced to Mr. Schneider, and it was found that he had been reported missing on Sept. 2 to the Arlington police. Mr. Schneider is. described as a 5'11" white male weighing 190 lbs. with dark brown hair, blue eyes and an athletic build. Ms. Rothgeb said that a military helicopter flew over the park on Tuesday, but Mr. Schneider was not found. Park staff are being assisted in the search by the Blue and Gray Search Dogs, Dogs East, Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference, and the Virginia Dept, of Emergency Services. A burglary was reported on Sept. 4 by Tom Wolfe of Route 707 in . 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Paralympians 'Big Winners' in Atlanta By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock N*wi Contributing Writer For the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta, the men of the U.S. soccer team went where no American players have gone before — the medal round. Seeded last among the eight teams, the Americans upset Brazil and Ireland to finish second behind Russia in their pool. In medal play, they lost 3-1 to the Netherlands, gold medal winners and Undefeated in championship contests in the last 16 years of international competition. Going for the bronze on August 25, the last day of the 10-day Paralympic Games, the Americans were edged out by Spain, 2-1. In the game against Brazil Jon McCullough was credited with the first goal when a throw-in seconds before halftime bounced off the head of a Brazilian defender and into the net. This changed the momentum of the game. The U.S. went on to win, 41. He scored another goal in the win over Ireland by more conventional means. "We played our hearts out so, of course, we were disappointed that we didn't take a medal,” said the Rappahannock County High School graduate who is the sweeper on the squad. But the disappointment only lasted for a few minutes after that final whistle. "For us, making the medal round was way beyond our expectations," he added. "Our goal was to win a game — that was enough of a first for a U.S. disabled soccer team. It's hard to believe that we're now ranked fourth in the world!" ~ "The experience was so much more than I bargained for," continued Mr. McCullough, who played on Rappahannock's first community and high school soccer teams. "I've partic ipated in hundreds of athletic events and stood at attention hundreds of times while the national anthem played. But wearing a U.S. uniform and walking out behind the American flag — that was an emotional rush I hadn't expected." Neither had he anticipated the response from spectators. More than 2,000 people came to the ClarkeAtlanta stadium for the Sunday afternoon match with Spain, and after the game, the U.S. men were caught for two hours-plus, signing autographs for well-wishers. "Mothers were asking us to pose for pictures with their children, and I had kids — boys and girls both — tell me I was their favorite soccer player, abled or disabled!" Mr. McCullough said. "That was totally unexpected, and it helped bring everything back into perspective. We may have lost the medal to Spain, but we were still big winners." In Atlanta, there was immediate recognition for their conquest of opponents with years of experience in team play and international competition. Invitations came from Ireland and the Netherlands for next summer's national tournaments that are forerunners to the World Games of 1998. "We’ve never, ever been asked before, so that's a significant response," Mr. McCullough said. "Things have started to change for disabled soccer in the U.S, We're getting recognition from the World Soccer organization. Pele came to the games in Atlanta. The U.S. women's national team faxed us a letter signed by all the players, wishing us good luck for the Paralympic Games, and their coaching staff flew down for the finals to give us support in person. It's pretty exciting!” Now back at American University in Washington, D.C. where he's a senior majoring in international environmental health. Mr. McCullough will divide his time between studies, his job as athletic trainer for the university's woman's volleyball and field hockey squads and his work for Paralympics. In addition to continuing his own training regimen, he'll be seeking corporate and individual sponsorships for the U.S. disabled soccer team. "And »I'm going to be looking for more Paralympic athletes. I know the part that athletic training and conditioning have played in my recovery, and I know the joy and personal satisfaction that come from competing in the Paralympics," said Mr. McCullough, who sustained a dis abling head injury while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. "The Paralympic Games celebrate the triumph of the human spirit. Here in the U.S., we need more disabled athletes to join that celebration. "And if they happen to be great soccer players with head injuries, all the better!” he added. "We have the opportunity to be the best in the world. We can win the gold in Sydney four years from now.” Anyone interested in supporting or learning more about the U.S. disabled soccer team should contact Jerry McCole, executive director of the U.S. Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association, 200 Harrison Ave., Newport, Rhode Island, 02840. Photo courtesy of Daphne Hutchinson Before the game with Brazil, Pele poses with the U.S. soccer team including former RCHS player Jon McCullough, fifth from the left on the back row. Bad Checks, Assault Bring Indictments By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer During Term Day in Rappahannock Circuit Court on Monday, the Grand Jury handed down 22 indictments. Richard W. Woodward, 25, of Culpeper, was indicted for 15 counts of bad checks and one count of larceny. He is charged with writing bad checks to many of the county's country stores, totalling $635. Anthony Franklin Moody, 37, of Luray, was indicted for attempted felonious assault on David van de Graaff, a teacher and coach at RCHS, for an incident which took place on school grounds last May. Douglas M. Armel Jr., 31, of Winchester, was indicted for uttering a check and possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. Joseph Bryan Ratliff, 32, of Nokesville, was indicted for grand larceny. He is charged with stealing property, including CD's, Matchbox cars, NASCAR cars and trucks, commemorative soda cans, and other items belonging to Anthony C. Caporaletti of Amissville. L Ronald Edward Johnson Jr., 31, of Stevensburg, was indicted for receiving stolen property, a Honda 4wheeler and a Kawasaki motorcycle, and storing them at 4 house in Amissville. Last Friday, Judge Selwyn Smith sentenced John Wesley Leake, 22, of Chester Gap. Judge Smith presided over Mr. Leake’s jury trial in July. The jury found him guilty of four felonies: possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony; maliciously shooting at an occupied vehicle; attempting to maliciously shoot or wound a person; and using a firearm Corrections The key to the graphic accompanying the story on scenic easements in the Sept. 4 issue was in error. The darkest green areas were indeed lands in agricultural or forestal districts, but the lightest green area was land in the Shenandoah National Park and the medium - green was for lands on which scenic easements have been donated. In addition several parcels for which easements ■ have been donated, including some covered in the story, were not indicated. Also Page County did release the results of SAT testing for its high school students, but that came too late to be included in the stories or editorial for Sept. 4. At Page County High School verbal scores averaged 484 and math scores averaged 479 for a combined average of 963. At Luray High school verbal scores averaged 515 and math scores 490 for a combined average of 1005. The Rappahannock News regrets the confusion. while attempting to commit malicious wounding; the jury sentenced him to seven years. At that time, Judge Smith told the jurors that he seldom reduced a sentence given a defendant by a jury. He sentenced Mr. Leake to seven years in prison, but suspended two of those years and ordered Mr. Leake to serve them in supervised probation. Before sentencing, Mr. Leake's attorney, Roy Bradley, argued that his client's crimes were not cold-blooded, and that his client was not a professional criminal. Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said that Mr. Leake had completed boot camp and then had committed the violent offenses. "The defendant showed no remorse whatever for the actions he has committed," said Mr. Luke. He added that he felt Mr. Leake should get the full seven years. Mr. Leake was also found to be in violation of probation, for not showing up for 21 appointments with his probation officer, nonpayment of court costs, aind not notifying his probation officer of a change in employment. Judge Smith ordered him to serve an extra five years probation when he is released from prison. Last Thursday in Circuit Court, co-defendants Carol Kelley McLain, 34, of Hood, Virginia, and David Wayne Gay, 36, of Madison, were found guilty of unlawful entry, a misdemeanor, for entering Montpelier, a house in F.T. Valley owned by J.W. Fletcher. They were on trial for the unlawful entry charge along with a felony charge, breaking and entering, and unlawful destruction, a misdemeanor. After. hearing the Commonwealth’s evidence, Judge W. Shore Robertson sustained two motions to strike made by Ms. McLain's attorney, John Morgan, and Mr. Gay’s attorney, Mark Williams. The motions to strike were made, with Mr. Williams saying that the defendants did not go to the house with the intent to steal anything, something that would have had to be shown if they were to be found guilty of breaking and entering, and Mr. Morgan also said that no intent was shown. "They just wanted to see a haunted house," he said. Mr. Luke argued that they did break and enter, and that nobody had permission to enter the house. Instead of coming out of the house when the police arrived, he said, they concealed themselves in the house. "Items were moved throughout the house. This was an entering with the intent to commit larceny," he said. The breaking and entering and unlawful destruction charges were dismissed, and both defendants then decided to plead guilty to unlawful entry instead of going ahead with the jury trial on that charge. The defendants' charges stem from . incidents which took place last November 3 at Montpelier on Route JENKINS ORCHARDS ^Quality Apples Select Your Own led Delicious, Golden Delicious, Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Jonagold, Empire Pears: Devoe, Bartlett & Magness 1 Peaches: limited Supply Also: Honey, Apple Butter & Jams Bring your wm containers Directions: From Culpeper on fit. 522, left at Yancey Road, approximately 2 miles. From SperryvMe, Rt. 522, Right at Yancey RoSd.2 miles. 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-ftappafjannocfe JSeto*Established 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, Publisher Barbara C. Wayland Sharon Kilpatrick General Manager Editor Ann Brown Cindy Mahan Account Executive Staff Writer and Photographer Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler David Smith Executive Vice President Senior Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $19 a year in Rappahannock County $24 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations VDOT and Power Rappahannock citizens are grateful that this flood brought no loss of life. Most are also grateful to the Virginia Department of Transportation, which again performed miracles following the devastation of the remnants of Hurricane Fran on Friday. All the streams in the county flooded. Most overflowed bridges piling up debris. Many roads and culverts were washed out, and the wind and rain combined with a heavy rain earlier in the week brought down trees along the roads. Entire sections of pavement vanished leaving scarred remains. VDOT crews were out in force as soon as possible repairing the damage. Throughout the weekend trucks trundled through Washington carrying rock of all sizes to get roads open so people could get out. And the impossible was accomplished. By Monday enough roads were open so school buses could roll. Onjy two routes were altered. The same combination of forces took down power lines throughout the county. Crews from the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative were out Saturday gradually restoring service to customers. The same was not true of Potomac Edison, now to be called Allegheny Power. On Saturday, some people were still trying to contact the company to report damage. Many reported having trouble even getting anyone to answer the 800 number. Calls to the Madison office were more successful, but no one there could say When repair trucks and crews would be dispatched to repair lines. ! One customer was told there would be no help in Rappahannock County until Monday. Reports of that apparently brought action, as Allegheny Power trucks started showing up in the county Sunday. It was amazing to some, however, to see the trucks waiting by the side of the road for VDOT crews to get roads open instead of going to areas where roads were already open to make repairs. There was a time when customers of Potomac Edison were grateful they were not REC customers. No longer! Now REC customers clearly have the superior service. Allegheny Power sends out press releases touting the advantages of consolidation as the company prepares for the coming of competition in the power industry. For disgruntled former Potomac Edison Customers competition cannot come soon enough. ! What consolidation appears to mean is that the people who did the work and knew what they were doing are gone, replaced by "public relations" people praising the process that has ruined a once proud company. Hidden Agendas? To the Editor: Exciting news about the performance of RCHS students on SAT tests was included on the front page of the Culpeper Star Exponent on Thursday, August 29. The same afternoon my copy of the Rappahannock News arrived containing two long, negative letters about the public schools. Unfortunately, neither included the hidden agenda of the authors. Experienced educators are well aware that the ability level of entering students varies from year to year, often to a great degree. Some classes are high achieving; others are not. This variable is outside the control of the public schools; they cannot choose the students they serve. The well-written, concise editorial on the same page made the point that Rappahannock students had significantly higher passing rates on the individual tests in writing (61percent), math (77 percent), and reading (72 percent). The low score was related to the percentage of students passing all three tests. Most of us are aware of the societal changes that have had a strongly negative impact on many of today's children, i.e., TV, latch-key kids, lack of appropriate child care, socioeconomic factors, etc. The critical question is, "What are we going to do to counteract these influences?" This is a question for every citizen to consider, not just the educators. My question to critics is, "Are you going to be part of the problem or part of the solution, not just for your own children, but for all children?" I sincerely hope that your answer is the latter. MARGARITA S. PIPER Culpeper Senior Site Unsafe To the Editor: I salute the efforts being put forth by interested parties in Rappahannock County to get a permanent senior center for the elderly citizens to use for their meal site and for checkers, cards, just plain old talking to one another, crafts, storage for games and craft materials. I'm equally angry and disappointed to find the Community Services Board opposing the efforts of this group. They have allowed the meals program to run for years in an unsafe place, with no wheelchair ramp for the handicapped. They had stairs to climb to enter their room for meals and more stairs to go down and back up to use a bathroom. This group has gotten the crumbs from the Community Services Board. They say, they have no money; yet funds are flowing to other sites for Our Rappahannock Heritage Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan This was the scene Friday afternoon looking towards U.S. 211 in Sperryville over the bridge on Route 667. The power boat was not quite in the water. their senior centers. I wish someone would check into the top heavy salaries of the paper pushers at the top end of the Community Services Board, even bonuses. FAYE CRESCENTI Former Senior Site Supervisor Amissville Unfair To WCDS To the Editor: I realize that impartiality, lack of bias and objectivity have become all too rare in today's journalists, but somehow one expects a community newspaper to be just that — a newspaper of and for the community it serves. All the community — not just those elements which reflect only the editor's interests. If one had paid careful attention to the headlines of the last five weeks, it would be reasonable to conclude that 1) nothing ever happens in Rappahannock county unless it happens at the county's public schools, and 2) that there are no other schools in this county nor are there any children that attend day schools elsewhere. Are those "other" children going back to school? Do those schools have any new teachers or new facilities? Or the children who are home-schooled? How did they do on something like the'Literacy test? As a parent of a longtime WCDS student, I've become accustomed to either having WCDS news not included in my local paper, or when it is, relegated to a few obscure paragraphs in the back of the first section. Nor do I hear much about those county children who attend schools in Fauquier county. O.K., fair enough, but now I see what it takes to get WCDS on the front page of the Rappahannock paper — only if an unfavorable and misleading comparison can be made to the public schools. Come on. Where's your sense of fair play? I think it's great that Rappahannock's SAT scores were higher last year, but the "Tops in the Area"? Can't say that part of the headline is accurate. I'm sure Huntly is in the county. Be consistent. Since the second part of the headline does include WCDS, and their combined score was both the highest in the region's schools cited and higher by almost 100 points than RCHS, I'm proud both of my county’s schools. Looking at those front page statistics, we've got the number one and the number two school in the region. Maybe the next time I see WCDS's name so prominently featured on the front page, it will be about the fact that over two-thirds of last year's 7th grade class qualified for the John Hopkins Young Talent Search, which requires a score in the top 5 percent in the nation.-And yep, my daughter was one, and almost half of those kids live in Rappahannock. Or one of the other many honors garnered by our "other" school. SHARON C. PIERCE Woodville Abortion Plank 'Radical' To the Editor: We must not let the fireworks over "tolerance" at the Republican platform committee meeting conceal the fact that the abortion plank produced there and adopted by the convention is an extremely radical document. The Republican Party and its candidates are now committed to working for a Constitutional Amendment which declares that an unborn child is a person entitled to the same equal protection of the laws as every other person, as provided by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. This would mean that a doctor who performed an abortion would be guilty of homicide, and that a woman who paid a doctor to perform an abortion could be guilty of hiring a murderer. No exceptions are made for cases of rape or incest or to save the life of a mother. History tells us that an immediate result of such an amendment would be to relegate thousands of American women to back-alley abortionists. ANN ROSS Arlington Electric Service? To the Editor:' I suspect I am not the only person in Rappahannock County who is somewhat dissatisfied with the customer service provided by my electric utility. I will be sending my complaints to the State Corporation Commission and other readers might want to do the same. Complaints (and praises) should be sent to: William F. Stephens Director of Energy Regulation State Corporation Commission RO. Box 1197 Richmond, Va. 23219 SEAN KILPATRICK Hawlin Candidate Enjoys Chicago Convention By BOB WEINBERG Having recently returned from the 1996 Democratic Convention in Chicago, I feel that my Congressional campaign is going better than ever. I had a marvelous time in Chicago, not only because the party had so clearly united behind our platform and our President, but because it was a golden opportunity to work on ways to empower the state of Virginia. 1 was delighted to spend so much time with the Virginia delegation. It was as if an incomparable think-tank had formed on behalf of our state. We met every morning to hear active Virginians, such as Hazel O'Leary, and notable Democrate such as Don Fowler, speak to our assembly and cheer us on. We would also brainstorm at these breakfast meetings„discussing pertinent issues that will affect Virginia's future. One of the most moving parts of the convention, for me, was watching Hazel O'Leary hold up an aerial picture of a huge line of South Africans waiting to cast their first vote, some of whom had lived, disenfranchised, in South Africa for decades. The essence of what the Democratic Party is all about was encompassed in that photo, and during moments like that, I understood why the Democrats presented such a united front this year. Even if we disagree on some issues, we know what’s- important: that our Constitution be a living document and that our country’s demands of equal opportunity be met at all times. Of course, one group of people who did not believe in equality were the ladies and gentlemen from the convention's security staff, because they were there to enforce a very strict caste system of entrance privileges. We all had color-coded passes that we wore around our neck, and security was tight. White passes allowed us onto the grounds of the convention, yellow into the arena, green into the seating areas, purple into the hospitality suites and so forth. This was necessary of course. This was the first convention since the Oklahoma bombing, since Ted Kazinsky, the alleged unibomber was apprehended, and since the World Trade Center incident. I am happy that both conventions concluded safely. After all, each convention gathered quite a combination of federal workers, advanced technology, and people of power in the American government into one small area; and these are the entities that have incurred so much hostility over the last few years. The advanced technology available at the convention did impress me. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic News Service provided the Democratic candidates with facilities that allowed me to send a satellite interview to a local television station, conduct an extended Internet conversation, and send multiple radio actualities out to local radio stations in the 10th District. The Media Pavilion, where the DCCC was headquartered, was very impressive in itself, and probably an Alice-in-Wonderland experience for the Democratic political junkies that volunteered their time as convention staff. Five enormous white tents housed dozins of national publications, television networks, national radio stations, and Democratic organizations, all with top-notch communications facilities and dozens of people typing frantically into their computers. Everyone in the pavilion had access to complimentary issues of almost every major newspaper in the country as well as free internet searches, multiple computers and fax machines, and on a more traditional level, wonderful, strong coffee. I thought the new and old traditions blended well, especially as some of the younger Democrats gave their speeches. Chicago has a new Daley, and Indiana has a new Byah, both as dedicated and capable as the generation before them. Furthermore,. the number of women and people of color both on and around the convention floor was very encouraging. For me, however, the unity of the party was the most encouraging part of the convention. The goodwill and high energy that surged throughout the - entire convention reminded me very T much of the 1976 Democratic' Convention, and remember, that was also a very good year for Democrats. Bob Weinberg is the Democratic. candidate for the 10th District seat in * the House of Representatives. * pie Time Machine From the Rappahannock News back when 30 Years Ago September8, 1966 Fanners in Rappahannock County made out better last year, in terms of gross income, than did fanners in most parts of the United States. The First Baptist Church Usher's Board will meet Thursday, September 8 at the home of Miss Wanda Roy. 20 Years Ago September 9, 1976 Rep. J. Kenneth Robinson is sending an assistant, Jim Hobgood, to the Rappahannock County area on Wednesday, September 15. James R. Butler, Extension Agent for Albemarle County and a native of Rappahannock County, received the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Distinguished Service Award at the 61st annual Convention Banquet held recently in Richmond. 10 Years Ago Sept. 11, 1986 Scouts from Troops 123 and 36 received merit badges and promotions at a Court of Honor at Trinity Episcopal Church Friday night. An eight week series of aerobic dance classes will begin Sept. 9 through Oct. 31.

Alice Gentry handles the ball while Mandolyn Ashby Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan and Margo Haynes look on. Basketball Teams Drop Two By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer After falling behind 9-0 at the beginning of their first game last Thursday and ending the first quarter down 9-2, the RCHS JV girls' basketball team was only down 16-10 at the end of the half. In the second half the Panthers pulled to only three points down at 3027 in the fourth period, but couldn't regain the lead and lost to the Strasburg Rams 32-28. Their overall performance was much improved from the scrimmage match with Clarke County shortly after school started. Loacn Rhonda Jenkins said, "I'm extremely proud of them. They’re really picking it up and starting to come together. They played excellent defense. We 11 meet them again, and it will be a good game. Mandolyn Ashby led the shoot-, ing with 11 points and Rebecca Metcalfe added 10 more. Beth Magee and Mandolyn led on rebounds, and Rebecca Letson "played a whale of a densive game," Coach Jenkins said. Then on Tuesday the JV fell short again 29-21 to Page County. The score was tied 6-6 at the end of the first quarter, but Page added 10 more points before the Panther squad could score again, and the half ended with the JV squad down 16-12. The Panthers could manage only two points in the third quarter and that ended 22-14. The fourth quarter saw improved intensity as the Panthers outscored their opponents, but the JV lost its second regular season game. "We were sloppy tonight," Coach Jenkins said. "They were very aggressive. We need to be more patient on offense. We have to get in for more offensive rebounds. Mandolyn Ashby was again high scorer with 12 points. i ne varsity matchup with Strasburg was a disappointment. After looking good against Clarke County in the earlier scrimmage, in the first regular season game the varsity struggled. Sonya Wiggington got the team off to a 2-0 lead, but the Panthers fell behind 7-2 before scoring again and ended the first quarter down 13-6. In the second quarter the Panthers added only two more points and trailed at fhe half 28-8. In the third, quarter Strasburg added 11 more points while the RCHS squad added six. In the final quarter the Panthers gained some ground, mostly on free throws as Strasburg went over the limit on fouls earlier than the home team. However, they ended the game down 50-35. The varsity managed one more point losing to Page Tuesday 50-36. Sonya Wiggington led the scoring with 22 points, and Sarah Gentry had 10 rebounds. Coach Laura Conklin said the team's major problems were not boxing out to be in position for rebounds and getting into early foul trouble. The girls' teams will play Stonewall Jackson away on Thursday before retummg home to face the Generals ag^rfi next Tuesday. 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By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock Non Staff Writer RCHS's cross-country team walked all over Page County's team in a scrimmage held at Bleu Rock last Wednesday. Chris Sause finished first overall with a time of 19:22 in a field of 43 runners, boys and girls combined. Meghan Fairbrother was the first girl over the line, finishing 20th overall, at 23:39. Other finishers were: Caleb Proper, 3rd; Ryland Pace, 4th; Nile Watson, 5th; Matt Wolfe, 6th; Chad Heddleston, 7th; Jeff Atkins, 9th; Chris Dennis, 10th; Josh Waddell, 12th; Tommy Baldwin, 13th; Colin Nichols, 14th; Adam Rogers, 15th; Jesse Von Fange, 19th; Nathan Flinchum, 21st; Alex Baumgardner; 22nd; Jessica Gheen, 23rd; Caroline Baumgardner, 24th; Emily Sims, 25th; Brady Wolfe, 26th; Jason Baldwin, 27th; Lauren Sharp, 28th; Abe McLear, 30th; Allison Lofton, 31st; Aaron Price, 32nd; Beth Yowell, 33rd; Robin Kaye, 34th; Mike Passieux, 36th; Candice Dennis, 38th; Claire Schadler, 39th; Richie Diehl, 40th; Zack Corbin, 42nd; and Sara Thomas, 43rd. The course was really muddy, and the runners were a mess after the race, but many dedicated parents and fans showed up to cheer on the runners. Coach Dave van de Graaff is delighted with how well his team is doing so far this season, and was look-. ing forward to a meet Wednesday; evening with Eastern Memonite High School and Strasburg at Stonewall Jackson, and the EMHS Invitational this Saturday morning. Caleb Proper finishes'third overall Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan in the scrimmage with Page last Wednesday. 6 or lumpin ^ewWev treastor| oi>wo«*c¥n^in i wart or moleoarseness D r-nAsffY l—i not nea If you can died? off even one of tliese signs, please check out our newest service. ar y detection ol cancer can often be tbe key to survival. And now, Culpeper Memorial Hospital's new I Department brings early detection and cancer treatment closer to koine. 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Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan The Sperryville Realty office was partly under water with the Thornton River at flood stage Friday. ► Fran From Page A-l being closed off and on as new pipe is being installed. A landslide on U.S. 211 near Skyline Drive has also paused problems. ; Mr. Marshall said on Tuesday that all VDOT employees and some contractors are out doing repairs, and he hopes everything will be back to normal within the next two weeks, depending, of course, on weather. Some areas where pavement is missing will take longer than two weeks, he added. He is still assessing damage around the county, but estimates damage in Old Hollow to be $40,000, which includes damage to pavement and culverts. Old Hollow was not hit any harder than it has been in the past, he said. Bean Hollow, which was one of the hardest hit in June, 1995, did not have much damage this time, said Mr. Marshall. A lot of expense will go to cleaning up debris arbund culverts and bridges, said Mr. Marshall, and he hopes that residents will be patient. Debris from trees and limbs Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Cindy Mahan The bridge to George Washington Jordan's house in Gid Brown Hollow was damaged and his yard flooded. cleaned up by private individuals can be dropped off at the landfill free of charge through Sept. 18, said Mr. McCarthy (there is usually a charge for this). Cutting up trees which were blocking roads was also a time consuming process. "As fast as they could cut the trees, they had trees falling behind them. It was a neverending battle there for a while," said Mr. Marshall. Paving is still scheduled to begin on the town of Washington streets on Monday. Power outages plagued several , residents, especially those that have chest freezers full of homegrown veg etables, fruit and other items. A man who lives on Route 707 and was on a respirator had to be brought out when his power failed. He was brought to the high school, a temporary emergency shelter for a few families, and then was transported elsewhere. The Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) said in a news release, "Hurricane Fran caused more power outages than ever before in REC’s 60 year history,...cutting electricity to 23,000 customers (1/3 of their customers) across REC's 16 county service area." All except a few extreme cases had power by Sunday night, they said. Potomac Edison was slower to Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Sharon Kilpatrick Crews in trucks tried to return the North Fork of the Thornton River to its banks Sunday. respond with only a few customers getting power back by Sunday. Most had to wait until Monday, and some were still without power Monday evening. School resumed Monday with only two bus routes altered, according to Helen Williams who handles transportation for the school system. Bus 21, which travels along and off the F.T. Valley Road, Route 231, had to be altered because of problems in the Nethers Mill area and Jenkins Hollow. Mrs. Williams said last Wednesday's five inches of rain closed Route 602 and still the bus cannot travel along it. Also students from route 681 and 600 on that bus route are meeting the bus at the F.T. Valley Grocery. The other bus route affected is in Old Hollow. Mrs. Williams said that for Monday and Tuesday students were meeting that bus at the F.T. Baptist Church since water was crossing the road just above that point. Shenandoah National Park, which was still dealing with power outages on Tuesday, has been closed since the storm and is expected to open this Friday at the earliest, according to Pat Ludwick in the park's Public Affairs Office. She. said the park had a lot of washouts as 13 inches of rain fell on Big Meadows on Friday. There are trees down across most of the roads and trails. From Page A-l ► Roads He said the county should go through the same process of "interpreting" the county to institutions such as VDOT. He also said that as Route 630 has a 90 degree turn at the bridge, institutions need to take a 90 degree tum from their standard practice when they approach Rappahannock County. Garland Sealock agreed saying she does not want to see more road, but she does feel something needs to be done about the flooding that occurs on her property. Robert Moore, resident engineer from the Warrenton VDOT office, said VDOT has listened to the what citizens have said and will not build the road as originally proposed, but a road like that "will be needed some time down the road." He said the question is what to do now. He said the width of the road surface and shoulders could be scaled back. "I feel something needs to be done there. I'd like to reduce the number of times we have to patch holes and push rocks out of the way.” Chairman Hubert Gilkey said, "Everyone would like to have something done to improve the road, but we'd like to scale back from what was proposed at first.” Mr. Moore agreed to meet with interested people at the site and try to work something out. He also asked the board for a motion allowing VDOT to close Route 683 next summer to repair the bridge. The road provides access to the library from Washington.* Mr. Moore said the work would cost $175,000 and would not have to come out of funds for ordinary maintenance or for construction on the secondary road system. Animal Shelter During the evening session board members met with Karen Flynn, president of the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League and Lisa Reid who is the manager of the shelter. Board members had received a letter from Robert Duxberry complaining about the noise from barking dogs. Mr. Duxberry suggested the shelter was holding far too many dogs. The supervisors also had a request from Ms. Flynn for a fence to be build around the shelter and supplementary building built by RAWL to make sure dogs being walked cannot get loose. Mr. McCarthy suggested RAWL keep a log of how many dogs are at the shelter, how many are brought in by Animal Warden James Leake, and how many can be adopted. He said RAWL should set an average as a target and try not to take in more dogs to adopt. The supervisors suggested securing bids for the fencing. Mr. McCarthy said they were trying to address Mr. Duxberry's concern about barking but it would not be possible to eliminate the problem. Zoning Amendments Also during the evening session the board adopted a series of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. These amendments provide additional standards for retreats, lodges, conference centers, campgrounds, and golf courses. The supervisors made one change to the amendments as proposed by the members of the Planning Commission. The proposed amendments would have reduced the number of travel trailers allowed in campgrounds from five per acre to one per acre. Jackson District representative Ron Frazier said he did not believe anyone could put in a campground with such a low density. "It is seasonal at best," he said. The supervisors agreed to allow three travel trailers per acre in such a campground. Legislative Agenda The supervisors adopted a legislative agenda for the upcoming session of the General Assembly. One addition was a request that the General Assembly require a telephone company to implement enhanced 911 service when a county requests it and pays for it. Bell Atlantic has said it will not provide E-911 service for Rappahannock County customers with Culpeper exchanges until Culpeper County implements its own E-911 system. As a result many people in Rappahannock County have been paying a telephone surcharge for E-911 but do not have the service. Del Jay Katzen, R-31st District, was in the audience and said he would try to work on that problem before the General Assembly session begins. The legislative agenda also opposes any effort to restrict the county’s right to regulate the application of sewage sludge and requests repeal of legislation requiring the county to accept mobile homes in agriculturally zoned land. It calls for equal taxing powers for counties, cities and towns. There are several taxes cities and'towns can impose without a referendum, but counties must hold a referendum to impose them. .The most important of those is the "meals tax." Towns like Washington have adopted such a tax, but referendums have failed in every county where they have been tried. math Tlfa &tQ &GM& P Hie Big Game is a jackpot game offered by the Virginia Lottery and several oilier state lotteries across the nation. 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• Community News • Obituaries Rappahannock News • Real Estate • Classifieds WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,1996 Aunt Jane's Attracts Young By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer i Aunt Jane's Consignment Shop at the old packing house in Flint Hill is a : fun place ‘for children to shop with | their parents, as it is filled with : "almost new" clothing for children up j to size 18. i Owned by Vi Vierling, who many fhave known in the past as Aunt Jane k the seamstress, the store has become a 4 popular shop for many in the county. I "They are fun little shoppers," said f; Mrs. Vierling of the children who 1 come into her store. Though some kids are perfectly content to have their par[ ents pick out their clothes, others insist i on doing their own shopping; Recently 1 a 3 year-old girl was in the shop looking at dresses. She declared, "I can't wear stripes. They make me look ugly." Some girls head straight for the shoe section upon entering the store. "1 call them my 'Little Imeldas'," said Mrs. Vierling. Some little girls pick out shoes just on looks, even if they don't fit, she added. The selection was impressive — from Mary Jane's to sneakers to tap shoes to cowgirl boots. The cowboy (and girl) boots are one of the biggest sellers in the shop, said Mrs. Vierling. Six pairs were sold last week alone. She is always looking for more boots to sell on consignment, along with many other items, including school uniforms, khaki trousers, white shirts, and navy blazers, riding clothes, and camouflage clothing. "They sell very well," she said, adding that it can be really expensive when sending kids off to a private school or for riding lessons. Mrs. Vierling is looking for any childrens' clothing in good shape. She gets 35 percent of the selling price, and the owner of the clothing gets 65 percent, which she says is better than most consignment shops. She tries to beat prices in other consignment shops, too. Nearly everything in the shop is priced between $2 and $10. At the end of a season many of the clothes are put on sale. Right now there are plenty of summer clothes on sale for 50 cents, and even a few for 25 cents. The price The shop is filled with used clothes for children. goes down week by week. The shop opened about a year ago and has been very popular, with parents finding about it mostly by word of mouth. When they see something they really like, many parents will buy their kids clothing a season ahead, or buy clothes which their children will fit into next year. It is a good way to pick up clothing that is really reasonably priced too. Clothes left over after the 50 cent sale either go back to the owners or to a charity. The selection is extensive, with all of the clothes on hangers and separated by size, so it is easy to shop. Last Friday there were plenty of Oshkosh clothes, including overalls and little girl's skirts in corduroy and denim. Mrs. Vierling is always on the lookout for more boys' clothes to sell. "They take the knees right out of things," she said. Consignment clothing comes from people locally and from Manassas, Middleburg, and even West Virginia. She said that a lot of people are using consignment shops nowadays, both as a place to sell and as a place to buy. If someone is looking for something special for their child, tell Mrs. Vierling and she will be on the lookout for it, calling when the item comes in. Some specialty clothes come into the shop, like a multi-colored crinoline which could be worn either under a party dress or as a dress-up skirt. Some of these "one-of-a-kind" items are just what some people are looking for — such as a little "buckaroo" denim vest adorned with brown leather fringe. Another section of the store displays hats, purses, jewelry and other accessories for sale. Some of the more eye-catching clothing may be hanging either on a hat rack outside the store or on a prominent wall space. The sale rack and the winter clothing are just inside the front door. There is a room to try on the clothes, or shoppers may take the clothes home to try them on and return them for credit or get their money back, as long as the clothing was not on sale. Mothers are not the Only ones bringing in their children to shop, said Mrs. Vierling. Many fathers also bring in their children, as do grandparents. Aunt Jane's Consignment Shop is located on U.S. 522 in Flint Hill, in the packing shed next to Settle's Grocery. The shop is open on Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is closed on Thursdays. Call 6753958 for more information. Boots and shoes are popular with the young clientele. Birds and Hurricane Fran At 10 a.m. on Friday morning, September 6, rain is driving with such force at the south facing window of my little writing room that I see only a green blur. Lights just flickered and the green letters on my word processor screen blurred, pulled away and then returned to normal. How long will it be until power is gone? Hurricane Fran is reminding me that us mortals are mighty small when viewed against the mightiness of nature on the rampage. Readers will remember that the wind came in gusts, driving rain before it. Then there was an eerie lull when the world seemed to wait for the next furious attack of the storm. The lights flickered again. The pearl-grey sky looks both luminous and ominous with light filtered through the rain. Abruptly a gust of wind causes the great ash tree in the neighbor's yard to thrash about as if in an agony of pain and sorrow. I've been up since first light. With a mug of coffee I went to the front porch to be close to the storm. My courage was limited and I stayed on the porch. The yard was littered with leaves, twigs and branches. I remind myself that, along with ice storms, this is nature’s way of prunning trees. Highway 522 is escorted down the hill by plunging water on both sides. This house sits high of the ground; there are no close streams. Are we far enough from the Rappahannock for safety? Uncertainly and apprehension are man's lot for a storm. What about birds in a storm like this? Ordinarily, in a summer storm, they seek shelter under tree limbs, in knot holes, in trees or in dense evergreens. Feathers provide a degree of waterproofing for birds. I remember a Cardinal nest in a shrub under a window in one of the many houses in which Lee and I have lived. There were young about five days old in the nest. A violent thunderstorm had come with little warning. This was some years ago; I was fearful for the young birds. I hadn't yet developed the sense that, in nature, all balances out if one waits long enough. When I looke from the window at the Cardinal nest I saw the female brooding her young, protecting them from the storm. The little shrub was being tossed about but she hung tightly, eyes open, fiercely protective. Rain rolled off the feathers on her head and back. Birds have an oil sacs at the base of their tails; from this they spread oil on wind and tail feathers to make them waterproof. When preening; rearranging feathers and just generally making themselves sleek and elegant, birds replenish the oil on their feathers. Birds seem to fling themselves on our bird feeder when there is a lull in this storm. They are very wet. Male All Things Wild And Wonderful By John Trott The Virginia Naturalist Goldrinches are splotchy. Grey feathers show through the yellow, as the feather tips are worn away. This is a part of a molting and feather renewal process. Even the Cardinal has a wet, unkept look and House Finches are downright ratty looking. Only Chickadees and Titmouse have a nearnormal look. About an hour ago the wind flipped the hanging tray out from its protective Droll Yankee dome. Seed spilled on the stone wall under my simple platform feeder, nailed to a railing beside the steps leading down to the back yard. All the seed is wet; this does not deter the birds. They are hungry. Lee Trott counted 12 birds on the platform feeder at one time; and it's only 18 by 8 inches. This was a crowded scene. Many more birds are on the stone wall where the spilled seed as accumulated. All feed themselves frantically for the metablolism rate is high. Much fuel is required for flight. Earlier I put on a poncho and went out to replenish the seed, the wind was calm and there was no rain. The quiet made me remember the silence of early morning during the great snow storm of early January. I suppose it is natural for Homo Sapiens to view the weather in plus and minus terms with regard to ourselves. We want to feel safe and comfortable. Henry David Thoreau wrote something which I can only paraphrase. He wrote that to see nature at her most dramatic we should experience it in a storm. His admonition to those desiring to know nature at her drmatic best was to venture out in a summer thunderstorm. Nature in a calm is far less exciting than when riotous. He was right, of course. I will remember Hurrican Fran from my moments in the wind on the front porch and when I experienced the force of the wind after a calm when I took seed out for the birds. License Plate Aiding Arts Goes on Sale ' A bright splash of color soon will decorate Virginia's highways, thanks to a Virginia resident's vibrant design for a new license plate supporting the arts. The design of the state's newest license plate was created by Bill "Tex" Forrest, a free-lance illustrator and graphic artist from Woodbridge. Mr. Forrest won a $500 cash prize for his design, which was selected • from among 24 entries in a statewide competition. fc Mr. Forrest's creation is a colorful, lively composition that emphasizes the rich diversity of the arts in the Commonwealth. ’'The winning design expresses the enrichmnet that the arts bring to so many lives in so many ways,” said Carlton P. Hardy II of Newport News, a board member of Virginians for the Arts (VFTA). "Motorists who display the; new license plate will be proudly supporting the arts with an exciting^ distinctive addition to their vehicles." The main element of the design, a montage of artistic symbols, is situated at the left side of the license plate, so as not to interfere with customized "vanity" messages. The words "Virginians for the Arts" appear along the bottom of the plate in stylized type. VIRGINIA IVA4RTS The new license plate will enter production when the first 350 orders have been received. VFTA is accepting orders for the license plate which is available for a fee of $25, plus the standard renewal fee. Checks for the $25 portion of the fee made payable to VFTA, along with completed DMV application forms, should be sent to VFTA, 214 N. Jefferson St., Suite 600, Richmond, Va. 23220-4200. When statewide sales exceed 1,000 plates, $15 of each $25 fee will be placed in a special fund for use by the Virginia Commission foi* the Arts. The money will supplement funds allocated by the General Assembly in the state budget. Founded in 1992, VFTA's mission is to preserve the arts in the Commonwealth by increasing funding for the arts commission. Rappahannock News Staff Photos by Cindy Mahan Four-year-old Ashley Diane Bruce of Washington holds up a dress she wants to try on at Aunt Jane's Kids Clothes. Unified Jazz Slated Jazz from the Swing Era — popular music of the 1930s and the 1940s — opens the new season of live performances at the Theatre at Washington at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Unified Jazz Ensemble promises and evening of music including works of Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin. Leader of the United Jazz Ensemble is Mike Noonan who plays trombone and vibes. He says that "although we're a younger group as jazz musicians go — we’re all 35 — we share a special respect and love for jazz, which is one of the great American art forms." Many of the popular songs of the 1930s and 1940s were not originally written as jazz, Mr. Noonan notes, but they were adapted almost contemporaneously by jazz musicians playing at the time. They are now firmly established as staples in the jazz repertoire. The Unified Jazz Ensemble has been playing together professionally for about five years. Fore the past four years they have worked as full time artists-in-residence for the National Endownment for the Arts. They have given concerts in fifteen states and toured Japan, Korea and Canada. They are now based in Annapolis, Md. All members of the ensemble are seasoned composers. Playing with Mr. Noonan on vibes are Jeff Antoniuk on the saxophone, Marty Morrison on drums, and bass player John Pineda. Tickets for the concert are $12 with reservation and $14 at the door. Children's tickets are half price. Tickets for most of the Theatre's other performances are $13.50 with reservation, $15 at the door. Tickets for the Smithsonian at Little Washington series can be purchased individually at the regular price, or a series ticket, which includes two concerts in April 1997 as well as the two concerts this fall, is $50. The Theatre welcomes everyone to all of its performances, regardless of ability to pay full price. Ten percent of tickets for each performance are set aside for those able to pay only half price, or who require free tickets. Reservations for these special tickets must be received at least two days prior to the performance. For further information and reservations phone The Theatre at 6751253; or write PO. Box 322, Washington, Va. 22747; or e-mail to Theatre VA@aol.com. '_award-winning performers as well as Bittinger To Teach Learn to draw the figure from the model using your choice of medium. Ned Bittinger award winning artist, instructor, and illustrator, will conduct a figure drawing class this fall at Shimmering Meadows Farm Studio located in Slate Mills between Culpeper and Sperryville, on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The class will run for nine weeks beginning Sept. 23 and ending on Nov. 20. The class is part instruction and part open studio Mr. Bittinger will stress the traditional approach to figure drawing. Methods for determining proportion, gesture, angles of pose, and value will be taught. Classes will begin with short warm-up poses. Then the remainder of the class will consist of one long pose. This class is designed for all drawing levels, so beginning and intermediate students are encouraged to participate. Mr. Bittinger, a Rappahannock County resident, studied at The Corcoran School of Art and received his B.F.A.. from Denison University in Ohio and his M.F.A. from George Washington university in Washington, DC. He taught pastel painting at The Art League School and drawing and etching at the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C. He has been a professional artist for over 22 years. He has illustrated two children's books: The Matzah That Papa Brought Home and The Blue and l he Gray (to be published this November). Cost for the nine week class is $120, model fees are included. Class size is limited, so enroll early. For further information or to enroll, call The Art League School at (703) 683-2323 or Carol Vogel at 547-4385. A supply list and directions will be sent with registration confirmation. Windmore Festival Set The 4th Annual Field of Dreams Art and Music Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Windmore Cultural Centre located on the Sperryville Pike. Start the day of fun and relaxation at 8:30 a.m. with the 5K run. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., jewelry, watercolors, drawings, wood designs, pottery, baskets and wreaths will be available for purchase from the various artists' booths. The^imphitheater hillside provides musical performances. The charge for all of this is a $5 fee per car. For more information call 547-2555. V

Church Activities County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Sept. 15 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m.; Spenyville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Sunday: Thursday: Sunday: Wednesday: Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. L. Starke Jones Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bible Study and Prayer Meeting 6:45 p.m. Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. ' Homecoming, Revival Set The Bethel Baptist Church in Amissville will be in revival September 11, 12 and 13. Homecoming service will be on Sunday, September 15 with the Rev. Shep Bridgett of St. James Baptist Church, Bealeton as the guest preacher. Rev. Forrest L. Freeman is pastor of Bethel Baptist. All are welcome. Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor: Joel Cress t Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Morning Worship/Children’s Church 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Youth Prayer and Praise 7 p.m. Anniversary Celebration On Sunday, October 6, the Bethel Baptist Church in Amissville pastor, Rev. Forrest L. Freeman. Rev. John R. Pendleton is the guest preacher and lunch will be served after morning service. "Your attendance would be a blessing," said an organizer. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. 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. Homecoming Services Planned Revival services will be held at Massanova Church at 7 p.m. nightly Sunday, Sept. 15 through Sept. 22 with Evangelist Kevin and Teresa Webster, Jessica and Brady of Oklahoma,' Homecoming services will be on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Lunch will be served following the morning service. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Clarence M. Trinkle, Rector Masses: 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: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Community Youth Group 6 p.m. Tuesday: Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Special Speaker Planned The Forest Grove Baptist Church will have a special speaker, Rev. Ronald L. Wiley of Franklin, Va. on Sunday, Sept. 15. Sunday school will begin at 10 a.m. followed by worship service at 11. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist I 8 a.m. Family Service Holy Eucharist II 9 a.m. Morning Prayer II 10 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every first and third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Thornton's Gap Regular Baptist Rev. Kirby Shenk Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Methodist Homecoming Set The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have homecoming services on Sunday, September 22 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jim Grimmer of Gloucester, Va., former pastor as guest speaker. A covered dish dinner will follow the service at the fire hall. The public is invited. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m., Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth & Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Amissville Survives Hurricane Fran Hurricane Fran visited our area with a vengeance, dumping enough rain to cause flash flooding in several surrounding counties. Many residences were without electricity and other families had to be evacuated. Police helped VDOT block access to flooded roads. To all the men and women who assisted these people, to the men and women who worked to get the power back on, and to the men and women who volunteered their time to work the fire and rescue squads, we thank you and salute you! This is a good time to remind everyone that our local Fire and Rescue companies need your donations continuously, not just during special drives or events. Make plans now to attend the Jeffersonton Community Center's annual Fall Craft Fair and Ruritan BBQ lunch on Saturday, September 28. The Craft Fair is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and last until 3 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tables are available for crafters for $10. Please call 937-5890 or 9374928 for more information. If you haven't bought an ad from the Amissville Ruritans for their District Convention directory, you may do so for only $25 from any of their members. The convention is By GLENDA GUM scheduled for the first Saturday in November. I am personally looking forward to the Amissville United Methodist Church’s yard sale to benefit the church's renovation fund to be held on Friday, September 20, and Saturday, September 21 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. both days. Baked goods will be sold during the yard sale. For more information, please call Mary at 347-0072. This Sunday, September 15 Amissville United Methodist are planning homecoming with the former pastor, Rev. Peter Weems speaking at 11 a.m. A covered dish luncheon will follow the service. Revival begins on Sunday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m. through Tuesday, September 17 with Rev. Earl S. Tyson speaking. Special music is planned for each service and nursery will be provided for children 5 years and under. Rev. Tyson will also hold a Prayer Breakfast on Monday, September 16 at 8 a.m. A Bible study will be held oriTuesday, September 17 at 10 a.m. followed by a light lunch. The pastor, Nancy B. White and the congregation invite you to join us in these celebrations. Amissville Baptist Church's revival is planned for September 2225. Sunday night will feature Jim Thompson, youth minister of Grace Baptist Church. Charles Chilton, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, will be speaking on Monday. Dr. David Fuson, pastor of Culpeper Baptist Church, will address the congregation on Tuesday. The pastor of Hume/Orlean Baptist Church, Gen. Randy West, will be our guest on Wednesday. Rev. David Small will serve as interim pastor for Amissville Baptist Church while the Pastoral Search Committee begins the process of locating a new pastor. Pastor Search Surveys were distributed Sunday, September 8 for members to complete and return to Lew Morrison by September 15. Virginia Skyline Service Units and/or combinations of Service Units will be planning Girl Scout Reunions to celebrate the 85th Anniversary of Girl Scouting for the spring of 1997. The search for former Girl Scouts is jn progress. If you would like more information, you may write to the Virginia Skyline Girl Scout Council, Inc., P.O. Box 3000, Salem, Virginia 24153 or contact your local Service United Leader. Come join the fun with today's Girl Scouts! . Best wishes are extended to Mr. and Mrs. James L. Settle of Amissville who will celebrate their 21st anniversary on Thursday, September 12. The Settles were married by Rev. Albert Kling at his home. The Settles have two children, Melody and Stewart. They reside on Route 640 in Amissville. Revival services will be held at Massanova Church at 7 p.m. nightly Sunday, Sept. 15 through Sept. 22 with Evangelist Kevin and Teresa Webster, Jessica and Brady of Oklahoma. Homecoming services will be on Sunday, Sept. 15, 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. Lunch will be served following the morning service. Please continue to leave your news in the box at Hackley's Store by noon on Sundays. Your support of our column is appreciated. Boston Homes Welcome Visitors, Guests Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby, Chrissy, Kevin and Jason, Mrs. Missy Bragg, Kelly, Karla, Matthew and Mark and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer were in Front Royal on Labor Day attending a picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory and were joined there by Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Findley. The Reva Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad will be having a yard and bake sale on Saturday, Sept. 21st starting at 8 a.m. at the Reva Park Market. Donations can be dropped off there this Saturday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Baked goods are to be brought in die day of the sale. Mark these dates on your calendar and do what you can to help this worthy cause. Our prayers are with Mrs. Charlie Dodson of 707 who underwent "surgery in University of Virginia By MARIE F. ATKINS 987-8802 Hospital last week. For our area residents who plan to visit the Culpeper Museum the new hours are 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. There will not be a meeting for the Windmore Arts this month due to the group attending a workshop in Richmond. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Art Kelly have been Mrs. Stacey Kardes and her daughter, Kristine of Herndon. Our sympathy is extended to Mrs. Mark Halterman and family down Reva Way upon the passing of her grandmother, Mrs. Lillian Wilcox who passed away last week in a nursing home in Maryland at the age of 100, burial followed in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Rev. Dan Gregg, a former pastor here at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church will be in revival this- week at the Woodville Baptist Church and everyone is invited. 1 Our community has had to say goodbye to mr. and Mrs. Howard Holschuh who have moved to Hilton Head, South Carolina and we hope they survived the storm well. We hope all you grandparents in our reading area were treated the very best on you day, Sunday past. Happy birthday wishes go out to may sister-in-law, Mrs. Montrue Frazier of Castleton Ford Road who will celebrate her day on Sunday. Belated wishes to out to Tim Webb who celebrated his 18th birthday on Wednesday. Mrs. Rosie Wharton of Culpeper is spending the week with her sister and niece, Misses Mary Tharp and Margie Williams and also her brother, Jamie Tharp and Darren. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory of Castleton Ford Road and Mr. and Mrs. Budijdy Grigsby were in Centreville on Saturday evening and dined at tfie Lone Star Restaurant in observance of the Peregory's wedding anniversary.. Massanova Church will be having their homecoming this Sunday, the 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier of Castleton Ford Road were Saturday afternoon guest of Mr. £tnd Mrs. Marvin Burke in Rochelle. We all can truly "County Our Blessing" how we were protected during the storm. Butler Receives Masters Alicia M. Butler of Vienna recently received a Masters of Educational Psychology Degree with a specialization in Gifted. Education f^om University of Virginia. ' \ "i She is currently employed by Fairfax County School System. Miss Butler is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Butler and granddaughter of tyrs. Erma Jenkins, all of Washington. Call the Rappahannock News at 675-3338 to find out who’s getting married in your neighborhood. Family Announces Birth Mark and Patricia Lidd are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Kaija Rachel born August 8 at Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax. She weighed eight pounds and 14 ounces and was 21 inches long. ! Kaija was welcomed home by sibblings, Jared and Shaina Lidd. Grandparents are Bob and Pat Maldoven of Woodville, Shirley Dobro of Pompano Beach, Fla. and Max Lidd of Forest Hill, N.Y. v Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E. Luray Foothills of Eilue Ridge Mtns. Fri. & 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 AH 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 ‘Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God..." (Romans 8:38-39) ■ What strong words we read here...the promise of the unconditional love of God. Do they seem too good to be true? They are true, taken from the Bible which is there to guide and strengthen us each moment of our lives and give us peace...even in death...a message which makes our joys more glorious and our trials more bearable. Visit God’s house this Sabbath where you can learn more of these promises. You will begin to live each day with an attitude of faith as you arise surrounded by the love of God. Remember...a promise is a promise...when it is God’s promise. m Sc'ipturt's St'*acfr'J Jv ’’v 4 . m 3-oie 6*% ety - l.' ;nt • --r KeiSte- W'Huims N*'.V',c-h't»f 5»*». > J 0 3':* iOOZ ZW 'iiosvile .A ;_’<X)6 ABERDEEN BARN Steaks - Seafood • Prime Rib . Banquets - Luncheons in the Holiday Inn of Culpeperv 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 Church Activities are brought to you courtesy of these advertisers and the Rappahannock News

Applesauce Making is a Fun Fall Ritual By HELEN SMITH Extension Agent, Home Economics One of the rituals of fall is making homemade applesauce. It's easy to do and can be frozen or canned for use this winter. Here are the directions for freezing and canning: Freezing Applesauce Wash apples; peel, if desired; core; and slice. To each quart of apples, add 1/3 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon ascorbic acid and citric acid mixture. Cook apples until tender, puree or run through food mill and add 1/4 cup sugar to 1 quart of hot puree, stirring until dissolved. Cool and pour into plastic freezer boxes. Seal; label; and freeze. Canning Applesauce Wash, pare, quarter and core cooking apples. Simmer, covered, in a small amount of water until tender. Press apples through sieve or food mill. Sweeten sauce to taste (about 1/4 cup sugar to 4 medium apples). Reheat to a boil. Pour boiling hot into hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps. Process pints and quarts 20 minutes in a boiling water bath. Once the applesauce is made, it can be eaten plain or seasoned with a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg or used in one of the following recipes. Applesauce Spice Cake 9-12 Servings Make Ahead Freeze Cake: ( 1/3 cup margarine, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 egg HOME ECONOMICS 1 cup applesauce 1 3/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon mace 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup raisins Beat together margarine and sugar; beat in egg and applesauce. Beat in dry ingredients gradually, a third at a time. Fold in raisins. Pour into a greased and floured 9 by 9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degree for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted iii center comes out clean. Frosting: 3 tablespoon margarine, softened 1/2 pound confectioners' sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoon milk Blend margarine and sugar. Beat in remaining ingredients until smooth. Applesauce-Pecan Bread 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup raisins 1 egg, beaten 1 cup applesauce 1/4 cup vegetable oil Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in pecans and raisins. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine egg, applesauce, and oil; add to dray ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Spoon mixture into a greased and floured 81/2 by 4 1/4 by 3-inch loaf-pan. Bake at 350 degree for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in cengredients just enough to moisten them. Lumps are fine; the batter is not supposed to be smooth. And a crack in the top of the loaf is typical. . Cocoa Applesauce Cupcakes * A Halloween treat for little goblins. 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup margarine 1 egg 1 1/2 cup applesauce 1 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup cocoa 2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream sugar and margarine; add egg and vanilla; beat until light. Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce. Bake in muffin tins lined with cupcake papers 12-15 minutes at 375 degrees. Frost with white icing, and decorate with candy com. 1 1/2 dozen cupcakes. Apple Snaps This is fun for children! 1 package (4 serving size) strawberry gelatin 3/4 cup boiling water 1 3/4 cups well chilled unsweetened applesauce 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Mix in applesauce and cinnamon. Pour into dessert dishes. Chill. Soft set in 30 minutes. Yield: 6 servings Sugarless Applesauce Cake 1 cup raisins 1 cup diced dried fruit 2 cup water 2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 eggs, beaten or egg substitute 1 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 tablespoon liquid sweetener 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped nuts Combine raisins, fruit and water in a smair saucepan; cook, uncovered, until water is evaporated and fruit is soft. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. In another bowl combine eggs, applesauce, sweetener, oil and vanilla. Add nuts and cooked fruit mixture. Stir into dry ingredients and blend thoroughly. Put into a greased 10-9 inch bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tests done. Serves 32. Calories, 125; total fat, 7 grams per serving. Note: This cake is acceptable for a diabetic diet. Washington Residents Entertain, Travel Mrs. Denise Jakubowicz and son Matt of Doylestown, Pa. spent a recent weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz and they had dinner at Mrs. Coxe's Tavern in town One evening. The Saturday evening of Labor Day weekend Mr, and Mrs. Steven Sengstack and sons, Eric and Jason of Centreville and Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz attended the musical "Man from La Mancho" staring Robert Goulet at Wolftrap near McLean. Mrs. Barbara Slack of Baltimore, Md. remained as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark until Saturday due to the storm. Saturday evening visitors of Mr. ; and Mrs. Edward M. Clark were Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier and Mrs. Ollie Vann of Castleton. Victoria Hudson of Flint Hill spent, the weekend with Bobbie Jo Brown at her home on Fodderstack Road. Happy birthday to Mrs. Barbara Slack of Baltimore, Md. who will celebrate her day on Friday, September 13. Mr. and Mr$. Bobby Brown and daughters, Amanda and Bobbie Jo were among guests attending an 89th By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 birthday dinner on Sunday evening for Mrs. Chloe Brown at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Brown in Woodville. Saturday visitors of Mrs. Annie Hawkins were Mrs. Judy Deal of Hume and Roger Hawkins of Warrenton. Mr. and Mrs. John Deal, Jamie and Johnathan of Hume were Sunday luncheon guests of Mrs. Annie Hawkins. ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawkins of Arlington were Monday overnight guests of his mother, Mrs. Annie Hawkins. Donald Keyser and a friend of Alexandria were Sunday evening visitors of his mother, Mrs. Addie Keyser. Video-Discussion Series Set The IRIS Centre for Shamanic Studies will present its Summer Video-Discussion Series every third Tuesday evening from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Centre at 325-B Middle Street in Washington. The fee for each evening is $5. Please call the IRIS Centre to register and for further information, 675-3003. On Sept. 17 "In Search of Angels" this video explores the myth, meaning and allure of angels, both in history and popular culture. Shot on location in major cities, museums and ah galleries of Europe and America, In Search of Angels features centuries of compelling images of angels, clips from notable films, arresting visual effects and interviews with personalities prominently associated with angels today, including authors Sophy Burnham and David Connolly, playwright Tony Kushener and singersongwriter Rickie Lee Jones. Bull Run% AT Regional Park (Special Events Center) Centreville, VA Saturday & Sunday September 14th and 15th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 150 Exhibitors! Pin* Music and Entertainment! (with the Bull Run Cloggers) Great Food (Including PIG ROAST) Admission $4.00 (Good for both days) $1.00 OFF admission with this ad (under 10 FREE) • FREE PARKING Directions: 1-66 to Exit 52 (Rt. 29 at CentreviM 2 miles south - turn Left on Bull Run Post Office Road. Follow Signs! For more information call: (301) 791-2346 -m-m-■ ~M.. ■ " Saturday Mrs. Sandra Hitt of Boston visited her grandmother, Mrs. Frances Eubank. Mr. and Mrs. John Eubank of Sperryville and Mrs. Frances Eubank visited her sister, Mrs. Vergie Hutchinson at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal on Sunday. Saturday, September 14 The Fall Deacon Retreat will be at the Belle Meade Retreat Center near Madison. The Washington Baptist Church group will leave from church at 8:30 a.m. and return around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, September 15 has been designated as Stewardship Sunday at the Washington Baptist Church. The pastor, Rev. Phil Bailey will deliver a stewardship sermon and invites the public to attend. The newly formed Children Youth Group at Washington Baptist Church had their "Back to School Party" Sunday evening with 12 children from the fourth through seventh grade participating in the fun. This group welcomes children from the community to come to the monthly activity. September 27-28 there will be a "Lock-in" at the church, be prepared for a night of fun and learning about the workings of a church. Octobers activity is an outing to Discovery Zone in Manassas. For more information about these upcoming events contact the church at 6753336, Sarah Brown at 675-3624 or Gretchen Long at 987-9044. Edward and Jo McKeown stopped by for a visit with their son, Wayne McKeown on Sunday afternoon, his parents are traveling the U.S.A. Have a good week! Crafters Wanted Craftworks enables you to display and sell your crafts and artistic creations in major malls and retail centers. We provide you with a full line of marketing and reporting services as well as highly trained sales staff working for you seven days a week. For information as to how you could take advantage of this exceptional sales opportunity, contact our main office. Craftworks is expanding to Wheaton Plaza and Landmark Mall. Let Us Help You Craft Your Business CraftworkS 4340 East-West Highway. Suite 300. Bethesda. MD 20814 (301) 961-1658 ELLE GROVE PLANTATION a property of the-National Trust for HistoricPreservation Fine Wines Served By 10 Virginia Vintners Enjoy Gourmet Foods From Seven J Outstanding Restaurants ; A Unique Selection Of Arts & Crafts For Everyone Entertainment: Saturday' Folksinger Bruce Piepnoff Sunday New Liberty Band Saturday & Sunday -.........The... Ponchartrain Causeway New Orleans Jazz Band GENERAL ADMISSION: $9.00 in advance; $12.00 at gate; $3.00 for ages 6-20; Belle Grove members $8.00. Ticket includes admission to festival grounds and Belle Grove mansion, allday wine tastings, and commemorative wine glass (ages 21+). TICKET ORDERS: Visa, MasterCard and personal checks accepted. Phone (540) 869-2028, or mail to: Belle Grove Wine Festival, PO. Box 137, Middletown, Virginia 22645. DIRECTIONS: Belle Grove Plantation is located one mile south ot Middletown, VA, on Rt 11. From 1-66, take 1-81 North to Exit 3Q2 (Rt. 627); go west on Rt 627 to Rt. 11 in Middletown. From Middletown, go one mile south to Belle Grove. (LEY'S lOlltlT iM.nar'Hurvi) GPje Ctarfee Court# apubticetwnof Times CommunU) Newspapers Upcoming Events Blue Ridge Support Group To Meet The Blue Ridge Head Injury Support Group will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 14 at die parish hall at Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington. For directions, transportation, information or support call Pat Salmon at 675-3137. Hand-quilting Workshop Set Experience the magic presents A Hand-Quilting Workshop with Susan Parrish from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Flint Hill Public House. The cost is $100 per person and includes all materials and delicious food. Enrollment is limited. Call John Cloud at 675-1864 to register. Athletic Booster Club To Meet The Rappahannock County High School Athletic Booster Club will be meeting September 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. Anyone wishing to join this club is welcome. School Night for Scouti lg School Night for Cub Scouting will be held at Rappahannock Elementary School, Thursday, September 19. All families with boys grades first through fifth ait welcome. Registration begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. Pack 123 has an exciting year planned. For more information, call Joe Peregory, Cubmaster at 937-6163. Dodson Reunion Planned The reunion of the late Ernest and Neva Nicholson Dodson will be held Sunday, September 15 at the Rappahannock Park on U.S. 211. All family and friends are invited. "Come and bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the fellowship," said an organizer. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Country Buffet Supper Set Join supporters of Democratic candidate Bob Weinberg, running for Congress from the 10th Congressional District, and Mark Warner, candidate for the U.S. Senate, at a country buffet supper, over Jordan Farm, home of Bill and Linda Dietel, on Route 629, Flint Hill — a fund raiser, 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, September 21. For information call Dietel 675-3104, Trott 675-2663 or Schmidt 987-8410. Suggested donation, $15. Benefit Dance Scheduled The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, September 21. River Bottom will be the group performing. Proper dress code required (shirts must have collars) and you must be 21 years of age to attend. For more information call Sheila at 9374357. Yard/Bake Benefit Sale The Amissville United Methodist Church will have a yard sale and bake sale to benefit the Church Renovation Fund on Friday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 21, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. "Come out and support the church and enjoy the bargain shopping," said an organizer. For information call Mary, 347-0072. Life Enrichment Series To Begin , The Rappahannock Healing Arts will sponsor weekly life enrichmfent series beginning on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library on U.S. 211 near Washington. At the Introductory ’ Session you will get to meet the practitioners from Rappahannock Healing Arts who support and promote self-healing and learn about the variety of modalities and experiences offered to facilitate self-awareness and a healthy life. A Hands-on Healing and Guided Imagery will be held on Thursday, Oct. 3. All sessions are free. For more information call 987-7204. 'In Search of Angels' On Tuesday,.September 17, the IRIS Centre for Shamanic Studies will present a video-discussion with guest discussion leader local portrait painter and illustrator, Ned Bittinger. The video, "In Search of Angels," explores the myth, meaning and allure of angels, both in history and popular culture. The fee for the evening is $5. Call 675-3003 and register by leaving your name and number on the answering machine. Beekeepers To Meet The Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association will hold its September meeting at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, the 19th at the Culpeper Cooperative Extension Service building, at the comer of South West Street' and Davis Street. The program will be early Fall management, fall requeening techniques, preparing bees for next Spring's honey crop. All are welcome: prospective beekeepers, new beekeepers and experienced beekeepers. For further information contact Ann Harman at 540-3644660. Mothers Coop To Meet New Mother’s Cooperative to meet at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18. Bring a bagged lunch and children to the Rappahannock Park on U.S. 211. For more information call Brenda VanNess at 987-9527. College Night Program for Parents On September 23 at 7 p.m. there will be a panel discussion at Rappahannock County High School in the library to address the needs of parents of college bound seniors. Several parents who have recently sent their children to various colleges will be members of the panel to answer questions. Topics to be discussed will include the application process, scholarships, financial aide and preparing yourself for the adjustment of a child leaving home. Call Joyce Brown, Guidance Counselor, at 987-8575 for more information. Festival Scheduled The Rappahannock Farmers Association will be holding a festival from 5-11 p.m. on.Saturday, Sept. 14 at Windsor Lodge Farm in Flint Hill. Tickets are $35 a couple or $18 per person which will include the barbecue beef meal. For more information contact Fran Moore at 636-4132. Benefit Dinner Planned Dole for President Rally and BBQ dinner will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 28 at Washington Volunteer Fire Department. For information call Walter Longyear at 675-3679. Presentation at Goat Hill Experience The Magic presents an Organic Presentation and Harvest Brunch with Goat Hill Organic Farm from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15 at Goat Hill Organic Farm near Washington. The cost is $35 and includes materials, brunch and berries to take home. Also featuring The Ins and Outs of Organic Farming, harvesting mesclun mix, potatoes and berries for a breakfast with delicious food and spectacular views. Register early seating limited to 12. Call John Cloud at 675-1864 for more information.

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Make check/money order made payable to: Times Community Newspapers-Classifled P.O. Box 359 Leesburg, VA. 22075 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 11 13. 15. 17. 19. 21 23 ' 2._ _I_ 4._ __ 6._ __ 8.___ _10._ _12._ _14. _16._ _18._ _20 ..__ ADDITIONAL WORDS _____ 22._ 24. 25. __26 27 _ .28 29. 30. Which Paper(s):_ Category #: ____ Name: __... Address:_1 . ___ Cily: ... ... Stale: __Zip: Phone: ( )_ 1 Antiques ft Collectibles Limited Rental Spaces for quality antique dealers: historic Lucketts General Store, Lucketts, Virginia. Part-time sales associate positions available. 703-444-2823, (evenings). Scott Antique Markets - Adjacent North & South Facilities, 2400 Booths, Sept. 13-15. 2nd weekend of every month. Atlanta Expo Centers - Atlanta, Georgia, 1-285 at Jonesboro Road 614569-4112. Verona Antiques and Flee Market: antiques and collectibles. Route 11 across from fire house, now accepting dealer applications, PreIndian museum, open 9am-5pm, Thursday thru Sunday. (540)248-3532. Auctions Absolute Auction, September 17, 10 a.m. Modern apparel manufacturing equipment. Complete liquidation, Diversified Apparel, Pulaski, VA. 175 sewing machines, full line of finishing, spreading and cutting, bias and packaging equipment, plant air compressor and more. Woltz and Assoc., Inc. Brokers and Auctioneers (VA #321). 800-5513588. .1 3 Announcements Approaching 200,000 visits per day at our internet mall! Would your business benefit from that kind of exposure? Free report! Free homepage offer! 1 -800-408 8618 #7929. Crafters Invited to apply to juried craft festivals at Bull Run Regional Park, Centreville, Va. Sept 14 & 15 and Nissan Pavillion, Stoneridge, Va. Oct 19 & 20. Call (301) 7912346. SOMi: OF TOUR ADS DIM. C»\TAL\ THE NEW 540 . AREA CODE 4 Building Materials Steel Buildings - Sacrifice on undelivered new buildings. Save $ S now - 16 x 24, 20 x 28, 30 x 80, 40 x 80 discounted delivery, free storage. Must sell today! Call 1-800341-7007. Business Opportunities Consultant/ Instructors start or expand your business with Instrumented Learning. Leam marketing strategies and build a profitable consulting, training & seminar business. National program with training support. Register for free seminar Sept. 21st. Write or call, R&A Box 637, Leesburg, VA 20178; phone 703777-4830. Tropical Sno.' Nation's #1 Hawaiian Shave Ice. Secure your area Now with deposits for dealerships. Concession trailer ready for busineess! „ $14,995. Triple Head Yogurt machine $6,395. . 304-732-7800. 16 Garage/Yard Sales «w Saturday, September 14th, 8am-? The Jacobs. 1/2 mile from Flint Hill, Route 647 Crest Hill Road. Cancelled if rain. Moving: Sofa, twin beds, other furniture, household items, tools. Sat. 9/14 & Sun. 9/14, 9am-4pm. 227 Fodderstack Road, 1/2 mile from the Inn. Giveaways Free For pick up: Old gas dryer, works well; Roofed and walled chicken coupe, approximately 4x7; used Henredon sofa, good condition, without cushions. 703771-1361. 25 Instruction Piano Lessons in Rappahannock! BA in music, 10 years experience. Children and adults welcome. Call Susan 9373162. ^mm Misc. for Sale/ Rent Big Screen TV For Sale: Responsible party to take on small monthly payments. Good credit a must. Call 1-800-7181657. Auctions AUCTION Sat., Sept 14, at 4:00 p.m. at The Gallery, m.211, Amissviii* The building is crammed - we'll be starting early! Loads and loads of everything: Furniture: Elderly walnut drop leaf table; China cupboards; Kitchen tables; Bookshelves; Rockers; Dressers; Sola; rhaiftf Qtarwtc air Coftoctfetes * Glass: Dazey No. 40 glass chum; Old redos; Banks; Old stemware; Ironware; ftjroelain of al toes; Old coins; etc. PHtalBustness: Drafting tables; Regular & blueprint file cabinets; Large commercial video screen; Heavy-duty Plus: Electrolux vacs; Tods; Smal appliances; Stereos; Baby equipment; Quaktyexercydes 4 bicycles; Lamps... and A GtGANlTC BOX LOT HEA VENl Bill Payne Auctions, Inc. (540) 937-4142 • 675-3729 VAAF#330 42 HIm. for Sale/ Rent Complete Wedding Services! Smoky Mountain Wedding Chapels. Rustic Log, elegant Contemporary. Formal wear, honeymoon rentals, photos, music etc. Very affordable and beautiful. Free information. 1-800262-5683. Phographlc Darkroom equipment. Beseler 67 color englarger with lens, PZ color analyzer, Unicolor processing tank with rotor & much more. $600. Omega Dz enlarger $120. 540-373-1152. , Misc. Wanted WANTED Horses, Ponies Cattle & Trailers All types. Cash terms Will pick-up at larm. (410) 987-5642 44 Mobile HomesSale/Rent Mobile Home: 12x60 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, set up in Leesburg Mobile Home Park. Good condition, $6,500. Financing available. Contact Carl Frye’s Mobile Home Sales, • Winchester, Virginia. (540)665-0501. . 47 Personals AOOPTIOX Young happily married • couple who cannot have children wishes to adopt . baby. Will share photos, letters as child grows, if desired. Will pay medical & legal expenses. Miriam & Jeff 1-800-484-3253 code 3103 Adoption: LOVING CHILDLESS COUPLE WISHING TO ADOPT AN INFANT. Willing to pay legal, medical expenses. Call Nancy and Sheldon. 1-800-892-5164 (Arl, VA) Adoption: Loving, childless couple wishes to adopt infant Willing to pay medical/ legal expenses. Call Meg or Dave collect 703-4918882. Adoption: Nurse and devoted husband want to adopt an infant.- We offer loving secure happy home. Can pay medical, legal. Call collect Barbara and Richard, 703-5935057. 47 Personals ADOPTION We want to share our home of love & laughter with a precious newborn. Happily married couple, unable to have children. You can answer our prayers. Legal/ EMd. paid. If your considering the loving option of adoption, please call Marianne & Les Collect anytime at home 703-444-4341 52 Services Business EARLY’S CARPET, INC. Rt.211,1 mile west of Post Office Amissville, VA. 540-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 Chimney Sweeping Relining ®li> Jfasljunttit jg>erfrta Fully Insured Bruce Vierling 675-3508 55 Services Misc ‘1st and 2nd Mortgages Fast. Any Credit Rating. No Uptront Fees. Easy Payment Plans. Great Rates. Call Charles Toney at 803-282-0588 or 800-827-8909 Crosstate Mortgage. 1st and 2ncf Mortgages Fast. Any Credit Rating. No Upfront Fees. Easy Payment Plans. Great Rates. Call Charles Toney at 803-282-0588 or 800-827-8909 Crosstate Mortgage. Attention Homeowners! Get cash- now! 10k-60k no equity 2nd/ 3rd mortgages. Lowest refinance rates available. United Southern Mortgage Corporation. Call now at 800-420-7617. Garden Equip, and Produce Brine Containers and Pick Your Own... Apples • Pears • Pumpkins • Peaches Apptea-Mcintoah, Red Detdous, Yettow Debdoua Pears-Boac—The Best Pear of the Fan Season Pumpkins - 12 Acres to Choose From Special 25% Discount on McIntosh Apples Monday thru Friday Moormont Orchards Rapidan, VA 1-80Q-572-2262 OpsnDsItyatoSunsst 56 Services Personal Darrish professional woman with 2 well behaved and responsible sons (12 & 15 years) on sabbatical for a year seeks housesitting. Call 540-987-3304. Rentals Apartments Flint Hill, available immediately, second level 2 bedroom, eat-in kitchen, washer/ dryer, no pets, $450/ monthly. Daytime 540-675-7171; evenings 540-675-3670. House 3 BEDROOM house for rent. Available 10/1/96. (540) 675-3394. Rentals Wanted Professional Female (Stockbroker), excellent home construction/ repair skills and solid local references, seeks interesting housing or housesitting arrangement in Rappahannock County. Short or long-term. Laura Skauge, 540-675-3771. 80 Legal Notices BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 ot the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.1-431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Thursat seven-thirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia, in order to consider the following applications: SU #96-08-02 Centre for Herbal Studies, Kathleen Maier applicant, desires to renew and continue a centre for herbal studies in existing structures on properly. To run from March to November of each year, for up to twenty (20) persons on weekends and occasionally during week. Located on Rt. 624, Tax Map 20, Parcel 8 in Hampton Magisterial District near Washington Virginia, zoned "A” Agricultural & “C" Conservation. Use allowed under Section 170-36 (B) of the Rappahannock County code; additional standards contained in Section 170-63 (B&C). A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office in Washington, Virginia, and is available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on. Wednesday^. Septembet_ 192§ at seventhirty in the evening at the Rappahannock County, Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 80 Legal Notices 170-55, il any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board ol Zoning Appeals, c/o P.O. Box 519, Washington, . Virginia 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 9-4 « 9-11-96 #150268 ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF / VIRGINIA /Rappahannock County Circuit Court Case #95CH-41 County of Rappahannock v. Choon Yong Chung The object of this suit is to: sell real estate to collect delinquent real estate taxes owed the Complainant by the Defendant, Choon Yong Chung It is ORDERED that all Parlies Unknown appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before October 17, 1996. August 19, 1996 Margaret Ralph Deputyu Clerk 8-21, 8-28, 9-4, 9-11-96 #148066 81 Legals/ABC ABC License JOHN F. LORETTI and CHARLES W. GREENE trading as BLUE MOON CAFE 11763 Lee Highway, Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, 22740-2125 Is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a BEER AND WINE ON license to sell alcoholic beverages. John F. Loretti, President 9-11 & 9-18-96 # 151481 1985 Mustang, automatic transmission. Power steering and power locks. In need of some work. Asking $700 but will take best offer. Call (540) 3414961 and leave a message if no answer. Cars under $200. DEA, IRS, FBI Nation-wide Auction. Trucks, boats, motorcycles, more! Call now 1-800-400-3308 ext. 4071. ■ Chevy 1952 Pickup: Restored, 5 windows, runs good, looks good, new paint, $5,800. (301) 7392627. Must Sell!! 1996 Saturn SL-2, power windows/ locks. Spoiler, upgraded stereo and speakers. Keyless entry. Fully loaded! Serious inquiries only please. Call 540-7527516 after 5:30. Ask for Angie. Saab 900, 1902. Needs some work. Must sell. $300/ best ofler. Call 540-987-8009. Trucks/Vans Chevy 1984, 4x4, 38" super swampers. 8" lift, a/c, power steering/ brakes, am/fm stereo cassette. Rebuilt 350. Lots Of new parts. $6,000. Call (540) 338-2788. BLAZER. 1991, less than 50,000 mi., good condition. Asking $12,500, will negotiate Qr best offer. One owner. 227 Fodderstack Rd., 1 '/> mi. from the Inn. (840) 875-3774. $5 Truck s/Van* Honda 1994 Passport LX with big tire package, 42,000 miles, 1 Owner, AC, power brakes, power windows, automatic, am/ fm cassette, V-6, dark blue, trailer hitch. $16,400. Call 703-7711838. 88 Parts & Accessories SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used pads for cars and trucks Some new parts Motors, kansmistions and parts installed (if purchased here). Over 2,000 cars and trucks at all times. We Buy and Sell running cars and trucks. Open 7 days, Mon-Sat 8-6 Sunday 9-5 Located Rt. 229,3 miles past Culpeper High School. 825-2571 W* bring employers and jobseekers together &appafjattnocfe j&etoa classified Save America’s Forests The nationwide campaign to protect ft restore America1* wild and ] natural forests. Miff Please call or write to learn how you can hdp* Save America’s Forests 4 Library Court, SE Washington, DC 20003 202-544-9219

90 Employment Services * GOV’T - POSTAL JOBS * NOW HIRING, START S16.74HR. For Appl. & Info. Call between 09/08/96-09/30/96 1-818506-5354 EXT.6109 * . Help Wanted $1000’s POSSIBLE TYPING Part Time. At Home. Toll Free 1-800-898-9778 Ext. 4600 for listings. A/C Service Sheet Metal Entry level position Good driving record required. Call Jody at 703-430-8500 CSI Now Hiring!!! Up to $6,000/ month. Deliver applications locally. No. experience necessary. 1800-215-3344, ext. 6141. Drivers- Tandem- TriQuad Axel Dump Trucks. Mpst have driving experience, CDL, DOT physical add good driving record. Hpspitalization, holidays, vacation, weekly salary guaranteed Contact J.B. Shotwell & Sons, Sterling, Va. 703-450-2340. Electricians / HELPERS VfantecHor residential work with a large No. Vfe. contractor. No experience necessary. On the job training. ] Must have a good driving record. Excellent benefits including Tnedical, dental and {laid vacations. Call; ; (703) 450-2125 MAC Artist for Web ' Page Design needed by Piedmont Press. Join our existing staff in creating thyp best web pages in the area. Full and part time positions available. Include web addresses of your work on resume. Apply to P.O. Box 3021, Warrenton, VA 20188 Fax 540-347-9335, or email: tony@piedmontpress.com. MAILROOM Part-Time • Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday • More days approaching holiday season • Must be able to work long hours plus SOME weekends & Fridays • Licensed drivers a plus Apply in person No phone calls Monday-Thursday Sonny Wright Loudoun Times-Mirror 9 E. Market Street Leesburg, VA EOE MAKE MONEY AT HOME Good Weekly Income. Send Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope To: BNC, Inc., P.O. Box T-223322, Chantilly, Va. 20153. OFFICE MANAGER Sales agency representing hiking, backpacking and canoeing equipment. Outdoor interests, skills and knowledge desirable. Call 540-547-3547 PRESS OPERATOR 8 UNIT URBANITE • 4 Day Work Week • Full Benefits Package • Goss Community or Urbanite Experience Preferred • Competitive Salary Based on Experience Send resume to: Loudoun Times-Mirror c/o Alien Key P.O. Box 359 Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-1111 EOE RECEPTIONIST Part time, weekends. Typing a must. Please call June: Marshall Manor 540-364-1200 SIDING & WINDOW MECHANICS OR HELPERS NEEDED Must have som,e experience. Call: (540)349-1788 Temporary full-time help through November. Start immediately. Pool service laborer. Transportation furnished from Flint Hill. 540-675-3792. WINDOW & SIDING SALESMAN NEEDED Must have experience in in-home sales & references. Call: (540) 349-1788 TEACHER’S AIDE Rappahannock County Elementary School is seeking applications for a caring, positive, energetic person with outstanding computer skills to operate the school’s computerized attendance system. Office experience is a plus. Call 987-9773 for an application. Closing date is September 17, 1996. The Rappahannock County School Board does not discriminate in any of its programs or employment practices on the basis of age, gender, national origin, race, or religion. TRACTOR OPERATOR/ FARM HAND Full time, year round. Sunnyside Farm. Leave Message. (540) 675-2627 Warehouse/ Delivery Person CDL not req’d. Salary commensurate w/ experience. Apply in person at: Mid County Farm Supply Co. 606 Falmouth St. Warrenton, VA 347-1742 FOREMAN Construction Company In need of experienced foreman for pulling electrical wire. Excellent pay. Call Ray for more irfomation: (703) 777-1765 COUNTRY MANOR MAIL ORDER CATALOG Sperryville, VA Part Time Seasonal Employment Telephone Operators/ Customer Service Associates Bookkeeper Evening & Weekend Hours Available Please call Bobefte at 540-987-8372 to schedule an interview DRIVERS, MOVERS, HELPERS Excellent pay, benefits, medical, dental, life, paid vacation, pension/profit sharing, guaranteed hours. Driver qualifications: Valid Class A or B. CDL, Experience in moving furniture preferred. Apply in person: J.K. Moving & Storage 44112 Mercure Circle Sterling, VA. 703-260-3408 GENEALOGIST Prominent Northern Virginia family seeks professional experienced researcher for family with English roots. Comfortable conducting oral research' interviews in Fauquier County area. Computer software family tree format desired. Send qualifications and general such project approach to: Research 5700 Merry Oaks Road The Plains, Virginia 20198 or Fax to 540-349-3891 STORE MANAGER TRAINEES Peebles Department Store We’re looking for energetic store manager trainees who believe customers come first, who have an eye of fashion and who know what it means to give great service. Peebles is a fast-growing department store chain with 76 stores in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, Tennessee, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Alabama and Ohio. Preferred Background: * Retail Experience * Leadership Skills ' Relocation Required For consideration, mail/fax your resume to: Gavin Harper One Peebles Street South Hill, VA 23970 {804)447-5200 Fax: (804) 447-2387 Peebles An Equal Opportunity Employer PeeP^f§iptim&9mKi&EWe,iN&ce Don’t Be Left Out Of The Crowd Be First In Line For A Times Community Newspaper Classified Ad Loudoun Times-Mirror Eastern Loudoun Times Reston Times Herndon Times Vienna Times Fairfax Times Fairfax Station Times Rappahannock News Fauquier Times-Democrat Clarke Courier Centreville Times Chantilly limes Burke Times Springfield Times-Courier « 1-800-852-4797 Obituaries Elizabeth Bennett Mrs. Elizabeth Weld Bennett, 97, of Washington died Sept. 7 at her residence. She was bom July 25, 1899, in Massachusetts. She was a member at the Old Ship Church in Hingham, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of the late Clifford and Clarissa Lyon Weld. She was predeceased in death by her husband, Edwin Clark Bennett. She is survived by two daughters, Clarissa W. Leggett of Washington and Elizabeth W. Ewing of Massachusetts; one son, Edwin C. Bennett of Massachusetts; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Thursday, Sept. 12 at 2:30 p.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Jennings Hobson III officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Washington Volunteer Fire Department or the Washington Rescue ' Squad, Washington, Va. 22747. Clore Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. junior Shifflett Junior "Bill" Shifflett, 69, of Stephenson, died Friday, September 6 at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, September 10 at Omps Funeral Home in Winchester with the Rev. Tim Hartley and Rev. David Palmer. • Burial was in Grace Bible Cemetery in Clearbrook. Mr. Shifflett was bom August 12, 1927, in Rappahannock County, son of the late Anfield and Lillie Williams Shifflett. He was a self-employed antenna installer and retired after 27 years as a Frederick County school bus driver. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of Grace Bible Church and Loyal Order of the Moose, Lodge 1283 in Winchester. Surviving are his wife, Betty Robinson Shifflett; stepmother, Lena Shifflett of Winchester; two daughters, Linda Byers of Winchester and Wanda Stokes of Gore; a son, Fredd Shifflett of Winchester; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. He is also survived by two sisters, Julia Palmer of Gerrardstown, W.Va. and Ruby Harden of Clearbrook; a brother, Ray Shifflett of Winchester and several half brothers and half sister. Pallbearers were Elwood Shifflett, Earl Fiddler, Tony Oates, Vince Mason, Aubrey Waters and Ben Crisman. Lewis Riley Sr. Lewis Calvin Riley Sr., 92, of White Post died on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Winchester Medical Center. Funeral services were held at the Tumer-Robertshaw Funeral Home on Friday, Sept. 6 with the Rev. Paul M. King officiating. Interment was in the Flint Hill Cemetery, Flint Hill. Mr. Riley was bom January 9, 1904, in Rappahannock County, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Sara Eliza Foster Riley. He was a retired grocer and was a member of the Winchester Church of God. Surviving are his wife, Bertha Riley of White Post; one son, Lewis C. Riley, Jr. of Stephens City; three daughters, Goldie Smoot of Flint Hill, Mathey Smith of Shenandoah and Helen Grimsley of Marshall and 11 grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Floyd Riley of Flint Hill and P.J. Riley of White Post and one sister, Rixey Frye of Flint Hill. Pallbearers were Jimmy Riley, Roy Riley, Roger Riley, Robert Riley Jr., Robert Riley, III and J.P. Walters. Tumer-Robertshaw Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Flint Hill Ladies'Auxiliary Met The following news should have appeared in our September 4 issue. We regret any inconvenience this may have cause. The Flint Hill Ladies's Auxiliary met at the fire hall on Monday evening. Those present were Libby Wharton, Mary Curtis, Mabel Lillard, Goynelle Russell, Arland Welch and Jean Lillard. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have Homecoming Services on Sunday, September 22 with Rev. Jim Grimmer of Gloucester former pastor as guest speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hawkins of Arlington spent Tuesday and Wednesday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. Ken and Cathy Cieslak and children, Jennifer, Michael and Rebecca of Ruther Glen were Monday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest By POLLY AYLOR 987-8136 Crane. Jennifer remained to spend the week with her grandparents. Mary Curtis visited her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Timmons at Leesburg on Monday. Jim Curtis of Linden visited his parents, Jack and Mary Curtis on Sunday. Ann and Harlen Jones returned to their home at Frostproof, Fla, on p The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL “HOME "The Home of Thoughtful Service" 825-2361 •1-800-924-1266 CEMETERY MEMORIALS Geest Funeral Home, Inc. 405 SperryviUe Pike Culpeper, Virginia 540-825-0395 A. Wayne English & John Noon Western, Funeral Directors Christopher C. Geest, Consultant WHEELCHAIRS Durable standard wheelchair for home or institutional use • Chrome Plated Carbon Steel Frame • Black Composite Mag Wheels • Double Embossed Upholstery A Full Range Of Models And Sizes To Fit Your Lifestyle. Saturday after visiting her mother, Mrs. Alice Brady. Irene Hamilton of. High Point, N.C. arrived on Sunday to) spend a week with her mother, Mrs.* Brady. \ The following news was from the ' previous weekend. t Homecoming services at the Willis Chapel United Methodist. Church will be held at 11 a.m. oh; Sunday, September 15 with formed pastor, Rev. Norman J. Flythe of Riley;' N.C. as guest speaker. 1 A covered dish dinner will follow the service. Katie and Emily Welch was. Saturday overnight guests of Ron and'. Susie Walsh at Herndon. Edith Graves was a Sunday visitor - of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Welch and girls, Katie and Emily motored to Potomac Mills at Woodbridge recent-, ly. ; Church services will be held at8:45 a.m. at the Flint Hill United Methodist Church on Sunday, September 15. Woodville Highlights Mr. Steve Hopkins of Richmond visited Mrs. Louise O’Bannon on Saturday evening. Mrs. Jim Sykes and grandchildren, Michael and Thomas of Culpeper and friend Kathleen visited with MrsI Audra Crawford on Sunday. Mr. John Dodson of Mt. Pony was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczewitz. By JUNE CLARK 987-8827 Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Johnson enjoyed bike riding on Saturday at Dismal Swamp, on Sunday at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State pdrk and on Monday at Yorktown National Battlefield, all places of interest in Virginia. Judy Turner and daughters, Dianne and Caroline of Lakeland, Florida visited with Tommy Johnson and Raymond Johnson over the weekend. Margarite Hitt McPeak and daughter, Allison of. Madison were Monday visitors of Misty Hitt. Rodney Vest and friends spent several days last week in Richmond and attended the NASCAR Races on Thursday and Saturday nights. Subscribe to the I Rappahannock j Haws. CaU 675-3338.

TTwuntauttj, ocpicmocr 11, iyyo District Members Attend Workshop « By LOUISA T. GROGAN * »«mh—»»ort Nnn Contribotln* Writer j *r Representatives of many of the tWenty-two Chapters of District VI of the NSDAR met at the Holiday Inn in Culpeper on August 15 for a | workshop. Mrs. Dale Metzinger, j District Director,, and member of the j Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, led the workshop, calling on District officers, state officers and DAR members to present new and repeat information in their particular specialty. Mrs. Edgar F. Puryear, Jr., State Treasurer, went over the revision of remittance blanks for chapters to follow plus clarified amounts of contributions for the support of DAR projects and special interests. A report on the WIMS A Memorial (Women In Military Service For America) was given by Mrs. Dan Shackelford. This memorial was authorized by Congress but is not fed: erally funded by it. Money must be raised through private donations. Groundbreaking -for this memorial, located at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, was held June 22, 1995, and dedication is planned for 1997. This is to recognize all women who have served in the armed forces —- past, present and future. A register .. —i with all pertinent information-of every woman will be at the heart of the memorial. An address for further information ■ is WIMSA, Dept. 560, Washington, D.C., 20042-0560. Mrs. Ralph Coffman, District Chairman for DAR Magazine Advertising, spoke of the ad of District VI to be in the January issue of the DAR Magazine. This year the focus will be on the schools in the District to be pinpointed on a map. Vice Director, Mrs. Richard G. Anderson, urged members to purchase the DAR notecards. "Westward Ho" is the title of the new exhibit to be opened at the DAR Museum in October. Mrs. W. Ramsey Richardson, District Secretary^ Treasurer, in reporting on it, said that a Conestoga wagon owned by Mrs. H.T.N. Graves, Curator General will be a focal point of the exhibit. Carolyn Butler, a member of the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, having just completed a Genealogy Class at National Headquarters, gave pertinent information for preparing ancestor papers. She stressed that their is usually not enough information given. A calendar for District VI and National events for 1996-1997 was handed out and gone over by Mrs. Metzinger. . Sperryville News Notes Belated birthday wishes go out to Mrs. LeAnn Wharton, who celebrated her day Aug. 28. ; Mrs. Alvin Atkin$ was a Sunday luncheon guest of her niece, Miss Brenda Frazier and mother in Culpeper. Many residents in an around the the weekend with his cousin, Tiffany Way land at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wayland. Congratulations are extended to Ken and Kelly Estes on the birth of their son, Charles Benjamin on August 25 at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. ;• . By CATHY PULLEN r 987-8740 s: .. * town of Spenyville were hit hard by Hurricane Fran. ;; Business owners in Sperryville met at Old way Craft Village on Sunday evening for a meeting to discuss the annual fall festival. Many plans were discussed and almost each business will be doing something special for the Oct. 5 and 6 weekend with additional activities planned for Oct. 11 and 12. Mark your calendars now for the John Jackson show at Country Home Antiques on Saturday, Oct. 5. More details will be available later. > . Spenyville residents are reminded of the Rappahannock Farmers Association benefit festival which will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, September 14 at Windsor Lodge Farm near Flint Hill. For more information call 636-4132. On September 28 a moonlight hike up Old Rag Mountain has been scheduled. The group will meet at Mountainside Market at 5 p.m. Call 675-1879 for more information. Joseph LeSueur of Culpeper spent The Dodsons Celebrate 58th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson celebrated their 58th anniversary on Saturday, September 7. Mrs. Christine Dodson was a Wednesday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson. Mrs. Walter Reid celebrated her By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 birthday on Tuesday, September 3. Ms. Susan Weaver of Culpeper spent the weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodson. The reunion of the late Ernest and Neva Nicholson Dodson will be held Sunday, September 15 at the Rappahannock Park on U.S. 211. All family and friends are invited. Have a great week! C Real Estate Directory Real Estate Transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk's Office. James E. Yates III and wife to Richard Mercer Lysaght and wife, 1 acres, Town of Flint Hill, Wakefield District. $20,000. Robert VanNostrand and wife to Justin B. Jenkins and others, parcel B, 10 acres, Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties. $35,000. Robert VanNostrand and wife to Robert C. Hetzer and wife, 1.1456 acres, Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties. $2,864. immaculate, and now priced right $91,900 THE BUYER’S AGENCY, INC. L It 540-675-1190' *** a A ■ 8 ADVERTISING RATES AILABLE FOR 16 PAjE 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 Neeas 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 Residential* Commercial Reaaonable Price* Free Eatimate* 540-937-4247 or 540-937-5576 CARPET EARLY’S CARPET INC. The One-Stop Shop lor complete Home DecoraUnfl Service Root Coverings * Mnrtotr Treatments WWtaper Slip Covert l UphoWery Residential A Commercial Rt 211 AmissvHe, VA 937-5500 _ T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KREYLING CONSTRUCTION Top Quality Custom Homes Since 1975 540-987-3145 BILL CATO & CO. GENERAL . CONSTRUCTION • Carpentry • Timber Framing • Cabinetmaking 540-937-3039 VA Class A Building, Plumbing. Electrical JENKINS , FAMILY CONSTRUCTION Specializing in roofing, remodeling & additions Robert W. Jenldns, Jr. 540-987-9526 W.N. Mayberry DDS Family Dentist Washington Office 540/675-3531 Thursdays (s’ Saturdays 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 ftappafjannocfe JJttoK 540/675-3338 E X C A V A T I NG AmissvilU, 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*75-3943 Pager: 540-399-2688 Flint Hill, VA LAWN SERVICE CHAPMAN LAWN SERVICE FALL MULCHING & MOWING Residential & Commercial ' Call for your FREE ESTIMATE today (540) 635-8082 PAINTING FAUX FINISHES Murals & DECORATIVE PAINTING by Linda Heimstra 540-987-3349 PROCESSING Write Now Letters, Mailings. Resumes, Etcetera No job too mall PICK-UP & OELMPY SHtILA JENKNS 540-987-8184 PLUMBING ELECTRICAL PULLEN’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 & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, VA 987-8555 Second Chance Stables Trail Rides & Pony Rides. Hourly Rates S40-03S-IUDE HUNTIY, VIRGINIA STORAGE SPERRYVILLE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage Residential Cn—iniurlsl Reasonable Rates 540/987-8507 SFERRTVILUC. VA TAX PREPARATION TAX PREPARATION Delta Accounting 937-7541 GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE & RCA Video Product* Antennas & SaieSte Systems Radio Shack Dealer, Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool & Roper Appiancee 312 North Main SL, MadMon 540-948-2200 TIRED OF POOR TV RECEPTION? Tired of cable; poor antenna reception; renting a dish? SWITCH - 40 Channels $19.99/mo 76 channels $29.99Ano 100% CREDIT APPROVAL Sates people nwwted In all areas. For more info, cal 1-800-641-9999 W00DST0VES The largest selection In VA. Sierra, Jotul, Waterford, Hearthstone & Pellet Stoves ACME STOVE CO. 1329 E. High Street CHARLOTTESVILLE 804/971-6777 South Wales#^ Business & foSi| Mini Storage'^ Located 5 miles west of Wairenton at intersection of Route 211 and Route 229. All sizes available Monthly and yearly rates, all ground-level units, tractor & trailer access, individual wide roll-up doors, restroom, business and vendors welcome.* 540-341-7 ftappafjannocfe iietosf 1 Next Deadline: September 23 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY An real estate advertising in this newspaper is subfect to tne Federal Fair Housing Act of 1966 which makes it illegal to advertise 'any preference, limitation or discnmmation based on race, color, religion, iex. handicap., familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination * This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis To complain cl discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800424-6590 For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500 The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294 Sperryville Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM James W. Leaks, Broker 540-987-8088 / office WASHINGTON, VA., Mt. Salem Avenue, immaculate 3 bedroom, brick Cape Cod, nicely landscaped lot. $162,000. BOSTON AREA, 3.2 acre open and wooded lot on deeded right - of - way. $22,000. THREE 2£>-acre wooded tracts, stream, elevated building sites, convenient to Rt. 211. Your choice at $99,900 each. RT. 211 - west of Sperryville, small gift shop - fruit stand complex, 1.5 apres. $40,000. James W. Leake 987-6236 Bud Corder John Eubank 675-3291 987-8146 situated ideally for views, easy care mini-home provides all essentials for comfort year 'round. On single acre, 4 miles from town of Washington. Only $99,900 Three-bedroom, 2-bath sturdy North American home has partial basement, decks aplenty, equipment shed on 6 acres. Only 2 plus miles from town of Washington. $137,500 Land listings from 5 plus acres to 243 acres, all in Rappahanock County. Real Estate Washington, Virginia (540) 675-1373 Mitzie Young, GRI (540)675-3555 Rick Kohler, Broker (540) 937-6146 Amissville, Virginia - 3 levels of country living in this contemporary farmhouse with wraparound porch on 25 rolling acres with stream, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large living/family room, laundry, pantry, recreation room, large rear deck. $235,OCX) Mountain Hollow Bungalow - 2-bedroom Cottage on 3/10 of an acre. Large kitchen, screened porch, spring water. Close to Hazel River and National Park. Great potential. $57,500 Eileen M. Day, Realtors The Country Property People Washington, Virginia 22747 • (540) 675-3033 Cindy Robinson Russell Lee Kevin Day SSI (540)675-3576 (540)636-3783 (540)937-3185 LE Monday - Friday 9-5, Saturday & Sunda\ by A •ointment NOTICE Tax Sale by Public Auction of Improved Real Estate in Rappahannock County • When: 2:00 p.m.; Friday, 4 October 1996 • Where: Courthouse Steps, Town of Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia • Property to be Sold: Owner of record: John F. Wright Tax Map 15, Parcel 15E 25.11 acres, fronting on Routes 637 and 647, Jackson Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia. And being the same property acquired by John F. Wright from Joseph A. Slemp, et ux, by deed recorded in Deed Book 162 page 59 of the records maintained by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia. See Deed Book 116, page 716 for plat of survey. This property is improved by a house and other buildings. Property recently appraised at $168,000. • Terms: Sale to the highest bidder. $5,000 deposit by cashier's or certified check payable to "Clerk, Circuit Court" upon acceptance of winning bid. Irrevocable letter of credit may be acceptable in lieu of deposit if approved by me in advance of sale. Close within 30 days. Purchaser to receive Special Warranty deed as provided by Section 58.1-3967 of the Code of Virginia. Property will be conveyed free of all liens of record. Sale is subject to court approval. This sale was ordered by the Circuit Court for Rappahannock County, Virginia in the case of County of Rappahannock vs. John F. Wright, et als, Chancery No. 95CH-42, to pay delinquent property taxes. Peter H. Luke County Attorney for Rappahannock County Auctioneer: Washington, Virginia 22747 Bill Payne, Reg. #000914 540-675-3836 SITS HIGH ON A HILL with beautiful mountain views. Super nice all-brick Ranch style home in the heart of the Rappahannock Hunt Country. 17.5 acres, some woods, mostly open with stream. $329,000 23 ACRES IN THE VILLAGE OF FLINT HILL - “The Oaks” once a grand manor home stood among towering oaks. Now all that remains is rolling farmland, a bam and a tenant house. Zoned 1 acre Village residential. This property has potential for development. $400 income from rental house. Currently used as a small farm. $159,900 103 ACRES OF WILD SECLUDED WOODLAND - converging streams make this property unique. Frontage on Rock Mills Rd. makes this property easily accessible $298,000 HCall Sam Snead, GRI, CRS (540) 635-9808 or 1-800-292-3548 (540) 987-9336 Evenings SNEAD 437-A South Royal Avenue • Front Royal, Virginia 22630 Baca