Rappahannock News, October 9, 1996

* —T"’" ' Jesting the South Fork iRappahannock News Staff Photo by Sharon Kilpatrick K At a water monitoring workshop in Sperryville Saturday, 'critters1 from rocks were counted and identified to test the health of the Thornton River. See story Page B-l. i , j- - a tf ■ ..■■■■■ Attendance, Coaching Cause Controversies Neighbor Protests Runoff By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News SlalT Writer The evolving attendance policy and policies on hiring athletic coaches came under attack from people in the audience at the School Board meeting Tuesday evening. Kim Baader and Bill Payne continued their attack on the attendance policy. Mrs. Baader said although the policy now says that if a parent calls the school before 10 a.m. reporting her son dr daughter is sick, attendance will not reduce the grade by a letter, the grade can still be reduced numerically, and calling the school is difficult because the number is frequently busy. Mr. Payne wanted the policy to allow for taking the student out of school for family trips without having his grade affected. Assistant superintendent Mary Ann Biggs reported that the new policy has reduced the number of absences dramatically. Last year there were 418 absences in August and September. This year that had dropped to 286, she said. Tardiness has also been reduced from 142 last year to 84 this year. "We are accomplishing our goals," she said.. "Teachers feel higher level things are going on with more students in attendance." She said that in revising the policy she had contacted parents who expressed concerns about the policy announced at the beginning of school. "I am concerned that students will still want to come to school sick," Mrs. Baader said. She suggested that when the school is trying a new schedule with longer class periods and has introduced the Panther Pride program to award good attendance, it should not also be introducing a new attendance policy. "Just try the other two before adopting this harsh attendance policy," , she said. * Before anyone could speak on the issue of coaching positions Superintendent David Gangel said the school has to follow the rules of the Virginia High School League. He said the policy states that "coaches and sponsors shall be certified teachers regularly employed. There are ' exceptions if you cannot meet these. We have provided an additional position for an assistant soccer coach," he said. Carl Letsen said he has seven children, two graduated, two in elementary school and two in high school now. "The reason I'm here is I'm pretty upset by replacing Kenny Rogers as [soccer] coach. He has coached for 10 years. He learned from UI1....I understand you asked him to be an assistant. To me that's an insult. Why not have the other coach start with the JV and work See Schools, Page A-8 Old Rag Bulletins School Make-up Day Friday, Oct. 18, originally scheduled as a teachers' in-service day, will instead be a . regular school day for Rappahannock students. That day will serve as a make-up day for Sept. 6 when schools were closed due to flooding. / l Fall Election Voter Registrar Nancy Leake is accepting applications for absentee ballots for the Nov. I 5 election. Regular hours for the registrar's * office in the Commissioner of Revenue's 4 building on Gay Street are Monday through • Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Land Use Assessments Applications for revalidation of land use assessments have been mailed out by the Commissioner of Revenue's Office and must be returned by Nov. 1. The office is also accepting new applications for land use taxation. For information or answers to questions call the office at 675-3513. Unemployment According to the Virginia Employment Commission the county's unemployment rate was only 2.6 percent during August. Out of a labor force of 4,411 people, 4,297 were employed and 114 were unemployed. This compares with a 3.7 unemployment rate in August 1995. Government At A Glance • Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, Courthouse. • Planning Commission, public meeting on Comprehensive Plan 5:30-7:30 p.m., public hearing, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, Courthouse. Rappahannock News P O Box 59 Washington. Va. 22747 (540) 675-333* (540) 675-30** (fax) Eight Stream Cleanup Projects Approved By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The county will be allowed to contract out to have eight projects completed to clean up streams from Hurricane Fran. County Administrator John McCarthy told the members of the Board of Supervisors Monday that three projects will be done in Old Hollow, two on the north fork of the Thornton River and one on the Piney Branch. Another project will be on \the south fork of the Thornton River above . Sperryville. Another two projects will be done on the Hazel River, and one each on the Hughes River and Battle Run. The county is responsible for up to 25 percent of the cost, but Mr. McCarthy said he expected to reduce the cost of that from a potential $16,000 because the county would be able to claim "in kind" contributions as it did for project undertaken on the Rush River following flooding in June, 1995. .... Milton Thacker reported that VDOT has completed about 75 percent of the work needed to repair road damage from the flooding. "We think we're doing very well," he said. He said VDOT had spent over $300,000 on work to repair flood damage and still has crews out under contract with VDOT as well as regular VDOT crews. He said th eflood repair work had caused VDOT to fall behind in its regular maintenance. "We're 45 days behind," he said. Resident Engineer Robert Moore reported on a meeting held at the parking lot of Wakefield Country Day School on plans for improvements to Route 630. Mr. Moore said he and Mr. Thacker stood in the middle of a circle of citizens. He said when he left it was with the understanding that he would see what can be done about 1,000 feet of roadway closest to the bridge without having to acquire more than the existing 30-foot right-of-way. He said the biggest problem is caused by the spillway from a pond on private land. He said in heavy rains the spillway is opened and water from the pond floods the road. He offered to investigate whether or not the pond meets requirements of the Sloid and Water Conservation District. "We're not planning to do anything," he said, meaning that VDOt cannot do anything about a pout ' on private land. Chairman Hubert Gilkey agreed with Mr. Moore's assessment of the primary problem. "It's a pond with a large surface area. When they open the flood gates, they have flooded the road, not from rains, but from the pond itself. I's like to see that rectified. Until that situation is improved I don't think we can do much." He said when See Route 630, Page A-8 Marijuana Discovered & a* t Alert police work by Deputy Connie Compton resulted in the recovery of a large quantity of suspected marijuana from two juveniles early last Sunday morning. Deputy Compton was patrolling when she observed a taxi cab pull into the parking lot at Mayhugh's Grocery at about 1:30 a.m. After it pulled out she saw two boys ages 13 and 16. When she questioned them she found alcohol, tobacco, a bowie knife and two boxes of ammunition as well as 330 grams of suspected marijuana. Major Mac Welch said that amount is about half a grocery bag full. "We have three large evidence bags," he said. Deputy Compton said the boys "advised me they were running away." Apparently they had planned to leave in the taxi cab but did not. She said one of.the boys had recently moved into the county. The older boy is charged with possession of alcohol and possession of tobacco. Other charges are pending. Helen Smith Resigns As Extension Agent Helen Smith formally told the members of the Board of Supervisors Monday afternoon she will be leaving her position as Extension Agent responsible for home economics and sharing responsibility for 4-H by mid November. Mrs. Smith is taking a position as home economics agent in Bedford County. With the transfer she will be able to join her husband David Smith who is principal of Liberty High School, one of three high schools in that county. Mr. Smith's position as Director of Administrative Services was eliminated in the current school budget. "I have enjoyed living and working in Rappahannock County," Mrs. Smith said. ”1 am proud of the program we have here, and 1 thank you for your support of the Extension program over the years." She said she was certain Virginia Tech would move to fill the position with another agent. Chairman Hubert Gilkey replied, "Thank you too for all you have done for the county." Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Sharon Kilpatrick Minnie Williams Goranson stands beside the sign for the closed post office. Another Post Office Closes By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer Another of Rappahannock's post offices has closed. For 28 years and nine months Minnie Williams Goranson kept the Chester Gap Post Office in her home. Last week, she closed it down and retired. Now Chester Gap residents have clusters of boxes set outside, some at the entrance to Chester Gap, others on Fire Hall grounds near Mrs. Goranson's home. The office was open from 8:30 a.m. until noon and from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Now the boxes set up in groups of 16 are available 24 hours a day, but there is nowhere to buy stamps, and getting parcels too large to fit into the boxes is problematical. "1 didn't want it in my house any more,” Mrs. Goranson said. "1 don’t have any privacy here, and I wanted that bedroom back.. There is no one here but me and my husband. We needed some leisure time for ourselves. After all I am 73 years old.” The post office in Front Royal queried people in Chester Gap about where they want parcels delivered if they are too large for the boxes. Mrs. Goranson said she and her husband will take their packages on their back porch. Others, without back porches, may have to go to Front Royal to get packages. Some Chester Gap residents had already taken Post Office boxes in Front Royal or Flint Hill. Probably now more will. Chester Gap never had individual boxes; it was all General Delivery. People entered a small lobby off the front porch and could get their mail from the front of the dividers Mrs. Goranson had access to from the former bedroom. She had individual slots for them, but no numbered boxes.

Extension Offers Business Conference By KENNER LOVE *«•«*• . Artaattart On Oct. 25. the Virginia Extension Service will sponsor a Home Based Agri-Business conference titled "Small Business for Small Land TYacts." Our office receives numerous requests each year from people who own 5-20 acre parcels, and would like to earn a few (lollars off their land. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to. 3 p.m. at the Marshall Ruritan Building in Marshall. There is a $25 registration fee which covers lunch and a resource packet. Spouses or additional business partners can attend for $15. Contact the Fauquier Extension Office at 347-8650 for a registration form. The purpose of this conference is .X ' ; ^ t - ■ v to help landowners plan and prepare for their business adventure. Topics to be covered include development of a business plan, how to explore die market, tax implications, and permits and regulations. Andy Hankins, Alternative Agricultural Specialist from Virginia State University will give an overview of home based agricultural enterprises that are currently underway in Virginia. A panel of local producers will also share their stories. The Extension Service will survey the participants to plan crop specific training sessions for a later date. The requests we already receive along this line are quite varied. Some people own several acres, commute to D.C., and are tired of mowing their acreage. They would like to produce something, even it is only enough to pay the taxes on their land. We hear from people near retirement or recently retired who want to do something with their land, but may have a little more time than the commuters. We also hear from people who are serious in that they want to quit their jobs and make a living off their land, and we hear from established farmers who are interested in experimenting with something new on a small scale. The possibilities of what can be produced are almost endless. Around the state thefe are people growing flowers for the fresh market and flowers for the dried market. Many people are growing herbs. Some people grow pick-you own vegetables and fruits, others grown primarily for farmer's markets. There are .people growing nursery stock, Christmas trees, mushrooms, and ginseng. There are people raising animals, both traditional and exotic, on small acreage. Experience has already shown us several things about small agricultural ventures. They can be profitable, but there are no quick "get rich" schemes. They require hard work and a time commitment. While most people quickly master the production aspect of their enterprise, a lack of planning, business, and marketing expertise can bring the venture to a grinding halt. Hopefully, the Small Business for Small Land Tracts seminar will help interested people to get off on the right foot. Call the Rappahannock Extension Office at 675-3619 for registration information. Sheriff Completes Institute Program Sheriff Gary T. Settle completed the National Sheriffs Institute (NSI) executive development program conducted at the National Institute of Corrections Center, Longmont, Colorado. The NSI, now in its twenty-fourth year, is co-sponsored by the National Sheriff's Association and the National Institute of Corrections. The NSI was designed by the School of Public Administration of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, to develop and enhance the executive skills of the sheriff and enable him/her to better carry out the responsibilities of the county's chief law enforcement officer. Sheriff Settle attended session of the NSI with 21 other sheriffs frpm twelve states. He was selected by his: classmates to serve as class vice president, representing them at the closing ceremonies and a future NSI functions. The NSI faculty is drawn from the FBI Academy, University of Southern California, University of Denver, University of Toledo, University of South Carolina and a selected group of legal and criminal justice practitioners. Court The following cases were heard in the Rappahannock General District Court on Tuesday, October 8: Trina Nicole Mayhugh, 44/25, $58/29. Arthur Sebastin Newman, 74/55, $57/29. Sterling Jackson, habitual offender, operator's license suspended 10 years. Elton John Hitt, possess marijuana, possess alcohol under age, continued. Eric Jbson Hitt, licenses suspend- ■ ed, $1,000 bond, reckless driviog/fai) to control, continued. ; Brian C. Delhagen, improper driving, $29 cost. Don Timothy Do, reckless driving 76/33, dismissed, $29 cost. David Joseph Martin, 71/33, dismissed, $29 cost. Tracy Ann Weakley, 70/55, dismissed, $29 cost. Patricia Lee Lawson, fail to appear/contempt court order, continued to Dec. 17, petit larceny, continued. >< .. /, rf ;-'r. f. , PUBLIC JHEAHING: DKAPr COMPREHfcNSlVfe PLAN ^ 1 The Rappahannock County Planning Commission, in t?. - accordance with §15.1-431 & §15.1-448 of the Code of ' Virginia, 1950, as amended, shall, hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 16, 1996 at 7:30 p.m., to consider the draft Comprehensive Plan for Rappahannock County prepared over the last several years. , Copies of the plan are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the County Administration Office, the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Cleric’s Office and the Rappahannock County Library. The Ppblic Hearing will be preceded by an Open House, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m., at which members of the public are invited to talk to County staff and members of the Planning Commission about the document, in an informal setting. All interest persons are invited to attend and to make comments. Written comments will be accepted at the County Administrator’s Office, .29Q Gay Street, or P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747, until one week after the Hearing. Please enter my new • subscription to ftappafyannocti iSS? frubfcription rates bp mail: Rappahannock... .$19.00/yr. Elsewhere in the IKS. ..$24.00/yr. NAME ADDRESS CITY The Rappahannock Newt (I8SN #*s 1060-7665 ft 186260) is published every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 21086 by Rappahannock Newt, a division of Arundel Communication, Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Warrenton, Virginia and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions $19.00 a year in Rappahannock; $24.00 elsewhere inU.S. ' _ POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock Newt, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747. j . • r , ... h^iiin jj jj' t..' ■ __n>.» ~—g The curriculum is designed to assist the sheriff-participants develop structure for the office which meets the particular needs of the community each serves. The two-week program is currently funded by Congress through an appropriation to the National Institute of Corrections which allows sheriffs to attend with no cost to the local government. "It was a tremendous honor to have been recommended and selected to attend the school. It is the first time Rappahannock County has been represented at this Institute since its inception 24 years ago," Sheriff Settle said. "I have attended many schools in my career; however, the National Sheriffs Institute executive development program ranks at the top. The course provided me with instruction and ideas to enhance my skill level as a sheriff, to address administrative, personnel, leadership, planning and community issues. "I want to be the best sheriff I can be for the citizens of Rappahannock County. I believe it is crucial to maintain a high training level to afford the citizens the highest degree - of leadership, especially when the demands for professional law enforcement are progressively increasing." BMPs Cost Share Available If you're thinking about converting cropland and/or fallow land back into grass, th.en you may qualify for cost share funds available through the Virginia BMP Cost Program administered by the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District. The SL-1 (Permanent Vegetative Cover On Cropland) practice is to establish grass and/or legume vegetation oh cropland or fallow land with existing cover of less than 60 percent to pasture or hayland. The state cost-sh^re rate isr$15 an acre and 75 percent of eligible component costs. Eligible components are certified seed, fertilizer, lime, (according to current soil testrecomrnendations) herbicides, and pesticides and manure if manure (litter) is purchased from off farm, a bill and nutrient analysis must be presented. This will be provided only one time per field, while that field is under the same ownership. So,if you're thinking about converting cropland and/or fallow land back to grass give us a call. Frances Smith, an employee with the Culpeper SWCD can be reached at 825-8591 or someone from the NRCS staff, David Weeks, Manuel Ayalay, Nancy Grimes, or myself at 825-4200 or 672-1523. The Culpeper SWCD consists of Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties. All programs and services of NRCS are offered on a non-discriminatory basis, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, martial status or handicap. GOLF & HUNT CLUB Be among the first to play Virginia's only Gary Player, Signature Course. Reserve Tee Times Today: 703-779-2555 Located just 3 miles north of downtown Leesburg, Virginia on Rt. 15. Him left on Raspberry Drive (across from White's Ferry). NOW OPEN ......— Comprehensive Plan Open House Please join your neighbors and the County Planning Commission for an Open House on the 1996 Draft Comprehensive Plan. The Open House will be held at the County Courthouse on Wednesday, October 16 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. light Refreshments Provided Pet of the Week: % The featured dog at the Animal Shelter this week is a pointer cross, approximately 2 years old, friendly, black and white, male (n). He was found one mile up Route 729 from U.S. 211. Animals brought in by Animal Control: • Spaniel/Collie cross, 9 months old, brown and white, male, found at the intersection of routes 231 and 618. • Corgi cross, older dog, male, brown and black, wearing an orange flea collar. • Terrier cross, approximately 3 years old, male, black and brown, found at the intersection of routes 647 and 637. There are also adult dogs, spayed and neutered, vaccinated and heartworm tested, available for adoption. An application and fees afe required. « The number for the . . shelter/lost pet registry is 937- *. 3283. Shelter hours are 9 a.m. until noon Monday, Tuesday, - • Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I-—--- » County Emergency Log The following fire and rescue calls were routed through the dispatch center during this past week: Sept. 30: 4:30 a.m., sickcall, Route 619, Castleton, Castleton VFD. Oct. 1: 5:27 p.m., sickcall, U.S. 211, Washington, Washington VFD and Sperryville VRS. Oct. 2: 1:32 a.m., false alarm, Route 626, Castleton, Castleton VFD and Sperryville VFD; 6:20 a.m., mutual aid, Route 681, Fauquier, Amissville VFD; 5:15 p.m., injury from a fall, U.S. 522, Huntly, Flint Hill VFD. Oct. 3: 10:38 a.m., sickcall, Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD. Oct. 4: 12:43 p.m., mutual aid, Route 646, Culpeper, Sperryville VRS and Flint Hill VFD. Oot. 5: 5:46 a.m., structural fire, Route 674, Washington, Washington VFD, Sperryville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 11:00 p.m., auto accident, Route 729, Amissville, Flint Hill VFD and Washington VFD. * The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office this past week: Sept. 30: traffic accident, U.S. 522, Boston; info, gen.', unknown; stray dog, U.S. 211, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Washington conservation/animals, Route 631, Flint Hill; misdemeanor theft. Town of Washington; reckless driving, U.S. 211, Amissville; public service. Route 628, Washington; residence, Route 621, Washington. Oct. 1: residence. Route 626, Washington; info, gen., Route 610, Chester Gap; communication abuse. Route 729, Flint Hill; info, gen., Town of Front Royal; communication abuse. Route 622, Washington; parking violation, Town of Washington; info, gen., unknown; info, gen., U.S. 211, Washington; civil problem, Route 707, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 522, Huntly; public service, U.S. 211/645, Amissville; telephone harassment, Route 729, Boston; animal emergency, Route 729, Flint Hill; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Washington; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 211, JENKINS ORCHARDS ^Quality Apples Select Your Own Stayman, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Rome, Ywk _ & Granny Smith $; Pears: Devos, Bartlett & Maflnw '.'’Also: Hone* Apple Butter & lam' / Bring your own container* Fresh Cider p * Directions: Ftem Culpeper on Rt 522. Left at Vfcncey Road, approximately 2 miles. From Sperrwllle, RL 822, R®* at Yfcnoey Road, 2 miles. Watch for signs. Woodvle (540) 987-8192 Amissville; reckless driving, U.S. 522, Woodville; citizen request assist, U.S; 211, Amissville; suspicious incident,; Route 613, Amissville; business, U.£; 211, Washington. ' ■ Oct. 2: info, gen.. Main Street; Washington; public service, U.S. 211^ Washington; residence, Route 643r Amissville; simple assault, Route 64$ Amissville; traffic accident, U.S. 522,' Sperryville; info, gen., Route 70$,* Sperryville; lost/missing dog, U.S.i 211, Amissville; extra patrol/welfaf& check, U.S. 211, Amissville; infcC gen.. Town of Washington. tj Oct. 3: stray livestock/horsev Route 642, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211, Amissville; extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 211, Sperryville; driving under influence, U.S. 522, Washington; public service, U.S. 522, Woodville. Oct. 4: driving under influence* U.S. 522, Flint Hill; walk through/security check, Town of Washington; walk through/security check, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; public service, Town of Washington; public set-’ vice, U.S. 522, Huntly; stray live-' stock/horses, U.S. 211, Washington; conservation/animals, Route 640,* Amissville; info, gen., Town of Washington; conservation/animals. Route 666, Chester Gap; civil prob** lem, Route 610, Chester Gap; telephone harassment. Route 651^ Sperryville; residence, Route 622v Castleton; citizen request assist, U,8»< 211, Sperryville; stranded motoristr Route 729, Castleton. Oct. 5: public service, U.S. 21J,. Sperryville; suspicious incident, 522, Flint Hill; suspicious incident, Route 651, Sperryville; info. gen.,. Town of Washington; damage property/private, U.S. 211, Sperry ville communication abuse, Route 639, Amissville; residence, Route 6it, Castleton; extra patrol/welfare checkr U.S. 211, Amissville; dog bite, U.S“ 211, Amissville; suspicious incident, U.S. 211, Amissville; extra patrol/weF fare check, Culpeper County; stray dog, Route 638, Flint Hill; public ser-; vice, Town of Washington; animal emergency. Route 231, Sperryville) stray dog, Shenandoah National Park; suspicious incident, Route 610, Chester Gap; suspicious incident) Route 622, Rock Mills; traffic accident, Route 729, Amissville. Oct. 6: public service, Route 1001, Sperryville; stray dog, Route 641, Flint Hill; neighborhood disputes, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; burglary/no forced entry, Route 637y Amissville; reckless driving, Route,' 626, Washington; stray; livestock/horses, U.S. 522,Woodville; residence, Route 617y Castleton; intoxication, U.S. 211,' Washington; larceny/ffom building/ Route 645, Amissville; citizen requestassist, Route 622, Washington; dam~ age property/private. Route 622^ Washington; public service, Route. 231, Sperryville; citizen request assist, U.S. 211, Washington. Important 3-Day (4 Sessions) j: Antique & Estate Auction j By Catalogue Friday, October 18th • 6 p.m. Saturday, October 19th • 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday, October 20th *11 a.m. Exhibition: Friday, October 18th • 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.. Selling over 2,000,lots of 18th, 19th & 20th century American & European formal &. country furniture & accessories from prominent estates, homes, collections, etc- This will be one of our best Catalogue Auctions in many years. Admission by Catalogue $12, $15 by Mail (Admits 2 to all 4 sessions) Terms: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, 12% Buyer’s Premium. Laws Auction 7209 Centreville Road (Rt. 28) MsnactQc \ZA (703)361-3148 VAF#54 Metro 631-0590

Darby House Featured on House Tour By SHEILAH SWEET Rappihannock Nun Contributing Writer Millwood, the home of Bob and Trish Darby is the third home featured on this year's House Tour and Dried Flower sale sponsored^ by the Episcopal Churchwomen of Bromfield Parish. When the Darbys found they needed more room than their house in Fauquier afforded, they searched for a place for themselves, their young daughter and their horses and pony. And in 1987, they found Millwood with its hundred acres in pasture and more then fifty in woods. The original house had been built by Joseph Reid, a businessman and farmer, who finished the house in 1836. The house stayed in the family for several generations until 1976 when it was bought by Jon Morgan, a builder with a specialty in restoration. ' ■* Mr. Morgan more than doubled the size of the hous6. He added several garages, enough to house his renowned collection of antique cars. He added outbuildings and reassembled an old cabin he had take apart and moved from Hope Hill. The cabin serves as a combination guest and bath house in front of the pool. Mr. Morgan also built an enclosed patio outside the lower level of the house. It's a perfect place for rainy day parties. When the Darbys moved to Millwood they made few major changes; they replaced the swimming pool, added some closets, and changed some doors. They wanted to furnish the house with the work of local artists and artisans. Julia Ashby stencilled some hallways and rooms; Tom Von Fange made some tables. They have works by Linda Heimstra, Ned Bittenger, and Sandra Massie Forbush; there are prints by Geneva Welch. But most evident is the work of master craftsman, Peter Kramer, who did much of the paneling and many pieces of furniture. The dining room shows off fine craftsmanship. B&Bs Join World Wide Web , All 16 members of the Bed and Breakfast Guild of Rappahannock County now have a home and their own web pages in the Internet. • They were custom designed by Eric Rodney of Alternative Rousources Group in Front Royal and include a variety of color photos for each destination. The third smallest of Virginia's counties, Rappahannock now has 94 bed and breakfast rooms authorized. Phil Irwin, proprietor of Caledonia Farm Bed and Breakfast said, "The market will probably be further divided by still more competitiors wishing to share the undeveloped scenic beauty of this still rural area so close to the urban corridor." Conventional marketing was never considered affordably, Mr. Irwin said. Guild members readily accepted the cdllective offer from Alternative Resources for individual Internet sites. For 11 years Caledonia Farm has "pioneered in B and B promotion," Mr. Irwin said. For the six months period ending April 30, 13 percent of his guests first discovered his establishment on the World Wide Web and inquiries were up 20 percent. However, Mr. Irwin insists he, himself, intends to remain "computer illiterate, technologically devoid, relying on an 800 number and the always trustworthy 3x5 cards." , He said designing his own home page was his "biggest sales job ever, ^ vvvrrrrrr we nx \ Red & Golden Delicious, Yorks, Staymans, Grimes, and Winesaps Also: Cider, Pumpkins, Honey & Potatoes Apples Pumpkins Apple Butter, Syrups, Preserves, Cider, Honey, Peach Butter & Pumpkin Butter Large Native American Selection Pet>A*Pet Farm Pony Rides $2.f0 Christmas Shop The Wishing Well 53 m 7 Day, Rt. 522 $. halfway botwoon Front Royal * Wlnchotlor far more difficult than designing a brochure." Design, copy, artwork, graphics, photography, layout all had to be considered, but he had help. The address for local bed and breakfasts is: HTTP.//WWW.BNB-NVA.COM. Then you can reach the individual businesses by clicking directly on their addresses. Caledonia Farm is/CALE1812.HTM. "Happy surfing. Qo see us," Mr. Irwin said. R«pp«h»nnock New* Staff Photo* by Cindy Mahan The Darby House will be open for House Tour. Mr. Kramer used different and distinctive woods in each of the paneled rooms and often made matching furniture. For example, Mrs. Darby’s office is paneled in curly and birdseye maple and her desk is made from the same combination of woods, while the guest room is paneled in pine. Mr. Kramer also carved the primitive headboard used there. His unique pieces, some carved, some plain, are seen throughout the house. Sadly, this spring, fire damaged the master bedroom and the dining , room as well as the roof. Luckily, the furniture was saved and now the house has been restored. And Millwood has returned to is bucolic existence as farm and home. Tour hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. Afternoon tea will be served froni 2 until 5 p.m. on both days. Tickets are $10 for all the houses or $3.50 per house. Book Fair Is Coming Rappahannock County Elementary School library will host a Scholastic Book Fair on Oct. 15 through Oct. 21. The Book Fair will be open from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. each school day, and from 8:15 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, during the parentteacher conferences. This reading event will offer students, parents and teachers the opportunity to see the latest books by popular authors and illustrators of books for young readers. Books featured in a Scholastic Book Fair are carefully selected and special attention is given to find books that appeal to the emergent, the experienced and the reluctant reader. . Along with winners of prestigious state and national awards, the Scholastic Book Fair will present hundreds of titles including how-to books, *Toro-Wheelhorse *Stihl *Snapper *Honda *White :00-12:00 on Saturday We accept all major credit cards. 540-825-8371 SWAN’S J.A. SWAN, JR. & CO. 201 South East Street Culpeper I October 16,1996 TOMER APPRECIATION DAY - > , i , tv; 9 ' >' , ‘ ■ • 1 person _ $70ptft certificate to be given at (Need not be press* to biographies, classics, and a wonderful variety of the newest titles in chil- s dren's literature. It is hoped that the selections will excite and motivate students to become lifelong readers. As in the past, the teachers will complete a Wish List of books that you may choose to buy for your child's classroom. Also, those attending will enter a drawing for $25 worth of books for the student and $25 worth for the classroom. The drawing will take place on the last day of the fair. New this year, there will also be two drawings each day for $5 worth of books each drawing. We hope you will come out and join the fun and excitement of Scholastic Books on Tour! For more information, contact Aney Massie at 987-8259. Thursday, October 10 • First Thursday Education Support Group, meeting on the school (Midget process, at the Extension Office - 7 pm. (675-1461) Friday, October 11 • Christopher Johns will give a slide show and presentation, "A World Without Mambas," at the library - 8 p.m. Saturday, October 12 • Hike to Hazel River Bluffs via White Rocks and Oldway trails. - 9:30 a.m.-3 p m. (987-9061) • Amissville Volunteer Fire Department Open House - noon to 5 p.m. (937-4357) or (937-5125 • RAAC and Ki Theatre present the Rappahannock Quintet, at Ki Theatre - 8 p,m. (675-1616) > Sunday, October 13 • Smithsonian Chamber Players in concert, at The Theatre - 4 p.m. concert, 3:30 p.m. pre-concert talk (675-1253) Tuesday, October 15 • Robert Sweet, president of the National Right To Read Foundation, talking on "The Case for Phonics: Why Whole Language Education Is Failing Our Children," at meeting open to the public sponsored by the local Republican Party, in the Courthouse - 7:30 p.m. (675-3679) Friday, October 18 • 4-H Achievement Night, at the RCES cafeterua- 6:30 p.m. • RAAC movie "Blue Sky" -8 p.m. Saturday, October 19 • House Tour and Dried Flower Sale sponsored by the churchwomen of Trinity Episcopal Church -11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, October 20 • Family Fun Day at die Flint Hill Fire Hall -10 am. (675-3389) • House Tour and Dried Flower Sale sponsored by the churchwomen of Trinity Episcopal Church - 1-5 pm. Saturday, October 26 • MoonlightHike up Old Rag - 5 p.m. (987-906L) Thursday, Oct. 31 • Community Halloween Bonfire in Washington - dusk J 4-H Achievement Night Set The annual 4-H Achievement Night Program will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at the Rappahannock County Elementary School cafeteria. 4-H members and leaders will be recognized for their accomplishments during the 1995-96 4-H year just completed. A covered dish dinner for 4-H members, leaden and families will begin the evening. The public is invited. Come and join us to see what a talented group of 4-H youth we have in Rappahannock County. What Kind Of America Do We Want? The RenuhHran Plan For Anu>ri»»« 1. Lower Taxes.. More Take Home Pay... More free Time Working men and women can earn more and keep more of what they earn under the Republican plan to cut taxes by 15%. They will have, more free time to spend with their families, in their churches, and in their communities. Every year since BUI Clinton took office, taxes have been higher whUe fandly income has been lower. Parents are working longer and taking home less - leaving them with less free time with their chUdren. 2. America Needs Common Sense Welfare Reform It's not just that people on welfare abuse the system, it's that the system abuses people on welfare. We need welfare reform that continues to strengthen personal responsibUity, returns power to the states and strengthens, not demeans, someone's sense of self-worth. The average person on welfare stays for 13 years. BUI Clinton vetoed real welfare reform twice - we need to sure the safety net is a ladder, not a trap. 3. Stronger and Safer Families by Fighting Drugs & Violent Crime Republicans wUl undertake a real War on drugs coming across our borders, into our communities, schools, and the hands of our chUdren. After faUing for 11 straight years under Presidents Reagan and Bush, three times as many 14-yearolds are now using marijuana as did in 1992, BUI Clinton slashed drug interdiction efforts, weakened enforcement, appointed lenient liberal judges and joked about his own drug use on MTV. Even liberal Charles Rangel (D-NY) says he has "never, never, never" seen a president who cares less about fighting drugs. 4. Stem Illegal Immigration, Strengthen English as Our Common Language People who immigrate to the United State legally should have the opportunity to become productive citizens, share our common language and enrich our American heritage - as mUlions have done before them. We welcome people who abide by our laws and contribute to our economy ** it's the American way. Rewarding those who are here because they broke our laws is the wrong way. Under BUI Clinton, the number of Ulegal immigrants in the United States has increased by 1.2 million. Spending on benefits for illegal immigrants has gone up 12.7% while wages for the typical American worker has fallen 2.5% 5. Restore Honesty and Integrity to the White House Whether it’s incompetence or corruption, there is simply too much of it. We need someone in the White House who is honest, competent and trustworthy. AalhttMd paid fcr ty tim -1--—>- C—y lUyWfaa- ,,

-ftappaftannocfe JJetosEstablished 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 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1996 sp Editorials ■mm Flood Cleanup Here we go again. The county has approval to contract to have eight sections of the county's streams cleaned up following the flooding related to Hurricane Fran. Furthermore the county is in a position to get started sooner than surrounding counties because its projects already have approval from the Natural Resources Conservation Service when other counties do not. Nevertheless County Administrator John McCarthy warned the members of the Board of Supervisors that the time involved in the contracting process will not allow the projects to get underway before next year unless the weather is extremely cooperative. Now the rest of the county can experience the frustration felt by people in Harris Hollow last year as projects are much more limited in scope than people expect. The NRCS permits only allow the streams to be restored to their pre-flood condition, and those who live along the streams are not allowed to say what those conditions were. The gradual siltation of local streams cannot be corrected. Only the large gravel beds and large piles of trapped debris deposited during the flood may be moved and those only from selected sections of the streams. With luck there will not be further examples of seed scattered on rock and carefully mulched. As frustrating as the process was in Harris Hollow last year, the work probably helped keep the flooding this year from being as bad as it would have been if the work had not been done. If the county is lucky sections of the north and south forks of the Thornton River, Piney River, Hazel River, Hughes River and Battle Run will be cleaned up before the next flood hits. Helen Smith Rappahannock County is losing a truly dedicated public servant with the departure of Helen Smith as the Extension home economics agent and part-time 4-H agent. The 4-H program especially has blossomed under her tenure. Her talent has been to find leaders for many more clubs and persuade them to take on the volunteer jobs. At the same time she has had to deal with mostly dying homemaker clubs and, following guidelines from the Extension Service, convert them to something more in tune with late 20th century reality for county women. Programs in personal finance and in parenting along with a greater emphasis on health and fitness have characterized this change, i All of this has gone on at a time when the Extension Service itself was under budgetary attack. It has not been easy, and Mrs. Smith has carried on with true class throughout. She assured the supervisors Virginia Tech will not again leave the county with only one agent, that the position will be filled, but it is highly unlikely it will be as ably filled as it has been these past seven years. We wish Mrs. Smith well as she transfers with the Extension Service to a position in Bedford County. Natural Resource Conservation Service P r o j e c t completed by t h e 21st century /T?; ////// ^Do you suppose they'll get finished before the next flood hits?11 Because I Care To the Editor: With the obvious media bias in reporting, voters this year will have to dig for the truth in order to make an intelligent decision for whom to vote Nov. 5. Republicans have been portrayed as cutting Medicare when, in fact, they propose to limit the growth, not cut. According to a L.A. Times survey, 55 percent of newspaper reporters said they were liberal: only 17 percent conservative. The Lichter study of 1992 TV coverage showed 50 percent positive reporting for Clinton, but 70 percent negative for Bush. Do we see so much violence, dishonesty and immorality that we are becoming desensitized? When President Clinton's main political advisor resigned following a sex scandal, Clinton's press secretary said, "Each candidate will be judged on his own character by the American people." Tire, but only if we're given the facts. Since Clinton is espousing Republican ideas now, we should vote for Dole and get the benmefit of good character as well. Since time is of the essence, you are urged call (800) 828-2290 to obtain the following videos and written materials and judge for yourself the real Bill and Hillary Clinton: "Coverup, Drugs, Deception and then Making of a President," "Obstruction of Justice," "The New Clinton Chronicles," "The Clinton Chronicles Book," "The Death of Vince Foster: What Really Happened," and "Clinton's Circle of Power." (I have the latter tape. If anyone is interested in viewing it, they can call me at 9375024.) I challenge you to view these materials and then make your own decision about the real truth. DoleKemp is the team to trust! CATHY SMITH Amissville Volunteers Needed To the Editor: Wow! It's October already. The month of September flew by, and, once again, wonderful things are happening in the Rappahannock County public schools. It has been very gratifying for me this year to be able to find volunteers to assist so many teachers with needs so early in the year. I have had far more responses from parents and friends in the community who are eager to help in. our schools this year than last, and we are thrilled with the enthusiastic assistance. We have tutors, computer lab monitors, clerical help, library workers, receptionists, speakers, student tutors, in fact, we have a wonderful community of volunteers at each school, and that spirit is helping each school to thrive. It is exciting to see so many people pulling together to help the students in our community. There are still many volunteer positions available, however. If you can spare one hour, one-half day, one day, or more, per week, we can find the perfect spot for you. You will feel good about yourself, and you will be so appreciated by students as well as teachers. At RCHS, we still need volunteers to help in the library and assist with the school's election the day before Election Day, tutors who speak Spanish, clerical assistance for teachers, and accompanist for chorus and more. Can you help with any of these requests? At RCES, we would appreciate volunteers who will tutor, display student art work, do clerical work (filing, copying etc.), accompany the chorus for special programs, help in the library, etc. Please call 987-8259. I am anxious to hear from you. Together we can be sure that all of Rappahannock's schools are the best that they can be! JAN MAKELA Volunteer Coordinator Voodoo Again To the Editor: In 1981, Jack Kemp helped sell Ronald Reagan the idea that he could adopt a major tax cut and balance the budget, partly through the magic of economic growth. As a result the national debt grew to $5 trillion. The interest today on that debt is $257 billion dollars a year--$ 1,000 a year for every man, woman and child in America. If we did not have to pay that interest, we could use that money Our Rappahannock Heritage Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Sharon Kilpatrick That Sperryville Emporium was a center of activity during the Apple Harvest Festival. to pay for all the federal costs of education, training, employment, social service, health (except Medicare), veterans' benefits, natural resources, environment and international affairs (including foreign aid). Alternatively, we could use that money to balance the budget in one year (not seven) and give everyone a substantial, safe tax cut. In 1996, Jack Kemp has helped sell Bob Dole on the idea that he can adopt a major tax cut and balance the budget, partly through the magic of economic growth. There he goes again! It is also worth noting that that $257 billion dollars a year represents a transfer of wealth frotn the pocket of the American taxpayer into the pockets of those persons here and aboard who are rich enough to own U.S. bonds. AUGUSTUS C. JOHNSON Syria Safeguard Pension Fund To the Editor: Voters are you interested in how the money in Virginia's Retirement System is administrated? The first amendment on the November ballet about which Virginians are to make a decision reads as follows: This amendment provides that the funds in governmental employees retirement system shall be trust fluids and be invested and administrated solely in the interests of the members and beneficiaries of the system. Every voter should read the first proposed constitutional amendment, and vote "yes” for it if you think it is fair. Sometimes money in the Virginia Retirement System has not been handled in the best interest of the retired. This amendment should be of concern for present state retirees as well as future state retirees. MARY M. WOOD Treasurer, Rappahannock Retired Teachers Association Support Democrats To the Editor: I would like to address those who may still be undecided about who to vote for in the upcoming presidential and congressional elections, and to offer what I think are critical reasons for supporting Democratic candidates Bill Clinton, Mark Warner, and Bob Weinberg. There are three fundamental issues on which the Democrats have a strong philosophy and record of support and which the Republicans have actively undermined: protection of the environment, support of public education, and assurance of a human services "safety net" for the most vulnerable individuals and families. Having worked for 20 years for a local agency which serves the elderly and persons with mental disabilities, I am acutely aware of the difficult situations which face many individuals and families. In this community there are older people who have worked hard all of their lives in low paying jobs, who could not manage now without the assistance provided through Medicaid, food stamps, Social Security, and Supplemental Security Income. There are grandparents and single mothers taking care of young children, for whom the now defunct AFDC program has been their economic lifeline. There are people with physical and mental disabilities who can only live in and be a part of our community with assistance. Last year, the Republican dominated Congress attempted to cut what is already a thin safety net into tatters. The 15 percent tax cut now being promoted by Dole would tear major holes in the fabric of the human service support system. Under the Dole plan, Medicaid would be block granted and diminished, and discretionary programs like the Older Americans Act, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Vocational Rehabilitation and Health Department programs would take the biggest hits. Dole's economic package also assumes that the squeeze on Medicare proposed last year by the GOP Congress' will in fact occur. These cuts would be felt deeply by local residents (children, the elderly and disabled individuals) who depend on these programs. The recently enacted welfare reform legislation would more app;ropriately be called welfare repeal in its current form. The only hope of pulling a true reform out of the ashes of the AFDC program lies with the pledge of the Democratic leadership to push for the development of real jobs and job training, more day care dollars and a back-up safety net to. kids once time limits are reached. Government is the major tool our society has for sharing resources with those who, through accidents of birth or through life circumstances, need temporary or, in some cases, on-going support. We must elect Bill Clinton, Marie Warner and Bob Weinberg who have demonstrated that they are attuned to these needs, and then back them in making the choices which will create resources to support vulnerable individuals and families. SALLY MORGAN Washington Let's End Abortion To the Editor: I would like to thaink Cathy Smith for her Letter to the Editor on Oct. 2 concerning partial birth abortion. The other two ways to perform late term abortions are also barbaric. To those who feel the baby feels no pain during these abortions, according to a article in the medical journal Lancet, the authors claim that evidence shows doctors should start giving babies pain medication when killing them. Over 10,000 babies are mur dered like this every year, and in a ■ Washington Post article Jaroslav ?, Hulka, Professor of obstetrics and ? gynecology at the University of j North Carolina, who himself super- | vised 300 late term abortions every l year, claimed that "95 percent of jj these babies are normal." Why is this allowed? Contrary to ' widely held public impressions, * third trimester abortions are permit- 1 ted by the Supreme Court. Strange \ as it seems, this same Supreme | Court outlaws anybody bothering j spotted owes or snail darters! We must stop late term abortion, ] except to save the life of the mother. | While we are at it, let’s end the geno- * cide of 1.3 million babies by abor- ■ tion every year. » 'We all will someday have to face \ our maker and he judged on whfere • we stand on this important issue. - ; Clinton and he alone had the j power to outlaw at least one of these ■ procedures with a stroke of a pen. * He did not, and upon his demise he <j will have a higher power to answer ■*! to. ‘ \ JOE and MELODY REINBOLDT 1 Viewtown I Thank You, Volunteers j » \ To the Editor: The workday for the new Senior i Citizen Center was a great success i thanks to the generous efforts and contributions from this wonderful 1 community we live in. Because-of j this support the senior citizens ■ of ' Rappahannock finally have their I own accessible space. It came about 5 because the community cares. ; Special thanks to Kevin j Weisgerber for offering his services j to build the wheel chair ramp an<f to - his fine crew, Arthur Craig, Donnie [ Mullen, Phil Drevas, Howard CoDn, ■, Bobby Smith, Ernest Coates, 6ill \ Abernathy, Palmer Smith and Zack \ McKinney, for donating their la^or > and expertise. Thanks to Nancy j Soule and the garden crew for bring- * ing the flower garden and shrubs I back to life and to Robert ) Clatterbuck for his plumbing work, ; and to all the committee members { and senior volunteers who gave it ! their all that day. “ ; MICHAEL SOULE j Sperryvijle ; t \ The Time Machine Ill.il.W ,-"f . . ■ n News back when ...... i ...lirffriiri 30 Years Ago Thursday, October 6, 1966 One of America's leading fashion stores has agreed to stage a Style Show, Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. at Jessamine Hill Farm, Rappahannock County. The Chester Gap Firemen will sponsor a ham and chicken supper Saturday, October 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Chester Gap Fire Hall for the benefit of the Fire Department. A pair of vandals caught stealing gasoline from a county school bus last Thursday were apprehended and held at gun point by a local citizen until an officer could be summoned. 25 Years Ago Thursday, Oct. 1971 The Village Beauty Salon in Amissville was burglarized Sunday night or early Monday morning after access to the building through a window. Rappahannock County proved to be a comparatively strong market during the past year, according to! a national survey of business activity, just released, . The new bridge over the Rappahannock River at the Rappahannock-Fauquier County line on Route 647 was opened to the public for travel last Wednesday afternoon. I 10 Years Ago Thursday, October 9, 1986 j Wildi W: Riddell, son of Mrs. Ramona Riddell, llie Shade, Sperryville and Mr. Roland M. Riddell, Forwood, West Virginia, has begun his first year*of academic studies at Gould Academy, an independent boarding school celebrating its 151st opening since ,its founding in 1836. The Forest Grove Baptist Church of Viewtown will celebrate its centennial on Sunday, October 12, with special services of worship and thanjtsgiving and a fellowship dinner. ' *

Harriers Place Second in Meet » ♦ , By SHAROtf KILPATRICK • Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer J RCHS finished second in both ; boys' and girls' cross country in a meet < against Bull Run District opponents at home last Wednesday. j Because George Mason arrived ; shortly before the competition was • due to start and needed time to warm ! up, the race was not split and everyone 2 took off running at once. ; Brentsville District dominated with runners in first and second in < both boys' and girls' competition. j For the boys Chris Sause was the • first RCHS runner finishing fourth ' overall in a time of 18:29. Matt Wolfe 1 was seventh overall and the second 2 RCHS finisher in 18:45. Chris Dennis 2 was 10th with a time of 19:10, fol| lowed by Jeff Atkins 11th, Chad j Heddleston 12th, Tommy Baldwin 2 13th and Mark Williams 15th. Nile ; Watson, Colin Nichols, Alex - -Baumgardner, Josh Waddell, Jason Baldwin, Nathan Flinchum, Michael .. .Fairbrother.AbeMcLear, Brady Wolfe’ and Zach Corbin also completed the course for RCHS. The Panthers' score was 44 compared to 22 for Brentsville, 86 for Manassas Park and 103 for George Mason. In girls’ competition Meghan Fairbrother was third overall and the first Rappahannock finisher with a time of 21:43. Jessica Gheen was sixth overall and the second Rappahannock runner with a time of 22:31. Caroline Baumgardner was ninth, Emily Sims 10th, Lauren Sharp 13th Robyn Kaye 15th and Claire Schadler 17th. Sara Thomas also finished the course for RCHS. The score was 44 for RCHS, 32 for Brentsville and 51 for George Mason. Manassas Park did not field a girls’ team. Friday afternoon Coach David van de Graaff took the team to Williamsburg for a huge invitational meet at William and Mary Saturday. Team members took a look at the course and had a practice run on it RAA Team Gets Win By HODGE MILLER l, f Rappahannock Neva Contributing Writer v'. The Rappahannock Athletic -^.Association's minor league team lost a -1 tough game 9-6 to Remington #2 at Peason Elementary school in /Casanova on Sept. 28. Alex Sharp, Jacob Dodson, and ■ > Will Miller each had hits in the losing -*■'effort. Jason Jenkins pitched three great innings and recorded five strike- .outs. He left with the score tied 3-3. -1 This was a game that should have been different, but we did not hit as well as normal and had a poor day in the field. What a difference a week makes! >• Rappahannock's team came out on Saturday, Oct. 5, with a better hitting ■: -attack and superb fielding to win 8-3 over Warrenton #3. '! < ' Alex Sharp and Jason Jenkins had '■« busy day pacing the hitting attack with two hits each and each pitched a good game. This was by far the best defensive ,game we have played to date. Nick Raiford, Alex Sharp, Ben Hahn and Will Miller each made outstanding defensive plays, but it was the plays that did not have to be made that thrilled me the most. We were backing each other up on throws and hitting cut-off men. This led the Warrenton base runners to be hesitant to advance. Then our pitchers shut them down. I am proud of the effort that this team has shown over the season. We are a young team and out biggest enemy has been our own confidence. The Rappahannock team is composed of nine 7-9 year old boys and one 10 year old. We are playing in a league where the average team has 14 players that are mostly 9 and 10 year olds. We have two remaining games before the tournament. Both games are at Stuart Field in Amissville, on Oct. 12 and Oct. 19. Both games begin at noon. Please feel free to come out and show your support for this fine team. Girls' Sports Clinic Planned • >: RCHS senior Kylene Wolfe needs-ed a project to complete her work for ■ the Gold Award, the highest award in , n Girl Scouting. Furthermore she was concerned that girls coming into the . high school from the elementary , , school often do not know what team sports are available to them once they get to high school. International Gold Cup --Scheduled *" On Oct. 19 horses, jockeys, trainers, owners and spectators from ' around the world will be flocking to ... Great Meadow Field Events Center J tn The Plains for the International 'Gold Cup Races, one of the finest traditions of American steeplechas»lng. The feature race, the MercedesBenz International Gold Cup, in a timber (wooden post-and-rail fence) race with total prize money of - -$35,000. Some of the most prestigious and successful steeplechase ' horses in the history of the sport have participated in these races. ,;• As its name implies, steeplechasing began in Ireland after a long „ day of fox hunting almost 250 years _..*go when a certain^lr. Blake challenged a Mr. O'Callaghan to a race ■j across many obstacles to a church Steeple on the distant horizon. From these humble beginnings the sport spread across Europe and the rest of the world. In addition to countries like ^ngland, Ireland, France, Germany and Japan, steeplechasing can typically be found in (former colonies of Britain. t Gates open at 10 a.m. on Oct. 19 "at the Great Meadow Field Events tenter in The Plains. Reserved tick' ;'ets can be purchased in advance ’ .through the Virginia Gold Cup 'Association at (540) 347-1215. ' General admission for one car and up to six people is $40 in advance ‘’’tad $50 at the game. Tickets are "available at all Northern Virginia 'Crestar Bank locations or call (800) (59-RACES for other ticket outlet infortnation. So she is organizing an All Girls Sports Clinic for girls in fourth through seventh grades this weekend. There is no charge, and those who attend both Saturday and Sunday will learn something about basketball, volleyball, softball, cross country and track, in most instances from the actual high school coaches. The coaches will be assisted by older Girl Scouts and girl athletes from the high school. The sessions will be from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 Saturday and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday. "We'll teach the basics and play some," she said. She will also encourage those attending to come to practices and games at the high school. Call 547-3202 for further information. Got Horses? ANYTHING you want or need can be found here! AND IT WON’T COST YOU A DIME! The Wright Horse Co 7 E Main St, Berryville 9SS-0292 ?00-220-7?3? BANKRUPT? REPOSSESSION? BAD CREDIT? NO CREDIT?; 'ft WW problem: Call Credit Approval Center " 1-800-635-0730 It’s Van Help* AM application* accepted! aN® Second Chance i : :m~ Auto Finance Experts before going out to dinner and returning to their motel. There they met members of several other teams down for the invitational meet. On Saturday there were 10 races — three at various levels for boys' varsity, three at various levels for girls' varsity, two boys' JV, one girls JV and one for freshmen boys. On the varsity level, Coach van de Graaff chose to enter his teams in the C division. "I felt this would put them on competition with schools of comparable size and talent." It must have worked because the girls finished 15th out of 32 teams and the boys 20th out of 40. Among the girls Meghan Fairbrother won a medal for finishing 9th. „ There were 114 teams total in the competition and 2,800 runners. Among the boys Chris Sause was in the top 30. "It was awesome," Coach van de Graaff said. "Almost everybody had a personal best time." He said that being constantly in with other runners in a large field pushes his runners to improve. "They had 200 to 300 kids lined up at the start of each race; the colors were brilliant." The terrain was varied. It had hills but not extremely steep ones, and it passed through woods for a portion. The finish was clearly in sight from one half mile out., Coach van de Graaff said. "The kids walked away really. believing in themselves, knowing they can do better. Their confidence level is really high." The teams were scheduled to compete at Page County this Wednesday and at Luray next Wednesday before returning home to host the District meet on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Young William Tell? ' Photo courtesy of Clif Lew in Brent Schoenduby, shown here with Ken Carter, won second place with a score'of 73 out of 110 at the Trading Post Youth Shoot last month. Drew Laroc won first. WCDS Volleyballers Win The Lady Owls put together their best effort of the season as WCDS beat Emmanuel Christian of Manassas in volleyball in a Delaney Athletic Conference match. Emmenuel won. the first game 1512, but WCDS came back to win the second 15-9 and the third 15-11. Emmanuel came back strong and won the fourth game 15-12* but WCDS fin ished off the match with a 15-13 win in the fifth game. Laura Beeton scored 18 points, Larissa Woleshynm 16, Kristin Hickson 12 and Erin Nilan 12. Laura Beeton and Bridget Hickson played very agressive on defense. The WCDS boys' soccer team held Randolph Macon Academy at bay for most of the first half of their meeting. Nick Konick gave the Owls a 1-0 lead IS minutes into the game scoring on a free kick from about 25 yards out. 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Apple Harvest Festival D • Rappahannock News Staff Photos by Sharon Kilpatrick Bill Mclnms, John Jackson and Irvin Freeman entertained the crowds. James and Clyde Jenkins demonstrated making white oak baskets and sold several. Local Teens Encouraged To Seek Congressional Awards By BONNIE PRICE LOFTON Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Let’s say you’re a teenager who is not a National Honor Society member, a class officer, or a star on the basketball team. But you’re hardly a loser. You run with the rescue squad, hunt deer during season, and play the drums in a rock n'roll band. You're thinking about canoeing down the Shenandoah River some day. Yet none of this shows up in your school record. In fact the way things are going, you might have a blank under your name beside your senior class photo in the yearbook. Now you can be recognized for your.efforts and interests, thanks to a program set up by the U.S. Congress. It's called the Congressional Award program, and it's open to young people ages 13 to 24. Winners get an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C., where they are presented with their medals in a ceremony at the U.S. Congress. The program works like this: Each hour you spend on an approved activity counts toward the total you mtestone Saturday, October 19 offerihb 12:00 Noon 73C Select Production Performance Angus ■ 25 Open Performance Show Heifers 15 Fall Calving Pairs ♦ 40 Spring Calving Pairs 5 Whitestone Proven Performance Donors Call the farm today to request your sale catalog. You’re welcome to preview the complete sale offering at anytime! Call Mark Duff ell, Manager (703) 3£7-4863 ro. Box 570 Aldle, Virginia 20105 talog. ^ Wllitestone Farti^ need to win a medal. For the bronze, you must rack up 210 hours over at least seven months. For the silver, 420 hours over at least 15 months. For the gold, 840 hours over at least 24 months. For an activity to be approved, it must fall into one of these categories: • Voluntary public service, which can be anything that benefits the community and that you don't get paid for. Possibilities include roadside clean-ups, tree plantings, visiting shut-ins, assistant coaching with children's sports teams, church activities that benefit the community (such as collecting gifts for needy children at Christmas), and working with community theater groups. • Personnel development, which is where you can count all those hours you rack up with fun activities such as music lessons, horseback riding, hunting, woodworking, amateur radio, or stamp collecting. • Physical fitness, any sport you do can count in this category, including non-organized ones, such as roller blading, skateboarding, bowling, and weight training. • Expedition or exploration, which requires you to plan and pull off a one-time adventure, such as a bicycle tour, camping trip, or horseback endurance ride. Living in a different culture from yours can also count in this category, such as being a foreign exchange student or spending time in the home of an Amish family. Diana Corbin, a resident of Slate Mills and a mother of five, has spent the last six months urging various Rappahannock • students to get involved in, the Congressional Award program. One of the teens she approached last spring, 16-year-old Allison Lofton, finally decided to send in an application last week to the Congressional Award's regional NOW THERE’S A CD THAT OFFERS TERMS YOG CAN LIVE WITH... YOURS. office in Culpeper. "Mrs. Corbin kept telling me that all I had to do was start keeping a log of the activities I was already involved with," said Allison. "Last year I was doing lighting for various plays, playing soccer, swimming on a swim team, taking classes to be a soccer referee, and getting certification to be an Emergency Medical Technician on the rescue squad. "Unfortunately none of that stuff counts, since I didn't register with the program until now. I've got to start earning my hours from scratch," she said. Allison is going for the silver medal, which requires participants to be 16 years old and to complete 200 hours of volunteer work, 100 hours of personal development, 100 hours of physical fitness, and 20 expedition hours. Mrs. Corbin's oldest son, eighthgrader Zach, is going for the bronze medal, which is open to anyone age 13 years, 5 months or older. Zach is going to log his hours by being a livestock judge and cattle worker (skills he learned as a 4-Her), doing cross-country and track, planting trees with the Boy Scouts, artd going whitewater rafting. Mrs. Corbin learned about the program from reading about successful participants in the Culpeper newspapers. "I like the fact that anybody can do it. It also gives teenagers incentive to explore an, interest that they might not normally; explore." • Best of all, she adds, "the volunteer hours will benefit the county.' I'm going .to develop a list of volunteer possibilities for teens." Each participant is loosely overseen by a "mentor,” who can be any adult not related to the child. Mrs^ Corbin, for example, has agreed 4o be Allison Lofton's volunteer meiH tor. Scout leaders, schoolteachers, ministers, your best friend's Mom all make good mentors. .* For more information about Uni program, contact Diana Corbin :bi the evenings at 547-3452 qr ask op^ of the guidance counselors *at Rappahannock County High SchoQl for an information brochure. Master Gardener Class Opens The 1996-97 Master Gardener Volunteer Training will begin on Nov. 5 and will be held twice-weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays until Jan. 16. There will be a one-week break the week of Thanksgiving and a two-week break during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. The classroom hours will be 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The training is open to residents Rappahannock, Culpeper, Orange, and Madison counties and the class locations will rotate between the counties. The cost will be $75 and will include the Virginia Master Gardener Handbook. Applications, will be accepted in the Culpeper Extension Office during October. To make an appointment for an application interview with a Master Gardener, please call Jean Payne at 825-2233 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the course and the volunteer responsibilities, call Candy Tredway at 937-4842 or Robin Knepper at 825-4449. Master Gardener Volunteers are the community educators of Virginia Cooperative Extension. They receive yearly training in order to work in the Extension offices in the counties where they live, providing gardening and horticultural information to their neighbors. They are trained in a com-] plete range of horticultural subjects including entomology, plant pathok>-> gy, plant propagation, wood and herbaceous plants, fruits, vegetables, lawns, pruning, pesticides, composting, soils, and fertilizers. Students are required to repay their volunteer training with an equal; number of hours of work in their local Extension offices. This volunteer work will usually be spent by answering telephone inquiries and walk-in problems related to home horticulture and gardening. Some volunteers have preferred to do theit volunteer work in the schools or wjth( local 4-H clubs. • As the volunteer community educators in their counties, Master Gardener Volunteers provide their communities with access to the latest research-based information from Virginia Tech and Virginia State University through their local Cooperative Extension offices. They have access to the latest computer technology, with training provided to use the Internet. Silent Auction Benefit Set The staff of the Rapport, the RCHS newspaper, will be sponsoring a Silent Auction. They hope to raise necessary funds for their publication. Brunch for two at the Flint Hill Public House, a Bible, a framed print, lunch for two at the Appetite Repair Shop, and a hurricane lantern from Hackleys are only a few of the items that will be auctioned. The students are hoping for support from the Rappahannock community as well as from parents coming for parent-teacher conferences. next Thursday, Oct. 17. Stop by on Thursday morning tp see the display of donations from local businesses. If you would like to make a donation to the auction, please contact Cindy Cumins at RCHS at 987-8575 or Patty Metcalfe at 675-3897. Piano Lessons To Be Offered A piano studio will open in Rappahannock County under the direction of Leslie Nichols. Ms. Nichols hold a Bachelor of Arts in music from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg and a master's degree in piano pedagogy from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. At BGSU, she taught in the class piano program and studied piano with Virginia Marks, as well as harpsichord with Vincent Corrigan and organ with Vemon Wolcott. Ms. Nichols has five years of i experience teaching students of all ages and experience, from beginner to advanced. Anyone interested in private piano instruction should contact Leslie Nichols at 675-3500.

Celebrate National 4-H Week 03 ! Virginia's nearly 117,000 4-Hers are celebrating National 4-H Week, Oct. 6 to 12, by celebrating the 4-Hs ~~ Head, Heart, Hands, and Health — ^nd celebrating that they can participate in many exciting opportunities through 4-H. 4-H Week has a national theme too, "More Than You Ever Imagined." As the youth organization of Virginia Cooperative Extension, 4-H is mark ing the week celebrating the variety of educational opportunities it provides to youngsters. "4-H gives youngsters the chance to enjoy the excitement of learning new things in ways that are fun," said John Dooley, Virginia Cooperative Extension associate director for 4-H and Family and Consumer Sciences. 4-H programs include science and technology, citizenship, leadership and personal development, plant and soil sciences, environmental education/natural resources, animal sciences, communications/expressive art, family and consumer sciences, health, nutrition and wellness, jobs, careers and economic education. "The mission of all the 4-H experiences is to assist youth, and adults working with those youth, to gain additional knowledge, life skills, and attitudes that will further their development as self-directing, contributing, and productive members of society," Mr. Dooley said. 4-H members range in age from 5 to 19 years. Most of them live in suburbs and cities of more than 50,000 although they represent all parts of the state from rural areas to the large cities. Younger members, between 5 and 9 years, are in programs geared There Is a 4-H Club for Every Child By HELEN SMITH Extension Agtat— 4-H ! As we celebrate National 4-H Week, I'd like to report on several exciting things happening here in Rappahannock County. ; One of our continuing goals in 4H is to involve more youth in educaiional clubs and to involve the youth who participate in 4-H camp and day tamp in the year-round 4-H program. There are several types of 4-H clubs: a project club where children learn about one topic such as livestock or gardening; a community club where children study several topics and conduct community service projects; and Cloverbud clubs for children ages 6 to 8 years, who are really pre-4-H age. the Cloverbuds meet monthly for an a&t or craft project or another topic that interests them. This past year we organised a new 4-H Cloverbud Small Animal Club, which is continuing fro 1996-97. 4-H is an educational organization for all children sponsored by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and volunteer 4-H leaders. We have some very talented parents and other adults who donate their time and their talents to serve as 4-H leaders. All clubs meet monthly for an educational program. Also members take fieldtrips and hold fundraisers arid other fun activities throughout the year. Rappahannock's 4-H clubs include: 4-H Cooking and Crafts Club — This group meets at the Extension Office on die second Wednesday, 3:30 to 5 p.m. under the leadership of Judi Burke. They do cooking one month and a craft activity the next month. On October 9 they took a field trip to Mel Photo courtesy of Helen Smith IJflary Beth Williams, Toni Updike and Scott Updike were inducted into the 4-H All Stars at the 1996 Conference. _J'Happy National 4-H • - Week to all ^Rappahannock 4-H'ers PULLEN’S ELECTRICAL •i& PLUMBING -n» ✓n ^ , Class A Certified New & Old Work Pump Installation 'Free Estimates on New Work . 540-675-3249 ■ We Are Proud to Support 4-H 7 THE COUNTRY CAFE Fine Dining At Its Best! Main Street > Washington, Virginia 675-1066 Congratulations to 4-H'ers! ■ BALDWIN'S GROCERY ■ Washington, Va. 675-3383 We are Proud of you all! Settles Grocery and Garage Fl»t Sill, Vmhu 675-3252 CONGRATULATIONS Rappahannock 4-H'ers HACKLEY'S STORE A family tradition since 1934 Ronald W. Makela Janet H. Makela P.O. Box 92, Amissville, VA 22002 (540) 937-5373 Congratulations Rapphannock 4-H’ers! Best Wishes For The Coming Year Kappafjannocfe jgetoii 540-675-3338 Nauman's to see his orchard of antique apple varieties. 4-H Horse and Pony Club — This club meets on the first Wednesday afternoon, 3:30 to 5 p.m. under the leadership of Diana Corbin and several other parents. Club members learn about care, health, safety, showing and judging of horses. Several members participated in the 4-H District and Farm Show horse shows in 1996. 4-H Livestock Club — This club meets on the third Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. at Extension Office to study large animal breeds of sheep, swine and beef cattle. Each member raises one or more animals to show at spring and summer livestock shows. They also participate in the 4-H Stockman's, Livestock Judging, and Block and Bridle contests at Virginia Tech. Randall Updike, Jim Massie, and Tommy Williams are 4-H leaders. 4-H Junior Garden Club — This club is co-sponsored by the Rappahannock County Garden Club and Extension Office and is for children 9 and older. Members study gardening, flower arranging, birds, butterflies, and related topics. Carolyn Emerick is the leader. 4-H Wildlife Birding Club — Dr. Joe Garvin and Sue Benner, 4-H leaders, are planning a monthly field trip or meeting for this year. Check with them at 987-7206 for exact dates and details. They are studying non-game birds, habitat for birds and wildlife, bats and plan to participate in Earth Day in April. They have received a 4-H minigrant or $300 for Bat Farming for the 1996-97 4-H year. This will involve learning about the ecological importance of bats and their vital role as consumers of agricultural pests and constructing bat houses to place in the county. If your children are interested in this project, contact Dr. and Mrs. Garvin or the Extension Office. Amissville 4-H Club — Under the leadership of Jennifer Gray, 4-H leader, the Amissville 4-H Club meets Congratulations to all Rappahannock o-H'ers Rapphannock Sheriff Cary T. Settle and Staff Best Wishes 4-H'ers KNB Kappahannotk National tank 540-675-3519 Washington, Virginia 22747 Congratulations 4-H crs The Church Mouse Apcnyville Judy and John TVccl on the fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church. They have done a variety of projects, mostly foods and nutrition. Children and teens ages 9 to 19 are invited to join. 4-H Cloverbud Small Animal Club — This club meets on the fourth Saturday, at 3 p.m. at the Extension Office to learn about small farm animals and pets. For children ages 6 to 8, their October meeting will be a fieldtrip on Oct. 26 to the Frontier Heritage Museum in Staunton. Linda Tarry, Sue Benner and several other parents are leaders for this group. CCLC 4-H Cloverbuds (two clubs) — Hazel Zinn-Day is the leader for these two clubs for children in the after-school program. They meet monthly for an arts and craft or cooking project. 4-H Teen Club — The club meets at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at RCHS. Thanks to the new block scheduling at the high school this year and the resource period for clubs, the 4-H Teen Club will be meeting once a month at school. The purpose is to have an educational program and acquaint teens with all the special leadership activities for teens — 4-H Day at the General Assembly in February, 4-H Congress at Virginia Tech in June, and serving as a teen leader at 4-H camps. Teens who attend a private school or are home-schooled can be individual 4-H HOME members. 4-H Water Monitoring Project for 1996-97 — Under the leadership of Hunt Harris, 4-Hers and adults will be participating in a project to monitor the streams and rivers in the Rappahannock River watershed within our county. This project received a $300 4-H mini-grant from the state for supplies and educational materials. 4-H Clubs are for all youth in Rappahannock County ages 6 to 19. If you read about a club that your child would like to join, please contact the Extension Office at 675-3619. r 1 > • congratulations 4-H ers SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM 987-8235 PARKWAY GIFT SHOP 987-8144 , Gi fts-Sou ven i rs-Fu rniture U.S. Rt. 211 West of Sperryville, Va. 22740 We are proud to support 4-H Laurel Mills Store and Down Under Antiques (540) 937-3015 Mary Frances Fannon Proprietor Congratulations!! ^Rappahannock 4-|3S'ers Early's Carpet, Inc. Hwy. Rt. 211, 1 mile west of Post Office Amissville, Va 540-937-5500 Monday-Friday 9am-6pm Saturday 9am-5pm John & Lorraine Early, _owners & operators for this age group through Cloverbud programs. Junior and senior members participate in 4-H programs in many different ways including community clubs, school enrichment programs, special interest groups, and as individual members. The educational information that 4-Hers learn is provided by faculty members at the land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. Virginia Cooperative Extension agents provide the material, but the clubs are organized and lead by volunteers. In Virginia there are more than 12,000 volunteer leaders, both teenagers and adults who provide this link so that youth can participate in 4H programs. V For 4-Hers, summer cam£ is one of the most popular activities, Virginia has six Educational Centers at which last year, more than 20,000 youngsters spent about a week. At the camps they learn outdoor living along with pro-, grams that continue to teach such topics as water quality and recycling. “Virginia's camping program is one of the top in the nation and Virginia has regularly hosted programs to teach others about outdoor living programs. Jf Oil r MA KAPPA FAKJV Photo courtesy of Helen Smith A.F. Cannon, director of the Rappahannock National Band* has a ribbon for Katie Updike at the Farm Show Sale. ; Local 4-Hers Attend Fair By HELEN W. SMITH Extension Agent Four members of the Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club participated in the Virginia State Fair on October 4, 5 and 6 in Richmond. David Massie, 12, showed a beef heifer from Meadow Grove Farm and placed fourth in Commercial Heifers. He also was the Champion in .the Novice Showmanship Class. David along with Scott Updike participated in the Stockman's Cbritest on Friday, Oct. 4. Scott placed Tenth in the Senior Division for ages 14-19. There are usually 250-300 participants in the 4-H and FFA Stockman's Our sincere test wiskes to all of Rappakannock’s 4-H’ers Sperryville Antique Market & Sperryville Storage Company 540-987:8050 or 540-987-8180 THE INN ATUmfe - mSHINdON 675-3800 . —tf ' We Are Proud Of Our 4-H‘ers Aft A£> Aft Aft OP OP OP RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS COOPERATIVE, INC. ' Seeds • Feeds • Fertilizers • Tools • Paints • Appliances • And Much More Sparryvilla, Virginia 987-8555 Contest. I Katie Updike showed two bulls ] and one heifer from her family's farm j in Rappahannock County. She placed j Champion and Reserve Champion > with her two bulls. She also showed • the Champion Bred and Owned * Heifer. . Scott, Justin, and Katie Updike | showed several market lambs ffomj their farm and received several rib-j bons, including a first for a pair of« 'Jambs. » They were accompanied to the! State Fair by parents and 4-H Livestock! Club leaders Toni and Randall Updike J and Debbie and Jim Massie. * Aft AA Aik JtJkth « ^ : We are proud to support 4-H ; T.G. TAYLOR j CONSTRUCTION, LIC j Custom Home Building ? The Commitment is Total! 540-987-8043 CONGRATULATIONS TO RAPPAHANNOCK 4-H'ers FLINT HILL STORE Jean & Wilson Burke Fresh Meats & Produce General Merchandise Hunting & Fishing Licenses Flint Hill, Virginia 540-675-3593 Congratulations 4-H'ers Sperryville Comer Store Meats and Groceries Randolph, Dorothy & Pam Clater Sperryville, Virginia 987-8185

► Schools From Page A-I tip .the system?" His son Mike, a member of the varsity soccer team last year, presented the board with a petition he said was signed by players and parents supporting keeping Mr. Rogers I »s varsity soccer coach. "We have a good thing going. Soccer is not a losing program," he said. "I feel and the team feels that Kenny is more qualified. He makes us competitive and consistent. In a small school you've got to get the best person available if you're going to be competitive." "I understand your perspective," •Dr. Gangel said. "It isn't the policy of the School Board; it's the policy of the Virginia High School League." Margaret Rogers sard she had talked with officials at the VHSL and was told that the "exceptions are there to be used." She said she had surveyed 11 other schools and found "the exceptions had become more of a rule than an exception. The VHSL allows you to overlook teachers."* Dr. Gangel said Rappahannock schools had used the policy on exceptions. "If I have someone who is an employee, and they want the job, and we feel they are qualified, they get it," he said. "If we don't follow that policy, we're not following the rules of the VHSL." Chairman John Tole said, "I've looked into this carefully. It is a personnel matter. We're not in the habit of discussing details of personnel matters in open session. I believe the decision was a correct one. Beyond that I don’t want to say." The board agreed to consider the matter in executive session. Carolyn Butler complained that Porter To Manage VEC Conway M. Porter has been selected to serve as manager of the Virginia Employment Commission. (VEC) office in Culpeper. This newly created position replaces two existing jobs in the local office, job service manager and unemployment insurance services manager. "Our new managers will provide a single point of contact regarding all VEC programs in their communities," said VEC commissioner Thomas J. 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"Moving to a single office manager is a major step in improving the way we deliver services to our customers." , Mr. Porter joined the VEC in 1970 as a Job Corps recruiter. A series of promotions led to his current position of unemployment insurance services manager in the Culpeper office, a job he has held since 1989. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Howard University in Washington, D.C. "I am confident that Mr. Porter will be a tremendous asset to the agency and the community in this new role," said Dolores A. Esser, director of field operations. water from the elementary school washes onto her land. She said now that the school has more property, it should fix the problem. She said her brother Mike Brown and neighbor Roy Leake also have problems because of drainage from the elementary school. Dr. Gangel said he would ask Robert Moore from VDOT to talk to the board about the problem in November. Mrs. Butler asked to be invited to attend the meeting. The board heard presentations by students and teachers on how students learn to become fluent at extemporaneous speaking. Marty Cannon reported there is no problem getting kindergarteners to speak extemporaneously. Other teachers report that speaking is incorporated with reading and class discussion. Student Jennifer Thomas challenged the School Board to speak extemporaneously by asking each a question and giving them 30 seconds to answer. Dr. Tole said people must be able to give a favorable impression of themselves in about 30 seconds. He noted that this is a skill that standardized tests cannot measure. The board approved field trips and fund raisers for the year. Dr. Gangel gave the board a draft of a proposal to use Saturdays as school make up days so time missed can be made up before tests are given. The board approved a dress code to be used at both schools. Jackson District representative Ron Makela voted against it because he said it was not specific enough. The policy outlaws clothes with logos depicting drug, tobacco or alcohol products or presenting messages that would be offensive to any group. Otherwise it specifies that clothing should not cause a disruption. The board approved contracts for cleaning ,the high school in the evening and the School Board office. Celebrate 40 Years! Marry thanks to all our patrons. “m October 11th & 12th Storewide Savings 25% Off Everything* ~ Register for Dept 56 House Drawing on October 30th Don’t Forget to ask for your Free Anniversary Tote Refreshments will be Served! 115 W. Washington Street Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Sharon Kilpatrick Bob Weinberg visits with Mac McMann and Mary Edna Schaefer at open house. Weinberg Likes His Chances Bob Weinberg believes his campaign is going very well, but he is asking what became of Frank Wolf. Mr. Weinberg said Rep. Wolf never shows up for candidates’ forums he is invited to, and he suspects Rep. Wolf is reluctant to debate him. Mr. Weinberg, in the meantime has attended every event he has been invited to. Sometimes he debates the Libertarian Party candidate. He spent the latter part of the summer attending county fairs. Now it is the season for harvest festivals. Mr. Weinberg believes Bill Clinton will carry Virginia, the first Democratic presidential candidate to do so since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. He tells people President Clinton will need a Congress conxolled by the Democratic Party to inact favorable legislation in his second term. At an open house he and his wife Wendy hosted at the Old Rectory in Washington, local campaign headquarters, Rep. Weinberg was excited about his prospects in the November election’ ► Route 630 From Page A-l that happens the road "is lower than the river." Mr. Moore said, "We have a responsibility for the road, but maybe some other agency can be responsible for correcting the problem caused by the pond.” Mr. Gilkey asked Mr. Moore to see if the SWCS would do something about the pond. Earlier Bemie Fisken urged the supervisors to combine "the wisdom of Solomon with the patience of Job" in trying to solve the problem. He said the meeting in the parking lot showed that "democracy is alive and well," but there was sharp disagreement among the people there on how much should be done to improve the road. . He said he had learned from his country neighbors that after he got his "country hat" and pickup truck and other trappings of country life, he had to learn patience. "Decisions need weathering," he said. "Instead of a local interstate on Route 630, we need something rugged and gentle like our mountains." Looking at the upcoming session of the General Assembly Mr. McCarthy said bills held over can now come up for flood votes very quickly without subcommittee hearings. He said one will concerned him. "It is targeted at Fauquier County," he said. If that bill passes the county would not be able to require a special use permit for any commercial use in commercially zoned land. "It would result in major changes in our Zoning Ordinance,” he said. "Sludge will be, back," he warned. J The supervisors approved an addi- ‘ tional appropriation of $38,800 for the public schools. This represents chiefly • additional federal funds and federal • funds left over from the 1995-96" school year. Other monies come from" tuition from an out-of-county student and additional funds from the state for ; increased enrollment last year. Forage Held Day Was Successful . ' /* " *“ • •• ... . .. The Rappahannock Farmers' Association and Virginia Cooperative Extension sponsored a Summer Forage Field Day Aug. 16 at Manor Farm. Approximately 40 people attended the field day hosted by the management team of Monira Rifaat and K.P. Grigsby. Mrs. Rifaat led the discussion of several grazing management strategies she employs on Manor Farm. These strategies included rotational grazing schedules, water supply systems, stockpiling fescue for winter grazing, and the use of permanent and temporary fencing to improve grazing efficiency. K.P. Grigsby said the three most noticeable benefits of rotational grazing are you get a chance to look at the cattle,on a regular basis and separate the sick ones, rotational grazing promotes a better quality pasture, and it is much easier to get the cattle to the working pen. Dr. Less Vough, forage specialist from the University of Maryland, discussed "year round grazing opportunities" and conducted a forage identification tour. 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I ROYAL PLATA • FRONT ROYAL, VA • (540) 635-3101 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN. 12-5 LURAY SHOPPING CENTER • LURAY, VA • (540) 743-1110 • HOURS: MON.-FRI. 10-8; SAT. 9-8; SUN. 12:30-5:30 WARRENTQN CENTER » WARRENTQN, VA « (540) 347-1820 » HOURS: MON -SAT. 10-9: SUN. 12-5 . cost effective fall and winter feeding ] programs and compared the cost of ! stockpiling fescue versus hay harvesting costs. In addition, nutritional comparisons of stockpiled and hay were • discussed. Mr. Shoemaker emphasized ! that stockpiled fescue contains much * more nutritional value than most of • our average hay and that winter grazing is the most economic way of harvesting the grass. The bottom line is that stockpiling fescue provides the highest economic return. I Frances Smith, conservation spe- * cialist with the Culpeper Soil and ] Water Conservation District, provided information on the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) Cost Share Program and encouraged area producers to par- - ticipate. According to Ms. Smith the 7 District has up to $7, 500 . pef ; landowner per year to address agricul-. tural water quality problems; the idea is to provide a monetary incentive (cost share) to install conservation - practices that reduce erosion and I nutrient runoff from agricultural lands. Eligible practices include alternative watering systems, internal fencing, and the development of grazing systems. Several other BMPs are also available; contact Ms. Smith at 825- ■ 8591 for further information. I The meeting concluded with a ‘ delicious lunch catered by Wayne and Dot Waller, owners of the Ben Venue Market. The menu consisted of BBQ beef, home made baked beans, cole slaw, and pineapple upside down cake. Richey Show ■; To Open New work by noted artist Tanya ' Richey will be on view at the recently ; completed Morency Fine Art & Contemporary Crafts at 71 Main - Street in Warrenton, from Oct. 11 ! through Nov. 16. An opening reception for the show and the gallery will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 11. • ^ Ms. Richey will present paintings i completed earlier this year. Of particu- ! lar interest are several pieces that were ’ inspired by a recent trip to th£ ; • Hawaiian Islands. ' ■ Morency also is featuring ther" work of several other artists and art!-' sans.

• Community News • Obituaries Rappahannock News • Real Estate • Classifieds WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9,19% Identifying the 'Critters' By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer About 15 adults and 12 children took part in the water monitoring workshop held Saturday in the Extension office and on site on the south fork of the Thornton River near Oldway Art Village. Jay Gillium in his capacity as a vice president of the Virginia Isaac Walton League conducted the workshop ably assisted by graduate students from George Mason University. Mr. Gillium, who said he was a gardener, became alarmed when a church camp applied for a permit to discharge 100,000 gallons per day of heated sewage into a stream one-fourth of a mile from where he swam and fished near Goshen Pass. He said he protested, "I’ve got a clean stream here,” but he was asked "How do you know?" "The default setting is dirty, if you don’t know," he said. So he became involved in learning how to tell if a stream is clean or dirty. "If you can’t prove that a stream is clean, it can be polluted by permit," he said. He said he attended several meetings and began to monitor his creek and eventually he and his neighbors did succeed in keeping the sewer system from discharging into the stream, not because of the stream's cleanliness but because there was a "glitch” in the application. It turned out not to be a camp, but a conference center that was proposed, he said. He said his efforts succeeded in part because his wife is "potentially the meanest lawyer in the valley.” He said he became trained in testing the stream and now monitors it four times a year. "It almost always comes up excellent," he said. i Mr. Gillium said the General Assembly gave the Isaac Walton League funds so now he can go out and train others to monitor streams. "Now I can go out and preach the gospel of clean water. This is the fifth group this year," he said. He is hoping this leads to a statewide network of groups monitoring Virginia's waters. He uses the "biological" method, but he said it should be supplemented with chemical analyses and systematic observation. It is important to develop methods that will produce results acceptable to state agencies, he said. He said streams should be monitored four times a year and ideally three months apart. He suggested the group also use data collected by various other groups including universities and the Game Commission. He said there is "an unhappy controversy between agriculture and conservationists. As long as these conflicts are exploited,, both are losers and polluters are the winners. I wasted a couple of years being angry. I learned not to be angry, be inclusive. It's more fun and more effective." The biological method depends on counting and identifying the insects and crustaceans that live in the stream. Following lunch, the group moved to the site on the Thornton River and selected a particular location. A three foot square of a fine mesh seine was put on the bottom over rocks, and the rocks were systematically moved over the seine and rubbed so the little "critters" that live on them were captured in the seine. Back on the bank, the insects were identified and put into water filled ice cube trays. The key to the system is identifying the "critters." Allison Via-Norton, a George Mason University graduate stu dent could easily identify some very tiny "critters," and she was quite a hit with the children who kept holding up fingers with insects on them for her to identify. Some of the critters are very intolerant of pollution. Others can tolerate some pollution, and still others can live in very polluted water. Mr. Gillium explained that the latter group can live in clean streams also and that their presence is not an indication that a stream is polluted, unless they are the dominant life form found. From the Thornton River above Sperryville stone flies, mayflies, riffle beetles and a hellgramite were located. They are in the group that cannot tolerate pollution. Sowbugs, and fishflies were also found from the second group. There was some disappointment that crayfish were not found, because Mr. Gillium had promised to put them on his ears and wear them as earrings. A few of individuals from the group of pollution tolerant insects were also found. All in all, that section of the river rated good. The report noted all the varieties of "critters" found, but there was also space to note the condition of the stream bank, the flow of the stream at that point, and list uses of land up river from the section sampled. Mr. Gillium agreed that the number if "critters" identified was probably low because of the recent flooding, aind that was noted on the report also. He said that ideally three separate samples should have been taken and the report submitted on the best one. The county Extension Service has a $300 grant to use in implementing a 4H program of water monitoring, and organizer Hunt Harris expects to follow up the activity with a more organized 4-H group and perhaps groups from the schools. Saturday Concert Photo courtesy of the Rappahannock Quintet The Rappahannock Quintet will perform Original music at Ki Theater at .8 p.m. Bittinger Offers 5-Day Class Learn the basics and advanced techniques of portrait painting from a master artist and portrait painter. Ned Bittinger, award winning artist, portrait painter and book illustrator, will conduct a portrait painting workshop designed to teach the fundamentals and techniques of portrait painting. The focus of the five-day workshop Oct. 11-16, (using oil and pastel mediums) will be on getting a likeness through pose, draftsmanship, and color. The workshop is open to all levels of painting from beginner through working professional; however, familiarity with the medium is required. All painting will be done from a live model. Mr. Bittinger, a Rappahannock County resident, studied at The Corcoran School of Art; received his B.F.A. from Denison University in Ohio; and his M.F.A. from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He studied portraiture with renowned portrait artists Daniel Green Hikes, Haunting Scheduled On Saturday, Oct. 13, the Ragged Mountain Resource Center will sponsor a hike from Mountainside Market and Oldway Art Village to the Hazel River bluffs via the White Rocks trail and a "trail-in-progress" called the Oldway trail. Part of the hike will include some minor trail blazing assistance. Participants should bring layered clothing according to the weather of the day, sturdy footgear, food for themselves and a pair of gloves. Meet at Mountainside Market between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Approximate return time is 3 p.m. Call 987-9061 for more information. On Saturday, Oct. 26, there will be a moonlight hike up Old Rag Mountain. Participants may meet at Mountainside Market at S p.m. or at the Old Rag parking area by 5:45 p.m. In addition to the regular gear one might bring along, a back-up flashlight is recommended. Orf Halloween the annual community bonfire will take place at dusk in the Town of Washington. Ghosts, goblins, princesses, wizards, witches and dragons of all ages are welcome to join the haunting fun. Call Hunt Harris at 987-9061 if you want to help. and John Howard Sanden and has been a professional artist for over 22 years. He taught pastel painting at The Art League School and is currently represented by Portraits Inc., Portraits South, and other notable galleries. He has painted oil portraits of Secretaries of State James Baker and Lawrence Eagleburger, Shirley MacLaine and individuals in the business, educational, and private communities. In addition, he has illustrated two children's books: The Matzah That Papa Brought Home and The Blue and The Gray (to be published this November). The Art League School of Alexandria in cooperation with Shimmering Meadows Farm Studio will sponsor the Portrait Painting workshop which will be held at Shimmering Meadows Farm Studio located in Slate Mills. It will begin Friday evening (Oct. 11) at 7:30 p.m. with a pastel portrait demonstration and will continue from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the following five days. An oil portrait demo will be presented on Saturday. The workshop fee is $260. Daily lunch and beverages will be provided. Models fees are extra. Participation is limited. For further information or to enroll, call The Art League School at (703) 683-2323 or Carol Vogel at 5474385. A supply list and directions will be sent with registration confirmation. Rappahannock News Staff Photo by Sharon Kilpatrick Graduate student Alyson Via-Norton identifies a small insect on a child's hand. The Skies and Birds of Autumn The sky is said to be a deeper and purer blue in October than in any other month of the year. I believe it. As the green world turns to gold the sky seems a deep and limitless blue, as blue as a bluebird. Thinking of bluebirds set me to remembering. Lee Trott and I recently drove the long lane into the home of Jack and Marianna Alcock near Marshall. Perhaps SO bluebirds darted up in front of the car and scattered into the fields. That flock of Eastern Bluebirds-gave me a good and positive feeling. For once man has corrected his mistakes — the mistake of overuse of pesticides and the introduction of the European Starling and House Sparrow into the United States to compete with bluebirds for nesting cavities. Now everywhere I go in the Northern Piedmont I see nest boxes on fence posts. Bluebirds are doing well. In October they gather in companionable flocks to feed on berries and the abundance of pre-frost insect life. To do in October — gather long, pendulous clumps of purple pokeweed berries, place them in plastic bags, and pop them into the freezer. In January and February, when temperatures are well below freezing and the world covered by ice and snow, put the purple berries out for wintering bluebirds. The equivalent for me would be a ripe tomato bathed by the August sun. One year I did this and a Hermit Thrush appeared to eat the berries. Recently I saw a great white bird at the edge of a pond along route 522, just west of Flint Hill. It was an American Egret, another proof that mistakes of the past can be reversed. Both the American, and its smaller relative, the Snowy Egret were shot to All Things Wild And Wonderful //, . A -Jill) By John Trott The Virginia Naturalist near extinction for their magnificent plumes, called Airgrettes. These graceful plumes were in demand to adorn hats and hairdos in the late 19th and early 20th century. These graceful birds nested in colonies in coastal swamps of the southeastern states from Virginia to Florida. Hunters waded in and slaughtered the adults by the hundreds, pulled out the plumes and shipped them to ready markets in northern cities. New York was, and still is, the center of the millinery trade. As tile egret population plunged downward, the value of plumes soared until by the 1920's theywere bringing in $32 an ounce. Egrets, and other herons, only have the long, graceful aigretts during courtship and nesting, consequently hunting decimated the colonies for eggs rotted in nests and young starved. A small, vocal and politically active group in New York state agitated to make it illegal to wear the feath er of wild birds. A law was passed to this effect; laws need to be enforced. The same group raised money and hired wardens to patrol and protect birds in two remaining nesting colonies. The first two wardens were shot and killed, one in South Carolina and another in Florida. Public opinion was aroused and the egrets were given more protection. Egrets are superbly equipped to feed on anything that move in shallow water by long bills, long necks, and ■* long legs. They have made a spectacular comeback and now we can see them in all their grace and glory. After nesting and before moving south for the winter, Egrets follow rivers and streams inland and turn up as far west as Flint Hill, Virginia. Not too long ago the following conversation occurred between me and an observer of a ". . .big white crane" seen feeding in the shallows on a pond near Warrenton. "It's an Amerian Egret,” I said. "I've seen them on the coast. What's he doing at Warrenton?? "Probably eating frogs and minnows.” "But why's he so far from the coast?" I explained in serious, ornithological terms the impulse of these birds to follow creeks and rivers inland in late summer and early fall after reproduction responsibilities are fulfilled. "It's called Post Nuptial Wandering," said I. , "Post Nuptial wandering?" I nodded and there was a long pause. Finally the comment: "Well, I knew people did that. I certainly didn't know birds did!" John Trott welcomes reader comment at P.O. Box 5J5, Flint Hill, Va. 22627. Jordan's Paintings at Library By BARBARA SHERWOOD Rappahannock News Contributing Writer For the month of October June Jordan is displaying landscape paintings at the library. The oil on paper paintings are from spring and summer painting trips to Edisto, South Carolina, and New Brunswick, Canada. Ms. Jordan's work continues to reveal her enjoyment of color and brushwork as well as her commitment to painting. Her compositions are often formed from a cohesive structure of trees and tree limbs framing the distance and creating a pattern of interesting shapes. A very sophisticated example of this is "Jungle Road Lot." Her involvement in this painting is easily felt and although the patterning is very strong, she has overcome any flatness by a sensitive development of the light throughout the painting. Ms. Jordan also uses the strong contrast of light against dark to , express drama. In particular, the haunting late-aftemoon "Pond on Review Jungle Road" is a lovely piece of her quicker brushwork, unusual color and simple, strong composition. Ms. Jordan's use of repetitive brush work is also interesting. This variety of brushwork invigorates the paintings with an energy that is direct, bold and simple and sometimes even childlike. RAAC To Show 'Blue Sky' Imagine for a moment that an actress is told, "You're going to play a manic-depressive housewife in a lowbudget movie. The talented but infamous director, Tony Richardson, will die soon after completing it. The studio distributing the film will go bank.rupt. For three years, the film will sit somewhere in a dark vault. But, Hey, it will earn you an Academy Award." It sounds like a Hollywood fairydusted tale, but in the case of Jessica Lange in Blue Sky, it is also a true one. With a come-hither, 60s movie siren vampiness, Ms. Lange as Carly, the troubled wife of a military scientist, is seductive even as her character rages and trips into depression. And Tommy Lee Jones, playing her husband, is touching with his never-failing non-judgmental love and patience. The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community will be showing Blue Sky at The Theatre on Friday, Oct. 18. The movie is rated (PG 13). Tickets are $5. The movie begins at 8 p.m.

..„ I - I lHMUI.il II . I Homecoming at Flint Hill Baptist The Flint Hill Baptist Church will have their opening Homecoming service after more than 30 years on Sunday, October 13 at 11 a.m. with a former retired pastor. Rev. John Divers of Roanoke. Also, Rev. Lanny Horton of Shiloh Baptist Association in Culpeper. Special music has been planned. A covered dish lunch following at the Flint Hill fire hall. Woodville 'Baptist Pastor: Rev. L. Starke Jones Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Thursday: Bible Study and Prayer Meeting 6:45 p.m. Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Cid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Massanova Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. L.D. Savage Sunday: Sunday School lQ a.m. Youth 5:45 p.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Tuesday: ■ Worship 7 p.m. .' Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Rev. Wilfred Deppen Sunday: , Sunday School 10 a.m. , Worship Service 11 a.m. AmissviHe Baptist Interim Pastor: Rev. David Small Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Wdrship 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7 p;m. Mission Groups 7 p.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. County Methodist Services The United' Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Oct. 13 as follows* >. n: 7 -•. • , Flint Hill at 8:4S a.m.; Sperryville at 11:15 a.m., with communion and Willis Chapel.at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. ' • ; 'l . ■•r< ■ ' : Mt. Lebanon Baptist PastorrTom Wiles Sunday: Adult Bible School/Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Clarence M. Trinkle, Rector Masses: On Sundays 10 a.m. On Weekdays (Mon.-Fri.) 8 a.m. On Holy Days of Obligation 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. On Saturdays 5:30 p.m. v Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Nancy B. White Worship 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Community Youth Group 6 p.m. Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. George O. Dean Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. F.T. Baptist Pastor: Rev. Douglas Farmer Sunday School 10 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson ffl . Holy Eucharist I 8 a.m.. Family Service Holy Eucharist II 9:15 a.m. Sunday School IQ a.m. Morning Prayer II 11 ajn. Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Tent Meetings Planned Hazel River Assembly of God will be holding old-fashioned Pentecostal tent meeting services on Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m., Friday, October 18 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 19 at 5 p.m.! The tent will be located in Hint Hill on Route 522 about a mile outside of town! For more information call Pastor Steve Dodson at 937-6041 or 937-6021. Sunday: Thursday: Sunday: Tuesday: Sunday: Sunday: Sunday: Wednesday: Birthday Highlights Washington News Esther Leonard of Arlington celebrated her birthday, October 7 with her family and friends on October 6 at The Country Cafe. Those attending were her son, Timmy and friend Gwen of Arlington, Doug and Beverly Exline and son Andrew, Alice Racer, Anna Clatterbuck, Carrol and Ivy Racer, all local, Hope and Zachary Huff, Billy and Betty Racer, all of Chester Gap, Lois Settle of Amissville, Mae Johnson of Maryland and Charles and Barbara Ann Hackley of Fairfax. Mrs. Leonard received nice gifts and enjoyed her day. Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Richardson and Wayne McKeown were Ray and Helen Holland of Manassas. Roger Hawkins of Warrenton spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 Annie Hawkins. Mrs. Sandra Hitt of Boston and her grandmother, Mrs. Frances Eubank shopped in Front Royal on Sunday. Sunday evening visitors of Mrs. Frances Eubank were Mrs. Mary Smoot and daughter, Megan of Winchester and Herndon Hudson. Monday visitors of Mrs. Frances Eubank were Mrs. Pearl Henry of Bentonsville and Mrs. Kay McClanahan of Soul Korea. Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Clark of Lebanon Church were Wednesday luncheon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. Mrs. Jeanetta Pullen of Flint Hill and her mother, Mrs. Addie Keyser attended the Sperryville Festival on Sunday afternoon. Crystal Stuart and< Samantha Stuart of Manassas spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker, Leslie and Raven and Mrs. Mary Kindall. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker, Leslie and Raven and Mrs. Mary Kindall were Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Kindall of Charlottesville, James Kindall, Dakota and Erica of Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stuart and daughters, Crystal and Samantha of Manassas. Mrs. Jean B. Moffett has returned home after spending several days with Captain and Mrs. D.C. Welling and family in Fairfax Station. ,, The Washington Baptist Church's. "God Squad” for the youth grades 4th through 7th will be going to the Discovery Zone in Manassas on Friday, October 18. There is a $6 cover charge and those interested in going should sign up by Sunday, October 13, Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz had lunch with their daughter, Mrs. Alyson Sengstack in Centreville on Monday., Happy belated birthday wishes tp Tim Falls of Woodville who had his day on Sunday, October 6. » Please call when you have news for my column. Amissville Community Social News There will be a public meeting on Tuesday, October 15 at the Rappahannock County Courthouse beginning at 7:30 p.m. The program will be based on "The Case for Phonics: Why Whole Language Education is Failing Our Children." Everyone is invited. On October 11 and 12 the Forest Grove Baptist Church in Viewtown will have a community Yard/ Craft/Bake sale at the old Forest Grove School House. Anyone interested in bringing their items for display and sale should call Betty at 937-5470. Spaces are available for $10. This week’s spotlight is on D & L Construction owned and operated by Jeff and Susie Kesner. D & L Construction is a full service company based in Amissville that has been in business for twelve By GLENDA GUM years. They have completed projects ranging from home repairs to building turn key homes. Jeff and Susie purchased land in Amissville nine and a half years ago and built two home on the property! They enjoy the beautiful countryside and find the people in our community to be very friendly. According to the Kesner's, it has been the perfect place to raise their nine year old daughter, Ashton. Although D & t Construction started primarily as a home improvement company, they began to branch out to include custom woodworking about ten years ago. Jeff has customized complete kitchens, refaced kitchen cabinets, built bars, bookshelves and various forms of built-in cabinetry. He also does custom trim work and doors. D & L Construction is insured and carries a Class A license. Should you have ideas for your home that you would like to discuss with Jeff and Susie, give them a call at 937-3192. If you would like for me to spotlight your trade, leave your name, business experience, telephone number, and a little background about your family or Amissville roots in the box at Hackley's Store. I hope to hear from you! Virginia Baptist Children's Home and Family Services has been helping children for over 106 years. They need your support. You may write to Special EmphasisVBCH&FS, P.O. Box 849, Salem, Virginia 24153 to learn more. Residents of Rappahannock County who are willing to volunteer their time to assist in the schools are requested to contact Jan Makela at either Hackley's Store 937-3464 or at Rappahannock Elementary School, 987-8259. Among the volunteers needed are persons who are fluent in Spanish to work with students having difficulty with English. The Choral Department is also looking for an accompanist who would be available for special programs. Please leave your news by noon on Sunday at Hackley’s Store. * Boston Residents Travel, Visit, Entertain Members and friends of the Peregory family were in Front Royal on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Louis Peregory, who had passed away earlier in the week at his home in Florida. For those of you who enjoy traveling to Syria; just a reminder that at Graves Mountain Lodge they will be having their Apple Harvest Festival this Saturday and Sunday, October 12 and 13. Brunswick Stew is going to be made each day from noon until 4 p.m. along with a craft show, apple pickin and the bl'uegrass band of Mark Newston and Friends will be performing each day starting at 11 a.m. Free admission and no charge for parking. Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier of Castleton Ford Road spent last weekend in Hagerstown, Md. Mrs. Mark Halterman, Reva Way was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Cunningham in Jeffersonston. Congratulations to proud parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Pullen upon the arrival of their little daughter at Fauquier Hospital on Friday. In Our birthday list this week we have Allison Baker, being entertained by her father, Mr. David Baker and Mrs. Baker at their home Salem Way on Sunday. Belated wishes go to Mrs. Betty Kilby and Nicole Kilby who celebrated yesterday and happy birthday to Mrs. Maude Racer who celebrates her day, today, Wednesday and Margie Bowles who claims another year Thursday the 10th. Mrs. Randy Weakley and her mother, Mrs. Roger Barfield have returned home from a visit to relatives, Mr. and Mrs. John Dodson and family in Akron, Ohio. Novum Baptist Church will be engaged in special services begin ning Sunday with Phil Walker of Stevensburg Baptist Church as guest speaker. At 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 14 Jon Heddleston ($f Reynolds Memorial will be speaking. Tim Saxton of Rapidan Baptist will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday speaker and closing the series of meetings on Wednesday will be Wertie Turner pf Beth Car Baptist Church. The public is invited and urged to attend. > Kylene Wolf, Route 707 and Michelle Sivitzer down Castletqn Way were among seniors recognized as RCHS scholars at the assembly last Friday. Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville had lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and family of Turkey Ridge Road on Sunday. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E. Luray 'Foothills of Blue 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 Hilly VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST., CULPEPER, VIRGINIA 540/825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. *See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs' 1418 Orange Road Culpeper 540-825-0937 Sperryville Emporium *The Shop that has EVERYTHING" Rts. 211 & 522 Sperryville, VA 540-987-8235 Monday Exodus 18:13-27 Tuesday Exodus 22:1-15 Wednesday Exodus 23:1-13 Thursday Leviticus 19:1-18 Friday Leviticus 25:35-38 Saturday Numbers 27:1-11 t » Bitter Sweet Autumn... Summer is gone and autumn is upon us. As we pack away our bathing suits and unearth our sweaters from moth baits, the days become shorter and there is a chill in the air. Autumn is a bitter sweet time for many of us. Summer vacation is over and it is time to get back to work. Yet, it is also the season for hayrides, apple butter making, and leaping into giant piles of crackling leaves. God, in His loving kindness, has eased this transition from summer into winter with the beautiful color display of autumn. How ironic...though the leaves of summer die and fall to the ground, they become even more beautiful in death. As we come to God in worship this week, let us thank Him for the beauty of autumn. May we also remember that through faith and the love of God, we too may have a more beautiful life after death than we have-ever known in life on earth. Scriptures Selected bv The American Bible Society Copyright 1996. Kwsier Wrfliams Newspaper Services. P O Box 3005 ChahottesviNa. 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Making of a Wonderful Memory By WAYNE F. BALDWIN Rappahannock Nona Contributing Writer Once again the coming of Autumn has brought out the adventurous spirits of hiking enthusiast, leaf gazers, and those of my ilk, the ancestor seeker. One might remark "or the suckers and idiots seeking to do themselves bodily harm." Multiple reasons assuage this \ writer yearly, especially early Spring and Autumn, when one can find better what he might be looking fro amid less foliage. On Tuesday, October 1, the date etc. being set back in June, the reason my first cousin had a desire to visit her ancestors burial ground and homesite. This world be the Beahm place on Pignut Mountain. Having been there in early April the trail or trail (either term is proper depending on the person of course) was clear in my mind and we would not have to "search" too much. My cousin, Linda Slusser nee Beahm of Haymarket had conveyed her desire to go and related that it had been nearly thirty years since she'd been there. Linda and I, though knowing each other all our lives, were never really close, that is, close in the since that we shared or did things of this nature together. She was a little older than myself and was off into life before I graduated from high school. Both of us had spread the word of our intended trip, but had only one taker, Sally Keyser of Old Hollow, who incidentally had never met Linda. Linda and I met at our rendezvous point at 8:30 a.m. and picked up Sally in the Hollow at a little past 9 o'clock. Going up Pickeral Ridge road there was a lot of congenial conversation and then Linda began reminiscing about her former trip up, trying to recall things she’d remembered then. One of those things was the Pullen place (i.e., Romie Pullen). We first went to the cemetery there. What a surprise! in April there was some growth but now, the graves were so over grown we had to part the bushes and weeds to see a marker. I'm thinking to myself. I'm really embaraced, of all the descendants of the folks buried here, not a soul had been her to keep clean their final resting places, appearing to have totally been forgotten. We left the Pullen place and drove Sperryville Homes Welcome Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers of Stephens City were callers in the Ranny Aylor home on Sunday. Mrs. Catherine Brown spent several days with Dr. and Mrs. Larry Kushner in Gaithersburg, Maryland last week. Mrs. Barbara Payne of Warrenton was a Saturday guest of her mother, Mrs. Brown. Ms. Phyllis Savory of Arlington was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins and Angie. _ Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor, Heather Aylor and Lee Ayres motored to Harper’s Ferry recently. They also visited with Mrs. Bonnie Aylor in Woodbridge. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Jenkins and Bryan Clark were Saturday evening -guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins and Angie. Sunday guests in the Jenkins home were Richard Jenkins, Amy Wharton and Amanda or Culpeper. Richard, Amy and Amanda also visited Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pullen and Ashleigh in Washington. The Sperryville United Methodist Church will'have worship service at 11:15 a.m. with communion on Sunday, October 13. Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. r •. Birthday wishes go out to Mrs. 'Delia Leake who will celebrate her special day on Thursday, October 10. Sperryville will continue with fesReunion Enjoyed The 1996 Bowen Family Reunion, held on Saturday, September 28 bene. fited from the presence of 40 family ♦member. Our oldest family member • was Mabel Bowen McClanahan of I Warrenton. They youngest was Chad * Gillis. Head of family with most members present went to Gay Bowen. The person coming the longest distance ' was Kimberly Gillis (and family) from ( Baltimore, Maryland. Next year's reunion has been - moved up. The date will be August 16. ’ Also, it is tentatively planned for a ♦ hike to the Joe Billy Bowen, a.k.a. • Mary Frazier cemetery on Nov.2. Reines RVCENTER Yttrin andyuroul w« mmtin thtpltc* torgrMdMtaon: WINNEBAGO • PROWLER 9711 LEE HIGHWAY rt.50, Fairfax.va 703-591-2700 OPEN MON.- FRI. 9-7 SAT. 10-9 • CLOSED SUN If You're Into RV's, Get Info Heines! By CATHY PULLEN 987-8740 tival type activities throughout the month of October. This weekend Faith Mountain will feature their annual Columbus Day sale. The many fruit stands all along U.S. 211 are featuring Rappahannock Apples, cider, honey, pumpkins, etc. Don't forget to support these businesses! A special attraction for the month of October is the inside tent sales at Country Manor, just west of the town. "They have brought,^ tent inside" and the sales area features 30 to 70 percent off everyday. October will be the "kick-ofT' month for this outlet and area residents are urged to take advantage of these savings. Recent visitors in the home of Mrs. Mabel B. Gore, Barlow, in the F.T. Valley were her niece and husband, Jim and Elizabeth Brown of Ashland. They had a visit with her son, Donald Gore, early in the day followed by a delightful luncheon at the Appetite Repair Shop in Sperryville. back down the road a ways to the usual point of intersection with the Pignut Mountain road, parking and hoisting our packs onto our backs we began our journey. This time, however, we stuck with the old road having learned that short cuts are not always short. Good timing put us at the old Beahm homesite at about eleven o'clock. Here we unfettered ourselves from backpacks and replenished our strength with some welcomed foods and drink. After resting a spell and taking a few pictures, for proof and posterity, we headed toward the cemetery. Hurricane Fran had played havoc with the mountains. Giant poplars lay on their sides as if loggers had been through. There was a swath about a hundred feet wide and as far as we could see, of tree upon tree toppled. It appears Fran came from the east up from Gid Brown Hollow and cut across that ridge as if some giant with a scythe was cutting hay. It sure made that short distance from the housesite to the cemetery seem twice- as far by having to maneuver through, over and around the laps. The inexperienced would not have found it to be sure, for the upper side of the cemetery was completely hidden from one's vision. After a very circuitous route we came to the cemetery. With the pruning saw and loppers we’d taken we labored among the graves, clearing out both growing things and fallen stuff. In no time we'd made quite an impressive clearing, but were being eaten alive by gnats. I'm sure we disturbed their homes or beds and it was apparent that they were both defending their territory and having a snack with so doing. By around two o'clock we’d finished clearing the cemetery. I might add here that I was very impressed with my cousins' aggressiveness. No man would have worked any harder or done any better job. The gravestone of Nancy Beahm out of its base as noted in April, was recemented. Linda had consulted with her husband concerning this and he had sent along some bonding agent to reset the stone. After this was successfully completed we took a few more pictures and headed back down the mountain. Taking a more direct route back, only getting caught up in some briars and vines a couple of times. Sally got crowned by a good sized briar at one place and we almost had to cut her free, this part of the story is pertinent. We were within view of Pickerel Ridge road and I being a little ahead of the girls decided I'd take a few more pictures. I could not find my camera! We went over in our minds what must have taken place and it was determined that for sure I'd left the camera on the wall at the cemetery where I'd taken the last photos. The ladies waited and I returned to the cemetery. The camera wasn’t on the wall. I retraced, oar exit path and by sheer luck I found it. That briar that had caught Sally that I mentioned earlier, it had caught the caulking gun handle which was protruding from my backpack and pulled it out along with the camera. Rejoining Linda and Sally we made our way to the road. We had made the trip and now it was a little after three. Mountaineers were n'er so hearty As the three of us that day. We turned our task and labors into a novel party, And were as glad to come away. Tis in the blood and for its sake, We must heed the call. For the time we shared will good memories make, If not, 'twas still worth while. Having received ward since our outing I understand that one of the trio had brused and sprained big toes and another had a sore spot on the head and another had stiff knees. Yet, we're all the more determined to go again. Knowing we'll never really conquer mother nature or be exempted from scares of our battles we will make some good memories to share with the faint hearted. ^ABERDEEN BARN Located in the Holiday Inn, Rt. 29 South, Culpeper 825-1037 ABERDEEN BARNS / * «• Wednesday Night Prime Rib £ J J pg Thursday Night Steak Dinner Special New York Strip, Salad, /h Potato <St Onion Rings IpXvl«/v) “Only the best for my baby” Ask Kerry what’s important in her life and she’ll tell you. Family, friends, her garden ... tending to their health and well-being Ask her what she looks for in a doctor and she pauses a momentTrust, commitment, candor... a spark of innovation. “Finding someone who will still be my doctor 20 years from now. I promised myself years ago that I’d always try to make good choices. Isn’t it great to know that the best choices are right in my own backyard?" & Fkiquier Hospital Physician Referral 349-0588 Upcoming Events Benefit Party/Market Planned There will be Lawn Party/Flea Market at Willis Chapel United Methodist Church, Huntly on Saturday, October 12. All proceeds will benefit the restoration of Reager School. "Come have lunch with former classmates, and savor delicious homemade baked goods while enjoying Qospel music by David Cl&nagan,” said a spokesperson. There will be a silent auction for dinner for two at Mrs. Corn's Tkvem in Washington. : Enrichment Series To Continue The weekly life enrichment series will continue on Thursday, October 10 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library. This week, Mind/Body Psychotherapy, learn how the mind and body can work together to release old patterns for personal growth and optimum wellbeing with Bertha Scholten, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Carol Lucking, MS in Counseling. All sessions are free. Using Your Body With Ease will be featured on Thursday, October 17. For more information call 987-7204. Safety Course Planned A Hunter's Safety Course will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct 26 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct 27 at the Amissville Volunteer Fire Department The course is a 10 hour course and everyone must attend both days. Anyone between the ages of 12 to 15 that has not taken the course is required to take it There is no preregistration. For more information call the Sheriffs Office at 675-3331. Rappahannock Quintet The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community will present a concert by the county's own Rappahannock Quintet on Saturday, October 12 at 8 p.m. at the Ki Theatre. The Quintet features Beth Levick on harp and vocals, Lyt Wood on the hammered dulcimer, Kathy Tester on the flute, Scott Tester on the violin, and Judy Engen on the cello. Tickets are $10 ($5 for students) and are available at Mountainside Market in Sperryville or by calling 675-1616. Halloween Party Set The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a Halloween party at 6:30 pirn. Sunday, October 27 at the fire hall. For more information contact Sheila Scott at 937-4357. Benefit Bake Safe Planned Boy Scout Troop 200 will be having a bake sale in front of the Flint Hill Post Office from 8:30-12 noon on Saturday,’October 12. All proceeds will go towards Chris Grave's Eagle project of refurbishing the Flint Hill Fire Hall kitchen and bathrooms. Donations will also be accepted. Baked goods include homemade bread, rolls, cakes, pies and cookies would be appreciated. . . EMT-B Class To Begin There will be a EMT-B class beginning Oct 9 at the Sperryville Rescue Squad Building. For mine information or to enroll call 825-6849. u Fun Day Planned A family fun day will be held at the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department beginning at 10 am. on Sunday, October 20. The event will feature an open house, a film on wood stove safety, bake sale, cider, yard sale, crafts and lots of other fun filled activities. Pony rides will be available for children for a token which will obtained just by touring the new ambulance. Anyone wishing additional information or wanting to set up s table Should contact Connie Huff-Hanris at 6753389. Silent Auction Scheduled On Thursday, Oct. 17 from 3 to 8 p.m. the staff of the Rapport, the RCHS newspaper, will be sponsoring a silent auction. They hope to raise necessary funds for their publication. The students are hoping for support from the Rappahannock community as well as from parents coming for Parent-Teacher conferences. If you would like to make a donation to the auction, please contact Cindy Cumins at RCHS at 987-8575 or Patty Metcalfe at 675-3897. Open House AtA.V.F.D. The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will have an open house Sunday, Oct. 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. to celebrate Fire Prevention Week. There will be displays, equipment, free refreshments and much more. For information call Sheila Scott at 937-4357 or the fire hall at 937-5125. RLEP Annual Meeting The annual RLEP meeting will be held 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, November 1 at the Sperryville fire hall and is free to the public. The meeting is an opportunity to become directly involved with the planning of our county's future. We will implement techniques taught by international traffic planner Ian Lockwood on how to design the "Village Concept" of our choice for Flint Hill, Amissville, Woodville and Sperryville. Please come and share in this enjoyable and vital process for the future. Girls Sports Clinic Planned Girls in 4th, 3th, 6th, and 7th grade are invited to attend an All Girls Sports Clinic on October 12 and 13. The clinic is to introduce to younger girls the different women's sports offered at the high school. It will be held at Rappahannock County High School, starting at 9 a.m. This is a Girl Scout Gold Award Project organized by Kylene Wolfe, so there is no fee. Call 547-3203 for more information. Hike Scheduled Hike to Hazel River Bluffs via White Rodes and olway trails on Saturday, October 13. Meet at Mountainside Market 9:30 to 10 a.m. Return approximately 3 p.m. Call 987-9061 for more information. Beekeepers To Meet The Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association will hold its October meeting at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 17 at the Culpeper Cooperative Extension Service building, at the comer of South West Street and Davis Street. The program will be: Final preparations for wintering colonies, along with preparing equipment for winter storage. All are welcome: prospective beekeepers, new beekeepers and experienced beekkeepers. For further information contact Ann Harman at 540-364-4660. Book Fair To Begin Rappahannock County Elementary School Library is hosting the Scholastic Books on Tour beginning TUesday, October 15 and going through Monday, October 21. The fair will open each school day from 8:15 a.m. until 4 p.m., and from 8:15 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 17 during the Parent-Teacher Conference. For information call Aney Massie at 987-8259. Shock Trauma Class Set A Shock Trauma Technician Class will begin Oct 10 at Washington Fire Department and Rescue Squad, lb enroll call 825-6849.

Pumpkin for Decorating, Breads, Rolls, Soup and Pies By HELEN SMITH E«*mil»» How fawk, Pumpkins are not just for carving and decorating. Cooked pumpkin is used in making breads, pies and other baked goods. Pumpkin seeds can be saved and toasted in the microwave for a snack that's ready in minutes. Nutrition Pumpkins are a dark yellow vegetable and a rich source of vitamin A. One cup of pumpkin, cooked or canned, has 80 calories. One slice, one-sixth of a 9-inch pie, has 300 calories. Preserving The 1996 Ball Blue Book of Food Preservation states that freezing results in a better product than canning for pumpkin and winter squash and doesn't even give instructions for home canning in the newest Ball Blue Book. Note that this refers to home canning and freezing. Most of the pumpkin that you buy in grocery stores is canned. This is done by commercial canneries .and in such large quantities that canning does result in an acceptable product. The Ball Blue Book gives the following instructions for freezing pumpkin. Pick at optimum maturity, indicated by good color and stem that HOME ECONOMICS breaks loose easily. Wash thoroughly; peel; remove seeds; cut into sections; steam until soft; put through a food mill; and add 1 part sugar to 6 parts puree. Cool and pack closely in can or freeze jars or plastic freezer boxes. Seal; label; and freeze. (Sugar may be omitted.) The Ball Blue Book also gives these instructions for drying pumpkin in a dehydrator. .Choose fleshy variety such as Small Sugar. Wash; peel; remove fibers and seeds. Cut into small thin strips. Steam blanch 2 or 3 minutes, or until tender. Dry at 125 degrees F until brittle. Use in pies and baked goods. Water content 90 percent .Toasted Pumpkin Seeds 1 cup pumpkin seeds 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt Remove any fiber clinging to pumpkin seeds; wash and drain well. Spread seeds in a single layer to dry, stirring occasionally. Line a 9-inch pieplate with two layers of paper towels; sprinkle seeds on towels in a single layer. Microwave at HIGH 13 to 14 minutes or until seeds are dry but still white, stirring every 3 minutes. Let stand 3 minutes. Place butter in a 2-cup glass measure; microwave at HIGH 33 seconds or until melted. Add seeds and salt; stir to coat. Serve toasted seeds as a snack. Yield: 1 cup. The following recipe from Mrs. Alice Pullen for Pumpkin Roll is one of my favorite fall desseits. 7 Pumpkin Roll 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup pumpkin 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup flour Filling 8 ounce cream cheese 1/2 cup 10X sugar 4 teaspoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream eggs, and sugar. Add pumpkin, baking soda, cinnamon and flou*. Pour into jelly roll pan, greased, and was paper lined. Bake 15 minutes or until done. Take from oven, turn quickly onto was paper and roll up, leaving was paper on inside. Cool about 45 minutes or more. It can be put in freezer for 20 minutes to coo} faster. While cooling, mix filling ingredients together. Unroll cake, take off wax paper, spread filling all over and then roll back up. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate. Can be wrapped in freezer wrapping and frozen until ready to use. Refrigerate any Unused portion. Pumpkin Soup Serves 6-8 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup chopped green peppers 1/4 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 3 cups chicken stock 1 cup tomatoes with juice 2 1/2 cups canned pumpkin 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 1/2 cups half-and-half 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1/4-teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon chopped dried dill weed 1/2 teaspoon chopped dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 bay leaves sour cream • In a large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add peppers, onion and parsley. Saute until just tender. • Add chicken stock, tomatoes and pumpkin. Heat thoroughly. • Puree the mixture in small batches using blender or food processor. • Return the pureed mixture to saucepan. Heat over medium heat. • Add the butter and flour. Cook and stir S minutes. • Slowly whisk in half-and-half, stirring until thickened. • Add brown sugar and seasonings. Simmer for 30 minutes. . • Serve steaming hot, garnished with a dollop of sour cream. Pumpkin Pie 1 16-ounce can pumpkin 2/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 3 eggs 1 5-ounce can (2/3 cup) evaporated milk 1/2 cup milk Pastry for Single-Crust Pie Oven 375 degrees For filling, in a mixing bowl combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Add eggs. Beat lightly with a rotary beater or fork. Gradually Stir in evaporated milk and milk. Mix well. Place a pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate on the oven rack; pour in filling. Cover edge with foil. Bake in a 375 degrees oven for 25, minutes. 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► Pumpkin From Page B-4 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger or ground cloves 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup milk 2eggs M 1/3 cup shortening 3 1/2. cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup raisins Oven 350 degrees In a large mixer bowl combine 1 ' cup of the flour, the brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking ' soda, nutmeg, and ginger or cloves. ‘ Add pumpkin, milk, eggs, and short■* ening. L Beat with an electric mixer on ow ' speed till blended, then on high speed ‘ for 2 minutes. Add remaining flour, beat well. Stir in nuts and raisins. Pour batter into a greased 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 60 to 65 minutes or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from the pan; cool thoroughly on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing. Makes 1 loaf (18 servings), > Pumpkin Bars 2 cups all-purpose flour *' 11/2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder . 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 4 beaten eggs 1 16-ounce can pumpkin 1 cup cooking oil ' 1/2 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting (to follow) Oven 350 degrees Combine flour, sugar,, baking powder, cinnamon, soda, salt, and cloves. Stir in eggs, pumpkin, and cooking oil thoroughly combined. Spread batter into an ungreased IS by 10 by 1-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 25 to 30 minutes or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into bars. Makes 48. Cream Cheese Frosting The tangy flavor of the cream cheese provides a nice accent to both cakes and cookies. 2 3-ounce packages cream cheese 1/2 cup softened margarine or butter 2 teaspoons vanilla 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar In a bowl beat together cream cheese, margarine or butter, and vanilla till light and fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating well. Gradually beat in enough remaining powdered sugar to make frosting of spreading consistency. Frosts tops / and sides of two 8 or 9-inch cake layers. Cover cake; store in refrigerator. Muffins 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 beaten egg 3/4 cup milk 1/4 cup cooking oil Oven 400 degrees In a mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Make a well in the center. Combine egg, milk, and oil; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just till moistened (batter should be lumpy). Lightly grease muffin cups or line with paper bake cups; fill 2/3 full. Bake in a 400 degrees oven about 20 minutes or till golden. Remove from pans; serve warm. Makes 10 to 12. Pumpkin Muffins Prepare as above, except add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves to flour mixture. Add 1/2 cup canned pumpkin to egg mixture. Stir 1/4 cup chopped nuts into batter. Do not use paper bake cups. Pumpldn-Molasses Cake 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk 1/2 cup shortening, margarine, or butter, softened 1/2 cup canned pumpkin or mashed cooked sweet potato 1/4 cup light molasses 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel 2 eggs Oven 350 degrees In a bowl combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger. Add buttermilk, shortening, pumpkin or sweet potato, molasses, and orange peel. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed till combined. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and beat 2 minutes more. Pour into a greased 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serves 12. Cream Cheese Frosting The tangy flavor of the cream cheese provides a nice accent to both cakes and cookies. 2 3-ounce packages cream cheese 1/2 cup softened margarine or butter 2 teaspoons vanilla .4 1/2 to 4 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar In a bowl beat together cream cheese, margarine or butter, and vanilla till light and fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating well. Gradually beat in enough remaining powdered sugar to make frosting of spreading consistency. Frosts tops and sides of two 8 or 9inch cake layers. Cover cake; store in refrigerator. School Lunch Menus RCES Monday, Oct. 14: Breakfast: little smokies/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Tuesday, Oct. 15: french toast sticks or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, Oct. 16: hot oatmeal/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, Oct. 17: English muffin/jelly or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, Oct. 18: breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Monday, Oct. 14: Lunch: hamburger on bun, quick baked potato and green beans. Tuesday, Oct. 15: barbecue chicken, mashed potatoes, baked appled and hot biscuit with butter. Wednesday, Oct.' 16: sausage pizza, buttered com, choice of fruit and gingerbread/orange glaze. Thursday, Oct. 17: bologna and cheese sandwich with lettuce, french fries, choice of fruit and peanut butter bar. Friday, Oct. 18: spaghetti, toassed r salad/dressing, choice of fruit and garlic bread. RCHS Monday, Oct. 14: hot dog on bun, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut or fruit and chocolenna cake or deli ham sandwich or cheese pizza. Tuesday, Oct. 15: chicken nuggets, scalloped potatoes, breen beans or fruit and hot biscuit or hot steak and cheese or tuna salad on bun. Wednesday, Oct. 16: cheese pizza, Marriage License Issued The following marriage license was issued last week at the Rappahannock Clerk's Office. David Allen Pullen, Woodville and Thora May Skiles, Woodville. buttered com and orange jello salad or hamburger on bun and seasoned curly fries. Thursday, Oct. 17: barbecue on bun, potato rounds, cole slaw or fruit and oatmeal cookie or grilled ham and cheese and fruit. Friday, spaghetti/beef, cheese, garden tossed salad, California blend and homemade garlic bread or chicken pattie on bun and choice of fruit. ftappafyatmock JJetoS now has direct lines for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 1-800-852-4797 1 *-£-*X**' ■ !>*& It’s A Wonderful Christmas by Paul Landry Meet artist Paul Landry Sunday, October 20th from 2-5 p.m. at The Carriage House at Oatlands Plantation. Paul will be signing his new book, “The Captain’s Garden" with its accompanying print Winter Memories. -refreshments-special prize drawingSilver Fox Gallery 2 Loudoun St SE, Leesbuig, VA 20175. Wednesday-Saturday 9:30-5:00 777-6887 a Greenwich Workshop Dealer William Dawson William Thomas Dawson, 93, of Linden, died Thursday, October 3 at Warren Memorial Hospital. The funeral was conducted Sunday, October 6 at the Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal by the Rev. Elizabeth Redding. Burial was in Linden Cemetery. Mr. Dawson was bom January 19, 1903, in Rappahannock County, son of the late James H. and Laura Chadwell Dawson. He was a member of Linden United Methodist Church. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Ida Elkins Dawson. Surviving are five sons, John W. Dawson and Archie T. Dawson, both of Linden, Albert A. Dawson and Earl O. Dawson, both of Front Royal and Paul A. Dawson of Bentonville; three daughters, Lola Jenkins of Front Royal, Paula M. Dawson of Linden and Beryl A. Scroggins of Buckton; 18 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Alex Rector, Gilbert Mills, Frank Ralls, John Pickrell, Ronnie Williams and Lawrence Chadwell. Honorary pallbearers were Robert Heflin, Lynn Heflin, James Megeath and Steve Showers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Front Royal Rescue YOUR MONEY ORYOUR LIFE. When you give to the Red Cross, you take on a great responsibility: saving thousands of lives. Maybe even your own. I Squad, P.O. Box 567, Front Royal, Va. 22630. Maddox Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Eckis Simms Mrs. Eckis Ford Simms, 94, of South Main Street, Culpeper, died on Monday, October 7, as die result of an accident on Main Street. Daughter of the late James and Golda E)eal Coughlin, she was a native of Rappahannock County and the widow of F.L. Simms. She was a member of Culpeper Baptist Church. She is survived by a sister-in-law and a number of first cousins. A graveside funeral will be held on Thursday, October 10, at 11 a.m. in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper, the Rev. Ted Fuson officiating. . Friends my call at any time at Clore-Geest Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper. Clore-Geest Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. at 11190 James Monroe Highway Route 29 South, Culpeper, VA on Sunday, October 27 12 noon to 5 p.m. Dedication 2 p.m. Clore-Geest Funeral Home i 540-825-2361 • 540-825-0395 1-800-924-1266 >5 A. 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Electrical JENKINS FAMILY CONSTRUCTION Specializing in roofing, remodeling & additions Robert W. Jenkins, Jr. 540-987-9526 DENTIST W.N.* Mayberry DDS Family Dentist Washington Office 540/675-3530 Thursdays 61 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 ftappafjatinocfe J£eto* 540/675-3338 FENCING Installer of Safe Fence High Tensile, Barb Wire, American Wire, Chain Link, Board and Electric, Split Ral Curtis Crawford Home: 540675-3943 Pager. 540-399-2688 Flint HiU, VA Hummingbird WREATHS & GIFT BASKETS 540-937-3977 Joanne Berta Meadow Gifts ^ Personalized Gifts To Show You Care HEALTH ? FEELING FAT ? LOSE Up To 14 LBS In 14 DAYS Lou Pounds & Inches Safely & Easily As Seen on TV New To America Herbal - All Natural PhytoShape™ Fat Burner - Ephedra Free - Satisfies The Appetite Instead of Suppressing It n buppressm T Doctor Recommended I -800-320-8832 ext 49430 NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO PHEJ'FEN and REDUX tG FAUX FINISHES Murals & DECORATIVE PAINTING by Linda Heinistra 540-987-3349 PROCESSING Write Now Business Services Letters Mailings Resumes No Job too imall PICK-UP & DELIVERY SHEILA JENKINS 540-987-9164 PLUMBING ELECTRICAL PULLEN’S Pumps & Watertreaters In-Stock Installation ELECTRICAL A 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 STABLES Second Chance Stables Trail Rides & Pony Rides. Hourly Rates 540-e33-RXDE HUNTIV, VIRGINIA STORAGE SPERRYVILLE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage Residential Commercial Reasonable Rates 540/987-8507 SPERRYVILLE, VA TAX PREPARATION liftA.X PREPARATION Delta Accounting 937-7541TV SALES & GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE & RCA Video Products Antennas A Satellite Systems Radio Shack Dealer, Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool & Roper Appiances 312 North Mein SL, Madison 540-948-2200 TIRED OF POOR TV RECEPTION? Tired of cable; poor antenna reception; renting a dish? SWITCH - 40 Channels S 19.99/mo 78 channels $29.994no 100% CREDIT APPROVAL* Sales people needed Inal areas. For more Mo. cal 1-800-641-9999 W00DST0VES The largest selection in VA Sierra, Jotul, Waterlord, Hearthstone & Pellet Stoves ACME STOVE CO. 1329 E. High Street CHARLOTTESVILLE 804/971-6777 South Wales Business & Mini Storage Located 5 miles west of Warrenton at intersection of Route 211 and Route 229. All sizes available Monthly and yearly rates, all ground-level unit* tractor & trailer access, individual wide roll-up doors, restroom, business and vendors welcome. 540-341-7000 *'s? varlv-iv i,-,' , RappafjannocfeJieto* Next Deadline: October 23 7

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Jobs Wanted The Business Services Directories Business 4 Professional Services Home Maintenance 4 Improvements Lawn 4 Garden Real Estate Rentals/Sales Legal Notices Employment Deals On Wheels 'Clarke County Loudoun County Warren County Fairfax County Fauquier County Prince' William ^County Culpeper County L Wednesday, October 9,1996 GENERAL INFORMATION Pro-payment is required for all classified ads. Call us for fiTrther information. DEADLINES Horse & Farm: Monday — 1:00pm Regular Deadline: Monday -5:00pm Too Late To Classify: Tuesday — 3:00pm Legals: Monday - 3:00pm (For proof of Legate before publication, deadline is SdXJpm Thursday) Home Impr./ Business & Prof. Directories Friday — 12:00noon RATES Classified Word Rates: $7.32 first 20 words, .28* cacti sddt'l word Display Rates: $8.72 pci (per column inch) Horse & Farm Word Rates: $30.44 first 20 words, .75c each sddt'l word Horse $ Farm Display Rates: $38.63 pd (Horse & Farm ads appear in 3 newspapers: Loudoun Times-Mirror, Fauquier Times ■ Democrat & The Clarke Courier) Legal Advertisement Rate: $6.20 pd To Place Classified Ads Call 1-500-852-4707 or 703-777-1110 Classified Hrs. 7:OOam-5:OOpm Monday-Friday To Place Employment Ads Call 680-1260 AFTER AN AD IS ORDERED It cannot be changed or cancelled after tfie posted deadline for that issue. At the time of placing your ad, it will be read back for any corrections to be made. 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Make check/money order made payable to: Times Community Newspapers-Classlfied P.0. Box 359 Leesburg, VA. 22075 > 1.. 3. _ 5._ 7. _ 9. _ 11._ 13. _ 15.. 17.. 19. _ 21.. 23. 25 27.. 29 . 2.. 4. . 6.. 8.. . 10.. .12.. . 14.. .16.. .18.. 20 ADDITIONAL WORDS _ 22. .24.. .26.. .28 _ .30.. Which Paper(s): r Category #:_ Name:_ Address: _____ City:._ Stale: Zip: Phone: ( ). 1 Antiques ft Collectibles Visit Historic New Market, MD. Over 30 individual shops. Located in the ‘Antiques Capital of Maryland*, exit 62 off 1-70, 8 miles East of Frederick. Free brochure: P.O. Box 215, New Market MO 21774. Absolute Auction, October 9, 10am. Modem Apparel Manufacturing equipment. Complete liquidation, Diversified Apparel, Pulaski, VA. 175 sewing machines, full line of finishing, spreading & cutting, bias & packaging equipment, plant air compressor and more. Woltz & Assoc., Inc, Brokers & Auctioneers (VA #321) 1-800-551-3588. Public Auction, Com- ' monwealth of Virginia, Wednesday, October 16, 1996,9:00am, Powhattan Correction State Farm, Virginia. Directions: From Richmond take Route 147 off Route 60. Turn onto Route 711 West. Go approximately 15 miles ana turn right onto Route 616 Pleasants Road. Go approximately 2 miles and follow signs. Partial Listing: Generator, 1-125W and 1-75KW, Restaurant equipment, drill press, tools, typewriters, copiers, desks, chairs, air tools, dental equipment, miscellaneous building material, insulation, styrofoam, underlaymenl board, much more. Vehicles: Most of the following vehicles and farm machinery are in poor to scrap condition. 1977 Chevy ambulance, 1977 Dodge ambulance 4x4, 1977 Dodge van, 1972Chevy pick-up, 1982 Chevy 44 passenger bus, 1974 Chevy pick-up, 21979 dodge vans, 4-1984 - dodge vans, 4-1974 Ford 22 pasenger buses, 1955 Chevy fire truck, 1986 Ford van, 3-1984 Chevy pick-up, several tire load- . • er, com head; feed wag, on, grain head, case i loader, combine, manure pusher, lopper, miscellaneous other farm machinery and tools. For additional information contact State Surplus Property. (804) 236-3666. ANTIQUE A CLASSIC CAR AUCTION OCTOBER 13,12NOON 300+ Care 9th Annual • Beet Ever Stateline Auto Auction 6 miles North of Winchester, exit 323 off 1-81. For Info: 1-800-249-9404 3 Announcements Crafters Invited to apply to juried arts & crafts festival at Nissan Pavillion, Stone ridge, Va., Oct 19 & 20. Call (301) 7912346. Diabetica! (using insulin) Medicare pays for supplies. We bill them, ship to you. Save money. Satisfaction guaranteed. Liberty Medical 1-800633-2001. No H.M.O. Members mention 12401. REJmiDEH: SOME OF TOUR ADS WILL CONTAIN IDE NEW 540 AREA CODE 5 Business Opportunities Become a medical transcription ist. Opportunity to work at home or in office typing for doctors. Home study. Free literature. P.C.D.I., Atlanta, Georgia. 800-362-7070. Department YYL738. 9 Computers* Sale/ _Services 486 x 133 MHZ, built by Erols, CD ROM. 16 Bit Soundblaster with speakers, 8 mgb memory, 640 Harddrive Lexmark Ink lei printer (Lexmark by IBM) color VGH Monitor IBM Compatible. Fully loaded with Microsoft, 28.8 Fax Modem, Windows 95. Keyboard, mouse, speaker holders, loaded with programs. Adult and child. $1000/ best offer. 703-779-2826. Garage/Yard Sales Big Yard sale, Oct. 12, 9am-5pm. Comer of Gay & Wheeler, Washington, VA. Wonderful things to buy. 540-675-3487. Huge Moving Sale: Saturday and Sunday, October 12th and 13th. Next to Mountainside Market, SperryvHle. Everything must go. Auctions a Sat, Oct. 12,1996, at 6:00 p.m. at the gallery, Rt 211, Am!aa vllle, VA Lots old peach opalescent i other Carnival glass Msnv loti colns-sllver to cents GOOD USABLE FURNITURE: 1*8 raw maple Kitchen table w/4 chairs; Recent pine pie sate; Mahogany dining table, chairs, china onboard; Green tote & chair, Porch & other rockers; Set ofArt Deco drag chain; Very primitive pine wardrobe; TWin-size pineapple beds; Many stands, End- and ccrftee tables; ETC ! Several nice odor TVs: Electrolux vacs.; Fedder A/C; Nice stereo; Large file cabinet; Encore guitar; Dome tour*. LOTS INTERESTING SMALL and BOX LOT HEAVEN, ol course!! Sunday, Oct 20: Fine old Carnival glass LOOK: at the gallery, 1:00 p.m. WPayne Auctions, Inc, (540) 937-4142 • 675-3729 VA A F #330 17 Garden Equip/ Produce (Pic^your oztm Pumpkins Muskrat Haven Farm Amissville For picking Info. 840-937-8892 15 mi west of Warrenton on Rt 211 Adopt Forest: He’s a one & 1/2 year old beaeiund; to approved . Neutured & shots. Excellent pet. Very lovable. (540) 882-3301. Free Dalmatlon: 1 year old, has papers. Please call for consideration. (703) 558-3059. Free egg cartons (18 eggs per carton). 540937-4289. FREE Fill dirt, can be hauled short distances, other wise pick up on Site. 703-369-4242 Free Kittens to loving home. Some black and white, some orange and white. 540-554-2809. Wanted: Someone to adopt a beautiful gentle gray/ silver neutered female indoors cat. Heartbroken owner developed asthmatic condition and must find a new home for “Kitty’. (703) 406-2260. 23 Horses lor Sale Saddlery Liquidators We Have Moved The Show To A Massive Building at: Annandale Lumber. Sale starts Wed. Now thru Thursday October 31st. Big Shopping Days I locations: Junction of Rt. 66 & Rt. 15 in Haymarket; VA. Behind Sheetz Gas Station This will be a Christmas salel Wo Are Thinning Out Our Inventory at Ridiculous Prlossl Example: Miller sweaters $9.95; Miller Paddock shoes, $25 & $19.95; Leather Riding Boots, $39.95. 15,000 sq. ft Filled. We Will Not Be At Mosby’e Tavern In December, SO SHOP NOWl Hrs. 10am to 6pm. Sunday Noon5pm Cash or approved check only. Cut out this ad for a free gift. Closed Every Tuesday. (703) 754-8237 41 Lost ft Found Found: near Route 647 A 637. Saturday, Oct. 6th. Male. Unneutured. Terrier Cross. Very friendly & cute. 25 lbs. Black & tan with white on chest. Please call (540) 675-1535. Found: Black zipped binder, found in Leesburg area. Call to identify contents and location of loss. (703) 771-8888 ask for Marilyn. Garden Equip, and Produce 17 Bring Containers ancL. Pick Ytour Own APPLES and PUMPKINS Best & Largest Crop Ever 12 acres - Gourds Too! * Stay man ‘York ‘Granny Smith ‘Old-fashioned Winesap *lda Red ‘Red Delicious ‘Yellow Delicious ‘Indian Corn ‘Honey ‘Apple Butter uuonmy uiscoum every way Sr. Citizen Discount Tuesday & Thursday FtehflPPteqder Moonnont Orchards RapKian, VA 1-800-572-2262 Open Daily 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. 'Bring a picnic and enjoy a view of 1B counties from our mounlaintop picnic area.* - Hones for Sale in* i is I.* i 23 THOROUGHBRED AUCTION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13,1996 - 2 PM Middleburg Agricultural Research 4iu^-Rxtensu|^Cemer W.L. Cooper, V.M.I^ -Mid<1,L ”■ ^ MtA. RUNGS Registration ^.CurrenUy St^nJipg, .L/S’BLUFF, CHIEP'PRG" BALL’SBLUFF,'CHIEPrPR6T€)COU' - GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, LAVA No Reserve ~ All Sales Final From Rtc 50 in Middleburg - South on Rtc 626 9/10 mile, left on Rtc 807. Catalogues and Information available H. Rodney Hoffman Auctioneer Virginia License !!)• (MO) 132-21M W. L Cooper, V.M.O tupertmendenl MARI Center (MO) M7-3S21 42 MUc. 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. Hunting Club Membership: includes use of 6,000 acres in Northern Virginia. Call 703-670Winchester Model 70 XTR 30.06 with Leoupdd scope (never used). Savage 22-20 over and under with gun staff anad shells. All for $800. 14' trampoline, excellent condition, $175. New Sharp fax machine, $150. 540439-2569. Wolff Tanning beds: tan at home buy direct and save! Commercial/ Home units from $199.00. Low monthly payments, FREE color catalog. Call TODAY 1-800-842-1305. WoocMovm - Jotjul cast iron, with green snamsl finish, used one season, $500.. Thermo-Control steel unit, fill up and heat all day, $200. Call 540987-8443 evenings. 43 - Mlsc. Wanted WANTED Horaea, Ponlaa Cattle & Trailers All types. Cosh terms. Will pick-up ot form. (410) 987-5642 Wanted: Boxwood cuttings. Proper trimming of boxwood is essential. We trim every two or three years. We pay top price for the cuttings. Write or call: Highlander & Sons, P.O. Box 272, GordonsvHle, VA 22942; phone 540-832-2175. Adoption: Loving family wants to adopt second baby. Will help with legal and medical expenses. Call Martha or Herb at 703-736-0992. Wahoo Procrastinator would like ato purchase two tickets (together) for either U - Clems on game or UVA - North Carolina game - (November 9 or 16). Please call 540-3474997 after 6pm. 53 8enrtces Business Uumney sweeping. Refining ®lb JfasljumEii $erfta Fully Insured f Bruce Vierling _ 675-3508 EARLY’S CARPET, INC. Rt.211,1 mile west of Post Offic* Amissville.'VA. 540-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 Famaia roommate naad- . ad at soon as poasibte in >■ Starling townhouaa. $300/ month plus 1/3 utit- , tttaa. 703-404-4227. ( 57 Tributes In memory of our Aunt, Mabel Logans, who wont homo to root two years ago today, October 7th, 1994. If) Life wo loved you dearly, In death we love you still, In our hearts you hold a place. No one else could ever full. Nieces A Nephews Rentals House One bedroom garage apartment near Washington with private setting, washer/ dryer, $500/ month. Call Emily, 6753490. Small Contemporary in private wooded valley 17 miles west ot Warrenton. Loft/ bedroom, deck, woodstove, carport, all amenities. Pet welcome. $600+ security deposit, electricity, references. 540-675-3761. Tlte Plains: 1 bedroom Log Cabin located In the woods. Large stone fireplace, gas heat, 1 bath downstairs. No pets. Maximum 2 people. $700/ month. Call Cathy, Thomas & Talbot Real Estate, 540-687-6500. Town of little Washington: 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 6 fireplaces, newly renovated, 1 1/4 acres, bam, garage and storage house (separate). Mountain view porch. $850/ month. 703-205-1940, Trailer: 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, storage shed, carport, no pets. Security deposit. On Route 211. Call (540) 937-3584. House for rent: Sperryville Area. 2-3 bedrooms, living, dining, deck, wooded setting. $500/ month. $500/ deposit. Call • after 8:00pm, 703549-7954. Mansion: Nine bedrooms, 5 baths, living room, family room, dining room, sunroom, pool, $2,000. 8 stall horse bam optional, price negotible. Reference & credit check. Call 540-743-3640 or 540-347-7040. ■ Rentals Office Washington, VA: For Rent: Office Space, Ctopton House. 2 large rooms, bath and kitchen. $400 per month. 540675-3033 or 540-9878121. Real Estate For Sale Rambler on 1 acre. Near route 66. 3/4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, basement rough-in, living-room,, dining-room, country kitchen. New porch and deck. $149,500. 7540102. _ LOUDOUN Recent foreclose makes avail, a gorgeous custom-built all brick Traditional on 10 priv. acs w/bam. Call owner for details, 703-779-4673 Real Estate/ Owner For Sale: Townhouse, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, Winchester. Cioee to Rta. 7, 50 and 81. Reduced to $72,000. 703-7294)042. 79 Bids Sc Proposal* INVITATION FOR BIOS: GENERAL REASSESSMENT The Rappahannock County'Board of Supervisors shall accept olds for the provision of services to perform a General Reassessment of Real Estate in Rappahannock County. Competitive Sealed bids shall be accepted In accordance with Section 11-37, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, through 3:00 PM, Tuesday, October 22,1996, at the Office of the County Administrator, 290 Gay Street, Washington, 22747. Prospective bidders are invited to contact the County Administrator, John W. McCarthy, at (540) 675-3342 or at PO Box 519, Washington, VA 22747, for a complete copy of the Invitation for Bids, issued October 1, 1996. 10-2,10-9-96 *164758 The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking bids for the mowing of six (6) watershed dam structures in Madison and Culpeper Counties. Sites to be mowed wilt be viewed on October 17. Call Culpeper District office for meeting time and location 1540) 825-8591. Bids will be accepted until 2.00 pm October 18, 1996. Mowing will need to be completed by November 1.1996. 10-9-96 < *196551 80 Legal Notices BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 170-136 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.1431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahanock County, Virginia, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, October 1996, at seven-thirty in the evening at the Rfeppahonnock County Courthouse on Gay Street In Washington, , Virginia. Consideration shall be given to all applications presented In accordance with submission requirements. VARIANCE * 96-09-01 Gregory A. Clark, P. O. Box 7, Flint Hill VA 22627, contract purchaser of Tax Map 50 Parcel 13D, lot located on RT. 522 in Scrabble, desires to obtain a Variance to the setbacks from the center line of RT. 5 at front and rear of the property. Setback need to be reduced to 64.4 from the front and 44.6 feet from the rear to allow construction of a house 32 feet in depth. Property is located in Stonewall/Hawthome Magisterial District, zoned “A* Agricultural and *C* Conservation. Allowed under Section 170-36(A) of the Rappahannock County Code; Standards contained in 170-1360. 10-9 A 10-16-96 •155943 Trustee's Sale Route 1, Box 785, Washington, VA (a/k/a Grand View Drive, B-1-16 DEFAULT having been made in the terms of a certain Deed of Trust dated July 24, 1989, and 80 Legal Notice* recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court ’ of the County of Rapp a- / hannock, VA, in Deed Book 175, at page 569, - and the undersigned,. - having been duly apCted as Substitute, tees and having been requested so to do by the holder of the note secured, will proceed to sell at public auction for cash on October 26, 1996, at 4:00 pjn., in front of Rappahannock* County Circuit Court, Gay - Street, Washington, VA, ) the property designated. ! as Lots 15 and 16, on the. . Grandview of the Peyton Farm Development Plat . * Section 1, Sheet 8, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book. 84, at page 128, and in Plat Book 1, at page 23, among the land recordsof Rappahannock County, Virginia. i mb prupeny win do soia subject to all prior liens, easements, restrictions, covenants, and conditions, if any, of record, or other matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the premises. A deposit (In certified * funds) of 10% will be required of the successful bidder at time of sale and settlement to be made within 10 days. TERMS :CASH. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Memorandum of Trustee’s Sale outlining additional terms of sale and settlement, which will be avail- • able for review prior to the announcement of sale. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Glasser and Glasser, P.L.C., and/or Debra L. Armstrong, Substitute Trustees 600 Dominion Tower, L 999 Waterside Drive Norfolk,VA 23510 Tel: (804) 625-6787 Ext.* 200 Between 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 noon only 10-9,10-16-96 #168803 TRUSTEE’S SALE OP REAL ESTATE located at Route 522, Box 386, Flint Hill, Virginia In execution of the Deed of Trust froth JOHNNY SUE HOWARD dated December 2, 1994. and recorded in Deed Book 209, page 741, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court for the County of Rappahannock, VirgF nia, default having occured in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and at the request of the holder of the Note, the undersigned, as Substitute Trustees, any one of whom may act, will sell at public auction on the front steps of the Circuit Courthouse, Gay Street on October 15, 1996, at 3:00 p.m., the property described as 0.493 acres, more or less, on the west side of US Route 522 in the Village of Flint Hill Wakefield Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, known as Route 522, Box 386, Flint Hill, Virginia. TERMS: CASH. PROPERTY SOLD AS IS. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. A deposit of $15,498.00 will be required Immediately of the successful bidder, IN CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR CERTIFIED FUNDS ONLY, balance to be paid within ten days from the date of sale. Real estate taxes will be adjusted to the date of sale. All cost ol conveyance, deed, examination of tide, recording charges and the grantor's tax will be at the cost of the purchaser. The foregoing information Is provided pursuant to

ov Legal Notice* the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act as this Is an effort to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose of debt collection. DATED: September 13, 1996 ' CECIL G. MOORE and EVA D. HINDS, and LESLIE P. SMITH, Substitute Trustee(s) 96-114(6.32) For information Contact Trustees At: 13185 Warwick Boulevard, Newpdrt News, Virginia 23602 (757) 877-0256 between 12:00 noon and 3:00 P.M. only. 10-2 A 10-9-96 #154384 Automobiles Chevy 1952 Pickup: Restored, 5 windows, runs good, looks good, new paint, $5,800. (301) 7392627. Chevy 1987 Asto van, 4.3 V6, 101k, white, auto overdrive, power steering/ brakes. $2650/ best offer. 777-2751. Call Mike after 7pm.■ Chrysler 1987 LeBaron GTS, 64,000 miles, 4 door, power steering/ brakes, air-condition. $3,000. 540-338-3756 after 6pm. Oldsmobil* 1989 72K, new Michelin tires, one owner, $3,900. Call evenings (540) 347-0353. Toyota 1983 Tercelwhite. Good mechanical condition. Needs body work. $600, must sell. 540-349-9449. Trucks/Vans. Ford 1989 F-150 Lariate. 4x4, 5-speed, dual tanks, AC, cruise, am/ fm cassette, 2 tone, brown, 185,000 Miles. Good condition. 540-347-2974. Ford 1995 Windstar. Fully loaded. $14,750. 703729-0042. 88 Parts & Accessories SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used parts for cars and trucks Some new parts Motors, transmissions snd parts InstaHsd (If purchaasd 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 CUpeper Ugh School. BH571 barn help WANTED Full & part time. Al shifts available. Horse experience required Middleburg area Please leave message. (540) 687-3345 Carpenters Local building contractor is seeking career-oriented carpenters with 10 years minimum experience. Competitive wages, good benefits, guaranteed 40 hr. week. J.D. Elcher Builder Tel 540-347-7591 DAIRY FARM Need help milking and working with cattle. Driver's license required. 703-754-0136 Dishwasher - Needed part time. Weekends only. Apply in person at Bleu Rock Inn, Sperryville. 540-987-3190. ELECTRICIANS HELPERS, TRAINEES or ENTRY LEVEL F/T with Benefits For residential work throughout Northern Va. area. Call: E.L. Kellogg Corp. (703)968-5545 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 Tlmes-MIrror 9 E. Market Street Leesburg, VA EOE MATERIAL HANDLER wanted for local building contractor. Competitive wages, good Benefits, guaranteed 40 hr. week. J.D. Elcher Builder Tel 540-347-7591 MAINTENANCE/ FACILITIES SUPERVISOR #7026-02 Full-time position to direct, coordinate, and oversee the Facilities Maintenance Program for RRCSB program locations in Planning District 9. Develops, coordinates, and manages contracts with private maintenance vendors and supervises RRCSB maintenance staff to ensure compliance with ADA and OSHA regulations. Ability to diagnose/make repairs in areas of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical and carpentry. Hiring range: $19,324.50$21,723.00/yr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 noon, 10/18/96, to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 S. Main Street, Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/AA. Minorities encouraged to apply. Previous applicants need not re-apply to be considered. MH/ CLINICIAN III #7047-01 Full-time position in Fauquier. Licensed therapist to provide full range of therapy to children, adolescents & adults to include crisis intervention, intakes, assessments & short term therapy. Must be able to independently assess & treat consumers with a wide range of symptomology & provide clinical supervision. Hiring range: $30,849.00$34,651.50/yr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 10/18/96 to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 S. Main Street, Culpeper, Virginia 22701. 540-8253100. EEO/AA. Minorities encouraged to apply. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE: Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation fPtqwml Oy 39 U S C 36S3 t Puoscanon Tide Lsppahannock Hews 2. Publication No I *1 51 October 8, 1996 • Frequency Weekly 5 No of ittuM Puohabaa 52 6 Annual Suoecnpeon Pnce $19.00 $26.00 7 Complete MsSmg Address ol Known Office of Puoocaaon iStra*. Cay. Cotxvy. Slaw. andBP*4) t'Atof P P. O. Box 59, Washington, VA 22767-0059 a Complete Matfmg Address of Headquarter* or General Business Office ol Puttuher (Hot Prtnwr; 13873 Park Center Id., Suite 301 Herndon. VA 20171-3285 9 Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of PuWsfter, Edrtor and Managinfl EdUor (Do Atot Leave Blank) Publnhar (Nama and Complaia Mating Addraaa) Arthur W. 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WAITRESS 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday The Country Cafe Washington Apply within MR/DAY HEALTH & REHABILITATION MANAGER $7041-01 Full-time position in Warrenton to coordinate day health & rehab services. Provide training & support to adults w/MR in the areas of social, prevocational & independent living skills development with a strong focus on community integration. Supervise staff & plan programs. Bachelors degree in human services & exper. in direct services to adults w/MR. Hiring range: $25,584.00$28,743.00/yr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 10/18/96, to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB.401 S. Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/ AA. Minorities encouraged to apply. Plano player needed for Bethel Baptist Church Choir of Amissville, VA for all four Sundays and engagements. For more 'details call Teresa Christian anytime after 7:30pm, 540-937-5163: 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 do Allen Key P.O. Box 359 . Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-1111 EOE SALES PERSONS NEEDED Earn big $$$ with your positive attitude. Will train. Reliable vehicle needed. Fax or call 540-349-8285. SECRETARY I #7046-01 Full-time position in Culpeper. Skilled secretary, receptionist, good typing and word processing. Handle confidential data. Hiring range: $6.81$7.66/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 10/18/96, to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 S. Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-825-3100. EEO/AA. FARM HELP NEEDED Full Time 5 1/2 day work week. Must be willing to work alternating weekends. Knowledge of horses and cattle preferred but will train the right applicant. NO HOUSING. References required. Reply to: P.O. Box 393 Rixeyvllle, Va. 22737 TRUCK DRIVER °TR * Minimum 2 years exprience with flatbed. Valid CDL with good record required. Weekly Pay!! & Bonus Plan!! Call: (540)825-1416 Part Time/Flexible Scheudle. Furniture finisher’s assistant. No experience necessary. 540675-3625. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TECHNICIAN #7043-01; #7044-01 Accepting applications for on-call positions to work at residential substance abuse treatment facility in Culpeper to monitor consumer activities and ensure consumer safety. Exp. in human services. $8.22/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 10/18/96, to Human Resources, Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB, 401 South Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701. 540-8253100. EEO/AA. 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 DENTAL HYGIENIST (Part Time) Dental team seeking an exceptional Dental Hygienist for our progressive office. We value superior clinical skills, and we focus on warmth, caring, and expert communication with our clients. We emphasize development of skills through continuing education, full participation with the other members of our team, and high Involvement with our clients. Applicant should be personally stable and health-centered In lifestyle. If you are searching for a real opportunity to grow and fulfill you potential, please call us. We think you’ll find our office an exciting and rewarding experience. Call 540-6353610 or 800-832-9901 Monday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Dr. Craig A. Zunka and Team 107 W. 4th Street Front Royal, VA 22630 The verdict Hear ye! Hear ye! Whether buying or selling, you'll always win your case with the Classifieds. &appafjannocfe 11-800-852479^ HELP! We have a full-time position available in our WarrentonAdvertising Art Department at the Fauquier Times-Democrat! Skills we are seeking include design talent, graphic art basics, great organizational skills, good typing ability, and a keen eye for detail. Some knowledge of Quark Xpress.and Photoshop required. Adobe Illustrator a plus. Contact Dana Thompson Loudoun Times-Mirror 703-777-1111 EOE ^Ttmes Celebrating 100 Years I With Mrs. D. Jennings By CATHY SMITH Rappakannock Nun Contributing Wrltar When I called Mrs. Doris Tolbert Jennings recently to wish her happy 100th birthday, her words were, "I made it; I did it! (reach 100). She was bom to George and Mary Lawson Tolbert on September 4, 1886 in Amissville, Virginia. Her exciting career -included a chance to meet and cook for First Lady Jackie Onassis Kennedy in 1962, her last official act before retiring. I sat in awe recently as Mrs. Jennings shared many special memories. She was so mentally alert it was hard to believe she was about to celebrate her 100th birthday. The big celebration happens(ed) Saturday, September 7, at Culpeper's Lakeside Club House, where over 300 guests (including 200 family members) helped her celebrate. Her niece, Alberta Brown coordinated the event. Mrs. Jennings was also honored at her church, Amissville Bethel Baptist, on a recent Sunday where a dinner was planned and planting of trees and flowers in her honor took place. Mrs. Jennings considers Bethel Baptist her home church. She said, ”1 was first taken there at the age of 3 by my grandmother, Matilda Tolbert. The Tolberts had been slaves, but my mother's people, the Lawsons, were never slaves. They came over with the settlers and it was written in the British Crown they were never to be sold." Mrs. Jennings became an ordained deaconess and missionary while she was in New York, returning here in 1962 to establish Missionary Baptist work here, earning her the 1995 "Woman of the Year" award by the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association. She was recognized for a lifetime of dedication to helping others. The inscription reads, "Proverbs 31:10 and 20, "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies' and 'She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy." When asked the secret of her long life, she remarked, "Helping others is the key; also, I usually had one hardy meal a day (lunch), and only a small amount of meat but alot of greens and salads." She said, "I built this house as a "friend to man" so I could better help others by being here on the road; (Waterloo Road in northern Culpeper County) that's what I've been doing all my life-helping others. She built the house after her husband died in 1962 and she sold their farm. They had worked in New York and saved money to purchase a 175acre farm on the Rappahannock River in Amissville. Her husband died the week before she retired, he had been working the farm while she stayed in New York to work and send money home ort which to operate the farm. The last two years while working for Mrs. John Parkinson in New York, she had been working four months, coming home for four months, and then returning to New York. Her duties included cooking. The week after her husband died she returned to New York to cook for First Lady Jackie Kennedy. Mrs. Parkinson already had a commitment to entertain Mrs. Kennedy. They entertained a lot and had numerous fundraisers. Her father, Mrs. Parkinson’s husband, Commander John Parkinson, was commander of the ship that took personnel to Iwo Jima during the war. Mrs. Jennings says she has lived an exciting life. She came home long enough at the age of 25 or 26 to be the main star in "Voice of Rappahannock" show which was alsomade into a movie. She traveled to alot of exciting places, including Nassau and Las Vegas. One summer she traveled to New Hampshire with the John Finley's. They were friends with President Grover Cleveland and his second wife Frances, with whom Mrs. Jennings exchanged recipes. Photos of families with whom she worked over the years adorn her home. There's a great story behind each face. She vividly recalls the journey that took her to New York. "Times were hard. Men were making about $.50 a day; women, $.25 a day. The famous J. Temple Gwathme of. New York sold his summer farm Canterbury here in Fauquier Springs, j He also had a place in Caroline County. He plastered posters everywhere offering $ 1 a day for anyone wanting to join him in New York. Many gave up farming and went with him to New York, including my father. He worked in the sawmill there; which was the last job he held. My husband and I got married and Mr. Gwalthme took us to New York, spending our honeymoon in his home." Mrs. Jennings, deep in thought, continued. "I worked as the maid and my husband was the bulter. Mr. Gwathme raised race horses and was in the cotton business. His father, Archibald Gwathme, was known in New York as the "Cotton King." "J. Temple, Jr. was only 15 when his father died. He was so disraught his mother wanted me to stay on to help her with him. He never finished school. Mrs. Gwathme bought him a horse upon which he died in a racing accident in, Tawnmarth, New Jersey. After that Mrs. Gwathme had several strokes. I stayed with her through eight of them." After the Gwathme family, Mrs. Jennings went to work for the Cornelius Bliss family on Fifth Avenue in New York. She would later work for their daughter Mrs. John Parkinson and their son Cornelius, Jr. As she said, "I'm taking it one step at a time." Until very recently she had still been going to church every Sunday. She's a fascinating lady! 1/EGEND. The PRIDE LEGEND is a 3 and 4 wheel, rear-wheel drive, electric scooter. Manufactured with state of the art components, a 1:piece sealed transaxle, and an onboard charger; the PRIDE LEGEND is very stylish, ultramodern in design, and competitively priced. This scooter is a must see from Pride. For more information on the PRIDE LEGEND or other products manufactured by Pride Health Care, contact the following authorized Pride Dealer. *CONVALESS The Plains, Virginia 20198 1-800-237-5717

DAR Members Enjoy Education Message By LOUISA T. GROGAN Rappahannock Newi Contributing Writer The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR, met on September 10 at the. Culpeper United Methodist Church in Culpeper with the Regent, mrs. Irvin R. Kilby presiding. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. Claude I. Guinn, Mrs. Vincent R. Beasley and Mrs. Marvin C. Goff. In her message to DAR members, read by Mrs. Douglas D. Fairfax, the President General, Mrs. Kemper, urged all to be responsible for promoting quality education for the children within one’s community. Also, she urged all to celebrate Constitution week, September 17-23, and to remember that the founding fathers created the constitutional foundation for the greatest nation in the history of the world. Mrs. Dan K. Shackelford, a Chapter member, was the speaker for the afternoon, speaking on "The Constitution — A Brief Moment in Harmony." Dressed in a beautiful colonial gown applicable to the period of history of her speech, she was introduced by Mrs. Carl D. Longley. This "Moment of Harmony" is considered the most productive congress in the United States. Mrs. Shackelford has put together a very informative and interesting exhibit about the Constitution and the Revolutionary War at the Museum of Culpeper History at 140 East Davis Street in Culpeper. The exhibit may be seen until October 17. It was reported that the present membership of the Chapter is ninetynine, which includes three new members. In other business, the budget for the year was presented and passed. The October meeting will be a Dutch Treat luncheon at the Public House with the State Regent, Mrs. Stephen R. Hunter as the speaker. Children Enjoy Visit Nikki Calisto and Justin and Zeb Ashley were Saturday overnight guests of their grandmother, Brenda Hensley and Tommy at Washington. Jim Curtis of Linden was a dinner guest on Saturday of his parents. Jack and Mary Curtis and celebrated Jim's birthday. Eric and Thelma Crane spent Saturday' with their son-in-law and daughter, Ken and Cathy Cieslak and family at Ruther Glen. Jennifer Bywaters, Matthew, Joshua and Angie with their grandmother, Mary Frances Bywaters. They visited with Mrs. Alice Pullen on Sunday. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service on Sunday, October 13 at 11:15 a.m. with communion. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Ada Grimsley, W.G. Eastham, Louise and Mac McCullock were ■'Ill I l \ \ A \vx By POLLY AYLOR 987-8136 recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. Dick Brady of Oakton visited his mother, Mrs. Alice Brady on Sunday. Charles and Ellen Brady also visited on Saturday. Mary Hickerson, Cathy Hudson and Frances Hudson visited Charlie Lillard and Clyde Lillard at the Sunny Slope Nursing Home in Flint Hill on Saturday. Woodville News Notes Happy anniversary to Edward and Ruth Clark from The Tim Falls family- lyPhillip Daczewitz of York, Pennsylvania, Jacque Mattison of Hackettstown, New Jersey and friends. Matt and Whitney Mazullo of Bel-Air, Maryland were weekend guest of Joel and Merle Daczewitz. Rev. and $ylrs. Starke Jones were weekend guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hemp on Middlebrook. Dr. and Mrs. Raleigh O. Baker of Newport News were Monday By JUNE CLARK 987-8827 overnight guests of Rev. and Mrs. L. Stark Jortes. Dodsons Celebrate Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Dodson, Sr. celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on Saturday, September 28. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dodson of ' Colorado is spending some time in the area visiting their brothers and sisters. Monday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson were Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dodson of Colorado. Mrs. Hazel Cook is feeling better after a short illness. April Reid was a Sunday guest of Jenny Levell in Culpeper. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PIANO SALE at SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY Numerous pianos win De soia oy Sunday, October 13th, 1996 on campus in conjunction with Kawai’s Institutional Loan Program. Many Grands, Consoles, Studios, Uprights, and Digital Pianos in various finishes and styles will be sold. Many are less than one year old and carry new factory warranties. For information or to schedule a preview appointment call: 540-665-5577 Sale hours: Sunday, Oct. 13th from Noon to 5 p.m. or by preview appointment only 4 1460 University Drive Winchester, VA Intersection of 1-81 & Rr. 50 For Best Selection Call For A Preview Appointment 540-665-5577 C*a For Preview Appointment 540-665-5577 Sales & Service through The Piano Co. ONE DAY ONLY Real Estate Directory Real Estate Transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock. Clerk's Office. Russell B. Baker and wife to Curtis R. Norman and wife, 24.081 square feet, Wakefield District. $78,500. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. -Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-4248590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 4263500. The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294. Lynn T. Stuckey and wife to Carroll E. Settle and others, : 1982 acre, Sperryville. $55,000.; Robert L. Pennington and wife to Michael J. McCormick and wife, 5.0321 acres, Hampton District. $159,000. Keyser Construction Company to Jeffrey E. Knight and wife, 26.2074 acres, Hampton District. $346,966. RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY Farmhouse on 4.5 acres. Heart pine floors, trim & doors. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Convenient •to Wanenton & Culpeper. $169,950 Large brick home on 10+ acres. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. 2-car garage. Full finished basement for possible in-law suite. $200,000 Convenient, but privacy surrounds this wellbuilt brick & frame Rambler on 2.6098 acres. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Full basement, deck, carport and front porch. Brick hearth with consolidated dutchwest. $162,500 Sperryville. Build your home in the country where you can look at the mountains or walk to the village. 2 lots, 1.4334 acre $42,000 .6950 acre $ 28,000 Like new. 3-bedroom, 2-bath dwelling with full basement on 1 acre lot. 2-car garage, large rear deck with views. $139,500 Eileen M. Day, Realtors (540) 675-3333 m • - Washington, Virginia - - M JL.1 UCTION BY DON P. SMELTZER Location: Luray, VA - Shenandoah Valley Area Time: 3:07 Sunday Oct. 13th 1996 Rain or Shine In the Country...Woodlands Glow Scarlet and Gold Through the October., Haze. Surrounds This Something For Everyone Large Unfinished Home That Comes With 3+ Acres, Well and Septic. TERMS: Calls for details! Century 21 Professional Auction & Realty 540-743-2121 Auctioneer Don P. Smeltzer Lie. #045 Storybook Cottage: 4.3 acres of meadows and protective woods. Small pond, nice stream through land. Large LR with wood stove, French doors, large bedroom,, custom kitchen cabinets, screened porch, attractively designed & very well insulated. 3-BR septic field for expansion possibilities. Some personal property conveys. $126,000 A Rare Find: Older country home in a beautifully treed and flowering setting. Charming older home has large FR with wood stove, formal LR and formal dining room, plus a screened porch facing the mountains. Master suite with walk-in closet, and a second BR plus sitting/guest room. Detached 2-car garage with potting shed/shop and a large storage shed further enhance the property. Pleasant and very private on small acreage. $149,500 ll realTob* Real Estate III Washington, Virginia (540)675-1373 % Mitzie Young, GRI Rick Kohler, Broker (540)675-3555 (540)937-6146 mmKffowledg^m^Gardeners »*know fall is the Best time to plant Hardy Pansies & Mums now available for fall planting. 20% off Trees & Shrubs Warrenton Farmers’ Co-op Garden Center 143 Washington Stree Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:30 Sat. 8:30-1:00 Member of VA Nurseryman'* Assoc 547-7100 2 ° l PRICE REDUCED! Older home on 1.4 acres with 1,800 sq. ft. Home has hardwood floors and fireplace with full basement. $129,900 NEW HOME TO BE BUILT! On private 3+acre lot in F.T. Valley area. Home offers three bedrooms and 2 full baths. You can make your color selections. $108,000 SCENIC 30 acres in Huntly area. Four-bedroom perc with gravel driveway already in. Fantastic views from housesite. Mostly wooded site. Will also build to suit. Land priced at $89,900. Call Emily Henry Rainbow - V.I.P. 67S3490 or 1-8005233846jS? 01 Sperryviile Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM: James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office 1 ; PRICE REDUCED - Two 25acre wooded tracts, stream,.: elevated building sites, convenient to Rt. 211. Your Choice at; $89,000 each. Rt. 211 - west of Sperryviile,' small gift Shop - fruit stand • complex, 1.5 acres $40,000. BOSTON AREA - 3.2-acre open & wooded lot on deeded . right-of-way. $22,000. ; SPERRYVILLE - Ashby Rd. 3-: bedroom brick home, attached: garage, finished basement,; spacious workshop, 4.3 acres. $200,000. James W. Leake 987-8236 Bud Corder John Eubank - 675-3291 987-8146 : A UCTION BY DON P SMELTZER Location: Luray, VA - Shenandoah Valley Area Yes! He Has The Wanderlust And Says “Sell My Little Ranch” A Home Designed With Good Living In Mind! Take one little peep at this 9-room home an dyou will be SOLD!! Comes With 2+ Acres, Garage, Outside Storage' Bldg., Workshop, Well and Septic. TERMS: Call for details! Century 21 Professional Auction & Realty 540-743-2121 Auctioneer Don R Smeltzer Lie. #045 Since 1927 ROY WHEELER REALTY COMPANY Offering Piedmont Virginia's Finest Real Estate For Over Haifa Century. BEN VENUE-Panoramic views from this 3/4-BR brick/frame Cape Cod offering FP, hdwd. floors, bay windows, large MBR suite w/dressing room. 45 ACs of rolling pasture, 2-stall barn, 2- BR guest quarters & tree-lined driveway. $419,995 CASTLETON-85.9 ACs w/Thornton River frontage plus 4-BR, 4BA home w/deck & screened porch to enjoy the views, swim, pool, det. 2-car garage & much more! $399,950 w/125 ACs-$459,900 MADISON CO.-Located in scenic Etlan, this 36 ACs offers magnificent Old Rag Mt. views, stream & pasture for horses. $129,600. Acreage may be adjusted. VIEWTOWN-Motivated seller-12.6 acres w/wood, stream, pasture, views, cleared bldg. site. 15 mins, to Warrenton. $69,000 Flint Hill Office 540-675-7171 Jean Lillard 540-675-3670 MULTI COLORED RAPPHANNOCK COUNTY... TWO CREEKS run thru it at end of road near Shenandoah National Park and Little Washington, newish chalet and decrepit log cabin, panoramic mountain views of park, great for colorful weekends or ?. 25 acres of enchantment, $185,000. A RIVER runs thru it near end of road and Little Washington, 10.5 acres wooded, mountain views, $75,000. IT TAKES A VILLAGE like Little Washington; older homes, farmettes, outlying acreage. MILLIONS OF LEAVES included with any of the above. COME SEE US (but not too many of you.) ROGER BATCHELDER, Still behind the rock wall on Gay Street, Washington, Virginia (540) 6751776 (540) 937 1776 Blackwater Homestead - features include: • 6,000 square foot residence with 3 living units with kitchen, bath and bedrooms • Large gathering areas & guest rooms • Rustic 700 square foot great room with timber beams • Four guest bedrooms with two bathrooms • Residence houses 12’ X 38’ indoor swimming pool with dressing room, shower and cedar linea sauna • Screened porch with Blue Ridge views • Offered at $499,959 The Buyer’s Agency, Inc. Butch Zindel, Broker (540) 675-1190 &