Rappahannock News, February 12, 1997

- * High School Burglarized By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County High School was burglarized this past weekend. According to Major Rick MacWelch of the Sheriff's Office, custodians at the school reported a vandalism at the school on Sunday morning. Major MacWelch, Sheriff Settle and Deputy Chris Williams responded to the scene along with Va. State Trooper W.A. Sumner and his dog Marko. They discovered that a window had been broken in the office and there had been a burglary of an undetermined amount of cash and checks. Major MacWelch said that Marko helped establish a track of the suspect. The scene was processed for fingerprints and evidence was collected, said Major MacWelch. A search warrant was obtained on Sunday afternoon and a suspect’s house in Rappahannock County was searched for evidence. At press time, no suspect had been charged in the burglary, awaiting results of the fingerprint tests. Also during the weekend, a forced entry burglary took place at the Child Care and Learning Center on U.S. in Washington. The burglar got into the office and took an undetermined amount of cash. There are similarities between this burglary and the one at the high school, said Major MacWelch. Three warrants were sworn out for Michael Phelps, 28, .of Washington, for larceny of a weapon, theft of cash, and for threatening to kill and injure. The complaints for the warrants came from his girlfriend, Kristien Miles of Washington, who claimed that Mr. Phelps had taken her luggage, her purse with $200 cash, clothing and a 22-caliber pistol, said Major MacWelch, who added that there is a dispute over who owns the property. Mr. Phelps was arrested and released on a $3500 bond. Last Wednesday, Wayne Woodward, 29, of Luray, was charged with reckless driving following an accident on Route 641 in Flint Hill, .1 mile west of U.S. 522. The early morning accident happened when Mr. Woodward drove through heavy fog in a 1990 Ford truck, lost sight of the road, and ran off the left side of the road, striking a tree, according to Trooper C.A. Moore's report. Mr. Woodward was not injured, but the truck suffered $4000 damage. Science Fair I Students explore the various exhibits at the Science Fair held Fridajr at Rappahannock County Elementary School. two hafe* Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan dred students participated in the event and the first and second place winners go on to regional competition. See story, Page B-l. National Scam Reaches County By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer Commonwealth's Attorney Peter Luke wants to warn residents of Rappahannock about a possible scam that came to his attention this week. A resident of the county received a letter from Nigeria late in 1996 that attempts to get a bank account number, probably to access an account. Labelled as an "Urgent Business Proposal," the letter says in part, "I was assigned by two of my colleagues to seek a foreign partner who will assist us in providing a convenient account in a designated bank bver there for the transfer of $30,000,000 pending on our arrival in your country for utilization and disbursement with the owner of the account." Further, it says, "My colleagues and I have agree (sic) that if you/your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund ($30 mil lion), we will transfer it to your account and you will retain 30 percent of the total amount for the assistance, while 60 percent will be for us, and the remaining 10 percent will be to off-set any expenses incurred by both parties during the transfer process." They ask that a convenient account number in a bank be provided where the fund can See Scam, Page A-6 Old Rag Bulletins Wolf Rep. To Visit Karen Bowling Foster, from l Congressman Wolfs office, will be visiting Rappahannock County on Feb. 19 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock Extension office in Washington, Va. Constituents who want to call directly may do so at (540) 66710990 or (800) 945-9653. • J • Feb. 15, Share the Fun Talent Show will f: . be held at 5 p.m. at Rappahannock County • ^ t >, High School. - ’ • Feb. 15, Valentine s Dance will be held s ' from 8 to 11 p.m. at Rappahannock County High School. • Feb. 19, County Planning Commission ^ : ' will meet at 7 p.m. at the courthouse in . r Activities At A Glance Washington, Va. I P.O. Box » W»dua«xxi. V». 2Z747 (540) 675-333* . (540) 675*50*4 «*) 1st Thursday Group Discusses Challenges By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer The challenges of preparing RCES children for new standardized tests, dealing with student misbehavior influenced by bad models on TV and combating head lice were some of the topics discussed at the meeting of the First Thursday Education Support group last Thursday. Principal Raye Tupper and assistant principal Richard Smith attended the meeting to discuss changes at the elementary school, challenges and successes. Mrs. Tupper said the school had "upped our preparation" for standardized testing and for giving the Literacy Passport Tests. She noted that this year the schools will be using different standardized tests. The entire state of Virginia has switched from the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills given to students in fourth, eighth and eleventh grades to Stanford 9 tests given in third, fifth, eighth and eleventh grades. In addition new tests just for Virginia students are being developed for the same grade levels to test how well schools are teaching the new standards of learning. In recent years, fewer RCHS students have been passing the Literacy Passport Tests. To help correct that problem sample tests are given to fourth and fifth graders, and those considered likely to have trouble as sixth graders are given extra help. The administrators noted that in many cases the new standards of learning are more demanding. Teachers of fourth graders, for example, are having to not only teach the new material for fourth grade, but also make sure their students cover the material now required of third graders but not required when those students were in third grade. However, the teachers do not really know what will be on the tests the students will be given on this material. Of the new Standards of Learning, Mrs. Tupper said, "In some cases they are very specific; some are very vague." The new tests on this material will be field tested this May. There will be no reports on the results of these tests because the testers are trying to use them to learn what can be expected. Mrs. Tupper said one change the school system has made this year to help with test results is to make up days missed because of bad weather earlier. In the past the school system used spring vacation and added a week at the end of the year to make up days missed. Those make-up days came after testing had been completed. This year, the schools are trying to make up days before tests are given. Mrs. Tupper said they are having more problems with "behavior management." She said teachers "have to be innovative.” Mr. Smith agreed. "We are seeing more younger children who are not intimidated by the fact that you're See Group, Page A-6 Full Range of Services Being Offered by RFGS By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahuaock News Staff Writer While the senior nutrition site is the best known program of the RappahannockRapidan Community Services Board in the county, the programs of Rappahannock Family Guidance Services (RFGS) actually affect far more people. With offices on the Clopton House on Main Street two full-time and one part-time counselor, RFGS offers a full range of mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services to Rappahannock residents. The clinic counselors can also call on the assistance of psychiatrist Stephen A. Reiter, who comes one half day a week, and case manager Angela F. Karish, who comes one day a week. Individual, group and family counseling is available. Persons on psychiatric medications can receive them at the clinic. Various evaluations are possible including a full range of psychological testing. Such services were not always so available See Services, Page A-6 R*pp«h«nnock New* Staff Photo/Sharon Kilpatrick Jan Bessmer, left, Gary Rafala, standing, and Bob Treanor in the Family Guidance Services office in Washington. _ ■

4W.1 rn 'V The following cases were heard in the Rappahannock General District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and not previously reported in the Rappahannock News: Mary Anne G. Baynes, driving under influence, $25/29. Michael William Grrett, defective equipment, $30/29. Michael Basil Gushue, 74/55, $57/29. Adam Douglas Haase, no registration, complied with law. William Roland Hawkins, reckless driving, 86/55, $100/29. Doris Jean Hogan, driving under influence, sent to ASAP, continued 12 months. Abraham Michael Jacobs, 73/55, $54/39. Debbie Ann Jenkins, 72/55, $51/29, no seat belt, $25. Matthew Donovan Maher, 70/55, $45/39. Joseph F. Mahoney 3rd, reckless driving, 85/55, $125/29. Daniel Brian Marsh, 70/55, sent to driver’s improvement class, continued to April 15, $29 cost. Francis Edward Maycock, 68/55, $39/39. Jesus Gutierrez Meneses, no registration in possession, $10/29, seat belt violation, $25. Joel Peter Moreland, 70/55, sent to driver s improvement class, continued to April 15, $29 cost. Derek Lagre Myers, 74/55, $57/29. Henry H. Duval Roszel, 70/55, $45/29. Michael Sean Sawicki, 72/55, $51/29. Donna J. Schmiedeknecht, no operator's license in possession, $10/39. David Christopher Shaffer, 73/55, $54/29. Benjamin Edward Thomley 3rd, 70/55, $45/39. John Rendle Waddell, 70/55, $45/29. Rebekka Rainbow Weingarten, expired registration, $35/39. Garet Woods Winants, expired inspection, $23/2, defective equipment, $30/29. Janine Ruth Meagher, violate restriced operator's licenses, continued to March 4, 70/55, capius, continued to March 4. Janies Clard Mills, radar detector, $40/29. Carol Lynn Orsinger, 72/55, $51/29. Sharon L. Riek, 71/55, $48/29. Gerald Lamar Smith, 69/55, $42/29. Donald Todd Spindaliere, 69/55, $42/29, x Anton Ashok Thaker, 71/55, continued to August 19, 40 hours community service. Eric Lee Wimer, no operator’s license in possession, $10/39. Dipeng Roc Yang, 77/55, $66/39. Ronald Arthur Cline, 73/55, sent to driver's improvement class, continued to April 15, $29 cost. Henry Herman Edwards Jr., drink while driving, $50/29, defective equipment. $30/2. Tony Lee Edwards, 68/55, $39/29. Timothy Michael Forrest, 74/55, $57/39. Gertrude Susan Foster, 68/55, $39/29. r Rebecca Jane Frazier, reckless driving, fail to report accident, continued to March 4. Jeremy Keith Furr, 71/55, $48/39, fail to display plates, $25/29, no operator's license in possession, $10/39, no registration in possession, $10/2. Pamela Grace Gaines, 70/55, $45/29. David F. Gillis, 70/55, sent to driver's improvement class, continued to April 15, $29 cost. Kent R. Goff, 70/55, $45/29. Mary Elizabeth Harris, 72/55, $51/29. Cynthia Kay Hess, 68/55, reduced to defective equipment, $25/29. Eric Jason Hitt, VASAP rest, suspended/revoked, $1,000 bond, reckless driving, fail to control, continued to March 4. Donna Kay Hooper, improper registration, complied with law. Jay C. Keller, 68/55, $39/29. James Leonard Lipscomb, overlength, $30/29. Ralph E. Martin Jr., reckless driving, 75/55, $100/29. Lynwood Lee Morrison, 69/55, sent to driver's improvement class, continued to April 15, $29 cost. John Andrew Myers, 74/55, $57/29. Virginia Livestock LLC Rt. 619 Front Royal, Virginia • 540-635-5511 Opens March 1,1997 ULL Livestock Auction Service - Private Treaty Owned and operated by Rick Mathews (540) 635-6927 • Gary Vance (540) 465-5175 • Hetty Thompson (304) 492-5056 Join us for and indoor picnic and discussion period Tuesday February 18,6:30 MARCH AND APRIL SCHEDULE Sat March. 1 Tues. March 4 10:30 a.m.1:00 p.m.7:30 p.m. - Thur. March 6 1:30 p.m.Thur. March 13 Sat. March 15 1:30 p.m.10:00 a.m. Tue. March 18 7:30 p.m. - Thur. March 20 1:30 p.m.Tack Sale and Horse Sale Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Regular Sale and Graded Fat Cattle Regular Sale Machinery Sale Consignment Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Regular Sale and Graded Fat Cattle Thur. March 27 1:30 p.m.7:30 p.m. ■ Tue. April 1 Thur. April 3 Sat April 5 Thur. April 10 Tues. April 15 Thurs. April 17 Thur. April 24 1:30 p.m.10:30 a.m1:00 p.m.1:30 p.m.7:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.RegularSale Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Regular Sale and Graded Fat Cattle Tack Sale and Horse Sale Regular Sale Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Regular Sale and Graded Fat Cattle Regular Sale Graded Feeder Cattle - weighed and graded 7 a.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. on day of sale Regular Sale Every Thursday 1:30 Ofrvcttora; From Front Royal, Rt. 340 South, Approximately 1-11/2 miles, _right on Rt. 619, sale barn on left. ;Yes! I Please enter my new | subscription to a a a i a a a a a a a a i a a i a a Eappafjannotb JJeins Subscription rates bp mail: Rappahannock..$19.00/yr. Elsewhere in the U S.$24.00/yr. NAME. ADDRESSCITY_ I -STATE_ZIP. Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS, P.O. BOX 59, WASHINGTON, VA. 22747 This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS Old Address: New Address: a The Rappahannock News (ISSN #’s 1050-7655 & 188280) is published every Wednesday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia 21086 by Rappahannock News, 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 in U.S. _ POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Virginia 22747. (Call the Rappahannock News at 675-3338 with your suggestions for stories or photos. Timothy Arden Phillips, insufficient tire tread, $30/29, over licensed weight, $30/2. Daniel Allen Pullen, 68/55, $35/29. Margaret Moran Rogers, reckless driving, 77/55, reduced to 70/55, $45/29. David Lee Smoot, reckless driving, 78/55, continued to Feb. 18, no registration inpossession, complied with law. Emma Lou Swatman, 73/55, $54/29. Jason Philip Tepper, 70/55, $45/39. Lawerence Michael Turner, 70/55, $45/29. Noel Ann Wilbur, 67/55, $36/29. Tommy Alexander Lightfoot, drive suspended/revoked, attept to elude, reckless driving, 77/55, illegal sunshading material, foreign object on mirror, continued to March 11. Todd Randal Buie, 70/55, dismissed. Valerie Irene Vrettos, 68/55, $39/39. James S. Tompkins, 74/55, dismissed. Charles H. Richards 3rd, 34/25, $27/29. • The following cases were heard in the Rappahannock General District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 11: Maureen Jay Estes, bad check, continued to March 4. Russell C. Freitag, illegal dumping, no prosecute. Troy D. Jacobs, illegal dumping, $200/49. Augustus Lee, illegal dumping, $25/29. Danny Allen, failure to keep the peace, $ 1,000 peace bond. Mitch Harper, failure to keep the peace, $1,000 peace bond. Nicole LeeAnne Moore, possess marijuana, continued one year, operator's licenses suspended six months, possess alcohol, dismissed, driving under influence, $500/400 suspended, operator's licenses suspended one year, $159 cost, sent to ASAP, six months jail, 2 days to serve, no liability insurance, continued six months, no registration, $25/2. Randy Lynn Hitt, assault and batter, continued to March 11. Janet Lynn Putnam, assault and batter, continued one year, $49 cost. Janet Carleen Hitt, reckless driving, dismissed. Mary M. Slack, 71/55, dismissed. Brett Lee Boyce, no county sticker, $35/39. Sheila Dowling Doyle, no county sticker, dismissed. Lance Jeffrey huber, no county sticker, $25/29. Katharine W. Leggett, no county sticker, dismissed. Rebekka Rainbow Weingarten, no county sticker, dimissed. Lisa L. Betz, 39/25, $42/2, expired registration, $25 suspended, $29 cost. Stephen Andrew Blevins, reckless driving, 86/55, continued to May 20. Leake Recognized for Service Pamela Leake was recently named Associate of the Month for December, 1996 at The Fauquier Bank in Warrenton. Mrs. Leake was recognized for her conscientious service to both customers and other TFB associates in her position as Customer Service Representative at The Fauquier Bank's Main Office in Old Town Warrenton. Always a professional, Mrs. Leake was cited for providing consistently pleasant and helpful service, including thorough follow-up, even under extreme time pressure. Her performance remains calm, organized and professional, even at such times as recently when she planned her wedding and built a new home. The Fauquier Bank's Associate of the Month Award is part of TFB's Associate Recognition Program which recognizes those who provide outstanding service to the Bank's shareholders, its customers, its associates, and to the Fauquier community. Awards are made monthly and annually- ly Emergency Log The following fire and rescue calls were routed through the dispatch center during this past week: Feb. 3: 7:41 a.m., injury from a fall, Route 622, Washington, Washington VFD and Sperryville VRS. Feb. 4: 5:43 a.m., diabetic. Town of Washington, Washington VFD and Sperryville VRS; 7:56 a.m., traffic accident, U.S. 211, Amissville, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 8:40 a.m., traffic accident, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VFD, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. Feb. 5: 7:27 a.m., difficult breathing, Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 8:58 p.m., unconscious person, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD; 9:00 a.m., unconscious person, U.S. 211, Sperryville, Sperryville VRS and Washington VFD. Feb. 6: 10:05 a.m., difficult breathing, Route 610, Chester Gap, Chester Gap VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 3:33 p.m., sickcall, U.S. 211, Amissville, Amissville VFD, Flint Hill VFD and Washington VFD. Feb. 7: 3:04 p.m., cuts/stabbing, U.S. 211, Amissville, Amissville VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 9:37 p.m., sickcall, Route 622, Castleton, Castleton VFD and Amissville VFD. Feb. 9: 5:25 a.m., sickcall, U.S. 211, Washington, Washington VFD and Sperryville VRS, 4:35 p.m., difficult breathing. Route 729, Amissville, Amissville VFD; 7:49 p.m., abdominal pain. Route 643, Amissville, Amissville VFD. • The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriffs Office during this past week: Feb. 3: lost/missing dog. Route 638, Flint Hill; info, gen., Route 628, Washington; animal control free text, Route 651, Sperryville; citizen request assist, Route 663, Flint Hill; stray livestock/horses, Route 231, Sperryville, lost/missing dog, Route 626, Washington; info, gen., unknown; info, gen., Route 626, Scrabble; info, gen., Route 628, Flint Hill; simple assault, Route 637, Amissville; driving under influence, U,S. 211, Washington. Feb. 4: info, gen., U.S. 522, Chester Gap; extra patrol/welfare check, Route 622, Washington; info. 12 Months No Interest* \ !'• |Mlh ‘I ' |.I\\ It | |\ lilt III ) Now through President's Day or get an Additional 5% Off any Purchase ★ ★ ★ Guaranteed Lowest Prices on Pennsylvania House in the entire Metro area. ★ ★ ★ Free Delivery ★ + + Nmv is. t he time to buy the new iurnitme you've ;ilw;iys wanted from Belfort! 12 Months No Interest! jot*. S ( Snl,cM»,-My I'un \Wiv brdinnm <ullrt lion. |ls, sr>7l (.loop ,I",SSI‘I w,lh iMiiim { |US| <»| di.iwns S4VJ. 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II . . gen., Route 610, Chester Gap; traffic accident, U.S. 211, Amissville; traffic accident, U.S. 211, Sperryville; citizen request assist, U.S. 522, Woodville; stray dog, Route 626, Washington; funeral escort, Route 628*' Washington; stray dog, Route 645, Amissville; TDO/mental patient, Route 621, Sperry ville; fraud/insuffi-! cient funds check, U.S. 211,; Washington; felony theft/firearm,Town of Washington; extra patrol/welfare check. Route 630, Flint Hill; stranded motorist, U.S. 211{ Amissville; info, gen., Route 612,• Sperryville; reckless driving, U.SJ 211, Washington; assist Culpeper County Sheriffs Office, Route 622, Washington. Feb. 5; info, gen.. Route 610; Chester Gap; traffic accident. Route 641, Flint Hill; lost/missing dog, U.S; 211, Sperryville; ungovernable, Route 615, Castleton; misdemeanor theft, U.S. 211, Amissville; public service, Route 1001, Sperryville; public service, U.S. 211, Sperryville; stray dog, Route 626, Castleton; traffic accident, U.S. 522, Flint Hill. Feb. 6: extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 211, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, Route 626, Castleton; open door/window, Route 643, Amissville; public service, U.S. 522, Flint Hill info, gen., U.S. 522, Woodville; simple assault. Route 641, Flint Hill; stray dog, Route 631, Flint Hill. Feb. 7: stray livestock/horses, U.S. 211/522, Washington; info, gen., 626, Washington; info, gen.. Route 631, Flint Hill; public service, Route 647, Flint Hill; info, gen., U.S. 211, Amissville. Feb. 8: traffic accident, Route 635, Huntly; traffic accident, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; traffic accident. Route 231; Sperryville; extra patrol/welfare check, Route 640, Amissville; public service, Route 610, Chester Gap; stray dog, Town of Washington; stray dog, U.S. 522, Castleton. Feb. 9: extra patrol/welfare check, U.S. 522, Washington; larceny/from building, U.S. 211, Washington; walk through/security check, U.S. 211, Washington; stray dog. Route 628, Washington; animal control free text, U.S. 211, Amissville; walk through/security check. Route 729, Amissville; dog bite', Route 660, Chester Gap; burglary/forced entry nonresidence, U.S. 211, Washington. Moliere Comes To The Theatre Moliere's great classic comedy "The Imaginary Invalid" ("Le Malade Imaginaire") comes to the Theatre at Washington, Va„ for two ‘performances on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. In this new English translation by Martin Sorrell the play is titled "The Hypochondriac." The play is set in the late 17th century, in the Paris home of M. Argan, a self-professed invalid. The underlying theme of the play is a witty, if scathing, treatment of doctors, apothecaries and the entire medical profession of the time. Moliere is acknowledged as France's foremost writer of comedies. This production by the Rude Mechanicals Theater Company is directed by Ann Russell. Tickets are $12 with reservation and $13 at the box office. Children's tickets are half price. Phone 675-1253 for reservation. Still Time To Enter Bland There is still time for student vocalists and instrumentalists to participate in the concert program at The Theatre in Washington, Va. scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23. The Rappahannock Lions Club has sponsored annual Bland Music Contests for many years as part of a state-wide program dedicated to encouraging young musicians to develop their personal skills and to show-case their talents. Students musicians are eligible to participate if they reside in Rappahannock or are attending school in the county. Registration forms are available at school offices, the library, from private music teachers or Lion Club members. The Lion Bland Chairman must receive completed registration by Feb. 20. Cash awards to the winners and certificates of participation to all performers will be contributed by the Lions Club. A distinguished panel of musical experts including Kathy Kneupfer, Melody Hackney, Emma Sue Amos and Leslie Nichols will evaluate the individual performances. For information contact Mike Mahoney at 675-3446 or Bob Scott >37-2147.

Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Sharon Kilpatrick Vyktoria Pratt Keating performs numbers from her new CD at the Blue Moon Cafe in Sperryville last Saturday night. r Virginia News Tuition Improvements Passed by the House Amendments to the Virginia Prepaid Education Program unanimously were endorsed by the House of Delegates. Proposals made by the bill's patron, Delegate Bill Mims, RLoudoun and Fairfax, included allowing students the use of prepaid benefits for graduate school, and permitting grandparents and others residing in Virginia to purchase contracts for out-of-state children. "The improvements passed by the House truly will enhance this important program," Mims said. "A college education under VPEP will now be even more affordable, more flexible and more available for Virginia's families." His bill also calls for a state income tax exemption for prepaid tuition. Welfare Recipients Still Required To Work Welfare recipients enrolled in school or training programs still have to meet the 8-hour weekly minimum work requirement. The House of Delegates reversed its preliminary approval of the legislation and killed the bill that would have exempted them from this requirement. The bill, sponsored by Delegate Vincent F. Callahan Jr., RFairfax, previously was voted on twice with each vote resulting in 50-50 split. The family of Mrs. Mary B. Quaintance-Snead gratefully acknowledges the kindness of the Rappahannock community duririg our time of loss. Ubba Sanford & Family SH0R1N-RYV OKINAWAN KARATE Wednesday @ Ki Theatre Cay St., Washington, VA Junior Classes 4-5:30 p.m. Women & Senior Citizens 5:30-7 p.m. Arthur Drago, 5th Dan, Sensei 540-635-7554 Betsy Toth, 2nd Dan, Asst. 540-349-0632 Classes Underway join Anytime Office Location Valley Internal Medicine 50 Memorial Drive Suite C Luray, VA 22835 Phone 540-743-6558 D. 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One cut adds contributions by Jay Miles on drums, Tom Downey on bass and Jason Quick on flute. Another adds Bob Kloss on drums and Nathan Burke on bass. Playing the guitar and singing without other accompaniment at the Blue Moon Cafe Saturday night, Ms. Keating offered songs from the new CD and other material she is hoping to use in future CDs. So far "Guardian" is only available at her shows and by mail order at P.O. Box 51, Sperryville. She can also be reached on the Internet at http://members.aol.com/mothersea/vpk.html. Ms. Keating will be taking her show on the road this spring with tours in the Midwest and southeast. Starting in June she will be on a five-week cross country tour. With her tours she will begin nationwide publicity for the new CD. She expects it to be successful because she had already developed a following for her previous CD, "Blue Apples," which was picked up by a national company. Of her song writing, Ms. Keating said, "I don't always know, what I’m talking about. The sounds of the words and music and the vibration that goes along with that is as important as the literal meaning." She likes to play around with images and sounds. This playfulness is evident in lines from "Germain," a song Ms. Keating said is based on "a huge shift in my life:" "Because it smells like aqua gold and it tastes like Christmas bells and it sounds like tangerines and it feels like nothing else" Ms. Keating said St. Germain is a somewhat mystical, mythological character used as a "channel" in several recent books. She feels he is for anyone "whoever they resonate with spiritually.” Another song "Rainbow Black" was written as a response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill. She said that one took a long time to write. "I didn't want to be preachy, and I wanted to tell it from nature's perspective." Spiritual themes are important in Ms. Keating's music. "My song writing has always had elements of spirituality. I'm a very spiritual person," she said. "I'm fascinated by every religion, by mysticism. I need it like eating and sleeping." She said song writing as a spiritual exercise is like peeling back layers to find out "what is inside me." She said she likes her songs to have a variety of possible meanings. She writes as a way of achieving a better under standing of herself, but she also hopes her songs will help others. "Perhaps it will help people discover something about themselves or be uplifted. It's sort of a soul massage." While Ms. Keating appreciated being able to play at the Blue Moon Cafe, she would also like to perform in a more concert-like setting in Rappahannock. She said at the cafe, where people had gathered to socialize as well as listen, she could only play her music. In a concert setting, she prefers to also involve her audience by talking to them about the music. Ms. Keating was engaged to Matthew Gottlieb when discussions with both families about a fall 1997 wedding began to seem too much. This past December they decided on the spur of the moment to elope, complete with a ladder to a second story window which she climbed down wearing a long dress. They live in Etlan. Mr. Gottlieb, a history student at Mary Washington College, is working with Ms. Keating on the new record business. Revelations From Readers and More Since I began writing these pieces on nature just over a year ago, I have received many letters and not a few telephone calls from readers who have questions, comments, and wonderful stories to tell. Only days ago there was a message on our answering machine from Sybil Seltmann of Marshall, telling me that Juncos like, and even prefer, finely cracked com; the scratch feed usually reserved for young chickens, or peepies as we used to call them in North Carolina. That is useful and welcome news for this bird food is cheaper than that packaged specifically as wild bird seed. Keith Severin of Reaching Oaks, Warrenton, has been a continuous reporter of perceptive, colorful and remarkably accurate observations of the natural world. A recent postcard carried this information: "This weeks sighting of 'significance'... A pair of bluebirds in the pyrancantha bush by my window. Downy Woodpeckers are persisting there too." Mr. Severin has written before of birds visiting and eating the bright red berries of the pyrancantha; and important source of winter food for berry-eating birds. Have other readers observed birds eat Blue Moon Cafe Join us for Valentine's Day on Friday, February 14th with "Done Deal" ********* Saturday, February 15 Chet Lowther 8 p.m. Until ? Tuesday ft Wednesday Special: Buy one large pizza, get medium 1/2 price ********* U.S. 211 West of Sperryville next to Mountainside Market 540-987-3162 All Things Wild And Wonderful . ✓ \ By John Trott The Virginia Naturalist ing these berries? The 'Nature Notes' for Jan. 24 continue: "An immature red-tailed hawk (beautifully spread tail in the maple by the house — Reappearance of purple finches and yellow American goldfinches." From Flint Hill I can report that purple finches vanished weeks ago and we have not seen them since. Now we have one goldfinch. House finches have also disappeared from our feeder. Do other readers have news on these two species? In my column about commercial mixes of wild bird seed that seem to collect uneaten on the feeder, Mr. Severin wrote a splendid clarifying letter and enclosed samples of the seed: "Milo and millet are not the same. Millet is the small, nearly white round grain. Milo is the large, more brown colored grain. The growth habit of the two is similar, the two heads upright with the grain in loose panicles." The use of the word, panicles, shows that Keith Severin knows his botanical terms. The letter continues: "Both are drought resistant, milo especially so. Milo is also called grain sorghum, or in California it is called 'Byp Com, really meaning Egyptian Com since it is so drought resistant. Often varieties of milo have a bitter seed coat, bread that way to discourage the birds trying to feed on it.” There may be a clue as to why the birds who visit our Flint Hill feeder seem to ignore these seeds. "Milo is primarily a livestock or poultry feed, much like com.” Millet is widely used as human food, especially in China." continues Mr. Severin’s informative letter. "It is often referred to as a 'fine grain,' and once hulled is easily cooked and very digestible." I will have to take that statement as it is for I do not intend to test the statement by hulling and eating. Next is this perceptive observer’s final _ and valuable _ comment on these two grains: "I find the birds don’t care a lot for milo or millet, or wheat either, if sunflower seed or cracked com is available. If it's getting cold, . though, there's not much 'selective' feeding done." I have had a number of letters and personal bit of advice on my problem with squirrels at the feeder. In his closing statement (sounds much like a trial and maybe it is) Keith Severin wrote: '"Poachers' (is) such a genteel term for those gray critters." A summation (another term from trial reporting: who's on trial here?) of the valuable advice I have received for outwitting the squirrels will have to wit for a later version of The Virginia Naturalist. (MJobIsT)Help’K)U TIjrn THem Into Molehills. One of the sad realities of moderft^ day life is that problems can simply become too big to handle without professional help. If that time comes, remember Pinebrooke-UVa Psychiatric Center. 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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. 227,47-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m„ Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997 Think Safety First This being National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week, parents are urged to double-check that their children are buckled up safely when riding in cars and trucks. It's imperative to remember that children ages 12 and under, and particularly infants, should always be properly secured in the back seat — statistically the safest place for all children to ride. Every state requires the use of child safety seats and safety belts, and reports done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say usage has increased drastically over the past 15 years. Yet motor vehicle accidents remain the number one cause of death among children — a frightening statistic. However, hundreds of deaths and serious injuries might be stopped each year, if all children were properly restrained in child safety seats and with safety belts. Statistics from the Virginia Coalition for Vehicle Choice show the number would be cut in half. Correct usage of each seat type is critical to the health and well being of your child and parents should ensure that older children are wearing vehicle safety belts properly. Infants under one year of age should be transported in infant seats that face the rear of the vehicle and should be in the back seat. Children age 1 -4 should be in toddler seats, which should be installed facing forward in the rear seat. Larger children in that age range may be able to use a booster seat, which work together with the vehicle's safety belts. Older children should use the vehicle's safety belts. And children ages 12 and under should ride in the back seat. All child seats now come with a postage-paid registration card — use it. Owners may check to see if a seat has been recalled by calling the NHTS/*' oil-free hot line (800) 424-9393. And if a seat has been recalled make sure to take advantage of the free repairs. Parents are their childrens' best chance for a safe ride in a motor vehicle. Don't be a Victim It seems as though every time you pick up a paper or turn On the television the news media is reporting on some type of fraud being perpetrated on an innocent, hard working citizen. This week a case of fraud on the international level landed in Rappahannock County. This particular scheme has already been reported on in national newspapers and on television. However, it has and continues to rope in unwary citizens all over the U.S. The rule of thumb here should be to follow the old adage, "If it sounds too good to be true it probably is." This is usually the case. Don't be a victim of fraud. If you believe someone is trying to swindle you out of your hard earned dollars contact the authorities. Better safe than swindled. Letters to the Editor —■II > Development Worrisome To the Editor: I attended the meeting at the Jeffersonton Community Center on Jan. 29 to learn more about the plans for developing Clevenger’s Corner at the intersection of Routes 211 and 229 in northern Culpeper County. This area has a Village Center designation in the Comprehensive Plan. The developer will have to seek a rezoning to develop the 125 acre parcel into approximately 200 homes and 25 acres of commercial activities. There seemed to me to be a real disconnect between what the people at the meeting were thinking of as a Village Center, and what the developer has in mind. I think most folks see some commercial development at Clevenger's Corner as logical, but do not want to see a whole new town built. With the help of Butch Davies and an expert in town design, we were presented with a vague plan for whole new town. According to the presentation, it would be occupied by retirees or empty nesters and would include space for shops and businesses. We were promised that nothing as unsightly as the big blue storage unit across the street would be put there. It was nice to know that we could even get a McDonald's into a log cabin style building using the developers connections. I remain very dismayed however with the size of the project. I fail to see that we need a new town at that entrance to our county. I think the county needs to redefine the Village Center Concept to be more in keeping with retaining a rural atmosphere in Culpeper County. According to the Comprehensive Plan the Village Center overlay on an area is represented by a circle two miles wide. The 125 acres included in the Clevenger's Comer plan is a small proportion of that, and represents just the tip of the development iceberg. I feel the least polluting, smallest commercial plan that will serve citizens already here should go into this area. We need to ask what we are giving up to have satellite cities around the outer edges of our county. They will, of course, increase the need for fire, police, and schools to say nothing about the effect of added pollution on our precious rural environment. This is a quality of life issue for those of us living here now. Our sense of well being is closely tied to little traffic, clean air and fresh water. I believe the Comprehensive Plan calls for water and sewage to be in place before Village Center expansion is to be permitted. 1 came to the meeting to find out more about the type of sewage treatment plant being planned. I read in the paper that solar treatment and wetland holding ponds were being considered for the new development. However, even this new technology leaves excess nitrates in the effluent water. The Rappahannock River, into which the effluent would eventually flow, does not need an increased load of nitrates. Just ask the people of Fredericksburg who draw on the River for their drinking water. We need to be very clear about just what means of sewage disposal are planned for the proposed new development before any further steps are taken. We already have a sewage treatment plant, River Ridge, being built on the north side of Route 611 on the Rappahannock River, and we have the South Wales plant, soon to be expanded, about a mile downstream. The new plant would introduce effluent into a streamed half way between the two. What are we thinking of as a County? Do we respect the water rights of those downstream? Is there such a thing as planning for the common good? We cannot ignore the health of the river, the preservation of water quality, and the use and enjoyment that the Rappahannock now provides. In conclusion, I think that the proposed development at Clevenger's Corner is worrisome because of the questions about its mix of uses and the possible impact of waste disposal. But even more worrisome is the disjointed approach to development which seems to be inherent in the Village Center concept itself. While it may be true that development under a concept is better than totally haphazard development, it does not follow that just any concept will do. I think that those who plan for the future of Culpeper should be very mindful of the quality of life that those already living here enjoy, and must seek not to degrade that in any way. SALLY MELLO Rixeyville Parents Need To Speak Out To the Editor: It amazes me that everytime there is any mention of increasing the budget to fit the ongoing needs of our schools, someone has to write the paper against it. Now we have someone who thinks that hours of homework and final exams to third grade students is the answer to our problems in the schools. I bet the Board of Supervisors is thrilled with this solution!!! Would you please tell us how extra homework and final exams to third grade students is going to repair the state of our bathrooms in the elementary school as well as the high school? You obviously do not have students in our school system or you would see the need for some improvement. Talk to our teachers and administration and let them give you the realities of the needs in our schools. You were right about one thing though, the schools are not the same as when I was in school, but people like you expect the schools to function with a budget from twenty years ago. It seems like the only time anybody complains about our taxes going up is when they need to go up for the better education of our kids. This annoys me. Parents in the school system need to start speaking out about this issue. The only people the Board of Supervisors ever hear from are probably those who don't have children in our schools. Why should they be allowed to take away from those of us who do. Oh, by the way, your taxes are going to go up anyway. Every year they do. L. TORRANCE Amissville Our Rappahannock Heritage II Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan A view while driving through the snowstorm on Fodderstack Road last Saturday. By JAMES J. KILPATRICK This was the way the item came from The Associated Press in December: "Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Jose Mesa and another man were arrested Saturday on felony charges of fondling and carrying a concealed weapon." Most of us have known men who are gun-lovers, but fondling seems a bit much. In fact, as the story made clear, the men were accused of fondling two women. The sentence was what we know in the editing trade ””^L a#** ! *oa!®H \ THE BACKSEAT DRIVER. R)R CHILD SAFETY as a mangle. Some mangles make us blink. The Reader's Digest carried an time about an avid golfer who runs a paint-supply business. He developed "a non-polluting grass paint for lawns, golf courses and real-estate agents." Tough on the agents, nice on the lawns. The University of North Carolina arranged last fall for students to get their grades through the World Wide Web. "Grade information is accessed using the Student ID Number and a six-digit Personal Access Code (PAC). Your PAC is your date of birth unless you have changed it.' Makes sense. New York magazine carried an item about author Anne Rice. She has started publishing a newsletter "which she personally types by hand." It's an achievement not to be belittled. In South Carolina the Horry County Solid Waste Authority sent out a notice on items that should not be recycled. The notice ended with a cryptic warning: "To avoid suffocation, keep away from small children." Come on! Little nippers can be a nuisance, but they're not that dangerous. A store that rents videotapes of movies advertised a special promotion: "Rent one Video, Get one Video Free. Free Video Rental must be equal to or lesser than the value of the lowest rental price." Asked what that meant, the cashier replied, "I haven't a clue." In Olympia, Wash., the ThurstonMason Senior News Carried a feature about Grace Hall, an adventurous grandmother who hitchhiked across the country. As a teenager Grace helped her father in his auto and bicycle repair shop. After her father's death, she married Ed Small, the story continued: "The newly married couple tried to run the garage, but Ed wasn't at all mechanical and Grace was soon pregnant." Makes you think, doesn't it? There was also something to ponder in a wire service item from Iceland last October. The Loki volcano erupt ed but injured no one. This was because "the sparsely populated region is uninhabited." Headlines can cause all kinds of confusion, i From Indiana: "Yellow perch decline to be studied." From Washington: "Man shot accidentally dies." From Illinois: "Myths are far from true." The most innocent sentences have a way of tangling themselves into knots. From upstate New York: "Hobson was arrested at a Grand Island hotel room where he supposedly operated out of." In North Carolina, Lora Carlisle "decided to go to Arby's for lunch so she drove over to pick up herself a sandwich." Little problem with syntax there. The Reuters news agency supplied a story from a meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It appears that 25,000 infants are injured every year in accidents with walkers. The contraptions allow children "to sit in a seat and bounce around a room before they can walk with the aid of rollers on the bottom." That called to mind an item from Jacksonville, Fla., where a , series of sailboat races was about to begin. "The owners are really excited about it," said a spokesman. "They're getting their bottoms cleaned and making bets about whose boat will beat whose." In addition to mangles ana tangles, we have the phenomenon of the dangle. This is a dangle, from a story about a Florida midwife: "After delivering more than 2,000 babies. Gov. Lawton Chiles inducted her into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame." The opening phrase was an orphan, poor thing, with no subject to come home to. Or this one, in an AP story last month: "tom up in the Green Bay Packers' win over San Francisco in!a playoff game Saturday, groundskeepers are going to try to completely resod the grass for Sunday's NFC championship game." ; All of them — mangles, tangles and dangles — are the consequence ef inattention. Read your copy one more time, and perhaps you will avoid a sentence such as this one, from a feature on buying a dog: "Miniature schnauzer and cocker spaniel owners are fantastically cute as infants, and develop aweinspiring barks as adults." Moral: Reporters who don't pay attention risk awe-inspiring barks from an editor. Let's get on the ball! Copyright 1997 Universal Press Syndicate The Time Machine From the Rappahannock News back when 30 Years Ago Thursday, February 9, 1967 Colonel C.W. Woodson, Jr., Superintendent of State Police and Chairman of the Governor's Highway Safety Committee, expresses concern over a disproportionately steady increase in pedestrian fatalities. The Boy Scouts of America are celebrating their 57th year of Scouting with February designated as Boy Scout Month and the week of Feb. 713 proclaimed Boy Scout week. The Amissville Home Demonstration Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the educational rooms at Amissville Baptist Church.

SPORTS Varsity Girls Awaiting Rematch ,4 By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Staff Writer After picking up victories over George Mason at home last Thursday, the Panther girls volleyball teams finished their seasons Monday night at home with losses to Brentsville but not before providing their fans with a lot bf exciting play. 3' Against Brentsville the varsity team played three long games before Succumbing 15-10, 12-15, 17-15. In the first game Brentsville got off to an early 7-1 and then 10-2 lead, but few of those points came easily. It appeared that every other point followed a long volley, and the Panther squad rotated through its players twice on serve by the time the Tigers had that 10-2 lead. Then the Rappahannock girls proceeded to stage a comeback getting three more points while giving up one more. However, Brentsville was not to be denied. They led 14-5 and needed 'only one more point to take the first game. With Fran Overdorf serving for Rappahannock the Panthers closed to ,14-10 before a side out gave Brentsville^ the serve again and a 15-10 win. In the second game the Panthers were able to get a 10-1 lead before Brentsville began to rally and tied the ; score at 10-10. With Angie Atkins [serving the RCHS girls led 13-10. ■Brentsville picked up two more points .before Courtney Mauro served for [Rappahannock's final two points. ; in tne third game ot the match • Rappahannock got a 4-1 lead, but .Brentsville tied the score. The score [ was tied again at five points each and ;at seven each. With Courtney serving .'again the Panthers got a 10-7 lead, but Ithen lost it as Brentsville gained a 12; 10 advantage. With Nancie Gallegos : serving the Panthers tied the score at ! 12' each. Following numerous side , outs Rappahannock got a 14-12 lead, but Brentsville tied the score at 14. -The score was tied at 15 also before i Brentsville got its final 17-15 victory, j "They played their hearts out," ; Coach Laura Conklin said of the • match. "Both teams are good. We won ! twice; they won twice, and we will ; meet again Saturday." ; Rappahannock finishes the regular ; season in second place behind i Manassas Park. Brentsville is ranked ; third. So Rappahannock and •Brentsville will meet in the second • game of the tournament at George ! Mason Saturday. ■ In spite of the rankings, Coach •Conklin said RCHS and Brentsville • are definitely the top two teams in the i Bull Run District. However, only one | of them will make it to the district • championship game to play the winner 'of the earlier match between Manassas Tark and George Mason. w Last Thursday the varsity defeated George Mason 15-13, 15-10. Coach Conklin said she was happy to' come but of that match with a victory since her team hadn't played up to their potential although they were doing a Setter job of receiving serves. "We didn't play very well, but we won, and lhat's what we'll take,” she said. • Looking forward to Saturday's rematch with Brentsville, she said, "It Bankrupt? Repossession? Bad Credit? Shaky Credit? No Credit? NO MONEY * DOWN! * Credit Approval Center (Second Chance Auto Finance Experts) New/Used Cars-Trucks-Vans 1-800-635-0730 Call Today All Applications Accepted ************** - Old Dominion Shows STERLING Gun Show Feb. 15-16 Community Town Plaza Old Jamesway Store ; Sat 9-5, Sun. 9-4, $5.00 Under 12 Free, W/Adult , Buy*Sell*Trade . 1 RT. 7 WEST, LEFT AT TRAFFIC ( LIGHT after dranesville rd. ' NEXT TO TOTALLY FOR KIDS. Guns, Knives, Mifitaria • lnfo:(540) 238-1343 J ************** will take a total team effort, covering each other’s mistakes and pulling together on key points." Only two teams qualify for the JV tournament at George Mason, and that will also pit Rappahannock against Brentsville, but unlike the varsity, the JV has no experience in defeating Brentsville. Monday night Brentsville defeated Rappahannock's JV 15-5, 1512. Last Thursday the JV easily defeated George Mason 15-1, 15-2. Coach Heidi Maeyer was very pleased with that effort, especially since it followed an away loss to Stonewall Jackson the night before. ”1 was pretty hard on them, and they needed it,” she said, of her talk with the girls following the loss to the Shenandoah Valley school. Against George Mason then the girls "played up to their potential," she said. She was able to get all her players into the game. Against Brentsville Monday night, Coach Maeyer said the Brentsville team was more ready for the match. "The first game should have been closer," Coach Maeyer said. "In the second game we had an 8-point lead and let them come back. It was a hard loss." However, she noted that her team went from a two win, 10-loss record r Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Sharon Kilpatrick Meghan Fairbrother and Lauren Sharp in the J.V. volleyball game against Brentsville. last year to seven wins and five losses this year. "I'm really proud of them Overall and sad the season is almost over," she said. Panther Teams Winding Up Season By SHARON KILPATRICK Rappahannock News Slaff Writer Panther basketball teams headed into the final week of the regular season with wins over Manassas Park last Friday. They were to face Brentsville away on Tuesday and George Mason away on Friday. The JV squad also defeated George Mason at home last Tuesday, but the varsity had to come out of a defeat at home before the crucial road trip. The JV has to win one of the remaining two games to make the JV championship game in the tournament. The varsity is playing for seeding in the tournament. Against Manassas Park the varsity won 76-64. "It was a big win for us," Coach Eugene Baltimore said. "We needed that win. We've been struggling" He said the game "started at the pace we wanted. It was an up and down game, and our kids were forcing it, not waiting for the other team. Our defense pickup up and caused Manassas Park to make turnovers. We were able to get a good lead and led by 12 points at half time." Senior Jeff Atkins "picked up our game as usual" Coach Baltimore said. He had 28 points and contributed to the defense with 7 steals. Ervin Phillips also contributed at both ends of the court and led in rebounding with 13. "Everybody played a good game. Everybody chipped in,” Coach Baltimore said. "We need to play our best basketball at the end of the sea son. We have tough games coming up." Against George Mason the previous Tuesday, the varsity Panthers got an early lead but couldn't hold onto it. The first quarter ended with George Mason up by one point. The second quarter saw many lead changes, but the Panthers led by two points at half time. George Mason barely managed to get the lead in the third quarter. At the end of three periods George Mason led 51-49. However, in the fourth quarter the Panther defense fell apart, and George Mason scored 22 points while the Rappahannock squad added only five to lose 71 -56. "Were struggling," Coach Baltimore said after that game. "As a team we're standing around watching Jett Atkins do too much. There [should] be more people rebounding than Jeff and Ervin." He said the team needed to "come together" to achieve their goal of reaching the regional playoffs. Jeff Atkins led the scoring with 16 points. Ervin Phillips had 9 rebounds and 8 points. "Those two gave it all they had," Coach Baltimore said. He said Tommy Settle "alsopepped up." The JV defeated Manassas Park last Friday 36-23. "We played horribly the first half," Coach Jason Gochenour said. "There was a real lack of effort, and we did a poor job of rebounding and being patient on offense." Nevertheless the Panthers led 18-13 at half time. In the second half the team made a run, he said, and gained a 12 point lead. At that point Coach Gochenour said his starters began "to fall apart again" so he emptied his bench. "TTiey did a nice job," he said. "We'll have to be on top of our game to be able to win this week," Coach Gochenour said, noting that while his team has three wins to one loss in district competition, no district team has been able to beat Brentsville’s JV. Against George Mason at home last Tuesday, the JV got a 44-40 win. "We played pretty well all night long," Coach Gochenour said. "We allowed them to grab 15 offensive rebounds, which most nights will hurt you, but they didn't shoot well and that saved us." He said his team had not played particularly well on defense but had a good night offensively shooting 50 percent from the field. 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j ►Group From Page A-l bigger and older." He said when he came to the school system in 1980, this was not much of a problem. School Board member Ron Makela suggested this behavior was caused by children watching TV programs like "Bart Simpson." Parent Elizabeth Johns asked if there was any way to "reverse that trend." Parents Sarah Brown and Edie Falls suggested turning off TVs. "We need TV turn off year," Mrs. Falls suggested. Mrs. Tupper said she would like to see more "alternative programs for kids who are not successful in school." There is now a room where students can go to cool off, but Mrs. Tupper said she wanted more than that, counseling for the student and help for the parents in teaching them how to handle their children. Mr. Makela said, "A lot depends on parenting. They need to monitor what their children are watching. If you let kids watch shows where adults are idiots, they will treat you like an idiot." One parent expressed frustration with efforts to deal with head lice. She said her daughter had had them four times since the start of school. She said she had spent over $400 on treating her child, other members of the family and the house for lice. She said, "It's a self esteem problem and a financial problem." Mrs. Tupper said, "I understand." She went over policies the school had adopted to deal with lice. When lice are detected, the school nurse checks siblings and contacts the parents. The child is supposed to come back to school with an empty box of shampoo to prove he or she has been treated. In addition a note is sent home to all parents of children in the same grade. Those parents are advised to check their children for lice. The school nurse checks all the other children in the same class for a week to see if anyone else has head lice. Mrs. Tupper said she had met with a School Health Advisory Board and was following all their suggestions and even going beyond them. She said this is a problem almost every winter, and it is worse in nearby counties. In future years notices will go out earlier, before the lice season starts, to inform parents what to look for. Dr. Werner Krebser said the Rappahannock Medical Center carries Kwell shampoo to use in treating lice. The active ingredient is lindane, an insecticide that penetrates the skin and "has a potential for central nervous system toxicity." Dr. Krebser said it is very important to see that all of the shampoo is washed off. The clinic recommends that the child be retreated with the shampoo after a week, but parents should not use such a product routinely. Dr. Krebser said lice can live for up to two weeks in clothes, and he believes this is responsible for children being reinfested after they are treated. Clothes should be laundered or dry cleaned, and if that is not possible, they should be stored on air tight bags for three weeks. The administrators reported that other aspects of the school year are going very well. Mr. Smith said although the citizens of the county had decided they f WHIRLPOOL DRYER L A. A. Whirlpool' i • Large Capacity for Family-Size Loads Flexibility • 4 Drying Cycles \ • 3 Temperature Settings i Whirlpool RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, Virginia 540-987-8555j were not willing to pay to build a middle school, the elementary school is trying to provide a "middle school culture" for sixth and seventh graders this year. They have longer periods for exploratory activities, and they have more freedom in the halls. Teachers are volunteering to give up lunch periods and planning time to offer new enrichment activities including intermural sports, Mr. Smith said. "I think it's worked beautifully," Mrs. Tupper said. Growth is another challenge facing the elementary school, Mrs. Tupper said. She said the school had grown from 600 to 675 students in two years. The new budget will include two more regular classroom teachers, enough so there are four sections of every grade. In addition the budget will include more teachers for remedial work. Mrs. Tupper said there might also be a need for an additional special education class. In spite of having the new addition, Mrs. Tupper finds that space is again becoming a problem. "I’m not sure where I will put the new teachers," she said. ► Scam From Page A-l be transferred. They ask that no one be told of the proposal because of security. "We are putting so much trust in you, hope you are not going to betray us...If this proposal is accepted, please contact us through the above stated tel/fax number, by indicating your interest and sending to us: account number in a named bank, address of the bank, fax and telephone number of the bank. On your acceptance, more details about this transaction will be given to you.” The letter is signed, “Yours faithfully, Dr. Ali Balogu.” Mr. Luke says "It is potentially something that could hurt some of our citizens." The person it was sent to has no connections in Nigeria and it is unknown how their address was obtained. Mr. Luke will be forwarding the letter on to a federal agency, either the U.S. Attorney's Office or the U.S. Postal Service. If anyone receives one of these letters, they should call Mr. Luke at 675-3318. ► Services From Page A-l in Rappahannock County. Family guidance started here one half day a week in 1977, when therapist Bob Treanor came up from Culpeper to see clients and used the children's chairs in one of the Sunday School rooms at Trinity Episcopal Church. Over time that built up to one fulltime counselor who was overwhelmed when people became more aware the service was available. Mr. Treanor has been with Rappahannock Family Guidance Services off and on since the beginning. Gary Rafala has been a therapist with RFGS for nine years, the past two as director of the local clinic. Last year Janet Bessmer came in as a part time child specialist. She is in Rappahannock on Mondays and Wednesdays and in Fauquier on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She said she finds working in Rappahannock "refreshing." She appreciates the small size of the county which makes it possible for her to get to know the people in the public schools and social services who are also working with children. She said she always tries to involve the parents when she works with children. Because her training is as a clinical psychologist she is also able to do a full range of psychological testing and evaluations, mostly for children. Mr. Treanor said supporting local mental health clinics is a bargain for the state. It has enabled people to continue to live in the community who otherwise would have to be in mental hospitals. At one time he had a case load of 30 clients; four of them would have otherwise have been in Western State mental hospital, he said. Because he was able to treat them as outpatients, he was saving the state half a million dollars a year. It is also "healthier for the clients," he said. In some cases clinic therapists have seen their clients through to the end of their lives, with few people aware that they were clinic patients. Mr. Treanor said, "If you don't hear about them because they're not behaving erratically, we're doing our job, and we do it in a confidential way." Mr. Rafala said some clients are covered by Medicare of Medicaid, and some are covered by private health insurance, but the clinic's services are available to everyone, even those with out any insurance. For them fees are set on a sliding scale based on family income. The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board is unique in offering full mental health services to everyone, Mr. Rafala said. Other community services boards only offer services to those whose care is fully reimbursed by the state, he added. However, he worries this may not continue as each of the clinics is under pressure to find more clients whose care is fully reimbursed. To make up the difference between the cost of salaries and overhead to provide the clinics and the amount that is reimbursed, the Community Services Board receives help from the state and each of the five counties. In exchange for providing funds, the boards of supervisors want the services to be available locally, and that has kept the CSB from saying everybody has to come to Culpeper for services, Mr. Rafala said. But the state is trying to cut back. For problems of substance abuse, including alcohol and other drugs, a full range of alternatives is available from out patient counselling to a 28day inpatient program at Boxwood, a facility operated by the Community Services Board. For problems of mental retardation, the local clinic staff becomes involved as advocates trying to get the person placed in the program that best fits his or her need. There are not enough spaces available for all the people who could benefit from programs of assisted living in group homes, Mr. Rafala said. The clinic staff also becomes involved in advocating for aj»ing clients. • Jeanie McNear, Rappahannock's paid coordinator for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, also works out of the Clopton House. She also coordinates children’s transportation from school to see the child therapist, for example. The clinic staff also works with the Sheriffs Office, arranging to get arrested mentally ill people into hospitals if necessary. During fiscal 1996 there were 195 clients in the county seeing the therapists for outpatient mental health services and 38 clients seeing them as outpatients for substance abuse, according to statistics Mr. Duncan gave the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors last summer. In comparison 19 clients received services from the senior nutrition site, and another 22 seniors received meals delivered to their homes. '%&de?i&ne' &■ /&P/7 1/ Candlelight, Roses and Romantic Music A Special Four Course Menu as well as our Regular Dinner Menu. The Flint Hill Public House Dinner Hours 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. Reservations Recommended 675 Zachary Taylor Highway Flint Hill, VA ,(540) 675-1700 iV fUaie*tiine. 'daeut ^ ^ jbcufA* Sale at \. mm f FINDS “ 30% Discount on all Floor Coverings! 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• Community News •Obituaries Rappahannock News When the Call Comes, They're Ready By CINDY MAHAN RappahaaBock N*wi Staff Writer This is the third in a series about teenagers who fight fires and run rescue calls in Rappahannock County. Like all volunteer fire and rescue workers in Rappahannock County, the teenagers at the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad drop whatever they're doing to respond to a call. That might mean jumping out of bed in the middle of the night or hopping out of the shower right after they got in. So they might have to put on their jumpsuit right over their pajamas. The Sperryville Rescue Squad, headed by Captain Geraldine Payne, is lucky to have six energetic and committed teenage members. Mrs. Payne's 18-year-old son, Matthew, is lieutenant on the squad. His family all joined the rescue squad following a near-fatal accident Matt had on a 4wheeler when he was in the seventh grade. The 911 call went to Culpeper and it was 20 minutes before a team responded. Matt well remembers Roger Roach and Teddie Frock of Washington and Kenny Pullen of Flint Hill saving his life. Matt was slit open all the way across his stomach, said Mrs. Payne. He was flown to Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Cindy Mahan Four of the six teenagers currently members of the Sperry ville Volunteer Rescue Squad are, from left, Tiffany Stanley, Stacey Alther, Matthew Payne and Josh Waddell. Charlottesville and required extensive surgery to put him back together. After 400 stitches, they stopped counting, . said Matt. Mrs. Payne said there was no one in Sperryville to respond to that call. So, her whole family joined. She is now a cardiac tech for the squad. Her son Chris, who graduated from RCHS in 1995, was a member of the squad and is now a medic in the army, based in Germany. Her husband Buck is an EMT and has EVOC training, so he is qualified to drive the ambulances. He said that if he Science Fair Winners Will Advance By JAN La VALLEY lUpputouMotk New* Staff Writ** ‘ „' - Ever wondered which detergent Cor bubble bath has the most suds, or which brand of paper towels is the strongest, or maybe you'd like to know which type of batteries really keep going and going... The answers to these and many other interesting questions were on display at the Rappahannock 4 Elementary School Science Fair last A total of 200 students from f fifth grade through eighth grade comf peted in the fair for the chance to take their project on to the regional comi petition which will be held at Piedmont Community College in - Charlottesville on March II, The . first and second place winners in the Junior and Senior Divisions, in each r category, will go on to tegionals. The . fourth grade students also exhibited , projects but are not yet eligible for T regional competition. "It’s hairy and hectic to put up . ; but once it's up it is really great to • .'.See,* said fourth grade science C teacher Lilo Wolfe. "I taught fourth grade last year and this year I'm i teaching sixth, and it's neat to see •their growth." "The seniors will probably all go ^to the regionals," she said, "because ,, we don't have that many kids in that group. We hope the amount of senior ^^participants will grow." a very impressive project aone !«by eighth grader Steven Clark was :|ealled Terrain Navigator. The -^hypothesis for this project was if it v.is possible to use a computer pro4gram to successfully navigate terrepresented by a matrix and whether or not the program would tbe quick and accurate. The terrain * was represented on the program as ^having a starting point. A, and an *jend point, B, and a lattice of resisItances. The object was for the comfputer to find the optimal path in a 'Jshort time. The program displayed the terIrain and lattice of resistances in mi ^easily understandable way and could , ' be used to represent red world issues ■ (and solutions. The computer was able to solve the mazes, did so quickly and found |the optimal or near-optimal path. The conclusion was that the computer can simulate almost anything which can be represented by a scientific or mathematical equation. The exhibit by sixth grader Jay was also very well executed. £ He designed and constructed a green house using a 13x17 inch ‘|board, clothes hangers for support structure, Saran wrap for the walls l< and roof, and a hammer, {dim, ruler, |. scotch tape and super ghie. He then >‘§conducted an experimentwith potted to see if those inside his greenhouse would grow faster than those outside. He had concluded that the (o$es inside should have an acceleret- and they did. It took about three to four hours construct," Jay said, "and soy dad helped me a little.” An exhibit called "Lightning” by seventh grader Jonathan Deal featured a wire tree set up in a plexiglass box and connected to a small building which contained an electrical box so that when plugged in the tree created a pulse of electricity which flowed between two of its limbs which were exposed wires. A bubble bath experiment asked eihc question, "Which makes the', most bubbles — Kid Care dr Avon bubble bath and found that Avon made more bubbles. The experiment was complete with a miniature pink tub and shower curtain. v. There was even a tornado machine which looked at how and why tornadoes are formed. There were twelve categories in which students could compete: Social and Computing Sciences, which had 19 exhibits; Environmental and Chemical Botany, which had 23 exhibits; Physics and materials, which had 17exhibits; Organic Chemistry, which had 18 exhibits; Inorganic Chemistry, which had 11 exhibits; Earth and Space, which had 26 exhibits; Engineering and Physics/Mechanics, which had 17 exhibits; Pollution Sci/Ecology, which had 7 exhibits; Physics/Electricity and Magnetism, which had 19 exhibits; Microbiology, Medical, Inv., Zoology/Nonhuman Vert studies, which had 15 exhibits; Physics/optics, acoustical, thermal, which had 17 exhibits; and Team Projects., which has 11 exhibits. First and second place winners in the Junior and Senior divisions will go on to the regional competition to be held March 11. The fourth grade was an exploratory category and ribbons were awarded by teacher. There were two overall winners for best projects, one for the Junior and one for the Senior Division. They received a plaque, a medallion and a form to fill to receive a $50 savings bond each. Lainie Morgan was the Senior Division overall winner ami Ralph Place was the Junior Division overall winner for die second year in a row. Mr. Place said he was glad to win again and looking forward to regionals. His exhibit this year was called "How the Mountains Affect the Rain" while last years exhibit was about truss busting which tested the strength of truss bridges. Assistant Superintendent Mary Anne Biggs gave out the awards at an assembly on Friday afternoon. "I'm really impressed by all your exhibits ami congratulations to all of you," she said. “The judges had a hard time deciding on who to award ribbons to." Winners for the fourth grade were: Saxton: First place, Rachel Gall; second place, Ben Hahn; third {dace, Robin Barron; honorable Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Jan LaValley Lainie Morgan receives Overall Senior Award for the science fair from RCES Asst Principal Richard Smith. She received a medallion, a plaque, a first-place ribbon and a form for a $50 Savings Bond. She will continue to regionals. mentions, Jessica Erhart, Carrie Yingling and Sarah Mills. Boreio: First place, Rachel Johnson; second place, Lauren Powell; third place, Hans Shankle; honorable mention, Amanda Smith. Ebom: First place, Sandy Swain; second place, Humberto Peraro; third place, Angela Bywaters; honorable mention, James Jackson. Way: First place, Ralph Hahn; second place, Eston Davis; third place, Kendta Hitt; honorable mention, Kaitlynn Mullan. Senior Division winners were: First place, Lainie Morgan; second place, Emily Sims; third place, Caleb Proper. The winners in the Junior Division were: Social and Computing Science: First place, Brendon Powell; second place, Steven Clark; third place, Elaine Smith. Botany: First place, Robyn Pivarfik; second place, Joey Pullen; third place, Chris Ramey; honorable mentions. Jay Brown, Kyle Robinson, Jenni Stair and Lea Pyne. Physics/Materials: First place, Erica Hilsher, second plate, Kathryn Batis; third place, Jesse Smith; honorable mentions, Marc Robinson and Osha Berry. Organic Chemistry; First place, Steven Von Fange; second place, Chris Payne; third place, Rachel Sharp; honorable mentions, Joseph Wright and Amanda Weakley. Inorganic Chemistry: First place, Katie (hies; second place, Ashley Corbin; third place, Molly Burke; honorable mentions, Tabetha Swain, Mike Fewell and Julie Meredith. Earth and Space: First place, Ralph Pace; second place, Chris Graves; third place, Michael Fairbrother, honorable mention, Bobbie Jo Brown, Nicole Law, Jeff Simeon, Jason Pullen, and Vickie Sager. Engineering/Mechanics: First place, Bruce Rinchum; second place, John Ferdetta; third place, Jeremy Graves. Pollution/Ecology: First place, Dawn Andreoni; second place, Wendy Gillis; third place, Chuck Baldwin. Physics/Electricity: First place, Betsy Welk; second place, Andy Propst; third place, Jonathan Deal. Microbiology: First place, Tony Starks; second place, Katie Price; third place. Holly Long; honorable mention, Laura Kestner. Physics: First place, Henry Robertson; second place, Kori Alexander; third place, David Massie; honorable mention, Houston Haynes. Team Projects: First place, Sheryl Blakely and Tina Moore; second place, Shannon Mulian and Tasha Haun; third place, Whitney Keys and Shelly Jenkins; honorable mentions, Amy Clinedinst and Lori Schwertfeger and Jennifer Seale and Shane Rogers. Judges for the show were: Maggi Piper, Rosa Crocker, Jay Monroe. Mauri Payne, Bill Payne, Susan McCarthy, Helen Williams, Emerson Williams, Jan Makela, Dennis ^ Wingfield, Joe Biggs, Craig Landrum, Maggi Rogers, Judy Tole, John Tole, Darrow Kirkpatrick, Jim Small, Hunt Harris, Lit Wood, Ellie Clark, Bob Anderson, Gary Dickie, Vinnie Carney, Rose Ann Sharp and Andy Platt. The students will have another Science Fair in the Spring but it will be for a learning and participation experience and not a competition. . fe... . . had not joined the rescue squad he would not get to see his family. Mrs. Payne said, "You always figure there is a purpose for everything and we found that purpose." She added, "This has changed all of our lives." Matt is an EMT and ran the most calls of any rescue worker in Sperryville during 1996. In January he responded to 11 of the 22 calls for the month. You never know what calls will be, said Matt. When arriving at the scene, the patient could be worse than expected or might only have a minor cut on a finger. Last year, Matt and EMT Stacey Alther responded to a call in Castleton where several teenagers that they knew had a head-on collision. "I was there and they needed me," said Stacey. Matt said that one of the girls there looked up at him and said "Hi, Matt." He hadn't even realized that he knew her because he could not recognize her with all the blood on her face. "It breaks your heart to see your friends hurt," he said. Stacey said that on a call they are not focussed on blood. "Your mind is focussed on what you have to do. The stress level goes up," she said. He said, "Everyone here is a volunteer and we work hard.” As lieutenant, Matt assists with EMS drills, keeps records of supplies, assists with making sure equipment is up to date and in working order, fund-raising, mowing grass, washing vehicles, etc. "I don't know what I would do without him," said Mrs. Payne. Matt explained that they all spend a lot of time on fund-raising. The biggest two fund-raisers are the Miss Rappahannock Pageant, which will be held on April 26, and their fund-raising letter which was sent out last week. Matt explained that they used to make $1200 in a weekend selling hamburgers, drinks and other food at a booth set up at the Emporium four or five years ago, but it is getting a lot harder to make money doing that because of other food booths which also set up there %! '■i. ' r now. | ' TT«J fire tax does not fund new equipment for any of the fire and rescue squads in the county, so the fund: raisers are still necessary. A new ambulance is expected to be delivered to Sperryville within the next month and it cost $65,000. It is a demo model which originally cost $83,000. Even though grant money helps to purchase it, that takes a lot of hamburgers to pay for it. Matt said that trips to the hospital in an ambulance would cost from $300 to $400 in an area with a paid rescue squad. And from there, he said, the price goes up for medications. "We work off donations and don’t ever want to see that change," he said. Stacey Alther is the secretary for the squad, and attends a shock trauma class with Matt. They both said they spend a lot of their own money buying supplies for the rescue building. Stacy said she buys a lot of her own office supplies, and said "File folders are expensive." Stacey and Matt can run solo calls, said Mrs. Payne, meaning that they can be the AIC (attendant in charge). They can run a call with just a driver for the ambulance and be in charge of a patient themselves. One of the requirements is being at least 18 years old; they must also be approved by the rescue captain to be an AIC. On one call to an older patient, said Stacey, the man looked up at her (surprised at how young she looked) and said, "Are you here to help me?" When they transport a patient to the hospital, said Stacey, they remain at the hospital, often checking on their patients and talking to them. "I like going to a house and they think 'Thank God you are here,'" said Matt. Stacey and Matt both attend Lord Fairfax Community College. She is studying physical therapy and Matt is studying liberal arts. He plans to go on and study to be a paramedic and was already accepted at a school in Michigan for that. He wants to be a paid paramedic but would still be a volunteer with Sperryville. He also works at the Exxon in Sperryville and Stacey works at Country Manor. Tiffany Stanley, a 16-year-old in the 11th grade at RCHS, was named the Outstanding EMS Junior Rescue Person for 1996 for Rappahannock County. So far she is certified in CPR and will be taking EMT classes later. Her mother, Peggy Stanley, is an EMT and LPN. Tiffany's cousin, Chris Payne, got her interested in rescue and she joined when just 14. On calls, Tiffany said she does whatever she is told to do, which may be helping with the stretcher, setting up oxygen tanks, checking a pulse. She plans to become an RN, but said she would still run volunteer rescue calls. "I would never leave it. I enjoy it too much," said Tiffany. Tiffany said she really enjoys helping people. "When the tones go out you get this feeling and you gotta go," she added. Selena Landry, a 17-year-old senior at RCHS, has been with the rescue squad for two years. She and her mother, Chris Foreman, attended EMT school together, "kind of a motherdaughter thing," said Selena. They joined the rescue squad at the same time. She is studying nursing at Piedmont Tech and will be an LPN once she graduates in about nine months. She then plans to join the Navy as a nurse. Being so busy with school, Selena has been taking some time off from running calls, but has been helping out a lot with fund-raising. Stacy Atkins has been with the rescue squad for two years and will graduate this year from RCHS. She began running rescue with her friend Selena, and plans to take the EMT> class this summer. Right now she helps with the fund-raising, including the Miss Rappahannock Pageant. "Matt calls us when he needs help,” she said. Her mom, Dolly Atkins, is a geriatric nursing assistant. Josh Waddell just joined the squad about a month ago. His career plans include the medical field, either as a doctor, paramedic or physician's assistant. He has not gone on any calls yet, explaining that he is a "go-fer," at least for now. This! week he is taking his CPR , training. He is able to go on calls, and can help with the stretcher and bringing supplies to whomever needs them. His dad used to run with a West Va. rescue squad and he has an aunt and uncle who are paramedics in West Va. The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad is sponsoring a fund-raising Valentine's dinner this _ Saturday at RCES from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The menu of barbeque chicken, wild rice, peas, salad, rolls, dessert and beverages is $8 each or $15 a couple; children under 8 cost $3.50. "These kids are fantastic," said Mrs. Payne, and several of them will be working at the dinner. Josh Waddell, Matthew Payne and Tiffany Stanley practice loading the stretcher into the ambulance.

Church m Activities Trinity to Host Lenten Services Trinity Episcopal Church of Washington will host ecumenical services for Lenten, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 19 and continuing each Wednesday until March 19. A fellowship “pot-luck” dinner at 6:15 starts each gathering; the Lenten service begins at 7 and ends at approximately 7:45. Other churches participating are the Flint Hill and Sperryville Methodists, St. Peter’s Catholic and Reynolds Memorial and Washington Baptists. Nursery care will be provided at no charge. Everyone is cordially invited and welcomed! 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. Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Sunday: Every first and third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Massanova Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. L.D. Savage > Sunday: Sunday School 10 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. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. New Hope Baptist Bible Pastor: Carl R. Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worhsip service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Feb. 16 as follows: Flint Hill at 8:45 a.m., Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Choir Practice 7 p.m. Community Youth 6-8 p.m. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Clarence M. Trinkle, Rector On Sundays, 10 a.m. On Holy Days of Obligation, 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. On Weekdays, 8 a.m. Saturday Vigil Mass recessed for winter — to resume in spring Anniversary Celebration Set The Bethel Baptist Church will celebrate their Pastor’s Aide Anniversary at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16. The guest will be The Golden Angels of Warrenton. Lunch will be served after the morning service. The pastor, the Rev. Forrest Freeman and his congregation invites all to attend. Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Phillip Bailey Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Community Youth Group 4-6 p.m. Youth Led Devotions 6-6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Children’s Choir 7 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Tuesday: Wednesday: St. Masses: Shiloh Baptist Pastor: Rev. George O. Dean Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. F.T. Baptist Pastor: Rev. Douglas Fanner Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Choir Practice and Prayer 7:30 p.m. Every 5th Sunday: Praise Service 11 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist I 8 a.m. Morning Prayer II 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Bishop Lee’s Visitation and Confirmation 11 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Lenten Dinner and Program 6:15 p.m. Worship Service Planned The Flint Hill Baptist Church will have a worship service every second Sunday of the month at 11 a.m. The pastor is the Rev. John P. Oliver, Jr. Michelle Atkins and Charles Jenkins, Jr. Michelle Atkins To Wed C. Jenkins Jr. in October Mr. and Mrs. Billy Atkins of Washington are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Ann to Mr. Charles Jenkins, Jr. of Washington. He is the son of Laura Jenkins of Dade City, FI. and the late Charles Jenkins of Washington. Miss Atkins is a 1994 graduate of Rappahannock High School and is currently employed by the Faith Mountain Company in Sperryville. Mr. Jenkins attended M.C.A. and is currently employed by the Virginia Department of Transportation in Warrenton. An October 1997 wedding is planned. Welch Family Enjoys Outing Motoring to Reston on Sunday to the Ice Skating Forum were Bryant and Holly Welch, Emily and Katie Welch and Rachael Berta. They later had dinner at Don Pablo's Restaurant. Harlen and Ann Jones_ of^. Frostproof, Fla. returned to their home ; after a visit with the latter's mother, Mrs. Alice Brady. Mary Hickerson, Evelyn Hickerson and Hazel Pomaroy were shopping at the Apple Blossom Mall in Winchester on Monday. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Charles and Patsy Whorton and By POLLY AYLOR " 987-8136 , ■ S.%; > ' r> ■ z __■■■ "V1 Chris Lillard were recent guests in the Bunny Hudson home. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard on Thursday were Mabel Lillard and Clyde Lillard. A speedy recovery to all those on the sick list. RAA Registration To Begin Saturday Happy Valentine's Day! The Rappahannock Athletic Association will hold registration for the 1997 season at the Rappahannock Library from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for three Saturdays — Feb. 15, Feb. 22, and March 1. Registration will be held only on these three Saturdays. New players must bring a birth certificate in order to register. Returning players need only to verify the RAA records are correct. Each child should be present at the registration to try on the new shirts for size. Anyone who has not returned last year's uniform must return it to register for the 1997 season. Children who are 5 years old on or before Dec. 31, 1996 are eligible to play T-ball. Registration fees from Feb. 15 through March 1 for the 1997 season: $30 for each player in T-ball, Minor, Major and all softball; $40 for 13-15 year old BabeRuth; $60 for 16-18 year old Senior BabeRuth. Family discounts: $5 for second child, $10 for the third, and $15 for the fourth. Late registration from March 2 to the day of tryouts on March 15 will include a $15 additional charge to the normal registration. Amissville United Methodist Church will have an "Ash Wednesday" service on Feb. 12 beginning at 7:30 p.m. This will mark the beginning of Lent. There will be communion and the imposition of ashes. Nursery will be provided for infants through 5 years. The church is located on Route MP® ; v • By GLENDA GUM 211 West in Amissville. For more information, call Rev. Nancy White at 937-4397. The Amissville Ruritan Club members are taking orders for Ruby Red grapefruit and Temple orange^ that are scheduled to arrive in Amissville on Feb. 28. Prices are $10 for a 20 pound (2/5 bushel) box and $18 for a 40 pound (4/5 bushel) box of either fruit. Contact one of the following persons to place your prepaid or c.o.d. order before Feb. 18: Jerome Mallory 937-6022, Charlie Mills 937-6134, Fred Naramore 937-5367, Roger Poe 937-4273, Charlie Priest 937-4072: Bill Segrest 937-4604 or Lorraine Early 937-5500. You may also contact any of the other Amissville Ruritans to order your fruit. Please call one of the above today with your preference and support your Amissville community service Ruritan Club while you enjoy some delicious Florida citrus fruit and great prices. Have a great week and please leave you news in the box at Hackley’s Store by noon on Sunday. Anniversary Wishes Extended to Woods Happy anniversary wishes go out to Pat and Ray Wood, who will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Glenn, Debbie, Carrie and Shane Hale along with Jennifer and Mike would like to extend best wishes for the coming year. Dr. and Mrs. Larry Kushner of, Gaithersburg, Md. were last Sunday overnight and Monday guests of Mrs. Catherine Brown. Mrs. Barbara Payne of Warrenton was a Monday guest in the Brown home. While here they attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Q. Snead. Mrs. Brown returned home with Dr. and Mrs. Kushner and remained with them until Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Klatko met Sara Klatko in Fredericksburg on Thursday. They had dinner at D'Vanza's Restaurant. The occasion being Mr. Klatko's birthday. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Klatko were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wiles in Culpeper. The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad is sponsoring a Valentine's din By CATHY PULLEN : 987-8740 ner on Feb. 15 from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Rappahainnock Elementary School' The menu will include one-half barbecue chicken, wild rice, peas, salad, rolls, dessert and beverages for $8 or $15 for a couple. There is also a special child's menu for children 8 and under for $3.50. The dinner will be prepared by Pat Jenkins and Shirley Frye. For information call 987-8495. Mrs. Ethel Jenkins, Ms. Becky Weakley and Mrs. Rhonda Baldwin were Wednesday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins and Angie. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U.S. 211 E. Luray Foothills of Blue Ridge Mtns. Fit & Sat. 7a.m. - 9:00p.m. Sun. to Thurs. 7a.m.-8:30 p.m. 540-743-5698 ROBERT J. CLATTERBUCK Plumbing and Heating Flint Hill, VA 675-3378 W.C. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 503-7 NORTH MAIN ST., '"CULPEPER, VIRGINIA 540/825-6700 CHERRY STREET Building Supply Corp. "See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs" 1418 Orange Road Culpeper 540-825-0937 Sperryville Emporium "The Shop that has EVERYTHING" Rts. 211 & 522 Sperryville, VA 540-987-8235 Thank you” “Thank you for picking up your toys." “Thank you for remembering to get bread.” “Thank you for putting gas in the car." Small routine matters. No! Because when a “thank you" is said, it provides a link of love for the persons involved. We must work on these “small links of love” in order to make life happier for those around us. The personal “thank you" also reminds us that a thank you to God is also in order. W'e do not have to stop and close our eyes and bow our heads each time. Our prayers can be flashes of thoughts as we acknowledge God's love and presence. Kach “thank you" can he a "link of love" to God and others as we pray at honk1, or at our house of worship. 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Simple Dishes for Young Learning Cooks By BARBARA C. WAYLAND Rappahannock News Staff Writer Last week I received a call from a reader that requested we run some simple recipes that children could learn to make. She also suggested recipes suitable for sphool parties, birthdays, etc. and then ask if I had any ideas for a Valentine school party because she didn't have a heart shape pan. ' I gave her a suggestion and told l}er it would also appear in this peek’s paper. I must admit the heart shape cake was a breeze, however, recipes for s/nall children are a bit different. Heart shape cakes are easy. ' You will need a round and a square cake pan. Mix the cake batter as directed or from your favorite basic recipe, pour half the mixture into the round pan and the other half in the square pan. Bake as usual. After the baking is completed let the cakes cool and place the square pan in a diamond position on a foil-covered piece of cardboard. Cut the round cake in half and place the cut sides of each half next to the two top sides of the diamond. Now you have a heart! You can decorate the cake with your favorite color of icing. White icing with red candy hearts or red with the little sweetheart candies available at this time of the year or anything that you think qualifies as a Valentine look. One of my favorite things to help my four year old daughter with is snack ideas. Children love sweets and anytime a parent can persuade them in a different way you feel as though you have accomplished something. Following are a few ideas we use on a regular basis. Tea Sandwiches ,x Spread a slice of whole wheat bread with soft-style cream cheese. Finely chop vegetables of your choice (carrots, broccoli, i radishes, cauliflower). Sprinkle chopped vegetables over cream cheese. Cut bread into fourths. Veggie Nibbles Thread zucchini or cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes, and green pepper squares on wooden skewers. Serve with your favorite flavor of sour cream dip. This can also vary according to what vegetables your child will eat Quite often we just use cucumber slices, carrots, cherry tomatoes and celery. Celery Sticks Stir 2 to 3 tablespoons of mixed dried fruit bits or raisins into half of an 8-ounce container of soft-style cream cheese. Spread on celery or carrot sticks. Celery sticks work best fra- filling. Fruit Fix-lJps Sitr together 1/2 cup fudge ice cream topping and 1/2 cup strawberry or raspberry yogurt. Dip apple wedges, orange slices, or strawberries into the chocolate mixture. Pineapple Idea Cut two pineapple rings in half. Place in a dessert dish. Use a small ice cream scoop to place three scoops of cottage cheese in a dish. Top with maraschino cherries. Sea Creature To make a sea creature, line a plate with lettuce leaves. For the body, arrange drained, canned peach or pear slices on the lettuce. Add some fresh apple slices (brush the apple slices with a little lemon juice to keep them fresh, if you like). With a vegetable peeler, cut long thin strips of carrot for the tail. Use a little soft-style cream cheese or peanut butter to attach raisins for eyes. Slice a maraschino cherry. Cut one slice in half. Attach one half to the peach or pear for the mouth. Banana Snack Slice half of a banana. Mix a single-serving can of vanilla pudding, 1/4 cup thawed frozen, whipped dessert topping, and banana slices. You can also adjust this for a family serving. Salem To Host Benefit Dinner Saturday This Saturday, Feb. 15 the Salem Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will hold a turkey-ham dinner at their building on Route 522. Dinner will include turkey with all the trimmings, gravy, potatoes, cole slaw, green beans, old country ham, all kinds of good homemade desserts, coffee, tea and Kool-Aid. Prices are adults $8;. children six through 12 at $6 and under six are free. This is one of the company's fund raiser, so come on out and help them out while enjoying a good meal. The time is 5 until 7:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory, Joseph and Jennifer were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby and family. Mrs. Grigsby is much improved from her recent illness. nv UADIC «• ATVIMC tVlAlUJu *# AiAJuid 587-8802 ' Our prayers go out to those of our community who are on the sick list; surgical patients and those on the recovery list namely, Mrs. Paula Sims, Wayne Butler, Mrs. Josephine Duncan, Mrs. Natalie Keithley and Mrs. Eva Mae Pullen, who is the sister Washington Residents Entertain, Visit, Travel 1 Sunday guests of Mrs. Addie geyser were Leroy Keyser and Amy Pullen and son, Austin Lane of Alexandria and Mrs. Jeanetta Pullen of Flint Hill. ; The Baptist Student Union Ministry Team of James Madison (Jniversity will conduct the 11 a.m. Worship services on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Washington Baptist Church. A covered dish luncheon will follow after worship services. ’ On Tuesday Mrs. Ann Simmons and Mrs. Ruth Clark had lunch in Warrenton and visited Jimmy Atkins at Fauquier Hospital. Miss Amanda Brown was a Friday overnight guest of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls, Samantha and Robert in Woodville. • The Band Boosters meeting was post-poned last week and has been rescheduled for Thursday night at 7:30 pirn, iiv the Band Trailer at Rappahannock Elementary School. • Best wishes to Richard and Ann Simmons who will celebrate their wedding anniversary on Thursday, Ffeb. 20. - Bobby Jo Brown received an Honorable Mention at the Rappahannock Elementary School Science Fair last week. Her project was a Solar System Mobil. - Happy birthday to Rev. Phil Bailey who will have his’ day on Thursday, Feb. 13 and my brother, Bobby Frazier of Castleton who has his day on Monday, Feb. 17. I Mr. and Mrs. John Schulte were Wednesday luncheon guests of Mrs. Alyson Sengstack, Eric and Jason in Gentreville. I Mrs. Sandra Hitt of Boston was a Saturday visitor of her grandmother, Mrs. Frances Eubank. | Wednesday, Feb. 19 the Lenten Services will begin at the Trinity Episcopal Church with a covered dish at 6:15 p.m. and worship services at 7 • * t Maldovens Have Twins f r Robert and Carol Maldoven are jhe proud parents of twin sons, Holden Coad, who weighed five pounds and three ounces and Garrett Larkin, who weighed four pounds and IS ounces. They were both 19 inches long. : The twins were bom on Friday, Feb. 7 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Richmond. ; Paternal grandparents are Bob and fc*at Maldoven of Woodville. Maternal grandparents are James and Mary parkin of Burtonsville. Md. 1 Great grandmother is Bertha Robison of Baltimore, Md. p.m. Speaker will be Rev. Jennings Hobson with music by the Reynolds Baptist of Sperryville. Happy Valentine's Day! of Mrs. Lillian Frazier. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Dodson and Marc of Salem Way dined at Outback Steakhouse in Fredericksburg on Sunday in observance of Marc's birthday. Mrs. Virginia Lewis Dalton of Richmond, formerly of Stonehouse Mountain Road, was the guest speaker for the Culpeper United Daughters of the Confederacy at their recent meeting. Congratulations to Richard Baker who has recently been promoted to the rank of Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class. He has been serving aboard the USS La Salle, out of Gaeta, Italy. Baker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baker, Reva route. Michael, Crystal and Jacob Heflin and Joseph and Jennifer Peregory enjoyed a sleding party at the Heflin home on Castleton Ford Road on Saturday. Birthday wishes go out to Jamie Tharp who celebrates his day on Valentine’s Day and belated wishes go out to Bill Peregory who had his day on Saturday. Mark L. Hedden has completed basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit in Paris Island, South Carolina. He is a Marine Pvt. and the son of James Hedden, Reva way. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Cathy Printz upon the passing of her mother, Mrs. Cora Stallings who passed away Saturday at Culpeper Health Care Center. Is Somebody in Your Family Out of Control? jk . * • Professional Basic and Extended Obedience Training. Great Winter Fun and Confidence Building for Children and the Entire family! Come see our State of the Art Indoor Pet Training Center! Aberdeen Acres Pet Care Center Phone: 1-800-341-8683 E-mail: DogsnCats @ mindspring.com “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 moment— Trust, 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 makegood choices Isn 1 it great to know that the best choices are right in my own backyard?" Physician Referral M9-0588 Fbuquier Hospital Wednesday, February 12, 1997 DO Upcoming Events Valentine's Dinner Planned The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad is sponsoring a Valentine’s dinner on Feb. 15 from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Rappahannock Elementary School. The menu will include one-half barbecue chicken, wild rice, peas, salad, rolls, dessert and beverages for $8 or $15 for a couple. There is also a special child’s menu for children 8 and under for $3.50. The dinner will be prepared by Pat Jenkins and Shirley Frye who have been in the business totaling over 40 years. For more information call 987-8495. Valentine's Day Dance Set Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #752 is proud to host a dance featuring Riverbottom from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Amissville Volunteer Fire Hall on US 211 in Amissville. Admission is $8 per person. B.Y.O.B. Seating is limited first come first served. For more information call 825-5672. 4-H Share-the-Fun Show Planned The 4-H Share The Fun Talent Show will be held at 5 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Rappahannock County High School. Anyone interested in performing can pick up information at Rappahannock County Elementary, High School or the Extension Office. Rehearsal is Feb. 13 at the Rappahannock County High School auditorium at 3:30 p.m. In case of high school closing or early dismissal due to weather conditions, rehearsals will be canceled. For further information, please call the Extension Office at 675-3619 or Hazel Zinn-Day at 937-3185. penefit Dance at RCHS Come enjoy a super evening of live entertainment by “The Southern Persuasion Band” at a benefit dance at Rappahannock County High School from 8 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. Bring your favorite dance partnei and celebrate Valentine’s Day in style. Highlights of the evening will be: beautiful fresh roses for sale; door prizes; a raffle and refreshments. Admission is $5. All proceeds will go to the RCHS Athletic Department. Donations are welcomed. For ticket information please call Linda Dennis at 635-4461. Drum Workshop Set Darrell Rose will be leading a drum workshop Saturday, Feb. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Community Center in Washington. The workshop includes an introduction to drumming techniques, hand positions, how to achieve various sounds from drum and how to play basic rhythms. Mr. Rose is an active teacher and performer in Charlottesville and the East Coast. Pre-registration is required. Ages 16 and up. Cost is $20. To register call 987-8670. Video Discussion Planned On Feb. 18 the IRIS Centre for Shamanic Studies, Washington will show the ground-breaking program which put the men’s spirituality movement on the map, “Robert Bly with Bill Moyers: A Gathering of Men.” In this video, Poet Robert Bly leads a group of men in exploring their deeper feelings-about themselves, their father, their sons and their role in society. Show time is 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Call 675-3003 to inform the Centre that you are coming (leave a message). Water Monitoring Meeting Set Rappahannock Water Monitoring Network will hold its monthly meeting from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Rappahannock Extension Office in the Conference Room. Following the meeting will be a Monitor Training session with Izaak Walter League, save our streams with Wee-President; Jay Gilliam. Call Hunt Harris at 675-1879 or Kenner Love at 675-3619 for additional information. Boosters Selling Fruit The Rappahannock Band Booseters are selling valenica oranges and red grapefruit. Orders must be placed by Monday, Feb. 24. Delivery is the first week of March. Contact any band or chorus student or Sally Havstad at 987-9342. Beekeepers To Meet The Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association will hold its February meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Culpeper Cooperative Extension Service building, at the comer of South West Street and Davis Street. The program will be: Late winter and very early spring management. All are welcome: prospective beekeepers, new beekeepers and experienced beekeepers. For further information contact Ann Harman at 3644660. Driving Clinic Scheduled The Blue Ridge Driving Clinic will hold a Driver Improvement Class on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A point reduction or insurance discount can be received for completing this class. Call 829-6072 for additional information. Slide Show, Talk Planned A slide show and talk. Association: Wild Flower and Birds, by John Trott will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 at the Marshall Community Center. This program, presented by the Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, is free to the public. Volunteer Tax Help Free tax assistance is available to people on low and middle incomes to complete federal and state income tax forms. Trained volunteers will be at the Rappahannock County Library on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring your 1996 tax package, all W2 and 1099 forms and last years return. Program sponsored by IRS, AARP and Va. Cooperative Extension. Registration Underway The Rappahannock Athletic Association will have registration on • Saturdays, Feb. 15. Feb. 22 and March 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rappahannock Library. The registration is open for T-ball, BabeRuth and girls softbalL For more information call Mark Werner at 675-1378. Walk-in Clinic Set The Rappahannock County Health Department will have a Walk-in Clinic from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24. Apple Butter Available The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department is selling freshly made apple butter. The cost is $16 a gallon and $4 a quart. To order your apple butter call 636-3279 or 635-5482. Benefit Program Planned George Washington Carver Regional High School Alumni Association, Inc. presents the First Black History program to be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16 at George Washington Carver Piedmont Technical Education Center. The theme will be “We've Come This Far." Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund.

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Bmi General Classified Real Estate Rentals/Sales Legal Notices Employment Deals On Wheels Wednesday, February 12,1997 GENERAL INFORMATION RAPPAHANNOCK COHN Rappahannock News Pre-payment is req.for Classified ads. DEADLINES & RATES: Regular Classified: Appearing in the Rappahannock News only. Deadline is Mbn., 5:00pm. Rate is 7.82, 1st 20 words, .550 each addt’I word. Classified display is $9.22 per col. inch (pci). Legals: Appearing in The Rappahannock Newspaper, not the extended area. Deadline is Friday, 5:00pm. For proof of legal before publication, deadline is Thursday, 5:00pm. Horse & Farm (H&F): Appearing in The Loudoun County Package, The Fauquier Times Democrat and The Clarke Courier Newspapers. Deadline is Monday, 1:00pm. Rate is $30.94 1st 20 words, .800 each addt’l word. H&F display rate is $39.13 pci. Too Late To Classify: Deadline is Tuesday, 3:00pm. Same rate as Regular Classified. Business & Prof. Services/Home Impr. Dirs., Friday, 12:00noon. 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Fill out the coupon below & mail check/money order made payable to: Times-Community Newspapers Classified Department P.O. Box 359 Leesburg, VA 20178 mi UV Ac I I I J ADDITIONAL WORDS 111._ 12._ 1 Rentals Apartment For Rant: Spenyvllle Atm: 1 bedroom apartment $325/ month. (540) 987-8789. Washington, VA. 2 bedroom apartment $400/ month plus utilities. Secuity deposit and credit check. No pets. OLREA 540-875-3637 after 7pm. Rentals House 2 bedroom house for rent 5 miles south from Ben Venue. $500/ month. 540-675-1084. Rappahannock Co. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, eat-in kitchen, large workshop, smal bam on scenic 2 acres, $695/ month. 540675-1027. Rappahannock County.: Large 2 bedroom house, month to month. $750/ monthly. Call Wanda at Sam Snead Realty 540-635-9808. 5 Rentals Lots and Acreage For Rant: 25 acres, pasture or growing com. Call 987-88vi. 7 Rentals Office Court Row, opposite Rappahannock County Courthouse, Washington, VA. Small professional or business office, plus use of shed conference room. $275/ month. 540675-1027. Real Beta t^ Commercial 3 State Views! 27+ AC$463.91/ month 6.75 % Terms I Scenic meadows and woodlands with pond site and just 5 minute walk to private access on unspoiled trout river. Fenced, ready for horses. State rd. frontage and pare. Price: $69,900. 25% down, bal fin 15 years VRM, oac. Won't last, call owner 304-2622770. Riverfront Closeout! 6.75 AC. 340’ on water. Was $47,900. Now $37,550. Open and wooded with southern exposure and 30 mile mountain views. Just 1 3/4 hours west of DC Beltway. Ready to build, camp, canoe, fish, swim or relax I Perfect getaway I Excellent financing. Call owner now 304-2622770. 15 Real Estate Commercial Absolut* Bargain: 11 + AC - $47,777. 600+/ FT Stream. Secluded country acreage with perfect mix of pines, hardwoods and meadows. Only 10 minutes to Marc Train and town. 60 minutes to DC Beltway. Excellent terms. Rare chancel Call owner 304-262-2770. Timber Co. Liquidation. 1685' Riverfront 30+ ac$89,231. Rare opportunity to own large acreage with pristine mtn views and river loaded with trout! Only 10 minutes to Marc Train (1 hour DC by train) Financing. Call owner now 304-2622770. 16 Real Estate For Sale Buy Real Estate. No loans, no credit New “APA' option. Gets you started only $2. C.W. Ratliff 472 Route 8 Suite 1B-307 Maite, Guam USA 96927 25 Adoption A devoted couple seeks to adopt your newborn and start our family. Expenses paid. Call Jeanette and Glen at 800494-8895. Loving couple wishes to adopt infant. Happy, secure home with full time mom. Medical and legal expenses paid. Please Call Dian and Joe at 1800-579-1860, or collect 703-830-1341. 27 Antiques 8k Collectible* Antique, Country, APrimRIv* Furniture/ Accents. Piocot in old paint- our tpocialty. Docorator ducounti, mailing lit t. L. G. Huffman Antique* 1 -800-448-436X 29 Auctions Estate Auction: 10 A.M. Saturday February 15, 2510 s. Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA. CAT truck loaders, 05 dozer, Komatsu 155A, ' dump trucks, pickups, 2 Irocs 1987, 1995 Ford F250 diesel, 1990 Corvette Convertible, 1994 Harley FLHTCU. Brochure, 540432-9347. Charley Whetze( Lie. Virginia Auctioneer VA. AR 000077. Public Auction. Commonwealth of Virginia. Saturday, February 22, 1997 9:00 A.M. State surplus property warehouse. 1910 Darby town Road, Richmond, Virginia. 1984 Ford, LTD 4 door poor, 1985 Chevrolet S10 Pickup, Poor Mercrusier outboard motor parts, props (new) 18.75 KW Generator with line transfer Control, 70 Amp Robinaire 7200 Recycling Unit, Robinaire AC service Station Unit, Pallet Jack Transits w/ Tripods, Copiers, Fax Machines, Hie Cabinets, Office Desks, Computers and Printers, Much Morelllll Items Subject to Changellllll For Additional Information Contact State Surplus Property (804) 2363666. 43 Garage/Yard Moving Sales Moving Sale: carstereo speakers, Sony, 120 watts, 2 way, barely used: $80.00, Fishing Rod, 6 foot Milchel Spydrcast, great condition; $40.00, Porsche cover, fits all models, grey nylon, $50, Porsche seat covers, sheepskin for driver or passenger seats, $30. Call (703)689-0314. 44 Giveaway 2 Couches, 1 Tan loveseat, 1 Brown and White plaid sleeper sofa, full sized, you haul. (703)448-1722. RESCHEDULED AUCTION Saturday, February 15 at 4 p.m. at the Gallery, Rt.#211, Amissville, VA Doors open at 2 p.m. Due to last week’s snow, we’ve rescheduled our huge auction originally set for last Saturday, Feb. 8. Selling 100s & 100s of pieces of Depression & fine old pattern glassware and porcelain, mostly from a Maryland antique shop. (see last vreek's paper) IN CASE OF SNOW OR ICY ROADS, CALL (540) 937-4142 FOR INFO._ Bill Payne Auctions, Inc. t-f- (540) 937-4142 • 675-3729 JLVA A J #390 _ Real Estate For Sale | American Family How We Build On Your Lot 25 models to choose from Quality Stick Built Construction 10-Year Home Owner's Warranty Well/Septic Included/Turnkey Priced from the low $60s to mid $100s Call 800-468-7320 ■ or visit our sales center at 171 Warrenton Road Fredericksburg, VA 44 Giveaways Bull Mastiff: strong and beautiful, great companion, gives lots of love, needs space and exercise. Free to good home (202)797-1256. Free Orphan Lambs. (540)668-6100. 51 Hones for Sale WANTED Horses, Ponies, Cattle & Trailers. All Typ»». Cash Terms Will pick-up at farm. (410) 987-5642 56 Miscellaneous For Sale For Sale: Sega Genesis, 2 controllers, 6 games, $160.00.540-439-2568. Herbal Its Inc. Dist. Call for weight loss, products, business opportunity. Colored amino adds also available. 1-888-Herbalife (437-2254) or 301-368 ■HP 56 Miscellaneous For Sale Pageant Grass: (1) D'Snawn size 4 (Childs) Pageant Dress. Off White with sequins and beads. Cut-out back with 2 bows. Beautiful- $160. 304-728-7454 60 Pet Supplies Sales k Services Happy Jack Mange Medicine: Promates healing & hair growth to severe skin diseases on dogs & horses without steroids. Contains No benzyl-benzoate. At Southern States & Kerr Drug. 67 Services, Financing Mortgages Attention Veterans: Home loans to purchase or refinance. 100% Purchases/ 90% Refinances up to $144,000.00. Phone Clarence Phillips Mortgage Company, 1615-684-1029. 69 Services, Home Improvement Painting: Interior. Experienced. Call Gina at (540)923-4652 EARLY'S CARPET, INC. Rt.211,1 mile west of Post Office Amissville, VA. 540-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 70 Services, Misc Adam's Custom Slaughter ft Processing Amissvills Choose from our corn-fed feeder lot Beef, $1.50 hanging weight, processed, or bring your own beef, hogs, sheep. Slaughter is $25, processing 25c/lbs. Pickup avail. 540-937-7497/937-2123 mnmmxwwm 71 Tribute* In loving memory of our Brother Andrew J. Land* Who passed away twelve years ago today, February 14,1985 It broke our hearts to lose you. But you did not go alone. For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. Shorn and Brothers In loving memory of our dear Mother, Betsy M. Lewis, who left us 37 years ago today, February 19,1960. Loving and kind in ail your ways, Upright and just to the end of your days. Sincere, kind in heart and mind, What a beautiful memory you left behind. Your Children wm 84 Automobiles 1907 Honda Accord OX, gray, 5-spccd, A/C. cruise, good condition, runs great, $3000/ beet offer. 540-439-2589. Honda 95 O vie EX. 4door, 5-speed, 45,000 highway miles, fully loaded including extra accessories, 6 CD changer, am/ fm cassette, split 5 star rims, spoiler, alarm, mon roof, mud flaps, ana new tires. $13,500.00 Ask for Chris. 540-3493381. Mercury Sable 1902 LS. 92k miles, V-6, Dual air bags, leather interior, loaded, dean in/out. $7,900. (540)439-2589. Pontiac 1985 Firebird: runs great, $1,500. (540)341-9021. SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used parts lor can aid bucks Some new parts Motors, tnnsmlasloM and ports Installsd (If ourchtMd hwtl svs inirrrrM^mi rmsp Over2,000 can and trucks at all times. We Buy and Sell running cars and bucks. Open 7 days, Mon-Sal 8-6 Sunday 9S Located Rt 229,3 nets pal Cupeper HMi School $2HS71 To Our Little Valentines I Pannta • Tommy & Babb* Jo Jonkino Stanley, VA Gnndpannta -Thomas E. Jenkins Sperryvile, VA Mildred V Jenkins Front Royal, VA Mr& Mrs. Hayes Moore Stanley, VA Gnat Gnndmothan - Mrs Carrie Jenkins Sperryvile, Vk Mrs Edda U Lucas Stanley. VA | Gnat Gnat Gnndmothar -1 Mrs Beesie Sfeh Sperryvle, VA * B Scott *Thank you for always believing In what we have and for always being there when I need you." I Love ^ou Sweetheart! Shannon r TO: Johnny & Hunter [j&4 Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, it Mom and Dad MOLLY BURKE Happy Valentine’s Dayf C I Love You, Dad KATIE BGRKE J Happy Valentine’s Dayl \ I Love You, Daddy From The Heart J*/ 'VALENTINE -< -> •* -t ,4*4*4<4 «4^*4*4»4«Ii

85 Tracks pick-up. Chsvy 1962 Restored, 5 ... runt good, looks good! raw paint. *5.800. (301)739-2827. Tributes February 4, 1994 God reached In His garden, plucked a beautiful red rose “Claudia Dodson Jenkins” 3 years ago It seems like only yesterday that you went away. The hardest part of all is we never said good-bye. A place Is vacant In all our hearts, that no one else can fill; and time alone does not heal No one knows the pain we all feel. But we know it was God's WDl But deep In our hearts we all love you Stll. Loved and missed very Much, Johnny, Michelle, Bobby, Gloria Sonny, Brenda C all the grandchildren THBimiAT unmiMHncioH ATTENTION HOUSEWIVES AND HOMFMAKFftft We need Housekeepers! If your kids are grown and you finally have lime to yourself, if you like to dean, if you have an eye for detail and if you take pride in your work, we have a job for you. Well pay you a good salary and provide benefits tool ' . ' Call Jan at 1-300-272-4466 THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA 22747 Immediate Opening Peebles Department Store ¥a’r» looking lor someone who truly befieves customers come first, who has an eye tor fashion md who knows what it means to give great service o serve In our store as: •Sales Associates (Part-time) •Beauty Advisor (Elizabeth Arden, Full-time) •Beauty Advisor (Estee Lauder, Part-time) • . Jt •Store Manager Trainee 'sables oilers a competitive wage and benefits ackage. 'o apply, come by and see: Ken Vaughan Stem Manager Suite S50 251 W. Lee Highway Warrenton,VA 201M Peebles An Equal Opportunity Emptoyr ABC TEMPORARIES Long & Short Torm Assignments > CDL A a B Drivers: $8.50-1<Vhr. • Backhoe Operator $8-9/hr. • Carpenters: $ 10/hr. • Production: $6-7/hr. Tsmp to Full Tims Positions • Accountant: Strong Access a Excel skills, spreadsheet posting. $9/hr. • Accounting: Cost or General Accounting • Customer Service: Heavy phones, knowledge of building industry a products. $30K/yr. • Network Engineer: TCP/IP Windows networking, LAN a WAN network trouble-shooting experience. $30-€0/hr. • Computer Programmer Analyst • Press Operator • Journeyman Moldmaker APPLY IN PERSON; ABC Temporaries Friday, February 14,9am-1pm Comfort Inn Rt 29 North, Warrenton Job update Mid-Week Edition 90 Employment Services **Gov’t.-Postal Jobs** NOW HIRING, Start $16.74 hr. For Appl. & Info. Call Between 2-9-97 & 218-97. 1-818-5065354 Ext. 1109 91 Help Wanted CABLE/SATELUTE TECHNICIANS To work in the Tri-state area. Please call: (540)554-2275 CNA’s Come join our Great Nursing Team. Fast' growing company with many opportunities. Licensed & Certified. CPR a plus. Call 800965-0344 or come by 378 Waterloo Fid (Behind the Food Lion) for an application. Cook #7085-01 On-call position available for meals preparation in kitchens located at facilities in Warrenton, Culpeper & Orange. Must provide own transportation; mileage reimbursement. Duties include preparing meals. Exp. in commercial cooking. Some weekends & holidays. $620/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 2/21/97 to: Human Resources RappahannockRapidan CSB 401 S. Main St. Culpeper, VA 22701 540-825-3100 EEO/AA Early Childhood Special Educator 7015-04 Full time position in Culpeper to provide specialized early intervention services to children (0-2 years) at risk or exhibiting developmental delays and to their families, design, implement & evaluate plans to promote development. B.S. in Infant & Child Development, Special Education or related field. Eligible for VA certification / endorsement in Early Childhood Education. Hiring range: $23,302.50-$26,169 Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, February 21, 1997, to: Human Resources RappahannockRapidan CSB 401 S. Main St. Culpeper, VA 22701 540-825-3100 EECVAA Minorities are encouraged to apply FARM HELP Part time farm help wanted. Male or Female. Call 540-987-8922 Retail Work witk Buster Brown, Bill Blass and a kost of otker quakty people. Come to woric at the new Kohl's, and join the good folks who have made us oat of America's fastest-growing department store chains, specializing in name brand merchandise at value prices. We have a number of openings for ftill-tirae supervisors, as welt as a variety of part-time positions at our store located m Winchester, etc hiding: Register Operators, Department Saks, Receiving Associates, Customer Service Representatives, Loss Prevention Experts, Housekeeping/Maintenance and Overnight Stock Team. In addition to a quality team work environment, we offer competitive wages, flexible hours, a recognition program, a stock ownership plan, an store discount and more. Apply now. Call 1-800-NEW-KOHLS extension RK3-LMY. Men be It yeess or oMsr le tffty Tkats tviofe fife it. EOE - A Drug Screening Company Housekeeper Energetic person needed to maintain home in Warrenton. FT position to begin at 6:30a daily. Duties incl. all housekeeping needs. Must possess a willingness to assist. Reliable transportation for all weather is required. Must be available to work weekends with mid-week days off. Position includes full benefits. Please send salary requirements and a letter of interest with areas of excellence to: , RG#22592 PO Box 359 Leesburg, Va. 20178 In Search of CRWE: (Competent Realtor With Experience) Progressive and growing company desires new agent. Should have experience with listings and sales. Complete back up available. Good commission split. Floor time. Real Estate III P.O. Box 298 Washington, VA 540-675-1373 LACROSSE COACH Small private day school in Virginia’s Blue Ridge foothills is seeking a parttime lacrosse coach to work with enthusiastic and talented young men ages 13 to 18. After-school practices; games held after school and early evenings, March-May. This paid position may lead to full-time combination of teaching/coaching for 1997-98 school year. Resumes to: Lacrosse Coach P.O. Box 739 Flint Hill, VA 22627 MACHINIST-CNC Experienced with set up, G eode programming and machining processes for the operation of vertical machining centers. Kalmar, Inc. P.O. Box 60 Midland, VA 22728 540-439-8952 MECHANICS Experienced Only. Must have own tools to work with. Apply in person. Mid-State Electric Motors 12695 LeeHwy Washington, VA 540-987-9032 Ask for Brett NURSERY WORKERS Male & female, full & part time. Immediate openings & summer opportunities for students. Call: Long Mountain Nursery Washington, VA 540-675-3707 Piedmont Press & Graphics is a leading edge commercial printer and graphics company located in Warrenton, Virginia. We are presently looking for a lull time salesperson to sell our printing, graphics and Internet services. Experience is helpful though not the main factor in securing this position. We are looking for strong communication skills with an aggressive desire to achieve. To apply for this position, fax your resume to (540) 347-9335 or email your resume to tony @pied montpress.com. POSTAL JOBS $12.68/hr. to start, plus benefits. Carriers, sorters, clerks, computer trainees. For an application & exam info, call 1-800636-5601 x 40. 9am9pm, 7 days TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER NEEDED Experienced. Call after 6 PM. Gus Harris 540-825-6329 Personal Care Aide Culpeper Memorial Hospital, an accredited facility and “One of America’s Top 100 Hospitals" currently has half-time and PRN positions available for Personal Care Aides to work with our FamilyCare Home Health program. We are seeking individuals with their CNA certificate and a minimum of one year nursing assistant experience. Previpus home health experience is preferred. Candidate must be dependable, motivated, flexible with work hours and able to lift for total transfer. The selected candidates will provide assistance with or perform all activities of daily living for clients of adolescent, adult and geriatric groups in a home setting. To join our healthcare family and enjoy the benefits of a supportive working environment, interested applicants should apply in person to: Culpeper Memorial Hospital Employee Relations Department 501 Sunset Lane Culpeper, Virginia 22701 Construction MAINTENANCE MANAGER For large construction contractor In No. Va. Over 200 pieces of equipment in 50 trucks. Applicants have experience in the management of both shop & field maintenance operations. A strong technical background In Caterpillar, MAC, Ford & various other heavy equipment is a must. Excellent salary & benefits. Send resume to: Personnel Director PO Box 381 Oakton. Vs. 22124 TRUCK DRIVER/ WAREHOUSE PERSON Full-time position with benefits. Good driving record; CDL preferred. Heavy lifting required. Agriculture back-ground helpful. Apply in person: Marshall Farmers’ Co-Op Marshall, Virginia POSITION AVAILABLE: ANIMAL WARDEN The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is seeking qualified applicants tor toe Permanent, part-time position of Animal Warden tor Rappahannock County. A complete job description & further information la available at the County Administration Office. 290 Gay Sheet, Washington. VA. The Salary is $16.000-$17,000, negotiable, depending upon qualifications, with Health insurance and other benefits. All persons Interested In tois position are invited to obtain a County of Rappahannock application form bom the County Administration Office, at the Old Extension Office. Gay Sheet, Washington. VA 22747. or by eating (540) 675-3342. The deadline tor applicator* to be received at toe County Administration Office is 12:00 PM Friday. Februwy 21.1997. 101 Legal Notice* ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Case No. 97-2 Rappahannock County Circuit Court Robert J. O’Neill, Executor v. Jean Cog non and Wakefield Country Day School. The object of this suit is to: construe the Will of Eugene P. Cognon and appointment of Trustee and based on an affidavit filed herein, the Court finds that there exists sufficient grounds for causing service of , process by publication. It is ORDERED that Jean Cognon appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before March 12, 1997. 1-17-97 Diane Bruce, Clerk A COPY-TESTE Diane Bruce, Clerk Margaret Ralph, Deputy Clerk 1-22,1-29, 2-5 & 2-12-97 #20572 Invitation tor Bids: Paving of Rappahannock County Library Drivswav & Parking Area The Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees is soliciting bids on services to provide an asphaltic concrete surface to the Rapahannock County Library driveway and parking area located on Rt. 683, Library Road, in Washington, VA. The successful bidder shall comply with the terms contained in the Invitation for Bids issued by the Trustees of the Rappahannock County Library. Copies of the complete IFB and the General Terms and Conditions are available from the office listed below. A prebid meeting will be held for any prospective bidders with questions or requests for additional information on Friday, February 21 at 9:00 AM at the Library faality. Attendance is not required in order to bid on the work herein described. No prequalification is required for this contract. All bids should be submitted on a form (included with the General Terms and Conditions documents) clearly identifying the company providing the service, be signed by the principal of the firm, and shall note any exclusions or limitations. The basis for the bid shall also be stated.; for this agreement, a final and complete finished Crice shall be stated. All ids must be received at the County Administrator's Office, Old Extension Office, 290 Gay Street, P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747 by Monday, February 24, 1997, by 3:00 PM, at which time they will be opened and publicly read. The terms of Competitive Sealed Bidding as set forth in the Virginia Public Procurement Act shall apply. The Library Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. BY ORDER OF: Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees 1-29,2-5 & 2-12-97 #21536 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.1-431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 3. 1997 at 7:00 p.m. in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following applications: RZ# 97-02-01 Application by Micah and Vandy Solomon, contract purchasers of Tax Map 13, Paroels 72 A 73A to rezone property from “VR" Village Residential to •VCr Village Commeraal, to allow business office in existing structure. Properly consists of approximately 1.428 acres Rezoning allowed under Section 170134 of the Code of Rappahannock. A COPY of the foregoing applications is on rile at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Said applications will-be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 19. 1997 at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55, if any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties wishing to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address mew written comments lo the Board of Supervisors, P. O. Box 519, Washington. VA 22742022, in advance thereof. •Y: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 2-12-87 #22649 101 Legal Notice* BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA PURSUANT to Section 170-129 of the Rappahannock County Code and Section 15.1-431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on T Thursday, February 27, 1997 at seven-thirty in the evening in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia in order to consider the following applications: SU## 97-01-01 Charles E. Sutphin, 374 Ben Venue Road, Flint HHI, VA 22627, desires to obtain a Special Use Permit in order to construct a family apartment in a separate structure on family property; zoned ”A", Agricultural and "C", Conservation. Located at Tax Map 22, Parcel 5 on SR 729, in Wakefield Magisterial District, apartment will contain approximately 1013 square feet of living space. Allowed under Section 170-36 (A) with Additional Standards in 170-62 (G) of the Rappahannock County Code. A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available in Washington, Virginia, and is available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Said applications will-be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 19, 1997 at seven-rhirty in the evening at the Rappahannock County Courthouse for such recommendation as the Commission may wish to make pursuant to Section 170-55, if any. The above named applicant, adjacent property owners, and any other parties desiring to be heard should be present at said meeting or should address their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, c/o P. O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747, in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 2-5 & 2-12-97 #23077 TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 531 Richmond Road, Casdeton, VIRGINIA Pursuant to the terms of a deed of trust dated August 31, 1995 in the original principal amount of $80,000.00, recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Flappahannock, Virginia in Deed Book 214 at page 535, the real estate described below will be offered for sale at public auction: ALL those certain lots or parcels of land lying and being on State Route 729 in Jackson Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, and containing 0.5000 acre, more or less, as more particularly shown and described on plat and survey made by John Bold ridge, Surveyor, dated May 5, 1956 and recorded in Deed Book 71 at page 360 in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Flappahannock County, Virginia and 0.2869 acre, more or less, as more particularly shown and described on plat prepared by Brian Throsell, CLS, dated March 30, 1977, and recorded in Deed Book 124 at Page 42 among the aforesaid Rappahannock County, Virginia land records, as more particularly described in the referenced deed of trust (the “Property'). The sale will take place on March 20, 1997 at 3:00 P.M. at the main entrance to the building housing the Circuit Court of the County of Rappahannock, Virginia. Terms: The purchase prioe in the form of immediately available funds shall be due and payable on the closing date. A deposit in the form of immediately available funds in an amount equal to 10% of the successful bid may be required of any bidder at the time of said. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to waive or modify the requirement of the bidder's deposit. The successful bidder will be required to close within fifteen (15) days from the date of sale. Time is of the essence as to the closing date and the payment of the purchase price. The Property will be sold “AS IS< The Property will be conveyed by Special Warranty deed, subject to all existing liens, judgements, rights, reservations, leases, covenants, conditions, easements and restrictions as they may lawfully affect the Property. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the note secured bv the deed of trust will deliver possession of the Property to the successful bidder. The purchaser at the sale will be required to pay all closing costs (teal estate taxes will be prorated as of the sale date. Stephen B. Wood and Tonya R. Henderson, Substitute Trustees 101 Legal notice* Ad dates: February 13 and 20,1997 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen B. Wood Friedman & MacFadyen, PA 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 214 The Jefferson Building Richmond, Virginia 23229 Telephone: (804) 288Ref.#: 13018 #23512 TRUSTEE SALE OF 505 Viewtown Road a/k/a Route 642, Amissville, VIRGINIA Pursuant to the terms of a deed of trust dated October 26, 1994 in the original principal amount of $106,400.00, recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Rappahannock, Virginia in Deed Book 200 at page 208, the real estate described below will be offered tor sale at public auction: PARCEL containing 3.500 acres, more or less, as shown on plat entitled ‘Boundary Survey and Rearrangement of Lot Lines, Nancy R. Rothrock Property" prepared by William P. Gimbel, L.S., dated November 15, 1989, recorded in Plat Cabinet A., Slide 58, among the land records of Rappahannock County, Virginia, as more particularly described in the referenced deed of trust (the "Property”). me sale win lane place on February 24, 1997 at 5:45 P.M. at the main entrance to the building housing the Circuit Court of the County of Rappahannock, Virginia. Terms: The purchase price in the form of immediately available funds shall be due and payable on the closing date. A deposit in the form of immediately available fund&Jn the amount of $1(51)00.00 may be required of any bidder at the time of sale, the .Substitute Trustee Reserves the right to waive or modify the requirement of the bidder's deposit. The successful bidder will be required to close within fifteen MS) days from the date of sale. Time is of the essence as to the closing date and the payment of the purchase price. The Property will be sold “AS IS". The Property will be conveyed by Special Warranty deed, subject to all existing liens, judgements, rights, reservations, leases, covenants, conditions, easements and restrictions as they may lawfully affect the Property. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the dead of trust will deliver possession of the Property to the successful bidder. The purchaser at the sale will be required to pay all closing costs. Real estate taxes will be prorated as of the sale date. Stephen B. Wood and Tonya R. Henderson, Substitute Trustees Ad Dates: February 12 and 19,1997 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen B. Wood Friedman & MacFadyen, PA 8100 Three Chopt Road, Suite 214 The Jefferson Building Richmond, Virginia 23229 Telephone: (804) 288Ref.#: 12701 #24065 Too Late to Classify Found: Medium male dog, on Springs Road in Warrenton. Call to identify 540-347-4338. Lost: Chocolate Lab, answers to the name “Cocoa". Wearing a blue collar. Need to find her, suffering from seizures. Please call 540-9376156. ■95 Boat Of The Year: SeaRay, 20 foot bowfider with trailer, less than 20 hours, $23,500. Evenings (540)786-3951. School Lunch Menus RCES Monday, Feb. 17: Breakfast: little smokies/toast or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Tuesday, Feb. 18: hot cinnamon bun or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Wednesday, Feb. 19: breakfast pizza or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Thursday, Feb. 20: waffles/synip or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Friday, Feb. 21: grilled cheese sandwich or cereal/milk, toast, juice and milk. Monday, Feb. 17: Lunch: fish fllet/hush puppies, scalloped potatoes and buttered peas. Tuesday, Feb. 18: hot turkey sandwich, gravy, mashed potatoes andjello fruit salad or fruit. Wednesday, Feb. 19: cheese burger on bun, french fries and cherry pixie pie. Thursday, Feb. 20: pork barbecue on bun, potato rounds and cole slaw or fruit. Friday, Feb. 21: taco’s, has browns, fruit and brownie. RCHS Monday, Feb. 17: hot dog on bun, mashed potatoes and sauerkraut of fruit or chicken nuggets/biscuit, mashed potatoes and fruit. Tuesday, Feb. 18: chili con came, potato rounds and peach cobbler or grilled ham and cheese, potato rounds and fruit. Wednesday, Feb. 19: spaghetti/garlic bread, California blend and jello salad or bologna and cheese sub or tuna salad on bun. Thursday, Feb. 20: fried chicken/biscuit, baked potato/cheese and broccoli casserole or hamburger on gun, hash browns and fruit. Friday, Feb. 21: beef taco pie, buttered com and chilled fruit or pizza, french fries and fruit. Woodville News Notes Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest spent Friday until Sunday in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The cold and snowy weather over the weekend kept Woodville residents close to home over the weekend. Feel free to call me whenever you have news for the Woodville community column. News can be family and friends visiting, accomplishments in the lives of your family members, congratulations, best wishes or maybe just a happy birthday wish for someone special to you. Have a great week! Hospice Seeks Area Volunteers By PAGE ANNE SMITH Rappahannock Newt Contributing Writer • A community organization serving terminally ill patients and their families needs volunteer assistance from residents living in and around the county. Established by community volunteers, Hospice of the Rapidan is a nonprofit group which has provided skilled medical care, social services and volunteer support to over 1,000 families in Rappahannock and surrounding counties. To learn more, please call Martha Sukites at Hospice of the Rapidan, 825-4840. Holiday Closings The following county offices and businesses will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in observance of President's Day: The Rappahannock Health Department, Social Services and Family Guidance will be closed. The Rappahannock National Bank, F&M Bank, the local post office and the Rappahannock County Administrative Office will also be closed.

Cora Stallings Cora Miller Stallings, 69, of Culpeper died on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Culpeper Health Care Center. Mrs. Stallings was bom on April 10, 1927, in Rappahannock County, to the late Georgia Ester Brown Clatterbuck and William Henry Clatterbuck. Mrs. Stallings is survived by two sons, James W. Stallings of California and Michael N. Stallings of Culpeper and two daughters, Cathy S. Print^and Pamela H. Grigsby, both of Culpeper. Additional survivors include one sister, Laura Cooke of Fredericksburg and three grandchildren, Ricky Stallings, Bobby Stallings, and James Stallings. Mrs. Stallings was preceded in death by her husband, James Earl Stallings. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Found and Sons Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Richards officiating. Interment followed in Fairview Cemetery. Martha Wines Martha L. Wines, 95, of Chester Gap, died Friday, Feb. 7 at Lynn Care Center in Front Royal. Funeral service were conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at First Assembly of God Church in Front Royal by the Rev. David Sterling. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Wines was bom Nov. 9, 1901, in Rappahannock County, ■ daughter of the late William Davis and Annie Mills Sealock. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Front Royal and the wife of the late Ollie S. Wines. Surviving are a son, Albert S. Wines of Chester Gap; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Flwood Wines, Ollie Wines, Jimmy Wines, Wally Wines, Bobby Chrisman and Wayne Smoot. Honorary pallbearers were David Foster, Bryan Wines, Chris Smoot, J.D. Wines, Clint Wines, Billy Wines and Dorman Grove. Memorial contributions may be made to First Assembly of God Church, 1111 Shenandoah Ave., Front Royal, Va. 22630. James Hoyle James Hoyle, 85, died Saturday, Feb. 1 at a nursing-home. Mr. Hoyleywas bom June 29, 1911. y Graveside services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackstone with the Rev. Zoltan Phillips officiating. Mr. Hoyle was a real estate partner with Ray T. Cannon for a number of years specializing in buying', selling and subdividing in Rappahannock and surrounding counties. He is survived by his wife, Evangeline Watts Hoyle of Great Falls and a brother, Ivey Lester Hoyle. Hamner-McMillian Funeral Home in Blackstone was in charge of the arrangements. CLORE-GEEST FUNERAL HOME 11190 James Monroe Highway (Rt. 29 South) Culpeper, VA 540-825-2361 • 540-825-0395 1-800-924-1266 A. Wayne English, John Noon Western, Kyle Morgan Gibbs - Funeral Directors Christopher C. Geest, Consultant ■TTT mm ;4 HiS ;^:<W't ^ 3x Only $4.60per week firalincb space Next Deadline February 23 > *«v. <*•.: AUTO REPAIR Rappahannock Auto Service Foreign Car Repair 987'97Q0u OPEN SATURDAYS On Rt. 211 on the Park side of Sperryville BUILDING SUPPLIES CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs 540/825-0937 1418 Orange Rd., Culpeper Brandy Station Rt. 762 825-9690 M-F 7:30-6:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 Closed Sunday CARPET EARLY’S CARPET INC. The One-Stop Shop tor complete Home Oecofatino Service Flow Coverings • Window Treatments Wallpaper • Slip Covers & Upholstery Reudenltai & Commercial Rt. 211 Amissville, VA 937-5500 CHIROPRACTIC iH CHIRP Pf,j^ '’lit Worrenlon (MO) 149-1152. D.C. Washington Office (MO) 675-2491, Tun.-Sat, Bti Afcbointment CLEANING MAID SERVICE ResidentialCommercial Reasonable Prices Free Estimates 540-937-4247 or 540-937-5576 CONSTRUCTION T.G. TAYLOR (CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. 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Sierra, Jotul, Waterford, Hearthstone 4 Pellet Stoves ACME STOVE CO. t329 E High Street CHARLOTTESVILLE 804/971-6777 STORAGE South Wale Business & Mini Storag Located 5 miles west of Warren ton at intersection of Route 211 and Route 229. All sizes available Monthly and yearly rates, all ground-level units, tractor & trailer access, individual wide roll-up doors, restroom, business and vendors welcome. _ 540-341-7000 Transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded recently at the Rappahannock Clerk's Office. Harry Lee Smith and wife to Mollie Smith Snead and other, .400 percent undivided interest each in 190.7201 acres, Wakefield District. Deed of Gift. M. Sean Kilpatrick and wife to Robert Lee Rossin and wife, 32.6315 acres, Hawthorne District. $158,000. Whayne H. Haftler and wife to David Adoff and wife, 5.261 acres, more or less and 6.33 acres more or less, Piedmont District. $60,000. MID-ATLANTIC CONSTRUCTION Custom Homes, Additions, Renovations, Garages 540-347-7854 Now is The Time To Look at Land It's a good Buyer's market. Parcels available from five acres up to hundreds of acres. Many parcels are available but not listed. If we can help you with the purchase of that special piece of land please call... The Buyer's Agency, Inc. Butch Zindel, Broker H (540)675-1190 ^ Rappahannock County r For your viewing pleasure: A charming home in impeccable condition. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, country kitchen, family room, 2-car garage. Tasteful landscaping for charm and privacy. By appointment. $315,000 I hi Country Piofvrtv Pcnf’lc Eileen M^Day. Realtors 675-3033 0% m Virginia * L13 Washingitmi SCENIC RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY Near Little Washington... TWENTY FIVE ACRES at end of Mt. Marshall Rd., secluded, woods, rushing streams, near Shenandoah National Park, decrepit log cabin, newish 2-BR Chalet with VU porch, s165,000. TEN ACRES with trees, mt. views, Rush River frontage, *69,000. TWENTY FIVE ACRES trees and rocky, from Rt. 211 to ridge of Ginger Hill, Great Mt. Views, $119,000. RUSH RIVER building lots, road frontage and Mt. views, *27,000 each. TRY Rappahannock County's oldest living Realtor! I'm not pushy, have no gimmick like "buyer broker", and know my way around. No million dollar agent will call. ROGER BATCHELDER, aka Roger Rappahannock. Still behind the rock wall on 360 Gay St., Washington, VA 22747 540-675-1776 540-937-1776 Five Forks Farm - A small working horse farm in the heart of the Rappahannock hunt. 40 acres of rolling pasture land, fenced and cross fenced with water In each field. 10-stall horse bam, equip, shed, dog kennel, farmhouse which is part log with over 2,000 sq. ft.' guest cottage. All in move-in condition, turn key at $499,000. Please contact Ram amj - 1-800-292-3548 or Home 540-987-9336. MLS#RP708131C 1 SB IE) 1-800-292-3548 (office) 540-987-9336 (home) 540-636-5512 (car) E-mail SAMSNEAD@RMA.EDU Sam Snead, GRI, CRS, CRB 437-A South Royal Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22530 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY Heart of Old Dominion Hunt Country Two 25 acre parcels on protected land. Beautiful views. Lovely housesites. 70 miles from D.C. 540-636-9388 MAY BE THE BEST VIEW of any land for sale in Rappahannock, 30 acres, lightly wooded, road complete, nestled against the mountain, southern exposure, Huntly area. $79,900 SMALL HORSE PROPERTY, 9 acres located at Massie's Comer, board fencing, mountain views, good pasture, 2 bedroom house. Rare find in Rappahannock. $129,900 Call Emily Henry 4$ RAINBOW V.I.P. 675-3490 or H 1-800-523-8846 © SperryviUe Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office Rt. 211 - west of SperryviUe, small gift shop - fruit stand complex, 1.5 acres. TWO 25-ACRE - wooded tracts, stream, elevated building sites, convenient to Rt. 211. Your choice at $89,000 each. BOSTON AREA - 3.2-acre open & wooded lot on deeded right-of-way. $22,000 LISTINGS NEEDED - Homes, Farms, Acreage. Call Today! James W. Leake 987-8236 Bud Corder John Eubank 675-3291 987-8146 __ 1st BIG PRICE REDUCTION! Big Price Reduction! Some Owner Assistance Closing'. Pretty 11 year Victorian, 3 BRs, 2.5 BAs, 25 acres, distant mountain views, pastoral views close up, fenced, possible pond site. Large irregular-shaped pool, deck and gazebo. Home in excellent condition with many extras. Fifty miles to Beltway. $259,000 Pretty home, pretty lot, pretty mountain views and an excellent price. This home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, large utility room, office, heateci garage and detached root cellar. Home has other nice features,including frontage on Rt. 211. $118,500 Ask for Don Keithley (540) 347-1144 (office) or (540) 675-3431 (home) REALTY HOUSE & ASSOCIATES 145 Sullivan Street Warrenton Subscribe to the ppahannock Nev Call 675-3338.