Rappahannock News, June 4, 1997

CIRCULATION NOW 2,950 ' to xBcTcsaft'X^ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1997 Washington, Virginia Phone 675-3338 50 Cento Supervisors Urged To Seek Revenue Sources By JAN LAVALLEY Rappahannock News Staff Writer About 20 county residents turned out Monday night for the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on the county budget. Most of them voiced their concerns over the proposed tax increases, 10 cents for real estate tax from $.72 per $ 100 of assessed value to $.82 per $100 of assessed value, and 20 cents for personnel property tax, from $2.90 per $100 of assessed value to $3.10 per $100 of assessed value. Many offered suggestions as to other ways to raise revenue for the county. Greg Vogel of Slate Mills told the supervisors that he would like them to examine alternatives to real estate tax increases and suggested user fees as a possible source of revenue. County Administrator John McCarthy said a lot of states are exploring that idea for a variety of purposes and especially the criminal justice aspects, like having prisoners pay fees to stay in jail and for court costs. County Attorney Peter Luke said he is doubtful that most of the inmates of the county jail would pay such costs because many are there for failure to pay other costs which got them there in the first place. However, he did say prisoners now do pay some charges and there is a mechanism in place for that. James Allsberry asked the Board about the possibility of added revenue from tourism businesses in the county but the Board felt that would discourage tourists that now visit from doing so a frequently. Board Chair Hubert S. Gilkey said the Board had looked at that before and he had been in favor of it but it had not passed. Mr. McCarthy said the Board had looked at a business license tax in the past but the revenue generated would only have been about $10,000 at that time and that did not include administrative costs. They therefore felt it was not the thing to do at that time. He said that maybe the Board should look at a business licensejtax again to see what the amount at present would be and if it would be worth the county pursuing it as a form of generating additional revenue. Mr. McCarthy said the county is limited by the state, under the Dillon Rule, from doing certain things to create revenue unless the state grants the local government such power. The Board is also against the Business, Professional and Occupational License Tax (BPOL) because they feel it is a unfair tax. The BPOL tax is based on taxing gross receipts of a business. Ron Makela of Amissville spoke as a businessman and county resident and said he would not be opposed to a business license tax. “I’ve been coming to meetings for a long time ... and I think what we need to do as a county is look See Board, Page A8 Hobby Becomes Career ' V‘-t& ft''.5 ■>sf::vi * R*pp«hannock New, Suttf Photo/Cindy M«h*n Rick Caldwell and his Arabian stallion, S.C. Balaklava, has turned a hobby into a career. See Story, Page Bl. At A Glance ' Jl I * June 7 - At 10 a.m., graduation cere monies will be held at RCHS. |\ • June 7 - At 8 p.m., The Theatre presents ‘Greater Tuna. - ’ ■;;: ^ f* •v • June 7 - All day. Old Rag Mountain * jPtHiy Club, Ratings at Waterland. Call Hallee Morgan at 675-1599 for information. • June 7 - From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., last day for absentee voting for the Republican Primary at the County Registrar’s office • June 8 - At 6 p.m., graduation ceremonies will beheld at Wakefield Country Day School. • June 10 - At 7:30 p.m., the School Board holds its regular meeting. | • June 11 - At 7:30 p.m., The Town Council meets at the Town Hall in *■ ,} g Washington, Va. • June 12 - At 7:30 p.m., the Town of Washington meeting on Alternative Sewer Methods will be held at the courthouse. : —-: 700 23050 « ■»- ** ■ RjOMhaoaock N»wt P.O. Box 55 " Wariuogtnc, V*. 2374? (540)675-333* (540) 675-30** (ft*) V'iy Chefs Best Dinner Held in D.C. By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer Chefs from The Inn at Little Washington joined chefs from 79 other Washington, D.C. area restaurants at the Chefs’ Best Dinner on June 2. The dinner was a fund-raiser for Food and Friends, a Washington, D.C. based AIDS service organization which delivers meals to homebound people with HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, as far away as Fredericksburg. Tickets for the dinner are available to the public for $160 a person, and 1500 guests were expected to attend the event at the Washington Hilton. The chefs and their respective restaurants donated their food and time to help raise the funds. Chefs from The Inn are travelling the greatest distance to participate in the fund-raiser. Because Chef Patrick O’Connell had a prior commitment, Sous Chef Bob Whitehead, Cook Keith Nocco and wait staff James Brown prepared and served the food from The Inn at the dinner. Each restaurant was asked to provide tasting size portions enough for 500 to 600 people. The Inn took a dozen whole salmon, each weighing 12 to 14 pounds. The salmon was grilled with a mustard crust and served cold with a sauce vert (herb mayonnaise), wild rice salad and pickled cabbage slaw. (The recipe for the salmon can be found in Chef O’Connell’s cookbook which was released last fall.) This is the second year The Inn has helped with the fund-raiser. Last year Mr. Whitehead did the dinner along with Chef O’Connell and Sous Chef Jeff Waite. . Other celebrity chefs, including Roberto Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan Bob Whitehead, Sous Chef at The Inn at Little Washington, who recently joined 79 other chef's at the Chef’s Best Dinner held in Washington, D.C. Donna of Galileo Ristorante Italiano, David Hagedom of Trumpets Restaurant and Lounge and Susan McCreight Lindeborg of Morrison Clark Historic Inn & Restaurant, spoke at this year’s dinner about the importance of nutrition in the fight against AIDS. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area has the highest rate of HIV infection per capita in the U.S. Food & Friends was established in 1988 and delivers 600,000 meals annually. VDOT Talks About Route 729 Changes By JAN LAVALLEY Rappahannock News Staff Writer Despite efforts by the Virginia Department of Transportation and local authorities accident statistics for Route 729 in Rappahannock and Culpeper counties continue to mount. Bob Moore, resident engineer for VDOT in this district, was present at the Board of Supervisors meeting Monday to hear residents complaints about the road. His department will determine if added signage, changing the road conditions or other factors will help to make the road safer. “For a number of years we (VDOT and Rappahannock citizens) have talked about changes to Route 729. The site of the most recent tragic accident is one of the places we go to look at what happened in these accidents and see what can be done there ta help travel “thfoaprftet areflerpwtetriarly at night,” Mr. Moore said. “There are several things we have come up with: repainting the center line more often, enlarging the curve warning signs, trimming back vegetation (which we are doing now) and taking into consideration comments and suggestions from the community here,” he said. Mr. Moore said VDOT is now working with the Virginia State Police to see if they also have suggestions for improving conditions on the road. He said rebuilding the road in certain sections is being looked at and VDOT needs comment and ideas froni residents about how far they should go in looking at rebuilding. He said a major part of any rebuilding would include obtaining easements necessary for the widening of the road, a fairly See Deadly Rl Tf i-’■ -iKmusi&mi--:*.: r;.1 * ■sSiMki * In just over 4 years, /^people have died in accidents along Route 729 between Ben Venue and Culpeper.. “Tipis, •* : Rappahannock Co. Section Of Road: • 29 Accidents • 3 Dead • 38 Injuries • $127,000 Damage Culpeper County SectionOf Road: • 90 Accidents • 4 Dead • 65 Injuries • $383,000 Damage mm Proposed Town Expansion Discussed at Meeting By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Committee on the Future of the Town of Washington held a town hall meeting last Wednesday night to hear citizens’ comments regarding the proposed expansion of town boundaries, and many of those citizens were very upset. Committee Chairperson Ray Gooch told the standing-room only crowd of about 80 that the committee believed that the boundary issue would be one of the most controversial to come up before the town, and that the committee was there to listen to everyone’s comments and questions. (Other members of the committee are Mitzie Young, Steve Critzer, Charlie Tompkins, Stewart Willis, Louise van Dort and Peter Skowronski). A handout about the meeting said, “Expanding the boundaries of the Town is an important first step toward a long-range design plan for Washington that will incorporate some or all of the goals identified by Town residents and businesses during the hearings conducted by the Council Committee over the past 18 months.' The steps the town would have to go through to expand the boundaries would be to have the town and county agree on the new boundaries. If they did, the law requires the town to have a public hearing for which everyone who would be affected by the boundary change would be contacted. After that; the decision would be up to the circuit court, said Town Attorney Frank Reynolds. Mr. Gooch said that the meeting was die first step in a 12-month series.* as the town’s decision whether to See Town, Page A4>

The following case were heard in the Rappahannock General District Court on Ttiesday, June 3: Kenneth Edward Jenkins, illegal dumping, $200/39, defective tires, $25/39.. Sean Michael Pond, assault and batter, $100/149, 60 days jail suspended. David Lee Smoot, assault and batter, continued to Sept 9. Thomas Leroy Walters, disorderly conduct continued to June 17. Eston Richard Robinson, assault and batter, continued to July 8. Brian James Dove, expired county sticker, $25/29. Vance A. Russell, 54/35, $57/29. Newton Scott Zirk, 71/55, $48/29. Carolyn K. Ament 54/35, $57/39. Robbie Lee Critzer, no county sticker, $25/29. Michael William Fewell, no county sticker, $25/29. Diane E. Fleming, expired county sticker, $25/29. John R Ford, no county sticker, dismissed, $29 cost Douglas William Grosse, 44/22, $57/29. Jimmy Davis Hartman, no county sticker, continued to July 8. Shawn Lee Maley, no county sticker, complied with law. Donald Ray Meredith, 68/55, $39/29. Patricia Markie Noll, expired county sticker, $25/29. James Richard Palmer, no county sticker, $25/29. Robert Tyre Parrish, no county sticker, $25/29. Lisa Ann Ruff, no county sticker, $25 suspended, $2 cost, no operator’s license, $25/29. Keith W. Shaw, expired county sticker, $25/29. Jane Elmquist Silek, expired registration, $25/29. Monica S. Sisk, no county sticker, $25/29. George Palmer Smith, no county sticker, $25/39. Richard Lee Tanner, no county sticker, $25/29,41/25, $48/29. Manuel A. Alvarenga-Flores, 67/55, dismissed. Thomas Glenn Richards, 77/55, dismissed. Robert Page Sargeant, 70/55, dismissed. Melissa M. McIntyre, 74/55, dismissed. Timothy Owen Humphreys, reckless driving, 79/55, reduced to defective speedometer, $25 suspended, $29 cost. Steven Fujio Watanabe, 74/55, dismissed. James Lee Boggess Jr., capias noncompliant, continued to June 17. Mario Donyell Jordan, first offender, $200, operator’s licenses suspended six months. John W. Malcolm, possession of marijuana, $200/209, operator’s licenses suspended six months. William Richards Baxter Jr., window tinting, $35/29. Kevin Christopher Bowlby, no operator’s license in possession, $10/39, drink while driving, $50/59. Neil Randolph Butcher, expired registration, $25/29. ’ Patricia Munselle Carter, reckless driving, 80/55, no operator’s license, continued to July 1. Johnny William Cauthers, window tinting, $25/29. Albert Chambers, 65/55, $30/39. Jason Chamey, 74/55, $57/29. Beverly Gail Deal, expired inspection sticker, $25/29. Linda Lee Hargett, 67/55, $36/29. Candace W. Henze, defective equip MMMRRj • " The following fire and rescue calls were routed through the dispatch center during this past week: May 27: 7:36 p.m., unknown fire. Route 623, Washington, Washington VFD and Sperryville VFD. May 28: 7:15 a.m., difficult breathing, U.S. 211, Amissville, Amissville VFD: 10:58 a.m., sickcall, U.S. 211 Amissville, Amissville VFD; 1:48 p.m., overdose. Route 701, Etlan, Sperryville VRS. June 1: 8:50 a.m., possible broken leg-, U.S. 211, Amissville, Washington VFD and Flint Hill VFD; 12 p.m., injury from a fall, Piedmont Avenue, Washington VFD. • The following calls came through the Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office during this past week: May 26: info, gen.. Route 677, Flint Hill; animal control, U.S. 211, Amissville; stray livestock/horses, Route 642, Amissville; public service, Route 637, Flint Hill; public service, Route 1001, Sperryville; suspicious incident. Route 640, Amissville; extra patrol/welfare check. Route 729, Amissville; stray dog, U.S. 211, Sperryville; telephone harassment. Route 681, Sperryville; extortion/threat injure person. Route 641, Flint Hill; missing/no foul play indicated, U.S. 211, Sperry ville. May 27: civil problem. Route 626, Castleton; extra patrol/welfare check, Route 626, Washington; stray livestock/horses, Route 622, Woodville; stray dog. Route 707, Sperryvilie; public service, U.S. 211, Washington; stray livestock/horses. Route 621, Washington; residence, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; suspicious incident, U.S. 211, Washington; lost/missing dog, Route 622, Castleton; stranded motorist, U.S. 522, Huntly; intoxication, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; citizen request assist, U.S. 211, Sperryvilie. May 28: damage property/private, U.S. 522, Chester Gap; harassing communication. Route 610, Chester Gap; telephone harassment. Route 1001, Sperryvilie; extra patrol/welfare check. Route 231, Sperryvilie; dog nuisance, Route 666, Chester Gap; felony theft, Route 600, Sperryvilie; lost/missing dog, U.S. 211, Washington; info, gen.. Route 610, Chester Gap; open door/window, U.S. 211, Washington; suspicious incident* Route 681, Sperryvilie. May 29: stray dog, U.S. 211, Amissville; stray dog. Route 653, Washington; info, gen., Route 618, Castleton; traffic offense/free text, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; info, gen., Route oung at Heart or Young in Years... 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Subscriptions $19.00 a year in Rappahannock; $24.00 elsewhere . in U.S. _ ■ POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rappahannock Newt, P.O. Box 69, Washington, Virginia 22747. 729, Amissville; robbery/business gun, U.S. 211, Amissville. May 30: noise disturbance, Route 610, Chester Gap; stray livestock/horses, Route 626, Washington; traffic accident. Route 607, Sperry vi lie; family fights, Route 640, Amissville; stray dog, Route 639, Amissville. May 31: noise disturbance. Route 600, Sperryville; info, gen., unknown; driving under influence, U.S. 211, Amissville; info, gen., Culpeper; public service, U.S. 211, Amissville; stray dog, U.S. 211, Washington; suspicious incident, Route 640, Amissville; noise disturbance, Route 640,' Amissville; neighborhood disputes. Route 640, Amissville; public service. Route 641, Flint Hill; noise disturbance, Route 646, Viewtown; traffic accident, U.S. 522, Flint Hill. June 1: abandoned vehicle, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; stray livestock/horses. Route 616, Castleton; stray dog, Route 622, Gid Brown Hollow; stray dog. Route 628, Flint Hill; criminal trespass, Route 647, Amissville; info, gen., Route 730, Culpeper; conservation/animals, U S. $11, Washington; public service, U.S. 522, Flint Hill; hit and run, Route 621, Amissville; fire alarm, Route 617, Castleton; public service, Route 671, Sperryville; lost/missing dog. Route 637, Flint Hill; intoxication. Route 622, Washington. ment, $30/29. William Robert House, no registration in possession, complied with law. Sean Patrick Kelly, driving under influence, reduced to drinking while driving, $50/59, drive suspended/revoked, $200/22, operator’s licenses suspended one year, 11 months jail suspended, 30 days to serve, 69/55, $42/29, no seat belt, dismissed. Derrick J. Myres, no operator’s licenses in possession, $10/39. Roger Francis Newcamp, 67/55, continued to July 1. Kenneth F. Nicol, 67/55, $36/29. Harold Robin Parker, continued to July 1. Tracy C. Pearson, 68/55, $39/29, no registration in possession, complied with law. Phillip Scott Perry, 70/55, $45/39. Joe David Ruff, fail to drive right of road, $50/39. Weedeater Stolen From Residence A $321 weedeater was stolen from the residence of Harold Parker, as reported by him last Wednesday. Mr. Parker lives on Route 600 in Sperryville. Sheriff Gary Settle said -that the weedeater was taken from inside the residence, but that there were no signs of forcible entry. There are no suspects. Diane Soyars of Chester Gap reported last Wednesday that someone had smashed her car windshield with a hammer. The matter is still under investigation, said Sheriff Settle. Hike Planned In Old Hollow The Ragged Mountain Resource Center continues its “Second Saturday Series” of hikes to the Raftpahannock Rivet1 Watershed'' headwaters with a hike on Saturday, June 14 in Old Hollow along the Thornton river (north fork) and Piney river trails. Meet at Mountainside Market on Route 211 west of Sperryville between 9-9:30 a.m. Estimated return time 3 p.m. Contact Hunt Harris at 540-9879061 for more information. AUCTION Having discontinued my farming operation, I will sell the following at public auction on Saturday, June 14, 1997 • 10:00 a.m. Ste 5ad8r> bucket' ****’■Ford ,ruck' ’965 F600,5-spd., V-8.25p 3oh; mower: Side delive,v rake: NH 846 haVroltef; Hay unroller Mread^r 8uah hog 5 ^uealer brush hog; 4-wheel horse manure J.D 11 to?' 9ram 9nll with grass seeder; Pull type leveling disc; Ford scrap™ ^ “r1;Sbaver®" driver; 275 gal. diesel fuel tank with hand pump; 100 wJTJS)^?rn£d££*saw: lat,orm 8ca,es; Dehornere; Fence stretehers; °°8 Also: Prize Indianola cast iron cookstove; Small chest freezer; Wards kitchen table. W 229N- Len 0n 729■ 12 miles P*s< dourdvine Baptist Cvn* turn Litt on ** 3 m'tes10 ,arm EB0U WMKNTOH to Massie's n£d?n 80 Ufue'tum Hl9ht on729,9 miles to Right on 616, first state roaa to Loft on 649, 1/2 mile to gray house on Left Owner, J.T. Woodward Caatleton, Virginia « 540-937-4481 VANCE AUCTION SEJStSJi5 H iasafe GarY l- Vance, Auctioneer #000123 •- i.:‘-*.jrSsQ£MHJ.ftG.etT)&ntS,.Qfl sale di^i/ tsikf* /iKflr mrirviiinf Estate & Farm Machinery Dispersal Saturday, Juna 7,1997 9*0 A.M. Leesburg, VA, Loudoun County u „ *■"» * Uwtock Equipment • Toola Mreetforar From the intersection of Rt. 7 and Rt 9, West of Leesburg, take Dry Mill Rd 1 Smites to auction on left. From Leesburg, VA, on Dry Mil Rd., by Loudoun County High School, go 2 miles to auction on right. La* tor signs. SaWno i kxW Eit»« md dltpwtlng Flint Lock Entorprtses. we wtl Ml the knowing ton* m public mctat TRACTORS AND TRUCKS: John Deere 2440 with 48 loader, roll-bar canopy, full rack of front weights, ijmter soft ab; Same mmUires #60,4-wheel drive with loader; Farmal II; 1983 Ford F-350 duaJwith 460 gas; 1983 Chev. Silverado 4x4; 1978 Ford 300,6 cyt, ff bed with snowplow; 1970 F-100 pickup24 egupment or flat trailer, deck over with convertible beaver tail; Neck over 161 cattle trailer CXXtoor and side panels; FARM EtoPMEWT; CASE INT. 8430 ROUND BALER, LIKE NEW, HAS BALED 75 BALES; NH 56 B^Joft Iff puHype; Durabel hay sled; 1209 JD fiaybine; 271 NH hay baler Nice custom-bul <3um,) cart: Mil,woal 50 hu-. ground-driven spreader - perfect for smal stable; 24 bafeeleyator, electnc motor with wheels; Woods f scraper blade; WOODS RB8850 SCRAPER BLADE, ALL uvrv "UUW nwj«JU oOrWrcrl BLADE, ALL HYD, Woods S box-blade with scarifier teeth; 2+lay forks; HD twin spike with 5/B gooseneck hitch; JD bale spites;jpdra; Tractor chains; 52V® EQUIPMENT AND OTHER: Kalamazoo ind. band-saw; Lehman metal Spindle-type ind. drill press; 2-Floor-mount dril presses; Roownoirt dnl press, heavy dtfy, Airco portable welder with 2-cyt. gas motor; Twin Kght duty wire *** d8C flrinder 401 weWin9 wfcwop supples; Intact wrench; catto ctxfle wflh transport auto; Universal catttafhorse tanks, 3 (quid toed tanks, Canto oilers, Hog oilers; 12-vofl loggers; Fencing equipment solar units; Ftolymlrtiw^rQrvomi80e)!ane(XJ8 sh°P-caRle h°9 equipment too numerous to mention. ALSO: 2 semen tanks and semen from welknown bulls, Angus, Hereford, Limousine breeds nSHSrt EltaSl!** Chtdt "*** "*,mpontibh * "XU"* • Lunch Sanmd BMy Davis, Manager Estate of Wayne Hammana Linda McMurrer, Executrix BMy Davis has farmed in Loudoun for 18 years, but He others, has seen the changes in times as manager of lybakua, Oak Leaf, Shenstone and hie company Flnl Lock Enterprises, and is cafcng it quls. Mr. Hammana was a wet-known farmer in Phrtomort We w* settle his Estate at foie sale. °*4l, AUCTIONEERS rG DAMEV?0 VtmaUcanM 141 ndtSO 703-729-0936 540-668-6179 Pet of the Week This lab cross, tan and white female, is very old and was found on Routes 707 and 605, Slate Mills. Also brought in: Husky cross, black and white male, found on Routes 707 and 605, Slate Mills; Shep cross, black with . brindle legs male, found on Route 619, Castleton; Shep/Collie cross, black and tan, found on Route 642, Viewtown; Aussie cross, black and white female, Chi cross, tan and white male, found on Route 628, Flint Hill. Call 937-3336 voice mail/lost pet registry 937-3283. From Page A-l ► Road -L... lengthy process. Stonewall-Hawthome District Supervisor Robert Anderson said, “If you compare traffic counts on Route 28 (which is supposed to be the worst, or one of the worst, roads in the state) to Route 729 I believe you’ll find Route 729 is a more dangerous road.” That comment is borne out by statistics. Route 28 has a traffic count of about 6,000 per day at Bealeton, and that gets much higher the further north you go, while Route 729 has a count of 552 vehicles per day. Since 1992, a four and a half year period, Route 729, from Rt. 211 to Rt. 229, has been the scene for 119 motor vehicle accidents. Ninety of those occurred between Rt. 229 in Culpeper and the Rappahannock-Culpeper County line. Thirty occurred between Rt. 211 at Ben Venue and the Rappahannock County line. The stretch of road, from Route 211 to Route 229, is 21 miles long. Of the 119 accidents, seven resulted in fatalities, three in Rappahannock and four in Culpeper.-The statistics for Route 28, during the same period, are double that at 14 fatalities., but the traffic count on Route 28 is more than 10 times that of Route 729. The accidents on Route 729 also resulted in injuries to 65 people in 'Culpeper Taa* 38 "' people In Rappahannock. There is no statistic relative to the severity of the injuries. Property damages for the Culpeper accidents totaled $383,585. In Rappahannock the property damage for the 30 accidents totaled 127,000, a total of $510, 585. Jackson District Supervisor Ron Frazier said he would like to see the speed limit on Route 729 and Route 642 lowered to 45 mph. He said if Route 628 in Fauquier qualifies for a 45 mph speed limit then these two roads certainly should. “We are looking at that,” said Mr. Moore. “The law now is that all secondary roads have a speed limit of 55 mph unless otherwise posted. It would have to go through the General Assembly. We at VDOT have discussed it and will relate the information to the General Assembly.” “However,” he cautioned, “if you lower it too much you’ll find even good drivers will exceed the speed limit.” Mr. Frazier made a motion that the Board should approve lowering the speed limit to 45 mph on Routes 729 and 642 (Viewtown Road). All BOS members approved the motion. Mr. Moore will now report the information to VDOT and then relay more information to the county. Karen Foster, of Congressman Frank Wolf’s office, was present at the meeting. The Congressman had sent a letter to the Board addressing his concerns about accidents on the road and his support for working toward improvements in road conditions for Route 729. Bemie Fisken, of Flint Hill, spoke to the Board, “I just want to express my appreciation for what VDOT has already done on Route 630. They were very responsive and hopefully We’ve resolve that situation.” Don Audette, a local authority on traffic calming who has worked with the Route 50 Corridor study, said, “There are other roads here which also have too high a speed limit. Can we have a standard at 45 mph or have some awareness campaign to let people know they must drive slowly on these roads?” Mr. Moore said that with more and more people on the roads now the chances for accidents has increased proportionately and that he and VDOT encourage and support driver education beginning with driver education in the schools. He added that perhaps driver education programs in the schools could be expanded to better educate young people about dangerous situations they will face on the roads once they begin driving. The number of traffic fatalities in the state has risen 25 percent since last year according to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. The Virginia Commonwealth University Transportation Safety Training Center has found that an increase in speed affects the severity of the crash. A 20 percent increase in speed produces a 44 percent increase in the impact that must be absorbed by a vehicle and its passengers if there is a crash. The American Children of SCORE KI(«)Qa©©8 For Musical Children Siring!' Siorcil. 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"J onr.iwr r OAKY SETTLE Rappahannock News Contributing Writer On Friday, May 30, a spectacular event took place in Rappahannock County. Yes, I am talking about the Second DARE/Field Day at Rappahannock County Elementarv School. If you had told me that this year’s event could have been better than last year I would not have believed it if I hadn’t been there myself. DARE/Field Day tends to take on a special meaning since its inception last year. It almost has a magic to it. Just to stand back and watch the children climbing through the smokehouse, learning the importance of what to do if ever faced with that situation. Also, seeing the excitement in their eyes when they get to blow the siren on their favorite DARE Officer’s car. With over 40 exhibits and displays open for viewing and many athletic field day events taking place, it truly was a spectacular day. Students in all grade levels at the elementary school, parents and even grandparents, members of the community, as well as a few high school students, were allowed to roam about and look at the displays. They were allowed to ask questions of the different law enforcement agencies, local fire and rescue personnel and other DARE officers. There were also displays by the Va. Dept, of Transportation, U.S. Customs, the Virginia Forestry Service, the Va. State Police Drug Task Force, the D.E.A. and a special visit from a 30 foot tall McGruff and many others. Hundreds of dollars worth of literature with anti-drug and anti-violence messages was handed out for students and adults. There was a special performance from the bank ‘TOP COPS” which is made up of three Front Royal police officers, one Warren Co. sheriff’s deputy and a member of the Harrisonburg Police Dept. This was a special presentation since due to the lack of funding this may have been their last performance. It is reported McGruff and DARE Bear enjoyed dancing with all the children. The smaller students from the Child Care aqd Learning Center were especially attracted to the fire trucks and any other vehicle with lights and sirens. They seemed to have that special gleam in their eye when they got a special visit from Vince and Larry (the crash dummies), McGruff, DARE Bear and Smokey the Bear. Special demonstrations by Va. State Police and the Leesburg Town Police Canine Units and also an extrication demonstration by the Sperryville and Amissville Fire Departments made for extra excitement. The day was capped off with a canine demonstration by Va. State Trooper Wayne Sumner and his canine, Marko. To the delight of the crowd I became Marko’s attack victim. One child was reported as saying, “This was one of the most exciting parts of the whole day.” If you didn’t get to attend this year’s event you certainly should plan on attending next year. It promises to be even bigger and better. An event like this can only take place with the help from many key individuals that are too numerous to mention. A special thanks to the Rappahannock County Elementary School administration, faculty, staff and students, and the county volunteers that gave countless hours. Capt. Jeff Brown is instrumental in teaching DARE in the classrooms but it takes many people to prepare for DARE/Field Day. This event is only possible with all members of the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office working together as one. The ultimate success of this event lies with the members of the Sheriff’s Office that work behind the scene and on the scene to make this day educational and fun for all. This is a worthwhile effort to continue to educate our children, parents and community members on the importance of drug and violence awareness. We look forward to the Third Annual DARE/Field Day with great anticipation. r '■ i V i " Rappahannock News Staff Pholo/Cindy Mahan Students scream ‘I Love It* to the music played by the band TOP COPS at DARE Day held last Friday at Rappahannock Elementary School. J Call the Rappahannock News at 675-3338 to find I out who’s getting married in your neighborhood. Please stop by and visit the newest member ol the growing number of SERVIS-RHINO* dealerships. RHINO BROWN FORD TRACTOR SALES, INC. Culpeper, Virginia 22701 • Phone (540) 8254510 is now handling our complete line of Rotary Cutters, Flail Mowers, Finishing Mowers, Rear Blades, Posthole Diggers, and Pasture Renovators. Servis-Rhino® An Alamo Group Company PO. Boa 712, Segum. TX 78156 ' _210-372*3090 NOTICE Lot owners of Flint Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. Please remove all flowers and ornamentals from ground by June 26,1997. 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Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan John Arnold, Salutatorian, and Anna Metcalfe, Valedictorian, for the RCHS Class of *97. Metcalfe Named Valedictorian By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock News Staff Writer Ranked first scholastically in the senior class at Rappahannock County High School, Anna Metcalfe has been named the Valedictorian of the Class of ‘97 and John Arnold, is the Salutatorian. The two honored members of the Class of ‘97 will be featured speakers at the RCHS graduation this Saturday at 10 a.m. in the gym. Anna will be attending William and Mary in the fall. She’s not certain yet what she will be studying, but it may be fine art or education. Her favorite classes this past year were creative writing and drama, and a college-level course she took in wheel-thrown pottery. Last month she received the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award. She has been very active at RCHS, serving as secretary of the National Honor Society (she has been a member since 10th grade), president of her sophomore class, president of the Bible Club and a player on the 1996 RCHS softball team. She also had a lead role in the play “Rumble in the Mountain,” at RCHS last weekend. Anna’s favorite sport is swimming. She is a member of the South Wales swim team, and will work as a lifeguard and swimming teacher this summer. Her name also appears in the Who’s Who for mathematics. She received several awards at the academic awards assembly last Friday — she was named, along with John Arnold, the Tandy Technology Scholar for being in the top two percent of her class, received a special award as a Rapport senior, and was honored as the top student in both physics and calculus. She is the daughter of Bob and Patty Metcalfe of Flint Hill. This past year John Arnold was a semifinalist in the Jefferson Scholars competition at the University of Virginia, where he will begin college in the fall and plans to major in interna tional business. This past school year has been especially busy for John. He has served as the president of the National Honor Society, president of the Technology Student Association (TSA) for the state of Virginia, and has served as a peer mediator in the school’s first year mediation program. Last summer, he attended the American Legion Boys’ State in Lynchburg. Twice has been nominated to attend the National Leadership Youth Council and has been included in Who’s Who in America as a student twice. This year, he was named the top student in Advanced Placement English and received the Tandy Technology Scholar award for being in the top two percent of his class. In his freshman year, he was class president, and was secretary of the Student Council Association while a sophomore. He has been a member of the NHS since his sophomore year. He is the son of Skip and Dee Dee Arnold of Amissville. Students Receive Academic Awards Academic awards were given out at an assembly held at Rappahannock County High School last Friday. The recipients were: Art — Johanna Linnoaho Advanced Art — Kristi Hudson Integrated Math I — W.L. Cash Integrated Math n — Brandy Cave Finance — Jessica Lawyer Pre-Algebra — Joey Joback Algebra I — Steven Clark Algebra II — Claire Schadler Geometry — Frank Paratore Pre-Calculus — Melissa Zim Calculus — Anna Metcalfe French I — Jenny Waters French II — Crystal Grigsby, Jennifer Thomas French III — Lauren Sharp Academic English 12 — Keirsten KenHonors English 12 — Allison Lofton Skills English 12 — Jeff Atkins Adv. Placement English — John Arnold Academic English 11 — Katy Paratore Public Speaking — Emily Sims Academic English 10 — Adam Starks, Jennifer Thomas Honors English 10 — Emily Sims Skills English 10 — Robbie Beach English 9 — Lainie Morgan Skills English 9 — Ryan O'Connell English 8 — Amanda Sims Yearbook — Melissa Dawn Dodson Earth Science — Frank Paratore Physical Science — Amanda Sims Biology 17— Emily Sims Biology II — Melissa Zim Chemistry — Korbinian Lindemann Physics — Anna Metcalfe Technology Ed. Level I — Colin Nichols Technology Ed. Level II — Jonathan Moore Accounting — Melissa Dawn Dodson, Michelle Switzer Business Management — Keirsten KenBusiness Law — Crystal Leake Notetaking — Carissa Dennis Medical Systems — Melissa Dawn Dodson Legal Systems — Melissa Dawn Dodson Office Administration — Katy Paratore Computer Applications — Brady Wolfe Keyboarding — Sandra Oliver Computer Inform. Sys. — Melissa Dawn Dodson Word Processing — Stacey Payne Government — Melissa Dawn Dodson Political Science — Ashley Van Diver The special awards recipients were: Rapport Seniors — Jennifer Bowen, Adam Bouffaid, Anna Metcalfe Trigstar — Tracey Swift New SC A Officers — Michael Baader, President; Andrew Inglis, Vice President; Jonathan Moore, Recorder, Andrew Van Horn, Treasurer New National Honor Society Officers — Courtney Mauro, President; Michael Baader, Vice President; Lauren Sharp, Secretary; Claire Schadler, Treasurer Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence — Michelle Switzer Tandy Technology Scholars (Top 2 percent of their class)—Anna Metcalfe, John Arnold; Outstanding Math/Science/Computer Science Student —Adam Bouffard; Outstanding Math/Science/Computer Science Teacher — David Edge Perfect Attendance Awards (attended all day, every day, no tardies or early dismissals) — Amanda Blake, Frances Gatewood, Steven Lane, Aaron Price, Daniel Ramey, Amanda Sims, Joshua Waddell, Wesley Welk Park Offers Seminar What’s eating the leaves off your shade trees? What can you do to reduce fire potential on your wooded property? Just how healthy are your trees? Shenandoah National Park announces a Forest Health Field Study, the first in a series of field seminars scheduled for this summer in the park. Join park rangers and scientists in informal discussions and hands-on outdoor exploration to learn what may be affecting trees in your community. Venture into a 400-year-old hemlock forest, and learn to identify native and exotic insects and signs of diseases. Survey specific characteristics that will allow you to assess the condition of your trees. Examine the processes that occur in the park’s forests to gain insight into the cycles affecting your own trees. Take perti nent, usable information and skills back home with you to help maintain your trees. The seminar will begin at 9:15 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. Come prepared for outdoor activities, rain or shine, and don’t forget to bring a sack lunch. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided. Limestone formations and sinkholes, otherwise known as karat, will be the featured topic of the next field seminar on August 16. The cost of each seminar is $25. Shenandoah Natural History Association members will receive a 20 percent discount. Advance registration is required. Call the Education Office at SNP at 999-3489 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Marie Andreoni Ginnie Ankers John Arnold Angela Atkins Jeff Atkins Stacey Atkins Angie Baker Dena Beach Erica Beaver Adam Bouffard Jennifer Bowen Adriana Briceno Penelope Bywaters Anna Chernyatyeva Daniel Coffey Jason Danner Carissa Dennis Jon Digges Heather Dodson Melissa Dodson Netus Dodson Bill Dodson Sharnita Fletcher Nathan Flinchum Holly Gangel Sarah Gentry Lucinda Gray Alan Groves Dawn Havstad Jon Heddleston Julie Hitt Jennings Hobson ■ Kristi Hudson Patti Jenkins l James Jenkins April Jolliffe Keirsten Kerr I Melissa Kindall Rachel Koski Celena Landry Korbiniarv Lindemann Johanna Linnoaho Tanya Lockhart Alison Lofton Nicole Magee Anna Metcalfe Samantha Moore Angela Neibert Fran Overdorf Michael Passieux Melissa Pearl Eve Proper John Pearre Rob Reeve Nerissa Roberts Michelle Switzer Tommy Settle Eric Smith Todd Smoot Tracy Swift Tracey Thomas Ashley Vandiver Not Pictured: Brian Dove, Tyler Haynes, Jason Grigsby, Jose Zapata, Robert Fincham, Nancie Gallegos, Monica Jett, Chris McLear, Julius Norwood, Toby Sealock Griffin Ward Kim Weakley Bill Welch Gary Wharton Jonathan Whorton Mary Beth Williams James Wilson Karen Wilson Janie Wines Kvlene Wolfe Jennifer Woodard Katie Zindel CONGRATULATIONS! 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Settled Garage & Grocery Service for your car Tires & Batteries Used Cars & Trucks Groceries & Gas "A family operated business" 24 hour wrecker service Flint Hill, VA 675-3252 WnunMI ULHI iuro GRADUATES ^ HACKLEY'S STORE "In the Heart of Downtown AmisSuille" 'THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY STORE" 540-937-5373 Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Class of 97 from Bleu Rock Inn French/American Cuisine Blue Ridge Vista US 211 between Sperryville and Washington, Virginia 540-987-3190 to the Class of'97 from the staff at 437-A South Royal Avenue Front Royal, VA 22630 540-635-9808 or S 1-800-292-3548 E CONGRATULATIONS! to all of the 1997 Graduates in Rappahannock County PULLENS ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING State Licensed New & Old Work Pump Installation FREE Estimates on New Work 540-675-3249 Congratulations and Best Wishes to all 1997 Graduates Attic Treasures Antiques, Country Treasures, Quality Handmade Items Sperryville, Virginia 22740 (540) 987-9463 Best of Luck to all Rappahannock Graduates! Country Manor Outlet Store Texaco Gas Also Available Located 2 miles West of Sperryville on U.S. 211 540-987-8372 CONGRATULATIONS GRADS Class of 1997 RNB RAPPAHANNOCK NATIONAL BANK Washington, Virginia 540-675-3519 ; Congratulations * Graduates! : ' Sperryville ; Emporium & Parkway ■ Gift Shop ; Gifts-Souvenirs-Fumiture Sperryville, Virginia graduates Custom pSSnSgx. Congratulations Graduates! WHAT ABOUT A CAREER IN REAL ESTATE! Eileen M. Day, Realtors The Country Property People n, 675-3033 U» Washington, Virginia 22747 The Clapton House You've come a long way, Baby!! I Love You! * ~Mom A —■ Graduates from Real Estate III Gay Street Theatre Building Washington, VA 22747 540675-1373 FAX 540675-1498 Mitzie Young Rick Kohler, Broker \^xin4jAxitu£atian6s 8 ■uxAiia.i^l RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS COOPERATIVE, Inc. Feeds • Fertilizers Tools • Paints Appliances And much more Sperryville, VA 987-8555 Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Class of 1997 THE! 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r--Eappabantiocfe JletooEstablished 1877 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, Publisher Barbara C. Wayland, Executive Editor and General Manager Jan LaValley, Managing Editor Ann Brown, Wanda Snead, Account Executives Cindy Mahan, Staff Writer/Photographer Peter W. Arundel, President John T. Toler David Smith Executive Vice President Senior Vice President To Subscribe Phone (540) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $19 a year in Rappahannock County $24 a year elsewhere in the United States Back Copies: Recent 2 months, 50 cents Older copies to 1960, $5 (as available) Office: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone (540) 675-3338 Fax: (540) 675-3088 Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations ft WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1997 Editorials Real and Present Danger The paper has made an effort to make county residents aware of the dangers facing them on the local secondary roads, particularly Route 729, and will continue to do so. . None of these efforts, in any form, have been directed specifically toward any person or persons. Rather they are a warning toward the future in hopes that other unnecessary tragedy can be avoided. Statistics bear out the dangers of Route 729 — seven fatalities in Culpeper and Rappahannock on the stretch from Route 211 to , Route 229 in the last four and a half years. This is an often used route that residents use to travel from one count to the other. Additionally, many of the county’s roads can be and are dangerops if speed limits and warning signs are not heeded and sometimes even when they are. The proposal from the Board of Supervisors to lower the speed lijnit to 45 mph for Route 729 and Route 642 is a good one and hopefully our representatives in Richmond will listen closely. . ■ Meanwhile, a healthy respect for the danger presented by these ' stretches of roadway would go a long way. Citizens Propose Changes Suggestions by county residents to the Board of Supervisors .concerning alternatives to real estate tax increases have merit. Several of these: instituting user fees, structuring a business license , tax and examining ways to encourage sound economic development (all of which are done in other counties), are good ideas and should be further researched by the Board as ways to increase county revenue and prevent further tax hikes. Residents who have ideas about what the county can do to increase revenue without raising taxes should make their views known to their supervisors. To their credit, the supervisors have in the past examined all of these suggestions but agreed with those present at Monday’s public hearing that it is time to re-examine some of the proposals. Bravo! pile Time Machine From the Rappahannock News back when I 30 Years Ago | Thursday, June 1, 1967 J'W'W Tashington Elementary J %/%/ School commencement • T Y exercises were held last • night, Wednesday, at the school with » 19 seventh grade students receiving « certificates. \ John Garland Russell, 111, son of I Mrs. J.G. Russell. Jr., of Flint Hill was } graduated from Madison College on • Sunday, May 28 with a B.S. degree. • Vacation Bible School will be conj ducted for two weeks, Monday through • Friday starting June 12 and ending June • 23, to be sponsored by the combined i Baptist, Methodist and Episcopal « Churches of Flint Hill and Washington. [ Miss Bonnie Heaton Brown was J among the students at Miami J University, Oxford Ohio on the Dean’s • List for the winter trimester. ; 25 Years Ago t Thursday, June 1, 1972 ‘ f ■ loday, for the average Rappahannock County resiA dents, the chances of living to a ripe old age are better than ever. The Rummage Sale for the benefit of the Washington Fire Company and Rescue Squad is in operation every Friday and Saturday and second Tuesday. Lord Fairfax Community College twill honor 15 members of the College’s original steering committe< and two others at commencemen exercises to be held at 8 p.m. or Sunday, June 11, at the College. The Amissville Homemakers wil see a demonstration of salads ant desserts when they meet Monday night in the educational rooms o Amissville Baptist Church. obert Estabrook, superinten dent of Rappahannock Count; JL X.Schools since 1981, ha resigned. The announcement followei an executive session of the Schoc Board Monday morning. The Board of Virginia Departmen of Agriculture and Consumer Service has reviewed and concurred with th expansion of the Gypsy Mot Quarantine in the Commonwealth a recommended by Commissioner S Mason Carbaugh. An ambitious plan by the Virgini Commission of Game and lnlan Fisheries to monitor acid levels i more than 400 streams in the state ha been delayed due to the heavy rain this spring. The Virginia Department o Education has scheduled several pub lie hearings in connection with pro posed revisions of the Standards fo Accrediting Public Schools in Virgini and the Standards of Quality. 10 Years Ago Thursday, June 4, 1987 Zoning Changes Needed? At What Cost? By JOHN L. MAROCCHI Rappahannock News Contributing Writer On May 21 there was a public hearing at the court house to consider changes proposed by the County Planning Commission to the Zoning and Erosion and Sedimentation Control Chapters of the County Code. Every citizen should have been there. The issue involved is vital: Can we have what we want, yet retain property rights, the foundation of personal freedom? Or do we ignore the letter and spirit of our Constitution in the single-minded pursuit of any desirable end? A pity such a difference exists. Both sides agree on the goal: preserve the beauty of our county. Is the difference real? You decide: Proponents of the changes say, in effect, “The end we seek overrides every other consideration.” Opponents: “Yes, the end is desirable, but not at the cost of the property of some for the benefit of all. Public benefits should come at public expense. Anything less is thievery.” This discussion brings to mind what the French philosopher, Voltaire, might have said about it: “I disapprove of what you do with your property — absent a threat to your neighbors’ health, property or safety — but I will defend to the death your right to do it.” The changes proposed are wrong in principle, costly, and nearly useless in practice. Some practical objections: — Costs of building private driveways and houses will rise, about double for roads, which must meet standards for some public roads: a 12 foot pavement, 2 feet of shoulder on each side, plus side ditches. Existing driveways are 8 feet wide and have caused few problems. Proponents of the new standards say they are needed for safe access for fire and rescue vehicles. Existing driveways are used by loaded gravel and other trucks, as heavy and wide as any fire or rescue ones. Residents use them daily, family and friends often. Owners are interested in safe passage from them! — The changes require an elaborate “Site Plan,” covering the area to be developed (“Conservation Lot”) or one acre, whichever is greater, the Plan prepared by a certified or licensed professional. That won’t be cheap. It must show all structures, “outdoor recreation areas,” (Do we need bureaucratic approval to put a barbecue grill, flower or vegetable garden, or volleyball net in our yard?); “vegetative cover removed from the . . . lot, ...by ... types ... and size of specimen; At least sixty per cent of the vegetative cover shall be undisturbed or ... replanted with cover comparable to that removed.” (Will that make the yard a better place for chil dren's play? Most home sites are overgrown fields or woods, filled with briars, honeysuckle, poison ivy. Only a totalitarian has such power over individuals’ private property!) — The changes remove considerable acreage from use: “no land disturbing ... within one hundred feet of perennial streams, or within five hundred feet upslope ... of (perennial) springs ...” If a stream crosses property for 1000 inches, there go 4 3/4 acres; one spring eliminates about 9 1/3 acres. Another provision is worse: “Construction on the Conservation Lot shall be such that the structures’ highest elevations are at least fifty feet below the highest elevation on the property.” That rule surely eliminates more acres than the other two, in many instances making an entire lot unbuildable, as Newbill Miller point out. It would also have denied Washington and Jefferson the right to build Mt. Vernon and Monticello where they are! Conservation Zoning Districts are scattered; no single map shows them. They comprise between one quarter and one third of the land. What benefits result from these costly, intrusive, often absurd new regulations? — Safer access for rescue and fire vehicles? See comments above. — Pure water in springs and streams? Perhaps. But consider the spring on the right as you drive west on Route 211 in the Park, closed for contamination a few years ago. There is no human construction or other activity within thousands of feet! — Minimize or prevent erosion? Very doubtful. It is in the owner’s interest to do so: damaged roads are costly to repair, and an eroded yard must be reworked at the owner’s expense. Most builders today know about erosion control. When damage occurs because of neglect, punish the guilty and require restoration. We don’t need greater costs and regulations imposed on everyone for the carelessness of a few. — Preserve the view of mountains? Yes, the changes help, but at what cost? By trashing individuals' property rights without compensation? That should be unacceptable to every citizen! We are left, then, with a series of changes to the County Code that carry large costs for no or few benefits. Costs to owners and their property rights are financial and Constitutional. Benefits are to the public, at no cost. I pointed out above that almost everyone favors the aim of the changes — preservation of the county’s beauty, without violating anyone’s rights. Can that be done? Certainly! Some suggestions: property can be condemned, purchased voluntarily, or rented. One idea: let the county condemn or pur chase from willing sellers those portions of the Conservation Districts that are targets of the proposed amendments. Another is to “rent” them, paying owners by agreeing, “So long as you do not disturb said area, the county will impose no tax on it.” A third, more practical and sensible, is to prepare and hand every potential builder a folder he and his home and driveway contractors could use. It would list common-sense precautions for preventing or minimizing erosion and visual change. In his rounds, the Building Inspector can check for violations. In these ways, a public benefit comes at public expense, as it should. Another observation: proponents of the draft changes would stop change. But, the one constant in the universe, including the world and everything on it, is change. There are more forested acres in Rappahannock County now than 100 or 50 years ago. No one planned that; it resulted from changing economies for farming and fruit growing. Nothing wrong with trying to control change for the benefit of all. But let’s not fall into the zealot’s mindset that sees only the goal, not the means, and ignores human nature. The Prohibitionists tried and failed some 75 years ago, leaving a legacy of organized crime. Totalitarian governments tried to perfect society, at horrendous costs. Fortunately we’re not facing that! Every attack on Constitutional protections, in this case for property rights, makes the next easier. Those who value Freedom of religion, ol the right to bear arms, or freedom of speech, of the press or of assembly, should take not. There is a cost attached to every freedom, every right. Free speech and a free press allow publication and performance of behavior, ideas, movies, songs and words most find disgusting and socially damaging. We discourage such excesses but consider the price bearable for the greater benefits freedom of speech brings. So it is with property rights. One person’s beautiful home is another's “Ugh!" The latter, even with majority support, does not have a right to deny the former’s choice — unless there is a real, not fancied, danger to the public health or safety. Look carefully at these proposals and stop the proliferation of well-intended but costly, largely needless, regulations. What can we do? Every county citizen: Study the proposed amendments, contact your supervisor, tell him how you feel. Attend future hearings. Discuss with friends, neighbors. Just don’t let what James Madison foresaw in a speech to the Virginia Convention in 1788 happen here:: “I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” What Madison saw is happening now. Let us, at least in this instance, stop it, here, in our county that adjoins his, one that shares his love of freedom. HOW LOOK DOES IT 1 AMEND EROSION AND' SEDIMENT CONTROUAW CONCERNING CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICT THE STRUCTURES'HIGHE ELEVATION MUST BE 50‘BELOW THE HIGHEST PROPERTY BEUffloN, A TAD SHORT," IT’LL ONLY ALLOW INCHES/ YOO'Rt OCT OF HERE/ Letters To The Editor: The picture of May 28 in the editorial section concerns me greatly. As a friend of Mary Beth’s I find this greatly offensive. If at the time of the accident these two young ladies had a choice, take another route or play chicken with death, I’m sure they would have taken another route. But accidents happen, as tragic as this one was. If this article was to try and prevent others from driving fast and making fatal mistakes, I don’t think they need to see a cartoon to do this. All anyone has to do is think of the great loss of these young women to remind them, especially in a community that was so greatly affected by their deaths. Mary Beth was a wonderful person; she touched many lives and hearts. In my opinion this picture was insensitive to the feelings of the family and friends of the victims of this 1 road. The tragic death of Mary Beth ( and Tori or anyone should not be I depicted as a subject for a cartoon. I cannot believe that this picture was allowed and approved to be admitted in the paper. This is a community paper, a community that for a long time will mourn for the loss of these young women. In bad taste or poor judgment please consider next time the effect that articles have upon the readers before they are printed. [ LISA BLOSSER ' Missing Mary Beth Flint Hill To The Editor: I ? 1 Lions Club Appreciates Support s To the Editor: The Rappahannock Lions Club N greatly appreciates the outstanding supi port contributed to the auction held at 1 the Washington Fire Hall on the 10th of i May. Co-Chairman Roger Andrews s and Hal McDermott have reported it to s be one of the most successful auctions in many years. The annual event f cleared a substantial profit which will all be returned to the community as contributions through a variety of r human service programs sponsored by i the Lions. The list of individual and business Cartoon Insensitive I was reading the Rappahannock newspaper today when I came across the drawing about the accident that happened on May 14. At first I wasn’t sure what to think, then I became angry to find out that someone could be so insensitive to a matter that saddened the whole county. So to whomever drew the picture, I just wanted you to be aware that you were hurtful to people’s feelings. I hope before you drew your little picture that you thought about the feelings of the families of those two young girls. No matter what kind of message you were trying to send I’m sure it could have been done in a better more effective way than what you did. N. GOODWIN Chester Gap To The Editor: For the past two weeks we have been reading the Rappahannock News and have become very disturbed with the way you have portrayed the automobile accident involving Mary Beth Williams and Tori Smoot. It is easy for someone who has not been affected by the situation to make rude jokes about this tragedy. As friends and family of Mary Beth we do not appreciate the way the Rappahannock News has contributors to the Lion Auction is much too long to be detailed in this space. All professional and business gifts were announced, appreciated and applauded during the public auctioneering program. Bill Payne must again •be singled out for another entertaining and very professional performance as auctioneer. To all contributors and to everyone in the loyal and generous auction audience, a warm and heartfelt “Thank You” from the Lions Club. BOB SCOTT Castleton handled the situation. Considering the fact that the two girls involved were both teenagers we think you should handle this with sensitivity. We believe that friends and family should have time to grieve, but due to the gestures made by the Rappahannock News it has brought more grief and sorrow. We believe that the Rappahannock News staff needs to use better judgment of what pictures and comics they place in the newspaper for the community to see. We found no humor in the comic published last week, and we also think it was in bad taste to put the picture of the wrecked car in the paper. By this letter we are asking you to use better judgment and to think of the people left behind. Sincerely, MANDY WELCH STACEY PAYNE CRYSTAL LEAKE MEGHAN FAIRBROTHER COURTNEY MAURO YVETTE PAYNE To The Editor: The Rappahannock News should be ashamed for printing the insensitive and inappropriate cartoon displayed in the May 29 edition. This is not a cartoon subject. RICK KOHLER Amissville Rappahannock Heritage Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan Some of the CCLC graduates last Thursday night. They will be in the Class of 2010.

Athletes Honored at Awards Banquet By CINDY MAHAN Rappahannock Niwi SUIT Writer Rappahannock County High School held its athletic banquet last Wednesday night to honor the school’s best athletes. Tommy Settle received the RCHS Sportsmanship Award, Angie Atkins was the recipient of the Rappahannock News Athletic Award, and Kylene Wolfe got the Neil Burke Memorial Award. Jeff Atkins was named the RCHS Best Male Athlete, and Sarah Gentry earned her trophy as RCHS Best Female Athlete. Other students receiving awards were: Female Varsity Basketball: Sonya Wigington, Most Valuable Offensive Player; Kylene Wolfe, Most Valuable Defensive Plaver Female Junior Varsity Basketball: Alice Gentry, Most Valuable Player Male Varsity Basketball: Jeff Atkins, Most Valuable Player; Ervin Phillips, Coaches Award Male Junior Varsity Basketball: B.J. Christian, Most Valuable Player Male Junior Panther Basketball: Kirk Davis, Outstanding Sportsmanship , Male Cross Country: Chris Sause, Most Valuable ■ Male Runner; Chris Dennis, Most Improved Runner Female Cross Country: Meghan Fairbrother, Most Valuable Female Runner; Jessica Gheen, Most Improved Runner Junior Varsity Cross Country: Colin Nichols, Most Improved Runner Fall Varsitv Cheerlrarlinor Ashleigh Paolicelli, Most Improved; Mandy Welch, Most Spirited Winter Varsity Cheerleading: Angie Reid, Most Improved; Margo Haynes, Most Spirited Varsity Volleyball: Keirsten Kerr, Most Improved Player; Angela Atkins, Most Valuable Server Junior Varsity Volleyball: Alice Gentry, Most Valuable Player Varsity Softball: Emily Taylor, Most Improved; Keirsten Kerr, Most Valuable Player Junior Varsity Softball: Katie Wilson, Most Improved Player Varsity Baseball: Tommy Settle, Most Valuable Player; Jon Digges, Coaches Award ' Junior Varsity Baseball: Chris T\imer, Most Valuable Player Vnrsifv Srwrpr: Rnh Rppvp Mnct Valuable Player; Mike Letsen, Most Improved Player; Uli Maeyer Award, Brian Dove Junior Varsity Soccer: Adam Rogers, Most Valuable Player Female Varsity Track: Dawn Havstad, Most Valuable; Beth Yowell, Most Improved Male Varsity Track: Jeff Atkins, Most Valuable; Adam Starks, Most Improved. The Boosters Club awarded two $250 scholarships to Angie Atkins and Nathan Flinchum. Volleyball coach Laura Conklin received the Coach of the Year Award which was given by the coaching staff at the school. A $500 donation was given to the Athletic Dept, by Gary Settle and the Sunday open gym proceeds. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan From left, Kylene Wolfe, Jeff Atkins, Angie Atkins, Tommy Settle, and Sarah Gentry, with their awards they received at the Athletic Banquet last Wednesday. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan From left, Hallee Morgan, Lara Kreyling, Alexe Van Beuren, Morgan Roach, and Eliza Van Beuren with King’s Golden Cutter, left, and Sugar, right, made up the Old Rag Mountain Blue team for the Dressage Rally held at Commonwealth Park in Culpeper. Pony Club Dressage Rally Held By HALLEE MORGAN Rappahannock New* Contributing Writer A big event for the young horse enthusiast, the annual Pony Club Dressage Rally, was held at Commonwealth Park last weekend. The participants this year from the Rappahannock-based Old Rag Mountain Pony Club (ORMPC) were: Caroline Baumgardner, Anna Kreyling, Lara Kreyling, Rebecca Metcalfe, Hallee Morgan, Hannah Morgan, Morgan Roach, Lauren Thornhill, Alexe Van Beuren and Eliza Van Beuren. Our two Rappahannock teams placed first and second, out of 33 teams, on the written tests. Lara Kreyling got one of the highest scores for her riding out of 150 competitors. Riders and parents are proud of everyone’s performances. Each child rides two prescribed “tests.” Each test consists of a set pattern of maneuvers in a small arena. Then they ride a “kur,” which is a selfchoreographed pattern in time to music. They are very strictly judged on the exactness with which they perform all of the moves. It is a sport of precision. The riders are also judged on how well they are “turned-out,” how well their horse is groomed, how neat their stalls are, and a written test on horsemanship. ORMPC is an affiliate of the United States Pony Clubs. Membership is an excellent way for children to who love to ride to participate in horse-related events. Some are competitive, others cooperative. The children are evaluated on how well they ride, then placed in a group with others of similar ability. The “ratings” range from beginners to Olympic-caliber. The club puts a lot of emphasis on safety. Because the lessons are done in small groups, they are comparatively inexpensive. Members participate in a wide variety of events, including Dressage, jumping, crosscountry, hunting and eventing. Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Cindy Mahan From left, Caroline Baumgardner, Anna Kreyling, Lauren Thornhill and Hannah Morgan, with Caroline’s horse Main Hope, was the Old Rag Mountain Red team. (Not pictured: Rebecca Metcalfe) The team competed in the Pony Club Dressage Rally which was held at Commonwealth Park in Culpeper last Saturday. The two Rappahannock teams placed first and second. Horse Show Held at Old Mill Stables Moody’s Training and Riding Center held it’s first Horse Show on May 24 at Old Mill Stables in Woodville. The show was a success, with classes ranging from a costume class, pleasure classes and Hunter/Jumper classes with fences 2 feet, 6 inches fo 3 feet. There was also an exciting outside course with fences the same height'. • There were several first time show riders who did very well in each of the classes. Maggie Pearcy rode Bridged, owned and trained by Moody Aylor, and gave her an outstanding ride in ail the classes. Other first time show riders were Anne Pallie, Sara Adams and Doris Jones, all of who did a fantastic job on their own horses. Ryan and Morgan Roach entered the Jr. division and proved that ycfa are never too young to start showing! They did an outstanding job on their own ponies. . The costume class was very clever with all four entries winning first place! The next show will be held in several weeks (date to be announced).- ‘ For a prize list call Moody Aylor at 987-8215. Subscribe to the Rappahannock Nows. CaU 675-3338. • • . . .. ....' : Now Directory Assistance Beginning June 3,d, when you dial Directory Assistance your call will be answered by an automated service. You'll be asked to name the city and the listing needed. Your recorded responses and your call will be relayed to an operator who will search for the number and process your call in the traditional Directory Assistance manner. So the next time you're in a hurry, call 4:1-1. You'll automatically save time. Here's where it gets easier.™

Leave Fledgling Birds Alone • This is Part 1 of a two-part series oh fledgling birds. The impulse to rescue a seemingly abandoned fledgling bird is a good on£ though the result is usually a disaster for the bird and sad frustration for the rescuer. It’s the time for the yisar when young birds leave the next and are interpreted as having fallen from the next and been abandoned by the parents. My telephone conversations run something like this: '*' “I have a baby bird that fell out of tne next. What do I feed it?” I can supply the answer, but first, stop and know this: most likely, the bird has not fallen from the nest, it has left in a normal fashion. It was time to get “...all the eggs out of one basket.” Nature has determined that scattering the fledglings is more likely to insure survival for at least some of them. Most would-be rescuers assume the young bird that seems so helpless has been abandoned. It is helpless to a degree, but it is being watched and fed by the parents who locate and feed it by it’s food calls. These same cries probably attracted the attention of the rescuer. The constant vocalization of fledglings also attracts predators such as cats and dogs. A cat will kill and probably eat the young bird. A dog, attracted to sound and fluttering movement, will in all probability pick up the frowsy looking bundle of feather in his mouth. The result is the same whether dog or cat. If the young bird is on the ground and dogs and cats are in the vicinity, it is wise to place the fledgling in some container and put it our of reach of pets. A paper towel or kleenex lined strawberry box or shallow plastic container make excellent temporary nests. The problem will be to keep the bird in the container. For that reason, choose a container with sides high enough so the young bird cannot jump out immediately. I often place may hand or a piece of All Things Wild And Wonderful S \ By John Trott The Virginia Naturalist cardboard over the top until the occupant quiets down which it invariably does in darkness. An attempt to place the young bird back in the nest, should you know its location, won’t work. The bird has been genetically programed to get out and leave the place where it has nestled, been fed and kept warm for two weeks or less. It’s a bit like teenagers who decide to test the limits of authority and revolt in varying degrees, nothing is going to halt the progression to adulthood. On occasion a wind or rain storm — or predator — may cause the nest to tip over and spill out featherless birds. If that is the case, there is not much you can do though I will attempt to supply some guidance later in this piece. If you have found a fledgling Blue Jay or Mockingbird and attempted to pick it up, most likely you have been attacked by the adults which are invariably around whether you have seen them or not. The impulse to protect young is highly developed in some birds. It’s best to leave them where they were found unless, as I wrote, there are dogs or cats around. Just remember, if the fledgling is vocal and squawks, the parents will find and feed it- and lure it out of your temporary nest. Calling a parents is why the young bird is vocal in the first place. These sounds are called “food calls.” They are an important part of a bird’s development and become louder, and thus carry further, with age. Again, the comparison with human teenagers is appropriate. They can be loud with “food calls.” If adult birds somehow know or perceive that a nestling is inferior in any way — a runt — it may actually be thrown from the nest. I know this seems heartless to us humans, but that is how it is. Nature want only the strongest and finest to survive to reproduce the species. Should one of these ‘rejects’ be found one can make an anempt to feed and raise it to adulthood. It’s the same with featherless birds blown from the nest by a storm. WA Planning Benefit Dance All are invited to a public benefit dance featuring the fabulous “Riverbottom Band” and sponsored by Piedmont Area Chapter No. 752, Vietnam Veterans of America, on Saturday, June 14 at American Legion Post 157 in Madison, at Main Street and Thrift Road. The dance will be from 8 p.m. until midnite. Admission is $8 per person. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. Seating is limited! First come first served. The proceeds will benefir the planned memorial fund. ► Town From Page A-l expand the boundaries would be up to the next elected town council; the election will be held in May 1998. Newbill Miller, who used to live in town but now lives outside the town limits, said that he had talked with a lot of people and they don’t want to come into the town. He said the town would have to put in a sewer system and wondered where the money would come from. “Are you going to drag us into town if we don’t want to come in?’ he asked. Nels Parson said that part of his property is in town and asked whether it would remain under scenic easement. Mr. Reynolds told him that it would and that the development potential of his land cannot be changed. He also stressed that there are no town property taxes; the only taxes in town are from meals and lodging. To accomplish one of the longrange goals, providing more affordable and diverse housing opportunities, Mr. Gooch said that there are three tracts of land adjacent to the town that would be right for development. Two of these are the 25-acre Compton and Updike tracts on the left and right sides of Harris Hollow Rd. He also mentioned that these areas could be hooked up to the water system. He added that it would not be the intent to include all of the area in the town’s boundaries in the historic district. John bummers, whose property would be in the town if the boundaries were expanded, said that he would not want someone telling him what color he could paint his house. Annie Hawkins, who said she had moved out of town to build, was very skeptical about the town wanting more people so they could have a sewer. “It is the problem of people in town, not out of town. Let them put their own sewer in.” Mr. Tompkins said it was not the intent of anyone to expand the town’s boundaries to court customers. “We hope to have a balanced approach to what is already a problem,” he said. Mr. Gooch added that they did not want to bring people into town to hook up to a sewer or pay taxes. “If we could preserve what we have now then that would be the best. We are merely trying to plan ahead. We are not trying to develop the town...we need your help in doing that,” he said. “If everyone feels this is a foolish exercise and waste of time I can ask the Town Council to disband the committee.” Robin Purnell said that there is a ring of farmland around much of the town and that the county should hold fast to what it has. Mr. Willis said that there is a possibility that there will be some pressure someday, and mentioned the possibility of building housing for teachers in the areas. Caroline Runner, a new resident of the town, warned, “If a sewer system comes in, development will come,” adding that that would bring more traffic and streets would need widening. Walt Longyear, a bed and breakfast owner whose property is outside of town, said that the way to get more revenue for the town is to have more meals and more rooms. That means more commercial development, he said. “Is there really a demand for more housing in town? There are other places in the county that can provide affordable housing,” he said. Elizabeth Haskell, who lives on Rt. 626, cautioned that committee to be concerned about what the environment can take, adding that in the summer the Rush River is a creek. Ask the county to accept that growth in a part of it that can accept that waste water discharge, she suggested. Barry Starke, a professional planner, commended the committee for taking the right approach by studying the long-range planning before it became a problem. The Nicest Thing About Our Way... It's Your Way. Deciding how you are going to deliver your baby is often as important as where you’re going to deliver. At Fauquier Hospital, we are committed to helping mothers and fathers-to-be find a method of delivery, which, whenever possible, accommodates their individual wishes. Recently we announced the opening of our newly renovated Maternity Wing—a state-of-the-art labor and delivery center providing the finest in birthing, maternity and newborn care, especially designed to make you feel at home. This is your invitation to tour our Maternity Wing (by appointment only), where we’ll give you a FREE copy of the national bestselling book, Wfiat to Expect When You’re Expecting (Workman Publishing)— which reassuringly answers the concerns of mothers and fathers-to-be. To schedule a tour, to arrange a visit with one of our doctors, or to find out more information on our board-certified Obstetricians, Pediatricians, or Family Practitioners, please call us today. Fkuquier Hospital (703) 349-0588 ► Board From Page A-l at ways to utilize the area, without destroying it, in order to generate mote revenue. We need a better economic development plan. Maybe see what else we can do with the tourism business. Nothing is going to happen overnight but if we don’t do something nobody will be able to afford to live here.” Mr. McCarthy and other Board members pointed out many businesses that had tried and failed here such as hotels, camp grounds, restaurants and a golf course. They stressed that they are not adverse to new business, in fact, the county has no business tax which is an incentive. Mr. McCarthy said that Rappahannock does not have the road or airport access other counties around us do, nor do we have the services. And, he said, Rappahannock is not on the way to anywhere it is more isolated than counties like Fauquier or Culpeper. He added this is one reason many people like it and is also a reason for some of the tourist business we get. Jackson Supervisor Ron Frazier said that he and Mr. McCarthy are working with the Planning District 9 Commission on looking at businesses going into other counties around us and how to “piggy back” and provide development and county jobs through some of those. But, said Mr. McCarthy, Rappahannock is at a disadvantage in bringing in industry compared to other PD 9 counties.The Reassessment Board is also looking at a superior home surcharge for homes in the county which are not taxed at their value. Joe Kemboldt, ot viewtown, said, “I can afford the tax increase but there are many people in the county who can’t and I’m disappointed in this Board. I hope you’re held accountable for what you’ve done. It’s not right.” Frank E. Huff, of Flint Hill, commented on the fire levy which is 3 cents on real estate and 20 cents on personal property taxes and is therefore the same as it was. He had heard about possible cuts and made a plea that the Board not cut the levy as it had not been changed since the 1993-94 budget. The Board will meet on Friday, June 20 at 7 p.m. for the county budget work session to adopt the budget. In other business, the Board heard a report from Superintendent Dr. David Gangel about the increase in Literacy Passport Test scores. They approved a request by VDOT for a combined contract for Routes 617 and 616 in the Six Year Road Plan so that a better quality job may be obtained. They will seek a representative to replace Margaret Lee „ for the Recreational Facilities Authority and a citizen representative to-- the • Disability Services Board. Soccer Ends The Season By MARY BETH MARTIN Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The U-14 team played Fauquier IV on May 30 and lost 0 to 3. The season ended with the losses of seven games. Coach Lorinda Bosch attributed the scores to playing teams that were simply more experienced and to the number of Rappahannock players who were just beginning to play soccer. She and co-coach Maureen Day are looking forward to all the players returning next year. “They will certainly do better next year,” said Lorinda. The U-12 team pulled off an incredible victory of 4-0 in their last game with Fauquier 3. The scores have dramatically improved over the season. Coach John Bridgeman deserves to be applauded for pulling the many good players together. On May 26 the U-10 team won a victory of 5-3 and won again on May 30 in an exciting game in Culpeper with a score of 2-1. Everyone on the tames played their hearts out,” said Coach Linda Torrence.The U-8 teach coached by Rob Parrish won all but two of their games against the other Rappahannock U-8 team coached by Tom Pendleton.Mark Pace coach for U-6 team was unable to be reached. The Soccer Banquet will be held at the Rappahannock Park on June 7 at 6 p.m. Tennis Clinics Being Planned Tennis clinics with local tennis pro Hunt Harris will be starting soon and anyone interested in beginning, intermediate or advanced level classes should contact Hunt at 987-9061. Classes will be at the Rappahannock County Park courts and will be $10 per person for classes of 4-8 persons. The schedule is still being arranged so if you have a preference for morning, evening or weekend classes please specify. Persons interested in establishing regular playing groups should also call to confirm playing level and availability.

• Community News • Obituaries Rappahannock News CountrySide • Real Estate • Classifieds WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4,1991 kick Caldwell puts his chestnut Arabian stallion, S.C. Balaklava, through his paces at the ring at Emery Hill Farm. Rick specializes in high level Dressage but admits his first love is Combined Training, of which Dressage is a part. Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Cindy Mahan Rick will be director of riding at the Ethel Walker Finishing School for young ladies in Connecticut. Local Equestrian Turns Hobby Into Career By JAN LAVALLEY Rappahannock News Staff Writer What would it be like to be able to turn your favorite hobby into a lucrative career? That’s just what Rappahannock resident Rick Caldwell has managed to do. Since he was a kid growing up in Illinois, he said, he’s had a passion for horses. He began as a Pony Club’er and continued to ride as he grew older. But when it came to choosing a career he felt he should go with what he felt was a “safer path.” He chose teaching. “It has a guaranteed income.” Rick teaches American Civilization, a combination of American History and American Literature, at Centreville High School. He has been a Rappahannock resident since 1985. But while teaching is his career, riding, he says, is his avocation. And not just any style of riding, Rick competes professionally in Dressage and Combined Training. He teaches riding and horsemanship, trains horses and is a sometimes judge at local shows. He also works with the local pony club. However, he prefers to be on the back of his magnificent chestnut Arabian stallion, S.C. Balaklava, competing against other professionals. He was a member of the 1980 Olympic three-man team and did the Rick and S.C. Balaklava strut along the fence row illustrate the magic of Dressage. Olympic election trials but the Olympics was boycotted that year and so he did not have a chance to compete there. However, he stuck with Dressage and continued to polish his style. “I’ve kept riding all through my life because I love it and it gives me a way to support my income in a significant manner with riding, training, lessons and such,” he said. “Dressage is the sport I’m most interested in. I compete in upper level Dressage when I compete in that only. It enters an entire new realm of difficulty and incorporates collective movements which are not part of Dressage when it is part of Combined Training. Combined Training is my first love. It’s a combination of Dressage, stadium jumping and cross country. The cross country is very difficult and more demanding because although the rider has seen the course beforehand the horse never has. Dressage as part of Combined Training is easier.” Through family connections he knew of the Ethel Walker Finishing School for young ladies in Connecticut which has an outstanding riding program. The school’s founder Ethel Walker, felt that riding horses was an essential part of a young woman’s complete education. The school was built around 1911 and is a prep school for girls ages 6-12. When the director’s position for the riding program there opened he learned of it and applied for it. There were 140 candidates who applied for the job. Of those the school chose who they felt were the top eight and flew them in for search committee interviews. Out of the top eight, two were A Parade in Sperryville Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Cindy Mahar Two little majorettes wait until it is their turn to enter the parade held last week in Sperryville. i ' This dalmation puppy, above, rode in a Marshall Volunteer Fire Department truck for the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department parade held last Thursday. At right, Holly Gangel, Miss Rappahannock 1997 waves to the crowds as she ridesby during the parade last Thursday evening. The parade and carnival held in conjunction with it are a major fundraiser for the fire department. selected for further interviews and flown in to teach riding for two days. Rick was one of the two and he got the position. “They picked me. It was probably the most flattering thing I’ve had happen to me in my life,” he said with a broad smile. “I think I had the right amount of skills. They wanted someone who is a teacher, an academic first and then a riding instructor. It was more important to them that a director have teaching ability.” “They also wanted a director who would continue to compete,” he said. His stallion, in which he owns one half interest, is at the fourth level now and will soon go on to compete at the International Levels in the Prix St. Georges, the Intermediare and the Grand Prix. When Rick competes his students will be allowed to accompany him and they will be coached while he competes. “Some students want to learn to be able to compete, some take riding just for school credit. The program has aspects for all levels,” he said. “It’s a fabulous campus and a beautiful physical plant. You just don’t see schools like it anymore.” ; The bam has space for 47 horses with a staff of two instructors and five full time grooms, and Rick. His own stallion will be stabled there, in fact he is already there, “and probably being spoiled rotten,” Rick said. “I’m really going to have to work with him after 1 get there.” His stallion competes in Dressage only. He has a mare he uses for Combined Training. ~ * Rick will be leaving for his new position on June 17 after he has finished out the school year for Centreville. '* “Besides doing what I love it’s the best financial offer I’ve ever had,” h$ said. It includes a house and meals at the school. Sounds pretty good. Rick readies the stallion before starting on a new series of moves around the ring at Emery Hill Farm. Rick and S.C. Balaklava show off one of the many steps in Dressage which seem to resemble dance steps.

:SfS Activities Beech Spring Service Beech Spring Regular Baptist Church will have services at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 8. Roger Smith will be the guest speaker and all are welcome. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Alpheus Atkins Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7:45 p.m. Homecoming, Revival Planned Homecoming is scheduled at Five Forks Regular Baptist Church for Sunday, June 8, services start at 11 a.m. followed by lunch and afternoon services. Revival services will be held Monday thru Wednesday, June 911 at 7 p.m. Evangelist Roger Hatfield of West Virginia will be the speaker for all services. All are welcomed. Gid Brown Bible Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth and Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor: Joel Cress Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Morning Worship/Children’s Church 11 a.m. / Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m. Youth Prayer and Praise 7 p.m. Homecoming, Revival Planned The New Hope Baptist Bible Church would like to invite you to their homecoming and revival meeting being held June 8-11. The service times are Sunday morning at 10 and 11 a.m. Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m., Monday-Wednesday 7:30 p.m. The guest preacher will be Evangelist Marc Cheney. The Church is located on the comer of Water Street and Sons Road in Sperryville. For more information call 987-8378. Everyone is invited to attend. Promise Land Baptist Pastor: John R. Pendleton Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Jon Heddleston Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Tuesday: Choir Practice 7 p.m. Wednesday: Community Youth 6-8 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Clarence M. Trinkle, Rector Masses: On Sundays, 10 a.m. On Holy Days of Obligation, 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. On Weekdays, 8 a.m. Saturdays Spring Vigil Mass Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Nancy B. White Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth 4 p.m. Adult Choir 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Men s Day at Macedonia Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill will celebrate Men’s Day on Sunday, June 8 at 3 p.m. Guest preacher will be the Rev. Aubrey Jackson, Pastor of Little Forest Baptist Church in Stafford. Lunch will be served in the fellowship hall from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The theme for the day will be “Men Empowered by the Holy Spirit.” Rev. James A. Price is Pastor and 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. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings W. Hobson III Sunday: Holy Eucharist 18 a.m. 4 Holy Eucharist II9 a.m. Morning Prayer I 10:00 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Bible Study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Flint Hill Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. John P. Oliver Jr. Sunday: Worship Service 11 a.m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, June 1 as follows: Flint Hill at 11:15 a.m. with communion, SperTyville at 8:45 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m.. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith Smiths Celebrate 1952 Anniversary On Sunday, May 11 the children of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith surprised them with a dinner in honor of their 45th wedding anniversary. Their children also gave them a card shower in which they received many cards and gifts from friends and loved ones. They would like to thank everyone for making their anniversary so special. All who helped them celebrate were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Williams and son, Mike of Chester Gap, Mr. and Mrs. Randy smith and sons, Trey, Vernon and Jason, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith and daughter, Nikki, all of Amissville and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Brackenridge also of Amissville, Mr. and Mrs. Robert VanPelt, Mr. Ronnie Hawkins of Manassas and Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCage and daughters, Kristin and Katlin of Wolftown. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith have 5 children, 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandson who was bom on May 24th. God has truly blessed this loving couple in their 45 years of marriage. Woodville Residents Entertain Mrs. Pearl Hawkins of Alexandria spent several days last week with her sister, Mrs. Vallie Butler and Norma Holt. Rev. and Mrs. Starke Jones attended Rev. Jones’ high school class reunion held at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg on Saturday night. Dr. and Mrs. John O’Bannon, Andy and Genny of Richmond, Brian and Ray Scott and Martha Lou Hitt were Saturday evening guests of Mrs. Louise O’Bannon. Mrs. June Clark and Misty Hitt attended funeral services on Sunday afternoon in Luray for, their cousin. t > By JUNE CLARK 987*8827 j '7'—— Joseph Daniel Kemp. Services were held at the Bradley Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Dial Classifieds Direct: 1 (800) 852-4797 Grigsbys Entertain Family and Friends On May 24th the home of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Grigsby was the setting for a patty honoring their daughter, Chrissy, who had graduated from Massanova Christian Academy. Those present besides Chrissy’s brothers Kevin and Jason were her grandparent's Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dean of Dunn, North Carolina, granddaughter, Amy also of Dunn, and Gary Dean of Richmond. Others attending were Mr. and Mrs. Tony Ritchick of Hopewell, Mrs. Effie Thompson and daughter, Charlene of Bealeton, Mrs. Lottie Savage and Mrs. Frances Savage, both of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Grigsby of Chester Gap, Mrs. Pat Woodard, daughter Anna and Miss Cathy Grigsby of Amissville. Also Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Kelly and son from Culpeper. Those present from the Castleton area were Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier, Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Heflin and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Pittman and son, Mrs. Patsy Whorton and daughters, Jo Anna and Deborah, Aaron Hawkins, Joey Pullen, Crystal Mills and Mrs. Jeny Mills and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory and family and Rev. L.D. Savage. Mrs. and Mrs. Bill Peregory of Front Royal were also in attendance. Hearty congratulations to the seniors of Rappahannock High School and especially to the ones in our area nafnely, Michelle Switzer, Kylene Wolfe, Fran Overdorf, Eric Smith and Jonathan Whorton, who will be graduating on Saturday. Belated birthday wishes go out to Ernie Updike on Route 707, who celebrated his day on Monday. Mrs. Betty Weaver was a Thursday guest of Mrs. Ray Frazier on Turkey Ridge Road. Satuiday Mrs. Frazier and son, Christopher accompanied by Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville were shoppers in Fredericksburg and had lunch at Country Cookin. On Sunday, May 25, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peregory of Front Royal were here and with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory and family dined at Country Cafe in Washington for a belated Mother’s Day IB fit— luncheon. Monday evening the Buddy Grigsby family visited Mrs. Janet Peregory and children on Casdeton Font Road. Mr. and Mrs. C,S. Cunningham, Sr. of Jeffersonston were last Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Halterman down Reva Way visiting especially to be with Miss Lynn Halterman, who is here from Colorado. Congratulations to Mrs. Susan Keller here in Boston who was featured in the “Friends and Neighbor” column last week. She is director of Culpeper Library. Happy birthday wishes go out to Miss Christine Grigsby who will celebrate her day tomorrow, Thursday. Program Director Joe Peregory and his son Den Aide Joseph attended the Cub Scout Father-Son Camp at Camp Rock Enon at Gore over the weekend. Several from our area attended the Bacculerate services at the Rappahannock High School on Sunday evening. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Randy Weakley, Reva Way upon the arrival of a little son named Zeb Daniel, on May 23. Mr. Sydney Gottlieb has returned to his home, Blackwater Homesteads after a stay of several days in Culpeper Memorial Hospital and our prayers are extended for his complete recovery. Mrs. Robin Grigsby and Mrs. Janet Peregory were Friday shoppers in Fredericksburg and dined at Market Street Our prayers go out to all those who are on the sick list in our area. Flint Hill Social News Notes Jamie Seale of Sperryville was a weekend guest of Nikki Calisto at the home ofherparents, David and Renee Calisto. Mark and Diane Graves and Edith Graves were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship services on Sunday, June 8 at 8:45 a.m. Mary Hickerson visited Martha Jenkins and Becky Tucker at Madison on Thursday. Patty Lawler and Christine Vest shopped in Winchester on Saturday and had lunch at the Golden Corral in By POLLY AYLOR Front Royal. Rodney Vest of Woodville, was a Wednesday visitor of his mother, Mrs. Christine Vest. Brookside Restaurant & Gift Shop U S. 211 E. Luray ‘Foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains Sun. to Thurs. 7 a.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 Coip. “See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs’ 1418 Orange Road Culpeper (540)8254)937 Sperryville Emporium “The Shop that has EVERYTHING” Rts. 211 & 522 Sperryville, VA (540) 987-8235 These two words send shivers up students' spines. Yet, let us put this phrase in another perspective. Summer can be a "school" outside the classroom...a period of freedom to participate in a variety of positive activities. The library is literally a priceless source of knowledge. How lovely to adventure in other lands and times while sitting beneath a tree crunching a succulent apple. Nature presents limitless possibilities for character development. The curiosity displayed when a child investigates a colony of ants...the confidence gained by that first courageous leap off the high diving board; these are steppingstones to successful adulthood. In addition to your weekly family worship, thousands of youngsters enjoy the summer spiritual programs made available in our local houses of worship, where the fun and fundamentals of learning about our Creator go hand in hand. Whatever doors summer opens, may God hold the key to the hearts of His youth as they learn and grow in His love. Summer School John 13:1-20 Monday John 13:31-35 Tuaaday 1 John 2:1-17 Wadmsday 1 John 3:1-10 Thursday 1 John 3:11-24 Friday 1 John 4:7-21 Saturday 2 John Scripture* Sebcted by Tty* American Bibb Society Copyright 1997. Keotor Wtfkams Nmpap* Service*. P. 0 Box 8005. ChartottMvtfe. 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Congratulations To Angelique Brown Congratulations are extended to Angelique Quan Brown, daughter of Homer and Maxie Brown of Amissville, for graduating with honors from Old Dominion University in Norfolk on May 10. A 1993 graduate of Culpeper County High School, Angelique received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services Counseling and Psychology. Ms. Brown is the granddaughter of Mrs. Anne Brown of Amissville and Mrs. Marie Green of Hume. We salute Major Linda N. Jolley of Fort Lee, Virginia who attained her Master of Science in Nursing Degree during graduation exercises at the University of Virginia on the 18th of May. The MSN/FNP is a combined two year program offered through the University. Proud parents, Eugene W and Violet E. Reed of Crest Hill, attended the ceremony along with Linda’s brother, Winsten Reed, of Indianapolis, Indiana and Doris Martin, her aunt, of Springfield, Mass. A relieved husband, Dave Jolley, and sons, Sean and Derek, were on hand to lend their support. Linda is a 1971 graduate of By GLENDA GUM Fauquier High School and an 18 year veteran of the Army Nurse Corps. She will be assigned to Kenner Army Health Clinic as a Family Nurse Practitioner. We wish Major Jolley the best of luck in her new appointment! Two days after Linda Jolley’s graduation, she swore her 18 year old son, Sean, into the U.S. Marine Corps. He is currently attending Boot Camp on Parris Island in South Carolina. Sean is expected to graduate August 15th. August will be here before you know it, Sean!! There will be a fried country ham dinner on Saturday, June 7, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Jeffersonton Community Center. The dinner will include gravy, biscuits, potatoes, green beans, home fried apples, and a dessert. Prices are $6.95 for adults and $3.95 for children. A hotdog dinner for $2.50 will also be available for children. As well as assisting the Community Center, 50 percent of the proceeds will aid the Little Fork Volunteer Fire Department. Your support is needed and appreciated. Saturday, June 21, the Men’s Chorus of Rising Zion in Jeffersonton will be the guests of Sister Ella Parker, Sister Evonne Mosley and Brother Sam Ayler of Bethel Baptist Church to benefit the Kitchen Committee. Rev. Forrest Freeman invites the community to attend this program which begins at 5 p.m. Bethel Baptist Church is located on Route 642. Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue will hold their annual carnival June 25-28. The parade will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, on Route 211. Contact J.B. Carter 937-4218 to reserve a spot in the parade or for more information. Vacation Bible School for Amissville Baptist Church will be June 23-27, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Amissville United Methodist Church is scheduled for July 14-18, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The children enjoy the crafts, the music and the messages taught each day in age-appropriate classes. Many children attend both VBS programs for the fun and fellowship. Congratulations to all of the seniors in our local high schools who will be graduating in the next few weeks. “The tassel is worth the hassle.” Good luck in your future endeavors! Hartland Institute of Health and Education is presenting a free (donations accepted) nutrition seminar on June 29 through July 6. Speakers include Dr. Ruben Brinckhaus, Margaret Davis, Ray and Lee Heathman, and Kay Vollmer. Children and youth are also invited to participate in Christ-centered health programs. To register, call 540-672-3100 Ext. 233. Attend as many sessions as you can; audio and videotapes of the sessions are also available. Local Cathy Lou Smith endorses the program. She attended a session last year, dropping her cholesterol 53 points in 18 days. Washington Residents Attend Performance The chorus of Rappahannock Elementary School motored to Apple Pie Ridge School in Winchester on Monday, June 2 to perform “The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf’ for the students there. Mrs. Sarah Brown and Mrs. Ruth Clark attended the performance there. Best wishes to John and Linda Clark who will celebrate their wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 7. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier of Castleton were Sunday visitors of Mr. , and Mrs. Edward M. Clark. The God’s Squad of the Washington Baptist Church are having a pool party on Sunday, June 8 at South Wales. Be at the church at 1:30 p.m. with bathing suit, By RUTH CLARK 675-3608 4-—— sun screen, and suitable clothes, also don’t forget your towel. The group will return to the church at 5 pm for parents to pick them up. We were sorry to hear of Mrs. Virginia Cloud’s accident. She fell on Sunday morning and broke her ankle. As of this writing she is a patient at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. We want to wish her a nice recovery. Donald Keyser of Alexandria was a Saturday overnight guest of his mother, Mrs. Addie Keyser. Saturday guests of Mrs. Frances Eubank were Ms. Betty Menefee of Manassas and Mrs. Sally Fetter. Sunday John and Peggy Eubank of Sperryville and Mrs. Frances Eubank had dinner at Country Cookin Restaurant in Warrenton. Frank Hawkins of Fredericksburg spent Wednesday with his mother, Mrs. Annie Hawkins. Saturday Roger Hawkins of Warrenton spent the day with his mother, Mrs. Annie Hawkins. Sunday Mrs. Annie Hawkins was a guest of Roger Hawkins in Warrenton. Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Jr. Amanda and Stacey were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pullen and daughter, Christy in Culpeper. Vacation Bible School is Monday, June 16 through Friday, June 20 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the Washington Baptist Church. The theme this year is “Ocean Motion” focused on lessons related to water. We want people to spend less time in the emergency waiting room. So we created Fast Track in our emergency department on weekends and holidays. Thanks to Fast Track, patients with less urgent medical needs receive timely treatment. And Fast Track patients are seen by certified family nurse practitioners or emergency physicians who handle common conditions with uncommon care and attention. At Culpeper Memorial, your care is important to us. So is your time. CQ UJ CULPEPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL The Right Skills. Right Here. Upcoming Events Bicycle Parade Planned Children in the area are invited to participate in the annual bicycle parade in the Town of Washington on the Fourth of July. Prizes will be awarded for the “most patriotically decorated.” The parade is open to children from birth to 14 years of age. Children in strollers and in wagons are invited. The lineup starts at 4:15 p.m. behind the jail; the parade starts at 4:30 p.m. For further information, contact Ellen Manson, parade organizer, 675-1349. Softball Clinic Scheduled A three-day softball clinic will be taking place at RCHS on June 11, . 12 and 13. The Intermediate Clinic will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon (one and two years team experienced) and the Advanced Clinic ( three years and over team experience) will be from 12:30 to 4 p.m. each day. Skills to be covered include defense, hitting and bunting, and baserunning. $.50 fee includes T-shirt and benefits RCHS softball. Registration limited to 15, so call Linda Dennis at 636-4411 or Rose Ann Sharp at 675-3887. Teen Leaders Needed 4-H Teens and/or Teen Counselors interested in being a teen leader at 1 the Rappahannock County 4-H Day Camp the week of June 23-27, 1997 \ at the 4-H Educational Center in Front Royal should call the Extension Office at 675-3619. The age for Teen Counselors is 13 through 19. A.V.F.D. Carnival Set The Amissville Volunteer Fire Department will have its annual Firemen’s Carnival June 25 through June 28. The parade will be held on Thursday, June 26. Those interested in entering should contact J.B. Carter at 937-4218. Schooling Horse Show There will be a schooling and training horse show held at Moody’s Training and Riding Center at Old Mill Stables in Woodville on June 14 at 10 a.m. For more information call 987-8215. Services Board To Meet The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 10 at 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Culpeper. Individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to attend and participate in this meeting should contact Paula Benenson at 540-825-3100 or 540-825-7391 (TDD). Life Enrichment Series Continues . Carol Lucking, MS, present a program on June 11 at 7 p.m. entitled “Recreating Satisfying Partnerships” at the Rappahannock Healing Arts Center. Learn your own persons! Secrets to enhance existing or future relationships. You can find ways to recreate the romance, put old anger, hurt and resentment behind you, change communication patterns that create distance, and welcome excitement, trust, and love back into your life. Call 987-7204 for details. Support Group To Meet The Blue Ridge Brain Injury Support Group will meet and have a cook-out at Sky Meadows Park in Paris on Wednesday, June 14 at 1 p.m. For more information, transportation, directions or support call Pat Salmon at 675-3137. Father's Day Breakfast Set There will be a Father’s Day breakfast from 7 a.m. until on June 15 %t the Chester Gap Fire Hall. Prices are $6 adults, $3 for children and four and under are free. There will also be a raffle. Burke Reunion Planned The families of the late Charles Lewis and Bessie Burke will hold their annual reunion at the Rappahannock Park on Sunday, June 8. All relatives, family and friends are invited to attend. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Women's Groups at Healing Arts Two separate women’s groups are currently meeting at the Rappahannock Healing Arts Center in Sperryville on Thursday mornings from 10-11:30, Bertha Scholten, facilitates a general discussion group on the theme of “Healing Together.” The second group focuses on Women Survivors of Abuse, and is a chance to heal and create more healthy patterns to enhance our present lives, the Survivors of Abuse group is facilitated by Bertha Scholten and Carol Lucking, MS. Call them for meeting dates and times at 987-7204. Health Program Scheduled The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board invites persons 60 years of age and older to participate in the following Health Promotion/Screening Programs to be held at the Rappahannock Senior Nutrition Center: Program on Smart Nutritional Choices by Carleta Cephas at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 9; Program on the difference between Medicare and Medicaid by Department of Social Sejwices at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 11 and Blood Pressure Check by Melinda Beach of the Health Department at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18. If interested in attending any of these program, please contact Anita Richards at 825-3100, 347-0440, or 672-1717. Supported in part by Piedmont United Way. Soccer League Picnic Planned The Rappahannock Soccer League will have their annual picnic on Saturday, June 7 at 6 p.m. at the Rappahannock Park. For information call Maggi Pearcy at 987-8215. Country Ham Dinner There will be a fried country ham dinner on Saturday, June 7 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jeffersonton Community Center. The dinner also includes gravy, biscuits, potatoes, green beans, home fried apples, and a dessert. Prices are $6.95 for adults, $3.95 for children, and $2.50 for children's hot dog dinner. As well as helping our Center, 50 percent of the proceeds will go to the Little Fork Volunteer Fire Department. Queen Contestant Sought The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Departments are currently seeking queen contestants for their annual carnival which will be held July 23-26. Anyone with interest should contact Connie Huff-Harris at 6753389. Also anyone interested in entering the parade should call Buddy Ttimmeyer at 635-8278. Discover Historic Culpeper On June 6, 7 and 8 the Museum of Culpeper History will host its second annual History Weekend. Open to the public at no charge from 10 until 4, on Saturday, June 7, the town of Culpeper will be filled with Civil War Living History, military reenactments, camp life and cannon demonstrations. Ticketed events will include a Friday night Gala Reception at an antebellum home. Historic House Tour, Two Guided Bus Tours and a Saturday night Banquet with guest speaker. For more information contact the Museum at 825-1973 or 140 East Davis Street, Culpeper, Va 22707

Strawberries — Season for Picking, Eating, Enjoying Traditionally with the end of May, beginning of June comes the strawberry season. My four year old checked the patch for two weeks and not a ripe berry, however, just this past weekend we found the first ripe strawberry. I thought the child had won the lottery. She now guards the patch to make sure that the berries are indeed red enough and big enough for picking. Whether you are eating them plain, serving them for dessert, freezing for the winter months or making preserves, strawberries are definitely a fruit to be treasured. If you don't have your'own, probably the best way to buy strawberries is to go to a pick-your-own farm, then you could be certain of their peak condition. They should be slightly soft and evenly colored. Look out for signs of bruising and make sure the stems are still a fresh bright green. Most books will tell you to never wash strawberries under a running faucet as it literally drowns their flavor. Instead wipe them clean with a damp cloth, or put them in a bowl of cold water, lifting them out gently, and drain on paper towels. Of course, the lazy way to serve strawberries is to pile them into a dish without ever hulling them. Just leave your family and friends to pick them up and dip them into lightly whipped cream, confectionery sugar or a light dressing of cool whip and plain or strawberry yogurt. Normally, I use two cups of cool whip and plain or strawberry yogurt. Normally, I use two cups ^ABERDEEN BARN Located in the Holiday Inn, Rt. ,29 South, Culpeper MS, 825-1037 ABERDEEN , BARNS Wednesday Night Prime Rib ^ * Thursday Night Steak Dinner Special New York Strip, Salad, /h <g Potato & Onion Rings ip JL vl« } of cool whip and an eight ounce container of strawberry yogurt. Strawberry shortcake is a wonderful dessert. The easy way out is to use a pound cake, cool whip, strawberries, and mint leaves for garnish, however, many cooks have wonderful shortcake recipes that are simple and delicious. Although strawberries are generally used, other fruits such as raspberries, blackberries, peaches or even canned, fruit, can be substituted and makes delicious short cakes. This is the recipe that I use. Old Fashioned Shortcake 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder „ 3 tablespoons shortening 3/4 cup milk 1 quart berries Sift dry ingredients, mix in shortening, add milk to make soft dough, smooth out lightly. Bake in greased deep layer cake tin in hot oven, 375 to 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Split, butter if desired and spread sweetened crushed berries or other fruit between layers. Even though I always use the above recipe, when I think of strawberry shortcake, I recall when the Heddleston family moved to Rappahannock and we were all together for dinner one evening and April fixed the best strawberry shortcake I had ever had and must admit the best to date. I contacted her and she was happy to share her recipe. Strawberry Shortcake 1 quart of strawberries, sliced 1 cup of sugar 1/3 cup shortening 2 cups all purpose flour Recipe Corner By Barbara Wayland 2 tablespoons of sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup milk Margarine or butter, softened Sweetened whip cream Mix strawberries with one cup sugar — let stand one hour. Heat oven to 450 degrees — cut shortening into flour, 2 tablespoon sugar, the baking powder and salt until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in milk just until blended. Gently smooth dough into ball on lightly floured cloth covered board. Knead 20 to 25 times, roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with floured three inch cutter. Place about one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet, bake until golden brown about 10 to 12 minutes. Split crosswise while hot, spread lightly with margarine, fill in top with strawberries and whip cream. 6 servings. APRIL HEDDLESTON Sperryville Making strawberry preserves or jam is definitely an art. Preserves are a little more trouble to make than jams, but every homemaker likes to have some special jars to add a touch of elegance to a very special meal. For prize-winning results always use red-to-the-center berries of medium size. If possible, weigh the berries and sugar, and cook in small batches. When making berry preserves, shake the pan rather than stir to prevent sticking if you want the berries to remain whole and plump. Be careful when preparing strawberries, working with small amounts and do not crush or bruise them. Easy To Make Strawberry Preserves 1 cup hulled berries for juice 6 cups hulled berries for preserves 3 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt Wash, rinse, hull and measure berries. Use odd sized berries for the cup of juice. Measure and mash to pulp. Squeeze out juice and combine with sugar in sauce pan. Cook until sugar dissolves. Cool syrup in pan of cold water. Add berries to cooled syrup and put over very low heat until berries begin to boil. Increase heat and boil rapidly until berries are clear. Pour boiling hot preserves into hot jars and seal at once. After jars are cold, tum them on the side and let stay in that position for a week turning jars each day. This give the berries better contact with syrup and enables them to absorb more of it. There are many ways to enjoy the strawberry season and we have contacted others for various recipes. Try one or more and enjoy! Strawberry Sherbet 1 quart strawberries 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 egg white Mash berries with fork. 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Available in twin thru king. Compare at 80.00-120.00 2 for $IO "ETERNITY" BATH TOWELS. Reg. 6.99 each. Hand, reg. 4.99 each, 2 for $8. Wash, reg. 2.99 each, 2 for $4 9.99 SELECT FASHION AREA RUGS 9.99 30x60" FIBER REACTIVE PRINT BEACH TOWELS 2 for $10 SELECT FASHION DECORATIVE PILLOWS 12.99 ALL SIZES BED SACK™ MATTRESS PADS. Twin thru king. If perfect 18.00-30.00 25% Off ENTIRE STOCK OF "SUMMER SHOr SERVEWARE AND ACCESSORIES 9.99 ALL SIZES BISTRO CHECK TABLECLOTH. Peebles Choose from blue, red or green. Home items available by special order only in some stores. Great Fcishions. Great Prices. Every Day! ROYAL PLAZA • FRONT ROYAL, VA • (540) 635-3101 • HOURS: MON.-SAT. 10-9; SUN. 12-5 LURAY SHOPPINC CENTER • LURAY, VA • (540) 743-1110 • HOURS: MON.-FRI 10-8; SAT. 9-8; SUN. 12:30-5:30 WARRENTON CENTER « WARRFNTON, VA • (540) 347-1820 • HOURS: MON.-SAT 10-9; SUN. 12-6 sugar and egg white. Freeze to a heavy • mush. Beat with mixer and freeze again. MARION SIMPSON Sperryville Strawberry Pie 2 quarts strawberries 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon butter Juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 cup sugar 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 baked (9-inch) pie shell Reserve 12 to 18 strawberries. Cut remaining strawberries into halves. Mix cornstarch and 1 cup sugar in saucepan. Mix in water and strawberries. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add butter, lemon juice and food coloring if desired. Cool. Cream 1/2 cup sugar, cream cheese and vanilla in a bowl until light. Spread over bottom of pie shell. Arrange whole strawberries stem end down in the pie shell. Pour cooled mixture over top. Chill until serving time. Yield: 6-8 servings. CATHY D. PULLEN ' Washington Strawberry Almond Pie 1 package (3 ounce) strawberry ‘ gelatin 1 package (4 ounce) vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling (not instant) 11/4 cup water 1 1/2 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced 1/2 cup chopped toasted almonds ■ 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1 baked (9-inch) pie shell Combine gelatin and pie filling ' mix in saucepan; stir in water. Cook and stir over high heat until mixture - comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in strawberries, almonds and extract. Let stand 5 minutes then pour ■ in pie shell. Chill until set, about 3 to 4 hours. Garnish with thawed frozen whipped topping. MARY LATHAM Amissville Strawberry Pretzels Dessert 2 cups pretzels (crushed but not too fine) 3/4 cup butter or mazarine, melted 2 tablespoons sugar 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 (12 ounce) container of Cool Whip 1 large box of strawberry Jello 2 (10 ounce) packages of frozen strawberries Mix the pretzels, 3/4 cup of butter, and 2 tablespoons of sugar together. Pat out in a 9 by 13 inch pan and bake for 8 minutes on 375 degree oven. Mix - 8 ounces of cream cheese (1 package) with 1 cup of sugar and 1 container (12 ounce) of Cool Whip. Layer on top of baked pretzel crust after it has slightly cooled. Mix one large box of strawberry Jello with 2 cups of boiling water. Add 2 (10 ounce) packages of frozen strawberries. Let it set for 10 minutes or until it begins to thicken. Spread on cream cheese mixture and refrigerate. Serves 12. REBA WOODARD Sperryville No Cook Strawberry Freeze Jam 1 quart strawberries 4 cups (3/4 pound) sugar 1 box sure-jell fruit pectin Have fruit at room temperature and prepare as directed in recipe. If fruit measure is slightly short, add water. Remove caps from strawberries. Crush fruit one layer at a time. Measure 2 cups into a large bowl. Measure sugar, then thoroughly stir into fruit. Let stand 10 minutes. Mix 3/4 cup water and sure-jell in small saucepan. Bring to a full boil and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. At once stir into fruit, continue stirring 3 minutes. (A few sugar crystals vyjll remain) Immediately ladle into containers, leaving a half inch space at the top. With a damp cloth wipe any spills from containers. Cover at once with lids. Let stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Store jam in freezer. (Small amounts maybe covered and stored in refrigerator for up to three weeks) MARGARET SETTLE I t 1 t t I 1 k % i « i Amissville 4 I* It's a Boy! Kevin and Tabitha Dawson of Rixeyville are excited about the birth of their first child. Son Jordan Ray was bom on May 14. He weighed 7 pounds, eight ounces and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Nancy and Donnie Rutherford of Rixeyville. Maternal great-grandparents are Harry and Esther Rutherford of Castleton and Mrs. Marie Fewell of Amissville. Paternal grandparents are Kenny and Jane Dawson of Rixeyville and Mr. and Mrs. E. Tommy Jenkins of Alexandria. Paternal great-grandparents aie Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Mills of Cfozet. % % \ \ \ 1

Keith Switzer, Tech Graduate Honored with Celebration Keith Switzer, a recent graduate from Virginia Tech, was honored with a graduation party given by his family Milton, Gloria, Michael, Michelle, John, and Kent at their home in Viewtown, Saturday, May 24. Family and friends that attended were Blanton Brown of Annandale, Debbie White of Charlotte, N.C., Brian Kahnerst of Sterling, Joe Riccio of Vienna, Jon Whitley of Virginia Beach, Bubba Strickland, Debbie Sweet, both of Richmond, Dannielle Aveta of Ashbum, Christine Dodson of Culpeper, Fred Wilson of Bealeton, Frankie Somers, Ennis and Dot Bawkey, all of Rixeyville, Emma Swatman of Fairfax, Barry, Sharon, and Lauren Ross of Madison, Chris and Stephanie Switzer of Lignum, Andrew Kerr, Mike Letsen, Andy Grimsley, Carol and David Loebs, Rev. and Mrs. Milton Switzer Sr., all of Castleton. Also attending were Joahne and Jonathon Bankston of Woodville, Richard Sitorius, Angie Clark of Front By GLADYS DODSON 937-4904 ... ■ . Royal, Bootie Smith of Warrenton, Adam Jenkins of Washington, Richie Lillard of Sperryville, Brian Dove of Flint Hill, Angela Crolfi, Luke Zjndel, Lori and Katy Paratore, Brock Hermanson, all of Amissville, Roger, Janet and David Hitt, Daniel and Lori Hitt, Joyce and Karen Wilson, Gene and Heather Dodson, Sherlean Wayland, Kelly Magee, Bill Davis, A1 Kellert, Connie and Ree Berry, Ann Dodson, Dixie and Wayne Dodson, all ofViewtown. Trey Rowan could not make it to the party because of his girlfriend. Eric Sweet was also unable to attend because of his trip to Europe. Prayer goes out to Mrs. Betty Jane Hitt who had back surgery last week. She is home and doing fine. Mrs. Helen Compton celebrated her day on Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Grigsby in Flint Hill with family ' and friends. Birthday wishes goes out to Mrs. Mattie Hackley who celebrated her day on May 25. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Settle have returned home after a weeks tour of Tennessee and other places of interest. Susan Weaver of Culpeper was a Saturday guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Dodson. Congratulations to Teresa Whorton of Viewtown and Gregory Freeman of Culpeper who were united in marriage on Saturday, May 31 in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Have a great week! NSDAR Members Visit Old Church By LOUISA T. GROGAN Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR, met on Tuesday, May 13 at the Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison with the First Vice Regent, Mrs. Carl D. Longley presiding. She thanked the hostesses, Mrs. Albert J. Lambert and Mrs. E. Eugene Ryan, the latter coordinating the meeting. In the President General’s message, read by Mrs. Douglas D. Fairfax, Mrs. Kemper thanked all the Daughters for their contributions to the memorable Continental Congress held in Washington, D.C. in April. Mrs. Longley introduced Mrs. Margaret Davis, Docent at the church, who gave the history of the church. It was established by German immigrants circa 1740 who were indentured to Governor Alexander Spotswood to work in his iron mines and is the oldest Lutheran church in continuous use by Lutherans in the United States. r It is one of four wooden churches surviving from Virginia’s colonial » times and is known for its lovely frescoed ceiling and the 1802 Tannenberg organ. This organ is an historic one ‘ and was demonstrated to the members, many of who climbed to the loft to M. A. Grimsley On Dean's List Michael A. Grimsley has been named to the Dean’s List at Radford University with a 3.6 grade point average for the Spring term and a 3.4 cumulative grade point average overall. Mike is currently a senior, majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology. He is a 1994 graduate of Rappahannock County High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Costello of Huntly and Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Grimsley of Front Royal. He is also the grandson of Mrs. Louise Mills of Huntly and Mrs. Ada Grimsley of Flint Hill. view it closely. The Delegate to the Continental Congress in April reported to the membership the highlights of the four days events. Mrs. Dale Metzinger reported on the District VI Genealogy Workshop to be held at the Holiday Inn in Culpeper May 31 and urged all to attend. There will be three professional speakers well versed in Genealogy. The next meeting on June 10 will be a river trip, coordinated by Mrs. Longley, with visits to some of the plantations bordering on the Potomac. OPENING IN JULY!. f”iunt (^ountry^arns WEST FEDERAL ST., Middleburg, VA 20117 540 687-5129 1 Block South of Route 50 on the corner of Madison & Federal CELLULARONE'2-3 V CFUUI&R pRfmXPjC^RP Enjoy Cellular Service • No Contracts • No Security Deposits • No Credit Approvals mu may purchase prepaid calling cards in $30 and $50 denominations. Can be used with your phone or one of our new ones. "Long defence calls made Iron the WasNngtaneaMmon home cafng area to anywtare in Ihe 46 CoritnentaJ Unled Stales are bdedal 75* peurmie. We also sell Pagers and Service. We accept major credit cards. MOST We Buy * Sell • Loan • Top $$$ Raid The Gold Mine Warrenton Village (Next to K-Mart) 341-4290 Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10-7 • Fri. 10-6 • Sat 10-5 Dr. Jeffrey Bell, M.D. is pleased to announce the establishment of: COMMONWEALTH OBSTETRICS and GYNECOLOGY, Inc. 428 HOSPITAL DRIVE, WARRENTON, VIRGINIA Board Certified by American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology To schedule an appointment call, (540) 349-0100 ’Obituaries Walter Estes Walter W. Estes, 85, of Shenandoah, died at his home on Sunday, June 1. Mr. Estes was born May 28, 1912, in Marshall and was the son of the late Henry Estes and Rebbie Carter Estes. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Amissville and had worked for the Architect of the Capital, Washington, D.C., as an Engineer and retired in May 1972 after serving 30 years of Federal Service. He had served in the Army from 1942 to 1945 and had served in the European, African, and Middle Eastern Theatre Campaigns. He was a Life Member of The American Legion Post 8 in Washington, D.C. On May 5, 1945, he married Peggy Beaghan Estes who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Richard Estes of Davidsonville, Md. and Gary Estes of Upper Marlboro, Md.; a daughter, Frances McCord of Fredericksburg; a sister, Hester Riley of Amissville; five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas M. Estes. Funeral services will be held at the Elkton Chapel of the Kyger and Trobaugh Funeral Home at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 5. The Rev. William Whithurst will officiate. Interment will follow in the Fields Methodist Cemetery at Shenandoah. Memorial donations may be made to the Rockingham Memorial Hospital Cancer Center, 100 East Grace Street, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801. Kyger and Trobaugh Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Fannie Fincham Fannie Mae Fincham, 92, of Hay market, died on Monday, May 19 at the Oak Springs Comprehensive Care Center. She was bom Nov. 25, 1904, in Rappahannock County, to the late George B. and Mary Jenkins. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lester Jenkins. She was a homemaker and a member of the Vienna Assembly of God, Vienna. She is survived. by two sons, Willie M. Jenkins of Rileyville and Lester Jenkins of Silver Springs, Md. and eight daughters, Mary Lee Luber of Savage, Md. Helen Jenkins of Fairfax, Dolly Hitt and Shirley' Bailey, both of Haymarket, Lucy Beavers of Richlands, Katie Hampton of Homosassa, Fla. and Virginia" Dudley and Nancy Woods, both of Manassas. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, May 21 at Moser Funeral. Home in Warrenton Rev. Kenneth Woods and Rev. Jim. Loughry officiated. Interment was in SperryVillfc* Cemetery in Sperryville. ■ " • * Moser Funeral Home -inWarrenton 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 nip WM* Only $4.60per week for a 1 inch stuue UTTV/ U / O ODOO *****..... MM Hi * Next Deadline June 23 ........... 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. Tt» One-Stop Shop tor comptok Home Decorating Sorvico Floor Rowings • Window Treatment^ Wallpapar • Slip Covore A Upholstry Residential & Commercial Rt 211 Amtuvilk, VA 937-5500 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT . MacRae Associates, P.C. Full Service CPA Firm Washington, Virginia (540) 675-2043 CHIROPRACTIC (S40)675-249«, Tors.-Sat, Bv Afrtxx'ntmfnt. CLEANING MAID SERVICE ResidentialCommercial Reasonable Prices Free Estimates 540-937-4247 or 540-937-5576 CONSTRUCTION T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Custom Homebuilder Class A License 540-987-8043 KREYLING CONSTRUCTION Top Quality Custom ' Homes Since 1975 540-987-3145 BILL CATO & CO. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION • Carpentry • Timber Framing • Cabinetmaking 540-937-3039 VA Class A Building, Plumbing, Electrical JENKINS FAMILY CONSTRUCTION £|Bdalizirg in rooting, EBicriRling & actiiticns Robert W. Jenkins, Jr. 540-987-9526 FENCING FENCING Installer of Equlgard John Lyons Signature Product Electric Livestock Fence High Tensile, Barb Wire, American Wire, Chain Link, Board and Electric. Split Rail Curtis Crawford Home: 540-675-3943 GARDEN MAINTENANCE :A(p time to grow your own vegetables? Is your flowergarden out of control? •Planting • 'Meding •Mulching • ‘Pruning OiancySouk •Ives 5-9 ' 987-.WS PLUMBING ELECTRICAL FULLEST* Pumps & Waterheaters In-Stock Installation ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING Class A Certified New & Old Work Free Estimates on New Work 540-675-3249 PAINTING FAUX FINISHES Murals & DECORATIVE PAINTING l>\ Linda Hcim-tra S40-9S7-1 549 PUMP INSTALLATION EXPERT PUMP INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICE Available at RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS CO-OP Sperryville, VA 987-8555 SERVICES BCNNIE'S SECRETARIAL Ctr reEpTriaice, cfetabaae, nauacripts, resunes, wills, etc. Ti*yr porta:. ff-QB local pdckp & cteLhory. Call Borne ct First. EbU-r form. 540-675-3460 SIGNS & CALLIGRAPHY DAVETTE'S STABLES Second Chance Stables Trail Rides & Pony Rides. Hourly Rates 540-635-RIDE HUNTLY, VIRGINIA STORAGE SPERRYMLLE STORAGE CO. Safe Handy Storage Residential C ommercial Reasonable Rates 540/987-8507 SPERRYMLLE, VA TAX PREPARATION 1 'A Y PREPARATION Delta Accounting 937-7541 .nr.. TV SALES & REPAIR GREYSTONE TV & APPLIANCE Sales & Service GE 4 RCA Video Products Antennas 4 Satellite Systems Radio Shack Dealer, Kitchen Aid. Whirlpool 4 Roper Appliances 312 North Main St., Madison 540-948-2200 TIRED OF POOR TV RECEPTION? Tired of cable; poor antenna reception; renting a dish? SWITCH - 40 Channels $19.99/mo 76 Channels $29.99/mo 100% CREDIT APPROVAL Sales people needed in all areas. For more info, call 1-800-641-9999 W00DST0VES W00DST0VES The largest selection in VA. Sierra, Jotul, Waterford, Hearthstone & Pellet Stoves ACME STOVE CO. 1329 E High Street CHARLOTTESVILLE 804/971-6777 STORAGE South Wale Business & Mini Storag Located 5 miles west of Warrenton 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 TRASH SERVICE SKYLINE SERVICES is expanding residential & commercial trash pk*-up service in the following areas * Huntley, Flint Hill, and the Little Washington area. Once a week trash pick-up of each week of every month. We offer a 10% discount for senior citizens. MANY OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE: Hauling, rental house/apt. cleaning; dean out basements, attics, etc. Other sen/ices available. For more irtfo. please call Kimberlee or Lloyd _ 540-636-1930

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Acreage and homesites as low as $17,900 Coastal Marketing & Development, New Bern, NC. 1-800566-Land Lake Gaston VA/NC 350 miles shoreline. Over 50 waterfront lots. Free Lake Map Call/write Tanglewood Realty, 1800-338-8816 Box 116, Bracey, VA 23919 Vacation/ Tbneshare Myrtle Beach - Warm & Sunny. Absolutely finest affordable condominiums. Indoor pool, whirlpools, saunas. Spring - Daily $62-$130; weekly $385-$854. Condo sales: 2BR from $65,000. 1-800-2381181 www.beachgolf.com Royal Palms Motor Inn. Oceanfront Located in N. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 1 & 2 room oceanfront efficiencies- sleeps 4 or 8. Oceanview rooms available. 1-800-292-3444. Sea Shell Motel ,1 -rm efficiency - sleeps 4. 2-rm efficiency - sleeps 6. Family Rates, Located in N.Myrtle Beach, SC, ‘Toll Free" 1-800-843-1689 Time Share Units and Campground Memberships. Distress Sales- Cheap! Worldwide Selections. Call Vacation Network U.S and Canada .1-800-543-6173. Free Rental Information 954563-5586. JE Real Estate IW Commercial Nelson County 28.54 ac., 1600ft. on Tye River, rugged, properly w/panoramic views, road, well, perc building site & privacy. $2850 per ac. by owner. Financing w/ 40% down. Call 804237-9754 SO. Carolina Waterfront Sale. Beautifuly wooded, dock approved parcel w/long frontage on- spec tular, 50,000 acre recreation lake in So. Carolina - next to 18 hole championship golf course. Fish, boat, golf year round in our fantastic climate! Paved roads, u/g, much more! Financing available. Call 800-704-3154. TLE Washington, NC Deep water on protected harbor. Waterski, boat, fish or just relax in nature's paradise! Waterfront @ $29,900. waterview ® $25,900, water access ® $15,900. Ideal for primary residence or second home. Purchase during the month of May and receive Free Closing Costs! Selling Fast! Call Now! 1800-938-9552. Waterfront - $24,880 located on 11,000 acre recreational lake, 90% financing available. 1800-952-5379 16 Real Estate For Sale Foreclosed Government Homes. Save up to 50% or more on repossessed homes. Little/No Down payment. Bad Credit OK. Call Now! 1-800-400-6622 ext.640 Real Estate ID For Sale Government Foreclosed homes from pennies on $1. Delinquent Tax, Repo's, REO’s. Your area. Toll free 1-800218-9000 Ext. H-6080 for current listinqs. 17 Real Estate For Sale By Owner 3 bedroom, 1 bath rambler on 2.3 acres. Amissville area. $92,000. Call for appointment 9377370, after 5pm. 6.2 Acre in Boston, Rappahannock County. View of mountains. $49,900. 540-987-8400. 19 Real Estate Wanted Got A Campground Membership or Timeshare? We'll take it. America’s most successful resort resale clearing house. Call resort sales information toll free hotline 1-800423-5967 General Classified Adoption A Baby can fullfil our dreams. We long to give your baby lots of love and a happy home with stayat-home mom. Expenses paid. Please call Kathy or Peterl-800-671-6566 or 703-709-9241 collect. 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. Loving, childless couple wish to adopt a newborn. Willing to pay legal & medical expenses. Call John & Nikki collect: 202-213-7265 Real Estate For Sale American Family Homes 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 An Affordable and Romantic Wedding in the Smoky Mountains. Several wedding packages to choose from. Beautiful honeymoon suites in Gatlinsburg. No waiting, ordained minister. 1-800-619-3397 Radford University Alumni Golf Tournament: Friday, June 13, 1997. 2:00 p.m. shotgun start. Bristow Manor Golf Club. Sponsorship available. For more information, please call Jayne Katz Ayers at (703)803-7717. Share A Dream- Host Scandinavian, European, South American, Asian, Russian High School Students Arriving August. Become a Host Family/Aise. Call 1-800- SIBLING Swansboro, NC 1.32 AC with boat slip $20,000- A $40,000 Value, 1/2 AC waterview $25,900 with slip, $32,000- A $50,000 Value. 1.40 AC Waterfront, $86,000- A $125,000 Value. Pvd. rds, u/g util, gated entrance, great location! Selling Fast at these unbelievable prices! Call 1800-448-5263. Swansboro, NC Don’t Miss This One! Close to Barrier Island. Boat, fishing, sun and fun in this waterfront paradise! Buy now and build later. Only 10% down for qualified customers. EZ terms! Purchase during the month of May and receive FREE Closing Costs! All lots prices below current market value! Call today! 1 -800-4485263. 29 Auctions Public Auction. Commonwealth of Virginia. June 11, 1997* 9:00 AM, VCU Surplus Property Warehouse, 2600 E. Cary Street, Richmond, VA< 1981 Chevrolet Van, Bus Style* 1978 Dodge 1/2 Ton* 1985 Chevrolet S-10* 1987 Dodge Van* Reach in Cooler* Copiers'Chairs* Desks* Copiers * Medical & Scientific Apparatus * Fax Machines * File Cabinets* Much More * Items “ As Is Where Is “, For A Complete Listing Contact State Surplus Property (804)236-3666 Auction - Franklin County, VA - Sat., June 28th. Immaculate 4,500 sq. It. historic colonial on 107 acres. Ideal for horses. For details, call 540-3447297 (or Fax-on-demand, Doc. No. 228. Visit web site at www.woltz.com or call for brochure: 800551-3588. Public Auction The Mosby Center 43112 John Mosby Hwy. Chantilly, VA Every Friday Night at 7:00 p.m. Furniture • Antiques and Otherwise • Collectibles »Glassware»Household Items We Buy or Sel oomptola or panel estates. We I also buy used luman and household terns PBap availatlB. Consignments Welcome For More Information CaH (703) 327-4004 Calvin Neal VAAfi *2084 L.W. ‘Scoop' Maoimisa VAAR *1309 Dir From ChanMy. take Rl SO 3.5 miles W ot RL 28 (Suly Rd). From Gibers Comer (fits 15 8 50). 7 miles E or Rl 50.(Nexl to Meadow's Farms Nursery) Terms: Cash. Cheor. MOST Dat* Cards Visa. MC. Discover. Announcements day o< sale take precedence over printed maleiiaL Auctions AMISSVILLE AUCTION AMISSVILLE, VA SATURDAY, JUNE 7th, 1997 at 10:00 A.M. DIRECTIONS: FROM FRONT ROYAL: Rt 522 S (approx 15 miles) to Massies Corner. Turn left on 211 E, continue approx 2 m to Ben Venue. Turn right onto 729. Sale site 1.5 m on right at Lyle Ln. FROM WARRENTON: Take Rt 211 (approx 18 miles) thru Amissville Ben Venue. Turn left onto 729, travel 1.5 mi to sale site on right at Lyle Ln. Partial Listing TRACKLOADERS A DOZERS Komatsu D55 S trackldr w/Erops & new tracks, S/N 7055; JD450 B, 6-w dozer, Orops BACKHOES A FORKLIFT JD 310-A IJr hackhoe, Orops, GP hkt w/ext hoe & Wein Roy quick attach - nice hackhoe, S/N 320151; CASE 580 K 4X4 cab ext hoc, v.g. cond, S/N JJG0022415; FORD 555 B IJr hackhoe, Erops, GP hkt, 24" hkt. 3,370 hrs, S/N OR52006; PETTI BONE Super 6, 6,000 lb forklift w/gas eng. FARM TRACTORS A EQUIPMENT HESSTON DT-70'66, 4X4 farm tractor w/Orops, 700 hrs; FORD 2000 farm tractor, gas eng, 3 pt, 540 PTO; LAWN GENIE pickup mower, S/N 48705. SKIDSTEER A COMPACT ROLLER Bobcat 643 skiJsteer Idr, Orops, aux hyd, S/N 13518; N H 555 dlx skidsteer Idr w/dsl eng; NH 785 skidsteer loader w/dsl eng; RAMMAX roller w/remotes &.dsl eng. EXCAVATOR CAT 215 LC hyd excavator, short stick, long carriage, S/N 96L1358; MF 450 hyd excavator. GENERATOR A AIR COMPRESSOR CAT 75 kw generator w/dsl power, runs good; CHICAGO pneumatic 150 cfm air comp w/gas eng; LINDSAY 80 cfm air comp w/Wisc gas eng. ROAD TRACTORS 1987 WHITE Volvo T/A tractor w/sleeper, 400 Cummins dsl; 1984 KW COE T/A tractor w/sleeper, Cummins dsl, 8 spd; 1981 KW COE T/A tractor w/sleeper, Cat dsl, 8 spd, Air ride susp; 1993 FORD LTL 9000 T/A road tractor w/Cumniins dsl eng, 9 spd Jake brake, alum tanks; 1984 MACK R model T/A tractor w/300 eng, 5 spd; 1985 MACK R model T/A tractor w/300 eng, 5 spd. DUMPS TRUCKS (2) 1994 IHC 4700 S/A 10’ dumps w/DT-408 dsl eng, 5/2 spd trims, low mileage - nice trucks; 1989 S-1900 S/A 16' flatbed dump, DT-466dsl, 5/2 spd trans, airbrakes, 32,000 gvw, 52,000 mi; 1986 IHC S-1900 w/10’ dump body, DT-466, 5/2 spd trans, airbrakes. T/A DUMP TRUCKS (2) 1988 FORD L-8000 T/A dumps w/ncw 16’ bodies, Ford dsl eng, 13 spd low hole trans, es w/spreader apron. CAB & CHASSIS 1990 IHC S/A C6tC w/brand new DT-360 dsl eng, 0 miles on new eng, 5/2 spd trans, air bakes, A/C, long wh base, "had 24’ box on trk”. MECHANICS TRUCK & WORK TRUCKS 1992 FORD F-250 utility V-8 gas eng w/new engine, 5 spd trans; 1978 CHEVY C-60 S/A svc mechanics body trk w/gas eng; 1989 FORD Econoline 250 work van, gas eng, auto trans; 1989 CHEVY crewcab, 3/4 ton w/utility body; 1986 FORD work van, gas eng, auto trans; 1967 FORD custom flatbed dump - No title; 1954 CHEVY panel van; 1988 FORD F-350 flatbed w/dsl eng; 1987 GMC 6000 S/A flatbed, 4/2 spd trans w/gas. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE 1976 APOLLO 2600 RL motor home w/gas eng, 74,000 orig mi. PICKUPS A VEHICLE 1988 FORD LTD stationwagon, loaded; 1987 GMC 6000 S/A flatbed 4/2 spd trans w/gas. TRAILERS & CONTAINERS 1988 HYSTER 25 ton ttlt-top trl, 24' deck, air brakes; 1980 JOHNSON T/A log trl; 1979 JOHNSON T/A log trl; 1973 FRUEHAUF T/A 40’ flt trl; 1960 DORSEY 35 ton T/A dble drop low boy trl; 1989 EAGER BEAVER Tri/A, 9 ton trl; 1986 BETTER BUILT BECK T/A skdldr trl. MISC JD AMT 5 wheel ATV w/gas eng; Misc port gas eng generators; Cast iron pipe cutter; Jackhammer & hoses; (2) New American Standard toilets; Rigid 450 tri-stands; (2) Rigid 300 power vices; Rockwell hand saw; Diaphram pump w/gas eng; JD 644 multipurpose Idr bkt; Heavy duty log splitter w/5 hp eng; Fence boards; Rough cut oak lumber; Misc chains, binders, tools &much more. TERMS OF SALE: COMPLETE PAYMENT SALE DAY with CASH or CASHIERS CHECK Personal or Company checks accepted only if accompanied by a VALID BANK LETTER OF GUARANTEED PAYMENT - See your hank to obtain letter. Now accepting VISA/MASTERCARD. A 5% administrative fee will be charged on all non- cash/non-check purchases. SALE SITE PHONE (Beginning Tuesday, 6/2/97): (540)675-2640 PRE-SALE INSPECTION: Friday, June 6, 1997, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. 9801 Hansonvillc Rd, Frederick MD 21702 http://www.fred.net/auctions Estate Auction: Saturday, June 7, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. We Will Be Selling The Estate Of: Mrs. Hazel Crane The Sale Will Be Held At The Crane Home at 9485 James Monroe Highway (Route 29) 4.8 Miles South of Warrenton, VA. Across highway from Shell Food Mart. Mrs. Crane collected dolls and figurines for over 50 years. Partial Listing: Rogers Silver Service Collectible whatnots Some Occ Japan -Small handmade chair -Rockers -Coo Coo Clock (Germany) -Dining room suit with double pedestal table and 6 chairs (Mahagony) -1940’s bedroom suit (Mahagonv) -Morris type rocker -Drop leaf enamel table -Oak curio cabinet -Lazyboy recliner -Sofa and chair -Coffee table -End tables -T.V. and much much more. Some items added by family members. -Pine comer cabinet -Small china cabinet -Oak dresser with mirror -Ingrahm mantle clock. This is a very clean sale. Sutherland's Auction Company (540)635-9373. Auctioneers: Dan Sutherland, VA Lie. #1877 Roy (Skeeter Reed) VA Lie. #2136 Terms: Cash or good check. Announcements Day of Sale take precedence over this ad. Boats & V1 Accessories See-DooXP 1992: Great condition, too much fun, moving, must sell. $3,100/ or best offer. Ask for Bryan. Home (703)777-8014, Pager: (540)341-6636. Business Oaa Opportunities A National Company Seeks Wholesale Distributors for CD Roms, educational, childrens software to chain/retail accounts. $100k potential. No selling. Investment $12,995. 1-800675-9175 Be A Paralegal! Train now! Be part of one of today’s fastest growing careers. Accredited attorney instructed diploma/degreed home study programs. Free catalog. 800-476-3316 ext. 13 Be Your Own Boss. Large Profit Potential. Earn $2500 part-time to $8000 full-time, processing insurance claims and billing for healthcare providers. Software purchase required, e-mail alixsandra @ aoi.com/call 1-800-722-SAMS. Become A Medical Transcriptionist. Opportunity To Work At Home or in Office Typing for Doctors. Home Study. Free Literature. P.C.D.I., Atlanta, Georgia. 800-362-7070 Dept. YYA738. 4A Business Opportunities Exciting Home Based Business: Serious income. Working 7 to 10 hours per week. Call (703)802-9520 for FREE Info. Packet. No Suit - No Commute, Six Figures from Home. Legally Reduce taxes up to 95%. Non MLM - 90% Profit. Start up under $2,000. 800-995-0796 ext. 4969. 24 Hour;. Ford 3500 Tractor with loader. 6x4 manual reversing transmission. 5 ft. tiller, 5 ft. bushhog, 5 ft. pull behind plow, 5 ft. box scrapper. $10,000 or best offer. (540)675-3102. Wanted: Someone to make hay on shares. 540-439-1176. 42 Furniture Appliances One queen-size Steams & Foster sofabed, in fine condition; Glass Tub/ shower enclosure, never installed; Metal utility cart. Please phone 9345873. 43 Garage/Yard Moving Sale Biggest Yard Sale Evert Big family never shad a YS. Children old, Ime to rid of TVs, clothes, beds, toys, books, sportsequipment. Everything goes! Saturday/Sunday 7/7-7/8. 9623 Woodbrook Lane, Midland/Warrenton. From Rt. 29 to Meetze Road. From Rt. 17, take 28 towards Manassas, left onto Meetze. 44 Giveaways Adopt: Border Collie/ Lab, male, neutered, Aprox. 14 mos. Great with kids, smart, playful, housebroken. Needs yard & loving home. 703771-2340. Free Hay: 14 Acres, you cut and haul. (540)6686688. Free Hay: 40 Acres, Fescue, 1 mile South of Route 7, on Shenandoah, you cut and haul. Call Sheila from 8:30am to 5:30pm at (703)7778333. Giveaway: 9 week old, white shepherd/lab mix puppies. Day 1-800-6785021 or evening 540364-2232. Parakeet with Cage and Food to right home. (703)771-4955. US Custom Service in Front Royal has adult dogs for adoption, ages 1-3. Have all their shots, spayed and neutered. Viewing hours Mon.-Fri.. 9am-4pm (closed 12-1 pm for lunch). 540-635-7106 Coming Soon Claws' ---— AND - Directory For AJJ Your Pet Care. Supplies & Pet Sitting Needs. To Place Your Discounted Ad Call •00-852-4797, ask tor Qlaolm

C4 Horses wl For Sale WANTED Hors**, Ponies, Csttl* & Trsllers. All Typos. Cash Terms Will pick-up at farm. (410) 987-5642 WANTED TO BUYschool type horses S ponies, but, will buy anv kind. Cash terms (540)347-7776. C£ Miscellaneous ww For Sale •S.O.S." Steel Overstock Sale. Must Liquidate New Metal Buildings. Direct from Factory. Save Thousands. Guaranteed Best Price. 4-25x30, 230x40, 2-50x100, 160x252. Free Information. Call Tom 1-888574-8820, At Home Tanning. Home Tanning Beds the size of salon systems yet no special wiring required. Guaranteed results/money back. Financing available. Free Catalog. 1 -800-KEEP-ATAN. Big Screen TV for Sale: Responsible patty to take on small monthly payments. Good Credit A Must. Call 1-800-7181657. Live Game Fish for Stocking Ponds Over 32 species available. Colorful catalog upon request. Zetts Fish Hatchery, Route 2 Box 218K, Inwood, W.V. 25428 304-2293654 Mulch, Topsoil, Com?ost for Sale: Call reese. (540)347-9372. Saddlery Liquidators Permanent Location Major diacounts as usual. Junctions of Route 15 & Route 66. Haymarket, VA. next to Sheetz gas station. Hours: 10am-6pm each day. Sunday, Noon-5pm. Cash or approved check only. (703) 753-9583 Steel buildings, new, engineered; 40x60x12 was $15,500, now $8,940; 50x100x16 was $26,200, now $17,931; 60x200x16 was $62,500, now $39,972. 1 -800-4065126. Swimming Pool SPECIAL Only $749 While They Last! These Huge 31'X19’O.D. Swim pools Also Come With A Deck And Fence Plus ' Ladders, Liner And Filter. Financing Available, Installation Additional. Call for details/24hrs 1-800-447-7207 Swimming Pool’s $749. Now 1996 Factory Left Over Models. Huge 31’x19' x4’ Deep. Comes Complete with Larae Deck, Fence, Ladders, Liner, Filter, Pump, & Motor. Installation & Financing Available. Call 24 HRS. 1-800-447-7207 We Pay You To Lose Weight. Reduce fat, retain muscle. Increase energy and vitality. Control appetite. 100% safe, natural, guaranteed. Herbalife Independent Distributor. 1 -800-341 - 4757 Wolff Tanning Beds . Tan at home. Buy Direct and Save! CommericaI/Home units Irom $199.00. Low Monthly Payments. Fraa Color Catalog. Call Today 1-800-642-1310. Wolff Tanning Bada. Tan at Home. Buy Direct and Save! Commercial/ Home units Irom $199.00 Low Monthly Payments. FREE Color Catalog. Call Today! 1-800-711-0158. I Miscellaneous Wanted WANTED: Fresh local produce, no amount too small. Contact Bob or Joff 675-3801 or just stop by at The Inn at Little Washington 65 Services Business PROFESSIONAL BARTENDER Available to tend your wedding, reception, parties, etc. Excellent references. Call Ann at (703) 777-7015, leave message. 67 Services, Financing Mortgage $$Cash$$ Immediate $$ lor structures settlements and deterred insurance claims. JG. Wentworth 1-800-386-3582 $P«bt Consolidations. Cut monthly payments up 30-50%. Reduce interest. Stop collection calls. Avoid bankruptcy. Free confidential help. NCCS Non prom, licensed/bonded. 1-800955-0412. “Action Cash** Any credit rating * Cash for Homeowners * No Equity Programs * Lowest Prices * No Up Front Fees * Local Company * Mortgage South, Inc. * Call Nelson * 1-800-2549506. 1ST A 2ND Mortgages Fast. Any Credit Rating. No Upfront Fees. Easy • Payment Plans. Great Rates. Call Charles Toney at 804-282-0605 or 1-800-269-1311. Crosstate Mortgage. Credit Card Debt! Stop harassing phone calls. Eliminate or reduce interest. Cut payments up to 50%. Non-Profit Debt Consolidation Co. 1-800229-8027 Debt Consolidation Free Cut monthly payments up to 30-50%. Reduce interest. Stop collection calls. Avoid bankruptcy. Free confidential help. NCCS Non profit, licensed/bonded. 1-800955-0412. Need Cesh? Receiving Payments? Turn Your Annuity, Mortgage, Trust Deed, Lottery Into Immediate Usable Cash. Call Now. Best Prices Nationwide! 1-800-659-2274 Ext. 36 Own For The Price 01 Renting! Build your home NOW, without the downpayment banks demand. Complete construction and permanent financing if qualified. DeGeorde Home Alliance, 1-800343-2884. ■ Senior citizen field representative needed. Helping other “fixed incomers” obtain tax-free^ monthly benefits of $150$500 through federal program. call Pat Swanson at 800-774-6266 ext. 6. 68 Services Healthcare 20/20 Without Glasses! Safe, rapid, non-surgical, permanent restoration 68 weeks. Airline pilot developed. Doctor approved. Free information by mail: (800)422-7320, ext.239 406 961-5570, Fax (406)961-5577. http://www.visionfreedom .com Satisfaction Guaranteed. Albuterol or Nebulizer Medications? Proventil, Mulomyst, Isopnotcranol? Free Medications Possible. Delivered to your home. Call Medasave Respiratory Care. 1 -800538-9849, EXT. 10. Assisted Care Residences. Seven Virginia locations. Licensed 24hour ambulatory care. From $1,000. American Retirement Homes, Charlottesville. 1 -800999-6637 Diabetics Save $$’s on supplies. Medicare pays lor your supplies of you use insulin. Medicare billed direct. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Mention AD-AA03. 1-800-7481662 Respiratory problems? °aying for medications? Why? Do you use Mbuterol (Proventil, Ventolin), Ipratropium 'Atrovent), Uetaproterenol (Alupent), jr other nebulizer medications? Call Express Med 1-800-6785733. Building Sal*... "Rock Bottom Prices." Go Direct. Ends Included. 21x30; $2,768.00, 32x40, $4,766. 40x60,$7,444.00. 46x70, $9,966.00. 54x100, $15,466.00. 64x120, $23,644.00. Many Others. Pioneer 1800-668-5422. Metal Roofing and Siding. For Houses/Bams. Proven Product. Attractive. Low Cost Installation. Easy Installation. Guaranteed 20 Years. Cut To The Inch. Fast Delivery) Free Literature. 1-717656-1814 EARLY'S CARPET, INC. Rt.211,1 mile west of Post Office Amissville, VA. 540-937-5500 or 1-800-870-9098 Classified Automotive Antiques & Classics Dodge, 1952, 2 door. All original. $1800 or trade. 304-728-0391. Pontiac 1994, Grand Prix GTP. Racing green teal, very sporty, sunroot, 24v 3.4L engine, trip computer, CD, numerous options, 45K miles. $11,900. Call 540-3473838. _ Saab 1990 9000CD Tubo 4 door, 2nd owner, dark blue with blue interior. Custom 16’ wheels and spoiler. Sharp Car 120K miles, 2nd owner $7,0001 Call 777-1830. $4,000 Buys ysrlck, 1976 Qrenanda 1975 Ma* 1971 Torino” (540)675-1587. Call: Cadillac 1990 4-door Sedan De Ville Irom the Estate of Wm. E. Wood root White. Factory Deluxe paint and tnm, tinted glass, with blue leather interior, stereo with graphic equalizer, cassette, 10- way power seats, outside mirror defrost, all amenities of the Cadillac tradition, 95K miles, “Bluebook" $9000. May be seen 9 898 Fodderstack Road, Flint Hill. 675-3137. Donate Your Car. Jewish Heritage for the Blind. Tax Deductible. Free Towing, Free Phone Card to Donors w/AD #1285. 1 -800-2-Donate. For Sale: 1985 GMC Ambulance Type I Sierra Classic 3500. 37,000 miles. Please call 540987-8303. Seizad Cars from $175. Porsches, Cadillacs, Chevys, BMW’s, Corvettes. Also Jeeps, 4WD’s. Your Area. Toll Free 1-800-218-9000 Ext. A-6080 for current listings. 1987 F150 Ford Pickup: V6, A/C, 97k miles. Good condition. $3,200 or best offer. (540)364-7624. Chevy 1952 Pickup: Restored, 5 windows, runs good, looks good, new paint, $5,800. (301) 739-2627 Chevy 1986 Blazer S10: 2 door, White, runs great, new transmission, new brakes, $3,300. (540) 349-8230, Dodge 1995 3500 SLT: Club cab, Cummins diesel, dually, 4x2, automatic, set to tow 5th wheel, winch, many extras, $22,000, (540)364-2996. Jeep 1985 CJ7, 55,000 miles. Dana 44 rears, new turbo 400 AT, 360 C.I.D., 4" flopped suspension lift, 38.5' super swampers, 15x10 aluminum wheels, Kenwood stereo with 10 disc changer, Flowmaster mufflers. $5300/ best offer. Call for more details 703-779-7661. Parts & Accessories Dana 30 front rear complete hub to hub $150. Dana 20 transfer case $75. 703-779-7661. SONNY'S AUTO PARTS Used parts for cars and trucks Some new parts Motors, transmissions and parts Installsd (If purchased hare). Over2,000 cars and tmcks at all times. Wa Buy and Sell running care end trucks. Open 7 days, Mon-Sat 8-6 Sunday 9-5 Located Rt 229,3 miles past Culpeper High School. 825-2571 1fflBids& IW Proposals Audit Services Sought The Rappahannock County Public School Board is accepting proposals (RFPs) for auditing services for school activity fund accounts. Bid specification packets can be obtained by contacting Jeanie Dwyer at the ■ Rappahannock County School Board Office (540) 9878773. 6-4-97 *46042 1 Classified Employment STS?™" VI Wanted Admin EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Charlottesville, VA Assistant to high-profile corporate executive to support information gathering and confidential matters. Requires 3-5 years experience, college degree and self-motivation. Fax resume to: V.P.-Finance, SEI, (804) 973-0390. ATTN No. VA GOV’T POSTAL JOBS Now hiring start $12.84/$16.74HR Information and application (818) 506-5354 EXT. 8251 Carpenter’s Helper Pay depends on exp. Good opportunity. Must be a reliable person with references. Leave message for Bob. 540-675-1966 CNA-CARE GIVER Wanted, responsible, positive person needed @ Woodland Retirement Home. 540-822-5462 540-822-5272 Clinician 11/ SA Specialist #7107-01 Full-time position in Culpeper, VA. Provide SA and mental health intakes, assessment and short term treatment in outpatient and/or emergency settings. Master’s degree in licensed eligible field. Hiring range: $25, 584-28,743. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 noon, 6/13/97, to: Human Resources RappahannockRapidan CSB 401 S. Main St. Culpeper, VA 22701 540-825-3100 EEO/AA Minorities are encouraged to apply. DRIVERS - DUMP TRUCK Local equipment rental company. Manassas Park location. CDL required. Good pay, health benefits, 401K plan. Year round work. Contact Ray or Al: 703-335-2255 EOE ifMLegal IVI Notices 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, July 7, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following applications: SE #97-05-02 Patricia Saltonstall, owner of two twenty-five acre (25) acre parcels (Tax Map 21 1, F and G; zoned “C" Conservation) desires to adjust the boundaries such that the parcels would have approximately 10.1 & 10.4 acres, respectively. Boundary Adjustment such that parcels would be less than 25 acres allowed under Section 170-37 of the Rappahannock County Code. Properties are in the Mulky Mountain A-F District (boundary adjustments are allowed) A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday June 18, 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 their written comments to the Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 519, Washington, VA 22747-022. in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 6-4 & 6-11-97 #46244 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS 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 Thursday, June 26, 1997 at seventhirty, in the Courthouse in Washington, Virginia to consider the following applications: SU #97-05-01 Dorothy T. Taylor, (Thomas G. Taylor, Agent for same) desires to obtain a Special Use Permit to modify an existing house into a two-family duplex: Located in Piedmont Magisterial District, zoned “VC’ Village Commercial, Tax Map 38A 1 76; house on lot in village of Sperryville. Use allowed under Section 170-36, Article “A” under the Rappahannock County Code. Additional Standards under 170-38, (G) A COPY of the foregoing applications is on file at the Zoning Office and available for public inspection, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Said applications will be presented to the Rappahannock County Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Wednesday, June 18, 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 their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals, P.O. Box 529, Washington, VA 22747-022, in advance thereof. BY: John W. McCarthy Zoning Administrator 6-4 *6-11-97 •45225 VIRGINIA: IN Tl IE CIRCUIT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY MALCOM WAYNE MCKF.OWN Plaintiff v! CHANCERY NO. 97-30 DEBORAH FRANCES CROSS JENKINS Defendant CBDJEELQEJEUBUCAILQN The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the ground that the parties having lived seperate and apart without Interruption and wilhout cohabitation lor a period in excess of one year pursuant to Virginia Code Section 20-91 (a) (9). II appearing from an affidavit that duo diligonco has been used by or on behalf of Plaintiff to ascertain In what county or city tho Defendant Is, without effect. It Is ordered that the Defondant appear before this Court within ten days after due publication of this notice (or beforo June 30,1997), and do what Is neccessary to protect her interest herein. ENTERED: This 19 day of May, 1997. Diane Bruce Clerk I ask for this: Douglas K. Baumgardner Counsel for Complainant The Miller Building 211AMain Street P.O. Box 270 Washington, Virgini/i 22747 (540) 675-3617 Virginia State Bar No. 15989 Copy Teste: Cynthia Robinson 5-28 97, 6-4, 6-11,6-18-97 144125 Employment ELECTRICIAN HELPERS Wanted for residential work with a large No. Va. contractor. No experience necessary, on the job training. Must have a good driving record. Excellent benefits including medical, Dental & paid vacations. Manassas, 703-369-7540, or Sterling, 703-450-2125, Vienna 703-242-0920, leave message. ELECTRICIANS Helpers & Trainees Full time with benefits for residential work throughout No. Va. Call: E.L. Kellogg, Corp. 703-968-5545 FARM HAND Must be experienced on horseback. Enjoy occasional weekend trailrides. Housing and salary. After 5pm, ask for James. 540-635-9286 TRANSIT OPERATOR Accepting applications for part-time position available in Culpeper. Must possess good driving record and skills. Ability to interact w/ consumers from aging, mental health & mental retardation programs & to transport consumers in agency vehicles. DMV record check is required. Position subject to drug & alcohol testing. Hiring range: $6.20/hr6.97/hr Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon 6/13/97, to: Human Resources RappahannockRapidan CSB 401 S. Main St. Culpeper, VA 22701 540-825-3100 EEO/AA HORSEMAN Thoroughbred horseman needed to work with mares & foals on nice farm near Front Royal. Housing after trial period. 540-6362220 Housekeeping Apprentice (Weekend) Suitable for reliable student. Small country inn. 8am-3pm, Sat & Sun. Horsemanship a plus 540-987-8025 HOUSEKEEPING ASSISTANT Small Country Inn needs reliable person to wash, dry, fold, put away laundry. Weekdays - 10 Hours 540-987-8025 INSTRUCTORS Needed for George Washington CarverPiedmont Technical Education Center in the following three areas for the 1997-1998 school year: Auto Mechanics, Graphic Communications and Computer Network. All three positions require a minimum of five years experience in field. Prefer a Va. Teaching Certificate with proper endorsement. Equal Opportunity Employer. Interested, call 540-8250476. Deadline: June 14,1997. Restaurant DISHWASHER Part time, evenings, weekends. Apply in person to Richard @ Bleu Rock Inn Sperryville, VA 540-987-3190 Substance Abuse Technician #7068-02, 7039-03, 7060-03 Three positions: 4pm - 8pm Fridays; 8am - 4pm every other Sunday; and 8am -4pm every other Saturday. Monitors consumer activities & ensures consumer safety at Boxwood facility. Experience in human services. Salary: $8.22/hr. Apply with RRCSB application by 12:00 Noon, 6/13/97, to: Human Resources RappahannockRapidan CSB 401 S. Main St. Culpeper, VA 22701 540-825-3100 Sales A Company Who Cares About You Did you ever wonder what it would be like to work for one? We care enough to offer: • Appointment Generation Programs • Company Training • 401K Retirement Plan • $40,000 + Income • Weekly Bonus Plan • Advancement Opportunities We need qualified, professional in appearance, ladies and gentlemen immediately. No experience necessary. You owe it to Yourself and Your Family To Find Out More. This Could be the Last Ad Call You Ever Make! Fax Resume To: 540-622-6328 RECEPTIONIST PLUS Needed to start as soon as possible. Full time, Monday-Friday. Benefits. Warrenton location. Contact Patti: 540-347-0633 QO Jobs VO Wanted PROFESSIONAL BARTENDER . * Available to tend yoyr wedding, reception, parties, etc. Excellent references. Call Ann at (703) 777-7015, leave message. ‘ QSTOP Convenience Store. <.l«,vin«rr < Coi'ikt. Ikis immediate F/T •Sc P/T openings for CLERKS. DF.LI CLERK, and ASSISTANT MANAGER. Competitive pay. Full-time positions offexcellent employee benefits including paid leave, medical insuranee, profit sharing, anil K)l(K). Pre-employment driif; screen required. Apply in |terson: 18179 Lee Highway Amissville, VA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Domestic Violence Program Resumes being arcepted immediately \vnth search continuing until position filled. Applicants must have Bachelor's degree in human sendees field: experience in supervision of staff and administration of grants: and an ability to relate and communicate well with both clients and the public. Director supervises four staff members and a cadre of fifty volunteers. > Send resume and letter of interest to: SAFE Personnel Committee c/o Designer's Choice 155 E. Davis Street. Culpeper, VA 22701 EOE THE IN> AT UTaEmsKirciow Gift Shop Sales Associate We seek additional staff for our unique gift shop. If you have retail and/or marketing' experience and are a creative, pro-active “ideas” person, we would really like to talk to you. 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Versatile Uses for Herbs By DR. DIANE RELF - • . Extension Environmental Horticulturist • A warning to any enthusiastic gardener with a sense of propriety: Beware of herbs. Herbs are not only attractive, aromatic, and often tasty — they are obsessive! ' With ordinary plants, a container or two on the patio may satisfy your creative drive. Not so with herbs. Two pots rapidly become four, four become eight, and these spill over into the landscape. After all, you may justify to yourself, when there are dozens of different species of mint, how can you possibly be expected to stop with common peppermint? Certainly anyone C|m understand the need to add spearmint and applemint and orange mint and... They Increase Through Music and Myth Actually, adding to the collection within a species is not the major cause of herbal proliferation. Anyone growing parsley and sage must, of course, add rosemary and thyme. Through music and myth, the novice may be Continually lured to new plants. 1 •• Nor does the herbal obsession stop With growing the plants. Books begin to. appear. The history and lore of herbs is the history of mankind. The search for herbs and spices led the Spaniards across the ocean and helped build the Dutch and English Empires. Modem medicine has its roots in ancient herb gardens, and the mythology of Greece and Rome is colorful with the origins of herbs. The subject is so fascinating that it can pervade your every conversation. Have you ever tried to discuss thyme with a twoyear-old? Herbs will Assault Other Areas As if this weren’t enough, herbs will assault other areas of your life. You may find yourself dyeing yam with plants from your garden when you don’t even know how to weave. Or concocting brews of herbal teas to delight your friends and dispel their various ailments — or vice versa. The kitchen is the heart of the herbal stronghold. Once you begin to flavor meats and soups with your own plants, all other cooking becomes bland. Vegetables, breads, drinks, even desserts demand the heightened character brought about by herbs. Herbs will eventually invade the privacy of your bedroom and bath. Potpourris and pomanders will change the air you breathe, while herbal baths hold you captive. In the most advanced stage of obsession, you may even find yourself scenting your soaps or molding candles with herbal essences. Gardeners Have Been Known To Go To Any Lengths One of the most insidious aspects of this obsession is the way it spreads. When confirmed herb gardeners have access to an uninitiated person, they will go to any lengths to get the other hooked. If the person happens to be visiting, they will give cuttings, recipes, little boxes of dried herbs, little bags of fragrant foliage, and beautiful stories of the fun involved. If, on the other hand, herb gardeners can only talk or write to the innocent person who doesn’t take warnings seriously, they will try to convince them of the value of herbs with many flowery words. As a matter of fact, I would like to tell you about some of the most beautiful, extraordinary, indescribably lovely plants I happen to know about... Dr. Diane Relfis an environmental horticulturist with Virginia Cooperative Extension and is a member of the faculty of Virginia Tech. More gardening information is available in the monthly Virginia Gardener Newsletter. Subscribe by contacting Diane Relf, Virginia Cooperative Extension environmental horticulturist, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. 24061-0327. Cost is $5 a year payable to Treasurer, Virginia Tech. 4-H Activities ■ -. By HAZEL ZINN-DAY f ' Extension Agent t * 1 June is Dairy Month! Time is running out for the annual Dairy Month poster Contest. If you are an interested ;4-H member that would like to enter ihe contest, please come by the Extension Office for an entry form. All Entries will receive a participation award and placed winners will receive •ribbons. Top winners will advance to 'state level competition. • The Culpeper, Madison and Rappahannock Farm Show is scheduled for July 25 through 28. Farm 25how catalogs will be available in the -Rappahannock Extension Office this Iweek. Remember, if you are showing animals this year, you must complete a project record. Please stop by the Extension Office this week. Remember, if you are showing animals this year, you must complete a project record. Please stop by the Extension Office and pick up your catalog. The Farm Fun Day events will be on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27. Live entertainment, children’s games and art projects, a magic show, craft booths and challenge games are a few of the exciting events occurring on these days. Please bring the family out for a fun filled weekend. So mark your calendar for the Culpeper, Madison and Rappahannock Farm Show for July 25th through 28th!! Hope to see you there. The Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club has set up a scholarship fund in memory of Mary Beth Williams. Anyone who wants to contribute to the fund can make checks payable to “Mary Beth Williams Memorial Fund.” Checks can be mailed to Virginia Cooperative ExtensionRappahannock County, P.O. Box 119, Reader Materials Sought Due to much readers’ interest and numerous requests, the J. Gruber’s Hagers-town Town and Country Almanack will be accepting original material submitted by our readers. Therefore, if you have a short article, poem, recipe, gardening tips of humorous items that you think would be of interest to our readers, would you please send those to our editor, Charles Fisher, at Route 1, Box 3542, Arlington, Vermont 05250. The Hagers-town Almanack will not be paying for these submissions, however, you will be given recogni tion in this regional almanack which sells nearly 150,000 copies a year. The distribution ranges from as far north as southern Pennsylvania, as far south as Roanoke, Virginia, as far west as the West Virginia/Ohio, ■ line and as far east as the Atlantic Ocean. If you would like to be part of this successful regional publication, we should receive your material by June 30th. For additional information, please call or write the editor, Charles Fisher, at (802)375-9224 or Route 1, Box 3542, Arlington, Vt. 05250 Betts Announce Birth of Son • . Sonja and Solon Betts of •Amissville are proud to announce the .birth of son, Dustin Solon, bom on March 25. Dustin weighed eight pounds and 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. Ted and Cody welcomed their baby brother home. Maternal grandparents are Lorraine and John Early of Amissville. Maternal great-grandmother is Mrs. Virginia Garrison of Amissville. Paternal grandparents are Shirley and Bill Betts of Guin, Ala. Call the Rappahannock Netcs at 675-3338 to announce your marriage or engagement. 878 Installation Additional Financing Arranged Includes HUGE SUN DECK! ,31 X19 outside dimensions fcjFAMILY m size SWIMMING .i . ■^.iX.'LL ■!’ ■■ i v w Itr ‘HOSm'- •'( 1 -• • - I - ••'••in'itffcrirfRii 1-800-447-7207 Call 24 hours a day, TOLL FREE! Washington, Va. 22141. The Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club had a great showing at the Glenwood Show in April. In the lamb show Scott Updike won Champion Feeder Lamb, Justin Updike won Reserve Champion Feeder Lamb. David Massie won Reserve Champion Continental Heifer and placed second with his steer. At the Beef Expo Scott Updike won Champion Angus Bull, Katie Updike won Champion Bred and Owned Angus Heifer and Justin Updike won Reserve Champion Owned Angus Heifer. David Massie won Champion junior showman. Fourth place in the breeding class, 3rd and 8th places in steer roundup. We are very proud of these 4Her’s. Real Estate Transactions The following real estate transactions were recorded during the past week at the Rappahannock Clerk’s Office. Rosalie G. Bowey to Albert M. Kellert and wife, 1.9015 acres, Jackson District. $12,000. Rosalie G. Bowey to John W. Mills and wife, lot one, 5.00 acres, lot four, 5.6365 acres, Jackson District. $87,500. r 1 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-4248590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 4263500. The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-543-8294. PermaTreal PEST AND TERMTTE CONTROL FREE INSPECTION! Serving Rappahannock County For Over 30 Years (540) 829-0000 Brighten Your Garden . A All One-Gallon PERENNIALS 500 Off (each - 5 or more) : $i°°off (each - 10 or more) i/ Offer expires 6/11/97 Warrenton Farmers’ Co-op Come see our quality selection of Trees • Shrub jHpr • Vegetables • Herbs • Annu • Aquatic Plants 145 Washington street 347-7100 Member of VA Nurseryman's Assoc. Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cralle Zebulon Comer and wife to Joel Lee Cress and wife, 1.3767 acres, Jackson District. $172,500. Dorothy G. Marsh to Gordon S. Axelson and wife, parcel X, 1.1205 acres, Hampton District. $1,000. Aubrey Joseph North, Jr. and wife to Ann K. Henderson, parcel A, 2 acres, Wakefield District. $ 177,000. Titina Gloroiso and others to Henry Campbell and wife, lot 37, block two, section D, plat four, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Wakefield District. $1,500. Family sized log home near Ben Venue & Laurel Mills built with fine craftsmanship - stone FP, cathedral ceiling. Approx. 5 acres in lawn & 20 in woodlands with 2 streams. Concrete floored 20x40 workshop/bam. MLS #RP692573C Reduced $268,000 -CaliSUSIE ASHCOM 1-800-311-FARM “She has moved” 450 horsemen & their families during lifelong career. gj RE/MAX REGENCY QJ 221 Broadview Ave. • Warrenton, VA SperryviUe Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM James W. Leake, Broker 540-987-8088/office MOSTLY OPEN - 20 plus acre tract, board fencing, roacT frontage, stream and nice view. $90,000. WASHINGTON - Mt. Salem Avenue, immaculate 3-bedroom brick Cape Cod, nicely landscaped lot. $162,000 BOSTON AREA -3.2 acre open & wooded lot on deeded right-ofway. $22,000 LISTINGS NEEDED - Homes, Farms, Acreage. Call Today! James W. Leake 987-8236 Bud Corder John Eubank 675-3291 /v 987-8146 Tsf Just Reduced!! 2 story L-Shaped Victorian with 9 rooms, double porches, front and rear staircases, 9 foot ceilings on first floor. Rear cottage apartment. Two apartments currendy rented. $119,500 2.6 acres, 3 bedroom, 2 bath Farmhouse with mountain views. Several outbuildings, small stable. Convenient location near town. $145,000 im’lmmm rmfu*nv iVopIc UVirginia First time buyers, here is your opportunity to own a home! Reduced to $84,000 EUThe Buyer’s Agency, Inc.® Butch Zindel, Broker (540) 675-1190 Bsf ROY WHEELER REALTY COMPANY Offering Piedmont Virginia’s Finest Real Estate For Over Half a Century. FLINT HILL - A magnificent setting for this architect designed Cape Cod on 50 acres w/long frontage on the Jordan River. Special features include 8 & 10 ft. ceilings, hardwood firs., 3 FPs, 4-zone heat, 6-panel wooden doors. Exceptional craftsmanship. Barn & 25 acres of pasture Mt. views) $675,000. FOXHUNTER'S DELIGHT - Located in ODH territory - offers exceptional horse facilities, 3 BR, 3 1/2 BA Cape on 50 acres surrounded by gardens & mt. views, guest qtrs., 1200 sq. ft. apt., 3-car garage, tennis ct., swim pool & 5 fenced paddocks. $565,000. FLINT HILL - 2 BR, 2 BA Cottage in excellent condition. Oil heat, CAC, finished walk-out basement, den, FP, deck, patio, storage buildings & 2 2 acres. $132,500. ACREAGE - 25.5 acres near Washington - great views & great price - $73,000 with poss. owner financing!) 25.6 acres in southern Rapp'k. Pasture, mature hardwoods, sm. stream. $86,000. Viewtown - 12.6 acres w/pasture, woods, streams, poss. pond site & mt. views. $69,000. A Flint Hill Office 540-675-7171 Ms Jean Lillard 540-675-3670 QI